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Queen of the Desert

Nicholas Sloan, Anthony Nannini and Ron Coronado prepare to play the lead roles of friends traveling the Australian Outback in Priscilla Queen of the Desert, playing at the Palm Canyon Theatre October 27-November 12. Photos by Paul Hayashi

Priscilla Queen of the Desert rolls onto the Palm Canyon Theatre stage

By Desert Star Staff Palm Springs, Calif., – She’s known as “Priscilla Queen of the Desert,” and although she started her adventures in Sydney, Australia, the tour bus is calling Palm Springs home from October 27-November

12, as the Palm Canyon Theatre presents the musical production.

Based on the 1994 hit movie, The Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, the musical is the heartwarming adventure of three friends, who

By Desert Star Staff Desert Hot Springs, Calif., A $25,000 grant from the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation will allow Cabot’s Pueblo Museum in Desert Hot Springs to expand its unique educational programs, cultural events, and exhibitions of artifacts.

The endowment is part of the monthly Coachella Valley Spotlight, a partnership between the Berger Foundation and CBS Local 2, to benefit local charities.

Cabot’s is a Hopi-inspired pueblo that draws tens of thousands of visitors each year.

The sprawling complex was built over more than two decades in the 1920s and ’30s with scrap

wood, sheet metal and other materials Cabot Yerxa collected throughout the desert. Shortly after homesteading 160 acres in 1913, Cabot dug a well with pick and shovel, discovering the now famous hot mineral waters of Desert Hot Springs.

“We are so grateful for this grant, which will help us preserve Cabot Yerxa’s legacy and the Native American and Alaska Native artwork he collected, while also helping inspire the next generation to appreciate the distinctive nature of the desert,” said Irene Rodriguez, the museum’s executive director.

agree to take their drag show to the middle of the Australian outback. They hop aboard an old tour bus they name “Priscilla,” each searching for something they may not even realize.

The adventures begin when Anthony “Tick” Belrose

(A.K.A. Mitzi Mitosis), played

by Nicholas Sloan, receives a call from his wife, Marion.

The two are separated, on the account of his homosexuality. However, Marion advises Tick that it’s time he meets his 8-yearold son. Without revealing

the real purpose of the trip to a resort in Alice Springs, Tick asks two friends to join him. Bernadette Bassinger, played by Ron Coronado, is a transgender woman who, in her younger years, was a Continues on Page13

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Catharine Reed, program director for the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation present check for $25,000 to Cabot’s Pueblo Museum executive director, Irene Rodriguez and a group of DHS second graders.

The Colin Fisher Studio Photo-art Show

Greg Felsen, Barbara and Jerry Keller with Art Hall. Photo by Pat Krause Story and Photos by Pat Krause The Colin Fisher Studio held its first ever Photographic Artists Show on Friday, October 20th. 6 Photographers showed their artistic photographs all though out the Studio. There was a lot of diversity in the art shown which brought many people thru the front door to see. This was one of the largest Gallery Shows I have photographed. There was a steady stream of art lovers coming thru the door all night.

The walls were filled with a lot of hand selected photography.

Local photographer Greg Felsen was one of the major artists displaying his photos. There was one of Carol Channing with a group of people, A photo of Vincent Van Gogh’s headstone at his gravesite and several photos from other countries.

The photos of his antique cars drew a lot of attention along with local scenes.

Colin Fisher showed some of his fabulous work

that consists of Americana of long ago. His photos were in a small room in the middle of the Gallery. There is a large room as you enter with photographs on all the walls.

There is the smaller area in the entry and another room with photographs toward the back of the entry way. Colin’s refreshments were served in the middle of the studio and the back room held appetizers of meats, crackers, shrimp, dips and cookies. Felsen had photo of a Robot hanging

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Colin FIsher, Greg Felsen and Michael Harrington.

Photo by Pat Krause over a group of people in Minneapolis, MN.in that room.

Other artistic photographers were Darlene, Janet Cass, Trigger Aoki that showed the diversity of the photographic exhibit. Jody Levinson had her display of Black and White photos in the main room. The Studio also showed photographs

done by Kenneth McGowan who passed away in 1989.

Each of these artists has a unique style of photography and each shows a distinctive view of scenes to photograph.

The Colin Fisher Studio was very pleased with the turnout for this Show so I think there will be another in the future.

Grampas Grass Band. Photo by Pat Krause Story and Photos by Pat Krause The Palm Springs Convention Center was very busy this weekend with two highly anticipated events.

The annual Fall Modernism Weekend was held in the rear of the Convention Center and the front area held the first annual Vintage Vibe and Music Festival.

The festival was held October 20-22 that featured a game area

and game tournaments. There was music each day with bands playing from before noon until 8PM on Friday and Saturday and 6 PM on Sunday night.

Children were playing games and older kids and adults were entering the tournaments. Games were Ping Pong, Corn Hole, Hula Hoops, Janga and video games at the back of the room. There

was a stage where 18 bands played during this festival while people danced. On Sunday, there were Dance Lessons for those interested. The nights ended with these bands, Joe Lewis and the Honeybears on Sunday, Best Coast on Saturday night and the Cactus Blossoms on Sunday night to close the event. I went on Saturday afternoon and heard

Sanaka with Gatsby’s Lighting in Indio. Photo by Pat Krause Grampas Grass band play.

The hallway and behind the stage were vendors that sold everything from Vintage Clothing to Cigars. There were vendors selling Jewelry, Feather head dresses, fabulous lamps, pinup photography, a pain relief vendor, T-shirts, artworks and lots more. The marketplace

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The funding will be used to cover tours of the pueblo for every second-grader from five elementary schools in Desert Hot Springs, up from

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two schools. The grant also covers entertainment and art supplies for free public programs on the Day of the Dead and Earth Day, and the reopening of the Pueblo Gallery and the “Untold Stories” exhibition.

“The Berger Foundation is pleased to be able to help expand programming at this Coachella Valley landmark, which is so rich in cultural heritage,” said Catharine Reed, program director for the Berger Foundation.

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“It is nice to see community resources being used to benefit a place of historical significance that also draws tourists to the area, and CBS Local 2 is proud to be a partner in this effort,” said Mike Stutz, general

vendor area was open from 10am to 5pm. The game area and tournaments were open throughout the day. Some of the bands were Nick Waterhouse, Generationals, Tracy Bryant, Shannon and the Clams, The Explorers Club, Lizzy and the Triggermen to name a few.

manager of Gulf California Broadcast Company, the owner and operator CBS Local 2.

Cabot’s Pueblo Museum is located at 67616 E Desert View Ave., Desert Hot Springs.

For more information about the museum, its programs and events, go to www.

CabotsMuseum.org or call 760-329-7610. www.desertstarweekly.com

Why Can’t I Have MY Dish?

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL Hello Kelly, Months ago, I requested permission to have a small satellite dish placed on the side of my home. I never received any reply. I ordered the service and the dish was placed onto our home. The installer stated that it had to be placed high up, because a tree was blocking the signal, if it was placed lower.

The HOA said that it must be removed, or they will fine us per day. The HOA refuses to trim the tree so that we could have the signal received from

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Receiving Devices (“OTARD”) rule and an almost identical Civil Code 4725 protect the right of HOA residents to install dishes up to a certain size (one meter per the OTARD rule, 36 inches per Civil 4725) in the owner’s property, so long as it is not visible from common area or HOA streets. Today, such dishes typically are about 18-20 inches in diameter.

However, if your association is a condominium, Dear J. H.: that wall or roof where you It is unfortunate the would ideally install the dish HOA did not respond to is most likely common area your request. Homeowners (check the condominium plan often proceed without to be sure). While there is one HOA permission to install FCC decision to the contrary, or change something on the consensus presently is that common area, and that often common area installation would becomes an issue for both the HOA and homeowner. need association permission.

Satellite dishes are covered The board has a by state and federal law which fundamental responsibility is outdated. The Federal to protect and preserve Communications Over The Air the common area, and a tripod (ground mounted) dish. They said that we should find a very tall tripod.

We have observed many other satellite dishes in our area. I feel that I am being discriminated against on the basis of my ethnicity.

Others that have dishes are a different ethnicity than me.

Please advise. Thank you. J.H., Encinitas

because the HOA is probably responsible for wall or roof leaks, it is reasonable that the board might be reluctant to allow installations which could cause damage.

There might be a middle ground option, which would require you and the HOA to agree. If the HOA accepts an arrangement whereby you take responsibility for the dish and agree to repair any damage to the roof or wall and also relieve the HOA from responsibility for any leaks caused by the installation, then you and the HOA can sign what I call a “common area alteration agreement”. Such an agreement should be drafted by the HOA’s attorney, and should be filed with the County Recorder as a “covenant running with the land” on your unit. Recording the agreement notifies future owners of the

Will the Dollar Survive?

By Janice Gough The internet, along with some financial advisors, state that the U.S. dollar is about to be replaced as the world’s reserve currency. I have also heard rumblings about its inevitable collapse. Are these mere conspiracy theories or is there hard evidence to support these claims? Pundits have been saying last rites for the dollar’s global dominance since the 1960s – that is, for more than half a century now.

Are the fear tactics which some are predicting, just ways to grab media attention?

The U.S. dollar replaced the British Pound Sterling as the world’s reserve currency around 1945. It occurred for a number of reasons. The U.S. economy was the global leader in manufacturing and held the majority of the world’s gold. A reserve currency is a common currency used when countries trade with one another. The Dollar is still considered to present easier liquidity over other currencies.

The greenback has made many comebacks. Through market corrections, national disasters, and bad politics, valuation of the dollar has been weakened many times.

Yet through all of this, the dollar’s international role has endured. The share of dollars in the foreign-currency reserves held by central banks and governments worldwide hardly budged in the face of many disasters over the years.

The greenback remains the dominant currency traded in foreign-exchange markets.

The Dollar is still the unit in which petroleum is priced and traded worldwide.

To the consternation of

many currency traders, the value of the dollar fluctuates widely, as its rise, fall and recovery in the course of the last year have shown. But this does little to erode the attractiveness of the dollar in international markets.

Countries that issue reserve currencies are faced with a dilemma: keep other countries happy to achieve domestic monetary policy goals. There are several scenarios that could potentially sink the dollar. The security for the Dollar’s replacement lies in the America’s ability to build and keep stronger alliances with our allies.

If America’s close military alliances with its allies were to fray, one can imagine that the financial behavior of these and other countries would change dramatically, with adverse implications for the dollar’s exchange rate and US borrowing costs.

Mainland China and Japan own the most debt in the U.S. (about 7% each).

What would occur if the dollar was replaced as the world’s reserve currency? There are several possibilities. For example, countries holding the dollar might sell. If every nation sold their supply of dollars at the same time, the market would be flooded with dollars, which could cause its value to plummet. This would cause inflation to spike. The degree of inflation depends on the severity of the dollar’s decline.

On the bright side, the Fed is no longer expanding the money supply, so at least one catalyst for a weaker dollar is absent.

However, to suggest that the dollar will be replaced, one must ask the question, “With what?” Even with our debt and fiscal issues, what other currency has the status October 25, 2017

to become the new reserve currency? Certainly not the Euro with all the problems.

Surely not the Chinese Yuan with their economy in severe shape. The gossip I’ve read on the internet (if it’s on the internet, it must be true) is that the International Monetary Fund is going to create a new reserve currency. Is this a real possibility? If you think it is, perhaps I could interest you in a bridge I can sell you in the Mohave Desert?

ongoing obligation, even if years from now you forget it.

In your follow up email, you wrote that the HOA said it is also sending similar demands to other members.

That is comforting – I, like you, would hate to think your HOA is playing favorites, whether on the basis of race or any other factor.

Ask the HOA board if they will consider a common area alteration agreement.

That may help many of you.

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

HOAHomefront.com. All rights reserved®.

In my view, although the U.S. certainly has its share of self-inflicted wounds, the dollar should retain its status a while longer. To borrow a line from Samuel Clemens, “The report of its demise may be an exaggeration.”

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Feds Declare Sand to Snow National Monument Safe

By Desert Star Staff JOSHUA TREE, Calif.

-- Sand to Snow National Monument in the southern California desert will not be reduced or rescinded, U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced on Wednesday.

Six other national monuments in California and dozens of others around the country remain in the crosshairs - until Zinke’s final recommendations are made public on August 24.

Daniel Rossman, acting state director for The Wilderness Society, said he’s glad Sand to Snow was spared, and hopes to see the same result for places such as the Berryessa Snow Mountain, Mojave Trails, Giant Sequoia, San Gabriel Mountains, Carrizo Plain and Cascade-Siskiyou national monuments.

“There have been more than 2.7 million comments put into this process for preserving the status of our national monuments,”

Rossman said. “It seems arbitrary that the Secretary is releasing monuments here and there, and not listening to the overwhelming will of the American public.”

Danielle Segura, executive director of the Mojave Desert Land Trust, said she wants to see Mojave Trails protected. But she said its fate is in question because Zinke’s number two at the Department of the Interior is a former lobbyist for a company that wants to drain water from the desert aquifer and send it to coastal cities.

“I think that we have reasons to be worried about that. We would like to see the desert as a place not to extract resources, but to allow for a vibrant tourism economy,” Segura said.

State Assemblywoman Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, who represents the area near Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, said she consulted with local groups for many years before President

Sand to Snow National Monument was created alongside two other desert monuments in 2016 by President Barack Obama. (Bureau of Land Mgmt.)

Barack Obama designated the monument in 2016.

“I worked with cattle ranchers, farmers, horseback associations, off-road vehicle associations, The Wilderness Society, the

Sierra Club. We worked with everyone to make sure we had ample public outreach, that people understood what the importance is to save this beautiful area,” Aguilar-Curry said.

President Donald Trump had called for the review of the monuments to establish the smallest boundaries consistent with the protection of natural treasures.

Huge Mobile Home Park Co-op Deal Puts Residents in Charge

By Desert Star Staff HALIFAX, Mass. – In a deal that is the largest of its kind, this week a group of 700 Halifax residents bought the mobile-home park where they live for $27 million - and

they’ll turn it into a co-op run by a nine-person board. The deal at Halifax Estates was facilitated by specialists at the Cooperative Development Institute, a nonprofit that helped the residents get a loan

and form their co-op board.

Thomas Choate, a cooperative housing specialist at the CDI says the board collects rents on the mobile-home spaces and decides how to put the money to good use.

“With the surplus that they have in any particular year, they have agency to point that surplus where they would like in that community,” he says. “And also, rather than an investor having the profits to themselves, the homeowners often can keep their rents lower.”

The homeowners, many of whom are seniors, don’t have to put up any money, although they are collectively liable for the loan. The rent on the spaces tends to be at or below market rate, since the profit motive has been removed.

In addition, the co-op board screens new residents. In this way, Choate says many lowerincome communities have been able to stamp out persistent problems with drug and crime.

Mike Bullard is the communications and marketing manager at ROC USA,

By Desert Star Staff SACRAMENTO, Calif.

- Monarch butterflies have declined by 90 percent over 20 years, felled by pesticides, parasites and loss of habitat.

They’re considered a sentinel species, whose fate mirrors that of many insects.

Now, backers of a program to greatly expand all pollinators’ range say it’s about two-thirds of the way to its goal of establishing a million “pollinator gardens” by the end of the year. The National Pollinator Garden Network has registered 650,000 gardens across the U.S. designed to

attract bees and butterflies.

Mary Phillips, the senior director of the National Wildlife Federation’s “Garden for Wildlife” program, says homeowners, businesses and cities are all planting flowers to benefit the pollinators.

“It really does span a terrific range of the types of gardens,” she says. “We even have a storybook-themed kids park in California, in Oakland, that created a whole ‘Pollinator Posse,’ and has woven pollinator gardens throughout their park.”

Examples of pollinatorfriendly plants include flowering

bushes like buckwheat and host plants like milkweed.

Phillips says vivid red and blue flowers with a bell shape are especially attractive to hummingbirds. Plants that have a long flowering season, from spring to fall, are ideal.

Kedar Narayan is a 9-yearold Pennsylvania boy that has written a cell phone app - a game called “Pollinator for a Pet” - to teach people about native-plant pollinator gardens. He says kids have a big role to play in this effort.

“I see all the adults, they’re doing their part, but I see potential in us kids to

do our part too,” he says.

“And together we can create a new ecosystem - one that will become the United States of Pollinators!”

The National Wildlife Federation says one-third of

Halifax Estates will be run by a nine-woman board of resident-owners. Residents formed a co-op to purchase the park this week in a landmark deal. (Deb Wyman)

a nonprofit that arranges financing for this type of resident-owned community.

He says the movement started in New Hampshire, then spread to Massachusetts.

Both are states where mobilehome park residents have the right of first refusal when a park goes on the market.

“It’s certainly a growing trend,” he notes. “So all told now, there are 206 across the country in 14 states, and it’s about 12,800 homes in those communities.”

CDI and ROC USA also help the co-op boards get the property assessed, do engineering studies to determine plans for capital improvements, and give ongoing assistance for ten years after the purchase.

Source: PRNewswire

the food Americans eat is pollinated by bees, butterflies, moths, beetles and certain birds and bats - a cycle that accounts for $29 billion of the nation’s food production.

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Website Helps New Mothers ‘Take 12’ from Work

By Desert Star Staff PIERRE, S.D. – The internet is helping new moms take more time off from work after giving birth or adopting a child. The crowdsourcing

network at mytake12.com helps support new mothers financially while they take up to 12 weeks of unpaid time off work to recover and spend time with their babies.

Founder of the website Margi Scott says the goal is to address the country’s lack of paid parental leave. She notes that the United States in the only industrialized

nation not to offer it, and says the idea came to her last year after having twins.

“What I wanted and needed more than anything was to be at home with my babies without feeling that financial stress of unpaid leave,” she says. “And so, I just thought, wouldn’t it be cool if we could - instead of a gift registry for stuff that we don’t need - have a place where we could register for what we really do need, which is time to recover and bond?”

The website was retooled about three weeks ago and Scott says it has grown exponentially since then. It now includes an online resource center for expectant and new moms. About 600 currently have registries on the site.

Scott says the research is clear that not only is leave beneficial for children, it’s often

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 22, 2017 - Today, Abby and Erin Delaney can sit independently from one another, be held separately in their mother and father’s arms, and can practice rolling over and crawling.

Such everyday actions are extraordinary for the twin girls, because up until June 6, they were connected at the head.

Abby and Erin were successfully separated at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and are in the recovery phase of their treatment — continuing to amaze their family and care team with their resilience and determination.

Born in CHOP’s Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit (SDU), the 15-month-old girls, from Mooresville, N.C., have spent their entire lives living in the Hospital, until recently when Erin was discharged from CHOP. Abby remains in the Hospital.

“Nearly five months after separation, we are happy to announce that both Erin and Abby Delaney are doing well as they continue to recover from this very complex surgery,” said neurosurgeon Gregory Heuer, MD, PhD, who co-led a multidisciplinary team alongside plastic and reconstructive surgeon Jesse Taylor, MD. In total, approximately 30 individuals helped carry out the complex 11-hour surgery.

It was the 24th time that doctors at CHOP separated a pair of conjoined twins, more than any other hospital in the Western Hemisphere.

“This is one of the earliest separations of craniopagus conjoined twins ever recorded,” said Dr. Taylor. “We know that children heal better and faster the younger they are, therefore our goal for Erin and Abby was separation as soon as possible with minimum number of surgeries.”

“Although this has been

a long journey, with many ups and downs, Riley and I are thrilled to see how well the girls are doing today,” said Heather Delaney, the twins’ mother. “We are so grateful for the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia team, and for the support and encouragement that our families, our friends and the community have given us during this long journey.”

After a Prenatal Diagnosis, Preparing for Separation Heather and Riley Delaney were told during a prenatal ultrasound that the twins they were expecting were joined at the top of their heads, a connection type called craniopagus conjoined twins.

Craniopagus is the least common type of conjoined twins, accounting for only about 2 percent of cases. They were quickly referred to the Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment at CHOP for prenatal care and delivery. Abby and Erin were born by C-section on July 24, 2016, in CHOP’s SDU, a unique unit exclusively for mothers carrying fetuses with known birth defects. The girls were 10 weeks premature, each weighing two pounds and one ounce.

Once the babies were born, Dr. Heuer and Dr. Taylor could get an even clearer picture of precisely how the twins were joined and developed a plan that would involve a series of procedures over the several months, ultimately culminating in the separation surgery.

In October 2016, they operated on the twins to cut through the bone where the skulls were joined, and to place a device that would be used to gradually push the two apart. Called “distraction,” the process would add one or two millimeters of separation a day. Similar procedures had been used successfully in

other types of reconstructive surgery, but this was a new technique in the separation of conjoined twins. The distraction process added more than two centimeters of separation.

Over the next five months, the girls had several more surgeries as steps toward separation, including the placement of tissue expanders below the skin where their heads were joined. Like water balloons, the expanders were gradually filled with fluid to slowly stretch the skin. The extra skin was needed to cover the gap when the twins were separated.

While the surgical team worked and planned, Heather and Riley and the rest of the medical team took care of the twins. The physical and occupational therapy team at CHOP found creative ways to help the twins continue to develop, despite being conjoined. One innovation was a specially built swing large enough to hold both girls.

Complex Separation Surgery Lasts Over 11 Hours Months of preparation culminated during the early morning hours of June 6, 2017, as the anesthesiology team, led by Alison Reed Perate, MD, and Matthew Pearsall, MD, began to prepare the twins for their separation surgery.

Dr. Taylor first removed the skin expanders. Next, three neurosurgeons, including Dr. Heuer, worked for hours to separate the blood flow between the two girls. This required cauterizing blood vessels and separating their shared dura, the covering of the brain that lies under the skull. They found that the girls did share a small amount of brain tissue, and they separated this as well. More than halfway through the surgery, the teams flipped the girls, and

the surgeons began the same process from the other side.

As expected, separation of the sagittal sinus, the large vessel that carries blood from the brain to the heart, was the most complex part of the surgery. The girls were finally separated at 8:43 p.m.

The surgeons then used artificial material to replace missing skin, and sewed the stretched skin created by the expanders to cover the gap.

“The ability to plan and carry out this type of surgery is testament to the skill and expertise available here at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia,” said N. Scott Adzick, MD, CHOP’s Surgeonin-Chief. “I’m extremely proud of Dr. Heuer, Dr. Taylor and the entire CHOP team, and I’m thrilled that Erin and Abby have a promising future because their courageous parents entrusted their daughters to our care.”

Recovery Continues Following the separation surgery, Abby and Erin recovered in CHOP’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, later moving

Research shows that taking time off work is crucial for a mother’s health after giving birth. (StockSnap)

crucial for a new mother’s health. Yet on average, working women are back to work ten days after giving birth.

“At ten days postpartum, you’re still at high risk for birth-related complications,” she explains. “So, women are actually putting their health and their own self-care at risk, just to be able to continue to provide for their families.”

Scott hopes one day the website won’t be necessary and that parents have access to the paid leave they need.

But she acknowledges it could take a while to get it right.

“Instead of just saying, ‘Oh well, now people have some paid leave,’ we really need to get down to the bottom of what sufficient paid leave looks like for healthier American families,” she adds.

to other units of the hospital and finally to CHOP’s rehab unit for more intensive occupational and physical therapy. The girls were closely followed by their surgeons, nutritionists, developmental pediatricians, and other specialists to ensure they received the best clinical care to thrive and grow. On July 24, they celebrated their first birthday, receiving more than 300 cards from people around the world.

Over the next few years, the twins will need additional plastic and reconstructive surgery to replace the missing bone areas at the tops of their heads and to normalize their hairlines and minimize scarring.

For now, after spending more than a year at CHOP, their parents are preparing to take them home to North Carolina sometime later this year.

“The girls are inspiring,” said Heather. “As their parents, it is very neat for Riley and me to have a front row seat to this and watch them overcome these incredible obstacles. We cannot wait to see what their future holds!” Source: PRNewswire

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Ohio High School Athletes Avoid Unwanted Spotlight

By Scott Lendak Every Friday night during the football season the lights are bright and emotions are high for Keyshawn Colman. The Boardman High School wide receiver prepares to play in front of hundreds of his peers.

His head is in the game, but his heart is somewhere else. As the marching band plays the national anthem, Colman looks at the flag and thinks of the troops who fought for his country.

Despite the recent movement to kneel, Colman has no internal conflict with himself. He doesn’t even consider kneeling.

“I think they kneel because they’re trying to protest what happens around the country that deals with racism,” Colman said. “I feel like it’s bad but I don’t think they should go as far as kneeling. That kneel represents all the people that fight for our country.”

Colman, along with other high school athletes, understand the issues surrounding social injustices.

Acting on them on the field is a different story.

The popular movement started in the National Football League over a year ago when quarterback Colin Kaepernick didn’t stand during the national anthem.

He started to kneel before San Francisco’s first preseason game in 2016.

From the end of the 2015 season to the beginning of the 2016 season, he had enough of the social injustice and decided it was time to take a stand.

“I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,” Kaepernick told NFL Media in an exclusive interview after the game. “To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.”

More than 30 NFL players took a knee or raised a fist in the 2017 preseason.

“I feel like he could do something else about that instead of just kneeling during the national anthem,” Colman said. “He knows the cameras are on during the national anthem. He’s just doing that… I guess it’s invoking conversation, but it’s not the conversation

that will change anything.”

Boardman is part of a high school football hotspot in the Youngstown area. The players on the Boardman High School football team, along with the majority of other high school players, don’t kneel during the national anthem.

“As a white kid, I understand why people kneel,” Boardman defensive end Steven Amstutz said.

“I don’t kneel because I haven’t been through the same situations as my African American teammates. If one of my teammates took a knee I would support them, but having family in the military forces, I don’t think I’d be able to kneel with him. I’d support them in a different way.”

Professional players have used their platforms to raise conversation despite any backlash they may receive. It is becoming more popular in the NFL, but the same can’t be said for high school football players around the country.

“NFL players have a lot more free reign over there,” Uniontown Lake quarterback Ryan Dadich said. “We play for a school and a coach. I think if one person kneeled it wouldn’t look good on that school.”

Former Poland High School running back Marlon Ramirez said that the NFL players’ actions are admirable, and it seems to him that they resonate well with the African American community.

“Personally, I would at least think about taking a knee if I still played high school football,” Ramirez said. “I’m not sure as to whether or not I would follow through with it because I think there are better ways to go about it as a high school student, but I am in full support of the NFL players that do it. They have a much larger platform to bring attention to the issue.”

There are sporadic outliers and few instances where high school players do kneel, but the question remains why the overwhelming majority of them hesitate to take action.

Victory Praise and Worship Center and the Catholic Diocese of Camden, New Jersey are both parochial schools with high school football, but that’s not the only thing they have in common.

They both have punished their students for taking a knee.

Victory Praise and Worship Center in Crosby, Texas, kicked two athletes

off the team directly after the national anthem, while the Catholic Diocese of Camden, New Jersey, suspended students who chose to kneel.

“We are not public institutions and free speech in all of its demonstrations, including protests, is not a guaranteed right,” Mary Boyle, superintendent of the Catholic Diocese of Camden, New Jersey wrote in a statement regarding the issue.

Ursuline High School is a parochial school in the Youngstown area, but defensive coach Matt Guarnieri said that he would support his players if they took a knee despite any lack of freedom of expression the student may have.

“If one of my guys took a knee I would definitely support them,” Guarnieri said.

“I wouldn’t force anyone else to show support or kneel with them, but I would definitely show support by standing next to them and putting a hand on their shoulder.

I applaud the NFL players who take a knee to raise attention to the problems.”

Boardman is a public school however, and public schools typically have more freedom of speech than private schools. Despite this, the Boardman high school players feel like they would still get into trouble.

“The administration would get you if you did something like that,” Amstutz said. “Even if you didn’t get in trouble, a target would be on your back. People would form negative opinions about you.”

As if the protests weren’t invoking enough conversation

on the national level, President Donald Trump felt the need to show his disapproval toward the NFL on Twitter.

“If a player wants the privilege of making millions of dollars in the NFL, or other leagues, he or she should not be allowed to disrespect our Great American Flag (or Country) and should stand for the National Anthem. If not, YOU’RE FIRED. Find something else to do!”

Trump said in a tweet.

This only sparked NFL players to participate more than ever.

Players who didn’t participate when Kaepernick started the protesting began to kneel and link arms to unify to stand up against Trump’s message.

“When President Trump harshly criticized players for kneeling on Twitter and during a campaign rally, many more NFL players joined in on an act of solidarity,” said Daniel P. Hawes, a Kent State University political science associate professor. “The protests turned into a combination of taking a knee and locking arms to show unity. I don’t think we would see the entire football team locking arms or the Dallas Cowboys taking a knee prior to the anthem if Trump did not attack NFL players who were protesting.”

High school students interpret the same tweets, yet the movement hasn’t sparked in high schools the same way it has in the NFL. But the answer doesn’t lie in the competency of the players. They typically understand the reasons for the protesting, but a lot of

them just feel it is unnecessary for different reasons.

“I think players in the NFL kneel for two reasons,” Amstutz said. “I think a lot of them do it for attention because the media makes it a big deal about it now.

Part of it I do think is for a good cause for the Black Lives Matter community. It’s a little bit of both for me.”

A common argument against kneeling for the national anthem is that it may be disrespectful to the military forces who have fought for the freedom of Americans.

“If my teammates tried to kneel during the national anthem, I would tell them there’s another way to fight against those issues,” Colman said. “I would never take a knee because I think it disrespects the people who served our country.”

A counterargument would say that kneeling isn’t disrespecting the military, but it is conversely exercising the freedom of expression right that the military fought to preserve.

“I think there is a lot of misunderstanding happening,” Hawes said. “The national anthem is simply the platform they are using to draw attention about the issues to which they are protesting.

Unfortunately, the debate has now become about whether people should stand during the national anthem rather than what the protests are actually about.”

This story was produced with original reporting from Scott Lendak at Kent State.

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KMIR News Staff Desert Hot Springs, CA -It was senior night in Desert Hot Springs as the Golden Eagles were set to take on Coachella Valley High School.

Just before the game began, a fight broke out in the stands between a group of fans. Players for Desert Hot Springs were seen in the mix after leaving the field

level and jumping the fence.

It is unclear what caused the fight to break out, but it is confirmed one of the players involved was detained, but not arrested. The player was

eventually released into the custody of his parents.

KMIR did receive a statement from the principal who said, “I made the difficult decision to cancel

the game in the best interest of security for our students and spectators after several incidents broke out prior to the game. Source: KMIR

The “taking a knee” protest movement is becoming more popular in the NFL. (Keith Allison/Flickr)

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Psychiatrist Offers Hope Despite Rise in Youth Suicide

Ninety percent of individuals who survive a suicide attempt do not go on to die by suicide at a later date, according to Dr. Shayla Sullivant. (Sasin Tipchai/Pixabay)

By Desert Star Staff There is hope beyond the headlines, according to a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Children’s Mercy Hospital and Clinics, even as research shows children and teens are taking their lives by suicide in greater numbers.

Dr. Shayla Sullivant said stigma and easy access to guns are problems that can be remedied in individual homes.

She pointed to famous figures

who experienced depression and suicidal ideology, ranging from Abraham Lincoln to actress Halle Berry and author J.K. Rowling.

“Think of all these people and the contributions they have made to our society,” she said. “There is reason for us to hope and there is reason for us to also think about how not having access to a firearm when these people were in the depths

of despair is partly why they contributed what they did.”

Sullivant said she often counsels parents of her clients to either remove guns from their homes or keep them locked in a safe. She said it’s a misconception that youths always plan suicide well in advance of taking their lives.

Often, she noted, teens who attempted suicide tell her they made their decision just 10 minutes prior to the act. If

children don’t have a highly lethal means to take their lives during this impulsive period, Sullivant said, their lives often can be saved.

It’s simply not true, Sullivant said, that victims of suicide will always find a way to complete the act if the most lethal option isn’t available.

She pointed to the nation of Sri Lanka, which had the highest rate of suicide in the world when deadly pesticides were readily available. Once restrictions were put on the most lethal pesticides and safe storage was prioritized, the suicide rate plummeted.

She also recalled that in the United States in the 1970s, many people didn’t wear seat belts “and how no one wanted to do it - and how now we don’t even blink, we just get in the car and do it.”

Automobile fatalities were skyrocketing in the ‘70s, but the number of deaths per capita in auto crashes has dropped by more than 35 percent since that time.

Sullivant said suicide rates among youths also can be dramatically curtailed by reducing stigma, keeping firearms stored or by family members making the decision to remove guns from the homes of struggling youths.

Fastest Marathon ever run on Canadian soil

By Desert Star Staff More than 25,000 people, from a record 74 countries, took part in the 28th annual Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon this weekend, raising more than an estimated $3.5 million for nearly 200 local charities, through the Scotiabank Charity Challenge.

Kenya’s Philemon Rono surged away from his countryman Dickson Chumba at the 30 kilometre mark to win the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon in the time of 2:06:52, the fastest time ever run on Canadian soil. Dickson Chumba took second, while Ethiopia’s Solomon Deksisa finished third. Rono’s impressive performance also made Toronto Waterfront, the fastest marathon in North America this year.

The women’s field went out at an aggressive early pace, passing the half way mark in 71:01. Ethiopian training partners Marta Megra and Sutume Asefa finished first and second, with Kenya’s Sarah Jebet claiming third. Megra’s winning time was 2:28:20.

“We congratulate all of the runners of this year’s Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, and a special thanks to those who dedicated their run to one of www.desertstarweekly.com

PALM SPRINGS Kal David Unplugged on

Thursdays at 8 p.m. at 1900 E. Palm Canyon Drive. For information, 760-322-4422 Palm Springs Villagefest Street Festival every Thursday The Congo Room presents “Wet Wednesday” 10pm2am P: 760-322-7353 Tram Road Challenge 6K Uphill Run and Walk Oct. 28 @ 7:00 AM Halloween Themed Chili Cook-Off & Car Show at Palm Springs Air Museum Oct. 28 @ 11:00 AM Saturday Stronghold Reggae at the Ace Hotel and Swim Club Oct. 28 @ 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM Reel Women’s Film Festival at the Camelot Theatres Oct. 28 @ 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Halloween on Arenas Oct. 31 @ 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM A Haunted Evening at Lulu California Bistro Oct. 31 @ 6:00 PM Palm Springs Women’s Jazz Festival Nov. 2

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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 4th Annual Three Pianos-Six Hands, at The McCallum Theatre Nov. 14, 2017 @ 7:00 PM - Jan. 16, 2018 @ 7:00 PM 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

Marta Megra took first place for the women at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon with a time of 2:28:20. (Photo credit Todd Fraser) (CNW Group/Scotiabank) the local charities associated with the Scotiabank Charity Challenge,” said Kyle McNamara, Executive Vice President, Global Retail Banking Technology at Scotiabank. “Through the Scotiabank Charity Challenge, runners raise funds for a variety of important charities, including ones committed to helping young people reach their infinite potential, a key priority for Scotiabank.”

This year’s marathon also paid special tribute to Canadian marathon legend, Ed Whitlock, who passed away earlier this year. The race began with a minute of silence

in Whitlock’s memory, followed by the inclusion of three designated pacemakers, who paced his most recognized world marathon record times: 2:54:49 (age 73), 3:15:54 (age 80) and 3:56:38 (age 85).

The Scotiabank Charity Challenge at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon has raised an estimated $3.5 million for nearly 200 Canadian charities this year alone.

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HOROSCOPES ARIES

The coming year brings you deeper understanding of self in relationship. Intimacy becomes you, generosity, trust and compassion too, as you more fully embrace the ‘other.’ This brings a certain empowerment and feelings of joy and happiness. Careful with finances. Don’t beg, borrow, depend on credit or accumulate debt. Learn to be frugal. Tithe each month to those in need.

TAURUS You assume new ways of communicating, cooperating and negotiations which allow relationships to experience greater happiness. It’s a blessing to extend beyond compromise and have harmony in relationships. You begin to understand the Law of Right Human Relations and ideas that foster the well-being of others.

Love comes surprisingly and unexpectedly and assuredly.

GEMINI Daily life rhythms and rituals, health, small animals, serving others –these bring you deep enjoyment. You enter into the world of form and matter, and find that it is good. Gemini (and Pisces) tend to remain somewhat “out and away from this world.” What is all around is what really matters now and during this time you recognize your part in the

OCTOBER 25 – 31, 2017 ASTROLOGICAL FORECAST BY RISA D’ANGELES

world, your usefulness and goodness in helping others.

Life Purpose comes to stay.

CANCER It’s time to have fun, amusement and pleasure for the entire year, time to express yourself in ways unknown before. It’s time to be artful and creative, to be playful, take risks, expand and grow like a garden in the wild. Notice new ideas, new dreams, desires and aspirations. Discover what nourishes you and allow yourself to be entertained without apology. Explore all possibilities, especially the emotional and romantic.

LEO Family life, living arrangements, comfort, beauty, the rooms in your house, your garden, all things domestic, your origins and foundations...all of these will be an expanding focus in the coming year. Some Leos will buy real estate, others will decorate, move or invite family and friends home often. A sense of peace prevails and privacy, too.

Begin to build a garden gate.

VIRGO You will do more of the following - express yourself (speaking, writing), take short trips, talk with siblings and friends, relate more consciously with the world around you.

Perhaps you’ll purchase a new vehicle to explore new lands.

More people will contact you.

There will be more errands, too. Daily activities and tending to details may become overwhelming. You’ll need to be in a garden more than ever.

LIBRA You are the seven-stringed lyre of Apollo. Music, art and architecture create the magic and beauty that released you from daily harsh realities. Social justice, care and kindness for those in need are your greatest gifts. They come from the heart. In always helping others, you reflect the kindness and beauty of God. There is a hidden path to God. It’s called Beauty. God is grateful for you.

SCORPIO There will be transformations, reorientations and renewal, some rather numinous, in the coming year. When focused in the heart, you move into a level of existence that is honey yellow, a transparent golden hue. You find the path of “I Am” and then the goals you have set for yourself come true. You will step into new roles, new identities. Life’s purpose catches you and you’re never the same again.

SAGITTARIUS Reviewing the past year helps integrate all your experiences,

desires, dreams, aspirations and the constant messages encountered from the beyond.

The Great Ones left you “breadcrumbs” each day to let you know you’re on track, that wherever you were and are, there is support, and that all limiting beliefs can be laid by the wayside, forever.

You will teach and share all that you’ve learned.

CAPRICORN You worked diligently and persistently this past year and in subtle and interesting ways you will be rewarded. Over half our lifetime we are gathering past-life gifts, learning about ourselves and what our talents and gifts are. This coming year is very private, filled with psychological understandings and recognition of your essential divine self. Whatever you ask for, comes to you.

Is it balance in relationships you seek? Pray for this.

PISCES The way we live our lives affects our health and well-being. It is important to see the broader picture, not allowing small inconveniences to upset inner balance. This new cycle is to be one of joy and happiness.

We can choose this each day.

The next twelve months is a time of preparation. Next year Pisces will be called to world service. During this year, travel, write, publish and fine-tune talents and skills in preparation.

Life begins to change.

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 will assess your place in and contribution to society and culture, and how authentic you can be publically. There is a balancing of your personal and public lives. One area of livingness ends as another begins. The new is aligned with your heart’s desires. You have vision and farsighted concepts.

Follow them. They lead you to the “forest” (Vedic metaphor for where you need to be).

Concert To Pay Homage to Janis Joplin, Freddie Mercury, George Michael, and Prince

By Desert Star Staff Palm Springs, CA – The Foundation for the Palm Springs Unified School District is proud to announce that “Grab Your Seat: Icons & Idols,” its annual benefit concert, will be held on Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 7 PM at the Richards Center for the Arts (formerly Palm Springs High School Auditorium, located at 2360 Ramon Road in Palm Springs). The concert is a musical tribute to Janis Joplin, Freddie Mercury, George Michael, and Prince, and is presented by Michael Childers with Frank Goldstin. Tickets are $125 for front orchestra seating, $95 for middle orchestra and $75 for rear orchestra and may be purchased by calling 760-416-8455 or going to grabyourseat.net.

This annual fundraising concert celebrates four musical legends who influenced the worldwide musical scene in a new production created by the celebrated Michael Childers with Frank Goldstin.

“Grab Your Seat: Icons & Idols” pays homage to Janis Joplin (performed by Mary Bridget Davies), Freddie Mercury

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(performed by Von Smith), George Michael (performed

by Jake Simpson), and Prince (performed by Rogelio Douglas, Jr.). These four singing sensations will bring new life to classic and cherished songs originally performed by these entertaining legends, and all proceeds will benefit Palm Springs Unified School District arts education programs.

“Last year’s inaugural concert featuring PostModern Jukebox introduced this series and celebrated the complete remodel of the Richards Center,” said Ellen Goodman, Executive Director of The Foundation for the Palm Springs Unified School District.

“We wanted to continue that momentum this year, so we worked closely with Michael Childers and Frank Goldstin to create this never-before-staged musical experience honoring four legendary performers and artists. We hope that through this performance, we can continue to keep their music alive. This will be a fantastic and fun evening, unlike anything else going on this season.”

The benefit concert’s Event Ambassadors include Doug

Donenfeld, Debbie Green, Barbara Keller, Terri Ketover, Ann Sheffer, and Tom Truhe.

ABOUT THE PERFORMERS Mary Bridget Davies (performing Janis Joplin) Mary Bridget Davies is a Tony Award-nominated singer.

She was asked to sit in with Big Brother & The Holding Company (Janis Joplin’s original band, with whom she would later tour) as well as legendary blues guitarist Robert Lockwood, Jr. Her travels have taken her around the world, including a 2-year pre-Broadway run with A Night With Janis Joplin. She received her Tony nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical when the show debuted on Broadway in 2013.

Von Smith (performing Freddie Mercury) Von Smith is an accomplished singer/ songwriter/actor recently featured on Billboard.com and TimeMagazine.com after garnering more than 20 million views on YouTube with Scott Bradlee’s acclaimed October 25, 2017

Postmodern Jukebox. Lady Gaga chose him to be her opening act on tour in Australia, and as a solo artist Von has performed on some of the most celebrated stages, including ABC’s “The View”, Bravo’s “The Kathy Griffin Show”, BET’s “106th and Park”, MTV News, VH1’s “Best Week Ever”, and E’s “The Soup.”

opened for musical legends such as Tito Puente and Jennifer Holliday, and traveled throughout Western Europe and Asia as a lead tap dancer with Riverdance. He performed in the musical “In the Heights” which won awards at the 2008 Tony and Grammy Awards.

This benefit concert continues the Palm Springs Unified School District’s Jake Simpson (performing landmark “Grab Your Seat” George Michael) commemorative naming Jake Simpson twice (2003 initiative – the cornerstone of and 2004) won the top honors an ambitious five-year capital in the Adult Singer category fundraising campaign for arts on CBS’s Star Search with education in the district. The his powerful high tenor voice “Grab Your Seat” campaign and three-octave range. He enables members of the public has recorded, written and to name a theater seat, gallery performed with a multitude space, or other building amenity of artists including Grammy in their or a loved one’s honor, Award-winning songwriter designated by commemorative Desmond Child, American plaques, nameplates, Idol finalists David Archuleta, and custom lettering.

Syesha Mercado and Grammy Inquiries regarding Award-nominee Adam Lambert. seat- and amenity-naming should be directed to Ellen Rogelio Douglas Jr. Goodman, Executive Director, (performing Prince) The Foundation for the Palm Rogelio Douglas Jr. has Springs Unified School District, performed with the New York at (760) 416-8455, or via email City Opera and became the at egoodman@psusd.us. lead tap dancer at The Black •••••••••••••• Orchid in Chicago, IL. He has www.desertstarweekly.com

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BY THEDA KLEINHANS REICHMAN

New on DVD: ‘Baby Driver’ and ‘The Big Sick’

This past Wednesday my husband and I decided to chill out with two new DVDs. Much to my surprise, I really, really enjoyed “Baby Driver” with Ansel Elgort in the title role. This movie will give you an adrenalin rush as Baby, yes, that is his first name, drives the getaway cars for the robbers who work for an Atlanta crime boss played by Kevin Spacey.

Edgar Wright, the British writer/director (“Shaun of the Dead,” “Hot Fuzz: and “The World’s End”) has blended unbelievable high-speed chases with romance and thrilling shoot-outs in an exciting action-packed film set to music which is integral to

the story right from the start.

Baby is a likeable young man who was orphaned at an early age when his parents were killed in a car accident.

Now in his early twenties he lives with his disabled foster father played by deaf actor CJ Jones. He loves the old man and takes good care of him--making sure his sandwiches have the peanut butter spread evenly to every edge of the bread. He also speaks to him in fluent sign language. It is clear that they share a loving bond.

Baby has tinnitus, a constant ringing in his ears.

To get rid of the sounds he wears headphones and drives

to the beat of his own music--and oh can he drive. He goes at amazing speeds, makes death defying turns and lane changes so well and so fast the police can’t keep up with him. For Spacey, Baby is his lucky charm.

One day as Baby is eating in a 1950s style diner, an adorable waitress named Debora (Lily James from TV’s “Downton Abbey” and Disney’s “Cinderella”) passes by singing. Soon they talk about music and in no time a very romantic spark is ignited.

Spacey holds Baby in high regard as a driver and even though Baby says very little he catches on to everything

“Thank You For Your Service”

By Desert Star Staff UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., - Universal Pictures and AMC Theatres today announced that, on October 26, up to 10,000 free tickets will be presented to U.S. veterans and activeduty servicemembers for DreamWorks Pictures’ Thank You for Your Service—at more than 400 AMC locations nationwide. Each of the first 25 servicemembers (per location) with valid, government-issued ID who request a ticket will be given one free admission to the 7:00 p.m. preview screening.

From the writer of American Sniper and the studio that brought you Lone Survivor, the film follows a group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq who struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after they’ve left the battlefield. Thank You for Your Service arrives in theatres nationwide on October 27.

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Service. Free tickets will be available on a first-come, firstserved basis and may only be picked up at the AMC box office on October 26. Each guest must present a valid government-issued military ID to receive their ticket, with a limit of one free ticket for each military ID presented, while supplies last. This offer is valid for the 7:00 p.m. showing of the film on October 26, only.

“Once we began a discussion with AMC about how we could embody the spirit and message of Thank You for Your Service, they stepped up to the plate in a major way,” said Jim Orr, Executive Vice President, General Sales Manager, Universal Pictures. “We are honored that up to 10,000 U.S. veterans and active servicemembers will be among the first to experience this riveting film from our partners at DreamWorks.”

“Thank You for Your Service reminds us all of the tremendous sacrifice made

by America’s servicemembers and their families,” said Elizabeth Frank, EVP Worldwide Programming and

Chief Content Officer, AMC Theatres. “AMC is pleased to partner with Universal Pictures to offer veterans and active servicemembers the opportunity to attend this preview screening at no charge.”

About Thank You for Your Service DreamWorks Pictures’

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quickly--sometimes faster and better than the professional crooks in Spacey’s stable.

Buddy (Jon Hamm) and his lover Darling (Eliza Gonzalez) like Baby and treat him like a kid brother, but Bats (Jamie Foxx) really doesn’t trust the kid. That doesn’t bode well since Bats is a mean and scary guy.

The car chases and heists are exciting and take your breath away and the entire wild ride is set to a wide variety of music constantly playing in Baby’s head. Thrilling, often funny and full of the most amazing car chases I have ever seen. “Baby Driver” is truly a wild and crazy ride.

“Baby Driver” is 1 hour and 53 minutes in length and is rated R for violence and language throughout.

and sweets. Many are quite pretty and each one brings a headshot of themselves for Kumail to consider. As soon as they leave he puts their photo in a box in his bedroom.

Things change when he meets a young woman played by Zoe Kazan at the Comedy Club where he is performing. He is attracted to her and they start to date.

However he is afraid to talk about her to his parents, since only a Muslim girl will do or he will be out of the family.

When his girlfriend becomes very ill, he comes to the hospital every day and gets to know her parents played by Holly Hunter and Ray Romano. The more he stands vigil with her parents they start to bond. But can this love story have a happy ending? And can he ever get his parents to accept her like her parents •••••••••••••• have finally taken to him?

“The Big Sick” is a The story gets off to a dramedy written by and starring bit of a slow start, but picks Kumail Nanjiani, based on up as he must face many his real life love story. He is a challenges concerning a Muslim who wants to become potential mixed marriage. a stand-up comic, much to Her parents are particularly the dismay of his parents who endearing and their interaction see him more as a doctor or a is a high point of the film. lawyer. They also want him to Rated R for some sex settle down with a nice Muslim wife like his brother has already scenes and language. From Lionsgate and Amazon done. To make this happen Studios, with a running they keep inviting suitable time of 117 minutes. women for dinner or tea Thank You for Your Service follows a group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq who struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after they’ve left the battlefield.

Starring an ensemble cast led by Miles Teller, Haley Bennett, Joe Cole, Amy Schumer, Beulah Koale, Scott Haze, Keisha CastleHughes, Brad Beyer, Omar J.

Dorsey and Jayson Warner Smith, the drama is based on the bestselling book by Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and author David Finkel.

Jason Hall, who wrote the screenplay of American Sniper, makes his directorial debut with Thank You for Your Service and also serves as its screenwriter. Jon Kilik (The Hunger Games series, Babel) produces the film. www.

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WITH LADY BEVERLY COHN

Steve Martin & Edie Brickell’s “Bright Star” Shining at the Ahmanson

L-R: George Guthrie, Wayne Fugate, Martha McDonnell, Skip Ward, Anthony de Angelis, and Eric Davis. Much to the delight of an enthusiastic audience, this spirited Bluegrass orchestra kicks off Act 2 with foot-stomping, hand-clapping music. Photo by Craig Schwartz Kick me for being sentimental, but in view of the emotional bashings we are receiving daily in America 2017, Steve Martin’s foot-stomping Bluegrass musical score, along with his old fashion fairy tale love story, with music and lyrics

by Edie Brickell, is a welcome respite from our daily strife.

Martin is an accomplished banjo player, which is reflected in the Bluegrass, banjo-driven score. It’s happy music that reveals the narrative as sung by the gifted principal actors. Hokey? Sentimental?

Maybe. But one might ask why “hokey” or “sentimental” is critically scorned. So, if the words, “once upon a time” are not your cup of tea, and you cannot believe that a frog can be turned into a prince with a simple kiss, or one shoe can change Cinderella’s destiny, then this outright down-home, old fashion musical is not for you. On the other hand, if you are willing to suspend your disbelief and go along for this musical ride, then you will have an enjoyable experience that will make you laugh and yes, you will even shed a few tears.

To the story: Under the skillful direction of Walter Bobbie, the action takes place in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina and spans two decades – one 1945-1946, the other 22 years earlier. At rise, it’s 1923 and we hear the opening number, “If You Knew My Story,” sung by the character of Alice Murphy, played by an amazing Carmen Cusack, a powerful combination of Tammy Wynette and Dolly Parton. Her clear as a bell, emotional voice soars easily into the higher registers as well as giving full value to her midrange. Alice is ambitious, loves literature, and is strong willed.

When asked by her father if she was questioning the lord, she replies: “I’m not questioning the lord, but sometimes my ideas are better.” The young Alice falls in love with Jimmy Ray Dobbs,

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beautifully played by Patrick Cummings, and they well, make a baby. When Jimmy Ray finds out, he’s ecstatic and wants to marry Alice. So as not to bring shame upon his family, Jimmy Ray’s father, Mayor Josiah Dobbs, played with just the right amount of obnoxious bullying by Jeff Austin, insists that Jimmy’s life would be ruined if he married her and forces Alice to be hidden away in a cabin in the woods. When the baby boy is born, in an act of unspeakable cruelty, Dobbs implores her father, played by Stephen Lee Anderson, to sign a document, which would put the child up for adoption. Don’t forget this is the puritanical Bible Belt so against his daughter and wife’s (Allison Briner-Dardenne) protests, her father agrees to sign the document and the child is ripped out of Alice’s arms.

We now fast forward to 1945. Billy Cane, played by a talented A.J. Shively, is back from World War II. The first thing he does is to visit his childhood friend Margo, played by lovely Maddie Shea Baldwin. She works in a library where someone just returned a thesaurus because he thought it was a book on dinosaurs. Billy is impressed with how beautiful she is but they are not quite ready to show their long simmering affection for each other. A devotee of Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald, Billy wrote a number of manuscripts and is determined to become a successful writer. He tells Margo he is going to Asheville where he hoped to be published in the prestigious The Asheville Southern Journal. There he meets with the editor, a grownup Alice Murphy, who catches him in a lie about a letter he supposedly received from a famous writer. She informs him that the writer actually died ten years before the date of his letter. He shrugs it off saying he’s just trying to get

noticed. After reading his work, Alice recognizes his talent and hands him a check for $10 as payment for one of his stories, which she doesn’t intend to publish. She tells him to experience life and write.

She mentions to her associate Daryl Ames, played by a very amusing Jeff Blumenkrantz, that the young writer: “Is a liar and that could make him a good writer.” Jeff keeps secretly submitting scripts under a nonde-plume with most of them ending up in the “circular file.”

Meanwhile, back in the mountains, Jimmy Ray’s father, who has forbidden his son to ever see Alice again, keeps trying to introduce him to proper young women who come from wealthy families. He explains that Billy must marry one of those eligible young ladies to keep the business going. Billy will have none of it and decides to go to Asheville to see if he can find his baby. Alice has never given up on her search but keeps hitting dead ends.

Now old and sick, Billy’s father tells him that he will never find the baby because, well, think “Throw Momma From the Train,” and that will give you an idea of the despicable act

committed by his father and where the story might go from there. The handbag scene in “The Importance of Being Earnest” might give you a clue.

The technical aspects of “Bright Star” are pitch perfect from Eugene Lee’s scenic design and Japhy Weideman’s lighting design to Jane Greenwood’s colorful period costumes, and Nevin Steinberg’s sound design.

Working with a talented cast of singers and dancers, the choreography by Josh Rhodes was at times quite original and ranged from a fox trot to a spirited jitterbug. One couldn’t help comparing the hoedown sequences to Agnes de Mille’s work in “Oklahoma.” Even though they fit within the context of a particular scene, those movements did lack originality.

The narrative Bluegrass musical score, played with gusto by the orchestra under the

L-R: Carmen Cusack as Alice Murphy with Patrick Cummings as Jimmy Ray Dobbs in Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s “Bright Star” on stage at the Ahmanson Theatre. Photo by Craig Schwartz

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The new 2018 Porsche 911 Carrera T

By Desert Star Staff Porsche is reinvigorating the concept of the puristic 911 T model from 1968 with the new 2018 911 Carrera T. With less weight, a manual transmission with a shorter constant transaxle ratio, and a standard mechanical rear differential lock, performance and driving pleasure are heightened. The 911 Carrera T (“T” stands for Touring) is also equipped with several performance-enhancing features that are not available on the standard 911 Carrera.

This includes the PASM Sport Suspension with a 0.39-inch (10 mm) lower ride height, a shortened gear lever with an embossed shift pattern in red, and seat centers made of Sport-Tex material. Rear-axle

steering is not available for the standard 911 Carrera but is an option for the 911 Carrera T. Based on the 370 hp 911 Carrera Coupe, the new model features unique design elements. The 911 Carrera T is equipped to be light and sporty: The rear windshield and rear side windows are made of lightweight glass, and door opener loops on the inside replace the conventional door openers. Similar to the 911 GTS models, sound insulation has been reduced. Weighing 3,142 pounds, the 911 Carrera T is the lightest model in the 911 Carrera range.

Dynamic exterior design with unique features The design of the 911 Carrera T underscores performance. The 911

Veterans and Law Enforcement Honored

KMIR Tyler Harrison Indian Wells, CA Hundreds of American flags flying at Southwest Church is a sign that Patriot Weekend has arrived. From a bike ride to bag pipes, the annual event raises funds to support Riverside County veterans and law enforcement. Many shared what the stars & stripes mean to them amid a national conversation about kneeling during the national anthem.

“What’s going on now about taking a knee during the national anthem, very disrespectful,” said event organizer, Tim Esser.

“A lot of people coming out to support the flag when the flag seems very controversial, but I’ll tell you, the patriotism here is just unbelievable,” said Senator Jeff Stone (R) 28th district.

“You see tears in their eyes, you see the flag being respected, you’ve got people going up, hundreds of people going up saying thank you for your services,” said Esser.

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the ultimate sacrifice. “We’re going to present it to the first causality, if you will, of this area in the first Afghan conflict enduring freedom,” said Stone while addressing the crowd. A ceremony including a 21-gun salute and ‘Taps” followed.

Indio’s American Legion Post 739 raised thousands to aid programs providing services to disabled veterans. For one veteran suffering from posttraumatic stress, support comes on four paws. “She knows when I’m having a problem, and she’s always there; she’s like my right arm,” said the recipient of a PTSD service dog, Tim Azzolina.

For another disabled veteran, support came in the form of four wheels ”I do a lot of work on these things, but none of them are mine, now I’ve got mine. With PTSD, I’ve got things that can occupy my mind, I can ride to church or the store,” said the recipient of a custom bike, Michael Mortensen.

Mortensen planned to take his new ride out for a spin on Sunday’s Patriot Ride. Source: KMIR

System with black exhaust tips characterizes the rear of the car. Paint options of Lava Orange, Black, Guards Red, Racing Yellow, White and Miami Blue as well as the metallic colors Carrera White, Jet Black and GT Silver are available.

Purist interior concept and new interior package The 911 Carrera T is fitted with black 4-way electrically adjustable Sport Seats Plus with seat centers in Sport-Tex. The headrests are embroidered with a black “911” logo. When ordered with the optional Full Bucket Seats (available on a 911 Carrera model for the first time), rear seats are deleted.

The GT Sport Steering wheel with leather rim, also standard, Carrera T is fitted with an aerodynamically optimized front comes fitted with a switch for driving mode selection. spoiler lip that comes with the The shortened gear lever PASM Sport Suspension. The with shift pattern embossed SportDesign exterior mirrors in red is reserved for the 911 are painted in Agate Grey. The Carrera T. The interior trim vehicle’s side profile features on the dashboard and doors 20-inch Carrera S wheels is in black as are the door painted in Titanium Grey and opener loops. The Carrera T a stripe bearing the model designation. The louvers of the Interior Package is new: With available contrasting colors rear decklid grill, the Porsche in Racing Yellow, Guards logotype, and the model Red or GT Silver, it provides designation “911 Carrera T” additional colored accents via are finished in Agate Grey. the seat belts, the “911” logo The standard Sport Exhaust

on the headrests, the door opener loops, and the seat centers made of Sport-Tex. Improved power-to-weight ratio and performance The twin-turbo 3.0 flatsix engine develops 370 hp and 339 lb-ft of torque, the latter of which is available in a broad range between 1,750 and 5,000 rpm. Thanks to the manual transmission with a shorter constant transaxle ratio and the mechanical rear differential lock, the 911 Carrera T accelerates from zero to 60 mph in 4.3 seconds, 0.1 second quicker than the standard 911 Carrera. The manual version reaches a top track speed of 182 mph. When equipped with the optional PDK transmission, the 911 Carrera T reaches 60 mph in 4.0 seconds using the standard launch control feature and has a top track speed of 180 mph.

Pricing and availability The 2018 911 Carrera T is now available for ordering and is expected to reach U.S. dealers by March 2018. The base MSRP is $102,100, excluding the $1,050 delivery, processing and handling fee. Source: PRNewswire

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The Kirk Douglas House tour

TV room by the tennis courts- Judy Sargent, Gabrielle Windsor, with docent- Bob Maietta, and Michael Linder. Photo by Pat Krause Story and Photos by Pat Krause The Fall Modernism Weekend held a lot for each person. People come from all over the area that are concerned with mid-century architecture and design. The event started on the 19th of October and continued to the 22nd. Tours of local homes and areas are a big hit with attendees. Tours included Frank Sinatra’s neighborhood, The Hollywood homes in The Movie Colony area,

homes of show biz legends, The Rat Pack Playground, Tennis Club neighborhood and much more.

I took the tour of the Kirk Douglas home that was a part of the weekend. The home is a private residence and current owners allowed people to walk around and look. Many of the architectural items were left alone by the new owners that wanted to keep the nostalgia of the home intact. I noticed that

Pool behind the Kirk Douglas House Photo by Pat Krause

some of the bathrooms have the original wall paper which was big back then and is making a comeback in newer homes. The pool area had an outdoor TV room that was decorated with posters of Kirk Douglas movies. Kirk Douglas photos were also in abundance thru out the home.

The home was built in 1953 by famous Wexler & Harrison.

Another favorite is the Albert Frey Home tour and his famous architectural style.

There were open houses all weekend. Each home had Docents to answer any questions about the homes.

Celebrity lovers like the tours that show these screen idols homes where they once lived.

Vintage car lovers enjoyed the Salton Sea Exhibit in Mecca. The Lectures told people how to work with Desert architecture and the Desert. The event even had a Palm Springs Walk of Stars dedication for Sidney Williams.

The event is well planned with a variety of things to see and do. The, something for everyone, is their mission to educate and preserve the appreciation of mid-century architecture. The design of that era is contemporary and should be kept alive. This weekend is just a preview of what is to come when Modernism week comes in February 15-25, 2018.

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Story and Photos by Pat Krause The Fall Preview Modernism Weekend is always a big part of the early season in the Valley.

There is the Friday night opening at the Palm Springs Convention Center that draws a lot of people to see what is being shown by the many vendors. The variety of items has something for everyone. Furniture, Rugs, Wall Hangings, Clothing and Jewelry plus more was seen everywhere in the large ballroom area.

Most of the items were 20th century modern which includes things from the past and items that are still in vogue today. These

items are for sale and gives customers an idea of what is available in today’s unique stores. The entry to the vendor area was in the back of the Convention Center.

Vendors filled the whole area.

Vendors took time to talk to people about what they liked, wanted or where they could find it. Vendors only showed a portion if what they have in their stores and they come from all over just for this show.

I talked to one vendor, Carlos King, about his jewelry and his story, Gallery 24. I asked him to pose with his choice of a special piece of jewelry and he chose a necklace done by Billy Boy who was a muse of Andy

Warhol. The necklace was made for Lauren Bacall, made in 1985 and named Rakham le Rouge. This is the kind of items you find during this weekend. Period pieces of furniture and home decorations were everywhere.

Some vendors were local like Route 66 West in Palm Springs. I asked him for a photo by the period dresses hanging on the wall. He told me they were only a small part of his business as he is one of the largest jewelry dealers in Palms Springs and he has written 3 books on jewelry.

There were people from real estate to vacations and rentals. It takes a while to walk around and talk with

the Vendors. The Destination Palm Springs booth held memorabilia, trinkets and t-shirts for sale. There were also after parties each night.

A favorite was tours on the premier Double Decker

Architectural bus. Events included authors-meet and greets, lectures, house tours, vintage car shows, and even walking and biking tours of local areas.

A little bit for everyone.

Carlos King wearing the Lauren Bacall necklace. Photo by Pat Krause

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Riverside County Seeks to Land Amazon HQ2 “We live between the beaches and the mountains. We have ... a strong economy, and we continue to grow. There’s no question that Riverside County should be prominent on Amazon’s radar.”

The EDA’s 106-page bid for Amazon’s business highlights geography, transportation and a “business-friendly environment” as inducements.

The proposal included $12.8 million in incentives -- notably $400,000 in annual on-the-job training reimbursements for a decade and $8.8 million in property tax breaks, subject to the board’s approval, according to the EDA. Proposed locations for HQ2 are Menifee, Moreno Valley, Murrieta, Perris and Riverside.

County officials said the March Joint Powers Authority also offered its business park adjacent to March Air Reserve

Base as a potential site.

Amazon’s pre-requisites for going anywhere include: close proximity to a university, an international airport and a mass transit system, as well as a stable and accommodating business environment where recruiting top talent will be possible.

Chicago, Newark and New York City are in the running to win the e- tailing giant’s biz, offering hundreds of millions of dollars in incentives, according to published reports.

A few market observers have noted that landing Amazon’s HQ2 may not be all positive, as traffic volume increases because of activity around the hub and property values soar, pricing some people out of real estate, with surging demand for space in previously affordable neighborhoods.

KMIR News Staff Riverside County, CA - Riverside County is competing in the nationwide blitz to lure e-commerce behemoth Amazon to one of several inland locations.

According to the Economic Development Agency, officials

submitted a bid Thursday -- only hours ahead of the deadline -- packed with tax breaks and other incentives to elevate the county’s profile as Amazon scopes out the best prospects for “HQ2.”

The Seattle-based company has indicated it will

By Desert Star Staff For many, entering hospice care often is viewed as an indication of imminent death, but the hospice industry is trying to help people understand that its benefits can begin well before someone is in dire health.

Hospice care can provide pain management, as well as emotional and spiritual support, tailored to a patient’s needs. But a new report says in 2015, more than 40 percent of Medicare patients on hospice received just 14 days of care or less.

Edo Banach, president, and CEO of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, says hospice works not only in a person’s final days but over the last months of their life.

“You really have an ability to begin to make some changes that are going to make people more comfortable,” he says. “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 could be.”

Banach explains that it takes time for a hospice team to work with patients on what their wishes are - and to work with families, putting a plan in place for medications, counseling and bereavement services. The report found that 46 percent of Medicare recipients received at least one day of hospice care at the time of death, but nearly three in four received less than 90 days of care.

Banach says new strategies are needed to get more people the help they need when dealing with the physical and mental symptoms that families can struggle with at the end of life.

He notes the interdisciplinary hospice model provides not only medical care but psycho-social care, which could become even more important as the nation grapples with mass shootings

and natural disasters.

“And in this time when we’re dealing with wildfires, and we’re dealing with hurricanes, and we’re dealing with opioid crises, 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 healthcare in this country,” he explains.

The report found that not all Americans benefit from hospice care equally. Banach

notes African-American families, in particular, continue to be underserved, both in terms of the number of care-days and the number of patients receiving care.

many more. The lead actors perform some songs, others are belted out by dynamic “Divas,” Allegra Angelo, Sarah Hagar-Cox and Amber Mora, while in popular drag queen fashion, the men lip synch.

Steven Smith is the show’s musical director, who will lead the show with a live trio.

Priscilla Queen of the Desert debuted on Broadway in 2011, where it won the Tony Award for Best Costume Design. These iconic designs are being recreated – with personal touches – by PCT’s resident

costumer Derik Shopinski along with Mat Tucker.

Designer Allan Jensen is creating “Priscilla,” a 16foot bus that will move, spin and light up, along with other elements of the show’s vibrant set. Lighting designs are by J.W. Layne, co-artistic director of PCT, who will utilize a new lighting system this season, courtesy of the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation. Also new: two air conditioning units, purchased with funds raised through a recent Go Fund Me campaign and installed

by Blair Heating and Air. Priscilla Queen of the Desert opens at the Palm Canyon Theatre on

Friday, October 27, and runs through Sunday, November 12. Show times are 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and 7 p.m. on Thursdays.

Sunday matinees start at 2 p.m. Tickets are $32-$36.

For tickets or more information, call the Palm Canyon Theatre Box Office at

760-323-5123 or order online: PalmCanyonTheatre.org.

The Palm Canyon Theatre is located at 538 North Palm Canyon Drive, at the corner of Alejo Road and Palm Canyon Drive. Box Office hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

invest $5 billion in a sister hub, employing 50,000 people with salaries and benefits packages averaging $100,000 each.

“We have affordable housing in one of the nation’s most expensive regions,” said county Board of Supervisors Chairman John Tavaglione.

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popular performer in Paris.

Adam Whitely (A.K.A. Felicia Jollygoodfellow), played by Anthony Nannini, is a drag queen with an over-the-top style, which Bernadette finds irritating. Nannini is also the show’s choreographer.

Scott Smith is directing.

The show features popular songs including “It’s Raining Men,” “I Will Survive,” “Hot Stuff,” “Finally,” “Boogie Wonderland,” “Go West,” “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,” “I Love The Nightlife,” and www.desertstarweekly.com

Nearly three in four Medicare recipients received fewer than 90 days of hospice care, according to a report. (maxlkt/Pixabay)

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BY ROBERT KINSLER

Rock ‘n’ Roll Reads Celebrate Music-Making Masters

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING & NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENthat thePlanning Commission will conduct a Public Hearing to consider: 1) A Mitigated Negative Declaration; and, 2) Conditional Use Permit Application (CUP 27-16).The Public Hearing will be held as follows: DATE: Tuesday November 14, 2017 TIME: 6:00 P.M. (or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard) LOCATION: Carl May Community Center 11711 West Drive Desert Hot Springs, California, 92240 CASE(S):Conditional Use Permit No. 27-16 LOCATION:. The project is located on the south side of San Jacinto Lane approximately 1300 feet east of Little Morongo Road in the I-L (Light Industrial) zone. (APN:665-030-036).

APPLICANT/REPRESENTATIVE: Bill Mason PROPOSAL: Conditional Use Permit No. 27-16 for the development of a new single-story cultivation building totaling approximately 36,668 square feet (on a 1.26 acre site) in the I-L (Light Industrial) zone.

ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION:NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section Number 15072 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), to notify all interested parties that the City of Desert Hot Springs has prepared a Draft Mitigated Negative Declaration for the project described herein. This Initial Study was undertaken for the purpose of deciding whether the project may have a significant effect on the environment. On the basis of the Initial Study, City Staff has concluded that the project will have a significant effect on the environment, but that mitigation measures imposed will reduce impacts to less than significant levels, and has there¬fore prepared a Draft Mitigated Negative Declaration. This Initial Study reflects the independent judgement of the City. The site is not known to be on the Hazardous Waste list complied pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5 On 14 November2017, the Planning Commission, at the public hearing or during deliberations, may approve, deny, or propose changes to the project or to the environmental determination. Availability of Environmental Documents: A copy of the Draft Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration and related documents are available for review at the Community Development Department at the City of Desert Hot Springs City Hall, 65950 Pierson Boulevard, Desert Hot Springs, California 92240 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday. INTERESTED PERSONS MAY appear and be heard, or written comments may be submitted prior to the Public Hearing(s). Written comments will be made a part of the public record. The required public comment period on the environmental documents will begin on Wednesday, October 25, 2017 and will end on November 14, 2017 at 5 P.M. Pacific Standard Time. If this matter should at some future date go to court, court testimony may be limited to only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Desert Hot Springs, at or prior to, the public hearing. QUESTIONS AND INQUIRIES regarding this matter or to review information for the above-described project: Contact Person: Scott Taschner Mailing Address: Community Development Department 65950 Pierson Boulevard, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240 Phone: (760) 329-6411, Ext. 256 Email: staschner@cityofdhs.org Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA):In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (760) 329-6411 or via email at jsoriano@cityofdhs.org. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled meeting(s) will enable the City to make reasonable accommodations to ensure accessibility. Publish October 25, 2017 DSW17-5271 PUBLIC NOTICE K268AH – Palm Springs, CA On October 13, 2017, Educational Media Foundation filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission requesting the Commission’s consent to the assignment of FM translator K268AH, Palm Springs, California, 101.5 MHz from Educational Media Foundation to R M Broadcasting, LLC. Upon consummation of the assignment, K268AH will rebroadcast KJJZ, Indian Wells, California. R M Broadcasting, LLC is the licensee of KJJZ. A copy of this application is on file for public inspection during regular business hours at 23504 Lyons Avenue, Suite 106, Newhall, California 91321. Publish October 25, 2017 DSW17-5269 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.

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

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

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CA 90232/CALIFORNIA . 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: CHRISTOPHER GANAN, SECRETARY. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on October 19, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201713684. 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). DSW175265 October 25, November 1, 8, 15, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: PINK RIBBON CANDLES, 31395 VIA PARED, THOUSAND PALMS, CA 92276. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: CLAUDIA ALICIA DURAN, 31395 VIA PARED, THOUSAND PALMS, CA 92276. 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: CLAUDIA ALICIA DURAN. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on October 17, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201713594. 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 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5263 October 25, THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING November 1, 8, 15, 2017 BUSINESS AS: NEW ERA REAL ESTATE, 44370 BLAZING STAR TRAIL, LA QUINTA, CA 92253. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE Riverside County. Full name of registrant: ELIAS FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSIGARCIA LOPEZ, 44370 BLAZING STAR TRAIL, LA NESS AS: LALO’S DELICIOUS TACOS, 37340 OLD QUINTA, CA 92253. Business is conducted INDI- FOREST RD, ANZA, CA 92539. Riverside County; VIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact PO BOX 391107, ANZA, CA 92539. Full name of business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. registrant: EVERARDO- -GEORGE DE LA MORA, I declare that all the information in this statement is 37340 OLD FOREST RD, ANZA, CA 92539; MARIA true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, CHRISTINA ROSAS, 37340 OLD FOREST RD, information which he or she knows to be false, is ANZA, CA 92539. Business is conducted MARRIED guilty of a crime) Signed: ELIAS GARCIA LOPEZ. COUPLE. Registrant has not yet begun to transact This statement was filed with the County Clerk business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. of Riverside County on October 18, 2017. Peter I declare that all the information in this statement is Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, R-201713617. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSI- information which he or she knows to be false, is NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS guilty of a crime) Signed: EVERADO- -GEORGE DE FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE LA MORA. This statement was filed with the County OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS Clerk of Riverside County on October 12, 2017.

BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATE- No. R-201713418. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS MENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFIN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOT+HER FICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEPROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5270 October 25, MENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME November 1, 8, 15, 2017 IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOT+HER FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND BUSINESS AS: BAD HOMBRE BARBECUE, PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5262 October 25, 64085 OLYMPIC MOUNTAIN AVE, DESERT HOT November 1, 8, 15, 2017 SPRINGS, CA 92240. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: ALBERT STEVEN MARTINEZ, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE 64085 OLYMPIC MOUNTIAN AVE, DESERT HOT FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSISPRINGS, CA 92240 . Business is conducted NESS AS: ROSAS HOUSE CLEANING, 38160 INDIVIDUAL. Registrant commenced to transact CARY ROAD, ANZA, CA 92539. Riverside County; business under the fictitious business name(s) listed PO BOX 391107, ANZA, CA 92539. Full name above on 10-1-2017. I declare that all the informa- of registrant: MARIA CHRISTINA ROSAS, 38160 tion in this statement is true and correct. (A regis- CARY ROAD, ANZA, CA 92539. Business is contrant, who declares as true, information which he or ducted INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed ALBERT STEVEN MARTINEZ. This statement was above. I declare that all the information in this statefiled with the County Clerk of Riverside County on ment is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares October 20, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County as true, information which he or she knows to be Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201713785. NOTICE — false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: MARIA CHRISTINA THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT ROSAS. This statement was filed with the County EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS Clerk of Riverside County on October 12, 2017.

FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT No. R-201713419. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHO- YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFRIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS FICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED OF ANOT+HER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATECOMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., MENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17- THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOT+HER 5268 October 25, November 1, 8, 15, 2017 UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5261 October 25, BUSINESS AS: DAVALL DATE GARDENS, 15965 November 1, 8, 15, 2017 CORAL ST, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92262. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: DAVALL DATE GAR- FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE DENS LLC, 15965 CORAL ST, PALM SPRINGS, CA FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI92262/CA . Business is conducted CORPORATION. NESS AS: LYNN-A-BREATH, 2260 WILDOAK Registrant has not yet begun to transact business WAY APT 108, CORONA, CA 92879. Riverside under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare County. Full name of registrant: DESHONNETTE that all the information in this statement is true and MICHELLE SHELTON, 2260 WILDOAK WAY APT correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, informa- 108, CORONA, CA 92879. Business is conducted tion which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to crime) Signed: MELISSA MARIA LOTT, MANAGING transact business under the fictitious name(s) MEMBER. This statement was filed with the County listed above. I declare that all the information in this Clerk of Riverside County on October 02, 2017. statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File declares as true, information which he or she knows No. R-201712902. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: DESHONBUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE NETTE MICHELLE SHELTON. This statement was YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OF- filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on FICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS October 04, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201713076. NOTICE — BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATE- THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOT+HER A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHOPROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5267 October 25, RIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS November 1, 8, 15, 2017 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: DESERT AUTO CLASSIC CARS; PALM 5258 October 18, 25, November 1, 8, 2017 DESERT AUTO CLASSIC CARS; AUTO DESERT CLASSIC CARS; PALM DESERT AUTO CENTER; FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE DESERT CLASSIC MOTOR CARS; PALM DESERT FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSICLASSIC CARS; PALM DESERT VINTAGE CARS; NESS AS: SOARA INC., 3610 EVE CIRCLE APT.O, DESERT AUTO PLAZA, 74804 JONI DR UNIT 6, JURUPA VALLEY, CA 91752. Riverside County.

PALM DESERT, CA 92260. Riverside County. Full Full name of registrant: SOARA INC., 3610 EVE name of registrant: ROY- -PERETZ, 74725 JONI DR, CIRCLE APT.O, JURUPA VALLEY, CA 91752/CA. PALM DESERT, CA 92260. Business is conducted Business is conducted CORPORATION. Registrant INDIVIDUAL Registrant commenced to transact has not yet begun to transact business under the business under the fictitious name(s) listed above fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the on 06/10/2016 . I declare that all the information information in this statement is true and correct. in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, (A registrant, who declares as true, information who declares as true, information which he or she which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: ROY crime) Signed: HIDETAKA- -AMINE, PRESIDENT. PERETZ. This statement was filed with the County This statement was filed with the County Clerk Clerk of Riverside County on October 13, 2017. of Riverside County on October 11, 2017. Peter Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. No. R-201713478. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS R-201713309. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSIBUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OF- FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE FICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATE- BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN MENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOT+HER IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOT+HER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5266 October 25, PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5257 October 18, 25, November 1, 8, 2017 November 1, 8, 15, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: MEDMEN DHS, 13332 HACIENDA NESS AS: HIGHER REALTY, 30660 BENTON RD, AVENUE, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. STE #D-402 WINCHESTER, CA 92596. Riverside Riverside County; 10115 W. JEFFERSON BLVD., County; 30724 BENTON RD STE C-302 #552, CULVER CITY, CA 90232. Full name of registrant: WINCHESTER, CA 92596. Full name of registrant: DESERT HOT SPRINGS GEEN HORIZONS, INC., PAULA LU GOODSPEED, 30660 BENTON RD, 10115 W. JEFFERSON BLVD., CULVER CITY, STE #D-402, WINCHESTER, CA 92596. Business

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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 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: TOMMY’S TRAINING CENTER, 73900 WHITE STONE LANE, PALM DESERT, CA 92260.

Riverside County. Full name of registrant: THOMAS LEE GILL, 73900 WHITE STONE LANE, PALM DESERT, CA 92260. 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: THOMAS LEE GILL. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on October 6, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201713201. 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). DSW17-5255 October 11, 18, 25, November 1, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: ALL ABOUT YOU ESTHETICS, 80375 POMELO, LA QUINTA, CA 92253. Riverside County; 1220 VIA YOLO, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. Full name of registrant: ANITA- -ASTORGA, 1220 VIA YOLO, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234.

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: ANITA- -ASTORGA. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on September 20, 2017. Peter Aldana, AssessorCounty Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201712374.

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). DSW17-5254 October 11, 18, 25, November 1, 2017

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NESS 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 COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW175249 October 11, 18, 25, November 1, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: PERFECT GIFTS, 26676 RIM CREEK PATH, MENIFEE, CA 92584. Riverside County.

Full name of registrant: REGINA LOPEZ WOOD, 26676 RIM CREEK PATH, MENIFEE, CA 92584.

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: REGINA LOPEZ WOOD. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on September 21, 2017. Peter Aldana, AssessorCounty Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201712418.

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). DSW17-5247 October 11, 18, 25, November 1, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: AMAZING CRUISES, 26676 RIM CREEK PATH, MENIFEE, CA 92584. Riverside County.

Full name of registrant: REGINA LOPEZ WOOD, 26676 RIM CREEK PATH, MENIFEE, CA 92584.

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: REGINA LOPEZ WOOD. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on September 21, 2017. Peter Aldana, AssessorCounty Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201712419.

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 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5246 October 11, NESS AS: SPARKLEAN LAUNDRY INDIO, 81106 18, 25, November 1, 2017 HIGHWAY 111 STE.G, INDIO, CA 92201. Riverside County; 18801 Robers Rd #16, Desert Hot Springs, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE CA 92241. Full name of registrant: EUNSUNG COIN FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSICORP, 18801 ROBERTS RD #16, DESERT HOT NESS AS: ZIPPY SERVICES, 77426 PRESTON SPRINGS, CA 92241/CA. Business is conducted TRL, PALM DESERT, CA 92211. Riverside County.

CORPORATION. Registrant has not yet begun Full name of registrant: MIDGE TECHNICAL STAFFto transact business under the fictitious name(s) ING, INC, 77426 PRESTON TRL, PALM DESERT, listed above. I declare that all the information in CA 92211/CA. Business is conducted CORPORAthis statement is true and correct. (A registrant, TION. Registrant has not yet begun to transact who declares as true, information which he or business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: I declare that all the information in this statement SHIN HWAN OH, PRESIDENT. This statement was is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on as true, information which he or she knows to be October 6, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: JAMES EDWARD Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201713200. NOTICE — GEIS, PRESIDENT. This statement was filed with THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT the County Clerk of Riverside County on October EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS 2, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County ClerkFILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. Recorder File No. R-201712917. NOTICE — THIS A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHO- FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. RIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEBUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS MENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE OF ANOT+HER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTIBUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17- TIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE 5253 October 11, 18, 25, November 1, 2017 RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE).

THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING DSW17-5243 October 4, 11, 18, 25, 2017 BUSINESS AS: KILTER TERMITE AND PEST CONTROL, 381 W. GROVE AVE., ORANGE, CA FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE 92865. ORANGE County. Full name of registrant: FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSIKILTER HOME SERVICES INC., 381 W GROVE NESS AS: RANDY’S EQUIPMENT REPAIR, 4130 AVE., ORANGE, CA 92865/CA. Business is con- MENNES AVE, RIVERSIDE, CA 92509 . Riverside ducted CORPORATION. Registrant commenced to County; 7900 LIMONITE AVE, STE#G165, RIVERtransact business under the fictitious name(s) listed SIDE, CA 92509. Full name of registrant RANDY above on 8/1/2017. I declare that all the information LEE RADMALL, 7900 LIMONITE AVE, STE#G165, in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, RIVERSIDE, CA 92509. Business is conducted by who declares as true, information which he or she INDIVIDUAL. Registrant commenced to transact knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: business under the fictitious name(s) listed above GREGORY STEPHAN MCKENDALL JR, PRESI- on 8/1/2017. I declare that all the information in DENT. This statement was filed with the County this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, Clerk of Riverside County on October 5, 2017. Peter who declares as true, information which he or Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: R-201713130. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSI- RANDY LEE RANDMALL. This statement was filed NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS with the County Clerk of Riverside County on SepFROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE tember 08, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS Clerk-Recorder File No. R-11831 NOTICE — THIS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATE- EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS MENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOT+HER MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHO(SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND RIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5252 October 11, BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS 18, 25, November 1, 2017 OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- 5241 October 4, 11, 18, 25, 2017 NESS AS: BONZAI’S BARK; BONZAI’S BARK PET CARE; BONZAI’S BARK PET CARE & BOARDING; FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE BONZAI’S BARK PARK; BONZAI’S BARK PARK FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI& RESORT; BONZAI’S PARK & BARK; BONZAI’S NESS AS: STINGLEY SAFETY SERVICES, 33586 BARK PET SITTING; BONZAI’S BARK PET SIT- EMERSON WAY, UNIT C, TEMECULA, CA 92592.

TING & BOARDING; BONZAI’S BARK DOOGY DAY Riverside County. Full name of registrant: BRYANT CARE, 80085 VISTA GRANDE, LA QUINTA, CA DAVID STINGLEY, 33586 EMERSON WAY, UNIT 92253. Riverside County; 80085 VISTA GRANDE, C, TEMECULA, CA 92592. Business is conducted LA QUINTA, CA 92253. Full name of registrant: by INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to LARRAINE LYNN NAHAMA 80085 VISTA GRANDE, transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed LA QUINTA, CA 92253. Business is conducted IN- above. I declare that all the information in this stateDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact ment is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. as true, information which he or she knows to be I declare that all the information in this statement false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: BRYANT DAVID is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares STINGLEY. This statement was filed with the County as true, information which he or she knows to be Clerk of Riverside County on September 27, 2017. false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: LARRAINE LYNN Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File NAHAMA. This statement was filed with the County No. R-201712681. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS Clerk of Riverside County on October 5, 2017. Peter BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE R-201713135. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSI- OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS TIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATE- NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN ER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOT+HER PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5240 October 4, UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW 11, 18, 25, 2017 (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5251 October 11, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI18, 25, November 1, 2017 NESS AS: CASTRO’S CONCRETE, 37731 GLENN FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE AVE, CATHERAL CITY, CA. 92234 . Riverside FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- County. Full name of registrant NORBERTO CELIO

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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 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 Trustee Sale No. 1300130 Loan No. Title Order No. 170271718 APN 693-291-004-8 TRA No. 061-165 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 01/28/2014. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 11/14/2017 at 03:00PM, IE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS FORECLOSURES as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 02/04/2014 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 2014-0047067 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Riverside County, California, executed by: DOUG BROWN AND GLYNIS PHILLIPS, as Trustor, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). At: IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING NEAR THE FLAGPOLES 849 W. SIXTH STREET (NORTHEAST CORNER OF WEST SIXTH STREET & SOUTH BUENA VISTA AVENUE) CORONA, CALIFORNIA 92882, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County, California describing the land therein: LOT 67 OF TRACT 22176 AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 221, PAGES 49 THROUGH 52 INCLUSIVE OF MAPS, RECORDS OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 33-877 SHADY PALMS CIRCLE, THOUSAND PALMS, CA 92276.

The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with in-

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terest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, towit: $110,795.96 (Estimated). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. The Beneficiary may elect to bid less than the full credit bid. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. 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 (909) 547-3599 or visit this Internet Web site www.stoxposting.com, using the file number assigned to this case 1300130. 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. 10/17/17 IE Business Solutions Foreclosures 3281 E. Guasti Road, 7th Flr Ste 700 Ontario, CA 91761 909-547-3599 Sale Information (909) 547-3599 or www.stoxposting.com Ann Ector, Foreclosure Officer. Publish October 25, November 1, 8, 2017. DSW17-5264 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

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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 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 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

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trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below.

The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, 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

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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

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Calif. Makes Progress Against Child Poverty; Racial Disparities Persist

By Desert Star Staff SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California has improved child well-being significantly since 2014 - but still needs to shrink the severe racial disparities that persist, according to a new report. The “2017 Race for Results” report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation comes out every three years and the latest, the second in the series, shows the changing demographics.

Fully 75 percent of California’s kids are people of color and half have at least one immigrant parent or are immigrants themselves.

Laura Speer, the associate director of policy reform and advocacy at the Foundation, says the decision to end the DACA program is clouding the future for hundreds of thousands of young people in the Golden State.

“Ensuring that the Dreamers are able to stay with their families and in their communities and to continue to be able to contribute to our country,” she says. “We

need them in terms of the long-term success of our country, and we should allow them to be able to stay.”

The report also found that President Trump’s immigration raids are creating toxic stress for immigrant children who fear losing a parent or being deported themselves.

Mike Odeh, director of health policy at the nonprofit Children Now, says in 2016 California lessened the burden on immigrant families by expanding MediCal to cover undocumented children - leading more than 200,000 kids to sign up. And the overall rate of uninsured children fell by 70 percent since 2014, thanks to the Affordable Care Act. However, he warns that Trump’s efforts to undermine the program could reverse that progress.

“There’s the direct threat of taking away health care and destabilizing the market, restructuring Medicaid,” he says. “And those would have really dire consequences

A new report shows that Asian and white children in California score significantly higher on measures of well-being compared to American Indian, Latino and African American kids. (Latino Outdoors) particularly because 3 out of 5 kids in California rely on Medi-Cal and the Affordable Care Act marketplaces for their coverage.”

Josefina Ramirez Notsinneh, also with Children Now, says the state raised the minimum wage last year, which is a boon to

low-income families, but then had to restructure child care subsidies so families wouldn’t lose out.

“Some families were getting bumped out of their childcare because they were making more money,” she notes. “The state has increased the state median

income eligibility so there’s going to be more families that are going to be eligible to receive child care subsidies.”

The state also recently expanded the unpaid parental leave policy to include people who work for businesses with fewer than 50 employees.

Still Lovin’ Minnie

By Desert Star Staff LOS ANGELES, -Minnie Riperton, the singer with a distinctively high upper vocal range, topped the charts around the world in 1975 with “Lovin’ You,” one of the period’s most distinctive and iconic hits. But the song only scratches the surface of Riperton’s remarkable musical career, which began in her teens and ended prematurely with her untimely passing in 1979, at the age of 31.

And it’s only one facet of the extraordinary album from which it emerged, Perfect Angel.

Minnie’s many facets are explored on Perfect Angel: Deluxe Edition, to be released as a 2-CD set, and in standard digital and 96k/24-bit highresolution audio formats,

by UMe on December 1, in celebration of the singer’s 70th birthday. This set brings home the fact that, though not known at the time for contractual reasons, the original album is essentially a collaboration with Stevie Wonder, who: co-produced the album with Minnie’s husband Richard Rudolph; arranged the tracks with his band, Wonderlove; played keyboards, harmonica and drums; and wrote two songs. The set offers an excellent representation of Riperton’s interpretive gifts and remarkable talent, all the more extraordinary for Wonder’s contributions, which were made while he was winning GRAMMY® awards for Talking Book and Innervisions, and working on another LP, Fulfillingness’ First Finale, which featured Minnie as a background vocalist on that album’s “Creepin’” and was eventually issued just weeks after Perfect Angel in the summer of 1974. Wonder, a Taurean, was credited on Perfect Angel as “El Toro Negro”—the Black Bull.

“Minnie was my dear friend,” said Stevie Wonder.

“She was an extraordinary, vibrant person with an extraspecial voice. I was a big fan of hers before we met and it was my honor to produce the album with Minnie and her husband Richard. Minnie had a positive energy that radiated throughout these sessions and throughout

the rest of her life. When Minnie lived, she lived. She continues to live through this release.”

“The whole experience was a total surreal experience and a pure joy from start to finish,” Richard Rudolph now says of the making of Perfect Angel.

“Working with Stevie Wonder in that intimate setting really was more that just a dream come true. And you can feel the ‘wonder’ throughout the entire album,” Rudolph continues.

“Minnie would be overjoyed to know that her music continues to touch people’s lives.”

Perfect Angel: Deluxe Edition includes 11 bonus tracks to the remastered original album, making in essence an alternate, extended version of Perfect Angel.

Included is a duet version of “Take A Little Trip” with Stevie Wonder; an acoustic version of “Seeing You This Way;” and an alternate take of “Lovin’ You,” notable for its backing by the Wonderlove band, as the hit single version only used Rudolph on guitar and Wonder on keyboards. The seven-inch single version, with a synth overdub, plus a countdown by Rudolph not on the original, is also included. A bonus to the alternate LP is a ‘Perfect Angel version’ of “Don’t Let Anyone Bring You Down,” with Wonder playing most of the instruments, along with Hubert Laws on flute. The song was re-recorded with a different producer and band for Minnie’s follow-up album, Adventures In Paradise.

Other cuts extend well past the LP’s original fadeouts. They feature extraordinary solos and jams by Wonder and his band members, who were 20-yearold Michael Sembello and Marlo Henderson on guitars, Reggie McBride on bass and Ollie Brown on drums, with guests Sneaky Pete Kleinow on pedal steel guitar and percussionist Rocky Dzidzornu.

On background vocals with Minnie are Wonderlove vocalists Deniece Williams, a future solo star, Lani Groves and Shirley Brewer, and the songwriter Yvonne Wright.

Also included is a 24page booket with rare photos and extensive liner notes by Richard Rudolph that take the listener inside the album-

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Celebrating Minnie Riperton’s 70th birthday, UMe to release ‘Perfect Angel: Deluxe Edition,’ the definitive two-CD version of her breakthrough album co-produced by Stevie Wonder making experience. Rudolph also comments on the story behind the album’s “ice cream and coveralls” cover shot by Barry Feinstein, who was known for his Bob Dylan images and the LP covers for Janis Joplin’s Pearl, Eric Clapton’ssolo debut and George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass, among others.

Minnie Riperton began her musical career as a teenager at the legendary Chess Records, where she worked as a receptionist, sang on sessions

by Etta James and the Dells, and made her own records with The Gems and under the pseudonym Andrea Davis. She later achieved wider recognition with the eclectic psychedelicsoul combo Rotary Connection.

Before going solo in 1970, Minnie met Richard Rudolph, with whom she not only wrote songs but produced two children, Marc, an independent entrepeneur, and Maya, an actress renowned for her work on Saturday Night Live, Bridesmaids, Away We Go, The Maya and Marty Show on NBC and much, much more. “Lovin’ You,” in fact, was originally written as a lullaby to the children and at the end of the LP version, you can hear Minnie softly singing “Maya, Maya.”

Riperton was diagnosed with breast cancer a little more than a year after the worldwide success of “Lovin’ You” and Perfect Angel. In

addition to treatments, she completed three more wellreceived albums—Adventures In Paradise, Stay In Love and Minnie—before succumbing to the illness on July 12, 1979; Capitol Records, which acquired her catalog, issued Love Lives Forever, featuring duets with Michael Jackson, George Benson, Roberta Flack, et al, posthumously in 1980.

Upon Minnie’s untimely passing, Richard Rudolph created The Minnie Riperton Fund for breast and woman’s cancers at the Los Angeles based Concern Foundation for cancer research to continue the battle against this tragic illness that took her from us at such an early age. Donations in support of The Minnie Riperton Fund, provides essential funding to the early stage of discovery within the laboratory of the most promising cancer immunotherapies for patients. This work has laid the foundation for nearly every major cancer immunotherapy breakthrough over the past half-century. For more information on The Minnie Riperton Fund, go here.

Minnie would have been 70 years old on November 8, 2017, and there’s no better way to celebrate this milestone than with this special edition of her most beloved album.

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A powerful and rivetting “Of Mice and Men” at North Coast Rep

By Jack Lyons Theatre and Film Critic John Steinbeck became the voice of America’s common folks. He understood the hard-scrabble life and day-to-day existence of poor, uneducated, itinerant farmers and day laborers. He worked the r frought anches and farms himself as a young man in California’s ‘salad bowl’ area of the Salinas Valley; growing up where was born.

He also understood the plight of the 1930’s dust bowl survivors. The “Okies” from Oklahoma, Arkansas and the Great Plains; men and women who lost their farms during the Great Depression of the 1930’s destined to become homeless and unwelcomed once reaching the California border. All these folks were doing was just trying to seek a better life for their families in the ‘golden state’ of California.

He knew them so well, that he received a Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, in 1940 for his poignant and powerful novel “The Grapes of Wrath”, and then went on to win a Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962, for his award winning novel and play “Of Mice and Men”.

“Of Mice and Men” now on the stage of North Coast Repertory Theatre (NCRT) of Solana Beach, is sensitively, and intelligently directed by Richard Baird, who masterfully orchestrates his cast of eleven talented actors as they weave a mesmerizing obbligato of lives seeking to escape from the desperation for some and an acceptance of situation by others, but never abandoning each character’s hope of achieving a small piece of the American Dream - a place of one’s own.

The story in short, is set in the fertile fields and ranches of Salinas California in 1937. Two day laborer/ drifters, George Milton (a wonderful Jacob Sidney) and his powerfully built, mentallychallenged, gentle giant of a man Lennie Small (a terrific Nicholas Mongiardo-Cooper).

Both men have been hired to help harvest the crops on a ranch run by a man called The Boss (Ted Barton). George is the brains of the two, he is quick-witted, sharp and very protective of Lennie who has a fatal flaw in his DNA – an obsessive fascination with anything soft and cuddly like small puppies and rabbits, or anything that feels soft to his powerful touch. Both Jacob Sidney and Nicholas Mongiardo-Cooper deliver very potent performances.

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pecking order rules must be learned quickly, along with the do’s and don’ts while working at the ranch. In this case, the word is don’t mess with the Boss’s son Curley (Wallace Bruce), a bullying, jealous, insecure, little rooster of a man who does very little work; who is always giving orders to others.

And especially avoid Curley’s young, pretty, new wife (Sierra Jolene). She’s lonely and she flirts with the men as a way of being connected to the world and is saddled with an unhappy marriage to the jealous Curley. It’s not what she expected her new life to become. Ms. Jolene brings a fresh interpretation to her portrayal that is spot-on.

Candy, an aging old ranch hand, who lost his left hand in a ranch accident is wonderfully played by journeyman actor John Greenleaf. Candy worries that he will be cast off once the Boss considers him a liability because he can’t pull a full day’s work in the fields.

J. Stephen Brantley, as Slim, the lead ranch hand delivers a solid performance as the man the ranch hands look to as the voice of common sense and reason in the bunkhouse.

Justin Lang as ranch hand Whit and Max Macke as Carlson, the dour, unfeeling, pragmatic ranch hand who shoots Candy’s ailing old dog Sonny, are all wonderfully in the moment in their onstage appearances.

Laurence Brown as Crooks, the African-American stable hand who sleeps in the barn turns in an absolute gem of a performance. He’s the crusty, bitter, philosopher of the play. He explains to Lennie how life takes many twists and turns and how everyone has to learn to navigate their fraught journeys. Lennie doesn’t understand what Crooks is telling him but as long as Lennie is with George,” … everything will be okay.”

Remember, the play is set in 1937 America.

Some of the dialogue and situations ‘offended’ some people, at the time causing “Of Mice and Men” to be labeled a “problem play”.

America has come a long way in societal relationships since 1937, however, there is still a lot of work left to do in the 21st century.

There are so many creative and inventive directorial touches in this powerful production. The beauty of this splendid production lies in its ensemble actors and their pacing and their impeccable timing which has been choreographed by director Baird that keeps the audience riveted to the on stage action. Baird has created a safe harbor for his actors that allows them to stretch beyond their normal

L-R John Greenleaf, Jacob Sidney, Nicholas Mongiardo-Cooper, Sierra Jolene. Photo by Aaron Rumley creative boundaries. No matter how many times you’ve seen a production “Of Mice and Men”, you will be blown away by this cast who deliver achingly sublime performances. One will be thinking about and this show and its message long after everyone has left the theatre.

The technical team led by director Baird at NCRT are always first rate, thanks to the imagination and skills sets of resident Set Designer

Marty Burnett and Lighting Designer Matt Novotny. The costumes of Elisa Benzoni, reek with authenticity including the dust and look of Salinas Valley ranch hands; who are not fashion plates. One can almost smell the hay and the pungent odors of the stable where Crooks is relegated.

The props design by Andrea Gutierrez nicely finishes the virtual total immersion feeling that the audience gets, which is almost like being in the

bunkhouse along with the actors. The sound design of Aaron Rumley, and the hair and wigs design by Peter Herman, complete the technical team.

“Of Mice and Men” is another stellar production under the stewardship of artistic director David Ellenstein. The production performs at North Coast Repertory Theatre through November 12th. Don’t Miss It!

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