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October 18, 2017 Vol. 10 No. 83
El Paseo Pink Walk
Big group of Renova Solar walkers. Photo by Pat Krause
The 11th Annual Palm Desert Breast Cancer Awareness Month drive Story and Photos by Pat Krause El Paseo was once again filled with Pink T-shirts as the El Paseo Walk for Cancer was held on Saturday, October 14th. This is a yearly event to raise money to fight cancer and raise awareness about Breast cancer as well as all other cancers.
Hundreds of men, women, children and even dogs came out to support this greatcause in the effort to eradicate cancers. Pink hair, t-shirts and lots of pink beads. You could tell the Cancer survivors because they all wore a large amount of pink beads. The walk went from Monterey
Ave to San Luis Rey Rd. All the streets coming into El Paseo were barricaded for the safety of the walkers. A band of young performers, Minor Emergency, played in the median at San Luis Rey for the many walkers that started there. Music and a large arch of Pink Balloons
By Desert Star Staff The music of the late John Denver is like an old friend, outlasting trends and standing the test of time. Join acclaimed performer Jim Curry for this tribute to the music of one of the most beloved singer/songwriters ever to grace the stage. Jim has performed Denver’s music in sold out shows throughout the country, and has emerged as today’s top performer of Denver’s vast legacy of multi-Platinum hits. Jim’s uncanny ability to mirror John’s voice and clean-cut look takes you back to the time when “Rocky Mountain High,” “Sunshine,”
“Calypso,” and “Annie’s Song” topped the charts. Jim Curry began his music career writing and performing the opening song, “The Time of Your Life,” for his senior play. The song was then voted to be the 1975 class song and Jim was awarded a Rotary Scholarship to study music in college. Even at this early stage in his life, Jim’s natural voice resembled that of singer/songwriter John Denver. Embracing the similarities, Jim continued to sing and specialize in John’s songs, sharing John’s positive messages of love, humanity and environmental awareness. The untimely death of John
Denver in 1997 was a tragedy that was felt the world over. Such a void in the musical world left John’s fans demanding that his music survive. CBS television responded by producing a made for TV movie, “Take Me Home: The John Denver Story.” Jim landed an off-camera role singing as the voice of John Denver, and this experience inspired Jim to produce full-length John Denver tribute concerts. He’s not your usual Vegas style impersonator. In fact, he is not an impersonator at all. Jim sings, in his own natural voice, a tribute to the music in a way
were in the street in front of the Gardens on El Paseo. Speakers were on hand in the Pink Balloon arch to start the walk. Water, Bananas, Apples and bars were given to the walkers as it started so early in the morning. Many of the businesses on El Paseo showed their support by
giving out little bags of gifts and refreshments. One store took names for a lottery by donating a tesla car for 24 hours. Signs supporting the walk were in almost every window along the way and restaurants were open for the hungry. Other businesses Continues on Page 12
The McCallum Theatre presents “A Tribute to John Denver”
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Gloria Greer Art at CODA
Bill Marx, Sandy Woodson, Nelda Lynsk, Norma Fishkind, Carol Morton, Sherrie Auen, Patty Newman, Margo Nelligan and Dr. Phil Richard. Photo by Pat Krause Story and Photos by Pat Krause CODA Art Gallery on El Paseo hosted a Private Opening and Thank You Party to honor the birthday of local icon Gloria Greer. Greer passed away and left an amazing art collection. Her daughters Ann Greer and Norma Fishkind brought her personal art collection for viewing and sale to the Gallery. The thank you party was held on October 11th that had close to 100 friends
of Greer attending. Friends celebrated Greer’ birthday by viewing her collection of art and trading stories of their friend. 849 Restaurant provided the tasty treats and guests had their choice of various wines for tasting. Greer’s art included many works by local and famous artists. Almost all the pieces were for sale but there were a few private pieces that will stay with the daughters. A few of
the pieces were of Greer or had her face in the art. The art was on display from October 12th thru the 15th with many pieces sold. There were 35 paintings from her personal collection in the showing. A portion of all sales will be donated to Act for MS, a charity Greer founded when her daughter Norma was diagnosed with that disease. Some of the art displayed were of artists, John Morris, Ilona Von Ronay and the
Ramblin N Gamblin 2017
Peter Solomon, Michael Solomon, Tricia Eppelheimer, Judy May, Jack Srebnik and Todd Flood. Photo by Pat Krause Story and Photos by Pat Krause Big Brother Big Sisters of the Desert held their annual Ramblin N Gamblin fund raiser at Regency Ranch in Rancho Mirage. This year’s presenters were Prime Time International and Contour Dermatology Center. This is one fun party with gambling, dancing, bull riding, a Paintball shooting gallery and more. The party was held at one of the best party venues in the Desert. This inexpensive outdoor area has lots of parking and is a little out of the way for privacy if needed. It is a replica of a western town so guests were dressed in cowboy gear for the night. Guests were each given a $100-dollar chip on entry to gamble away. There were about 10 blackjack tables, a roulette table and a craps table. Dealers were eager to teach newcomers the games and
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were hoping to let guests win. The chips won were traded in for tickets for a raffle of many prizes including a TV set. Screams and hollers were heard when a guest won big at one of the tables. While the gamblers were busy others were dancing to a great Jim Nelson band that had everyone tapping their toes at their tables if they weren’t on the dance floor. There was great grub that included BBQ ribs, sweet corn, lasagna, salads, a small Bundt cake for dessert and more. There was a bar western style where each guest had been given 2 drink tickets. A silent auction held numerous items that took several tables to show them all. There was a silent auction later in the night. One competition that had a lot of guests watching was the bull riding contest. Sponsors would donate $100 for their favorite
rider. The winner received $500 but it was not an easy victory. The mechanical bull was located in a huge air filled bumper type so no one would get hurt. Guests cheered for each rider. The raffle was held at the end of the night after all the gamblers had turned in their winnings for tickets. Big Brothers Big Sisters is celebrating 20 years of mentoring. This is one-to- one mentors for our Coachella Valley Youth ages 6 to 18. Programs include site based and community based mentoring. Their goal is to change and impact the lives of our youth so they have a better life. They hope to give them what they need to be a successful person and create a relationship with their mentor. Mentors give just a few hours each month and can make a great impact on today’s youth. October 18, 2017
Norma Fishkind and Ann Greer in front of a Gloria Greer portrait. Photo by Pat Krause late Sascha Lautman. There were 17th and 19th century landscapes and portraits along with art by LaQuinta artist Fred Penny. One portrait of Greer by John Morris was called, My Fair Lady, where Greer is shown wearing one of her famous hats. The collection was amazing with the various themes in the works of art
from impressionism to early landscapes from her family’s collection. 2 of the items were framed early copies of Sand to Sea Magazine that Greer started and eventually became a part of the Desert Society pages in Palm Springs Life magazine.
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Alex Jinenez riding the bull. Photo by Pat Krause
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Eleven Sure-Fire Ways to Frustrate HOA Elections By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL Most associations have member voting at least annually, and the process required by statute applies to all HOAs, whether 2 units in Redondo Beach or 3,000 units in Oakland. Avoid these mistakes which can doom HOA elections. 1. Ignore the procedure. Civil Code Sections 51005135 provide a process which must be followed on member votes regarding major assessments, governing document amendments, grants of exclusive use rights, and
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board elections. Many smaller HOAs either intentionally or ignorantly do not follow the process, leaving their elections open to challenge. 2. Don’t have election rules. Civil Code 5105 requires HOAs have written election rules in place. These rules help answer questions in advance, making for more organized and fairer elections. 3. Forget to appoint an inspector of elections. When setting an election, associations occasionally fail to appoint or hire an inspector to conduct the process. This appointment must occur in an open board meeting. Inspectors may be paid professional vendors or may be homeowner volunteers. 4. Allow proxies. Most developer-supplied original HOA bylaws allow for the use of proxies, by which members give to another member the right to vote on their behalf. California statutes provide little guidance as to what is a valid proxy, and proxy disputes
(and sometimes chicanery) are a common problem in HOA elections. Proxies are unnecessary, since on most important HOA votes members receive ballots 30 days ahead of the election. HOAs are better served by, through member vote, amending governing documents to ban proxies except for the narrow purpose of achieving quorum. 5. Skip vote counting in uncontested elections. It may make no sense to go through the process of opening and counting ballots when only three candidates are running for three open seats, but that is what the law presently requires. The Community Associations Institute has for years recommended amending the statute and currently sponsors AB 1426, which would allow associations to dispense with vote counting if the number of candidates matches the number of seats to be filled. 6. Allow the inspector of election to make legal
decisions. The inspector’s role under Civil Code 5110 is to determine the validity of proxies, voting eligibility, and other specified issues. However, most inspectors are not lawyers, and may need legal input. Inspectors who will not rely upon HOA legal counsel should have their own lawyers. 7. Don’t include a full copy of a proposed CC&Rs or bylaw amendment with the ballot. Civil Code 5115(e), added in 2014 to the Davis-Stirling Act, requires the verbatim proposed CC&Rs or bylaw amendment be sent with the ballot to all members. 8. Ask the manager to be inspector. Civil Code 5110(b) prohibits a regular HOA vendor from serving as inspector unless the election rules authorize it. 9. Allow manager or vendors to support (or oppose) board candidates. Managers and HOA vendors (including the HOA’s attorney) must be
neutral on elections, and any violation of that neutrality is a violation of their ethics. Insist your manager and vendors avoid endorsing, helping, or opposing any candidates. 10. Don’t announce the election results. Civil Code 5120(b) requires that results be announced in writing within 15 days. 11. Don’t participate. Healthy HOAs need their members to participate, at least by voting. Failed quorums will defeat elections every time.
By Janice Gough The end of the Bull market may be coming soon. Market strategist experts predict the correction in the next year or two. What we have right now looks a lot like 1999. I remember sitting in a meeting with the CEO of American Funds at that time. It was just before the 2000 correction. He painted a picture of the decline. as if it was a rock gathering moss as it tumbled and the greater it grew the more devastation it took from everyone’s wealth. He warned that too many investors had margins on their portfolios. A margin is taking up to 50% loan on your investment to purchase other investments, however “margin calls” require immediate repayment when investments decline. This margin call would force investors to sell assets at a loss to pay off margins, causing even greater loses. A few months after the 2000 crash ended, the major U.S. stock market indexes peaked and declined almost steadily through a short-run recession during much of 2001 until September 2002. The Nasdaq didn’t recover those losses until April 2015; the S&P reached its previous peak in 2007. Another crash, some of us remember was Thirty years ago, October 19, 1987, named “Black Monday” in which the Dow shed 508 points with a 22% market correction. No one can predict when it will happen, however understanding the dynamics of those previous markets and that the dynamics of today’s
market, mirror those of 2000 and 1987, it is a sure bet that history will repeat itself. Investors may expect a year of investment losses within the next five years and a recession possibly as soon as 2019. The economic expansion and stock bull market are in their ninth year and stock valuations are extremely high. Price of Stocks comparing to the Earnings of a stock, called the P/E ratio, also known as the Cyclically Adjusted Price Earnings ratio (CAPE), has topped 31 for the composite of the S&P 500, and the more traditional P/E is over 25 to 1 for stocks, both at their highest levels since 2009. The CAPE ratio is based on average inflation-adjusted earnings from the previous 10 years. Concerns are also around the price-to-sales ratio and the margin debt-to market ratio, both either at or near record highs. In order to stay as high as they are or move even higher, equity valuations require strong earnings growth, which requires strong economic growth, but Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has been relatively slow, (GDP growth for 2017 is forecast between 2% and 2.5%.) Given these expectations for low returns and potential losses, it is time to adjust financial plans and portfolios to minimize potential damage. Here are some recommendations: If one needs a certain amount of money for retirement or any other financial goal, their plans should assume 5% annual earnings rather than say, 7% to 8% or higher. They need to save more and invest more, to make up the difference, and one
may also have to spend less to do that. You cannot invest the same way you have for the last few years. You need incremental returns and risk management. It is advisable to only take risks you expect to be paid for. Lower-risk assets overall, include short-term bonds, more cash and lower-beta equities, guaranteed Equity Indexed Annuities, Tax preferential investments and insured products. One must think of risk not as market volatility, where asset prices can decline, but as the risk of failing to meet your goals. In the comparison of 2000 markets, recovery took 7 to15 years, whereas 1987 was about 2 years. With interest rates near zero for so many years and the slow pace of the Fed’s normalization policy,
the central bank is low on power to stimulate the economy during the next downturn. The Fed won’t be able to “rescue investors” during the next stock market crash, like they did in the years following the 2000 and 2008 crashes. Time to secure your future now.
Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. is a Fellow of the College of Community Association Lawyers and Managing Partner of Richardson Harman Ober PC, a California law firm known for community association expertise. Submit questions to KRichardson@ RHOpc.com. Past columns at www.HOAHomefront. com. All rights reserved®.
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Tillerson vows to continue diplomatic efforts on N. Korea
By Desert Star Staff Washington will continue its diplomatic efforts to solve the North Korean crisis only “until first bomb drops,” US State Secretary Rex Tillerson told CNN. Tillerson appeared on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday, where he told host Jake Tapper that President Donald Trump wants to resolve the Korean Peninsula crisis “diplomatically.” “He is not seeking to go to war [with North Korea],” Tillerson stated. “He made it clear… that he will continue diplomatic efforts.” “As I’ve told others these diplomatic efforts will continue until the first bomb drops,” Tillerson said. Earlier in October, Trump tweeted that Tillerson is “wasting his time” trying to negotiate with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. “I told
Rex Tillerson, our wonderful Secretary of State, that he is wasting his time trying to negotiate with Little Rocket Man,” Trump wrote at the time, mockingly referring to the North Korean leader. Trump and Kim have been engaged in a fierce war of words in recent months. Comments from each side have become more and more aggressive. On one occasion, the US president vowed to “totally destroy” North Korea if the US is attacked. Earlier in October, following his meeting with senior US military officials at the White House, Trump mysteriously said: “This is the calm before the storm.” He later confirmed that he was speaking about North Korea. Pyongyang has repeatedly threatened to reduce the US to “ashes and darkness,” and has called
Tillerson says Trump wants diplomacy in N. Korea: “Diplomatic efforts will continue until the first bomb drops” for a nationwide struggle against “war-thirsty” Trump. Washington continues to flex its military muscle with ally South Korea on the Korean
Peninsula, conducting military drills which North Korea condemns. Earlier in October, the USS Ronald Reagan, with nearly 80 aircraft on board,
entered the South China Sea on its way to the shores of South Korea. Drills will likely be held around October 20.
Will Trump Executive Order Undermine Health-Insurance Markets?
By Desert Star Staff SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Some California groups are predicting that President Trump’s new executive order on health care could undermine health-insurance markets and lead to higher
premiums for many people. The order, issued Thursday, directs federal agencies to loosen regulations, to allow small businesses to band together and offer low-cost plans across state lines that don’t meet the minimum
coverage standards of the Affordable Care Act. Rachel Linn Gish, communications director for the California nonprofit group Health Access, warned that these plans will be similar to those outlawed by the ACA
as “junk insurance,” that cover very little in the event of a serious injury or illness. “There were a lot of plans out there, that sure, it would be really cheap, but your deductibles would be extremely high, your co-pays would be high; prescription drug costs, almost 100 percent out-of-pocket,” she said. The executive order would also make short-term insurance plans more widely available. The president has said it will provide a low-cost alternative, but opponents have countered that it will mean fewer young, healthy people get their insurance on the state exchanges. Gish said their participation is necessary to stabilize the risk level for insurers and keep premiums down for the majority of people. Gish said the administration, frustrated by its failure to repeal the ACA, is sabotaging it instead - by
By Desert Star Staff LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas is part of a “Tobacco Nation,” a nickname for the dozen states where smoking rates are the highest in the country. A new report from the Truth Initiative, a group established as part of the 1998 Tobacco Master Settlement, highlights the swath of contiguous states that are bucking the national trend of a substantial decline in smoking. Robin Koval, president and CEO of the Truth Initiative, says such a significant portion of the country shouldn’t be left
behind as national progress is made to curb tobacco use. “We’re talking about 20 percent of the population, 66 million people, 13 million young people,” she says. “That’s the equivalent of the U.K. or France or Thailand if you were thinking about it almost as if it were its own nation.” The report says 22 percent of adults in “Tobacco Nation” smoke compared to 15 percent in the rest of the U.S., lighting up about 500 more cigarettes each year. More than one-in-four Arkansas adults, 27 percent, smoke regularly - one of the
highest rates in the country. Research shows the tobacco epidemic has a disproportionate impact on people at lower income levels. According to the report, “Tobacco Nation” residents aren’t as well-off financially as the rest of the country and generally, suffer poorer health outcomes. Koval adds the smoking rates in these states are some of the highest in the world. “Worse than the Philippines, worse than Indonesia,” she adds. “And in a country with the best resources - financially,
scientifically, health care resources - shame on us, really, for allowing that to happen.” In the past two decades, the report shows the states that make up “Tobacco Nation” have received just over $31 billion in payments from the Tobacco Master Settlement for prevention and control efforts. But the money is often diverted by state legislatures for other priorities. Arkansas received $996 million in settlement funds through 2016, but has only spent $9 million on anti-tobacco programs, according to the Campaign
President Donald Trump’s executive order proposes new health-insurance products that won’t go into effect until the relevant agencies develop new rules. (Goir/iStockphoto)
cutting the enrollment period in half, slashing the budget to promote enrollment, and threatening to withhold cost-sharing payments to the states that help people afford their premiums. “He is doing everything in his power to make sure that Obamacare collapses,” she said. “The President says that Obamacare is collapsing, but in fact, he is the one doing the collapsing by doing executive orders like this.” On Tuesday, Covered California - the ACA exchange in the Golden State - announced it’s adding a 15-percent surcharge on silver-level health plans, to compensate for the anticipated loss of the cost-sharing reduction payments. People affected by the increase, however, are expected to be eligible for extra subsidies to offset the higher premiums.
for Tobacco-Free Kids. It’s no surprise to Koval. “The tobacco industry is a very strong force, still, in our country, spending lots of money on marketing and of course, on lobbyists,” she explains. “And many of these states just don’t have the ability to resist all the efforts of the tobacco industry.” While Arkansas has a statewide ban on smoking in the workplace, it still allows smoking in such public places as bars and restaurants. However, communities are allowed to pass local smoking regulations.
More Arkansans Light Up as Part of ‘Tobacco Nation’
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2018 Marketplace Open Enrollment
More than 84,000 Nebraskans signed up for federal Health Insurance Marketplace coverage in 2017. (Pixabay) By Desert Star Staff LINCOLN, Neb. – Open enrollment for the federal Health Insurance Marketplace begins in just three weeks – on Nov. 1 – and Nebraskans looking for health coverage are
encouraged to prepare now. The enrollment period for 2018 plans is just 45 days, down from 90 days last year. There are health care navigators throughout the state, including Ashley
Frevert with Northeast Nebraska Community Action Partnership, who can help people evaluate their options. “It’s a good practice to review your options every year,” she states. “If you
have a marketplace plan, you should also review your application from the previous year and make updates. “And if you are looking to enroll, change your plan, there are options available next year, both on and off the exchange.” Currently, Medica is the only insurer offering federal marketplace plans in the state. As of last year, more than 84,000 Nebraskans were covered by individual and family plans through the federal insurance marketplace. Frevert says those applying for marketplace coverage should have copies ready of their latest tax return, proof of income and current coverage documentation. She adds those who don’t have health insurance, whether through an employer or the marketplace, will still face a fine at tax time. “Current legislation has not
changed,” she points out. “So having insurance is your best option. If you want to avoid that tax penalty, it should be about the same as it was last year.” Frevert adds navigators are a good resource for people who have questions about their coverage, given the overall uncertainty about the future of the health care law. “Be diligent in finding the correct answers that you need to be comfortable with your knowledge about the state of health care in America,” she advises. “If you are looking for answers that are factual and neutral in regards to the Affordable Care Act, please contact a navigator.” Navigators can also help eligible Nebraskans apply for Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program. Open enrollment for federal marketplace plans runs Nov. 1 through Dec. 15.
Advocates Organize to Assist with ACA Enrollment By Desert Star Staff As the Trump administration moves to weaken the Affordable Care Act, advocacy groups in Texas and across the country are taking over the federal government’s role in helping people get health coverage. A coalition known as “Cover Texas Now” is stepping in to publicize the upcoming enrollment period, and train volunteers to help people get health coverage. Elizabeth Colvin, the program director of Foundation Communities, one of the Cover Texas Now groups, says their work has taken on a heightened sense of urgency this year. “Cover Texas Now is important because there is so much misinformation because the federal government is not going to be doing any advertising, the state of Texas is not going to be doing any advertising, so
the burden is falling on local groups to get the word out to everyone,” she explains. The federal government has shortened the enrollment period to just six weeks, from November 1 to December 15, cut an estimated 90 percent of the advertising funding and 40 percent of the budget for enrollment assistance. President Donald Trump campaigned on repealing and replacing the ACA, but Congress has been unable to do so. And, since the program is still in place for 2018, Colvin says a lot of people are confused. “People assume that it doesn’t exist, they think it’s gone away, they think that plans will be unaffordable to them, they think that insurance companies have pulled out and all of that is incorrect, for the most part,” she says. Laura Guerra-Cardus is the deputy director of the
By Desert Star Staff In Iowa and across the nation, Hispanic Heritage Month is being celebrated with events commemorating the contributions of U.S. residents who trace their roots to Spain, Mexico and Spanish-speaking nations of Central America, South America and the Caribbean. But there’s also a health crisis in Hispanic communities. Of the more than 182,000 Hispanic Americans who live in Iowa, about 4 percent suffer from cardiovascular disease. Kassi Wessing,
communications director for the American Heart Association Iowa chapter, says the data is clear. “Hispanic populations are at a disproportionate high risk for cardiovascular diseases and stroke,” she states. “That includes risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol.” Wessing notes that more than half of Hispanic women are unaware that heart disease is their greatest risk. With Iowa’s overall adult obesity rate of 32 percent, she says spreading the
As the federal government pulls money out of the Affordable Care Act, its advocates and volunteers are helping to publicize the program and assist people with enrollments. (Raedle/GettyImages) Children’s Defense Fund in Texas, also part of the Cover Texas Now coalition. She says the state’s refusal to expand Medicaid under the ACA makes enrolling individuals through the marketplace
more important than ever. “Texas has the highest rate of uninsured individuals in our country; we battle with the highest rate of uninsured children in our country,” Guerra-Cardus states. “And
the Affordable Care Act helped us reach more people in the shortest amount of time.” More information, including how to volunteer, is online at CoverTexasNow.org.
word is the first step toward healthier lifestyles, including getting adequate amounts of exercise and working to reduce cholesterol intake. Among Hispanics age 20 and older, the Heart Association says 80 percent of men and 76 percent of women are considered to be overweight or obese. In Iowa, the obesity rate for the Latino population is just under 30 percent. Wessing says it’s a public health issue, and communities need a greater focus on healthy living options.
“Whether you have access to healthy foods or access to walking and biking, or outdoor recreation,” she states.
Since 2000, Hispanics in the United States have grown from 13 percent of the overall population to 17 percent.
Hispanic Heritage Month Draws Attention to Health Disparities, Risks
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First Responders Face Off in Lesley Zerebny Memorial Softball Game KMIR Tyler Harrison Palm Springs Police and Fire Departments face-off at the Lesley Zerebny Memorial Softball Game, honoring the fallen hero killed in the line of duty. Officer Zerebny’s husband, Zack, and daughter, Cora, threw the first pitch. “She played on this team the last two years; this would have been her third year,” said Chris Jaeger, a Palm Springs Police officer. Officers play to raise money for the Fallen Officers Fund and to keep Lesley’s memory alive. “I remember Lesley, playing against Lesley, the honey badger. We put that on our sleeve because she was known as the honey badger. She was a sweet, sweet girl but you don’t want to cross
her,” said Mike Smith, a Palm Springs Firefighter. “I mean that’s what Lesley brought to everything, this positive energy, this real go-getter attitude. When someone was getting angry because we would mistakes, she would just say keep on going,” said Jaeger. Bonded by their commitment to protect Palm Springs- a friendly rivalry at the heart of the battle of the badges. police, fire we work together a lot. “We see each other a lot on a daily basis. So there’s comradery at the same time we’re all very competitive. So whoever wants to come out here and lose,” said Jaeger. “I’m seeing the comradery of the teams and the comradery between the two departments,” said Palm
Springs Mayor, Robert Moon. “Anytime we can raise money for the memorial foundation and bring people
out, that’s a win,” said Jaeger. Palm Springs Police Department rallied for seven runs in the bottom of 9th inning
to win the first annual Lesley Zerebeny Memorial Softball Game, 32-31. Source KMIR
KMIR News Staff Palm Springs, CA - The sister of a Palm Springs Fire Department firefighter remains missing in Arizona, but more than a dozen members of the city’s fire department were in the Grand Canyon
state Thursday in support of their fellow firefighter in his time of need. Cathryn Gorospe, 44, the sister of PSFD’s Cory Gorospe, went missing last Friday after visiting the Coconino County jail in
Flagstaff at 10:12 p.m. to bail out 27-year-old Charlie Malzahn, who was in custody since August on suspicion of theft and firearm possession. The pair left together and traveled west towards the city of Williams, police believe. “She has not been seen since and we fear harm has come to her,” the Flagstaff Police Department said in a statement. Story: Mother Haunted by Son’s Disappearance Five Months Later Malzahn was arrested Monday morning in Phoenix following a pursuit and crash in Gorospe’s 2010 Toyota Rav 4, which police said was found with blood stains on the center console, interior passenger door, sunroof and interior driver door panel. Police have not alleged to who they might believe the blood belongs. Malzahn is being held for the pursuit and for allegedly assaulting two arresting officers while being booked, including allegations that he put handcuffs around an officer’s head and neck and
attempted to bite officers, according to an arrest report. At present, police have not identified him as a murder suspect in connection with Gorospe’s disappearance. After leaving the jail, police say Malzahn contacted acquaintances on Saturday morning to get drugs and a gun. Tucson police met up with him that afternoon at the Tucson Mall after he allegedly purchased items using Gorospe’s credit card. He allegedly told police he had permission to use the card, but officers seized the credit card and items he purchased. Gorospe was reported missing on Sunday afternoon by her roommate, who said that it was uncharacteristic of Gorospe to leave for a long period of time without making arrangements for someone to care for her dog. However, she did say that Gorospe had plans to eat dinner with Malzahn and travel to Phoenix with him. Gorospe remains missing and Flagstaff police say Malzahn “has not provided investigators
any information” regarding her whereabouts. Police also do not know how long Gorospe and Malzahn were together and are asking the public’s help in determining her whereabouts, including if anyone saw Gorospe and Malzahn together or the SUV, which is white and had Green Bay Packers stickers on it. Investigators have also not yet accounted for some of the damage to her SUV, including two end pieces of the rear bumper that are missing. The Palm Springs Fire Department posted online that “Over 13 of our offduty members” were in Arizona to “help our fellow brother and his family with the search efforts!” The fire department said Arizona firefighter associations have also reached out to help. Anyone who has information regarding Cathryn’s whereabouts was asked to call the Flagstaff Police Department at (928) 774-1414 or Silent Witness at (928) 7746111. Source: KMIR
KMIR News Staff Coachella Valley Region - Former Coachella Valley news anchor Dan Ball announced Monday that he will run for the 36th Congressional District seat. Ball will be running on the Republican ticket, challenging incumbent Raul Ruiz, D-Palm Desert, who has held the seat since 2012. Ball is the second Republican to announce a run for the seat. Actress Kimberlin Brown Pelzer announced her campaign last week. “I’m running to put people first. It’s time this district had
a strong, community leader represents us in Washington who will put constituents first, work across the aisle and get things done for our community. I’m that candidate,” Ball said. “As an Air Force veteran, former news anchor, local realtor, and a father, I’m concerned about the direction we’re going. We have a responsibility to make this community work for everyone, and ensure our children will have the tools, resources, and foundation necessary to thrive and be successful; that’s what
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this campaign is all about; all of us together taking on that responsibility.” Ball was a news anchor in the desert for many years, most recently at KMIR. He has also worked as an anchor and news director in Las Vegas and Indiana, and in the Coachella Valley as a licensed real estate agent. The 36th Congressional District stretches from Hemet to Blythe, and encompasses the entire Coachella Valley. Source: KMIR
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Farmers markets will have fresh produce through October, according to the Minnesota Farmers Market Association. (Patric Kuhl/FlickR) By Desert Star Staff After a cold, wet summer and a September that was all over the place, Minnesota farmers are bringing plenty of produce to market in October. This is good news especially for lower-income Minnesotans who are doubling their federal food assistance money with a state program called Market Bucks.
Patti Whitney-Wise, program manager at Hunger Solutions, said nearly a halfmillion Minnesotans - or one in twelve - receive SNAP. “They’re able to use their SNAP money up to $10 at a time, get it doubled to $20 and then purchase fresh fruits and vegetables at the local farmers market,” Whitney-Wise
said; “which is often one of the hardest things for them to purchase because they’re expensive in the stores.” SNAP stands for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; formerly known as food stamps. Whitney-Wise said with Market Bucks, lowincome families eat healthier,
while farmers and farmers markets sell more. “They’ve seen farmers who then give these families extra because they know how much it’s appreciated,” she said. “Those families then become attached to those markets and the farmers in those markets so that sense of community is another piece that I think is really wonderful.” In 2015, Minnesota became the first state in the nation to fund SNAP incentives for farmers markets. Support was bipartisan. Bill Boutang is president of the Minnesota Farmers Market Association. He also runs a farmers market in Grand Rapids, where he said tomatoes came in late but great. He said the Market Bucks program gets more popular every year. “So that money stays in the community,” Boutang said. “It’s just a win-win for the farmer. It’s a win-win for folks trying to extend their benefits to feed their family. They’re eating better. It’s fabulous.” About 80 percent of farmers markets in Minnesota participate in the program.
Alaska Crab Season Kicks Off with Harvest Opener By Desert Star Staff JUNEAU, Alaska-Beginning October 15, dedicated Alaska fishermen will once again brave the elements to bring sustainable Alaska crab from the pristine waters of Alaska to the world as the harvest season opens for wild Alaska king and snow crab, and continues for Dungeness crab. Taking place during National Seafood Month (October) and into the winter, now is the time to incorporate the sought-after pure taste of each Alaska crab species into fall meals and holiday celebrations. “Alaska crab is prized for many reasons – its appearance, texture and flavor, but most importantly its sustainability, which is why this harvest season is so important,” said Jeremy Woodrow, Communications Director, Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI). “Behind every Alaska seafood species, including Alaska crab, are devoted fishermen and fisheries managers who work together to regulate each year’s harvest to ensure the fishery is sustainable for future harvests. The total allowable catch this year is 33.6 million pounds combined for all three species of Alaska crab.” Choosing Alaska crab for appetizers, entrées, sides and even breakfast not only means supporting the people in the Alaska seafood industry, but enjoying crab that is known www.desertstarweekly.com
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Thursdays at 8 p.m. at 1900 E. Palm Canyon Drive. For information, 760-322-4422 Palm Springs Villagefest Street Festival every Thursday The Congo Room presents “Wet Wednesday” 10pm2am P: 760-322-7353 Modernism Show and Sale at the Palm Springs Convention Center October 20 @ 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Business Expo & Taste of Palm Springs October 17 @ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Colony 29,
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Festival at The McCallum Theatre Nov. 11 Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott Perform at The McCallum Theatre Nov. 9 @ 8:00 PM Dia De Los Muertos Live at The McCallum Theatre Oct. 28 @ 8:00 PM 6th Annual Family Fun Day at The McCallum Theatre Oct. 22 @ 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Bill Murray, Jan Vogler & Friends on Stage at the McCallum Oct. 7 @ 8:00 PM American Cancer Society Relay For Life Civic Center Park Oct. 7 @ 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM 4th Annual Three Pianos-Six Hands, at The McCallum Theatre Nov. 14, 2017 @ 7:00 PM - Jan. 16, 2018 @ 7:00 PM Relay For Life Civic Center Park Oct. 7 2017 Coachella Valley Heart & Stroke Walk Civic Center Park, Nov.18 @ 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM Dave Koz 20th Anniversary Christmas Tour at The McCallum Theatre Dec. 19 @ 8:00 PM
Alaska fisherman Kevin S. shows off his prized catch of wild, sustainable Alaska king crab, now in season along with Alaska snow and Dungeness crab. to be some of the best in the world. Each Alaska crab species has a distinct flavor and texture that is versatile and easy to prepare. The culinary choices are endless as Alaska crab is available yearround as legs, clusters, claws or even whole and delicious on its own or in a dish. • Alaska King Crab – Regal and delicious, no other shellfish in the world makes quite the impression of Alaska king crab. Rich and luxurious, Alaska king crab delivers on the ‘wow’ factor, whether served simply, enhanced by a special sauce or used in signature preparations. The combined allowable catch for red and
golden Alaska king crab is 12.1 million lbs. this season. Recipe suggestion: Alaska Crab Legs with Dipping Sauces • Alaska Snow Crab – Known as one of the best shellfish values thanks to its stunning appearance and ease of preparation, Alaska snow crab is recognized for its snowy-white meat, delicate flavor and tender texture. It is extremely easy to cook with and available yearround in two species: Opilio and Bairdi. The combined allowable catch for Opilio and Bairdi Alaska snow crab is 21.5 million lbs. this season. Recipe suggestion: Alaska Snow Crab Tortilla Soup October 18, 2017
• Alaska Dungeness Crab –The largest and most flavorful Dungeness crab come from Alaska. Traditionally served whole, hot or cold, with melted butter or dipping sauces, Alaska Dungeness crab is known for its sweet flavor and flaky white meat making it also amazing in salads, sandwiches, appetizers and pasta. Fishermen from Southeast Alaska caught 1.4 million pounds of Dungeness crab this past summer. It is anticipated that the fall fishery will slightly increase the total annual catch. Recipe suggestion: Alaska Crab Mac & Cheese Source: PRNewswire
The Kingston Trio Perform at The McCallum Theatre Nov. 19 @ 3:00 PM Comedian Bob Newhart Live at The McCallum Theatre Nov.18 @ 8:00 PM 2017 Coachella Valley Heart & Stroke Walk Civic Center Park, Nov. 18 @ 7:00 AM Colors of Christmas 25th Anniversary Tour at The McCallum Theatre Dec. 8 @ 8:00 PM Under The Streetlamp at The McCallum Theatre Dec. 7 @ 8:00 PM Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel at The McCallum Theatre Dec. 4 @ 7:00 PM Mannheim Steamroller Christmas at The McCallum Theatre Dec. 2 Continued on page 18
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OCTOBER 18 – 24, 2017 ASTROLOGICAL FORECAST BY RISA D’ANGELES
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beauty and a new family. We can shift the learned All of your fiery, red, impulsive, moodiness to more forgiving life-giving energies are used in feelings like nurturance, everyday living, whether in the tenderness and giving. We world or at home, when tending can make our adult home to children, elders, animals, the into an Ashram and Temple. garden or working on one’s CANCER health and well-being. Although the energy may be strong, your health may be somewhat It is important now to express compromised at this time due yourself in ways that others to inflammation. Curcumin know you are thinking kindly helps, along with Golden Milk at of them. It’s also good to take night before sleep. Careful, you short trips to nearby places may have very little patience. you haven’t been before. You might consider writing siblings TAURUS and close friends. Use paper & pen, envelopes and stamps.... You can be somewhat reticent the old-fashioned way to make and inward. However, now is contact. Whatever you do, the time for fun and play and show interest in others, listen recreation and expressing thoughtfully and with care. yourself. It’s time for artful And don’t worry anymore. things, too. Consider the idea that everything is art. The LEO Balinese say, “We have no art.” Because their daily living Finances are important is dedicated to artful living now along with bill paying, at all times. “All of life is art,” insurance, and the care and they say. Taurus is the sign of tending to all resources. How teaching humanity the Art of you care for and use finances Living. Have you seen the book and resources shows how “If It’s Not Funny It’s Art,” by you value them. We are often comedian Demetri Martin? tested as to the right use of matter – that means how GEMINI we tend to all that is around us. Tithe from the heart to In our adult years we have those in need. Rearrange the liberty, energy, vitality and and vitalize your environment, freedom to re-create our lives. clean and organize the yard Through willingness we can and plant a fall garden. release anger or resentment VIRGO harbored against parents. We have the adult ability to create security, safety, A new self-identity has been
developing within you the last year. It allows you to have a new sense of leadership, extra drive and a feeling that you do indeed have the ability to create original projects and bring change into your life. It’s important to be factual and detailed when speaking, to remain poised at all times and see the good always in others. Allow no discontent to shadow your days or nights.
By Desert Star Staff LOS ANGELES - California Governor Jerry Brown signed a monumental bill banning the sale of mill-bred dogs, cats, and rabbits in California pet stores. AB 485 is the first statewide bill to ban these practices.
in California shelters, the bill was introduced by assembly members Patrick O’Donnell (D-Long Beach) and Matt Dababneh (D-Woodland Hills), and sponsored by Social Compassion In Legislation (SCIL). Healthy Spot, a premium pet retailer committed to fostering awareness of humane animal treatment, was at the frontline of this battle. Founder and CEO Andrew Kim spoke in support of the Bill at both the Assembly and Senate this year. “I am thrilled to hear that AB 485 is now California law and codifies the best business practice of a humane pet store. We know this humane model can be successful because this is how we have operated our stores since day one
LIBRA It’s important to be around art, architecture, museums, dance, color, shapes, symbols, artists and artful people. A triangle of artful things. Art (all forms) impact each of us but especially Libra and Pisces. Art helps develop our original self. It purifies our emotions, cultivates in us Soul faculties. Art lights up the “lamp” within us, the Divine Light that recognizes beauty. Art uplifts and awakens us.
SCORPIO Social contacts are essential now for through them opportunities emerge. Maintain close alliances with friends and groups. Offer them more than you receive. This ensures important needs are met later on. Join the community & community projects wherever you are. Get out and about, speak of your hopes, wishes and dreams. Not symbolically, but with real words, real
feelings. Being authentic protects you at all times.
SAGITTARIUS You are becoming an authority, one who has honor and status, quite like a father figure. With this comes social responsibility with one’s career and profession. We each have a specific task to complete in every incarnation. We are successful in our task when we unfold, along with our talents and gifts, the willingness to love along the Way. You have worked long in creating great intelligence. At some point, you will be called to teach. Let yourself be prepared.
CAPRICORN Perhaps you’re thinking of expanding yourself through a particular study, religion or philosophy. Perhaps you’re reflecting upon relatives or people far away or even long journeys somewhere. Maybe your waiting for news of something or creating long range goals, considering different ideas and plans, listening to others’ views. Perhaps you’re on a white horse riding over meadows, hill & dale, bow and arrows in hand, eyes on the mountaintop ahead.
adjustments. It’s actually a time of regeneration, a rebuilding of talents and abilities, a time of assessing your resources and conserving them for a later time. Use all your talents, be thrifty and always be kind. There is a transformation of personal desires and wishes, a transformation of resources, too. It seems the Spirit of Goodwill is calling you in many subtle ways. Will you respond?
PISCES “Let choice be made” is the Libra keynote when we are building our personality. Pisces at this time is being tested in their choices and how they are functioning in relationships. There may be consistent tension, perhaps even a battle playing itself out in everyday life. One is being tested to bring forth Right Relations with the other and to cultivate the proper use of love. How does one do this? By aligning with the Will-to-Good. Libra’s test and guidance for Pisces at this time. Difficult. 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 You may feel it’s a time of deep change, shifts and
CA Governor Signs Bill Banning Dogs, Cats, and Rabbits in Pet Stores AB 485 stemmed from smaller local initiatives throughout California cities such as Sacramento, San Diego, and West Hollywood. After discovering the state’s spend of $250 million annually to house and euthanize animals
and are thriving without the need to sell a single animal. Now banning an outdated business practice of selling pets will positively impact our community, reduce overcrowding in the shelters and provide more adoption options through rescue partners. Making AB 485 the law was the right and smart business decision for California so that our pets, businesses and communities can benefit,” said Andrew Kim, Founder and CEO, Healthy Spot. On January 1, 2019, AB 485 will become effective and enforce the following regulations: • The sale of dogs, cats, or rabbits in pet stores in California is prohibited. • All adoptable pets need
sufficient documentation about their 501 (c)(3) source. • All pet stores must visibly display a sign disclosing the 501 (c)(3) source the animal came from. • A pet store operator who violates these regulations is subject to a civil penalty of $500 per animal and charged with a misdemeanor criminal offense. “In banning the sale of mill-bred animals, California took a bold step forward,” said Judie Mancuso, Founder and CEO, Social Compassion in Legislation. “The deplorable conditions that animals suffer in these high-volume breeding facilities are not a secret and now they have a champion in California.” Source: PRNewswire
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ABC-TV’s “The Good Doctor” Is Great
One of my all time favorite TV medical shows was “House,” starring Hugh Laurie in the title role. As Dr. House, Laurie was a grumpy, quirky, no nonsense doctor. While not Mr. Nice Guy, as a physician House was amazing at diagnosing and treating complicated, often highly unusual illnesses. The show had a long, interesting run on Fox but is no longer on the air. If you have missed Dr. House and wished for another medical show with a new twist, check out “The Good Doctor,” on ABC. The show airs on Monday nights, just after “Dancing with the Stars.” This time the ‘good doctor’ is Dr. Sean Murphy, played by another Brit, Freddie Highmore Unlike House, Dr. Murphy is quite young. In fact his new assignment is also his first assignment, a surgical residency. However complications arise when the medical staff at the hospital is told, that while he has excellent potential, Murphy is also autistic. The reaction is almost unanimous, the other surgeons don’t want to work with him, feeling that
no matter how intelligent he might be, he should not be a part of the hospital’s surgical team. He is defended on his merits and qualifications by the head of the hospital who has long been Sean’s mentor and legal guardian after his actual parents were confirmed to be unfit. The first show begins as Sean arrives by plane for his new residency. As everyone is rushing to pick up their luggage a young boy suddenly collapses. A man rushes to help the child, but he is not a doctor. Murphy quickly assess the situation and comes to the child’s assistance and saves his life. The boy is rushed to the hospital for further treatment. This makes the TV news and it is the first time that the hospital staff gets to see Sean Murphy in action. To learn about Murphy’s backstory, flashbacks are inserted showing his life as a young boy. The first look back begins with a pet rabbit he and his younger brother had. The bunny died, and was rudely tossed aside by their father. Later in another flashback
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we learn that his younger brother dies in an accident following a bad fall from the top of a train car where they were playing. These personal deaths and tragedies inspired Sean to have just one mission in life--the ability to save lives. Luckily for Sean, his mentor and surrogate father, makes sure he is allowed to stay and prove himself. He even goes so far as to say if Sean doesn’t prove to the staff how good he is as a doctor he will resign his owl position as hospital president. He is that confident in his brilliant young protege.. In the following episode ‘the good doctor’ tries to keep a young girl in the hospital for further testing. However she is released. He continues to worry about the child. On his own he takes a cab to her parents home that night and knocks frantically at their door. He eventually convinces them, against their better judgement, to allow him to check on the little girl. They find her unconscious, having difficulty breathing. Immediately they rush her to the hospital for further treatment which saves her life. In another show, he comes up with an unusual way to save a patient who will die without surgery. He tells
another young doctor willing to listen to him, that they must remove a good kidney in order to remove the giant tumor that lies below. It might be fatal, but without the surgery she will definitely die. The other doctor presents Murphy’s idea to the chief surgeon who finds the solution brilliant. The surgery is successful. The woman lives, but Sean does not receive credit for the solution he alone envisioned. At one point one of the chief resident surgeons uses sarcasm to put Murphy down, a verbal tool Murphy doesn’t understand since he is very literal--a young man of few words. His only purpose as a doctor and a surgeon is not glory or fame. His only desire is “to save a life.” The star of the show is Freddie Highmore, a young English actor who makes his home in London. He has been an actor since childhood appearing in countless films including “Finding Neverland” with Johnny Depp, “Charlie
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‘United by the power of a dream’ World Youth Festival opens in Sochi, Russia
By Desert Star Staff The opening ceremony of the World Festival of Youth and Students took place in Sochi, Russia, on Sunday, with President Vladimir Putin saying that the event will gather 30,000 people, making it the most representative in history. Putin began his address at the opening by reminding participants that this year marks the 70th anniversary since the first World Festival of Youth and Students was held in Prague. “Back then, young guys, like you now, were united by the power of a dream and
faith that the youth – their sincerity and kindness – can break the ice of mistrust and help rid the world of injustice, wars and conflicts, ”the Russian president said. “They have proven that barriers are powerless in the face of true friendship, and that the warmth of human communication isn’t dependent on political, religious, cultural and other differences,” he added. The Russian leader also said that the Sochi festival will become the most representative in
history, bringing together “approximately 30,000 participants, guests, and volunteers from over 180 countries of the world from all the continents.” “We’re going to do everything for you to succeed,” Putin promised to the participants, urging them to “strive to change this world and make it a better place.” The grand opening gathered around 10,000 young men and women from all over the world – musicians, athletes, journalists, scientists and leaders of various youth
By Desert Star Staff FRANKFORT, Ky. - “Think Pink” events throughout October are reminding Kentuckians about Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and while pink is a color synonymous with girls, breast cancer doesn’t discriminate by gender. About 2,500 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States this year, along with 250,000 women. Lynn Erdman, chief executive of the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses, encouraged both women and men to be aware of changes in their bodies. While breast self-exams aren’t always
the answer to detecting cancer early, she said, they can help detect changes. “It may be changes in skin coloring, it could be a dimpling, it could be a lump that forms - it could be a number of different changes,” she said. “Then, it’s important to have a follow-up, to see what are the next steps for determining whether you have a problem.” She said both women and men should be screened for breast cancer if they suspect a problem, and mammograms are the standard imaging resource. The risk of breast cancer among women increases with age, and Edrman encouraged them to determine whether
screenings annually or every other year are what’s best. Thanks to advances in treatment and earlier detection, about 95 percent of women diagnosed with breast cancer live five years or more. Heredity is a risk factor, although Erdman said about 85 percent of women who are diagnosed don’t have breast cancer in their family history. Either way, she said, it’s important information. “If you have a first-degree relative that has had breast cancer, whether it’s a man or a woman,” she said, “you should know that and share it with your health-care provider, as they are trying to help you determine how often
The guests were also greeted by a video call from the International Space Station in which Russian cosmonaut and political movements – Sergey Ryazansky shared his at the Bolshoy Ice Dome experience of working with in Sochi’s Olympic Park. foreign colleagues in orbit. And they weren’t just there “Space taught us to take in the spectacular show, two things: the first one is which the organizers titled ‘The the need to find common Awakening,’ but also became language… there’s no time its full-fledged participants. to think about differences Each audience member – it’s much more important was given props to be used to know that next to you during specific parts of the there’s a brilliant professional, ceremony, like turning on reliable colleague and, more importantly, a true friend, illuminating bracelets in a whom you fully trust,” he said. segment on energy or making We understood the a paper plane and letting it fly. second thing when we The song and dance performances during the show looked down at our planet: we are all responsible for our centered on “technology, home, a small and fragile human progress and planet, which is lost in infinite development,” which will space,” Ryazansky added. become the prime topics of The Russian Black Sea the Sochi gathering, RT’s resort of Sochi will host the Caleb Maupin reported from 19th World Festival of Youth the Bolshoy Ice Dome. and Students until October 22. At one point, the show The motto of the event, was interrupted by a young which is promoted online man from the southern through the #WeAreFuture and Russian city of Vladikavkaz, #ImFestival hashtags, is ‘For who used the occasion to peace, solidarity and social propose to his girlfriend. justice, we struggle against The ceremony concluded imperialism. Honoring our with a massive fireworks past, we build the future!’ display, which lit up the The festival, organized night sky above Sochi’s by the World Federation of Imereti Lowlands. Prior to the grand opening, Democratic Youth (WFDY) along with the International around 9,000 participants of the festival took part in a dance Union of Students since 1947, is being held in Russia for the flash mob to the tune of the third time after being staged in official anthem of the Sochi event, ‘Love is all that matters.’ Moscow in 1957 and 1985.
Think Pink? Breast Cancer Not Just a Woman’s Disease you should be screened.” Having a first pregnancy after age 30, being obese after menopause, using birthcontrol pills and hormone therapy are among the risk factors for women. Risk
factors for men include liver disease, estrogen treatment and testicular conditions. Information about breast cancer in men from the American Cancer Society is online at cancer.org.
About 2,500 men in the United States are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. (Komen Austin/Flickr)
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Mayor Iris Smotrich, Pam Price, Carlos King and Suzanne Orton. Photo by Pat Krause
Statue called, Spring, by pond. Photo by Pat Krause Story and Photos by Pat Krause The magnificent home, formerly owned by Marion Davis, is being restored to its original 30s thru 50s decors. Most of the home had to be completely renovated which meant adding updated plumbing and energy efficient lighting. They removed grass, put in ecco friendly Astroturf and removed sprinklers to save on water. Moving other areas into something other than what they were intend for by moving a wall or replacing an entry or door to a particular room. Making a room out of a
closet or making a closet out of a room. Refacing kitchen cabinets to painting the whole interior. Repainting the outside has been a particular problem as the color Marion Mauve is hard to reproduce. Marion Davies was a 30s-film star and is best known as the mistress of Newspaper mogul William Randolf Hearst. They have been working non-stop to get this done. Carlos King is seeing the restoration of furniture by traveling to Los Angeles or Europe for unique and old period pieces. Many sofas
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music today. His tribute was the first, and only, full-length John Denver tribute in a Las Vegas casino and was a regular sell-out favorite at the Silverton. Jim has taken his show on the road to performing arts centers and casinos in the U.S. and Canada, and out to sea as one of the most popular shows on Holland America Cruise Line. Jim’s latest efforts are to take his tribute show to a new level by adding symphony orchestrations back into live performances of John Denver music. When John wanted to add a full orchestra to his live shows and recordings, he teamed up with Grammy Award winning arranger, composer and conductor Lee Holdridge. Lee’s symphony arrangements, along with John’s songs, became the trademark sound of many of John’s hits. Jim and Lee have now brought the rebirth of the timeless songs of America’s troubadour back in a full-length live concert of John Denver’s greatest works. Whether Jim is performing with a symphony orchestra, with his talented band, or all by himself, his compelling voice, combined with dramatic images of nature is an unforgettable show that will truly fill up your senses.
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that must be seen and heard to understand the pure honesty of his amazing performance. His looks and his voice are simply a pleasant coincidence that captures the true essence of John Denver’s music. Jim believes that John Denver’s words still ring true in these difficult times. John Denver grew into a mega celebrity when the world was looking for hope in the late 60s. and his lyrics in songs like “Take Me Home, Country Roads” gave America a lift and people found pride in the earth’s natural wonders and love for John’s message of caring for our planet and each other. Jim delivers these songs in the same spirit. As the concerns of global warming and other environmental issues reach today’s youth, Jim sees a growing number of younger listeners. He says, “These songs blend the images of our natural earth with a love for each other as people. The care you give to someone you love is the best care. Making that connection to our earth and to each other is the goal.” Jim has created the ultimate tribute experience and has emerged as the top performer of John Denver’s www.desertstarweekly.com
and seats are to be recovered with period fabrics. Fatima Nordquist sold the property and is overseeing the renovations. Fatima insisted a lot of the pieces that were attached stay with the property as she knew they had a lot of value. The previous owner had little taste in the furnishing of the period. Some of the decor and furniture will stay. Part of the house will be used for events and parties after it is finished. The other half of the house will be used by the owner part time. The rooms will be named
after celebrities such as Elizabeth Taylor Room, The Joan Crawford room and the smallest room will be named the Shirley Temple room after the child star. My favorite part of the house was the Clark Gable bath room with its black and gold interior and mirrored ceiling. There is actually a wing installed as a hidden safe room that has everything needed to survive for days. There are a few hidden rooms in the home behind doors and walls. The pond outside has a waterfall and garden to walk thru. They found an ancient
metal statue that is part of a series. The statue sits at the end of the outside pond and yard. She is unique and shows her shadow on the water. Carlos King of King Concepts and Design said there will be a lot of gold details, Chandeliers in the rooms, many that were already in the house and glamour of the day. King is waiting for more furniture to arrive to make this a very special event place in the Desert. They are taking reservations for fundraisers, weddings and other special events.
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Latinos Lag Behind Others in Earning College Degrees
By Desert Star Staff SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Despite progress in recent years, earning a college degree remains a major challenge for Latinos both in Texas and across the country. A new study out Wednesday from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce finds that only 21 percent of Latinos have a bachelor’s degree compared to 32 percent of African-Americans and 45 percent of whites. And in Texas, only 14 percent of Latinos have an undergraduate degree or higher. Anthony Carnevale, director of the Georgetown Center and the report’s lead author, says the study shows that for Latinos, education is the barrier to a better life, not hard work. “The first generations made their money by working hard in jobs that don’t require much more than high school,” he states. “That leveraged
them into a position where the next generation can move on to college and that really is where the progress is going to have to come. “ Carnevale says that while Latinos are running faster in the education race, they are falling farther behind other ethnic groups. Since 1992, the growth in the number of Latinos who earn college degrees is well below that of whites and African-Americans. And the study shows that few of them – just 15 percent – are enrolled in top tier colleges. Carnevale says one problem is that while Latino high school graduation rates are up, and thousands have test scores that could get them into top colleges in America, many of them simply do not go. “They’ve done their part,” he states. “The issue is whether or not we will have the kinds of supports that are required for lower-income minority families to make that
A new study shows that while more Latinos are earning college degrees, they still fall behind white and African American students in educational attainment. (HillStreet/GettyImages) leap into the college ranks, especially at the B.A. level.” Carnevale says as Latinos get more postsecondary education, their earnings increase and the pay gap begins to close. But they are not yet getting paid the same as others.
“They’re not getting the same earnings for the same degrees as whites do,” he stresses. “That is irrespective of what major Latinos enroll in, what college they enroll in, whether they graduate or not, in the end they always make less than whites. “
Carnevale says despite the statistics, there is cause for optimism. The study finds that with proper support, Latinos can make significant strides in closing the gap in both educational and economic success.
Calif. Latinos Surge into College, But Graduation Rates Lag
A new report finds that lower college graduation rates lead to lower pay in the workforce, as Latinos have the lowest median earnings of all groups in California.(Andris/Wikimedia Commons)
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know where they were from. Many were from gave a percentage of their sales Hospitals or cancer to the fight against cancer. organizations. The Some businesses came in cancer survivors were force with a lot of employees, proud to show they family and friends in a different had beaten cancer kind of pink t-shirt. The General and wanted to show it business brought a pink labeled is possible in today’s car and “The General” figure. environment if you People and kids all wanted their catch it early. There photo with him. The Riverside are so many forms of Fire Department came with a cancer that are deadly huge firetruck and let children and we must all work and others get into the Fire together to fight Truck and see all the firefighting this terrible disease. equipment. A few businesses Cancer strikes in and groups had their names almost every family in on their shirts so people would one way or another.
By Desert Star Staff SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The number of Latinos in college in California is surging, but their graduation rates are still far behind other groups, according to a new report. Researchers at Georgetown University found that 12 percent of Latinos have a bachelor’s degree or higher, compared to 43 percent of whites and 24 percent of African-Americans. Audrey Dow, senior vice president at the Campaign for College Opportunity, a California nonprofit group, says Latinos are now fully represented at community colleges, but not at four-year schools. “Once our students get to college, they are finding
it very difficult to complete,” she states. “And a lot of that difficulty is because of institutional barriers that students will face.” Dow says, for example, that flaws in many college assessment tests mean students are placed in remedial classes when they’re qualified to do college level work, which puts them behind. She also points out that four-year schools have such varied graduation requirements that transfer students have a hard time navigating the system, and often drop out or require up to six years to finish. Anthony Carnevale, a report co-author and director of the Georgetown University
Center for Education and the Workforce, says Latinos who make it through college still aren’t reaping all the benefits. “They’re not getting the same earnings for the same degrees as whites do,” he states. “That is irrespective of what major Latinos enroll in, what college they enroll in, whether they graduate in the end, they always make less than whites.” The report also found that more than a third of Latinos in California have less than a high school education, and 62 percent have a high school degree or less, compared to 21 percent of whites and 32 percent of African-Americans.
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The General Guy, Ganilo Balbini, Micki Greenspan, Jan Harnik, Giorgia Balbini, and Dan Ball. Photo by Pat Krause October 18, 2017
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Palm Springs Considers Allowing Drinking on Pedicabs By KMIR News Palm Springs, CA - Drinking while touring downtown on a pedicab could be allowed in Palm Springs, as the Palm Springs City Council revisits the issue this fall. The multi-seat bicycle cars do not serve alcohol, but the companies that operate them want to start the BYOB experience. Currently, riders are not allowed to drink while on the pedicabs. “I wouldn’t say it has hurt our business,” says Sunny Cycle co-owner, Jen Banford. “But I would say, it would help our business.” The Palm Springs City Council discussed the issue October 4. “What is the difference between this and somebody sitting in the back of a convertible drinking?” said councilmember J.R. Roberts during discussion. The Palm Springs Police Department has some issues.
Chief Bryan Reyes told the council he is concerned he doesn’t have the staff downtown to help enforce any issues that could arise. He says enforcing pedicabs will cost the city money in the long run. Additionally, police want designated pick-up and drop-off locations and added security cameras. Some local businesses have expressed concerns already. According to the council, they told members they fear loss of revenue or fear riders will bring drinks into their bars, threatening their alcohol licenses. Some told the council they fear people would already be too inebriated once they entered their bars. Traditionally, pedicabs have lead patrons on “bar crawls”, stopping from business to business for optional cocktails and snacks. “Obviously, they’re doing quite well now with these pub crawls,” says Councilmember
Geoff Kors. “So, the question is if we want them to have people bring their own liquor on these pedicabs.” Banford says their main goal is safety. They provide food for their riders during the tours and information for everyone on how to get home safely. “Out of two years of experience, we’ve probably
had to have one person Uber home,” says Banford. “We provide our customers a host, as well as a sober driver, so it’s like a limo, so to speak.” The council is calling on studies from Sacramento, a city that has successfully allowed pedicab companies to have alcohol on board. During the city council meeting October 4, they mentioned comments
from the Sacramento Police Department. The Sacramento Police Department says they have seen no significant incidences come from allowing drinking on board. The council has tabled the measure and will revisit an updated version of the ordinance in early November. Source: KMIR
understand more about who and what is available for licensed child-care. Angie Bowman is the data programs manager for Child Care Aware of Minnesota, she says the new tool is part of the group’s annual survey of providers across the state. “The other piece that’s new with this, this year is, they can also give us their current openings in their child-care business. And so, that information is then shared with parents looking for care on ‘parentaware. org,’” she explains. This year’s survey will be available for providers to fill out through March. Even after that, the update tool will be available on the parentaware.org website. Bowman says Child Care Aware has monthly gift-
card drawings to encourage providers to participate. Angie Bowman helped design and deploy the new tool, which she describes as a “living database.” “They can go on anytime and change anything they need to about their child-care business,” she adds. “They can change their openings. They can change their hours. If they’ve gone on and gotten some different training or learned a new language all of that information can get updated on our tool.” Bowman says she thinks other states may want to adopt a similar approach as they see how well it’s working in Minnesota. The information also helps policymakers get the most current information about the cost and availability of child care in Minnesota.
“I do want to think about how a model that provides for all those other services and provides bereavement services might have a really strong role to play in the future of health care in this country.” The report found that not all Americans benefit from hospice
care equally. Banach said African-Americans in particular continue to be underserved both in terms of the number of care days and the number of patients receiving care. The report is online at nhpco.org.
New Online Tool Gives MN Child-Care Providers, Parents More Insight
There are about 10,000 licensed child-care providers in Minnesota. (Tyler Hoff/Flickr) By Desert Star Staff ST. PAUL, Minn. –
Minnesota is first in the nation to use a new online tool that’s
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begin to make some changes that are going to make people more comfortable,” he said. “Less than that, you’re really doing the best you can do, but you’re not having as much of an impact on an individual’s life and making their life as comfortable as it can be.” Banach said it takes time for the team to work with patients, who may be transitioning from nursing homes, on what their wishes are - and to work with families to put a plan in place for medications, counseling and bereavement services. The report found 46 percent of Medicare recipients received at least one day of hospice care at the time of death, but
nearly three out of four received less than 90 days of care. New strategies are needed to get more people the help they need when dealing with the physical and mental symptoms, and disabilities with which families can struggle at the end of life, Banach said. He noted that the interdisciplinary hospice model, which provides not just medical care but psycho-social care as well, could become even more important as the nation grapples with mass shootings and climate change. “And in this time when we’re dealing with wildfires, and we’re dealing with hurricanes, and we’re dealing with opioid crises,” he said,
Shorter Hospice Terms Point to Missed End-of-Life Opportunities
By Desert Star Staff DENVER - More than 40 percent of Medicare patients received just 14 days or less of hospice care in 2015, according to new data. People facing terminal illnesses frequently turn to hospice care, a combination of medical experts, pain management and emotional and spiritual support tailored to each patient’s needs. Edo Banach, president and chief executive of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, said hospice’s interdisciplinary approach works best not just in the final days but over the last months of a patient’s life. “You really have an ability to www.desertstarweekly.com
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Singer-Songwriters Shine On New Albums
A slew of today’s great singer-songwriters are featured on essential new releases, while an unearthed treasure trove from legendary tunesmith Tim Buckley is available too. Artist: Beck Title: Colors (Capitol Records) You might like if you enjoy: Beck, Prince, David Bowie Tell me more: Since Beck burst on the music scene in 1994 with his breakthrough hit “Loser,” the singer-songwriter/ multi-instrumentalist has somehow blended alternative rock, pop, soul, funk, hip hop, Americana and a myriad of other styles with unearthly brilliance. On his 13th fulllength album “Colors,” the Southern California-based artist continues to chart his own creative path with a master’s touch. This time out, Beck has simultaneously tapped into 1980s synth pop, modern rock and late ‘60s psychedelic rock to carve out yet another expansive masterwork. The songs here are mostly upbeat, buoyant and armed to get concertgoers on their feet with infectious grooves. The swirling title track “Colors,” exuberant “I’m So Free,” propulsive “No Distraction” (with its cool flyby Beatlesque guitar hits and Beck’s falsetto vocals) and dreamy “Fix Me” are among this writer’s faves. This is an album that reveals its sonic secrets and wonders more fully with each subsequent listen. Information: beck.com.
Artist: Tim Buckley Title: Venice Mating Call (Manifesto Records) You might like if you enjoy: Tim Buckley, Alex Chilton, Beck Tell me more: Before he died at the age of 28 in June 1975, singer-songwriter Tim Buckley created a stellar and genre-defying body of original songs drawing from the blues, folk, funk, soul and other styles. Now Manifesto Records has released the outstanding two-disc “Venice Mating Call” showcasing live tracks recorded at the legendary Troubadour in Hollywood in September 1969. The haunting “Chase the Blues Away,” free form jazz-flavored “Venice Mating Call,” psychedelic rock-mining “Gypsy Woman” flamencotinged “Driftin’,” Ten Years Afterpatterned “(I Wanna) Testify” and luxurious “Anonymous Proposition” are among the many treasures here. Buckley’s dynamic and distinctive vocals are showcased across the live collection and this set will thrill long-time fans or those just discovering this vital artist. Information: manifesto.com. Artist: Whitney Rose Title: Rule 62 (Six Shooter/Thirty Tigers) You might like if you enjoy: Kacey Musgraves, Brenda Lee, Patsy Cline Tell me more: With a sound and beautiful soprano that recalls some of the stellar country music singers of the
‘50s and ‘60s, Nashvillebased songstress Whitney Rose shines on the decidedly contemporary “Rule 62.” Produced by Raul Malo (lead singer of the Mavericks), there is plenty of real world depth and captivating musical heft to lift each and every one of the 11 songs on the disc. The driving and defiant “Arizona” and Time to Cry,” tender “You Never Cross My Mind” (which includes some sublime harmonies from Malo) and poetic “Wake Me in Wyoming” showcase Rose’s superb talents as singer and songwriter. Recorded on Jan. 20, 2017 – the same day of the most recent Presidential Inaugural – “Can’t Stop Shakin’ “ has a nervous and funky vibe suited to the uncertainty of the times; the Hammond B3 organ, electric guitar riffs and saxophone blasts immerse Rose’s evocative vocals as part of the terrific and disquieting arrangement. An all-star group of musicians including bassist Jay Weaver (Dolly Parton, Tanya Tucker), guitarist Kenny Vaughn (Marty Stuart, Lucinda Williams), drummer Paul Deakin (The Mavericks), pianist Jen Gunderman (Sheryl Crow), fiddler Aaron Till (Asleep at the Wheel) and steel guitar player Chris Scruggs (Marty Stuart) enhance the album as well. Information: SixShooterRecords.com. Artist: Jackie Greene Title: The Modern Lives – Vol 1 (Blue Rose Music) You might like if you enjoy:
Beck’s “Sea Change,” The Jayhawks, Mark Knopfler Tell me more: One of Americana music’s greatest modern-day voices, Jackie Greene has played lead guitar with the Black Crowes, played a seminal role in the roots-minded supergroup Trigger Hippy and carved out an established solo career ripe with concert dates and winning album releases. Now the long-time Northern California artist newly moved to New York City is back with another must-hear release; “The Modern Lives – Vol 1” packs a dashing wallop with a heady and diverse mix of songs across its six-song run. The wry “Modern Lives” bristles with an infectious and satirical look at life in the 21st century. “The Back of My Mind” is a tender ballad adorned with layers of piano, acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin and lovely vocal harmonies. The country blues of a cover of Willie Dixon’s “Good Advice” recalls the spirit of Mississippi blues with a modern edge. Listening to this impressive EP, it’s hard to believe it was reportedly recorded in Greene’s Brooklyn basement. Information: JackieGreene.com. Artist: Ricky Byrd Title: Clean Getaway (Recovery Troubadour Records) You might like if you enjoy: Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Jackie Greene, Jonny Lang Tell me more: With so many legendary musicians ranging
from Jimi Hendrix and Gram Parsons to Keith Moon and John Entwistle having died as a direct result of drug and/or alcohol abuse it is great to hear an artist release a full-length album dedicated to breaking free of addiction. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame singer-guitarist Ricky Byrd (of Joan Jett and the Blackhearts fame) has issued “Clean Getaway,” a 12song disc delving fully into the shades, layers and nuances of addition and recovery. On the Chicago blues original “Clean Getaway,” Byrd sings powerfully of his break from substance abuse and coming clean (he closes the track singing: “When trouble comes knocking / you know I ain’t going to come answer that door”). The music here showcases Byrd’s far-flung skills as singer and lead guitarist; for example the rollicking “I Prefer Wakin’ Up... To Comin’ To” would be at home on one of Chuck Berry’s early LPs; “Lighthouse” is a beautiful soul song. The rowdy “Paranoid” has a ‘70s rock feel and finds Byrd singing of the downfalls of being addicted. This is an album that rocks, but serves as an honest look at a topic the rock community hasn’t always been one to assess in song. A portion of the sales from “Clean Getaway” go to the Clean Getaway non-profit 501(c)(3) to bring awareness, education, prevention and addiction resources to those suffering from drug and alcohol addiction. Information: Facebook.com/ricky.byrd1.
Desert Hot Springs Award Program Honors an Optometrist Achievement
By Desert Star Staff DESERT HOT SPRINGS -- Desert Eyecare Center has been selected for the 2017 Best of Desert Hot Springs Award in the Optometrist category by the Desert Hot Springs Award Program. Each year, the Desert Hot Springs Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers
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STE #D-402 WINCHESTER, CA 92596. Riverside County; 30724 BENTON RD STE C-302 #552, WINCHESTER, CA 92596. Full name of registrant: PAULA LU GOODSPEED, 30660 BENTON RD, STE #D-402, WINCHESTER, CA 92596. Business is conducted INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: PAULA LU GOODSPEED. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on October 04, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201713032. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOT+HER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW175256 October 18, 25, November 1, 8, 2017 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, CASE NO. PSC 1705534, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA 3255 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92263, COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. LANELLE MARIE GRADILLA filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: 1a. Present Name LANELLE MARIE GRADILLA to Proposed Name: EVE GRADILLA. 2.THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: December 8, 2017 Time: 8:30 a.m., Dept.: PS3, b. The address of the court is: 3255 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262, County of Riverside 3.a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county (specify newspaper): DESERT STAR WEEKLY 13279 PALM DRIVE SUITE 5, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240 Dated: October 12, 2017, Judge of the Superior Court, Publish October 18, 25, November 1, 8, 2017. DSW17-5260 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JOHN RICHARD SAVIN CASE NO. INP 1700678 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of JOHN RICHARD SAVIN . A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by STEPHANIE LYLE MARONEY in the Superior Court of California, County of RIVERSIDE. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that STEPHANIE LYLE MARONEY be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The WILL and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act . (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: November 16, 2017 at 8:45AM in Dept. 1A located at 46-200 OASIS STREET, INDIO, CA 92201 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner BURTON R. POPKOFF, ESQ., 38180 DEL WEBB BOULEVARD, SUITE 8, PALM DESERT, CA 92211-1256 (760) 322-8041. Publish October 18, 20, 25, 2017. DSW17-5259 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: LYNN-A-BREATH, 2260 WILDOAK WAY APT 108, CORONA, CA 92879. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: DESHONNETTE MICHELLE SHELTON, 2260 WILDOAK WAY APT 108, CORONA, CA 92879. Business is conducted INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: DESHONNETTE MICHELLE SHELTON. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on October 04, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201713076. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOT+HER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW175258 October 18, 25, November 1, 8, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: SOARA INC., 3610 EVE CIRCLE APT.O, JURUPA VALLEY, CA 91752. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: SOARA INC., 3610 EVE CIRCLE APT.O, JURUPA VALLEY, CA 91752/CA. Business is conducted CORPORATION. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: HIDETAKA- -AMINE, PRESIDENT. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on October 11, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201713309. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOT+HER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5257 October 18, 25, November 1, 8, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: HIGHER REALTY, 30660 BENTON RD,
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: SANTA CRUZ MOTORS, 67540 SAN ANTONIO ST., DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: SERGIO RAFAEL AMADOR, 67540 SAN ANTONIO ST., DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Business is conducted INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: : SERGIO RAFAEL AMADOR. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on October 3, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201712978. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOT+HER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17NESS AS: TOMMY’S TRAINING CENTER, 73900 5249 October 4, 11, 18, 25, 2017 WHITE STONE LANE, PALM DESERT, CA 92260. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: THOMAS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE LEE GILL, 73900 WHITE STONE LANE, PALM FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSIDESERT, CA 92260. Business is conducted INDI- NESS AS: PERFECT GIFTS, 26676 RIM CREEK VIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact PATH, MENIFEE, CA 92584. Riverside County. business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. Full name of registrant: REGINA LOPEZ WOOD, I declare that all the information in this statement 26676 RIM CREEK PATH, MENIFEE, CA 92584. is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as Business is conducted INDIVIDUAL. Registrant true, information which he or she knows to be false, has not yet begun to transact business under the is guilty of a crime) Signed: THOMAS LEE GILL. fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the This statement was filed with the County Clerk information in this statement is true and correct. (A of Riverside County on October 6, 2017. Peter registrant, who declares as true, information which Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) R-201713201. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSI- Signed: REGINA LOPEZ WOOD. This statement NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE on September 21, 2017. Peter Aldana, AssessorOF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201712418. BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATE- STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE MENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOT+HER NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5255 October 11, THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER 18, 25, November 1, 2017 UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5247 October 4, NESS AS: ALL ABOUT YOU ESTHETICS, 80375 11, 18, 25, 2017 POMELO, LA QUINTA, CA 92253. Riverside County; 1220 VIA YOLO, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE 92234. Full name of registrant: ANITA- -ASTORGA, FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI1220 VIA YOLO, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. NESS AS: AMAZING CRUISES, 26676 RIM CREEK Business is conducted INDIVIDUAL. Registrant PATH, MENIFEE, CA 92584. Riverside County. Full has not yet begun to transact business under the name of registrant: REGINA LOPEZ WOOD, 26676 fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the RIM CREEK PATH, MENIFEE, CA 92584. Business information in this statement is true and correct. (A is conducted INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet registrant, who declares as true, information which begun to transact business under the fictitious he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) name(s) listed above. I declare that all the informaSigned: ANITA- -ASTORGA. This statement was tion in this statement is true and correct. (A regisfiled with the County Clerk of Riverside County trant, who declares as true, information which he or on September 20, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor- she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201712374. REGINA LOPEZ WOOD. This statement was filed NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME with the County Clerk of Riverside County on SepSTATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE tember 21, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201712419. NOTICE — COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATETHIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME MENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOT+HER FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTI(SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND TIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5254 October 11, RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. 18, 25, November 1, 2017 SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE DSW17-5246 October 4, 11, 18, 25, 2017 FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: SPARKLEAN LAUNDRY INDIO, 81106 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF HIGHWAY 111 STE.G, INDIO, CA 92201. Riverside FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following County; 18801 Robers Rd #16, Desert Hot Springs, fictitious business name(s) F.T.W. GEAR, 26391 CA 92241. Full name of registrant: EUNSUNG COIN ARBORETUM WAY, #1504, MURRIETA, CA 92563. CORP, 18801 ROBERTS RD #16, DESERT HOT Riverside County has been abandoned by the SPRINGS, CA 92241/CA. Business is conducted following person(s): NICHOLAS ANTHONY MANCORPORATION. Registrant has not yet begun ZANO, 19027 QUEBEC AVE, CORONA, CA 92881; to transact business under the fictitious name(s) ROD JOSE REQUEJO, 19027 QUEBEC AVE, listed above. I declare that all the information in CORONA, CA 92881. This business is conducted this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, by: C0-Partners. The fictitious business name(s) who declares as true, information which he or referred to above was filed in Riverside County she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: on:04/24/2015. I declare that all the information in SHIN HWAN OH, PRESIDENT. This statement was this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on declares as true, information which he or she knows October 6, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County to be false is guilty of a crime. Signed: NICHOLAS Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201713200. NOTICE — ANTHONY MANZANO. This statement was filed THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT with the County Clerk of Riverside County, signed EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS by, Peter Aldana Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. on September 28, 2017 File No. R-201504067 Pub A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT October 4, 11, 18, 25, 2017. DSW17-5244 MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHO- FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSIRIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS NESS AS: ZIPPY SERVICES, 77426 PRESTON BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS TRL, PALM DESERT, CA 92211. Riverside County. OF ANOT+HER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR Full name of registrant: MIDGE TECHNICAL STAFFCOMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., ING, INC, 77426 PRESTON TRL, PALM DESERT, BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17- CA 92211/CA. Business is conducted CORPORA5253 October 11, 18, 25, November 1, 2017 TION. Registrant has not yet begun to transact FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- I declare that all the information in this statement NESS AS: KILTER TERMITE AND PEST CONTROL, is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares 381 W. GROVE AVE., ORANGE, CA 92865. as true, information which he or she knows to be ORANGE County. Full name of registrant: KILTER false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: JAMES EDWARD HOME SERVICES INC., 381 W GROVE AVE., OR- GEIS, PRESIDENT. This statement was filed with ANGE, CA 92865/CA. Business is conducted COR- the County Clerk of Riverside County on October PORATION. commenced to transact business under 2, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerkthe fictitious name(s) listed above on 8/1/2017. I Recorder File No. R-201712917. NOTICE — THIS declare that all the information in this statement FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS true, information which he or she knows to be false, FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. is guilty of a crime) Signed: GREGORY STEPHAN A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMCKENDALL JR, PRESIDENT. This statement was MENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF October 5, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTIClerk-Recorder File No. R-201713130. NOTICE — TIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT DSW17-5243 October 4, 11, 18, 25, 2017 MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHO- FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSIRIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS NESS AS: RANDY’S EQUIPMENT REPAIR, 4130 BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS MENNES AVE, RIVERSIDE, CA 92509 . Riverside OF ANOT+HER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR County; 7900 LIMONITE AVE, STE#G165, RIVERCOMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., SIDE, CA 92509. Full name of registrant RANDY BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17- LEE RADMALL, 7900 LIMONITE AVE, STE#G165, 5252 October 11, 18, 25, November 1, 2017 RIVERSIDE, CA 92509. Business is conducted by FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE INDIVIDUAL. Registrant commenced to transact FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- business under the fictitious name(s) listed above NESS AS: BONZAI’S BARK; BONZAI’S BARK PET on 8/1/2017. I declare that all the information in CARE; BONZAI’S BARK PET CARE & BOARDING; this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, BONZAI’S BARK PARK; BONZAI’S BARK PARK who declares as true, information which he or & RESORT; BONZAI’S PARK & BARK; BONZAI’S she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: BARK PET SITTING; BONZAI’S BARK PET SIT- RANDY LEE RANDMALL. This statement was filed TING & BOARDING; BONZAI’S BARK DOOGY DAY with the County Clerk of Riverside County on SepCARE, 80085 VISTA GRANDE, LA QUINTA, CA tember 08, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County 92253. Riverside County; 80085 VISTA GRANDE, Clerk-Recorder File No. R-11831 NOTICE — THIS LA QUINTA, CA 92253. Full name of registrant: FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT LARRAINE LYNN NAHAMA 80085 VISTA GRANDE, EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS LA QUINTA, CA 92253. Business is conducted IN- FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. DIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING I declare that all the information in this statement OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHOis true and correct. (A registrant, who declares RIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS as true, information which he or she knows to be BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: LARRAINE LYNN OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR NAHAMA. This statement was filed with the County COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., Clerk of Riverside County on October 5, 2017. Peter BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. 5241 October 4, 11, 18, 25, 2017 R-201713135. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSI- FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSIFROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE NESS AS: STINGLEY SAFETY SERVICES, 33586 OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS EMERSON WAY, UNIT C, TEMECULA, CA 92592. BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED Riverside County. Full name of registrant: BRYANT BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATE- DAVID STINGLEY, 33586 EMERSON WAY, UNIT MENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN C, TEMECULA, CA 92592. Business is conducted THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME by INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOT+HER transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW above. I declare that all the information in this state(SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND ment is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5251 October 11,
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as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: BRYANT DAVID STINGLEY. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on September 27, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201712681. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5240 October 4, 11, 18, 25, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: CASTRO’S CONCRETE, 37731 GLENN AVE, CATHERAL CITY, CA. 92234 . Riverside County. Full name of registrant NORBERTO CELIO CASTRO, 37731 GLENN AVE. CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. Business is conducted by INDIVIDUAL. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above on DECEMBER 2005. 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: NORBERTO CELIO CASTRO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on September 21, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201712459. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5239 October 4, 11, 18, 25, 2017
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BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5237 September 27, October 4, 11, 18, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: K&R AUTO GROUP, 77770 COUNTRY CLUB DR SUITE B, PALM DESERT, CA 92211. Riverside County. Full name of registrant KHALIL JUBRAN JUBRAIL, 30075 AVENIDA DEL YERMO, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. Business is conducted by INDIVIDUAL. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above on 05/2016. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: KHALIL JUBRAN JUBRAIL. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on September 20, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201712343. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5236 September 27, October 4, 11, 18, 2017
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: ATIDY CLEAN 1341 YERMO DRIVE S, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92262. Riverside County. Full name of registrant JONATHAN NICHOLAS TAYLOR, 1341 YERMO DR S, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92262. Business is conducted by INDIVIDUAL. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above on 07/21/2016. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: JONATHAN NICHOLAS TAYLOR. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on September 12, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201711994. 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
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee’s Sale No. CA-RCS-17017444 NOTE: PURSUANT TO 2923.3(C) THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. [PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE Section 2923.3(a), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO ABOVE IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR.] YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/17/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 714-730-2727 or visit this Internet Web site www.lpsasap.com, using the file number assigned to this case, CA-RCS-17017444. 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. On October 31, 2017, at 09:00 AM, IN FRONT OF THE CORONA CIVIC CENTER, 849 W. SIXTH STREET, in the City of CORONA, County of RIVERSIDE, State of CALIFORNIA, PEAK FORECLOSURE SERVICES, INC., a California corporation, as duly appointed Trustee under that certain Deed of Trust executed by WILLIAM CRAIG JEFFERS, AN UNMARRIED MAN, as Trustors, recorded on 11/30/2005, as Instrument No. 2005-0986182, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of RIVERSIDE County, State of CALIFORNIA, under the power of sale therein contained, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale wili be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or
By Desert Star Staff LOS ANGELES, Oct. 15, 2017 -- comScore today announced the official worldwide weekend box office estimates for the weekend of October 15, 2017, as compiled by the company’s theatrical measurement services. As the trusted industry partner for real-time box office reporting, comScore is the only theater-level movie measurement and analytics company providing insights across the world’s largest markets, covering 95 percent of the global industry gross. Using comScore’s suite of movie products, customers are able to analyze admissions and gross results from around the world. comScore’s Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian commented, “Warner Bros.’ ‘Blade Runner 2049’ tops the global chart again this week with $44.4 million including $15.1 million in North America combined with $29.3 million generated by 64 international territories and $56.6 million to date. Universal’s horror
entry ‘Happy Death Day’ that enjoyed a number one debut in North America, drew audiences around the world to the tune of $31.5 million. Notably, the hit Chinese comedy ‘Never Say Die’ closes in on $300 million worldwide.” The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, October 15, are below. 1. Blade Runner 2049 - Sony - $44.4M 2. Happy Death Day Universal - $31.5M 3. Never Say Die Multiple - $30.0M 4. Kingsman: The Golden Circle - 20th Century Fox - $20.9M 5. Foreigner, The Multiple - $18.0M 6. Bad Genius Multiple - $16.9M 7. It - Warner Bros. - $16.4M 8. Lego Ninjago Movie, The - Warner Bros. - $13.8M 9. Mountain Between Us, The - 20th Century Fox - $9.8M 10. Geostorm - Warner Bros. - $9.1M 11. Snowman, The -
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: RAMS HEATING & COOLING, 68705 DURANGO RD, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: CRISTIAN JOEL RAMOS, 68705 DURANGO RD, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. Business is conducted by INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: CRISTIAN JOEL RAMOS. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on September 27, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201712698. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5238 October 4, 11, 18, 25, 2017
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encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Property is being sold “as is-where is”. TAX PARCEL NO. 633-063-005-6. Property address: 75496 Desert Park Drive, Indian Wells, CA 92210. The land referred to is situated in the State of California, County of Riverside, City of Indian Wells, and is described as follows: LOT 27 OF RANCHO PALMERAS ESTATES, UNIT NO. 1, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 35, PAGES 87 AND 88 OF MAPS, RECORDS OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. From information which the Trustee deems reliable, but for which Trustee makes no representation or warranty, the street address or other common designation of the above described property is purported to be 75496 DESERT PARK DRIVE, INDIAN WELLS, CA 92210. Said property is being sold for the purpose of paying the obligations secured by said Deed of Trust, including fees and expenses of sale. The total amount of the unpaid principal balance, interest thereon, together with reasonably estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee’s Sale is $484,156.58. 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. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. SALE INFORMATION LINE: 714-730-2727 or www.lpsasap.com Dated: 10/4/2017 PEAK FORECLOSURE SERVICES, INC., AS TRUSTEE By Shelley Chase, Foreclosure Administrator A-4634802 10/11/2017, 10/18/2017, 10/25/2017. DSW17-5250 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TTD No.: 161081168322-2 Control No.: XXXXXX5754 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 01/12/2013 UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 10/30/2017 at 09:00AM., TITLE TRUST DEED SERVICE COMPANY, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 01/18/2013, as Instrument No. 2013-0028880, in book XXX, page XXX , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of RIVERSIDE County, State of CALIFORNIA, executed by JOHN MCCUBBIN AND VIRGINIA MCCUBBIN, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) at At the front entrance of the former Corona Police Department at 849 W. Sixth Street, Corona, CA 92882 All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County, and State described as: APN No.: 661-202-007-2 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 9881 OAKMOUNT BOULEVARD, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240-1470 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale of property will be made in “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 said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the
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Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $252,757.37 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 714-730-2727 or 916-939-0772 for information regarding the trustee’s sale, or visit this Internet Web site www.servicelinkasap.com or www.nationwideposting.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case 161081168322-2. 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: 09/29/2017 TITLE TRUST DEED SERVICE COMPANY, As Trustee BRIDGET REGAN, Trustee Sale Officer TITLE TRUST DEED SERVICE COMPANY 26540 Agoura Road Suite 102 Calabasas, CA 91302 Sale Line: 714-730-2727 or Login to: www.servicelinkasap.com or Sale Line: 916-939-0772 or Login to: www.nationwideposting. com 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.. We are assisting the Beneficiary to collect a debt and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose whether received orally or in writing. NPP0317907 To: DESERT STAR WEEKLY 10/04/2017, 10/11/2017, 10/18/2017> DSW17-5245 APN: 665-190-017-3T.S. No.: 2017-1167Order No.: 170028386 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALEPURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO ABOVE IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR.NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHEDYOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 06/23/2016. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state of national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or
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warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges, and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: G. Farmalabs Limited, A Nevada Corporation also known as G Farmalabs Limited, A Nevada Corporation Duly Appointed Trustee: S.B.S. TRUST DEED NETWORK, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION Deed of Trust recorded 06/28/2016, as Instrument No. 2016-0264488in book XX, page, XXof Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Riverside County, California. Date of Sale: 11/01/2017Time: 9:30AMPlace of Sale: THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRWAY TO THE BUILDING LOCATED AT 849 W. SIXTH STREET, CORONA, CA 92882 Amount of unpaid balance and other reasonable estimated charges: $577,687.57Street Address or other common designation of real property: Vacant Land, CAA.P.N.: 665-190-017-3. THE SOUTH HALF OF THE NORTH HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THESOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 4 EAST, SANBERNARDINO BASE AND MERIDIAN, IN THE CITY OF DESERT HOT SPRINGS,COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN BY UNITED STATESGOVERNMENT SURVEY.EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION THEREOF INCLUDED WITHIN THEBOUNDARIES OF PARCEL NO. 6090-4, AS SHOWN BY MAP ON FILE IN BOOK 59,PAGES 1 THROUGH 4, INCLUSIVE OF RECORDS OF SURVEY, RIVERSIDE COUNTYRECORDS.ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM ONE-HALF OF ALL OIL AND MINERALS RIGHTS ASRESERVED BY J. S. PEARSON, AN UNMARRIED MAN, IN DEED RECORDED MARCH16, 1955. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call FOR SALES INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL (855)986-9342, or visit this Internet Web site www. superiordefault.comusing the file number assigned to this case2017-1167. 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: 09/26/2017. S.B.S. TRUST DEED NETWORK, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION. 31194 La Baya Drive, Suite 106, Westlake Village, California, 91362 (818)991-4600. By: Colleen Irby, Trustee Sale Officer. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. (10/11/17, 10/18/17, 10/25/17TS# 2017-1167 SDI-7810) DSW17-5242
Official Worldwide Box Office Results for Weekend of October 15, 2017 Universal - $9.0M 12. My Little Pony: The Movie - Lionsgate - $8.9M The top 12 domestic weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, October 15, are below. 1. Happy Death Day Universal - $26.5M 2. Blade Runner 2049 Warner Bros. - $15.1M 3. Foreigner, The - STX Entertainment - $12.8M 4. It - Warner Bros. - $6.0M 5. Mountain Between Us, The - 20th Century Fox - $5.7M 6. American Made Universal - $5.4M 7. Kingsman: The Golden Circle - 20th Century Fox - $5.3M 8. Lego Ninjago Movie, The - Warner Bros. - $4.3M 9. My Little Pony: The Movie - Lionsgate - $4.0M 10. Victoria And Abdul Focus Features - $3.1M 11. Marshall - Open Road - $3.0M 12. Flatliners - Sony - $1.5M. Source: PRNewswire
Thousands Seek Shelter from Deadly Wildfires
By Desert Star Staff WASHINGTON-- The American Red Cross is on the ground in California, working with officials and disaster partners to help people impacted by the nearly two dozen devastating wildfires burning across the region in what is now the deadliest week of fires in the state’s history. Thousands of firefighters are battling the blazes and continued dry, windy conditions are making it difficult to contain the fires. According to officials, more than 100,000 people are under mandatory evacuation orders, and as many as 33,000 homes are threatened. Preliminary reports indicate 3,500 structures, including 1,300 homes, have already been destroyed by out-of-control fires. It has been reported that hundreds are injured, and some 500 are reported missing. RED CROSS RESPONSE Red Cross disaster workers are supporting evacuation centers where people can find safe refuge from the fires, a hot meal, health services, emotional support and help reconnecting with loved ones. Overnight, nearly 5,000 people sought refuge from wildfires in
58 Red Cross and community shelters across California. With the help of partners, the Red Cross has served more than 20,000 meals and snacks, and provided more than 1,100 mental health and health services to support and care for those affected. More than 430 Red Cross disaster workers are helping now, with an additional 190 on the way. Thousands of additional cots, blankets and relief items have been mobilized in the event that additional shelters are needed. If someone needs to find a shelter or other help, they should follow their local media or go to redcross.org and check the shelter map. People can also find a shelter by downloading the free Red Cross Emergency App. The Emergency App also puts wildfire safety tips at your fingertips. The app is available in app stores by searching for the American Red Cross or going to redcross.org/apps. Anyone who plans to stay in a Red Cross shelter should bring prescription medications, extra clothing, pillows, blankets, hygiene supplies, other comfort items and important documents. Don’t forget to bring any
special items for children, such as diapers, formula and toys, or for family members who have unique needs. HELPING LOVED ONES REUNITE Hundreds of residents of the impacted neighborhoods have not yet been located and the Red Cross Safe and Well website is playing a role in reuniting loved ones. More than 4,300 people affected by the wildfires have already registered on the site. Safe and Well is a free public reunification tool that allows individuals and organizations to register and post messages to indicate that they are safe, or to search for loved ones. The site is always available and open to the public and available in Spanish. Registrations and searches can be done directly on the website. Registrations can also be completed by texting SAFE to 78876. Messages exist in both Spanish and English. Visit the Safe and Well at http:// www.redcross.org/safeandwell to reconnect with loved ones. People can also use the Red Cross Emergency App’s “I’m Safe” button to post a message to their social accounts, letting friends and family know they
Policies Only Serve Wealthiest
Multiple organizations, including AFT Washington, are protesting U.S. Education Secretary Betsy Devos’s visit to Bellevue today. (Gage Skidmore/Flickr) By Desert Star Staff BELLEVUE, Wash. – Protestors plan to greet Education Secretary Betsy DeVos in Bellevue today, where she is scheduled to speak at an annual fundraiser for the Washington Policy Center, a free-market think tank. The center says it invited DeVos to speak because she’s one of the nation’s top policy leaders and because of her support for charter schools and the so-called “school choice” movement. But Carl Livingston, a political science professor at Seattle Central College who will be speaking to protestors, says that policy
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tips the scales toward the country’s wealthiest families. “It disserves most of the students by setting up charter schools and the privatization of education generally, which will do a good job of serving those with more money and
income and means, but not do a good job of serving the average student,” he says. Multiple groups are coming together to protest the DeVos visit starting at 5 P.M., including the American Federation of Teachers of Washington.
are out of harm’s way. HOW YOU CAN HELP Entire communities and families have been left reeling from these wildfires. Help people affected by the California wildfires by visiting redcross. org, calling 1- 800-RED CROSS or texting the word CAWILDFIRES to 90999 to make a $10 donation. Donations enable the Red Cross to prepare for, respond to and help people recover from this disaster. The Red Cross honors donor intent. Donors can designate their donation to relief efforts for the California wildfires by choosing that option when donating on redcross.org or on 1-800RED CROSS, or by texting the word CAWILDFIRES to 90999 to make a $10 donation. CORPORATIONS HELP The generous donations from members of the Red Cross Annual Disaster Giving Program (ADGP) and the Disaster Responder Program enable the American Red Cross to prepare communities for disasters big and small, respond whenever and wherever disasters occur and help families during the recovery process Source: PRnewswire
AFT points out that DeVos has opposed efforts to overhaul student-loan servicing, scaled back investigations in her department’s Civil Rights Office, and supports cuts to federal student loans in the Trump administration’s budget. Her critics say all those moves hurt higher education. Livingston also has concerns about DeVos’s pick for the National Assessment Governing Board, a nonpartisan group that administers a national assessment of the country’s education system. He says this is yet another instance of the secretary bringing in business people to oversee policies in education. “Some of them are steeped in experience in business, but not really in education,” he adds. “They’re really principled business people that are promoting a conservative agenda.” Livingston adds that the protests won’t only be about Devos’s visit. He says people also are coming together to express concern that equal opportunity for students of all backgrounds is under attack.
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G.B. Shaw is ‘Alive and Well’ and still very relevant By Jack Lyons Theatre and Film critic George Bernard Shaw, was an irascible, prickly, Irish playwright, author, essayist, and critic of everything that English Victorian society held dear. He relished poking his fingers into their hypocritical eyes when it came to politics and the plight of English and Irish women held hostage by centuries of patriarchy; and he did it with his brilliant plays, novels, and essays. One could even make a case for Shaw being the first ‘male feminist’ and recognized literary giant to champion the emerging women’s movement of the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries in the United Kingdom and America. Pasadena’s A Noise Within theatre company, is staging a provocative and spirited comedy production of Shaw’s “Mrs. Warren’s Profession”, a witty play about the ‘world’s oldest profession’, or is it about something else that is masquerading for a more insidious subject matter discussion: the misogyny of men in a patriarchal society who harbor the fear of being exposed for their shortcomings. A fact that women have known since this planet first exploded, along with the Divine Right of Kings rule of law, and other “fake news”. The play, crisply directed by Michael Michetti, was written in 1893, but didn’t see a stage presentation until some nine years later, courtesy of the puritan nature of Victorian society that was ‘offended’ by the clarity and prescience of Shaw’s writing. When the play was first staged in New York City in 1905, the entire cast was arrested for public indecency. Shades of standup comedian Lenny Bruce and the Chicago police in 1962 when he was arrested during a performance on obscenities charges. Shaw, however, fared much better than Bruce. The story, set in Victorian England centers on the problematic relationship between Mrs. Kitty Warren (Judith Scott) and her daughter Vivie (Erika Soto), a recent Cambridge University Honors graduate. Vivie hasn’t seen her mother in years. She’s a victim of the English PublicSchool system where children of wealthy parents are sent off to boarding schools to be raised by teachers and then by academics in the Universities. There are echoes in “Mrs. Warren’s Profession”, of many culture-based mother-daughter film stories like “Mildred Pierce”,” Now Voyager”, “Separate Tables”, and others that deal with conflicts and secrets not shared by either the mother or the daughter. “Mrs. Warren’s Profession” is one of the earliest of these plotlines. Kitty Warren is a former prostitute made wealthy by www.desertstarweekly.com
becoming a Madame and a coowner - with Sir George Crofts (Jeremy Rabb)- of a string of upper-class brothels located in the great cities of Europe. Vivie, has been the beneficiary of Kitty’s business success. Vivie is pragmatic, intelligent, independent, and dedicated to being her own person. Not an easy road to travel, for a young single woman in turn of the century England. And, she has no knowledge of how Kitty obtained her wealth. In Act I, she is too busy explaining to her mother how she intends to live her life, becoming an independent woman, who views Kitty as unfeeling, and a bit rough-around-the edges, compared to her upper-class friends at Cambridge. In the meantime, Vivie has caught the eye of Frank Gardner (Adam Faison), son of the local Vicar (Martin Kildare). Frank is an entitlement-oriented, boring young man in search of a rich woman as his meal ticket through life. He thinks Vivie is that worthy candidate. Kitty’s acquaintance, Mr. Praed (Peter James Smith), is a peacemaker; always around to soothe the ruffled feathers of Kitty when it comes to her relationship with Vivie. Act I belongs to Vivie and Shaw concerning life in Victorian England and constantly reminds one of the plight of women, either as a member of the working poor, or as a middle-class married woman. In Act II, the fireworks begin. In frustration, Vivie confronts her mother with why isn’t there a father in her life, why are there no cousins or relatives, just her mother’s male friends? These questions, and others, however, are addressed in what some critics and audiences describe as a no-holds barred, verbal battle Royale between Kitty and Vivie, that takes place when the true nature of Kitty’s hidden profession is revealed, and Vivie learns that her high-end education has been funded by it. What follows is a bittersweet resolution, but No Spoiler alerts here. Let’s just say that it’s a treat to watch these two talented women perform their magic. The actors in this impressive ensemble production render finely judged performances and are always in their moments. That being said, the power of Shaw’s dramedy, none-the-less, is embodied in the characters of Kitty and Vivie. Both Ms. Scott and Ms. Soto deliver potent memorable performances. One can easily relate to the emotions of both women when they make their life altering choices. Victorian men, however, were rarely forced by society to wrestle with difficult choices like women. The pity is most of the things Shaw railed against over a 100 years ago, are sadly, still issues to this day. American politics is still
ANW Resident Artist Erika Soto as Vivie Warren, Adam Faison as Frank Gardner. Photo by Craig Schwartz. mired in a toxic swamp of inequality and special interests. The technical credits at A Noise Within are always firstrate. The team led by director Michetti features a space set design which looks good from the audience’s POV, but causes some upstage right and left, audial blind spots, when actors are speaking with their backs to the audience (it should be an easy fix). The lighting design by Jaymi Lee Smith, opts for a general overall illumination
level and employs spots when called for the in the more dramatic moments in the play. The costumes designed by Sara Ryung Clement are spot-on for the ladies, but, having lived in England for three years, I always wore a jacket or windbreaker whenever I went outside. Frank, looked half-naked to me when he went outside to hunt or shoot in a shirt, cap, and trousers. I kept looking at his knees to see if they were shaking from
the bone-chilling air. Melanie Chen Cole’s sound design works for everyone. She’s a welcome addition who did yeoman duty as North Coast Repertory Company’s resident sound designer in Solana Beach for several years. “Mrs. Warren’s Profession” is another splendid production from A Noise Within theatre. The comedy/drama performs in repertory through November 18, 2017. It’s a winner.
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