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Section Volume 16, Issue 5
Manzanita Ranch purchase sought by nonprofit ‘One Good Day Project’
Margaret Wellman Jaenke Hamilton Museum, Head Curator In the mid-1800s, there were many eager prospectors looking for gold in the hills surrounding Garner Valley. For a short time in the late 1800s there was even a flourishing gold mining town called Kenworthy. see page A-4
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Horses and guns mix well during mounted shooting Allison Renck Writer Mounted Shooting is a growing equestrian sport where mounted shooting riders on horses, use two .45 caliber single action revolvers loaded with blanks and ride through a designated course and attempt to shoot balloons. see page A-5
John Roberts, Manzanita Ranch manager, talks to Duke, one of the horses at the ranch that guests suffering from PTSD can get to know and ride. Duke is the largest of the 10 gentle horses at the ranch. Tony Ault photo
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Estrada named Cahuilla Tribal Chairman Tony Ault Writer Steven Estrada, 30, has been named the new chairman of the seven-member tribal council of the Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians. Estrada who lives in Hemet has served on the council for nine years.
Manzanita Ranch in the rural Anza Valley, long an escape for military, first responders and others suffering from the effects of PostTraumatic Stress Disorder, is up for sale by the owners. Seeking to purchase the ranch are John Roberts and supporters of the “One Good
Day Project,” where the horses at the ranch are the therapy for men and women who are suffering from PTSD. Military veterans, first responders, cancer patients, at-risk youth, accident and crime victims are invited by appointment to the fiveacre ranch to spend a day with the horses, take a trail ride and just enjoy the time away from the
memories that haunt them. The experience has proven to be of benefit to the PTSD sufferers. Roberts, a Rotary International member himself, made a formal capital campaign announcement at the Rotary World Peace Conference in San Bernardino Jan. 15-16 that the ranch was up for sale and is seeking sponsors to help purchase the property.
“We need to raise $350,000 to save the ranch,” he told the International members. The campaign offers individuals and businesses sponsorships for the ranch. The five-acre ranch property has been divided up into stalls Roberts explained.
see MANZANITA, page A-6
Growing up in Anza; The Day Trippin: Idyllwild Newton and Azrak Story artist’s gallery offers opportunity to enjoy arts close to home
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The Cabin where Newton and Azrak were found.
Kathie Beale Writer This is an ongoing series were Kathie Beale shares what it was like “Growing up in Anza.” It was a hot summer morning June 17, 1967, when the residents of Anza learned of two Border Patrol Officers that had gone missing. All the facts lead the authorities to our little town of Anza. The two Border Patrol officers were later found executed in a small mining cabin in Twin Lakes, a remote area outside the Cahuilla Indian Reservation. Being only seven at the time I did not comprehend the story until a couple of years later, wondering why my dad had told my mom to lock all the doors. We never had locked doors in our home before. What I do remember is all the talk surrounding the event, much sadness was felt throughout that whole summer. I would like to thank Tom Firth
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for his help on this story. Tom reminded me of the story and pointed me in the direction of this article. The story of Theodore L. Newton Jr. and George F. Azrak Missing officers Theodore L. Newton and George F. Azrak were posted at the Oak Grove check point on Highway 79, June 17, 1967, a route frequented by Illegal aliens and drug smugglers and only 75 miles north of the Mexican border. Apprehensions and seizures were a common occurrence at this checkpoint. Newton was the senior of the two Border Patrol officers at 25 years of age. He had two small children and a wife. George F. Azrak, his partner was 21-years-old and had only been on the job for over a month when the pair died June 17, 1967, at the hands of drug smugglers. Their last entry into the logbook was at 4 a.m. It stated, “All routine,”
see OFFICERS, page A-3
Lauderbaugh in her Idyllwild gallery, Over the Rainbow, with one of her most recent recycled-glass art pieces, a black, glass raven. Courtesy photo
Trevor Montgomery Writer Known throughout the Los Angeles art community, Linda Lauderbaugh, is now creating murals, sculptures and fine art at her new gallery Over the Rainbow. She recently opened the gallery, which is located on North Circle Drive in
Idyllwild with her husband, Rene Eram, author of “The Addict’s Loop.” While she has enjoyed great success as a muralist, Lauderbaugh, a San Jose native, who recently moved to the mountain resort town of Idyllwild, recently admitted she
see IDYLLWILD, page A-7