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Stagecoach Fest

Fans pose in front of Stagecoach art. Photo by Pat Krause Story and Photos by Pat Krause Stagecoach 2017 started of with larger crowds on the first night. Cole Swindell and Dierks Bentley were the last performers on Friday, and the crowds loved them. While walking through the crowds, I saw people dancing in the walkways. The walkways were wider this year that allowed

the flow of people to go more smoothly. Swindell would ask the crowd a question, and the crowd would erupt with screaming and yelling. The walls of the walkways were filled therefore people could get a good look of the stage and of course cell phones were high in the air to get a video or photo of the singer.

KMIR New Staff Indio, CA -Lane closures will take place on Interstate 10 at Jefferson Street from May 1-5. The purpose of these closures is to demolish the northbound Indio Boulevard Bridge.

Nights of Thursday through Friday, May 4 – 5, 2017. 9:00pm – 6:00am

One of my favorites and so thrilled to see was the iconic, Jerry Lee Lewis, who is considered by many to be a pioneer in rock and roll with his expertise on the piano.

They announced Lewis, and the crowd went wild. They all know and love his songs, even the younger crowd. He needed a little help walking

to the piano but once there he became the same Jerry Lee Lewis everyone loves. His fingers flew over the keyboard, and his voice was amazingly strong for his age of 81. Most of his band were of the elderly type too and continued to bring the same rock and roll music they did years ago. The crowd went crazy when they

played his signature song, Great Balls of Fire, and wanted to hear more after, A Whole Lot of Shaking Going On. A lot of people love to see these iconic performers from years past as they grew up with these songs that never seem to die. 38 Special followed Continues on Page 10

Freeway Closures on I-10 at Jefferson St, May 1-5

Closure Schedule Night full closure of EB I-10.

Nights of Monday through Wednesday, May 1 – 3, 2017. 8:00pm – 6:00am Nights of Thursday through Friday, May 4 – 5, 2017. 9:00pm – 6:00am Night full closure of WB I-10.

Nights of Monday through Wednesday, May 1 – 3, 2017. 8:00pm – 6:00am

Detour for full closure of EB I-10.

Take the EB I-10 offramp at Jefferson St. Left on existing Jefferson over-crossing Right on Varner Rd. Right on Monroe St. Left on EB I-10 onramp at Monroe St. Detour for full closure of WB I-10.

Exit at Monroe St. and turn right.

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$144,000 raised at The Faux-Fur Ball

Bryan Gallo, Mayor of Palm Springs, Rob Moon, Loretta Swit and Bella Da Ball.

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Volunteers at the Faux Furball III. Photo by Pat Krause

By Pam Price The Faux-Fur Ball III, a tented affair entitled “The Art of Love” was held at the Palm Springs Animal Shelter on April 22nd. Close to 250 guests attended the casual early evening event honoring actress Loretta Swit with the “Friend for Life” award.

Ms. Swit is remembered for her role as major Margaret Houlihan in the television series M*A*S*H*. Those Incredible Animals, a wildlife series on the Discovery Channel, had a five-year

run and was aired in 30 countries. Special guest MC was Michael Holmes, Purple Room owner, who opens and closes their shows as Judy Garland. Add to these special guest auctioneers Bella Da Ball (a.k.a. Brian Wanzek) and Bryan Gallo, KMIR TV/ NBC News. Enhancing the event’s success was a Live Auction with donations such as a Fiesta Fabuloso! A poolside Mexican dinner for twelve guests donated by Rick and Brad Hobbs Seeley, and you can see how this

By Desert Star Staff NEW YORK, - Inspired by this year’s Costume Institute exhibition Rei Kawakubo/ Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between, the H&M design team created one-ofa-kind looks that explored many of Kawakubo’s recurring themes. These included deconstruction, subverted tradition and asymmetry, mixed with the charm of bows, flowers and polka dots, with each look made especially for this exclusive evening of fashion. Attending the Costume Institute Benefit for the third year in a row, H&M was particularly pleased with this year’s theme having collaborated with Comme des Garçons for its 2008 H&M designer collection.

“It has been our honor at H&M to create these looks inspired by Rei Kawakubo/ Comme des Garçons, one of fashion’s most important and influential designers.

Each H&M look has been entirely custom-made, with both Kawakubo’s creative world and the style of our guests in mind,” said Pernilla Wohlfahrt, H&M’s Head of Design and Creative Director.

“Partnering with H&M has been an incredible and unique experience. The look we have created is so special to me and I’m looking forward to sharing this moment with everyone. Together with the H&M design team, we embodied the theme;

from the dramatic train to Kawakubo’s face. it’s truly inspiring!” said Nicki Minaj.

“It’s been such a wonderful experience with H&M for my first Met Gala. I have loved collaborating with them every step of the way and I can’t wait to show off my dress.

It’s everything I could have ever dreamed of!” said Ashley Graham.

“I always love wearing H&M, so it’s been an amazing experience to have H&M create this one-off look just for me. The tailoring is sharp and perfect for this special night, and it’s all so effortless,” said Joe Jonas.

Rapper and singer Nicki Minaj wore a sheer Stella Maxwell tulle gown with a long train in raw-edged silk taffeta, a hand-embroidered black featuring extravagant black skull with a red Swarowski vinyl roses trapped at the crystal heart. He wore it hem and beneath the train. with a dark navy shirt in The dress was held by an off- organic silk and a bow tie. the-shoulder silk duchesse Model Ashley Graham kimono top, its leather Obi wore a corset dress influenced belt featuring a mask of

by Kawakubo’s interest in the face of Kawakubo. The revealing the inner workings of train was decorated with garments. An off-white corset rays of black and red, with was subtly deconstructed, one red Swarovski crystal while a long red silk skirt was ray extending to the front. boned and fastened by hookRapper Future was and-eyes, both decorated dressed in a slim-fitted black with exuberant ruffles of tail-coat made from organic dark red silk organza. silk, TENCEL® and wool, Model Jourdan Dunn its back embellished with wore a body-skimming

event raised an impressive $144,000 for the Shelter.

This sum will be used to fund the Shelter’s programs, which included 3,843 live intakes, 2,549 surgeries and 1,809 adoptions in 2016.

Coming to the rescue were volunteers donating 58,822 hours of service. Among restaurants participating in the casual dining and sampling under the tent were Dish Creative Cuisine, Over the Rainbow Cupcakes, delicious dolmas prepared

by Greek Islands and hot

pastrami sliders and potato salad prepared by Chef Tanya Petrovna. Welcoming guests was Stephen S. Boyd, President, and Tamara Hedges, Vice President.

Always supporting the Palm Springs Animal Shelter, was Harold Matzner of Spencer’s Restaurant at the Mountain. The Faux-Fur Ball III acknowledged the support of Kathy Hart (Bones ‘N’ Scones) Anthony Ercolini, Committee member, Miriam Wiegel, publisher of Pet Companion and Bonnie and Bill Ruttan

for their Palm Springs Animal Shelter Caps. Karen and Tony Barone, he genius artists who designed the iconic sculptures (a cat and dog, of course) at the entrance to the Shelter added their inimitable glam to the to the Faux, an event that brings new life and hope to dogs, cats…and recently seen, even bunny rabbits!

Pam Price serves as a Public Art Commissioner for the Cathedral City Public Arts Commission

Nicki Minaj, Future and Ashley Graham at The Met Gala

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Joe Jonas dress that played with the theme of deconstructing and subverting traditional garments. A top of off-white silk taffeta shirting appeared as if falling off a calico bodice, its skirt of deconstructed navy pinstripe suiting that was cut asymmetrically and into bows.

Actress Sasha Lane wore a sheer net-like structured dress embellished with various sizes of polka dots, one of Kawakubo’s key motifs. The dress was held by a sheer, boned upper body with black Swarovski crystals, the playful dots in tactile materials

such as raffia and velvet.

Singer Joe Jonas was dressed in a deep red slim fit suit in Italian double-silk satin with black stripe and lapels. His black silk shirt was in 100% organic silk, finished with a black bowtie.

Model Stella Maxwell wore a sheer organic silk chiffon dress covered in strands of pearls. Beginning as a necklace that draped the open back, the pearls crossed the chest and formed the lines of a crinoline into the dress, before falling free to play around the body. www.desertstarweekly.com

Can We Skip The Reserve Account?

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL Dear Mr. Richardson: I am wondering, are HOAs required to have a “Reserve” account or it is just recommended? Thank you, P.P. Rancho San Diego

Dear P.P.: Reserve accounts are intended to be a critical protection for common interest development homeowners, particularly in attached housing developments.

The Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act has many requirements

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regarding reserve accounts.

Associations must have a reserve study every third year, under Civil Code 5550, identifying the estimated replacement date and cost of major components which are association responsibility.

Under Civil 5550(b)(5), the study must include a funding plan indicating how the association will fund the annual contribution needed to amass the funds needed for replacement of the items.

Under Civil 5560, association boards are required to adopt the funding plan at an open meeting of the board, along with any consequent assessment increase. Civil 5570 requires a detailed disclosure report detailing how close are the major components to requiring replacement, along with how much reserve fund has been accumulated to meet that future cost. The Annual Budget Report (Civil 5300) contains seven different disclosures

associations must make annually to the members, including a summary of the reserves (5300(b)(2)), and a summary of the board’s funding plan (5300(b)(3).

Civil Code 5500 requires the board review association operating and reserve accounts (and deposits and withdrawals) at least quarterly.

All of these statutes imply that associations must have a reserve fund in place, since the various requirements all assume a reserve account is in place.

There is no law specially requiring reserve accounts to be actually funded in any particular amount. This is sensible, since there is no “one size fits all” answer for common interest communities, and so many factors bear upon what is a properly funded association.

The condominium lending guidelines of FHA/FNMA require at least 10% of the annual budget to go into the reserve account, a reflection

that those lending organizations consider reserves to be critical.

Many associations do not follow their reserve study preparer’s recommended reserve account contributions because the board is trying to “hold the line” on monthly assessments. However, this misleads the homeowners, since the association is then quietly slipping into debt, and the members are likely to be hit with a special assessment and/ or loan payments when major replacement work is needed.

Each month the roofs, asphalt, paint, decks and other items deteriorate. For example, a “ten year roof” probably has an expected life of 120 months. If the association is not depositing 1/120 of the cost each month into reserves, it is falling into a deficit each month on that item.

The fact that homeowners don’t feel it, or see it on a financial summary, does not mean it is not a financial fact.

Homebuyers need to

be very careful to review the association’s reserve status before they decide to buy, and should be aware of the fact that their appraisal will not take into account the health of the HOA’s reserve fund. This means that the true value of the property may not be presented in the appraisal, since unfortunately the marketplace does not adequately devalue the price of underfunded condominium association residences.

Urge the board to faithfully attend to the association’s reserves. Thanks for your question, Kelly

By Janice Gouh In my opinion…

Most people’s greatest procrastination is in making the basic estate documents.

Designating what “your wishes” will be in regard to passing along possessions, and also, making sure that your wishes regarding your healthcare at death are honored, are very important to put in writing. Is it that we are too busy enjoying life or too busy struggling in it, to take care of basic documents?

Your rights and wishes in death will be honored by creating your plan. Here are the five crucial documents that estate planning professionals agree are needed for a successful plan.

1. Will: The fundamental estate planning document is a will, which establishes the individual responsible for administering the client’s estate, as well as the beneficiaries.

Without this document in place when the client dies, state intestacy statutes will take effect and create an estate plan on behalf of the client, which may not be what the client had in mind .If no one under the statute can be found, the decedent’s assets may end up going to the state.

2. Durable General Power of Attorney: A durable general power of attorney authorizes someone to act on behalf of the person who appointed them, in financial and personal business and tax affairs, in the event that the client is incapacitated and not able to make such decisions for him or herself. If the power of attorney is “durable,” it remains effective through the

client’s subsequent incapacity.

It ends at death of one.

3. Health Care Proxy: Another basic document that should be included in estate plans is a health care proxy.

By executing this document, the client appoints a person to act as an agent for his or her medical decisions if a time comes when the client is unable to make such decisions.

For example, “If the principal is under anesthesia and the doctor requires an immediate decision as to treatment, an agent under a medical power of attorney may make such a decision,” It’s important the principal and agent discuss the principal’s wishes.

4. Living Will: Unlike the powers of attorney documents, a living will does not appoint a person to act on behalf of the client. Instead, a living will documents a client’s wishes about being kept alive “in case of a terminal condition or a persistent vegetative state,” In some states, the operative document is the living will while in others the courts will only enforce the health care proxy.

In either case, it is common to have both prepared since the living will provides guidance to the health care agent on the patient’s wishes.

5.Trusts If you own property or anything that you hold a title to other that a vehicle, you need to establish a trust. This simple document saves beneficiaries lots of money, because you will avoid going to probate court, in which you not only have to pay court costs but attorney fees to settle property transfer.

6. HIPAA Authorization:

Generally, a medical power of attorney will include a provision, known as a HIPPA authorization, under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, granting an agent access to the client’s medical records. Without this specific authorization it is unlawful for a health care provider to disclose health-related information to a third party.

Without these five basic estate planning documents, “things can become difficult and stressful.” These

estate documents are easy and can be implemented for a very small fee.

Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. is a Fellow of the College of Community Association Lawyers and Managing Partner of Richardson Harman Ober PC, a law firm known for community association advice. Submit questions to KRichardson@ RHOpc.com. Past columns at www.HOAHomefront. com. All rights reserved®.

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AAP – Food Samaritans Awarded $25,000Grant From Auen Foundation Foundation Continues Long-Standing Support of AAP Food Voucher Program

By Desert Star Staff PALM SPRINGS – May 1, 2017: AAP - Food Samaritans (AAP) announced today that the Auen Foundation recently awarded a $25,000 grant to the organization to support its food voucher program for low-income Coachella Valley residents who suffer from HIV/AIDS and other chronic illnesses. This is the 18th consecutive year that the Auen Foundation has supported this program.

“We are impressed by the AAP – Food Samaritans recent expansion of its mission,” said Catharine Reed, Senior Program Officer for the Auen Foundation. “For more

than 26 years, this organization has offered nutritional support to Coachella Valley residents that need it the most. Originally, AAP was focused on serving people living with HIV/AIDS, but they recently expanded their mission to include people living with other chronic illnesses.

We applaud this expansion and outreach to some of our community’s most vulnerable residents.”

AAP – Food Samaritans was founded in 1991 to help the most atrisk members of the Greater Palm Springs community – people who are lowincome and compromised

by HIV/AIDS. It recently

expanded its services to include people suffering from cancer, MS, heart or liver disease, and other chronic illnesses. Its ongoing mission is to ensure that all AAP clients can continue to live their lives with dignity and self-respect.

“I’m pleased that AAP – Food Samaritans has had such a beneficial and long-standing relationship with the Auen Foundation,” said Mark Anton, CEO and Executive Director of AAP. “Their ongoing support of AAP has played a vital role in ensuring that we continue to fulfill our mission of providing monthly nutritional support to low income Coachella Valley residents who live with

chronic illness. AAP does not receive federal or state financial assistance, so generous private donations like this allow us to continue to support the people who need it most.”

ABOUT AUEN FOUNDATION Established in 1992, the Auen Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the overall quality of life of the aging population and raising awareness of the precious-end-of-life stage. The Foundation supports charitable programs and services aimed at meeting the social needs of mature adults and their families. For more information about the Auen Foundation, go

to www.auenfoundation.org.

ABOUT AAP – FOOD SAMARITANS Now in its 26th year of service to the community, AAP – Food Samaritans of Palm Springs remains dedicated to providing nutritional support to improve the quality of the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS and other chronic illnesses. Initiated by a small group of concerned citizens led by the late Gloria Greene and Jeannette Rockefeller, AAP provides nutritional support to members of the community with low incomes. For more information, please call 760-325-8481 or visit aidsassistance.org.

Lawyers’ Group Prepared for May Day Protests

National Lawyers Guild Legal Observers document rights violations at protests. (Thomas Altfather Good/Wikimedia Commons)

By Desert Star Staff NEW YORK – With May Day demonstrations taking place in cities across the country Monday, the National Lawyers Guild is

fielding on-the-ground legal support in case of arrests.

Organizers are calling it a national day of protest Trump administration policies on everything from the

environment to immigration.

Local chapters of the National Lawyers Guild have been holding “know your rights” and Legal Observer training in more than a dozen

cities coast to coast.

King Downing, the National Lawyers Guild’s mass-defense director, says the message the guild wants protesters to hear is simple.

“You have the absolute right to do this, and don’t let any change in climate intimidate you from going out there as an individual or as an organization or as a coalition,” he states.

The National Lawyers Guild’s know-your-rights booklet is available online in five languages.

Police contend that they only make arrests when protesters disobey the law.

But protest organizers say experience tells a different story. As an example, Downing points to events he witnessed at the Inauguration Day protests in Washington in January.

“Several hundred people were kettled and rounded up,” he recalls. “Bystanders, even journalists, are not free

from risk of arrest for covering First Amendment activities.”

More than 200 people were arrested in protests that day.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has ordered a review of all agreements between the Justice Department and police departments aimed at curbing police abuse, saying such oversight is not the federal government’s responsibility – remarks Downing found troubling.

“The attorney general’s remarks in favor of police may be giving them a sense of a green light to go ahead and act beyond their normal scope of abuse,” he stats.

Downing adds that in many cities there is an NLG arrest hotline, and he urges those participating in May Day protests to write that number on their arms in case they are arrested.

Tens of Thousands Expected at May Day Rallies Across State

By Desert Star Staff LOS ANGELES – Monday is May Day – and immigrants’ rights and labor groups are banding together to celebrate with marches in hundreds of cities across the country, and across the Golden State.

The Los Angeles march has been going strong for 17 years.

And Angelica Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA), says this year the protest has special meaning.

“We are protesting the inhumane way immigrants are treated in this country, the lack of immigration reform and, in the age of Trump, just the cruel policies that seek to

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arrest detain and deport whole communities,” she states.

The marches also include labor groups and contingents from the Women’s March, Black Lives Matter, refugee groups and those representing the Muslim community.

The Los Angeles March starts at 11 a.m. at MacArthur Park and heads to City Hall.

Salas says it’s a day to recognize the contribution of immigrants and people of color to society and to the workforce up and down the state.

“We have about 17 activities that are going to be happening throughout the state of California, including San Francisco, Sacramento,

Immigrants’ rights groups marched in Los Angeles on May Day 2016. (Jorge-Mario Cabrera/CHIRLA) San Diego, so there’s just a lot of action,” she says.

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Millionaires to Trump: Keep Estate Tax

By Desert Star Staff CHEYENNE, Wyo. – More than 50 multi-millionaires have signed a letter urging President Donald Trump and Congress to abandon their attempts to abolish the federal estate tax, the only tax on inherited wealth in the U.S. Chuck Collins, heir to the Oscar Mayer fortune and author of the book “Born on Third Base,” points out the tax only applies to households with assets of more than $11 million.

He adds the tax was put in place 100 years ago to prevent the kind of inherited aristocracy the nation fought a revolutionary war over.

“In that way, the estate tax is a fundamentally American tax,” he states. “It’s really the way in which we protect a level playing field and ensure that too much inequality doesn’t sort of upend our

democratic system.”

Collins says starting in the 1990s, a handful of wealthy families – including Mars, Walton, Gallo and others – invested millions lobbying to end the tax, a move that would save their heirs billions.

Trump once called the tax a “burden on the American worker.”

But Collins notes that more than 99 percent of Americans will never be subject to the tax, and is confident the estates that will take a hit can afford it.

Supporters of Trump’s proposed tax plan argue lowering taxes on corporations and the wealthy will lead to a revived economy and ultimately increase tax revenues.

Collins acknowledges that cutting taxes for the middle class, along with increased wages, can boost the economy, but he says tax

By Desert Star Staff Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg began 2017 with a bold personal challenge: “to have visited and met people in every state in the US by the end of the year.”

So far, his whistle-stop tour of the states certainly bears all the hallmarks of early political canvassing.

As part of the challenge, Zuckerberg reportedly wanted

is to get out and talk to more people about how they’re living, working, and thinking about the future,” he added.

The Facebook boss met with Daniel Moore and his family at their rural home in Ohio on Friday.

Moore voted for Barack Obama twice, but then actively campaigned on behalf of then-candidate Donald Trump.

Moore told local news outlet WKBN that the Facebook CEO wanted to find out more about America’s so-called ‘Rust belt,’ which garnered so much attention during the 2016 presidential election campaign.

Zuckerberg has also visited Michigan and Wisconsin on his nationwide tour, making sure to meet longtime Democrats who voted for Trump in the last to take plenty of wholesome, election and asked his team to salt-of-the-earth photos reach out and find such people. with everyday working-class Americans along the way.Such “I’ve spent significant time a tour becomes even more in many states already, so I’ll conspicuous in light of unsealed need to travel to about 30 court filings from a classstates this year to complete action lawsuit in 2016 in which this challenge,” the tech Zuckerberg attempted to dilute CEO wrote on his personal shareholder power and afford Facebook page on January 3. himself permanent control of “After a tumultuous last year, my hope for this challenge the $440 billion company.

More than 99 percent of the nation’s taxpayers currently are exempt from the federal estate tax, slated for elimination under President Donald Trump’s tax proposal. (Pixabay) breaks for people with millions in the bank don’t change their consumer behavior.

“Cutting taxes for multimillionaires and billionaires actually has very little positive

economic impact,” he maintains. “The rest of us have to pick up the slack, and ‘the rest of us’ is the middle class.”

Collins says if Trump’s claim to a $10 billion net

worth is true, eliminating the estate tax would effectively transfer $4 billion from U.S. coffers to his heirs.

Of particular note in the proceedings was a message sent to Zuckerberg by Marc Andreessen, one of Facebook’s most prominent investors, in which he raised the issue of “how to define the government service thing without freaking out shareholders that you are losing commitment.”

“It’s the thing people will point to on announcement and say ‘what the f**k are you guys doing agreeing to this’, particularly since… government service would require you to give up control of Facebook anyway and it’s a moot point,” said Andreessen, adding credence to speculation that Zuckerberg will make a run for political office at some point in the future.In terms of broadening political appeal and widening a potential voter base, Zuckerberg has made a notable 180-degree turn on his religious stance in the past 12 months.

The entrepreneur previously declared himself an atheist, on Christmas Day no less (though Zuckerberg himself was raised Jewish), but has since tempered his position

by stating that he believes “religion is very important.”

Daniel Moore: My family and I are so blessed to have met and enjoyed an evening with Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO and co-founder of Facebook.

He is truly a great and intelligent man. He has a lot of plans and aspirations to make our world a better place. The world needs more men like Mark. I’ll always remember the ideas we shared with one another. If we could all set aside our differences and come together, dedicate ourselves to a common purpose of making the world more open and connected, achieve this purpose in an ethical manner, include talented individuals of diverse backgrounds and walks of life, empower all those with a desire to get involved, and implement an efficient process to ensure that our common purpose is completed, our nation and world would not be so polarized. I pray that the LORD is with Mark Zuckerberg and guides the steps of his life as he works to accomplish his goals.

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Environmental Groups: Trump’s First 100 Days “Dizzying”

By Desert Star Staff COLUMBUS, Ohio -- President Donald Trump marked his 100th day in office this weekend, saying his administration “has brought profound change to Washington.” While they agree the change has been profound, environmental groups say it’s been anything but positive, especially regarding policies that protect public health.

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Rhea Suh said since taking office, Trump has targeted clean water protections, fuel economy standards and safeguards against dangerous climate pollutants.

“The first 100 days are fairly dizzying in terms of the level, the breadth and the depth of the environmental attacks that they’ve unleashed,” Suh said. “Things like the purity of the water we drink, the cleanliness of the air we breathe and sanctity of the places that we recreate.”

Trump also has threatened to pull the United States out of the Paris Climate Accords, and moved to cancel the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan, calling it a threat to jobs. The plan would have forced coalfired power plants to reduce their carbon emissions.

Trump’s 100th day was Saturday, and 300,000 people attended a national climate march in Washington D.C. Events were held in solidarity in Cincinnati, May 3, 2017

Cleveland, Columbus and dozens of other U.S. cities.

The Trump administration also proposed significant cuts to the EPA and nominated climate change skeptic Scott Pruitt to head it. Suh said this is despite polling that shows a majority of Americans would like the agency’s powers preserved or strengthened.

“With 30 percent cuts to that agency, that’s literally like taking cops off the beat,” she said. “That will prevent EPA from doing its job. It will

prevent EPA from protecting us and it will certainly allow polluters to have a greater license in their activities.”

Trump has touted his environmental policies as necessary to spur economic growth. According to a Quinnipiac University poll conducted 73 days into the president’s term, 61 percent of voters disapprove of Trump’s handling of the environment - more than twice as many as those who approve.

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Trump blasts US infrastructure, pledges to spend $1T

By Desert Star Staff President Trump has compared the state of US infrastructure to that of the third world and said his infrastructure plan is nearly completed which envisages a $1 trillion spend over 10 years.

The proposal is said to cover more than bridges and roads expanding to include energy, water, potential broadband and veterans’ hospitals.

“We’re going to do

infrastructure very quickly.

We’ve got the plan largely completed, and we’ll be filing over the next two or three weeks, maybe sooner,” President Donald Trump told CBS News’ John Dickerson in an interview that aired on Monday’s “This Morning” program.

President Trump has been using China’s slick new roads and airports as an example of what he wants.

“What China’s done is

incredible,” the president told conservative journalists, according to the Washington Examiner. “We’re like a Third World nation,” he added of US transportation.

“We build a bridge and it’s like a miracle in this country,” he added, expressing frustration on moving forward with the plan.

Trump then mocked the $6 billion spent to fix up Iraq, Afghanistan and other Middle East nations.

“We’ve spent $6 trillion in the Middle East,” he said in a renewed push for his plan, and “it’s 20 times worse than when we started.”

Capitol Hill and the construction world are eagerly awaiting Trump’s yet-to-be officially released plan which the administration has touted will give a face lift to the nation’s roads and bridges, while also funding other projects like water systems and internet access.

President Trump also told Bloomberg News on Monday that a gasoline tax hike is “something that I would certainly consider… if we earmarked money toward the highways.”

Trump’s tax plan, released last week, did not mention the gas tax, which is 18.4 cents a gallon on gasoline and 24.4 cents a gallon for diesel. It was last raised in 1993, when gas averaged $1.17 a gallon.

In March, US Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said the Trump administration would unveil its infrastructure plan later this year, but she did not offer details of funding for projects, according to CNBC. Chao said the

By Desert Star Staff PORTLAND, Ore. -- As the opioid crisis continues to haunt the country, communities are looking for ways to fight back.

Opioid use causes about 91 deaths a day in the United States and resulted in an historic high of 33,000 deaths in 2015. And the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that number actually could be an under-estimation.

In Oregon, the rate of opioid deaths is higher than the national average. Dr. Safina Koreishi, medical director at

Columbia Pacific Coordinated Care Organization, said it’s even worse for the North Coast where she works. She said cultivating trust among community members can be a useful prevention tool, because addiction doesn’t happen in a vacuum.

“Talking about, within the community, how trauma can affect all of this; and that is something that we’ve been working on with our community,” Koreishi said. “And our community within the North Coast is really passionate about

it and has been struggling with it and moving forward regarding what does community resilience mean and how can we collectively build that.”

Koreishi said there are many facets to fighting the epidemic, but the best tool is education. She said opioids should not be the first choice for treating chronic pain, and it’s important for medical professionals to know that.

For instance, getting better sleep may be a more effective tool for treating pain than prescription pain medications.

And Koreishi said it’s imperative to get pills off the streets.

“We’ve funded and helped the community start drug takeback boxes within pharmacies so it’s easier for people to give back unused pills,” she said.

Koreishi said she believes we’re in the midst of a societal paradigm shift regarding these drugs, but she isn’t sure we’ve reached the tipping point yet.

She said everyone has to help to stop the staggering destruction that opioid abuse has wreaked on the country.

“It’s everybody’s

By Desert Star Staff Irlen Syndrome is a visual processing challenge affecting 15% of the general population and nearly 50% of struggling readers. If left unaddressed, it can result in academic struggles and low self-esteem that can follow a student into adulthood. Fortunately, Irlen Syndrome is easy to address and remediate, if it is properly identified through formal screenings.

Because of the large financial investment required to screen all students in public schools, Academic Solutions USA, in coordination with the Irlen Syndrome Foundation, is raising money to bring screenings for Irlen

Syndrome to the schools of the Coachella Valley, making intervention for Irlen Syndrome available to all students who need it.

Located in the Coachella Valley, Academic Solutions USA has already begun raising funds for this project to be implemented in the Fall of 2017. Any donation made to the Irlen Syndrome Foundation, and designated for the Coachella Valley Schools Screening Project, will be used to pay for Irlen screenings in Coachella Valley Public Schools.

For more information go to AcademicSolutionsUSA.com

Special Assistant to the President for Infrastructure Policy DJ Gribbin (L) holds up a chart showing the regulatory steps to build a highway 4 April, 2017. © Kevin Lamarque / Reuters

administration plans to offer incentives for public-private partnerships rather than simply fund improvements. It was not clear how much new federal funding the Trump administration would propose.

She said the plan would aim to speed the processes for government projects. “If you have a job that you can’t start within 90 days, we’re not going to give you the money for it because it doesn’t help,” Trump said last month. “We’re going to be very strong on that. They have to be able to start within 90 days.”

The idea of spending $1 trillion on such projects could stumble in Congress, where partisan differences over how to pay for it could overtake the bipartisan interest in getting something done.

President Trump has signed an order to create an American Technology Council to help the government deliver better digital services. The new council would bring combine government and private-sector ideas to solve long-term problems and would begin by inviting big names from Silicon Valley to the White House in early June.

responsibility to get us out of this, and I literally think every single person within society plays a role in addressing this,” she said; “just like in addressing any other major, complex societal issue.”

In April, the federal government distributed money to states to help fight opioid abuse, including $6.5 million for Oregon, as part of the 21st Century Cures Act. Some members of Congress have argued the legislation does not provide nearly enough to fight the crisis.

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We Are Not Alone At ECETI, UFO’s are real!

By Jackie Devereaux Joshua Tree, CA – Have you ever wondered about UFOs? Ever think about intelligent life somewhere out there in the Universe? Maybe we are not alone? If you want to explore those deep philosophical questions, then head to the 2017 Contact in the Desert convention held May 18-22 at the Institute of Mentalphysics where UFO researchers, contactees and thousands of fans will converge for the annual conference slated with the History Channel’s panel of experts from their Ancient Aliens television series.

According to recent polls, approximately 50 percent of adults believe in UFOs and extraterrestrials.

Main stream scientists and UFO researchers have been battling each other over this issue since the Roswell, New Mexico incident in July 1947. And the UFO issue appears to be in the news more and more with sightings photographed and videotaped on cellphones worldwide.

One home-grown, highly experienced UFO Contactee, James Gilliland, founder of ECETI, a 70acre ranch located at Trout Lake, Washington has witnessed hundreds, if not thousands of UFOs firsthand. (ECETI is the acronym for Enlightened Contact with Extraterrestrial Intelligence.)

“This place is a vortex, a sacred site where the veils between worlds is thin,” he said. “Mount Adams holds a door into the mountains, a light-door with a cave where space ships go in and out.

We’ve filmed it with third generation night vision and see a giant light pyramid,” Gilliland said in a recent telephone interview. “I’ve had contact with quite a few beings.”

“We have low-level

contacts with the Greys and Reptilians. It’s best to avoid contact with them. The benevolent ones are better to work with. Some are tall, some short, the blue-skinned ones come from a copper base, they’re feline beings, and others,” he added, noting there are 12 different star nations involved in the Earth’s and human evolution.

“We’ve been colonized several times. Our poles have shifted, meteorites have hit the planet, the sun’s cycles and flares, the volcanic eruptions” all have reformed and evolved the planet. “We were (originally) terraformed by the Pleiadeans, then taken over by the Reptilians. The Pleiades (star system) has more genetic stock here than any other race.” Luckily, they are back to reclaim Earth with the emanating frequency of love, he said.

Gilliland has a wide collection of photos and videos from his ranch with solid documentation and highlevel testimonies to prove his claims. Go to YouTube for one piece of video evidence at https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=SBNOTEtc5fU “We are on the edge

of taking a quantum leap in consciousness. The physics is there to back it up, and the science is there to back it up.

If we change consciousness, we can change the physical world in which we live.

“NASA scientists, Boeing and Lockheed (aircraft) engineers have come here and witnessed the UFOs,” he said. “They appeared in the press on Coast-toCoast radio, and told what “they saw for themselves.”

Seeing UFOs and communing with ETs are not new experiences for Gilliland, a native of Apple Valley, California. “We saw ships all the time when I was a kid.

My dad was a local (Apple Valley) dentist; his family came from Roswell, New Mexico. As kids, we’d sleep outside in the high desert, and see ships all the time.”

In addition to running ECETI, Gilliland is a bestselling author, internationallyknown lecturer, minister, counselor, and multiple NearDeath Experiencer. He is a visionary dedicated to the awakening and healing of humanity and the Earth who teaches higher dimensional realities of experience. He documents and shares amazing multi-dimensional contact phenomenon which can be viewed at www.

eceti.org or the ECETI YouTube Channel.

He was initiated by a venerable Lama Guyaltrul Rinpoche and given the name Rigdzin Norbu, “Jewel of Pure Awareness.” His unique focus on dispelling the myths propagated by the disinformation system make him an in-demand speaker at events such as the International UFO Congress, Star Knowledge Conferences and Contact in the Desert.

Gilliland’s books Reunion with Source, Becoming Gods, and The Ultimate Soul Journey educate, awaken, inform and heal. He is also the host of the documentary Contact Has Begun. His latest book, Anunnaki Return: Star Nations and the Days to Come, is a powerful look at what is happening on a multi-dimensional level as we move forward in this time of great change.

Gilliland will speak at Contact in the Desert on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. ECETI’s contact info: 509-395-2092, www. eceti.org; www.ecetievents. com; ecetireservations@ gmail.com You Wish Talk Radio https://bbsradio. com/asyouwishtalkradio Twitter @ECETI Facebook ECETI

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Continue on Varner Rd. through Friday, May 1 – 5, Rd. back to Jefferson St. Turn left at Varner Rd./ to Washington St. on ramp 2017. 7:00 PM – 6:00 AM Detour for closure of WB Ave. 42.

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HOROSCOPES ARIES

Something’s (everything about you) exalted, there’s an abundance of physical and emotional energy. Your moods swing into a rhythm following the stars. You seek to understand, then protect values, possessions and are tenacious, like a Taurus. Although fluctuating, financially you’re prosperous.

You feel sentimental, kind and loving. You wonder about your new self.

TAURUS Watching you these days we see activity, forcefulness, courage, leadership. You’re free and independent, always lead by imagination and vision.

Your creativity asserts itself everywhere. Enlightenment is your purpose. Nothing obstructs this, not even close relationships. You pioneer new enterprises. You say you found your Path and need no one (or so it seems). Yes you do.

GEMINI You move into a reflective phase, becoming more sensitive to the needs of others.

At times, you will be drawn into the mysterious and mystical through prayer, and to the occult through meditation and visualizations. What are you reading these days? It is good to stay behind the scenes, study things like forgiveness, apocatastasis (a Greek word)

MAY 3 – 9, 2017 ASTROLOGICAL FORECAST BY RISA D’ANGELES

taught by St. Gregory of Nyssa.

What does it mean? The world this week is being sanctified.

Where is your crystal bowl?

CANCER Enlightenment this week and month come through family, social groups, friendships, organizations and/or communities seeking to reform and revolutionize society. You will ask what are the collective objectives as you define future hopes and wishes. If they are not practical you will make them so. New ideas become ideals, illuminating your mind. You have a muse.

LEO You seek enlightenment and illumination of thoughts through achievement in the world.

Concerned with reputation, honor, recognition and fame, you learn how to influence others and be an enlightened intelligent loving authority.

Assuming more responsibilities helps you learn how to lead with both power and love.

When one is without the other, leadership is hollow. Leaders learn through suffering.

VIRGO Your high ideals seek justice for everyone. You attempt to remove the blindfold from the eyes of Lady justice. You aspire for more education, deeper consciousness and true wisdom. You want to

expand your mind through travel, religion or philosophical endeavors. Few see your spirit of adventure. Find and carve out of redwood or willow, oak or cypress, a sacred staff.

LIBRA You look to others, seeing how they live their deepest values.

You contemplate aspects of death and regeneration. You see the phoenix-like qualities found in those with great courage. You seek a deeper level of intimacy with the mysteries. Some Librans enter into detective work, diagnosing mysteries. You will engage in conflict for the purpose of creating greater harmony. Many won’t understand. Carry on.

SCORPIO Enlightenment comes through seeing partners, intimates and those close to you with new eyes. Eyes not of judgment but of unconditional patience, love and understanding. You will find harmony through cooperation, balance through diplomacy, and peace through negotiation. This sounds like the United Nations, which is also Scorpio. The Great One is always knocking on the door of the U.N. And your heart, too.

SAGITTARIUS You will enlighten and illumine others, just like the Buddha would, by being practical, neutral and always seeking

wisdom; by tending to necessities (personal and professional); by assisting and serving others which creates a holy order of things; by tending with composure to daily health and details of daily life. All with a neutral attitude. Then you walk the razor’s edge gracefully.

CAPRICORN You’re often very dignified, and more so this month as the Buddha’s blessings shower upon all of us. Your dignity allows others to see you as noble, poised, self-possessed.

You’re also creative, expressive and very entertaining (very funny sometimes), dramatic (in a good way), romantic (hidden) and playful. If anyone acts proud of themselves, praise them. They will find your response remarkable.

You understand pride.

Perceptions are heightened concerning the environments you find yourself in. You seek to improve and enlighten them.

This provides you with tasks and purpose, two things you need in order to feel comfort and a sense of beauty. Contact siblings, close friends, walk through neighborhoods, take short trips and listen to kirtan, learn Sanskrit. Draw the Diamond Sutra. This way you reach into the Light.

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 Enlightenment occurs this month through family, acknowledging the foundation of your life and how you’ve adapted, embraced and understand early learnings.

As you grew you sought new sources of happiness. Where are your loyalties now? Nurture and shelter your origins. Give thanks for your early years.

They refined the goodness you experience within yourself now. Build your home on these.

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Eastern Coachella Valley’s First Annual LGBTQ Pride Festival

By Desert Star Staff Coachella, CA - Building Healthy Communities Coachella Valley and the Youth Participatory Action Research Project (YPAR) youth advisory committee are hosting the first Annual LGBTQ Pride Festival in the eastern Coachella Valley.

Last year, student scholars conducted a study to uncover

the needs of youth that identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender or Queer (LGBTQ). The results revealed that 1 out of 10 young people identified with one or more identities.

In response, collaborative efforts have been made to provide more information and support for these students.

Pride provides a safe and

culturally sensitive space for community members to learn more about and celebrate these unique identities. This event is free and open to all.

It will feature resources, fun activities, delicious food and talented performers such as the first all LGBTQ Mariachi, Mariachi Arcoiris, as well as local bands. There will be drag performances by

local drag artists, culturally sensitive workshops and local art and food vendors.

This event is youthled and youth-driven, with the support of various LGBTQ organizations such as The LGBT Community Center of the Desert, Planned Parenthood, Trans* Community Project & Palm Springs Pride.

Where: Veterans Park, 1500 4th Street, Coachella, CA 92236 Why: Learn how community organizations and residents are improving student outcomes by creating a more positive community climate, embracing and supporting youth that identify as LGBTQ. For more information, please visit https:// www.facebook.com/ When: Saturday, May 6, 2017 events/1034115080065177/ Time: 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM

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‘The Legend of Georgia McBride’ --A Cheerful Comedy Told in Drag

In “The Legend of Georgia McBride,” the sweet, endearing Casey (Andrew Burnap), an Elvis impersonator by trade, doesn’t discover true acting success until he takes on the persona of a woman.

As the story begins he is a happy-go-lucky guy who barely earns enough money to pay the rent as an Elvis impersonator in a seedy dive in Panama City, Florida called Cleo’s. His irresponsible, yet totally lovable ways are a source of deep concern to his wife Jo (Nija Okoro) when the rent check bounces because Casey had to buy a Papa John’s Pizza and their fragile bank account couldn’t handle both charges.

He manages to get her to smile by snuggling and rubbing her feet, but things go really bad when she tells him they are going to have a baby. He is overjoyed, but before he can tell Eddie, his boss (Nick Searcy), he’s fired.

The reason? Eddie’s cousin, a flamboyant drag queen named Miss Tracy Mills (Matt McGrath) has come to Florida and Eddie has promised him (her) his own show.

As part of her act Miss Tracy Mills works with another drag queen, Miss Rexy (Larry Powell, who also plays Casey’s landlord, Jason).

When Miss Tracy learns that Casey will have no job she gets her cousin Eddie to keep him on as a bartender. Soon the club finds an audience and begins to prosper but at this point Miss Rexy, after

drinking too much vodka, collapses and now there is a need for another drag queen to take his (her) place.

Skillfully Miss Tracy gets a very, very reluctant Casey to step in as, of all singers, Edith Piaf. Casey has never heard of Piaf and becomes ever more upset when he is told he must lip-sync in French.

How Miss Tracy shows him the secret of mouthing a song in French is hilarious. She gives him a slightly naughty saying to constantly repeat and it works. We were sitting in the third row so I could read Casey’s lips mouthing the saying as Edith’s voice spilled out into the audience.

The results were hilarious and it was at this point that this odd, but very clever little comedy really came to life.

Much of the fun comes from the varied, imaginative costumes the two men leap in and out of which were created by costume designer E.B. Brooks. And the choreography by Paul McGill is also a hoot. One of the funniest song combinations is performed by Matt Mc Grath as Miss Tracy. He mouths a long string of Broadway songs from “Les Miserables” to “Gypsy.” Each selection is short and sweet, about 16 bars, as the drag diva jumps, spins and does high kicks.

The results are side-splitting.

And as soon as she darts off to quick change, out comes the country sweetheart Miss Georgia McBride in another sexy, revealing outfit.

Andrew Burnap and Matt McGrath. Photo by Jeff Lorch Photography.

Soon, and much to his surprise, Casey has become a drag sensation at the club and he is able to bring in lots of cash from all the money he generates in tips from the audience. His paycheck has also vastly improved.

Another clever aspect of this show is is how Eddie announces the different shows at Cleo’s for the various holidays ranging from Christmas, New Year’s and Valentine’s Day to St Patrick’s Day. Soon Casey is making big bucks, but his wife still

thinks it’s because of his bartending skills. What could or will happen if she finds out?

“The Legend of Georgia Mc Bride,” at the Geffen Playhouse Playhouse, 10886 LeConte Ave., L.A., ends May 14. Running time 1 hour 40 minutes. For information call (310) 208-5454 or online at www.geffenplayhouse. org. Ticket prices: $32$90, subject to change.

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During the merry, merry month of May many fine

musicals will grace L.A. stages. Till May 14th you can enjoy “The Legend of Georgia McBride” at the Geffen. Then, starting on May 2nd the musical hit “The Bodyguard” comes to the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood featuring the fantastic Dolly Parton song “I Will Always Love You,” which will also always conjure up memories of the late, great Whitney Houston.

And last, but by no means least, “Jersey Boys” returns to the Ahmanson Theatre from May 16th through June 24th.

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Continued from Page 1 Lewis in the Palomino Stage.

Palomino was filled to the brim with people that love that kind of music and fans who wanted to be able to hear those great bands. The Zombies, another extreme group from the 60s graced the stage before Lewis and 38 special preceded Lewis on stage. Some of these bands still have a few of the original performers. Other bands in the Palomino stage were Randy Rogers Band, Elle King, the Blasters and Quite Life. The early bands play to a smaller audience, and that makes it easier for people to get closer to the stage to hear some fantastic music.

The Mane Stage brought the famous country singer Dierks Bentley to the stage.

Bentley had the crowd in his hands from the initial song, and fans would sing along on some songs.

Cole Swindell started his set by coming out on a very high platform for his first song. Other performers were Jon Pardi, Maddie and Tae, William Michael Morgan, Dylan Scott, Ryan Hurd and Bailey Bryan, who started the concert early in the afternoon. The Mustang stage also had some very up-andcoming artists. And the Honkytonk area had bands playing all day.

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SATURDAY Story and Photos by Pat Krause Stagecoach Day 2 were even more than expected. The crowds probably topped the 85,000 mark as it was people as far as you could see. You would expect the crowd to be more of the middle age group around the country, but I saw mostly the younger crowd.

There are a lot of families with young children because it is a safe venue even for very small children. The art work is something to behold as they are huge. Fans love to take photos by the art works, and some are just trying to be in the shade. It was such a lovely weekend with fairly mild weather considering how hot it was the last couple weeks.

Everyone was just waiting patiently for a couple of special artists. Willie Nelson celebrated his 84th birthday in front of a packed Palomino Tent and his many fans had overflowed the area so many stood outside the tent only to hear and listen and get a look at their favorite country star playing his guitar with a hole in it

from the years of use. This icon of country music brought his son to the stage with him. His son played stagecoach a few years back. It was a thrill to be able to see and hear this grand country legend in person. Of course, he sang his signature songs and those most famous that everyone knows. I love the fact that Golden-voice brings a lot of Iconic old bands to the stage for fans to see, and these bands are still together playing hit songs from their era.

The whole area was filled with fans of the Queen of Country music, Shania Twain.

Twain is starting her very anticipated tour with her new music at Stagecoach, and no one was disappointed. Twain came on stage in lacy clear leggings over short shorts.

She is as beautiful as always even after being gone from the country scene for so long.

A couple of other superstars joined her on stage for a song; Heartthrob Nick Jonas and country personage Kelsea Ballerinias; I heard from Luke Burland. Her first song had a

lot of Pyro-technics as she sang Rock This Country which she did, Rock the Stagecoach Stage.

Other performers on the Mane Stage before Twain were Brett Eldredge, Kip Moore, Dan & Shay, Marin Morris and more. Palomino stage offered music

by Willie Nelson, Jamey Johnson, Tommy James and Photo by Jose Negrete ©Stagecoach 2017 the Shondells, Margo Price and lots more. Of course, the Mustang stage was also filled with more musicians with a variety of music styles, and the fans filled both Palomino and Mustang tents all night. Some fans decided to spend some time in the Craft Beer area where they could sit and watch the performances on a large TV screen hoisted into the air.

Dancing fans would head to the HonkyTonk tent to do line dancing and more. Something for everyone at Stagecoach.

SUNDAY Story and Photos by Pat Krause Sunday was the final day of Stagecoach, and it proved to be a great event again this year. Sunday afternoon the Palomino Tent was filled with well-known and loved singers.

The early afternoon saw actor Kiefer Sutherland, and his band play some of his original songs. He said he was excited to play his music in front of such a large audience, and it topped everything else for

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him. His fans filled the tent to be able to hear this renown actor and now singer. One of his songs was about someone he loved that was gone too soon. He has a good voice and plays a mean guitar. He was followed on the Palomino Stage by The Long Riders.

The Country legend star and the original part of the Judds played in the Palomino tent at 4:45. She too filled the tent to overflowing. She along with her

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band The Big Noise brought the fans to cheering her as she stepped on stage. She joked at one point she forgot the words but the fans were singing along and helped her. Her husky voice had garnered millions of fans and sold millions of records. The next band on the Palomino Stage was Los Lobos. I saw a lot of people dancing to the music in the back in the tent. Fans really got to the music when they sang La Bamba. Everyone was cheering May 3, 2017

and moving with the music.

The final artist in Palomino tent was another countrywestern star, Travis Tritt. Fans seem to love these artists who have made a name for themselves for years from the country scene. Many fans opted to see these stars rather than going to the Mane Stage for the newer artists. The Mustang Stage also had some well-

known blue grass bands like the Steep Canyon Rangers and Cowboy Junkies. The audiences have every kind of music to see and here. The HonkyTonk had DJs of renown for those that wanted to dance or be in an air-conditioned tent.

The Top Country artist’s fans filled the Mane Stage area when Kenny Chesney came onto the stage. This country star has www.desertstarweekly.com

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a huge fan base.

Chesney closed Stagecoach as the final performer. Fans didn’t want Stagecoach to end or Chesney to stop playing.

Thomas Rhett, Tyler Farr, CAMs were other famous bands to play on the Mane Stage on Sunday. Stagecoach is much more than just country music.

It’s easy to get around and a place to wear those cowboy boots and western clothes that hang in the closet. The younger crowd wearing less and less with www.desertstarweekly.com

ladies wearing really brief short pants barely there Kiefer Sutherland. Photo by Pat Krause tops and men shirtless showing off their muscles was real eye candy.

The HonkyTonk Dance product’s give-always and more. hall had line dancing, square Campers had a lot of activities in dancing and more with lessons their areas. Vendors were all over if you didn’t know how. The the grounds with food, boots, Half Pint Hootenanny had fun hats, clothing and a general store and free activities for all ages if you forgot something. Nothing plus entertainment. 13-year-old was overlooked, and the event country sensation Tegan Marie, was extremely well organized. sang on Sunday afternoon. There People attending are eagerly were cooking demonstrations, awaiting 2018 Stagecoach and BBQ contests, T-shirt and beauty another great line-up of Stars May 3, 2017

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Tim Robbins Gives a Brief Primer on Theatre Parallels On Indentured Servants about emotional honesty, making a choice in strong emotions and if a character is on stage, he must be telling a story at all times. In the One of America’s acting beginning, I couldn’t even treasures, the award-winning make an entrance on stage Tim Robbins excels in any before he threw me off. I was medium in which he works. He already making money as a began his career on episodic professional actor so I couldn’t television, appearing in such figure out what I was doing programs as “Hill Street Blues,” wrong. Then, this one actor “St. Elsewhere,” “Hardcastle made an entrance and I saw and McCormick,” “Santa everything that he was talking Barbara,” “Moonlighting,” and about. I saw the character, I “The Love Boat.” Robbins’ saw a story being told, I saw film work, however, is what conflict when he interacted catapulted him into becoming with another character, and a major movie star beginning this was all without any words. with his role as Ebby Calvin ‘Nuke’ LaLoosh in “Bull What was different for you Durham” in which he plays a from the more traditional rookie baseball player being training for actors? “trained” by Susan Sarandon.

Robbins: Traditional One of his most memorable training was a slice of life roles was in “Mystic River” for kind of theatre as taught by which he won multiple awards. teachers like Stella Adler or the Equally at home behind the Stanislavski method. But if you camera, he directed the go back to his original method, riveting “Dead Man Walking,” he taught the same thing – that for which he received a the emotional content has to nomination for Best Director. be important and honest.

Other films include “War of the Worlds,” “Green Lantern,” What bothered Feydeau?

“Catch a Fire,” “Jacob’s Robbins: He was reacting Ladder,” “Top Gun,” and “The to the early playwrights Player” for which he received of the 20th century who an Academy Award. He is were reacting to this overly founder and Artistic Director floral, innocuous theatre – of The Actors Gang, which romantic and large acting and he formed thirty-five years presentational. So American ago and has directed multiple realism and European realism provocative productions, had to happen – it had to burst many of which with a political the bubble of this innocuous bent to their themes. art form and make it talk about Robbins recently sat real issues. So then you have down with your reporter for an Ibsen and Chekov, dramatists exclusive interview, which has who were really challenging been edited for content and the social order by asking continuity for print purposes. strong moral questions, which was radical at that time. As You’ve written and directed the century progressed, “Harlequino: on to Freedom plays became more and – A Musical Celebration more about domestic drama of the Rebel Slave” in the – what was happening rarely seen Commedia the in the living room. dell’ Arte style of theatre.

When did you learn about Which American this historic genre? playwrights explored Robbins: I got a cursory the domestic drama? knowledge in theatre history Robbins: Tennessee at UCLA and learned that Williams and Arthur Miller. it started about 500 years They used the living room, ago in Italy. I hadn’t really but were writing about the become familiar with the style world. By the 1970s, theatre or the stock characters until became more about domestic 1984 when I took a workshop issues - “my” problems with Georges Feydeau as a woman, as a gay person, from the Théâtre du Soleil. as a black man, etc. Those He was in town with their are all legit, but when those Shakespeare productions, storytellers stopped telling which they performed during the story about the whole the Olympic Arts Festival. world and it’s only about Subsequently, he stayed the living room, I think it behind and gave a workshop, lessens the idea and impact which four of us from the The of what theatre should be.

Actors’ Gang attended.

Can you cite an example What was the foundation of a playwright who of the workshop? combined both?

Robbins: It was based Robbins: Tony Kushner on Commedia dell’ Arte, did it with “Angels in America.” but it was much more than He had a huge canvas and that. George’s training was it covered a wide scope

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PART 1: Cursory look at American Theatre & Techniques Specific to Commedia dell’ Arte.

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Scene from “Harlequino: On to Freedom - A Musical Celebration of the Rebel Slave.” Photo courtesy of The Actors’ Gang and that’s why that play is magnificent. But, the tendency in American playwriting has been driven by economics.

So, you have a lot of three, four, and five person plays.

That’s the only kind of play that can get produced. What kind of story can you tell about the world with five people?

What are the advantages to training your actors in the Commedia dell’ Arte style of acting?

Robbins: It’s a blessing to have a group of actors trained in a certain way as you develop a short hand. On the first day of rehearsal, they are up on their feet with scripts in their hands. It’s like we are in the fourth week of rehearsal.

It also eliminates discussions where an actor might say, ‘I’m not feeling this moment.’ You can talk and talk but ultimately our esthetic is just get on stage and show me what you’re talking about. Make a different choice but be bold.

Dare to fail. This is the only way you’ll make discoveries.

Do a lot of actors who fail to learn this stylized,

broader form?

Robbins: It’s not that it broader, it’s deeper. It’s getting within an emotion and being facile enough to be able to switch to a different emotion immediately. We tell people when they start classes that this might not be for you. We ask that they give it a shot once a week for eight weeks.

We make a contract that if it doesn’t work for them, that they leave this theatre with the same love of theatre they had when they came in. I’ve seen great actors fail at this training and I’ve seen people who weren’t actors nail it. It’s about leaving your bag of tricks behind - the stuff that made you able to play leads in plays in various theatres.

We operate on a different level. We are interested in an ensemble and not anything that is star driven. When you’re working this intensely with people, you can really see the destructive nature of what a diva or an asshole can do to a piece. Our success has to do with mutual generosity that people share on stage. In the training you learn that you can make yourself better by

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Emotional honesty is absolutely important; otherwise it’s just histrionics and is unwatchable.

Do performances vary from night to night?

Robbins: Every evening is going to be different.

You’re not going to be able to assemble the same people that were in this theatre last night as each audience has its own chemistry which is affected by whatever happens in their daily lives. Each audience deserves its own show. Part of the trap of live theatre gets into is “we just had a killer show, let’s do that again.” When you try to do that, it just doesn’t happen.

Is there any validly in actors blaming the audience for a bad performance?

Robbins: Never assume anyone in the audience had enough money to buy this ticket and assume because of that, they walked five miles to get here because they couldn’t afford a bus. That’s the respect you owe an audience.

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By Desert Star Staff BOISE, Idaho – Tax Day has come and gone, which means people are receiving their tax refunds.

It also means it’s high season for scams.

An IRS scam has been sweeping the nation recently, with fraudsters calling victims and demanding that they owe the tax agency money.

Cheryl Tussey, who has worked with AARP Idaho on fraud prevention and education for two decades, says seniors are especially vulnerable to these scams. She shares her number one rule when it comes to tax scams.

“The IRS will never call you,” she emphasizes. “It’s so important that people

understand that. They do not call. They will contact you by mail first if there’s a problem.

They do not call you. And if folks can remember that, they can just hang up.”

Tussey says scams are especially prevalent from January through the end of May. She stresses that people should never give out personal information over the phone and should shred any documents with sensitive information on them rather than simply throwing them away.

Tussey has heard many heart-wrenching stories of seniors, often on fixed incomes, who have been defrauded out of thousands of dollars.

Identity theft is common throughout the year. So are

other scams, such as the socalled “grandparent scam,” where a thief calls and pretends a person’s grandchild is in jail and in need of bail money.

Tussey says these scams persist in new iterations and may never go away.

“I don’t believe we’ll ever be able to stop the initiation of old and new scams and frauds, but we can decrease the number of victims via these education opportunities,” she states.

AARP Idaho holds events free to the public called Scam Jams across the state where speakers, such as Tussey and state officials, offer tips on how to avoid scams and frauds.

The next Scam Jam is at the College of Idaho in Caldwell on May 25.

the Syrian province of Homs on April 6 in retaliation for an assault on a rebel-held town in north-western Idlib province on April, 4, that was allegedly carried out by Syrian government forces with the use of chemical weapons. The US attack was carried out before any expert investigations were launched.

After the airstrikes on the airfield, Trump, who was expected to depart from the policies of Obama’s administration and take a milder stance toward Russia, declared that relations between the two countries “may be at an all-time low.”

At the same time, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley condemned Moscow

for supporting Syrian President Bashar Assad.

North Korea has drawn an angry response from its regional neighbors and the US after several test firings of ballistic missiles hailed by the state media as major military achievements.

Tensions between the two nations increased after President Trump said he would seek to stop North Korea from developing a nuclear weapon and missile

tests. As part of this plan, the US anti-missile THAAD system was stationed in South Korea aimed at deterring its northern neighbor. The system has been announced “operational” just recently.

Moscow has condemned the move, urging Washington and Seoul to reconsider this decision, saying that THAAD anti-missile system would serve as a “destabilizing factor” in the region.

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By Desert Star Staff Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Donald Trump, held a phone call in which they have agreed to cooperate on promoting diplomatic progress in dealing with tensions on the Korean peninsula and in Syria, according to the Kremlin.

“Vladimir Putin has called for restraint and decreasing of the level of tensions” on the Korean peninsula, the statement said. “It has been agreed to work jointly on a diplomatic solution that will settle the crisis.”

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the heads of the foreign ministries of both countries who will seek variants to secure the ceasefire regime, stabilize it and control it,” the statement says.

“The goal is to create the background that would help launch a real peace process in Syria. This means that Russia’s foreign minister and the US secretary of state would inform their leaders about progress in this regard.”

The call between the two presidents came a day before a new round of talks on Syria in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana.

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MUSIC Essential reissues and returns astound

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A groundbreaking album from The Zombies and a beloved instrumental tribute to the music of The Monkees have both been reissued on the occasion of their respective 50th anniversaries while pioneering ensemble Gorillaz is back with a new genre-busting studio collection. In addition, a celebrated soundtrack from the dawn of the 1980s is available for the first time ever on CD.

Artist: The Zombies Title: Odessey & Oracle 50th Anniversary Edition (Varèse Sarabande Records) You might like if you enjoy: The Beatles, The Zombies Tell me more: Anyone who caught The Zombies during the band’s recent string of Southern California dates (including at the Stagecoach Festival in Indio on April 28) knows the enduring power of the British band’s groundbreaking sound. Now The Zombies’ greatest album has been reissued in lavish fashion; the seminal “Odessey & Oracle - 50th Anniversary” is available on both audio CD and vinyl. The terrific reissue was remastered from the best original sources available and the expanded edition includes seven bonus tracks (a mix of alternate versions and outtakes from the original recording sessions); additionally there are new liner notes and previouslyunreleased photos all adding

to a greater appreciation of the 1967 sessions that gave rise to “Odyssey & Oracle.”

An artful mix of harmonies and creative arrangements enhance the baroque pop of “Care of Cell 44” and “A Rose For Emily,” jazz-tinged “Beechwood Park,” experimental “Butcher’s Tale (Western Front 1914),” tuneful “I Want Her She Wants Me,” and psychedelic rock masterpiece “Time of the Season.” Information: VareseSarabande.com.

singer Mavis Staples and rapper Pusha T. showcased) and the electronica-mining “Busted and Blue” and “Sex Murder Party” (the latter two being this writer’s favorite selections on the disc).

“Humanz” is available on vinyl and audio CD (both a standard version, and a two-disc limited edition deluxe edition).

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Title: Stu Phillips Presents The Monkees Song Book (Varèse Sarabande Records) Artist: Gorillaz You might like if you enjoy: Title: Humanz (Warner Bros.) The Golden Gate Strings, The You might like if you enjoy: Monkees, George Martin Damon Albarn, Mavis Tell me more: One of the Staples, Grace Jones more interesting collections of Tell me more: Gorillaz is the 1960s, “Stu Phillips Presents back. Seven years after the The Monkees Song Book” release of the virtual British featured instrumental versions band’s last album “The Fall” in of 10 Monkees hits arranged December 2010, musical leader by Sid Fellner (who conducted Damon Albarn (of Blur fame) the Golden Gate Strings), Ernie and visual artist Jamie Hewlett Freeman and Lincoln Mayorga have released the ambitious and recorded in a mere three“Humanz.” The album is a wide day span in early February 1967. ranging affair that includes The most interesting track on everything from spoken word the 10-track title is the version of and hip hop to electronica, alt “(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone,” rock and trip hop. There are a which is dramatically different slew of high-profile talents who than the Monkees’ freewheeling join in Albarn’s journey, including rock-styled take. In the hands R&B singer Peven Everett on of the Golden Gate Strings, the the grooving “Strobelite,” the piece is draped in melancholy dub-styled “Saturnz Barz” and takes on a sonic life of (featuring both Albarn and its own. “The Monkees Song Popcaan), exhilarating mashBook” works as both a tribute up of styles on “Let Me Out” to the Monkees and a musical (with vocals from Albarn, soul time machine capturing the

sounds of 50 years ago. The CD booklet includes vintage photos and new details on Phillips (who handled instrumental music on The Monkees’ popular TV show). Information: VareseSarabande.com.

Title: On Golden Pond: Music and Original Dialog from the Motion Picture Soundtrack (Varèse Sarabande Records) You might like if you enjoy: Composer Dave Grusin, composer John Barry Tell me more: The 1981 film “On Golden Pond” was not only a commercial and artistic triumph (it scored a number of Academy Award nominations, including wins for stars Henry Fonda and Katherine Hepburn), and the film’s dramatic power was further bolstered by one of composer Dave Grusin’s most mesmerizing movie scores. The intimate and emotional pianoanchored main theme, uptempo “New Hampshire Hornpipe” and sweeping symphonic textures used during “Father-Daughter Relationship” on the soundtrack were adorned with sections of dialog from the movie interspersed along the way. The release of “On Golden Pond: Music and Original Dialog from the Motion Picture Soundtrack” marks the first time the full Academy Award-nominated score has been available on audio CD. Information: VareseSarabande.com.

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an audience sucked. No. You sucked. You didn’t meet them. You didn’t find a way to tell them a story. Because of our discipline and approach, which is how do we make this immediate and great right now for these people, we rarely have an off night.

What was the reaction when you took this play to Italy?

Robbins: Imagine my nerve to bring our style to Italy last summer. But, it went great and the Italian critics really got the connection between Black Lives Matter and were really grateful for the reminder of the roots of Commedia dell’ Arte.

What is very compelling about your work is your political views, which you very delicately infuse into the work without it becoming diatribe. Could you talk a bit about some of your other works and your point of view in particular?

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Robbins: Our mission was to embrace a different kind of theatre. Our first play “Ubu the King,” was a scatological, surrealist play from 1902 about this megalomaniac named Ubu, and addressed the relationship between power and the truth. It spoke to the times we were living in, which were the early Reagan years, where we saw selfishness and lack of compassion for marginalized groups. Over the past ten years I’ve been thinking a lot about what enslavement or indentured servitude is. We did this play called “Break the Whip,” which was about Jamestown. We spoke three languages – English, Lenape, an original native language, and the West African Kimbundu. The first laws passed in the colony were about fraternization. It was illegal for the white indentured servants to talk to the Indians.

Why? Because they knew they would have more in common with them than with the aristocrats they were working for. So, immediately there

were defections. These were pretty hardcore indentured servants, not only English, but other countries, and they could survive in the wilderness, compared to famine and malnutrition that was happening in the Jamestown colony. I’ve been thinking a lot about indentured servants and what was the difference between them and the African slaves who came eight years later. (History note to Dr. Ben Carson: They didn’t arrive as immigrants, but were brought over against their will in chains.)

How is that germane to today?

Robbins: If you look at today, college students graduate are in debt that they won’t be able to pay off for twenty or thirty years. At the same time they’re graduating with that student debt, the credit card companies give them cards. Now you’re able to buy stuff because you’re an adult. So what happens is you accrue so much debt that you’re not even enjoying your May 3, 2017

own salary. You’re actually paying off debt and interest so you’re earning less than your original wages. Is that freedom? Or, are you working every day because if you don’t go to work, you will go bankrupt and you could go to jail. What’s the difference between that college graduate and the person who made the deal to do the transatlantic journey as a white indentured servant?

He had to work for Tim Robbins ten years in order to get his freedom, all under the rules of the master.

Thank you for a If he wanted to punish you for wonderful interview. something or make you pay for Robbins: Your something that you needed, he welcome. Let me know if would add on another couple you need anything else. of months. By the time the servant got to ten years, it’s Stay tuned for Part now thirteen or fourteen years. 2 – Tim Robbins’ personal journey and find out why Bull A fascinating parallel.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE MISSION SPRINGS WATER DISTRICT TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT TO FORM A GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY WITH THE SAN GORGONIO PASS WATER AGENCY FOR A PORTION OF THE SAN GORGONIO PASS SUB-BASIN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 10723(b) of the California Water Code and Section 6066 of the California Government Code that the Board of Directors of the Mission Springs Water District (District) will hold a public hearing to consider approval of a Memorandum of Agreement between the District and the San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency pursuant to the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act to establish a Groundwater Sustainability Agency for a portion of the San Gorgonio Pass Subbasin in Riverside County referred to as the Verbenia Area.

A PUBLIC HEARING of the District to consider approving the Memorandum of Agreement will take place on May 16, 2017 at 3:00 p.m., in the meeting room of the Board of the Directors of the Mission Springs Water District located at 66575 2nd St, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240. The purpose of the public hearings will be to hear and receive comments from the public and interested stakeholders regarding the District’s proposed approval of the Memorandum of Agreement. The Memorandum of Agreement and related documentation are on file with the Secretary of the District and are available for inspection during regular business hours, Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the offices of the District located at 66575 2nd St, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240. Date: 5/1/207 by Arden Wallum General Manager and Chief Engineer. PUB: 5/3 and 5/10 DSW17-5103 SUMMONS (Family Law) CITACIÓN (Derecho familiar) NOTICE TO RESPONDENT (Name):ROLLAND JESSEE AVISO AL DEMANDADO (Nombre): You have been sued. Read the information below and on the next page. Lo handemandado. Lea la información a continuación y en la páginasiguiente.

Petitioner’s name is: DEBORA JESSEE Nombre del demandante: FOR COURT USE ONLY (SOLO PARA USO DE LA CORTE) CASE NUMBER (NÚMERO DE CASO): BD643850 You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120 or FL-123) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner.

A letter, phone call, or court appearance will not protect you.If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. Get help finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services website (www.lawhelpca.org), or by contacting your local county bar association.

Tiene 30 días de calendariodespués de haberrecibido la entrega legal de estaCitación y Petición para presentarunaRespuesta (formulario FL-120 o FL123) ante la corte y efectuar la entrega legal de unacopia al demandante. Una carta o llamadatelefónica o unaaudiencia de la corte no basta para protegerlo. Si no presentasuRespuesta a tiempo, la cortepuededarórdenes que afectensumatrimonio o pareja de hecho, susbienes y la custodia de sushijos. La cortetambién le puedeordenar que paguemanutención, y honorarios y costoslegales. Para asesoramiento legal, póngaseencontacto de inmediato con unabogado. Puedeobtenerinformación para encontrarunabogadoen el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en el sitio web de losServiciosLegales de California (www.lawhelpca.org) o poniéndoseencontacto con el colegio de abogados de sucondado. NOTICE— RESTRAINING ORDERS ARE ON PAGE 2: These restraining orders are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. They are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them. AVISO— LAS ÓRDENES DE RESTRICCIÓN SE ENCUENTRAN EN LA PÁGINA 2: Las órdenes de restricciónestánenvigenciaencuantoa ambos cónyuges o miembros de la pareja de hecho hasta que se despida la petición, se emita un fallo o la cortedéotrasórdenes. Cualquieragenciadelordenpúblico que hayarecibido o vistounacopia de estasórdenespuedehacerlasacatarencualquierlugar de California.

FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party. EXENCIÓN DE CUOTAS: Si no puedepagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretariounformulario de exención de cuotas. La cortepuedeordenar que ustedpague, ya sea en parte o porcompleto, las cuotas y costos de la cortepreviamenteexentos a petición de usted o de la otra parte. 1.The Name and Address of the court are (EL nombre y direccion de la corete son): LOS ANGELES SUPERIOR COURT, 111 N. HILL STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 2. The name, address and telephone number of the petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney are: (El nombre, direccion y number de telefonodelabogado del demandante, o del): REBECCA D. LIZARRAGA, 530 W. OJAI AVE., SUITE 107, OJAI, CA 93023 (818) 985-1983 Clerk, by (Secreetaroi, por), P. MATA Deputy (Asistenete) FAMILY LAW RESTRAINING ORDERS (ORDENES DE RESTRICCION ESTANDAR DE DERECHO FAMILIAR Starting immediately, you and your spouse or domestic partner are restrained from: 1. removing the minor children of the parties from the state or applying for a new or replacement passport for those minor children without the prior written consent of the other party or an order of the court; 2. cashing, borrowing against, canceling, transferring, disposing of, or changing the beneficiaries of any insurance or other coverage, including life, health, automobile, and disability, held for the benefit of the parties and their minor children; 3. transferring, encumbering, hypothecating, concealing, or in any way disposing of any property, real or personal, whether community, quasi-community, or separate, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life; and 4. creating a nonprobate transfer or modifying a nonprobate transfer in a manner that affects the disposition of property subject to the transfer, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court.

Before revocation of a nonprobate transfer can take effect or a right of survivorship to property can be eliminated, notice of the change must be filed and served on the other party. You must notify each other of any proposed extraordinary expenditures at least five business days prior to incurring these extraordinary expenditures and account to the court for all extraordinary expenditures made after these restraining orders are effective. However, you may use community property, quasi-community property, or your own separate property to pay an attorney to help you or to pay court costs. En forma inmediata, usted y suconyuge o pareja de hechotienenprohibido: 1.llevarse del estado de California a loshijosmenores de las partes, o solicitor un pasaporte Nuevo o de repuesto para loshijosmenores, sin el consentimientoprevioporescrito de la otra parte o sin unaorden de la corte; 2. co-

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brar, pedirprestado, cancelar, transferir, deshacerse o cambiar el nombre de los beneficiaries de cualquierseguro u otrotipo de cobertura, como de vida, salud, vehiculo y discapacidad, que tengacomobeneficiario(s) a las partes y su(s) hijo(s) menor(es); 3. transferir, graver, hipotecar, ocultar o deshacerse de cualquiermanera de cualquierpropiedad, inmueble o personal, ya sea comunitaria, cuasicomunitaria o separada, sin el consentimientoescrito de la otra parte o unaorden de la corte, except en el curso habitual de actividadespersonales y comerciales o para satisfacer las necesidades de la vida; y 4. crear o modificarunatransferencia no testamentaria de manera que afecte la asignacion de unapropiedadsujeta a transferencia, sin el consentimientoporesscrito de la otra parte o unaorden de la corte. Antes de que se puedaeliminar la revocacion de unatransferencia no testamentaria, se debeprensentar ante la corteun aviso del cambio y hacerunaentrega legal de dicho aviso a la otra parte. Cada parte tiene que notificar a la otrasobrecualquiergastoextraordinariopropuestopor lo menoscincodiashabiles antes de realizarlo, y render cuenta a la corte de todoslosgastosextraordinariosrealizadosdespues de que estas ordines de restriccionhayanentradoenvigencia. No obstante, puedeusarpropiedadcomunitaria, cuasicomunitaria o suyaseparada para pagar a un abogado que lo ayude o para pagarloscostos de la corte. NOTICEACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE: Do you or someone in your household need affordable health insurance? If so, you should apply for Covered California. Covered California can help reduce the cost you pay towards high quality affordable health care. For more information, visit www. coveredca.com. Or call Covered California at 1-800300-1506 AVISO-ACCESO A SEGURO DE SALUD MAS ECONOMICO: Necesitaseguro de salud a uncostoasequible, ya sea para usted o alguienensuhogar? Si esasi, puede presenter unasolicitud con Covered California. Covered California lo puedeayudar a reducer el costo que pagaporseguro de saludasequible y de altacalidad. Para obtenermasinformacion, visitewww.coveredca.com. O llame a Covered California al 1-800-300-0213 WARNING IMPORTANT INFORMATION California law provides that, for purposes of division of property upon dissolution of a marriage or domestic partnership or upon legal separation, property acquired by the parties during marriage or domestic partnership in joint form is presumed to be community property. If either party to this action should die before the jointly held community property is divided, the language in the deed that characterizes how title is held (i.e., joint tenancy, tenants in common, or community property) will be controlling, and not the community property presumption. You should consult your attorney if you want the community property presumption to be written into the recorded title to the property. = ADVERTENCIA-INFORMACION IMPORTANTE De acuerdo a la ley de California, las propiedadesadquiridaspor las partesdurantesumatrimonio o pareja de hechoen forma conjunta se consideranpropiedadcomunitariapra fines de la division de biees que ocurrecuando se produce unadisolucion o separacion legal del matrimonio o pareja de hecho. Si cualquiera de las partes de estecasollega a fallecer antes de que se divida la propiedadcomunitaria de tenenciaconjunta, el destino de la mismaquedaradetermindadopor las clausulas de la escrituracorrespondiente que describendsutenencia (pore j., tenenciaconjunta, tenenciaencomun o propiedadcomunitaria) y no por la presuncion de propiedadcomunitaria. Si quiera que la presunciocomunitarisquederegistradaen la escritura de la propiedad, deberiaconsultar con unabogado. Publish April 26, May 3, 10, 17, 2017 DSW17-5100

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the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 1119-1997. 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: DONNA MARIE CAWLEY. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on April 10, 2017.

Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201705121 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL CODE). Pub April 26, 2017, May 3, 10, 17, 2017. DSW17-5099 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: U HAVE IT MADE, 551 VIA DE LA PAZ, PALM DESERT, CA 92211. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: JACK PAUL BALDWIN, 551 VIA DE LA PAZ, PALM DESERT, CA 92211. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 4/1/2017.

I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: JACK PAUL BALDWIN. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on April 14, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201705350 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL CODE). Pub April 26, 2017, May 3, 10, 17, 2017. DSW17-5097

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: J&M HALOS TRANSPORT, 42330 WISCONSIN AVE, PALM DESERT, CA 92211.

Riverside County; 74998 COUNTRY CLUB DR. #220-192, PALM DESERT, CA 92260. Full name of registrant: JIMMY- -HALOS, 42330 WISONSIN AVE., PALM DESERT, CA 92211. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct.

(A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed JIMMY- -HALOS. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on April 3, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201704749 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 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. CHANGE OF NAME, CASE NO. PSC 1606498, SU- SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL CODE).

PERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA 3255 E. Tahquitz Pub April 19, 26, May 3, 10, 2017. DSW17-5093 Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92263, COUNTY STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF OF RIVERSIDE TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following ficti1. LYNN SYNSTELIEN filed a petition with this court tious business name(s) HARBINGER ARMS, 65118 for a decree changing names as follows: 1a. Pres- SAN JACINTO LN #14, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, ent Name: PHOEBE ROSE QUIRK to Proposed CA 92240. Riverside County has been abandoned Name: VESPER BEATRICE QUIRK. 2.THE COURT by the following person(s): BAHRAM- -ZARRABI, ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter 64027 ALPINE ST, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA shall appear before this court at the hearing indi- 92240. This business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL cated below to show cause, if any, why the petition The fictitious business name(s) referred to above for change of name should not be granted. Any was filed in Riverside County on: 01/24/2014. I person objecting to the name changes described declare that all the information in this statement above must file a written objection that includes the is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as reasons for the objection at least two court days true, information which he or she knows to be false before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must is guilty of a crime. Signed: BAHRAM- -ZARRABI. appear at the hearing to show cause why the peti- This statement was filed with the County Clerk of tion should not be granted. If no written objection is Riverside County, signed by, Peter Aldana Assessortimely filed, the court may grant the petition without County Clerk-Recorder on April 13, 2017 File No. a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: June 2, i-201400217 Pub April 19, 26, May 3, 10, 2017.

2017 Time: 8:30 a.m., Dept.: PS3, b. The address DSW17-5092 of the court is: 3255 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262, County of Riverside 3.a. A copy FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSIleast once each week for four successive weeks NESS AS: SHEAR INSANITY SALON, 68703 prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the PEREZ RD #A-17, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. following newspaper of general circulation, printed Riverside County. Full name of registrant: ALLISON in this county (specify newspaper): DESERT STAR MARIE ZARRABI, 64027 ALPINE ST, DESERT HOT WEEKLY 13279 PALM DRIVE SUITE 5, DESERT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Business is conducted by: HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240 Dated: April 7, 2017, INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transJudge of the Superior Court, Publish April 26, May act business under the fictitious business name(s) 3, 10, 17, 2017. DSW17-5095 listed above. I declare that all the information in this is true and correct. (A registrant, who FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE statement as true, information which he or she knows FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- declares to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: ALLISON NESS AS: DOWN TO EARTH LANDSCAPING AND MARIE ZARRABI. This statement was filed with the MAINTENANCE, 30750 SAN ANTONIO DRIVE, County Clerk of Riverside County on April 13, 2017.

CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. Riverside County Peter Aldana, Assessor-County File P.O. BOX 531, MORONGO VALLEY, CA 92256. No. R-201705316 NOTICE —Clerk-Recorder THIS FICTITIOUS Full name of registrant: CARLA ANNE HARROWER, BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIVE 52566 OSKAR LANE, MORONGO VALLEY, CA YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WASEXPIRES IN THE 92256. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. FILED A NEW FICTIRegistrant commenced to transact business under TIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE the fictitious business name(s) listed above on FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS 11-19-3-27-2017. I declare that all the information STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS who declares as true, information which he or she NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANknows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: OTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON CARLA ANNE HARROWER. This statement was LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on AND PROFESSIONAL CODE). Pub April 19, 26, April 25, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County May 3, 10, 2017. DSW17-5091 Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201705821 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSIFILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. NESS AS: ROCCO & COMPANY, 333 N. PALM A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT CANYON STE., 104 A, PALM SPRINGS, CA MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING 92262. Riverside County; 67600 CLUB HOUSE OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHO- DR., DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92241. Full name RIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS of registrant: CHRISTINE MARIE CVIJETIC, 67600 BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS CLUB HOUSE DRIVE, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR 92241; RATOMIR- -CVIJETIC, 67600 CLUB HOUSE COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., DRIVE, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92241.

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL CODE). Pub May Business is conducted by: MARRIED COUPLE. 3, 10, 17, 24, 2017. DSW17-5104 Registrant has not yet begun to transact business the fictitious business name(s) listed above.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE under that all the information in this statement FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- Iisdeclare true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as NESS AS: HOSPITALITY EDUCATION CAREERS, true, information which he or she knows to be false, 42785 LIOLIOS DRIVE, PALM DESERT, CA 92211. is guilty of a crime).

Signed: CHRISTINE MARIE Riverside County. Full name of registrant: LYNNE CVIJETIC. This statement filed with the County PUTTMAN DIBLEY, 42785 LIOLIOS DRIVE, PALM Clerk of Riverside County was on April 13, 2017. Peter DESERT, CA 92211. Business is conducted by: IN- Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder No. DIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact R-201705323 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUSFile BUSIbusiness under the fictitious business name(s) listed NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS 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 LYNNE PUTTMAN DIBLEY. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on April 26, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201705881 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL CODE). Pub April May 3, 10, 17, 24, 2017. DSW17-5101

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FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL CODE). Pub April 19, 26, May 3, 10, 2017. DSW17-5090

Aldana Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201702722 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 AMENDED FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATE- PROFESSIONS CODE). Pub March 8, 15, 22, 29, MENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DO- 2017. April 12, 19, 26, May 3, 2017 DSW17-5051 ING BUSINESS AS: VALLEY BROS., ELECTRIC, 80167 MARAMAR DR., INDIO, CA 92203. Riverside T.S. No. 16-44187 APN: 685-200-014-6 NOTICE County. Full name of registrant: JOSUE GEORGE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT MONTANO, 80167 MARAMAR DR., INDIO, CA UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 7/17/2007.

92203. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR Registrant has not yet begun to transact business PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. under the fictitious business name(s) listed above. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE I declare that all the information in this statement OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction true, information which he or she knows to be false, sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check is guilty of a crime). Signed : JOSUE GEORGE drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by MOTANO. This statement was filed with the County a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by Clerk of Riverside County on February 14, 2017. a state or federal savings and loan association, or Peter Aldana Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File savings association, or savings bank specified in No. R-201702210 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE to do business in this state will be held by the duly YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTI- title, and interest conveyed to and now held by TIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE the trustee in the hereinafter described property FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE below. The sale will be made, but without covenant USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF AN- possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining OTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Pub March 15, 22, provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms 29, April 5, 2017, April 19, 26, May 3, 10, 2017. of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges DSW17-5062 and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: NESS AS: M & l GARDENING, 15525 MOUNTAIN PEER O. THEOBALD, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS VIEW RD SP 04, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA SOLE & SEPARATE PROPERTY Duly Appointed 92240. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: Trustee: LAW OFFICES OF LES ZIEVE Deed of NANCY- -GUTIERREZ CRUZ, 5525 MOUNTAIN Trust recorded 7/31/2007 as Instrument No. 2007VIEW RD SP 04, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 0496005 in book , page of Official Records in the 92240. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. office of the Recorder of Riverside County, California, Registrant has not yet begun to transact business Date of Sale: 5/25/2017 at 9:30 AM Place of Sale: under the fictitious business name(s) listed above. In the area in front of 849 W. Sixth Street, Corona, I declare that all the information in this statement is California 92881. Estimated amount of unpaid true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, balance and other charges: $1,052,715.03 Note: information which he or she knows to be false, is Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid guilty of a crime). Signed: NANCY- -GUTIERREZ less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at CRUZ. This statement was filed with the County the time of the sale the opening bid may be less Clerk of Riverside County on March 16, 2017. Peter than the total debt owed. Street Address or other Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. common designation of real property: Described R-201703808 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSI- as follows: 30 Calais Circle, Rancho Mirage, CA NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS 92270. As more fully described in said Deed of FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE Trust A.P.N #.: 685-200-014-6. The undersigned OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED of the street address or other common designation, BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATE- if any, shown above. If no street address or other MENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN common designation is shown, directions to the THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME location of the property may be obtained by sendIN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER ing a written request to the beneficiary within 10 UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW days of the date of first publication of this Notice of (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND Sale. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are PROFESSIONAL CODE). Pub April 12, 19, 26, May considering bidding on this property lien, you should 3, 2017. DSW17-5088 understand that there are risks involved in bidding at trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE a the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- on trustee does not automatically entitle you to NESS AS: TWEET RETREAT CONSIGNMENTS, free andauction clear ownership of the property. You should 10981 SANTA CRUZ ROAD, DESERT HOT also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may SPRINGS, CA 92240. Riverside County. Full name be a junior lien. If you the highest bidder at the of registrant: WENDY BONNIE GROSS, 10981 auction, you are or mayare responsible for paying off SANTA CRUZ ROAD, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA all liens senior to the lienbe being auctioned off, before 92240; JULIA LELA NIELSEN, 68440 PELADORA you can receive clear title to the property. You are RD, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. Business is encouraged to investigate the existence, conducted by: CO-PARTNERS. Registrant has not and size of outstanding liens that may existpriority, this yet begun to transact business under the fictitious property by contacting the county recorder’son business name(s) listed above. I declare that all the or a title insurance company, either of whichoffice may information in this statement is true and correct. (A charge you a fee for this information. If you consult registrant, who declares as true, information which either of these resources, you should be aware that he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). the same lender may hold more than one mortgage Signed: WENDY BONNIE GROSS, PARTNER. or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPThis statement was filed with the County Clerk ERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of Riverside County on March 31, 2017. Peter of sale may be postponed one or more times by the Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant R-201704718 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSI- to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS law requires that information about trustee sale FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE postponements be made available to you and to OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATE- been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled MENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN time and date for the sale of this property, you may THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME call (714) 848-9272 or visit this Internet Web site IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER www.elitepostandpub.com, using the file number UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW assigned to this case 16-44187. Information about (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND postponements that are very short in duration or that PROFESSIONAL CODE). Pub April 12, 19, 26, May occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not 3, 2017. DSW17-5087 immediately be reflected in the telephone informaFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE tion or on the Internet Web site. The best way to FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- verify postponement information is to attend the NESS AS: CAMACHO TRUCKING, 26871 ALES- scheduled sale. Dated: 5/1/ 2017 LAW OFFICES SANDRO BLVD, SPACE 28, MORENO VALLEY, CA OF LES ZIEVE, as Trustee 30 Corporate Park, Suite 92555. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: 450, Irvine, CA 92606. For Non-Automated Sale JORGE- -CAMACHO SIMENTAL, 26871 ALES- Information, call : (714) 848-7920. For Sale InforamSANDRO BLVD SPACE 28, MORENO VALLEY, CA tion: (714) 848-9272 www.elitepostandpub.com 92555. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. _______________Ashley Walker, Trustee Sale AsRegistrant not yet begun to transact business sistant. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT under the fictitious business name(s) listed above. A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAINED I declare that all the information in this statement WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE EPP22206 is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as 5/3, 5/10, 5/17. Dsw17-5105 true, information which he or she knows to be false, N O T I C E O F T R U S T E E ’ S S A L E T. S . N o . is guilty of a crime). Signed: JORGE- -CAMACHO 17-30066-BA-CA Title No. 170015996-CA-VOI SIMENTAL. This statement was filed with the County A.P.N. 656-242-006-7 ATTENTION RECORDER: Clerk of Riverside County on March 27, 2017. Peter THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE TO AN ATTACHED Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. SUMMARY IS APPLICABLE TO THE NOTICE PROR-201704434 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSI- VIDED TO THE TRUSTOR ONLY PURSUANT TO NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS CIVIL CODE 2923.3. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATOF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS TACHED. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED OF TRUST DATED 03/04/2008. UNLESS YOU BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATE- TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, MENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND highest bidder for cash, (cashier’s check(s) must PROFESSIONAL CODE). Pub April 12, 19, 26, May be made payable to National Default Servicing 3, 2017. DSW17-5084 Corporation), drawn on a state or national bank, a AMENDED FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATE- check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a MENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DO- check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan ING BUSINESS AS: STRATEGIC CAPITAL GROUP, association, savings association, or savings bank 21100 STATE ST, SPC #311, SAN JACINTO, CA specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and 92583. Riverside County; 1281 N. STATE ST. A135, authorized to do business in this state; will be held SAN JACINTO, CA 92583. Full name of registrant: by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of ROBERT MAURICEM COSTES, 21100 STATE ST., all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held SPC 311, SAN JACINTO, CA 92583. Business by the trustee in the hereinafter described property is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described beyet begun to transact business under the fictitious low. The sale will be made in an “as is” condition, but business name(s) listed above. I declare that all the without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, information in this statement is true and correct. regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay (A registrant, who declares as true, information the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges crime). Signed ROBERYT MAURICE COSTES. thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under This statement was filed with the County Clerk the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, of Riverside County on February 23, 2017. Peter fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the

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total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: Jane M Zwemke, an unmarried woman. Duly Appointed Trustee: National Default Servicing Corporation Recorded 03/19/2008 as Instrument No. 2008-0135492 (or Book, Page) of the Official Records of Riverside County, California.

Date of Sale: 06/07/2017 at 9:00 AM. Place of Sale: 2410 Wardlow Road #104, Corona, CA 92880 in the Auction.com Room. Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $189,960.21.

Street Address or other common designation of real property: 15585 Bubbling Wells Rd, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240-7054. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The requirements of California Civil Code Section 2923.5(b)/2923.55(c) were fulfilled when the Notice of Default was recorded. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-280-2832 or visit this Internet Web site www.ndscorp.com/sales, using the file number assigned to this case 17-30066-BACA. 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: 04/28/2017 National Default Servicing Corporation c/o Tiffany and Bosco, P.A., its agent, 1230 Columbia Street, Suite 680 San Diego, CA 92101 Toll Free Phone: 888-264-4010 Sales Line 800-280-2832; Sales Website:www.ndscorp.com/sales Zahara Joyner, Trustee Sales Representative A-FN4617584 05/03/2017, 05/10/2017, 05/17/2017. DSW175104

tion, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 8567 ROCKIES AVE, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240-7724 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 in an “AS IS” condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $278,768.80 (Estimated).

Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call, 916-939-0772 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site, www. nationwideposting.com, for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, T.S.# 9948-2496. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. NBS Default Services, LLC 301 E. Ocean Blvd. Suite 1720 Long Beach, CA 90802 800-766-7751 For Trustee Sale Information Log On To: www.nationwideposting.com or Call: 916-939-0772. NBS Default Services, LLC, Nicole Rodriguez, Foreclosure Associate This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

However, if you have received a discharge of the debt referenced herein in a bankruptcy proceeding, this is not an attempt to impose personal liability upon you for payment of that debt. In the event you have received a bankruptcy discharge, any action to enforce the debt will be taken against the T.S. No.: 9948-2496 TSG Order No.: 730- property only. NPP0306719 To: DESERT STAR 1613149-70 A.P.N.: 661-470-008-2 NOTICE OF WEEKLY 05/03/2017, 05/10/2017, 05/17/2017.

TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER DSW17-5102 A DEED OF TRUST DATED 07/20/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP- T.S. No. 014909-CA APN: 684-531-012-0 NOERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF TICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE IMPORTANT NOTICE YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 10/30/2006.

SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NBS Default UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR Services, LLC, as the duly appointed Trustee, under PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE certain Deed of Trust Recorded 07/26/2006 as OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU Document No.: 2006-0545618, of Official Records SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 5/24/2017 at in the office of the Recorder of Riverside County, 9:00 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP., as duly appointed California, executed by: DANYELLE A DUCHESNE, trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recordA SINGLE WOMAN , as Trustor, WILL SELL AT ed 11/9/2006, as Instrument No. 2006-0831433, of PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER Official Records in the office of the County Recorder FOR CASH (payable in full at time of sale by cash, a of Riverside County, State of CALIFORNIA executed cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a by: YUKA AKIMOTO, A MARRIED WOMAN AS HER check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY WILL SELL check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR association, savings association, or savings bank CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A authorized to do business in this state). All right, STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK title and interest conveyed to and now held by it DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, said County and state, and as more fully described OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 in the above referenced Deed of Trust. Sale Date OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO & Time: 05/24/2017 at 09:00 AM Sale Location: DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: AUCTION.COM At the front entrance of the former Corona Police ROOM, 2410 WARDLOW ROAD #104, CORONA, Department at 849 W. Sixth Street, Corona, CA. CA 92880 all right, title and interest conveyed to The street address and other common designa- and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the

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property situated in said County and State described as: MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 45 LA CERRA 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 held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $433,989.91 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (800) 280-2832 or visit this Internet Web site WWW.AUCTION.COM, using the file number assigned to this case 014909-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR SALES INFORMATION: (800) 280-2832 CLEAR RECON CORP. 4375 Jutland Drive Suite 200 San Diego, California 92117. Publish May 3, 10, 17, 2017.

DSW17-5098 APN: 661-321-029-0 TS No: CA07000002-17-1 TO No: 170001348-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 June 5, 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 June 20, 2017 at 09:00 AM, in front of the Corona Civic Center, 849 W. Sixth Street, Corona, CA 92882, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust recorded on June 9, 2006 as Instrument No. 2006-0419766, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Riverside County, California, executed by SHIRLEY GENE NIELSEN, A WIDOW, as Trustor(s), in favor of LIBERTY REVERSE MORTGAGE COMPANY as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 65600 AVENIDA LADERA, DESERT HOT SPRINGS , CA 92240 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other

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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 $312,634.90 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee.

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

Notice to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a Trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same Lender may hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust on the property. Notice to Property Owner The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be postponed one or more times by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about Trustee Sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call In Source Logic at 702-659-7766 for information regarding the 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, CA07000002-17-1. 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: April 18, 2017 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA07000002-17-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone: 949252-8300 TDD: 866-660-4288 Stephanie Hoy, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.insourcelogic.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic AT 702-659-7766 Trustee Corps may be acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may be used for that purpose.ISL Number 30903, Pub Dates: 04/26/2017, 05/03/2017, 05/10/2017, DESERT STAR WEEKLY. DSW17-5096 T.S. No.: 2016-03347-CA A.P.N.:750-120-025-6 Property Address: 29300 Sunnyslope Road, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92241 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO BELOW IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED注：本文件包含 一个信息摘要참고사항: 본첨부문서에정보요약서 가있습니다NOTA: SE ADJUNTA UN RESUMEN DE LA INFORMACIÓN DE ESTE DOCUMENTOTALA: MAYROONG BUOD NG IMPORMASYON SA DOKUMENTONG ITO NA NAKALAKIPLƯU Ý: KÈM THEO ĐÂY LÀ BẢN TRÌNH BÀY TÓM LƯỢC VỀ THÔNG TIN TRONG TÀI LIỆU NÀY IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED

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05/04/2006. 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 PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.Trustor: MICHAEL KENNETH DODY AND VINCELEE DODY, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY, WITH RIGHTS OF SURVIVORSHIP Duly Appointed Trustee: Western Progressive, LLC Recorded 05/18/2006 as Instrument No. 20060361060 in book ---, page--- and of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Riverside County, California, Date of Sale: 05/22/2017 at 09:30 AM Place of Sale THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRWAY TO THE BUILDING LOCATED AT 849 W. SIXTH STREET, CORONA, CA 92882 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $ 72,555.84 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, 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, A SAVINGS ASSOCIATION OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: All right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described as: More fully described in said Deed of Trust. Street Address or other common designation of real property: 29300 Sunnyslope Road, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92241 A.P.N.: 750-120-025-6 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above.The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $ 72,555.84.If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse.The beneficiary of the Deed of Trust has executed and delivered to the undersigned a written request to commence foreclosure, and the undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on this property. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (866)-960-8299 or visit this Internet Web site http://www.altisource.com/MortgageServices/DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices. aspx using the file number assigned to this case 2016-03347-CA. 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.

Western Progressive, LLC , as Trustee C/o 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450 Irvine, CA 92606 Automated Sale Information Line: (866) 960-8299 http://www. altisource.com/MortgageServices/DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices.aspxFor Non-Automated Sale Information, call: (866) 240-3530. Publish 4/26, 5/3, 5/10/2017. DSW17-5094

1 victim & suspect dead, 6 critical in San Diego pool-party shooting

At least one woman is dead and six people are in critical condition after a man opened fire at a poolside party at an apartment complex in San Diego, California, according to the local police chief.

Police confronted the gunman and fatally shot him while he was trying to reload his weapon. The suspect has been identified.

The incident happened 6.10pm local time at the La Jolla Crossroads Apartments in La Jolla, California, when a white male wearing brown shorts and armed with a gun started shooting those at the pool.

According to witness reports, the man was holding a beer in one hand and brandishing a gun in the other when he opened fire.

San Diego Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman said eight people were injured.

“There were eight victims

that were transported, and we had four of the victims were African-American females who were suffering from gunshot wounds that were taken to area hospitals, two AfricanAmerican males were taken to an area hospital suffering from gunshot wounds, one Hispanic male suffering from a gunshot wound taken to an area hospital, and then one African-American male fleeing the area broke his arm when he was fleeing the gunfire,” Zimmerman said.

One woman later died at the hospital, while six other victims remain in critical condition, according to Zimmerman.

A police helicopter reached the scene shortly after the emergency call and officers saw the man reloading his weapon, according to Zimmerman.

Three police officers then arrived and confronted the gunman. After an exchange

Another image shows blood all over the pool area as a gunman opened fire on people at the #LaJolla apartments San Diego of gunfire, police shot the assailant. The gunman has been identified as 49-yearold local resident named Peter Selis, the police chief said. The motive behind the shooting remained unknown.

“We are interviewing witnesses and, at this point,

we don’t know what the motive is for this shooting,” Zimmerman said.

Witnesses said the group, which was apparently targeted by the shooter, appeared to have been celebrating a birthday party at the pool area.

This is truly a horrific act of

violence that took place here today,” the city’s mayor, Kevin Faulconer, told reporters.

“Our entire city, all of our thoughts and prayers, all San Diegans’ thoughts and prayers, are with the victims and their families tonight,” he said.

Are Marijuana Dispensaries Attracting More Crime?

KMIR Vince Marino Cathedral City, CA -The marijuana industry is growing here in the Coachella Valley and promises to bring big bucks into city coffers. But after a medical marijuana dispensary was robbed in Cathedral City Wednesday night, some people are wondering if the marijuana boom will bring more crime than cash.

No Wait Meds was robbed last night at gun point.

Thankfully no one was hurt but last nights incident serves as a reminder that more money could lead to more problems.

The two men who robbed the dispensary last night were able to get access to the facility while people were shuffling in and out, even though the dispensary has three different doors that customers have to be buzzed through.

The two suspects got away with an undisclosed amount of cash and marijuana. One of the suspects was arrested Thursday while the other is still at large. The question is, as more and more marijuana dispensaries pop up in Cathedral City, could

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Things like surveillance cameras and secured entry are standard, but some dispensaries are now employing armed security guards.

Cathedral City Police Chief George Crum said this is the first time a medical marijuana dispensary was robbed in the city. He went on to say that it’s too early to tell whether the increase in dispensaries will lead to an increase in crime, but it’s clear this won’t be the last robbery of a dispensary like this one in the city. It’s an issue that’s not going to away. Source: KMIR

Black Americans still 30% worse off than whites

By Desert Star Staff Overall prosperity for Black and Latino Americans still lags 20-30 percent behind whites, according to the National Urban League annual report. There were slight increases, however in education and healthcare but still less than for whites.

Among the findings, African Americans made gains over the past year with increased access to healthcare, which grew from 79.4 percent in 2016 to 80 percent in 2017, as well as education from 77.4 percent in 2016 to 78.2 percent in 2017, with a higher percentage of blacks receiving associate’s degrees compared to whites at 100 percent.

“While the Obama years were no panacea for America’s long-standing racial inequalities, they

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were a steady climb toward improvement,” the report said.

The equality index measures quality of life in terms of economic, health, education, social justice and civic engagement, according to the report.African American’s economic prosperity only improved slightly with a gain of 0.3 percent, from 56.2 percent in 2016 to 56.5 percent in 2017, with a boost in black women’s earnings, and growth in the percentage of black-owned businesses.

Hispanic Americans come in at 62.1 percent.

“The data side of the report pretty much covers the Obama years,” Marc Morial, CEO National Urban League Morial told USA Today. “Things improved economically from an education standpoint and

in terms of health disparities, not in a fashion that we would have liked but certainly in a very important way.”The report said the gains in health and education were overshadowed by a decline in social justice equality between blacks and whites, which dropped from 60.9 percent in 2016 to 57.4 percent in 2017.

African Americans were found to have experienced an increase in incarceration after an arrest, and whites posted a greater decline than black in terms of their likelihood of being the victim of a violent crime.There were gains made in education and health under Obama but threats to cuts government programs under the incoming Trump administration have advocates worried the gains will be lost.

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“Recent proposals before Congress would shift desperately needed resources away from underfunded public schools towards our heavily-invested-in military,” Marc Morial, CEO of the National Urban League, said in a statement.

Morial said proposed federal budgets cuts would slash the budgets for the Departments of Health, Education, Housing and Labor.

“A blueprint for a sick, uneducated, homeless and unemployed America.

Suggested double-digits cuts, or the outright elimination of funding for vital programs and services, would devastate already vulnerable citizens and working families.”The report is released as the the Trump administration in its first budget blueprint for fiscal 2018 has called for a nearly 18 percent cut, or a loss of $15.1 billion in programs, for the Department of Health and Human Services for its next year.

Trump would also cut $4.2 billion in grants the federal government provides to communities to assist the poor, including the decadesold Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps low-income Americans with their heating bills.

And the budget would slash more than $400 million in training programs for nurses and other health professionals, which the Trump administration said are ineffective.

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A.R. Gurney’s Comedy “Later Life” now on stage at CV Rep

By Jack Lyons Theatre and Film Critic Playwright A.R. Gurney examines life’s missed opportunities and second chances squanderd when it comes to the game of love and loss for players of a certain age in his 1993 bittersweet, comedy play “Later Life” that opened last Friday at CV Rep Theatre in Rancho Mirage, CA. Gurney, one of the most prolific playwrights and writers of the 20th century – more than forty-five plays, four novels, and two screenplays – can still entertain and please an audience with his sophisticated, ‘old school, East Coast style’ of biting wit, that imbue many of his plays. “Love Letters”, written in 1988, is one of his most compelling, poignant and popular plays, is still a favorite with regional and community theatres. Gurney is considered the master when it comes to the skewering of the WASP culture of snobbishness, stuffiness, privilege and New England elitism.

“Later Life” is the final production in CV Rep Theatre’s 2016/2017 season of plays that follows the Equity Theatre’s 2017 theme of presenting plays that are about “Love, Marriage and Life Changing Events”. Next season Artistic director Ron Celona will present his audiences with a new theme, which will be announced later this year.

The production, nicely helmed by guest director Luke Yankee, features four highly talented performers, who know their way around sophisticated, funny and poignant comedy plays and moments when they find themselves on stage in one. Gurney’s story revolves around the meeting of two people who only met once thirty years ago. Austin (William Fair), does not remember meeting Ruth (Barbara Niles) when he was a young Naval Officer

attending a party. Ruth, on the other hand, vividly remembers the encounter which she thought had a promising future.

Austin has spent his entire life convinced that something terrible is bound to happen to him – and he’s still waiting for it to happen. One night, at a party, overlooking Boston harbor, Austin meets Ruth at a party arranged by friends in the hope that the two might reconnect. Austin’s personal baggage now includes being a divorced man, along with a medical history that sports a therapist and pills to ease his depression and withdrawal from life’s speed bumps. Ruth, on the other hand, has managed to shed three husbands over the years. Both are flawed and wounded souls.

Their mutual friends look to Austin as Ruth’s last chance at a semblance of normalcy.

The trouble is that Austin is a Freudian delight in his own right. He’s introverted and rife with more personal tics and mannerisms than a clock. Besides, arranged meetings by well-intentioned friends rarely end up as “made in heaven” pairings.

But hope springs eternal.

In addition to the tall and handsome Mr. Fair and the beautiful Ms. Niles, this fun romp is also blessed with gifted actors Teri Bibb and Joel Bryant who play multiple characters as party guests. Bryant as one character, forced me to check my program to see who this fifth actor was in this four actor cast.

These potential scene-stealing actors deliver many nuanced comedy moments. Ms. Bibb is on the nose with her distinct Bryn Mawr-accented delivery so reminiscent of Kathryn Hepburn. Also, Mr. Bryant along with Ms. Bibb shine as a bickering New York husband and wife, among other poignant and comedic vignette gems: like a married Southern couple with home-spun wisdom and humor trying to convince Austin and Ruth that conjugal life is a

William Fair, Barbara Niles, Joel Bryant and Teri Bibb. Photo by Jim Cox ball. There was a lot resonance and laughs taking place in the audience on opening night.

It’s amazing how the performing talent plus the artistry of the creative team led by director Yankee, grabs the audience and makes the on stage magic spring to life. The stunning set design by resident award-winning design wizard Jimmy Cuomo, dishes up one of his best designs with a large, sparkling recessed terraced interior room, with a view of Boston’s

famous harbor that is cleverly lighted by award-winning lighting designer and Technical Director Moira Wilke Whitaker.

The gorgeous eye-popping gowns and costumes created

by Aalsa L. Lee, and Hair, and makeup designed by Lynda Shaeps and Selene Rodriguez, is the icing on this splendid visual cake of a comedy production. The Sound design by Terence Davis, complete with harbor boat horns and background cocktail party noise, is

nicely woven into the play’s narrative moments lending the production its overall verisimilitude of Boston at night.

“Later Life”, is an enjoyable evening in the theatre that will bring audiences back for CV Rep’s ninth season beginning in the Fall. The production is performed without an intermission (approximately 85 minutes) and runs through May 21st. For reservations call the box office at 760-296-2966. Be sure to catch a performance, you won’t be disappointed.

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