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“Chino Fire”

The Canyon Fire burns hillsides in Corona, California, September 25, 2017 © Kyle Grillot / Reuters

Evacuations as fire rages along California freeway destroying 1,700 acres of land near Chino Hills

By Desert Star Staff A ferocious fire has destroyed more than 1,700 acres of land near Chino Hills State Park, California, with emergency crews urging people to evacuate homes

and schools in the area.

The canyon fire began close to Freeway 91 just after 1pm on Monday and has now spread to 2,000 acres, according to the Orange County Fire Authority.

Aircraft and more than

300 firefighters have been deployed to extinguish the blaze, which is only 5 percent contained, according to the fire service’s latest updates.

Four schools have been closed due to the

threat from the flames, with Corona City authorities urging people to leave their homes south of Green River Road to the Trudy Way area.

An evacuation shelter has been opened at the Corona

High School gymnasium.

Footage posted to social media shows huge fires burning across the hills above the city of Corona, with flames and plumes of smoke cutting across major roadways in the area.

LGBTQ Cinema Diverse Film Festival Story and Photos by Pat Krause The Palm Springs LGBTQ Cinema Diverse Film Festival opened on Sept. 21st with a tribute movie, The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin, an author.

Maupin is best known for his ground-breaking story, Tales of the City. This is a documentary about his life. The documentary included clips of interviews from other famous actors in the entertainment industry. The Festival showed over 90 films.

Some were shorts, and others were full-length feature films.

The films showed a very diverse life in the LGBTQ community.

The evening started with a champagne reception prior to the film. About 75 people took to the upstairs bar in the Camelot Theatre where

refreshments and tasty treats were served. Several film makers were also present along with other local notables. This festival keeps growing and has increased attendance each year. The opening-night film was nearly sold out with only a few front-row seats available, not the best seats at the theatre.

This is the chance to see the finest films that deal with LGBTQ all year. The Festival has been bringing the best in LGBTQ films for 10 years, and I noticed some of those attending came from out of town. People have heard about this festival, and I talked with a few that came for the first time and were excited to see all the films. Palm Springs Mayor Moon said he has

Film Maker Seok Wun Au Yong, SAM, Palm Springs Mayor, Rob Moon and Shawn Carr.

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20th Anniversary of the death of the Princess of Wales

The gate at Kensington Palace in Dianas honor for the 20th anniversary of her death.

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The statue of Diana and Dodi in Harrods of London exhibit.

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Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace. Photo by Pat Krause Story and Photos by Pat Krause I recently traveled to Europe with my daughter.

We did a lot of sites seeing in London where we watched the changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace. We took a ride on the London Eye where we could see a lot of London from the top of the huge Ferris wheel type ride, but unfortunately it was raining so photos of the vista

from the top all had raindrops drops in the photo. We went to the British Museum where I wanted to see my favorite painting from my last trip to London so many years ago.

The Assassination of Lady Jane Grey was a painting that made me cry back then. I was disappointed when I was told that painting was on its way to Japan for an exhibition.

We went to Harrods of London to see the display for Princess Diana that had a lot of photos, flowers and a beautiful statue in the middle of the floor. It has been 20 years since her death, and the people of England still revere this wonderful Princess. The area was filled with tourists who wanted to see this gorgeous exhibit of her and

Dodi Fayad, the man that died with her; It seems everyone knows and loves and has a great fascination for this beautiful iconic Princess. She broke the mold of the very formal Princesses of the past and was a Princess of the People. Of course, our next stop had to be Kensington Palace where she lived.

We were amazed at all the flowers, photos and memorabilia at the gate for Princess Diana. The love the people have for her worldwide was shown there. There were messages of love, flowers in her name and most of the flowers were fresh showing they were placed there recently. 20 years have not diminished the love the people of England have for her has not died. We toured the

palace and saw the gowns she wore, read the story of her life and the tributes, all the people and her sons had for her. The Kensington gardens were filled with only white flowers also in her honor as it is the 20th anniversary since her death. We learned later that her sons sometimes live in the rear of the Palace.

We ate lunch at the Orangery where we were told Princess Diana had dined We walked through a maze of greenery from the palace to get to it. It’s a beautiful place with its ambiance where you can get a traditional High Tea. You walk through the gorgeous gardens on your way out of Kensington grounds. It’s a long walk out but one you take leisurely to enjoy all the beauty it brings.

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been to all 10 festivals and was eager to meet Armistad Maupin. There was a book signing by Maupin after the movie at the Camelot Theatre.

Cinema Diverse Director has brought this festival to where it is today. Ric and Rozene Supple, owners of the Camelot Theatre have always been supportive with things that enhance the Desert Communities. Like other festivals, there were after parties at various venues in Palm Springs. People are already looking forward to next year’s festival.

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Christopher Turner, Event Director Michael Green, author, Armistad Maupin. Photo by Pat Krause September 27, 2017

Scott Knutson, Bruce Rise, Geoff Kors and Michelle Johnson .

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When Getting Rid of Termites, Can They Get Rid of Us Also?

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL

Dear Mr. Richardson: Our HOA is mandating that each unit in our complex be tented for termites.

The HOA is stating that there is precedent under California law to force homeowners to evacuate their residence for a 72-hour period if the board has mandated this tenting action. Does our HOA board have the right under California law to force homeowners to evacuate to permit tenting.

Thank you, P.S. San Diego

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Dear P.S.: Termite treatment in associations is often a controversial issue. Some years ago, just up the road in La Jolla, the La Jolla Shores Clubdominium HOA board had decided, after consulting an expert, to spot treat termite infestations in the property.

A homeowner believed the association was negligent in not tenting the buildings and sued the HOA. In the landmark 1999 case of Lambden v La Jolla Shores Clubdominium HOA, the California Supreme Court adopted a rule of judicial deference toward HOA maintenance decisions, so long as the board observed the Business Judgment Rule.

Presumably, your association has likewise obtained input from experts before deciding that tenting is the best approach.

It can at times be difficult to get residents to cooperate.

Some residents find the selected date inconvenient, some do not make it a priority,

and others simply fear the process of tenting their homes.

Civil Code 4785 provides an important tool for HOAs regarding termite treatment. If the HOA provides at least 15 days advance written notice to the occupants and owner, and the occupants do not vacate the premises, the HOA can “cause the summary removal” of the occupant so that the treatment can proceed.

The association normally will notify owners and occupants well in advance of the upcoming treatment, and send each owner not only information from the termite treatment company about preparing their home, but also an acknowledgement form in which the occupants confirm they will vacate the home for the required dates.

The “summary removal” mentioned in the statute does not mean the HOA can physically eject the occupants.

Legal process still must be invoked. Usually this is in the

form of an emergency court order from a judge. After obtaining the order, the HOA can proceed to open the unit for the treatment to proceed.

Assistance of law enforcement may be needed if the occupants still refuse to leave.

Not all HOAs have the same responsibility regarding termite treatment. Under Civil Code 4780, condominium, cooperative, and community apartment associations are responsible for termite treatment, unless the CC&Rs provide otherwise.

However, under Civil 4780(b), planned developments are not responsible for termite treatment, unless the CC&Rs provide otherwise. For planned developments in which the residences are attached (typically in townhouse configuration), this can be a problem, since most original CC&Rs do not mention termite treatment. Without a CC&R provision empowering the HOA to prevent termites,

the planned development association may not be able to properly protect the structures. Attached planned development association boards should consult their legal counsel on this issue.

Homeowners should cooperate with the HOA treatment plan, which protects their investment.

Thanks for your question, Kelly.

[Note to readers: CAI’s annual California Legal Forum will be held on October 20, 2017 in Universal City. See www.caionline.org for details]

By Janice Gough If you want to reduce your small-business taxes, you need to do a little planning well ahead of tax season.

While maximizing business deductions and keeping meticulous records of all business expenses are the most obvious ways to minimize your small-business taxes, here are some strategies to help reduce the tax bite.

1. One consideration may be to accelerate or defer income. By creating a profit and loss report, you may make a wiser decision on when to report income.

2. Transfer assets with the highest growth potential to a Roth IRA. 3. Max out contributions to your retirement plan.

4. Review the type of retirement plans, so that Higher Compensated (HCE) owners can contribute more.

401K plans are means tested, meaning the HCEs cannot contribute more than 2% compared to the Non-Highly Compensated employees (NCE)s. (Age-50 catch-up contributions are not included in discrimination testing.)

5. Consider adding Group Disability, Business Life & Long-Term Care as these benefits can be deducted.

6. Tax-loss harvesting is a strategy that uses losses from the sale of stocks to offset capital gains to minimize the subsequent taxes, however if you have plans of buying a substantially identical investment within 30 days, this could trigger

the “wash-sale” rule.

7. Consider hiring family members if you are a small-business. The tax code is friendly toward family enterprises. You won’t have to pay federal income taxes or Social Security or unemployment taxes to family members that work for you. Family members’ work must be relevant to running your company.

8. Hiring independent contractors frees you from having to withhold payroll taxes. Make sure that you know the rules of using independent contractors first or you could be subject to back taxes and fines.

9. Before you get rid of anything in your office, consider giving it to charity instead. It will add to your deductions. Taxpayers need to present a receipt if the deduction is at least $250.

10. By gifting to others, taxes can be reduced. You may gift up to $14,000 per person in a year. When gifting, consider giving some appreciated stock or mutual fund to a loved one who is in the 10% or 15% brackets, since he or she is not required to pay any federal income tax on long-term gains from the investment. IRA investors aged 70½ can make a direct donation to charity and count it toward their annual required minimum distribution.

11. Closer to the end of the year, pay your January bills in December. Pre-pay property taxes or pay the January mortgage payment early.

12. If you desperately need a new equipment, purchase it now, plus you’ll reap the rewards of a new system that won’t interrupt

your small business operation.

13. Delay selling winning investments until next year to cut taxes this year. Investors also need to keep actively managed funds away from their taxable accounts. Exchangetraded funds are more taxefficient than mutual funds.

14. A new addition to your family will allow a $4,000 deduction from taxable income and $1,000 that comes with the Child Tax Credit.

Couples can also claim a tax credit equivalent up to 5% of $3,000 in qualifying day care and day camp

expenses per child. It pays to have a good tax consultant to find more ways to save.

15. Consider the benefits of Health Savings Accounts as the amount you contribute to the Savings is tax deductible.

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

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After Irma, Solar Power Helped Keep Florida Shining

Utilities are beginning to expand their renewable-energy footprint by adding solar farms. (John Callas/Flickr)

By Desert Star Staff TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – As Hurricane Irma plunged 6.7 million people into darkness, the moment was

short-lived especially for those with solar panels that can work off the grid.

In fact, people, businesses, and even cities were able

to function if they had a battery storage system or a stand-alone inverter - such as the one Cocoa Beach resident Barbra Williams has

attached to her home.

“I can’t tell you the difference,” she says. “There is no noise, there is no smell, there is no gas line. You know, you’re just getting this pure sunshine coming through this line and you’re able to plug in your refrigerator. We had a fan, a refrigerator, and we charged our phones.”

Despite Florida being the Sunshine State, utility companies have long lobbied against and are only now looking to expand their renewable-energy portfolio.

Florida Power and Light has announced plans for eight new solar plants across the state, and last month Duke Energy canceled a nuclear project to focus on building solar farms.

Williams also belongs to a co-op called Florida Sun, which helped her purchase her solar panel. She’s part of a

growing grassroots movement to influence the public and policymakers to support more renewable-energy options.

She’s happy to rid herself from having to wrestle with traditional backup generators.

“To me, I’m just a true believer now, especially after this storm, and I always dreaded that,” she adds. “I can’t stand that gas, the noise, the smell. The thing scares me. And this way, I can go down and do it, I can handle it, and when the power came back on, it flipped itself off and we’re back on the grid.”

Florida is one of 13 states that still do not have a voluntary or mandated renewable-energy standard. Renewable-energy advocates are hoping the tide will change as solar is seen as an option to get communities back online safer and faster.

Food Banks: Harvey Victims May Need Help for Year or Longer

By Desert Star Staff HOUSTON - After the initial influx of food and other donations following Hurricane Harvey, southeast Texas food banks are preparing to serve the region’s long-term needs.

While most of the emergency shelters have cleared out, thousands of people returned to flooddamaged or destroyed-homes, or lost their jobs and need help putting food on the table.

Brian Greene, president of the Houston Food Bank, one of several in the 39-country region affected by the storm, said food banks may need to provide food assistance for many thousands of flood victims for as long as a year or more.

“We have been distributing through a network of about 270 partner distribution sites that agreed to step up and help the people in their neighborhoods,” he said. “The immediate aftermath has been extremely busy, so our challenge is going to be sustainability.”

Greene said his and other

food banks normally receive food donations from grocery stores or food distributors.

After Harvey, he said, trucks began arriving from all over the country with food and other supplies. He said he expects the challenge will be that as the level of donations taper off, the need for food assistance across the region will remain high.

Because the storm damaged neighborhoods in all parts of the region, Greene said, they find that people from all walks of life need assistance.

“In the middle of the storm and immediately after, you literally could have a person whose net worth is over $1 million sharing space in a shelter with a person who previously was out on the street,” he said. “So, we can be serving people that never would have guessed they’d be needing help from a food bank.”

While his organization is grateful to the people and groups who donate food or clothing to the relief operations,

Greene said, the best way to help is through cash donations.

“There’s the Harvey Relief Fund that the mayor and the county judge set up, United Way - these funds are probably the best way,” he said. “They’re learning what the needs are of the different organizations in the community. Money is the best way, but that doesn’t

necessarily mean you have to pick one charity to do that.”

Several other state, federal and local government agencies are providing food assistance, including emergency food stamps, or D-SNAP benefits.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has estimated that about 450,000 people in the affected areas

will need disaster assistance.

Background on food banks is online at fabackup. feedingamerica.org.

Houston Food Bank officials say their volunteers have processed and distributed more than 1.5 million pounds of food since Hurricane Harvey. (Houston Food Bank)

Fueled by Warming Climate, Bark Beetles Chew Up Western Forests

By Desert Star Staff HELENA, Mont. – Fire won’t be the only natural disaster to rip through Montana forests this year.

Another disaster will be using its teeth.

Bark beetles have long been a nuisance for wooded areas of the West, and scientists say climate change is making the land more susceptible to the beetles’ wrath.

Last year, outbreaks devastated nearly 50,000

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acres of Treasure State forestland. Since 2000, the beetles have ravaged an area roughly the size of Utah, just in the western states.

Diana Six, a professor of forest entomology and pathology at the University of Montana, says the beetles’ steady northward move in recent decades isn’t normal.

“It’s moving into places where it never was before, and that’s all directly related to an increase in temperature,” she states. “Southern pine

beetle is moving north. Larch beetle is moving. So, there’s every indication that this is not just the normal kind of outbreak behavior. It’s very much climate driven.”

Six says bark beetles are very sensitive to the environment and that their migration northward is as reliable an indicator of climate change as any other signs or symptoms.

She also notes that bark beetles are overrunning forests not just in the West, September 27, 2017

but around the world.

Six says people rely on forests, perhaps even more than they realize. Forests hold water supplies, clean the air, perform carbon sequestration and maintain biodiversity.

“And economics,” she adds. “I mean, wood products, recreation. Here in Montana, tourism is our number one economic engine.

“So, they’re really important and, with more and more threats to the forests, we’re going to have

more and more problems.”

Six laments that when bark beetle outbreaks get rolling, there isn’t much to be done.

“In the long term, if we want to actually turn around these outbreaks and do something to really protect our forests, we’re going to have to turn around climate change,” she states.

“That’s the only thing that’s really going to make a difference. And of course, that will take some time.”

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Get Involved On National Voter Registration Day

Of its total population of about 7 million, 3.6 million Arizonans are registered to vote. (Arizona PIRG)

By Desert Star Staff PHOENIX -- Tuesday is National Voter Registration Day, and advocates say there are still millions of Arizonans who are eligible to vote but aren’t currently registered.

And of the 3.6 million Arizona residents who are registered, only three-quarters voted in the last presidential election.

Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan said the turnout for off-year elections is extremely low, which means many highly consequential elections are being decided by a small minority of voters.

“Stuff that really affects your life, and that you really feel, happens either on the local level or on the state level,” Reagan said. “And in some of those elections, especially our primary

elections which happen in August of next year, the people that actually come out and participate can be as low as 23 percent.”

People can pick up a voter registration card at the post office, the Motor Vehicle Division, and the county recorder’s offices across the state, or go online to Arizona. vote. The next election takes place in November, with many municipal issues on the ballot.

Diane Brown, executive director at Arizona PIRG Education Fund, noted that people like Sen. Jeff Flake, Gov. Doug Ducey and every member of Congress will face the voters in next year’s primary and general elections.

“In 2018, Arizona will have local, state and federal election decisions,” Brown

said; “everything from local candidates to members of Congress to the governor’s race - and potentially issues - could be on the ballot.”

Reagan said her office is on high alert after Russian hackers got the username and password to the state’s voter registration database last year. But she said they were unable to tamper with it.

“It was discovered by authorities, and we were able to take the system down before they actually got into that database,” she said. “Very close call. Our IT people tell us that they get thousands of hits a day that they block.”

The actual voting machines are not connected to the Internet, so the integrity of the vote remains intact.

Faith Leaders and Congressman Stand With Undocumented Students

By KMIR Tyler Harrison Palm Desert, CA Pastors, priests and a politician all taking a stand to continue to protect “Dreamers,” undocumented young immigrants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

“My support for the dreamers of DACA is driven not by politics but by faith,” said Pastor Gerald Sharon of Hope Lutheran in Palm Desert.

“Even though we have been preparing, even though we have been preaching, even though we have been holding workshops, the pain is powerful,” said Father Guy Wilson of our Lady of Soledad in Coachella.

“Fear into a population can really harm as person’s mental health,” said Congressman Raul Ruiz, MD. The congressman hosted the

press conference Saturday at Sacred Heart Church. Oscar Perez grew up in Indio. Finding out he was a DACA student in the fifth grade changed his life.

“The anxiety started coming in and I was living more in fear of being deported because I was realizing to my surroundings: that I wasn’t like the other students,” said Perez.

Despite fear, Oscar has continued his education at College of the Desert. “My goal is to become a physician.

I want to be a doctor. I want to help people,” said Perez during the press conference.

But two Army veterans want to help Oscar. “These DACA kids belong in the country,” said James Bowen.

“When I start finding out that people of my culture, ethnic background are being attacked, the kids are being attacked. I still took an oath

to protect this country and I haven’t finished it yet,” Atenogenas Navarro said.

Recently, Democratic leaders claimed to have reached an agreement with President Trump but DACA legislation has become a game of deal or no deal.

“There is no agreement,” said Rep. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House earlier this month.

“We had an agreement to move forward,” said Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader also earlier this month.

While the future is uncertain, the Calimesa locals

are calling on the Coachella Valley to take action. “What an opportunity,” started Atenogenas Navarro. “You’re missing an opportunity to be here,” finished Bowen. Source: KMIR

By Desert Star Staff SAN FRANCISCO, -Hornet, the world’s premier gay social network, today announced that president and co-founder, Sean Howell will be speaking at Advertising Week New York, the world’s leading event for marketing, brand, advertising and technology professionals.

Howell’s presentation will be at the Startup Summit and will highlight opportunities in LGBTQ advertising, as well as Hornet’s strategy and execution in targeting LGBTQ audiences.

“It is a privilege to speak at Advertising Week New York,” said Howell. “It’s the perfect platform to share our LGBTQ advertising insights and what’s in store for publishers

and advertisers who are trying to reach the growing LGBTQ demographic.”

From the conference’s Startup Summit on September 25 at the Nasdaq MarketSite at 4 Times Square, Howell will speak on the power of mobile apps to reach the pink economy and share insights on how Hornet was able to garner 2.5 billion ad impressions per month, providing an opportunity for advertisers looking to go mobile, where its predicted there will be a $40 billion ad spend in the U.S. in 2017.

Howell will also be discussing thriving versus surviving in a mobile-first world as he addresses the question of how mobile communication has changed marketing and

what innovative answers Hornet has to offer.

As brands continue to see the value of advertising on mobile platforms, these channels are seeing an increasing demand for integrated marketing initiatives. As marketing and content converges, advertisers are now able to directly reach consumers on their mobile devices, which is where they are browsing most. Hornet now builds its content around helping brands communicate authentically to LGBTQ audiences. Hornet has proven effective in reaching LGBTQ markets, in large part because of content on a platform that engages LGBTQ consumers on a significant scale.

With over 50 percent

of the LGBTQ community choosing mobile over desktop, Hornet allows brands to show they are an LGBTQ-welcoming brand by reaching over 25 million LGBTQ highly-engaged, tech savvy consumers worldwide.

Under the leadership of former Hearst Media sales leader Matthew Smith, who was recently hired as Hornet’s SVP of Global Sales, Hornet will create and execute advertising and marketing programs for current and future Hornet partners seeking innovative digital solutions to reach a targeted demographic. Hornet creates advertising programs including targeted native or banner ads, broadcast messages and custom advertising campaigns.

Howell recently spoke at Dmexco (Digital Marketing Exposition & Conference), the largest conference and exposition for digital and advertising, which takes place every September in Cologne, Germany. He spoke to power of mobile apps in reaching the LGBTQ consumer in unexpected places, from Indonesia to Turkey. He also provided insight into the economic impact of marriage equality in Taiwan on the rest of Asia and the monetary potential for Japan to embrace LGBTQ business promotion and policies ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Hornet’s free social network app is available on iOS, Android, and the web.

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CHIP Funding at Risk as GOP Pushes Another ACA Repeal

By Desert Star Staff AUSTIN, Texas – Children’s advocates are concerned that health insurance for almost 400,000 children in Texas is being held prisoner by partisan politics.

Senate Republicans, making a last ditch effort to overturn the Affordable Care Act, have put reauthorization of the Children’s Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, on hold until their repeal measure passes.

Patrick Bresette, executive director of Children’s Defense Fund – Texas, points out that CHIP must be reauthorized by the end of this month to avoid a lapse in coverage.

“We were moving along on a process that looked like a good five-year extension of CHIP, and then everything has been put on hold, essentially, to try and pressure people into voting for some sort of crazy return to repeal,” he states. “It just feels like

one of the best programs is being held hostage to this political process.”

Bresette says most children who receive CHIP coverage are from working class families that are too poor to buy insurance on the open market, but make too much to qualify for Medicaid.

He adds that CHIP, combined with the Medicaid program, helped Texas ensure that more than 90 percent of Texas children had health coverage in 2015, a 10 percent increase over 2008.

Bresette says the loss of – or even a delay in – CHIP funding could cause major hardships for children and their families.

“Interruptions in that kind of stable care and oversight of these kids’ health are really problematic,” he stresses. “You see kids losing appointments, delaying time to get, maybe, asthma treatments, or things being identified. So,

Funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program, which covers almost 400,000 children in Texas, is being held up in Congress pending the passage of an Obamacare repeal. (FatCamera/Getty Images) we know any interruption would have a direct impact on children’s health.”

Bresette says historically, CHIP has had strong bipartisan support.

“One of the things about the CHIP program is that it

has been stable, and has been basically a bipartisansupported program,” he points out. “States love it. Great for families, doctors love it.

“And so, I think it’s a symptom of the current penchant for putting this

Deadline Looming for Rural Hospitals

Advocates say failure to renew the programs could force rural hospitals to cut services or close. (Pixabay)

By Desert Star Staff HARRISBURG, Pa. – As many as 25 rural hospitals in Pennsylvania could be in trouble if Congress doesn’t act. Two programs that boost

Medicare payments to rural hospitals will expire at the end of this month if they are not renewed or replaced.

Hospitals in isolated areas often serve lower numbers

of patients and relatively large percentages who are Medicare recipients.

According to Chip Kahn, president of the Federation of American Hospitals, the

By Desert Star Staff FARGO, N.D. - With a week to go before repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act becomes much harder, Republicans are hoping to get the votes they need on a new bill introduced

by Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. However, the bill is facing a lot of pushback, including from health-care organizations such as the American Heart Association, the American Medical Association and the March of Dimes.

AARP also opposes it, and Josh Askvig, state director of AARP North

Dakota, said the bill “price gouges” older Americans by allowing insurers to charge five times what they would charge younger Americans.

“It also price gouges people with cancer, heart disease and even asthma,” Askvig said, “and, if that’s not enough, it also jeopardizes older North Dakotans’ ability to stay in their own home as they age and threatens coverage for people with disabilities and seniors in nursing homes.”

In the best-case scenario, Askvig said, the state would lose out on $1.7 billion over the next two decades, according to an AARP Public Policy

Institute analysis of the bill. In the worst-case scenario, the state could lose $5.5 billion over the next two decades.

The Cassidy-Graham bill is similar to the GOP’s previous attempts to repeal and replace the ACA. Under the last attempt, the Congressional Budget Office estimated 47,000 North Dakotans would lose health coverage over the next decade. Nationwide, it found 32 million Americans would lose coverage. Askvig said he would rather see Congress fix health care than fast-track the current proposal.

“Instead of doing a rush job simply because you

Medicare Dependent Hospital and Low Volume Hospital programs help facilities serving rural communities where the patient populations are older, suffer higher rates of chronic illness, and have lower incomes.

“It’s critical for these hospitals that these programs be continued,” he stresses.

“They’re very important to keeping the doors open and the hospitals providing the quality care that both the Medicare beneficiaries and other Americans expect.”

A bipartisan bill that would make both programs permanent has been introduced in both the House and the Senate.

The Child Health Insurance Program, serving some ninemillion children nationally, also expires on October 1. Kahn says Congress is moving

kind of political fight in front of what’s best, particularly for the most vulnerable.”

Without a re-authorization, officials say Texas CHIP would run out of funding

by February 2018.

toward extending that program, presenting an opportunity to act on rural hospitals too.

“It’s our hope that Congress will choose to attach an amendment to this child health insurance bill and that we will get these adjustments made for Medicare payment into the future,” he explains.

Last Thursday, the Senate Finance Committee announced an agreement to extend the CHIP program another five years.

Kahn points out that extending the Medicare Dependent and Low Volume Hospital programs as well will be critical to the 57 million Americans who depend on rural hospitals for essential health care.

“If we lose this funding, the first questions for many of those running the hospitals will be, “Are there services that could be cut back?” he says. “Eventually it could cause some hospitals to close.”

Opponents Say GOP Health Care Bill “Price Gouges” Older Americans

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have a deadline,” he said, “let’s find a real, workable solution that curbs costs, that provides better health care and more affordable access for all Americans, including older North Dakotans.”

Republicans have until

Sept. 30 to pass a bill while a filibuster-free procedural rule is still in place. After that, the Senate would need to find 60 votes to bypass a filibuster.

The AARP Policy Institute’s North Dakota study is online at aarp.org.

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Climate Change: Is Florida a “State of Denial?”

Even before the hurricanes, hard and soft corals have been bleaching in the Florida Keys due to this summer’s unusually warm ocean temperatures. (U.S. Geological Survey/Flickr)

By Desert Star Staff TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- As Florida cities wrestle with how to haul out millions of tons of posthurricane debris and where to put it, the environmental community is asking whether the storms could mark a turning point in the state’s reputation for minimizing the issue of climate change.

Despite Florida’s vulnerability to sea level

rise and extreme weather events, state employees are discouraged from using the terms “climate change” and “global warming.” But Ken Berlin, president and CEO of the Climate Reality Project founded by Al Gore, said the state has gotten the ultimate wake-up call.

“You know, the key thing about climate change is you can’t hide from it. You may be able to hide from it for

a while, but you can’t hide from things like Harvey and Irma,” Berlin said. “And you can sort of, for a while, say, ‘Well, I don’t believe it.’ But the evidence is becoming stronger every day that you have to pay attention to this.”

Now, he said, it’s important for Floridians to take steps that show they are paying attention. They can ask policymakers to spend disaster-relief dollars on

more resilient infrastructure designed to withstand the effects of a warming climate.

Berlin said Florida families can also work to minimize their own impact on the environment. He recommends investing in distributed energy like solar rooftop panels, reducing household carbon footprints, and rethinking insurance coverage.

But Berlin said acknowledging the problem is the first step.

“What we really say to climate change deniers in this situation is, these storms are a tremendous risk to you in Florida and a risk to the whole state of Florida - as is rising sea level a long-term risk to the state of Florida,” he said. “And it’s critical to take the insurance you need to prevent that from happening.”

Researchers at the University of Florida published findings in the journal Geophysical Research Letters that sea levels in parts of South Florida are rising sixtimes faster than the global averages. And that was before this year’s hurricane season.

Timber Companies “Sole Beneficiary” of Salvage Logging in Gorge Fire Wake

By Desert Star Staff PORTLAND, Ore. - A fire in the Columbia River Gorge is slowing down, but debate over what to do next is just heating up.

U.S. Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., has introduced a bill to allow a practice known as salvage logging in the area of the Eagle Creek Fire, which burned more than 48,000 acres in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area between Portland and Hood River.

However, that bill has drawn the ire of conservation groups that say fast-tracking logging in the area actually could be detrimental to the region. Michael Lang, conservation director for the group Friends of the Columbia Gorge, said only the logging industry gets a boost from this bill.

“The really sole beneficiary would be timber companies that got the contracts to go in and conduct the timber sales,” he said, “and it would be to the detriment of Gorge residents, to residents of the Northwest that cherish the Gorge, and also to our public lands.”

The area has been protected from logging and road-building for more than a century.

Walden said the bill, which currently is in the House subcommittee on 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 Modernism Show and Sale at the Palm Springs Convention Center October 20 @ 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Business Expo & Taste of Palm Springs October 17 @ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Colony 29,

PALM DESERT The Choreography

Festival at The McCallum Theatre Nov. 11 Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott Perform at The McCallum Theatre Nov. 9 @ 8:00 PM Dia De Los Muertos Live at The McCallum Theatre Oct. 28 @ 8:00 PM 6th Annual Family Fun Day at The McCallum Theatre Oct. 22 @ 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Bill Murray, Jan Vogler & Friends on Stage at the McCallum Oct. 7 @ 8:00 PM American Cancer Society Relay For Life Civic Center Park Oct. 7 @ 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM 4th Annual Three Pianos-Six Hands, at The McCallum Theatre Nov. 14, 2017 @ 7:00 PM - Jan. 16, 2018 @ 7:00 PM Relay For Life Civic Center Park Oct. 7 2017 Coachella Valley Heart & Stroke Walk Civic Center Park, Nov.18 @ 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM Dave Koz 20th Anniversary Christmas Tour at The McCallum Theatre Dec. 19 @ 8:00 PM

The Eagle Creek Fire in the Columbia River Gorge has burned more than 48,000 acres. (James C. Kling/Flickr) Conservation and Forestry, prioritizes restoration and cleanup in the Gorge.

But according to Lang, scientific evidence hasn’t found that salvage logging helps after fires. He said it actually could have the opposite effect because the heavy machinery required for logging can damage soil and bring in non-native plants.

Natural regeneration after fires actually makes forests more resilient, Lang said, adding that logging isn’t what the affected residents of the Gorge need right now.

“What Gorge communities need right now is economic assistance,” he said. “There

are a lot of small, familyowned businesses that are really hurting from this fire.

With the interstate closed down, being under evacuation, businesses plummeted.”

As of Thursday, about 46 percent of the Eagle Creek Fire had been contained.

Details of Walden’s bill, HR 3715, are online at congress.gov.

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HOROSCOPES ARIES

Something appears, is seen, recognized, brought to balance and creates an interlude in your relationship(s). Perhaps you identify how to have true Right Relations with those who love you. Perhaps you learn that through relationships your true self emerges because relationships are an I/Thou situation. Realizing these things balances you, provides structure, discipline and leads to true heart to heart intimacy.

TAURUS There are times when others tell you their deepest needs.

Sometimes you can’t hear or understand them. This week your needs, usually hidden and unknown to you, thus hardly ever tended, emerge.

Changes, small and subtle, begin to manifest in how you express yourself and the stating of long term wishes, desires and wants. Since your usual word is “no” (which really means, “Wait I need to think on this”) everyone, surprised, listens attentively.

GEMINI Who is your family? What does family mean to you?

Perhaps family means criticism and judgments or gardens of nourishment. Whatever family signifies for you, it’s time to create your own family, incorporating balance and

SEPTEMBER 27 – OCTOBER 3, 2017 ASTROLOGICAL FORECAST BY RISA D’ANGELES

love, discipline and rules, kindness and communication into yours. Think on this. It’s a time to recreate certain new plans and ideals. Perhaps things you never had before.

The time has arrived.

CANCER You’re both in the world and not, at home is wherever you are. Family’s close by and yet sometimes, not. They’re in your heart. You have spiritual work to accomplish. A new set of realities concerning resources. A new healing plan.

Your specific skills are a deeply needed resource. Share them for they need recognition.

They nurture and nourish and so many are grateful.

Including the kingdoms.

LEO A tradition, perhaps religious and intelligent, performed physically becomes important in order to summon you to a new discipline, structure and ritual that bring more order and stability to your life.

Perhaps you’re remembering a parent, teacher, grandparent, someone older and wiser, who instilled ethics and justice, seeing you as an equal.

Who is this person? What is this ritual? Honor it all.

VIRGO You have resources in common with another. Resources don’t

only refer to money. They include possessions and values held in common, intimacy, interaction and relationship.

There’s a question about relationship and perhaps a feeling of restriction and grief?

Recognize the beginnings of your relationships and their original value. Can you discover this again?

What seems so far away is usually what is closest by.

LIBRA This is an important passage of time - a growing up and maturing developmental stage for you. There’s a challenge to change, frustrations and time issues, shadows and pressures and within all of this, a wisdom seeking to guide you. There will be times of absolute stillness and times of acceleration.

Saturn loves you. He is your father, guide, disciplinarian, your Dweller on the Threshold.

Have forgiveness always.

SCORPIO Your deepest desires come forth and although directed at others, the reality is that the biggest desires are to know the self, to create a new image that better defines you, and the need for partnership between your emotions, intellect, body and Soul. Emotions will be passionate; people may shy away should you display depth of feeling. Assess who’s safe, who understands,

who will stand with you.

SAGITTARIUS Turn toward your religious roots. The teachings are guidelines that illumine and make sturdy your inner and outer life. This may sound old fashioned. However, a major planet is traveling through that sector of your life now providing you with needed direction. Another choice is to remain within self-enforced contemplation, solitude and seclusion. Include music and good food, too.

CAPRICORN A cycle ends and a new cycle begins. Everything now is connected to the harvest festival, the gathering summer fruits, safeguarding them in a root cellar darkness. It’s time to begin fall & winter planting. Study Bio-dynamics, using special plant, animal and mineral (homeopathic) preparations, following the rhythmic influences of the sun, moon, planets, stars (of which you are one).

faith is being tested. It’s time for new studies, adventures and travels to new cultures.

The confusion felt will not last forever. Life becomes more realistic. You do too.

PISCES You think about life and death, the changing seasons. Take walks morning and evening.

Stand in the light of sunrise and twilight. Make contact with the elements, the plant kingdom in particular, the most balanced kingdom. Gather seeds, pods, notice changing colors, view the architecture, notice what soothes and comforts.

Read A Pattern Language

by Christopher Alexander.

Begin a new journal of hope.

Life finds you very soon.

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 As an entirely different set of ideals (values, goals) appear, you begin to view your life differently. Notice rules have changed, previous values become less important, things taken for granted are no longer useful, and perhaps your

Peripheral Artery Disease: Are You at Risk?

Talk to your doctor about how to lower your risk and PAD screening.

By Desert Star Staff Do you blame “getting older” for your leg pain or difficulty walking? Do you just accept it and do the best you can? You could actually be suffering from a condition called peripheral artery disease (PAD). PAD now affects more than 8.5 million American adults, according to the American

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Heart Association, and if left untreated, can increase your risk of losing a portion of your toes, feet and legs to amputation. The good news is that PAD can be managed when diagnosed early.

PAD is a vascular disease that mainly affects the arteries that carry blood to the legs and feet. It is primarily caused by the buildup of

fatty plaque in the arteries, called atherosclerosis. This buildup reduces blood flow through the arteries and can lead to pain and lack of mobility. Those at the highest risk of PAD are over the age of 50, with high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes. PAD is also caused by eating high-fat foods, lack of exercise, smoking, September 27, 2017

“When the pain is frequent and the ability to move is affected, this indicates that the disease is progressing. At that point, it may be necessary stress or excess weight. The to treat significantly blocked more risk factors you have, arteries with a medical the greater your chances procedure, which range are of developing PAD. from less invasive catheterOne of the classic based treatments to more symptoms of PAD is a dull, invasive surgical options.” cramping pain in the legs, Talk to your doctor to hips, or buttocks during find out if you should be exercise, such as walking. screened for PAD and what This pain stops at rest, you can do to lower your which is why many people risk. Some key questions to mistake the symptoms of PAD as a normal sign of ask your doctor include: aging. Other symptoms • Does my medical history can include: weakness in raise my risk for PAD? legs, skin wounds or sores • Which screening tests on your legs, feet, or toes or exams are right for me? that are slow to heal or • What is my blood foot or toe pain that often pressure? Do I need to disturbs your sleep. While manage these numbers? these are classic signs and • What are my cholesterol symptoms, up to 40 percent numbers? Do I need to do of individuals with PAD have anything about them? no leg pain, according to the To learn more about National Center for Chronic PAD and available treatment Disease Prevention and options, visit www.

Health Promotion, which is bostonscientific.com/ why routine check-ups with PADMonth, a patient resource your doctor are important. from Boston Scientific.

“The primary goal is to During PAD Awareness restore and preserve adequate Month, talk to your health blood flow to the extremities,” care provider to find out if said Dr. Jihad Mustapha, you should be screened for director of cardiovascular PAD and what you can do to research at Metro Health lower your risk. Statepoint University of Michigan Health. www.desertstarweekly.com

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Matthew Bourne’s ‘The Red Shoes’ Delights at the Ahmanson

Ashley Shaw and Sam Archer in Matthew Bourne’s production of “The Red Shoes.”.

Photo by Johan Persson.

Sir Matthew Bourne’s “The Red Shoes,” based on the 1948 film by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger and the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale, made its American debut at the Ahmanson Theatre on Sept 15 and will be in Los Angeles through Oct. 1 only. It is the story of a young ballerina, Victoria Page, played on opening night by Ashley Shaw, who is willing to sacrifice almost anything for her art.

Bourne, a master storyteller, is able to create intricate tales without words, told only in dance. His ballets range from his version of “Swan Lake,” “Cinderella,” and “Sleeping Beauty” to “Edward Scissorhands” and now “The Red Shoes.”

According to dance impresario Bourne, “The main message of The Red Shoes seemed to be saying that art was something worth

fighting for, even dying for, if the rather melodramatic conclusion is to be believed.” .

He continued, “...

It is the love story of two young artists, one a dancer, Victoria Page, and one a composer, Julian Craster (played on opening night by Dominic North) and the fight between that love and the lure of the highest artistic achievement as represented

by Boris Lermontov, the dance company’s legendary impresario (danced by Sam Archer on opening night) who believes that you cannot be a great artist if distracted by love.”

Act One introduces us to the main characters and takes place in London and Monte Carlo and concludes with the ballet of “The Red Shoes” starring Victoria Page in the lead role. Act Two continues three months later and deals with Victoria’s personal and professional challenges

which finally end in tragedy.

For music, Bourne does not use the score from the 1948 film, instead he skillfully tells the tale using the film music of noted composer Bernard Herrmann, which works beautifully throughout, setting the right psychological tone.

The dances in “The Red Shoes” blend traditional ballet with playful dance routines like the beach ball ballet on the sands of Monte Carlo.

Featuring dancers cavorting in bathing costumes with brightly-colored beach balls. This balances the frenzied dance movements performed by Victoria when she dons the magical red shoes which represent her desire to be a passionate, skillful ballerina at all costs.

Another important factor in the overall sumptuous look of this production is set and costume design by Lez Brotherston who uses

Ashley Shaw in Matthew Bourne’s production of “The Red Shoes.”

Photo by Johan Persson. a rotating stage curtain that skillfully and swiftly revolves, taking us from the backstage area to the onstage performances swiftly and with fluidity. The skillful set design is augmented by Paule Constable’s lighting design, projection design by Duncan Mclean. And sound design by Paul Groothuis The performance received a well-deserved standing ovation at the end and is definitely worth seeing if your enjoy a balletic tale beautifully told...

“The Red Shoes,” at the Ahmanson Theatre, 135 N. Grand Ave., L.A. Times:

8 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays and 1 and 6:30 p.m., Sundays.

Ends Oct. 1. Tickets: $30 $165 (subject to change). For info: (213) 972-4400, www. centertheatregroup.org.

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Coming soon to the Ahmanson: “Bright Star,” with music book and story

by Steve Martin and music, lyrics and story by Edie Brickell-- Oct. 11 to Nov. 19 . This will be followed by “Something Rotten” Nov. 21 to Dec. 31. .

There’s a lot in store at the Ahmanson.

Thousands Attend Morongo Pow Wow

By KMIR Tyler Harrison Morongo Valley, CA www.desertstarweekly.com

The 27th annual Thunder and Lightning Pow Wow

hosted by the Morongo Band of Mission Indians September 27, 2017

over the weekend. More than 900 dancers shared the diversity of the Native American culture with the 25,000 who attend the event.

“Each dancer hand makes their own regalia.

And they do it according to their tribal customs and use the appropriate colors.

The feathers represent their tribe,” said Ray Huaute, the event coordinator.

United States Marines front and center during the dancing. “We have the highest amount of enlistees per capita than any other race so we’re very proud of our long legacy of serving our country,” said Huaute.

Beyond the banging drums, hand-crafted artwork on display. “This is a Kachina

doll, hummingbirds represent our past and our future.

It means a lot because they are something to be appreciated, that is handed down when a person buys it. It stays in their family along time, said an artisan.

“We roll them out, and roll them out a little bit bigger than a tortilla and it goes into the oil,” explained another vendor, Terri Roman. “This is an Indian taco and its got all the same stuff as a Mexican taco but its on Indian frybread.

Indian frybread is what the Indians learned how to make when they were placed on the reservations. And the government issued flour, lard, oil and salt so they learned how to make this food.

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Pet Owners: Tips to Maintain a Beautiful Home

By Desert Star Staff For all the companionship pets provide, it’s fair to admit that they can mess up a clean, tidy home pretty quickly.

But rather than sequester furry loved ones to certain rooms of the house or simply submit to the chaos, you can follow a few savvy tips to keep your home fresh with less work.

Pet Grooming: Brushing

pets regularly is good for them -- and good for flooring and furniture. Do so every couple days in order to keep your pets’ coats healthy and help prevent shedding fur from ending up everywhere.

After walking the dog or letting the cat into the backyard, wipe paws before pets get a chance to track in mud and debris. You can

Flooring America design consultant. “But by seeking out products specifically designed for busy homes with pets, you can maintain the look of your carpets.”

Bertrand points to Stainmaster’s PetProtect from Flooring America as a good solution for pet owners for a few reasons. “It resists pet stains. Which means you can worry about other things, like which dog park to visit next. Your pup will love it too, because he won’t get in trouble after his little mess-ups,” she says.

When it comes to pet “mess-ups,” the carpeting features a breathable moisture barrier designed to prevent spills and accidents from soaking through the cushion and subfloor, so there are no lingering pet odors after a thorough cleaning. And because the carpeting releases more pet hair when vacuumed, this routine chore is made fast and simple.

Look for carpeting with extra durability and protection against color fading, which means it will stay newer-looking for longer, with no compromise

set up a clean-paws station by your home’s entrance to ensure you make this a habit.

Smart Flooring: There’s no need to compromise on the quality of your home’s flooring, say experts.

“As much as we all love our pets, it’s no secret that they can wreak havoc on flooring, especially carpets,” says Jennifer Bertrand,

to your pet’s territory or your daily schedule. More information about pet-friendly carpets and flooring can be found at flooringamerica.com.

Cleaning Habits: With smart pet-friendly flooring and furniture choices (think microfiber sofas), cleaning up after your pet and busy lifestyle should be easy. But remember, it’s easier to clean as you go than it is to wait until things get out of hand.

Keep cleaning supplies nearby (in a locked cabinet for Fido’s safety) for spot cleans and quick touch-ups after mishaps, and remember to vacuum regularly. Don’t forget corners, where buildup tends to occur. Wipe down surfaces to lift pet dander off baseboards, counters and window sills.

With a few tricks, and some smart pet-friendly product selections where carpeting and furniture are concerned, you can have the best of both worlds: a clean and fresh home, and all the members of your family -- including those with four legs -- together when and where you like. StatePoint

Quick DIY Plumbing Tips for Parents of Teenagers

By Desert Star Staff No one ever said parenting teens would be easy, however you may not have considered the beating it can put on your household drains.

With teens piling on experimental hair products and staying on-trend with long, flowing locks, bathrooms may see hours of hair washing, brushing and styling each week -- meaning feet of discarded hair making its way into drains, along with sticky hairsprays and gels.

Before you know it, the sink has stopped draining and there is a pool of standing water in the shower.

Does all this sound familiar? Lifestyle bloggers Krissy Higgens and Shelby Barone, both moms of teenagers, know the reality of the plumbing upkeep that can sometimes be required.

Here are a few insights for keeping drains clear, clean and in working order.

• Be sure your sink and shower drains have mesh screens to catch at least some of the hair before it goes down the drain. Get a little help, and ask teens to clean screens after showering and styling their hair. If it’s been several months since your teenagers have made their beds or you’ve seen the floor of their rooms, you know that this may not actually get done daily, however it’s a good place to start.

• Consider tried-and-true methods. “My parents used

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Roto-Rooter to clear drains when I was a teenager, and I knew that if it worked for them in the ’80s, it would work for me now,” says Barone, author of the OC Mom Blog. “It is safe on all drains, and that gave me the peace of mind in knowing that the product wouldn’t harm our pipes.”

Roto-Rooter has a line of products specifically designed to help tackle this task quickly and affordably. The formula packed into Roto-Rooter’s Clog Removers has the right viscosity to penetrate and soak into a clog, breaking it down from all sides and leaving drains clear in a few minutes. Safe on all pipes and septic systems, it works to prevent future issues as well as solve immediate plumbing emergencies.

“I pretty much keep Roto-Rooter in stock in my bathroom closet so that it’s always on hand when we need it. Living in an older house makes having this in house even more important,” says Higgens, author of All in a Day’s Work blog.

• You can also help maintain clear drains by flushing them with hot water after showering and styling. This is an easy task that teens can remember to do on a daily basis.

To learn more about Roto-Rooter products, visit rotorooter-products.com.

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Remembrance: Pattie Daly Caruso

Pattie was a winner. Photo by Pat Krause.

Story and Photos by Pat Krause Local favorite Pattie Daly Caruso died on Sept 21st, they said was caused by a massive heart attack. Her heart maybe just got tired of all the love, she gave to people all through her life. It seems everyone that

knew Pattie had a personal story that was a great memory in their lives. There was a special memorial for Pattie on Sat. the 25th. The event was held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church where she was a member. The

church was filled with friends, and family and people were hugging and remembering their special time with Pattie.

Pattie was an amazing woman who lived life to the fullest and was one of the most gracious women I knew.

Pattie was on TV for 25 years interviewing local and famous notables. Her smile and personality kept that show running for so long. She treated everyone, as though they were a celebrity too. She made you feel good about yourself when she came to you smiling with open arms and a hug. Few people have that quality.

I used to photograph her son Carson Daly when he played as a celebrity in the Bob Hope Golf Classic. I gave Pattie photos I had taken of Carson, and you thought I had given her something so special. Pattie and her friends started Media Mavens where women in the media industry could get together and talk about upcoming events, they were a part of. Media Mavens grew because of the friendship of all the women members. New members were greeted warmly. Pattie always gave of herself to any project she was involved in.

The Priest, Father Howard A. Lincoln, that officiated spoke told his story of how Pattie

made him feel so welcomed in his new assignment at the church. He told how she had made him a part of her TV show. He also told about how Pattie liked to keep mementos of events and people she met. Patty’s family did some of the readings during the memorial, and her daughter Quinn thanked everyone for coming, showing her strength during such a hard time that she got from her Mother.

Her son, Carson Daly, is known for many TV shows and the VOICE TV program. He has made such good friends with the people on the show that Blake Sheldon, Gwen Stefani, Jimmy Kimmel and other notables attended to support Carson. Other celebrities also attended as friends whom she has made over the years.

A reception followed the service where everyone could make their condolences to the family and each other and relate their Pattie stories.

Everyone who knew her will miss her and her smile.

Papa John’s Creates Hip-Hop Anthem To Root For The Cowboys The song that will have fans chanting “COWBOYS20” all the way to victory

By Desert Star Staff DALLAS, -- Face paint, season tickets, and tailgating rain or shine—Cowboys fans have plenty of ways to show their love for America’s Team. Now, Papa John’s has created an unforgettable new hip-hop anthem that will have crowds cheering “Cowboys20” all season long.

The music kicks off the fourth year of Papa John’s COWBOYS20 pizza deal.

When the Cowboys score 20 or more, fans score 50 percent off their regular price menu order the next day at PapaJohns.com with promo code COWBOYS20.

Papa John’s is now challenging fans to put their own spin on the anthem. The music is available for download on SoundCloud so fans can make their own COWBOYS20

music video or create a lip sync video with the Dubsmash app. Use #COWBOYS20 on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram to share your own video and see videos made by other fans.

“There’s nothing like that game-day feeling, and music is a big part of getting hyped up for a big game,” Steve McNeil, vice president of operations for Papa John’s.

“We wanted to capture that spirit, and create something unique especially for Cowboys fans. This anthem belongs to them, and we hope they have some fun with it because their passion inspired it.”

The COWBOYS20 pizza deal lasts through the Cowboys’ entire season, and is valid at participating Dallas, Austin and Waco-area locations.

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ABROAD

WITH LADY BEVERLY COHN

Great Houses, Castles & Gardens of Ireland’s Ancient East

RECAP OF PART 1

any trouble.” After about the third or fourth “no,” you would Before I share with relent and graciously accept you the next two days of that cup of tea. She also told this exciting trip, here’s a us that Halloween was originally brief recap of Part 1: the Celtic festival of Samhain On arrival, we spent our (pronounced sow-in), a pagan first night at O’Callaghan Hotel, festival going back 2,000 St. Stephens Green in Dublin. years. On November 1, people The next day, we were would light bonfires and wear regaled with stories about costumes and masks to chase Hurling, Ireland’s national sport, out roaming ghosts. Of course, at The Marble Bar, followed over time Halloween morphed by a visit to Kilkenny Castle into how it is celebrated today and the Medieval Museum.

– kids wearing costumes going Next stop was a tour and door-to-door asking for a treat. beer tasting at Smithwick’s Last year, my friend and I gave Ale Experience Visitor out over 3,000 pieces of candy.

Centre, with Day 1 ending I tried asking a couple of kids to with drumming and dinner at show me a trick, which totally Kyteler’s Inn, Kilkenny’s oldest threw them. They just wanted pub followed by an overnight the treat, and who could blame stay at The River Court Hotel. them. Tanya also explained DAY 2: At the top of the the symbolism of the 3-leaf morning, we were off to Jerpoint Shamrock, which represents Park – Lost Town of St. Nicholas the Father, the Son and the - located outside Thomastown, Holy Ghost, which I believe is County Kilkenny – and thought now the Holy Spirit. She also to be the final resting place told us words the Irish use of St. Nicholas, known as the such as runners for sneakers, Patron Saint of Prostitutes. Next or jumpers for sweaters. I’m stop was Woodstock Gardens sure you wouldn’t want to say a and Arboretum in Kilkenny’s word that would offend our Irish Inistioge County followed by friends, so please, please do a short drive to New Ross in not ever, ever say “fanny pack” County Wexford for our visit to as it’s meaning is quite different the reconstructed Dunbrody from the American definition and Famine Ship or The Irish it will be quite offensive. Enough Emigrant Experience. The day said. You must trust me on this. was topped off by a fabulous But I digress and so it’s meal at the Dunbrody Country back to the Hook Lighthouse.

House Hotel & Restaurant The day was slightly overcast located in Dunbrody Park, as we arrived at the Lighthouse, where we also spent the night. said to be the oldest operating DAY 3: Well rested and lighthouse in the world. An imposing sight to behold, it was built in the early 1200s PART 2 raring to go on yet another

by Knight William Marshal to exciting day, we were off to safeguard the entrance to visit the Hook Lighthouse, a Waterford Harbour and provide building located at the tip of the assistance to ships heading for Hook Peninsula in Churchtown, the newly established port of Hook Head, County Wexford.

New Ross on the River Barrow.

Along the way Tanya, our very This tour is a virtual step back in knowledgeable, and most history as we heard tales about entertaining guide, (she even medieval times and life as a light sings) gave us some insight keeper. One interesting factoid into the proper manners about this region: “Saving accompanying being invited Private Ryan” was filmed on the for tea. When offered a cup beaches of County Wexford. of tea, you must first say, “No. Following a short No. No. Ah. Don’t go through introduction and a look at some

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of the apparatus, most of the group opted to climb the 115 winding, narrow, uneven steps to the top for a panorama view of the ocean. I suppose I should confess that being claustrophobic, I respectfully declined the trek up those stairs and instead headed for the gift shop where I purchased a few souvenirs for friends. My colleagues did share that at the top they were greeted by a lifesize hologram of St. Dughan, who talked about the nights he spent with his fellow monks in the 5th century, warning sailors against dangers with a beacon they kept shining on the headland. But don’t let me stop you as the Hook Lighthouse was voted one of the top ten places to visit in Ireland so definitely put this experience on your itinerary.

Families love the games on the lawns and fun activities offered year round, plus the annual calendar of special events and festivals. www.hookheritage.ieac Once more, we climbed back into our van and headed to Tintern Abbey, a Cistercian Abbey until the Dissolution of the Monasteries by King Henry VIII. Our guide was James Mahoney, who told us the story about the construction of the Abbey, which dates back to the 13th century. William Marshall, Earl of Pembroke, was

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caught in a violent storm and vowed to God that if he made it ashore safely, he would build this monastery in his honor, and so he did. The Abbey was home to monks and sisters, who had a separate chapel.

introduced to myriad tourism destinations offering wonderful travel opportunities to share with your readers. The days are long and compacted and sometimes you just get tired, so with the next destination a little

Do check out the famous 17th century restored Walled Garden. www.heritageireland.ie Our next experience was the beautiful Colclough Gardens. Restoration work began in July 2010 resulting in the recreation of the original layout of the garden back in 1838, when the walled garden was built by the Coclough family. One of the journalists, Angel Valera, volunteered to plant a seedling. We all watched as he dug a small hole and carefully placed the seedling in it. We all applauded as he did a splendid job. Do take a peaceful stroll through this bucolic setting and enjoy the gorgeous selection of plants, flowers, and trees.

Soon your worries and cares will slowly drift away.

Being a travel writer is a privilege. It is generally fun but do understand that you are

less than an hour way, it was a golden opportunity for a little shuteye, which my friend Angel so beautifully captured. At least my mouth was not open.

We arrived at the Irish National Heritage Park in Newtown, Ferrycarrig, Wexford, often referred to as the “sunny south east.” Located on the banks of the River Slaney, the Park is an outdoor museum situated within natural forestry and wet woodlands and spans over 35 acres. Depicting 9000 years of re-created Irish history, the museum is said to be the cornerstone of Ireland’s Ancient East, covering the prehistoric through Norman periods, featuring buildings or structures germane to each period.

I suppose I should fess up to another potentially claustrophobic experience.

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Right-wing AfD enters German parliament for 1st time

By Desert Star Staff The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party entered parliament for the first time in its history with 12.6 percent of the vote in the German election, according to final results.

Angela Merkel’s CDU, allied with Bavaria’s CSU, won with 33 percent. The CDU (Christian Democratic Union) received between 32 and 34 percent of the votes and is poised to form the largest faction in the German parliament, preliminary forecasts show.

However, its support has significantly fallen in comparison to the last election, when Merkel’s party received 41.5 percent of votes.

Some Germans seemed to be uncomfortable about Merkel’s fourth victory in a row. They told Ruptly news agency that the country needs “change” following so many years of what they described as a “stalemate.”

“Politicians, our Chancellor, she is pretty good on the one hand, on the other hand she’s had 12 years in office now and so I think this is definitely time for a change to have fresh power, even if she is a powerful woman, but we need some fresh people. We need fresh ideas,” one Berlin resident said, adding, “We have kind of a stalemate, you know, [where] nothing is really moving.”

The AfD will enter parliament for the first time, after the anti-immigrant party secured the backing of around 13 percent of voters, according

to exit polls. It is the first time the AfD has secured MPs, with the party failing to enter the legislative body back in 2013.

The party’s political success appears to not sit well with some Germans either.

“It’s ridiculous, if you think about it, in my opinion it’s a country that started two world wars,” a young man told Ruptly, commenting on the AfD election result.

“There’s no guilt but there’s always responsibility, and now we’re going to have 90, I think it’s up to 90, well I say openly racist people, in the Bundestag.

And that’s a shame for this country in my opinion,” he added.The current elections appear to have ended in failure for the Social Democrats (SPD), who only gained around 20 percent of the vote, their lowest return in the last 20 years.

However, even their losses look like turning out to be smaller than those of Merkel’s CDU, as the SPD lost 5.5 percent of votes compared to the last parliamentary polls, while for the CDU this figure amounts to as much as around 9 percent.

The SPD leader, Martin Schulz, meanwhile admitted defeat and announced that it was a “bitter day” for his party.

The elections were successful for the Free Democrats (FDP), who will now enter parliament with 10.5 percent support. Back in 2013, the party failed to clear the 5-percent threshold and did not enter the Bundestag.

Alice Weidel (R), top candidate of the anti-immigration party Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD) in Berlin, Germany, September 24, 2017 © Wolfgang Rattay / Reuters Crowds of people have in the meantime gathered in front of the AfD HQ in Berlin, carrying banners reading “Racism kills” and chanting “Go away.”

Established in 2013 as a Euroskeptic party, the AfD became increasingly popular during the 2015 refugee crisis as it hijacked the antiimmigrant and anti-Islamist agenda, emerging as a right-wing populist force.

However, it also provoked discontent among a significant section of German society, with the provocative statements of its members leading to the party being repeatedly accused of Nazi sympathies – something that its leaders have always denied, instead portraying themselves as “concerned citizens.”Following

the publication of the exit poll results, Merkel gave a speech vowing to win back voters from the AfD. Merkel also said that her party now has two coalition options, naming a potential coalition with the Social Democrats as one of them and giving no details about the second option.

At the same time, the leader of the Social Democrats, Martin Schulz, announced that his party had decided to “go into opposition” to prevent the AfD from leading the opposition in the parliament, thus ruling out a potential coalition with Merkel’s CDU. The leader of the Free Democrats, Christian Lindner, criticized the Social Democrats for their decision and said

that his party would not be dragged into the coalition by the simple fact that the SPD refused to join it. However, he said that the FDP is open to any coalition talks.

The position of the Greens concerning any future coalition options remains somewhat controversial as one of their leaders, Cem Ozdemir ruled out any potential coalition with Angela Merkel’s CDU and the Free Democrats by saying that his party would not take part in what he called “antiEuropean populism” while the second leader, Katrin Goering-Eckardt, did not rule out such a coalition by saying that the party would see “if there can be cooperation.”

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How to Pick the Perfect Engagement Ring

By Desert Star Staff An engagement ring is at once a symbol of love and commitment and also a reflection of a woman’s personal style. For the engaged-to-be who hasn’t quite determined the perfect sparkler for herself, articulating an engagement ring style can seem challenging.

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A Touch of Romance: The woman who thoughtfully selects every accessory to offer the perfect complement to any look knows it’s all about the details. An engagement ring with ornate design and intricate craftsmanship offers a distinct, vintage feel inspired by and echoing the most romantic eras of the past. From milgrain finishing to delicate antiquing, these subtle touches offer something extra special – which is fitting for such an important piece of jewelry.

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Great Houses, Castles & Gardens of Ireland’s Ancient East in an open fire outside the big house. My idea of roughing it is One of the small buildings was sleeping with one pillow instead an old grain mill and the group of two at a 5-star hotel. Anyway, was guided into that very tiny eventually our guide retrieved us space. I decided to sit this one and we happily finished the rest out, as did my colleague from of that tour with our colleagues.

Denmark. We chatted away www.visitwexford.ie/ about this and that waiting for locations/irish-nationalour group to emerge. After heritage-park. a while, we realized that too Happily, our day was not much time had passed and the over yet as we were off to South group should have been out of County Wicklow where we the building by now. So, we checked into the BrookLodge walked around to the back and & Macreddin Village, a beautiful lo and behold there was a rear luxurious country house which exit and clearly our group had combines rustic charm with left quite a while ago. Now the state-of-the-art facilities. challenge was to reconnect www.brooklodge.com with our colleagues and off Just when you thought food we went in search of them. could not get any better than We walked through winding previous meals, we were in for paths, up and down small a major taste sensation at the hills with no sign of the other famous, multi- awarding winning journalists anywhere. We were Strawberry Tree Restaurant quite certain they wouldn’t leave located in the BrookLodge us there although there was a Hotel, where chef/owner Evan replica of a 1,500 year old Irish Doyle created an elegant dining house with stonewalls and a room. In our honor, he put thatched roof in the ringfort which together a 10-Course Tasting offered sleepover services.* No Menu using locally sourced water. No electricity. No heat. totally organic ingredients from No thanks! Cooking is done the land or the sea. As the wine Continued from Page 12

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began to flow, we said, “Let the eating games begin.” And so they did, and out came an array of exquisitely prepared dishes. https://www.goodfoodireland. ie/place/brooklodge DAY 4: After the unbelievable meal last night at the Strawberry Tree Restaurant, luckily the first adventure this morning would be an early-morning 6km (3 ½ miles) walking tour of the village through charming winding paths and slight inclines, offering a breathtaking view of the countryside. The exercise felt great.

Filled with vim and vigor, we were ready for our next destination and departed for Rathnew for lunch at the Hunter’s Hotel in County Wicklow.

Ireland’s oldest coaching inn, it has been under the ownership of the Hunter/Gelletlie family since 1825. Their Victorian kitchen garden and stable yard have been unchanged for centuries so they have retained their original charm. With yet another delicious meal under our belts, we were treated to a pleasant September 27, 2017

stroll through its lovely awardwinning gardens overlooking the River Vartry. www.hunters.ie The final destination on our packed itinerary would be Powerscourt Gardens and House in Enniskerry, County Wicklow. Voted the third most beautiful garden in the world by National Geographic magazine, the sprawling gardens cover 19 hectares, or almost 47 acres. It is a magnificent blend of formal gardens, terraces, statues, and beautiful lakes, all of which you can reach through the meandering walks. The gardens are also home to Ireland’s highest waterfall. Having had the pleasure of experiencing many of Ireland’s amazing gardens, and interviewing some of the head gardeners, it became crystal clear that gardening is truly part of the Irish DNA and touring these gardens a travel experience you absolutely must put on your itinerary.

Our extraordinary official journey has concluded. Our last night was spent at the Trinity City Hotel on Pearse Street in Dublin City, where we our group got

together for one last time for a leisurely dinner. Tomorrow we would all be traveling home to different parts of the world with hopes that someday we would be re-connect on another press trip. www.trinitycityhotel.com Before I close, here are a few more factoids given to us by Tanya. No beeping of horns is allowed other than to greet each other and vehicles containing a driver-in training have an “L” on the license plate signifying “learning.” In saying goodbye to us, our parting words from Tanya, was “Don’t cry because it’s over – celebrate that we met.” And, indeed we will… *Ringforts or ring fortresses, dating back to the Early Medieval Period, are circular fortified settlements built up to about the year 1000 by Gaelic nobility.

They are one of Ireland’s most common field monuments with an estimated 30,000-40,000 scattered throughout the country.

For travel information visit Tourism Ireland’s website: http://www.ireland.com/ or www.discoverireland.ie/ www.desertstarweekly.com

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CALIFORNIA AUCTION AD Notice is hereby given that the contents of the following units will be offered for sale by publication to the highest bidder for enforcement of storage lien. The auction will be held on October 19th 2017 9AM. Location: Desert Self Storage 66251 Dillon Road Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240 Terms: CASH ONLY. Desert Self Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid or to cancel the auction. Name of Auctioneer: AMERICAN AUCTIONEERS Bond #: FS863-20-14 The following units are scheduled for auction: Name Unit BRITO, EDGAR A017 Household, SPOONEMORE, ANGELA A042 Household, VALDEZ, ANTONIO A044 Household, Brooks, Rickey B005 Household, Rahimi, Brian B008 Household, Fultz, Sarah B044 Household, PLUMB, KELSE B048 Household, BARRIOS, MARK B093 Household, BARRIOS, MARK B096 Household, BARRIOS, MARK B116 Household, BENOIT, GARY B72B Household, FLAX, JUNE C035 Household, MORENO, JAMIE C037 Household, Limon, Victor C042 Household, Edwards, Ivan C045 Household, Cruz, Richard C059 Household, FLAX, JUNE C060 Household Hernandez, Pedro C077 Household GARCIA, DAWNELLA C124 Household PEREZ, EDUARDO C126 Household CRABTREE, JOE C181 Household, MONTOYA, JOSE D054 Household, Luther, Adam D063 Household, SMITH, DIANE D070 Household, BUCKLEY, TEIGE D074 Household, VASQUEZ, CYNTHIA D075 Household, SANNER, LLOYD D108 Household, Houser, William E009 Household, Steinmeier, Suzanne E019 Household, JOHNSON, EMILY E023 Household, Walker, Shirley E025 Household RAMIREZ, YENY E030 Household, Sanchez, James E055 Household, Pearl, Fawn E064 Household, CANTU, ABIGAIL E082 Household, Shaw, Meika E083 Household, PESCADOR, DESIREE E101 Household, Giron, Lucrecia E105 Household, FRANCO, JESSICA E158 Household, Brown, Clifford E164 Household, CUSICK, JENNIFER E169 Household, Ramirez, Flora E173 Household, Please Print: 27 September 2017 and 04 October 2017 DSW17-5234 NOTICE OF WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN SALE In accordance with the California Commercial Code 7209 and 7210, Joshua Mobile Estates will sell the mobile home located at 62475 29 Palms Hwy Spc 27, Joshua Tree, CA 92252 by public sale on 10/03/2017, at 10:00 AM. The sale will take place on site. The mobile home is a 1974 Golden West, Key West, Serial # C41471911U/C41471911X, DECAL # AAP4509. The total amount of the warehouseman’s lien through 10/03/2017 is $3526.

This lien is based on a termination of tenancy notice dated 06/07/2016. Legal demand has been made to the registered owners, legal owners and/ or lienholders to pay the lien, yet no payment was tendered within the required period. In order for you to be permitted to bid at the sale, you must be in possession of cash or a cashier’s check equal to the minimum starting bid of $3526. Upon purchase, the mobile must be removed from the premises.

Please call 909-889-2000 for more details. Publish September 20, 27, 2017 DSW17-5221 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DALE LINSEY NEMITZ aka DALE LINDSAY NEMITZ CASE NO. INP1700581 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of DALE LINSEY NEMITZ. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by KATHERINE KIRK, PETITIONER in the Superior Court of California, County of RIVERSIDE. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that KATHERINE E. KIRK 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 20, 2017 at 8:45AM in Dept. 1A located at 46200 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: Merele D. Chapman, Merele D Chapman, 1717 E. Vista Chino A7-486, Palm Springs, CA 92262 (760) 320-3656. Publish September 13, 20, 27, 2017. DSW17-5220 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: ATIDY CLEAN 1341 YERMO DRIVE S, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92262. Riverside County. Full name of registrant JONATHAN NICHOLAS TAYLOR, 1341 YERMO DR S, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92262.

Business is conducted by INDIVIDUAL. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above on 07/21/2016. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: JONATHAN NICHOLAS TAYLOR. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on September 12, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201711994. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5237 September 27, October 4, 11, 18, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE

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FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: K&R AUTO GROUP, 77770 COUNTRY CLUB DR SUITE B, PALM DESERT, CA 92211.

Riverside County. Full name of registrant KHALIL JUBRAN JUBRAIL, 30075 AVENIDA DEL YERMO, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. Business is conducted by INDIVIDUAL. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above on 05/2016. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: KHALIL JUBRAN JUBRAIL. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on September 20, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201712343. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5236 September 27, October 4, 11, 18, 2017

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: CONSULTING AND SERVICES, 47804 CALLE ROSARITO, INDIO, CA 92201. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: JORGE ESTEBAN SERAFIN SODI MAJUL, 47804 CALLE ROSARITO, INDIO, CA 92201; ROBERTO- -MALDONADO JIMENEZ, 1217 N CHERRY, HERBER, CA 92249.

Business is conducted by GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. 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: JORGE ESTEBAN SERAFIN SODI MAJUL, PARTNER. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on August 30, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201711470. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSIFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE NESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5226 FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 2017 NESS AS: CASA BLANCA RESTAURANT, 35850 DATE PALM DR., STE A, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE 92234. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSISIMONE JC INC., 35850 DATE PALM DR., STE NESS AS: K-9 DESIGN, 63555 SCENIC DR, A, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234/CA. Business is DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Riverside conducted by CORPORATION. Registrant has not County. Full name of registrant: KAYLAN MARY yet begun to transact business under the fictitious LUDVIGSEN, 63555 SCENIC DR, DESERT HOT name(s) listed above. I declare that all the informa- SPRINGS, CA 92240. Business is conducted by INtion in this statement is true and correct. (A regis- DIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact trant, 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 is JUAN CARLOS DE LEON ARAMBULA, PRESI- true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, DENT. This statement was filed with the County information which he or she knows to be false, is Clerk of Riverside County on September 11, 2017. guilty of a crime) Signed: KAYLAN MARY LUDVIGPeter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File SEN. This statement was filed with the County Clerk No. R-201711886. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS of Riverside County on September 7, 2017. Peter BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE R-201711749. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSIOFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTI- NESS 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 STATENAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTH- MENT 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 ANOTHER PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5231 September UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW 20, 27, October 4, 11, 2017 (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5225 September FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE 13, 20, 27, October 4, 2017 FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: ROLND PALM SPRINGS TRANSPOR- FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE TATION, LLC, 66778 JOSHUA CT, DESERT HOT FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSISPRINGS, CA 92240. Riverside County. Full name NESS AS: J&J’S LANDSCAPE AND DESERT of registrant: ROLND PALM SPRINGS TRANS- DESIGNS, 13828 LUIS DRIVE #A, DESERT HOT PORTATION, LLC, 66778 JOSHUA CT, DESERT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Riverside County. Full name HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Business is conducted of registrant: JAJUAN NAEKE MARTIN, 13828 LUS

by LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant has DRIVE #A, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. not yet begun to transact business under the Business is conducted by INDIVIDUAL. Registrant fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the has not yet begun to transact business under the information in this statement is true and correct. (A fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the registrant, who declares as true, information which information in this statement is true and correct. (A he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) registrant, who declares as true, information which Signed: ROLANDO NARIO FREMISTA, PRESIDENT. he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Signed: JAJUAN NAEKE MARTIN. This statement Riverside County on September 6, 2017. Peter was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. on September 7, 2017. Peter Aldana, AssessorR-201711713. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSI- County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201711744.

NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATE- NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE MENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5230 September (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND 13, 20, 27, October 4, 2017 PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5224 September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE NESS AS: SOCAL DISTRIBUTORS, 66231 FLORA FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSIAVE, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Riverside NESS AS: CB REMODELING, 84071 CORREGICounty. Full name of registrant: VERONICA- -LUNA, DOR AVE, INDIO, CA 92201. Riverside County; 66231 FLORA AVE, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 46211 JACKSON ST #153,INDIO, CA 92201. Full 92240. Business is conducted by INDIVIDUAL. name of registrant CARLOS- -BAUTISTA GUTIERRegistrant has not yet begun to transact business REZ, 84071 CORREGIDOR, INDIO, CA 92201. 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: VERONICA- -LUNA. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on September 5, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201711659. 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). DSW17-5229 September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: CHAD ORMSBY, 13025 EMPTY SADDLE COURT, CORONA, CA 92883. Riverside County.

Full name of registrant: RICHARD MUIR ORMSBY, 13025 EMPTY SADDLE COURT, CORONA, CA 92883. 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: RICHARD MUIR ORMSBY. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on August 24, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201711246. 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). DSW17-5228 September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: ICE SCREAM QUEENS, 11575 WESTERN AVE, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: HOLLY NICHOLE CHRISTMAN, 11575 WESTERN AVE, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240; CHRISTINA MARIE DAVIS, 65774 5TH ST, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Business is conducted by GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. 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: HOLLY NICHOLE CHRISTMAN. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on September 6, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201711720. 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). DSW17-5227 September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 2017

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Business is conducted by INDIVIDUAL. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above on 02/13/2017. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: CARLOS- -BAUTISTA GUTIERREZ. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on August 30, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201711421. 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). DSW17-5222 September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 2017 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. : 00000005928080 Title Order No.: 730-160307370 FHA/VA/PMI No.: 26324201 ATTENTION RECORDER: THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE TO AN ATTACHED SUMMARY APPLIES ONLY TO COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR, NOT TO THIS RECORDED ORIGINAL NOTICE. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 05/22/2008.

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. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 05/23/2008 as Instrument No. 20080282402 , DEFAULT JUDGMENT RECORDED ON 06/13/2017 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 2017-0235202 TO CORRECT THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION AND PERFECT THE CHAIN OF TITLE of official records in the office of the County Recorder of RIVERSIDE County,State of CALIFORNIA.EXECUTED BY: ELIZABETH CHIKAFSKY A SINGLE WOMAN, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized

by California Civil Code 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 11/08/2017. TIME OF SALE: 9:00 AM. PLACE OF SALE: 2410 WARDLOW ROAD # 104, CORONA, CA 92880. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 62924 NORTH CRESCENT STREET, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA 92240. APN#: 667-290-058-3. The land referred to in this Report is situated in the City of Desert Hot Springs, County of Riverside, State of California, and is described as follows:Lot 217, of Tract No. 32030-2, as shown by map on file in Book 404 Pages 76 through 84 of Maps, records of Riverside County, California. Excepting therefrom 1/2 on all oil, gas and other hydrocarbon substances underlying said land and 1/2 of all other minerals, as reserved in deed from Joseph R. Trotter, husband and wife filed for record March 30, 1955.

Also excepting therefrom any and all (i) oil rights (ii) mineral rights (iii) natural gas rights, (iv) rights to all other hydrocarbons by whatsoever name known, (v) geothermal heat rights or geothermal substances that may be produced from the property, (vi) water rights and claims or rights to water and (vii) all products derived from any of the foregoing (collectively, “Subsurface Resources”) located in or under said real property as reserved in a deed from Western Pacific Housing, Inc., a Delaware Corporation to DRH Energy, Inc., a Colorado Corporation recorded October 13, 2006 as Instrument No. 2006-0756951 of Official Records.Also excepting therefrom the perpetual right to drill, mine, explore, and operate for and produce, store and remove any of the subsurface resources on or from the property, including without limitation the right to whipstock or directionally drill and mine, from lands other than the property, wells, tunnels, and shafts into, through or across the subsurface of the property, and to bottom such whipstocked or directionally drilled wells, tunnels and shafts within or beyond the exterior units of the property, and to redrill, retunnel, equip, maintain, repair, deepen, and operate any such wells or mines, but without the right to drill, mine, explore, operate, produce, store or remove any of the subsurface resources through or in the surface of the property or the upper five hundred (500) feet of the subsurface of the property as reserved in a

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deed from Western Pacific Housing, Inc., a Delaware Corporation to DRH Energy, Inc., a Colorado Corporation recorded October 13, 2006 as Instrument No. 2006-0756951 of Official Records. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $288,248.01. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-280-2832 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site www.auction.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case 00000005928080. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL:AUCTION.COM, LLC 800280-2832 www.auction.com BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP as Trustee 20955 Pathfinder Road, Suite 300 Diamond Bar, CA 91765 (866) 795-1852 Dated: 09/18/2017 BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. A-4633379 09/27/2017, 10/04/2017, 10/11/2017.

DSW17-5235 TSG No.: 8698157 TS No.: CA1700278886 FHA/ VA/PMI No.: APN: 641-121-017-5 Property Address: 66977 PIERSON BOULEVARD DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 07/13/2015. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 10/10/2017 at 09:00 A.M., First American Title Insurance Company, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 07/17/2015, as Instrument No. 2015-0315513, in book , page , , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of RIVERSIDE County, State of California. Executed by: ISAAC NEPHTALI AMEZCUA, A SINGLE MAN, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (Payable at time of sale in lawful money

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of the United States) At the front entrance of the former Corona Police Department at 849 W. Sixth Street, Corona, CA 92882 All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST APN# 641-121-017-5 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 66977 PIERSON BOULEVARD, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240 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,

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with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $185,690.05. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust has deposited all documents evidencing the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust and has declared all sums secured thereby immediately due and payable, and has caused a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be executed. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this

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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

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mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (916)939-0772 or visit this Internet Web http://search.nationwideposting.com/ propertySearchTerms.aspx, using the file number assigned to this case CA1700278886 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

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information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Date: First American Title Insurance Company 4795 Regent Blvd, Mail Code 1011-F Irving, TX 75063 First American Title Insurance Company MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE FOR TRUSTEES SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (916)939-0772NPP0315593 To: DESERT STAR WEEKLY 09/20/2017, 09/27/2017, 10/04/2017.

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More Kids Gaining Health Coverage Under ACA

By Desert Star Staff DENVER – The number of Colorado kids without health insurance hit an all-time low of four percent last year, according to new analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families.

The center found that between 2013 and 2016, an estimated 51,000 more Colorado kids gained coverage.

Erin Miller with the Colorado Children’s Campaign points to the ACA’s “welcome mat” effect as a big driver of the gains.

“As the Affordable Care Act went into effect, families started looking at their coverage options, and they realized that their kids were eligible for public health insurance programs,” she explains.

“So we’ve really seen great gains in getting kids who are eligible for Medicaid and CHIP covered by those programs.”

Nationally, nearly a quarter

million more children gained coverage in the past year, according to the report, and some 2 million more kids have insurance after the ACA rollout. The center found the share of children covered by employer-sponsored insurance has remained flat over the past three years.

Joan Alker, the report’s author, says progress could be rolled back if Congress cuts Medicaid or does not renew the Children’s Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, which is set to expire September 30th. She adds having health insurance has broad and long-term positive impacts.

“We know that having coverage is important for children because research shows that these children have better access to needed health services, better educational outcomes, and even better economic and health outcomes as adults,” she explains.

Miller underscores what she sees as an urgent need for Congress to renew funding

Funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program, which covers some 90,000 pregnant women and kids in Colorado, could expire on October 1 if Congress does not act. (Pixabay) for CHIP, which covers kids and pregnant women who are frequently experiencing timesensitive health situations.

“They can’t experience any sort of gap in coverage,” she adds. “We don’t want a

woman to miss one of her prenatal visits. There are kids with cancer, there are kids on transplant lists, and they need to have continuous coverage. We really need to get this program refinanced.”

Since the ACA took effect in 2014, 44 states have seen improved coverage for children, with Colorado among seven states experiencing the biggest gains.

Protecting NC Water Quality Rooted in Solutions, Literally

The Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy maintains Laurel Ridge Preserve, which adjoins Asheville Watershed land. (SAHC)

By Desert Star Staff BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. – In many parts of North Carolina, riverfronts are becoming prime real estate, with cities such as Asheville now developing

their waterways for public and private use. While development is largely good for the economy, many of the state’s land conservancies are working to make sure it doesn’t

put water quality at risk.

The Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy is taking steps to prevent erosion and sedimentation from seeping into area waterways.

Communications director Angela Shepherd explains why they look at the larger picture.

“It’s a snowball effect, so if you have bad water quality at the headwaters, then you’re going to have problems throughout the course of the waterway,” she explains. “We really focus on protecting those lands to keep things from washing in.”

Sedimentation is the number one pollutant in western North Carolina water. The Conservancy recently purchased 200 acres near the headwaters of the Catawba River, near Black Mountain. The property is near the Broad River, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean, and the Catawba River, which eventually flows into the Gulf of Mexico.

Garrett Artz, executive director of RiverLink in Asheville, says people often overestimate the actual cost of protecting the state’s waterways. He says many times it just comes down to planting brush and shrubs.

“Developers and farms think this is going to be this costly thing, but it really isn’t,” he says. “If more people did it, more people took care of the buffer zone, repairing buffers along their stream, it wouldn’t cost a lot. It would just make a big, big impact.”

Shepherd says because land conservancies such as hers often cross county and state borders, they’re able to consider the big picture to ensure overall health and protection of the water.

“You’re talking about a system, it’s like a body system, it’s like a circulatory system, and so in order to make sure that entire system is working and is healthy and is providing what we need to our communities, we have to look at it in a holistic way,” she adds.

In addition to improving water quality, maintaining barriers along streams and rivers is helpful to wildlife that live along the edge of the water.

N. Korea says it has right to shoot down strategic bombers

A rocket is fired during a drill by anti-aircraft units of the Korean People’s Army © KCNA / Reuters

By Desert Star Staff The North Korean foreign minister says Pyongyang has every right to take countermeasures against US aggression, including shooting down warplanes, even if they are not in

North Korean airspace.

Speaking to reporters in New York on Monday, North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho said that US President Donald Trump has effectively declared war on Pyongyang, meaning all

options were on the table for his country’s leadership.

“The whole world should clearly remember it was the US who first declared war on our country,” Reuters quoted him as saying.

“Since the United States

declared war on our country, we will have every right to make countermeasures, including the right to shoot down United States strategic bombers even when they are not inside the airspace border of our country.”

Earlier, an open letter from North Korea to several international parliaments said that President Trump’s remarks in his UN General Assembly speech last week amounted to an “intolerable insult to the Korean people, a declaration of war against North Korea and grave threats to the global peace,” the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said in a report.Earlier, an open letter from North Korea to several international parliaments said that President Trump’s remarks in his UN General Assembly speech last week amounted to an “intolerable insult to the Korean people, a declaration of war against North Korea and grave threats to the global peace,” the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said in a report.

London Vote to Revoke Uber License Commended

by The National Limousine Association

By Desert Star Staff NEW YORK, -- The National Limousine Association (http://limo.org) praises Transport for London’s (TfL) revocation of Uber’s license as they have declared that the organization is not “fit & proper” due to their numerous misdeeds. In the open letter below, on behalf of the membership of the National Limousine Association, NLA President Gary Buffo commends TfL’s decision to stand firm against Uber, demanding that they play by the rules.

Dear TfL Commissioner Mike Brown, My name is Gary Buffo and I am the President of The National Limousine Association (NLA). The NLA, founded in 1985, is an organization comprised of ground transportation providers across the globe, committed to upholding the integrity of our industry. We insist that all transportation providers properly screen all drivers, perform comprehensive background checks, comply with all training standards, undergo routine drug screening, and comply with all employment regulations wherever they may operate.

To that end, we launched the Ride Responsibly (www. rideresponsibly.org) initiative to educate the public about the risks associated with utilizing ride-hailing services. Recently, Ride Responsibly has partnered

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with Jobs with Justice to address the myriad labor issues associated with ridehailing, and the National Sexual Violence Resource Center to help keep people safe.

The National Limousine Association would like to applaud the TfL’s decision not to renew Uber’s license to operate in London. Increasingly, cities around the world are beginning to recognize and take action against the vast injustices committed by Uber and other ride-hailing

services. While technology and innovation are crucial, human rights and safety can never be sacrificed simply for convenience. It is important to note that taxis and limousines across the world have adopted much of this same technology, and have managed to do so while still abiding by the rules.

Hopefully, this decision will encourage other cities and countries to begin questioning the safety, accountability, business practices and overall value that these services bring.

The NLA stands behind its operators around the globe and pledges to fully support the TfL, Mayor Sadiq Khan, and any leaders who choose to make the right decision for their citizens. The safety and security of both passengers and drivers have been in grave risk for far too long.

Thank you, Gary Buffo President National Limousine Association

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Wave of anthem protests across NFL as Trump clashes with players

By Desert Star Staff Sunday saw an unprecedented number of NFL players and staff engaging in a protest against the US national anthem after President Donald Trump called for protesting players to be fired.

In the opening game of the day, more than 20 players from the Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaguars knelt and linked arms during the pre-game national anthem as an act of protest.The owner of the Jaguars, Shad Khan, also took part in the demonstration. Khan had previously donated $1 million to the Trump inauguration fund.

The protests escalated when a slate of nine games kicked off Sunday afternoon. Athletes and coaches from nearly every team playing either took a knee to protest the anthem or locked arms in solidarity with players who were demonstrating. #TakeTheKnee has been trending on social media as people share images of the protests.

At the Atlanta Falcons v Detroit Lions game anthem singer Rico LaVelle also took part in the demonstration. The Pittsburgh Steelers elected not to take part, instead staying in

the locker room. However, one of their players, army veteran Alejandro Villanueva, stood in the tunnel with his hand over his heart.Trump took to Twitter to claim that the linked arms demonstration showed “great solidarity” for the national anthem. He then added, however: “Standing with locked arms is good, kneeling is not acceptable. Bad ratings!”

The fresh wave of protests came after the president repeatedly criticized the anthem protests in recent days.

“If NFL fans refuse to go to games until players stop disrespecting our Flag & Country, you will see change take place fast,” Trump tweeted earlier on Sunday. “Fire or suspend!”

He then followed that up with a tweet saying the league is losing popularity because people are turned off by the ongoing anthem protests which were started last year by former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.Speaking at a rally for Republican Senator Luther Strange in Alabama on Friday night, Trump suggested any NFL player protesting the Star Spangled Banner should be fired.

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“Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, ‘Get that son of a bitch off the field right now. Out! He’s fired. He’s fired!’” he said.

“You know, some owner is going to do that. He’s going to say, ‘That guy that disrespects our flag, he’s fired.’ And that owner, they don’t know it [but] they’ll be the most popular person in this country.”NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said the comments showed an “unfortunate lack of

respect” for the league, while the owners of several NFL teams released statements criticizing Trump.Robert Kraft, the owner of the Super Bowl winning team the New England Patriots, was among those to attack the president, despite the fact that Trump considers him a friend.

“I am deeply disappointed by the tone of the comments made by the president on Friday,” Kraft said in a statement posted on the Patriot’s Twitter account.The University of North Carolina

men’s basketball team, who are NCAA national champions, announced on Saturday that they would not visit the White House, while Trump withdrew the invitation for the NBA champions, Golden State Warriors.It hasn’t been all bad news on the sports front for President Trump. The Pittsburgh Penguins, who are champions of the National Hockey League, announced on Sunday that the team has accepted an invitation to visit the White House for the traditional ceremony.

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