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Volume 18, Issue 3

Murrieta, Inland Empire Men’s Club hold inaugural Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade

Environmental groups sue following city’s finalization of Altair approval Alex Groves AGROVES@REEDERMEDIA.COM

Conservation groups sued the city of Temecula last week after the city council approved a high density mixed use development for the foothills west of Old Town. see page A-7

Entertainment Take a trip through the life of Mozart and his music Alex Groves AGROVES@REEDERMEDIA.COM

Piano students will take guests at Ronald H. Roberts Temecula Public Library on a musical adventure through the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to celebrate the musician’s 262nd birthday during a free event, Saturday, Jan. 27. see page C-2

Members of the Smooth Ashlar Lodge #119 march and wave to guests attending the Murrieta Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade, Jan. 15. See more photos of the event on page C-1.

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Lake Elsinore City Council favors five-district, by-district election map Tony Ault TAULT@REEDERMEDIAS.COM

The Lake Elsinore City Council has approved a proposed fivedistrict map for election by-district that will, after final approval, allow voters from each district to elect their own council representative with the mayor being appointed in rotation or by council vote.

The third public hearing on the transition from at-large elections to by-district elections was conducted Tuesday, Jan. 9, during the regular city council meeting with councilmember Darrell Hickman absent.

The decision was made after considering two different by-district maps drawing the boundaries for each of the districts based upon the population and their racial makeup.

By-district elections require each council district contain a nearly equal population; a districting plan is needed to be drawn in a manner that complies with the California Voting Rights Act, Federal Voting Rights Act, council districts and not be drawn with race as the predominate factor.

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The Apple map for the city of Lake Elsinore’s proposed move to election by districts depicts four council districts with one at-large seat. Registered voters would vote for the member representing their district only and in addition all voters would vote for the one at-large seat.

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Winter storm floods roads, downs power lines; more rain looming in the forecast Alex Groves AGROVES@REEDERMEDIA.COM

Southwest Riverside County was hammered by its first big winter storm of the season Jan. 8 and Jan. 9, and that storm brought with it flooding, downed power lines and traffic accidents.

The storm, which deposited as much as 3 inches of rainfall on some areas within a 24-hour period, spurred a flash flood warning which was expected to remain in place through 10 p.m. Tuesday for both the San Bernardino and Riverside County valleys, according to the National Weather Service.

The rain didn’t just bring noticeable flooding throughout the area, but also toppled power lines and was a factor in traffic accidents Tuesday.

In one of those accidents, two cars ended up in floodwaters on the side of Interstate 15 in Temecula, but no one was injured.

The incident happened about 11:40 a.m. on the northbound lanes of the freeway just north of Rancho California Road, according to California Highway Patrol Office Mike Lassig.

Lassig said the female driver of a Rain runoff fills Pourroy Fields in Winchester like a small lake during a Jan. 9, storm.

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Hemet Council requests Caltrans relinquish Florida Avenue and stop raised median strip project Tony Ault TAULT@REEDERMEDIA.COM

Hemet City Council, in a letter to Caltrans, is formally requesting that Florida Avenue, as it runs through the downtown area of Hemet and is now a state highway, be relinquished to the city and halt a planned raisedmedian strip project.

City Manager Allen Parker was authorized to send out the letter and request at the council’s Tuesday, Jan. 9, meeting.

For almost a year, the Hemet City Council, local business owners on Florida Avenue and Chamber of Commerce members have been at odds with Caltrans who is planning to place a cement median strip along Florida Avenue from Acacia Avenue through the center of town to its city limits at Hemet Street. Caltrans, since Florida Avenue is a state highway, state Route 74, has complete jurisdiction over the maintenance and safety of the roadway and since 2011 had planned to add the median strip to improve the highway’s overall safety as determined by their Multilane Cross

Median Collision Monitoring Report.

When the city learned Caltrans was about to start constructing the median strip just over a year ago, city engineers and Florida Avenue merchants were surprised by the revealed design. The city argued they had no say in the Caltrans project, as planned, and if implemented would adversely affect the city’s economic status and create public safety hazards since the city has grown tremendously since the Caltrans collision report was made. The city depends more and more on the main highway through town as traffic continues to increase. The city, as a result, sought to request a new traffic study before any construction on the raised median strip began.

The Caltrans’ plan for the median strip cut off some left turns needed for motorists and suppliers to access stores and businesses and hindered emergency vehicles from doing their duty as they tried to pass in heavy traffic. While Caltrans made some modifications to the plan, it still posed problems to the city engineers, the council, fire and police

departments and merchants. Caltrans reminded the city it could do anything it wanted to the roadway since Florida Avenue was a “state highway,” creating even more animosity and demands to halt the project from the council.

In a hastily called meeting with Caltrans officials in December, the council learned from the Caltrans director and District 8 director during the discussion that the agency might consider relinquishing the highway through town to the city, if the city took over its maintenance and public safety responsibilities. If the city formally requested the relinquishment, Caltrans would halt the project plan for six months.

In a letter and Resolution Bill No.18-003, the council made the formal request Tuesday for Caltrans to hold off the project until the city can make its own study on taking over the state highway in its municipal boundaries.

“It is our main street and not just a state highway,” City Councilman Russ Brown said, opening the council discussion on the request. He said he

appreciated the opportunity to meet with the Caltrans officials in December who admitted in discussions that driving down Florida Avenue was more like driving down a city’s main street than a state highway. He said the comment opened the door to the possibility the city could take over control of Florida Avenue.

Brown said the Caltrans director said to him, “I am not opposed to relinquishment, and I know that our project will save lives, but it’s not the only option.”

The director told Brown that the public outcry that came from Hemet wanting to halt the project was the strongest of any of the 12 other cities that were facing similar Caltrans raised median projects. He said both Caltrans and the city agree the issue is the “public safety” on SR-74 or Florida Avenue in Hemet.

“We now have an opportunity with proving this and explore that with other viable options,” Brown said.

Parker said there are other options to improve public safety along Florida Avenue, and in the requested six month delay, the city can “take a

solid look at what other projections, what kind of traffic can we expect, how is that going to affect the highway, how is that going to affect our ability to and what kind of funds are needed for it. So, it gives us a break as well as the cost alternatives. We can do the study that Caltrans should have done.”

“We have a better plan to make this work for the safety our citizens than Caltrans has for us,” Mayor Michael Perciful said. He said Caltrans in their study was looking only at Highway 74, a singular highway, while the city has to look at many highways and the effect a median strip would have on them. He said if emergency vehicles could not use Florida because it had a median strip, they would have to use the parallel streets, Acacia and Devonshire, which have residential neighborhoods and schools along them, and make it unsafe for children and adults.

With that, the vote was unanimous for forwarding the letter and the resolution, bringing applause from members of the audience.

County approves agreement with RCT for Mayberry Avenue sidewalks Joe Naiman JNAIMAN@REEDERMEDIA.COM

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The Riverside County Transportation Commission’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Program will fund the construction of sidewalks along Mayberry Avenue in the unincorporated portion of Hemet with a $244,000 RCTC grant.

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0, with Marion Ashley absent, Jan. 9, to approve the funding agreement between the county and the Riverside County Transportation Commission. The terms of the agreement include a 50 percent local match and a project completion deadline of two years from the approval of the agreement.

The work will construct approximately 1,270 feet of sidewalk and pe-

destrian access ramps along the south side of Mayberry Avenue between Stanford Street and Meridian Street.

That segment will fill in a missing gap between the existing sidewalks at Stanford Street and at Meridian Street. The portion of Mayberry Avenue where the sidewalks will be constructed has significant pedestrian usage by Dartmouth Middle School and Little Lake Elementary School students.

Every two years, the Riverside County Transportation Commission issues a call for Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Program projects. The grants are awarded by a competitive selection process.

The total cost of the sidewalk construction is estimated at $488,000.

The county’s $244,000 match will be funded by gas tax revenue.

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Wildomar council looks at broad agenda during January meeting Alex Groves AGROVES@REEDERMEDIA.COM

The Wildomar City Council during a meeting last week went over a number of items, including joining a task force on traffic, raising the city manager’s salary and listening to a presentation on issuing bonds to developers for capital improvement projects.

The council voted unanimously to support “Move I-15 through Temecula and Elsinore Valleys,” a regional traffic task force dedicated to improving traffic on a significantly congested portion of the freeway running through Southwest Riverside County.

Assistant City Manager Dan York said that as part of joining the task force, the council would need to pick one RCTC member and one alternate to serve as members.

“The idea here was that as RCTC is a much bigger body, the Southwest Riverside (members) would be able to speak as a voice, consistently understanding what their problems are for Southwest Riverside County and speak appropriately to RCTC,” York said.

Mayor Ben Benoit said that it made sense for him as an RCTC member and councilmember Tim Walker, his alternate, to continue

attending the traffic meetings as they initially did in Temecula.

Benoit said it would be good to communicate the interest in projects to ease traffic to RCTC, which does not currently have any plans in place for the Temecula area.

“RCTC’s scoping plan for all the work for all of western Riverside County currently do not include that portion in Temecula, or let alone Temecula up to the border patrol,” Mayor Ben Benoit said. “It had a lot of other improvements on the 91, 91-15, going south on the 15 but for some reason that piece wasn’t in there, so that was raised at that meeting.”

The council also unanimously approved a 5.24 percent salary increase, to $201,000 from $191,000, for City Manager Gary Nordquist following a satisfactory performance review.

The salary increase is one of about three. If approved by the council, Nordquist will see his salary increase to $210,000 in 2019 and $219,000 in 2020.

“I know that we’ve been waiting for this for a while for Gary,” said Councilmember Tim Walker. “He waited patiently while we were waiting for all of our money to come back in, so it’s appropriate ... And he’s done an

amazing job.”

Assistant City Manager Dan York did a presentation on the possibility of setting up a Community Facilities District for the purpose of providing bonds for capital facilities improvements and infrastructure projects with developers.

As it stands now, the city does not have such a district.

“We’ve basically said we’re not interested and I think that had been the tenor of the community during the last decade,” he said.

“What we found has happened is where we thought we might be protecting our residents from having to pay a community facilities district special tax for these things, if we didn’t lead the administration then they would go to Lake Elsinore Unified School District or Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District.”

York said that one of the benefits of creating such a CFD is that the city will gain certain revenues and administrative fees that it might otherwise lose out on if the school district or water district create a CFD for bonds instead.

Council members were cautious, but expressed an interest in looking into creating a CFD in future meetings. No action was taken on the item.

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The 12th annual Mt. San Jacinto College Martin Luther King Jr. Day Unity Breakfast delivers message of social justice and equity SAN JACINTO – Residents, students and officials gathered at Mt. San Jacinto College, Jan. 15, to honor the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with the theme of social justice and equity at the 12th annual Unity Breakfast.

Congressman Raul Ruiz, D-La Quinta, said there is no room in society for the insults and extremism heard too often today. He reminded the audience that King was a visionary who dreamed of a peaceful and just world. He urged the audience to “Keep calm and love on,” a theme he said his own pastor spoke about recently in church.

“I think that’s the remedy (against hate) we should have now, to keep calm and love on,” Ruiz said.

The annual Unity Breakfast at MSJC is designed to bring the community together and remember the message and work of King to promote social justice and equity.

Guests enjoyed breakfast, performances, speaker presentations and a student art contest.

MSJC political science professor Willie Hamilton coordinated and hosted the event with the support of the MSJC Diversity Committee.

MSJC student Wayne Yeager, 20, of Hemet won first place in the MLK Day Unity Breakfast art contest for his art that raises aware-

ness of missing Native American women. He said across the U.S., Native women are raped and murdered or otherwise go missing without much help in finding them or solving the problem. He hopes law enforcement and other officials put emphasis on solving these crimes and finding the women.

“There are no stats or databases to show how many of these women are missing,” Yeager said.” It’s disheartening.”

MSJC student Mya Correa won second place, and student Karen Day earned third place in the student art contest.

Other presenters and performers included Dr. Raquell Rall who gave a talk titled “Maximizing Educational Outcomes For Communities That Traditionally Have Had The Least Opportunities.”

The Mt. San Jacinto College Diversity Committee thanked the MSJC board of trustees and President and Superintendent Roger Schultz for their continued support and participation. Members in the audience included MSJC board President Bill Zimmerman; MSJC Trustees Tom Ashley, Dorothy McGargill and Ann Motte; former Trustee Eugene Kadow; San Jacinto Councilman Andrew Kotyuk and many others.

[Above] Mt. San Jacinto College student Wayne Yeager, 20, of Hemet wins first place in the 2018 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Unity Breakfast art contest.

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Supervisors approve in principle lease agreements to develop French Valley, Menifee libraries Joe Naiman JNAIMAN@REEDERMEDIA.COM

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved in principle the development of three branch libraries including at state Route 79 and Skyview Road in French Valley and at Menifee Road and La Piedra Road in Menifee.

The supervisors’ 4-0 vote, with Marion Ashley absent, Jan. 9, authorizes the Real Estate Division of the county’s Economic Development Agency to pursue a request for proposals to acquire by lease the improvements for libraries in French Valley, Menifee and Desert Hot Springs on property the county already owns. The request process will include proposal analysis, developer selection and in-depth lease negotiations, and the lease agreements would allow the county to purchase the buildings at the end of the lease term.

The three sites have been designated for library facilities. The developer will obtain a ground lease with the county for the land, develop the libraries and lease the libraries to the county through a building lease. The county will pay a competitive modified gross

lease rate and will have the option to purchase the building improvements during the lease term or at the end of the lease term. The developer will also plan and construct on-site parking facilities for patron and staff use.

There are currently no public library services in the French Valley area, and the Menifee branch will be in addition to the existing Sun City branch which had 227,720 visits during fiscal year 2016-2017.

The French Valley library will be approximately 25,000 square feet, and the Menifee branch will be approximately 20,000 square feet.

The Desert Hot Springs library will be approximately 15,000 square feet and will replace an existing 3,527 square foot branch. Each library will include a computer laboratory for research and training purposes, plug-in technology areas along with wireless capability for patrons with laptop computers or other electronic devices, selfcheckout stations and electronic bulletin boards to inform patrons of library programs and services.

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Official Temecula app launched Rainbow Municipal Water District TEMECULA – Temecula residents will now have news, events, information and services in the palm of their hands with the new city of Temecula app.

The city of Temecula app is designed to enhance citizen engagement by streamlining access to city information. Within the app, residents can find information regarding city parks and facilities, contact information, news, social media feeds and event calendars. They can also view Channel 3, Temecula TV directly on their device.

In addition to providing information, the Temecula app allows access to city services. Residents will have the ability to report nonemergency issues to the city at any time of the day or night.

Issues such as potholes, graffiti, homeless concerns and more can

be reported quickly and easily using photographs, location and other information about the issue. Once the issue is submitted, staff is notified, and the resident can track the status of their issue through the app.

“The city of Temecula strives to be accessible to our residents, and the city of Temecula app is a tool they can use to quickly access information, services and resources from the city,” Mayor Matt Rahn said. “With the prevalence of mobile devices today, apps like this allow residents to not only stay informed but is an additional option to interact with the city on various topics.”

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Rain streams from the hills where the recent Liberty Fire charred the landscape along Los Alamos Road in Murrieta, Jan. 9.

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RAIN from page A-1 Kia sedan was driving in one lane at approximately 50 mph when a pickup truck traveling between 65-70 mph ended up colliding with left side of the Kia, causing both vehicles to lose control, spin across traffic lanes and down a slight dirt embankment.

The Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department was called to cut a chain link fence along the side of the freeway to get to the two cars, but neither the female driver of the Kia nor the male driver of the pickup truck was injured, according to Lassig.

Power lines were toppled on Anza Road, slightly north of Los Nogales Road, just east of Temecula, which forced the closure of Anza between Los Nogales and Rancho California Road, according to the California Department of Transportation.

The rainfall totals in the region were astounding and, in some locations, record-breaking. In the 24 hour period ending at 7 p.m. that Tuesday, Temecula saw 3.07 inches of rain, Lake Skinner saw 2.09 inches, Ryan Field in Hemet saw 1.89 inches and he Railroad Canyon Dam near Lake Elsinore saw .51 inches.

San Diego broke its 1866 record of 1.25 inches, with 1.5 inches of rainfall; Idyllwild broke its 1980 record of 1.91 inches, with 2.65 inches of rainfall; and Palomar Mountain just barely broke its 1901 record of 3.79 inches with a total rainfall amount of 3.80 inches.

However, National Weather Service Meteorologist James Brotherton said the rainfall is only a drop in the bucket compared to what’s needed for the season.

“We’d still need another 3 inches just to get to normal for another rainy season,” Brotherton, looking at rainfall figures from nearby Riverside, said.

Brotherton said that while there’s a lot of catching up to do, there’s a likelihood that the region could see more rain in the near future.

“We do have a couple of weather systems in the next 10 days that could bring us some rain,” Brotherton said.

One of the storm systems could land as early as Friday, but National Weather Service estimates as of press time indicated that rainfall would be scarce – somewhere between .10 and .20 of an inch.

Brotherton said that around Monday or Tuesday of next week is when even more rain could hit and while it’s possible that that storm could be a rainmaker, it’s too early to tell.

“This is kind of the peak of our rainy time of the year, so we would expect to see a rainmaker once or twice a week in a typical year,” he said. “But we are starting to see that pattern change where we could see one or two rainy systems a week.”

Though Brotherton said he believes there’s a chance that Southern California can make up for lost rainfall, people in the region shouldn’t expect an exceedingly rainy year.

“I would say the trend is good but it’s trend toward normal rainfall and not above normal rainfall by any means,” he said.

approves time extension for Pala Mesa Highlands’ sewer agreement Joe Naiman JNAIMAN@REEDERMEDIA.COM

The Rainbow Municipal Water District has approved a six-month time extension of the agreement with Beazer Homes for sewer service connection to the future Pala Mesa Highlands development.

The Rainbow board voted 5-0, Dec. 5, to extended the sewer service agreement to June 14.

“The former agreement was expiring. We needed to extend it,” Rainbow general manager Tom Kennedy said.

In March 2007, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved a tentative map which al-

lowed Beazer Homes to subdivide 84.6 acres into 124 single-family lots. The supervisors approved the final map and secured agreements in August 2016, and the performance bond included $1,457,900 to cover improvement of water facilities and $1,313,400 for the improvement of sewer facilities.

The Pala Mesa Highlands lots range from 2,400 to 3,600 square feet, and the development will be on 41.8 acres of the property with an open space lot accounting for the other 36.5 acres.

The agreement to improve the sewer facilities does not include capacity fees to cover the new development’s share of existing

Via Montezuma Road in Temecula is closed to traffic Jan. 9, due to a rainstorm that dumped more than 2 inches of rain throughout the Temecula Valley and surrounding areas.

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infrastructure. A December 2013 sewer permit application included the eventual payment of $965,007 for 55 equivalent dwelling units, and a December 2015 agreement, which would have expired Dec. 14 in the absence of the time extension, deferred the payment of the capacity fees. Rainbow will honor the capacity fee amount of the 2013 agreement.

“They’re expecting to start building models there sometime in June or July, so we’ll be wrapping up all of our final agreements,” Kennedy said.

A final sewer service agreement will return to the Rainbow board for approval.

A man prepares to make his way out into the storm outside Pennypickles Museum in Old Town Temecula, Tuesday, Jan. 9.

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Supervisors approve Scott Road utility relocation agreement Joe Naiman JNAIMAN@REEDERMEDIA.COM

Riverside County plans to widen Scott Road from west of Haun Road to east of Antelope Road, which will require relocation of utilities within the road right of way. The Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0, with Marion Ashley absent, Jan. 9, to approve a utility relocation agreement with Southern California Edison.

The county will pay Southern

DISTRICTS from page A-1 Rejected by the council was a four-district map with the elected mayor chosen at-large. The two maps, the five-district map called “Tan,” and a four-district map, called “Apple,” were drawn by the National Demographics Corp. based upon the 2010 census data and geographical studies.

Two earlier public hearings were held Nov. 28 and Dec. 12 with a fourth and final public hearing now set for Jan. 23 during the next regular council meeting. The council urges residents interested in the election change to attend the final public hearing after they have had an opportunity to look at the five-district map decided upon the council.

Explaining the district breakdowns on the two maps to the council was Justine Levitt, vice president of the NDC. He said both maps were based upon the 2010 census as required by the federal Voting Rights Act, which may need to be revised since the city has grown by approximately 15,000 people. The next census

California Edison $253,993 for the relocation of the utilities and up to an additional $150,000 for new facilities which will service the project improvements.

The Scott Road widening project will include replacing the existing overcrossing bridge at Interstate 215, reconfiguring the on-ramps and off-ramps and adding auxiliary lanes on the freeway. The project includes improvements within the Menifee and Murrieta city boundaries, although the county is the lead will be 2020.

Levitt said that in creating the maps, they were striving to include in each district a portion of lakeshore, a portion of historic downtown, equal commercial, retail and industrial uses, equal wildlife conservation lands and known to be in areas of higher-than-average population growth “since the last census and known to be in areas of higher than average population growth in the year immediately following districting should be under populated as permitted by law.”

The chosen map configurations place approximately 10,600 people in each district. The five districts have been given a name using the largest development or landmark names in the district. District 1 is designated the Lake Edge District and has most of its population on the southeast side and south of the city around the lake. District 2 covers most of the northeast city and is designated the Aberhill District. District 3 is designated the Lake Elsinore Hills District to the southeast. District 4 called the Lake View District in the central north of the city. District 5 has four areas

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The new bridge with two lanes in each direction along with rightturn and left-turn pockets, the reconfiguration of the on-ramps and off-ramps including two new loop ramps, the widening of Scott Road between Haun Road and Antelope Road and the freeway auxiliary lanes are the first phase of the project. The second phase will add one additional lane in each direction along with three turning lanes and will be constructed once

funding becomes available.

The county’s transportation department has been coordinating with various utility owners including Southern California Edison on the relocation of utility facilities, which will need to be relocated.

Southern California Edison has transmission and distribution facilities within the scope of the second phase. The county’s payment includes costs incurred for planning and engineering for relocations which are no longer required due to

the decision to construct the bridge with six total lanes rather than 11.

The utility will also relinquish an existing electric service property easement within the right of way of the first phase.

The utility relocation agreement did not cover the installation of new Southern California Edison facilities which will service the project improvements. The maximum authorized amount matches the $150,000 cost estimate.

The Tan-5 map for the city of Lake Elsinore’s proposed move to election by districts depicts five council districts. Registered voters would vote for only the member representing their district.

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including East Lake, Ballpark, Riverview and Historic, encompassing the central portion of the city and portions of the lakefront.

Levitt said the city, from the 2010 census, has about a 47 percent Latino population with two of the districts having a majority of Latinos with most living west of the Interstate 15. He said that percentage will most likely change with the next census.

Each map also specified the

proposed election years for each district moving forward.

He said at the public hearing meeting that they can view the interactive map on the Jan. 9 council meeting video recording to see the criterion layers and to magnify the boundaries for greater accuracy.

The city council urged residents to attend the upcoming meeting, Jan. 23, to share their input or to submit their input via email at sdomen@lake-elsinore.org.

The Lake Elsinore City Council officially initiated the process of changing elections from the at-large voting method to the bydistrict method, Nov. 7, in response to a threat of litigations related to the California Voting Rights Act of 2001. Beginning the 2018 election, residents will only be allowed to vote for those council members in the district in which they live.

Residents will no longer be able to vote for all five council members.

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Environmental groups sue following city’s finalization of Altair approval Alex Groves AGROVES@REEDERMEDIA.COM

Conservation groups sued the city of Temecula last week after the city council approved a high density mixed use development for the foothills west of Old Town.

The suit, filed in Riverside County Superior Court, argues that the 1,750-unit Altair project would endanger the local mountain lion population by disrupting important wildlife corridors. It was filed after city council members formally approved the project during a second reading Jan. 9.

A judge may now have to decide whether the city’s review of the project is adequate and whether it is actually in compliance with a regional conservation plan.

Since its inception, Altair has found advocates in local business owners, members of the real estate community and residents who feel more housing is sorely needed in the region. However, environmentalists have staunchly opposed the project.

One of the areas of greatest concern for environmental groups has been a 55-acre parcel on the southern tip of the development area, which was originally slated for something along the lines of university or hospital. The city council later opted for a nature center as a less impactful option.

Still, multiple environmentalists were unsatisfied and said that the best way to encourage animal migrations was to not have anything

on the site.

“The city council’s Altair approval ignored scientists’ warnings that developing the South Parcel will severely limit mountain lion movement in Southern California,” J.P. Rose, an attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity, said in a statement. “It’s deeply disturbing that the city refused to make reasonable modifications to the development to avoid damaging a critical corridor for these iconic predators.”

Lynn Cullens of the Mountain Lion Foundation echoed that sentiment.

“The project’s poor design will put mountain lions directly into residential areas, creating conflicts between lions and people,” Cullens said. “These lions already suffer from high mortality rates, vehicle collisions, and a lack of genetic diversity due to urban sprawl and highways. Altair could be the final nail in the coffin for this crucial population of magnificent animals.”

Aside from the mountain lion issue, environmentalists have contended that Altair might “scar” scenic hillsides, expose residents to car pollution and lead to illnesses.

Others have looked outside of the environmental concerns to such things as traffic and raised questions about how Altair might affect an already traffic-heavy 15 Freeway.

That was Councilmember James “Stew” Stewart’s concern when he was the lone dissenting vote against the project.

Stewart asked that he be recorded

as a no-vote during the second reading to be in consistency with his earlier vote.

Though the Jan. 9 second reading represented only a formality in the approval of the project, two people utilized public speaker time in a last ditch effort to try to dissuade the council from going forward.

Speaker Mrs. Miller, known for her theatricality at city council meetings, used part of her time to sing before going into an anti-development speech.

“The big cats have been here since before humans existed, and several species have gone extinct,” Miller said. “We don’t want the ones here to. Do you know what that’s going to cause? Rodents. Rats! Up and down your downtown.”

As Miller spoke, someone in the background unfurled a large green banner with the words, “Stop Altair.”

Speaker Mary Lou Rosczyk expressed frustration that the council was unwilling to consider tabling the item for 30 days, but she took the time to thank Mayor Matt Rahn.

Rahn Dec. 12, suggested that it might be worthwhile to consider leaving the South Parcel land vacant.

Councilmember Mike Naggar disagreed with that perspective, saying that he and councilmember Jeff Comerchero, serving on a subcommittee for the project, had done much to try to ensure its environmental friendliness and that it was unfair to have to make additional concessions to environmental groups.

“When Temeculans talk about

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the view, they aren’t talking about buildings,” Rosczyk said. “And of course, don’t forget the number of locals who enjoy the meadow of Temecula’s own Meadowview development.”

Many attendees during the Dec. 12 meeting were avid proponents of the project, but no one spoke in favor of it Jan. 9.

Altair is expected to bring roughly 3,000 to 4,000 new residents to the city once it’s completed. There could be as many as 1,750 residential units as well as businesses, parks, open space and an elementary school that could serve up to 730 students.

It would also help establish the Western Bypass, a roadway that would run from Temecula Parkway to Diaz Road. The roadway would help to form a “loop” around the city that would also include Murrieta Hot Springs Road, Butterfield Stage

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Altair Project Manager Rob Honer during planning commission and city council meetings argued that San Diego-based developer Ambient Communities was taking the mountain lions into consideration and had already done much to try to make sure they were protected.

He said the developers would donate $500,000 to the city to evaluate locations and start building a connection point over or under Interstate 15 that would allow mountain lions to traverse back and forth between the Santa Ana and Palomar mountains for breeding purposes.

Altair would also levy an annual fee on its residents, of which funds could go to environmental projects such as the mountain lion connection point or environmental cleanup efforts.

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HS Football: Local players compete in 33rd annual IE All-Star Classic

Darnay Smith of Santiago High School, pictured here with his parents after the game, had two rushing TDs in the Inland Empire Courtesy photo All-Star Classic.

Citrus Hill’s Jonathan Jefferson soars to gain a first down in the second half of the Inland Empire All-Star Classic at Corona Centennial High School Saturday, Jan. 13.

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CORONA – The Inland Empire high school All-Star Football Classic returned over this past weekend with an intense bout between players from Riverside and San Bernardino counties. The event is the longest running all-star football game in the state with more than 2,400 players that have participated

over the years.

The 33rd edition of the game kicked off at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, at Centennial High in Corona, and gave local players a great opportunity to showcase their skills and abilities. This was the 18th time the game was a county vs. county showdown and this year it was Citrus Hill’s Jonathan Jefferson, with his 150 yards on 19 carries, who earned the game’s MVP. San-

tiago’s Darnay Smith added two rushing touchdowns, as Riverside won for the 12th time in 18 meetings and has now won five straight in the versus competition format.

Riverside County got out in front to secure the win in the third quarter when three straight interceptions were thrown.

Saturday’s game was represented with players from 32 schools where five scholarships were also given

out at the conclusion of the game.

The Riverside County squad was coached by Centennial’s Matt Logan, while San Bernardino County’s team will be led by Summit’s Nick Mathey.

The Riverside County roster included the following local players: • Devan Freedland, Heritage, QB • McGwire Bustamante, Great Oak, QB • Jonathan Jefferson, Citrus Hill, RB • Darnay Smith, Santiago, RB• Sherod White, Heritage, WR• Trent Fuggins, Citrus Hill, WR• Jasiah Richard-Lewis, Rancho Verde, WR• Cayden Chambers, Murrieta Mesa, WR• Rashoud Shelton, Heritage, WR• Parker Benner, Heritage, OL• Solo Vaipulu, Centennial, OL • Avante Robbs, Heritage, OL

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Stephen DeFranco, Santiago, OL Clay Hatch, Murrieta Valley, OL Billy Lutui, Centennial, OL Yusuf Leigh, Linfield Christian, DL Francisco Jimenez, Centennial, DL Adrian Sandoval, Citrus Hill, DL Jeremyah Wilson, Citrus Hill, DL Zachary Otero, Centennial, LB Malaki, Murrieta Valley, LB Alex Benter, Santiago, LB Carlton Johnson, Rancho Verde, DB Chris Venable, Centennial, DB Shawn Dourseau, Citrus Hill, DB Danny Morales, Great Oak, DB Daemahni Williams, Murrieta Mesa, DB Derrick Valencia, Centennial, K-P

Stadium off-road Super Truck racing returns in January SPORTS@REEDERMEDIA.COM

The Stadium Super Trucks & Off-Road Lifestyle Expo returns to the Lake Elsinore Diamond Stadium Saturday, Jan. 27. Gates open at 12:30 p.m., but get there early for the pit party and live music going down rite in the middle of the Lifestyle Expo. Along with all the vendors and displays, attendees can also watch all the qualifying action on the course throughout the day using any ticket purchased.

For Round 1 of the SST Series the organizers will also include the always crowd-pleasing Class 1450 Desert Trucks to the lineup.

“We are going to have some the most action-packed stadium off-road racing anyone has ever seen,” says Rat Sult, ORN event director. “Get ready for a full day of family fun.”

The racing will include the some of the world’s fastest Stadium Super Trucks, Production 1000 and 170 UTV’s, The Mod Karts and the 1450 Desert Trucks. On Friday, Jan. 26, practice is free to the public from 5-10 p.m. and Saturday the racing starts at 6 p.m.

Saturday will also feature the Off-Road Lifestyle Expo and Pit Party featuring industry leading exhibits and displays, live music and a Full day of qualifying for all classes to determine who will be claiming those top spots in the starting grid. (All tickets get those in attendance the racing, expo and

The Off-Road Lifestyle Expo and Pit Party, featuring industry leading exhibits and displays, live music and a full day of qualifying takes place in late January.

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free pit passes).

Tickets for the Stadium Super Trucks World Championship Finals can be purchased online at www. stadiumsupertrucks.com or www. stormbaseball.com. Tickets also can be purchased on-site at the Lake Elsinore Diamond Stadium Box office. Multiple ticket options are available from reserved seats to multiple day passes. Looking to entertain family and friends or host a small holiday party? Fully furnished, catered, and climate controlled suites are available to view all the entertainment on the stadium floor in luxury. Pricing is available by contacting Stadium Super Trucks at info@stadiumsupertrucks.com. Drivers looking to participate in the Production 1000 UTV, 170 UTV, Mod Karts or the 1450 Desert class events are urged to pre-register for the day at www. stadiumsupertrucks.com. There will be a limited number of racers in each class.

Stadium Super Trucks return to Lake Elsinore Saturday, Jan. 27.

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With the new year upon us, so is the new race season. The Dirt Series, Quad X, Summer MX League, Lake Elsinore Grand Prix and Winterfest all experienced a positive year in growth and will be looking to build off that momentum for 2018. For those who raced the Quad X Series as well as qualified for the WCMC, the Awards Banquet will be showcased after Round 1 of the Quad X Series Saturday, Feb. 10, at 5 p.m. at the Glen Helen Raceway Museum. OA results are currently showcased online.

The Dirt Series will remain 9 rounds, but the organization has added a couple more full weekend rounds. Round 1 will take place at Glen Helen and Round 3 will be at 333 MX Park, which will showcase full weekends of racing as Quad X will be Saturday and Dirt Series will be Sunday. Round 5, Method Race Wheels Summer Bash Event and Round 7 GBC Motorsports Day 2 Play event will both be in full weekend form as well.

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schedule for 2018 starting with Round 1 beginning Feb. 10 at Glen Helen on the Main. The round 2 full weekend will showcase “Under the Lights” racing. More UTV classes have been added to help the series growth. Look for a new track on the schedule for round 3 as they head North to begin expanding the series. A new addition to the schedule for 2018 will be Jet Ski racing as they move over to the water side of racing for a weekend at La Laguna in Lake Elsinore May 11 and 12.

Stay up to date on all the news for this race at www.JetSkiGrandPrix. com and www.ThrottleJunkie.com Last year brought the Lake Elsinore Grand Prix back to the streets and as it rolls in the LEGP 50 will take place Nov. 9-11. More details will be coming in May.

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Rancho Christian’s Isaiah Mobley slams the ball home for the Eagles in their 78-67 victory over Matre Dei Saturday, Jan. 13.

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Valley was beat by Saddleback Valley Christian, 57-47, Rancho Christian took out Matre Dei (SD) 78-67 and Great Oak fell to Roosevelt, 54-46.

As basketball action winds down over the next few weeks, Rancho Christian (17-2), who are currently ranked No. 4 in the state, are on a quest to earn a spot in the CIF Southern Section Open Division playoffs. The Eagles don’t look to be challenged in their remaining South Valley League games, so these showcase games are very important for their strength of schedule. Their final test should come against JSerra at the Mater Dei Extravaganza Friday, Feb. 2.

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The Dirt Series, Quad X, Summer MX League, Lake Elsinore Grand Prix and Winterfest all return to Lake Elsinore in 2018. Courtesy photo

The Rancho Christian Eagles basketball program held their second annual Eagle Showcase as a means to bring local teams some extra competition Saturday, Jan. 13. Most of the local schools that competed included Southwestern League teams as well as the Eagles varsity boys’ team with Chaparral, Vista Murrieta, Temecula Valley and Great Oak all getting in on the reps.

Game one saw the Chaparral Pumas claim victory over San Bernardino, 81-60, Vista Murrieta defeated Carnegie 57-45, Temecula

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Winterfest looks to return to the Imperial Valley Fairgrounds for 2018 and once again end the year on a solid racing weekend note!

Details coming soon as we plan to go even bigger!

As always, the Dirt Series would like to welcome new and returning sponsors for 2018. Each year they continue to build a solid foundation of companies that support both the racers and the multiple race series.

Make sure to look for those companies’ trackside as well as visit them in person or checking them out on the web. For those still interested in becoming a sponsor for one of our race programs please send an email to sarah@dirtseriesracing.com. If you have any questions feel free to contact us at dirtseriesracing@ gmail.com.

Jordan Montgomery goes up for a shot outside the paint against Matre Dei during the Eagles second annual Showcase series Saturday, Jan. 13.

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Beat Cancer Extravaganza at Grand Terrace HS Tahquitz (10-6) - 64 Cleveland (7-9) - 61 Bloomington (12-9) - 61 Perris (2-15) - 50 Martin Luther King Classic at King HS Murrieta Valley (6-13) - 67 Adelanto (12-7) - 65 MVHS: Armbruster - 10, Shackelford - 19, Rivas - 2, Collins - 11, Carr - 6, Cartwright - 15.

Rancho Verde (13-7) - 61 Murrieta Mesa (16-5) - 54 RVHS: Turner - 29, Payton - 7, Forte - 15, Thomas - 5.

MMHS: S. Wright - 15, L. Wright - 13, Fortune - 6, Salas - 7.

Orange Lutheran HoopFest Rancho Christian (17-2) - 72 Centennial (10-8) - 65

Chaparral’s Jason Steffen goes to the basket against Vista Murrieta in the Pumas 67-57 loss to the Broncos.

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RCS: I. Mobley - 21, Knox - 18, Montgomery - 13, I. Mobley 10, Redfield - 7, Turner - 3.

CHS: Davis - 26, Dawson - 16, Clark - 12.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL Murrieta Mesa (11-4) – 39 Great Oak (5-7) – 37 MMHS: Stallo - 13, Williams - 13.

Temecula Valley (7-8) - 37 Murrieta Valley (10-7) - 50 TVHS: Packwood - 11, Vollmer - 7.

Vista Murrieta (13-2) - 64 Chaparral (11-7) - 34 VMHS: Mead - 16, Smith - 11, Stoll - 10.

CHS: Rapada - 13, Villanueva - 13.

GIRLS’ SOCCER Murrieta Mesa (3-6) - 0 Vista Murrieta (7-3-1) - 2 Temecula Valley (10-6) - 2 Great Oak (7-3-4) - 1 Chaparral (7-3-8) - 1 Murrieta Valley (3-5-5) - 1 Goals: Hood (CHS) Assists: Barosso (CHS) Paloma Valley (12-0-3) - 8 Lakeside (3-9-2) - 0 Goals: Jones (3), Raymond (2), M. Dallin, Brokaw, Hendricks Assists: N. Dallin (3), M. Dallin, Jones, Ritchie Temescal Canyon (7-4-5) - 6 Perris (6-7-1) - 0 Elsinore (6-5-3) - 1 Heritage (7-6-5) - 0 Woodcrest (4-4) - 0 Linfield (5-5-2) - 1 *Reported scores get priority in print. Report scores and stats to Sports@ReederMedia.com.

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Perris Auto Speedway ‘World of Outlaws’ advance tickets on sale now SPORTS@REEDERMEDIA.COM

Advance tickets for the “SoCal Showdown,” featuring the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Cars and the USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Saturday, March 3, at Perris Auto Speedway are on sale now. The race will be the only time the World of Outlaws will be competing in the greater Los Angeles and San Diego areas in 2018.

Fans who purchase reserved seats in advance will receive a free “World of Outlaws Fan Pit Pass.”

The pit pass will allow fans access to the World of Outlaws pit area located outside of turn one throughout the night of action. Fans will be able to see the cars up close, watch the crews at work, meet the drivers, obtain autographs, take photos and purchase merchandise directly from the teams.

“The World of Outlaws Fan Pit Pass puts the fans in the heat of the action,” promoter Don Kazarian said. “They can see the cars on the track and then watch the teams make necessary adjustments seconds later when they return to the pits. It also allows them to interact with all of their favorite drivers. There is nothing like it in the NBA, NHL, NFL or Major League Baseball.”

In addition to the headlining World of Outlaws and USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, The PAS Young Gun and Senior Sprint Cars will also be on the quadruple header open wheel program. Fans can purchase tickets 24 hours a day from the World of Outlaws website. Spectator gates will open at 4 p.m. on race day and the first race will be at 7 p.m. More information can be found online at www.perrisautospeedway.com.

Tickets for the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Cars only appearance in the greater Los Angeles area are on sale now.

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HUSD Super Kids Bowl coming to Tahquitz High School Jan. 26

The 13th annual Super Kids Bowl was held at West Valley High School last year.

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HEMET – Approximately 200 disabled and special needs students will gather at the Tahquitz High School football field Friday, Jan. 26, to join with the school’s football team to play in the 2018 Super Kids Bowl for their own gridiron competition.

The annual Hemet Unified School District event held at local high schools, precedes upcoming Super Bowl games to enhance the children’s character, confidence no matter where they have been, who they are and who they are becom-

ing. It gives the special needs children a to have a special experience they would not otherwise have.

It serves to help the high school team to build their team spirit and connects with the special children to make the all feel a part of the upcoming Super Bowl that in its own way has become a national holiday.

Last Year the 13th annual Super Kids Bowl was held at West Valley High School with students from Rancho Viejo Middle School, Dartmouth Middle School, Acacia Middle School, Diamond Valley Middle School, Hemet High School, Tahquitz High School and

Approximately 200 disabled and special needs students will gather at the Tahquitz High School football Photo courtesy of Dartmouth Middle School field Friday, Jan. 26, for the annual 2018 Super Kids Bowl.

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Romaine lettuce E. coli fears reported in U.S., Canada ATLANTA – Consumers are being advised to avoid eating romaine lettuce until the cause of a dangerous strain of E. coli bacteria found in the popular vegetable in the U.S. and Canada has been found.

Consumer Reports and the Centers of Disease Control reported in the past seven weeks that 58 people have become ill, with five hospitalized and two who died, from E. coli bacteria likely from eating raw romaine lettuce. No local cases have been reported.

The infections have occurred in California, Canada and 12 other states, according to Consumer Re-

ports. The five hospitalized are in the United States with the one death in the U.S. and one in Canada. CDC health officials are investigating the outbreaks but have stopped short of recommending people avoid romaine lettuce or any other food.

This strain of E. coli, 0157:H7, produces a toxin that in some cases can lead to serious illness, kidney failure and even death, officials said.

Consumer Reports’ food safety experts advised that consumers stop eating romaine lettuce until the cause of the outbreak is identified and the offending product is

removed from store shelves.

“Even though we can’t say with 100 percent certainty that romaine lettuce is the cause of the E. coli outbreak in the U.S., a greater degree of caution is appropriate, given that lettuce is almost always consumed raw,” James Rogers, Ph.D., director of Food Safety and Research at Consumer Reports, said.

While anyone can get sick if they are infected with E. coli 0157:H7, young children, the elderly and anyone who has a condition such as cancer or diabetes that weakens the immune system are at greater risk.

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outbreaks from E. coli 0157:H7 in 2006, 2011, 2012 and 2013.

“Vegetables can be contaminated if animal feces are in the field or in irrigation or washing water,” Rogers said. “The bacteria can also be transmitted if a person who is carrying the bacteria doesn’t wash his or her hands after using the bathroom and then processes or prepares food.”

Washing greens is a good idea, but won’t necessarily get rid of dangerous E. coli, which can cling to nooks and crannies in the leaves, Rogers said.

Consumers should consider what they should do now. Neither the CDC nor Canadian health officials have provided any information on where the romaine lettuce potentially involved in the illnesses was grown or processed, so for now, consumers should assume that any romaine lettuce, even when sold in bags and packages, could possibly be contaminated, Rogers said. Don’t buy romaine lettuce and don’t use any still be at home until there is more information on the source of contamination.

In their warning, the Canadian health officials noted that romaine lettuce can have a shelf life of up to five weeks, so lettuce that was purchased a few weeks ago could still be contaminated. Check salad blends and mixes, too, and avoid those that contain romaine.

The symptoms of E. coli infections include severe stomach cramps, diarrhea – often bloody and vomiting. Some people may have a slight fever. The symptoms typically start one to three days after eating a contaminated food, but may occur as late as 10 days afterward. The CDC recommends seeing a doctor if someone has a high fever, bloody diarrhea, severe vomiting or if diarrhea lasts longer than three days.

About five to 10 percent of people infected with E. coli, 0157:H7, may develop hemolytic uremic syndrome, a serious condition which affects the blood vessels and can lead to kidney failure and death.

This condition, which includes symptoms such as extreme fatigue, decreased urination and paleness in the cheeks and under the eyes, typically occurs about seven days after E. coli symptoms first start.

“People in these groups should be particularly vigilant about avoiding romaine lettuce,” Rogers said.

The CDC announced recently in a press release that, along with the U.S. Federal Food and Drug Administration, it is investigating the E. coli infections in the U.S. According to the agency, the type of E. coli making people sick is genetically similar to the bacteria involved in the Canadian outbreak.

Still, the agency said it does not have enough information to recommend people in the U.S. avoid a particular food.

No source has been identified yet.

“There is not enough epidemiologic evidence at this time to indicate a specific source of the illnesses in the United States,” Brittany Behm, a CDC representative, said. “Although some sick people reported eating romaine lettuce, preliminary data available at this time shows they are not more likely than healthy people to have eaten romaine, based on a CDC food consumption survey.”

Health officials, Behm said, take action when there is clear and convincing information linking illness to a contaminated food.

“The FDA should follow the lead of the Canadian government and immediately warn the public about this risk,” Jean Halloran, director of Food Policy Initiatives at Consumers Union, the policy and mobilization division of Consumer Reports, said. “The available data strongly suggest that romaine lettuce is the source of the U.S. outbreak. If so, and people aren’t warned, more may get sick. FDA needs to act promptly to protect consumers’ health. People could eat a lot of potentially contaminated romaine while waiting for a company recall or for the CDC and FDA to identify the specific source of the outbreak and order a mandatory recall of the affected products.”

Here’s how lettuce becomes tainted.

Outbreaks of toxin-producing E. coli are more typically linked to beef as the bacteria can get into the meat during slaughter and processing, especially ground beef, but infections from produce are not unheard of. Leafy greens, including romaine lettuce, were the cause of

Seasonal influenza cause emergency medical services and hospital surges protect themselves,” Dr. Cameron Kaiser, Riverside County public health officer, said. “If you’re sick, take care of yourself and don’t go to work or school.”

Kaiser also recommends preventing the flu with frequent handwashing, and avoiding getting close to people who are sick.

“It’s important to remember that 911 is for serious or life-threatening medical and psychiatric emergencies,” Dr. Reza Vaezazizi, medical director for the emergency medical services agencies for Riverside and San Bernardino counties, said.

“This is always true, and especially pertinent in our current situation.”

Dr. Maxwell Ohikhuare, San Bernardino County health officer, and Kaiser urge community members to visit their primary care physicians and urgent care facilities if they are experiencing flu-like or upper respiratory symptoms. The emergency room should only be used for medical or psychiatric emergencies that are serious or life-threatening.

RIVERSIDE – With ambulance service severely strained by an unprecedented number of flu-related visits to hospitals and emergency rooms, health officials in Riverside and San Bernardino counties are offering residents advice about the best ways to avoid the flu, when to call 911 and when to visit the emergency room.

The Riverside County Emergency Medical Services Agency and Inland Counties Emergency Medical Agency are reporting a significant increase in recent emergency responses and ambulance transports, combined with increased delays at hospitals during transports. As a result, fewer ambulances are available to respond at any given time to 911 calls.

During the week of Dec. 24, calls for ambulance service Riverside County were more than 31 percent above the weekly average. San Bernardino County has experienced similar increases.

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Women should prepare for their own long-term health care Lisa Odoski SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Women spend much of their lives caring for others. As mothers and wives, they never seem to stop giving to their families and husbands.

So who will take care of mom if she needs long-term care? Or will she plan ahead for her long-term care?

It’s important that she does.

Women typically outlive men by an average of about five years.

According to AARP.org, more than two-thirds of Americans 85 or older are women. And about 79 percent of 65-year-old women will need long-term care during their lifetime, according to a study by the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute.

Women often become long-term

caregivers for their husbands or other family members. And as statistics show, they are also more likely to become widowed before needing long-term care themselves.

Her husband’s needs may have further drained assets, leaving the widow with less financial wherewithal to apply to her own care.

Women too often don’t adequately plan ahead for long-term care needs. At the same time, research shows among unpaid care-givers in the U.S., two-thirds are women.

They sacrifice a lot – sometimes their own careers or reducing their regular work hours.

Women today have a greater risk of needing long-term care services and of becoming unpaid caregivers.

It’s an important time for them to develop a strategy that helps preserve their total financial future.

I would like to share three tips to help women prepare for their long-term care.

First, educate yourself. Family financial planning used to be almost exclusively the men’s turf. Those days are long gone, and with many houses running on two incomes and women outliving men, women need to make planning for their distant future more of a priority. But an AARP survey showed 60 percent of women hadn’t considered how they would pay for long-term care.

They should start by consulting an investment expert and financial planner. They need to get up to speed on senior care costs, insurance and savings plans.

Next, know your retirement benefits and your spouse’s. Women should take advantage of their employer’s retirement plan and

not delay in saving for their future, including the last years they may spend alone. It’s especially important, in the event of divorce or their spouse’s death, to know their spousal rights in regard to their spouse’s pension, Social Security or veteran’s benefits. They don’t want to be in a position where most of their spouse’s benefits are going toward their own care.

Lastly, think long term with your budget. Women should have specific goals and a plan to save toward them. The statistics agree the goals should include a portion devoted to long-term care insurance, which covers a wide spectrum of products and services. They should lay out all monthly and annual spending needs and crunch the numbers to determine what they’ll need in later years in order

to maintain their familiar lifestyle.

They need to look at all options.

Medicare and private insurance usually aren’t enough to cover long-term care anymore.

After decades of taking care of others, women more than ever need to know how to take care of themselves.

Lisa Odoski is vice president of the Fried Group, the parent company of TFG Wealth Management, www.tfgwealth.com. She is dedicated to helping women protect and preserve their lifestyle by developing life plans that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being. She is a licensed professional and has augmented her expertise by becoming a certified registered paraplanner through the College for Financial Planning.

Medical care in 2018 rings out the broken promises, brings in solutions Dr. Marilyn M. Singleton SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

The U.S. “health care system” continues to be a costly behemoth.

Health care costs were the No. 1 financial concern for 17 percent of families in 2017 – the same level as it was in 2007 pre-Affordable Care Act era – and only 18 percent of those polled said the Affordable Care Act helped their family.

The ACA did not work as promised.

“If you like your health care plan, you can keep it,” Obamacare said. Unfortunately, health insurance companies canceled plans for 4.7 million people. Many insurance companies chose to have inexpensive, limited plans to cover major expenses. These plans, however, were not ACA-compliant as they did not contain the mandated 10 “essential health benefits” with no copays or deductibles. While many of these required “benefits” are medically useful, many, e.g., pediatric vision and oral care, maternity care, breast cancer genetic screening, mammograms and female contraception, are superfluous for childless unmarried men.

“I’ll also bring Democrats and Republicans together to provide

every single American with affordable, available health care that reduces health care costs by $2,500 per family,” former President Barak Obama said. Kumbaya? The ACA was passed in the dark of night with only Democrat votes. Affordable?

Overall costs to the consumer have risen dramatically.

In 2008, the cost of the average employer-sponsored family plan was $12,680, with an employee share of $3,354. The 2016 cost topped out at $18,142 with a $5,277 employee cost. In the individual market, the biggest losers are those who earn a little too much to qualify for federal premium subsidies, particularly the self-employed in their 50s and 60s. For a bronze-level plan with a health savings account, a threeperson family can pay $15,000 a year in premiums and paid outof-pocket for the first $6,550 of medical expenses for each family member.

Moreover, many insurers have requested – and will likely receive – double-digit premium increases for 2018. Nationally, the increases between 2017 and 2018 for unsubsidized premiums for the lowest-cost bronze plan averaged 17 percent, the lowest-cost silver

plan averaged 32 percent and the lowest-cost gold plan averaged18 percent.

“We›ll start by increasing competition in the insurance industry,” Obamacare said. That was a colossal failure. Overall, the number of insurers in the individual market has decreased since 2014.

In 2017 UnitedHealth Group eliminated ACA exchange plans in 31 of 34 states, and Aetna remains in only four states. Humana and Aetna plan to exit all ACA exchanges in 2018.

Agreed, some Americans gained health coverage. Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program accounted for 14.5 million of the 20 million of newly covered. The 2014 cost per nondisabled adult and child enrollee was $3,955 and $2,602, respectively. Some 27.5 million people remain uninsured with cost cited as the main problem.

Further, being “covered” was meant to keep emergency departments from being used as an alternative to primary care. But according to the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the number of emergency department visits covered by Medicaid increased by 66.4 percent between 2006 and 2014, outpacing popula-

tion growth by a factor of two, making Medicaid the leading payer for emergency department visits.

These data show the county must have a serious conversation, not intellectually lazy political slogans, like “Repeal and Replace.” Instead of ruminating about how to modify the government’s involvement in medical care, Congress and policymakers should ask how can they take better care of more patients and be open to all suggestions.

One successful model is direct primary care mainly seen in solo and small medical practices. Here, patients pay a monthly fee generally ranging $75 to $150 directly to the physician’s office for 24/7 access, and in many cases, basic labs and medications and steep discounts on radiology and pathology services. Also growing are direct pay specialty and surgical practices where the fees for the operating room, surgeon and anesthesiologist are included in one low price. And yes, many of these practices even in California offer sliding scales and charity care without running afoul of rigid federal regulations.

With DPC, patients spend more quality time with their doctors and physicians can shed the administrative burdens of government

programs and insurance companies and treat patients according to their best judgment. A testament to the success of this model is the University of Michigan, which offers such a program this spring.

Hopefully, the big boys won’t ruin a good thing.

Obamacare’s individual mandate is dead. It’s time to use healthcare dollars wisely and pay for the medical care, not the middlemen.

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Families spend time focusing on school choice in Temecula and across America Andrew R. Campanella SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Andrew R. Campanella is the president of National School Choice Week, which begins Jan. 21 and celebrates all types of schools and educational environments through local events.

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Later this month, schools, home school groups, organizations and individuals in California and across America will work together to raise awareness about the importance of opportunity in K-12 education.

National School Choice Week begins Jan. 21 and celebrates all types of schools and education environments for children.

Nationwide, 32,240 different events and activities – such as open houses, school fairs and information sessions – are being planned, with an estimated attendance of 6.7 million people. In fact, 2,302 of those events and activities will be held in California, and locally, there are two in Canyon Lake, two in Lake Elsinore, two in Menifee, five in Murrieta, five in Temecula, six in Wildomar and one in Winchester.

National School Choice Week has been celebrated every year since 2011. And even with increased awareness, many families

still have questions about school choice and how it can benefit them and their communities.

The first thing to know is that school choice isn’t partisan or political. It isn’t about a specific set of policy goals either. Rather, it’s about parents making personal decisions for their children.

School choice means empowering individual parents with the opportunity to search for, and find, the best education environments for their individual children – regardless of where they live or how much money they make.

Finding the right school is important, because every child has unique talents, challenges and needs. School choice isn’t about finding fault with any of the schooling options available. Instead, it recognizes that while one student might thrive at a neighborhood school, another student might do better somewhere else.

Research shows that when parents actively choose schools and education environments for their

children, students are more likely to succeed in school. They are also more likely to graduate from high school, get good jobs and participate in their communities.

School choice isn’t just theoretical. Right now, more parents in California and across America are actively choosing the education environments for their children than at any other time in history.

National School Choice Week provides parents with an opportunity to evaluate the education options available for their children.

If parents are interested in switching their child to a different school or considering homeschooling, it helps to start looking into these options in the winter.

Families in California can choose from traditional public schools, public charter schools, public magnet schools, private schools, online academies and homeschooling.

Searching for a new school or considering an alternative education environment doesn’t have to be daunting. Parents can start

by talking to their children and other parents, researching schools online and visiting schools in person. A good place to start is the National School Choice Week website, www.schoolchoiceweek.com, for more information about specific school choice options in the Golden State as well as listings of the tens of thousands of local and regional events happening this year.

National School Choice Week is a time when the country comes together around the idea that every child can succeed when they find the right school fit. This January, parents have more options and opportunities than ever before to find that right fit. For individual communities and for the country, that is a good thing.

Andrew R. Campanella, a nationally recognized advocate for children and families, serves as president of National School Choice Week, the world’s largest annual celebration of opportunity in education. He lives in northwest Florida.

Temecula Valley Unified School District accepts intradistrict open enrollment transfer requests TEMECULA – The Temecula Valley Unified School District will be accepting intradistrict open enrollment transfer requests until Jan. 31 for students seeking to attend a different school within the district that is not their home school or

their school of attendance for the 2018-2019 school year.

During the open enrollment window, parents or guardians who live or who will live within the district’s attendance boundaries are able to request to have their child

Murrieta Dollars for Scholars accepts applications MURRIETA – Murrieta Dollars for Scholars has given $2.3 million in scholarships to over 4,900 graduates of Murrieta Valley Unified School District to help local seniors make their dreams of higher education a reality.

Seniors who have a minimum cumulative overall GPA of 3.25 at the end of the first semester and plan to attend a two-year community college, four-year university, tech-

nical, trade or a vocational school following graduation are eligible to apply.

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attend a different school other than their home school or school of attendance. All intradistrict transfer requests received during the open enrollment period receive equal priority consideration, regardless of date received. Open enrollment transfer requests can be submitted online at www.tvusd-ca.schoolloop.com/intradistricttransfers.

To verify the home school, families can use the school locator at www.tvusd-ca.schoolloop.com/ streetdirectory.

If the student is already on an approved intradistrict transfer to the school they are attending, parents do not need to submit a new one.

Requests received after the open

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same transfer school.

Transitional kindergarten students, who were enrolled at a school other than their home school for the current school year and who wish to continue at that school for kindergarten and subsequent years, must submit a transfer request by the Jan. 31 deadline as well.

Overflowed students who wish to continue at the overflow school instead of their home school must also submit a transfer request by the Jan. 31 deadline.

For any other question regarding transfers, visit www. tvusd-ca.schoolloop.com/intradistricttransfers, call (951) 294-6212 or email garnold@tvusd.k12.ca.us.

LEUSD announces 2018-2019 intradistrict transfer applications available through January 2018 LAKE ELSINORE – The Lake Elsinore Unified School District will accept applications for intradistrict transfer requests for the 2018-2019 school year until Wednesday, Jan. 31.

Intradistrict transfer applications are required for any student seeking to attend a district school other than their school of attendance, but is not required if a student is already on a transfer and plans to continue in 2018-2019.

Intradistrict transfer forms for 2018-2019 are currently available online under the “Download Intradistrict Forms and Instruc-

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enrollment period closes will be placed on a waitlist in the order they are received. Evaluation of the waitlist will not be completed until two weeks after the start of the school year, and parents will only be notified if their request can be approved.

If the student is matriculating to a new school level in sixth or ninth grade, and their parent would like to request a school other than their middle or high school of residence, they must submit a transfer request

by Jan. 31, deadline.

Incoming siblings of students already on a transfer must also submit a transfer request by the Jan. 31 deadline, in order to attend the

tions” heading online at www. leusd.k12.ca.us or at the Student Support Services office located at 565 Chaney Street, Building E, in Lake Elsinore.

Forms may also be obtained from the school offices beginning Wednesday, Jan. 17.

Intradistrict transfer request application forms may be returned to the district office, Student Support Services Department, Building E, anytime during the month of January; however, transfer requests must be submitted to Student Support Services no later than 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31, in order

to be considered.

All transfer requests submitted after the above deadline will not be considered for the 20182019 school year.

Intradistrict transfers will be permitted only as space permits.

If a school has more requests than spaces available, a random drawing will be held from the applications.

Students who reside in the school boundaries will not be displaced due to intradistrict transfers; therefore, students on intradistrict transfers may be displaced due to excessive enrollment.

Menifee school district seeks to fill vacancy in citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee MENIFEE – The Menifee Union School District is seeking applicants to fill a vacancy in their Measure Q citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee.

The citizens of Menifee successfully passed Measure Q in November 2016. As a result, a Bond Oversight Committee was established to oversee the spending of the district’s $135 million bond and ensure that funds are expended only for the purposes set forth in the ballot measure.

Seven volunteers were initially

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approved by Menifee Union School District’s governing board, June 13, to serve on the committee; however, there is now a vacancy on the committee for a member who is the parent or guardian of a child enrolled in the school district and is active in a parent-teacher organization.

Volunteers must be at least 18 years old and shall serve without remuneration for a minimum of two terms. Committee members will attend quarterly meetings and assist in providing an annual report of

expenditures to the school district.

No employee, vendor, or contractor of the district is eligible to serve on the committee.

Interested individuals should submit an application to Ambur Borth in the Menifee Union School District Business Services Department. Applications for the Measure Q Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee are available at www.menifeeusd.org/district/ Department/1958- Measure-QCOC/44893-News.html.

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Altura Credit Union representatives and volunteers will help the students from 15 to 18 to learn about everything from car buying, home buying, student loan debt, credit card debt, budgeting and medical insurance payments, all the important financial information they will need to know as adults out in the world. Altura is hosting the program in conjunction with

the RMJ (Richard Myles Johnson Foundation), the state credit union foundation for California and Nevada. RMJ provides resources for credit unions in their youth financial education efforts.

The students will be given a fictional occupation, salary, spouse and family, loan debts and medical insurance payments. The teens will walk around to various table-top stations to “purchase” housing, transportation, food, clothing, day care and other needs. The students are also furnished a “credit union” to help with their needs.

This interactive activity will teach teens how to make financial

decisions and give them a better understanding of the challenges of living on a budget. Teens will have to deal with a pushy car salesperson and a commissionbased Realtor, and weigh their wants versus their needs. There’s even unexpected expenses just like in real life.

The credit union is looking for volunteers who might be interested in helping with the program at the West Valley High School from 8:30-11 a.m. Jan. 23. If interested call Karena Zermeno, Altura Sr. Business Development Officer (951) 571-5393.

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Inaugural volunteer fair to be held at the Santa Rosa Plateau MURRIETA – The Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve is hosting their free inaugural volunteer fair 10 a.m. to noon, Monday, Jan. 29.

The community is invited to meet with representatives from the Santa Rosa Plateau Nature Education Foundation and Riverside County

Parks. The two organizations will be announcing several volunteer opportunities in the coming year of youth environmental education programs, special events, community outreach and administrative support.

Interested volunteers must RSVP with their name and phone number

at volunteer@srpf.org, type “Vol Fair” in the subject line. Over 100 new volunteers, age 21 and older, are needed for many specific activities including docents, volunteers for concerts, art show, garden tour and craft beer events; help is needed also for trail maintenance and trailhead greeters.

The event will include a presentation and many booths covering the many types of volunteers needed. Also, the Santa Rosa Plateau Nature Education Foundation and Riverside County Parks will be holding free raffle drawings for a FitBit and an Amazon Echo Dot. The reserve

is located at 39400 Clinton Keith Road, in Murrieta.

For more information, visit www.srpf.org, contact the foundation’s volunteer coordinator at kay@srpf.org or (800) 369-4620 or contact the reserve’s volunteer coordinator at maryruthjohnson@ rivco.org or (951) 677-6951.

Survey: Bring employee engagement up, improve company success Don Rheem SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Most American employees, it turns out, aren’t all there.

In other words, the majority of U.S. workers aren’t engaged in their jobs. In its recent Employee Engagement Index, Gallup found 71 percent were not engaged in their work.

Gallup defines “engaged” as those who are involved in, enthusiastic about and committed to their work and workplace.

I believe the reason starts at the top. Managers need to overhaul how they treat employees.

In almost every area of business, companies are at the cutting edge of science. They have the best equipment, software and technology.

When it comes to human behavior, however, most organizations are at least a decade behind the science.

The notion that employees are lucky to have a job and that they should just do what they are told is still prevalent among leaders. What most managers don’t realize is the velocity of change – especially regarding a scarcity of work-ready labor and a radical escalation in what employees expect from work and those who can’t adapt more quickly will struggle to attract and retain high performance personnel.

For companies to be successful, it is imperative they find new ways to connect with employees. As leaders contemplate “What should I do to engage my employees?” they need to move away from the mindset of

“If I do this, then I will get that in return,” Here are three tips for taking a different approach to engage employees.

First, begin with science, not leadership fads. Quantifying engagement is an essential starting point. You can’t manage what you don’t measure. Measuring the details of what increases engagement for every department provides tactical focus. The data provides managers with clarity on how they can influence real culture shifts across the enterprise.

Next, forget satisfaction. An employee can be satisfied but not engaged. The key difference is employee satisfaction is an attitude that can change at a moment’s notice, and engagement is a behavior

that predicts future conduct and increases satisfaction. Improving employee engagement is not a barter system where managers can simply exchange “casual dress” days for a 2 percent improvement in staff productivity. This all-too-common approach for companies is focused on satisfaction rather than genuine engagement.

Also, focus on managers first and employees second. My engagement survey found most disengaged employees work under poorly equipped managers. People join companies but typically quit managers. Companies need to better equip managers for the complex demands they face daily related to employee performance and to building a workplace culture influencing strong performance.

We all love to have fun, and we certainly need more of it in the workplace. But we don’t wake up every morning with the intrinsic need to play ping pong or foosball. We begin each day with a hardwired need to connect, be valued members of a team and work in an environment that is predictable and consistent.

When managers focus on brainbased drivers of behavior, they get real and lasting results.

Don Rheem is CEO of E3 Solutions, www.e3solutions.com, a provider of employee workplace metrics and manager training that allow organizations to build engaged, high-performance cultures. He is a former science adviser to Congress and the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Julie Reay appointed executive director for HomeAid Inland Empire

Julie Reay is the newly appointed executive director for HomeAid Inland Empire, the nonprofit charity of the Southern California Building Industry Association’s Riverside County and Baldy View chapters, which builds and renovates housing developments for those seeking to rebuild their lives and gain self-sufficiency.

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RIVERSIDE – HomeAid Inland Empire has appointed Julie Reay as their new executive director.

HomeAid Inland Empire is the nonprofit charity of the Southern California Building Industry Association’s Riverside County and Baldy View chapters. HAIE works with various homeless service provider partners to renovate or build quality

housing developments to provide a safe place to stay for individuals and families throughout Riverside and San Bernardino counties while they work to rebuild their lives and regain self-sufficiency.

Reay will replace Ray Osborne, who stepped down as HAIE executive director at the end of 2017. He will continue to work for the organization for the next six-to-12 months as a part-time consultant. Osborne will oversee the work on 12 HAIE housing developments which are currently in planning stages or are under construction in the two-county Inland Empire area. The new HAIE developments will add 525 beds to serve the needs of the community’s homeless veterans, men, women and children.

“I’m very proud of the work HomeAid Inland Empire has been able to accomplish during my time as executive director over the past six years,” Osborne said. “We created 19 housing developments that added nearly 600 beds to serve the homeless population in our community. We still have lots of work to do in order to achieve the goal of ending homelessness in the Inland Empire by 2020, and I know Julie is absolutely the right person to lead the HomeAid Inland Empire chapter

moving forward.”

Reay has been affiliated with HomeAid Inland Empire since 2009. She worked initially as the organization’s accountant and office manager, and she has recently added the responsibility of directing HAIE event and marketing activities. She was promoted to deputy director of HAIE in July 2017.

Reay holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and has successfully managed her own bookkeeping services company since 2007, of which HAIE was a client. She has a background with the building industry, having spent most of her early career in the accounting departments of large and small housing developers; culminating with 17 years as director of finance for the Building Industry Association’s Baldy View Chapter in Rancho Cucamonga.

“It is my honor and privilege to serve as executive director for HomeAid Inland Empire,” Reay said. “I look forward to continuing

work with our partners in the home building industry as we give back to the community by providing much-needed housing for homeless individuals and families.”

Since 1990, HomeAid Inland Empire has created 40 housing developments, providing space for 1,091 beds, which have served over 38,000 homeless people in the Inland Empire. The value of those housing developments is more than

$17.7 million, with over $6.8 million in funds as well as in-kind labor and material donations provided by the Inland Empire home building industry.

For more information about the work being done by HomeAid Inland Empire, contact Executive Director Julie Reay at julie@ homeaidie.org or visit www.homeaidie.org to volunteer or make a donation.

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Temecula Valley Auto Mall sponsors city’s annual New Year’s Eve ‘Grape Drop’ TEMECULA – The Temecula Valley Auto Mall sponsored Temecula’s New Year’s Eve “Grape Drop” Sunday, Dec. 31, at the Temecula Civic Center. Residents of Temecula welcomed 2018 at the annual event with a celebration that included live music, vendors and children’s activities.

“We’re so happy to be supporting this amazing annual event for Temecula,” Ryan McCulloch, president of the Temecula Valley Auto Mall and general manager of Temecula Hyundai, said. “It’s a great opportunity to interact with the residents of our beautiful city in a family-friendly setting.”

Attendees rang in the New Year twice with an East Coast, 9 p.m., and west coast, midnight, countdown amid the many holiday activities taking place in Old Town. The Grape Drop is one of many local events the Temecula Valley Auto Mall sponsored this year‚ including the city’s “Patriotic Salute to Veterans,” the Temecula Valley Special Games, the Southwestern League Sportsmanship Conference and more.

“It’s so important to remain connected to our community,” McCull-

och said. “The Temecula Valley is unlike any other place in California.

We take pride in supporting local events and getting to know our neighbors.”

The Temecula Valley Auto Mall is comprised of 13 dealerships, including DCH Honda of Temecula, DCH Acura of Temecula, DCH Kia of Temecula, DCH Chrysler Jeep Dodge of Temecula, Gosch Ford Temecula, John Hine Temecula Mazda, John Hine Temecula Subaru, Paradise Buick GMC, Paradise Chevrolet-Cadillac, Temecula Hyundai and Genesis, Temecula Nissan and Temecula Valley Toyota. They have combined their resources as individual dealerships in order to promote and market the Temecula Valley Auto Mall as an all-inclusive destination for auto purchasing, and an active contributor to the local community.

For more information on the Temecula Valley Auto Mall, visit www. automalloftemecula.com or contact Randy Swanson at (866) 7966307 or info@thecreativebar.com.

The Temecula Valley Auto Mall is also on Facebook at www.facebook. com/temeculavalleyautomall.

Reach Air Medical Services cuts ribbon at French Valley Airport

FRENCH VALLEY – The pilot and crew of the valley’s private air ambulance service, Reach Air Medical Services based at French Valley Airport, were welcomed by members of the Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce last week with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in French Valley Airport Hanger 51 where their Airbus EC 135 helicopter is housed ready for private medical transport.

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Murrieta, Inland Empire Men’s Club hold inaugural Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade

Members of the Smooth Ashlar Lodge #119 march and wave to guests attending the Murrieta Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade, Jan. 15.

Members of the Smooth Ashlar Lodge #119 bow to guests attending the Murrieta Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade.

Dinah Chapter #97 members march in the Murrieta Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade.

Members of the West Coast Westsiders Marching Band cheer team of Moreno Valley march in the Murrieta Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade, Jan. 15.

Members of the West Coast Westsiders Marching Band of Moreno Valley march in the Murrieta Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade, Jan. 15.

Preschool students watch as Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade participants march in downtown Murrieta.

A young member of the Brazilian Dance Company marches in the Murrieta Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade, Jan. 15.

Brazilian Dance Company performers participate in the Murrieta Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade.

[Left] Brazilian Dance Company performers participate in the Murrieta Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade, Jan. 15.

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Young members of the Brazilian Dance Company march in the Murrieta Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade, Jan. 15.

A member of the Iron Elite motorcycle club greets guests attending the Murrieta Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade.

Members of the West Coast Westsiders Marching Band of Moreno Valley march in the Murrieta Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade.

Drum members of the West Coast Westsiders Marching Band of Moreno Valley march in the Murrieta Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade.

Student members of the Vista Murrieta High School Black Union march in Murrieta’s first Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade hosted by the Inland Empire Men’s Club.

Brazilian Dance Company performers participate in the Murrieta Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade, Jan. 15.

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Hi, my name is Irie. I am a 3-yearold Pitbull and a very active girl. I am good with children, cats and other dogs. I love to play with my ball and go to the dog beach. I would make an amazing pet. I will need to be fixed before going home with you!

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Hi, my name is Felix. I am a 2-year-old domestic short hair cat and such a sweet boy. I love to chase my toys around the room.

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For more information on Reina, June and other great pets for adoption, contact the Ramona Humane Society at (951) 654-8802 or visit www.ramonahumanesociety.org.

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Take a trip through the life of Mozart and his music at Ronald H. Roberts Temecula Public Library Alex Groves AGROVES@REEDERMEDIA.COM

Piano students will take guests at Ronald H. Roberts Temecula Public Library on a musical adventure through the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to celebrate the musician’s 262nd birthday during a free event, Saturday, Jan. 27.

The fourth annual “Celebrating Mozart” event will take place 2 p.m. at the library, 30600 Pauba Road and feature performances by students of Yiyi Ku’s Piano Studio.

Those students will be performing pieces by Mozart, from the time that he was a boy to the end of his life.

Ku, the piano instructor, said guests will be able to enjoy not just the songs that Mozart is wellknown for such as “Rondo alla Turca,” but also some of his lesser

known compositions.

She said the experience is an exciting one for her students, who range from young children to adults. They practice for as much as three months before the event.

Most of the recitals the students participate in are generally only attended by close family and friends, but Ku said there’s something about the city-run event that’s different.

“When we do these Mozart recitals, because it’s actually organized by the city and they do their own publicity, the audience is people we have never met, and the students get so excited because they feel like they’re actually performing and sharing the music with new people,” Ku said.

Ku said she was first approached by city officials to organize a recital several years ago, and she jumped at the opportunity because she

believed it would help her students grow.

She said that since that time she’s seen interest in the recital increase every year.

“Last year was our biggest ever,” she said. “The entire room at the library was packed – there was not even standing room, I kid you not, so it’s definitely grown.”

Ku said she’s stunned by one of her students and his skill on the piano.

Kodi Lee, 21, has autism and was born blind, but in spite of that he has excelled, Ku said. She said he will be performing for the first time at Carnegie Hall in New York later this year after winning a musical competition.

“Sometimes people feel like music is for the elitists or whatever, but this student – every time I see him – I’m just moved and inspired

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[Above and right] Lucas Schaefer, 10, and Ranchel Hong, 13, are some of the other young piano players who will be performing during the fourth annual “Celebrating Mozart” event, Jan. 27.

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[Left] Kodi Lee, 21, who is blind and autistic has become a skilled piano teacher in spite of his disabilities, his teacher said. He will be performing Mozart compositions at Ronald H. Roberts Temecula Public Library.

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beyond words just because you never know where music can take you, and even with his disabilities, he makes the most out of what music has to offer to him,” she said.

What birthday would be complete without cake? Guests will be

able to enjoy a piece after the music has concluded.

More information can be found by visiting www.TemeculaCA.gov or calling (951) 694-6480.

San Francisco-Munich Trio to perform Jan. 21 HEMET – The Hemet Community Concert Association adds some classical mastery to the new year with the San Francisco-Munich Trio, which will perform 2 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 21, at Living Hope Baptist Church, 433 S. San Jacinto St., in Hemet.

At first glance, cello and bassoon may seem a quirky musical pairing, but Rebecca Rust on violoncello and Friedrich Edelmann on bassoon have been delighting audiences with their classical duet for over thirty years. Add piano and the duet becomes the San Francisco-Munich Trio. The name of the trio denotes the backgrounds of the principle musicians, respectively. Rebecca Rust hails from California and was a young prodigy who moved from early competition wins and scholarships to an education with Europe’s finest musicians. German-born Friedrich Edelmann has also had quite a distinguished career, includ-

ing as the principal bassoonist of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra. Rust and Edelmann perform a variety of classical composers from the Baroque to the post-modern. A number of contemporary composers have composed solo works for this duo as well.

The house opens 1:30 p.m. and parking is free. Walk-in tickets cost $30, with free admission for those 22 and under. The association has a full season of concerts scheduled, including Frederick Moyer on piano, Feb. 11; the Telegraph String Quartet, March 18 and the University of California Riverside’s Chamber Singers, April 22. Attendees can upgrade their current ticket to a subscription. A basic subscription of five concerts costs only $60. For information or to purchase tickets, visit www. hemetconcerts.org or call (951) 658-7319.

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Concert, aquatic field trip slated at Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center Tony Ault TAULT@REEDERMEDIA.COM

The recent rainfall is beginning to bring new life to the desert plants and animals in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park with members of the Anza Borrego Foundation already hosting a number of special events, beginning Friday, Jan. 19, at the Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center.

The weekend activities planned at the Desert Research Center, 401 Tilting T Drive, in Borrego Springs, begin with a lecture by biologist Kate Boersma, Ph.D., on adaptations of Anza-Borrego’s desert-dwelling aquatic organisms and a field class in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in search of oftenoverlooked creatures.

Boersma, an assistant professor in the Department of Biology at University of San Diego, and her team plan to take participants in the “Anza-Borrego: In Focus – High and Dry” class to two aquatic habitats in the Coyote Canyon area as Boersma collects samples on the varieties of aquatic organisms found there.

Boersma’s research at the University of San Diego focuses on the adaptations that allow aquatic organisms to survive in an environment that does not guarantee water.

This focus includes specific areas such as how these organisms and their aquatic communities react after disturbances to their environ-

ment, how they have and continue to adapt to survive extreme drought situations and how disturbances affect their active role within their aquatic communities.

The lecture will take place 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Steele/ Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center. There is no advance registration required to attend the lecture. A $5 fee will be collected at the door. The field class will take place, Saturday, Jan. 20. Participants in the field class should register in advance. The class fee is $60 for the public and $50 for ABF members.

“Can’t make it to Anza-Borrego, but want to learn more? ABF will be at Adventure 16 San Diego on Jan. 24 and Adventure 16 West LA Jan. 26, to give an overview of the park, what ABF does and what you can do in this vast and wondrous landscape in eastern San Diego County. Come on out and say ‘hi,’ we’d love to meet you,” Education Manager Briana Puzzo said.

For more information and registration, visit www.theABF.org/ events or call Education Manager Briana Puzzo at (760) 767-0446, ext.1004.

The Desert Research Center is also hosting a one-of-a-kind concert and visual experience with violinist and soloist Beth ChafeyHon, 7-9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, for those interested in learning more about the Anza Borrego Desert State Park, Sara Husby, executive

‘Ramona’ signups begin Jan. 20 RAMONA – The community is invited to be part of the 95th season of California’s Official Outdoor play, “Ramona,” by signing up 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, at the Ramona Bowl.

Parts are open for rancho children, village children, Rock Indians, atmosphere and others. Also,

help is needed behind the scenes.

The pageant always needs ushers and others with technical skills too.

There is no charge to be in any part of the play, as costumes, wigs and makeup are all provided.

Rehearsals are usually limited to weekends. For more information, call (951) 658-3111.

Pala Spa named first in casino industry; No. 2 in North America by Spas of America PALA – The Spa at Pala Casino Spa & Resort in northern San Diego has been named the No. 1 spa in the casino industry and the No. 2 spa in North America for 2017, Spas of America announced in its annual rating of the Top 100 Spas in North America.

“The Pala Spa is our most popular casino spa experience in North America for 2017,” Craig Oliver, president of Spas of America, said. “Set in Southern California’s beautify Palomar mountains, Pala Casino Spa & Resort literally has something for everyone – a relaxing setting, comfortable accommodations, exciting entertainment and gaming options, delicious dining experiences and finally, the Pala Spa – which offers a state-of-the-art facility designed to promote health, relaxation and rejuvenation.”

The ranking is the highest ever achieved by Pala Spa and marks the second consecutive year it has been named No. 1 in the casino industry and the twelfth consecutive year that Pala Spa has been ranked in the Top 100 in North America and in the Top 10 in California and the casino industry. Spas of America is the leading travel and wellness website, showcasing the best resort, hotel and destination spa and wellness experiences in North America to consumers around the world.

“To achieve these high rankings across the board on international, state and industry levels is a tremendous tribute to not only our team at Pala Spa but also to all our team members who continue to provide the best guest service in the industry, “Pala CEO Bill Bembenek said.

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Inspired by her time spent in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Chafey-Hon has composed a series of 11 pieces showcasing different striking features of the desert. Titles include “Roadrunner on Patrol,” “Shifting, Drifting Sands” and “Fierce Mountain Singing.”

Chafey-Hon has put together a varying collection of composition techniques - from diatonic consonance to atonal, pitch class and percussive textures of musical descriptions of each aspect in the desert wilderness.

She will be accompanied by a collection of photographs from

her personal collection and from the Anza-Borrego Desert Photo Contest. Each photograph will provide a visual backdrop as the music weaves its way through the audience’s mind, creating greater mental pictures of the Anza-Borrego Desert.

Chafey-Hon has created and curated each piece of the concert and has offered to contribute all the proceeds to the Anza-Borrego Foundation, Puzzo said.

Tickets are available online for $25. Wine will be sold at the event.

For more information, contact Donor Relations Manager Bri Fordem at bfordem@theABF.org or (760)

767-0446, ext 1006.

The Anza-Borrego Foundation is the cooperating association affiliated with Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California’s largest state park, located in east San Diego County. The foundation provides financial support for park programs, acquires land for conservation in and around the park, educates the public about the park’s resources and supports research relevant to the region. The foundation’s $1 million annual budget is supported by individual members and donors, foundations and like-minded businesses. For more information, visit www.theABF.org.

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TEMECULA – The city of Temecula Community Services Department is proud to present the Youth Musical Theater production of “Fiddler on the Roof,” Jan. 25-28, at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater.

Jennifer Stuart has been directing Temecula’s youth in two musicals annually for Temecula since 2009. “Bye Bye Birdie” is the next production which begins rehearsing in mid-February and performs the final weekend of June. Registration for “Bye Bye Birdie” is happening now.

“Fiddler on the Roof” is a treasured musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick and book by Joseph Stein. Set in the little village of Anatevka, “Fiddler on the Roof” centers on Tevye, a poor milkman, and his five daughters. With the help of a colorful and tight-knit Jewish community, Tevye tries to protect his daughters and instill them with traditional values in the face of growing anti-Semitism of Czarist Russia. Rich in historical and ethnic detail, this classic musical’s universal theme of tradition cuts across barriers of race, class, nationality and religion, leaving audiences crying tears of laughter, joy and sadness.

“Fiddler on the Roof” is rich with musical hits, including “If I Were A Rich Man,” “Sunrise, Sunset,” “Matchmaker, Matchmaker,” “Tradition” and “To Life.”

Tickets are on sale now at the theater box office and also online at www.TemeculaTheater.org.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS CHILDREN AND TEENS: Jan. 20 – 2-4 p.m. The KickFit Games at McVicker Canyon Park, 420 E. Lakeshore Dr., Lake Elsinore. The KickFit Games is an event for the City of Lake Elsinore where little athletes will have a chance to play games and win prizes. Games include: Simon says, green light red light, potato sack races, common item scavenger hunt and rush and bow. Parents, Children and families are invited.

Jan. 20 – 10 a.m. Around the World with American Girl at Williams-Somona, 40764 Winchester Road, Suite 560 Temecula. This is for girls ages 8-13. In this class you will learn how to make amazing global dishes and dessert. Cost: $30 per child and includes a copy of Around the world with American Girl. Information and Reservations: (951) 296-0061.

Jan. 20 and 21 – L.I.F.E. Join Professor Pennypickle’s for a special L.I.F.E. Extravaganza at his workshop, 42081 Main St. Temecula. The Frankenstein Laboratory for Innovation and Fantastical Exploration to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of Mary Shelley’s Masterpiece with tons of hand-on fun! Tickets and Information: (951) 308-6376.

ONGOING – Explore Science every Friday night from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Pennypickle’s Workshop. $5 per person. 42081 Main St. in Temecula. Information: www. pennypickles.org.

ENTERTAINMENT: Now- Jan. 21 – 8-10 p.m. Little Women at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula. For showtimes and ticket information, visit https:// temeculaca.gov/temeculatheater.

Jan. 20 – 7 p.m. Wine, Art and Music: Slang at the Diamond Valley Arts Gallery, 123 N. Harvard St. Hemet. Slang live is more than music it’s a life experience and anything can happen when the band takes the stage. Tickets and Information: (951) 658-3822.

Jan. 25-28 – Fiddler on the Roof presented by City of Temecula Youth Musical Theater at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St. Tickets and Information: (866) 653-8696.

Jan. 26 and 27 – 2 and 7 p.m.

10th Annual Rock the Oaks Live

Music Festival benefiting Arts and Autism will be held at The Bridge, 38801 Calistoga Dr. Murrieta. Each show has a unique line up and Oak Grove’s Dance and Performance team will be taking the stage at the Saturday 2 p.m. Matinee. Tickets and Information: https://interland3. donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink. aspx?name=E232316&id=66.

Jan. 26 to Feb. 4 – 7:30 p.m. “My Old Lady” at the Ramona Hillside Playhouse, 27402 Ramona Bowl Road, Hemet. Friday and Saturday performances at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. $15 reserved seating. $10 opening night. Information: (951) 658-5300.

ONGOING – 7 p.m. Second Saturday of the month. Speakeasy at the Merc presents live Traditional Jazz of the 20s-40s. Performances feature the house band, Second Hand Jazz with vocalist Rosalie Porter, in rotation with prominent southern California Traditional Jazz artists.

42051 Main St., Temecula. Tickets www.tickets.temeculatheater.org.

ONGOING – 7-9 p.m. Country Live at the Merc, presented by Gwyn Sanborn. Every first and third Saturday for a live country music show featuring the house band backing up the valley’s hottest country artists. Check the schedule online at www.countryatthemerc. info. A second show will be added at 9 p.m. if first show sells out. 42051 Main St., Temecula. Information: (866) 653-8696 or email: tickets@ temeculaca.gov.

ONGOING – 3 p.m. Classics at The Merc. Presented by California Chamber Orchestra association with Temecula Presents. Co-produced by the California Chamber Orchestra and Temecula Presents. Every second and fourth Sunday afternoon. Features an individual musician or small ensemble performing a wide range of music. 42051 Main St., Temecula. Information: (866) 653-8696 or email: tickets@temeculaca.gov.

ONGOING – 7:30 p.m. Jazz at the Merc, presented by Sherry Williams. Each Thursday (and special performance dates throughout the year). Be treated to a different jazz group in the intimate space known as “The Merc.” 42051 Main St., Temecula. Information: (866) 6538696 or email: tickets@temeculaca. gov.

COMMUNITY EVENTS: ONGOING: Weekly classes at the Hemet Art Association Gallery, 144 N. Harvard St. in Hemet.

Tuesdays, Painting with Acrylics (beginners to intermediate) 4:307:30 p.m. Information: Paula Squier (805) 341-2707. Thursdays 9 a.m. to noon, Portraits in Oil (all levels).

Cost for class is $15. Information: Jack Roberts (951) 652-3679.

Thursdays 1-4 p.m. Painting in Oil (all levels). Information: Jerry Horn (951) 654-5620. Fridays 1-4 p.m. Watercolor Painting (beginners to intermediate). Cost for class is $15. Information: Judy Stoh (951) 927-4176. All classes are open to the public.

ONGOING – 8-11 a.m. Fundraising breakfast at Lake Elsinore/ Wildomar Elks Lodge No. 2591 to raise money for the Lodge and five Boy Scout units chartered by the Lodge. Third Saturday of each month. Cost $9 for adults and $5 for children under 7.

WORKSHOPS, MEETINGS and ANNOUNCEMENTS: Jan. 20 – 1-4 p.m. Acrylic Paint Party at the Hemet Valley Art Association Gallery, 144 N. Harvard St. Ages 12 and up can learn painting techniques while creating your won painting in this guided art class. No experience necessary and all materials provided. Information and sign up: Laura (951) 347-5940 or Tracy (619) 890-8136.

Jan. 22 – 7 p.m. MSJC to host Orchestra Auditions at their San Jacinto Campus, 1499 N. State St. Room 1614. If you are interested in making music with others while earning college credit, please join in on this audition. Information: Vanesa (951) 487-3641 or vsheldon@msjc.edu.

Jan. 23 – Dinner with the Doc at Omega Brain Health & Nutrition 28780 Old Town Front Street, Suite D-7 in Temecula. The pain relief dinner is a free event for the entire community, including members and their family and friends. Explore options other than medications to manage pain. Register by calling (951) 999-4977 or by visiting https://reedermedia. lpages.co/dinner-with-the-doc-jan23/?utm_content=167017&utm_ medium=Email&utm_ name=Id&utm_source=Actionetics.

Jan. 24 – 1-3 p.m. Hospice Orientation Session at The Elizabeth

Hospice located at 27720 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 200 in Temecula. Are you thinking about becoming a hospice volunteer? Please join us for an upcoming volunteer orientation session to find out more about why so many volunteers find this role so rewarding and fulfilling. You will also learn about the application and training requirements process, what qualities we are looking for in a volunteer, and what the expectations are for a volunteer. Once on board, volunteers will serve in the area they live. Information: https:// elizabethhospice.org.

Jan. 25 – 4 p.m. MSJC Department of Music announces their College Singer and Chamber Choir auditions at the San Jacinto campus, 1499 N. State St. Room 1614. Students, facility and the community are encouraged to bring a prepared piece of any genre to the audition. All levels of experience are welcome.

Information: email Emily at ecollins@msjc.edu or (951) 487-3790.

Jan. 25 – Noon. Murrieta NAFE at RJ’s Sizzlin Steak House 41401 Kalmia St. in Murrieta. Cost is $10 for members and $15 for guests and then they order their food and pay the restaurant direct. NAFE membership is $39 a year. NAFE has been serving women for over 45 years, RSVP to Robbie Motter at (951) 255-9200 or by email at rmotter@aol.com.

EVERY THURSDAY – 6-7 p.m.

Parent Support Group for parents of young adults battling chemical dependency at Hill Recovery, 41877 Enterprise Circle N. Suite 100, Temecula. Education, intervention tools, peer support, peace of mind.

Information: Erin (951) 719-3685 or Kathleen (951) 440-2014. www. hillrecovery.com.

ONGOING - Truth and Tavern Society at the Pitstop in Menifee on the third Sunday of each month.

Come to an atmosphere where people can talk and discuss life’s issues they have. Submit questions through a variety of social media locations, which become the basis for conversations that month. Location allows for people to come and go at their leisure, while being a relaxed and neutral atmosphere to hold conversations. Information www. truthandtavernsociety.com.

ONGOING – Animal Friends of the Valleys needs donations: cat food, dry cat food, wet kitten

food, dry small breed dog food, dry dog food, dry senior dog food, dry weight maintenance dog food, wet dog food, cat litter and newspaper.

Donations can be dropped off at Animal Friends of the Valleys, 33751 Mission Trail, Wildomar.

ONGOING – Desert Hills Memory Care Education and Connections support group at 25818 Columbia St. Hemet on the second Monday of every month at 10 a.m. Complimentary respite care will be available for loved ones during these meeting. Open to anyone who would like more support and education while caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s or related form of dementia. Information: Chantelle (951) 652-1837.

ONGOING – Sun City Certified Farmers Market is held from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Friday in the parking lot of the Menifee United Church of Christ, 26701 McCall Blvd. Vendors offer produce, crafts, food and more. Information: Pamela (951) 491-4111.

ONGOING – Memoir Writing Group every second and fourth Monday from 1-3 p.m. at the Mary Phillips Senior Center, 4845 Sixth Street, Temecula, everyone has a story, join them and write.

ONGOING – Parent Support Group available for parents whose children of any age struggle with addiction. Education, Skills, Support.

Every Tuesday at 6 p.m. at 43397 Business Park Drive. Suite D8, Temecula. Information: (951) 775-4000 or info@thecenter4lifechange.com.

ONGOING – Lake Elsinore/Wildomar Elks Lodge 2591 hosts Bingo at the lodge each Thursday to raise funds for its charities. Occasionally the lodge arranges for additional Bingo games to help community groups raise funds as well. Located at 33700 Mission Trail, Wildomar.

Information: (951) 674-6804.

ONGOING – The Elks Ladies of Lake Elsinore/ Wildomar Elks Lodge 2591 Clippendales processes newspaper coupons to send to Kadena Air Base in Okinawa.

Jean Babinski the group which meets the second Tuesday of each month at the lodge at 5 p.m. to cut and process the coupons which are then sent to military families to use at the commissary, PX and other stores where they receive discounts on their purchases.

‘Little Women’ delivers drama at Old Town Community Theater Beverly Nault SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

The Barn Stage Theater Company’s “Little Women” presented at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater, boasts a cast of talented actors that carried the musical numbers, comedy and tender story to an appreciative audience.

Relatively new to the area, The Barn Stage Company, with J. Scott Lapp as artistic director, Jordan Beck, Executive Director, and Evan D’Angeles as casting director, brought together a group of performers with top notch abilities as good as one could expect from larger theaters in bigger venues.

The story based on the book by Louisa May Alcott, begins in New York as Jo March, an aspiring writer, is facing another rejection of her “blood and guts” story that’s “all the rage,” in pulp fiction. Reanne Acasio portrays the headstrong, confident Jo who’s looking for her place in the world. Because of her starry-eyed imagination, though,

she’s learning she’s got to find her own voice or “quit and have babies,” as challenged by her mentor, Professor Bhaer played by Joshua David Cavanaugh.

The March family, from equity actress, Susan Jordan DeLeon who plays the beloved Marmee, to the sisters, Amy played by Olivia Hodson, Sydney Rose Hover as Meg, and Beth touchingly played

by Katie Perry, blend together both in voice and talent through beautiful harmonies and some fun scenes.

The girls act out Jo’s imaginative scenarios as they grow up poor during challenging times while their father’s away at war.

The various themes ring true even today of a girl striving to find herself in the world, and a military spouse raising children in an uncertain age. Each character’s unique personality, from Jo’s adventure seeking desire to travel the world, to Amy’s hope to fit in with society, to Meg’s self-doubt and finally to their tender but reluctant acceptance of Beth’s untimely death, take the au-

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Lapp’s staging using “mirror” actors who act out Jo’s stories is a clever way to bring her imagination to life, and Tim Mahoney’s one-set stage moves seamlessly from scene to scene. Lighting design by Joel Britt, sound by Hannah M. Dixon, and hair and makeup by Kiana Bjur complete the picture.

Standout numbers include “More Than I Am,” by Ethan Park and Sydney Rose Hover, “Take a Chance on Me,” sung by Drew Bradford, and “Days of Plenty,” by Susan Jordan DeLeon. The orchestra, led by a very talented Bill Brown, filled the musical numbers with a beautiful score.

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performances. Laurie, played by Drew Bradford had a natural style and wide-ranging talents. John George Campbell as Mr. Laurence brought a fatherly charm, and Ethan Park’s Mr. Brooke, as noted above, sang a jaw-dropping “More Than I Am” duet with Sydney that sounded like a studio recording in its precision.

There are some lively dance numbers choreographed by Chelsea Nicole Lapp, and the period costumes and set design, props and furniture gave authenticity to a well-rounded show worth taking the entire family to see.

“Little Women” runs through Jan. 7 at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater. For performance times and tickets, visit https://temeculaca.gov/temeculatheater.

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way. Her chemistry with Laurie (Drew Bradford) is convincing as they twitch and sway awkwardly through adolescent, dewy-eyed flirtations and ultimately to the end when they realize fate had taken a turn. Reanne is convincing as the glue that holds the family together, and true to Alcott’s vision. Her subtle changes from a young, playful girl through to a hopeful young writer, a broken-hearted surviving sister to the young woman who finds love, demand an actor with range and abilities, and Reanne delivers.

Olivia Hodson’s Amy begins as quite silly and simple-minded, but with Hodson’s skilled ability she transforms from a 12-year-old girl to a young woman in just a few scenes. Every family has its stoic captain, and Eloise Coopersmith’s Aunt March steers this group through elocution and high society expectations with energy and pomp, but softens as her nieces find their way into her heart.

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Warm up with stew on cold winter nights Boeuf Bourguignon Yield: 6 generous servings

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TEMECULA – Hearty meals are best on cold nights, when food can provide a warming effect after coming in from the cold outdoors.

This recipe for Boeuf Bourguignon from Jill Lightner’s “Edible Seattle: The Cookbook” (Sterling Epicure) is sure to provide such an effect.

Ingredients: 2 pounds beef shoulder, cut into 2-inch pieces (see note) 1 onion, cut into large dice 2 carrots, cut into large dice 2 stalks celery, cut into large dice 2 dried bay leaves 4 sprigs fresh thyme 7 sprigs fresh flat-leaf parsley 1/4 teaspoon black peppercorns 1 bottle red wine Salt Freshly ground black pepper 1 tablespoon canola oil 1/4 pound slab bacon, cut into large dice 1/2 stick (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 4 cups beef stock 2 large Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into large dice 1 pound pearl onions, blanched and peeled 1 pound button mushrooms, diced Directions: 1. Put the beef chunks in a large bowl and add the onion, carrots and celery. In a piece of cheesecloth, tie together a bouquet of garni of

the bay leaves, thyme, parsley, and peppercorns and add to the bowl.

Pour in the bottle of wine. Cover and let marinate in the refrigerator overnight, stirring the mixture once or twice over the course of the evening.

2. The next day, remove the meat from the marinade and dry the pieces in a shallow pan lined with several layers of paper towels. Remove the vegetables and reserve them separately, along with the bouquet garni. Reserve the wine. Season the beef with salt and pepper.

3. In a large Dutch oven over medium heat, warm the canola oil. Add the bacon and cook until browned and the fat is rendered, about 5 minutes. Remove the bacon from the pot and set aside.

In single-layer batches, brown the beef chunks on all sides, then set aside. Brown the reserved onions, carrots and celery, about 10 minutes. Add additional canola oil to the pot if there is not enough bacon fat to brown all of the beef and vegetables.

4. Return the beef to the pot with the vegetables and add 3 tablespoons of the butter. Sprinkle with the flour and cook, stirring, for about 3 minutes. Add the reserved

wine and deglaze the pot, scraping up all the browned bits from the bottom. Add the bacon and stock and bring to a boil. Skim off the scum that rises to the top; once the scum is removed, add the bouquet garni. Simmer, covered, over medium-low heat until the beef is very tender, about 11/2 hours.

Remove the bouquet garni.

5. Toward the end of the beef’s cooking time, bring the potatoes to a boil in a separate saucepan covered generously with salted water. Cook until tender, about 15 minutes.

6. In a medium sauté pan, melt 3 tablespoons of the butter over medium-high heat. Add the pearl onions and sauté for 3 to 4 minutes. Add the mushrooms to the onions and cook until both onions and mushrooms are golden brown, about 5 minutes longer. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

7. Serve the stew in bowls, garnished with the pearl onions, mushrooms and potatoes.

Note: When shopping for beef, you won’t find a cut labeled beef shoulder – what you want is either a chuck roast of some sort or, from a bit lower on the shoulder, a cut labeled either arm roast or round bone roast.

Taste of Temecula Valley is back for its 8th year TEMECULA – The Temecula Education Foundation, in partnership with the city of Temecula and the Temecula Valley Unified School District, invites the community to the eighth annual Taste of Temecula Valley 6 to 10 p.m.

Friday, April 27, and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at Town Square Park in front of the Temecula Civic Center, 41000 Main Street, in Old Town Temecula.

This year’s festivities will begin with the opening of taste booths and a special Friday-only VIP dinner and concert catered by the award-winning chefs from Pechanga Resort & Casino. The two-day entertainment lineup features a Friday-night concert, silent and live auctions and full-day, live entertainment Saturday.

“Last year’s VIP dinner and concert attendees enjoyed the array of seafood, entrees, salads and desserts prepared by Pechanga’s chefs and paired with Temecula’s favorite wines and beers,” Event Chair Mark Katan said. “Our event receives rave reviews, and we’re thrilled to have Pechanga back as our VIP dinner sponsor again this year. Pechanga Resort & Casino will also occupy several booths at Saturday’s Taste of Temecula Valley. Pechanga’s chefs are always a crowd favorite, and they will be front and center among our 70-plus food, wine, microbrew and craft beer and specialty-booth offerings.

“Whether you attend Friday night’s Taste of Temecula Valley, come for the exclusive dinner and concert, or bring your family to the full-day Saturday Taste of Tem-

ecula Valley, we want everyone to know we always do this for the kids. The funds we raise go right back to schools for arts and science education, as well as curriculum support to benefit students.”

General admission to Friday’s Taste of Temecula Valley opening night is $10 per person. Reserved seating for the VIP concert and dinner is $100 per person. An exclusive VIP table sponsor package featuring Champagne and special promotions is available for $800 for table of eight. The VIP dinner and concert package includes admission, access to all tasting booths, front-row concert seating, a premier buffet dinner and bid access to a live auction. For VIP reservations, contact Kimberly O’Connell at kimberly@temeculaeducationfoundation.org.

Entertainment for both Friday and Saturday is provided

by Golden Crown Productions.

Friday’s all-star lineup includes Southern California beach rock and reggae band, Safety Orange. They open for the “Lynyrd Skynyrd & Frynds” tribute band, Southbound and Company. Their tribute show features the music of Lynyrd Skynyrd but also throws in a few “friends like The Allman Bros., ZZ Top and many others.

The full-day tasting event on Saturday returns for its eighth year with all-day family-friendly entertainment and access to more than 70 booths, spotlighting local area restaurants, wineries and craft breweries. Artisan booths and expanded kid fun zones featuring Jolly Jumps and the Jolly Express

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Admission to Saturday’s fullday Taste of Temecula Valley is $10 per person; tickets are available online or at the gate. Children 12 and under are free. Taste and other activity tickets are $2 each.

Patrons age 21 and over must show ID at entrance. Admission to Saturday event includes special tasting glass with appropriate wristband.

“We’re excited to celebrate our eighth year in Old Town Temecula, and we are thrilled to have Taste of Temecula Valley 2018 return for a fourth year as a twoday event. We’re delighted, once again, to bring to our community an event that brings together the best restaurants, wineries and craft breweries from the Temecula Valley and Southern California in one location,” Katan said. “It is great exposure for our vendors, and it’s an easy, fun way to raise muchneeded funding for classroom enrichment,” said Katan.

Vendors interested in being involved in this year’s event can register online at http://tasteoftemeculavalley.com.

Local or area businesses who would like to become sponsors of the event should also visit http:// tasteoftemeculavalley.com for complete details. All proceeds from this event benefit the students of Temecula Valley Unified School District in the form of grants and curriculum support in the areas of arts and sciences.

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a $78 one-day pass or a $128 twoday pass. Discounts are available to groups who have a designated driver.

Cori DeHore, operations manager for the Temecula Valley Winegrowers Association, said that a wine being unfinished simply means that it’s being served straight from a barrel or tank rather than from a bottle.

“People can taste what the wine is like, prior to it being a totally finished wine,” DeHore said. “For example, they can serve a finished sangiovese in a bottle, and they can serve their current vintage that’s in a barrel that’s still kind of maturing, so (guests) can kind of judge the difference between those two.”

Wineries will be serving up food, generally small bites, for guests to pair with their brand-new wine as well, according to DeHore. At some wineries, passholders will be eligible for special discounts on, and access to, some of the featured wines.

Those wondering whether a trek out to wine country is still worthwhile without a pass need not worry, according to DeHore.

She said the wineries will have

each have a separate area set up for passholders, but will otherwise be open for regular business.

Wanting to take the trip to Wine Country, but not looking forward to the drive? The Winegrowers Association has you covered there, too.

“We have transportation partners that offer transportation for guests who don’t want to drive and want to be taken around,” DeHore said.

“The Grapeline Wine Tours and Winery Hopper are two of our partners this year for transportation.”

DeHore said another great thing about the event is how it brings new guests every year. Ticket analytics show that about 60 percent of attendees have never been to the region before.

“This is a fundraising event for our Association, but it is also a great opportunity for us to market to guests who have never visited,” DeHore said.

For more information, visit the event website at www.temeculawines.org.

For more information on those transportation options, visit https:// gogrape.com/page/temecula/barrel-tasting/ or www.wineryhopper. com/barrel-tasting-purchase.

Guests sip wine during the Temecula Valley Barrel Tasting event.

Wine Country map courtesy of Temecula Valley Winegrowers

Participating Wineries, Jan. 27 Baily Vineyard and Winery Bel Vino Winery Callaway Vineyard and Winery Chapin Family Vineyards Danza Del Sol Winery Doffo Winery Foot Path Winery Frangipani Estate Winery Leoness Cellars Longshadow Ranch Winery Lumiere Winery Maurice Car’rie Winery Miramonte Winery Peltzer Family Winery Thornton Winery Vindemia Vineyard and Winery Wiens Family Cellars Wilson Creek Winery Participating Wineries, Jan. 28 Avensole Winery Briar Rose Winery Carter Estate Winery Cougar Vineyard and Winery Europa Village Falkner Winery Fazeli Cellars Hart Winery Lorenzi Vineyards & Winery Lorimar Vineyards & Winery Masia De La Vinya Winery Monte De Oro Winery Mt. Palomar Winery Oak Mountain Winery Palumbo Family Winery Ponte Winery Robert Renzoni Winery South Coast Winery

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Falkner Winery offers monthly Wine Country Events Calendar wine appreciation class Friday, Jan. 19 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Craft Faire, Maurice Car’rie Winery

Noon-2 p.m.

Gourmet Cheese Artisanal Tour & Wine Tasting, Avensole Winery

5-8 p.m.

Live Music, Kenny Marquez, Cougar Vineyard and Winery

6-10 p.m.

Salsa Night, Sexteto Del Caribe, Bel Vino Winery

1-2:30 p.m.

Behind the Scenes Wine Tour, South Coast Winery

3-5:30 p.m.

Happy Hour, Vineyard Rose, South Coast Winery

5-7 p.m.

Live music, Sebastian Sidi, at Meritage Restaurant at Callaway Winery

5-8 p.m.

Friday Nights, Masia de la Vinya

6-9 p.m.

Live Music, Endeavor, Lorimar Winery

6-9 p.m.

Live Music, Mickie Arnett, Miramonte Winery

7-11 p.m.

Live Music, Two Towns,The Ponte Cellar Lounge Saturday, Jan. 20

Falkner Winery, located at 40620 Calle Contento in Temecula, will host its monthly wine appreciation class the third Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Shane Gibson photo

11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Craft Faire, Maurice Car’rie Winery

Noon to 4 p.m.

Live Music, Dating Greatly, Bel Vino Winery

1-4 p.m.

Live Music, Astra Kelly, Avensole Winery Patio

6-9 p.m.

Live Music, Robert Simon, Avensole Winery Restaurant

Noon to 4 p.m.

Live Music, Jessie Smith, Masia de La Vinya Winery

1-4 p.m.

Live Music, Alaina Blair, Robert Renzoni Vineyards

1-5 p.m.

Live Music, Justin Paul Saunders, Fazeli Cellars

1-5 p.m.

Live Music, Nathan Rivera, Danza del Sol Winery

3:30-5:30 p.m.

Happy Hour, Vineyard Rose, South Coast Winery

5:30-8:30 p.m.

Live Music, Desert Rose, Ponte Winery Restaurant

6-9 p.m.

Live Music, Mrs. Jones’ Revenge, Lorimar Winery

6-9 p.m.

Live Music, Midnight Satellites, Miramonte Winery

7-11 p.m.

Live Music, Steven Ybarra, Ponte Cellar Lounge

11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Craft Faire, Maurice Car’rie Winery

Noon to 4 p.m.

Live Music, Damn Dirty Apes, Bel Vino Winery

1-4 p.m.

Live Music, Izon Eden, Avensole Winery Patio

2-5 p.m.

Live Music, David Reynolds & Son Dean duo, Cougar Winery

7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Brunch at Bouquet Restaurant, Ponte Vineyard Inn

10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Bubble Brunch Buffet, Wilson Creek Winery

11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Brunch Specials at Meritage, Callaway Winery

11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Dog Day Sundays, Carol’s Restaurant at Baily’s Winery

1-4 p.m.

Live Music, JD Priest, Robert Renzoni Vineyards

1-4 p.m.

Live Music, Michael LeClerc, Europa Village

1-4 p.m.

Live Music, Midnight Satellites Acoustic, Lorimar Winery

1-5 p.m.

Live Music, Astra Kelly, Danza Del Sol Winery

1-5 p.m.

Live Music, Don Johnson, Fazeli Cellars

5:30-8:30 p.m.

Live Music, Vince Mendoza, Ponte Cellar Lounge

Sunday, Jan. 21

TEMECULA – Falkner Winery offers its monthly wine appreciation class to people of all levels of wine knowledge with the objectives of improving their knowledge in how to best enjoy wine and having fun. The class is conducted monthly 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the winery on the third Saturday of each month for $45 per person.

Attendees will also receive a certificate good for 10 percent off lunch in the Pinnacle that day. For those individuals who are intimidated by wine and wine-speak, they will find this class entertaining and enlightening. Shane Sevier, a tour director at Falkner Winery and an assistant winemaker, gives the class in a fun manner.

Individuals interested in attending should register at (951) 676-8231, ext. 106. Class sizes are limited, so all reservations must be made in advance.

The upcoming 2018 classes include Jan. 20, Feb. 17, March 17 and April 21.

This class is designed by all ages and all levels of wine knowledge.

Individuals can expect to learn about wine tasting, wine production, wine & food pairing, and wine quality determination. The class curriculum will cover regional qualities of Temecula Valley wines, why the grape growing process is important, how to properly taste wine using all the senses, pairing wine and food properly and sampling and comparing wine through the aging process.

Falkner Winery is a premier winery in the Temecula Valley Wine Country. Since opening in July 2000, the winery has gained distinction for its high-quality, award-winning wines, wine tasting classes, tours, private venues such as parties and weddings and their award-winning Pinnacle Restaurant.

The tasting room is open daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with tours available on weekends and by appointment. The Pinnacle offers lunches daily, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Visit www.falknerwinery.com for more information.

UPCOMING: Jan. 26, Winemaker’s Dinner, Wilson Creek Winery Jan. 27-28, TVWA Barrrel Tasting Event, select wineries Feb. 4, 11th Annual Super Chili Bowl, Cougar Vineyard & Winery Feb. 14, L’Amore at Europa Valentine’s Dinner Feb. 14, Bel Vino Winery Sweetheart Dinner Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day Four-Course Dinner, Wilson Creek Winery Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day Dinner at Annata Bistro/Bar, Mount Palomar Winery

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Everything homeowners need to know about aluminum shade structures Jordan Feil SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Looking to build a new patio cover, awning or other shade structure?

You probably have at least a basic idea of what materials you want to use, but have you considered aluminum? You should.

When many homeowners think of aluminum shade structures, visions of 1970s-style carports, with dull, graying, corrugated metal come to mind. These traditional aluminum structures were effective – but you’d never call them “stylish.” Aluminum has come a long way since then, but reputations, good or bad, are hard to shake. Today’s aluminum shade structures offer all the benefits of this hardy material, without the questionable style. And with near zero maintenance, aluminum shade structures are surging in popularity.

Here are five reasons you should consider an aluminum shade structure.

Aluminum looks great Modern aluminum shade structures don’t look like aluminum at all. In fact, many of them are made to look a lot like wood – or at least close enough that you won’t mind the difference. These “Alumawood” structures can also be painted, like wood, to match the exact style you’re going for.

Additionally, most manufacturers of Alumawood products offer factory-painted material in a variety of colors and styles, reducing the amount of work you’ll have to do to get the style you want. Aluminum has always been sought after for its durability. Now, it has the style to match.

Aluminum is amazing!

We often write off aluminum as a “cheap” metal rather than the amazing, flexible and durable material it is. This has more to do with the economics of aluminum than the quality. First refined from ore in the 1800s, aluminum was considered a precious metal. In fact, Napoleon Bonaparte served state dinners on aluminum plates, but only to the most important guests. The “lesser” guests were forced to eat from gold and silver platters. After technologies to refine aluminum became more affordable in the late 19th century, it helped launch a manufacturing boom that turned the country into what it is today. Today, aluminum remains a wildly popular choice for outdoor structures – particularly in coastal California, as it holds up very well in salt-heavy climates. Aluminum is a fantastic,

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cheap alternative to stainless steel.

Aluminum is durable and maintenance free Wood is gorgeous – there’s no arguing that. But it also breaks down over time, and requires ongoing maintenance to keep it looking fresh. With aluminum shade structures, you can set it and forget it. Aluminum requires virtually zero maintenance – no sanding, staining, sealing or scrubbing. It’s sun and water proof – and never requires sealant. Paint works very well with aluminum, with minimal chipping and peeling, though you

may want to repaint it after a decade or so. With aluminum, you’ll have a shade structure that lasts 20 years – at minimum – and one that requires no maintenance.

duced in large, single panels to give your cover a continuous clean look. No matter how large or small your project, aluminum can be cut specifically to your needs.

If you’re ready to build a new shade structure – or plan to in the future – consider aluminum. After all, it’s not your grandparents’ aluminum anymore.

Aluminum is flexible If you’re planning on building a shade structure for a large patio or deck, aluminum allows you to create a seamless look throughout.

For example, if your patio is 40 feet wide and 10 feet deep, you would need multiple wood beams to stretch across the entire space, creating breaks in the material.

Aluminum, however, can be pro-

Aluminum is versatile Aluminum can be effectively used for any style of patio cover or awning, including lattices and solid covers that you wouldn’t be able to pull off with wood – or at least without spending a significant amount of money. As a manufactured material that is simple to cut, aluminum is a great choice for any project you can dream up.

Jordan Feil is the marketing coordinator and inventory manager at J&W Lumber, an outdoor building supplier in Southern California. Before the lumber industry, he ran his own online magazine and worked in sales and marketing for nearly a decade. For the past year Jordan has worked tirelessly to bring quality, consistency, and a bit of humor to the J&W brand.

Market at a glance (As of Jan. 15, 2018) No of Homes Sold Inventory of Properties Listed

TEMECULA

MURRIETA

WILDOMAR

LAKE ELSINORE

CANYON LAKE

MENIFEE

SUN CITY

HEMET

SAN JACINTO

43

32

6

16

2

25

5

25

8

(153) 254

(297) 312

(80)

74

(160) 169

81

(100) 99

(96) 80

(320) 335

(105) 96

Average Selling Price

$466,541

$413,443

$339,416

$340,338

(75)

$403,250

$371,976

$238,305

$198,972

$275,375

Average List Price

$848,753

$736,195

$423,903

$405,298

$625,652

$441,392

$272,881

$280,912

$308,793

Median List Price

$594,950

$480,000

$423,903

$394,600

$559,900

$399,999

$2,675,000

$259,998

$269,000

Asking Price per Square Foot

$232

$188

$172

$178

$223

$169

$186

$154

$154

Average Days on Market

121

116

115

82

102

63

80

90

132

Most Expensive Listing

$6,500,000

$9,990,000

$1,000,000

$1,459,900

$1,995,000

$3,200,000

$424,990

$2,800,000

$3,250,000

Least Expensive Listing

$325,000

$170,000

$94,999

$99,999

$169,000

$264,000

$173,000

$31,000

$124,900

Average Age of Listing

20

20

21

19

29

13

42

37

33

% of Properties w/ Price decrease

33%

33%

30%

33%

31%

30%

30%

24%

15%

% of Properties Relisted (reset DOM)

17%

13%

16%

11%

11%

5%

3%

9%

6%

% of Flip properties (price increase)

5%

6%

11%

7%

6%

8%

7%

7%

6%

2868

2880

2508

2188

2567

2500

1404

1583

1398

Median House Size (sq ft) Median Lot Size (sq ft)

10,890-21780

6,501-8,000

8001-10,000

6501-8000

6501-8000

6501-8000

6501-8000

6501-8000

6501-8000

Median Number of Bedrooms

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.0

4.0

2.0

3.0

3.0

Median Number of Bathrooms

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Seller (43.6)

Seller (43.3)

Seller (43.2)

Seller (44.9)

Market Action Index*

Seller (36.4) Seller (51.1) Seller (48.5) Seller (44.1) Seller (49.5)

*This Index measures the current rate of sale versus the amount of inventory. Index above 30 implies a seller’s advantage. Below 30, conditions give the advantage to the buyer.

Market data provided by Escrow Leaders (Altos Research) and is current as of 01/15/18. Sales Data provided by SRCAR (MLS) and current as of 01/15/18. Boxes with multiple entries have previous week’s numbers (in parentheses) and this week’s number for comparision purposes. Strong Trends (multiple weeks) in each area are indicated by color: green indicates upward trend; pink indicates downward trend. Valley News makes no representation as to the accuracy or completeness of this data.

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Real Estate / Home & Garden Recent Home Sales

List of transactions from selected cities in Southwest Riverside County • 165 closed transactions for 1/8/18 through 1/14/18.

Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce’s 2015 “Sterling Business of the Year” Murrieta Chamber of Commerce’s 2014 "Medium Size Business of the Year" City

Address

Sale Price

Sq. Ft.

Bedrooms

Bath

Days on Market

Aguanga

48275 Azula Road

$275,000

1920

4BR

2BA

65

550 Apollo Lane

$449,000

2795

5BR

4BA

9

30440 Sparkle Drive

$489,000

2310

4BR

3BA

30210 Yellow Feather Drive

$317,500

1600

3BR

982 Evans Street

$239,000

1509

43441 Acacia Avenue

$118,000

1213

Canyon Lake Hemet

Lake Elsinore

Menifee

www.srcar.org (951) 894-2571

Murrieta 26529 Jefferson Ave.

City

Address

Sale Price

Sq. Ft.

Bedrooms

Bath

Days on Market

Menifee

29764 Gifhorn Road

$330,000

1546

3BR

2BA

25106 Wooden Gate Drive

$308,500

1598

3BR

2BA

3

28629 Maplewood Drive

$404,000

2953

5BR

3BA

3BA

97

25780 Baltrustrol Drive

$305,000

2116

3BR

3BR

2BA

4

32775 Tiznow Circle

$350,000

4036

2BR

2BA

9

23654 Lucas

$204,000

Hemet 2355 E. Florida

Menifee 27070 Sun City Blvd.

City

Address

Sale Price

Sq. Ft.

Bedrooms

Bath

Days on Market

38

San Jacinto

1005 Sussex Road

$280,000

2177

4BR

3BA

56

25

Sun City

25881 Lancaster Drive

$229,000

1408

2BR

2BA

21

44

27028 El Rancho Drive

$168,525

992

2BR

1BA

32

3BA

24

25900 Coombe Hill Dr

$225,000

1469

2BR

2BA

33

6BR

4BA

43

24067 Longview Lane

$300,000

960

2BR

2BA

78

1242

3BR

2BA

21

26576 Ridgemoor Road

$269,000

1906

3BR

2BA

130 4

4970 Merlyn Street

$239,900

1288

3BR

2BA

5

26210 Musick Road

$456,000

2340

5BR

2BA

80

40508 Charleston Street

$500,000

3393

5BR

4BA

467 Harvard Street

$195,000

1008

3BR

1BA

16

26204 Leos Trail

$338,600

1804

2BR

3BA

69

Temecula

27961 Calle Casera

$385,000

1739

3BR

3BA

0

1975 Silver Drop Lane

$328,000

2624

4BR

3BA

1

31212 Ensemble Drive

$388,500

2470

4BR

2BA

90

45690 Via Horca

$800,000

3884

4BR

4BA

7

131 Ruby Avenue

$189,000

956

2BR

2BA

5

28914 Spindrift Court

$585,000

3998

5BR

4BA

71

44765 Tehachapi

$450,000

1955

4BR

3BA

1

505 Mayberry Avenue

$235,000

1240

3BR

2BA

21

25551 Mountain Springs Street

$355,000

1975

3BR

2BA

129

27211 Avon Lane

$501,000

2034

3BR

3BA

5

581 Bahama Drive

$155,000

1344

3BR

2BA

17

28149 Stillwater Drive

$325,000

1785

4BR

3BA

153

30570 Hollyberry Lane

$373,000

1235

3BR

2BA

11

2428 Chanaral Avenue

$139,000

827

2BR

1BA

11

28309 King Apache Circle

$575,000

2687

4BR

3BA

107

27590 Stanford Drive

$415,000

2011

4BR

3BA

7

43702 Mayberry Avenue

$123,000

1620

2BR

2BA

7

28159 Rocky Cove Drive

$369,900

2196

4BR

3BA

134

32058 Corte Bacarro

$475,000

2358

4BR

3BA

5

28350 Hampshire Drive

$265,000

1924

3BR

2BA

193

42758 Camelot Road

$455,000

2709

4BR

3BA

20

30973 Moonflower Lane

$415,000

2269

3BR

3BA

4

31830 Corte Sagunto

$405,000

1657

3BR

3BA

7

$437,500

2773

3BR

3BA

8

44084 Calle Allicante #93

$364,000

1512

2BR

3BA

22

977 Lyon Avenue

$80,000

1392

2BR

2BA

36

1066 Santa Elena Way

$80,000

1440

2BR

2BA

27

1561 Edgewood Lane

$145,000

1170

2BR

2BA

15

37593 Newcastle Road

42250 Ferguson Drive

$289,000

2311

4BR

2BA

33

30285 Stargazer Way

$365,000

1475

3BR

3BA

8

43536 Calle Nacido

$479,900

2391

4BR

3BA

17

2347 Rose Avenue

$203,000

981

2BR

2BA

50

39925 Spinning Wheel Drive

$420,000

2150

4BR

3BA

4

36835 De Portola Road

$1,250,000

1296

3BR

2BA

0

375 Paisley Avenue

$215,000

1286

2BR

2BA

18

27808 Rosemary Street

$423,000

2572

4BR

3BA

6

31147 Camino Del Este

$320,000

1120

3BR

2BA

2

43611 Persimmons Lane

$240,000

1285

3BR

2BA

28

35886 Breda Ave

$348,000

1678

3BR

3BA

4

45794 Corte Mislanca

$545,000

3032

4BR

4BA

9

3380 Heliotrop Street

$315,000

1951

4BR

2BA

34

38142 Sevilla Avenue

$475,000

3258

4BR

3BA

16

37950 Benton Road

$510,000

2667

4BR

2BA

13

1216 Lodgepole Drive

$145,000

1440

2BR

2BA

56

25295 Calle De Tres Amigos

$315,000

2156

4BR

3BA

7

32297 Cercle Beauregard

$421,000

1425

4BR

2BA

28

1620 Whiterock Lane

$300,000

2034

4BR

3BA

51

23988 Via Astuto

$320,000

1154

2BR

2BA

18

32570 Vail Creek Drive

$405,000

2316

3BR

3BA

23

25356 Bellview Street

$304,500

2333

4BR

2BA

27

41410 Juniper St

$229,900

1159

2BR

2BA

33

46342 Cabin Court

$485,000

3133

4BR

3BA

51

661 Carmalita Street

$120,000

1200

2BR

2BA

50

26368 Arboretum Way

$186,000

730

1BR

1BA

1

45551 Clubhouse Drive

$405,000

1840

3BR

3BA

44

333 Central Avenue

$131,000

822

2BR

1BA

83

26854 Fayence Drive

$375,000

1678

3BR

3BA

24

30195 Ynez Road

$757,500

2026

3BR

3BA

35

1859 Overland Court

$299,900

2420

4BR

3BA

83

40674 Kona Court

$549,900

2959

5BR

3BA

7

42096 Paseo Rayo Del Sol

$400,000

1873

4BR

3BA

32

998 HILLCREST Street

$146,000

1067

2BR

2BA

12

40188 CORTE PERALTA

$329,500

1330

2BR

2BA

23

39935 Hudson Court

$460,000

2587

4BR

3BA

47

32097 Poppy Way

$365,000

2200

4BR

3BA

2

24113 Huntridge Drive

$450,000

2581

5BR

4BA

19

45524 Calle Ayora

$465,000

2587

5BR

3BA

19

15650 Lake Ridge Road

$280,000

1220

3BR

2BA

7

40503 Via Estrada

$315,000

1274

2BR

2BA

17

44486 Dorchester Drive

$525,000

4115

5BR

3BA

113

Murrieta

29033 Avocado Way

$339,900

1656

4BR

2BA

5

40415 Jennings Drive

$435,000

2725

5BR

3BA

36

40024 Annapolis Drive

$425,000

1936

3BR

3BA

23

35204 Caraway Court

$375,000

1760

3BR

2BA

21

26088 Willowbrook Court

$530,000

3357

5BR

5BA

43

31827 Calle Brio

$410,000

1734

3BR

3BA

47

583 Highlands Road

$330,000

1252

3BR

2BA

3

24451 Chaps Circle

$385,000

1912

4BR

2BA

14

40664 Baccarat Road

$684,900

2781

4BR

3BA

49

45024 Promise Road

$359,000

2370

3BR

3BA

21

26279 Jasmine Avenue

$398,000

1953

3BR

3BA

59

45916 Parsippany

$405,000

2113

4BR

3BA

66

15501 Orion Street

$415,000

2595

4BR

3BA

31

23656 Sonata Drive

$590,000

3320

5BR

3BA

20

41824 Corte Valentine

$520,000

3189

4BR

3BA

58

32795 Crescent Avenue

$265,000

1032

2BR

2BA

25

26259 Douglass Union Lane

$389,000

2601

3BR

3BA

75

28910 Newport Road

$445,000

2202

3BR

3BA

33

32959 Perret Boulevard

$204,000

755

2BR

1BA

34

33930 Nasturtium Lane

$445,000

4043

6BR

4BA

40

43938 Alencon Court

$649,999

3727

4BR

3BA

46

34038 Corktree Road

$375,000

2363

4BR

3BA

38

38725 Calle De Companero

$850,000

3358

4BR

3BA

51

33315 Barmetta Lane

$625,075

3580

4BR

4BA

33

3905 Eisenhower Drive

$250,000

1125

3BR

2BA

27

37997 Via La Colina

$270,000

1680

2BR

2BA

55

43714 Buckeye Road

$462,000

2409

3BR

3BA

71

29500 Village Parkway Loop

$396,806

1950

3BR

2BA

36

41314 Magnolia Street

$434,900

2972

5BR

3BA

75

31228 Hickory Place

$590,000

4113

4BR

3BA

84

29268 Point Shore Drive

$375,000

2311

4BR

3BA

99

38453 Glen Abbey Lane

$360,000

1795

2BR

3BA

78

44486 Dorchester

$525,000

4115

5BR

4BA

91

34005 Corktree Road

$390,000

2257

4BR

3BA

57

40121 Avenida Palizada

$412,000

2538

4BR

3BA

48

34021 Centerstone Circle

$725,000

4200

5BR

5BA

86

1113 Jefferson Street

$292,900

1110

3BR

2BA

124

35633 Cherry Bark Way

$531,500

3474

5BR

4BA

61

44972 Dolce Street

$465,000

2786

4BR

3BA

84

29356 Flame Tree

$396,806

2350

4BR

4BA

8

29795 Andromeda Street

$421,000

2977

4BR

3BA

68

32342 Cercle Latour

$448,000

2308

4BR

3BA

100

26196 Lazy Creek Road

$310,000

1417

3BR

2BA

0

38360 Oaktree Loop

$390,000

1720

2BR

2BA

109

31812 Country View Road

$539,900

3674

5BR

5BA

119

27590 Summit Street

$235,000

1755

5BR

3BA

0

27454 Sweetspire Terrace Place

$435,000

3668

5BR

4BA

16

33413 Susan Grace Court

$1,950,000

6727

5BR

7BA

130

29358 Winding Brook Drive

$445,000

2144

2BR

2BA

11

28576 Midsummer Lane

$432,000

2473

5BR

3BA

5

31070 Larchwood Street

$369,000

2100

4BR

3BA

29332 Lake Hills Drive

$415,000

2730

4BR

31907 Brentworth Street

$447,000

2808

28699 Country Rose Lane

$357,000

30945 Anderson Circle

$460,000

24781 Mulberry Street

$269,900

41701 Calle Los Pericos

$1,150,000

9375

7BR

6BA

322

27502 SENNA Court

$405,000

1996

4BR

3BA

141

212 Noga Avenue

$225,000

1288

3BR

2BA

0

40457 Calle Medusa

$435,000

2291

5BR

3BA

87

15

1075 Reward Street

$263,000

1753

3BR

2BA

2

24759 Cornstalk Road

$267,500

1372

3BR

2BA

8

4BA

15

1212 Raintree Lane

$270,000

1624

3BR

2BA

4

25338 CHESTERFIELD Lane

$405,000

2467

4BR

3BA

0

4BR

3BA

5

22740 San Jacinto Avenue

$375,000

1780

4BR

2BA

11

23832 Lancer Court

$430,000

2798

5BR

3BA

20

1883

4BR

2BA

11

1463 Lechuga Way

$240,000

1227

3BR

2BA

10

33579 Sunbonnet Court

$424,000

2907

4BR

3BA

50

3430

4BR

3BA

1

518 Sandalwood Street

$315,000

1845

4BR

3BA

11

23832 Lancer Court

$4,300,000

2798

5BR

3BA

94

1840

4BR

2BA

10

182 Noga Avenue

$235,000

1389

3BR

2BA

38

36382 Wandering Rill Court

$510,000

3417

5BR

5BA

25

San Jacinto

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Strong industrial activity and gross absorption in the fourth quarter continues despite lack of inventory, broker says RIVERSIDE – The Riverside office of Lee & Associates, the largest broker-owned commercial real estate firm in North America, has released its fourth quarter 2017 Industrial Market Summary for manufacturing and distribution buildings for the East Valley Market in Southern California’s Inland Empire.

The Gross Industrial Activity and Absorption for the fourth quarter of 2017, even with a lack of inventory, posted strong activity and gross ab-

sorption. Gross absorption for 2017 totaled 16.9 million square feet, continuing on the heels of the great absorption performances in 2016 of 19.3 million square feet and 2015 of 15.3 million square feet.

Gross activity in the fourth quarter was 7.8 million square feet, with investment purchases and lease renewals accounting for 54.1 percent of the total. Overall gross activity will only be constrained by supply, while there are more small development projects

scheduled for delivery in 2018, there is still a lack of supply.

“Absorption is expected to remain steady into 2018, but may not be as high as the previous year,” Lee & Associates Riverside President David Illsley said, noting that fourth quarter 2017’s absorption figures were 3.6 million square feet, compared to 4.5 million square feet during the same period last year.

Vacancy rates increased slightly in the fourth quarter to 5.72 percent.

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The new year is projected to show a stable vacancy rate, although it may rise given a projected moderate increase in new supply. Vacancy is expected to remain at low levels as demand remains strong. Bulk distribution space continues to be in high demand with many companies still moving east of the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports to capitalize on lower asking rates and sales prices.

The base for the fourth quarter represented 15.5 million square feet under construction, with 92.1 percent of the total in the 200,000-plus square-foot range, a 17.3 percent decrease over the previous quarter.

There were 17 buildings that completed construction in the East Valley in the fourth quarter, with 25 new buildings projected to be completed in the first quarter of 2018.

Average asking sales prices per square-foot increased in the fourth quarter with the supply of buildings

offered for sale remaining limited.

Actual sales prices declined over the previous quarter, primarily due to the quality of buildings sold.

The report, which was which was prepared by Caroline Payan, director of marketing and research of Lee’s Riverside office, also found that landlords are continuing to scrutinize credit and financials to a great degree and are quicker to evict or push out slow or late paying tenants because of the pent-up demand. Quality tenants are more than happy to pay landlords asking rates. Due to the steady rise in sales prices, sellers are asking 10 to 15 percent over the last sales comp in order to maximize returns due the limited inventory available in the market.

For more information on the Riverside industrial market, visit Lee & Associates Riverside at www.lee-associates.com/offices/ office/?id=2424.

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Weatherization is one of the ways to make a home more comfortable while also saving money and energy.

Some weatherization projects may be best left to the professionals, while others can be tackled by homeowners themselves. The following are some projects homeowners can expect to encounter as they weatherize their homes or work with professional weatherization services.

First, have a home energy audit done. The U.S. Department of Energy said that the purpose of a home energy audit is to give homeowners a complete picture of how they consume energy. Audits can shed light on how much energy is being consumed and if there is anywhere in the home where energy might be going to waste. Audits should be conducted before beginning any weatherization projects. Professional auditors may give advice on which areas of the home should be addressed first, while homeowners who conduct their own audits can make a list of issues before determining where to start.

Think about cold and hot air leak-

age. Homeowners may think leakage only poses a problem in winter, when cold air can creep in through cracks around doors and windows and make residents cold, forcing them to raise the temperature on the thermostat.

But leaks can affect comfort levels and energy bills during the summer too, forcing homeowners to adjust their air conditioners to ensure a home is cool on hot days. Choose a cool, windy day to inspect for drafts around doors and windows. The DOE said that air leakage can adversely affect indoor air quality and contribute to moisture problems that can affect occupants’ health.

Consider the amount of insulation.

A poorly insulated home will cost more to heat in winter and more to keep cool in summer. The DOE said that heat flows from warmer to cooler until there is no longer a temperature difference. So during winter, heat will flow from heated living spaces to unheated areas of the home, including attics and garages. In summer, heat will flow from the outdoors into the home. Properly insulating a home will decrease this flow of heat, ensuring homeowners aren’t paying to heat rooms they don’t use in winter or paying more to keep rooms cool in summer because heat is flowing in from the exterior of the home.

Weatherizing a home is a great way for homeowners to reduce their carbon footprints and save money.

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Avoid costly housing mistakes in the midst of a divorce Mike Mason SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

the home and move to a new place that offers a new start? Only the divorcee can answer these questions, but there will almost certainly be some financial repercussions to the decision process.

Next, what can they afford? Can they manage the old house on their new budget? Is refinancing possible? Or is it better to sell and buy again? How much house can they buy on their new budget? The purpose of this report is to help people ask the right questions so they can make informed decisions that will be right for their situation.

Typically, there are four options to consider: sell the house now and divide up the proceeds; buy out the spouse; have the spouse buy them out or retain ownership.

It’s important to understand the financial implications of each of these scenarios.

First, if they sell the house now and divide up the proceeds, their primary consideration under these circumstances is to maximize the home’s selling price. A good real estate agent can help avoid the common mistakes most homeowners make which compromise this outcome. As the divorcee works to get their financial affairs in order, make sure to understand what the net proceeds will be after selling expenses and after determining what the split of the proceeds will be. Note that the split may not be 50-50, but rather it may depend on the divorce settlement, the source

The holidays are clearly over.

Things did not go as hoped, again.

Divorce is now clearly on the people’s minds.

Someone is asking themselves how will a divorce affect their home, their mortgage and their taxes?

How can they make these critical decisions easier? Neutral, thirdparty information can help people make logical, rather than emotional decisions.

Divorce is a tough situation which opens up many emotional and financial issues which need to be solved. One of the most important decisions is what to do about the house. In the midst of the heavy emotional and financial turmoil, what they need most is some nonemotional, straight-forward and specific answers.

Once they know how a divorce affects their home, their mortgage and their taxes, the critical decisions are easier. Neutral, third-party information can help people make logical, rather than emotional decisions. Probably the first decision is whether they want to continue to living in the house.

Will the familiar surroundings bring comfort and emotional security or only unpleasant memories?

Do they want to minimize change by staying where they are or sell

of the original down payment and the legislative property laws in the area.

Next, if they buy out their spouse, they’ll have to determine how to continue to meet the monthly financial obligations with only one salary. If two incomes were used to qualify for the old loan, refinancing alone might be a challenge.

Or, they could have their spouse buy them out, it gives the divorcee the opportunity to start again in new surroundings with cash in their pocket; however, be aware that if the old home loan is not refinanced, most lenders will consider both partners as original co-signers to be liable for the mortgage. This liability may make qualifying for a new mortgage difficult.

Lastly, they could retain joint ownership. Some divorcing couples postpone a financial decision with respect to the home and retain joint ownership for a period of time even though only one spouse lives there. While this temporary situation means there are no immediate worries in this regard, keep an eye on tax considerations which may change from the time of the divorce to the time of the ultimate sale.

If both partners do decide to sell the home, it will be important to work together through a professional to maximize the return. Differences aside, both parties should be present when a listing contract is put together. Both should understand and sign the contract,

and both should be active in the ultimate negotiations.

When they buy their next home, they can use the proceeds from their previous home or buy out to determine an affordable price range. Maintain a clear focus on getting the right home to suit the new situation.

Review the details with an agent who offers a customized househunting service to help find a home that matches the new home buying criteria.

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Make homes safer in five ways where garbage pails are stored to facilitate safe passage.

Eliminate slick surfaces. Improving traction around the house also can minimize falls. Throw rugs and runners can be made more secure with nonslip rubber backings. Bath rugs can reduce slipping on wet surfaces in the bathroom. Also, nonslip mats can be used inside of showers and bathtubs.

Use shoe trays to reduce puddling from melting snow or rain runoff in entryways. Mop up spills quickly and consider the use of matte- or textured-finished flooring to improve stability underfoot.

Promptly remove snow and ice from driveways and walkways.

For those who live in cold climates, heated concrete can help melt precipitation before it accumulates.

Make needed repairs in a timely manner. Repair loose floorboards and pull carpet taut if it has started to stretch out. Address cracks outdoors and ensure that patio stones, bricks and pavers are secure and level to reduce tripping hazards.

Fix areas of the landscape where water may pool and freeze, creating potential hazards.

Declutter all spaces. Remove un-

TEMECULA – Injuries that occur around the home contribute to millions of medical visits and tens of thousands of fatalities each year. Falls account for the largest percentage of home accidents, with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting that around 30,000 fall-related fatalities occur each year in the United States. Many home accidents are entirely preventable when proper caution is exercised.

As homeowners prepare for home-improvement projects, improving safety inside and outside the home should be a priority.

First, improve lighting. One of the easiest ways to reduce the risk of falls is to improve lighting around the home. The National Institutes of Health state that adequate lighting is important at entrances to the home, stairways, hallways and other frequently traversed areas.

Make sure lighting fixtures are using the highest wattage light bulb allowed. Artificial lighting sources become even more vital in fall and autumn, when natural light is less abundant in a home. In addition, install lighting outdoors by the front door, over the garage and

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Lastly, invest in assistive devices as needed. Handrails, grab bars, nonslip stair treads and many other devices can make homes safer for people of all ages and abilities.

Outfit cabinets and closets with organizers that put frequently used items within easy reach. A sturdy step stool can reduce the risk of injury while reaching for items stored on high shelves.

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Avison Young brokers $4.8-million sale of Cameron Historical Building in Temecula IRVINE – Avison Young, the world’s fastest-growing commercial real estate services firm, announced that it has brokered the $4.8-million sale of Cameron Historical Building, a mixed-use property in Temecula.

Located in the heart of Old Town Temecula, the fully occupied property includes 24 affordable- housing units and three ground-floor, market-rate retail units.

Avison Young principal Peter Hauser and associate Matthew Hauser, who are based in the company’s Irvine office, represented the seller, Cameron Properties, from Covina. The buyer, Murrietabased Winchester Partners, was self-represented.

“The Temecula market continues to remain strong and has garnered a good amount of investor interest as it offers a diversity of housing options, a desirable quality of life with nearby amenities, and is near the 215 and 15 freeways, providing convenient access to adjacent San Diego and Orange counties,” Hauser said.

“With a high demand not only for multi-family product in general, but affordable housing, Cameron Historical Building is poised to provide the new ownership with a steady cash flow and long-term stable investment.”

Built in 2008 and located at 41925 5th Street on just under a half acre of land, Cameron Historical Building offers its residents the charming amenity-rich retail, dining and business environment of Old Town Temecula. The property

The Cameron Historical Building in Old Town Temecula has new owners, after commercial real estate firm Avison Young helped broker the $4.8-million sale between seller Cameron Properties of Covina, California, and buyer Winchester Partners of Murrieta. Courtesy photo

is also within walking distance to public transportation, parks and additional shops and restaurants.

Last year proved to be a successful one for Avison Young’s Peter Hauser and Matthew Hauser, with some of the team’s largest Southern California transactions of the third and fourth quarters, including The Veranda Apartments, a 128-unit property located at 140 West Hill Ave. in Fullerton, which sold for $35 million; The Village at Old Town, a 38-unit property located at 436 East 2nd St. and 380 East 2nd St. in Tustin, which sold for $11.4 million and Ridgeline Apartments, a 160-unit property located near California State University San Bernardino at 1925 West College Ave. in San Bernardino, which sold for $24.25 million.

“The continued shortage of

residential supply throughout Southern California, a strengthening economy and growing job market are all factors that point to 2018 as being another year of high occupancies and rental growth for the apartment sector,” Peter Hauser said.

Avison Young is the world’s fastest-growing commercial real estate services firm. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Avison Young is a collaborative, global firm owned and operated by its principals. Founded in 1978, the company comprises 2,600 real estate professionals in 82 offices, providing value-added, clientcentric investment sales, leasing, advisory, management, financing and mortgage placement services to owners and occupiers of office, retail, industrial, multi-family and hospitality properties.

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Horticultural therapy can benefit all ages Roger Boddaert SPECIAL TO THE VALLEY NEWS

What is the practice of horticultural therapy both now and historically over the years? The therapeutic benefits of the garden and natural environments have long been documented and practiced since ancient times. A resurgence of that practice is growing to aid people in dealing with life’s daily challenges and the varied stress levels in our society.

Horticulture and garden therapy is all about being amongst the plant kingdom from flowers to trees to the wide world of outdoor settings and appreciating all that abounds within those natural plant settings.

This type of therapy is the practice of using horticulture to aid people in a healing practice by exposing them to the wide world of plants. When you graft those together you have the art of horticultural therapy.

It has been proven that a patient in a hospital bed with a view out the window seeing clouds, the blue sky or a tree will heal much faster than a patient without a view. Some hospitals and senior homes allow patients to go outside in a garden setting, if available, to see, smell and alert their physical senses.

When returning veterans came back to the United States in the 1940s and 1950s, this nature reha-

bilitation practice started and was accepted as one form of curing some major physiological trauma. The philosophy was to assist participants to learn new skills or regain those that were lost by being in nature and working in the outdoor settings of a garden.

In recent years, there has been a great up swing to utilize therapeutic gardens as part of a healing zone. Locally, there is Archie’s Acres, where returning veterans The simple act of watering plants is very soothing and are educated in the art relaxing. of farming organic vegetables. This farm has educational Good” and it states the advantages Vegas shooting last summer, the programs that teach skills that are of good germs from nature for a local community along with the instrumental when the veterans child’s developing immune sys- landscape industry got together return to their home towns. They tem. Most parents think of germs and constructed a Healing Garden can then set up a business using in the dirt, but scientists now say for remembrance and reflections the skills they learned at Archie’s. these microbiome can have a major in this mini park. This shows the Even with our youth, there is a impact on our good health and the belief and affirmation that there are great need to get them outdoors well-being of children growing up. benefits in contact with a natural The art of “Forest Bathing,” setting like this small park setting. and just breathe fresh air and see Take a stroll locally at the Los the grandeur of the nature that can practiced in Germany for years, surround them daily. A recent book brings people into a forest setting Jilqueros preserve to appreciate

by Richard Louv called “Vitamin to relax and soak up the karma from the 40 acre environment with all its N,” (N is for nature), talks about the flora and fauna that exist in an beautiful settings and find a place getting children outside to allow outdoor setting. The Japanese call of relaxation.

So, the simple acts of planting their senses to be aware of what it Shinrin-Yoku and it is accepted gardening is about and getting them as a form of reducing stress levels some flowers, watering your garto grow some of their own veggies and finding inner peace within den or just being outdoors can aid in your overall good health and at school, and that is a good thing. one’s soul.

After the tragedy at the Las perhaps lower your stress level.

Another great book is “Dirt is

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Give it a try and enjoy these simple pleasures along with a friend or two to realize the art of horticultural therapy.

As a certified tree arborist and landscape designer, I have believed this for years and I try to bring this connection of the natural world into people’s landscapes for their enjoyment and living a life of appreciation for the great outdoors and gardening.

Just go outside today and cut a few stems of flowers and place them on your night stand and say “goodnight moon.”

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Integration by acceptance is also worthy of celebration Joe Naiman JNAIMAN@REEDERMEDIA.COM

My African-American friends understanding that I celebrate National Hockey League Integration Day, Jan. 18, rather than Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Willie O’Ree, who was the first black National Hockey League player, later played minor league hockey in San Diego and still lives in San Diego County, so the integration of the National Hockey League has more personal meaning for me than Martin Luther King Jr. This year, more people will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of King’s assassination than the 60th anniversary of the integration of the National Hockey League.

King was an honorable and wellrespected man, but even he would likely agree that integration by acceptance is just as worthy if not more worthy of celebration than integration by legislation.

Willie O’Ree played most of the 1957-1958 season for the Quebec Aces of the Quebec Hockey

League, but he had been invited to the Boston Bruins’ training camp that fall. He returned to the Aces to start the season. In January 1958, Bruins general manager Lynn Patrick and coach Milt Schmidt called Aces general manager Punch Imlach and asked if O’Ree could join the team in Montreal for backto-back games the weekend of Jan. 18-19.

On Jan. 18, 1958, O’Ree made his NHL debut in Montreal’s Forum. The Bruins defeated Montreal that day, and the two teams then took a train to Boston for the following game in Boston Garden.

The Montreal Canadiens prevailed in the Jan. 19 game. O’Ree was returned to the Aces the following day.

O’Ree also spent part of the 1960-1961 season with the Bruins.

His NHL career consisted of 45 games, during which he scored four goals and contributed 10 assists.

In 1961, O’Ree was traded to the Canadiens’ organization and sent to the Los Angeles Blades of the Western Hockey League, where

Protect Proposition 13 Assemblymember Marie Waldron SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

As your Assemblymember, I work hard in Sacramento to fight taxes, fees and overreaching regulations.

During my 14 years on the Escondido City Council, I never supported a tax increase, and I continue to support hardworking families and businesses.

Fortunately, Proposition 13, which limits yearly property tax increases to 2 percent for every property owner, remains one of the main protections for California taxpayers. In 1978, Proposition 13 was approved by an overwhelming margin to end the system of rapidly increasing annual property taxes based on reassessed property value. Unfortunately, efforts to undermine Proposition 13 have almost become a yearly occurrence, whether through attempts to lower voter approval thresholds for local tax increases from two-thirds to 55 percent or by new efforts to increase commercial property taxes by “split roll.”

Everyone benefits from Proposition 13, even for recently purchased property. Homeowners are assured their taxes won’t increase simply because real estate speculation has driven up property values. Tenants

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California already has the nation’s highest gasoline taxes, high sales and income taxes. We should be encouraging business formation and job creation, not adding new taxes that drive businesses and jobs out of state. Even Gov. Jerry Brown said in his budget conference recently regarding Proposition 13, “The fact is there is more property tax collected than ever.” That’s a good sign signaling that Proposition 13 has worked to increase state revenues while protecting taxpayers.

Proposition 13 ensures prosperity for all. I will continue to stand firm in my opposition to any efforts that undermine this important protection for California taxpayers.

Minority Floor Leader Marie Waldron, R-Escondido, represents the 75th Assembly District in the California Legislature, which includes the communities of Bonsall, Escondido, Fallbrook, Hidden Meadows, Pala, Palomar Mountain, Pauma Valley, Rainbow, San Marcos, Temecula, Valley Center and Vista.

Letter to the editor To my friends at the Valley News, Our hearts are heavy with the news of Paul Bandong’s passing.

We are blessed to have had the opportunity to work with Paul in Murrieta. I want to convey our love and support for Paul’s family.

We have lost an incredible talent and a positive influence, setting a great example on how to live an impactful life filled with love and kindness. His spirit was inspirational, and I hope all the thoughts and prayers from those that love Paul will lift

up his loved ones and his colleagues at the Valley News, as he did for so many others.

Paul’s work ethic and authenticity made him a beloved individual of southwest Riverside County. His level of professionalism was matched only by the warmth he showed to everyone he met.

Thank you to the Valley News staff and to Paul for giving many years of service to Murrieta.

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he played until the NHL expanded to Los Angeles in 1967 and the Blades disbanded. He signed a one-year contract with the WHL’s San Diego Gulls and played with the Gulls for seven seasons until the World Hockey Association team in San Diego made 19731974 the final season for the WHL Gulls and for the league itself. The Pacific Hockey League later had a team in San Diego, and O’Ree was asked to be part of the 1978-1979 Hawks. He played one year with the Hawks, whose era ended when the PHL folded after that season, and he retired again at the age of 44.

In 1999, O’Ree became an ambassador for the NHL’s diversity program which encourages youth of all backgrounds to play hockey and includes providing children with equipment and transportation if necessary. O’Ree also took the NHL position of director of youth development.

The integration of the NHL occurred nearly 11 years after the integration of Major League Baseball, not due to racial prejudice but due

to the lack of such prejudice. The presumption of black inferiority which was used to justify segregation was also used to justify slavery, and without such bigotry, Canada never had slavery, but thus also never imported blacks and most Canadian blacks are descendants of escaped American slaves. In the American South where more blacks lived, blacks and whites didn’t play hockey equally. The American West treated blacks more equally, but in 1958, the Californian most associated with hockey was Frank Zamboni. Additionally, Major League Baseball had 16 teams between its 1947 integration and 1958, while the NHL only had six teams, so the combination of fewer black hockey players and fewer NHL roster spots left the NHL as an all-white league until Willie O’Ree’s debut.

The Los Angeles Sentinel is that city’s black weekly paper.

Because Los Angeles did not have a National Hockey League team in 1958, and Willie O’Ree had not yet played for the Blades, the Sentinel

had minimal coverage on his first NHL game and even referred to him as Billy O’Ree. In all fairness to the Sentinel, any plans to have a more comprehensive story in the following week’s paper were scuttled when Dodgers catcher Roy Campanella broke his neck in an automobile accident two days before publication of that issue. Chicago had an NHL team in 1958, but Chicago’s black weekly newspaper had nothing on Willie O’Ree’s first NHL game.

To some extent, the minimal coverage was a victory for integration; the lack of a struggle – other than Willie O’Ree improving his physical skills over the years – meant that integration just happened. However, the achievement of integration by acceptance was minimized. The importance of acceptance with no legal or public relations battle was a major victory for racial equality, so even those who don’t live near San Diego, Los Angeles or Boston should be celebrating the 60th anniversary of the NHL’s integration.

Blotter Couple suspected of keeping children shackled to beds in filthy conditions at Perris home PERRIS – A Perris couple suspected of forcibly keeping as many as a dozen of their children, some of them adults, in squalid conditions and with several shackled to their beds were put behind bars, Sunday, Jan. 14.

David Allen Turpin, 56, and his wife, 49-year-old Louise Ann Turpin, were arrested Sunday, Jan. 14, on suspicion of committing multiple acts of torture and child abuse. Both are being held in lieu of $9 million bail at the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside.

According to Riverside County sheriff’s officials, an investigation was initiated Sunday morning after a 17-year-old girl fled from the suspects’ residence in the 100 block of Muir Woods Road, near Goetz Road.

The victim, whose identity was

not released, used a mobile phone to call 911, reporting that her 12 brothers and sisters were imprisoned within the home and in need of help, according to the sheriff’s department.

Deputies spoke with the girl, who appeared to be much younger and slightly emaciated, before going to the house to speak with the Turpins, officials said.

“Further investigation revealed several children shackled to their beds with chains and padlocks in dark and foul-smelling surroundings, but the parents were unable to immediately provide a logical reason why their children were restrained in that manner,” according to the agency.

“Deputies located what they believed to be 12 children inside the house, but were shocked to

discover that seven of them were actually adults, ranging in age from 18 to 29. The victims appeared to be malnourished and very dirty.”

Several of the victims told deputies they were starving.

The 13 individuals removed from the home ranged from two to 29 years old.

The six younger children were taken to Riverside University Medical Center in Moreno Valley for treatment, officials said. The seven adult-aged children were taken to Corona Regional Medical Center.

They were placed in protective custody, under the care of either county Child Protective Services or Adult Protective Services personnel, depending upon their age.

Anyone with information was asked to call the sheriff’s Perris station at (951) 210-1000.

Temecula man killed in Via Monserate crash TEMECULA – A Temecula man was killed when his car crashed into a fence in northern San Diego County, California Highway Patrol officers said.

Drew Edmund Booram, 38, was driving west on Via Monserate near La Canada Road just before 7:30

p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, when his car left the roadway for unknown reasons and careened into a fence.

A portion of the fence went through the windshield of the driver’s BMW M6 – the only vehicle involved in the crash – and struck him in the chest.

Booram died at the scene.

CHP officers closed the roadway for about three hours after the crash while they investigated.

Drugs and alcohol did not appear to be contributing factors, the CHP said.

Plane crashes near Lake Elsinore neighborhood LAKE ELSINORE – A single-engine plane crashed near a residential neighborhood north of Lake Elsinore, Jan. 13, injuring two people and knocking down a power pole.

The plane was carrying a flight instructor and a trainee, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The aircraft crashed about 12:05 p.m. in the hills near the Alberhill

community between Interstate 15 and the Cleveland National Forest, a CHP incident report said.

The instructor and trainee were able to escape the wreckage with minor injuries and declined hospitalization, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

The damaged power pole sparked a fire, and fire crews were summoned to the scene, the CHP said.

Southern California Edison technicians were also called to the scene.

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department asked people to avoid Bosley Lane between Colt Drive and Crilly Road until 2:30 p.m.

Sunday while repairs were made.

The cause of the crash was not immediately known.

Fire erupts in Hemet mobile home HEMET – A fire broke out Friday, Jan. 12, in a Hemet mobile home, seriously damaging the structure before crews got it under control.

The noninjury blaze was reported about 3:35 p.m. at 881 W. Johnston Ave., near San Francisco Drive, according to the Hemet Fire De-

partment.

Crews reached the doublewide trailer less than five minutes later and encountered smoke at the front entrance. The flames were knocked down by 4 p.m.

A battalion chief at the scene requested that inspectors from

the Hemet Building and Safety Department examine the structure to determine whether it should be red-tagged as uninhabitable.

It was not immediately clear whether anyone was displaced by the fire, and the cause was under investigation.

Charges filed against four people in slaying of man, woman in San Jacinto BANNING – Murder charges were filed Jan. 12, against two men and two women accused in the deaths of a 19-year-old woman and her male friend, who were gunned down in a car at a San Jacinto intersection.

Martel Patrick McBride and Kenneth Hahn Wilson, both 18, along with Alexis Mary Garcia and Ariel Irene Savoie, both 19, were arrested Wednesday, Jan. 10, at their respective Hemet residences.

All four defendants are charged with the Jan. 3 murders of Lauren Lopez of San Jacinto and 22-yearold Patrick Powell of Hemet, but Wilson is additionally charged with a special circumstance allegation of

taking multiple lives, as well as gun and great bodily injury allegations.

The foursome was slated to be arraigned together at the Banning Justice Center.

McBride was being held without bail at the Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta, while Wilson was being held in lieu of $3 million bail at the Robert Presley Jail in Riverside.

Garcia was being held without bail at the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning, and Savoie was being held in lieu of $2 million bail at the Byrd Detention Center.

According to Riverside County sheriff’s Sgt. Walter Mendez, Lopez and Powell were on the Ramona Expressway, approaching Warren

Road, when his hatchback was struck by gunfire just before noon.

Mendez said the vehicle came to a stop on the shoulder. Passersby called 911, and deputies and paramedics arrived moments later, discovering the two victims gravely wounded.

They were taken to Riverside University Medical Center in Moreno Valley, where they were pronounced dead less than an hour later.

Sheriff’s officials did not disclose how the four defendants were implicated or offer a motive for the killings.

None of them have prior felony or misdemeanor convictions as adults.

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