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PS Gay Men’s Chorus “Making a Sound Investment” 2015-2016 Season Tickets are Now on Sale By Desert Star Staff Palm Springs, CA- The Palm Springs Gay Men’s Chorus (PSGMC) is elated to announce its 2015-2016 season of concerts that will appeal to a wide audience with each performance anticipated to sell out. In typical PSGMC form,

the first concert of the season will be Brassy, Classy, Sassy highlighting a variety of classic holiday choral music along with a few whimsical selections. This year’s holiday concert will also feature the beautiful “Gloria” by the contemporary English composer, John Rutter, which is

performed in three movements. There will be two shows, one on December 12 at 8:00p.m. with a matinee Sunday, December 13 at 3:00p.m. “Earlier this year, we did a capital campaign called “Making a Sound Investment” with the help of several generous donors

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including Jeremy Hobbs, Western Wind Foundation and Harold Matzner who both made matching grants of $7,500 in addition to a $2,500 grant from chorus member Alan McPhail. Through all of their outstanding support, the PSGMC was able to invest in a brand new state-

of-the-art sound system that will allow every note to be heard. This will give the chorus flexibility to use the new sound system for our on-location concerts as well as our off-site special events. With nearly 100 chorus Continues on Page 2

15 local Firefighters serving food at the Old Spaghetti Factory Story and Photos by Pat Krause Over 15 local firefighters and COD cadets worked at the Old Spaghetti Factory serving customers just to get tips that were donated to a charity. The firefighters spent the lunch and dinner hours at the Restaurant serving food and drinks to all the customers. Many of the customers came just to support the charity and help the firefighters with large tips for their excellent service. I am sure that some of the firefighters from local cities

spent their day off to do this, and they were assisted by local College of the Desert Cadets to help out. The T ip-a-Firefighter, fundraising event benefited the Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital. All the tips the firefighters earned went to the Hospital. The Old Spaghetti Factory opened their doors to this event and is a big hit with customers. The Spaghetti Factory is on Hwy 111 in Rancho Mirage. Big Hearts sponsored the

event for Little Hearts of the Desert Guild. The firefighters brought two fire trucks to be seen in the parking lot so customers would know this was the restaurant to go to for lunch or dinner. Some of the firefighters came from local cities like Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, Riverside County station 71, Loma Linda Fire station and Coachella to name a few. This is always a fun event for both customers and firefighters.

COD cadet Lauren Olvera, waitress C. Stacie Johnson and Rancho Mirage Firefighter Eli Vega Photo by Pat Krause.

Meet Cathedral City Police Chief George Crum

Story and Photos by Pat Krause Cathedral City held it Meet the New Police Chief on Sept 24th in front of the Cathedral City Civic Center. Cathedral City police officers spent the evening talking to several hundred people that came to meet the brand new Chief and view the police department vehicles. For some officers, this was their day off that they used to participate in this event. There were Men and Women officers along with police cadets to speak to the visitors about the Police Department. Officers Larry Sanfillippo and Charlie Siquelros showed Zachary and Aiden Siquelros how to wear protective armor and how heavy and hot it is. Kids were shown the inside of the police car that carried a lot of the gear needed by police officers. Visitors got to inspect the Operations Center Van that is used by officers during raids and crime scenes. Other children got to sit on the motorcycle with officers for photos.

Visitors were treated to lemonade, pizza and cookies from local businesses like Capizzi’s and Nicolino’s. The new Police Chief was in the food area speaking to everyone who wanted to see and talk to him about his new role as Chief. The children seemed so excited to see the officers and talk to them. Larry Sanfillippo and Charlie Siqueiros with boys Zachary and Aidan Siqueiros This is a way for children to Photo by Pat Krause see officers as friends rather than enemies. There was even a sticker and activity Rudy Villarreal, Jeremy Powers with Brian Barkley and his booklet, Police Officers Are dog Jag. Photo by Pat Krause Your Friends, for the kids. Officer Brian Barkley brought his K-9 dog, Jag, to show the families attending and answered questions about the K-9 program and his dog. He explained the remote that tells him about his dog that can open a police car door to let the dog out. It alerts him about the heat of the car to protect the animal Cathedral CIty Police Chief George Crum with Tami Scott and also gives commands to the Garin Smith and Heather Olson with Little girl Isabella Acuna. and Cathedral City Mayor Stan Henry. Photo by Pat Krause. dog. People were very interested Photo by Pat Krause in the dog.

By Jackie Devereaux Joshua Tree, CA - The Joshua Tree music festivals are intimate, community-centric, artistically infused and highly participatory affairs. There are two each year with the 10th annual fall festival October 8-11. This October’s line up has 27 bands and features the hip swaying positive sounds of Xavier Rudd &amp; the United Nations (AUS), the Brooklyn-based, hornfilled freight train of a funkestra that is Turkuaz, the rollicking ‘Ozark Stomp’ of the Ben Miller Band, Daby Toure’s (Senegal) soulful global sonic mixture, the raw funk of Ronkat Spearman’s Katdelic, steamy tropical beats by Boogat (Argentina), the soultastic stylings of Chali 2na (J5) and the Funk Hunters (Canada), global superstar DJs Marques Wyatt and Adam Freeland (UK), and the belting rock and roll anthems of Lee Gallagher &amp; the Hallelujah.

Twenty eight artists representing more than 10 countries, with just one band live at a time so you don’t miss a beat. An eclectic line-up, artfully sequenced throughout the weekend for maximum impact. Te Joshua Tree Music Festivals capture the DIY funkiness of the high desert, where turning rusted junk into striking art and old trailers meld into stages are de rigeur forms of behavior. Music lovers will find a mini-Burning Man style music bowl inside a shaded stretch of campground on the outskirts of the famous national park. This family-friendly global music experience focuses on up-andcoming artists with a penchant for picking about-to-break out. JTMF is produced by a family of friends and funsters convinced that music is the soul of life, and that art enriches and saves lives. The festival is constructed

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around one music bowl with two alternating stages. “It’s the combination of the magical setting, the music and the people that leads to emphatic moments. We’ve created a space that enables folks to spend more time together with the ability to not miss any of the music.” Those ‘shared experiences’ are where you find the magic,” said promoter Barnett English. Fans rate JTMF as one of the few festivals that truly caters to the entire family with the addition of Kidsville, an actionpacked area filled with activities for children. There is no ‘nosebleed’ section, white tents, long lines or yellow-jacketed security details. Instead we find instant community with nonstop interaction as music lovers gather under 30,000 feet of billowing shade cloths flying splashed with golden sunsets and festival info, log onto: www. over the stages and audience. and star-filled desert night skies. joshuatreemusicfestival.com. This intimate musical affair is For tickets, the full line-up September 30, 2015

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Wil Pope Francis’s Directions to Congress help to change our Country?

By Janice Gough In Pope Francis’s recent visit to Congress, he addressed many issues that we should consider going forward to

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create a better safer world. On his address to a much divided Congress, he chose to address issues on our environment and the world economy. His opening remarks were to state, “I am here in the land of the free and the home of the brave.” (Just think of how many nations in our world, that you could not proclaim that statement!) Just as Pope Francis was addressing Congress, headlines spread the horrid news that more than 700 hundred people lost their lives during the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. Meanwhile, lawmakers and world leaders are embroiled in addressing challenges at the forefront of the Pope’s rallying cry for climate change, the Syrian migrant crisis, immigration reform, the fight against poverty and Wall Street reform. On their role as lawmakers, Pope Francis told members of Congress that “legislative activity is always best based on care for the people. To this you have been invited, called and convened.” Said the Pope: “The challenges facing us today call for a renewal of that spirit of cooperation, which has accomplished so much good throughout the history of the United States.” Working together as a people to accomplish our goals is what always has and always will work best. Generations in the future, may never realize how a country could come together again after

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it follows that it cannot be a slave to the economy and finance.” Politics is, instead, he continued, “an expression of our compelling need to live as one… in order to build as one… the greatest common good: that of a community which sacrifices particular interests in order to share,… in justice and peace,… its goods, its interests, its social life. I do not underestimate the difficulty that this involves, but I encourage you in this effort.” To keep our economy safe, we must protect our environment and secure our land against terrorists. We must be the generation who prioritizes our greatest problems and base our solutions prevalent on how these decisions serves all mankind for future generations. The philanthropy in our country is the

greatest in the world, but hidden in the rafters are many people of greed, hate, desperation, jealously, revenge and crime. It surfaces in every sector of our population. To keep a peaceful world, for which America was called to do, we must remain the most powerful nation with solidarity to adopt Peace and Love among ourselves and the entire world, as our number one priority.

Act. “Planned development” is the term used in the Common Interest Development Act, and is found and defined in Civil Code Section 4175. Planned developments involve a separate interest called a “lot” and some type of common area either owned by the association or jointly by all the members. Thanks, Kelly

should take reasonable steps to maintain the common area and remedy known unsafe conditions. However, the issue of disabled access is very different. The association is required by state and federal Fair Housing laws to make reasonable accommodations at the request of disabled persons. What is “reasonable” can differ, depending upon the circumstances, but an association cannot tell disabled people to go elsewhere. If it is impossible to build a ramp from the garage, then that accommodation would probably be “unreasonable” and therefore not required by Fair Housing laws. In that case the answer is “sorry, it is not possible” rather than “just move.” Thanks for your question, Kelly

Janice Gough is a financial advisor in Palm Springs. She is President of the Art Foundation of Desert Hot Springs, and serves as a Commissioner on the Community Arts and Cultural Council. You may contact her with comments or questions at Janice@goughinsurance.com or via phone, Cell (650) 342-7744 or office: (760) 251-7724

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a Civil War and how all of our people worked in every possible way during WWI &WWII to win these wars to save our world from tyranny. Pope Francis, A believer in man-made climate change, called “for a courageous and responsible effort for us to ‘redirect our steps,’ and to avert the most serious effects of the environmental deterioration caused by human activity. I am convinced that we can make a difference and I have no doubt that the United States — and this Congress — have an important role to play.” Saving Wall Street, in Pope Francis’s opinion “only reaffirms the absolute power of a financial system, a power which has no future and will only give rise to new crises after a slow, costly and only apparent recovery.” The pope condemned the way governments responded to the 2008 financial crisis, by “Saving banks at any cost; Making the public pay the price; and, Foregoing a firm commitment to reviewing and reforming the entire system.” The pope said, the crisis should have been treated as “an opportunity to develop a new economy, more attentive to ethical principles, and new ways of regulating speculative financial practices and virtual wealth. In his defining statement of running the government he stated “if politics must truly be at the service of the human person,

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL Kelly Richardson: Would there be any use in asking for explanations of Condo, Townhouse, PUD, Patio Homes? Yours, D.F., Huntington Beach Dear D.F.: Two of these terms are legal, and two are not. “Townhouse” or “patio home” references the home’s architectural layout. A “townhouse” is normally a configuration in which neighbors may share a party wall, but nobody lives over or under another neighbor. Similarly, a “patio home” may or may not have attached homes which share a single driveway. These

are not legal terms, but are descriptive only. Townhouses could be condominium units, or planned development lots, or something else - it depends entirely upon the legal document which divided up the real estate into separate realty interests. Don’t be fooled by the appearance and assume the legal interest - we advise many planned development associations in which the homes are attached “townhouses”, and condo associations in which some or all of the condominiums are detached free standing residences. A condominium is a legal interest bearing no relationship to the shape or configuration of the building. A condominium will consist of a block of airspace, called the “separate interest” or “unit” and an undivided equal share in the “common area”, which is everything other than the units. The term “planned unit development” (aka “PUD”), while commonly used, is a misnomer, at least in California. It does appear in two sections in the current Civil Code, but both instances appear to be drafting errors and are sections outside of the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development September 30, 2015

Dear Mr. Richardson: In our condo complex, one set of stairs leading down to the garage lacks a handrail on the upper set of stairs. Another set of stairs is made of wood, but the railing is not suitable for a person with disabilities. A lower handrail on both sides of the railing would be easier. Is this a reasonable request for the HOA to install? I also inquired last year about a ramp to be installed going down to the garage, but was told it was impossible and if the elderly/ infirm cannot get around, they should just move. I would appreciate your thoughts in this situation. C.K., Solana Beach

Kelly G. Richardson CCAL is a Fellow of the College of Community Association Lawyers and Managing Partner of Richardson Harman Ober PC, a law firm known for community association advice. Send Dear C.K.: questions to KRichardson@ A contractor should be RHOpc.com. Past columns at able to help determine if the www.HOAHomefront.com. All stairs meet the applicable rights reserved®. building codes, and the board

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Video of 92yo man singing to dying wife goes viral

© Erin Solari / YouTube By Desert Star Staff A video of an elderly man singing the song ‘You’ll Never Know’ to his dying wife, has gone viral, with viewers commenting that the ‘sad and beautiful’ footage made them believe in love.

Howard, who is 92 years-old visited his spouse Laura, who is 93, in a hospice facility where she was “making peace with her final days.” The couple, who have been married for 73 years, have

managed to show their love and affection for one another throughout their lives. In order to support his soul mate, Howard performed their favorite song, which Laura took comfort in while he was fighting

By Desert Star Staff SACRAMENTO – The vast “sagebrush sea” that stretches for millions of acres from eastern California all the way to Montana got updated management plans Tuesday. That’s because the Bureau of Land Management issued 98 separate final landuse plans designed to balance conservation, recreation and development on sagebrush landscapes. Ken Rait, public lands director for the The Pew Charitable Trusts, said this is the largest landconservation initiative the BLM has ever undertaken - one that protects the animals while allowing

for ranching, development, hunting and other recreation. “The Records of Decision that the Bureau of Land Management has come out with are a significant step in bringing a responsible balance to development across the West and conservation of the sage-grouse,” he said. The plans were finalized at the same time the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it will not list the greater sagegrouse under the Endangered Species Act. Matt Holloran, chief scientist for Wildlife Management Research Support, said the collaboration among disparate interests,

including environmentalists, ranchers, government agencies and oil and gas companies has been extraordinary - but it will take commitment from all parties to make this work. “For this effort to succeed as it’s been planned, I mean, all we have now are plans,” he said, “and for the success to happen, the plans need to be implemented.” Sagebrush habitat is home to hundreds of species, including mule deer, elk, pronghorn and golden eagles. Plan details are online at blm. gov. The Pew Charitable Trusts provided support for this reporting.

in the World War ll. The heartwarming moment was captured on camera by their granddaughter, Erin Solari, who posted the video online. Howard was held by his relatives as he is unable to stand unaided, while Laura “is now too weak to sing, but that doesn’t stop her from saying the words to him,” Solari wrote in a description to the video on YouTube. Her grandfather has also lost most of his hearing – so performing a song was true feat for him, while his wife suffers from macular degeneration and can only see shadows and light, she added. The man sang ‘You’ll Never Know,’ which was from the 1943 movie ‘Hello, Frisco, Hello’ and won an Oscar that year. Originally performed by Alice Faye, it was later recorded by numerous artists, including Frank Sinatra and Dick Haymes. The version of the song used in the video was performed by Rosemary Clooney with Harry James (1952). “Our family prefers this version because everyone always

said Grandma had a voice just like Rosemary Clooney,” Solari wrote. She says when Howard and Laura renewed their wows after fifty years of marriage, they performed “You’ll Never Know” as a duet at the family reception. Since the video was posted, there has been a slight improvement in the Laura’s health as “all the outpouring of love lifted everyone’s spirits... including Grandma’s,” Solari wrote. Her grandmother, who was initially given a week to live, was released from hospice “to go back home to live out her remaining few days,” she added. The commentators online called Howard and Laura an example for themselves, praising their love and the people from the “Great Generation.” “Such a sad and a beautiful video at the same time. We all must die someday, but love never dies. They will be together forever,” a commentator wrote on YouTube. While another person confessed to shedding a lot of tears over the clip, adding that he “started to believe in love now.”

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The federal government has announced new management strategies for sagebrush country from California to Montana. Credit: bigwest1/iStock

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members, we will be able to showcase and accentuate those voice like never before,” remarked Douglas Wilson, Artistic Director, PSGMC. All three of the Palm Springs Gay Men’s Chorus’ 2015-2016 season concerts will be performed at the Jewish Community Center Palm Springs at 332 West Alejo Road.

The two small ensembles of the Palm Springs Gay Men’s Chorus will fill the Warsaw Ballroom with big and elaborate choral sound. Come and enjoy an intimate cabaret setting (limited to only 222 seats) as Vocal Harmonics and The Arrangement showcase their vocal talents. Enjoy a beverage as the men sing out in close harmony, vocal jazz and barbershop sounds.

trumpets, trombones and tubas, the Classy resonance of the organ will accompany the Palm Springs Gay Men’s Chorus in a presentation of “Gloria” by the contemporary English composer, John Rutter and other classic holiday choral music. Rounding out the concert, the men of the chorus will take a Sassy look at holiday traditions, “The Night Before Christmas”, holiday Fascinatin’ Rhythm Season tickets are now letters, memories of holidays April 16 at 8:00p.m. and on sale with individual tickets together, and startling family April 17 at 3:00p.m. going on sale October 20, announcements. Bochner Auditorium, 2015. Brassy, Classy, Sassy Jewish Community Center December 12 at 8:00p.m. A Grand Night for Singing This incredibly rhythmic and Dec 13 at 3:00p.m. February 20 at 8:00p.m. concert will include: Aaron Bochner Auditorium, and February 21 at 3:00p.m. Copland’s “Stomp Your Foot” Jewish Community Center Wa r s a w B a l l ro o m , from Promised Land, George The Brassy attitude of Jewish Community Center Gershwin’s “Fascinatin Rhythm”

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and Cy Coleman’s “Rhythm of Life” from Sweet Charity with a powerful beat putting a tingle in your fingers and a bounce in your feet. With congas, bongos, and snares, shakers, rattles and bells, djembes, castanets

and tambourines, the Palm Springs Gay Men’s Chorus will take you on a foot-stomping, hand-clapping, finger-snapping exploration of the Fascinatin’ Rhythm that fills our lives.

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GMO Labeling: Safe or Dark?

By Desert Star Staff CONCORD, N.H. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; It already passed the U.S. House, but there is no stopping the debate over whether the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act really does inform New England consumers about GMO food. Kate Snyder, director of membership and programs with the New England Farmers Union, says itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard enough to make sense of food labels. She says consumers need accurate information as to when GMOs, also known as genetically modified organisms, end up on the dinner table. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Labeling is good for

consumers and for farmers, because the relationship between a farmer and a consumer is based on trust,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Transparency in labeling builds that trust.â&#x20AC;? Supporters of the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act say it will continue voluntary consultation with the FDA about foods derived from new plant varieties. Opponents call it the DARK Act, which stands for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Deny Americans the Right to Knowâ&#x20AC;? when GMOS are in the food chain. Snyder says the matter is less about using GMOs and having â&#x20AC;&#x153;one tool in the tool box,â&#x20AC;? than it is about being transparent with consumers.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Farmers see the benefit of GMOs and we understand that,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are not anti-technology. We believe that farmers have the right to choose the farming practices that work for them.â&#x20AC;? Citing poll after poll, Snyder says consumers want transparency in food labeling, and she adds that the New England Farmers Union believes producers want to share that information with them. The Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act (HR 1599) passed the House by a wide margin in July, and is expected to be a top item for debate in the Senate this fall.

By Terry Tang Maya Donnelly awoke to what sounded like thunder in the early morning hours, but dismissed it as a typical monsoon storm and went back to sleep. Later that morning, she looked in the carport at her home in Nogales, near the U.S.Mexico border, and saw pieces of wood on the ground. She found a bulky bundle wrapped in black plastic. Inside was roughly 26 pounds of marijuana - a package that authorities say was worth $10,000 and likely

was dropped there accidentally by a drug smugglerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aircraft. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all right on top of our dogâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house,â&#x20AC;? Donnelly said of the Sept. 8 incident, which was first reported by the Nogales International newspaper. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It just made a perfectly round hole through our carport.â&#x20AC;? Living near the border, Donnelly said she assumed the object was drugs. She immediately called her husband, Bill, who told her to call 911. The couple said officers who responded told them an ultralight aircraft smuggling marijuana from Mexico had

probably let part of its load go early by accident before dropping the rest farther north, the newspaper reported. Nogales Police Chief Derek Arnson said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the first time in his three-year tenure that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ever seen a load of drugs hit a building. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Someone definitely made a mistake, and who knows what the outcome of that mistake might be for them,â&#x20AC;? Arnson said. Police are trying to determine whether the bundle was transported by an aircraft or a pilotless drone. Such runs

usually occur at night. Maya Donnelly said she thinks itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unlikely someone will come looking for the drugs, which are now in police custody. Arnson agreed but said police have boosted patrols in the Donnellys neighborhood for now. The family will have to pay the estimated $500 in repairs, as well as pay for a new home for their German Shepherd, Hulk. But the scenario could have been much worse for the couple and their three teenage daughters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Where it landed was clear

on the other side of the house from the bedrooms,â&#x20AC;? Maya Donnelly said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were lucky in that sense.â&#x20AC;? Friends and family also have gotten a laugh. Several joked that the couple could have profited from the surprise package. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what everybody says: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Why did you call 911?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Maya Donnelly said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But how can you have a clear conscience, right? We could have made lots of home repairs with that.â&#x20AC;? Source KMIR

By Desert Star Staff While the Volkswagen emissions scandal has prompted investigations into other car brands in both Europe and the US, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk said the time has come to give up on fossil fuels and embrace new technology. Speaking to reporters recently, Musk said that the Volkswagen fallout over doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lack of a faith in green technology, but the opposite. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What Volkswagen is really showing is that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve reached the limit of whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible with diesel and gasoline,â&#x20AC;? Musk said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The time I think has come to move to a new generation of technology.â&#x20AC;? Te s l a m a n u f a c t u r e s luxury electric cars powered by rechargeable lithium-ion

batteries and, for now, relies on electricity from a power grid that burns fossil fuels. The cars are produced in a factory in Fremont, California. The company is also building a battery-making facility in Nevada, and Musk is looking for places to build a factory to produce Tesla vehicles in Europe. He told reporters that Flanders, Belgium might be a possible location for the factory. The emissions scandal first came to light when the US Environmental Protection Agency announced that re s e a rc h e r s d i s c o v e re d irregularities in the performance of Volkswagenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 4-cylinder diesel cars from 2009 through 2015. On Monday, meanwhile, a European environmental group said it had found some

new models of Mercedes, Volkswagen and BMW vehicles that consume more gasoline than their lab tests say they do, reported Fox News. The group, Transport & Environment, said its research shows that the gap between lab test results for fuel economy and real-world performance rose last year to 40 percent on average â&#x20AC;&#x201C; up drastically from 8 percent in 2001. It also found that the difference for Mercedes A, C and E class models was over 50 percent. The group said it had found

no proof the cars were equipped with â&#x20AC;&#x153;defeat devicesâ&#x20AC;? like those installed on Volkswagen vehicles, but its discovery has led to a wider probe into â&#x20AC;&#x153;defeat devicesâ&#x20AC;? that covers gasoline cars as well. Volkswagen admitted that 11 million of its diesel-powered vehicles around the world were fitted with software allowing them to sidestep emissions rules. The company set aside $7.3 billion to deal with the fallout. Reports suggest they could be looking at billions in fines, and a number of countries

have opened investigations of their own. The EPA told automakers last week that it will begin road tests of all new vehicle models, and vehicles already on the road, to examine emissions claims following the exposure of the Volkswagen scandal, according to USA Today. The agency sent a letter to manufacturers notifying them that it will no longer rely exclusively on laboratory testing to validate emissions performance.

As the U.S. Senate prepares to debate the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act, members of the New England Farmers Union say transparent labeling is in the best interest of both farmers and consumers. Courtesy: NEFU.

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Extreme sports star dies in California skydiving accident

By Julie Carr Smyth By Paul Elias SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A skier and BASE jumper who regularly appeared on an MTV show about extreme sports was killed after crashing into a tree during a skydiving stunt at a Northern California golf course, authorities said. Erik Roner, 39, of Tahoe City, died Monday as he performed with other skydivers before a golf tournament in Squaw Valley, about 5 miles from Lake Tahoe’s northwest shore, Placer County sheriff’s Capt. Dennis Walsh said. Roy Tuscany, a friend of Roner’s, said he watched as two other parachutists landed safely on the golf course’s fairway but then looked on in horror as Roner slammed hard into a tree about 25 to 30 feet above the ground. He said Roner’s parachute got tangled in the tree and Roner dangled there while many on the ground scrambled to find ladders and other means to get to him. At one point, several people tried to stand on one another’s shoulders to reach him. “There’s no protocol for this kind of rescue,” Tuscany said.

“There’s no manual. It was just horrible.” Authorities were not able to remove Roner from the tree, and he died at the scene, Walsh said. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the death. “Erik was a beautiful man, great father, wonderful friend and the love of my life,” his wife, Annika Roner, said in a statement. Roner’s death comes four months after world-famous wingsuit flyer Dean Potter and fellow adventurer Graham Hunt died after leaping from Taft Point, 3,500 feet above Yosemite Valley, and crashing into a ridgeline. Roner, a professional skier and avid BASE jumper, was known for being part of “Nitro Circus,” an MTV show centered around freestyle motocross rider Travis Pastrana and his friends who are extreme-sports athletes. He also hosted the TV show “Locals” on sports network Outside Television. “Nitro Circus” ended in 2009 after two seasons. “Nitro Circus Live,” on which Roner also appeared, aired on MTV2 for four seasons until last year,

(Jeff Bottari via AP, File). FILE - In this June 1, 2011, file photo provided by Jeff Bottari, Erik Roner, of Nitro Circus, talks to the media after a base jump off the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The extreme sports and MTV star skydivin... Source: KMIR/AP MTV spokeswoman Jennifer Solari said. “Action sports icon Erik Roner, legendary skier, BASE jumper and a founding member of the Nitro Circus Crew has passed away this morning doing what he loved; sky diving,” said Roner’s manager, Travis Clarke. BASE-jumping stands for leaping from fixed locations including buildings, antenna, spans or Earth. Tuscany, the friend who

witnessed the accident, said Roner was “hilarious” and a “stand-up guy” who could always be counted on to help with benefit events like the golf tournament in Squaw Valley, home of the ski resort that hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics. The tournament was sponsored by the Squaw Valley Institute, a nonprofit organization that describes itself as being “dedicated to presenting

enriching and inspirational programs to the Lake Tahoe region.” “We are still trying to process this tragedy,” said Rob Faris, a senior vice president at Outside Television. “Our hearts go out to his family.” Roner is survived by his wife and two children. Associated Press writer Olga R. Rodriguez contributed to this report. Source KMIR

advocate for the prioritization of global internet access and to explain how connecting the world’s population to the internet is one of the most important issues of the generation. “Today over half the people on this planet don’t have access,” Zuckerberg wrote in a joint New York Times op-ed with Bono. “That is not good for anyone – not for the disempowered and disconnected, and not for the other half, whose commerce and security depend on having stable societies.” The Facebook CEO is putting his money where his mouth is, with his company working alongside the Internet. org project, which seeks to expand affordable internet access in poorer countries. It launched in India in February and brought free access to a select number of websites to users in six states.

accepting applications for the next boot camp in January. You don’t have to know anything about coding - but you need to be a high school graduate. Women are encouraged to apply. Finalists will take part in a two-day interview-and-testing process. To learn more go to softstackfactory.com.

Zuckerberg & Gates push for universal internet access

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, pop star Bono and many others have thrown their support behind a pledge to bring internet access to everyone in

the world by 2020. Zuckerberg’s “Connect the World” campaign partnered with One, Bono’s anti-poverty organization, to release the Connectivity Declaration during

the United Nations General Assembly on Monday. “When people have access to the tools and knowledge of the internet, they have access to opportunities that make life better

for all of us,” the declaration said. “The internet belongs to everyone. It should be accessible by everyone.” Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post that internet access is an essential part of fighting destitution, noting that for every 10 people that are connected to the internet, roughly one person is lifted out of poverty. “If we connect the more than four billion people not yet online, we have a historic opportunity to lift the entire world in the coming decades,” he wrote. The declaration was also signed by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the world’s largest charitable organizations, and Mo Ibrahim, a Sudanese-British billionaire who rewards African leaders who demonstrate good governance with large cash payouts. Zuckerberg appeared at the United Nations on Saturday to

By Desert Star Staff SAN DIEGO - A quick search for web developer jobs in California turns up 10,000 positions, open, right now. But many young people don’t have the skills to write code, and can’t afford college or $10,000 for a coding boot camp. Consequently, many companies are sending the jobs overseas. But a unique non-profit

called SoftStack Factory is trying to reverse those trends. Today they’re starting their first free 12-week coding boot camp in San Diego. SoftStack Factory CEO Harold Gottschalk says the program harnesses the talents of low-income students and gives companies trained local workers, helping keep jobs on American soil.

“It’s a great opportunity, they’re gonna get really exposed to some really cool technology, they’ll learn how to build hybrid mobile apps,” says Gottschalk. “And then our intention is to try to find companies that are willing to take them on.” SoftStack is looking for businesses to sponsor the boot camps and in return the students will produce an

app for the company. Gottschalk would like to train up to 200 students a year and offer the course in multiple locations. “Eventually, we’d like to see if we can replicate that model outside of San Diego in other places in California or other places around the country,” he says. The company is currently

Bill Gates (R) and Melinda Gates (C), co-chairs of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, attend a meeting with U.N. SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki-moon during the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York, September 25, 2015 © Darren Ornitz / Reuters

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NASA confirms: Mars has liquid water

For the first time, NASA has confirmed the existence of liquid water on the surface of Mars, according to new research announced Monday. The finding stems from data and analysis by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has verified that the dark, seasonal streaks that have appeared on Mars’ surface come from briny water flows. MRO found evidence of narrow channels containing water cut into cliff walls through Mars’ equatorial band, though the source and chemistry of the water is yet unknown. The streaks, or recurring slope lineae, appear during the warmer summer months on the Red Planet. They disappear when the temperature drops. The findings advance the potentiality for life on Mars, researchers said. While it is likely that life exists in the crust of Mars, the new findings further the possibility of life closer to the surface of the planet, Alfred McEwen, a planetary scientist with Arizona State University, said during a NASA press conference. “It took multiple spacecraft over several years to solve this mystery, and now we know there is liquid water on the surface of this cold, desert planet,” said Michael Meyer, lead scientist for NASA’s Mars Exploration Program. “It seems that the more we study Mars, the more we learn how life could be supported and where there are resources to support life in the future.”

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Scientists had previously run into difficulties analyzing the streaks, which measure less than 16 feet, or 5 meters, wide. The MRO’s instruments were able to process trace measurements, and scientists successfully observed the findings thanks to a computer program that can focus in on individual pixels. MRO’s data was then compared with highresolution images of the slopes. Scientists found a match between their locations and the presence of hydrated salts. “We’re not claiming that we found ... evidence of liquid water. We found hydrated salts,” said Lujendra Ojha, a graduate student at Georgia Institute of Technology and lead author of the report, published in the journal Nature Geosciences. While NASA has rushed to announce the findings, Ojha expressed reserve.

“It’s a little bit over-the-top announcement by NASA,” Ojha said. “There’s so many mysteries to be solved about RSL (recurring slope line).” The presence of water on Mars in the form of ice caps has been known for years. However, proof of liquid water on the Red Planet will have major ramifications for the study of Mars. It may mean that microbial life may still survive under the Martian surface, if there ever was any in the first place. The discovery “confirms that water is playing a role in these features,” according to McEwen. “We don’t know that it’s coming from the subsurface. It could come from the atmosphere.” NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity previously found evidence that Mars had suitable conditions for microbial life that existed at some point in the past.

During the summer, Mars can reach up to 70 degrees Fahrenheit along its equator. Ojha and his research team found that this high temperature -- far from the planet’s average of -80 degrees Fahrenheit -allowed salty water to flow down the planet’s slopes. The water combines with perchlorates to form a brine solution that helps the water to remain a liquid as temperatures drop. “We found the hydrated salts only when the seasonal features were widest, which suggests that either the dark streaks themselves or a process that forms them is the source of the hydration. In either case, the detection of hydrated salts on these slopes means that water plays a vital role in the formation of these streaks,” Ojha said.

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dims as your Soul light shines. create a future that is sustainable Ponder this. Study the brothers, and ecological for not only you Are you seeking more intimacy Castor & Pollex. and family, but for humanity. with loved ones? Are you also Many will come where you are seeking to show your love more? CANCER when the many changes begin. Are you expressing yourself Your mind is filled with more with more creativity, passion Are you busy with this and opportunities and ideas as you while also being humorous and that, here and there? Are you work with others, each of whom entertaining? Careful. There’s so interpreting events in your world have their specific gifts. Nurture much light in you others may feel that you don’t understand? them. you’re glowing too brightly and It’s best to check if you truly may want to compete. Let them understand the situations. It’s LIBRA win. You know you’re the first good for your self-identity to have and the best. the truth in all matters. It’s also It’s a special time. That of good if you run meetings, group change, transformation, intimacy TAURUS discussions and community and a focus on shared resources. matters. Your leadership qualities You will subtly touch on all these Your work is very productive as are seen and heard and your issues. If you are an artist, this is a you resolve financial problems ideas are applied. Stay humble. time to be in your studio creating and make a secure future for beautifully inspired works. Be everyone. Are your environments LEO equally creative with your money organized and in order? Or have and resources. Invest in land. they collected dust from past Multiple planets are in your house Invest in those you love. Invest ages. Do you feel like something of travel and I wonder if you’re in the family. No one is taught this must be done? To tend to your traveling. To a place where art anymore. Now you know a secret future it’s time to sell or give away is on every street corners, of the wealthy. what is no longer useful. Of all restaurants are filled with friendly the signs you’re to be the most locals and where you’re staying SCORPIO prepared. you have care and tending and time away from work because You’re finding yourself back in GEMINI you push yourself to the limit time, interacting with people and beyond. You’re to learn from the past. You’re being A golden light emanates from something new, have cultural given an opportunity to fulfill long your eyes. It’s Libra’s beauty and experiences, journey and eat a help hopes and wishes. As you creativity. I wonder how you’re lot. Have fun. Sleep well. perform daily work you realize expressing this? Gemini has love/ success. It’s taken years to come wisdom resting in their heart. Do VIRGO to this place of understanding. you feel it? When others come in Your gifts and skills are seen, contact with you they’re puzzled. Working with your finances and recognized and appreciated. You What is it that’s different they resources becomes interesting touch everyone’s heart. This is wonder? Your personality light when you apply all you have to Soul work.

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grace creating Right Relations and harmony. Many learn from Work will become busy, offering you. Be aware of this. new structures and disciplines. You have, in the past, felt PISCES overworked with no room for creative endeavors. Your Come closer to the one(s) you mind is fertile with possibilities. love. Be aware of the passage Something reveals itself soon. of time and have the intention to Perhaps you’re thinking from be kinder to everyone. You will distant places, people. You long reap many benefits from this. for loving care. Look not at the Contact releases love. With more past, but live in peace and unity contact, more love is released. at this time. This nourishes and nurtures you in return, which you need. CAPRICORN Nurturance, care and love from those around you. But you must While Mercury as messenger initiate them first. aligns with Sun & Venus (in Libra) your mind is figuring out Risa D’Angeles is the founder what you want to accomplish in and director of the Esoteric & the coming months. You’re busy Astrological Studies Research helping others. Always working Institute: Risa’s Esoteric behind the scenes, tending to Astrology. She can be reached others, reading books on religion, at risagoodwill@gmail.com. seeking respite and seclusion in your garden. All of these prepare you for a future loving & transformed future.

AQUARIUS Are you realizing how important your place and responsibilities are in the world? Do you see you’ve come to an end, a culmination of past ambitions and achievements? More goals and responsibility will come forth later placing you in the public eye. You will assume your position with

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The Sound of Music and Art in Cathedral City’s Civic Center

Photo Courtesy by Pat Krause

By Pam Price The rotunda of the Cathedral City Civic Center’s rotunda was transformed into an elegant evening in Austria on September 24 for the opening reception honoring artist, Baroness Ilona Von Ronay. The Baroness lives part-time in Cathedral City and at her ancestral castle in Steyr, Austria. The Portraits by Baroness Ilona Von Ronay event featured paintings from her collection, which include commissions from personalities

from around the world. Peggy Cravens, a friend of the Baroness said, “Ilona has had an illustrious career as a portrait artist, having painted many notables such as George Soros and the late Frederick Lowe, composer of some of the world’s most successful musicals, such as My Fair Lady, Camelot and Brigadoon. Ilona received her first commission to do a portrait at the tender age of 14. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna and has had 21 one-woman

Story and Photos by Pat Krause There is a big Frank Sinatra Centennial Celebration under way. Sunnylands opened its center to launch the celebration with free movies. The first of three movies to be shown on the velvety lawn at the Sunnylands center was, Oceans 11, with the Rat Pack, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop starring from 1960. The evening started with Music by Frank Sinatra playing as guests entered the Gardens. A huge screen was set up, and it was like the old drive-in movie feel where guests brought chairs, blankets, drinks and coolers full of cold refreshments for the hot night. It was warmer than usual, but everyone was so thrilled to see this free movie in such a beautiful setting. The movie started at 7 just as the sun went down. Sunnylands was where Frank and Barbara Sinatra were married in 1976. Guests got to view the Sunnylands Center as well as see a vintage movie. There was plenty of parking for

the several hundred guests that took advantage of this free movie. I talked with one couple that was so excited as they are only here for a week and got to be there. They plan on touring the main house on their next visit to the Desert. There will be two more free movies at Director of Sunnylands Center-Janice Lyle, Director of Sunnylands during this Education at Sunnylands-Michaeleen Gallagher and celebration. October PSIFF exec. Director ,Darryl MacDonald 2nd the film will be, High Society, with Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly. On Friday October 9th, the film will be, From Here to Eternity that made Frank Sinatra a Star in Hollywood movies and one of his best performances. This is another vintage Sinatra movie from 1953 and a chance to see it on a bigger screen rather than Eunice Somerset and Jeffrey Conway

shows around the world taking her to Morocco, Australia, New Zealand and London. Ilona’s innately creative nature has also made her one of the most respected aficionados of fine music. During her summers at the family castle in Steyr, Austria, which has been in the family for three centuries, Ilona and her equally talented mother, Ann Heavy give eight ‘wonderful’ concerts at the castle during July and August.” With that in mind, Sue Townsley and Pamela Price,

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co chairpersons of the event, transformed the Cathedral City rotunda reception into an Austrian experience right down to the authentic apple strudel served with vanilla sauce prepared by Hector and Petra Salvatierra of Bonta Restaurant nearby. Mrs. Salvatierra, also an Austrian, said she used a cherished family recipe and that “the strudel is also on Bonta’s dessert menu!” Thanks to Alan Carvalho, The Sound of Music and Strauss’s waltzes filled the

rotunda while a pre-taped interview with the Baroness filmed at her home surrounded by her favorite portraits fascinated guests. The Portraits by Baroness Ilona Von Ronay will be on display at Cathedral City Civic Center, 68-700 Avenida Lalo Guierro through December 8, Monday through Thursdays, until 6PM. Follow Pam Price at www. forbes.com/site/pamprice

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C E N T E R S TA G E The Atlantic Theater Company Presents “These Paper Bullets!” WITH BEVERLY COHN

As with most comedies, there is a happy ending as Claude (Damon Daunno) and Higgy (Ariana Venturi) declare their love for each other so that “All’s Well That Ends Well.” Photo by Michael Lamont

If you decide to see “These Paper Bullets,!” subtitled “A Modish Ripoff of William Shakespeare,” I will try to help you “Brush Up On Your Shakespeare” by providing a brief description of the cast of characters and action; otherwise, if I may paraphrase a quote a from “Macbeth” you might conclude that the evening was “…full of sound and fury signifying nothing.” Interspersing Shakespeare’s original language with more contemporary words, Rolan Jones’ overwritten script has moved the shenanigans from the familiar setting of Messina to London, during the hey day of the swinging mod era, when women wanted to look like Twiggy, wore miniskirts with gogo boots, topped with mod or cropped hairstyles. Augmenting “the look,” was an abundance of drugs, with Quaaludes and Vodka chasers being the drugs of choice. Stir in lots of sex, a Beetles look-alike band named “The Quartos,” playing lots

of catchy rock ‘n’ roll songs written by Billie Joe Armstrong, and you’ll have an overall picture of what is taking place on that crowded stage. Directed by Jackson Gay, a lot of the frenetic, hard-to-follow craziness in takes place in the Messina Hotel, which is owned by Leo Messina, (Nick Ullett.) His daughter Higgy (Ariana Venturi,) is habitually stoned. She is in love with Claude (Damon Daunn,) a Quartos band member and popular teenage idol. The other musicians are Pedro (James Barry,) who comes up with some questionable schemes, Balth (Lucas Papaelias,) and Ben (Justin Kirk,) a cynical former solder whose fans throw themselves at his feet begging to have his children. Screaming girls are depicted through giant projections designed by Nicholas Hussong, with other huge projections supporting the current on-stage action. Every Shakespeare play has a villain and in this one his name is

Don Best (Adam O’Byrne.) Don is really pissed off as he was fired as the band’s drummer and is now relegated to the position of “roadie.” To get even, he concocts a diabolical scheme to sabotage the upcoming nuptials between Higgy and Claude by doctoring a photograph showing Higgy in a sex act with Boris (Rod McLachlan.) The woman in that photograph is actually her “friend” Ulcie (Keira Naughton.) In a nasty act of vengeance, Don ceremoniously presents the photo at Higgy and Claude’s highly publicized nuptials, at which point Claude walks out of the wedding in disgust. In an effort to find out who was behind this terrible plot, dad tells everyone that Higgy became despondent and died but in reality, she has locked herself away in her room, wailing continuously for several weeks. Add to the mix Bea (Nicole Parker,) a successful fashion designer who has very protective instincts towards her stoner cousin Higgy. Bea is secretly in love with her former lover Ben, who is basically commitment phobic. Veiling their real feelings for each other, the repartee between them is hostile, but comic. Not to worry, though, as

By Carlos Herrera COACHELLA, Ca. - After years of use, Grapefruit Boulevard has become damaged. According to drivers who use this road daily, the damaged pavements are costing them a lot of money. Grapefruit Boulevard is a very busy road in Coachella. The street basically parallels Highway 86. According to experts, twelve to fifteen thousand vehicles use it every day. “It is kind of really damaged, its been like this for a while now,” local auto repair technician Adrian Rodriguez said. Semis, train

tracks and the daily heavy traffic on that road causes vibration to transfer onto the road surface. Cars tend to get more damaged due to the pot holes on the road. “Constant vibrations in the vehicle causes all the moving parts to wear out faster than normal,” Rodriguez added. Another issue drivers are facing is flat tires. Pot holes can be found throughout Grapefruit Boulevard. According to officials of the City of Coachella, they are aware of the problem. The city is currently working on a big transportation

project, which includes fixing that road. “The bridge project will be completed by the end of October and one of the last phases of work is to repave Grapefruit Blvd,” City of Coachella Engineer Jonathan Hoy said. Over the next week or two the city will be repaving the street between Avenue 52 and Avenue 54 he added. After the project is completed, Grapefruit Boulevard will look completely different. Meanwhile, city officials want to remind drivers to be careful and watch out for pot holes in the area. Source KMIR

L-R: Damon Daunno, Lucas Papaelias, James Barry and Justin Kirk make up The Beatles look-alike band call Quotros. Photo by Michael Lamont

truelove prevails in the end. Rounding out the list of zany characters are the inept, bungling Scotland Yard detectives. The squad consists of Mr. Berry (Greg Stuhr,) who like Mrs. Malaprop,* fractures the English language; Mr. Cake (Tony Mann;) Mr. Urges/ Reverend (Brad Heberlee;) and Mr. Crumpet (Christopher Geary as well as the Queen in drag.) In order to find out what everyone is doing, these Inspector Clouseautype nitwits plant bugged lampshades in the hotel to find out what everyone is up to. Reporting on the activities of “The Quartos” is Paulina Noble (Kate Blumberg,) an obnoxious, but funny BBC reporter who delivers a comical blow-byblow description of the antics, including the wedding disaster. With a not so subtle reference to The Beatles, when the wedding between Higgy and Claude finally takes place, the groom asks for the “ring-o,” and presumably everyone lives happily ever after or in the words of the Bard, All’s Well That Ends Well.” The production values are excellent with the revolving set by Michael Yeargan creating the Messina Hotel, recording studio, Bea’s dress shop, or a stage for “live”performances by

“The Quartos.” Jessica Ford’s costumes capture the look of the freewheeling 60s. Music director Julie McBride and Broken Chord’s sound design and incidental music, adds to the overall musical content of the play, which is the most satisfying component. Paul Whitaker’s lighting design, drenched the stage in cotton-candy colors and like that confection, this production leaves you with an enjoyable sugary aftertaste, but not much substance. *A character made famous for her usage of incorrect words that almost sound the same. It is also referred to as a “Dogberryism,” stemming from a character named Dogberry in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. The Geffen Playhouse 10886 Le Conte Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90024 Tuesday - Friday: 8:00pm Saturday: 3:00pm & 8:00pm Sunday: 2:00pm & 7:00pm Closing: Sunday, Oct. 18 Tickets: $43-$82 310.208.5454 or www.geffenplayhouse.com

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BALLET ‘Cinderella’ On Point & Sir Arthur Conan Doyle On DVD BY THEDA KLEINHANS REICHMAN

joining Glorya Kaufman at the Music Center for DANCETALKS featuring a discussion one hour before curtain. Performance times are: Thurs. Oct.8 and Fri. Oct. 9 at 7:30 p.m., Sat. Oct.10 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Sun. Oct.11 at 2:00 p.m.

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Photo by V. Baranovsky The musical version of “Cinderella” delighted audiences of all ages when it opened at the Ahmanson Theatre early in the new year. This was followed by the live-action Disney film “Cinderella,” now available on Blu-ray and DVD. And the good news is, this beloved fairytale princess will be back in Los Angeles in October when St. Petersberg’s world-renowned Mariinsky Ballet and Orchestra (formerly the Kirov Ballet) opens the 12th season of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at the Music Center with the Southern California premiere of Alexi Ratmansky’s “Cinderella.“ There will be five performances only, October 8-11. “Cinderella,” first performed in March 2002, catapulted the choreographer onto the world stage. In his ballet, Ratmansky took a fresh look at the classic story, imbuing his

work with vibrant choreography, feisty humor and a glamorous 1930s twist. He combined the grand spectacle of ballet from Soviet Russia with innovative choreography that has a contemporary edge, presenting audiences with endearing characters and a sense of sophistication. In his ballet Cinderella is portrayed as a lonely dreamer and her stepmother is depicted as a vicious, tantrum-prone social climber. The choreography builds to a pas de deux of aching beauty and tenderness between Cinderella and her prince. The performances are enhanced by spectacular sets and costumes that portray the glamour of a modern 20th century world.. Tickets for the Mariinsky Ballet and Orchestra’s production of “Cinderella” start at $34 and are available at the Dorothy Chandler Box Office at 135 North

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In the PBS Masterpiece Mystery “Arthur & George,” the world’s greatest crime writer, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, turns detective. Martin Clunes (“Doc Martin”) stars as Sir Arthur, creator of Sherlock Holmes, who is outraged by what he feels is a great injustice to an AngloIndian solicitor. When the man’s plight is brought to his attention he decides to get to the truth on his own, using the methods employed by his fictional super sleuth, Sherlock. The story begins shortly after

the death of Sir Arthur’s wife. He is unable to concentrate on writing and seems adrift until his personal secretary and friend (Charles Edwards “Downton Abbey”) brings him a letter from a young solicitor named George, asking if Sir Arthur could help him clear his name. George has served several years in prison, accused of killing and mutilating animals. When Sir Arthur meets the earnest young man he is convinced of his innocence.. This thoroughly engrossing three hour drama, adapted from Julian Barnes’ novel, is based on actual events. Filled with twists and turns, this true-life mystery will keep you guessing till the very end. The program contains material that may not be appropriate for all viewers since it does involve some scenes of animal cruelty, so viewer discretion is advised.

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Beyond Trick-or-Treating: Fun Family Activities for Halloween Season

Trick-or-treating may be the standard Halloween tradition for most American families, but the holiday has branched out extensively over the last decade. Today, Americans spend over one billion dollars visiting Halloween-themed attractions. Where are they going, and what are the best activities for your family? The experts at Hauntworld.com are offering some spooky answers in this www.desertstarweekly.com

ultimate fall to-do list. Farm Fun: Many farms offer tons of fall activities ideal for families with young children, including picking the perfect carving pumpkin, finding your way out of a corn maze and drinking homemade apple cider. Other fun activities include pony rides, hay mazes, non-spooky hayrides, petting zoos and even shooting pumpkin cannons. Ghost Tours: Ghost hunting

television shows have really increased the popularity in finding haunts and eerie tours. Learn more about your local area’s spooky history by taking family or out of town guests to haunted mansions, cemeteries, prisons and more. Zombie Runs: What could be scarier than a 5K run? One with zombies of course! Zombie runs are a good time for the whole family, providing a fun reason to get kids and teens moving, using obstacle courses, contests, prizes and more as incentives. Haunted Hayrides: Hayrides can be as sophisticated as a Hollywood movie, complete with fog machines and lights. Some have even adopted new twists. For example, on a zombie paintball hayride, guests go on a high adrenaline adventure, hunting and shooting zombies with paintballs. Haunted hayrides make guests and especially smaller kids feel September 30, 2015

safe as they ride in groups. Home Haunts: Americans are now decorating their yards and homes into spooky graveyards with high tech lights, animations and more. Some homeowners take it further by also decorating their home’s interiors and creating mazes in the garage or backyard. Finding a spooky home haunt or neighborhood near you can be a great Halloween activity to do if you’re on a budget. For tips and tricks on haunting your own house, visit www. hauntedhousesupplies.com. Escape Rooms: Escape rooms offer an immersive and interactive experience like none other. These Halloween-themed attractions involve working together to solve puzzles and riddles in order to escape a room in under an hour. Haunted Houses: Haunted houses come in all shapes and sizes, ranging from three-dimensional black light

attractions to haunted trails to major scream parks. Haunted houses also change regularly, so it may be very different from visit to visit. Today, most haunted attractions don’t rely as much on blood and guts as they do on interactive special effects, sophisticated costumes, story lines and computer-generated imagery. To celebrate the scary side of Halloween, get the family together for an unforgettable night filled with fun and screams. To find America’s scariest haunted houses, trickiest corn mazes, spookiest zombie runs and every pumpkin patch, ghost tour and escape room near you, you can review a comprehensive directory of these attractions at www.Hauntworld.com. While tradition never gets old, novel Halloween activities provide different thrills than a standard trick-or-treat trip around the block. Source KMIR

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MUSIC Embrace rock, synthpop, blues and country excellence BY ROBERT KINSLER

Rock greats the Zombies, synthpop-dance rock heroes New Order, blues harmonica master Charlie Musselwhite and country music giant George Strait have all released outstanding new albums.

Artist: The Zombies Title: Still Got That Hunger (The End Records) You might like if you enjoy: The Zombies, The Kinks Tell me more: It makes perfect sense that a band named the Zombies would outlive and artistically thrive beyond every one of its 1960s contemporaries. While fellow British bands the Who and Rolling Stones sometimes tour and occasionally record, it is truly the Zombies that impress with the same power the quintet displayed when they burst on the rock scene 50+ years ago. On the band’s aptly-named forthcoming collection “Still Got That Hunger” (available Oct. 9 via The End Records), singer Colin Blunstone and keyboardist Rod Argent lead an ensemble that masterfully blends the jazz-tinged

psychedelic rock they pioneered in the early ‘60s with blues and contemporary styles. Across “Still Got That Hunger,” Blunstone sings with power, range and emotion; the full band (including the aforementioned Argent, drummer Steve Rodford, lead guitarist Tom Toomey and bassist Jim Rodford) play with nuanced emotion and authority. The top-flight musicianship and vocals wouldn’t mean a thing without brilliant songwriting and that’s where the Zombies reconnect with the spirit of their ‘60s beginnings. Just as the band’s 1968 masterwork “Odessey & Oracle” blended a number of styles together in the creation of something greater, “Still Got That Hunger” allows the Zombies to magically conjure up that approach here. Baroque pop (“Chasing the Past,” “Never Get Over You”), jazz-rock (“New York,” “And We Were Young Again”), blues (“Edge of the Rainbow”) and a dash of psychedelia throughout the 10-song album work wonders. Information: thezombies.net.

Artist: New Order Title: Music Complete (Mute) You might like if you enjoy: New Order, Duran Duran, Pet Shop Boys Tell me more: Not many synthpop and dance rock bands to emerge in the 1980s have soldiered on without their sound becoming dated. New Order has outdistanced the competition for sure and remained more than relevant; listening to the best tracks on the British outfit’s 9th proper studio album (“Music Complete”) is to hear songs that would have lit up dance clubs 30 years ago and likely will today too. Coming a full decade after 2005’s epic “Waiting for the Sirens’ Call,” the ensuing span saw the departure of founding bassist Peter Hook and return of original keyboardist Gillian Gilbert. Whatever the dynamics, singer Bernard Sumner and company deliver propulsive and driving dance rock throughout, layering the infectious beats with compelling melodies and textures. Highlights include the longing

“Restless,” ambitious “Plastic” Been Your Friend,” buoyant and sweeping “Academic.” harmonica-anchored “My Kinda Information: NewOrderNow.net. Gal” and lively “Blues, Why Do You Worry Me?” are all standouts here. Artist: Charlie Musselwhite Information: CharlieMusselwhite. Title: I Ain’t Lyin’… com. (Henrietta Records) You might like if you enjoy: Artist: George Strait James Cotton, Little Title: Cold Beer Conversation Walter, John Lee Hooker (MCA Nashville) Tell me more: Mississippi- You might like if you born Charlie Musselwhite has enjoy: George Strait, Tim been an essential part of the McGraw, Jamey Johnson bridge between traditional and Tell me more: One of the contemporary blues since the most successful country music mid-1960s, and his latest album “I artists of all time, George Strait’s Ain’t Lyin’…” celebrates his potent streak of stellar releases continues talents as both a top-tier blues via his new disc “Cold Beer harp virtuoso and compelling Conversation.” A strong effort vocalist. Backed by a fantastic trio that blends upbeat commercial (guitarist Matt Stubbs, drummer country cuts (“Goin’ Goin’ Gone,” June Core and bassist Steve “Rock Paper Scissors”), Western Froberg), Musselwhite’s new Swing (“It Takes All Kinds”), 11-track collection has a loose country blues (“Cheaper Than a and fun feel (especially on “Long Shrink”) and melodic ballads (“It Lean Lanky Mama”), but allows Was Love,” “Even When I Can’t for moments where romantic loss, Feel It”). “Cold Beer Conversation” regret, hard times and other well- is available exclusively via Apple worn themes itself are celebrated Music and at Walmart. Information: anew amidst the lively music georgestrait.com. making. The blues ballad “Always

Easy Ways for Parents to Add Interactive Play Throughout the Day By Desert Star Staff A child’s development at an early age sets the stage for future success, and interactive play can have a big impact. Not only does it expand a child’s imagination and social skills, but it can also help develop gross and fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and hand and finger strength. With success at play, children not only build muscle skills, but also cognitive skills that lay the foundation for aptitude in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. And the best part? Parents can easily provide these benefits during daily routines. 1. Mealtime: Allowing your child to be a little helper in the kitchen not only teaches some meal preparation skills, but also helps develop motor skills. Good for hand and arm strengthening, your little chef can help smash potatoes, knead dough, stir foods and more. 2. Playtime: Playtime is as much of a daily activity as

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Dog Sweeps In North Shore and Mecca

By Carlos Herrera NORTH SHORE, Ca. Riverside County Department of Animal Services conducted a dog sweep in North Shore and Mecca today to keep loose dogs off the street. Twenty dogs were impounded in North Shore and 9 in Mecca. Animal Services conducts a dog sweep in North Shore about three times a year. Today’s sweep was not initially scheduled, but it was actually moved because of the recent pit bull attacks that happened a couple of weeks ago. The recent attacks killed a man and severely injured several others. The department has

received many calls about a lot of loose dogs in the community. People who live in North Shore said they are concerned about their safety with dogs roaming around the area. The three-hour sweep began at 6 a.m. ten animal control officers went out to North Shore to try and capture loose dogs. Ten dogs were impounded in that unincorporated town in the East Valley. The dogs that were impounded were different mixes. Officers used tranquilizer guns and catching poles to take the dogs into custody. According to officers, the biggest challenge they had was dogs running

around in the open desert, which made it very difficult to corner them. “There is a lot of open desert. You’ve got community and the suddenly vacant opportunities and the dogs have the ability to roam wherever they want so it really does take multiple officers to try and corner the dog,” Riverside County Department of Animal Services Public Information Officer John Welsh said. The 29 dogs that were captured in North Shore and Mecca were taken to the Coachella Valley Animal Campus in Thousand Palms. According to North Shore

residents, they are used to seeing loose dogs on the street especially early in the morning. They told us they see dogs at the school bus stop every morning.

We spoke to kids at the bus stop after the sweep, they told us they feel safer after most loose dogs were impounded. Source KMIR

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UN serves world leaders ‘landfill salad’ to highlight food waste By Desert Star Staff When 30 world leaders sat down to lunch at the United Nations, they weren’t treated to a fancy meal that the political crème de la crème are accustomed to. Instead, they ate items like “landfill salad,” “chickpea water” and “repurposed bread bun.” The US-themed menu at the UN’s Sunday lunch was prepared by world-renowned chefs, and designed to highlight food waste and how agricultural production contributes to climate change. It was a far cry from Monday’s lunch, where heads of state dined on smoked trout and cucumber timbale, caramelised beef short ribs and spiced wild berry compote. US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin toasted each other with glasses of rosé at the luncheon. “It’s the prototypical American meal but turned on its head,” prominent New York chef Dan Barber, who helped design

the menu, told AFP. “Instead of the beef, we’re going to eat the corn that feeds the beef. The challenge is to create something truly delicious out of what we would otherwise throw away.” Barber and former White House chef Sam Kass worked together to create the vegetarian meal. Kass is known as the architect of US First Lady Michelle Obama’s anti-obesity campaign called Let’s Move. “Our lunch was produced from food that would otherwise end up in landfills, emitting methane, a potent greenhouse gas,” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Ban told reporters. Food production and agriculture contribute as much to climate change as transportation does, he noted. “More than a third of all food produced worldwide ‒ over one billion tonnes of edible food each year ‒ goes to waste,” Ban said. “That is shameful when so many people suffer from hunger.”

According to UN figures, more than a quarter ‒ 28 percent ‒ of agricultural lands around the world go to produce food that is lost or wasted, the equivalent of 3.3 billion tonnes of carbon responsible for climate change. So Barber and Kass composed lunch items out of compost. The “landfill salad” was made from unwanted vegetable scraps salvaged from the waste of big food producers, rejected apples and pears, and dressed with the liquid drained from a can of chickpeas. “Spent grain bread” was baked from grain mash normally tossed out by brewers and distilleries. The veggie burger consisted of “off-grade vegetables,” cucumber scraps from the pickling industry, “pulp left over from juicing,” and was served on The Navy has agreed to limit sonar use to protect marine mammals from disorientaa “repurposed bread bun.” “Cow tion and harm. These whales beached themselves in the Canary Islands. Credit: corn fries” served as a side dish, Vidal Martin, Sociedad para el Estudio de los Cetáceos en el Archipelago Canarias made from field corn ‒ different from sweet corn that people usually eat ‒ that represents 99 percent of the corn grown in featured food scraps. the US. It is used to feed cattle. “The idea of doing a ‘waste “Bruised beet ketchup” was the dinner’ would not have existed condiment. in the 1700s,” he said. “The For dessert, “cocoa husk westernised conception of a custard” was made from the plate of food is enormously outer shell of a cocoa bean, wasteful because we’ve been the dried skin and the material able to afford waste.” leftover after pressing nuts for oil. He hopes that the menu is Kass dreamed up the enough to get the world leaders themed lunch after he learned ‒ including Ban and the meal’s of the year-end UN climate hosts, French President Francois negotiations in Paris, he told Hollande and Peruvian President AFP. Those talks aim to create Ollanta Humala.‒ to spread the a far-reaching global agreement message of the dangers of food to tackle climate change. Yet the waste, gradually changing food world leaders heading to those culture. negotiations weren’t talking “The long-term goal of this about food waste, “except in would be not to [be able to] create small environmental circles,” he a waste meal,” Barber said. “You said. don’t do that by lecturing ‒ you It’s not the first time do it by hedonism, by making that Barber has tackled the these world leaders have a food waste concept. Earlier delicious meal that will make this year he ran a pop-up them think about spreading that restaurant in New York City that message.”

Gunman Kills Two, Injures Others In Banning By Julie Buehler Two men are dead and others are injured after a gunman shot at vehicles and assaulted residents in Banning. Police first received calls of shots fired at 11:36 am Saturday, as what was described as a white or Hispanic man in a blue shirt driving a white SUV shot into another vehicle. The driver of that vehicle was pronounced dead while the passenger was taken to the hospital. Shortly thereafter, Banning police received calls of another shooting coming from a white SUV and a man wearing a blue shirt firing into other vehicles. Minor injuries were sustained in that incident. Less than 20 minutes after the first calls were made to police, an assault occurred at an AM/PM off 22nd and Ramsey. The victim was in the

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capublicnotice.com 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 15th, 2015 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: UNIT# NAME: DESCRIPTION: D110 AGNES TAYLOR HOUSEHOLD, D021 BRIAN MAYFIELD HOUSEHOLD, E017 TIFFANY WHITE HOUSEHOLD, B046 ROSS KOHRT HOUSEHOLD, B048 KELSE PLUMB HOUSEHOLD, D057 AGNES TAYLOR HOSUEHOLD, B14D DOC BERKLEY HOUSEHOLD, C054 ANDRES MARQUEZ HOUSHOLD, C099 BRIAN MAYFIELD HOUSEHOLD, Please Print: September 30th 2015 and October 7th 2015. DSW15-5223 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: R2D DESIGN 2490 N JANIS DR, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92262. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: ROBERT MARK ROTMAN 2490 N JANIS DR PALM SPRINS CA 92262 Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 8/15/2015. 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: ROBERT MARK ROTMAN. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on September 23, 2015. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201510417 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). Pub September 30, October 7, 14, 21, 2015. DSW15-5224 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: MANUFACTURED FAME 47795 DUNE PALMS ROAD, APT 9314, LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA 92253. Riverside County, Full name of registrant: THOMAS GREGORY LOPEZ 47795 DUNE PALMS ROAD APT 9314 LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, 92253. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed:THOMAS GREGORY LOPEZ. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on September 25, 2015. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk Recorder File No. R-201510580 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). Pub September 30, October 7, 14, 21, 2015. DSW15-5221 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: DISCOUNT TREE SURGERY 7257 GREYLOCK AVENUE, RIVERSIDE, CA. 92504. Riverside County 3410 LA SIERRA AVE APT F-283, RIVERSIDE, CA. 92503. Full name of registrant: RONALD PAUL GUILLIAMS 7257 GREYLOCK AVENUE, RIVERSIDE, CA. 92504 2b. SHARON ANN GUILLIAMS 7257 GREYLOCK AVE, RIVERSIDE, CA 92504. Business is conducted by: MARRIED COUPLE. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/15/2010. 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: RONALD PAUL GUILLIAMS. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on September 22, 2015. Peter Aldana, AssessorCounty Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201510402 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). Pub September 30, October 7, 14, 21, 2015. DSW15-5219 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: DTS 7257 GREYLOCK AVENUE, RIVERSIDE, CA. 92504. Riverside County 3410 LA SIERRA AVE APT F-283, RIVERSIDE, CA. 92503. Full name of registrant: RONALD PAUL GUILLIAMS 7257 GREYLOCK AVENUE, RIVERSIDE, CA. 92504 2b. SHARON ANN GUILLIAMS 7257 GREYLOCK AVE, RIVERSIDE, CA 92504. Business is conducted by: MARRIED COUPLE. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 09/18/2010. 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: RONALD PAUL GUILLIAMS. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on September 22, 2015. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201510400 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). Pub September 30, October 7, 14, 21, 2015. DSW15-5218 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: DTS- DIVERSIFIED TRADESMEN SERVICES 7257 GREYLOCK AVENUE, RIVERSIDE, CA. 92504. Riverside County 3410 LA SIERRA AVE APT F-283, RIVERSIDE, CA. 92503. Full name

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of registrant: RONALD PAUL GUILLIAMS 7257 GREYLOCK AVENUE, RIVERSIDE, CA. 92504 2b. PABOLO ORTEGA FIGUEROA 3640 MAUDE AVE, RIVERSIDE, CA 92504. Business is conducted by: GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 09/18/2010. 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: RONALD PAUL GUILLIAMS. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on September 22, 2015. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201510401 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). Pub September 30, October 7, 14, 21, 2015. DSW15-5217 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: DTS-DIVERSIFIED TRADESMAN SERVICES 7257 GREYLOCK AVENUE, RIVERSIDE, CA. 92504. Riverside County 3410 LA SIERRA AVE APT F-283, RIVERSIDE, CA. 92503. Full name of registrant: RONALD PAUL GUILLIAMS7257 GREYLOCK AVENUE, RIVERSIDE, CA. 92504 2b. SHARON ANN GUILLIAMS 7257 GREYLOCK AVE, RIVERSIDE, CA 92504. Business is conducted by: MARRIED COUPLE. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 09/18/2010. 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: RONALD PAUL GUILLIAMS. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on September 21, 2015. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-2015010353 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). Pub September 23, 30, October 7, 14, 2015. DSW15-5218 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: DTS (1) DISCOUNT TREE SERVICE 7257 GREYLOCK AVENUE, RIVERSIDE, CA. 92504. Riverside County 3410 LA SIERRA AVE APT F-283, RIVERSIDE, CA. 92503. Full name of registrant:RONALD PAUL GUILLIAMS7257 GREYLOCK AVENUE, RIVERSIDE, CA. 92504 2b. PABOLO “F” ORTEGA 3640 MAUDE AVE, RIVERSIDE, CA 92504. Business is conducted by: GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/15/10. 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: RONALD PAUL GUILLIAMS. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on September 21, 2015. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-2015010351 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). Pub September 23, 30, October 7, 14, 2015. DSW15-5217 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: OUMI SUSHI 79-050 HWY 111, LA QUINTA, CA 92253. Riverside County 11949 STEELE CREEK RD, CHARLOTTE, NC 28273. Full name of registrant: LWIN FAMILY CO 11949 STEELE CREEK RD, CHARLOTTE, NC 28273. Business is conducted by: CORPORATION. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 7/31/2015. 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: PHONE L MAUNG, PRESIDENT. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on September 4, 2015. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201509723 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). Pub September 23, 30, October 7, 14, 2015. DSW15-5216 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: OUMI SUSHI 39606 WINCHESTER RD, TEMECULA, CA 92591. Riverside County 11949 STEELE CREEK RD, CHARLOTTE, NC 28273. Full name of registrant: LWIN FAMILY CO 11949 STEELE CREEK RD, CHARLOTTE, NC 28273. Business is conducted by: CORPORATION. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 7/31/2015. 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: PHONE L MAUNG, PRESIDENT. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on September 4, 2015. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201509724 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). Pub September 23, 30, October 7, 14, 2015. DSW15-5215 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: OLIVE AND THE OWL 665 VISTA ORO, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92264. Riverside County.. Full name of registrant: HEATHER DENISE MCCRACKEN 665 VISTA ORO, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92264. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: HEATHER DENISE MCCRACKEN. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on September 09, 2015. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk Recorder File No. R-201509862 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). Pub September 23,

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30, October 7, 14, 2015. DSW15-5214 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: AMBER GLASS MEDIA (1) THE HENDO PROJECT 37675 MACLEAN AVE. MURRIETA, CA 92563. Riverside County. 40485 MURRIETA HOT SPRINGS RD #215, MURRIETA, CA 92563. Full name of registrant: ADAM LAWRENCE TRIGG 37675 MACLEAN AVE, MURRIETA, CA 92563. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: ADAM LAWRENCE TRIGG. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on September 08, 2015. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk Recorder File No. R-201509814 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). Pub September 23, 30, October 7, 14, 2015. DSW15-5211

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MENT 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). Pub September 16, 23, 30, October 7, 2015. DSW15-5202

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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 877-484-9942 or visit this Internet Web site www.USA-Foreclosure.com or www.Auction.com using the file number assigned to this case 7042.15248. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: September 24, 2015 NORTHWEST TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC., as Trustee Victoria Gutierrez Authorized Signatory 1241 E. Dyer Road, Suite 250, Santa Ana, CA 92705 Reinstatement and Pay-Off Requests: (866) 387-NWTS THIS OFFICE IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Rodriguez, Santos B. ORDER # 7042.15248: 09/30/2015,10/07/2015,10/14/20 15. DSW15-5222

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: RONDEVOO ART & DESIGN 73-225 EL PASEO STE. #7, PALM DESERT, CA 92260. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: CHRISTOPHER SANG PAO TAHA 723 SOURTH EUGENE ROAD, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92264. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: CHRISTOPHER SANG PAO TAHA. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on August 27, 2015. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk Recorder File No. R-201509377 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 COMFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE MON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSIFOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- NESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Pub September APN: 667-290-065-9T.S. No. 028850-CA NESS AS: AG JANITORIAL SERVICES 16310 16, 23, 30, October 7, 2015. DSW15-5201 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALEIMPORTANT NOTICE VIA VISTA, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. TO PROPERTY OWNER:YOU ARE IN DEFAULT Riverside County. Full name of registrant: AD- FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 5/9/2008. OLFO- -GARCIA HERRERA 16310 VIA VISTA ST. FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. 2b. GLORIA NESS AS: 1ST CHOICE TAX SERVICES 13457 YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBVAZQUEZ DE GARIA 16310 VIA VISTA ST. DESERT CIELO AZUL WAY, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA LIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240 Business is conducted 92240. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST by: MARRIED COUPLE. Registrant commenced CHRISTYN DENESHIA BOWEN 13457 CIELO YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYEROn to transact business under the fictitious business AZUL WAY , DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. 10/20/2015 at 3:00 PM, CLEAR RECON CORP., name(s) listed above on 2006. I declare that all the Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL Registrant as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to information in this statement is true and correct. has not yet begun to transact business under the Deed of Trust recorded 5/21/2008, as Instrument (A registrant, who declares as true, information fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the No. 2008-0271987, of Official Records in the office which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a information in this statement is true and correct. of the County Recorder of Riverside County, State crime). Signed: ADOLFO GARCIA HERRERA. (A registrant, who declares as true, information of CALIFORNIA executed by: GABRIEL IMMANUEL This statement was filed with the County Clerk which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a GALINDO AND IMAZUL GALINDO, HUSBAND of Riverside County on August 25, 2015. Peter crime). Signed: CHRISTYN DENESHIA BOWEN. AND WIFE, AS JOINT TENANTSWILL SELL AT Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR R-201509257 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSI- Riverside County on September 03, 2015. Peter CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE R-201509668 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSI- STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATE- OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF MENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATE- BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: AT THE FRONT STEPS IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER MENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN TO THE ENTRANCE OF THE FORMER CORONA UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME POLICE DEPARTMENT, 849 W. SIXTH STREET, (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER CORONA, CA 92882all right, title and interest PROFESSIONS CODE). Pub September 23, 30, UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed October 7, 14, 2015. DSW15-5209 (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND of Trust in the property situated in said County and PROFESSIONS CODE). Pub September 9, 16, 23, State described as: MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE 30, 2015. DSW15-5199 SAID DEED OF TRUSTThe street address and other FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSIdesignation, if any, of the real property NESS AS: MC CRAFT PARTY SUPPLIES AND FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE common above is purported to be:62852 NORTH RENTALS 34-351 DATE PALM DRIVE, SUITE C, FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- described CRESCENT STREETDESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. Riverside County.. NESS AS: WABA GRILL 8910 LIMONITE AVE.,, RIV- 92240The undersigned disclaims any liability Full name of registrant: MAURA ALICIA CASTILLO ERSIDE, CA 92509. Riverside County. Full name of for any incorrectness Trustee of the street address and 28541 AVENIDA DIOSA, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA registrant: TABOM TERIYAKI, INC. 8910 LIMONITE other common designation, if any, shown herein. 92234. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. AVE. RIVERSIDE, CA 92509. Business is conducted Said sale will be held, but without or warRegistrant has not yet begun to transact business by: CORPORATION Registrant commenced to ranty, express or implied, regardingcovenant title, possession, under the fictitious business name(s) listed above. transact business under the fictitious business condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges I declare that all the information in this statement is name(s) listed above on 2002. I declare that all the and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts cretrue and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information in this statement is true and correct. (A ated by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining information which he or she knows to be false, is registrant, who declares as true, information which principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed guilty of a crime). Signed: MAURA ALICIA CASTILLO he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Signed: TAE U PARK, PRESIDENT. This statement of the obligation secured by the property to be sold Riverside County on September11, 2015. Peter was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk Recorder File No. on August 12, 2015. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County advances at the time of the initial publication of the R-201509968 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSI- Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201508693 NOTICE — Notice of Sale is:$235,024.99 If the Trustee is unable NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT to convey title for any reason, the successful bidFROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS der’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATE- bidder shall have no further recourse.The beneficiary BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATE- MENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and MENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTI- Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER TIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. be recorded in the county where the real property is PROFESSIONS CODE). Pub September 16, 23, 30, SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). located.NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you October 7, 2015. DSW15-5204 Pub September 9, 16, 23, 30, 2015. DSW15-5198 are considering bidding on this property lien, you FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE File No. 7042.15248 should understand that there are risks involved in FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- Title Order No. NXCA-0176829 APN 641-104-020 bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on NESS AS: PROFESSIONAL PET GROOMING YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest 64624 PINEHURST CIR, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, DATED 07/10/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle CA 92240. Riverside County. P.O. BOX 3265, PALM TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD you to free and clear ownership of the property. You SPRINGS, CA 92263. Full name of registrant: STAN- AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANA- should also be aware that the lien being auctioned LEY BERNARDO KASPER 64624 PINEHURST CIR, TION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240 . Business is AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A at the auction, you are or may be responsible for conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not LAWYER.A public auction sale to the highest bid- paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned yet begun to transact business under the fictitious der for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or off, before you can receive clear title to the property. business name(s) listed above. I declare that all the national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit You are encouraged to investigate the existence, information in this statement is true and correct. union, or a check drawn by a state or federal sav- priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist (A registrant, who declares as true, information ings and loan association, or savings association, on this property by contacting the county recorder’s which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a or savings bank specified in §5102 to the Financial office or a title insurance company, either of which crime). Signed: STANLEY BERNARDO KASPER. code and authorized to do business in this state, will may charge you a fee for this information. If you This statement was filed with the County Clerk of be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be consult either of these resources, you should be Riverside County on September 04, 2015. Peter made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed aware that the same lender may hold more than one Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk Recorder File No. or implied, regarding title, possession, or encum- mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE R-201509733 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSI- brances, to satisfy the obligation secured by said TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS Deed of Trust. The undersigned Trustee disclaims this notice of sale may be postponed one or more FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE any liability for any incorrectness of the property ad- times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS dress or other common designation, if any, shown court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED herein. Trustor(s): Santos B. Rodriguez, a married Civil Code. The law requires that information about BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATE- man as his sole and separate property Recorded: trustee sale postponements be made available to MENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN 07/18/2006, as Instrument No. 2006-0524639, of you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Official Records of RIVERSIDE County, California. present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER Date of Sale:10/20/2015 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW In front of the Corona Civic Center, located at 849 the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND W. Sixth Street, Corona, CA The purported property property, you may call (844) 477-7869 or visit this PROFESSIONS CODE). Pub September 16, 23, 30, address is: 66658 BUENA VISTA AVENUE, DESERT Internet Web site WWW.STOXPOSTING.COM, October 7, 2015. DSW15-5203 HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240 Assessors Parcel No. using the file number assigned to this case 028850641-104-020 The total amount of the unpaid bal- CA. Information about postponements that are very FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE ance of the obligation secured by the property to short in duration or that occur close in time to the FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected NESS AS: MOON MATTER ORGANICS, PLANET and advances at the time of the initial publication in the telephone information or on the Internet COOL GIFT 77755 COTTONWOOD COVE, INDIAN of the Notice of Sale is $117,460.88. If the sale is Web site. The best way to verify postponement WELLS, CA 92210. Riverside County. Full name of set aside for any reason, the purchaser at the sale information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR registrant: NICOLE CHRISTINA SCHATZ 77755 shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid, SALES INFORMATION: (844) 477-7869 Publish: COTTONWOOD COVE, INDIAN WELLS, CA 92210. plus interest. The purchaser shall have no further 9/30/2015, 10/7/2015, 10/14/2015. DSW15-5213 Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant recourse against the beneficiary, the Trustor or the has not yet begun to transact business under the trustee. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-15fictitious business name(s) listed above. I declare are considering bidding on this property lien, you 672246-JB Order No.: 730-1502940-70 YOU ARE that all the information in this statement is true and should understand that there are risks involved in IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, informa- bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on 1/18/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROtion which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest TECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A a crime). Signed: NICOLE CHRISTINA SCHATZ . bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION This statement was filed with the County Clerk of you to free and clear ownership of the property. You OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST Riverside County on September 09, 2015. Peter should also be aware that the lien being auctioned YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk Recorder File No. off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, R-201509885 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSI- at the auction, you are or may be responsible for cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE off, before you can receive clear title to the property. check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS You are encouraged to investigate the existence, association, or savings association, or savings bank BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED priority and size of outstanding liens that may exist specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATE- on this property by contacting the county recorder’s authorized to do business in this state, will be held

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by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): ROBERT BLACKSTONE AND SYLVIA BLACKSTONE, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 1/26/2005 as Instrument No. 2005-0072702 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of RIVERSIDE County, California; Date of Sale: 10/14/2015 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: 2410 Wardlow Road #104, Corona, CA 92880, in the Auction.com Room Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $127,664.25 The purported property address is: 15560 AVENIDA FLORENCITA, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 656-201-003-7 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 http://www.qualityloan.com , using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-15-672246-JB . 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. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. 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. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 800-280-2832 Or Login to: http:// www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-15-672246-JB IDSPub #0091912 9/23/2015 9/30/2015 10/7/2015. DSW15-5210 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No.: 2015CA006895 Loan No.: XXX65 Order No.: 5924594 APN: 644-152-013-8 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 7/29/2014. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in

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section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor:DIA - CJ BETTER WAYS INVESTMENTS, LLC A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, and RJS FINANCIAL., INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, as Beneficiary Duly Appointed Trustee: R.E.F.S. INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION Recorded8/11/2014 as Instrument No. 2014-0303283, in book N/A, page N/A of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Riverside County, California. Date of Sale: 10/7/2015 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: In front of the Corona Civic Center, located at 849 W. Sixth Street,Corona, CA Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $72,498.95 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 68200 CALLE BLANCODESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA92240 A.P.N.: 644-152-013-8 Legal Description: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. The property herein is being sold “AS IS”. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a Written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located and more than three month have elapsed since such recordation. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (877) 484-9942 or visit this Internet Web site www.usa-foreclosure. com, using the file number assigned to this case 2015-CA006895. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. If you would like additional copies of this summary, you may obtain them by calling (949) 474-7337. If the trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder(s) sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the trustee and successful bidder(s) will have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to return of the deposit paid. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. Date: 9/11/2015 R.E.F.S. INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATIONGabrielle Leach, Senior Trustee Officer R.E.F.S. INC. A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. FEI # 1064.244982 PUB DATES: 09/16/2015, 09/23/2015, 09/30/2015. DSW15-5208 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No.: 2015CA006894 Loan No. XXX63 Order No.: 5924590 APN: 657-204-005-5YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 07/24/2014. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR

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PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale.BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor: DIA-CJ BETTER WAYS INVESTMENTS, LLC A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, and ERS PARTNERS, L.P., A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, AS TO AN UNDIVIDED 50.00% INTEREST AND BARBARA L. SEIDNER, A MARRIED WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, AS TO AN UNDIVIDED 50.00% INTEREST as Beneficiary Duly Appointed Trustee: R.E.F.S. INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATIONRecorded: 7/30/2014, as Instrument No. 2014-0287390, in book n/a, page n/a of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Riverside County, California. Date of Sale: 10/7/2015 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: In front of the Corona Civic Center, located at 849 W. Sixth Street,Corona, CA Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $69,587.72Street Address or other common designation of real property: 67325 CAMINO SILVOSO, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA92240A.P.N.: 657-204-005-5Legal Description: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. The property herein is being sold “AS IS”.The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a Written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located and more than three month have elapsed since such recordation. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (877) 484-9942 or visit this Internet Web site www.usa-foreclosure. com, using the file number assigned to this case 2015-CA006894. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. If you would like additional copies of this summary, you may obtain them by calling (949) 474-7337.If the trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder(s) sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the trustee and successful bidder(s) will have no further recourse.If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to return of the deposit paid. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney.Date: 9/11/2015 R.E.F.S. INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, Gabrielle Leach,

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Senior Trustee OfficerR.E.F.S. INC. A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. FEI # 1064.244983 PUB DATES: 09/16/2015, 09/23/2015, 09/30/2015. DSW15-5207 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/6/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: HERMAN BURTON SR., AN UNMARRIED MAN Duly Appointed Trustee: LAW OFFICES OF LES ZIEVE Deed of Trust recorded 11/14/2007 as Instrument No. 2007-0691676 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Riverside County, California, Date of Sale:10/8/2015 at 9:30 AM . Place In the area in fron of 849 W Sixth Street of Corona, California 92881. Sale: Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $270,195.42 Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt owed. Street Address or other common designation of real property: 13075 CUYAMACADR, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240-5652 Described as follows: As more fully described on said Deed of Trust. A.P.N #.: 641-182-012-9 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (714) 848-9272 or visit this Internet Web site www.elitepostandpub. com, using the file number assigned to this case 1533360. 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. Dated 9/14/2015 Law Offices of Les Zieve, as Trustee, 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450, Irvine, CA 92606. For Non-Automated Sale Information call: (714) 8487920. For Sale Information: (714) 848-9272, www. elitepostandpub.com Christina O’Brian Trustee Sale Officer. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. EPP 13522 9/16, 9/23, 9/30/2015. DSW15-5206 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-15666887-BF Order No.: 1388987-31 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 5/24/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PRO-

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TECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): LAWRENCE CHEESBROUGH ANDALSO LYNN CHEESBROUGH Recorded: 6/1/2015 as Instrument No. 2005-0435892 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of RIVERSIDE County, California; Date of Sale: 10/7/2015 at 3:00PM Place of Sale: In front of the building near the flagpoles at 849 W. Sixth Street Corona, California 92882(Northeast corner of West Sixth Street &amp; South Buena Vista Avenue). Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $263,642.99 The purported property address is: 67891 AVA CT, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 656-441-014-9 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 888-988-6736 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloan.com , using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-15-666887-BF . 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. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. 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. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 888-988-6736 Or Login to: http:// www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-15-666887-BF IDSPub #0091161 9/16/2015 9/23/2015 9/30/2015. DSW15-5200

Report: More Tiny Babies Surviving and Thriving KANSAS CITY, Mo. – It’s good news for the tiniest and most vulnerable among us. Thanks to changes in care practices and other advances, survival rates for extreme preterm infants – sometimes called “micro preemies” – are on the rise. The study from the National Institutes of Health research network examined the cases of more than 34,000 babies over two decades, born between 22 and 28 weeks gestation at facilities across the country, including Children’s Mercy. Between 2009 and 2012, survival rates for babies born at 23 weeks increased from 27 percent to 33 percent, which Children’s Mercy pediatric neonatologist Dr. William Truog calls “promising.” “There is continuing reason for optimism for these children,”

he says. “At the same time, we extremely premature infants, know that being born with this there is simply no substitute for degree of prematurity that the a healthy full-term pregnancy. course is long, difficult, and the “Every week or two that risk of long-term developmental problems is still substantially higher.” Truog, one of the co-authors of the study, says standardizing certain practices, like giving a mother in early labor a short course of steroids to boost the baby’s lungs, has been a significant factor. According to the CDC, about 11 percent of babies in the U.S. are born preterm, or before 37 weeks. Of those, about one percent are born before 28 weeks. Truog says that equates to roughly one in every 100 births, a rate he says is nearly twice as high as some other developed countries. He stresses that while modern medicine has made great strides toward treating

a baby can stay in the womb safely by stopping or delaying labor, just confers a huge survival advantage week by

week,” he says. The study appears in the online edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Aztecs Football Waits Nine Years for Victory and Flag By Dan Marinelli LA QUINTA – A lot has happened over the last nine years but what has become a constant throughout the previous almost-decade is the La Quinta Blackhawks football team’s dominance over its Desert Valley League rival Palm Desert Aztecs. The Victory Flag is awarded to the winner between the Aztecs and the Blackhawks – and La Quinta, as well as co-dominate the league for the majority of the decade, has brought home the symbolic flag each of the last nine years. 2015, however, has a very different feel for Blackhawks head coach Dan Armstrong, who found his kids entering last Friday’s game against his longtime cook-street enemies with the worst record his team has had (0-4) in at least 10 years. Needless say, recapturing the flag would not be a cakewalk for the defending 2014 DVL champions – what a difference a year makes. The Blackhawks did lose the best running back in the DVL last year, Chris Toribio, but Armstrong loses talent every year and manages to reload for the following season. Unlike 2014 and before, this is different. U n c h a r a c t e r i s t i c a l l y, the Blackhawks have been outscored in the first four games 147-33 and the Aztecs – who have not beaten their rival in nine seasons – could smell the blood in the water. Not to mention, La Quinta was without a consistent running game, which, along with a solid defense has been Armstrong’s quite successful coaching M.O. Even with all the trials and tribulations of a down season, it

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Cabaret onthe Greenopen mic signers every Sat. from 7:30-10p.m. at 36200 Date Palm Dr. For more info 760-202-1111. was the flag game, a flag that is a symbol of pride and success the Blackhawks had possessed since President George W. Bush was in office. A game that with all that has gone wrong for the defending champs this year, maybe, just maybe, the ‘Hawks would find the motivation to turn things around and salvage the rest of the season, starting with recapturing the Victory Flag. Unlike last year’s 49-14 route, the 2015 game finished fairly close, with the Aztecs putting nine-years worth of frustrations into the first two quarters. In addition to a field goal and two Beau Berryhill rushing touchdowns, Brian Devlin hurled a 28-yard touchdown pass to Dakota Romero giving Palm Desert the 24-7 halftime lead. Sensing the lethargy from La Quinta, the Aztecs could almost touch the Victory Flag but with a whole half left to play, there was

way too much time to celebrate – despite the lopsided score. In the third quarter, the Aztecs were finally outscored 7-3. Andrew Garcia tossed a 55-yard pass to Justin Anderson, yet the Blackhawks were still trailing 2714 with justa quarter. In the past, odd things have happened to flip the script in this entertaining high school football rivalry. This year would not feature any late game heroics or dramatic theatrics. Nope. Garcia managed to hurl one more 73-yard touchdown to Anderson to bring the score to within seven, but that would be the last time the Blackhawks saw the end zone. The Aztecs won the game 27-20, took over the Victory Flag from La Quinta High School Principal Rebecca Cook and most importantly, the bragging rights for the entire year. “A lot of frustration, a lot of close losses, and we finally got over the hump,” Aztecs head

coach Pat Blackburn said in an interview. “I’m honored, but these guys did it.” Now that the rivalry game is over, both teams and focus on the remainder of the season. Through one DVL game, the Aztecs (1-0 DVL, 2-3 Overall) and Blackhawks (0-1 DVL, 0-5 Overall) are both still in position to win or tie for the league championship. Granted, for the Blackhawks to win it all, it will take some help from other teams. The Blackhawks are off to their worst start in years but there is still time for them to make something of 2015 and at the very least, play to improve for next season. La Quinta travels to Indio High School next week to take on the Rajahs at 7 pm. The Aztecs have a bye week this week and will return to action on Oct. 9 against the Rajahs at Palm Desert High school.

Tips to Protect Your Family Carbon Monoxide You want your home to be a safe retreat from danger. While there are numerous ways to improve home safety, fires are a common threat that you have the power to prevent with preparation. The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) and Energizer have teamed up each fall for the past 28 years to educate the public about how to improve in-home safety. The Change Your Clock Change Your Battery program reminds everyone to replace the batteries in their home’s smoke detectors when they change their clocks for daylight savings so they have functioning smoke alarms. Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in a home fire nearly in half by providing an early warning. Having a fresh battery in your smoke detector plays a critical role in giving families the time needed to safely escape a home fire. “Fire safety education and proactive prevention can

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minimize fire tragedies,” says Michelle Atkinson, Energizer Chief Consumer Officer. “We encourage families to discuss this important issue because we all have the power to reduce our risk.” As part of the Change Your Clock Change Your Battery initiative, they’ve created this handy home safety checklist: • Count your smoke alarms: Increase your fire safety efforts by ensuring there’s at least one smoke alarm less than 10 years old installed on every level of your home, including one in every bedroom and outside each sleeping area. Take inventory of how many batteries are required to power these smoke alarms so that you can be prepared to keep them operational. • Change your batteries: Seventy-one percent of smoke alarms which failed to operate had missing, disconnected or dead batteries, according to the National Fire Protection Association. Change smoke

alarm and carbon monoxide detector batteries annually. Stay on schedule by making it a family tradition to change your batteries on the same day you change your clocks back to standard time, this year on November 1. It’s a great way to use the extra hour “gained” from daylight saving time. • Check alarms and detectors: After inserting a fresh battery in each smoke alarm and carbon monoxide detector, push the safety test button to ensure they work. Conduct this test monthly. Never disconnect smoke alarm batteries no matter how annoying the sound; remember: a “chirping” alarm signals a need for a fresh battery. • Replace smoke alarms: The IAFC recommends replacing smoke alarms every 10 years and having a combination of both ionization and photo electric smoke alarms to keep you alert to all types of home fires. • Change flashlight batteries: Keep flashlights with fresh September 30, 2015

batteries at your bedside. In the event of a fire, they can provide much needed assistance for finding the way out and signaling for help. • Get the family involved: Less than a quarter of U.S. families have developed and practiced a home fire escape plan. Make sure family members, in particular children, know what the alarms and detectors sound like and what they should do if they go off. In addition to sponsoring this educational campaign, Energizer has donated more than five million batteries to fire departments over the years. To learn more about the Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery program, visit www. energizer.com/responsibility. Take action for the safety of your family and make sure you have working smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. It’s the first step to a safer home. StatePoint

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By Jack Lyons Theatre and Film Critic The new buzzword in 21st century arts is “Diversity”. It’s been a long time in coming but it’s finally arrived. The world of entertainment has embraced diversity for some time, however, the full force of the movement hasn’t been seen or felt by audiences on the theatrical stages of America until recently. The venerable and renowned Pasadena Playhouse (the official State Theatre of California) under the 18 year artistic leadership of Sheldon Epps, has long been a leader in diversity, as witnessed by the creative artists who stage their productions and in its casting of their performers. Artistry, quality, and high professional standards have been hallmarks of Pasadena Playhouse productions for a long time. The current comedy production “Real Women Have Curves”, written by Josefina Lopez is skillfully directed by playhouse associate artistic director Seema Sueko. It’s a delightful comedy that shows off the indomitable spirit, grit, and power of women in our society, who when they bond, can do anything as songwriter Helen Reddy’s anthem of the 1960’s women’s movement proclaimed, “I Am Woman … If I have to, I can do anything… I am invincible”. The story set in a tiny sewing factory in East Los Angeles in 2015, celebrates Latina power and Latina women’s bodies. The crowd-pleasing production stars four full-figured and one thin diet-pill abuser, actors in “Real Women Have Curves”. It’s a touching look into the lives of five undocumented Mexican garment workers in Los Angeles struggling to capture just a tiny piece the American Dream. Estela (Cristina Frias) is the owner of a sewing shop just trying to pay her bills and grow her business to a point where she can branch out from the darkness of fear from government officials deporting her, to a point where she can become a legal tax paying business with a future. Estela’s four employees: Carmen, the eldest and the group’s inspirational leader is played by the wonderful Blanca Araceli. Pancha, is introspectively and guardedly played by Ingrid Oliu. Rosali, the diet-pill abuser (her way of controlling her weight)

is fearlessly portrayed by Diana DeLaCruz, and the young high school graduate and budding writer Ana, who keeps a diary of her days working with the other ladies, is nicely played by Santana Dempsey. The talented cast is a case study in ensemble performance generosity. It’s been a blistering triple digit week in LA and Estela is slightly behind in her schedule to deliver 100 plus garments to her customer by morning. When a power failure hits the neighborhood not only does the temperature in the small factory immediately begin to rise, the tempers of the ladies rise accordingly. With no power no work can be completed. There will be strangers, electrical workers, and police in the area trying to get the power back on line. Fear of deportation and separation is a constant worry in the garment industry. For a good deal of the time the ladies fuss, wait and gossip. Gossip never goes out of style. Subject matter varies, but eventually the discussion of marriage and men rears its head. Maybe it’s the heat, but the ladies begin to open up concerning their male-dominated culture and its views about the role of Latina women in it. The subject of body types and size measurements surface. As way of laying out the elephant in the room for discussion, the women begin to disrobe down to bras, panties and girdles revealing their varying sizes and weight distributions. The audience (80% women) at first, gasp, then begin to applaud and then break into laughter and more applause. It’s a bold and empowering moment for the actors and a liberating moment for the audience. The entire scene takes no more than three or four minutes but its impact is enormous and cathartic. Prior to the curtain I spot stand-up comedian, actress, writer, and TV producer Cristela Alonzo giving an on-camera interview to a local Los Angeles TV station. We briefly discussed her 2014 ABC- TV show called “Cristela” which she created and starred in. Then she shared some of her feelings about the “Real… Women production “… our Latino community has been in the dark for so long, I want to thank Sheldon Epps for his support and his passion concerning diversity at the playhouse. We (Latinos) don’t need to go to New York City

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to have success; we can do it right here in Southern California” adding, “Dreams come without an expiration date. My advice is be authentic. Have no regrets. I like being authentic.” When I ask what her next play is about, she breaks into a wide smile and with twinkling eyes says ‘Real Men Cook and Wash Dishes’; quickly adding she’s just joking.

always seems to come up with winning actors when she’s on the job. “ R e a l Wo m e n H a v e Curves” is a terrific production that everyone should see and enjoy performs at the Pasadena Playhouse, and runs through October 4, 2015.

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Being authentic is certainly in evidence when it comes to the creative team led by director Sueko in delivering a wonderfully picture-perfect design space by Scenic Designer David F. Weiner, with Lights designed by Josh Epstein, and a sound track by the ever-reliable Cricket S. Myers; are first rate. Also, Casting Director Julia Flores

September 30, 2015

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