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Section Volume 15, Issue 7
Couple renews their love and commitment after 15 years of marriage Jodi Thomas Anza Valley Outlook Manager When Michele Renee and Gerald Magimel’s 15th wedding anniversary came on Jan. 27, the couple decided to mark the occasion with a re-commitment celebration as a symbol of their dedication to one another throughout life’s trials. This year marks new beginnings for them. “By God’s Grace and our love and commitment to each, other we have overcome all of our bumpy roads and tidal waves,” said Renee. “On Jan. 31, 2015, we re-committed that love and commitment at Valley Gospel Chapel.” In honor of their renewed commitment to each other, the couple decided to put on their best and stand before God, family and friends to mark the seriousness of their love. They recited new vows and presented wedding rings to each other once again. The couple also decided to share
Don’t forget to purchase tickets to the Valentine’s Dinner Dance, which will be held Saturday, Feb. 14 at the Anza Community Hall. An Italian feast will be served. see page A-3
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From the Heart hosts mock baby shower to benefit Birth Choice of Temecula Jodi Thomas Anza Area Manager
see MARRIAGE, page A-6 This Valentine’s Day, the ladies of From the Heart Christian Women’s Ministries will host a mock baby shower and luncheon to benefit the organization Birth Choice of Temecula beginning at noon at Anza’s Shepard of the Valley Lutheran Church.
The bridal party was all decked out to help the couple celebrate 15 years together. Courtesy photo
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High Country Recreation seeks help from volunteers for little league
Read AEC Washington, D. C. Tour Competitors’ winning letters
Southern California holds a wealth of day trip destinations
Jodi Thomas Anza Valley Outlook Manager Baseball is a national pastime and a well-loved sport in America. For many years, young Americans ages 4 and older have been joining little leagues.
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Watching for Grey Whales at Point Vicente Interpretive Center from the observation patio. The official season starts Dec. 1 and ends May 15. Jodi Thomas photo Aaron Adams and Rebecca Canaday share their thoughts and winning essays, whose subject matter was chosen from a predetermined list and then written in letter form to a local government representative.
Jodi Thomas Anza Valley Outlook Manager
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Paola Canaday photo
As reported earlier, two high school juniors, Aaron Adams from Hamilton High School and Rebecca Canaday from Julian Charter School, have won an allexpense-paid trip this summer to Washington, D.C. complements of Anza Electric Co-op. They received the trips based on their winning essays written in letter form to one of the area’s representatives. The Anza Valley Outlook is sharing the winning letters to the Anza Electric Co-op’s Washington Tours Trip Competition. The AEC Washington Youth Tour is designed to help talented young people to experience the nation’s capital and to help further the development of their leadership skills. — Jodi Thomas, AVO Area Manager. Aaron Adams, one of two 2015 winners of the Anza Electric Coop Washington Tours Trip, shared his thoughts about winning. “From this trip I am hoping to get a better understanding of the sacrifices men and women have made for our beautiful country,” Adams said. “I also can’t wait to meet the other winners from the
different co-ops (across the nation). It will be something I will never forget!” Following is his winning letter: Raul Ruiz, M.D 1319 Longworth Ruiz House Office Building United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 October 9, 2014 Dear Representative Ruiz, Hello my name is Aaron Adams. I am a junior at Hamilton High School. I live in Anza, California and I would like to thank you for your service to our community. I am impressed with what you have done in Congress so far, especially for our veterans. I agree 100 percent with you on H.R. 1759 I plan on joining the military after college as a medic. I want to do this because I want to answer the call to serve our country. I want to propose an idea to you. I imagine a very important role for veterans in society. I think they have a wealth of knowledge and
see LETTERS, page A-3
Taking day trips as a child is something I remember well as an adult. My father was a fireman and worked a lot. On those days that he worked, my grandparents would often gather us kids and my mom up. Off we would go in the car on a day trip adventure. It was always someplace we had not been before, someplace in Southern California within a 100-mile radius of home. We would go for the day, have fun and be back home in bed that night. With many families having time restrictions and budgets, taking a day trip may be something to revisit. I will be sharing some of my own day trip adventures in upcoming issues and hope you will in kind share some of yours with us. There Be Whales! I grew up at the base of the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Southern California, as did my parents. It was beautiful back then. From my home in Lomita I could view the green grass that grew on the hillside to the west. The hillside had a visible pit as a result of sand and gravel mining. The land surrounding the pit was a favorite play place for my father and his friends when he was young.
When I would mention the place, he would tell me stories of his childhood adventures there. Lomita means “little hills,” in Spanish but the terrain seemed more like the slope of a valley than an actual hillside. A onesquare-mile city, Lomita was an oasis among much more developed suburbs of Los Angeles; it was full of rural plots filled with fruit trees and animals. There were no sidewalks in Lomita. Often when it rained the streets would flood in various locations and the water would be up to people’s knees. As children we could not wait for the fun experience of wadding in the water. Later, when I was older, I would venture up into the hills and ride my horse among the homes of Palos Verde along the country trails, but there was a side to the peninsula I could not ride to. I could only see it by car traveling the road that skirted the ocean from Torrance around the peninsula to San Pedro, Palos Verde Dr. Way before that I would visit that well known and loved place on the peninsula called Marineland with my grandmother. At first it was a free oceanographic research aquarium, the institution started charging a fee at some point so we
see TRIPS, page A-4