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“Lovesport”

New Comedy from Desert Ensemble Theatre in Palm Springs

By Jack Lyons Theatre and Film Critic Tony Padilla, awardwinning playwright/director, and Founding Producing Artistic Director of Desert Ensemble Theatre, for years preferred the shorter, one-act format

to tell his stories. When he finally did branch out into two act plays I think he found his groove. Padilla has covered a broad spectrum of genres and subject matter over the last ten years, winning accolades and awards along the way for himself and for the actors who perform in his productions.

His compelling 2016

drama “Endangered Species”, explored how human beings react differently to incidents and situations outside their comfort zones, and once again won awards for the production. It is one that still remains with me as an example of Padilla’s insight into the human condition.

In his latest comedy play “Lovesport”, now performing

Story and Photos by Pat Krause Opening night on March 18th at the 12th Annual Fashion Week was exciting as always. Frank Jones from Palm Springs Life Magazine explained they made the runway longer to accommodate all the 800 plus customers for viewing. The new runway is 100 feet long. The models have less than 3 minutes to make a clothing change.

The evening started with a Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony where Mayor Jan Harnik cut the ribbon with Jaishri and Raju Mehta, presenting sponsors from El Paseo Jewelers, and Rancho Mirage

council woman Kathleen Kelly as part of the event.

Hundreds of people enjoyed the cocktail hour with music by DJ Alf Alpha, who played up-tempo music to get the crowd in the mood for the night. The guests come dressed up for this stylish event. Women wore long skirts, gowns and very chic outfits. Even the men got into the theme of fashion with hats, fitted designer shirts, leather and colorful jackets. This stylish crowd comes from all over the U.S. for this Fashion Week that gets larger each year and is known as a premier event.

Opening night saw three

designers of various tastes showing their creations.

Christopher Bates presented his men’s casual and business attire. The women were all smiles as these handsome models dressed very stylized men’s clothing.

The men were talking among themselves about their likes of each design. The second designer was Adam Lippes, and his designs had the women clapping and the men oohing. This was all unique and wearable clothing.

The third designer of the night was Mikael D. showing his collection of dresses that

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on the Pearl McManus Theatre stage at the Palm Springs Woman’s Club, Padilla takes a look at gay marriage from the point of view of one couple who took the marriage plunge and one couple that didn’t. Everyone under forty in America, no matter your orientation, it seems, can relate to this issue. Guess

what? To tie the legal knot or to leave one’s status to the interpretive whims of today’s society, for example, to shackup or not, is now a non-issue in many social circles.

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Tennis Champions 2017

Elena Vesnina. Photo by Pat Krause Story and Photos by Pat Krause The BNP Parabas Finals were everything a tennis fan could hope for. Awesome Tennis for both the men and the women. Elena Vesnina won the Women Singles Title while Roger Federer took home the Men’s Singles Title.

Yung-jan Chan and Martina Hingis won the women doubles title and Raven Klaasen and

Rajaev Ram-USA won the men’s double title. There was some terrific tennis that was played on the many courts in the last two weeks.

The women’s match on Sunday afternoon lasted over three hours. These two amazing women were so evenly matched that it took a lot of time as they played each other extremely well. Elena

to watch. Each of the Players were at their best game.

Federer played just a bit better and won, but Wawrinka is one player who will win many times over. Wawrinka got a bit emotional at the awards presentation but said he was just tired.

Federer and Wawrinka are good friends but leave that off the court and play their best against each other. At the Awards presentation, the ladies got a slew of ribbons that were sent into the air. The men got small colored pieces of ribbon shot into the air as they were given the trophy. The Baccarat trophy is coveted as it is a piece of artwork. The money is the same for both men and women’s winners who is rare in the sports world. The singles prize money was $1,175,505 Roger Federer. Photo by Pat Krause for each player. These are all seasoned players and Vesnina is ranked #14 while her tournaments on the tour, and extremely exciting to watch. opponent Svetlana Kuznetsova they look forward to coming They both commented on all was ranked #8. You thought back once more. I think they it would end when one player must have broken the women’s the upgrades and thanked new tournament director was down on the count, and record for the longest match. then she would rally back, Roger Federer is ranked #9 Tommy Haas on a successful open. They love to come to and it would all change again. and took on Stan Wawrinka, this tournament because of There was some exciting tennis who is ranked #3 in the the facility, the volunteers played by those two women. tennis world. They both took Both women said they will be advantage of each other’s faults and the loyalty of the Fans. to try to win the match. Their back again next year. They talent and speed were fantastic said this is one of the best ••••••••••••••

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Venus Williams. Photo by Pat Krause Story and Photos by Pat Krause The Coachella Valley is so lucky to have the BNP Parabas Tennis Open here. The BNP Parabas Open brings the best world-class tennis players to Indian Wells Gardens each year.

There are only a few places in the world where you can see this many champion tennis players in one place. Stadium

One holds a lot of matches and there is a smaller court in Stadium Two and many other stadiums that hold matches or practice rounds for every person attending to be able to watch. We are fortunate that we have a man who is willing to put up a lot of money to make this the best tennis tournament in the world with all the upgrades

Fashion Week El Paseo where guests could talk to the designers one on one and buy are inspired by works of art their clothing. There are 50 in using a lot of lace and WOW in store events with 28 stores each design. Some of his styles participating. There are fashion included see-through fabrics shows each night during the with designs and embroidery week, Trunk Shows during in the right places. These were the day and in Store events, fantastic gowns and dresses so there is a lot to see and that left both men and women do. There is a food and wine in awe. There was a Trunk event on the weekend that Show on Sunday afternoon hundreds of people attend.

Nikita Kahn and Larry Ellison. Photo by Pat Krause each year, Larry Ellison.

What a thrill to see your favoured tennis player from some other part of the world here in our Valley. There were happy moments when a best loved player won. Some of the sad moments this year was when some of the top seeds lost, and they were gone from the tournament.

Novak Djokovic lost to an up-and-coming player, Nick Kyrgios. You could see Djokovic was tired and not playing his best tennis. Venus Williams was a local favorite, but she lost in an early round to Elena Vasnina. Venus was the fan favorite, but Vesnina was just a little better on the court.

It was a thrilling match

between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer that had people wishing they could have played together later in the week. Nadal lost to Federer in a close match.

Other favorites and top seeds that lost early were Madison Keys and Coco Vanderweghe from the USA and Caroline Wozniacki for the women’s singles titles. Some of the favorite men who didn’t make the finals were Andy Murray, John Isner and Sam Querrey from the USA, Juan Del Potro and Jack Sock also from America. They will all be back next year I am sure.

Celebrities find this tennis tournament a place to be to watch these great players.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Suzanne Somers and her husband Alan Hamel, Jon Hamm, Bill Gates and many more that were not seen by the press.

The many suites are places for Celebrities to watch but not be seen. Fans go by the player’s entrance to get an autograph after the player finishes. Fans hold huge tennis balls, hats and programs for autographs, and some go away lucky.

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What is ESG investing & Why is this Sector Growing

By Janice Gough ESG is defined as Environmental, Social and Governance and refers to the three central factors in measuring the sustainability and ethical impact of an investment in a company or business.

Socially responsible investors (SRI) are rewarded with both a return on investment and a feeling of satisfaction in knowing that their capital is making the world a more livable place.

In 2005, a group of institutional investors participating in the United

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Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative agreed to evaluate environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) as part of their fiduciary responsibility. The group agreed to a general acceptance among financial economists that companies adopting more socially responsible business practices, generally, did not underperform firms who focused solely on maximizing profits.

Investment fiduciaries will begin to invest more in this type of investment. They must decide whether the long-term interest of society is more important than the net investment performance of their clients.

The reality is, however, there may not be much of a tradeoff.

The good news is that investing in environmentally conscious companies can help a client stay committed to a long-term investing strategy without a big sacrifice in returns. They recognize that the importance that socially conscious investing provides an added value to clients looking for

more than just net returns in an investment strategy.

This sector of investing covers things such as Environmental concerns, climate change, nuclear energy and sustainability. The premise of debate in every area, is the depletion of resources, such as raw materials and the question of whether they will they be there in the future. There has been an increase in the pace of “impact” investing. The longterm view is becoming more prevalent among investors.

The “G” in ESG represents Corporate governance and covers the area of investigation into the rights and responsibilities of the management of a company – its board, shareholders and the various stakeholders in that company. It addresses management structure, employee relations and executive compensation. For a company’s mission to be a social responsible company, they must maintain strict compliance themselves. The three concepts of social, environmental and corporate

governance are intimately linked to the concept of Responsible Investing.

Companies are now being asked to list the percentage levels of bonus payments and the levels of remuneration of the highest paid executives and are coming under scrutiny from stock holders and equity investors alike. Investors are demanding ethically defined parameters in SRI companies.

In defining the reasons that this investment sector will become a greater consideration, we only need to review the result of a fast opening gap from government policies. More specifically, we see the cuts that President Donald Trump is making to budgets of federal agencies and nonprofits. He has proposed cuts on foreign aid.

Other proposed cuts are to the State Department by 28%, as well as the U.S. Agency for International Development and other international programs by 28%. He has signed executive orders to dismantle the clean water rule and defund health providers overseas that support

abortion, and has proposed a federal budget that among other things would slash the budget of the Environmental Protection Agency by 31%, the budget of the National Institutes of Health by 20%, and the budget of the Department of Housing and Urban Development agency by 13%.

People are seeing that the burden is shifting to the private sectors, that we cannot any longer rely on government or corporations.

Some of the social cuts and changes will come in Human rights, Consumer protection, and Animal welfare. Socially responsible companies must fill the gaps by providing working capital and loans to keep these agencies afloat.

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. Hello Mr. Richardson, I recently received a letter from our management company, that all owners that rent their units out must submit a copy of the agreement to the management company.

The letter also says each time a renter moves out and a new renter moves in the owner of that unit will be charged a $100.00 fee. Are they entitled to a copy of my rental agreement? What is the basis they can charge a fee for a renter moving out and a new tenant moving in when there is no expense created to the association?

Thank you. L.L., San Diego

a vested financial interest.

Associations increasingly began in the past twenty years to impose rental limits to help reduce these tenancy concerns. In response, the California Association of Realtors successfully sponsored legislation now known as Civil Code 4740.

That section requires rental limits be applied only to owners which acquired their residence after the rental limit was put in place. Section 4740 also requires that prior to renting a residence, the owner must inform the HOA in writing of the date owner acquired the property, and also provide the tenant’s name and contact information.

Some associations adopt rules or even CC&R provisions requiring landlords provide additional information to the HOA. Unless your association has a written rule or CC&R requirement that the lease be filed with the HOA, you are not required to do so.

Some associations impose fees for moving to or from the property. Typically, these condominium projects, concerned about wear and tear on elevators, hallways and lobbies from moving furniture and belongings in or out of the unit. The fee charged must be at least roughly connected to an actual HOA expense, under the holding in Watts v. Oak Shores. That dispute involved an association at Lake Nacimiento which had imposed a fee on short-term rentals, based on rough approximations of costs normally incurred

during the tenant moving process, assisted by the HOA’s accountant. In its 2015 published decision, the appellate court approved the board’s actions under the business judgment rule.

Therefore, associations which can demonstrate actual costs incurred in the moving process can impose a fee against the owner to help defray that cost to the association. The calculation need not be exact, but must involve actual association expenses and at least rough estimates of the cost.

So, your HOA may be able to support that $100 fee, if it

can demonstrate it was not just pulled out of thin air, but was the result of a reasonable study and estimate of the cost to the association of each move.

Thanks for your question, Kelly

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HOA Homefront – Leave My Tenant Alone!

Dear L.L.: Tenants can often be a controversial issue within homeowner associations.

FannieMae and FHA guidelines have for a number of years imposed a maximum limit on rentals allowed in condominium projects for such loan eligibility.

For years the limit was 50%, but the rule was liberalized last year, and now some associations may be able to obtain waivers which may permit a larger percentage of renters. Renters are not members, and boards normally do not have the power to directly discipline them for violating association rules.

Furthermore, renters are normally thought to pay less attention to the upkeep of the project, since they do not have

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Conservation Urged for World Water Day

Attention is being drawn to a precious commodity to many across the globe: water.

By Desert Star Staff Wednesday is World Water Day, and Illinoisans are being asked to step up conservation to help people in this country and all over the world.

According to the U.N, there are more than 663 million people living without a safe water supply close to home.

Although it’s not at crisis level in most of the U.S., safe

By Desert Star Staff PORTLAND, Maine -- President Trump calls it his “America First” budget, but environmental groups in Maine say clean air, water and health for Americans are coming in dead last.

Andrew LaVogue, campaign manager for Environment Maine, said one area of particular concern is Trump’s proposed 31 percent cut to the Environmental Protection Agency budget.

He said Mainers live in the “tailpipe” of the nation when it comes to harmful carbon emissions, and Trump’s budget would put efforts to curb climate change at risk.

“Well, as it concerns Maine, one of the most glaring problems is eliminating the Clean Power Plan, which is a national standard in cutting

emissions from coal-fired power plants,” LaVogue said. “So Maine cannot prevent Ohio from burning coal, but the Clean Power Plan can protect a state like Maine that is on the receiving end of all that pollution.”

The Trump administration has defended the deep cuts, saying they reflect candidate Trump’s pledge to end what he called job-killing regulations.

LaVogue called the Trump budget dirty and dangerous, adding that it fails to protect public health and the planet.

He said Maine and other coastal states will be less able to respond to climate change and its impacts because of Trump’s plan to cut funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its $73 million National

By Desert Star Staff HARRISBURG, Pa. - Environmental groups are going ahead with their challenge to permits for the Mariner East II pipelines, despite the denial of their petition to halt construction.

The pipelines, being built

by Sunoco, will carry highly flammable, natural-gas liquids at high pressure for 300 miles across 17 Pennsylvania counties.

According to Alex Bomstein, senior litigation attorney with the Clean Air Council, the state

water has been brought to the forefront recently because of contamination in Flint, Mich.

Dan Haseltine is the lead singer of the band Jars of Clay, which was formed in

the 1990s by four students at Greenville College. He says during a trip to Africa to visit areas devastated by the AIDS crisis, the band was shocked to see people digging for water in dry riverbeds.

“And it didn’t take long to kind of put some of the pieces together that if people are wrestling with this disease that destroys the immune system, and then they’re having to drink water that is filled with bacteria and disease, it was the water ultimately that was killing people,” he relates.

After the trip to Africa, Haseltine helped start Blood:Water, which partners with African grassroots organizations to combat HIV/ AIDS and the water crises.

The group encourages people to have some fun with conservation efforts by taking a water challenge, which could mean drinking only water for a number of days or going without it for an entire day.

Daniella Bostrom Couffe, communications manager of U.N. Water, says the theme for World Water Day this year centers on ways to conserve it.

“In your home, you can do just simple things as turning off the tap when you brush your teeth, or you can stop putting oil or leftovers in the plug hole so that the wastewater becomes easier to treat and then to reuse,” she explains.

Haseltine believes getting involved in the effort to bring clean water to those in need may be just what is needed.

He calls it a good respite from the political strife that’s been happening in America.

“We just need a breath,” he states. “We need somebody to tell us a better story that we can connect with, something that just means a little bit more.”

Tips on how to conserve are online at www.unwater.org.

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Environment Comes in Last in Trump’s Budget

Critics say President Trump’s budget virtually eliminates funding for proven programs to clean up the nation’s great waterways. (David Partee/NOAA) Sea Grant program.

“Trump’s budget would also cut NOAA programs like the Sea Grant Program, a program that the University of

Maine at Orono participates in,” he said. “And it would cut funding at the Wells Reserve in southern Maine.”

LaVogue said Trump’s

budget would also virtually eliminate funding for proven programs to clean up the nation’s great waterways.

Department of Environmental Protection permits were granted while there were still outstanding problems with the applications, including lack of a required analysis of alternative routes.

“Sunoco never fixed that analysis, and never did the proper looking into whether it could avoid protected wetlands,” he said, “but DEP just went ahead and issued the permits anyway, and that’s just one of many examples.”

In denying the petition to halt construction, the Environmental Hearing Board said Sunoco had met minimum standards.

Bomstein noted that Sunoco has the single worst safety

record of all pipeline operators for incidents involving hazardous-liquid pipelines.

Beyond potential damage to wetlands and waterways, Bomstein said, there are serious safety concerns. The pipelines will be carrying liquids that are 150 times more flammable than natural gas, and a leak anywhere would pose a threat of explosion or fire.

“But if it blows up in an area such as suburban Delaware County or Chester County, or other areas along the route where there are a lot of people in close quarters,” he said, “it could just be horrific.”

Bomstein said Sunoco

has seized private land through eminent domain, which the Clean Air Council believes is illegal. He said the company also has trespassed on private property when access hasn’t been granted, and the list goes on.

“It has violated a settlement agreement with West Goshen Township, it’s violating zoning laws across the state,” he said.

“So, almost every type of law you can imagine, it’s breaking right now.”

But for now, the DEP permits remain in effect as the environmental groups’ appeal is being considered.

The DEP permits are online at dep.pa.gov.

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Faith Healing Bill Doesn’t Go Far Enough, Critics Say

By Desert Star Staff BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho Senate held a hearing on a bill Monday concerning the exemption faith healing receives as a medical practice for treating children.

The Senate State Affairs Committee heard from Sen. Dan Johnson of Lewiston, Senate Bill 1182, which would make changes to the civil provisions in Idaho’s faith healing exemption laws, but would leave in place exemptions to criminal prosecutions for parents whose children are injured or die.

Another bill, Senate Bill 1181, has been shelved for now. It would expand faith healing as a practice by directing courts to consider prayer and other forms of medical treatment beyond medicine.

Bruce Wingate, founder of the Protect Idaho Kids

Foundation, opposes both bills.

“There needs to be a deterrent, and these two bills are totally unacceptable from the standpoint of protecting the kids,” he states.

Idaho is one of only two states with faith healing exemptions for manslaughter, civil liability for abuse or neglect, misdemeanor criminal charges for neglect or injury of a child, and felony criminal charges for neglect or injury of a child.

The other state is Virginia.

A bill addressing faith healing exemptions has been months in the making.

In October, the Legislature had an interim hearing on religious exemption laws.

In December and January, there were two known cases of children dying because they did not receive medical treatment for preventable diseases.

Wingate says before these bills, several resolutions

A hearing was held Monday on a bill concerning faith-healing exemption laws in Idaho. (DieselDemon/Flickr) were written but never heard, and that lawmakers might be looking to sweep this issue under the rug.

“If that’s the temperament of the Legislature, I would say that probably they will try to pass these as quickly as they can and hope that the problem

goes away,” he states. “It won’t. We will keep on it until we get some relief for the kids, but I think that’s their intention.”

Wingate says the focus in Idaho has been on protecting the religious freedoms of adults, yet the rights of children are rarely considered.

“The Legislature wants to center this around religious freedom and we have no quarrel with that, but when it harms children, there’s also another issue and that’s the right to life for these children,” he stresses.

By Desert Star Staff New studies have found the prevalence of colorectal cancer is increasing for millennials and generation Xers.

Screening can be a highly effective tool against the disease. And during Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March, medical professionals are getting the word out on how to identify and prevent this highly dangerous disease.

Colonoscopies are the most effective tool for screening. In Oregon, there’s also a mail-in test, known as the FIT test, that people can use to screen for the cancer from their homes.

Dr. Tanya Kapka, medical director of CareOregon, says the importance of screening can’t be overstated.

“We know that if we screen for colorectal cancer, we can actually impact the outcomes,” she states. “In other words, patients are more likely to get

it detected earlier and they’re more likely to survive a cancer or even to detect it before it becomes a cancer, such as precancerous polyps.”

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths for men and the third leading cause for women in the United States.

Kapka says CareOregon works with its partner coordinated care organizations across the state to provide FIT kits to members. She says in the first year of providing FIT kits, screening went up nearly 10 percent.

Kapka notes that despite recent findings, the rate of colorectal cancer has decreased and more than 90 percent of colorectal cancer cases are found in people 50 and older.

She says symptoms of cancer in young people include rectal bleeding, new abdominal pains, and

unexplainable bowel changes.

Because of the high risk for people 50 and older, Kapka says they should use the FIT test every year and still should have regular colonoscopies.

“The reason the colonoscopy is useful is because not only can it actually find pre-cancerous polyps or other lesions, but it can also at the same time remove them, so those would represent the cancers that we are preventing years down the line,” she explains.

Kapka notes AfricanAmericans are at increased risk for colorectal cancer and many medical societies have suggested they begin screenings at an earlier age than the rest of the population.

She adds that colorectal cancer screening is one of the Oregon Health Authority’s 17 metrics for improving health outcomes for patients.

Health Care Act, which some call Trumpcare in part because it bases the amount of the subsidies on age alone, and would no longer take into account ability to pay or the cost of insurance in a given state.

House Speaker Paul Ryan defends the overhaul, saying it will give people a choice on whether to buy coverage and will increase competition in the marketplace.

Christ says the new proposal eliminates the taxes that paid for Obamacare, giving a huge break to insurance companies, drug makers, medical device companies and the wealthy, while slashing extra help for lower-income patients.

“The Republican proposal also eliminates the cost-sharing assistance that reduces deductibles, copays and co-insurance,”

she points out. “So that means that out-of-the-pocket expenses are going to go up in addition to the premiums.”

The Republican proposal also saves billions by capping the Medicaid expansion and imposing a 30 percent surcharge on people who lose coverage and can’t afford to buy a new plan right away.

Ryan says he hopes to pass the GOP plan in the next two weeks.

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Colorectal cancer is the second and third-leading cause of cancer-related death for men and women, respectively. (Michael (a.k.a. moik) McCullough/Flickr)

Senior Advocates Oppose “Age Tax” Bill And “Trumpcare”

By Desert Star Staff SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Advocates for older Americans are criticizing a bill in the House of Representatives that would raise the amount insurance companies can charge seniors.

Under the Affordable Care Act, insurance companies only could charge seniors three times what younger adults pay.

But the new bill raises that to five times – meaning premiums for the average senior could go up as much as $3,000 a year.

Amber Christ, a senior staff attorney with advocacy group Justice in Aging says this bill amounts to an “age

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tax,” and notes the same idea is part of the larger Republican proposal to repeal Obamacare.

“It’s particularly problematic because it’s increasing the amount of premiums older adults will be subject to while also decreasing the amount in tax premium credits that older adults will receive,” she points out.

The AARP also opposes H.R. 708 and the American

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Reports expose Gorsuch record against students with disabilities

By Desert Star Staff DENVER – According to two new reports, Judge Neil Gorsuch – President Donald Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court – has repeatedly failed to protect the rights of students with disabilities.

Gorsuch is set to testify before the U.S. Senate Monday.

National Education Association President Lily Eskelsen García, who taught students with special needs during her 20-year classroom career, says everyone should be concerned by the trend in Gorsuch’s record.

“He’s endorsed the lowest expectations for students with disabilities, and he’s allowed schools to provide our highest need students with the bare minimum of an educational benefit,” she states.

Reports from the NEA and the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law point to one case as an example where

an autistic student’s progress was dramatically reversed after switching schools.

The parents sued the second school district, but Gorsuch sided with the district, ruling the student was only entitled to make progress that was slightly above the lowest possible standard.

Mark Murphy, the Bazelon Center’s managing attorney, says Gorsuch’s de minimus – or minimum standards – rulings show Gorsuch is not sensitive to, or doesn’t understand, the legal rights of people with disabilities.

“It really reflects really low expectations for kids with disabilities,” Murphy asserts. “I think it’s fair to say that no parent of a child without a disability would be happy if the school district said that they only had to provide a de minimus level of education for them.”

Garcia adds while parents and civil rights advocates rely on rules designed to

New reports show some rulings by President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee have allowed schools to use force against and to isolate students with disabilities. (Wikimedia Commons) end abusive practices, she says Gorsuch seems to have an antagonistic view toward agencies charged with protecting kids at risk.

“Why wouldn’t you want to be on a parent’s side when they say, ‘We know what

benefits our children because we saw it in this school, and we’re not getting it in the second school,’” she points out. “Why wouldn’t you be on the side of parents?”

The reports also show Gorsuch’s rulings have

allowed schools to use force and to isolate students with disabilities, despite studies showing that these students, especially students of color, are disproportionately subjected to the practice in schools.

personal freedom and being able to live a life you want. And this bill will help transgender people to be able to live a life free from discrimination.”

Reinsch notes under current law, a transgender person must undergo surgery and appear before a judge to prove their identity. House Bill 1122 would only require a note from a health professional supporting the change.

Two previous attempts to update the state’s rules did not clear the Senate, where some opponents have said the move could lead to fraud or identity theft.

Reinsch adds the bill would put Colorado in sync

with current federal policies for updating gender on a passport or Social Security card.

“The federal government uses this process that the bill would put in place for folks to update the gender on their passport or Social Security card,” she explained.

“So if there were real, valid concerns about fraud, the federal government and all these other states would not be using this process.”

Reinsch says her group and others will be contacting members of the Senate’s State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee, urging them to give the bill a fair hearing.

Birth Certificate Bill Faces Uphill Battle in Senate

A new bill that would make it easier for Coloradans to change the gender on their birth certificate faces an uphill battle in the Colorado Senate. (David Prasad/Wikimedia Commons) DENVER – The Birth Certificate Modernization Act cleared the Colorado House with bipartisan support last week, but now it faces an uphill battle after being assigned to the Senate’s unofficial “kill” committee. The new law

would streamline the process for changing the gender listed on birth certificates.

Laura Reinsch, political director at One Colorado, says when a person’s gender doesn’t match their birth certificate, they can

lose housing, a job, and even the right to vote.

“And this bill will just make it so that transgender people can live their lives the way that they choose, which I think is a Colorado value,” she said. “We believe in

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Tennis Anyone?

Indian Wells Tennis Gardens Stadium. Photo by Jackie Devereaux Story and Photos by Jackie Devereaux Indian Wells, CA - The attitudes of the amateur tennis players may have appeared laid-back because of the sweltering 95 degree heat, but the excitement in their eyes spoke volumes about what was really in their hearts. –“We’re here to have fun, to watch world-class tennis, and to win!” said Diane Lowings, from a U.S. Tennis Association (USTA) team from

New Orleans, Louisiana.

The USTA approved teams from across the nation to converge at the BNP Paribas Open held here for its 42nd annual event in the Southern California desert. Over the last weekend, Lowings’ team, representing the Southern Region, played a team from Chicago, Illinois, representing the Mid-West Region. Each team had different criteria to advance in the circuit.

“We had to beat out a

series of other contenders to get to these finals. Yesterday, we played an Inner Mountain team from Boise, Idaho, and beat them to advance,” she explained while her fellow team members Dawn Vincent, Keri Becker (Captain and Team Photographer) waited and rested in the shaded picnic areas adjacent to the Tennis Garden Village for their turn on the open-air courts.

When asked how long the women have been playing

tennis, Lowings admitted she only started three years ago, while team captain Becker has been playing for 14 years. “They said I looked athletic, and they needed someone to play, so here I am,” Lowings said. All the women looked fit and trim – they all had the kind of body a tennis player should have.

Then, over the loud speakers their names are called to an open court.

The women slowly stood up, stretched their legs, arms and backs before collecting their sports gear and heading to their court to play their next round.

Sitting nearby in the picnic area was another group of females from Chicago, Illinois: Danielle Balzano, Leslie Buch, Lee Koepke, Alison Miller, Dena Balzano here for a second year of play. When asked how and why did they come to play at Indian Wells, team captain Danielle Balzano said, “We play divisional teams, then Mid-West sectional teams which takes a whole year.”

After beating those teams, they win a spot at Indian Wells.

There are nine to 11 people on each team, but the USTA limits the number of players on each team to 10.

Each team member pays their own airfare, hotel, meals and entry fees. “We’re supposed to get $50 back on our $200 entry fee,” Balzano said.

Indian Wells Tennis History – Who Knew?

Story and Photos by Jackie Devereaux Indian Wells, CA – The BNP Paribas Open has been around for 42 years! Who knew? Apparently, plenty of people from all over the world with a passion and love for tennis know about this event.

While the four grand slams (Wimbledon, French Open, Australian Open and U.S. Open) get all the media attention, this event appears to be the players and fans favorite – and there’s plenty of reasons why.

Last year alone more than 438,000 fans converged on the Southern California desert to enjoy two weeks of the highest level of competition of professional and amateur tennis. According to the BNP Paribas Open official tournament program, it conducted its 42nd men’s event and 29th women’s event this year. The events were held on consecutive weeks from 1989 through 1995 before combining for simultaneous play in 1996. This year marks the 21st year that the men and women competed concurrently.

But better and more tennis is not the only thing the tournament brought to the desert. In 2014, the BNP Paribas Open generated more than $373 million in economic impact for the Coachella Valley. The study, conducted by the George www.desertstarweekly.com

PALM SPRINGS The Congo Room

presents “Wet Wednesday” 10pm-2am P: 760-322-7353, Kal David Unplugged on Thursdays at 8 p.m. at 1900 E. Palm Canyon Drive. For information, 760-322-4422 Palm Springs Villagefest Street Festival every Thursday “Lovesport,” a new comedy by Tony Padilla March 26 @ 2:00 PM 7th Annual RUN FOR IKE 5K April 1 @ 8:00 AM 12:00 PM Dezart Performs Presents Chapatti at the Pearl McManus Theater March 31 @ 7:30 PM Sweet Charity Presented at the Palm Canyon Theatre March 31 @ 2:00 PM - 8:00 PM ClubSkirts Presents The Dinah 2017 in Palm Springs March 29 Widows and Widowers Club at The Mizell Senior Center March 27 @ 10:00 AM The Playgirls Featuring Tommi Rose at Toucans March 26 @ 8:00 PM

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12th Annual Fashion Week El Paseo™ 2017 From El Paseo To Everywhere Runway Show March 18-24 4th Annual Classic Cars Under The Stars at Desert Willow Golf Resort in Palm Desert April 1 @ 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM

2016-2017 Cruise-In Car Show Series April 1 @ 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Out of the Darkness walk to fight suicide American Foundation for Suicide Prevention , Inland Empire and Desert Cities Chapter April 1 @ 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM ‘Jazz at the Pollock’ concert features Faculty, Students and Alumni of the Jazz Studies program March 31 @ 7:00 PM

Crowd in the shade at the Indian Wells Tennis BNP Paribas Open. Photo by Jackie Devereaux Washington University showed an increase of roughly $85 million from 2011, and more than $272 million since 2001.

Back in 2009, the newly named BNP Paribas Open announced that Larry Ellison, co-founder and CEO of Oracle Corporation, had become the new owner of the event and the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.

That’s when the world of tennis changed. Ellison hosted lavish charity events to benefit the American Red Cross Haiti Relief and Development fund to help those devastated by the January 2010 earthquakes.

In 2011, Ellison installed the Hawkeye electronic line calling systems on every match court, including qualifying matches,

making Indian Wells the only tennis venue in the world to offer the state-of-the-art technology. In 2012, he upped the ante by being the first and only ATP World Tour and WTA combined event to offer $1 million in prize money to each of its singles champions.

Then, an historic expansion project with technological and construction upgrades to Stadium 1, and a streamlined construction of a new 8,000seat Stadium 2, which was completed in 2014. It unveiled new high-end restaurants overlooking the on-court action and the grounds, including world-renowned restaurants Nobu and Wolfgang Puck’s Spagos. The expansion also March 22, 2017

included a second 19,000 square foot shade structure outside the main plaza, with additional open-air, practice courts, playing courts for amateurs, and more food and beverage vendors than one could hope for.

This 54-acre jewel in the desert is now considered to be the world’s foremost tennis venues, and is truly a sporting oasis in the desert.

Players and fans alike will flock here for decades to come.

Next year, the tournament is expected to attract the same types of numbers in attendance, and even more professional players, amateur players and international teams are expected.

Cambria Gallery and Renova Solar, in conjunction with Desert Cancer Foundation, Present an Evening of “Art & Automobiles” March 31 @ 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM The American Documentary Film Festival in Palm Springs and Palm Desert March 31 Max Raabe & Palast Orchestra Performs at the McCallum March 30 @ 8:00 PM Tribute to Glenn Miller and The Vocal Groups Presented at the McCallum March 28 @ 8:00 PM McCallum Theatre Band Concert at the McCallum March 26 @ 3:00 PM Continued on page 18

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HOROSCOPES ARIES

You shift from instinctual knowing to searching for selfidentity. You need both. All of our identities are changing as the world is changing. We are all reflecting the shifts in our world. Unless we’re stranded in the old-world realities. But now you. You’re always initiating new thoughts and ideas. You know how to apply yourself responsibly to all challenges ahead.

TAURUS You might be feeling different these days, vulnerable, tender, nostalgic, inflamed, exhausted, unable to sleep or sleeping too much. Your digestion may be off, your eyes tired, your stamina lessened. Be very careful with diet. Learn what your dosha (Ayurvedic constitution) and blood type are and eat accordingly.

No nightshades. Seeking alternative health care will help. You are valuable, we need you. Stay healthy.

GEMINI I often wonder what your dreams and visions are. Visions propel us into the future. They are based on desires and aspirations. When we envision things, we create a magnetic field around that vision and it “calls” things to us. Some of us no longer have visions. We have despaired of visions ever coming true. Where are you

MARCH 22 – 28, 2017 ASTROLOGICAL FORECAST BY RISA D’ANGELES

on this spectrum? Because now in the world your visions lead (or don’t) others.

CANCER The planets form an umbrella at the top of your chart. This umbrella of stars and planets is not shading you. It is providing you with light; the light of accomplishment, right action, sense of achievement, service. Your presence helps others feel secure enough to move forward.

This is an important task and identity. We know you’re shy. We know you notice.

LEO Your sense of justice stands alongside your sense of adventure. You need the adventure, the rest of the world, including the kingdoms, need justice. And so, you shift from self to the world and back again until the two synthesize and you simply become the adventurous one creating a just world. New groups around you form. Leo’s are leaders. True leaders lead with a willing heart.

VIRGO

of criticism of self. I wonder if you’re in the preparations and purifications of Lent, cultivating the virtuous life.

And learning the beatitudes.

LIBRA Relationship is the entire focus at this time and well into spring. You will want to be worthy of esteem through personal acts of kindness, compassion, having a generous spirit that produces true love.

You want, even as the world changes, to maintain stability, a foundation based on care and respect. Each day you become more sensitive. Ponder upon others who are also sensitive. Especially to you.

Is there a need to forgive?

SCORPIO So much energy is in reserve now, no longer held behind the scenes. Mars, your planet, has entered Taurus, sign of stability.

Its trajectory (your passions) as yet unknown. Each day carefully and rhythmically accomplish daily tasks. What these tasks are depend upon whether you’re asleep, a seeker, aspirant, pledged disciple, accepted disciple or Initiate. Which are you? Begin each day by standing in the light of the early morning Sun.

I wonder how your life has changed in the past eighteen months with North Node in Virgo. The North Node is our SAGITTARIUS present/future dharma. Our task in this lifetime. I wonder if you’ve shifted into a new future, In time, creativity, around and left the desert of aloneness, within you becomes brighter, and are choosing praise instead more golden, more accessible.

Fifty Shades Darker

By Desert Star Staff UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., -- The countdown begins for one of the most highly anticipated home entertainment debuts of the year. In 50 days, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment will unleash Fifty Shades Darker Unrated Edition, plunging fans even deeper into the mesmerizing, hidden world of Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele, as the year’s hottest romance comes home on Digital HD on April 25, 2017 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray™, DVD and On Demand, on May 9, 2017. The global film phenomenon sparked

by E.L. James’ best-selling book trilogy returns with the second chapter of the darkly alluring tale that captivated the world. Fans can now stay in and have the ultimate at-home movie night with Fifty Shades Darker Unrated Edition, and this time, there are no rules and no secrets.

When a wounded Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan,

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“The Fall,” Anthropoid) tries to entice a cautious Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson, How to Be Single, Black Mass) back into his life, she demands a new arrangement before she will give him another chance. As the two begin to build trust and find stability, shadowy figures from Christian’s past start to circle the couple.

Jack Hyde (Eric Johnson, “The Knick,” “Smallville”) and Elena Lincoln (Kim Basinger, L.A. Confidential, 9 ½ Weeks) intensify the story, determined to destroy the couple’s hopes for a future together.

Directed by James Foley (“House of Cards,” Fear), Fifty Shades Darker also features Bella Heathcote (Dark Shadows, “The Man in the High Castle”), as well as returning cast members Oscar® winner Marcia Gay Harden (Fifty Shades of Grey, Miller’s Crossing) and Rita Ora (Fifty Shades of Grey).

In addition to both the original theatrical version and a steamy new unrated version

You wonder always the right step to take. Take no steps into the bold unknown, not yet, unless it’s the bold unknown within the self. Take seriously the Lenten preparations. The Venus retrograde takes you home again. And again. Really or metaphorically. There’s special healing work to be done with family only you can do.

CAPRICORN You’ve entering a new world, one offered and chosen. New structures, vitality, color, shape, beauty and it holds your future.

Sometimes there are depths of shadows. But you step lightly out of them. At times, you’re called to be a leader. All the stars and planets are creating a new stable foundation for you.

Like a carpet of light for you to step on. It’s most important to tend to family in new ways. Ponder quietly on this.

Revelations eventually appear.

PISCES For years, you’ve been learning and studying while simultaneously following inner guidance. It’s important to identify the value of your work, abilities, knowledge and gifts.

They help others, create (even if resisted) new conversations and allow for greater awareness. You will be offered much in the coming months.

Assess with care, invoking right timing, direction, wisdom, discipline and Right Knowing.

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 The planets are creating a stellium (gathering) of lights in your mind. You might be thinking at the “speed of light.”

Do you know that there’s something faster than the speed of light? It would be good to take notes during this time when you mind will feel it’s in a shower of meteors.

Within each spark of light is an idea to be pondered, anchored. This is a serious time of revelation for you and your Aquarian tasks ahead.

Jamie Dornan And Dakota Johnson Star in The Second Tantalizing Installment of The Global Phenomenon

with over 13 minutes of footage not seen in theaters, Fifty Shades Darker Unrated Edition on 4K Ultra HD, Bluray™, DVD and Digital HD comes with more than 30 minutes of never-before-seen bonus content, including cast interviews, behind-thescenes features, and a peek at what lies ahead in the upcoming Fifty Shades Freed!

The film will be available on 4K Ultra HD in a combo pack which includes Ultra HD Blu-rayTM, Blu-ray™ and Digital HD. The 4K Ultra HDcombo pack will include all bonus features on the Blu-ray™ disc.

4K Ultra HD is the ultimate movie watching experience.

4K Ultra HD features the combination of 4K resolution for four times sharper picture than HD, the color brilliance of High Dynamic Range (HDR) with immersive audio delivering a multidimensional sound experience.

Blu-ray™ unleashes the power of your HDTV and is the best way to watch movies March 22, 2017

at home, featuring 6X the picture resolution of DVD, exclusive extras and theaterquality surround sound.

DIGITAL HD lets fans

watch movies anywhere on their favorite devices.

Users can instantly stream or download.

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BY THEDA KLEINHANS REICHMAN

Art Becomes Eclectic at N.C. Museum of Art

when you’re having fun.

We began our museum visit in the modern art section, and the pieces on display were clever and inventive. A favorite was a huge, whimsical figure taller than my sister and me. His body was all clothed in buttons. His head was a great fluffy red and white brush. Mounted on the adjacent wall was a large display of stone heads.

Next, we moved on to an African display featuring paintings and a festive headpiece. From there we explored the fine arts section with works by German and Flemish masters. One significant piece was a kneeling portrait of Saint Joan of Arc painted by Rubens. In that Ellen Buck and sister Theda Reichman in the Modern section of section, we became fascinated by a medieval German triptych the Museum. Photo by Richard Reichman featuring a saint holding a While visiting with my to just visit the exhibitions in the chalice containing a small sister and her family in North main museum since there was vicious looking serpent. While Carolina, one of the must-see so much to see there, and our we were trying to figure out the sights on the agenda was the time was somewhat limited. significance of the serpent, we North Carolina Museum of As we entered the main were joined by Steven Harvey, Art in Raleigh. We decided to museum area, there were a museum guide. He told us go there on a Friday because sounds of Irish music. That this kind of painted wooden the museum remains open was perfect because it was St. triptych was used by priests until 9 PM. Museum entry Patrick’s Day. And ‘faith and who transported the biblical is free, but you may wish to begorrah’ the museum was artwork by horse or donkey into donate. There is, however, an hosting a single mingle party in villages to minister to their flock. additional charge of $15 per the open restaurant area right He stayed with us for quite person if you go to the special next to the museum’s gift shop. a while, giving us valuable exhibitions. During our visit, the We visited the gift shop right information about many of two featured restricted exhibits away, just in case. I’m glad the other paintings and items were the works of noted we did, because we turned on display in the area. photographer Ansel Adams out to be the last four visitors The museum contains on display until May 7 and The to leave at 9 pm because we a variety of portraits. An Glory of Venice on view until so enjoyed the many works especially lovely one, painted June 18. We eventually decided of art on view. Time just flies

by Alessandro Allori, was

of Lucrezia de Medici, who unfortunately died at the tender age of 16. There is also an extensive selection of sculptures by Rodin. One of my personal favorites was the “The Kiss.”

The Ann and Jim Goodnight Museum Park at the North Carolina Museum of Art connects art, nature and people to encourage creative experiences and human interactions. It features temporary and permanent public art installations

by international artists, environmentally suitable landscapes, colorful and contemporary gardens, miles of recreational trails and a terraced pond.

North Carolina Museum of Art, 2110 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC 27607.

Phone: (919) 839-NCMA ncartmuseum.org. The museum is open Tues.

- Thurs. & Sat. - Sun. 10 AM -5 PM. Fri. 10 AM 9 PM. Closed Mon.

“The Kiss” by Rodin Photo by Richard Reichman

‘Jesus’ Jim Caviezel at the Vault fundraiser

Donald Verleur, Lorraine and Dr, James Brinton. Photo by Pat Krause Jim Caviezel. Photo by Pat Krause Story and Photos by Pat Krause Olive Crest held a fundraising event at the elite Bighorn Golf Club’s VAULT on March 8th. The Vault is considered the most expensive parking garage in the world.

The theme for the event was, Hot Cars and Haute Fashions, adding glamour to this event was fashions by Grayse and jewelry by El Paseo Jewelers.

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Guests enjoyed cocktails while models showing off the spring fashions by Grayse walked through the area.

Guests were also able to browse through all the many classic cars housed in the Vault. The cars ranged from Ferrari, BMW, Mercedes, Porsche, Corvette, Indy pace cars and more. A car lovers dream place to visit. They had a 1933 Cadillac and a new 2017 Ferrari and a 1974 Volkswagen

camper bus, over 65 cars in all. There were three stations where guests could hear about Olive Crest and give a donation to the charity while they roamed around the car areas.

Actor Jim Caviezel came to support Olive Crest at this event. Caviezel is known in his role as Jesus in, The Passion of Christ, movie that gave him awards for acting. My favorite role he played was in the movie, The Count of Monte March 22, 2017

George and Nancy DeVries and Doug Lang. Photo by Pat Krause Cristo. His most-recent role was as a CIA special agent in CBS’S TV show, Person of Interest. Olive Crest thanked him for his support. He spoke to the guests and posed for photos with many of the Olive Crest supporters present.

Olive Crest provides funds for, Olive Crest Safe Kids, where they say Child Abuse Stops Here with private donations that the government does not cover.

Olive Crest invests in the future by launching nextgeneration leaders. They provide safe homes for children, infant to age 17. They work to cure families in crisis through the healing process for children and families.

Olive Crest maintains a lifelong commitment to the families they served even after they have left the program. This charity creates a much-needed service to our Coachella Valley.

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BY BEVERLY COHN

Rogue Machine Presents Another Hit – “Still Life” by Alexander Dinelaris

L-R: Laurie Okin as Carrie Ann with Jennifer Sorenson as Mary and Nardeep Khurmi as her husband, the good doctor Sean. Photo by John Perrin Flynn If ever there was a compelling argument for the merits of the 99-Seat Plan, the production of Rogue Machine’s West Coast premiere of Alexander Dinelaris’ “Still Life” could be the poster child for that argument. The playwright has a long string of hits including co-writer of “Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance,”) which won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Under the powerful direction of Michael Peretzian, who assembled a highly professional cast, the storyline revolves around the key character of Carrie Ann, a gifted but troubled young woman beautifully brought to life by Laurie Okin. Her performance illuminates the multi-level complexities of her character. Following the death of her father, played by Frank Collision, and a successful exhibit, which displayed a number of photographs of dead chickens, she experiences a psychological paralysis and is unable to pick up her camera. Her despair is illuminated in the opening scene, which is performed on an almost bare stage with only a chair and a podium. She is the guest speaker at the Ramirez Family Foundation, an engagement arranged by her manager Joanne, nicely played

by Susan Wilder who captures the aggressive, sometimes cold nature of her character.

It’s business first, no matter what. Carrie Ann is suppose to discuss her photographs, but instead goes into a rampage and storms off the stage.

Staying with the chicken theme, the action shifts to a discussion between Terry, the head of a marketing firm that does trend analysis, and his creative guy, Jeff. Terry, deliciously portrayed by

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Jonathan Bray, captures the outright, pure sleaziness of his character. He has an irreverent comment during even the saddest moments. Jeff, skillfully played by Lea Coco, is the extreme opposite of his crass boss and embodies the depth and sensitivity of his character. Taking a piece of chicken out of a bucket, Terry comments on how greasy the chicken is: “It’s how you know it’s good.” Eventually, a really cheesy commercial is created, likening eating fried chicken to having a good family life.

Terry and Jeff attend the opening night of Carrie’s exhibit. Terry makes a vulgar comment about the artist’s ass while Jeff is taken with the sadness of the photographs of dead chickens. He approaches Carrie asking her why she took those particular pictures and thus begins their romance. I should mention that giant reproductions of photos, clearly taken in Africa of indigenous natives, are flashed on screens flanking stage left and right, the reason for which becomes clearer later in the play.

We now meet Jeff’s best friend Sean who is a doctor, played quite sympathetically

by Nardeep Khurmi. He has to give Jeff some bad news about the result of a test, the prognosis of which slowly seeps in. Trying to continue to live a normal life, Jeff and Carrie are guests at the home of the good doctor and his outspoken wife Mary, played by a versatile Jennifer Sorenson who also plays multiple rolls.

Drinking wine and laughing, the discussion begins to center on the progress of the women’s movement and its place in today’s society. This kind of political dialogue is always on a slippery slope in danger of sliding into diatribe.

However, thanks to the excellent script, and actors who really own the words of their respective characters, that particular scene absolutely does not fall prey to the dangers inherent in such dialogue. Another slippery slope scene is between Jeff and Sean, which is definitely a one-Kleenex moment. Jeff asks, “What will happen?”

Sean answers, “Nothing.

You’ll just go to sleep… See you on the other side.”

It’s been one of my contentions that so many plays have a weak Act II, but this is not the case in “Still Life” which has a very compelling second act as it explores what happens to the relationship between Carrie and Jeff as a result of his illness. They are very much in love and Jeff tells her “You are every woman I’ve ever dreamed of.” Again, what could have been soupy dialogue comes off as a genuine declaration of his love. At the same time Jeff is struggling with his health, Carrie is offered an assignment by National Geographic to do a shoot in Tanzania. Both her manager and Jeff insist that she take the assignment, which by the way, would necessitate her using a camera which she is not done since her father’s death.

As her father was dying, he confessed that “It’s cruel to realize you are mediocre at the end of your life,” assuring Carrie that while he is not gifted, she truly is. Eventually, even though she doesn’t want to leave Jeff, she consents to take the assignment and invites Jessie, a young talented photography student to go with her. A most adorable Tania Verafield delivers a wonderful performance as the intense, extremely verbose young woman who comic utterances March 22, 2017

Carrie Ann (Laurie Okin) with Jeffrey (Lea Coco) become smitten with each other. Photo by John Perrin Flynn fall squarely into the streamof-consciousness category.

Going on the premise that there was pain in Terry’s life to cause him to be the horrible person he is again, because of the compelling writing, there is an explosive explanatory scene in a bar between Terry and the bartender Al, played meticulously by Sorenson, who in no way resembles Sean’s demure wife Mary. Terry is very drunk on whiskey and snorting cocaine. He is a belligerent drunk and verbally attacks Al for her being a lowly bartender.

He tells her she’d be better off being a prostitute. His drunken ramblings reveal that he was a battered child and was molested by his father. One can begin to understand the root cause of his despicable behavior. That reverie, however, would last only a few seconds before he reverts back to his “normal,” hostile way of communicating. To prove her ultimate willingness to become a prostitute, he offers the barkeep $300 if she would let him touch her breasts. What follows are some interesting moments with a few unexpected surprises.

Carrie returns from Africa too late to see Jeff for one last time, but what happens to her as a result, catapults her back to picking up her father’s camera which she had given to Jeff. Her shot is beautifully tragic and perhaps reflects the playwright’s intention of showing how

Carrie’s tragic loss propelled her to get unstuck and move forward with her life.

In addition to casting a very talented ensemble of actors, director Peretzian assembled an excellent production team beginning with Tom Buderwitz’s minimalistic, but quite effective set design, nicely lit by Leigh Allen. Adding to the overall look of the production is Nicholas E. Santiago’s video design, Christopher Moscatiello’s sound design, and Halei Parker’s costumes, especially the stunning wardrobe won by Susan Wilder’s character of Joanne.

This is a story that will make you laugh, make you tear-up, and make you cheer. It also shines a light on the true nature of love as expressed under the saddest of circumstances.

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Dance Divas Ultra Naté, Martha Wash to Rock CC

Martha Wash

Ultra Naté. Photo by Karl Giant

By Anthony Grant Cathedral City has lent little to pop culture besides a funny name (there is, after all, no cathedral) but that might change March 24 and 25 when two of the biggest names in American dance music, Martha Wash and Ultra Naté are set to perform here.

While each iconic singer – Wash is perhaps most famous as one-half of The Weather Girls with their 1982 smash hit, It’s Raining Men and Ultra’s is the powerhouse voice behind 1997s hit Free – has a body of work that merits a whole concert on its own, they’re coming to town to celebrate something even bigger, and that’s the third annual Cathedral City LGBT Days.

The three-day bonanza, March 24-26, will unfold on the festival lawn by Cathedral City’s City Hall and at various area establishments (for a full and updated calendar

of events, check out www. cathedralcitylgbtdays.com).

We’re talking a Battle of the Bars, a Bed Race presented

by Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort & Spa and hosted

by Bella da Ball and more, but the highlights for many will surely be the chance to hear Ultra, the opening-night kick-off party headliner, and Wash, Saturday’s main stage headliner. For a taste of what to expect, we caught up with each from their homes in the frosty East, starting with Wash, who began her musical career at the age of two in her parents’ church in her native San Francisco, and defies all cultural climatechange—not just because of the Weather Girls connection.

What can people expect to hear on the main stage Saturday?

“I’ll be performing my classic songs,” she says.

In addition to the Weather

Girls classic, these include Strike It Up, Everybody, Everyboy Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now), and I Don’t Know Anybody Else. And more!

Your music has definitely touched a lot of people through the years.

“It has. Some people say ‘my parents played your music, and I say that’s cool.

That’s how you learn!

What are you most looking forward to at the Cathedral City LGBT Days?

“Just looking forward to everybody coming out and having a great time!”

Festival goers may also be treated to tracks from her album Something Good and Show Some Love, a great “First Ladies of Disco” song released through Wash’s own label, Purple Rose Records.

As for Ultra Naté, the musical chameleon has embraced a variety of sounds

over the years, from R&B/ hip-hop, soul and disco to house, rock and electropop. Her music videos, by the way, are fierce. What can people look forward to at her performance?

“I always mix it up: I have a vast body of music, so I try to put it all together in a way that’s cohesive that gets all the hits in there but also some of the long-time faves from 1989 onward. People have their favorites from my more underground vocal stuff to my really commercial pop dance tracks, and I try to make it a truly broad sensibility that gets everybody in every place.”

This is the 20th anniversary of your smash-hit Free.

Can you tell us a little bit about that track?

I was really targeting humanity when I wrote that song, and it still resonates with people. At this point, there’s a new generation that

KMIR News Staff Riverside, CA -Riverside Sheriff’s Department Deputy Yadira Perez was selected to receive the Sherwood Prize by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Deputy Perez was chosen for this award for her involvement with capturing

the suspect who set fire to the Islamic Mosque in Coachella on December 11, 2015.

In the aftermath of the San Bernardino terrorist attack, many Muslim individuals and places of worships were targets of hate incidents and crimes.

On the afternoon of Friday,

December 11, 2015, Riverside County Deputy Sheriff Yadira Perez was off-duty and driving her personal vehicle when she saw smoke coming from the Islamic Mosque in Coachella.

She observed a male suspect fleeing the scene and was able to provide an accurate description

that led to the suspect’s apprehension. Even while offduty, Deputy Perez exhibited her steadfast commitment to keep our community safe.

The Sherwood Prize was created in 1996 by Joe and Helene Sherwood, founders

has even grown up with the song, which is sort of scary when people tell me that! (laughs). But the reality is I’m so honored to have something like that in my catalog that touches people over and over again. It could really apply in the LGBT community, to women, to marginalize communities all over the world and the common thread that we all have. I think that’s what’s made it more than a dance-floor moment and stand the test of time.

Musically, those melancholy guitar’s kind of strike a chord with you right out of the gate. We had the idea of then matching that guitar with another one with some angst; that’s the drive, the rhythm of what our lives are like. It’s all metaphorical for me; I’m very Pisces with that!

What about your friendship with Boy George?

I just love George, his voice and writing style too as he’s left of center in a lot of ways like I am. The way he wrote his music years ago helped validate my style because I was very left of center as a singer and songwriter.

So, after you rock the desert is it back to the studio?

I have just finished my next album project called Black Stereo Faith - BSF for short and its subsequent followup. I’m orking to get it out in late spring early summer this year! In the meantime, I am on the road continuously doing live performances and/ or DJ gigs while maintaining my underground dance event - Deep Sugar.

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Drastic climate change in 2016 will continue this year

By Desert Star Staff The impacts of global climate change made 2016 the warmest year on record, and signs point to a continuation of trends and further climate anomalies to come in 2017, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says.

Ahead of World Meteorological Day on March 23, the WMO, a United Nations agency, has released its annual report, ‘State of the Global Climate’, detailing significant weather and climate trends across the world.

Last year was the warmest on record, the WMO said, at 1.1C (33.98F) above the preindustrial period and .06C above the record set in 2015.

Furthermore, global average sea surface temperatures hit an all-time high, as sea levels continue to rise and as Arctic seaice mass fell much below average for most of 2016, according to WMO SecretaryGeneral Petteri Taalas.

“With levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere consistently breaking new records, the influence of human activities on the climate system has become more and more evident,” Taalas said.

Each year since 2001 has been at least 0.4C higher than the long-term average for the period of 1961-1990, which is considered a base period of reference for global climate change science. The WMO said 2016 has continued warming trends that include a 0.1 to 0.2C increase per decade.

The 2015-2016 El Niño was consistent with past El Niño years and “played an important role in the year’s climate and confirmed that,

Climate breaks multiple records in 2016, hottest year on record. Global impacts. Extreme and unusual trends continue in 2017 when natural variability interacts with anthropogenic climate change, the impacts on human societies and the natural environment can be severe,” the WMO said in the report.

El Niño helped push global sea levels to record highs in 2016, the WMO said, as global sea ice extent fell by more than 4 million sq km below average in November. The WMO called the latter development “an unprecedented anomaly for that month.”

Warm ocean temperatures helped exacerbate coral bleaching and mortality in many tropical waters, causing deep impacts on marine life, the WMO said.

Noteworthy events of extreme weather in 2016 included severe droughts

that devastated southern and eastern Africa; abnormally heavy rains and floods that hit eastern and southern Asia; and Hurricane Matthew, which caused “significant damage” to Haiti and the United States.

Extreme climate conditions will not abate in 2017, the WMO said.

“Even without a strong El Niño in 2017, we are seeing other remarkable changes across the planet that are challenging the limits of our understanding of the climate system. We are now in truly uncharted territory,” said World Climate Research Programme Director David Carlson.

The Polar equivalent of a heatwave has occurred at least three times already in 2017, the WMO reported, with

temperatures near ice-melting point. Antarctic sea ice has also reached record lows. These ice levels are causing major impacts to global oceanic and atmospheric weather patterns, the WMO said.

“In the USA alone, 11,743 warm temperature records were broken or tied in February, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,” the report says.

The report confirms the findings of similar analyses released by other top climategauging agencies, illustrating the grim year for the global climate that was 2016.

In January, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA released a report stating that, for the third consecutive

year, all-time highs for average global temperature were reached in 2016.

The WMO report said that implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate change, a pact in which the Donald Trump administration has said it will not remain, is crucial for slowing global climate change impacts.

“It is vital that its implementation becomes a reality and that the Agreement guides the global community in addressing climate change by curbing greenhouse gases, fostering climate resilience and mainstreaming climate adaptation into national development policies,” the report states.

Texas Lawmakers Push for National Constitutional Convention

By Desert Star Staff AUSTIN, Texas – Texas is among a growing list of states to consider seeking a convention to propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

The Texas Senate, acting on a call by Gov. Greg Abbott, has approved a measure for a convention of states that would shorten the usual process of Congress approving amendments for the states to ratify. The idea now is pending before the Texas House, which has yet to act.

Sanford Levinson, a constitutional law expert at the University of Texas School of Law, says legislators are using a little-known part of the constitution to try to make major changes.

“If you ask most people how to get constitutional amendments, they’ll say through Congress,” he said. “But Article V does very, very clearly set out this alternative procedure called a constitutional convention, www.desertstarweekly.com

and it’s never been done.”

Levinson says Article V contains no guidelines on how to conduct a convention, and that has legal scholars and others deeply concerned.

Most backers are pushing for an amendment to balance the federal budget, but other issues could be considered.

Others wonder if a convention should include lobbying interests in the process, and whether each state would get a vote or representation would be proportional to the population.

Elaine Wiant, president of the League of Women Voters of Texas, says she is worried that the whole thing could quickly spin out of control.

“Because there aren’t any rules and once you call a convention, there can be rules but the rules can be changed by the delegates, so that is a concern,” she explained.

Levinson says while legal scholars might debate the

Texas is among a growing number of states considering a call for a convention of states to amend the U.S. Constitution. (Moussa81/iStockphoto) pros and cons of holding a convention, he thinks there may be a practical reason why it’s just not a good idea.

“We’re just too divided, so that the most likely consequence of a convention, March 22, 2017

from this perspective, is simply a lot of shouting at one another and nothing happening,” he added.

A constitutional convention needs 34 states, a two-thirds majority, to sign on. In recent

years, about 15 states have passed such legislation.

Proposed amendments must be ratified by at least 38 states.

The U.S. Constitution has been amended 27 times since 1787.

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Clark delivers a top-flight R&B vocal performance while unleashing guitar work that alternates from shimmering one-note fills to an fervent Hendrix-like attack that closes out the song. Information: WarnerBrosRecords.com.

Artist: Gary Clark Jr. Title: Live / North America 2016 (Warner Bros.)

You might like if you enjoy: Jimi Hendrix, Chuck Berry, Sam Cooke Tell me more: Seeing Gary Clark Jr. in concert is always

a thrilling experience so it’s no surprise his new collection “Live / North America 2016” is so astonishing. The title features 12 tracks recorded last year, with a wide range of Clark’s original material visited across the disc. Heavy guitar-centered acid rock (“Grinder,” “When My Train Pulls In”), Chicago blues (“My Baby’s Gone,” “Shake”), semi-acoustic Americana folk (“Church”) and soul (“Our Love,” “Down To Ride”) are perfect musical mates in Clark’s versatile universe. The jewel on the set is “The Healing,” a confessional exploration at the power of music where

Artist: Depeche Mode Title: Spirit (Columbia) You might like if you enjoy: Erasure, Color Theory, Depeche Mode Tell me more: Depeche Mode’s newly-released 14th studio album “Spirit” blends the trio’s simmering heavy synthpop sonic territory with

Artist: Bobby Darin & Johnny Mercer Title: Two of a Kind (Omnivore Recordings) You might like if you enjoy: Bobby Darin, Johnny Mercer, Billy May Tell me more: Some albums sound great in their time, and ultimately, for all time. Such is the case with the fantastic deluxe reissue of “Two of a Kind,” a 1962 album that teamed a young Bobby Darin with famed singersongwriter/composer Johnny Mercer. The original 13-track collection has been reissued original material aimed against with seven additional selections right-wing targets (“Going (including two songs recorded Backwards,” “Where’s the Revolution,” “The Worst Crime”) for the album but left off the original release) making for a at times or revisiting romancebreathtaking look back at the minded themes elsewhere winning big band sounds and (“You Move,” “Cover Me,” “So Much Love”). Depeche Mode is pop vocals that shine across the stellar set. A key ingredient one of the most influential and here was the backing of Billy enduring artists to emerge in May and his outstanding the 1980s and it’s noteworthy that singer Dave Gahan, singer- orchestra. There is an obvious chemistry and joy in the keyboardist Martin Gore and keyboardist Andy Fletcher have delivery of the timeless songs delivered here, including “East created an immersive album of the Rockies,” “If I Had My that will please the faithful Druthers” and several versions with material that is inspired of “Two of a Kind.” Information: and relevant. Information: omnivorerecordings.com. depechemode.com.

By Desert Star Staff Warmhearted and Witty Comedy/Drama Features Gloria Loring In Charming Story of Ann Landers as She Prepares Her Most Important Column PALM SPRINGS, CA. – Coyote StageWorks, the Coachella Valley- based award-winning Actors’ Equity professional theater company will conclude its 2016-2017 theatrical season with a production of “The Lady With All the Answers,” a popular one-woman play that will feature Coachella Valley favorite Gloria Loring as she portrays the beloved American advice columnist Ann Landers. The production will run April 14 – 23, 2017 with eight performances at the Annenberg Theater in the Palm Springs Art Museum.

The fully staged play brings to life the wise, funny, nononsense woman whose daily dialogue with America helped shape the social and sexual landscapes of the last halfcentury. Tickets are $45 – $55 for matinees and $50 – $60 for evening performances. A Q&A session with cast members will follow the Thursday matinees.

To purchase individual tickets or subscriptions, call 760-3254490 or visit annenbergtheater.

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About “The Lady With All the Answers” This heartwarming comedy/drama by writer, playwright, actor and producer David Rambo gives us a chance to get up close and personal with “Eppie” Lederer, better known to the world as Ann Landers. This folksy, funny, and straightforward one-woman play is set in Eppie’s plush, traditionally furnished living room on a late night in 1975. Eppie ominously lets on in the show’s first few minutes that she is preparing to write the “most important column of my career.” But like many another journalist facing a deadline, she insists on exhausting all forms of procrastination before settling down to crank out her copy.

Instead of rapping out those few momentous paragraphs, Eppie entertains the audience with cozy tales of her colorful history, interspersing these with readings of some of her favorite letters, including questions about nude housekeeping, sex in a motorcycle helmet, sibling rivalries, addiction, religion and wandering spouses.

The play will star

renowned actress Gloria Loring, of “Days of Our Lives” fame, who blew away audiences with her awardwinning performance in the Coyote StageWorks production of “Love, Loss and What I Wore.” In “The Lady With All the Answers,” Loring will portray the popular advice columnist as she struggles to complete her latest installment while dealing with a new kind of heartbreak: her own.

The Chicago Tribune calls the play “… warmhearted …highly entertaining, and frequently moving…” and the Los Angeles Times describes it as “…engaging from beginning to end.”

The 2016-2017 Coyote StageWorks season is generously sponsored by Annette Bloch and David Lee. Earlier this year, David Lee also issued a $30,000 challenge grant that doubled any donation the company received. Donna MacMillan recently joined as the generous production sponsor.

About Gloria Loring Gloria Loring is an actress primarily known for her role “Liz Chandler” on “Days Of Our Lives.” She has starred in several Movies of the Week, television specials, and theatrical productions,

including a national tour of “Anything Goes.” She is also a recording artist of the #1 hit song “Friends and Lovers,” and co-composed the television theme songs for “Diff’rent Strokes” and “Facts Of Life.” She has shared the stage with the Pointer Sisters, the Supremes, Billy Crystal, Bill Cosby, and Bob Hope, and performed on numerous award shows, including the Emmy Awards, Academy Awards, and Golden Globes.

She is one of few artists to sing two nominated songs at the Academy Awards.

She is a spokesperson

Although the latest titles featuring celebrated Austin bluesman Gary Clark Jr., groundbreaking British trio Depeche Mode, as well as a wonderful reissue teaming Bobby Darin & Johnny Mercer couldn’t be more different, all are terrific and showcase top-flight music making.

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EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL CODE).

Pub March 22, 29, April 5, 12, 2017. DSW17-5067

Notice of Special Meeting of Members of CAPS Collective Apothecary Inc., a California nonprofit Corporation Date: Friday March 31,2017 Place: 777 E Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 200, Palm Springs, Ca. 92262 Time: 4:00 PM The purpose f the meeting will be to elect a Representative in order to represent the Members of the CAPS Collective at all future meetings of the Board of Directors of the Company, to ratify the by-laws, o appoint, remove, and to monitor the activities of the board in the best interests of the Members. Publish March 22, 28, 2017. DSW17-1070 (CITACION JUDICIAL) ON SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT CASE NO. PSC 1301518 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (Aviso al Demandado): ALL PERSONS UNKNOWN, CLAIMING ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE, LIEN, OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT ADVERSE TO PLAINTIFF’S TITLE, OR ANY CLOUD ON PLAINTIFF’S TITLE THERETO. YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): PATTY L. SCHULTZ, AN INDIVIDUAL. NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp}, your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form.

If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements.

You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp}, or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION PURSUANT TO C.C.P. § 763.020(c): 9176 Puesta Del Sol, Desert Hot Springs, California 92240, more particularly described as follows: Lot 20 of Tract No. 3656, in the City of Desert Hot Springs, County of Riverside, State of California, as shown by map on file in Book 57, Pages 70 and 71 of Maps, Records of Riverside County, California.

Pub March 15, 22, 29, April 5, 2017. DSW17-5059 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, CASE NO. PSC 1701068, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA 3255 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92263, COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.

CARLEY NICOLE VOTAW filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: 1a. Present Name: CARLEY NICOLE VOTAW to Proposed Name: CARLEY ESCARREGA. 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: April 28, 2017 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: March 1, 2017, Judge of the Superior Court, Publish March 15, 22, 29, April 5, 2017. DSW17-5058 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: INLAND DENTAL CENTER, 44100 D. JEFFERSON STREET, SUITE 404, INDIO, CA 92201. Riverside County; 27 SPECTRUM POINTE DRIVE, STE 308, LAKE FOREST, CA 92630. Full name of registrant: BOYD DENTAL CORPORATION, 27 SPECTRUM POINTE DRIVE STE 308, LAKE FOREST, CA 92630/CA. Business is conducted by: CORPORATION Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 02/08/2007. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: ANTHONY BOYD, PRESIDENT. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on March 13, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201703663 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL CODE). Pub March 22, 29, April 5, 12, 2017. DSW17-5069 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: THE UPS STORE #4204, 39252 WINCHESTER RD #107, MURRIETA, CA 92563.

Riverside County. Full name of registrant: ECCES ENTERPRISES INC., 19069 VAN BUREN BLVD STE 114, RIVERSIDE, CA 92508/CA. Business is conducted by: CORPORATION Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 3/1/2017.

I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: CRYSTAL DAWN FARMER, PRESIDENT. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on March 20, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201703996 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: TRANSPORTATION SERVICE, 68681 RIDGE CREST WAY, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: FLOYD JAMES ROBERTS, 68681 RIDGE CREST WAY, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business 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 : FLOYD JAMES ROBERTS. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on March 17, 2017. Peter Aldana Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201703915 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE).

Pub March 22, 29, April 5, 12, 2017. DSW17-5066

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PUBLIC NOTICE

BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Pub March 8, 15, 22, 29, 2017. DSW17-5057

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: URBAN CRATES, A FARMERS MARKET, 358 S. INDIAN CANYON, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92262. Riverside County; 120 W. ARENAS ROAD, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92262. Full name of registrant: TIMERLAKE HOLDINGS, LTD, 120 W. ARENAS ROAD, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92262/ CALIFORNIA. Business is conducted by: CORPORATION. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business 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 : SCOTT P. TIMERLAKE, PRESIDENT. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on March 3, 2017. Peter Aldana Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201703189 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., BUSIFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE NESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Pub March 8, FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- 15, 22, 29, 2017. DSW17-5054 NESS AS: NATIVE AMERICAN RESOURCE AND OUTREACH CENTER, 85983 VISTA DEL NORTE, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE COACHELLA, CA 92236. Riverside County; 83103 FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSIAVENUE 48, SUITE 1B-235, COACHELLA, CA NESS AS: I & M MARBLE AND GRAINTE, 13825 92236. Full name of registrant: VETERANS BUSI- LA MESA DR., DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240.

NESS DEVELOPMENT GROUP, 85983 VISTA DEL Riverside County. Full name of registrant: IGNACIO NORTE, COACHELLA, CA 92236/CA. Business is CANTUA ZARAGOZA, 13825 LA MESA DR., conducted by: CORPORATION. Registrant has not DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Business is yet begun to transact business under the fictitious conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not business name(s) listed above. I declare that all the yet begun to transact business under the fictitious information in this statement is true and correct. (A business name(s) listed above. I declare that all the registrant, who declares as true, information which information in this statement is true and correct. he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). (A registrant, who declares as true, information Signed : PATTI- -PATANE, PRESIDENT. This state- which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a ment was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside crime). Signed : IGNACIO CANTUA ZARAGOZA. County on March 15, 2017. Peter Aldana Assessor- This statement was filed with the County Clerk County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201703746 NO- of Riverside County on February 17, 2017. PeTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATE- ter Aldana Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File MENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE No. R-201702454 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES TIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). OTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON Pub March 22, 29, April 5, 12, 2017. DSW17-5064 LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Pub March 8, 15, 22, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 29, 2017. DSW17-5053 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: VALLEY BROS., ELECTRIC, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE 80167 MARAMAR DR., INDIO, CA 92203. Riv- FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSIerside County. Full name of registrant: JOSUE NESS AS: GOLDEN VIEW LANDS, 68-375 TORGEORGE MONTANO, 80167 MARAMAR DR., TUGA DR., CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. Riverside INDIO, CA 92203. Business is conducted by: INDI- County. Full name of registrant: EVANGELINAVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact -GONZALEZ, 68-375 TORTUGA RD., CATHEDRAL business under the fictitious business name(s) listed CITY, CA 92234. Business is conducted by: INDIabove. I declare that all the information in this state- VIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact ment is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares business under the fictitious business name(s) as true, information which he or she knows to be listed above. I declare that all the information in this false, is guilty of a crime). Signed : JOSUE GEORGE statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who MONTANO. This statement was filed with the Coun- declares as true, information which he or she knows ty Clerk of Riverside County on February 14, 2017. to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed EVANGEPeter Aldana Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File LINA- -GONZALEZ. This statement was filed with No. R-201702210 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS the County Clerk of Riverside County on February BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE 21, 2017. Peter Aldana Assessor-County ClerkYEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE Recorder File No. R-201702500 NOTICE — THIS OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTI- FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT TIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF AN- OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHOOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON RIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Pub March 15, 22, OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COM29, April 5, 2017. DSW17-5062 MON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Pub March 8, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE 15, 22, 29, 2017. DSW17-5052 FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: RIXX CONSTRUCTION & PROPERTY FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE MANAGEMENT, 28480 AVENIDA DUQUESA, CA- FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSITHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. Riverside County. Full NESS AS: STRATEGIC CAPITAL GROUP, 21100 name of registrant: RICHARD JOHN HOPPER, STATE ST, SPC #311, SAN JACINTO, CA 92583.

28480 AVENIDA DUQUESA, CATHEDRAL CITY, Riverside County; 1281 N. STATE ST. A135, CA 92234. Business is conducted by: INDI- SAN JACINTO, CA 92583. Full name of regisVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact trant: ROBERT MAURICE COSTES, 2100 STATE business under the fictitious business name(s) ST., SPC 311, SAN JACINTO, CA 92583. Busilisted above. I declare that all the information in this ness is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who has not yet begun to transact business under the declares as true, information which he or she knows fictitious business name(s) listed above. I declare to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed : RICHARD that all the information in this statement is true JOHN HOPPER. This statement was filed with the and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, County Clerk of Riverside County on March 9, 2017. information which he or she knows to be false, Peter Aldana Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File is guilty of a crime). Signed ROBERT MAURICE No. R-201703508 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS COSTES. This statement was filed with the County BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE Clerk of Riverside County on February 23, 2017.

YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE Peter Aldana Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTI- No. R-201702722 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS TIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTIUSE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS TIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF AN- FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS OTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Pub March 15, 22, NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF AN29, April 5, 2017. DSW17-5061 OTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Pub March 8, 15, 22, THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING 29, 2017. DSW17-5051 BUSINESS AS: GUNNYS TRAINING CENTER; DESERT NUBELLS, 28260 LANDAU BLVD-A, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. Riverside County. FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSIFull name of registrant: ROBERT CECIL PUENTES, NESS AS: MYLIFE RECOVERY CENTERS IOP, 28260 LANDAU BLVD-A, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 71777 SAN JACINTO DRIVE, SUITE 102, RANCHO 92234. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. MIRAGE, CA 92270. Riverside County. Full name Registrant commenced to transact business of registrant: MLRC, INC., 71777 SAN JACINTO under the fictitious business name(s) listed above DRIVE, SUITE 102, RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270/ on 3/1/2017. I declare that all the information in CA. Business is conducted by: CORPORATION. this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who Registrant commenced to transact business declares as true, information which he or she knows under the fictitious business name(s) listed above to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: ROBERT on 2-22-17. I declare that all the information in this CECIL PUENTES. This statement was filed with the statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who County Clerk of Riverside County on March 8, 2017. declares as true, information which he or she knows Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: SCOTT No. R-201703409 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS ANDREW FUNKHOUSER, VICE PRESIDENT. BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE This statement was filed with the County Clerk YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE of Riverside County on February 22, 2017. PeOFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTI- ter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File TIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE No. R-201702615 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTINAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF AN- TIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE OTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE AND PROFESSIONAL CODE). Pub March 15, 22, USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS 29, April 5, 2017. DSW17-5060 NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- AND PROFESSIONAL CODE). Pub March 8, 15, NESS AS: BRANDED WEAR CLOTHING, 67824 22, 29, 2017. DSW17-5049 RIO LARGO RD, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234.

Riverside County. Full name of registrant: FRAN- FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT CISCO DAVID JOE RIVERA JR, 67824 RIO LARGO THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING RD, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. Business is BUSINESS AS: JUST GINA’S HAIR AND NAILS conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not SALON, 65935 PIERSON BLVD, DESERT HOT yet begun to transact business under the fictitious SPRINGS, CA 92240. Riverside County; 66829 business name(s) listed above. I declare that all the IRONWOOD UNIT B, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, information in this statement is true and correct. (A CA 92240. Full name of registrant: LORIS REGINA registrant, who declares as true, information which ROBINSON, 66829 IRONWOOD UNIT B, DESERT he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Business is conSigned : FRANCISCO DAVID JOE RIVERA JR. ducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant commenced This statement was filed with the County Clerk to transact business under the fictitious business of Riverside County on February 17, 2017. Pe- name(s) listed above on MARCH 1994. I declare ter Aldana Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File that all the information in this statement is true No. R-201702432 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true,

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information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: LORIS REGINA ROBINSON. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on February 27, 2017.

Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201702837 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL CODE). Pub March 8, 15, 22, 29, 2017. DSW17-5048 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: VANPELT WOODWORKS, 45050 GOLF CENTER PARKWAY, SUITE C, INDIO, CA 92201.

Riverside County. Full name of registrant: LINDSEY BETH VANPELT, 64184 OLYMPIC MOUNTAIN AVE., DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 1/1/17. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: LINDSEY BETH VANPELT. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on February 23, 2017.

Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201702661 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL CODE). Pub March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2017. DSW17-5050 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: LOURDES CAKE SUPPLY, 32220 RANCHO VISTA DR., SUITE 104, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. Riverside County; 9629 PUESTA DEL SOL PLACE, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240.

Full name of registrant: MA LOURDES MONSON DE CORRALES, 9629 PUESTA DEL SOL PLACE, DESERT, HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business 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: MA LOURDES MONSON DE CORRALES. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on February 22, 2017.

Peter Aldana Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201702594 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Pub March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2017. DSW17-5047

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by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business 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: LAUREL ANNE ROSENBERG. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on February 24, 2017. Peter Aldana Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201702769 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Pub March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2017. DSW17-5045 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: SENIOR LIVING ALTERNATIVES, 43405 ILLINOIS, PALM DESERT, CA 92211. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: SENIOR LIVING ALTERNATIVES LLC, 43405 ILLINOIS, PALM DESERT, CA 92211/CA. Business is conducted by: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 1/23/2017. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: MARY ANN ZIMMERMAN, MANAGING MEMBER. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on February 22, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County ClerkRecorder File No. R-201702591 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL CODE). Pub March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2017. DSW17-5044

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: SOLID STRENGTH AND FITNESS 536 S. VELLA RD., PALM SPRINGS, CA 92264.

Riverside County. Full name of registrant: WESTIN STEELE ALBERS, 34893 CALLE TRUJILLO, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234; DANIEL JOSEPH RUSSO, 34893 CALLE TRUJILLO, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. Business is conducted by: COPARTNERS. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 1/1/17. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: WESTIN STEELE ALBERS. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on February 17, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County ClerkRecorder File No. R-201702452 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 COMFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE MON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSIFOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- NESS AND PROFESSIONAL CODE). Pub March NESS AS: STORYBOOK PUBLISHING; STORY- 1, 8, 15, 22, 2017. DSW17-5041 BOOK ENTERTAINMENT, 1207 E. VISTA CHINO, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92262. Riverside County; T.S. No.: 9948-0230 TSG Order No.: 730P.O. BOX 1802, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92263. Full 1508154-70 A.P.N.: 009-600-478-6 NOTICE OF name of registrant: STEPHEN FRANCIS MCAL- TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER LISTER, 1207 E. VISTA CHINO, PALM SPRINGS, A DEED OF TRUST DATED 09/13/2002. UNCA 92262. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. LESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR Registrant commenced to transact business PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC under the fictitious business name(s) listed above SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF on 11/27/1996. I declare that all the information in THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. declares as true, information which he or she knows NBS Default Services, LLC, as the duly appointed to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: STEPHEN Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale FRANCIS MCALLISTER. This statement was filed contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded with the County Clerk of Riverside County on Feb- 10/16/2002 as Document No.: 2002-578363, of ruary 03, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201701745 NOTICE — Riverside County, California, executed by: Joyce K. THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Yorba, an unmarried woman, as Trustor, WILL EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. BIDDER FOR CASH (payable in full at time of sale A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHO- credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal RIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS savings and loan association, savings association, BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COM- Financial Code and authorized to do business in MON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSI- this state). All right, title and interest conveyed to NESS AND PROFESSIONAL CODE). Pub March and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the 1, 8, 15, 22, 2017. DSW17-5046 property situated in said County and state, and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE of Trust. Sale Date & Time: 04/12/2017 at 09:00 AM FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- Sale Location: In front of the Corona Civic Center, NESS AS: LAUREL CREATIONS, 486 E. MEL 849 W. Sixth Street, Corona, CA 92882 The street AVE., SUITE #14, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92262. address and other common designation, if any, of Riverside County. Full name of registrant: LAUREL the real property described above is purported to ANNE ROSENBERG, 486 MEL AVE., #14, PALM be: 138 DESERT WEST DR, RANCHO MIRAGE, SPRINGS, CA 92262. Business is conducted CA 92270 The undersigned Trustee disclaims

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any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made in an “AS IS” condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $140,094.94 (Estimated).

Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. 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, (800) 758-8052 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site, www. homesearch.com, for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, T.S.# 9948-0230. 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. 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. NBS Default Services, LLC 301 E. Ocean Blvd. Suite 1720 Long Beach, CA 90802 800-766-7751 For Trustee Sale Information Log On To: www.homesearch.com or Call: (800) 758-8052.

NBS Default Services, LLC, Veronica Garcia, Foreclosure Associate This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. However, if you have received a discharge of the debt referenced herein in a bankruptcy proceeding, this is not an attempt to impose personal liability upon you for payment of that debt. In the event you have received a bankruptcy discharge, any action to enforce the debt will be taken against the property only. NPP0303809 To: DESERT STAR WEEKLY 03/22/2017, 03/29/2017, 04/05/2017. DSW17-5068

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Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92801, Telephone: (714) 520-5544. Directions may be obtained pursuant to a written request submitted to Mr. Woodward within ten (10) days from the first publication of this notice. 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 the trustee. 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. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Dated: March 16, 2017 CATANZARITE LAW CORPORATION, AS AGENT FOR BENEFICIARY By: Brandon E. Woodward, Trustee Sale Officer. Publish March 22, 29, April 5, 2017. DSW17-5065

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SOUTH HALF; THENCE SOUTH 89º58’44” EAST, 315.37 FEET, ON SAID NORTH LINE, TO A POINT ON THE WESTERLY LINE OF THE LAND SHOWN AS PARCEL 6130-24 ON A MAP FILED IN BOOK 49, PAGES 34 THROUGH 38, INCLUSIVE OF RECORDS OF SURVEY, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, SAID POINT BEING NORTH 30º21’10” EAST, 383.74 FEET THEREOF, FROM THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE SOUTH 30º21’10” WEST, 383.74 FEET, ON SAID WESTERLY LINE, TO SAID SOUTHERLY LINE; THENCE SOUTH 89º58’40” WEST, 122.04 FEET, ON SAID SOUTHERLY LINE, TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.EXCEPT ALL OIL, GAS, AND OTHER MINERAL DEPOSITS, IN THE LAND, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT TO PROSPECT FOR, MINE AND REMOVE THE SAME ACCORDING TO THE PROVISIONS OF SAID ACT OF JUNE 01, 1938, AS RESERVED IN THE PATENT FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, RECORDED DECEMBER 23, 1966 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 122100 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 15995 TERRY DRIVE, SKY VALLEY, CA 92241. Beneficiary Phone: (909) 866-7535.

Beneficiary: c/o PACIFIC MORTGAGE EXCHANGE, INC., ATTN: CASSANDRA BARROWS, P.O. BOX 2836, BIG BEAR LAKE, CA 92315. 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: 15995 Terry Drive, Sky Valley, CA 92241. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (714) 730-2727 or visit this Internet Web site www.servicelinkasap.com, using the file number assigned to this case 3970-38.

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. 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:$178,336.93 (Estimated). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. The Beneficiary may elect to bid less than their 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. SALE LINE PHONE NUMBER: (714) 730-2727 / Web site address: www. servicelinkasap.com DATE: 3/7/17 CHICAGO TITLE COMPANY FORECLOSURE DEPARTMENT 560 E. HOSPITALITY LANE SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408 (909) 884-0448 Gwen Cleveland, Asst. Secretary.

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A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 09/26/2007.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 04/04/2017 at 9:00 AM, The Mortgage Law Firm, PLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 09/28/2007, as Instrument No. 2007-0611163, in book xx, page xx, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Riverside County, State of California, executed by Cheryl Spellman, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States), In the front of the Corona Civic Center, 849 W. Sixth Street, Corona, CA 92882. All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State, described as: FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE DEED OF TRUST. APN 607-227-079-8 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 78650 Avenue 42, Bermuda Dunes Area, CA 92203 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 said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $162,131.95 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. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. Dated: 3/15/2017 THE MORTGAGE LAW FIRM, PLC Adriana Durham/Authorized Signature 41689 Enterprise Circle North, Ste. 228, Temecula, CA 92590 (619) 465-8200 FOR TRUSTEE’S SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714-730-2727 The Mortgage Law Firm, PLC. may be attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may be used for that purpose.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (714) 730-2727 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site - www.servicelinkASAP.com - for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case: 129628. 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. A-FN4611854 03/15/2017, 03/22/2017, 03/29/2017. DSW17-5055

NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the real property described below is to be sold subject to the right of redemption pursuant to the power of sale in accordance with California Civil Code Sections 2924f and 5717 and the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Reservations of Easements Palms & Sands – Tract No. 2515, a Planned Residential Development, recorded January 28, 2005. The sale will take place on April 11, 2017, at 3:00 p.m. PDT, at 849 West Sixth Street, Corona, CA 92882, at the front steps to the entrance of the former Corona Police Department. The real property is described as follows: PARCEL 1: LOT 34 OF TRACT 2515 AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 48, PAGES 61, 62 AND 62A OF MAPS, RECORDS OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. The street address, if any, or the common designation of the property, if any, is: 70033 Mirage Cove Drive #8, Rancho Mirage, California 92270. The county assessor’s parcel number for the real property is: 689-151-021. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the real property is $27,905.00. The estimated costs, expenses, and advances as of the date of the initial publication of this notice, are $1200.00. The name of the original trustor is: Ronald C. Bailey. The trustee or other person conducting the sale is: Brandon Woodward, 2331 West Lincoln

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. 3970-38 Loan No. 160106 Title Order No. TS3970 APN 645-040-024-9 TRA No. 061-025 NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. [PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE SECTION 2923.3(a), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO ABOVE IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR, IF APPLICABLE.] YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 12/28/2015. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 04/07/2017 at 09:00 AM, CHICAGO TITLE COMPANY, a California corporation as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded on 1-7-16 as Doc.# 2016-0006516 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Riverside County, California, executed by: John Ingalls, a Widower, as Trustor, in favor of Richard Geoffrey Cross, Trustee or Successor in Trust under First Restatement of the Richard Geoffrey Cross and Patricia P. Cross Declaration of Trust dated December 29, 1993 and any amendments thereto, as Beneficiary, 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). At:In front of the Corona Civic Center 849 W. Sixth Street Corona, CA 92882 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County, California describing the land therein: THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:PARCEL 1:THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4, SECTION 6, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 6 EAST, SAN BERNARDINO BASE AND MERIDIAN.PARCEL 2:THAT PORTION OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 6, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 6 EAST, SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE NORTH 00º06’06” EAST, 331.30 FEET, ON THE WEST NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. LINE THEREOF, TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID 129628 Title No. 95515940 NOTE: THERE IS T.S. NO. 16-43834 APN: 641-221-014-1 NOTICE

By Desert Star Staff NEW YORK, -- Mortgage rates increased for a third consecutive week, with the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate rising to 4.44 percent, according to Bankrate.com’s weekly national survey. The 30year fixed mortgage has an

average of 0.28 discount and origination points.

The larger jumbo 30-year fixed climbed to 4.43 percent and the average 15-year fixed mortgage rate stepped up to 3.64 percent. Adjustable mortgage rates also moved up, with the 5-year ARM jumping to 3.60 percent and the

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PUBLIC NOTICE

OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/2/2005.

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, 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: MARGARITA PADILLA AND EFREN PADILLA, WIFE AND HUSBAND AS JOINT TENANTS Duly Appointed Trustee: Zieve, Brodnax & Steele, LLPDeed of Trust recorded11/9/2005 as Instrument No. 2005-0932114 in book , pageof Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Riverside County, California, Date of Sale:3/30/2017 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: $163,064.54 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: 13655 SANTA YSABEL DRIVE, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Described as follows: As more fully described on said Deed of Trust A.P.N #.: 641-221-014-1. 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 16-43834.

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: 3/6/2017 Zieve, Brodnax Steele, LLP, as Trustee Park, Suite 450 Irvine, CA92606. For Non-Automated Sale Information, call: (714) 848-7920 For Sale Information: (714) 848-9272 www.elitepostandpub.com Ashley Walker, Trustee Sale Assistant THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. EPP 21671 3/8, 3/15, 3/22/17.

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Mortgage Rates Hit Multi-Year Highs Ahead of Fed Meeting 7-year ARM to 3.81 percent.

Mortgage rates spiked higher leading into this week’s Federal Reserve meeting, climbing for the third week in a row and the fourth time in the past five, rising to multiyear highs. The benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate hit the highest level since

April 2014 and it was a similar story across the range of mortgage products. But with a Fed rate hike now in the books and a recent decline in oil prices below the $50 per barrel threshold, this marks two factors that can take edge off inflation increases.

That is comforting to longterm bond investors and potentially good news for mortgage rates. Indeed, this was the reaction in the hours immediately following the Fed rate hike, with yields on longterm bonds sliding about onetenth of a percentage point.

At the current average 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 4.44 percent, the monthly payment for a $200,000 loan is $1006.25.

SURVEY RESULTS 30-year fixed: 4.44% -up from 4.38% last week (avg. points: 0.28) 15-year fixed: 3.64% -up from 3.57% last week (avg. points: 0.24) 5/1 ARM: 3.60% -- up from 3.57% last week

(avg. points: 0.30) Bankrate’s national weekly mortgage survey is conducted each Wednesday from data provided by the top 10 banks and thrifts in 10 top markets.

The survey is complemented by Bankrate’s weekly Rate Trend Index, in which a panel of mortgage experts predicts which way the rates are headed over the next seven days. The panelists are fairly evenly divided this week, with 36 percent expecting mortgage rates to continue falling and an equal 36 percent forecasting that mortgage rates will remain more or less unchanged over the coming week. The remaining 28 percent of respondents predict mortgage rates will resume their climb during the next seven days.

For a full analysis of this week’s move in mortgage rates, go to http://www. bankrate.com/finance/ mortgages/mortgageanalysis-031517.aspx.

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‘This just keeps happening’

Secret Service under investigation over more breaches

By Desert Star Staff Three security incidents at the White House in just over a week’s time has lawmakers demanding the Secret Service make “major structural changes.” Heading up the investigation is Congressman Jason Chaffetz of Utah, a familiar foe of the agency.

Jonathan Tran, 26, scaled several fences at the White House and went undetected on the grounds for more than 15 minutes before the US Secret Service (USSS) was able to apprehend him on March 10.

The USSS released a statement in the days following, saying that Tran was able to climb and hop a 5-foot fence near the US Treasury Department next to the White House, then he scaled an 8-foot vehicle gate and another a three-and-a-half foot fence near the East Wing.

“The men and women of the Secret Service are extremely disappointed and angry in how the events of March 10th transpired,” the statement said. The agency said they are taking steps to prevent future breaches, including creating additional posts, implementing technology enhancements and new response protocols.

In an interview with Wolf Blitzer on CNN’s “The Situation Room” on March 17, House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) said that Tran was even “able to get up next to the White House, hide behind a pillar, look through a window, rattle the door handle.”

“It’s just beyond comprehension,” Chaffetz said, “especially because it is not the first time this has happened.”

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The recent breach prompted Chaffetz to send a letter to William Callahan, the acting director of the Secret Service, saying his committee will investigate the service.

In the letter, Chaffetz, who is on the panel that oversees the service, questioned the agency’s security and requested surveillance videos from the recent breaches to ensure they would be preserved for upcoming investigations.

The letter suggests that several allegations were not in the original affidavit from the Secret Service, including the fact that Tran triggered several alarms which were ignored, and “may have attempted entry into the building.”

“If true, these allegations raise questions about whether the agency’s security protocols are adequate,” Chaffetz wrote.

The letter mentions a bipartisan report from the committee, which found that “Over the last 10 years, there have been 143 security breaches and attempted security breaches at secured facilities which resulted in an arrest.”

“This just keeps happening - again, and again, and again,” Chaffetz said in an interview with Fox and Friends, where he promised that “major structural changes” will take place at the agency.

Chaffetz recommended splitting up the Secret Service, with separate teams that would handle cyber missions and protective detail mission.

Chaffetz also said that there is a bipartisan group exploring the idea of moving the Secret Service into the Treasury department, where it was before the Department of Homeland Security took over that function in 2003.

This is the third time the White House has

been breached in an eight-day period.

On Saturday, William Rawlinson, 58, was spotted in a prohibited area of the North Lawn of the White House at around 12:40pm. Police say they found Rawlinson behind an auxiliary security barrier that resembles a bicycle rack, yelling “nonsensical statements,” according to the Washington Post.

That same day, Sean Keoughan, 29, was arrested after he drove up to a White House checkpoint in a car that was reported stolen in Virginia and told a Secret Service officer that “there’s a bomb in the trunk” while holding something in his right hand, according to Reuters.

The Secret Service has also been in the news recently after an agent had a laptop with sensitive information stolen from their vehicle, and two agents are currently under investigation for leaving their post to take selfies with President Donald Trump’s grandson.

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Udall Defends, Celebrates Free Press in U.S. Senate

By Desert Star Staff WASHINGTON, D.C. -- New Mexico Sen. Tom Udall took President Donald Trump to task on the U.S. Senate floor Wednesday over his treatment of reporters and news organizations.

Udall shared some of the history of journalism with fellow senators, and spoke about why a free press is crucial to a functioning democracy.

His statement came during Sunshine Week, an annual observance of America’s open government and free press.

Stewart Mizell III is an executive with USA Today and president of the American Society of News Editors, the group that founded Sunshine Week.

“It’s a week-long celebration of a true right that

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Americans have to get access to meetings, to records, to data - at every level of government,” Mizell said of the event.

He said his group is happy that Sen. Udall decided to add his voice to, “thousands of Americans who believe that open government is their right.”

In his presentation, Sen. Udall warned that a government that shrouds itself in secrecy can become an oligarchy.

Mizell explained that the purpose of Sunshine Week is to recognize the role and importance of the news media in getting information to the public about the workings of government. This year’s theme is, “It’s Your Right to Know.”

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and his husband Marty (Alan Berry). They are a committed, non-open marriage, couple who are comfortable in their own skins and with their marriage state. Following a dinner party with mutual friends, Marty has invited a young couple Gary (Cameron Shingler) and his partner of two years, Ben (J. Gazpar Ascencio) back to their home for nightcaps and conversation.

Gary is hyped on the subject of bringing a baby into their relationship. Ben, on the other hand is not warm to the prospect of sharing his lifestyle or home with a baby. How these two couples maneuver the shoals and rapids of gay lifestyle in America, especially after too many glasses of wine and whiskey, is the meat of Padilla’s play Some may see echoes of “Virginia Woolf”, others might see shades of “God of Carnage”. And like those

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plays, “Lovesport”, also has moments of comedy, pathos, poignancy, and resonance.

It’s difficult to hit a home run every time at bat even for the best of pro baseball players Pro playwrights who direct their own plays, are not immune from the guilt of not being able to throw their ‘theatrical babies’ out with the bathwater, when it might be called for. “Lovesport” is relevant in today’s society with some excellent comedy lines, however, it’s in need of some tightening, pruning, and sharper

pacing. It also shoots itself in the foot with a lack of comedy energy. One could almost see it being performed without an intermission if tweaking here and there were done.

Jerome Elliott is more familiar to desert audiences and his fans as a club and cabaret star. So his Josh portrayal will come as revelation to them, as it was to me. Alan Berry, a former touring Rock ‘n’ Roll musician from the desert, plays Marty, as a spouse that anyone would be happy to have around the house 24/7. There is nice

on-stage chemistry between Elliott and Berry, which helps set the tone of the play.

Cameron Shingler, has the unenviable role of playing the nagging spouse who wants a baby to care for and raise even after his partner makes it quite clear that he’s not interested.

Both gay and straight couples have been coming to grips with this issue for millennia. J. Gazpar Ascencio, plays the ‘heavy’ as Ben. It was jolting in the short second act when Ascencio finally explodes in frustration in a scene with

Shingler. There is a lot of heated yelling taking place on that stage for a comedy.

Sometime less is better making it easier for shaping and shading performances.

“Lovesport” performs on the Pearl McManus stage at the Palm Springs Woman’s Club on Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:00 PM and on Sunday at 2:00 PM until March 26, 2017. For reservations and ticket information call the box office at 760-565-2476.

By Desert Star Staff Seven years ago, our good friend Leslie Andrews traveled to Phoenix, Arizona to meet and write about One Foot in the Grave, a senior citizen punk rock band. Today in 2017, this same band will be coming to our neck of the woods, this time to Joshua Tree.

JoDina is the woman behind the outfit. She has had this band going since 1990, with musical partner Gavan Weiser as her rock of support. They have had a long line of fellow seniors ranging from ages 60-80 perform with them in the early days, including one of Lawrence Welk’s guitar players in his big band. Two albums, “Who’s Your Embalmer?” (1992) and

“Old Farts” (1995) came about, Saloon in Joshua Tree, at featuring older musicians used the corner of Park Boulevard to the likes of Frank Sinatra and Perry Como playing modern punk rock. Sadly over the years, some of these band mates have died of old age, in their 90s, citing that JoDina added ten years to their lives.

Currently, guitarist Dan Wall has remained in the band, joining in 2000 and is a favorite in the Phoenix hard rock scene. Gavan Weiser, the bass player who Leslie met in 2010, passed away in 2015 after battling Alzheimer’s disease.

JoDina decided to carry on with at least one more show, maybe and hopefully more.

One Foot in the Grave will be performing on Saturday March 25 at the Joshua Tree

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