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Tools for Tomorrow TFT Abraham Lincoln Elementary School performers with Joyce Bulifant in the middle. Photo by Pat Krause.

Story and Photos by Pat Krause The Visionaries of Tools for Tomorrow held a Fabulous Fashion and Song from the Silver Screen program with performances by Hollywood Revisited costume revue.

The event was held at the Helene Galen Auditorium at the Eisenhower Health

complex on Bob Hope Drive.

A cocktail hour was held in the lobby area, and a buffet dinner was served in the large room in the back of the lobby. Phyllis Eisenberg was the Honorary Chair.

President-Irma Smith and Founder-Clair Smith welcomed the guests attending and

By Jack Lyons Theatre and Film Critic Member American Theatre Critics Association Prolific, award-winning American playwright Lynn Nottage, the only female to win two Pulitzer Prizes in drama, is also considered to be one of the most produced playwrights not only in America but across the world.

That being said, how come most audiences don’t quickly recognize her name but always remember what her plays are about? Perhaps, it’s because Ms. Nottage usually champions the underdog.

She’s ‘David’ in the David and Goliath battles. She exposes the inequities of life and tries to broker the best in all societies with her penetrating and passionate plays.

Those plays revolve around societal issues be it here in the USA with “SWEAT” (her second Pulitzer Prize in 2017) or her set in Africa drama “Ruined” her first Pulitzer in 2013) that poignantly dealt with the wars and the rape of African women by waring soldiers over the last 20 years.

The subject matter of her plays can be dark, gritty at times, usually centering around

thanked them for their support of Tools for Tomorrow, TFT. They spoke about the children grades 3 thru 5 who have a once a week after school programs in Music, Arts, Writing and Drama.

These children are taught by professional and qualified teachers. They learn about the

masters and are inspired to create their own art, this is not just a arts and craft program, but a real teaching experience.

There are not enough ARTS programs in the schools today.

Each year they award someone that has shown a vision for the future, and the 2020 recipient of the honor

went to this year’s host, Susan Stein. Co-Chairs Judith Antonio and Linda Rider gave Stein the award, which was a sculpture by local artists, Karen and Tony Barone. Stein shared a cute and fun story about her life and career in Continues on Page 2

Dezart Performs Stages the Triumphant Pulitzer Prize Drama “Sweat”

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(left to right) - Corydon Melgoza, Theresa Jewitt, Mike Truelock and Desiree Clarke.

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Joe Montana at the Rancho Mirage Speaker series

Joe Montana. Photo by Pat Krause Story and Photos by Pat Krause The Rancho Mirage Speaker Series is in its 18th year and have decided to bring and new and different type of speakers for 2020.

They brought super sports figures in their Legends of Sports Series. This series is so refreshing because it is about sports stars’ lives and not politics. The first speaker was Danika Patrick, who brought the story of her life in car racing to people who know little about the sport. The second speaker was a football great from the NFL and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Joe Montana.

Rancho Mirage Mayor, Iris Smotrich, Moderator-Leighton Ginn and Lynn Mallotto.

Photo by Pat Krause The name is well known among those who are not die-hard football fans.

Rancho Mirage mayor Iris Smotrich spoke to the guests and was thrilled to announce Mr. Montana as the evening’s speaker. She thanked the Rancho Mirage City Council and staff and all the volunteers that make this event happen. Leighton Ghin was again the moderator who has an impressive career from which to draw questions that relate to the guest speaker.

Joe Montana spoke freely about his life before, during, and after his career in football.

He said that while he was growing up, Joe thinks he

always had a ball in his hand of some sort. He remembered playing football with his dad and said his parents are the reason he is where he is today. His mom sacrificed a lot to get him to the many trips for games. He had a great way of telling a story that brought a lot of laughter from the guests who laughed with him. While in high school he played all the sports, baseball, basketball and football, basketball was his first love.

He spoke about his college years and how at one point, he was at the bottom of the roster to play. Some of the players transferred or left, and he thought that maybe

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Co-chair-Judith Antonio, host-Susan Stein, honorary chair- Phyllis Eisenberg and founder- Rachel Druten. Photo by Pat Krause Continued from Page 1

Silveria, who did a peppy live item and raise your paddle fashion after the award. Stein auction. It was noted that there also did a Q&A with Andrea are 16 programs in 14 schools.

Hecht. A performance by the It takes $10,000 per school for Tools for Tomorrow children these programs, and there are from Abraham Lincoln 4 schools on a waiting list to be Elementary School showed included in Tools for Tomorrow. their talents and was directed A student testimonial was by actress Joyce Bulifant. given by Nadia Fuentes, who They looked really proud of is now in college thanks to what they learned to be able to TFT and their programs when perform for so many people. she was young. Then the fun Auctioneer was Freddie began with the next program.

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that was his chance to play, which showed his sense of humor about his life.

Leighton asked him about some legendary games and plays. Montana told about how he had to play in some games where it was so cold that there were more people in their cars listening to the game than were in the stands watching. Many times he woke up to a winter wonderland of snow and cold, but they played anyway.

Montana is one of the toughest quarterbacks to play the game and was given the nickname of Joe Cool because he was unflappable regardless if it

was a scrimmage of a Super Bowl Game. He has 4 Super Bowl Rings, named the most valuable player many times, and named All-Pro 5 times.

He has such an impressive career, and after retirement in 1995, he brings lessons to children and audiences about preparation, teamwork, and performance under pressure to audiences, large and small.

He lives in California with his family and spoke about playing sports with his sons.

It was fun to see several women ask football questions at the Q&A, so women are football fans too and know a bit about the game.

Linda Rider, Jill Marie Burke, Sam Burnside, Elisa Surmont, Joshua Finkel, Rachel Druten, Susan Stein, Phyllis Eisenberg, Judith Antonio. Photo by Pat Krause

Hollywood Revisited is a show of song and dance in costumes from movies of yesteryear. Greg Schreiner is the owner of over 500 Hollywood movie costumes.

He brings fabulous singers and dancers to the stage in uniforms worn by very famous movie stars. He started buying his collection in 1979 and continues to purchase costumes as they come available. He tells about March 4, 2020

the designer, the gown and the singer who is wearing the outfit. My favorite was a replica Marilyn Monroe gown when she sang for the president, and the real dress sold for 5.6 million dollars.

Gowns were worn by Ann Miller, Mitzi Gaynor, Carol Burnett, Cher, George Chakeris, Tony Curtis, Ginger Rodgers, Glenn Close, and even John Travolta. These are the gowns of the golden age

of Hollywood when studios usually had only one designer per movie. Schreiner said his favorites are probably his Marily Monroe collection, but he loves them all. The performers again came out in the lobby to greet the guests wearing the fabulous gowns by the stars. The amazingly talented singers were Sam Burnside, Joshua Finkel, Jill Marie Burke, and Elisa Surmont. www.desertstarweekly.com

Wall Street is Gambling with Your Pension Plan

By Janice Gough A pension plan is a retirement plan that requires employees to make contributions to a pool of funds set aside for a worker’s future benefit. The pool of funds is invested on the employee’s behalf, and the earnings on the investments generate income to the worker upon retirement.

Unlike other Qualified plans like 401K, etc., the employee has no choice of what their contributions are invested in, thus making Pension plans easy prey to investment scams.

Pensions are the retirement plans for teachers, firefighters,

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and police officers, union members, large corporations, and other public entities.

Pension plans have become easy prey to speculative investments. Pensions are holding investments that are very risky; some of these investments are referred to as “financial weapons of mass destruction,” just like the Sub Prime Mortgages “that brought down the market in 2008.

The Sub-Prime mortgage scam was an easy way to prey on consumers because everyone wanted to own property while prices of real estate were low. The loans were secured in my “0” percent interest rate (sub below Prime interest rate) mortgages, in which the adjustable (Teaser) rate could increase any time after the lock-in initial rate.

Consumers felt that the internal gain on properties would make them productive, and it would provide time for them to refinance to a set Conventional loan, as their wealth increased or sell the property at a gain.

Consumers loaded up on properties, some people became “flippers,” hoping to sell for substantial gains when real estate values increased while obtaining rental income until they were sold. The loans required little underwriting and consumers, who would not usually qualify for a loan, got approved. Consumers were over-leveraged. The end

result was the foreclosure of loans, bankruptcies in which everyone involved took a HIT, and we went into recession for Five years. The loans, initially, were packaged, backed by bonds, and sold to large investors, like other countries in the world! When the loans had no value, the scheme came crashing down.

Nothing has changed. Wall Street has the future in their hands again. To give people a chance to take action now and prepare before the house of cards comes crashing down back, you must investigate your pensions holdings and insist on laws for strict compliance with fiduciary laws for Pension Plans.

Firms, in recent years, have devised the most secretive investments in history. These schemes are designed to conceal outrageous fees, risks, unethical, and even illegal practices to hide the financial system and with no pension transparency.

Wall Street is gambling with your pensions. The pensions include many risky, secretive investments, incorporating very high fees while delivering deceptive performance results.

Because of this pension deception, the most significant market correction could occur, and this next market crash will wipe you out!

Employees want these types of occupations because

they offer pension plans. Can you imagine that all of these workers could be left living on Social Security only if there Pension was gone? That would cause one Hell of a recession.

The Federal Reserve conceals these criminal actions along with Financial Institutions.

It is their job to keep people invested in the market, not to advise of problems or schemes that would force one to withdraw from the market. Wall Street has exhibited corruption in every way possible. They are “lying” about Pension returns, along with anything conceivable in which the investors controlling the funds, make a ton of money, and leaving the average guy to lose. It is time to open the discussion and for workers to demand strict investment policies where their contributions would be Safe while producing a fair rate of return. Most employees have no idea what these firms are talking about. So they’re put into dangerous, exotic things with high fees, the same stuff the subprime guys were doing 2005-2007.

This isn’t a new scenario.

It has been going on for years.

The Federal Reserve Bank is a criminal organization that bailed out the banks and companies like Lehman Bros., who ripped off many people. All of this was funded with our tax dollars.

The Fed lowered the

interest rate to almost zero so that the pension plans can’t get any returns. If you’re expecting a 7% return, the best you can get is 2%. The pensions are going broke. In Paris and Chile, people are rioting, and it’s all about pensions. But Americans don’t talk about the U.S. pension crisis, which is why We need to investigate this investment before we end up losing Big again.

The government does not talk about the crisis because they don’t want to scare the public. They have to protect the banks and financial institutions and keep the Stock market high. Most financial planners do not discuss it for the same reasons and could lose their position with their firm if they do not deliver positive news about Wall Street. I don’t trust Wall Street, the Fed, or the stock market. As Will Roger’s stated, “I am more concerned about the return of my money than the return on my money.”

Janice Gough is a Safe Financial Advisor in Palm Springs. You can reach Janice at Janice @ GoughFinancialSvcs.com, or please call us at {760} 251-7724 orCell: (650) 2008291. Visit our website and sign up for our newsletter, full of great financial tips and up to date information.

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Navigating Elections in 2020 (and Beyond??)

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL Senate Bill 323 took effect in January 2020, creating new procedural requirements for HOAs and also unintentionally creating many problems and unanswered questions.

Consequently, California HOAs have many struggles to consider in their elections in 2020 and beyond.

One of the first issues with the law is that it did not create a grace period before it took effect. Since the election process under the new law takes more than 90 days to complete, what do associations do if their election is in the first four months of the year?

Are their elections invalid, no matter what they do? Do they follow their bylaws and hold the election as scheduled, or delay their election several months in order to comply with the new timelines?

Another question regards board eligibility. If the law’s single mandatory eligibility standard (membership) and four optional standards are the only standards allowed, then many longstanding eligibility standards in thousands of

HOA bylaws across the state are now erased – standards such as candidates cannot be suing the HOA when they run, cannot have longstanding unresolved rule violations, must live in the HOA, or sign a pledge for good conduct and ethics. It is hard to comply with a law which is not clear.

Another consequence of the vagueness of the law regards term limits. Many HOAs amend (through membership vote) term limits into their bylaws. However, that also is an eligibility standard, so if in fact there are only five permitted eligibility requirements, term limits are now outlawed in California HOAs. Under Corporations Code 7511(c), if 5% of the members petition for vote to recall directors, that vote must be held within 90 days of the petition – except that then the timing of revised Civil Code 5115, with its required 3 consecutive 30 day intervals, cannot be met.

So, which statute to violate?

Corporations 7511(c) or Civil 5115? HOA boards should not have to decide which law it will follow and which it will violate.

Clearly, associations may not under new Civil 5105(g) for any reason deny a ballot to a member and so cannot suspend March 4, 2020

member voting rights. However, this overrides many HOA CC&Rs and bylaws permitting suspension of voting rights.

The new Civil Code 5105(e) requires that rejected candidates be given a notice of internal dispute resolution (“IDR”) or they cannot be disqualified from the ballot.

However, what if the candidate is not a member but the HOA neglects to invite the candidate to IDR- does that provision apply to non-members (a mandatory disqualification)? Can non-members be candidates simply because they did not receive an invitation to IDR? How long must the HOA keep election records? For many years, the inspector of elections had to preserve election materials for one year (the time during which someone could challenge the result), but Civil 5200(a)(14) now says that election materials must be made available to

requesting homeowners for the current and two prior years.

However, why should these records be retained beyond the time period for challenges?

One final unresolved question is whether all the requirements of the new election procedures apply to other votes, such as assessments or governing document amendments – must those votes also take 90 days?

Associations facing these issues should consult their legal counsel.

Kelly G. Richardson Esq., CCAL, is a Fellow of the College of Community Association Lawyers and a Partner of Richardson | Ober | DeNichilo LLP, a California law firm known for community association advice. Submit questions to Kelly@rodllp.com. Past columns at www.HOAHomefront. com. All rights reserved®.

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93% of Nevada Voters Want to Protect Wildlife Migration Routes

By Desert Star Staff LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Wildlife in Nevada follow distinct pathways during seasonal migration, and a new survey shows state voters are eager to provide them with safe passage when they move from one place to another.

In a poll released by The Pew Charitable Trusts, 93% of registered voters in Nevada believe it’s important to adopt policies that protect wildlife migration routes. Former director of the Nevada Department of Wildlife Ken Mayer says across the board, people recognize that development has created a need for overpasses and underpasses to reduce animal-vehicle collisions.

“Whether you’re a Democrat or a Republican, young or old, male or female, it didn’t seem to make any difference in the support for protecting in these migratory corridors,” says Mayer.

According to the Nevada Department of Transportation,

more than 5,000 animals are hit and killed by vehicles each year, and the cost of those collisions is nearly $20 million.

Mayer says research shows that after the first Nevada wildlife crossings were built in 2010, more than 37,000 animals used them in the first four years.

The state now has 20 wildlife crossings in place for species that migrate in Nevada - including mule deer, pronghorn antelope, and elk.

Mayer says nonetheless, when animals travel from a winter range to a summer range they often encounter new obstacles that prevent a safe migration.

“And it’s not their fault or their problem that we build an interstate or a housing development or mining or whatever it is that we’re disturbing the land that cuts off their access,” says Mayer. “And they try like heck to get to where they want to go, regardless of what the barriers are.”

The Pew survey found that

Pronghorn are the fastest land mammal in North America, with herds capable of traveling up to 60 miles per hour. (fws.org/TomKoerner) 92% of poll respondents support the construction of additional underpasses and overpasses for wildlife. Improved data from GPS-enabled wildlife collars also is helping to revolutionize how Western states approach the issue of protecting migrating

5 Tips for a More Efficient Workday

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By Desert Star Staff Being more productive at work means working smarter, not harder (or longer) and getting the most out of the hours you spend in the office.

Sometimes, however, people find their workdays spiral out of control even when they start each morning with a set plan and to-do list.

Carol Lavin Bernick, former chairman of beauty conglomerate Alberto Culver,

published “Gather As You Go: Lessons Learned Along the Way,” a book sharing insights she’s learned through her many roles as a corporate leader, working mother, philanthropist and founder of the nonprofit organization Enchanted Backpack. Bernick offers these tips and tricks to help maximize the minutes of your workday for optimal productivity and efficiency.

animals while reducing wildlife-vehicle collisions.

The survey was conducted by the research firm FM3.

Support for this reporting was provided by The Pew Charitable Trusts.

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of times each year – the same times every year – to focus on completing critical tasks.

grow as they help you and find motivation in seeing what you have already accomplished.

Be Resourceful: If you are unsure how to do something at work, reach out to your colleagues for help. Make friends with another person on your team at a similar level who has been around a while. Take ideas from anywhere you can get them. Even the best CEOs ask for help. Consultants are often hired by leaders to provide their specialized expertise, unique skills and objective viewpoints to businesses.

“The smartest people I know ask for help,” Bernick said.

Give Your Boss Everything Needed: Work more efficiently by giving your boss everything needed when asked to prepare information.

Ensure you have a clear understanding of the end-goal.

Repeat back what is needed and why to ensure you are both on the same page. A simple template works in many cases.

For example, if you’re asked to research new office furniture, you’ll need to provide more than just costs. Be prepared to answer questions such as: When would it be completed or delivered? Is a deposit needed, and if so, how much? What is the cancellation date? What other options are offered (colors, sizes, styles, etc.)? Is there a warranty or guarantee? Are there photos or samples available to share?

Will it meet the needs of the office? Are there any negatives?

Comprehensive work can make the most of everyone’s time and increase the likelihood of impressing your boss.

Find more tips and inspiration to increase workplace productivity at gatherasyougo.com.

Divide and Conquer: There are times life can be simply overwhelming and Identify Important Versus it seems impossible to get everything done. When this Critical: Days fly by and your to-do list can feel like it is getting happens, take the problem and break it down to its elements longer. It is common to do then assess what you need to what is immediately important do and what can be completed or necessary, not what is critical. Whether it be setting up by others. Create a system for tracking the project, such your will, scheduling doctor’s as using a word processor appointments or making sure document or another tool your kids are up-to-date on to mark when each item is their shots and vaccines, complete. This is an easy way building time into your life to ensure critical items are done is to see what tasks you still need to get done, help others imperative. Schedule a couple

Pete Buttigieg suspends his presidential campaign

By Desert Star Staff The winner of the first Democratic party early voting contest in Iowa, former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, has dropped out of the race for the nomination ahead of Super Tuesday.

Buttigieg, the youngest in the Democratic candidates’ roster, called it quits after finishing respectable fourth

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in the South Carolina primary on Saturday, where he was surpassed only by former VP Joe Biden, current Democratic race frontrunner Bernie Sanders and billionaire activist Tom Steyer, who himself bowed out of the competition shortly after the results came in.

“After a year of going everywhere, meeting everyone, defying every expectation,

seeking every vote — the truth is that the path has narrowed to a close for our candidacy, if not for our cause,” Buttigieg said, announcing his decision to pull the plug on his campaign at a rally in his hometown of South Bend on Sunday night.

Buttigieg, somewhat unexpectedly, took to the center stage of the nomination process early on after he March 4, 2020

stunned observers, edging out Sanders to pull off a victory in the Iowa caucus on February 3.

The Afghan War veteran and the first openly gay candidate vying for a major party nomination managed to keep the momentum going up to the second nominating contest on February 11, narrowly losing the New Hampshire

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Buttigieg’s removing himself from the race is set to deliver a welcome boost for Biden’s chances to sway the nomination process in his favor, cutting short the leadership of Sanders, who, despite former VP’s landslide victory in South Carolina, is still leading him by eight delegates overall after winning New Hampshire, Nevada and a popular vote in Iowa. www.desertstarweekly.com

Alysa Liu vs. Kamila Valieva

Battle of the season to unfold at 2020 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

By Desert Star Staff With the season-ending junior figure skating event kicking off in Estonia next week, the main intrigue of the tournament is, who will win the ladies competition – Kamila Valieva or Alysa Liu? The two immensely

talented skaters are set to make their debut at the Junior Worlds, which will run from March 2 to 8 in Tallinn.

Rising Russian star Valieva has already established herself as one of the most technicallygifted skaters with her mesmerizing, Picasso-inspired

routine ‘Girl on the ball’ already being called a masterpiece by figure skating pundits.

The tiny girl with pencilstraight lines and gorgeous flexibility has acquired quad toe loop jumps, which she is expected to throw at the upcoming world tournament.

Liu, who claimed her second straight US title last month, is widely considered the main rival for Valieva, with her extraordinary technical content, which includes a triple axel and a quad lutz.

In December, both girls met at the 2019 Junior Grand Prix Final in Italy, where Valieva edged out her American counterpart by three points, becoming the only skater to beat Liu this season.

Valieva, who is called the ‘ballerina on ice’ for her elegant moves and artistry, traditionally has high component scores, receiving a level 4 for her jawdropping spins and footwork.

She also gets positive grades of execution (GOE) for every element executed in her programs, which helps her post-high overall scores.

Both skaters will be eligible to enter senior competitions in the 2021-22 season, to earn a berth in the Winter

Olympics in Beijing, where they could potentially vie for gold.

Valieva, who has trained under renowned coach Eteri Tutberidze, has been stable throughout the season, winning every event she has taken part in, including the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final and the Russian Junior Championships.

The 13-year-old prodigy differs from the majority of her teammates by having mature skating despite her years. She flawlessly interprets the music of her programs, creating an unforgettable spectacle on the ice.

Will she be able to repeat the success she had at the Grand Prix final? In Torino, she lost the short program to Liu before rising from fourth place to claim gold.

Undoubtedly, the American ace will do everything in her power to avenge the defeat inflicted by Valieva, adding spice to the principle rivalry taking center stage at the 2020 Junior World tournament.

Biden campaign gets shot in the arm with landslide SC win

By Desert Star Staff Joe Biden’s campaign showed its first signs of life in South Carolina, with the former vice president taking the lead over other Democrats in the state’s primary, including frontrunner Bernie Sanders.

Biden’s efforts in the state paid off after he won nearly half of the votes on Saturday, adding 33 pledged delegates.

Sanders came in a distant second with less than 20 percent of the vote but still leads Biden by six delegates overall after winning New Hampshire and Nevada and a strong performance in Iowa.

South Carolina was perceived by many observers as a make-or-break moment for the Biden campaign.

Opinion polls projected he would win, but the victory needed to be convincing, otherwise, he would be in a weakened position ahead of next week’s Super Tuesday, where over 1,000 delegates are up for grabs.

The former vice president

in the Barack Obama administration – who was endorsed by South Carolina Representative James Clyburn – was relying heavily on black voters to win big.

However, exit poll data indicates that while he did well with older African-American voters, the black youth vote was split between him and Sanders on Saturday.

The Vermont senator conceded defeat at a campaign rally in Norfolk, Virginia, but was optimistic about his chances on Super Tuesday, brushing off Saturday’s loss as a minor setback.

I’m very proud that in this campaign so far, we have won the popular vote in Iowa, we have won the New Hampshire primary, we have won the Nevada caucus, but you cannot win them all.

As Biden basks in his victory, he has received words of support from unlikely quarters. President Donald Trump tweeted that

his success shows that it’s time for billionaire candidate Mike Bloomberg to drop out of the race to not take votes away from Biden. The former New York mayor was not on the ballot in South Carolina, focusing instead on carpet-bombing Super Tuesday states with ads.

Biden’s comeback after his worse-than-expected results in previous states

boosts his chances for the nomination. Sanders has been heavy criticized by mainstream Democrats like Hillary Clinton and the national media but has nevertheless managed to gain momentum with voters. Other contenders in the race are strategizing to keep him from winning a majority of delegates and score an automatic nomination while pitching themselves

as consensus candidates at what some belief may end up being a brokered convention in Milwaukee.

Much like Biden, environmentalist billionaire, Tom Steyer put a lot of effort in the South Carolina primary.

It brought him just over 11 percent of the vote and no pledged delegates, after which he announced his decision to drop out of the race.

Tom Steyer bows out of Democratic presidential race

By Desert Star Staff Billionaire activist Tom Steyer has given up on his presidential bid after failing to win any delegates in South Carolina, according to projections. Steyer has been accused of buying his way into the race, having spent millions.

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money in South Carolina alone in hopes of overcoming the 15-percent threshold that would have allowed him to win delegates in the fourth and final early voting contest before Super Tuesday.

However, it was not to be, as Steyer is now projected to win less than 12 percent of the vote in the primary, dominated by former Vice President Joe Biden.

“I can’t see a path where I can win the presidency,” Steyer said, announcing his decision to put an end to his campaign.

While the former hedge fund manager from California and avowed environmentalist drops out of the race, the other billionaire – former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg – remains in the race for the Democratic Party March 4, 2020

nomination, even though Super Tuesday will mark the first occasion he appears on any primary ballots.

While Steyer’s absence from the race is not likely to upset many Democrat voters (he was polling at about two percent nationwide), he did have one viral moment.

Hours before the South Carolina primary, Steyer’s name made headlines after

he was filmed dancing enthusiastically alongside rapper Juvenile singing ‘Back That Azz Up’ during a campaign rally in Columbia, South Carolina.

However, the stunt, whether impromptu or not, apparently did not boost the billionaire’s chances, with some saying the “painfully embarrassing dance” just made it worse.

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Drop-Off Clinics Keeping People with Mental Illness Out of Jail

Tennessee’s pre-arrest diversion clinics connected more than 7,000 people to mental-health treatment instead of jail between 2017 and 2019. (Adobe Stock)

By Desert Star Staff NASHVILLE, Tenn. -

Tennessee is increasing the number of drop-off clinics

that allow police officers to take people with mental-

health and/or substanceabuse issues to a treatment provider instead of jail.

Sejal West, senior vice president for operations of Volunteer Behavioral Healthcare System, says the jail diversion program is a close collaboration between local criminal-justice systems, law enforcement and treatment providers.

“Just even the process of determining which crimes, which offenses would be appropriate for this, that was done collectively,” says West. “There are lowlevel misdemeanors, where there’s not a victim. Like trespassing and loitering, public intoxication. Those are a lot of the charges we see.”

West’s organization covers 31 counties in middle and east Tennessee and is slated to receive $500,000 in funding to help build a new clinic.

According to state data, between 2017 and 2019, pre-arrest diversion clinics connected more than seven thousand people to mentalhealth treatment, saving an estimated $9.8 million.

Kim Parker, director of inpatient and crisis services at Pathways Behavioral Health Services, says the funding will help her organization build a new clinic in a closed-down hospital in rural west Tennessee.

“We will be able to use that rural hospital to provide this service to get the people the treatment that they need,” says Parker, “as well as reduce the overcrowding in the jails.”

This year Gov. Bill Lee budgeted $1.5 million to boost the pre-arrest diversion program in rural, underserved and distressed parts of the state.

Educators Praise Decision to Audit Online College

By Desert Star Staff SACRAMENTO, Calif.

- Education groups are praising a unanimous decision by a legislative committee Wednesday to audit the state’s first online community college, called Calbright College.

Lawmakers expressed concern about transparency and duplication of current offerings. Jeff Freitas, president of the California Federation of Teachers, says the $140 million invested in Calbright would have been better spent bolstering online programs at existing community colleges.

“Could have done it cheaper, could have done it with the expertise of the faculty that are already employed by our community colleges,” says Freitas.

Calbright College launched on October first and has 450 students enrolled, but just 38 who are pursuing

certificates in medical coding, IT or cybersecurity. Its goal is to help working adults get flexible, low-cost job training.

CFT Community College Council president Jim Mahler says the funding imbalance in favor of Calbright is stark.

“If you look at the funding per full time equivalent student at Calbright,” says Mahler, “they’re being funded at the rate of 1,000 times what the rest of our students are getting funded at our traditional community colleges.”

Carlos Turner Cortez is president of San Diego Continuing Education, part of the San Diego Community College District, which is launching its own online education program.

“The cost of launching ICOM Academy was $500,000 - less than 1% of the investment put in Calbright,” says Cortez. “We could do a lot more to support student

The state has ordered a $375,000 audit of Calbright College. (Calbright) success by reinvesting that funding in existing districts that are aiming to expand distanceeducation opportunities.”

Calbright has no fulltime faculty and has been

criticized for awarding a nobid executive-recruitment contract to a friend of the former college president.

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MD Bills Seen as First Step to Ending Solitary Confinement

By Desert Star Staff Addressing concerns over the impact of solitary confinement, Maryland lawmakers are looking at two bills introduced this week aimed at reforming how state prisons use it.

One House bill would prohibit releasing incarcerated people directly from segregation to the street. Another would end restrictive housing for people suffering from serious mental illness, according to Rabbi Charles Feinberg - executive director of Interfaith Action for Human Rights.

He says the bills are a first step toward ending

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solitary confinement in Maryland prisons, which increasingly is recognized as a human rights abuse.

“We think that prisons should be much more focused on providing services to the people with mental-health issues and other issues like psychological, medical and educational services,” says Feinberg. “Rather than just locking people up and forgetting about them.”

Maryland,’s Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services maintains that its prisons use segregation to keep facilities, staff and incarcerated people safe.

The two bills have

“We think it’s a real A Maryland corrections bipartisan support and threat,” says Feinberg. “People department report found hearings are scheduled have been in solitary, and that almost half of all people next week. it creates all these terrible incarcerated in the state’s In Maryland, the average mental issues. Then they prisons were placed in length of stay in solitary become a real burden for their restrictive housing in 2017. confinement is from 40 to family and the community.”

50 days. But many formerly incarcerated people say they were held in housing restriction for much longer stretches, according to Feinberg.

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MIT/Harvard Study: Dozens of Approved Drugs May Kill Cancer

By Desert Star Staff CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - A new study from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard tested thousands of existing drugs on close to six hundred types of cancer cells in humans and they found close to fifty that may kill cancer.

Scientists from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and the DanaFarber Cancer Institute used Broad’s Drug Repurposing Hub. These drugs have either been U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved or were safe in clinical trials.

In this paper, which was recently published in the journal “Nature Cancer,” they tested drugs that weren’t meant for cancer therapies.

Study first author, Drug Repurposing Hub founder and Broad Institute Oncologist Dr. Steven Corsello explains that in the past, scientists often would start with a target inside of a cancer cell in mind. Then,

they would find a drug that worked against that target.

“In our study, we started in the other direction,” says Corsello. “So we started with all of the drugs, and then selected the ones with promising cancerkilling capabilities.”

They were able to do this all at once with a new tool called DNA barcoding: basically, they tagged each human cancer cell line with a DNA barcode. They then pooled several cancer cell lines together in a petri dish, and exposed each group of barcoded cancer cells to a single drug or compound.

Some of the most promising drugs they found were used for diabetes, alcoholism and inflammation.

Corsello shares one of the biggest surprises about this study of non-oncology - or, non-cancer - drugs.

“Interestingly, when nononcology drugs kill cancer, they’re actually usually

The Drug Repurposing Hub at the Broad Institute now has a collection of more than 6,000 approved drugs in humans. (Drug Repurposing Hub/YouTube) working in a completely unexpected manner,” says Corsello. “Meaning working through a different mechanism than the drug was originally designed for.”

For example, the drug tepoxalin can be used to treat

arthritis pain in dogs, and was found to be safe in humans in clinical trials. Corsello says they found tepoxalin can kill cancer cell lines that have adapted themselves to evade chemotherapy.

Tepoxalin and other

promising drugs from the study will have to go through anywhere between one and five years of additional studies before being ready for clinical trials in human cancer patients.

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Officials in Riverside County Monitoring Coronavirus Outbreak NBC PS Nico Payne Officials in Riverside County have said they were monitoring COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, as the first U.S. death from the disease was reported in the Pacific Northwest.

Public health officials are stressing that there are “no new or existing confirmed cases” of the virus in the county.

“City leaders are actively monitoring the COVID-19 (Coronavirus), working w/ Riverside County Department of Public Health & other agencies closely,” the Riverside City Fire Department Office of Emergency Management tweeted.

Assemblywoman Sabrina Cervantes, D-Corona, said she and her team continue to “monitor the situation closely” and urged the public “to help spread facts, not fear.”

Officials reported on Saturday that a King County, Washington man in his 50s

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died of the coronavirus and had underlying health issues.

President Donald Trump gave a televised update on the outbreak Saturday, where he announced new travel restrictions involving Iran and warnings about travel to parts of Italy and South Korea, where high virus activity has been detected.

Trump appeared with Vice President Mike Pence — who was appointed

by Trump to lead the U.S. response to the crisis — and officials with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, who all stressed that the current risk to U.S. citizens was extremely low.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people can best protect themselves from the respiratory virus by washing their hands with soap and water, avoiding touching their eyes, nose, and mouth; and

staying home when sick.

Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser said the common flu was a more significant public health threat and would claim more lives in the U.S. than coronavirus.

Meanwhile, more than 50 county residents who recently returned to the U.S. from other countries remained quarantined inside their homes due to potential exposure to coronavirus, according to the Riverside County Department of Public Health.

On Tuesday, one county resident who was evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship off the coast of Japan tested positive for the coronavirus and is being treated in Northern California, county health officials said.

The patient was not identified. Health officials said the person “is expected to fully recover.”

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the nation is 69, the CDC said Saturday.

On Thursday, Rep. Mark Takano, D-Riverside called for an investigation into whistleblower complaints that healthcare professionals temporarily stationed at March Air Reserve Base to oversee the precautionary quarantine of nearly 200 evacuees for possible coronavirus exposure were not adequately trained.

The 195 State Department employees and their loved ones were evacuated from the U.S. Consulate in Wuhan

at the end of January and were placed under quarantine Jan. 29 to see whether any were incubating the virus.

All completed the isolation Feb. 11 without any signs of sickness and were permitted to leave the base.

Federal officials said the allegations were under review.

The coronavirus originated in China and has killed more than 3,000 people, the vast majority of them in China. More than 86,000 cases have been reported.

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HOROSCOPES ARIES

You’re different these day, more motivated, focused and purposeful than other signs (except Capricorn). You can therefore be misunderstood by peers, associates, colleagues and groups. Your capacity for leadership is extraordinary.

However, often you cannot work with others, needing to create your own systems.

One day you will stumble into the field of subtle energies - the etheric field. Here everyone and everything is connected. Pisces & Gemini live here. You can too.

MARCH 4 – 10, 2020 ASTROLOGICAL FORECAST BY RISA D’ANGELES

CANCER

Do you experience separation from something or someone?

Do you feel a lessening of your energy, betrayed by your desires, hopes and aspirations? It’s important to realize you have the ability to see the many different subtle worlds. Give yourself adequate respect or recognition for these gifts.

They are a force for Goodwill. They provide direction.

Stand closer to these worlds.

LEO

Although most don’t realize this, you seek to subtly and quietly prove your value and self-worth. So often you stand in shadows and behind the curtains. However, you must realize the great need in the world for the information you possess. Young aspirants, minds not yet restructured, with the desire to learn seek your advice. You were once in their place. Remember?

Did something occur when you were little in relation to your parents? Were they absent, unavailable, hurting you or themselves? And did these experiences create a hard shell around you?

Your heart constantly seeks understanding and healing.

With others, so often, you’re disappointed. No one seems to understand your needs.

So you draw boundaries around yourself for safety.

Wisdom says to simply and always give your heart away.

GEMINI

VIRGO

TAURUS

So, what is the primary emotional wound experienced as a young child? It dominates you at times. This is good impelling you to move in a new direction, allowing the crisis spiritual teachings bring forth.

The result is an inner balance, harmony and entrance into the Ashram (for which you need preparation). Then you relax into a class you’ve secretly longed for. Everyone’s waiting.

You’re very aware of the mind-body connection, of working with your health so that diet and nutrition are most important. You realize that you must, each day, keep yourself emotionally balanced, be able to concentrate on the needs of others, be able to discriminate between what others need and what you need. They are different. This is a learning curve. Connect

with others not through pain but through how they serve.

LIBRA It’s important to recognize the many ways you’re creative, how you communicate and what makes you feel healthy, wealthy and wise. It’s important also to know the difference between happiness, joy and bliss. Happiness is an everyday, personality feeling.

Joy is a Soul experience when we make contact and love is released. Bliss is otherworldly.

It comes from Spirit. Which do you experience?

SCORPIO It would be good to learn your family lineage, history and heritage. You are sensitive to everything. However, you hide it. When we know our roots, where we came from, who our relatives were, and their history, we are able to understand ourselves better and accept our family’s behaviors. We also realize what changes we might initiate within ourselves. So many of us don’t know who we are.

Studying our family, less and less do we feel abandoned.

SAGITTARIUS Are you feeling in control, on a journey, completely at home, calm, kind and wise?

Or do you feel alienated, misguided, separate and without adequate foundation?

Perhaps you feel eccentric or so spiritual you sense others no longer understand you. Perhaps you will want

to write about this. Is there’s difficulty in making yourself understood? Or perhaps you’re not understanding yourself? Someone’s not listening. Is it you? The Soul is always listening.

one must be spiritually, mentally, emotionally and physically strong. Allow no nervous tension or worries.

You are bringing secrets out into the open for the benefit of humanity. You are a teacher and healer. Protect yourself. Happy Birthday.

CAPRICORN Notice how much pleasure you receive from resources offered everywhere and all around. There is a difference between money, possessions, resources and wealth. If you define each one, you see the subject here is one of values. Note what is of value to you? What do you value the most? Are you of value?

What is value? Everything comes down to self-worth and self-value. You are worthy.

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 Tend to all aspects of your life and do not neglect yourselves on any level or in any manner. Seek your fullest potential in all that you do, in everyone you encounter, wherever you go. Always do your best. In daily life, make sure all rules are adhered to, all structures in place. Leave nothing to chance. Each day help others to achieve their goals and dreams and recognize themselves. You are an Aquarian teacher.

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Supporters of Tobacco-Control Bills Make Push at MN Capitol

By Desert Star Staff ST. PAUL, Minn. - Bills related to smoking prevention have seen a flurry of activity in recent days at the Minnesota capitol. Supporters hope the measures continue to advance, while opponents speak out

against some of the legislation.

One bill, endorsed by a pair of Senate committees this week, would raise the tobaccobuying age to 21. Even though similar action was recently taken at the federal level, Laura Smith - spokesperson

for ClearWay Minnesota - says states need their own laws to provide enforcement clarity.

“Our state Tobacco 21 law does things like require signage,” says Smith, “and it creates a public database so we can see how we’re

doing when it comes to compliance checks that are already happening.”

While that bill hasn’t encountered strong opposition this session, some lawmakers in past sessions have questioned whether the move would create an underground market.

Meanwhile, opponents have been more vocal about a separate bill that would ban all flavored tobacco products. They issued the same argument about an underground market of illegal products being sold.

But Smith and others say flavored tobacco items pose a danger because of a

strong interest among teens.

Smith adds that temporary federal restrictions are not strong enough, and leave plenty of products on the shelves for young adults to get their hands on.

“If we can take the flavor out of it,” says Smith, “we can really get rid of the attractiveness factor of e-cigarette use.”

The flavor-ban measure gets a committee hearing today in the House. Other tobacco bills being considered include banning smoking in cars with children present, and reauthorization of smoking prevention efforts.

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Tom Hanks Brings Mr. Rodgers to Life on Screen

While Tom Hanks didn’t take home an Oscar for his portrayal as Fred Rogers in “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” he turned in a warm, winning performance that captured the essence of TV’s extraordinary father figure “Mr. Rodgers.”

Fred Rogers, born March 20, 1928, was not only a writer, musician, and producer for his children’s show “Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood” he was also an ordained Presbyterian minister. And while his program reached countless thousands of children, his warm presentation made each child feel as if he were speaking to them on an individual basis. When he walked in and donned his red sweater, he invited the children to join him and be his neighbor...and they did.

The film “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” directed by Marielle Heller (“Can You Ever Forgive Me” and “Diary of a Teenage Girl”) is based on a relationship between Mr. Rogers and

Lloyd Vogel (Matthew Rhys) who is assigned to write a feature on Mr. Rogers for Esquire by his editor (Christine Lahti). Usually, Vogel digs up unflattering truths about his subjects, but Mr. Rogers turns out to be too good to be true.

Lloyd’s character is loosely based on journalist Tom Junod who wrote a cover story on Rogers in 1998 for Esquire.

This led to a friendship that lasted until Fred Rogers’ death in 2003. However, unlike Lloyd in the film, Junod did not have an estranged relationship with his father. This aspect of the story was invented by screenwriters Noah Harpster and Micah Fitzerman-Blue.

As the film begins, we meet Lloyd and his wife (Susan Kelechi Watson), who are the parents of a baby boy.

Trouble erupts when they attend his sister’s wedding because his father Jerry (Chris Cooper) is one of the guests. Jerry abandoned his family years ago, and now suddenly, he is back in their lives. At the reception, Jerry tries to talk with his son, but

Lloyd wants nothing to do with him. This eventually leads to a fistfight and a black eye.

When Lloyd shows up at Mr. Roger’s Pittsburgh studio for his interview, Fred gently questions him about his eye. He also skillfully keeps their conversations light and nonconfrontational. Over time a genuine friendship is formed between these two men.

In the film, Lloyd conducts

portions of his interview on the set of Mr. Rogers’s show. This is fun because we get to meet and enjoy the many little puppets Mr. Rogers created like Daniel Tiger and King Friday XIII. Tom Hanks is warm and believable as Fred Rogers, and it is interesting to note that according to Fred’s wife, Mr. Roger’s enjoyed Tom Hanks as an actor. Hence, it is perfect

that Tom was able to bring Mr. Rodger’s to life once again in this thoroughly enjoyable film.

“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” is rated PG 13 for some durable thematic material, a brief fight, and some mild language. This genuinely charming film is now available on DVD and Blu ray and has a running time of 1 hour, 40 minutes.

Faith Leaders Work for Full Count of Racial, Ethnic Minorities

By Desert Star Staff DENVER -- Colorado’s faith community is stepping up efforts to ensure historically undercounted racial and ethnic minority Coloradans participate in the 2020 census.

Auxiliary Bishop Jorge Rodriguez with the Catholic Archdiocese of Denver said all people, regardless of race, religion or immigration status, are made in God’s image and deserve to be counted.

He sees participation as a moral obligation because of the impact it will have on programs families rely on.

“This is what is at the heart of the census,” Rodiguez said. “It’s not about numbers, it’s about how these numbers will help us to put in place programs according to those numbers, according to those families and children.”

Longstanding - and largely substantiated - distrust of government remains one of the biggest barriers for participation among communities of color, and faith leaders are reminding residents that all personal information collected in the

census is confidential and cannot be shared with other government agencies.

Rabbi Salomon Gruenwald with the Hebrew Educational Alliance said because every human being is of immeasurable worth, all U.S. residents are worthy of being seen. When people fill out the census form, they are saying, “we are here, we are part of ‘we the people.’”

“And every 10 years our country gets together to count every single person,” Gruenwald said. “It’s a mandate to count every person, and it also teaches a civics lesson that every person here counts, everybody has something to contribute.”

This month, the U.S. Census Bureau will send an invitation by mail to every household. Responding should take about ten minutes to complete online, on paper to return by mail, or by telephone. Colorado receives $13 billion each year in federal funding based on census numbers, for nutrition programs, education, health care, programs for children, veterans, seniors, and more.

Colorado receives $13 billion each year in federal funding based on census numbers for programs serving veterans, children, seniors, nutrition programs, education, health care and more. (Craig Adderley/Pexels)

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Waring’s Paris at Midnight Gala 2020

President-Sandy Woodson, Assemblyman-Chad Mayes, honorees Jan and Brian Harnik with Board Chair-Peggy Cravens. Photo Pat Krause.

Story and Photos by Pat Krause The Virginia Waring International Piano Competition Thirty Sixth Anniversary Gala was held on Saturday, February 29th. The theme for the Gala was Paris at Midnight, an evening of Music and OOH LA LA. Hundreds of guests arrived at the Westin Mission Hills Resort and Spa Celebrity Ballroom. This Gala fundraiser benefits the community and education outreach programs of the Waring International Piano Competition. Many guests arrived at the cocktail hour in music-themed wear such as French tams, feathered boas and hats, and musical themed ties and shirts.

The evening’s entertainment started off with performances

by Cabaret Versatile. Girls

arrived for the first performance in white costumes with white feathers dancing and singing, I Love Paris. The other returns were done in red costumes with feather headdresses. They danced and sang while performing a lot of acrobatic moves and kept the theme going doing the CanCan dance by lifting their fancy skirts in Paris Cabaret Style. The audience took part by clapping to the music as they performed.

Gala Chair and Emcee Peter Dout of KESQ News greeted the guests and thanked them for coming to support the Waring International Piano Competition.

Board Chairman Peggy Cravens and President Sandy Woodson spoke to the guests thanked all the supporters that help make

Back row is Bart and Terri Ketover, Sandy Woodson and Chad Mayes, seated are Shellie Reade and Harold Matzner. Photo Pat Krause.

the Waring Competition possible and named some of the dignitaries and council members in the audience. Cravens and Woodson brought Jan and Brian Harnik to the stage to award them the 2020 Life Time Achievement Award for all they do. The Harniks both spoke to the crowd and felt so honored by this award. Chad Mayes read a proclamation in their honor.

This couple is beloved around the Desert for their commitment to a lot of charities and the Arts with their time and talent.

Dinner was served, and the next program on the agenda was the 2nd place winner in the 2019 competition, 13-yearold Hudson Ragins. I wonder how many people remember what they were doing at 13, and this young man blew away

the audience with his mastery of the piano with standing applause. There was a raise in your paddle fundraiser that saw many guests donate to this event before the next performance. The 2007 2nd place Competition winner, Vijay Venkatesh, and Eva Shaumkell performed an amazing piano duet with selections for Carnival of the Animals. Another standing ovation for this duo.

The final performance was the Palm Desert High School Chamber singers. It looked like there were over 50 young voices led by Michale Cundari and accompanied by Pianist Paul Cracchiolo. There were closing remarks by Pater Daut and JoAnn Wellner before the dance floor was opened to the guests to end a Paris

OOH LA LA night of fun.

The Waring Piano Competition is not only a biennial platform for pianists around the U.S. but holds outreach programs for our local youth. They expose children to classical music; many have never heard or piano playing.

Music inspires kids to the Arts when schools no longer have that curriculum in their classes.

Music can enrich the lives of our youth and everyone as a means to conversation and confidence in our children that need that in today’s world.

Music and the Warring are like family to performers and local children. Teachers see the improvement in children who are part of the Waring Family outreach programs.

of skincare gifts from The Body Deli with two locations in Palm Desert on El Paseo and a second on Hwy 111.

This year’s luncheon was attended by 165 guests. Noach Braun, CEO, and co-founder of the Israel Guide Dog Center arrived from Israel with Dror Carmeli, and his guide dog Nero, a handsome Labrador Retriever. This exemplary guide dog perfectly behaved charmed guests with his impressive deportment and friendly manners, a result of expert training at The Israel Guide Dog Center. Noach established the Center in 1991. When he left the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), his dream was to continue to work with animals only “for man’s greater good,” a dream he accomplished with the establishment and success of the Israel Guide Dog Center.

Mr. Carmeli’s inspirational comments on how Nero, his loyal guide dog changed his life touched the audience. Cochairing the event was Carlos King with the assistance of his committee members Phyllis Eisenberg, Toby Berman, Sophie Braverman, Sandy Epstein, Susan Leiman, and Karen Varon.

Rabbi Sally Olins and Rabbi Jules King welcomed guests, followed by a stunning performance by Melissa Batalles, orchestral and concert soloist. Marshall Varon of Morgan’s Jewelers created a “raffle” buzz providing a mélange gift bags, each revealing leading designers. Russell Varon gifted” half a dog, which provided the training of a Guide Dog. Adding to the ambiance were fashion designers displaying lavish accessories from jewelry and handbags to chic jackets and scarves, thanks to August Brock Fashions, Ronelle Designs, Bling, Sandy Tedesco, and The Classy Bag Lady.

The Israel Guide Dog Center’s USA Director is Michael Leventhal, with headquarters in Warrington, PA. he reports that “ We are the only guide dog training facility in Israel that has been accredited by the International Federation of Guide Dog Schools; literally thousands of people from around the world have joined with us to create miracles for blind Israelis.” www.israelguide.org I was very gratified by newcomers to the event and was very well received.

Tenth Anniversary Of Helen Varon’s Annual Israel Guide Dog Center Luncheon

is inspiring. This year the luncheon took place on Feb. 19 at The “S” Club overlooking the golf course at Desert Island in Rancho Mirage. But the Israel Guide Dog story really started more than ten years ago.

While visiting Israel, Helen was made aware of the Israel Guide Dog Center in Beit Ovid.

It struck a chord with her, and she soon established one of the desert’s favorite philanthropical events that continues to benefit the Israel Guide Dog Center.

Fast forward to this year’s tenth anniversary, which continues to grow in popularity, and Helen Varon continues to chair. “This is an annual luncheon gathering with an increasing number of supporters for the Guide Dogs of Israel,” said Phyllis Eisenberg of Chicago and Palm Desert who continues, with Helen to coordinate the event. This season guests included Iris Smotrich, Mayor of Rancho Phyllis Eisenberg, Regina McGrath, Emcee-Dan McGrath and Mirage, Nancy Tapick President of the Desert Symphony, Kay Hanson. Photo Pat Krause.

Mira Eisenberg, Sherry, and

By Pam Price legend. The event, in memory of Jim Borax, Kristina Rietz, When Helen Varon debuted Matthew Varon, her grandson Jim Miringoff, Joel Johnson, the first Guide Dogs of Israel continues annually, bringing Donna Raider and Ruth Moir luncheon in Palm Springs in friends, relatives, and community of the Steinway Society. Each 2010, she established a desert leaders together. The backstory table was gifted with a variety

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FAMILY FEATURES

tarting the morning on the right foot can help set a path toward a successful day, and for many, that strong start begins with breakfast. In fact, a lot of research supports the idea of having a balanced meal in the morning.

When you turn to breakfast to fuel your morning, look for seasonal recipes that provide a delicious way to start your day.

For example, you can skip high-sugar grains with refined carbohydrates like doughnuts and pastries to instead opt for savory, protein-rich dishes like this Asparagus and Goat Cheese Frittata and Fluffy Scrambled Eggs. If you’re an on-the-go eater, try easily transportable recipes like a Tropical Green Smoothie or Vanilla Almond Crunch Overnight Oats.

These breakfast recipes are bolstered by the rich, creamy texture and nutrition profile of fairlife ultra-filtered milk, a lactose-free option with 50% more protein, 50% less sugar and 30% more calcium than regular milk. The recipes also take advantage of fresh, seasonal ingredients.

Find more breakfast inspiration at fairlife.com.

Asparagus and Goat Cheese Frittata Prep time: 21 minutes Servings: 4 4 large eggs 1/4 cup fairlife 2% Ultra-Filtered Milk 1/4 teaspoon kosher or sea salt, plus additional, to taste, divided freshly ground black pepper, to taste 1/3 cup thinly sliced basil leaves, plus additional for serving 2 teaspoons olive oil 10 medium asparagus spears, cut into 1 1/2-inch lengths

2 tablespoons finely chopped shallot or red onion 1 1/2 ounces soft goat cheese, crumbled (1/4 cup)

Heat oven to 400Âş with rack in middle.

In large bowl, beat eggs, milk, 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper, to taste; beat in 1/3 cup basil until just combined.

In 8-10-inch ovenproof nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking. Add asparagus and salt and pepper, to taste. Reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. Add shallot and continue cooking until asparagus spears are lightly golden and just tender, 2-4 minutes. Pour in egg mixture. Cook 1 minute then scatter goat cheese on top.

Bake until frittata is set, 4-6 minutes. Using spatula, slide onto cutting board then sprinkle with salt, to taste, and additional basil.

Cut into wedges. Serve warm.

Nutritional information per serving: 140 calories; 10 g total fat; 190 mg cholesterol; 200 mg sodium; 3 g total carbohydrates; 10 g protein.

Tropical Green Smoothie

Vanilla Almond Crunch Overnight Oats

Prep time: 10 minutes, plus at least 6 hours refrigeration Servings: 2 1/2 (about 2 1/2 cups each) 1 carton (5-6 ounces) non-fat or low-fat vanilla Greek yogurt 2 teaspoons pure honey

2 teaspoons flax seeds 2 pinches cinnamon 2 pinches kosher salt 4 tablespoons blanched, slivered or sliced almonds 1 cup rolled oats 1 cup fairlife Fat-Free Ultra-Filtered Milk Toppings (optional): cut berries or citrus

Prep time: 5 minutes Servings: 2 (8 fluid ounces each) 1 cup fresh baby spinach or baby kale 3/4 cup fairlife 2% Ultra-Filtered Milk 1 ripe banana 2/3 cup fresh or frozen diced pineapple 1 lime, zest only 1 lime, cut into wedges 1 tablespoon virgin coconut oil 3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1 pinch ground cinnamon 3/4 cup ice (optional) In blender, blend spinach, milk, banana, pineapple, lime zest, juice of one lime wedge, coconut oil, vanilla extract, cinnamon and ice, if desired, until smooth.

If refrigerating prior to serving, omit ice.

Nutritional information per serving: 120 calories; 2 g total fat; 5 mg cholesterol; 55 mg sodium; 22 g total carbohydrates; 6 g protein.

additional yogurt additional flax seeds or almonds Divide yogurt, honey, flax seeds, cinnamon, kosher salt, almonds, oats and milk evenly between two 8-10ounce glass jars or small glass bowls with tight-fitting lids.

Securely close or cover containers; refrigerate at least 6 hours, or up to 48 hours.

When ready to serve, remove lid, stir and top with berries or citrus, yogurt and flax seeds or almonds, if desired.

Nutritional information per serving: 380 calories; 9 g total fat; less than 5 mg cholesterol; 280 mg sodium; 53 g total carbohydrates; 22 g protein.

Fluffy Scrambled Eggs

Prep time: 10 minutes Servings: 4 6 large eggs 1/3 cup fairlife Whole Ultra-Filtered Milk 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt, plus additional, to taste, divided pepper, to taste In medium bowl, vigorously whisk eggs until about double in volume and light and lemoncolored, about 1 minute. Use immersion blender for extra fluffiness, if desired. Set aside.

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frothy, about 30 seconds.

Gently fold frothy milk and 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt into fluffy eggs.

Pour egg-milk mixture into lightly greased skillet over low heat. Let setup 1 minute then use silicone spatula to gently fold eggs over on top of themselves. Rest and repeat until cooked through.

Serve with salt and pepper, to taste.

Nutritional information per serving: 120 calories; 8 g total fat; 280 mg cholesterol; 190 mg sodium; 1 g total carbohydrates; 11 g protein.

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Childhelp Gala 2020

Honorees- Bill and Cindi Bone, Hosts Chery Ladd and John O’Hurley, Honorees-Laurie and Bill Eckholm. Photo Pat Krause.

the Childhelp organization.

First Lady Nancy Reagon and others have helped along the way. One woman told of her own abuse as a child from age 4 to 16, Told her mother, and she was told to apologize to her father. She finally went to the police, but it was different back then.

Her faith in God has helped her, and she feels the need to help others being abused.

A live auction was held where a lot of Kobe Bryant items were auctioned off.

A Cher concert, a Nascar Weekend, and golf in Scotland were some of the things.

One-piece was a weekend at John O’Hurley’s home in Vermont. He extended that offer to two weekends, which shows his support for Childhelp as all proceeds go to them. O’Hurley also asked

Story and Photos by Pat Krause 1979 USO trip. They started and celebrities. Merv Griffen The 9th annual Golf with the help of family, friends, donated his dude ranch to Invitational Childhelp event was held over three days, The gala was held at the Renaissance Esmeralda ballroom with celebrity hosts John O’Hurley and Cheryl Ladd on February 28. These two actors have hosted this event for many years. The gala honors two curious couples with awards.

The Childhelp Spirit of Giving Award went to Bill and Cindi Bone, who have supported Childhelp and its mission for over 25 years. They have personally donated many auction items and opened their doors to the Childhelp meeting.

This year they donated a second day of golf at the fabulous Andalusia Golf Club.

The second award, the Childhelp Appreciation Award, went to Bill and Laurie Eckholm. Bill has served as Chairman for fundraising events and shared his leadership and know-how on the Childhelp National Board of Directors. Bill has played in every Childhelp Golf Invitational and commented he has yet to win. This couple has donated and bought auction items and given generously thru the years with their time, talent, and donations.

One of the highlights was playing golf at the prestigious Porcupine Creek Golf Course that was donated for play

by Larry Ellison. This private golf course is a dream come true for many golfers when Mr. Ellison allowed playing for a second year. Indian Wells Chapter President Barbara Gietzen thanked the guests for coming, many of whom come each year to support Childhelp. Gietzen thanked the Celebrity supporters, charitable individuals, volunteers, and the many businesses this makes the event possible.

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BY ROBERT KINSLER

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performing solo, as does the touching “Love Letter.” Disc two opens with a live performance of “Cantabile” captured at the Blue Note in Tokyo in November 1997; it’s a stunning composition that begins gently Artist: Michel Petrucciani and grows in power over Title: Colors (BMG) the first five minutes before You might like if you reemerging as a nuanced enjoy: GoGo Penguin, breeze to complete its near Vince Guaraldi Trio, eight-minute run. The joyful Robert Glasper Trio Tell me more: The enduring “Little Peace In C For U” is legacy of the late French piano bolstered by some terrific violin play from Stephane Grappelli, virtuoso Michel Petrucciani is whose musical connection to celebrated across “Colors,” a new BMG-issued title available Petrucciani astounds across the fast-moving three minutes. via 2-LP, 2-CD and digital.

Even casual fans of jazz will The range of remarkable delights across the jazz-mining be drawn into inviting tracks such as “Charlie Brown” and collection is as vast as it is great. The lush “Colors” opens the romantic “Even Mice Dance.” Released in connection disc one, the inclusion of horns enhancing Petrucciani’s with the 20th anniversary inventive and flawless work on of Petrucciani’s death, the the piano. The adventuresome magnificent collection is “Looking Up” finds the pianist capped by “Montelimar,” which Lovers of jazz, instrumental music, and blues will all find something to celebrate thanks to a trio of fantastic new titles available now.

appears on an album for the first time ever. That dazzling original – recorded in Paris in 1994 – features Petrucciani on both organ and (overdubbed) piano. In addition to 18 audio tracks and artwork (overseen

by French journalist Pascal Anquetil), “Colors” includes liner notes from Charles Lloyd, Marcus Miller, Lenny White, Steve Gadd, and Ahmad Jamal. Information: bmg.com/ us/ or barnesandnoble.com.

Artist: Tycho Title: Simulcast (Mom & Pop Music) You might like if you enjoy: Moby, electronica Tell me more: Infinitely dreamy, Tycho’s new album “Simulcast” marks the sixth full-length effort from the Bay Area-based troupe.

Group leader Scott Hansen has created a wonderful

instrumental companion to last year’s Grammy Awardnominated “Weather.” The new effort enthralls via eight inviting tracks, as evidenced by the mid-tempo sheen of the aptlynamed “Outer Sunset,” the magnetic “Weather,” emotive “Cypress” and edgier “PCH.” The expansive “Stress” – which closes out the album – is another standout with a myriad of layers of sounds and moodscapes fitted against a laid-back beat that is both absorbing and entrancing.

Tycho will embark on a “Simulcast Tour” that will span the U.S. beginning in May. The group’s closest concert stops will be at Soma in San Diego on May 13 and at The Van Buren in Phoenix, AZ, on May 14.

Information: TychoMusic.com.

Artist: Tommy Castro & The Painkillers Title: Killin’ It Live (Alligator Records) You might like if you enjoy: Walter Trout, Tinsley Ellis Tell me more: Fans of modern-day bluesman Tommy Castro & The Painkillers have finally been rewarded with a live album from the group courtesy of the winning “Killin’ It Live.” Featuring selections recorded at venues in New York, Texas, Michigan, and

California during 2018, the set was produced by Castro and engineer Ron Alan Cohen.

Singer-songwriter-guitar hero Castro revisits many of his most beloved cuts, ranging from the Southern blues-rock stomp “Make It Back To Memphis” and Chicago blues-flavored version of Sleepy John Estes’ “Leaving Trunk” to the soulful R&B ballad “Anytime Soon.”

Castro dips back to his second full-length album to deliver a rocking take on the lead guitardraped originals “Can’t Keep a Good Man Down,” and “Calling San Francisco.” As showcased across “Killin’ It Live,” San Jose native Tommy Castro and his top-tier band the Painkillers (bassist Randy McDonald, drummer Bowen Brown and keyboardist Mike Emerson) are definitely worth catching live. They recently received two Blues Music Award nominations for Blues Rock Album Of The Year and Blues Rock Artist Of The Year (the 41st Annual Blues Music Awards will be presented by the Blues Foundation in Temphis on May 7, 2020). Castro has several upcoming Southern California dates, including at The Rose in Pasadena on March 19, and at The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano on Friday, March 20. Information: Alligator.com.

Latino Voters Feel Ignored by Major Candidates

By Desert Star Staff As voters head to the polls today in Minnesota and 13 other states, advocates for Latino voters say they don’t feel major presidential candidates engage enough with their communities.

In recent months, some national Latino groups didn’t receive any feedback from certain candidates when submitting surveys or trying to schedule meetings. Francisco

Segovia runs an outreach group in the Twin Cities and said after trying to get more Latinos to participate in elections, he has found it often isn’t a priority for them because they feel ignored.

“I realized that I wasn’t alone, that oftentimes, people running for office are not connecting with our communities,” Segovia said.

He said while it may take some time for his demographic

to become convinced to participate in elections, that doesn’t mean major candidates should avoid them.

According to the Pew Research Center, 32 million Latinos could be eligible to vote this fall. The report said that would be a record, and would exceed the number of eligible black voters for the first time.

Segovia said in the political world, there’s also the belief that Latinos only care about

immigration issues. But he says that’s not the case.

“Immigration is key for us, but it’s not the only issue,” he said. “We care about health care, access to education and other things.”

The same Pew Research Center survey found more than 70% of Latinos favored the government playing a larger role in providing health care. A majority also said they support stricter gun laws.

In 2018, Minnesota led the nation in voter turnout, but Latino advocates say there’s still a racial gap in participation.

They say that could be in part because Latinos often feel ignored by candidates. (Adobe Stock) www.desertstarweekly.com

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New Tobacco Products May Further Confuse Public

By Desert Star Staff The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a new heat-not-burn tobacco product called IQOS for sale in the U.S., but some Kentucky public-health officials say consumers are being left in the dark when it comes to knowing what the side effects and long-term health risks of new products are.

Elizabeth AndersonHoagland, health promotion section supervisor with the Kentucky Department for Public Health, noted the tobacco industry is focused on creating more high-tech purported alternatives to traditional cigarettes. “The more products introduced in the marketplace, the more confused the public is going to be,� AndersonHoagland said. “Because, how do you keep straight what tobacco product is what, what the side effects are, what the consequences of use are?�

She said low-income Kentuckians tend to disproportionately use tobacco products. According to the latest state data, 46% of low-income adults and 42% of those with less than a high-school education currently smoke cigarettes.

Bonnie Hackbarth, vice president for external affairs with the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, said the state takes in close to $500 million a year in tobaccotax revenues. Big tobacco spends another $280 million marketing its products in the Commonwealth, yet Kentucky spends only $3.3 million annually on helping people quit.

Hackbarth said she doesn’t think that’s enough. “And we need to be able to have more funding to reach these kids with prevention programs, and also to help adult tobacco users quit,� she said.

Tobacco use costs Kentucky an estimated $1 billion a year in direct health-care expenses. (Adobe Stock) The state’s Department for therapy for people who are Public Health currently runs uninsured or are on Medicare. three Quitline services and also Disclosure: Foundation offers free nicotine replacement for a Healthy Kentucky

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been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call In Source Logic at 702-659-7766 for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale or visit the Internet Web site address listed below for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA05000903-19-1. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 02/27/2020 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA05000903-19-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone: 949252-8300 TDD: 866-660-4288 Frances DePalma, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.insourcelogic.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic AT 702-659-7766 Trustee Corps may be acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may be used for that purpose.Order Number 70449, Pub Dates: 03/04/2020, 03/11/2020, 03/18/2020, DESERT STAR WEEKLY DSW20-2064

ABANDONED PERSONAL PROPERTY SALE PUBLIC INTERNET AUCTION NOTICE MONDAY MARCH 16, 2020 ABANDONED PERSONAL PROPERTY AUCTION #192 AUCTION CLOSING TIME: 12:12 PM ‘High Noon’ PST EVICTION CASE: MVC1908212 INTERNET AUCTION LOCATION: THEAUCTIONARIUM.HIBID.COM California Abandoned Personal Property Auction in accordance with California Civil Code sections 1980 thru 1991 Chapter 5. Disposition of Personal Property Remaining on remises at Termination of Tenancy, as amended, Valued at $700 or more to be conducted on-line or internet auction only. Abandoned by Chetna Pathak, Claudia Orian, Anshu Pathak, et al ., and/or unnamed occupants to the possession of Catamount Properties 2018, LLC at 25517 Los Cabos Drive, Moreno Valley County of Riverside with Notice of Abandonment delivered in accordance with California law & statute. VALUABLE UNCLAIMED ABANDONED PERSONAL PROPERTY NOT REMOVED AFTER EVICTION WILL BE SOLD AT PUBLIC SALE INTERNET AUCTION. Property to be auctioned includes: Contents of large home, yard and garage; 32 freezers filled with exotic meats advertised by previous owner as ‘everything from Aardvark to Zebra’ including lion meat, alligator, emu, elk, bison, llama, yak, snakes, birds, etc.’

Selling the freezers plugged in as discovered. 82 +- House plants and pots, large kennel, egg laying cages, coolers, tools, supplies. Hollymatic 8/65 patty machine serial No: 230, PATTY-O-MATIC Patty Machine Serial No:4042, Hatchrite Incubator #1031, NKOBI Incubator Model BB1-4075 Serial# NK9502-0724, other food processing equipment, Raleigh bicycle, Rigid table saws and assorted personal & sundry items. ABANDONED 1988 ROLLS ROYCE SILVER SPUR VIN SCAZN02A7JCX23964 SELLS ‘PARTS ONLY’ BILL OF SALE $5 OPENING BID NO RESERVES ONLINE BIDDING OPEN NOW THEAUCTIONARIUM.HIBID.COM Terms & Conditions: INTERNET ONLY BIDDING AUCTION DAY PREVIEW! Everything sold as-is where-is for CASH 17% Buyers Premium. CA Sales tax where applicable. Payment in full at close of auction. AUCTION DAY AUCTIONEER ANNOUNCEMENTS TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER PUBLISHED TERMS. (Check Website) REMOVAL AUTOS MUST BE REMOVED DAY AFTER AUCTION – CONTENTS TWO DAY REMOVAL W/IN 3-Days following Auction. All bidders must register online at theauctionarium.highbid. com-CA Bond #MS391-61-68 AUCTION BIDDERS WANTED www.THEAUCTIONARIUM.com Publish ¾, 3/11, 2020 DSW20-2066 APN: 684-413-007-1 TS No: CA05000903-19-1 TO No: 191170954-CA-VOI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE (The above statement is made pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(1). The Summary will be provided to Trustor(s) and/or vested owner(s) only, pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d) (2).) YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED January 26, 2006. 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 April 30, 2020 at 09:00 AM, at the front entrance of the former Corona Police Department at 849 W. Sixth Street, Corona, CA 92882, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust recorded on February 2, 2006 as Instrument No. 2006-0082921, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Riverside County, California, executed by DARLENE DAVID, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, as Trustor(s), in favor of FINANCIAL FREEDOM SENIOR FUNDING CORPORATION, A SUBSIDIARY OF INDYMAC BANK, F.S.B. as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 71769 MAGNESIA FALLS DRIVE, RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $358,599.17 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse.

Notice to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a Trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same Lender may hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust on the property. Notice to Property Owner The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be postponed one or more times by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about Trustee Sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has

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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. AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea las informacion continuacion. Tiene 30 DIAS CALENDARIO despues de que entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta pro escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte. ca.gov) en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado immediatemente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remision a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org) en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corto tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesion de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direccion de la corte es): SAN DIEGO SUPERIOR COURT 330 W. BROADWAY, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101. The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la direction y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Leanne Barbat Maestre SBN 231250 Kimball, Tirey & St. John LLP, 7676 Hazard Center Drive, Suite 900 San Diego, CA 92108. (619) 231-1422 (Fecha): November 22, 2019 Clerk, by (Secretario): T. Crandall. Publish February 19, 26, March 4, 11, 2020. DSW20-2051 APN: 682-270-026-3 TS No: CA08000790-19-1 TO No: 1164522 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE (The above statement is made pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(1). The Summary will be provided to Trustor(s) and/or vested owner(s) only, pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(2).) YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED April 20, 2013. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On April 8, 2020 at 09:00 AM, Auction. com Room, 2410 Wardlow Road #104, Corona, CA 92880, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust recorded on April 26, 2013 as Instrument No. 2013-0197658, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Riverside County, California, executed by MALCOLM BARBOUR, TRUSTEE OF THE MALCOLM BARBOUR TRUST AS RESTATED IN FULL ON AUGUST 18, 2012, as Trustor(s), in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary, as nominee for BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 72743 CLANCY LN, RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270-4516 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $3,673,662.08 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn

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by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee.

In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse.

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

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same Lender may hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust on the property.

Notice to Property Owner The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be postponed one or more times by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about

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Trustee Sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call Auction.com at 800.280.2832 for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale or visit the Internet Web site address www.Auction.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA0800079019-1. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: _02/26/2020 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA08000790-19-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone:949-252-8300 TDD: 866-660-4288 Frances DePalma, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.Auction.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: Auction.com at 800.280.2832 Trustee Corps may be acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may be used for that purpose.

Order Number 70409, Pub Dates: 03/04/2020, 03/11/2020, 03/18/2020, DESERT STAR WEEKLY DSW20-2063 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MARIA V. CELAVA, CASE NO. PRIN1802198.

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of MARIA V. CELAVA. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed

by MANUELA ROJAS f.k.a. MANUELA CELAYA, in the Superior Court of California, County of RIVERSIDE. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that: MANUELA ROJAS f.k.a. MANUELA CELAYA, be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests

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the decedent’s will and codicils, if any be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: APRIL 23, 2020 at 8:45AM in Dept. PS3 located at 3255 E. TAHQUITZ CANYON WAY, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92262. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250.

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A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Petitioner: DORIAN L. JACKSON, ESQ. 21151 S. WESTERN AVE. TORRANCE, CA 90501 (310-359-9201, Publish February 26, March 4, 11, 2020. DSW20-2061 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, CASE NO. PSC 2001483, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA 3255 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92263, COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.

KATHRYN SUSAN TRAVERS filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: 1a. Present Name: KATHRYN SUSAN TRAVERS to Proposed Name: SUSAN KATHRYN TAPPAN. 2b. Present name: SUSAN KATHRYN TRAVERS to Proposed Name: SUSAN KATHRYN TAPPAN. 3c. Present name: SUSAN KATHERYN TAPPAN to Proposed Name SUSAN KATHRYN TAPPAN . 4d.

Present Name: SUSAN K. TAPPAN to Proposed Name: SUSAN KATHRYN TAPPAN. 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 29, 2020 Time: 8:30 a.m., Dept.: PS4. 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: 2/28/20 Judge of the Superior Court, Publish March 4, 11, 18, 25, 2020. DSW20-2068 AMENDED STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME: The following fictitious business name(s) PUBELO SERENO MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY, 25521 LINCOLN AVENUE, HEMET, CA 92544, RIVERSIDE COUNTY. Riverside County has been abandoned by the following person(s): BKKS HOLDINGS, LLC 25521 LINCOLN AVENUE, HEMET, CA 92544/CA. This business is conducted by: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY The fictitious business name(s) referred to above was filed in Riverside County on: 1/28/16 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: LOGAN A. BOGGS, BKKS HOLDINGS, LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITIED LIABILITY COMPANY BY: LAB MANAGEMENT, LP, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP BY: LAB MANAGEMENT LP, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTERNSHIP ITS: MEMBER BY: LOGAN A. BOGGS, TRUSTEE OF THE LOGAN A. BOGGS 1998 PRIMARY TRUST FBO LOGAN A. BOGGS, JR. ITS: MANAGING PARTNER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County, signed by, Peter Aldana Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder on January 02/2020 File No. R-201601188. Publish January 15, 22, 29, February 5, Publish February 26, March 4, 11, 18, 2020. DSW20-2015 AMENDED FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: R&A MOBILE TRUCK & AUTO, 19465 N INDIAN CANYON DR STE H, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92258. Riverside County; P.O BOX 323, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240 Full name of registrant: ROBERTO LOPEZ CORONA, 15075 AVE MONTEFLORA, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. ROBERTO ADRIAN CORONA, 15075 AVE MONTEFLORA, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Business is conducted by: GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. Registrant has not begun to transact 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 ROBERTO LOPEZ CORONA This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on DECEMBER 31, 2019.

Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201916885. 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). Publish January 8, 15, 22, 29, 2020 Publish February 26, March 4, 11, 18, 2020 DSW20-2007 AMENDED FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: PATRICK CAMPBELL PRODUCTIONS, 75308 KELSEY CIRCLE SOUTH, PALM DESERT, CA 92211. Riverside County.

Full name of registrant: GUADAL SOUTH, PALM DESERT, CA 92211. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not begun to transact 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 PATRICK EDWARD CAMPBELL This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on JANUARY 8, 2020. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-202000357. 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

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PROFESSIONAL CODE). Publish January 15, 22, information which he or she knows to be false, 29, February 5, Publish February 26, March 4, 11, is guilty of a crime) Signed JULIO CESAR LUA 18, 2020 DSW20-2013 ARTEAGA. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 02/13/2020. Peter FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING R-202002295. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSIBUSINESS AS CALI HOME STAGING, 13669 NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS SAGEMONT CRT, EASTVALE, CA 92880. River- FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE side County; Full name of registrant: GUADALUPE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS VANESA BARAJAS, 15073 WILLOW ST, HESPE- BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED RIA, CA 92345. KARLA EUNICE GODINEZ, 13663 BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATESAGEMONT CRT, EASTVALE, CA 92880 Busi- MENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN ness is conducted by CO-PARTNERS. Registrant THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME has not yet begun to transact business under the IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER fictitious business name(s) listed above. I declare UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW that all the information in this statement is true (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESSAND and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, PROFESSIONS CODE). Publish February 19, 26, information which he or she knows to be false, is March 4, 11, 2020 DSW20-2053 guilty of a crime) Signed GUADALUPE VANESA BARAJAS. This statement was filed with the County FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE Clerk of Riverside County on 2/21/2020. Peter FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSIAldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. NESS AS: MAGELLAN CAPITAL PARTNERS, R-202002744. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSI- 35968 CHAGALL LN, PALM DESERT, CA 92211.

NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS Riverside County. Full name of registrant: SHERWIN FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE FINANCIAL CORPORATION, 35968 CHAGALL OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS LN, PALM DESERT, CA 92211/CA. Business is BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED conducted by Corporation. Registrant commenced BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATE- to transact business under the fictitious business MENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN name(s) listed above on 01/15/2020. I declare THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME that all the information in this statement is true and IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, inforUNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW mation which he or she knows to be false, is guilty (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESSAND of a crime) Signed ANTHONY TROY SHERWIN/ PROFESSIONS CODE). Publish February 26, March PRESIDENT. This statement was filed with the 4, 11,18, 2020 DSW20-2062 County Clerk of Riverside County on 02/11/2020.

Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE No. R-202002251. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE NESS AS ISLAMIC CENTER OF BEAUMONT, 1461 YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE BEGONIA WAY, BEAUMONT, CA 92223. Riverside OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTICounty Business is conducted by CORPORA- TIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE TION. Registrant commenced to transact business FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS under the fictitious business name(s) listed above. STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE I declare that all the information in this statement USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANas true, information which he or she knows to be OTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON false, is guilty of a crime) Signed BELAL HARP LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AWAWDA. This statement was filed with the County AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Publish February 19, Clerk of Riverside County on 2/20/2020. Peter 26, March 4, 11, 2020 DSW20-2052 Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-202002681. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSI- FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSIFROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE NESS AS: MARTIN RAMIREZ POOL SERVICE, OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS 68085 RISUENO RD APT A, CATHEDRAL CITY, BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED CA 92234. Riverside County. Full name of regBEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATE- istrant: MARTIN CAMILO RAMIREZ ALONSO, MENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN 68085 RISUENO RD APT A, CATHEDRAL CITY, THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME CA 92234. Business is conducted by INDIVIDUAL. IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER Registrant has yet to transact business under the UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW fictitious business name(s) listed above. I declare (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESSAND that all the information in this statement is true PROFESSIONS CODE). Publish February 26, March and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, 4, 11,18, 2020 DSW20-2060 information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed MARTIN CAMILO RAMIREZ FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE ALONSO. This statement was filed with the County FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- Clerk of Riverside County on 02/05/2020. Peter NESS AS U CAN ONLY IMAGINE, 15300 PALM Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. DRIVE SPC 237, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA R-202001965. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSI92240. Riverside County; Full name of registrant: NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS CLEONA JOAN BAUTISTA, 15300 PALM DRIVE FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE SPC 237, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS Business is conducted by INDIVIDUAL. Registrant BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED commenced to transact business under the fictitious BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEbusiness name(s) listed above ON 12/22/2014. MENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN I declare that all the information in this statement THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER as true, information which he or she knows to be UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW false, is guilty of a crime) Signed CLEAONA JOAN (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESSAND BAUTISTA. This statement was filed with the County PROFESSIONS CODE). Publish February 12, 19, Clerk of Riverside County on 2/20/2020. Peter 26, March 4, 2020 DSW20-2047 Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-202002629. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSI- FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSIFROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE NESS AS: MILVETS 1000, 82-195 INDIO BLVD, OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS INDIO, CA 92201. Riverside County. Full name BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED of registrant: DONNELL – GOODWIN, 221 ABBEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATE- BEY LANE, DESOTO, TEXAS 75115. Business MENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN is conducted by INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME yet begun to transact business under the fictitious IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER business name(s) listed above. I declare that all the UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW information in this statement is true and correct. (A (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESSAND registrant, who declares as true, information which PROFESSIONS CODE). Publish February 26, March he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed DONNELL -- GOODWIN. This statement 4, 11,18, 2020 DSW20-2059 was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE on 01/14/2020. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- Clerk-Recorder File No. R-202000641. NOTICE — NESS AS #UNAPOLOGETICALLY FEMININE, THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 48140 CHINO RD, BANNING, CA 92220. Riverside EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS County; P.O. BOX 1411, BANNING, CA 92220. FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. Full name of registrant: TINA MARIE VELASQUEZ, A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 48140 CHINO RD, BANNING, CA 92220. Business MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING is conducted by INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHOyet begun to transact business under the fictitious RIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS business name(s) listed above. I declare that all the BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS information in this statement is true and correct. (A OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR registrant, who declares as true, information which COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) BUSINESSAND PROFESSIONS CODE). Publish Signed TINA MARIE VELASQUEZ. This statement February 12, 19, 26, March 4, 2020 DSW20-2046 was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 01/27/2020. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE Clerk-Recorder File No. R-202001342. NOTICE — FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSITHIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NESS AS: GROOMING WITH LOVE, 34116 DATE EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS PALM DRIVE, UNIT 7, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. 92234. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT KENNETH RANNAR MAKI, 23 TIKI DRIVE, PALM MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING SPRINGS, CA 92264. Business is conducted by OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHO- INDIVIDUAL. Registrant commenced to transact RIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS business under the fictitious business name(s) BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS listed above on March 2000. I declare that all the OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR information in this statement is true and correct. (A COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., registrant, who declares as true, information which BUSINESSAND PROFESSIONS CODE). Publish he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) February 19, 26, March 4, 11, 2020 DSW20-2054 Signed KENNETH RANNAR MAKI. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE on 01/30/2020. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- Clerk-Recorder File No. R-202001614. NOTICE — NESS AS: DELTA CUSTOM FINISHES, 77852 THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT WILDCAT DR SUITE 7, PALM DESERT, CALIFOR- EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS NIA 92211. Riverside County; 77852 WILDCAT DR FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. SUITE 7, PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA 92211. Full A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT name of registrant: JULIO CESAR LUA ARTEAGA, MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING 82118 OLEANDER AVE, INDIO, CALIFORNIA OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHO92201. Business is conducted by INDIVIDUAL. RIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS Registrant has yet to transact business under the BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS fictitious business name(s) listed above. I declare OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR that all the information in this statement is true COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true,

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BUSINESSAND PROFESSIONS CODE). Publish implied, as to title, possession or encumbrances February 12, 19, 26, March 4, 2020 DSW20-2044 to satisfy the unpaid balance due on the note or notes secured by said Deed(s) of Trust, as shown FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT on as Note Balance on Schedule “1”, plus accrued THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING interest thereon, the estimated costs, expenses BUSINESS AS: JUAN PABLO POOLS SERVICE, and advances if any at the time of the initial publica32320 AURORA VISTA RD APT A, CATHEDRAL tion of the Notice of Sale, together with estimated CITY, CA 92234. Riverside County. Full name of expenses of the Trustee in the amount of $600.00. registrant: JUAN PABLO DE ANDA PADILLA, 32320 Accrued Interest and additional advances, if any, will AURORA VISTA RD APT A, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA increase this figure prior to sale. First American Title 92234. Business is conducted by INDIVIDUAL. Insurance Company, a Nebraska Corporation. APN: Registrant has yet to transact business under the See Schedule “1”. Batch ID: Foreclosure DOT fictitious business name(s) listed above. I declare 97834-RM265-DOT. SCHEDULE “1”: Contract that all the information in this statement is true No., Loan No., Legal Description Variables, Trustor, and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, APN, DOT Dated, DOT Recording Date and Referinformation which he or she knows to be false, is ence, NOD Recording Date and Reference, Note guilty of a crime) Signed JUAN PABLO DE ANDA Balance; 412869, 312123-47AP-412869, UNIT: PADILLA. This statement was filed with the County 3121, FREQUENCY: Annual, SEASON: GOLD, Clerk of Riverside County on 02/04/2020. Peter VACATION OWNERSHIP INTEREST: A-47-3121 – F, Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. UNDIVIDED INTEREST: 1/52, ROBERT KENNETH R-202001559. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSI- WILSON and VIRGINIA SHEWMAKER WILSON, NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS 010-713-815-6, 02/26/2010, 03/24/2010, Inst: FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE 2010-0132110, 11/25/2019, 2019-0487007, OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS $3,369.09. Publish February 26, March 4, 11, 2020 BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED DSW20-2057 BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN T.S. No.: 9434-1782 TSG Order No.: DS7300THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 19006016 A.P.N.: 638-211-006-9 NOTICE OF IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW A DEED OF TRUST DATED 04/18/2008. UNLESS (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINES SAND YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPPROFESSIONS CODE). Publish February 12, 19, ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF 26, March 4, 2020 DSW20-2042 YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Affinia Default FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- Services, LLC, as the duly appointed Trustee, under NESS AS: AVENTURA PALMS HOMEOWNERS and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that ASSOCIATION, 65861 PIERSON BLVD. STE. “A”, certain Deed of Trust Recorded 04/24/2008 as DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Riverside Document No.: 2008-0205649, of Official Records County. Full name of registrant: DANIEL GILES in the office of the Recorder of Riverside County, GIBBONS, 64529 BRAE BURN AVE, DESERT HOT California, executed by: FAITH LARSEN AN UNSPRINGS, CA 92240. Business is conducted by MARRIED WOMAN, as Trustor, WILL SELL AT INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has yet to transact business PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER under the fictitious business name(s) listed above. FOR CASH (payable in full at time of sale by cash, a I declare that all the information in this statement cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a as true, information which he or she knows to be check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan false, is guilty of a crime) Signed DANIEL GILES association, savings association, or savings bank GIBBONS. This statement was filed with the County specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and Clerk of Riverside County on 02/04/2020. Peter authorized to do business in this state). All right, Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. title and interest conveyed to and now held by it R-202001862. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSI- under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS said County and state, and as more fully described FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE in the above referenced Deed of Trust. Sale Date OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS & Time: 03/25/2020 at 09:00 AM Sale Location: BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED 2410 Wardlow Road #104, Corona, CA 92880 BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATE- The street address and other common designaMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN tion, if any, of the real property described above is THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME purported to be: 66871 CASA GRANDE, DESERT IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240 The undersigned Trustee UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESSAND street address and other common designation, if PROFESSIONS CODE). Publish February 12, 19, any, shown herein. Said sale will be made in an 26, March 4, 2020 DSW20-2040 “AS IS” condition, but without covenant or warranty, or implied, regarding title, possession, or FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE expressed to pay the remaining principal sum FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- encumbrances, of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, NESS AS: FIRST WESTERN PROPERTIES, 65861 with interest thereon, provided in said note(s), PIERSON BLVD. STE. “A”, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, advances, if any, underasthe terms of the Deed of CA 92240. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: Trust, estimated fees, charges expenses of DANIEL GILES GIBBONS, 65861 PIERSON BLVD. the Trustee and of the trusts and created by said STE. “A”, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA Deed of Trust, to-wit: $151,121.94 (Estimated).

92240. Business is conducted by INDIVIDUAL. Accrued interest and additional advances, any, will Registrant commenced to transact business under increase this figure prior to sale. It is ifpossible the fictitious business name(s) listed above on that at the time of sale the opening bid may be 04/28/2018. I declare that all the information in this less than the total indebtedness due. NOTICE TO statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who de- POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidclares as true, information which he or she knows to ding on this property lien, you should understand be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed DANIEL GILES that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee GIBBONS. This statement was filed with the County auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the Clerk of Riverside County on 02/04/2020. Peter property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. auction does not automatically entitle you to free R-202001865. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSI- and clear ownership of the property. You should NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS auction, you are or may be responsible for paying BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATE- before you can receive clear title to the property.

MENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN You are encouraged to investigate the existence, THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER on this property by contacting the county recorder’s UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW office or a title insurance company, either of which (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESSAND may charge you a fee for this information. If you PROFESSIONS CODE). Publish February 12, 19, consult either of these resources, you should be 26, March 4, 2020 DSW20-2041 aware that the same lender may hold more than one NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE. YOU ARE IN mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE DEFAULT OF YOUR OBLIGATION UNDER YOUR TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on DEED OF TRUST. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO this notice of sale may be postponed one or more PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a AT PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLAINA- court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California TION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS Civil Code. The law requires that information about AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAW- trustee sale postponements be made available to YER. Date of Sale: 03/17/2020 at 9:00 AM Place you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not of Sale: At entrance to Riverside County Courthouse present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your at 3255 E Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, 92262 NOTICE is hereby given that First American the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this Title Insurance Company, a Nebraska Corporation, property, you may call, 1-800-280-2832 for informa1 First American Way, Santa Ana, CA in care of: tion regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet 400 S. Rampart Blvd, #290 Las Vegas, NV 89145 Web site, www.auction.com, for information regard– Phone: (702) 304-7509 as the duly appointed ing the sale of this property, using the file number Trustee, Successor Trustee, or Substituted Trustee assigned to this case, T.S.# 9434-1782. Information of Deed(s) of Trust executed by Trustor(s) and about postponements hat are very short in duration recorded among the Official Records of Riverside or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale County, California, and pursuant to that certain may not immediately be reflected in the telephone Notice of Default (“NOD”) thereunder recorded, all information or on the internet Web site. The as shown on Schedule “1” which is attached hereto best way to verify postponement information is to and a part hereof, will sell at public auction for cash, attend the scheduled sale. If the Trustee is unable lawful money of the United States of America, (a to convey title for any reason, the successful bidcashier’s check payable to said Trustee drawn on a der’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return state or national bank, a state or federal credit union, of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful or a state or federal savings and loan association, bidder shall have no further recourse. Affinia Default or savings bank as specified in section 5102 of the Services, LLC 301 E. Ocean Blvd. Suite 1720 Long Financial Code and authorized to do business in Beach, CA 90802 833-290-7452 For Trustee Sale this state) all that right, title and interest conveyed Information Log On To: www.auction.com or Call: to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in 1-800-280-2832. Affinia Default Services, LLC, the property situated in said County and State to Omar Solorzano, Foreclosure Associate This comwit: Those certain Timeshare Interval as shown as munication is an attempt to collect a debt and any Legal Description Variables on Schedule “1”, within information obtained will be used for that purpose. the timeshare project Westin Mission Hills located However, if you have received a discharge of the at 71333-71777 Dinah Shore Dr, Rancho Mirage, debt referenced herein in a bankruptcy proceeding, CA, 92270. The legal descriptions as set forth on the this is not an attempt to impose personal liability recorded Deed(s) of Trust shown on Schedule “1” upon you for payment of that debt. In the event you are incorporated by this reference. The undersigned have received a bankruptcy discharge, any action to Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness enforce the debt will be taken against the property of the street address shown herein. Said sale will only. NPP0367797 To: DESERT STAR WEEKLY be made without covenant or warranty, express or 02/26/2020, 03/04/2020, 03/11/2020 DSW2058

Scientists Warn Climate Change is Destroying CA Kelp Forests

By Desert Star Staff MONTEREY, Calif. -- Kelp forests off the West Coast are being decimated at an alarming rate by marine heat waves linked to climate change, according to seven top marine scientists who just wrote an open letter about it that was published in Science magazine.

Fiorenza Micheli, a professor of marine science at Stanford University and co-director of the school’s Center for Ocean Solutions, said kelp forests are a sentinel

for the health of the oceans.

“We are seeing change that is happening very rapidly and on a very large scale,” she said, “and it’s affecting this ecosystem -- and very little is being done.”

Studies have predicted that unless the world stops dumping increasing amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere, marine heat waves will become the “new normal” by the end of this century. Micheli called for better monitoring and more research to identify heat-

resistant types of kelp that can be used for restoration.

Off the coast of Northern California, 90% of kelp has died off in the past five years, which threatens many species of commercially important fish. Micheli said she believes the United States must join other countries to tackle climate change, the ultimate driver of this problem.

“Global action in addressing the ultimate cause of this problem -- that is the most important part of

this,” she said. “Everything else is really just a way of buying some time.”

She said California, Oregon and Washington state need to coordinate efforts to

restore damaged kelp forests, remove some of the sea urchins that are overfeeding on the kelp, and protect otters and other species that prey on sea urchins.

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Trump imposes more travel restrictions, says risk still ‘very low’

By Desert Star Staff President Donald Trump on Saturday addressed fears surrounding the coronavirus, as health officials have announced the first US death from the virus in Washington State.

The first US death from the virus was announced on Saturday by Washington State health officials. No details were given, except that it occurred in King County.

The deceased was a “medically high-risk patient in her late 50s,” President Trump announced at his White House press conference on Saturday afternoon. While admitting more cases within the US are likely, the president said 15 of the 22 citizens who contracted the virus have “recovered fully or they’re well on their way to recovery.”

Trump also announced he is meeting with representatives from pharmaceutical companies at the White House on Monday to discuss a response to the virus, including the creation and distribution of a vaccine.

The president warned the media not to “incite panic because there is no reason to panic.” He insisted that contracting the coronavirus is still highly unlikely for most citizens, and stressed it is not guaranteed to be lethal. “If you’re healthy, you’ll probably go through a process and you’ll be fine,” Trump said.

Vice President Mike Pence, head of the Coronavirus Task Force, also spoke to the media and announced a Level 4 travel advisory for US citizens. The State Department is issuing the advisory, which is for the parts of Italy and South Korea most affected by the virus. Pence also announced an extension on the travel ban pertaining to Iran, which now includes “any foreign national who has visited Iran in the last 14 days.”

The FDA has ramped up its laboratory testing, and more US cases have been reported this week, some of which cannot not be explained by foreign travel – a previous common factor for victims of the virus, which is believed to have begun in Wuhan, China.

The Department of Health previously announced two new cases on Friday evening, including a highschool student in Snohomish County who had not recently traveled. While tests for the virus were positive, they are still waiting on confirmation from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.

President Trump downplayed the coronavirus on Friday evening during a rally in North Charleston, South Carolina. He accused the Democratic Party of “politicizing” the virus, and referred to it as “their new hoax,” a statement which sparked a backlash

from Democrats including presidential hopeful Joe Biden, who called Trump’s words “absolutely dangerous.”

Trump announced on Wednesday that he was ramping up efforts to respond to the coronavirus, with Vice President Mike Pence being chosen to lead the charge.

He added that the risk to the American people remained “very low,” while also noting the “regular flu” claims more lives than the new virus has so far. “We’re ready to adapt and ready to do whatever we have to as the disease spreads, if it spreads,” he added. The administration has asked for $2.5 billion in emergency funds to respond to the virus, a number which Democrats have criticized as being far too low.

Trump says Buttigieg’s dropping out of Democratic race is plot to ‘take Sanders out of play’

By Desert Star Staff Reacting to the reports of Pete Buttigieg’s killing his presidential bid, US President Donald Trump argued that it was the “real beginning” of not such a covert ploy by Democrats to get rid of their frontrunner, Bernie Sanders.

Taking to Twitter on Sunday evening, Trump suggested that Buttigieg’s termination of his campaign has set the wheels in motion for the establishment Democrats’ blitzkrieg to stop Sanders’ potential nomination dead in its tracks.

Donald J Trump: “Pete Buttigieg is OUT. All of his SuperTuesday votes will go to Sleepy Joe Biden.

Great timing. This is the

REAL beginning of the Dems taking Bernie out of play - NO NOMINATION, AGAIN!” Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor’s decision to put an end to his bid came out as rather unexpected considering that it comes just two days ahead of crucial Super Tuesday, when 14 states will cast their ballots for a Democratic nominee.

While Buttigieg’s campaign has somewhat lost its momentum since his stunning, although nothing short of controversial, victory in the first Democratic party early voting contest in Iowa, where he butted heads with Sanders, and a strong showing in New Hampshire , where he

narrowly lost to the Vermont independent, he managed to finish in the top four in the South Carolina primary on Saturday.

It’s not the first time by far Trump has accused the Democratic Party of attempting to rob Sanders of his chance to challenge him in the 2020 presidential election, while comparing the current Democratic nomination saga to that of 2016, heavily skewed in Hillary Clinton’s favor.

Back then, Sanders, who rode a wave of popular support, lost to Clinton, whose campaign coordinated with the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to secure her nomination behind Sanders’ back.

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Dezart Performs Stages the Triumphant Pulitzer Prize Drama “Sweat”

(left to right) - Corydon Melgoza and Cortez Jackson. Photo by David Lee Continued from Page 1 the less fortunate among us where the vernacular of the street and its language rules the day. (A note of caution here: there is a plethora of adult language throughout the play with f-bombs being hurled from the stage so leave the kiddies and grandma at home).

Not everyone wants to think introspectively about how the sum of society’s parts today illustrates the total problems the world faces in the twentyfirst century. The prospects, for most of us, regarding solutions, are too daunting, with many in denial about the future of America’s workforce.

The story of “SWEAT” takes place in Reading, Pennsylvania, in the years 2000 through 2008, where America’s industrial manufacturing plants are facing ever-increasing layoffs as jobs are moving elsewhere, even overseas. It’s not a rosy picture. Many fear the days of the Great Depression of the 1930s and the new mood of Corporate America, where their “bottom-line mantra” of financial belt-tightening policies will return and effect everyone.

America’s Union movement is coming under increasing attack to accept less in negotiations with management.

Most in America’s rust belt communities live from paycheck to paycheck. There are more worker bees than there are management types, with the union caught between these two powerful forces.

“SWEAT” is the compelling story of one such Pennsylvania factory where more friends work on the factory floor as hourly workers, must now come face to face with the inevitability of layoffs that test

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long-time friendships and even family relationships.

The Dezart Performs production produced by Michael Shaw and Clark Dugger, is brilliantly and seamlessly directed by Shaw. His directorial vision of how to bring this potent story to the stage of the Palm Springs Woman’s Club is a story in its own right. Ms. Nottage’s play features a cast of nine characters, each with a compelling story to share with the audience. The Pearl Mc Manus theatre becomes the arena and a metaphor for the struggles of all working-class Americas as they try to hang on to their piece of the “American Dream” in perilous times.

The central performing space, wonderfully designed

by Thomas L. Valach, takes place in a neighborhood Bar frequented practically every day by the factory floor workers. It’s so authentic looking in atmosphere, and in execution, there are real beer taps dispensing real beer - the audience applauded when the lights came up. It’s the workers watering hole of choice where they gather over a beer or a shot of their favorite beverage to unwind, discuss their kids, politics, their fears, and dreams, as well as exchange gossip involving the company management demands of more work for less pay.

Even though the production is chock full of highly nuanced individual performances by gifted actors, the strength of this impressive production lies in the ensemble performance of the entire company.

Director Shaw becomes the symphony conductor, so to speak, who orchestrates his cast into becoming a finely-

Cary Thompson and Mike Truelock. Photo by David Lee

tuned performing theatrical instrument. There isn’t a false note by the actors in this gutwrenching, blisteringly raw, and powerful drama. Yes, there is a lot of shouting taking place on stage, but the life-altering issues stretch the characters’ emotions to the breaking point.

The outstanding cast includes: Eddie Stephens as Evan, who sets the tone of the production as a parole officer/ advisor; Corydon Melgoza as Jason, a troubled society outcast for his many tattoos that adorn his body and for his frequent brushes with the criminal justice system; make him a ticking bomb waiting to explode; Cortez Johnson as Chris, also a past criminal justice system individual who is struggling to return to society; Mike Trulock as Stan, the bartender who runs but doesn’t own the bar, is charged with keeping the peace when things get out of hand as a result of the frustrations his patrons feel over the

uncertainty of their jobs and their families. I don’t know who is responsible for the authentic fight sequence in the Bar area, but it is one of the bestchoreographed action scenes I’ve seen in a very long time.

Miguel Arballo as Oscar, the Puerto Rican the all-round bar-factotum employee; Theresa Jewett as factory floor worker Tracey and mother of Jason; Desiree Clarke as Cynthia, and mother of Chris; formerly a factory floor worker, who is recently elevated to be the floor workers Union representative, a step up the ladder that tests the friendship of Tracey, and Melanie Blue as Jessie, a besotted factory floor worker who made alcoholism her best friend as way of dulling the pain of her less than successful life; and a sensational Cary Thompson as Brucie, an addict, and father of Chris and ex-husband of Cynthia. It’s a cast to die for.

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