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Murrieta woman makes sock monkeys for children who need comforting, A-4
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Jojoba Hills Founders: the greatest generation still making a difference
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Section Volume 15, Issue 3
Cottonwood takes home ribbons in district-wide spelling bee
Jodi Thomas AVO Area Manager “They were a part of the greatest generation the world has ever known; they didn’t ask for help because they didn’t need help. If they needed something they just figured it out and did it,” said Mike Machado of the Jojoba Hills Founders. Machado was the keynote speaker at the Jojoba Hills 25th Anniversary Event last fall. see page A-6
Local Lore
Windmill wrestling Mallard Fudd Local Contributor In my youth in Anza, which was many years ago, I went with my father to repair a neighbor’s windmill. When we arrived to the site of the windmill, we found that the braking mechanism of the mill was not working. see page A-3
Middle School Spelling Bee competitors and judges: Principal John Wilder, Alice Packard, Mason Laurin, Phyllis Petri, Donna Fiehler, Taylor Ludwig and John Terlisner Sacha Hope photos
Sacha Hope Special to the Anza Valley Outlook Cottonwood School conducted their Fourth/Fifth Grade and Middle School Spelling Bees on
Wednesday, January 7. More than 40 students participated in the four hour competition. The younger grades were extremely competitive and several children made it through more than 20 rounds. Kaleb Vazquez secured
the win with Hunter Molitor, landing in second place; Devon Scott came in third. The middle school combat went for six rounds but the fight for second place took over 10 rounds to decide the final pair.
Mason Laurin took first place with Taylor Ludwig coming in second. Andrew Hotchkiss deserves a very honorable mention for his third place win as the final battle
see BEE, page A-4
New Year’s Eve festivities benefit Anza community Allison Renck Writer
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The Art Alliance of Idyllwild invites artists to join them The Art Alliance of Idyllwild (AAI) is a non-profit organization which promotes the arts and artisans of the mountain communities. see page A-6
On Dec. 31, the Friends Uniting Neighbors Group sponsored the New Year’s Rockin’ Eve at the Anza Community Hall. The evening included a tri tip dinner and music by Nameless Band. Although Anza had been recently coated with snow, more than 50 people showed up to the event to enjoy music and food. Party goers and Anza residents Maria and Zack Curcie sat at a table enjoying the tri tip dinner. They said they hoped to have a better year than 2014 and wanted to buy a house in 2015. At another table Anza residents, Anascia Indez, Eric Gregoi, Arnold Hall, and Anna May Smith express their hopes for the new year.
see NEW YEAR’S, page A-5
Allison Renck photos
Anza Valley Outlook
Returning Anza to its former ‘trail well-traveled’ glory Jodi Thomas AVO Area Manager The valley that we now call the Anza Valley was once known as a predominate trail area many years ago. It was a very important route from the California Coast to the interior side of what is now Mexico. It was first used by Native Americans and then the Spanish. The first documented expedition was led by Juan Bautista de Anza on January 8, 1774. A company of 20 soldiers, three padres, 11 servants, 35 mules, 65 cattle, and 140 horses started out from then what was Mexico from the Tubac Presidio (which is south of present-day Tucson, Arizona). They then traveled across the desert and up Coyote Canyon into the Anza Valley area. They crossed the valley and traveled down the Bautista trail to the valley floor and then onto the San Gabriel Mission, where they rested. From there they went on to the
see TRAILS, page A-4
The area’s many dirt roads may serve as connecting pathways between the valley’s many trails to help create a Trail Town. Jodi Thomas photo