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Cody Joe takes a flying jump oﬀ the dock at Country Kennels’ Dawg Waterpark in Murrieta as handlers Janet and Jeﬀ Greene look on during Pacific Coast Air Dogs’ Country Splash competition Saturday, Feb. 20. Valley News/Diane A. Rhodes photo

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Dawg Waterpark at Country Kennels in Murrieta hosted the first jump of the season for mem-

bers of the Pacific Coast Air Dogs club, Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 20-21. About 20 dogs and their handlers competed in nine different divisions from Novice to Ultimate Elite and a Featherweight

Division for dogs under 16 inches. Competitors in the sport received either a ribbon or a medal according to where they finished in Sunday’s finals. “All of the dogs jump in what we

call splashes with the objective to be in the top five of their division to make finals,” club founder Tyler Weinstein said. “They are put into see DOGS, page A-6

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Riders ‘Share the Love’ Temecula’s Killarosa of REINS Boutique pulls in community support with help from local small businesses

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Rosemarie Rodriguez, owner of Killarosa Boutique in Old Town Temecula, takes a moment to pose with student Maya Ackerman, during the Valentine’s Day event held at Shooters Sports Bar & Grill in Temecula. Valley News/ Carl Ordonez photo

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Miles Brothers is taken for a ride led by volunteers and staﬀ around the REINS Therapeutic Horsemanship Program facility in Fallbrook. Village News/Shane Gibson photo

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During February, the month of love, REINS Therapeutic Horsemanship Program asked its student families and volunteers to “Share the Love” of REINS with everyone they know. They have been asked to create a personal fundraising page and share their story of how REINS has impacted them. Each

page can be personalized with a photo and a fundraising goal. REINS – Riding Emphasizing Individual Needs and Strengths – is a nonprofit organization with a mission to support the physical, mental and emotional health of disabled children and adults with therapeutic equine-assisted activities. All lessons are subsidized see REINS, page A-8

Car club fanatics, billiards fans, sports fans, art fans, face painting fans, boutique fans and more made their way to Old Town Temecula Saturday, Feb. 6, to support Rosemarie Rodriguez, owner of Killarosa Boutique, located inside The Emporium, 42030 Main St, Unit C. Rodriguez grew up in San Diego, but she moved to Temecula with her parents at the age of 15. After high school and moving to Los Angeles, she said she wanted to bring something to the area that she could call her own. “While I was in Los Angeles,

I met a lot of amazing people in the music and fashion industry, she said. “I fell in love with the crazy little world of music videos and art direction, and I got heavily involved in that arena. I dealt with a lot of models and indie fashion designers and learned a lot about production and multitasking. I am immensely proud of all I did and learned while living there, but after many years and raising my son, I was ready to come back home to my family.” Rodriguez owns the Killarosa Boutique in Old Town Temecula, where she said she wanted to bring her Los Angeles flavor and pizzazz see KILLAROSA, page A-4

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Temecula announces ‘Temecula Cares’ theme for 2021, COVID-19 flag memorial at Duck Pond Will Fritz ASSOCIATE EDITOR

White flags at the Temecula Duck Pond commemorating the lives lost during the coronavirus pandemic will be one of the ways the city of Temecula marks “Temecula Cares” as the city’s theme for 2021. The flags at the Duck Pond appeared last week, and Temecula Mayor Maryann Edwards announced the year’s theme Feb. 17 – choosing to reveal it on National Random Acts of Kindness Day. “Temecula is known for the welcoming and generous attitude demonstrated every day of the year by our residents and businesses. In 2021, we are shining a spotlight on the many ways that simple acts of kindness lift spirits and build a stronger community,” Edwards said. “Even the smallest gesture, like holding the door for someone or paying a compliment can improve someone’s day. Making a conscious decision to be kind can positively affect the life of the giver, the receiver and the community over time. Let it begin with me.” The city is also planning to hold a remembrance of life at the Duck Pond and is planning a more permanent memorial for coronavirus victims, the city said in an announcement. For now, though, the white flags will be displayed with each “representing a life tragically taken during the worldwide coronavirus pandemic,” according to the city. Temecula residents can request

The city of Temecula honors lives lost from the COVID-19 pandemic by displaying an array of white flags at the Temecula Duck Pond. Temecula residents may request a customized flag to display for loved ones who died in Temecula or elsewhere due to COVID-19 by visiting http:// TemeculaCA.gov/Remembrance. Valley News/Shane Gibson photo

customized flags “to memorialize loved ones who embraced Temecula as their final home, or those who died elsewhere.” Each flag without an inscription, the city said, will represent a coronavirus victim who lived in Temecula at the time of their passing.

“Like the rest of the world, our close-knit community has endured one of the most difficult periods in world history. Now, Temecula will wrap its arms around those who have suffered tragic loss,” Edwards said. “And as we stand together at the summit of this

sad era, we look cautiously down across the Valley as Temecula rises from the mist. This is the time to remember our loved ones and to honor their memory by stepping into the future with kindness and determination in our hearts. It must begin with me.”

More information on the COVID remembrance flag program can be found at http://TemeculaCA. gov/Remembrance. Will Fritz can be reached by email at wfritz@reedermedia.com.

A tale of beef, beans, avocados and sausage Rebecca Marshall Farnbach SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

It is no surprise that The Vail Cattle Company served beef to their cowboys. Every cookhouse meal featured platters of steak, beans and tortillas with full-bodied coffee and pie on the side. People said if you had business with the Vails, plan to arrive just before lunch so you would be invited to join them. Good food was a perk for working for the Vails. Cowhands had a comfortable place to sleep and enough food to fuel their exertions. Vail cooks prepared carne seca, beef jerky, for men to carry in their saddlebags. A hunk of uncooked beef roast was pounded thin, seasoned with salt, pepper and ground chiles. The raw beef was hung over ropes or fences to dry. To keep flies and bees away, muslin was sometimes put over it. After the beef dried hard, it was cut in long pieces and bound with string. Carne seca was a portable snack that could also be made into a stew over a campfire, cooking it with lard, chiles, onions and tomatoes. Pinto beans were prepared for fast cooking during cattle drives. Cooks would pre-boil beans to the point when the skins would break, then they would pour off the liquid and dry the beans on tarps in the sun

and put them in cloth bags. Parboiling the beans reduced cooking time to less than half when they set up camp for the night. No one had to wait for hours to get their evening meals. The California Avocado Association called Juan Murrieta “one of the introducers and earliest growers of avocados in California.” Murrieta enjoyed gardening and experimented with avocados. Coming from Spain, he was intrigued by the many plants that grew in the Americas. He corresponded with a Senor Fuentes, a Wells Fargo station agent in Mexico, who sent him some avocados. From the seeds of the fruit, he produced hybrid varieties including the Murrieta Green, the Two-Pound Green and the Colorado. Juan’s grandson Thomas recalled the avocado trees at his grandparents’ Los Angeles home. “One of the trees was two-stories tall. His avocados were delicious and buttery in taste and texture. Some of the fruit was so large, it took both hands to hold it,” he said. Maybe we should set up an annual Guacamole Day celebration in honor of Juan Murrieta. Charles Sumner owned the Mexican Rancho La Laguna, now known as Lake Elsinore. They let hundreds of hogs run loose on their property

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The cooks at the Vail Cattle Company serve stew made of carne seca and beans, which are seen in the photo, with tortillas during cattle drives. Valley News/Courtesy photos

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every day and corralled them every night. Sumner called them home from foraging with a large cow’s horn made into a bugle. The hogs could hear it from a distance and would come racing home. Each fall, Sumners killed hogs and made bacon. They would salt the meat and hang it in a large adobe brick room without windows. They made a fire of corncobs, closed the door and left the meat to cure. Lard was saved in 5-gallon cans. Sumner wrote an account about making sausage at his ranch. One fall, female visitors insisted on making sausage. They rolled up their sleeves and cut the meat by hand and minced it fine. They tested and agreed on the seasonings. They were ready to stuff the skins, but the men had discarded the

the Sumners ate sausage meat until they were sick of it. As long as Sumner lived, he found bits of pork sticking on the ceiling of the dining room and on the table legs, and he remembered the women who all had opinions that contributed to the disaster. Rebecca Marshall Farnbach is an author and co-author of several history books about the Temecula area. The books are available for purchase at the Little Temecula History Center or online from booksellers and at http://www.temeculahistoricalsociety.org. For more information, contact Farnbach at RFarnbach@gmail. com. Visit Rebecca’s Amazon author page at http://www.amazon.com//e/B01JQZVO5E.

intestines. After scolding the men, the ladies conferred. They got out the sewing machine and some white muslin and made a huge tube. All the women helped to stuff the tube. Some shoveled the minced meat into one end, while others pushed it down to the end. Finally, it looked like a cow’s tail and as firm, but there was meat left over. Someone decided to squeeze more in, so they pushed it in until, Bang! The bag exploded and sausage meat flew everywhere. It was in the ladies’ hair, on their dresses, on their hands and in their ears, all over the dining room table, on the ceiling, floor and windows. Wherever they looked, there was sausage meat. Everything was covered by bits of sausage. Long after the lady visitors left,

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Menifee City Council continues discussion on false alarm ordinance proposal Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

The Menifee Police Department presented a call to the Menifee City Council to come up with some penalties and registration requirements that would help halt the large number of false business and some residential burglar alarms being responded to by officers in the city. The request was made by Capt. Dave Contreras in his presentation to the council Wednesday, Feb. 17. He said the purpose of the ordinance “was to reduce unnecessary burden to city staff while promoting the most effective reduction of false alarms.” He said that the new police department from the time it opened July 1, 2020, received 1,881 alarm calls in commercial and residential false alarms. The police responded to 1,665 calls and 18 alarm calls were actual incidents. He said that each call the officers respond to takes from 30 minutes to more than an hour to investigate. Most of the false alarms were from businesses with 62% repeat offenders.

Menifee Police Department conducts pedestrian/ bicycle safety enforcement MENIFEE – Menifee Police Department will conduct a bicycle and pedestrian safety enforcement operation Friday, Feb. 26, aimed at keeping people who need to go out to exercise or run essential errands safe. The violations officers will look for include drivers speeding, making illegal turns, failing to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks, failing to stop for signs and signals or any other traffic violation. Officers will also look for pedestrians who cross the street illegally or fail to yield to drivers who have the right of way. Bike riders will be stopped when riding on the wrong side of the road, not complying with stop signs and signals or other violation of the same traffic laws that apply to them as drivers. “Just because there’s less traffic doesn’t mean traffic rules go out the window,” Chief Pat Walsh said. “To protect you and your family, we want to make sure those that are out are following rules intended to keep them safe.” The safety of bicyclists and pedestrians remained a top priority for the Menifee Police Department, he said. So far this year, the Menifee Police Department has investigated three deadly and 16 injury collisions involving bicyclists and pedestrians. The Menifee Police Department offered the following tips when out biking, driving or walking. For pedestrians, only cross at marked crosswalks or intersections with a stop sign or signal and look for cars backing up. Avoid going between parked cars; make eye contact with drivers. Don’t assume they see you. Wear bright clothing during the day and use a flashlight when walking at night. For drivers, wait for pedestrians to cross the street. Be courteous and patient. Stay off the phone and follow the speed limit. Look for pedestrians when backing up or turning. For bicyclists, always wear a helmet. Helmets are required by law for anyone under 18. Bicyclists must travel in the same direction of traffic and have the same requirements as any slowmoving vehicle. Everyone who is out is reminded to practice physical distancing measures, when feasible, staying at least 6 feet away from others. Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Submitted by city of Menifee.

He wanted the ordinance to penalize those who had four or more false alarm calls with every appeal costing the owner $25. He said that the responding officers should determine if there should be a penalty involved. The police department held a teleconference meeting with the city economic development department a few days earlier along with some 30 local businesses in attendance. Contreras said most of those in attendance supported the new ordinance. Three people wrote to the city in the public comment time, favoring the ordinance. Councilmember Bob Karwin, who said he has an alarm system in his home, responded saying he would object to the ordinance entirely, unless it was reviewed by the Public Safety Committee to determine if the penalty fees on false alarms would cut down on police response time. He said he did not want the city to collect fees on the alarms just to collect money. The fee registration schedule proposed in the ordinance has a $25 fee for residents and a $35 fee for those with alarms. It increases

the penalty fees for false alarms from $25 for the second to $300 for each after five consecutive false alarms. The first false alarm would have no penalty. If false alarms continue, after five false alarms it could stop any police response, he said. Contreras said the registration fee was higher for businesses because they usually take more time to investigate, but it would not charge older adults for their alarms. He said that the cities of Temecula and Citrus Heights do not have fees for false alarms. Dean Deines said most of his concern was the residents who do have alarms. Contreras said the decision to charge them would be discretionary, but they should register their information, so the officers know who to contact in case the homeowners were not home or if they had pets. He said they would not forcibly remove the alarms, but businesses and homeowners had to be held accountable. Mayor Bill Zimmerman asked if the committee or staff who wrote the proposed ordinance had considered other options for false

alarm fees that might not “irritate” the public as much. The officer said they had, but the ordinance was the better one. He indicated there needed to be some accountability for too many false alarms, commercial or residential. Councilmember Matt Liesemeyer said the ordinance was a great idea and voiced his support, but he did not like the idea of setting the same fee penalty for both commercial and residential. Mayor Pro Tem Lesa Sobek said there should be more time to let the business and residents know about the ordinance if it passed, instead of the six months suggested. She asked if they had any plans for the notification. There were, the staff said. Karwin said, “I am opposed to this entire program, both of registration and for the false alarm tax.” He said he did not like people having to register all their personal information to a police department. Liesemeyer said he felt not charging the same fee for everyone was wrong and that people had their own responsibility to set or

turn off their home alarms. Deines said it should be voluntary for people to register their alarm information with the police. He questioned the fee difference for both residents and businesses but was satisfied with the answer that it takes more time to check if they don’t register. City manager Armando Villa said the ordinance, if passed, would have to have some teeth to it or it would not be successful. He said he thought the ordinance was the only way the police could cut their response times if the false alarms were to be reduced. Liesemeyer made a motion to continue the item and to bring it back as a phased process to make it fair for everyone. The council agreed to the continuation, but they decided that repeat offenders would have to register. Villa said the city may hold a workshop to determine if it works. While the consent calendar was generally approved, the council decided to continue the city’s environment review guidelines. Tony Ault can be reached by email at tault@reedermedia.com.

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Local hospitals continue showing declines in COVID-19 hospitalizations Will Fritz STAFF WRITER

Coronavirus hospitalizations are continuing their steep decline in southwest Riverside County, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Sunday, Feb. 14. Individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 are making up an increasingly smaller share of patients at hospitals in the area as the weeks go by. Those with coronavirus make up about a quarter of all hospitalizations at southwest Riverside County health facilities. Those numbers are down about a third from the data reported Feb. 7 and are a significant drop from as

many as two-thirds of all patients at one hospital during the month of January. Data released Feb. 14 by the HHS department showed 25% of patients at Temecula Valley Hospital were testing positive for the coronavirus in the week before the report, as well as 26% at Southwest Healthcare System, which includes Inland Valley and Rancho Springs medical centers in Wildomar and Murrieta, respectively, and 29% at Loma Linda University Medical Center Murrieta. Seven-day average counts of coronavirus patients at all three southwest county health facilities deflated by as much as 22 patients at Southwest Healthcare System

and smaller amounts at Temecula Valley Hospital and Loma Linda University Medical Center Murrieta. Temecula Valley Hospital and Southwest Healthcare System are still fairly close to the limits of ICU space, though Loma Linda University Medical Center Murrieta had a fair amount of breathing room. It is worth noting that the data show the three southwest county medical centers have all lowered their ICU space as the severity of the current pandemic wave has dropped. Here is a more detailed look at some of the most recent HHS data on local hospitals:

Temecula Valley Hospital Total beds (Seven-day average): 151.4 (169.9 last week) Total inpatient beds used (Seven-day average): 132.6 (135.4 last week) Total adults hospitalized, confirmed COVID-19 positive (Seven-day average): 32.7 (49 last week) ICU beds (Seven-day average): 29.6 (30.6 last week) ICU beds used (Seven-day average): 27 (27.1 last week) Southwest Healthcare System (Inland Valley and Rancho Springs medical centers) Total beds (Seven-day average): 221.7 (235.7 last week) Total inpatient beds used (Seven-day average): 209.6 (228.4 last week) Total adults hospitalized, confirmed COVID-19 positive (Seven-day average): 47.4 (69.7 last week) ICU beds (Seven-day average): 29.9 (30.1 last week) ICU beds used (Seven-day average): 28.4 (27.9 last week) Loma Linda University Medical Center Murrieta Total beds (Seven-day average): 153.6 (151.4 last week) Total inpatient beds used (Seven-day average): 131.9 (134.1 last week) Total adults hospitalized, confirmed COVID-19 positive (Seven-day average): 40.3 (48.9 last week) ICU beds (Seven-day average): 25.4 (28.1 last week) ICU beds used (Seven-day average): 17.3 (19.4 last week) Will Fritz can be reached by email at wfritz@reedermedia.com.

KILLAROSA from page A-1 to Temecula. The name comes from her own name, Rosemarie, Rose for short, or “Rosa,” which is spawned from her Mexican heritage; and “Killa” because she said she slays the fashion world. She said she also uses the term ‘Killin it’ a lot. “I absolutely love this city and cannot imagine living anywhere else,” she said. “I have been working on Killarosa for two years now. I originally was just going to open an online store even though my dream

had always been to have a brick and mortar. Despite all the unfortunate businesses closing and the unemployment rate rising, I believed in my business so much that during the beginning of COVID-19 and the lockdown, I ran across an amazing deal with my current location that I could not pass up.” She signed the lease in April 2020, started the build out, opened and made her first sale in June. “Everyone wants to know how I have been able to stay open and survive during COVID-19 and

lockdown with my new budding business,” she said. “Killarosa stayed afloat this past year by doing virtual Zoom fittings and in-person private fittings. “I had one incredibly good friend and customer who lived in Sacramento ask me if I was able to do a Zoom meeting in my boutique. My answer was ‘Why not?’ So, we went live on Instagram. It was such a fun experience being able to have a virtual fitting. I would show my customer various pieces and show them the material and stretch on

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camera. I would even try certain items on so they can view the fit and pick sizing accordingly. That Zoom fitting was such a breeze and such a success, I soon was booked with various new customers from all over the country. I have honestly been so blessed with all the love and support Killarosa has gotten.” Aside from virtual Zoom fittings, the boutique also did private one-on-one fittings in the store, Rodriguez said. Customers enjoy the one-on-one time, getting to know their style and sizing, their insecurities and how to overcome them, she said. “I put on their taste of music. I lock the doors, close the curtains and offer complimentary mimosas or one of my famous lattes, then the fitting begins,” she said. “We basically play dress up in my little ‘Barbie’ shop. My job is to find my customer the best fitting clothes and styles for their body, while pushing them to get out of their normal comfort zone and make fashion fun with a Killarosa flare.” Rodriguez said she is all about women supporting women and women pushing each other to “Boss Up” and pursue their dreams and that all starts with confidence and a “Killa” outfit. “Quality is key but so is affordability, and at Killarosa I offer both,” Rodriguez said. “I handpick every item in my store. If I wouldn’t wear it, I will not bring it in. There are a lot of exclusive unique pieces in my store that you will not find anywhere. Customers often will tell me I make them feel like a celebrity in my boutique. “I work heavily through my Instagram page (@killarosa) and that is where my customers would contact me and schedule their fittings. Word-of-mouth and positive reviews spread through Temecula and got me the opportunity to style Old Town Baily’s most recent lifestyle photoshoot. I brought all the wardrobe and models and props to recreate various scenes for Baily’s. We showed the versatility from date night to bottle service to Sunday Funday and the shoot was an absolute success,” she said. Through the Baily’s photoshoot success, the owners of Shooters in Temecula reached out to Rodriguez about doing a photoshoot for them

for their social media content. She told them her idea of a Valentine’s Day photoshoot for the public and that is when she got the green light for last weekend’s event. “I do photoshoots with the Killarosa models on the regular,” she said. “I am consistently putting out new content with new fun photoshoot ideas.” To spread the word about the event, she reached out to multiple small-business owners/vendors who might be interested in doing a popup event at Shooters and everyone she reached out to was willing to come and support one another in honor of local small businesses surviving and staying open, she said. “I then thought why not invite various car clubs as well. All old school and exotics were welcome to come show off their prized cars. From glitter to lavish balloon décor, the Shooters event soon became a Killarosa production with all the style and flair I could throw together.” The event was another success, and Killarosa is already planning to host more events, maybe once a month. “Different local vendors getting together as a community, supporting one another and uplifting each other’s spirits during this pandemic is what it’s all about,” Rodriguez said. “Life must move on, and we have to move forward with positivity and reassurance that together we can all make it through this tough time.” Rodriguez said she has not received any negative pushback from the community for being one of the first local business owners to host social gatherings like this. “On the contrary, I have gotten nothing but positive feedback,” she said. “I love how Temecula has remained united through this long tough year. I am proud to be a business owner here locally, and I am looking forward to many more years to come.” Killarosa Boutique is located in Old Town Temecula at 42030 Main Street, Unit C. Visit the shop online at http://www.killarosa. com, call 951-365-0072 or follow them on Facebook by searching “Killarosa” or on Instagram at http:// www.instagram.com/killarosa. JP Raineri can be reached by email at jp@reedermedia.com.

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San Jacinto City Council pursues new food truck and street vendor laws Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

The proliferation of illegal food vendors was the focus of the San Jacinto City Council meeting Tuesday. Feb. 16, as city staff worked on new vending ordinances. The city staff, led by Travis Randell, director of community development, told the council the best way to control the mobile food vendors and specifically the food trucks would be through amending the city’s development code. In a presentation, Randell told the council at the teleconference, there were several types of food vendors including but not limited to: food trucks, food carts, pushcarts, sidewalk food vendors and roadside vending which is according to Riverside County is “any vehicle used in conjunction with a commissary or other permanent food facility upon which food is sold or distributed at retail.” He gave a proposed list of registration and penalty fees for the mobile food vendors in the city.

DOGS from page A-1 divisions according to the distance they jumped in their splashes on both days.” A full description of all the divisions and rules can be found on the Ultimate Air Dogs website at http://www.ultimateairdogs.com. PCAD is an affiliate of UAD, which is based in Florida. During games called Fetch-It, Catch-It and Chase-It, dogs are judged for the distance of a jump from the dock to where the base of their tail breaks the water. Several dogs who participated in Saturday’s Country Splash FetchIt competition were so focused on the bumper they must “fetch” as it is suspended 4 feet above the water at a distance of more than 10 feet from the dock, they could hardly wait for the command from their handlers to jump. Fetch-It can only be found at Ultimate Air Dogs events and takes endurance and skill but also helps train a dog’s muscle memory and improve their speed on the dock. Many of the four-legged athletes participate in other water sports. Jessi is a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever who has claimed several surfing titles. Her handler, April Pasko of Encinitas, took the 10-year-old to PCAD’s weekend event to practice her agility. Reese, a German Shorthaired Pointer, got great heights and distances on her jumps that exceeded 17 feet Saturday. Her handler, Tammy Strassenberg, said the farthest she has ever jumped is 25 feet and that there are only 10 dogs in the nation that have achieved that distance or more.

The greatest concern for the council was the large number of food trucks coming from outside of San Jacinto and line the Ramona Expressway and other streets on weekends and some small vendors on the streets who are not registered with the city and not licensed by the county or the city. Mayor Pro Tem Crystal Ruiz said the vendors must have a license from the county, and she was most concerned with the unhealthy conditions of the food that the unlicensed vendors might be selling. The other council members all agreed that the food should be healthy and safe, but Councilmember Brian Hawkins and Joel Lopez expressed their concern for those vendors in town who because of the COVID-19 crisis had to find ways to help support their families because of unemployment. Lopez said he hoped the council would not stifle the “dreams” of some of the smaller food vendors who, like him, someday could have larger businesses by adding hard-to-meet fees. “There’s enough out there for

everybody,” he said. A San Jacinto resident, who called in during the public comment section, said she and her husband, who is disabled, poured all their money into a food truck, but they have to drive many miles to sell their food legally. She hoped the city would not make it too hard for them to sell their food locally. Yet another local restaurant owner, responding online, objected to the food vendors because they were taking away their business, while her business and others were paying taxes and other fees to the city, the others were paying nothing. “They don’t pay anything,” she said. Councilmember Phil Ayala said, “I am all for regulations, but we need to make them available for everyone (selling food on the streets). They must all be at the same level so we can keep it fair.” Ruiz responded, “We need to protect our citizens” expressing concern that some of the food sold was not kept at the right temperature, its purchase unknown

“Fetch-It is her game,” Strassenberg, of Arizona, said. “She held five national titles in 2016.” Reese, who is now 7 years old, loved to play in the family’s swimming pool, and one of Strassenberg’s friends suggested she would be good at dock diving. Now she participates at various competitions throughout the country on a regular basis. Weinstein created Pacific Coast Air Dogs in 2019 because there were not many opportunities on the West Coast for those that have dogs who love to jump in the water. But Weinstein’s journey to start the local club started about 10 years ago. “My son and I were at the Pet Expo in Orange County, and my son saw the dogs jumping into a pool and said he wanted a dog to do this and I told him ‘someday.’ When he was eight, he brought it up again, and the search began. I found a Fox Red Labrador while at a friend’s house in Pismo Beach, sent my son a picture and asked if he liked her, and of course, he did. He picked the name ‘Pismo,’ and the journey had begun. He has been jumping with her ever since, and her likeness is featured on PCAD’s logo,” he said. Weinstein lives in Orange but said he found Murrieta’s Country Kennels to be an amazing home facility for his club. He said he plans to offer monthly events there with participants from different UAD clubs across the country and to have the Western Regionals competition there in October. Dawg Waterpark opened in the summer in 2013 as part of Country Kennels’ family-owned, full-

service boarding and grooming facility. Open to the public during specified hours, the water park is a place where dogs can have fun swimming, playing fetch, dock diving and playing with other dogs. It can also be reserved for special events and private parties. “It’s like a Disneyland for dogs,” facility manager Monica McHorney said. “Patty Bruesch opened Country Kennels 40 years ago and is still a very big part of it. This is her baby.” Weinstein said one of his favorite parts of the sport of dock diving is watching the handlers with their dogs because the bond and trust between them is incredible. His dog, Zuma, participated in the weekend’s Country Splash and had the longest jump of the competition at 26 feet, 8 inches. “When thinking about trying this crazy sport all you need is a dog with a strong toy drive – it also helps if they like the water,” Weinstein said. “When it comes to training your dog, there are several ways to accomplish this and you can work with your dog at home if you have a pool. We recommend Vit Kruml with ‘Learning To Fly.’ When it comes to what breeds are best suited for this, it varies; we have anything from Maltipoos to Great Danes and even a few English Bulldogs that love to jump. A Whippet is the current record holder jumping over 30 feet.” He said Gloria Anderson from Go Dog Photo comes from Arizona to shoot photos of PCAD’s competitions and Jan Robinson with Fit Woof keeps all the dogs safe and healthy with her expertise in cold laser and chiropractic adjustments. A new sponsor for PCAD this year is Clint Lien with Natural Pet Oils that has helped many of their dogs with his products. The top dogs in each division who received medals after Sunday’s finals, with hometowns and handlers listed, are: Junior Elite: Rhett, Arizona, Tammy Strassenberg; Senior: Molly Mae, Murrieta, Brittany Anderson; Senior Elite: Cody Joe, Jamul, Janet and Jeff Greene; Master: Reese, Arizona, Tammy Strassenberg; Ultimate: Scout, Sylmar, John and Lisa Colorado;

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Phillip White, 21, started his new business, which delivers a personalized luxury picnic including environment and food, during the coronavirus pandemic. “My parents are both entrepreneurs, so that kind of is what sparked the whole thought process, just figuring out some kind of business I could do for myself,” White said. “Watching them do their thing, it kind of just made me realize I want to be self-employed as well, so I was trying to think of something that would be beneficial to the community but still would be something easy I could do on my own.” White came across the original picnic idea through Tik Tok. “I had looked around for all the material and just got a good understanding of what I wanted to do as far as the picnics go, just the different themes and the looks, and then from there just thinking about how it would make people feel,” White said. “Me personally, I’m very emotional, so I was trying to think of something that would make people feel good during these hard times and during COVID.” The business officially opened Feb. 1. “All of my picnics that I do are unique to the individual’s wants or what they’re trying to accomplish as far as the feeling they’re trying to get to whoever they’re doing it for,” White said. The reasons can range from birthdays, anniversaries or dates, just to name a few. “Pretty much just any type of event where you’re trying to make somebody feel special but you

don’t want to do the basic take you on a date, take you to a restaurant, type thing,” White said. Besides their recent Valentine’s Day theme, there are currently two other themes to choose from: boho and Moroccan. “I have an all-white carpet that I lay down for them, I went to L.A. to go find it (for the boho option),” White said. “The Moroccan one, that one was a little harder because all the pieces are authentic Moroccan: dishware and tapestry and carpets, so I had to get them all flown in from actual Morocco to get those – the tea set, the red carpet, the pillow cases.” For the Moroccan style, White said that that choice is the highend option. “We have all gold teaware because the Morocco one is like a tea party, and the boho is probably your more standard pick,” he said. White said the picnics can be set up at any location of the individual’s choice, as long as it is within 30 miles of Temecula Valley. “We do beaches; (or, if they want to have it) at their house,” White said. “We do wineries too. We’re trying to work right now to get partnerships with some of the wineries, but because of COVID a lot of their outdoor areas are closed, but eventually we’re going to have some picnics at the wineries as well.” They also recommended the Temecula Duck Pond and Harveston Lake as possible location ideas. White said everything is sanitized and cleaned 24 hours beforehand. “Just paying attention to the specks on the glass, making sure that we have extra wipes on standby for our clients in case they just

want to extra wipe it down, we Saran Wrap all the things people touch, so the plates, the forks, the cups, any type of glassware, and we ask them if they want to unwrap it or we’ll do it for them,” White said. There’s no prep work on the guest’s end, he said. They get to show up and enjoy the picnic. “Once I get the order in for whichever picnic they choose, I do the whole prep work for it so I’m setting up the plates, making sure I have all the napkins folded, and then I load them into my car an hour, hour and a half before just depending on how far away it is. I’ll go there, and I’ll set up the whole picnic,” White said. “I make sure they know that everything was sanitized and cleaned and disinfected, so they can feel comfortable about being there. Then after the hour and a half is over, I’ll go back and then I’ll just, everything that they touch that’s not glass that I can’t wash, I clean up everything and then they can go after.” For anyone who’s looking to get out of the house and do something special, White recommended a picnic. “(It’s a) good way to get the family out of the house and just help people create still happy, memorable experiences even though there’s not a lot of stuff going on right now,” White said. For more information on packages, pricing and add-ons regarding Luxury Picnic of Temecula Valley, visit https://www.luxurypicnictv.com/ or visit them on Facebook at https://www.facebook. com/LuxuryPicnicTV. Lexington Howe can be reached by email at lhowe@reedermedia. com.

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The Eastern Municipal Water District board approved a water supply assessment which indicates the ability to provide service to a planned Hemet development. The 5-0 vote Wednesday, Feb. 17, will be incorporated into the environmental impact report that Hemet is preparing for the project. “We have the ability to serve water to the project,” EMWD board president Phil Paule said. A water agency must provide a letter of service availability for a proposed project. The California Water Code requires all urban water suppliers in the state to prepare and submit an Urban Water Management Plan which must include a detailed evaluation of the supplies necessary to meet expected demand over at least a 20-year period in both normal years and dry years. An urban water supplier is defined as an agency REINS from page A-1 through the generosity of others. The importance of fundraisers became more evident when COVID-19 forced the temporary closure of REINS March 18, 2020. The center reopened June 1, by implementing increased sanitation protocols with all the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. Canece Huber, director of business development, said that 80% of student riders returned, and subsequently, the center returned to full capacity. She said families expressed that the benefits of the program far outweighed the risk, and all were eager to return. “Our instructors and volunteers have worked diligently to create a safe and healthy environment including hand-washing, temperature taking, mask wearing and sanitizing of all equipment after every lesson,” she said. “Before the pandemic, we held four large fundraisers a year. Last year, we were grateful that the Fallbrook Chamber invited us to partner for their Golf Tournament and we held a Virtual Hoedown. This year, we are scheduling our 31st annual REINS of Life Golf Tournament for this summer and our annual Country Hoedown will be Oct. 9, either in person or virtual again if restrictions are still in place.” Huber, who began her relation-

which provides water for municipal purposes to more than 3,000 customers or provides more than 3,000 acre-feet of non-agricultural water annually. The Urban Water Management Plan must be updated every five years. State legislation requires that for developments of more than 500 dwelling units a water agency must respond to requests for a statement which indicates adequate water supplies will be available, and water supply verification is required when a proposed parcel map is submitted to a land use agency for approval. “One of the checkmarks the developer has to get is the water supply assessment,” Paule said. The project covers 43.4 acres south of Fruitvale Avenue, east of Alessandro Street, west of Buena Vista Street and north of Devonshire Street. Only 10.2 acres are within the EMWD service area, although Hemet is interested in a potential wheeling agreement utilizing EMWD infrastructure for the rest

of the property. The development analyzed in the EMWD water supply assessment utilizes Very High Density Residential zoning and would build 700 residential units on the entire 43.4 acres. The water supply assessment did not evaluate the 33.2 acres outside of the EMWD service area. A separate analysis may be required to determine the district’s hydraulic capacity to wheel water and any improvements which may be needed to serve that area. Eastern’s most recent Urban Water Management Plan evaluated the 10.2-acre area in 2015 when the land was slated for mixed-use development. The estimated annual demand for that usage was 25.2 acrefeet. The water supply assessment is based on 174 dwelling units, and the estimated demand of 56.52 acre-feet per year would be an increase of 31.32 acre-feet over the 2015 annual projection. “It’s a negligible amount com-

ship with REINS as a volunteer more than 10 years ago before becoming an employee, said the idea for the current fundraiser was the result of a brainstorming session with all the development staff. Currently, the nonprofit has 100 weekly volunteers and more than 800 annually from ages 12 to 79. There are five fulltime and 18 part-time staff members. “We work diligently to fundraise; grant write and engage with our generous donors,” she said. “Debbie Shinner, our executive director (since 1995), reminds everyone that REINS has grown to serve almost 200 riders (ages 2-78) weekly through the support of our community. We are always grateful that through the years, the Fallbrook Regional Health District has supported REINS as one of the few services available for the special needs community locally.” The Nelson family created a “Share the Love” fundraising page where they shared that REINS has been invaluable to their family and expressed how impressed they are with the nonprofit. “From their expertise, organization and professionalism, down to their friendliness and commitment to helping everyone, especially military families, they are truly an excellent organization,” Yuuki and George Nelson said on behalf of their student Nina. “We are wholeheartedly fundraising for

REINS Therapeutic Horsemanship Program because they do amazing work and we love their program. REINS makes their lessons affordable for all their students and families through their year-round fundraising efforts, and they are grateful for any amount you can donate.” Riders are asked to pay 25% of the actual cost of lessons, but Huber said the center works hard to never turn anyone away due to financial hardship, which is why fundraisers are so crucial to the nonprofit. “Every dollar received goes directly to the program to provide lessons, feed and care for our (17) horses or to maintain our facility,” she said. “Once you become part of REINS and witness firsthand the miracle benefits this program offers our riders, it becomes difficult to leave. I return each day knowing that my efforts are helping others.” Sandra Rivera’s daughter, Amanda, has been a student for 13 years after hearing about the center from another special needs family. “The impact REINS has had on my child has been life changing,” Rivera said. “When Amanda first started riding, she could not sit up straight on the saddle; she needed full support. Now, she sits up with better posture than I. Another impact was her trust in therapists. She would not trust anyone but me and I had to be right next to her dur-

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Additional trees will provide additional shade at Perret Park in Lakeland Village. The Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 Tuesday, Feb. 9, to approve $14,206 of developer agreement funds for the tree landscaping upgrades. The trees will provide shade for park visitors during hotter weather. Perret Park is just over 4 acres and is located on Perret Boulevard off Grand Avenue near Lake Elsinore. Joe Naiman can be reached by email at jnaiman@reedermedia. com.

REINS volunteer Mercedes Klein grooms Kona before providing a therapy rider for a rider at the Fallbrook facility.

Joel Rosas, 15, stands at a photo-op station where the “Share the Love” fundraiser is promoted for the REINS Therapeutic Horsemanship Program in Fallbrook. Village News/Shane Gibson photos

ing every ride. Now, she takes her therapist Maggie’s hand as soon as we arrive and practically runs to her horse Misha.” Lucy Martini has been riding for about 18 months after the family learned about the nonprofit from a nurse at Balboa Naval Medical Center. Her mother, Bethany Martini, said the 50-minute drive to attend lessons is worth it. “REINS is Lucy’s first therapy that not only helps her physical development but brings her so much joy,” Martini said. “She always looks forward to her lessons and has the biggest smile getting ready for her lesson. It makes me so happy to hear her talking away to her instructor and her horse.” Martini said she also appreciates sharing REINS with her parents when they visit from Texas and can watch Lucy ride. Volunteers seem to get as much satisfaction as the riders and their families. Beverly Clark has been volunteering there since 2006. “While I am still working full time, my time volunteering at REINS on Thursdays is my favorite day of the week,” she said. “It keeps me grounded, centered and brings important perspective for me each week. Seeing a student who is typically in a wheelchair enjoying the chance to sit up high on a horse and get a new view of the world is truly special. There are so many great moments to be part

of at REINS.” A volunteer since 2013, Lisa Williams said, “REINS is a slice of heaven.” A particular event that really touched her heart and keeps her returning was when one of the riders would get on her horse and say, “I have my legs back,” as soon as her lesson would start. “I loved being a part of that experience for her,” Williams said. The center will be selling See’s Candy for Easter from March 8 through April 3 and is encouraging everyone to save themselves a trip to the mall and support a good cause at the same time by shopping with them. Orders are for pickup only at 4461 S. Mission Road in Fallbrook and can be ordered online at http://reinsprogram.org/ support/sees-candies-fundraiser/. REINS began in a backyard in San Marcos in 1984 with a handful of disabled students and their parents. It moved twice in its effort to embrace as many students as possible. In 1999, a permanent property was purchased in Fallbrook. In 2009, through a donation, the mortgage was paid off, and staff and volunteers can devote their full attention to expanding the program, welcoming more students and increasing the quality of the therapy. To donate, text “LOVEREINS” to 71777. More information can be found at http://www.reinsprogram. org or by calling 760-731-9168.

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The Hemet/San J ac into Student of the Month program rec ently rec ognized seve n high sc hool seniors f or demonstrating c harac ter, integrity, lov e of learning, inv olv ement in sc hool ac tivi ties, athletic s and c ommunity servi c e. Students were nominated by teac hers or other sc hool personnel f or making a difference in their home, school and c ommunity. F ebruary’s students of the month from Hemet Unified School Distric t sc hools were Paola Barrera Elizalde, Lily Clarke, Marc os Q uintero, J asmine Ramirez and Ariel Sum. San Jacinto Unified students were Matthew Benav idez and Kimberly Monteagudo. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic limitations f or public gatherings, the ev ent was held v irtually Thursday, Feb. 11. About 60 participants logged in to the Zoom meeting where students shared their stories and sponsors and administrators offered their support. Karena Zermeno, program f ounder and meeting host, also represented one of the sponsors, Altura Credit Union. Backpacks filled with gifts, a plaque, certificates of recognition and muc h more were donated by the program’s sponsors and deliv ered to eac h rec ipient. The students thanked their f amilies and sc hool staf f who hav e supported them and helped them plan their f uture lif e goals. In his opening prayer, Jeff Johnson, pastor of San J ac into Assembly of God, said in addition to highlighting the students’ inspirational stories, this program also c elebrates relationships suc h as the ones students hav e with sc hool staff and mentors, their families and the c ommunity. He said it is always important f or people to

The Hemet/San Jacinto Student of the Month programs honors February’s students of the month Thursday, Feb. 11, from Hemet Unified School District, including Paola Barrera Elizalde, Lily Clarke, Marcos uintero, Jasmine Ramirez and Ariel Sum, and from San Jacinto Unified, including Matthew Benavidez and Kimberly Creative I ndustries M edia Group/Jo hn P . H ess photo Monteagudo.

think beyond themselv es and that’s what this program demonstrates eac h month. West Valley’s Paola Barrera Elizalde serve d as the c ommanding officer for 147 cadets of the school’s Navy JROTC and plans to enlist in the U. S. N av y af ter graduation. Chief Ed Aguiar is in c harge of the program and said c adets enter the program and mov e through ranks based on ef f ort, whic h Paola has exhibited sinc e her f reshman year. Lily Clarke of Hamilton High Sc hool said she struggled with depression and finding help from a doctor when she was 15 and a therapy program at Loma Linda motiv ated her to want to help others. “I can hold on to hope now,” she said. “I’ve learned to cherish the little moments.”

Hemet High Sc hool senior Marc os Q uintero was c hosen by his counselor, Dawn Sonnier, for his involvement with 11 different c lubs and other sc hool ac tiv ities along with his c ourse sc hedule. Marc os plans to bec ome a registered nurse af ter being inspired by the c ompassion and knowledge of an in- home nurse his grandf ather had during an illness. “I’ve attended Hemet Unified schools all 12 years, and a nursing career is something I always dreamed of,” he said. “I learned some usef ul skills through inv olv ement with clubs and groups. I’ll be the first in my family to graduate f rom high sc hool and hope to be the first to graduate from college. I’m proud of who I am and who I hav e bec ome, possibly returning to the Hemet community to serve.” Alessandro High Sc hool hon-

ored J asmine Ramirez f or hav ing a positiv e ef f ec t on all her vi rtual c lassmates. Princ ipal Tara O’Malley said that everyone has learned a lot during the past two school years that have been affected by the c oronavi rus pandemic . “Adv ersity rev eals c harac ter and some great things are c oming about,” she said. J asmine, whose parents work at Hemet Global Medic al Center, said she likes giv ing enc ouragement to others and plans to bec ome a prof essional photographer af ter taking c lasses at Riv erside City College. “I want to help people look at the world we live in in a different way,” she said. Ariel Sum was Tahqui tz High’s c hoic e f or F ebruary. She aspires to be a c ollege prof essor and a book author. She spends her spare time

tutoring other students. “When I was younger, I was bullied for being Asian,” Ariel said. “I decided that if I couldn’t fit into their mold, I’d have to create my own. I learned that you can’t have ups without downs to c ompare them to.” Mountain Heights Ac ademy honored Matthew Benav idez, who c ompleted his graduation requi rements Jan. 21. His teacher Sharon Wilson said he has a passion f or tec hnology that went outside the c lassroom. He plans to attend Arizona’s Univ ersity of Adv anc ing Technology to focus on artificial intelligenc e. “I want to make amazing things to make life easier for people,” Matthew said. “I found a new family and friends within technology. I got inv olv ed with my c hurc h making v ideos f or Y ouTube and it’s been extremely rewarding to me.” Kimberly Monteagudo was San J ac into High Sc hool’s c hoic e f or student of the month. She is currently ranked 12th in a class of 600 seniors, and even though she hasn’t chosen a definite career path, she said she is pretty sure it will invol ve mathematic s or engineering. She said she is thankf ul she ov erc ame her anxiety about public speaking. “Mistakes and f ailures are j ust opportunities to grow,” Kimberly said. Edwin Gomez, superintendent of sc hools f or Rive rside County, c onc luded the eve nt by saying he was elated to hear about the suc c esses of the students and listen to their powerf ul stories. “Keep dreaming big,” he told them. “We believ e in you, and we’re excited for your future.” F or more inf ormation, v isit http://www. studentof themonth. net.

TVUSD superintendent: Return to in-person learning for K-5 tentatively set for March 15 Middle and high school students will wait until April 5 at the earliest Will Fritz ASSOCIATE EDITOR

J odi Mc Clay, superintendent of Temecula Valley Unified School District, said she expects elementary students will be allowed to return to in- person learning in Marc h, she told the distric t’s sc hool board during their meeting Tuesday, Feb. 16. With c oronav irus c ase numbers in Riv erside County c ontinuing to trend downward, Mc Clay said the distric t is antic ipating the c ounty will soon be under the c ase rate threshold req uired to begin reopening K-5 classrooms. As of the meeting Feb. 16, Riverside County had a COVID-19 case rate of 28.8 per 100,000. K-5 c lassrooms c an begin reopening onc e a c ounty has remained under a case rate of 25 per 100,000 for five days. McClay said district staff were tentativ ely planning on a start date Monday, March 15, for K-5 students. “This date giv es us time to get to 25 (per 100,000), which we think is going to happen relativ ely quickly,” McClay said. It also gives the district time to begin reac hing out to f amilies to confirm their choices for continuing online learning or f or mov ing to in- person learning when it is av ailable, she said. F amilies were surv eyed on this q uestion in October. “That is a ways bac k and a lot has happened since then,” she said. The distric t will begin reac hing out to f amilies next week to determine whether they want to stic k

with their initial learning model option or choose a different one. F or sec ondary students – those in grades 6-12 – the situation is a bit different. Current health restric tions req uire that those grades may not return until a county’s case rate falls below 7 per 100,000, and it’s not certain when that bar may be met. Mc Clay said the distric t was setting a tentativ e date Monday, April 5, for students in grades 6-12 to return to in- person learning, but she stressed that the date was not set in stone. “If we’re going to shoot for April 5, we’re going to be ready for April 5,” McClay said. “If the trending c ontinues like it has been, we should make it, but again, (this date is) a little softer in nature.” Mc Clay said that the tentativ e return date for K-5 students is the week before TVUSD’s spring break, while the return date f or 6-12 students is the week after. “Some hav e argued, ‘Why not wait until after spring break ’” Mc Clay said. “But we really believ e our f amilies, our students and our staff want to return as soon as it is safe.” She c harac terized the potential return to in- person learning as a “dress rehearsal” for returning to school for the 2021-2022 sc hool year, and said the distric t’s primary obj ec tiv e should be “to build our students’, our staff and our parents’ c omf ort lev el in returning to school.” McClay reminded the TVUSD c ommunity that the issue of when to return to in- person learning has always been a state- and c ounty-

Temecula Valley Unified School District set a tentative reopening date of Monday, March 15, for in-person K-5 classrooms at the school board meeting, Tuesday, Feb. 1 , as coronavirus case numbers in Riverside County continue to trend downward. Valley News/Will Fritz ﬁle photo

lev el issue, not distric t administrators’ or staff’s choice. “There has been … a lot of blame and finger pointing going on about why we c an’t and hav e not reopened, and as we hav e said repeatedly, remaining c losed has not been the district’s choice,” she said. “It has not been our governing board’s c hoic e. And it has not been either of our unions’ c hoic es. Our employees want to return. They want to be teac hing and administrating and doing their work in person. It’s only the state, the gov ernor and the c ounty public health who hav e the authority to

tell us as a distric t when we c an reopen.” And she c autioned parents that even as TVUSD students prepare to finally head back to c lassrooms, the transition will not be seamless. “We’re not nec essarily trading out something that has been really bad f or something that’s going to be really great,” McClay said. “While we are strong adv oc ates f or reopening at the earliest possibility, it’s not going to be the end of our struggle. We will likely be trading out one set of obstac les f or another, and we all know that

sc hool will look and f eel v ery different until we are permitted to return full time.” TVUSD’s governing board also approved an updated COVID-19 saf ety plan, whic h must be rev iewed by Riv erside County’s Department of Public Health before the district can restart K-5 in-person learning once the 25 per 100,000 coronavirus case rate threshold has been met. Will Fritz can be reached by email at wfritz@reedermedia. com.

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Acacia Middle School students use art to express themselves

Students enrolled in art teacher Rachel Blazek’s class at Acacia Middle School in Hemet Unified School District advocate for social justice issues of their choice through a recent poster art project.

HEMET – Students enrolled in art teac her Rac hel Blazek’s c lass at Ac ac ia Middle Sc hool in Hemet Unified School District advocated f or soc ial j ustic e issues of their c hoic e through a rec ent poster art proj ec t. Students researc hed soc ial issues and drew a poster with the end goal of bringing educ ation and awareness to soc ial j ustic e issues that were important to the students. Some of the topic s c ov ered were bullying, ineq uality and the env ironment. Students were responsible f or researc hing their own topic s and c ompleted seve ral worksheets to help deve lop their ideas bef ore designing their posters, Blazek said.

“I decided to facilitate this proj ec t with my students bec ause I wanted my art students to build a respec tf ul relationship with eac h other and me as the teac her in the classroom,” Blazek said. “I wanted them to know that I care about them and I care about their opinions.” The distric t said soc ial j ustic e proj ec ts c an be c hallenging bec ause they take students and teac hers outside of their c omf ort zones. To be suc c essf ul, they requi re an atmosphere where students f eel saf e sharing their opinions, ac c ording to the distric t. “This was my first time doing this project, and I was very ner-

v ous about the open disc ussion, but I did a lot of research and attended seve ral workshops to learn the best way to f ac ilitate this type of assignment,” Blazek said. The interdisc iplinary nature of the proj ec t helped students make important c onnec tions between history, c ulture and ec onomic s, while also applying c ritic al thinking and learning expression through art, she said, and in the end, the proj ec t prov ed to be a meaningf ul experienc e f or the students invol ve d. Submitted by Hemet U nified School D istrict.

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WCA students win first place in virtual theater festival HEMET – Western Center Ac ademy students f rom Hemet Unified School District won first plac e at the Calif ornia Educ ational Theatre Assoc iation F estiva l, J an. 16, in an annual competition, whic h was held in an online f ormat and f eatured students f rom throughout the state. The f iv e students entered an original piece written by Isabella Brown and direc ted by J asmine Torres. The sc ene f eatured f ellow students Dara Bailey, Genesis Brillante and Hanna Snive ly F olk. Dara Bailey and Hanna Snively F olk rec eiv ed additional spec ial rec ognition f or giv ing the best perf ormanc es in their c ategories. The entry was Brown and Torres’s first, and through the project, they learned to work together, applying a c ollaborativ e approac h. Throughout the proc ess, the students demonstrated v ersatility and c ritic al thinking by adapting their proj ec t to meet the requi rements of the f estiva l, ac c ording to their instruc tor J oshua Brady. Sinc e the f estiv al is usually held in- person, the c ompetition made some adj ustments. Rather than do f ull- length plays by region, this year sc hools c ould submit three to eight- minute rec orded sc enes eac h

in different categories. “With so many good ideas, getting the running time low enough while still telling a c ohesive story was a real challenge,” Brady, who is an English and theater teac her at Western Center Ac ademy, said. “One of the actresses had to c onv ey two c harac ters. All three perf ormers had to adj ust f rom ac ting onstage to learning c amera ac ting tec hnique s, whic h c an be a very difficult transition for actors.” Students also c ompeted in the Drama Teachers Association of Southern Calif ornia’s f all f estiva l. The year 2020 marked DTASC’s 100th year as an organization, c elebrating their long tradition in Southern Calif ornia and distinguished list of alumni, inc luding Cuba Gooding J r. and Americ a F errera. At the f all f estiv al, students won first place in the junior v arsity c ategory f or small group comedy and received two fifthplace finishes for varsity, one in original work and the other f or small group c omedy. “There hav e been two maj or v irtual theater f estiva ls in Calif ornia this year. We are the only sc hool who took f irst plac e in both of them,” Brady said. While c lasses in the arts, media

Western Center Academy students, Dara Bailey, Genesis Brillante and Hanna Snively Folk, from Hemet Unified School District perform virtually in the first-place production written by student Isabella Brown and directed by student Jasmine Torres in the California Educational Theatre Association Festival, Jan. 1 . Valley News/Courtesy photo

and design industry sec tor hav e looked a little different this year, Brady’s students plan to c ompete in DTASC’s Shakespeare festival

in the spring. To v iew the students’ original f irst plac e entry f or the CETA f estiv al, v isit https://youtu.

be/8VgZNRuIFbk. Submitted by Hemet U nified School D istrict.

Riverside County Esports League partners with ViewSonic Corp. to establish college scholarship fund

Dean’s, president’s lists students named for UA fall 2020 term

RIVERSIDE – In almost two years, the Riv erside County Esports League grew to encompass 285 participants and 18 individual tournaments f or middle and high sc hool students to c ompete on distric t and sc hool teams f or tournament trophies. Students are now eligible f or c ollege sc holarships thanks to a donation of $25,000 from ViewSonic Corp. , a leading global prov ider of v isual solutions and educ ational tec hnology. The f unds will be used f or c ollege sc holarships f or winning sc hools in both indiv idual and team tournaments, esports league partic ipants, gif t c ards f or tournament winners, dev eloping online c urric ulum f or esports- related c ontent and minimal league c osts and supplies. “We’re v ery exc ited to be partnering with one of Calif ornia’s largest esports leagues,” Ray Hedrick, v ertic al marketing manager of gaming at ViewSonic, said. “We believe this sc holarship f und c an f urther the mission of esports in educ ation and prov ide students the support needed. ViewSonic continues to support ac tiv ities that motiv ate and engage students and allow them to be more creative.” The Riv erside County Esports League was organized by the Riv erside County Office of Education Educ ational Tec hnology Serv ic es in July 2019. Students from across the c ounty display their skills in the popular v ideo game, “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.” District teams as well as indiv iduals battle eac h other through sev eral rounds in a winners and redemption brac kets until only the best team or indiv idual is lef t standing. The league will pilot a

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A total of 13,128 students enrolled during the fall 2020 term at The Unive rsity of Alabama made the dean’s list with ac ademic rec ords of 3.5 or above on a 4.0 scale, or the president’s list with ac ademic records of 4.0. Riley Wilson of Murrieta was named to the dean’s list. Emma Brennan of Temec ula was named to the president’s list. Alyssa Sc hoonmaker of Temec ula was named to the president’s list. Cortney Turner of Temec ula was named to the president’s list. The Univ ersity of Alabama dean’s and president’s lists rec ognize f ull- time undergraduate students. The lists do not apply to graduate students or undergraduate

Roc ket League in Marc h. “We are grateful to ViewSonic Corp. f or its unwav ering support of our students and the esports league. During the pandemic, esports has serv ed as an exc iting ac tiv ity to engage students through a c ombination of modern tec hnology and gaming with ac ademic and interpersonal skills in a v irtual env ironment,” Edwin Gomez, Riverside County superintendent of sc hools, said. “This signif ic ant donation greatly assists esports partic ipants’ pursuit of c ollege or post- sec ondary education.” Traditional sports hav e long been a v ehic le f or c ollege ac c ess and c onnec tion to sc hool f or students ac ross the nation. Despite the popularity of such sports, this benefit reaches only a small subsec tion of the sc hool’s population. Over 90% of students, howev er, play v ideo games on personal or c onsole dev ic es, so students hav ing the opportunity to partic ipate in a saf e, nontoxic and c ompetitiv e esports league through their sc hool’s esports c lub or team has ac ademic and motiv ational potential, ac c ording to RCOE. Research has shown that as many as 70% of students that partic ipate in sc hool esports leagues had no prev ious inv olv ement in extrac urric ular ac tiv ities. “When we launc hed the league in 2019, our goal was to increase student engagement in sc hool v ia esports programs,” Dennis Large, direc tor of educ ational tec hnology services for RCOE, said. “These sc holarships will now help us extend that engagement into college.” The global esports market is valued at $612 million, with an audience of 134 million, according to

SuperData, and it is only predicted to grow. Univ ersities ac ross the United States are div ing into this emerging market with sc holarship programs and c ompetitiv e teams. The Riverside County Office of Educ ation F oundation and the Riv erside County Esports League are ac tiv ely seeking donations f or sc holarship opportunities. F inancial contributions assist in RCOE’s efforts to ensure that every student in Riv erside County graduates f rom high sc hool ac ademic ally and soc ially prepared f or c ollege, the workf orc e and c iv ic responsibility. F or more inf ormation, c ontac t Ed Lewis, foundation director at 951826-6345 or elewis@rcoe.us. F or additional news and inf ormation about ViewSonic, visit http:// ViewSonic.com or f ind them on soc ial media. Founded in California, ViewSonic is a leading global prov ider of v isual solutions and c onduc ts business in over 100 countries worldwide. As an innov ator and visionary, ViewSonic is committed to prov iding c omprehensiv e hardware and sof tware solutions that inc lude monitors, proj ec tors, digital signage, ViewBoard interactive displays and myViewBoard software ecosystem. With over 30 years of expertise in v isual displays, ViewSonic has established a strong position f or deliv ering innov ativ e and reliable solutions f or educ ation, enterprise, c onsumer and prof essional markets and helping c ustomers “See the Difference.” To find out more about ViewSonic, visit http:// www. v iewsonic . c om. Submitted by Riverside County c o d catio .

SHU announces Jackalyn Ballard named to the fall 2020 dean’s list SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Seton Hall Unive rsity announc ed J ac kalyn Ballard of Menif ee has qua lified for the fall 2020 dean’s list. Af ter the c lose of eve ry semester, undergraduate students c ompleting all c ourses with a GPA of 3.4, with no grades lower than “C,” qua lif y f or the dean’s list.

As one of the nation’s leading Catholic univ ersities, Seton Hall Unive rsity has been showing the world what great minds c an do since 1856. Home to over 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students and offering more than 90 rigorous maj ors, the univ ersity’s ac ademic exc ellenc e has been

singled out f or distinc tion by The Princ eton Rev iew, U. S. N ews & World Report and Bloomberg Businessweek. F or more inf ormation, v isit http://www.s hu.e du. Submitted by Seton Hall U niversity.

students who take less than a f ull c ourse load. The Unive rsity of Alabama, the state’s oldest and largest public institution of higher educ ation, is a student- c entered researc h unive rsity that draws the best and brightest to an ac ademic c ommunity c ommitted to provi ding a premier undergraduate and graduate educ ation. The univ ersity is dedic ated to ac hievi ng exc ellenc e in sc holarship, c ollaboration and intellec tual engagement; prov iding public outreac h and serv ic e to the state of Alabama and the nation; and nurturing a c ampus env ironment that f osters c ollegiality, respec t and inc lusivi ty. Submitted by U niversity of Alabama.

Alexandra McMahon graduates magna cum laude from Baldwin Wallace University BEREA, Ohio – Alexandra McMahon of Menif ee, a graduate of Paloma Valley High School, graduated magna c um laude f rom Baldwin Wallac e Unive rsity in Berea, Ohio, with a bachelor’s degree in theater ac ting and direc ting. Baldwin Wallac e Univ ersity rec ognized the ac hiev ements of 302 graduate and undergraduate students v ia a vi rtual “c onf erring of degrees” ceremony Saturday, Dec. 12. The live celebration inc luded c elebratory music , the reading of graduate names and remarks f rom unive rsity president Bob Helmer and prov ost Stev e Stahl, along with inspirational words from Jaimy Dyer, president of the unive rsity’s f ac ulty senate and prof essor of exerc ise sc ienc e. “Baldwin Wallace is 175 years old,” Helmer said. “For 175 years, we hav e watc hed our alumni be remarkable. We’v e had alumni be astronauts and Olympic gold medalists. We’ve had CEOs and

entrepreneurs, doc tors and nurses, ac c ountants and sc hoolteac hers and j ust about eve ry other prof ession that our world needs. Y ou follow in that long line.” Helmer, along with the rest of the unive rsity c ommunity, took to their f avor ite soc ial media c hannels f or a c ollec tive c elebration of the graduates. Baldwin Wallac e Univ ersity, founded in 1845, was one of the f irst c olleges to admit students without regard to rac e or gender. An independent, c oeduc ational university of 3,500 students, the univ ersity of f ers c oursework in the liberal arts tradition in more than 80 academic areas. Located in Berea, Ohio, 12 miles from downtown Clev eland, Baldwin Wallace University offers students the c ultural, educ ational and business adva ntages of a maj or metropolitan area. Submitted by Baldwin Wallace U niversity.

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Be your own best financial advisor with these 6 fundamentals for wealth management GREENSBORO, N.C. – There is no shortage of information to find on the internet, and that’s part of the problem f or people trying to make the right inv estment dec isions. “There is an ov erabundanc e of inf ormation, so muc h that it c an make your head spin,” Patrick Rush, CEO of Triad Financial Adv isors and the F orbesBooks author of “Gain Big and Giv e Bac k: F inancial Planning with Intention,” said. The solution to this inf ormationov erload issue isn’t always to hire a f inanc ial prof essional, Rush said, bec ause pic king one who is working more for their own benefit rather than that of their c lients c an lead down the wrong path. “The key is first educating yourself in the fundamentals of financial planning,” Rush said. “The wealthiest Americ ans hav e grown their f ortunes by understanding financial basics and following a set of f undamentals. “While there are thousands of c omplic ated ways to inv est your money, there are only a handf ul of prov en ways to grow wealth. Keep it simple,” he said. Rush offered a six-point set of f undamentals people c an learn to help with their wealth management: a e a ﬁnan ial plan Rush said it is the most important tool to help you build wealth and confidence. “Ev eryone should hav e a f inanc ial plan in plac e bef ore they start seeking inv estment rec ommendations,” he said. “That plan should address budgeting, expenses, insuranc e, inv esting, long- term c are, estate planning, tax- planning benefits, and other matters critical

to long-term financial success. It also establishes a list of specific financial goals.” Use evidence-based investing. “This approac h maximizes returns by pursuing a prov en inv estment strategy bac ked by f ac ts, reason and historical data,” Rush said. “It’s a rational, scientific proc ess to determine where to put your money to best make it work f or you. Ev idenc e- based inv esting helps prev ent c hasing hot eq uities at their peak and panic selling.” Those kinds of f ear- based dec isions c ause inv estors to buy high and sell low, he said, whic h eats away at your portf olio ov er time. Set up a portfolio paycheck. Retirees get anxiety wondering how they’re going to liv e c omf ortably when they don’t hav e their f ormer payc hec k c oming in. “The key is finding the right way to draw a payc hec k f rom your portf olio without taking unnec essary risks that c ould j eopardize your lif e savings,” Rush said. “Your cash needs will influence how aggressiv e or c onserv ativ e you’ll want to be in retirement.” now ta law and ow e ienies an eneﬁt yo “Tax law is c onf using in the best of times,” Rush said. Sinc e the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and the SECURE Act of 2019, more people than ev er are unc ertain about how the law applies to them and how to optimize their tax situation. “There are ways to av oid c ostly mistakes,” he said. “Prudent asset alloc ation helps inv estors def er or eliminate taxes. If you do only one thing to create a tax-efficient port-

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folio, max out your 401(k).” Choose the right health care plan. A study by Fidelity Investments found that a 65-year-old couple retiring in 2019 will need $285,000 to c ov er medic al expenses through retirement. “F ormulate a plan f or your health care needs ahead of time,” Rush said. “A maj or medic al emergenc y or long- term illness c an dev astate your finances. Most elderly Americ ans will need long- term c are insurance at some point.” Continue your charitable giving. “Donor-advised funds are a tax-

efficient way to give to charity,” Rush said. “Qualified charitable c ontributions are espec ially attrac tiv e to indiv iduals who hav e reac hed the req uired minimum distribution age of 72, when you hav e to start withdrawing f unds f rom an employer- sponsored retirement plan.” With more than two dec ades of experienc e, Rush rec eive d national recognition as a top financial adv iser by F orbes, Barron’s and the F inanc ial Times, and Triad F inanc ial Adv isors was rec ognized by the Invest in Others Foundation as a “Charitable Champion.” “The means of building and

maintaining wealth are not a secret,” Rush said. “But many people have not educ ated themselve s on the f undamentals. Learning them c an help you retire with c onf idence.” Patrick Rush, the ForbesBooks author of the Amazon Bestseller “ G ain Big and G ive Back: Financial Planning with t tio is t o riad Financial Advisors. He is a certifi d fi a cial pla r a d r gist r d fi a cial ad is r. or more information, visit http://www. patrickrushtfa.com.

Transform a micromanager into a servant leader CLOVER, S.C. – The word “micromanager” often carries a negative c onnotation bec ause, f rom an employee’s perspec tive , that type of leader is ove rinvol ve d in their work, c reates tension and doesn’t trust them enough to do their j ob. Serva nt leadership, on the other hand, brokers mutual trust bec ause suc h leaders believ e in employees’ skills and knowledge. With a more c ollaborative and positive approac h than mic romanagers, serv ant leaders are well- positioned to impac t employee deve lopment and, with it, c ompany growth, Doug Meyer-Cuno, ForbesBooks author of “The Rec ipe For Empowered Leadership: 25 Ingredients For Creating Value Empowering Others,” said. “Trust is a key issue today as more c ompanies c onsider parttime or f ull- time remote work in the wake of COVID-19,” MeyerCuno said. “Serv ant leadership is bec oming more important in getting the most out of employees while keeping them c omf ortable and engaged. “Most leaders believ e they should hav e all the answers and not demonstrate weakness. But a serv ant leader shows great strength and awareness by putting employees first and focusing on the growth and well- being of their people,” said. Meyer- Cuno had his “eureka moment” as a company leader when he asked his employees if he was mic romanaging them. He learned how to bec ome a serva nt leader and sees how eve ryone c an benefit. “In building a company from the ground up, I had become so entrenc hed in the day- to- day tasks of eac h role in the c ompany – hav ing done every job myself – that I lost sight of what my newest role requi red most: real leadership in the form of servant leadership,” he said. Meyer-Cuno offered these tips f or a c ompany leader to c hange

f rom a mic romanager into a serva nt leader. Follow the 3 “ I’s” – invest, inspire and ignite. To build a stronger team that has confidence and a high degree of autonomy and produc tiv ity, Meyer- Cuno said leaders should inve st in educ ation and training. “Inspire with your vision and emphasize their role in it,” he said. “Y ou ultimately let go and empower them to exec ute their j obs within the f ramework of the c ore c ulture va lues. Y our best employees will perf orm at a higher leve l bec ause they crave that earned freedom.” Create core culture values. “I don’t advocate using honesty and integrity as c ore va lues because they are table stakes,” Meyer- Cuno said. “N o one says we want to lie, c heat or be dishonest to our c ustomers and employees. Better c ore c ulture va lues are ‘the c ustomer c omes f irst’ and ‘continuous improvement.’” Meyer- Cuno said one way to c reate or strengthen c ore c ulture va lues is to have a team of highlyregarded employees brainstorm about the c ompany’s best attributes. “Celebrate the c ore va lues eac h month by asking employees f or examples of peers who have demonstrated a core value,” he said. Create alignment. The reason why a c ompany does what it does stands as its purpose or mission. When a c ompany is f ully aligned with that purpose, empowerment flows. “The really talented people out there want great leaders who are capable of empowering them,” Meyer- Cuno said. “And you c an’t empower people unless you are all aligned. Y ou c reate amazing strength and collective focus.” Delegate more responsibilities. High perf ormers expec t to rec eive bigger opportunities due to their c ommitment and c onsistent production. If they must wait too long f or those opportunities,

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Create a healthier home Family Features SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

People are spending more time at home, where their liv ing spac es hav e bec ome c lassrooms, gyms, offices, restaurants and more. The additional time at home provi des an opportunity to make c hanges to c reate healthier livi ng envi ronments. In fact, a majority of Americans at 54% said being more concerned about hav ing a healthy home sinc e the start of the COVID-19 pandemic , ac c ording to a rec ent online survey of 2,000 adults conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of Carrier Global Corporation, a leading global prov ider of healthy, saf e and sustainable building and c old c hain solutions. If you’re looking to improve your liv ing spac e, c onsider these tips f or making your home the healthiest it c an be. Create an ideal sleep environment. Most people sleep most c omf ortably when the air is slightly c ool, so target a room temperature between 65-70 F. If this temperature is c ooler than you keep the home during the day, c onsider using a programmable thermostat that automatic ally lowers the temperature at bedtime. Also, remov e distrac tions that may keep

you awake and, if nec essary, use a white noise devi c e f or uninterrupted sleep. Improve indoor air quality. Maintaining heating and air c onditioning filters is a concern many homeowners said. Ac c ording to the survey, 49% of respondents were c onc erned about reduc ing dust, pollen and other indoor pollutants as part of their f ilter maintenanc e. In addition to changing air filters on a frequent basis, air purifiers and humidifiers can help make the air inside homes f resher, c leaner and more c omf ortable. F or example, third- party testing showed the Carrier Infinity Whole Home Air Purifier inactivates 99% of select v iruses and bac teria trapped on the filter, such as those that cause c ommon c olds, streptoc oc c us pyogenes and human influenza. The purifier was also tested by a third party against the murine c oronav irus, which is similar to COVID-19. In that testing, the purifier inactivated 99% of coronavirus trapped on the filter, they said. pdate ﬁre prote tion Sinc e the pandemic began, people are also more c onc erned about f ire saf ety prec autions in their homes, suc h as smoke detec tors and fire extinguishers. Smoke alarms should be installed on eac h lev el of your house and inside

Families are spending more time at home during the coronavirus pandemic, leading to make changes for a healthier home. Valley News/Courtesy photo

eac h bedroom. Test smoke alarms monthly and replac e batteries as needed. In addition, install a fire extinguisher on eac h lev el and c onsider one f or the kitc hen, as well. Make sure to c hec k extinguishers routinely and replac e every 10-12 years. Install carbon monox ide alarms. Another c ause f or c onc ern amid

COVID-19 is the potential for dangerous leve ls of c arbon monoxide in homes. Carbon monoxide alarms should be installed on eac h lev el of the home and outside sleeping areas, and it’s important to test them monthly. Consider installing alarms with a 10-year battery, such as the Kidde Wire-Free Interconnect 10-Year Battery Combination Smoke and

CO Alarm for less hassle. It offers wire- f ree interc onnec t c apability, a v oic e warning f eature that ac c ompanies the loud alarm tone and v erbal announc ements suc h as “replace alarm” at the end of the alarm’s lif e. To learn more about c reating a saf er, healthier home, vi sit http:// c arrier.c om/healthyhomes.

Fallbrook horticulturist creates natural gardens FALLBROOK – Fallbrook resident Roger Boddaert, a “Maker of Natural Gardens,” ornamental hortic ulturist, prof essional landscape designer and certified International Society of Arboric ulture arborist, inc orporates his lif etime of knowledge with c reativ e landsc ape designs to make ec ologic ally sound dec isions f or homes and properties. Ec ologic al landsc apers are prof essionals who have an understanding of natural systems; geology, c limate, soils, hydrology, plants, native ec ology and muc h more. He striv es to c reate gardens in an env ironmentally f riendly way with a goal to improv e and enhanc e the site conditions for humans, flora and f auna. The proc ess begins with a study of the entire site f rom top to bottom. F or plant inv entory, Boddaert said, “The right plant in the right place” is vital. Site loc ation inc ludes hardiness zone, topography, mic roc limate, exposure to wind and sun, water ava ilability, a revi ew of the total panorama of the potential landsc ape and employing permac ulture

methods in his landsc ape c ompositions. Soil samples are the key to understanding the soil properties, texture, moisture retention, f ertility and more. Whether it is c lay, dec omposed granite, silt or sandy, good soil is the groundwork f or a great garden, he said. F or the site history, Boddaert said he revi ews the c onditions in the landsc ape; drainage or wet areas, stressed plants, erosion, plantings or any other c onstraints of the site and finds sound and c orrec t solutions. He said it’s all about bringing nature into the eq uation with beauty as the end result. As a landsc ape hortic ulturist, Boddaert uses data f rom the site analysis to provi de a design that is appropriate and harmonious. He builds healthy soils, and c hoosing plants that will grow and thriv e and trees are one of his spec ialties, weavi ng magic and bringing harmony to the landsc ape of Southern Calif ornia. For more information, call 760728-4297 or find him on Facebook.

Roger Boddaert, a horticulturist from Fallbrook, shows a planting guide.

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TEMECULA – The final weeks of winter and the first few weeks of spring are still c hilly in many parts of the world. Despite those last ve stiges of winter c hills, late winter is the time to begin preparing gardens f or the c oming planting season. Gardens may have to withstand months of winter weather, and suc h c onditions c an take a toll. Gardeners c an c onsider the f ollowing tips as they try to restore their gardens and get them ready f or spring planting. Disinfect your tools. It’s common to clean tools in late f all or wheneve r they’re typic ally plac ed in storage f or the winter. But c leaning and disinf ec ting are not nec essarily the same thing. If tools were not disinfected at the end of the prev ious gardening season, disinf ec t them bef ore doing any work on the garden. Doing so c an ensure any lingering bac teria or f ungi on tool surf ac es are killed bef ore the beginning of gardening season. Ac c ording to the Unive rsity of Minnesota Extension, plant pathogens, inc luding bac teria and vi ruses, c an be transf erred to and inf ec t plants through bits of soil and plant debris lef t on shov els and pruner blades. Thoroughly disinf ec ting suc h tools bef ore using them in the spring is a great way to reduc e the risk of disease in your garden. Clear debris from garden beds.

Gardeners can consider the following tips as they try to restore their gardens and get them ready for spring planting. Valley News/Courtesy photo

Leav es, twigs, stic ks, and other debris may hav e gathered in the garden ov er the winter. Suc h debris c an inhibit the growth of plants and v egetables, so make sure all of it is remov ed bef ore planting. Weeds might ev en begin to sprout up in late winter and early spring, so remov e them bef ore they go to seed. Test the soil. Testing the soil bef ore planting c an help gardeners determine what their gardens will need to thriv e in the c oming months. Garden c enters and home improv ement stores sell home testing kits that are ef f ec tiv e and easy to use. Once the results are in, speak with a prof essional at the loc al

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garden c enter about the best time to amend the soil. Loosen compacted soil. Soil c an bec ome c ompac ted over winter. If compacted soil is not loosened bef ore planting, plants will have a hard time getting the water and nutrients they need to thrive . Loosening the soil also provi des another opportunity to inspec t the garden f or any underlying issues, suc h as f ungi or weed growth, that you may have missed when c learing debris or testing the soil. Late winter is a good time to assess a garden and address any issues that dev eloped ov er the winter so plants and v egetables c an thriv e c ome the spring planting season.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS N o tic e to o u r r e a d e r s : ts and businesses are under state orders for social distancing and recommendations to wear face masks to r d c t spr ad o please contact event sponsors before attending for the latest updates. COMMUNITY EVENTS: March 2 – Noon to 1 p.m. Menif ee and Waste Management j oin state Of California Commercial Rec yc ling Complianc e workshop. Attend the webinar at http://c ityof menifee.us/209/trash-recycling. Call 951-723-3777 for more information. March 13 – 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Chec k out the Wine Country Tac k and Rural Liv ing sale prov ided by Eq-“Wine” Riders and find used tac k and other items whic h will sold out of the bac k of truc ks or under temporary c anopies. Register for a vendor spot with a $20 donation, whic h will go to Gate Riding Therapy Program and Valley of Wines trail f enc e. F ac e masks required. For more information, find Temec ula Eq - Wine Riders on soc ial media @ tewrhorse. March 13 – 9 a.m. to noon. The Cybersec urity Competition, presented by the Calif ornia Mayors Cyber Cup of the Inland Empire and Desert, begins with an award ceremony to follow at 1 p.m. The c ompetition f or middle, high sc hool and c ollege students will use Cyber Skyline’s CTF . F or more inf ormation, v isit http://syned.link/live5IEDCMCC and register at http:// syned. link/mayorc yberc up. March 18 to April 18 – Partic ipate in a Virtual Run Hike Ride on the Santa Rosa Plateau in Murrieta to benefit the Santa Rosa Plateau N ature Educ ation F oundation. Run, hike or ride anywhere, anytime or through the winding oak- lined trails at the Sylv an Meadows trail area on the Santa Rosa Plateau. The ev ent offers a 5K or 10K for runners, hikers and bic yc le or horsebac k riders. With one adult registration, c hildren 12 and under are free. Registration fees for the 5K or 10K are $40 for general public and for $30 SRPNEF members. The half - marathon and family event is $45 for general public and for $35 SRPNEF members. Teams of 20 more are $15 per person. Register at SRPN EF at http://www. srpnef . org or https:// runsignup. c om/Rac e/CA/Murrieta/ SantaRosaPlateauRunHikeRide. March 28 – 2 p.m. Eq - Wine Trail Riders will tour Vail Ranch Headquarters, 32115 Temecula Parkway, in Temec ula. F or more inf ormation, call 951-395-0904. Face masks are req uired. ONGOING – If you know a homebound older adult, resourc es in Menif ee are av ailable, inc luding grab and go, c ooked and f rozen f ood f or pic kup, Courtesy Pantry items and meals deliv ered with no c ontac t. Three days of emergenc y f ood c an be deliv ered immediately or restaurant meal deliv ery f or those who don’t q ualif y f or f ood assistance programs. Call 800-510-2020 f or help. ONGOING – The Riv erside County COVID-19 Business Assistanc e Grant Program is ac c epting

online applic ations f or business grants up to $10,000 at http://www. riv erc obizhelp. org that c an be used f or employee retention, working c apital, protec tiv e eq uipment purc hases, rent of mortgage payments and paying v endor notic es. Eligible businesses, including nonprofits, must be in Riv erside County, with less than 50 employees and a minimum of 1 and operating for at least one-year since March 1. For more inf ormation, c all Riv erside County Business and Community Serv ic es at 951-955-0493. ONGOING – 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Temec ula Winc hester Swap Meet continues at 33280 Newport Road in Winc hester Saturdays and Sundays only. The small loc al swap meet is only 50 cents for entry, and anyone under age 10 is free admission. N o dogs allowed. ONGOING – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Every Sunday, Murrieta Village Walk Farmers Market is at Village Walk Plac e in Murrieta. The Sunday morning f armers market at Village Walk Plaza is a place to buy f ruits and v eggies, gourmet f ood and c raf ts. Come to the c enter in the northwest c orner of Kalmia/ Cal Oaks at the Interstate 215 exit in Murrieta. ONGOING – Temec ula’s F armers Markets are offered in Old Town Temecula Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to noon at 4100 Main St. in Temec ula; at Promenade Temec ula, 40640 Winchester Road, outside J CPennys ev ery Wednesday f rom 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and at Vail Headquarters, 32115 Temecula Parkway, every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. In compliance with the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention and Riv erside County Public Health orders, the f armers markets will be restric ted agric ulture produc ts only. Follow the Old Town Temecula F armers Market on F ac ebook to stay updated. N o pets are allowed. W ORKSHOPS, MEETINGS and ANNOUNCEMENTS: Feb. – The c ity of Menifee offers v irtual and in- person youth sports programs, and new c lasses are starting in c artoon drawing, a drama and ac ting ac ademy in F ebruary. F or more inf ormation, v isit www. c ityof menif ee. us/register. Feb. – F reedom of Motion Gym, 41513 Cherry St., in Murrieta off ers two- hour workouts in parkour, dedic ated to ov erc oming obstac les. F or more inf ormation, v isit https:// www. f reedominmotiongym. c om/. Feb. – Learn how to ride a horse f rom Paola Pontanan in a pristine nature area at 41465 Avenida Conc hita in Murrieta. F or reserv ations only, call 865-275-5071. Feb. 27 – 10 a.m. to noon. Attend the “Love Shouldn’t Hurt” domestic v iolenc e prev ention and healthy relationships workshop on Zoom for teens and women from 15 and up, presented by The Dresses and Dreams Project staff and the Safe F amily J ustic e Center with testimonies and survivors. Certificates of partic ipation will be awarded. RSVP at dressesanddreamsproject@gmail.com. March 3 – 10 a.m. Menifee presents a free COVID-19 small-

business webinar with “How to Start a Small Business.” Register online at http://c ityof menif ee. us or call 951-672-6777. March 4 – 1-2 p.m. The Valley Nonprofit Network that works to strengthen local nonprofit organizations through c oordinated promotion, training, networking and collaboration presents a ZOOM meeting. Register in adv anc e f or this meeting and rec eiv e login inf ormation at https://us02web.zoom. us/meeting/register/tZc oc - q gq zMj G92VGxqo2onJW8t q 2GTM P. March 5-19 – 10 a.m. “Branding your small business” is a threeweek webinar presented by the c ity of Menif ee. See http://c ityof menif ee. us or call 951-672-6777. March 8 – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The c ity of Temec ula with the Americ an Red Cross is hosting a blood drov e at the Temec ula City Hall Conf erence Center, 41000 Main St., in Temec ula. Partic ipants must make an appointment bef ore donating to prev ent indiv iduals f rom gathering. Book an appointment at http:// redc rossblood. org. March 22 – 12:30-1:30 p.m. Prof essional Women’s Toastmasters in Temecula celebrates its fifth anniv ersary with a v irtual c elebratory meeting Monday, March 22. In honor of the occasion, Suzanne Leonard, program q uality direc tor of the Toastmasters District 12, will be a guest speaker. F or more inf ormation, email Brooke N unn, v ic e president of public relations, at ppr @toastmast rscl s. org or v isit http://www. prof essionalwomen. toastmastersc lubs. org. March 22 – 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Learn how to harv est and prepare rec ipes f rom wild edible plants growing all around with Sand n’ Straw Community Farm, 625 Mar Vista Drive in Vista. Register for the c lass at https://www. sandnstraw. c om/. April 13 – 10 a.m. Menifee Community Partners will meet on Zoom. Use the link to j oin at https://c ityof menif ee- us. zoom. us/j/88078133176 pwd bDl0NW hsRFNZc FwVEdTMHFMR1A1 UT09 with Meeting ID: 880 7813 3176 and Password: 868646. Dial in with 1 669-900-6833 US (San Jose) For more information, email Chelsea Bollinger at cbolliner@ cityofmenifee.us. ONGOING – Noon to 1 p.m. Attend Murrieta Wildomar Chamber of Commerc e’s weekly business briefing via Zoom or watch live on F ac ebook ev ery Wednesday. Register req uired at https://bit. ly/ MWCBizBrief ing. The c hamber business brief ing is an opportunity to hear f rom c ity, c ounty and business leaders about c urrent and relev ant business inf ormation. ONGOING – Everything KETO c lasses. These interac tiv e step- bystep workshop and c lasses on Zoom will guide students to begin this new way of eating and learn how to easily steer their dec ision- making for effective results. For more information and to register, v isit http:// www. c ityof menif ee. us/register or call 951-723-3880. ONGOING – Menif ee Community Services offers online driver’s

education courses with a $21.95 f ee. The c ourse inc ludes animated driv ing sc enarios, instruc tional v ideos, sample test, lic ensed instruc tor av ailable to answer q uestions, DMV approved certificate of c ompletion with all lec tures and exams c ompleted f rom home. Designed for students and does not inc lude behind- the- wheel instruc tion or a Calif ornia driv er’s permit. Contact 951-723-3880 or visit the c ity of Menif ee to register at http:// www. c ityof menif ee. us. ONGOING – 10-11:30 a.m. Mic helle’s Plac e Canc er Resourc e Center and The Elizabeth Hospic e host a v irtual support meeting f or c aregiv ers ev ery sec ond and f ourth week of the month v ia Zoom. Get helpf ul tips and learn f rom others who are also dealing with similar c hallenges. F or more inf ormation and to register, c ontac t The Elizabeth Hospic e Grief Support Services at 833-349-2054. ONGOING – Loc al N ational Assoc iation of F emale Entrepreneurs group helps women grow both personally and prof essionally and meets monthly. Contac t Robbie Motter, the N AF E global c oordinator, at 951-255-9200 or rmotter@ aol.com f or inf ormation about f uture meetings af ter the c oronav irus restric tions are lif ted. ONGOING – Hemet/Winc hester N ational Assoc iation of F emale Entrepreneurs meets monthly. F or new meeting dates and destinations, c ontac t direc tor J oan Wakeland at 909-721-7648 or email Joanewakeland@gmail.com. Lake Elsinore/ Murrieta/Wildomar N AF E also meets eac h month in Lake Elsinore with direc tor Sandie F uenty. Call Fuenty at 714-981-7013 or email sandiesldy@aol.com to learn when meetings will resume. ONGOING – F ood Addic ts in Recovery Anonymous, a free 12step rec ov ery program f or anyone suf f ering f rom f ood obsession, ov ereating, undereating or bulimia, has meetings throughout the U. S. and the world. Contact 781- 9326300, or for local meetings, call 925-321-0170 or visit http://www. f oodaddic ts. org. ONGOING – The Murrieta Garden Club meets eac h month at the Murrieta Community Center, 41810 J uniper St. , in Murrieta. Anyone who likes to garden or is interested in plants is welc ome. Memberships are $10 per year. Find more information about the monthly ev ent or proj ec t on F ac ebook. ONGOING – Temecula Valley Rose Soc iety meets eac h month. F or more inf ormation and new meeting dates and plac es, v isit http://www. temec ulav alleyrosesoc iety. org. ONGOING – Menif ee Toastmasters meets ev ery Thursday at noon f or one hour at a designated plac e to hav e f un, enhanc e speaking capabilities, gain self-confidence and improv e soc ial skills. F or new dates, call 760-807-1323 or visit http://www. Menif eeToastmasters. org f or more inf ormation. ONGOING – Sons of N orway/ Scandinavia meet the first Saturday of ev ery month f rom September to J une. The v irtual meetings are held on Zoom, at 11 a.m. Join Zoom

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Starlight Bazaar’s opening night, skills camp and more Feb. 26 March 4 Lexington Howe STAFF WRITER

ditor s ot to c rr t state and county health orders, residents should call ahead and see if an event is still available before registering or attending. Please comply with county and state health orders, including washing your hands, wearing a face mask and staying 6- feet away from other people while social distancing. W orld of W atercolor and Beyond The F allbrook Art Center is hosting a new exhibit c alled World of Waterc olor and Beyond, until March 12. F or more inf ormation, v isit www.f allbrookartc enter.or g. Starlight Bazaar: Opening Night In The Loop is hosting Starlight Bazaar, a nighttime f estiva l showc asing loc al music , art, f ood and culture Friday, Feb. 26, from 5-9 p.m . The eve nt is f ree to attend. F or more inf ormation, v isit https://www. f ac ebook. c om/ events/122964289684491/. Paint-a-Pallet W orkshop The Craf t House in Temec ula is hosting a paint- a- pallet workshop Saturday, Feb. 27, from 6-8 p.m. Eac h guest will rec eive an unfinished wood pallet along with stenc ils, paint, brushes and embellishments to c reate your own

c ustom pallet sign. F or more inf ormation or tic kets, v isit http://thec raf thousetemec ula. as.m e/pallet- party. Chunky Knit Blanket W orkshop AR Workshop Temec ula is hosting a c hunky knit blanket workshop Sunday, Feb. 28, at 1 p.m. In the workshop, guests will be guided step- by- step through the hand knitting proc ess to c reate a blanket. The blanket req uires no needles or knitting experienc e. F or more inf ormation and pric ing, vi sit http://www.a rworkshop. c om/eve nt. W eekend Train and Trolley Rides The Southern Calif ornia Railway Museum is hosting weekend train and trolley rides throughout F ebruary. F or more inf ormation, v isit http://soc alrailway. org/sc rmeve nts/weekend- rides. Futsal Skills Camp On several Saturdays throughout F ebruary and Marc h, F utsal Club is hosting a skills c amp at Margarita Community Park in Temec ula. The c amp will be about player development of soccer IQ, skills, receiving, passing, finishing and speed agility, etc . F or more inf ormation, v isit http://www. f utsal- c lub. c om/ c amps.ht ml. i gto o ca r ac d by email at lhowe@reedermedia. com.

In The Loop is hosting Starlight Bazaar, a nighttime festival Friday, Feb. 2 , at Vail Headquarters in Temecula. Valley News/Courtesy photo

Movie Review: ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ Bob Garver SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

One good thing about the year 2021 in movies is that audiences might get two Oscar seasons. Usually, the deadline to q ualif y for a year’s Oscar race is the end of the calendar year, so December is of ten loaded with awardsc hasers. But bec ause there were so many releases pushed bac k in 2020, the Academy has decided to extend the deadline two months, so last-minute Oscar bait is actually opening now in F ebruary 2021. Hopefully, the system can be restored by the end of the year, meaning that there will be one margin of Oscar eligibility that lasts 14 months followed by one that lasts 10 months. “Judas and the Black Messiah” is a film that is shrewdly positioning its release date at the end of the 14-month frame. And it is wise to do so, because I can see this film doing very well in the Oscar race. The f ilm f ollows the Blac k Panther mov ement in Chic ago in the late 1960s. Illinois State Univ ersity c hair F red Hampton, played by Daniel Kaluuya, is spouting the kind of fiery rhetoric that c ould lead to soc ial and politic al upheav al. What he wants is nothing short of a rev olution. This naturally f reaks out those dedic ated to maintaining the status quo, like the FBI, led by J. Edgar Hoov er, played by Martin Sheen, in yet another onsc reen

depic tion of Hoov er that inv olv es horrendous makeup. Agent Roy Mitc hell, played by J esse Plem-

mons, taps lowlif e c ar thief William O’Neal, played by LaKeith Stanfield, to infiltrate Hampton’s

c irc le and serv e as an inf ormant in return f or dropping some c riminal c harges. Tec hnic ally, the betrayer O’Neal is the main character of the film, much like how the antagonist Salieri is the main c harac ter in “Amadeus,” minus the whole “insane jealousy” angle. Hampton is under no delusion that he’s not under c onstant surv eillanc e or that his lif e isn’t c onstantly in danger. He knows he’ll probably be assassinated like f ellow leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm . But he wants to make a difference while he can, setting up educ ational programs f or disadv antaged c hildren and organizing warring gangs into the Rainbow Coalition. When his f riends sense that his days are numbered, they giv e him some money to flee the country, but he turns it ov er to a c omrade, telling him to start a health c linic . This mov e is muc h to the c hagrin of his pregnant girlfriend Deborah, played by Dominique Fishback, who worries that Hampton is ac ting without c onsidering the c onseq uenc es to his unborn c hild. O’Neal is very much taken with the c harismatic Hampton, and as a f ellow Af ric an Americ an, agrees with muc h of what he says about White oppression. But Mitc hell warns him that Hampton’s way is not one of peac e, and it c an only end badly. Also, he’s still got those charges to work off. The time f or him to play J udas to Hampton’s Blac k Messiah is nigh. O’Neal is so affected by

the role he has to play that he’s practically crying when he offers Hampton a tainted drink. A barely c onsc ious Hampton is later assassinated – sorry if that’s a spoiler for a film whose very title equates Hampton with the most f amous martyr in history – in a manner sure to draw c omparisons to the domestic murder of Breonna Taylor. At the heart of “J udas and the Black Messiah” is the fully dedic ated Kaluuya perf ormanc e, v irtually a loc k f or a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination, if not the win. I could see Fishbac k slipping into the Best Supporting Ac tress rac e as well and ev en the mov ie f or Best Pic ture. I haven’t seen many of the directto- streaming awards c ontenders, so I don’t know where this film f alls in relation to them, but this mov ie is c ertainly a f ilm that screams “award-worthy.” In fact, it’s better than any film released in the year 2020 that I reviewed. And it’s only February. I always rec ommend seeing mov ies in theaters f or the sake of supporting theaters, but now there’s a mov ie that’s worth going out of your way to see. Grade: A“Judas and the Black Messiah” is playing in theaters and av ailable for streaming on HBO Max. The film is rated R for violence and pervasive language. Its running time is 126 minutes. Contact Bob G arver at rrg @ . d .

Mt. San Jacinto College Art Talk Series continues with faculty member Mick Gronek SAN JACINTO – The Mt. San J ac into College Art Gallery’s Art Talk series c ontinued Thursday, Feb. 11, with visual artist Mick Gronek, an assoc iate f ac ulty member at the c ollege.

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tinue to reac t to its env ironment in an unfixed state. This activated surf ac e is v isually layered to c reate an ambiguity of spatial depth and meaning. He has partic ipated in numerous solo and group exhibitions, inc luding j uried shows by c ritic Peter F rank and artists J udy Chic ago and Laddie Dill. After completing his bac helor’s degree f rom Univ ersity of Calif ornia Riv erside and master’s degree f rom Claremont Graduate Univ ersity, he began exhibiting his work and maintains studios in San J ac into and Portland, Oregon. This semester’s Art Talk series is f oc used on MSJ C’s Art and Design faculty members. Following Gronek and a talk with J ohn Scahill, Feb. 25, five additional Art Talk eve nts are sc heduled f or this spring semester at MSJ C; March 11 with Mark Batongmalaque; March 25 with Kaleeka

The Mt. San Jacinto College Art Gallery’s Art Talk series continues Thursday, Feb. 11, with visual artist Mick Gronek, an associate faculty member at the college those work involves the application of patinas on various metals to provoke an alchemical transformation. Valley News/M t. San Ja cinto College photo

Bond; April 8 with Concepcion Sanford; April 22 with Monica Eastridge and May 6 with Michael Killgore. All Art Talks are sc heduled f or every other Thursday from 1-2 p.m . F or more inf ormation, c on-

tac t jknuth@msjc.edu. The vi rtual ev ent is supported by the MSJ C F oundation. The Zoom link will be f ound at http://www.m sj c .e du/ artgallery. Submitted by Mt. San Jacinto College.

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Temecula introduces Parent & Me Busy Bags for fun and educational activities delivered directly to your home TEMECULA Are you searching f or something f un and educ ational to do with your toddler or presc hooler? The Temec ula Community Services Department introduc ed Parent & Me Busy Bags f or f amilies looking f or enric hing ac tivi ties f or their c hildren. J essic a Walker, an instruc tor with the Community Serv ic es

Department, took her experience as a toddler/presc hool enric hment instruc tor and c reated pac kages that will be mailed direc tly to partic ipants’ homes. Registration is av ailable f or one or multiple months. Pac kets will be mailed out the first week of every month and will inc lude f our busy bags with instruc tions. Ac tivi ties

c hange eac h month and will enc ourage c hildren to work on skills suc h as hand eye c oordination, fine motor, alphabet recognition, c ounting, shape and c olor rec ognition. These ac tiv ities will be reusable, so that c hildren c an play with them ove r and ove r again. If those looking for in-person instruc tion, Temec ula Community

Services Department has a variety of c lasses f or all ages. Current inperson c lasses are held outdoors and inc lude: Pre- K F itness F un Class, Ballet F olkloric o, F ield Hoc key, Glitz Cheer, Karate, Pic kleball and Tennis. Classes are being ev aluated and planned in ac c ordanc e with c urrent state and loc al saf ety mandates. Updates on

c lasses and newly added c lasses are posted online regularly. Visit http://Temec ulaCA. gov / TCSD to register f or a Busy Bag or f or more inf ormation on other c lasses. F or additional que stions, c ontac t the c lasses team at lass s@ m c la .go or 951-694-6480. mitt d cit o m c la.

Rolly Crump gives Disneyland a bit of ‘flitter’ and a lot of whimsy Nathalie Taylor SPECIAL TO VILLAGE NEWS

I can’t imagine Disneyland without the influence of Roland “Rolly” Crump. This 90-year-old, who c alled F allbrook home f or many years and was named a Disney Legend, gav e the park some of its most whimsic al and magic al touc hes while working as a Disney Imagineer. His ideas and the resulting c reations were many, and his work appears throughout Disneyland: A shiny eye here and a whirring propeller there. Smiling f igures, floating pianos and whimsical trash c ans: They were all ideas born in the mind of the artist. His v ehic le lic ense plate reads “Crumpy.” It has become a description of a c ertain whimsic al style of art – “Crump-like” or “Crumpylike.” When you first meet him, you are surprised at his humility and the more you learn about him you realize how extraordinary his humility really is. “I’ve always felt that Disneyland was a gorgeous salad bec ause of the ingredients,” Crump said. But what he didn’t stress is that he was one of those responsible for the magical medley of “salad” ingredients. In 1952, he began his work with Disney in the animation department – the fulfillment of a dream. His mother introduced him to a Disney employee, an interv iew f ollowed and he was hired. “Before the year was out, I was working on “Peter Pan,” he said. Throughout his nine years in animation, he also worked on “Lady and the Tramp,” “Sleeping Beauty” and “101 Dalmatians.” Crump’s segue to WED Enterprises, which is Walt Disney Imagineering, c ame about bec ause of an innov ativ e idea. “I was making these crazy little propellers out of c lips f rom penc ils, and my room (at Disney) was filled with all of these propellers that were running off the air conditioning.” Someone then talked him into putting his inv entiv e propellers on display in the Disney Library where an employee told Crump, “Walt c ame by and saw your exhibit – he seemed to really enjoy it.” “When I finally worked for Walt, I think it was the propellers that made him want to hire me,” Crump said. “I think he liked my imagination. “I don’t have a favorite project I worked on at Disneyland – they were all my favorites. But I think the most impressive thing that I did was the c loc k and f aç ade to Small World,” he said. When finishing the facade, Crump dec ided on a white and gold theme using gold leaf paint. The proj ec t took so muc h gold leaf paint that they dried up the U. S. supply and had to order some f rom Germany. “It’s a Small World” was created as one of the Disney attractions for the 1964 New York World’s Fair, and Crump was part of that design team. The c hess piec es that whirl around “England” were Crump’s idea. He f ashioned them, but they were brought into the ride with j ust a c oating of white paint. He painted the designs while they were installing the ride. Crump, along with another Imagineer, Jack Ferges, designed 250 Small World “toys,” which is what Disney called the non-audio-animatronic figures. When the f air ride was disassembled and moved to Disneyland, it needed a lot of work to bring it bac k to lif e. “Sections were ripped off – the ‘flitter’ was coming off,” he said. “Flitter” is a term that Disney used to desc ribe the glittery c oating on some of the Small World toys. Disney employees, including Crump, c leaned and repaired the ride, making sure the f litter was j ust right, and added one- third to the attrac tion to make it the pristine showpiec e people enj oy today. Crump’s 120-foot “Tower of the Four Winds,” led people to the Small World ride during the World’s F air, but this kinetic sc ulpture

Rolly Crump cradles a paper mache figure, which is reminiscent of the figures created for “It’s a Small World.” Valley News/Nathalie T aylor photo

with Crump’s whimsic al propellers, didn’t make it to Disneyland bec ause of the extraordinary c ost to mov e it. In 1963, Disneyland opened the Enc hanted Tiki Room, and Crump was one of those responsible f or making the Tiki Room “Enchanted.” Eighty perc ent of the tikis were his c reations – f rom inc eption to the finished product. In the Disney Studios parking lot, armed with only a plastic f ork f rom the studio c af eteria, he c reated v arious tikis from “plasticine” clay. After the tikis were c ompleted, molds were made f or f iberglass c asting. The end result was fiberglass tikis which were hand- painted by Crump. Some of the tikis took the f orm of monkey drummers, and when the attrac tion debuted, Crump said he looked at them and thought, “They hav e a dead look to them.” So he fixed that problem with some Sparkletts water

truc k disc s. “I went up and screwed some Sparkletts things into the eyes so when the drummers beat the drum, the v ibrations made the eyes sparkle – and they’re still there,” he said with a smile. Sparkling in true Disney fashion for over 50 years. Work on “The Haunted Mansion,” which opened in 1969, took three years of his lif e. Crump’s influence, and that of his work partner Y ale Grac ey, c an be f ound in the sé anc e room, ghostly wallpaper, ballroom organ, “stretching room,” serenading grav eyard busts and in sev eral other shadowy c orners of the ride. Crump was made a Disney Legend in 2004. His first reaction was, “Why me Walt said I was special, but I was just doing my job,” he said humbly. In 2009, he was again honored, this time with a c ommemorative Disneyland window on

Original scale model of “It’s a Small World” facade is part of Crump’s collection. Valley News/Nathalie T aylor photo

Rolly Crump and Walt Disney share a laugh over the model of “It’s a Small World” facade, which Crump designed. Valley News/Courtesy photo

Main Street USA abov e the China Closet shop. In 2012, Crump told his story to Jeff Heimbuch and the ensuing book – filled with tales and photographs – is entitled, “It’s Kind of a Cute Story.” It’s difficult not to catch the spirit – the enthusiasm – that Crump has

for Disneyland and the work that he did to make it magic al. “It was very special when Walt was alive,” he said, “I was fortunate to work for him.” His thoughts on his work as a Disney Imagineer It was 40 years of heav en.

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Gov. Newsom updates California high school sports guidelines Football can return Feb. 26 in red and purple tiers JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

In what was a huge v ic tory f or return- to- play adv oc ates, Calif ornia Gov . Gav in N ewsom updated the state’s guidanc e on the return of youth and high sc hool sports F riday, F eb. 1 9 . The c hange c lears a path f or the return of f ootball and other outdoor sports but leav es a huge gap in what c an be expec ted f or athletes in southwest Riv erside County. High sc hool f ootball and other outdoor sports will be allowed to resume play ac ross many parts of California for the first time in nearly 1 2 months, the state Department of Public Health announc ed in c onj unc tion with N ewsom’s update. Ac c ording to the updated guidanc e, outdoor high- c ontac t sports c an be played in c ounties in the purple and red tiers if the c ounties hav e a c ase rate at or below 1 4 per 1 00,000. The guidanc e goes into effect Friday, Feb. 26. As of Tuesday, Feb. 16, Riverside County c urrently boasts a 28 . 8 c ase rate per 1 00,000 residents. “This is a mov e in the right direc tion but by no means hav e we reached the finish line,” Bob Hess, Chaparral baseball parent, said. “Thanks to grassroots mov ements like #LetThemPlayCA the sc ienc e and data are f inally being shared with Gov . N ewsom and other state and local officials. The data confirms the safety with whic h our student- athletes c an play youth sports. While this is still a numbers game, we finally have a roadmap whic h prov ides hope f or our student- athletes. This is a hope that did not nec essarily exist a f ew weeks or months ago.” Indoor sports were lef t untouc hed, without c ompelling ev idenc e they c an be played saf ely. Higher- c ontac t sports that hav e been approv ed to play must also

adhere to new guidelines, namely a weekly testing regimen. The CDPH released updated youth sports guidelines Dec . 1 4. Those guidelines pushed bac k the Calif ornia high sc hool sports season to J an. 25 . Sinc e the regional stay- at- home order was lif ted, sports in the purple tier c ould begin to be played if distric ts and priv ate sc hools allowed them and the sport is in its designated season of sport. The only Season 1 sport allowed to c ompete in the purple tier was c ross- c ountry. The other Season 1 sports c onsist of traditional c ompetitive cheer, field hockey, football, gymnastic s, girls’ v olleyball and water polo. Prev iously, those were not allowed to be played. The tiered system monitors ev ery c ounty’s COV ID- 1 9 test positiv ity and adj usted c ase rate and is still in ef f ec t, but youth sports are now no longer tied to it. At a minimum, c ounties must remain in a tier f or at least three weeks bef ore mov ing f orward. Data is rev iewed weekly and tiers are updated on Tuesdays. To mov e f orward, a c ounty must meet the next tier’s c riteria f or two c onsec utiv e weeks. If a c ounty’s metric s worsen f or two c onsec utiv e weeks, it will be assigned a more restric tive tier. Public health officials are c onstantly monitoring data and c an step in if nec essary. “Unf ortunately, right now it looks like Riv erside County is f ar from the threshold,” Shira Smith, parent of a senior c heerleader at a loc al sc hool, said. “Why c an’t N ewsom j ust make it f air f or ev eryone to play.” Dr. Tomá s Aragó n, the state’s public health officer, cited declining rates of inf ec tion ac ross the state as a key f ac tor f or the timing of the announc ement, whic h return- to- play adv oc ates hav e been antic ipating all week af ter nearly

B y the end of the w eek, high school footbal l programs l ike Murrieta V al l ey High School , pictured here during a preseason w orko ut, w il l be al l ow ed to resume pl ay across many parts of C al ifornia according to the updated guidance. Valley News/Andrez I maging photo

two months of negotiations. “Y outh sports are important to our c hildren’s physic al and mental health, and our public health approac h has worked to balanc e those benefits against COVID-19 risks,” Aragó n said in a statement. “With c ase rates and hospitalizations dec lining ac ross Calif ornia, we are allowing outdoor c ompetition to resume, with modifications and steps to reduc e risk, in c ounties where case rates are lower.” While indoor sports, like basketball and wrestling, remain unlikely to happen this spring, return- toplay adv oc ates were enthused by the dec ision but exasperated by a long process. Other sports defined as moderate c ontac t, suc h as baseball, sof tball and c heerleading, will not be subj ec t to the testing

req uirement but it was rec ommended f or athletes in all sports. F ootball players, as well as athletes who play rugby or water polo, will also be req uired to be tested weekly if their home c ounty has a c ase rate abov e sev en c ases per 1 00,000, bec ause those sports are “likely to be played unmasked, with c lose, f ac e- to- f ac e c ontac t exceeding 15 minutes.” “N ow is the time to double down on the pressure we apply to our government officials,” Hess said. “Parents, students, and athletes should c ontinue to write letters, make phone c alls, post to soc ial media pages. Continue to c ollec t data that supports the saf e return to sc hool and sports. It is important that our elected officials understand that we hold them ac c ountable. It is

no longer OK to hide behind f alse data, arbitrary numbers or politic al party lines. It is time f or our leaders to rec ognize the damage that has been done and c ontinues to be done to our students, our athletes. While today’s announc ement is a step in the right direc tion ( and a v ic tory for some) we must continue to fight the good fight for all California students and athletes. We must LetThemPlayCA.” The issue mov es into the hands of loc al health authorities, who c ould restric t c ompetition beyond the newly relaxed state rules. As f or the return- to- play mov ement, sourc es said they will attempt to transition its suc c ess f rom the gridiron to the hardwood. JP Raineri can be reached by email at sports@reedermedia.com.

What could the new high school sports update mean for local schedules? JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

With the rec ent news regarding high sc hool sports af ter the announc ement F riday, F eb. 1 9 , by the Calif ornia Department of Public Health, as it pertains to tiers and start dates, things c an be c onf using. The Calif ornia Intersc holastic F ederation tried hard to keep up with the ev er- c hanging landsc ape of the pandemic and deserv e muc h c redit in keeping the hope aliv e f or high sc hool student athletes, their f amilies, c oac hes, sc hool administrators and f ans. They are allowing athletes and c oac hes to partic ipate in more than one sport at a time. A rec ent rule c hange announc ed by the CIF will allow high sc hool athletes and c oac hes in Calif ornia to be inv olv ed with more than one sport or team at any time f or the rest of this sc hool year. They said the c hange was made af ter c onsulting with the CDPH. There is one maj or exc eption to the rev ised rule – f ootball. N ow, athletes in all sports, exc ept f ootball, will be able to partic ipate in ac tiv ities suc h as games and prac tic es with more than one team – high sc hool or c lub – at the same time, and only f or this sc hool year. This revision also affects coaches. The c hange was made af ter clarification from the CDPH came out about the “cohorts” portion of the high sc hool and youth sports guidelines. That so-called “cohort” guideline – a c ohort is essentially a team – said that anyone inv olv ed in high sc hool sports should “ref rain f rom partic ipating with more than one team ov er the same season or time period.” The change was made to reduc e the potential spread of COV ID- 1 9 .

“We have confirmed that their specific language regarding cohorting and multi- team partic ipation is not a mandate, but a rec ommendation,” the CIF said in a statement. “Therefore, effective immediately, the CIF is reinstating its waiv er of Bylaws 600-605. The only exception is the sport of football.” Those bylaws deal with partic ipation in “outside” competition, such as c lub teams, when a high sc hool team is in season. Basketball players, f or example, c annot play f or their high sc hool team and c lub team at the same time. In the summer, the CIF said it was resc inding those bylaws this sc hool year to giv e athletes more opportunities while sports were being affected by the pandemic. But after the CDPH c hanged its guidelines in Dec ember, the CIF had to reinstate the outside c ompetition rule, whic h it c hanged again rec ently af ter c onsulting with

the CDPH. With that bylaw c hange being made c lear, again, it is time to f oc us on what the latest returnto- play news c ould mean f or high sc hool sports sc hedules. Here is a sport- by- sport explainer as to when a specific sport could be able to begin c ompetition. Football The CIF - SS released an extremely spec if ic sc hedule f or a return to f ootball ac tiv ity based on when your c ounty reac hes the 1 4- c ase- per- 1 00,000- residents mark, the new threshold to allow outdoor c ontac t sports to begin. The state releases new c ounty data ev ery Tuesday. If your county is under 14 cases by Tuesday, Feb. 23: Players may start c onditioning with helmets, Tshirts and shorts F eb. 23- 25 . Their first full day of pads can be Feb. 26. Interscholastic scrimmages can

For this year onl y, athl etes in al l sports, ex cept footbal l , w il l be abl e to participate in games and practices w ith more than one team, high Valley News/AC Sports photo school or cl ub, at the same time.

A n indoor vo l l eybal l season may not happen this school year as the recent return- to- pay update show s the sport w as move d backw ard from the orange tier to the yel l ow tier. Valley News/File photo

begin as of March 6 and teams can play a six- game sc hedule beginning F riday, Marc h 1 2. If your county goes under 14 cases by Tuesday, March 2: Players may start c onditioning with helmets, T- shirts and shorts Marc h 2- 4. Their first full day of pads can be Marc h 5. Intersc holastic sc rimmages c an begin as of Marc h 13 and can play a five-game schedule beginning F riday, Marc h 19. If your county goes under 14 cases by Tuesday, March 9: Players may start c onditioning with helmets, T- shirts and shorts March 9-11. Their first full day of pads c an be Marc h 12. Intersc holastic sc rimmages c an begin as of Marc h 20 and c an play a f ourgame sc hedule beginning F riday, March 26. If your c ounty reac hes the req uired threshold af ter the dates and sc enarios listed abov e, then sc hools still hav e the option to play three, two or one game if

they wish to do so, provi ded they f ollow CIF bylaws mandating a minimum of 10 days of prac tic e bef ore a sc rimmage and 14 days of practice before a first contest. The last allowable date f or f ootball c ompetition is April 17. W ater polo If your c ounty is under 1 4 c ases per 100,000 residents, boys’ and girls’ water polo may begin practice and competition Feb. 26. The season’s end date is now set at Marc h 20. Cross-country Boys’ and girls’ cross-country was not affected by last week’s announc ement and was already allowed to partic ipate in the purple tier. Its season- ending date is Marc h 27. Girls’ tennis Girls’ tennis c an begin F eb. 22, with dual matc hes only, regardless of c ase rate. see SC H EDU LES, page C-2

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SPORTS

Third cross-country duals race puts Great Oak on top of Southwestern League standings

G reat O ak High School senior B rianna W eidl er take s the top spot against V ista Murrieta High School at Temecul a V al l ey High School Thursday, Feb. 1 8 . Valley News/T ime Stood Still P hotography photo

JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

The third duals meet f or Southwestern League c ross- c ountry runners took plac e Thursday, F eb. 18, at Temec ula V alley High Sc hool.

Great Oak High Sc hool prov ed why they are who they are, taking out V ista Murrieta High Sc hool to take the lead in the Southwestern League standings, keeping their undef eated rec ord intac t. Murrieta V alley High Sc hool ran past Mur-

rieta Mesa, who were still looking for their first win this season from their boys’ and girls’ teams, and Chaparral edged out Temec ula V alley High Sc hool with their sweep of both rac es. Here are the results f eaturing sc ores and the top five runners, or runner from eac h sc hool: Murrieta Valley (19) vs. Murrieta Mesa (38) G irls: Isabel Rosales ( 9 ) – Murrieta V alley – 18: 30.4 Hannah Butler (11) – Murrieta V alley – 19: 25.2 Ashley Glenn ( 1 1 ) – Murrieta V alley – 19: 27.4 Emily Kendric k ( 1 1 ) – Murrieta Mesa – 19: 42.7 Erin Capen ( 9) – Murrieta Mesa – 20: 01.8 5 Murrieta Valley (15) vs. Murrieta Mesa (48) Boys: J uan Rosales ( 1 2) – Murrieta V alley – 15: 49.5 J oshua Sweetnam ( 12) – Murrieta V alley – 15: 5.0 Cooper Anderson ( 1 1) – Murrieta Valley – 16:02.1 Ryan Billman (12) – Murrieta Valley – 16:03.5 Ronaldo F ernandez ( 9 ) – Murrieta Valley – 16:05.1

6. Riley Menter (12) – Murrieta Mesa – 16:08.8 Te m e c u l a Va l l e y ( 2 5 ) v s . Chaparral (32) G irls: Paige Thamer ( 1 1 ) – Temec ula V alley – 18: 52.8 Emily Sc hwank ( 12) – Chaparral High – 19: 19.0 Morgan Smith ( 1 0) – Chaparral – 19: 25 .8 Megan Thamer ( 1 0) – Temec ula V alley – 19: 42.2 Av a Wettlauf er ( 1 0) – Temec ula V alley – 19: 49.8 Te m e c u l a Va l l e y ( 2 2 ) v s . Chaparral (35) Boys: Jacob Bustamante (12) – Chaparral – 14: 5 .2 Alex Kalmar ( 1 2) – Temec ula V alley – 15: 14.9 Mike Martinez ( 1 1 ) – Chaparral – 15: 24.3 Adrian Iwamoto ( 1 1) – Temec ula V alley – 17: 03.7 Ric ky Martinez ( 10) – Chaparral – 17: 12 .8 G re a t O a k ( 1 8 ) v s . Vi s t a Murrieta (41) G irls: Brianna Weidler (12) - Great Oak – 17: 08 .5 Aishling F abian ( 10) - Great Oak – 17: 28 .2

Kali Kraus ( 1 0) – Great Oak – 17:36.6 Ameya Teli ( 1 0) – Great Oak – 17: 41.1 Isabella Smith ( 1 1 ) – V ista Murrieta – 18:20.6 G re a t O a k ( 1 9 ) v s . Vi s t a Murrieta (43) Boys: Austin Montez ( 12) – Great Oak – 14:36.7 N oah Murasmith ( 1 2) – V ista Murrieta – 14: 43.9 Nick Gaffney (10) – Great Oak – 14: 45.2 Cameron Smith ( 1 1) – Great Oak – 14:46.5 Dav id Kankowski ( 1 0) – Great Oak – 14: 47.2 Next up These teams will c ompete again this week f or a three- team league showdown at TV HS ( hill c ourse) . Times and date - TBD Chaparral vs. Great Oak vs. Murrieta Valley Murrieta Mesa vs. Temecula Valley vs. Vista Murrieta * Full results can be found at ttp .fi is dr s lts.com. JP Raineri can be reached by email at sports@reedermedia. com.

Former Great Oak baseball player gets the start for LSU JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

Former G reat O ak High School shortstop, Z ach A rnol d, bel ts a tw o- run home run over the left field bleachers to give Louisiana State University a 6 - 1 l ead ov er A ir Force Saturday, Feb. 2 0 . Valley News/L SU courtesy photo

Af ter winning a CIF Southern Sec tion with his Great Oak High Sc hool baseball team in 201 9 , Zac h Arnold was ready to mov e on and play c ollege baseball at the Univ ersity of Oregon in 2020, bef ore longtime c oac h George Horton parted ways with the program in late May, about a week bef ore the draf t. A 201 9 All- State infielder for medium-sized Calif ornia sc hools, Arnold had signed with Oregon after batting .406 during his high sc hool c areer. Arnold was unsure about the f uture of the program at the time and rec eiv ed a release f rom his national letter of intent, but needed a sc hool, and low and behold, a f av orite program of his, Louisiana State Univ ersity, needed a shortstop. He took one v isit and signed soon af ter.

LSU thought it sec ured a possible shortstop of the f uture in Christian Cairo, who arriv ed on campus in the midst of the MLB draf t. He might hav e started his f reshman year, but as Cairo c onsidered c lasses, the Clev eland Indians took him in the f ourth round. With Cairo gone, LSU had a j unior- c ollege transf er in Zac k Mathis, but he lef t af ter one season, leav ing a possible starting position open f or Arnold. “I want to play every day,” Arnold told the media. “The main goal is going to Omaha and winning a national championship.” Arnold was on pac e to be that starter, but three days af ter the start of f all prac tic e, he broke one of his ribs and missed the rest of the f all. LSU expec ted Arnold to c ompete f or playing time at shortstop, but the rib didn’t heal properly. So, when LSU began

preseason prac tic e last year, Arnold underwent thorac ic outlet surgery to remov e one of his ribs. With a rib missing, he returned f or LSU’s f inal series bef ore Southeastern Conf erenc e play and appeared in two games, but the season ended less than a week later bec ause of the c oronav irus pandemic , f orc ing Arnold to wait ev en longer f or his c hanc e. With the start of the 2021 season taking plac e this past weekend, Arnold did start at shortstop against Air F orc e in their season opener and ev en belted the Tigers one extra- base hit, a two- run home run ov er the left field bleachers in the bottom of the eighth inning to giv e LSU a 6-1 lead, and ultimately, the win. JP Raineri can be reached by email at sports@reedermedia. com.

CBU women’s basketball clinches WAC regular-season championship JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

The California Baptist Unive rsity women’s basketball team c linc hed its f irst- ev er Western Athletic Conf erenc e regular- season c hampionship af ter beating Grand Canyon University 79-64 in the CBU Events Center Saturday, F eb. 20. Ane Olaeta, the WAC Preseason Player of the Y ear, had a season-high 26 points and nine assists. It marks CBU’s first winter sport team WAC c hampionship, j oining women’s c ross- c ountry and baseball as the only programs to hav e c laimed a c onf erenc e title sinc e transitioning to N CAA Div ision I in 2018. The Lanc ers also hav e a c hanc e to make WAC history and bec ome the sixth team all- time to make an

undef eated c onf erenc e run, j oining San Diego State ( 9 4- 9 5 ) , Colorado State ( 9 8 - 9 9 ) , Louisiana Tec h ( 0203) , F resno State ( 09 - 1 0) and N ew Mexico State (16-17). The Lanc ers c ould hold their own spec ial spot in WAC history with one final sweep, as the conferenc e has nev er had a team go undef eated in the regular season sinc e it began sponsoring the sport bac k in 1990-1991. CBU will close out the regular season at Seattle University, March 5-6. The Lancers’ 20th win of the season also pushed their ac tiv e win- streak to 23 in- arow, leav ing inac tiv e Princ eton Univ ersity in sec ond with 22 while Bucknell and Florida Gulf Coast unive rsities are tied f or third with 17- straight. Britney Thomas, a product of San J ac into High Sc hool, had

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another impressiv e perf ormanc e, sc oring 1 7 points on 7 - 1 0 shooting while grabbing sev en rebounds and denying a pair of shots. The pair of Thomas and Olaeta c ombined to ac c ount f or 54.4% of the Lancers’ points and did so efficiently by shooting 64.3% (18-28) on the night. The Lanc ers still have one more series to go but will have to stay patient as they are sc heduled to go into their bye week bef ore heading to Seattle f or a pair of games against the Redhawks, March 5-6. JP Raineri can be reached by email at sports@reedermedia. com.

SC H EDU LES from page C-1 Soccer If your c ounty is under 1 4 c ases per 1 00,000 residents, boys’ and girls’ soc c er c an begin c ompetition F eb. 27 . It is a big improv ement based on last week’s announc ement as soc c er would not hav e been able to start until c ase rates were below f our c ases per 1 00,000 bef ore the updated guidelines. Boys’ tennis Boys’ tennis can begin competition with dual meets only Marc h 1 , regardless of c ase rate. Swimming Boys’ and girls’ swimming can begin Marc h 1 3 with dual meets only, regardless of c ase rates. Baseball and Softball If the c ounty is under 1 4 c ases per 1 00,000 residents, baseball and sof tball c an start Marc h 1 9 . This is a big improv ement f or these sports, whic h would hav e needed the c ase rate to be below sev en c ases per 1 00,000 bef ore last week’s announc ement. Track and Field Boys’ and girls’ track and field c an begin Marc h 20 with dual

Former San Jacinto High School standout B ritney Thomas ( 3 2 ) scores 1 points as Californa Baptist University clinched its first-ever Western A thl etic C onference regul ar- season championship after beating G rand Canyon University 9- Saturday, Feb. 20. Valley News/AC Sports photo

meets only regardless of c ase rate. Golf Boys’ and girls’ golf can begin Marc h 20 with dual matc hes only regardless of c ase rate. Indoor sports Sports played indoors were not affected positively by last week’s announc ement. The CIF - SS said they are still in disc ussions with the governor’s office and CDPH on a return- to- play plan. Meanwhile, they did say any indoor sports c an play outside. “If possible, indoor sports c an begin to play outdoors, if your c ounty meets the req uired threshold of 1 4 c ases or less per 1 00,000 people,” the CIF-SS said in a news release. The outdoor v ersions of indoor sports would hav e to f ollow the f ollowing sc hedule: Girls’ volleyball: Feb. 16 with season ending Marc h 20. Unf ortunately, the c onc ept of an indoor v olleyball season is all but eliminated at this point. V olleyball, in f ac t, was mov ed bac kward f rom the orange tier to the yellow tier, meaning the c ounty would hav e to be below 1 c ase per 1 00,000. With

the season set to end Marc h 20, it looks like the option f or them is to play outside. Competitive cheer: Can start outdoor ev ents whenev er the c ounty dips below 1 4 c ases. Boys’ and girls’ wrestling: Outdoor matc hes c an be held starting Marc h 5 , dual matc hes only, if the c ounty dips below 1 4 c ases. It c an be done as J ody Dav is, the wrestling c oac h who is now at Shadow Hills, has hosted some outdoor wrestling matc hes bef ore. Boys’ and girls’ basketball: Marc h 1 2 is the start of the basketball season when outdoor matc hes c ould be held as of this time. The #LetThemPlayCA mov ement is pressuring the CIF - SS to push the state to allow some f orm of indoor basketball at some point, but as of now there is no opening f or indoor basketball until the c ounty is in the yellow tier. Boys’ volleyball: Outdoors only beginning Marc h 1 3 seems to be the only av enue f or this sport now. As c hanges c ome about, we will post them online. JP Raineri can be reached by email at sports@reedermedia.com.

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Censored doctors, as it turns out, were right

Julie Reeder PUBLISHER

We are hearing stories loc ally about people going to the hospital with COV ID- 1 9 and being told to return home with no treatment. If they get worse, they return to the hospital f or treatment. This is opposite of what many f ront- line doc tors af ter treating thousands of patients are telling us is the best way to treat COV ID- 1 9 patients. A doc tor f riend of mine rec ently sent me an interv iew with another doc tor in N ew Y ork, Dr. V ladimir Zelenko. Zelenko boasted a near 1 00% suc c ess rate treating 3,000 COV ID- 1 9 patients with hydroxyc hloroq uine, azithromyc in and zinc sulfate for five days. He has only lost three patients out of 3,000. His treatment is now c alled the Zelenko Protoc ol. I pref er to listen to ac tual doc tors who are on the f ront lines treating patients than politic ians or media people. The problem is that many doc tors are being c ensored ev en though they have firsthand knowl-

edge. They hav e had their hands tied politic ally by being threatened to hav e their lic enses remov ed and their dec isions f or treatment q uestioned by pharmac ists. I believ e this is unprec edented and ov erreac h in the relationship between a patient and a doc tor. The first instance of censorship that I know about as it relates to COV ID- 1 9 and physic ians were Drs. Dan Eric kson and Artin Massihi, who own urgent c are c enters in Calif ornia, inc luding one in Temec ula. F rom their observ ation they were saying that the pandemic wasn’t as deadly as was being reported. They were shunned and their v ideos were remov ed as disinf ormation f rom soc ial media. As it turns out they were c orrec t. Then there were the f ront- line doc tors speaking out about hydroxyc hloroq uine as a saf e, inexpensiv e and av ailable treatment. They were ridic uled and c ensored, although they had amazing personal experienc e in treating thousands of ac tual patients internationally. Studies against hydroxyc hloroq uine were c ited whic h later were f ound to be phony but the damage had been done. A well-known drug offered ov er- the- c ounter in some c ountries and widely distributed had been disc redited by U. S. politic ians, agenc ies and media whic h c ould hav e been used to sav e hundreds of thousands of people, espec ially in the disadv antaged neighborhoods. Instead, billions of taxpayer dollars were used to f und new experimental drugs and v ac c ines and many patients died in the interim. The winners were the pharmac eutic al

c ompanies at the expense of seniors, the medic ally v ulnerable, the disadv antaged poor and taxpayers. On Dec . 8 , I was watc hing Dr. Pierre Kory, a lung spec ialist who had personally treated ov er 1 ,5 00 COV ID- 1 9 patients, in the Senate hearings on COV ID- 1 9 . Kory spoke about the suc c ess he had treating COV ID- 1 9 patients with iv ermec tin, an inexpensiv e and av ailable antiparasitic drug that has been av ailable sinc e 1 9 7 5 . He was j ust asking f or the N ational Institutes of Health to rev iew his immense amounts of data, 30 studies. He was dec rying the dec isions of the gov ernment agenc ies who had not looked at new ev idenc e sinc e August 2020, ev en though there was an immense amount of new data f rom treating patients. He talked of seeing patients who would die needlessly bec ause they were seen too late, stressing as other doc tors had that early treatment was the answer. Sen. Ron J ohnson submitted the data and a letter to the N IH af ter the hearings. For more information, find an early v ersion of the manusc ript, “Rev iew of the Emerging Ev idenc e Demonstrating the Efficacy of Ivermectin in the Prophylaxis and Treatment of COVID-19,” at https://www. f rontiersin. org/artic les/1 0. 338 9 / fphar.2021.643369/abstract. On J an. 1 4, the N IH c hanged their rec ommendation on iv ermec tin f rom being against using, whic h tied doc tors’ hands to a rec ommendation ref erenc ing the inc reased numbers of c linic al trials that hav e been done with positiv e results sinc e their last update, Aug. 27 . The N IH now rec ommends neither f or or against

the use of iv ermec tin, whic h f rees doc tors and health c are prov iders to prescribe it off label. Proponents were disappointed and wanted it listed as an emergenc y use drug, but the N IH c ited more trials needed. Back to Zelenko and hydroxyc hloroq uine. As early as Marc h 2020, Zelenko started treating COV ID- 1 9 patients. He said on a typic al day his patient load skyroc keted to as many as 25 0 patients a day, and he was searc hing around the world f or a way to treat these patients. His researc h brought him to hydroxyc hloroq uine, azithromyc in and zinc . He f ound that early treatment was c ruc ial, in f ac t he f ound that he c ouldn’t wait f or tests to c ome bac k bef ore he started treatment and 9 0% of his tests c ame bac k positiv e f or COV ID- 1 9 . He disc ussed the misinf ormation and outright lies that were spun about hydroxyc hloroq uine, inc luding f abric ated researc h, in an apparent effort to suppress and prev ent widespread use. Ac c ording to Zelenko, early treatment is crucial. “During the first five days of SARS-CoV-2 infection, the v iral load remains f airly steady. Around Day F iv e, it exponentially inc reases, potentially ov erwhelming your immune system. To prev ent c omplic ations, treatment needs to begin within the first five days of symptom onset.” He said early treatment is also crucial to prevent “long-haul” symptoms af ter rec ov ery. N one of Zelenko’s patients who started their treatment within the first five days went on to dev elop long- haul symptoms.

How was Zelenko rewarded f or his suc c ess? He was banned on Twitter af ter millions of people saw his tweets. County health officials said Zelenko’s c laims were “unsubstantiated” and urged residents to listen to public health officials. In the interv iew, he explains how hydroxyc hloroq uine works against COV ID- 1 9 . The problem with c ensoring f ront- line doc tors with real lif e experienc e is that people c an die who c ould hav e been treated suc c essf ully. “When we hav e a large population of people that need to be treated, it has to be oral, c heap, safe and effective,” Zelenko said. “By the way, this is not new. This inf ormation was known in 2005 – ev en bef ore. “There are papers with ( Dr. Anthony) F auc i’s name on it, c alling ( hydroxyc hloroq uine) a mirac le drug. F auc i c alled HCQ a v ac c ine. There’s a paper in whic h he c alled it an absolute dream treatment and v ac c ine. So, it’s c onv eniently f orgotten, but that’s what it is. It’s a matter of scientific record,” he said. Zelenko figured out early on that only one- third of his patients ac tually needed the triple- drug regimen. The remaining two- thirds were in low- risk c ategories and did not need drug treatment. In all, Zelenko has only had 1 5 patients who ended up req uiring hospitalization, f our of whom were intubated. All were ev entually suc c essf ully extubated and rec ov ered. The remaining 1 1 were admitted

withstand a maj or earthq uake ac c ording to seismic tests c onduc ted in 2007 . The water lev el in Lake Wohlf ord has been reduc ed so that the older, earthq uake- saf e sec tion of the dam is now holding bac k the lake, though with less storage capacity. The proposed fix involves building a new dam j ust west of the lake, and breac hing the old dam to allow the lake to regain its 6,500 ac re- f eet storage c apac ity. All this c onstruc tion is v ery c ostly. Proposition 1 E, the Disaster and Flood Prevention Bond Act of 2006, authorized bonds to finance disaster preparedness and f lood prev ention proj ec ts. Unf ortunately, legal

deadlines f or f unding passed and a legislative fix became necessary. That’s where AB 692 comes in. The bill extends those deadlines to J une 30, 2028 . Restoring Lake Wohlf ord Dam is essential f or our region, and AB 692 will help make that happen. Assembly Republican Leader Marie Waldron, R-Escondido, represents the 7 5th Assembly D istrict 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.

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Rebuilding Lake Wohlford Dam Assemblymember Marie Waldron SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Lake Wohlf ord Dam is an important water storage, flood control and rec reational f ac ility that has serv ed Esc ondido f or generations. Restoring storage c apac ity and making it earthq uake- saf e is c ritic ally important, whic h is why I introduc ed Assembly Bill 692. The dam was originally c onstruc ted in 1 8 9 5 to store water transported v ia a wooden f lume f rom the San Luis Rey Riv er to Escondido. One of the first rock-fill dams in Calif ornia, Lake Wohlf ord

Dam was 76 feet high and had a storage c apac ity of about 3,5 00 ac re- f eet. But in 1916, the region was struc k with one of our f req uent droughts. San Diego hired a rainmaker named Charles Hatfield, who ultimately was blamed f or c reating a disastrous flood that killed dozens of people and c aused sev eral loc al dams to overflow, including Lake Wohlf ord. To avoid future floods, the dam was reinf orc ed and its height was increased by 28 feet in 1924. But different materials were used, creating the problem we f ac e today. The newer portion of the dam c annot

Forget vouchers; we’ll take the extra 1.8% Joe Naiman WRITER

When Robert Brom was in his rookie year as bishop of San Diego, I asked him how Catholic parents c ould rec onc ile the deemphasis on material wealth with the need to f und a Catholic educ ation f or their c hildren. Brom answered that the average Catholic f amily giv es 1 . 2% of their inc ome to the c hurc h and if that figure was raised to 3%, Catholic educ ation c ould be prov ided f ree to all those who want it. He didn’t exac tly answer my question. But he did in a way answer the q uestion of what is needed f or parents, Catholic and otherwise, to be entitled to the best educ ation possible f or their c hildren. The bishop’s f igure of 1 . 2% f alls c onsiderably short of a tithe; howev er, the Catholic ’s c ontribution to c harity greatly exc eeds the 1 0% of a tithe. Taxes today are

well in exc ess of taxes in biblic al times, but whereas taxes onc e went exc lusiv ely f or the military and the lif estyle of kings, today’s taxes at least in princ iple aid the poor and elderly. The Soc ial Sec urity tax alone c onsumes ov er 7 % of one’s inc ome. Ac tually, it c onsumes ov er 1 4% of one’s inc ome, but those employed by someone else hav e the employer pay half of that tax. That amount would probably be passed on to the employee in salary were it not f or that tax, and those who are self employed pay 1 4% of their inc ome in Soc ial Sec urity tax. Some of the f ederal and state inc ome tax, sales tax and property tax are earmarked f or the military, the heads of state, roads and other expenses whic h c ould be c alled nonc haritable. Muc h of the f ederal and state inc ome tax is used f or “transfer programs,” in which money is transf erred f rom those who make it to those who don’t. Additionally,

education consumes a significant amount of inc ome, sales and property tax rev enues. Sinc e 1 9 9 0, ev en part of the gas tax has gone into the general f und to help those the gov ernment c onsiders needy. When many of the gov ernment leaders were in sc hool, the av erage f amily paid less than 2% of its inc ome in taxes. Ev en if it threw down 1 0% of its inc ome to the c hurc h and other c harities, 8 8 % of the inc ome remained with the f amily. It usually allowed payment of priv ate sc hool tuition, and with the f amily being allowed to keep 9 8 % of its inc ome, donations f or those who couldn’t afford such tuition were more f req uent. If we c ould solv e our want f or priv ate educ ation by allowing an additional 1 . 8 % of our inc omes to go to sc hool- sponsoring institutions, then maybe we don’t need sc hool v ouc hers af ter all. Maybe we need j ust enough money bac k f rom the gov ernment so that we c an f und

that 1 . 8 % , or so that others c an f und that part which we cannot afford. What we would hav e is essentially a v ouc her, and we c ould use that money f or priv ate sc hool, f or donations to c hurc h or other c harity or f or other f amily expenses. Sc hool v ouc hers are opposed by groups suc h as the Ludwig v on Mises Institute and the Allianc e f or the Separation of Sc hool and State, whic h was f ounded by the late Marshall F ritz, not bec ause of satisf ac tion with the public sc hools, but bec ause of f ear that additional f amilies would bec ome reliant on the gov ernment. Giv ing us our money in taxes and allowing us to f und priv ate sc hool ourselv es or to send c hildren to public sc hool and f und other expenses does not draw opposition f rom these groups. It reduc es our dependenc y on the gov ernment while at the same time prov iding us with well- educ ated c hildren who shouldn’t need to be dependent on the gov ernment.

Hav ing the money bac k in taxes is better than v ouc hers. It giv es us true sc hool c hoic e, and it does so direc tly through parents instead of through a gov ernment v ouc her distributor. What we need then, even if Brom c ouldn’t say it direc tly, is a tax struc ture whic h giv es parents bac k enough money in taxes to prov ide that additional 1 . 8 % to the c hurc h or priv ate sc hool. It would eliminate the need f or v ouc hers and allow c hildren to hav e the best educ ation possible. A more f amily- f riendly tax struc ture would enable c haritable donations to priv ate sc hools to subsidize tuition. It would enc ourage more giv ing f or the truly needy. If the gov ernment doesn’t wish to prov ide v ouc hers, it should giv e us the extra 1 . 8 % so that we c an f und priv ate sc hools ourselv es. Joe Naiman can be reached by email at jnaiman@reedermedia. com.

Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District focuses on transparent communication and good governance

Greg Thomas SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

As a trusted public agenc y, Elsinore V alley Munic ipal Water Distric t’s board of direc tors, leadership team and staff strive to keep the lines

of c ommunic ation open between our distric t, our c ustomers and our c ommunity. We rec ognize that transparenc y, ac c ountability and ethic s are essential for effective government. At EV MWD, we’re proud to c ontinuously prov ide timely inf ormation to the public – whic h is espec ially c ritic al during the COVID-19 pandemic – and to offer plentif ul opportunities f or c ustomer engagement. F or example, ev eryone in our c ommunity is inv ited to attend and submit public c omments at our public meetings, inc luding our board of direc tors’ meetings, v arious c ommittee meetings and more. We also produc e our q uarterly Water Log newsletter and regularly post updates to EV MWD’s soc ial media c hannels to keep our c ustomers inf ormed about the latest news

and helpf ul tips. In addition, EV MWD’s annual Water Q uality Report prov ides detailed inf ormation about your water q uality and deliv ery, water reliability initiativ es and other EV MWD proj ec ts and programs and is av ailable in print and online in both English and Spanish. Our distric t also prov ides regular budget reports and public notic es regarding our rates and important proj ec ts. Plus, our annual water f estiv al f ac ilitates positiv e interac tions between our customers and staff and helps to educ ate the c ommunity about the serv ic es we prov ide. In f ac t, to ensure that our c ommunity c ould partic ipate in this belov ed signature ev ent while maintaining the saf ety of our c ommunity during the pandemic , we q uic kly transitioned it to a v irtual f ormat and

the first “Flow into Fall” was held in Oc tober 2020. As f urther testament to our c ommitment to transparenc y, EV WMD has rec eiv ed the f ollowing awards f or c ommunic ations/outreac h and water use efficiency, finance and human resourc es/saf ety in 201 9 and 2020, inc luding: Public Relations Soc iety of Americ a- Inland Empire Chapter – Capella Award: PF AS Outreac h, Campaign- Community Relations; Public Relations Soc iety of Americ aInland Empire Chapter – Capella Award: PF AS Outreac h, CampaignCommunity Relations; Assoc iation of Calif ornia Water Agenc ies – F inalist for Huell Howser Best in Blue Award: PF AS outreac h; Gov ernment Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada Certificate of Ac hiev ement f or Exc ellenc e in

F inanc ial Reporting: Comprehensiv e Annual F inanc ial Report; Gov ernment Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada; Certificate of Achievement for Excellenc e in F inanc ial Reporting: Annual Budget; California Society of Municipal Finance Officers: Operating Budget Excellence Award and Top Workplac e Award f rom the PressEnterprise 201 9 and 2020. As always, EV MWD welc omes f eedbac k f rom c ustomers regarding ways to f urther improv e transparenc y. Y ou c an learn more and submit your input by v isiting EV MWD’s transparenc y webpage at http:// www. ev mwd. c om/who- we- are/ transparenc y. G reg Thomas is the general manager of Elsinore Valley Municipal Water D istrict.

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PETS

Animal Friends Of The Valleys celebrates World Spay Day WILDOMAR – Animal F riends of the V alleys c elebrated World Spay Day, F eb. 23, by handing out v ouc hers f or f ree animals spay or neuter ov er the week to residents of Canyon Lake, Lake Elsinore, Menif ee, Murrieta, Temec ula and Wildomar. The sc hedule c ov ered Murrieta f or F eb. 22, Wildomar f or F eb. 23, Temec ula f or F eb. 24, Canyon Lake f or F eb. 25 and ended with Menif ee and Lake Elsinore f or Saturday, F eb. 27 . World Spay Day is a nationwide ev ent that is usually c elebrated on the last Tuesday of F ebruary ac ross the United States, but this year, the nonprofit animal shelter c elebrated ov er a weeklong ev ent to help the c ommunity and end pet ov erpopulation by ensuring that pets are spayed or neutered and not hav ing unwanted litters.

Ac c ording to the N ational Counc il on Pet Population, c ats c an go into heat at as young as 4 months old, and dogs c an hav e puppies at as young as 5 months. With 5 0% of litters being unplanned, hav ing pets sterilized early helps keep animals out of shelters and in lov ing homes. Animal F riends of the V alleys is dedic ated to promoting the humane c are of animals through educ ation and a humane, proac tiv e animal serv ic es program and is c ommitted to prev enting the suffering of animals and to ending pet ov erpopulation in the c ommunities they serv e. F or a f ull list of restric tions and inf ormation about the ev ent, v isit http://animalf riendsof thev alleys. c om/spayday. Submitted by Animal Friends of the Valleys. I n honor of W orl d Spay D ay, Feb. 2 3 , A nimal Friends of the V al l eys hands out vo uchers for free animal spay or neuter in Canyon Lake, Lake Elsinore, Menifee, Murrieta, Temecula and Wildomar. Valley News/Courtesy photo

Get Fido moving with five joint health tips from Front of the Pack

Dogs can motivate their pet parent to make fitness a part of their daily routine by going for dail y w al ks, w hich al so happens to be a safe and healthy activity during COVID-19. Valley News/Courtesy photo

LOS AN GELES – If getting more exerc ise is amongst your 2021 goals, you may hav e a natu-

ral personal trainer right by your side. Dogs c an motiv ate their pet parent to make fitness a part of

their daily routine by going f or daily walks, whic h also happens to be a saf e and healthy ac tiv ity during COV ID- 1 9 . F ront of the Pac k, a c anine supplement c ompany, has made trac king progress easy and worthwhile by sponsoring Best Friends Animal Soc iety’s ResQ Walk app. N ot only c an walkers see their mileage, they c an also designate a loc al shelter or animal welf are organization that raise money f or with eac h step. Of c ourse, it’s also important to prepare your f our- legged f riend f or any j ourney, ac c ording to Dr. Stephanie Wenban, v eterinarian and c o- f ounder of F ront of the Pac k. “An estimated 66% of dog’s across America today suffer from poor j oint health. Our dogs are leading longer and more adv enturous liv es than ev er bef ore, so

it is important to c onsider j oint health from a young age,” Wenban said. “There are prev entativ e steps that c an help to keep your dog ac tiv e and mobile throughout his or her life.” Here are Wenban’s top f iv e v eterinary tips f or keeping your dog’s j oints healthy. Start young. Ov erexerc ise and f eeding a diet that is not balanc ed f or growing puppies c an lead to c hanges in the growth plates and affect joint dev elopment, whic h in later lif e will lead to j oint disease. Controlled, regular exerc ise and a good q uality puppy diet will set your puppy up f or good j oint health into the f uture. Teac h them good manners f rom the start and giv e them leash training. Vary ex ercise. Try to v ary the strain your dog’s j oints are under by v arying their

Pets of the Week Animal Friends of the Valleys Hello I’m Randy, a -month-old mal e tabby. I ’m a spunky boy w ho l ove s to pl ay. I ’m l ooki ng for a famil y w here I can be the onl y cat and enjoy al l your attention. C ome meet me today! I ntake N umber: 5 0

Hi I’m Ace, a 1-year-old Husky/ Shiba I nu mix. I ’m a busy active dog w ho is good w ith other dogs and chil dren. A re you l ooki ng for a hiki ng companion? I think w e coul d be friends. Let’s meet Intake Number: 5 90

W ebsite: w w w .animal friendsoftheva l l eys.com Address: 51 Mission Trail, Wildomar, CA 92595 Phone: 951-0 1 Hours of operation: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to

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p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Ramona Humane Society Hel l o! I ’m K anga, 2 - yearol d femal e P itbul l mix. I ’m a sw eet energetic girl w ho l ove s to run around the yard. I ’m l ooki ng for a l ovi ng active famil y w here I can be the onl y dog and the center of your attention. W il l you give me a second chance at my fureve r home Let’s meet today Intake Number: 1 0 2 / R2 2 5

Hi! I ’m Fiona, a 2 - yearol d femal e gray tabby. I ’m a sw eet, gentl e l ittl e l ady. I l ove getting scratches behind my ears and under my chin. I ’m l ooki ng for my fureve r home. C ome meet me today! Intake Number: 1 1 / Bea 5 0

exerc ise patterns. F or example, try to mix it up between sof t and hard surf ac es regularly, taking walks at the beac h, at the park or loc al nature trail and around the neighborhood. Also try to v ary the type of exerc ise your dog gets, as daily repetition of c ertain ac tiv ities suc h as c hasing a ball c an lead to j oint problems into the f uture. W atch their weight. Ov erweight dogs are around three times more likely to experienc e j oint disease, suc h as arthritis and ruptured c ruc iate ligaments. Carrying extra weight leads to extra strain on the j oints, so one of the best things you c an do to help in prev enting and allev iating j oint disease is to keep your dog trim. Make regular veterinarian visits. V eterinarians are trained to spot even the most subtle differences in how your dog mov es, so at least twic e yearly v isits to the v et should be essential. Spotting the early signs of disc omf ort and starting early treatment c an help to delay the progression of j oint disease, and keep your dog f ar more c omf ortable. Consider supplements. Gluc osamine and c hondroitin c an help to preserv e the spongy c artilage that prov ides an essential c ushioning f or j oints. Other supplements suc h as omega- 3 f atty ac ids and c urc umin c an help to balance inflammatory systems within the body and j oints. One dog supplement that c ontains gluc osamine, c hondroitin, omega- 3 f atty ac ids and c urc umin is Mov e by F ront Of The Pac k. Say, you don’t hav e a dog to walk with? If you’re ready to take the step of finding a new best f riend, there are thousands of dogs waiting f or f amilies to f oster or adopt them at a loc al shelter or resc ue. To get started, v isit http:// www. bestf riends. org. Submitted by Best Friends Animal Society.

Foster pet parents w anted! C ontact vo l unteer@ ramonahumanesociety.org for more information. The shel ter is open by appointment onl y Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2: 0 p.m. for adoptions. For more great pets available for adoption, contact the Ramona Humane Society at 951- 5 8 0 0 2 or vi sit w w w .ramonahumanesociety.org.

Living Free Animal Sanctuary Hi! I ’m P abl o, a 2 - yearol d mal e Shepherd mix. I ’m a goofy, l ova bl e guy just w ants to make you smil e. I ’m young, athl etic and pl ayful . W il l you take me on w al ks? I ’m l ooki ng for an active househol d w ho w il l l ove me furever. Let’s meet.

Hello I’m Tinsel, a 5-yearol d femal e Torbie ki tty. I ’m an extremely aﬀectionate girl, who l ove s to greet peopl e and neve r turns down back rubs. You’ll find me playing with my sister Ribbons or enjoying a nice treat. C ome meet us today!

For more information on Pablo, Tinsel and other pets up for adoption at Living Free Animal Sanctuary, call the kennel at 951- 21-99 2, the cattery at 951- 91-1 9 or visit https://living-free.org.

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Hel l o! I ’m Toby, a 3 - yearol d mal e Standard P oodl e. I ’m a w onderful boy, w ho is sw eet, l ovi ng and ve ry devo ted. C ome meet me today! For more great pets up for adoption, visit Retrievers and Friends of Southern C al ifornia at w w w .retrieve rsandfriends.com.

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HEALTH

Veterans exposed to toxins have another battle after war

Exposure to toxic chemicals during wartime causes temporary and permanent health conditions for many ve terans. Valley News/Courtesy photo

Shelby Ramsey SPECIAL TO THE VILLAGE NEWS

Dr. N anc y Klimas, who is the direc tor of c linic al immunology researc h at Miami V eterans Af f airs Medic al Center, works routinely with v eterans who hav e been exposed to toxins whic h hav e c aused permanent damage to their health. Her researc h shed light on the v ariety of toxic exposures that hav e oc c urred ov er the dec ades of military inv olv ement. One c ase that garnered media attention inv olv ed the use of Agent Orange, the c hemic al used during the Korean and V ietnam wars to c lear pathways through heav y f oliage f or U. S. troops. With U. S. gov ernment use of the toxic c hemic al spanning 20 years, f rom 1 9 5 5 to 1 9 7 5 , v eterans f rom

that serv ic e “hav e had terrible health consequences,” Klimas said. “Agent Orange and other herbic ides ( were used) to c lear the area between North and South Korea,” Klimas said. To this day, “nothing grows there,” she said. Veterans Affairs confirmed use of this tac tic al herbic ide and the negativ e health c onseq uenc es resulting f rom it. “V eterans who were exposed to Agent Orange may hav e c ertain related illnesses,” according to the V A’s website. J ust a f ew of the many diseases c aused by Agent Orange exposure inc lude: Hodgkin lymphoma, prostate c anc er, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 and Parkinson’s disease. Different toxins have been used ov er the years in wars. F or ex-

ample, in World War I, mustard gas was used. The VA confirmed v arious names that were used f or mustard gas: “sulf ur mustard, yperite, nitrogen mustard ( and) lewisite.” Klimas said that the mustard gas used in the trenc hes during World War I “ravaged lungs.” She said she saw it firsthand in family members who serv ed in that war. World War II “also saw some use of toxic c hemic al – but less so sinc e the memories of World War I were still fresh,” she said. In more rec ent history, howev er, things took another bad turn with the V ietnam War and the Gulf War. Klimas is rec ognized as an expert in Gulf War illness and is a member of the V A Researc h Adv isory Committee on it. She said those v eterans, f rom

1 9 9 0 and 1 9 9 1 , “were heav ily exposed to neurotoxins with gas, oil fires and pesticides at dangerous levels,” which Klimas described as “a perf ec t storm of toxic nastiness.” The toxic exposure resulted in an illness that mirrors myalgic enc ephalomyelitis/c hronic f atigue syndrome. “About one in three of our v eterans, 30 years later, are still sic k af ter being exposed to the toxins in the Gulf War,” Klimas said. “You c an’t tell ME/CF S and Gulf War illness apart. It makes us wonder if we knew then what we know now, how many v eterans would be liv ing much healthier lives.” The V A ac knowledged that env ironmental hazards were also present while military personnel were serv ing in Iraq , Af ghanistan and other areas. “A f ew of the c ontac t points were large burn pits, pollutants f rom a waste inc inerator ( in) J apan, and a large sulfur fire (in) Iraq,” Klimas said. VA offered significant resources and support to v eterans. F or more inf ormation, c hec k out “Exposure to Hazardous Chemic als and Materials” at http://v a. gov . Civ ilians are also exposed to toxins and c hemic al pestic ides being used in the env ironment. In dec ades past, agric ultural c rops in N orth San Diego County and Imperial County, along with other areas, hav e been subj ec ted to aerial spraying of pestic ides. As grov es and f arms hav e shrunk in size, aerial spraying is less f av ored in terms of c ost and env ironmental restric tions; howev er, many residents c an rec all the days of watc hing aerial spraying. So, how c an people remov e these toxins f rom their body? “The body has a v ery impres-

sive, detoxification system,” Klimas said. “Y ou are detoxif ying right now, ev ery minute of the day.” Sev ere problems c an arise, howev er, when the human body is ov erwhelmed or expends v ital elements it relies on to f unc tion. Klimas said, “Ev ery c ell has detoxification pathways – they need antioxidants to work well.” The liv er and kidney are key organs that detox toxins. “Your liver is a detoxification mac hine, and it works best if it has the nutrients it needs to do the j ob and good blood flow,” she said. Klimas said specific things can negativ ely hurt detoxif ic ation pathways. “They c an be damaged with c hronic exposure to alc ohol and high doses or c hronic uses of ac etaminophen,” she said. She rec ommended staying hydrated. Klimas said the kidneys “needs a lot of steady hydration to work well.” Consistenc y is key, she said. Being mindful of foods, hydration and toxic exposures helps people to av oid taking two steps bac k bef ore taking one step f orward. “Some toxins get in the tissues and stay f or years, ev en dec ades – like mercury and arsenic,” Klimas said. “Av oid exposures when you can. Feed your detoxification system with f oods ric h in antioxidants. Some f olks should add antioxidant supplements ( N AC and c oQ 1 0) , and hydrate.” She also said she hopes people will lobby f or “stric t rules and enf orc ement of c lean water and food laws.” Shelby Ramsey is the author of the blog, http://thehonestmigraine. com, which features interviews with patients and medical experts.

Temecula introduces Temecula Cares: A 21 Understand nursing home Day Challenge for a Healthy Body and Mind care and the Medicaid ‘lookTEMECULA The city of Temecula is offering a “challenge” to help f amilies engage both physic ally and mentally in a v ariety of daily ac tiv ities, with c hanc es to win prizes eac h week. Temec ula Cares: A 21 Day Challenge f or a Healthy Body and Mind is a free program, open f or all ages, starting Marc h 1 . The Temec ula Community Serv ic es Department planned ac tiv ities for the first 21 days in March. Submit photos f amily members c ompleting the daily c hallenges to trac k your partic ipation, and earn entries f or a weekly prize drawing. Prizes inc lude gif t c ards, beac h c hairs, c ity swag and more. “During times like these, ac tiv i-

ties that f oc us on our physic al and mental health can be very beneficial to our overall well-being,” Counc ilmember J essic a Alexander said. “The 21 - day c hallenge is a perf ec t way to help inspire ev eryone in your household to be more ac tiv e and liv e a healthier lif estyle. Partic ipants are going to lov e the ac tiv ities we hav e planned f oc using on nutrition, physic al ac tiv ity, c reativ ity and mindf ulness. I would like to personally c hallenge our c ommunity to c ome together and partic ipate in this f un, healthy, community-based challenge.” The program has options av ailable f or indiv iduals and f amilies for all 21 days including art, fitness

and f un. Some highlights to look f orward to are f ree yoga c lasses with instruc tor Kristi Cox, art lessons f rom loc al prof essional artist, Tony Moramarco of Bigfoot Art Classes, family fitness with Brooke Groepper, a v irtual St. Patric k’s Day- themed c onc ert, a sc av enger hunt and more. The f ull sc hedule and details will be av ailable upon registration. Daily emails with additional inf ormation about the c hallenge will be prov ided. To register, v isit http://Temec ulaCA. gov /TCSD. F or more inf ormation, c ontac t the Community Serv ic es Department at 951-694-6480. Submitted by city of Temecula.

Understand low vision TEMECULA – Presc ription eyeglasses help billions of people ac ross the world improv e their v ision. In f ac t, when a person’s v ision starts to weaken, a new eyeglass presc ription is of ten the solution; howev er, presc ription eyeglasses c annot c orrec t ev ery issue, inc luding low v ision. The National Eye Institute defines low v ision as a v ision problem that makes it hard f or people to perf orm ev eryday ac tiv ities. People with low v ision may not see well enough to read, driv e, rec ognize people’s f ac es, distinguish between c olors or see their telev ision or c omputer sc reens c learly. Though low v ision is a serious c ondition, the Clev eland Clinic said it does not inc lude c omplete blindness and c an sometimes be improv ed with the use of v isual aids. Understanding low v ision and how it can affect a person’s daily life c an help patients and their f amilies c onf ront the c ondition more suc c essf ully. Are all types of low vision the same? The N EI said that there are dif f erent types of low v ision. There are f our most c ommon types of low v ision. Central v ision loss is marked by an inability to see things in the c enter of your v ision. Peripheral vision loss affects peripheral vision and c ompromises a person’s ability to see things out of the c orners of the eyes. People with night blindness c annot see in low light. F or blurry or hazy v ision, the Clev eland Clinic said that obj ec ts both near and f ar will appear out of f oc us person when a person is dealing blurry v ision. Someone with hazy v ision will feel as though their entire field of vision is covered with a film or glare.

Understanding low vision and how it can aﬀect a person’s daily life can hel p patients and their famil ies confront the condition more Valley News/Courtesy photo successful l y.

W hat causes low vision? The N EI said that low v ision is not c aused by aging alone; howev er, there is a link between aging and low v ision. Many of the diseases that c an c ause low v ision are most c ommon in older adults. In f ac t, the Clev eland Clinic said low v ision affects one in four adults over age 7 5 and one in six adults ov er age 45 . The type of low v ision a person has will depend on the disease or c ondition that c aused it. Many different eye conditions can c ause low v ision, but the N EI said there are f our most c ommon types. Age- related mac ular degeneration is a disease of the eye that c an blur the v ision people need to read and driv e. AMD is slow to dev elop and as it progresses the blurry area near the c enter of v ision may get bigger and things may also seem less bright than bef ore. Cataracts affect more than half of all Americ ans age 8 0 or older. The N EI said that many people do not notic e they hav e a c atarac t initially.

But over time, people with a cataract may notic e their v ision bec oming blurry, hazy or less c olorf ul. Diabetic retinopathy affects blood v essels in the retina and c an c ause low v ision in people with diabetes. The N EI urged anyone with diabetes to sc hedule c omprehensiv e dilated eye exams at least onc e per year, as finding diabetic retinopathy early, ev en when no symptoms are present, c an help people protec t their v ision. Glauc oma is an umbrella term used to desc ribe a group of eye diseases that damage the optic nerv e. The N EI said that half of all people with glauc oma don’t ev en know they hav e it, whic h only undersc ores the importanc e of sc heduling c omprehensiv e dilated eye exams. Low v ision is a serious c ondition that can affect people’s ability to perf orm daily tasks like reading and driv ing. More inf ormation about low v ision c an be f ound at http:// www. nei. nih. gov .

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Salt Creek Trail conservation services agreement approved Joe Naiman WRITER

The Riverside County Board of Superv isors approv ed a c onserv ation serv ic es agreement f or Salt Creek Trail. The superv isors’ 5 - 0 v ote Tuesday, F eb. 9 , approv ed the agreement between the c ounty and the San Jacinto Basin Resource Conservation Distric t. The c ounty will pay the resourc e c onserv ation distric t $425,631 for the habitat restoration serv ic es and will use c ongestion mitigation and air q uality f unding f rom the F ederal Highway Admin-

istration f or that amount. Salt Creek Trail covers 16 miles and is a multipurpose regional trail. A Class I bic yc le path that is separate f rom any areas ac c essible to motor v ehic les is part of the trail. Salt Creek Trail inc ludes portions in the c ities of Menif ee and Hemet as well as uninc orporated Riv erside County. The Riv erside County Regional Park and Open- Spac e Distric t is responsible f or operating the trail. The Riv erside County Regional Park and Open- Spac e Distric t and the c ounty’s Transportation and Land Management Agenc y hav e worked together on the dev elopment

Flood control district approves bidding for Bautista Creek basin expansion Joe Naiman WRITER

The Riv erside County F lood Control and Water Conserv ation Distric t approv ed the adv ertisement f or bids to c onstruc t Stage 50 of the Bautista Creek channel rec harge basin expansion. The members of the Riv erside County Board of Supervisors are also the board members of the Riv erside County F lood Control and Water Conserv ation Distric t, and a 5 - 0 v ote by the superv isors Tuesday, F eb. 9 , approv ed the plans and specifications for the proj ec t, f ound that any significant environmental impacts had prev iously been addressed in a mitigated negativ e dec laration ac c epted by the board in December 2016 and authorized the c lerk of the board of superv isors to adv ertise the proj ec t f or c onstruc tion c ontrac t bids. The bid deadline is 2 p. m. Thursday, Marc h 1 1 . A partnership between the Riv erside County F lood Control and Water Conserv ation Distric t and the Lake Hemet Munic ipal Water Distric t will c onstruc t six earthen rec harge basins and approximately 3,000 f eet of underground waterline. Storm-

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water runoff will be delivered to eac h rec harge basin to promote infiltration and increase groundwater rec harge in the Hemet- San J ac into V alley groundwater basin rec harge areas. Water will enter the site and begin ponding within the southernmost basin bef ore being allowed to spill ov er in a c onc rete spillway or c onc rete pipe struc ture whic h will be c onnec ted with the subseq uent downstream basins flowing north to south. The rec harge basins will also ac c ommodate surplus imported water whic h will be prov ided f rom a pipeline under Cedar Avenue. Any excess flows will be c onv eyed to the adj ac ent Bautista Creek Channel. The project is part of the flood c ontrol distric t’s Integrated Watershed Protec tion Program and is eligible f or Integrated Regional Water Management grant f unding. The engineer’s estimate f or Stage 5 0 of the basin expansion is $1,437,866. Onc e the c onstruc tion is c omplete the Lake Hemet Munic ipal Water Distric t will be responsible f or operating and maintaining the proj ec t. Joe Naiman can be reached by email at jnaiman@reedermedia. com.

“You cannot ignore that,” he said. “That’s not ev en c ounting the risk stratification patients, which I c hose not to treat. In other words, I was able to tell these patients, ‘I know you’re going to be fine. Go home, and you’ll be fine.’ And that

of the first 8-mile phase of the trail. That portion inc ludes of 4. 3 miles within the c ity of Menif ee along the north side of the Salt Creek flood c ontrol c hannel f rom Goetz Road to Antelope Road and 0. 9 miles within the c ity of Hemet in the v ic inity of the Salt Creek drainage c ourse along the north side of Domenigoni Parkway f rom Sanderson Av enue to Searl Parkway, and a notic e of c ompletion f or those segments is expec ted to be approv ed later this year. The other 3 miles of the first phase, which will be along Domenigoni Parkway f rom Searl Parkway to State Street and along State Street between Domeni-

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by the Western Riv erside County Resourc e Conserv ation Authority, whose members are the c ounty and 1 8 inc orporated c ities. An env ironmental mitigated negativ e dec laration and a mitigation monitoring and reporting program f or Salt Creek Trail were approv ed by the c ounty board of superv isors in N ov ember 201 7 . The superv isors’ F eb. 9 ac tion f ound the prev iously adopted doc umentation to be suf ficient for the conservation services agreement ac tion. Joe Naiman can be reached by email at jnaiman@reedermedia. com.

Hundreds of pounds of illegal drugs seized in countywide operations City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Sinc e the start of the year, a series of law enf orc ement raids throughout Riv erside County netted roughly 1 ,000 pounds of illic it drugs, inc luding large q uantities of f entanyl- based narc otic s, authorities said F riday, F eb. 29 . Operation “Winter Is Coming” has been underway f or six weeks, resulting in a flurry of search warrants serv ed mainly by sherif f ’s personnel and supported by state, f ederal and munic ipal law enf orc ement agenc ies, ac c ording to sheriff’s Lt. Sam Morovich.

N arc otic s units seized 35 5 pounds of c oc aine, 29 pounds of heroin, 5 8 9 pounds of methamphetamine and more than $ 1 million in c ash, Morov ic h said. He said spec ial emphasis has been plac ed on f inding f entanyl suppliers, c ulminating in j ust more than 1 21 ,000 f entanyl deriv ativ es, mostly so-called “M30” pills, being taken off the streets, according to the lieutenant. “Riv erside County has been experienc ing ov erdoses related to f entanyl distribution within M30 pills,” Morovich said, adding that the synthetic drug is known f or its deadly potenc y, rated “8 0- 1 00

times stronger than morphine.” “These substanc es alone or mixed together c an kill in v ery small doses,” he said. Sen. Melissa Melendez, R- Lake Elsinore, rec ently introduc ed legislation specifically targeting fentanyl dealers, who under her bill c ould be c harged with murder in c ertain c irc umstanc es, based on the doctrine of “implied malice.” A c ountywide j ump in suic ides among teens and young adults last year was partly attributed to f entanyl use. Morov ic h said the c rac kdown will c ontinue, aimed at disrupting supply lines.

Best Buy agrees to correct pricing irregularities based on civil action City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy will make changes to its pricing and ref und polic ies in the wake of an inv estigation by the Riv erside County distric t attorney’s of f ic e and other agenc ies that unc ov ered disc repanc ies, it was announc ed Tuesday, Feb. 16. The Richfield, Minnesota-based c ompany settled a c iv il suit brought in Dec ember by Riv erside County and j oined by distric t attorney’s of fices in Alameda, Santa Barbara and San Diego c ounties, ac knowledging the need to adhere to prov isions eshas v alue. “If you inc lude those, the mortality rate is ev en less. And this has been reproduc ed. Y ou don’t hav e to listen to me. Y ou c an c all it anec dotal all you want, but there are now Harv ard prof essors of v irology with

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goni Parkway and Chambers Street, will be c onstruc ted af ter the nec essary f unding is obtained. The improv ements inc lude a hard- surf ac ed Class I bic yc le path adj ac ent to a sof t surf ac e walking path. Before the start of construction permits were obtained f rom the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Calif ornia Department of F ish and Game and the Regional Water Q uality Control Board. The mitigation to address impac ts to water bodies req uires 4. 39 ac res of habitat to be restored, whic h will take plac e in Hemet near the intersec tion of Warren Road and state Route 7 4. That land is owned

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tablished in a previous lawsuit filed in 201 3. The new c iv il settlement, whic h was finalized and signed by Riverside County Superior Court J udge Irma Asberry, stipulated that “Best Buy ( will) institute c hanges in its business prac tic es to ensure that the problems identified in the complaint do not rec ur. These inc lude a renewed pric ing ac c urac y program and enhanc ed disclosures of return policies.” According to prosecutors, Best Buy stores failed to post large bilingual signs at c hec kout c ounters in all Calif ornia stores stating that $ 3 would be slashed f rom any purc hased item if a pric ing error was disc ov ered.

Any item retailing f or under $ 3 is supposed to be f ree if an error is confirmed, according to terms of the F ebruary 201 3 c iv il inj unc tion. Key portions of the c hain’s return polic ies were also not in c omplianc e with the 8 - year- old inj unc tion, prosec utors said. The prev ious suit stemmed f rom inspections at 82 Best Buy outlets statewide that identified numerous instanc es of c ustomers being ov erc harged. As part of the new settlement, Best Buy agreed to pay $633,570 in restitution and c iv il penalties, to be divided among the plaintiffs.

4,000 patient experienc es. “Dr. George F areed, f or example, or Dr. Harv ey Risc h f rom Y ale Sc hool of Epidemiology, who has shown that it’s absolutely statistic ally prov en that hydroxyc hloroq uine used in the prehospital setting is absolutely effective. It’s impossible for it to be a mistake,” he said. Zelenko told the story of how he got started treating COV ID- 1 9 patients with hydroxyc hloroq uine: “Hospitals were near c apac ity and all the outpatient serv ic es were closed,” he said. “Half my staff was sic k and all of a sudden I had a war zone. I basic ally started learning triage medic ine, trying to sav e as many people as possible. “At that time, the whole world had been f oc using on building respirators and hospital c apac ity ( instead of putting) emphasis on prehospital c are. I f ound that bizarre bec ause that’s nev er what we do in medic ine. We ( use) c ommon sense and interv ene in the earliest stages. “It’s much easier to fix a small problem than a large problem. F or example, someone has c anc er, we don’t wait f or it to bec ome metastatic disease. We treat as soon as possible. Someone has a small inf ec tion. We put the inf ec tion out. “If you look at the CDC, they rec ommend starting the treatment of influenza with antiviral drugs within the first 48 hours, except when it c ame to COV ID- 1 9 . We were told to send patients home, and when they get sic ker, send them to the hospital, where there was a good c hanc e they were going to get intubated, espec ially in Marc h and April. “At that point, in the c ity, they had mortality rates abov e 8 0% . So, it was a death sentenc e. N one of that made sense to me at all. So, I q uic kly started to brush up on my virology,” he said. He dec ided to treat highrisk patients as early as possible, and this turned out to be key. Early treatment really sav es liv es when it c omes to COV ID- 1 9 . It is not a situation where the wait- and- see strategy is well- adv ised. Zelenko likened hydroxyc hloroq uine and zinc like a gun and a bullet. Hydroxyc hloroq uine is the gun that shoots the zinc into the c ell. Zinc is the silv er bullet that kills the v irus

by inhibiting an enzyme assoc iated with v iral replic ation inside the c ell. The antibiotic azithromyc in is giv en to prev ent bac terial pneumonia and other sec ondary bac terial inf ec tions that are c ommon in COV ID- 1 9 . Today, we hav e ev en more inf ormation, of c ourse, whic h means there are more tools av ailable beside hydroxyc hloroq uine, zinc and antibiotic s. Iv ermec tin, f or example, appears v ery usef ul, espec ially f or prev ention, as do steroids and blood thinners. So, Zelenko will now tweak the treatment of indiv idual patients based on their symptoms. Unf ortunately, as disc ussed by Zelenko, there was essentially a “psychological operation” put into plac e to sc are people away f rom hydroxyc hloroq uine. A big part of that was turning it into a politic al issue. F rom the start, doc tors who used the drug were threatened with the loss of their medic al lic ense, whic h is unheard of f or a drug with suc h a long history of saf e use. The biggest reason f or the f ear was unfortunately due to falsified studies and trials using toxic doses. It’s difficult to not suspect an ulterior motiv e in light of those f ac ts. As noted by Zelenko, a main c omponent of pandemic response, namely prehospital or outpatient treatment, was suppressed. The q uestion is why? One obv ious reason was that it was a presidential elec tion year, and f ormer President Donald Trump c ame out in support of hydroxyc hloroq uine in Marc h 2020. His announc ement sparked immediate bac klash f rom a c hronic ally hostile media. “There were plenty of people willing to use ev ery possible way to v ilif y the president and to disc redit anything that might give him a win,” Zelenko said. Then, of course, there were financ ial interests at play. Millions of dollars were being inv ested into new drugs like remdesiv ir, f or example – a drug that c osts more than $ 3,000 per treatment and is only f or in- hospital use. Meanwhile, Zelenko’s early outpatient treatment c osts about $ 20. If you would like a link to the entire interv iew, email me at jreeder@ reedermedia.com, and I will be happy to send it to you.

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Suspected hypothermia deaths in homes mount in Texas

In this Feb. 15, 2021, file photo, Eithan Colindres wears a winter coat inside after the apartment his famil y l ive s in l ost pow er fol l ow ing an ove rnight snow fal l in Houston. W ith the snow and ice cl earing in Texa s after the el ectricity w as cut to mil l ions as temperatures pl unged as peopl e struggl ed to stay w arm in their unheated homes. H ouston Chronicle via AP /B rett Coomer photo

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With the snow and ic e c learing in Texas af ter days of unusually c old temperatures, bodies are being f ound of people who likely f roze to death as they struggled to stay warm af ter elec tric ity was c ut to millions of homes Of the around 7 0 deaths attributed to the snow, ic e and f rigid temperatures nationwide, more than a dozen were people who perished in homes that had lost their heat, and most of those were in Texas. They inc lude an 1 1 - year- old boy who died in his bed in Conroe, Texas, near Houston, and two older men f ound dead in their homes in the small West Texas town of Buffalo Gap in Taylor County. Taylor County Sherif f Ric ky Bishop said his office received many c alls in rec ent days asking

f or c hec ks on f riends or f amily members who may be suffering due to the power outages. “I c an think of probably one point in one hour we probably got 10 of those calls,” Bishop said, adding that some of the c ounty’s roads were c ov ered in 4- f oot- deep snow drif ts. Hypothermia c an set in if the body loses heat f aster than it c an produc e it and if it f alls below about 95 degrees F ahrenheit. N ormal body temperature is around 98.6 degrees. “Af ter hours and hours, it leads to a very dangerous condition,” Dr. Robert Glatter, an emergenc y physic ian at Lenox Hill Hospital in N ew Y ork City, said. Matt Zav adsky, a representativ e f or F ort Worth area ambulanc e prov ider MedStar, said most of the hypothermia c alls they rec eiv ed were f rom people in their own homes, where temperatures had

dipped to 50 de grees or lower. MedStar reac hed a peak Wednesday with 7 hypothermia c alls, Zav adsky said. Some people reported numb hands and f eet, while others had more sev ere symptoms. “Y ou had people who had been so c old f or so long that they were shiv ering unc ontrollably, they may hav e had a dec reased lev el of c onsc iousness, whic h is not unc ommon when you are in hypothermia f or a prolonged period of time,” he said. Some who were transported to hospitals had reac hed the point they were no longer shiv ering, “which is a very bad sign,” Zava dsky said. At f irst, the body will try to generate heat by shiv ering and boosting its heart rate. But if internal temperatures keep dropping, “those things start to slow down,” Dr. Jeff Pothof, an emergenc y room doc tor at UW Health in Madison, Wisc onsin, said. The body will restric t blood c irc ulation to extremities to maintain blood in the c ore and keep internal organs warm. Lef t untreated, hypothermia begins to affect the brain, making it hard to think c learly or mov e easily. “Y ou might not understand exactly what’s going on,” Potfhof said. “And that’s a vi c ious c yc le bec ause you c an’t take the ac tion you need to.” Some of the older people who died in Texas were f ound outside their homes. It wasn’t immediately c lear what prompted them to go outside. Poor c irc ulation ev entually prev ents the heart, brain, and other v ital organs f rom f unc tioning, leading to death. About 32 people die f rom the c old annually in the

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U. S. , ac c ording to the N ational Weather Servi c e. Extended nighttime lows in the single digits – as experienc ed by Texans this week – c an be espec ially dangerous, Glatter said, sinc e body temperatures naturally dip ove rnight. “It can creep up on you,” he said, espec ially if c onf usion has begun to set in. “Y our ability to think c learly is not as good, so it’s likely people won’t pic k up on those signs and symptoms.” Babies, children and seniors are at the highest risk f or hypothermia bec ause of poor c irc ulation and temperature regulation. Those with heart problems, asthma, emphysema, c hronic lung disease, diabetes and tobac c o use are also

vul nerable. Some strategies f or staying warm c an be more hazardous than helpf ul. Bundling up too much under blankets or layers of c lothing c an be dangerous if it leads to exc essive sweating, whic h c an pull heat away f rom the body. And during weather- related power outages, people might use propane heaters, run generators or burn c harc oal or wood indoors – all of whic h c an lead to dangerous fires or deadly carbon monoxide poisoning. “These are all setups f or disaster,” Glatter said. Renault reported from New York City.

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This combination of images from v ideo made av ail abl e by N A SA show s steps in the descent of the Mars P ersev erance rov er as it approaches the surface of the pl anet Thursday, Feb. 1 8 . J P L -Caltech via AP / NASA photo

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from different perspectives. All but one c amera worked. The lone mic rophone turned on f or landing f ailed, but N ASA got some snippets of sound af ter touc hdown: the whirring of the rov er’s systems and wind gusts. F light c ontrollers were thrilled with the thousands of images beamed bac k – and also with the remarkably good c ondition of N ASA’s biggest and most c apable rov er yet. It will spend the next two years exploring the dry riv er delta and drilling into roc ks that may hold ev idenc e of lif e 3 billion to 4 billion years ago. The c ore samples will be set aside f or return to Earth in a dec ade. N ASA added 25 c ameras to the $ 3 billion mission – the most ev er sent to Mars. The spac e agenc y’s prev ious rov er, 201 2’s Curiosity, managed only j erky, grainy stop- motion images, mostly of terrain. Curiosity is still working. So is N ASA’s InSight lander, although it’s hampered by dusty solar panels. They may hav e c ompany in late spring, when China attempts to land its own rov er, whic h went into orbit around Mars two weeks ago. Deputy proj ec t manager Matt Wallac e said he was inspired sev eral years ago to f ilm Per-

sev eranc e’s harrowing desc ent when his young gymnast daughter wore a c amera while perf orming a backflip. Some of the spac ec raf t systems – like the sky c rane used to lower the rov er onto the Martian surf ac e – c ould not be tested on Earth. “So this is the first time we’ve had a c hanc e as engineers to actually see what we designed,” Wallac e told reporters. Thomas Zurbuc hen, N ASA’s sc ienc e mission c hief , said the v ideo and also the panoramic v iews f ollowing touc hdown “are the c losest you c an get to landing on Mars without putting on a pressure suit.” The images will help N ASA prepare f or astronaut f lights to Mars in the dec ades ahead, ac c ording to the engineers. There’s a more immediate benefit. “I know it’s been a tough year for everybody,” imaging scientist J ustin Maki said. “And we’re hoping that maybe these images will help brighten people’s days.” The AP Health and Science D epartment receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical I nstitute’s D epartment of Science Education. The AP is solely responsible for all content.

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There is an old J ewish j oke that goes, “eve ry J ewish holiday is the same – they tried to kill us, we survived, let’s eat ” And this week’s J ewish holiday of Purim is no exc eption. Here is a q uic k rundown of the story of Purim. Purim is an upside- down day

and he dec ides to destroy the entire J ewish population of Persia. When Mordec hai tells Q ueen Esther about Haman’s – Boooooo – evil plans, he insists that it is up to her to sav e herself and her people. Q ueen Esther is hesitant bec ause anyone who approac hes the king without being summoned, would likely be killed instantly. She f asts f or three days to strengthen and prepare herself to f ac e the king. She invi tes the king and Haman – Boooooo – to a banquet that night and again the f ollowing night. Af ter the lav ish banq uets, Queen Esther finally requests that the king stop Haman – Boooooo – f rom destroying the J ews of Persia. Why? Esther rev eals her J ewish identity to both men. Shoc ked, the king sends Haman – Boooooo – to be hung on the ve ry gallows that he had originally set up f or Mordec hai along with his sons. Purim was the last J ewish holiday that many in the c ommunity c elebrated together and in person in 2020.

This year Purim c omes to mark their f ragility in the world as people c ontinue to liv e v irtually in c ommunity through the Zoom sc reen. It makes sense really bec ause of the topsy- turvy- ness that this holiday promotes. Being upside down is nothing new f or J ews on Purim. The holiday is known for the expression “nahafochu,” whic h is Hebrew f or “to be turned on its head.” This word and idea c omes up time and time again in the story. What do the c harac ters in the story do when something unexpec ted happens? Piv ot. It’s bec ome a way of lif e f or so many people and industries. How do you f eed people when they c an’t be inside your restaurant? Set up tables outside or in the road. What about when you are stuc k in the snow with va c c ines that will go bad? V ac c inate all the nearest drive rs who are also stuc k in the snow. Purim teac hes people the essential message that they have all learned the hard way f rom this

pandemic. We have to be flexible – something c ould happen at any time – ge t ready to pivot . It is the story of the Jewish fight f or survi va l in whic h the lines between good and evi l are blurred. The outc ome seems to depend more on human ac ts of c ourage than on any sort of div ine interv ention. At the heart of this holiday is a message of the prec ariousness of lif e and a reminder that in a c haotic and sometimes c ruel world the best people c an do is to stay true to who they are. It is the 21s t c entury lesson that ev eryone c an take f rom Purim this year. Shabbat Shalom and hav e a peac ef ul Sabbath. Congregation B’nai Chaim is located at 29500 Via Princesa in Murrieta. For more information, visit http://www.bnaichaim.com or https://www.facebook.com/ CongregationBnaiChaim/.

sians 2:8- 9. But it’s your actions that prove your f aith is real. Please read that again. “So you see, we are shown to be right with God by what we do, not by faith alone,” in James 2:24. So what’s a Christian to do? Simple, do as J esus did. He “went around doing good,” in Acts 10:38. So here’s the big q uestion. What good are you doing? Let’s be more spec if ic . What good are you doing in the name of J esus? Where are you serv ing? What kind of f aith are you showing? Want to know a tough truth? Churc hes are f ull of people who do nothing. Oh, there are some who serve and are inc redibly f aithf ul, and I am so thankful for them. But sadly, that’s the exc eption and not the rule. As a pastor, I of ten wonder what would happen if my entire c hurc h served as Jesus did. Both inside its

walls and out in the c ommunity. I know the answer: Many more people would c ome to know J esus. Because faith would be lived out f or all to see and that’s the bottom line. Here’s my c hallenge. I think it’s time to show the world your f aith in J esus through your ac tions. It’s time to serve and do good in the name of J esus. If you do, the reward is more signif ic ant than you think. It strengthens your f aith and giv es your lif e purpose. So go out there and be strong and ac tive in both word and deed. This is true f aith. Otherwise, you really hav e no f aith at all. Zachary Elliott is the lead pastor of Fusion Christian Church in Temecula. For more information, visit https://www.fusionchristianchurch.com, http://www.encouragementtoday.tv or fi d t m o I nstagram.

Why the good you do matters sav ed. F or it is by believ ing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly dec laring your faith that you are saved,” in Romans 10: 9- 10. This is the first and absolute essential belief of the Christian f aith. But for many, that’s where their f aith stops. They f orget that af ter you believ e in J esus, you must also f ollow him and do what he says. J ames, the brother of J esus, had some strong words to say about people who do that. He said, “What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone c laims to have f aith but has no deeds? Can suc h faith save them ” in James 2:14. In other words, if you hav e a f aith that does nothing, is it really f aith at all? The answer to that is a resounding no. J ames makes this idea abundantly c lear when he said, “N ow someone may argue, ‘Some people hav e f aith; others hav e good deeds.’ But I say, ‘How can you

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Let’s start with the basic s. To be a Christian, you have to first believ e in J esus Christ. It’s the only way. As sc ripture said, “If you openly dec lare that J esus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him f rom the dead, you will be

show me your f aith if you don’t hav e good deeds?’ I will show you my faith by my good deeds.” That’s J ames’ way of saying: The proof is in the pudding. But he doesn’t stop there. He said, “Y ou say you have f aith, f or you believe that there is one God. Good f or you. Ev en the demons believe this, and they tremble in terror. How f oolish. Can’t you see that f aith without good deeds is useless ” in James 2:18-20. This v erse is what you c all a “Holy Bible Smackdown” in all its glory. Let me spell it out f or you. J ames is saying is if your f aith does nothing, if it has no f ruit rooted in good deeds, your f aith amounts to about the same as a demon’s. That is brutal. Make no mistake, “It is by grac e you hav e been sav ed, through f aith – and this is not f rom yourselv es, it is the gif t of God – not by works, so that no one can boast,” in Ephe-

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Members of the Sage Town Hall Assoc iation disc ov ered that the tiny c ommunity is being taxed f or servi c es they do not rec eive . “I’ve disc ove red that the problem with the sales tax money being misdirec ted is ev en muc h larger than Sage,” Bill Donahue said. In the basic sales tax, 1% is set aside f or loc al gove rnment whic h in the c ase of Sage, Aguanga and Anza, is Rive rside County. Some c ities add an extra amount to the sales tax to help pay f or additional servi c es within their borders. F or both Hemet and Temec ula, that extra amount is another 1- 2% of the sales tax f rom sales within those c ities, designed to stay in those c ities. “Bec ause Sage shares a ZIP c ode with Hemet, not only are we

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Sage Town Hall Association secretary Lyndi Dana presents a map of Sage at the association’s member appreciation event at the Collins Ranch in Sage in this file photo from Aug. 1 , 2019.

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With the ups and downs of c ounty and state COV ID- 1 9 health mandates, Missy Carver Boulton can again offer breakfast at the restaurant she and husband Trac y run in Aguanga. F renc h toast, eggs, omelets, sausage, pancakes, wa es, breakfast burritos and sandwic hes, bisc uits and grav y, grits and bac on and any c ombination thereof are now offered at Missy’s 15th Hole Bar and Grill Saturdays and Sundays f rom 8- 1 1 a .m . Boulton is weathering the c oronav irus pandemic , despite c ounty mandates regarding indoor dining, seating, soc ial distanc ing, masks, takeout and related f ood shortages and pric e inc reases. “We had j ust opened maybe j ust a month bef ore eve rything c rumbled,” she said. “To start we had to c hange our hours. We j ust held on best as we c ould. To move f orward we pac ked a lot of to- go meals f or many folks. We are so pleased to now offer breakf ast f or the patrons that stuc k with us and all the new f riends we c ontinue to make.” Missy’s Plac e 1 5 th Hole Bar & Grill,

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ole ar and rill ser es reak ast loc ated within the gates of the Ranc ho Calif ornia RV Resort in Aguanga, is loc ated at 45525 H ighway 79 S outh in Aguanga. The restaurant has a patio ava ilable f or outdoor enj oyment and an open dining room both with sc enic vi ews of the nearby pond. Menu selec tions f or lunc h and dinner inc lude pasta, Angus burgers, pork c hops, meatloaf, fried chicken, fish and chips, wet burritos, tac os, live r and onions and more. Boulton’s husband Trac y is well known f or vi siting the dining area, greeting f riends and making sure ev eryone is happy with their meal. The f ood and serv ic e rec eiv ed positiv e revi ews on soc ial media and Y elp. Getting to Missy’s Plac e 1 5 th Hole Bar & Grill c an be somewhat of a c hallenge to the uninitiated. The RV resort has an entranc e on Highway 7 9 South, j ust south of the Highway 37 1 j unc tion. The long, pav ed driv e winds along the hillside and c omes into the resort through a low- water c rossing. To enter the restaurant, visitors must first stop at the guard shac k at the c ommunity’s gates. The attendant will direc t them to the see M ISSY ’ S, page AVO-5

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also av ailable. Bring your own reusable bags to take f ood home. V olunteers welc ome. F or more inf ormation, c ontac t the AEC of fice at 951-763-4333. Regular Happenings Hamilton High School – F ind out what is happening using Hamilton’s online c alendar at http:// www. hamiltonbobc ats. net/apps/ ev ents/c alendar/. Hamilton Museum – 1 0 a. m. to 2 p.m. Open Wednesdays and Saturdays at 39 9 9 1 Contreras Road in Anza. F or more inf ormation, c all 9 5 1 - 7 6 3- 1 35 0 or v isit http://www. hamiltonmuseum. org. F ind them on F ac ebook at “Hamilton- Museum- and- Ranc hF oundation. ” Health, ex ercise, resources and recovery meetings Narcotics Anonymous Meeting – 6 p. m. Ev ery Tuesday at Shepherd Of The V alley Churc h, 5 6 09 5 Pena Road, in Anza. Open partic ipation. Veterans’ Gathering Mondays – 9 - 1 1 a. m. , The Churc h of J esus Christ of Latter- day Saints, 39 07 5 Contreras Road, in Anza. Men and women v eterans c ome to share and help eac h other deal with post- traumatic stress disorder and other difficulties. Call John Sheehan at 9 5 1 - 9 23- 6 1 5 3. If you need an adv oc ate to help with V A benefits, call Ronnie Imel at 9516 5 9 - 9 8 8 4. The Most Ex cellent W ay – Christ- c entered rec ov ery program f or all kinds of addic tion meets F ridays f rom 7 - 8 :30 p. m. and Tuesdays f rom 8 - 1 0 a. m. Program is c ourt approv ed; c hild c are is prov ided. Transportation help is av ailable. The group meets at 5 8 05 0 Highway 37 1 ; the c ross street is Kirby Road in Anza. AA Men’s Meeting – 7 p. m. Meetings take plac e Thursdays at 39 5 5 1 Kirby Road in Anza, south of Highway 37 1 . Alcoholics Anonymous – 8 p.m. Wednesday evenings at Shepherd of the V alley Lutheran Churc h, 5 6 09 5 Pena Road in Anza. F or more inf ormation, c all 9 5 1 - 7 6 3- 4226 . Bereaved Parents of the USA – The Aguanga- Anza Chapter of BPUSA will hold its meetings 6 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday of eac h month at 49 1 09 Lakeshore Blv d. in Aguanga. F or more inf ormation, c ontac t c hapter leader Linda Hardee at 9 5 1 - 5 5 1 28 26 . Free Mobile Health Clinic – Open every third Wednesday of the month f rom 9 a. m. to 2 p. m. N o appointment is needed. Uninsured may only be seen in the Anza Community Hall’s parking lot or inside the hall. Medication Assistance and Treatment for Opioid Dependence – Get treatment f or heroin addic tion. Transportation to the c linic is prov ided. F or more inf ormation, c ontac t Borrego Health’s Anza Community Health Center, 5 8 5 8 1 Route 37 1 , in Anza. F or more inf ormation, c all 9 5 1 - 7 6 347 5 9 . Food ministries F.U.N. Group weekly food ministry – Deliv eries arriv e noon Thursdays at the Anza Community Hall. To order a paid box and help feed those who can’t afford to pay, drop of f payment and c ash donations by Thursday at

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Bible Studies The Church of J esus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Anza – Sunday Sac rament is held 1 0 a. m. ; Sunday Sc hool is 1 1 a. m. Priesthood/Relief Soc iety meets noon; Wednesday Boy Scouts gathers 6 p. m. and Y outh N ight is 7 p. m. F or more inf ormation, c all Ruiz at 9 5 1 - 445 - 7 1 8 0 or N athan at 760-399-0727. The Wednesday Genealogy/F amily History Class, 5 - 8 p. m. , is open to the public at 39 07 5 Contreras Road in Anza. Native Lighthouse Fellowship – 10 a.m. The group meets the first Saturday of the month, and breakf ast is serv ed. All are welc ome to f ellowship together at the “Tribal Hall” below the c asino in Anza. F or more inf ormation, c all N ella Heredia at 9 5 1 - 7 6 3- 08 5 6 . Living Hope Bible Study – 8 - 1 0 a. m. Tuesdays at Liv ing Hope Christian F ellowship, 5 8 05 0 Highway 37 1 , in Anza. All are welc ome. F or more inf ormation, c all Pastor Kev in at 9 5 1 - 7 6 3- 1 1 1 1 . Anza RV Clubhouse – 7 p. m. , the second Wednesday of the Month, Pastor Kevin officiates at 41 5 6 0 Terwilliger Road in Anza. Monthly Christian Men’s Breakfast – 9 a. m. Breakf ast takes plac e the f ourth Saturday of each month and rotates to different locations. Contact Jeff Crawley at 9 5 1 - 7 6 3- 1 25 7 f or more inf ormation. Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church – 10 a.m. Weekly Wednesday Bible study takes plac e at 5 6 09 5 Pena Road in Anza. Call 9 5 1 - 7 6 3- 4226 f or more inf ormation. Valley Gospel Chapel – 7 a. m. Saturday Men’s Study meets weekly with breakf ast usually serv ed at 4327 5 Chapman Road in the Terwilliger area of Anza. F or more inf ormation, c all 9 5 1 7 6 3- 46 22. Anza First Southern Baptist Church – 9 a. m. The c hurc h of f ers Sunday sc hool f or all ages with a 1 0:30 a. m. worship serv ic e and 6 p. m. f or prayer and Bible study. Y outh ministry meets Mondays f rom 6 - 8 p. m. The women’s Bible study meets Thursdays at 1 0 a. m. , but it is on hiatus through the summer. Celebrate Rec ov ery meets F ridays; doors open at 5 :30 p. m. with large group meeting, 6 - 7 p. m. ; small group share, 7 - 8 p. m.

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1 :30 p. m. , to ERA Exc el Realty, 5 6 07 0 Highway 37 1 , in Anza. Pay inside or drop off during the day in the red box outside. To drop it off, put name and request on an env elope with payment inside. A $ 30 box has about $ 1 00 worth of f ood and f eeds six people. Half boxes are av ailable f or $ 1 5 . F ood is deliv ered onc e a week to those who cannot find a ride. For more inf ormation, c all Bill Donahue at 9 5 1 - 28 8 - 09 03. Living Hope Christian Fellowship Community Dinner – 1 p. m. Dinners are held the last Sunday of the month at the Anza Community Hall. All are welc ome. Donations of time, money, etc . are always welc ome. Food for the Faithful – 8 a. m. The f ood bank hands out f ood the last F riday of the month until the f ood is gone. The c lothes c loset will be open too. Emergenc y f ood handed out as needed at Sac red Heart Catholic Churc h. F F F is a non-denominational nonprofit. All in need are welc ome; c all Esther Barragan at 9 5 1 - 7 6 3- 5 6 36 .

At least one motorist was seriously inj ured in the af ternoon, Thursday, Feb. 18, in a traffic collision in Mountain Center. The c rash inv olv ing an unspec i-

fied number was reported about 1: 30 p.m . near the intersec tion of state Routes 7 4 and 243, ac c ording to the Calif ornia Highway Patrol. Details were sc ant, but authorities said at least one motorist suf f ered inj uries desc ribed as maj or.

and Cross Talk Caf e, 8 - 8 :30 p. m. Churc h is loc ated at 39 200 Rolling Hills Road in Anza. F or more inf ormation, c ontac t at 9 5 1 - 7 6 349 37 , anzabptistchurch@gmail. com or http://www. anzabaptistc hurc h. c om. Clubs TOPS Meeting – Take Of f Pounds Sensibly support group meets Wednesdays weekly. Weigh in at 8 :30 a. m. , meeting at 8 :45 a. m. at Thompson Hall at the Anza Baptist Churc h, 39 200 Rolling Hills Road, in Anza. F or more inf ormation, v isit http://www. TOPS. org. High Country Recreation – Sec ond Monday of the month attend c ommittee meetings at ERA Exc el Realty in Anza. F or more inf ormation, c all Albert Rodriguez at 9 5 1 - 49 2- 1 6 24 or Robyn Garrison at 8 05 - 31 2- 036 9 . HCR Bingo fundraisers – 6 :30- 9 :30 p. m. sec ond and f ourth F ridays at Anza Community Hall. Anza Valley VFW Post 1873 – Capt. J ohn F ranc is Driv ic k III Post, the Ladies’ and Men’s Auxiliaries are loc ated at 5 9 01 1 Bailey Road in Anza. Mail P. O. Box 39 0433. Req uest monthly newsletter and or weekly menu by email at vfw18 7 3 anzaca@ gmail.com. F or more inf ormation, c all 9 5 1 - 7 6 3- 4439 or v isit http:// v f w1 8 7 3. org. High Country 4-H Club – 6 :30 p. m. Meetings are on the third Wednesday of the month, except F ebruary, at Anza Community Hall. 4- H Club is f or youth 5 to 19 years old offering a variety of proj ec ts. High Country 4- H Club is open to c hildren liv ing in the Anza, Aguanga and surrounding areas. F or more inf ormation, c all Allison Renc k at 9 5 1 - 6 6 3- 5 45 2. Anza Valley Artists Meetings – 1 p. m. Meetings are third Saturday of eac h month at v arious loc ations. Share art, ideas and partic ipate in shows. Guests speakers are always needed. F or more inf ormation, c all president Rosie Grindle at 9 5 1 - 9 28 - 1 248 . F ind helpf ul art tips at http://www. f ac ebook. c om/ AnzaV alleyArtists/. Anza Q uilter’s Club – 9 :30 a.m. to noon. Meets the first and third Tuesday of eac h month at the Shepherd of the V alley Lutheran Churc h, 5 6 09 5 Pena Road, in Anza. Anza Valley Lions Club – The Anza V alley Lions Club is open to all men and women who want to work together f or the betterment of the c ommunity. Guest meetings with dinner are held 7 p.m. on the first Monday of each month at Anza Valley VFW Post 1 8 7 3, 5 9 01 1 Bailey Road, in Anza. Meetings and ev ents are posted on the Anza Lions Club website, http://www. anzalionsc lub. org. F or more inf ormation, c all president Mic hele Brown at 7 6 0- 6 37 - 9 1 7 3. Boy Scouts Troop 319 – Cub Sc outs meet 6 p. m. ev ery Tuesday, and Boy Sc outs meet 7 p. m. ev ery Wednesday at The Church of J esus Christ of Latter- day Saints on Contreras Road, south of state Route 37 1 , in Anza. F or more inf ormation, c all Ric hard Hotc hkiss at 9 5 1 - 5 5 1 - 31 5 4. Boys Scouts Troop 371 – Boy Sc outs meet at Lake Riv erside Estates. F or more inf ormation, c all Ginny Kinser at 9 09 - 7 02- 7 9 02. Civil Air Patrol – Sq uadron 5 9 is looking f or new members of all ages. F or more inf ormation, c all

sq uadron c ommander Maj . Dennis Sheehan f rom the Anza area at 9 5 1 - 403- 49 40. To learn more and see the c lub’s meeting sc hedule, v isit http://www. sq uadron5 9 . org. Fire Ex plorer Program – 6 p. m. The program meets ev ery sec ond, third and f ourth Tuesday of the month at F ire Station 29 on state Route 37 1 in Anza. Call 9 5 1 7 6 3- 5 6 1 1 f or inf ormation. Redshank Riders – 7 p. m. Bac kc ountry horsemen meet at the Little Red Sc hoolhouse in Anza, the sec ond Thursday of eac h month. V isit http://www. redshankriders. c om or c all Carol Sc hmuhl f or membership inf ormation at 9 5 1 - 6 6 3- 6 7 6 3. Anza Thimble Club – The c lub meets the first Thursday of the month at V alley Gospel Chapel, 4327 5 Chapman Road in Anza. The soc ial hour is 1 1 :30 a. m. , and lunc h is serv ed at noon. Contac t Carol Wright at 951-763-2884 for more inf ormation. Organizations Terwilliger Community Association – 6 p. m. Sec ond Monday of the month at VFW Post 1873, 5 9 01 1 Bailey Road, in Anza. Potluc k dinner open to all. F or more inf ormation, c all Tonie F ord at 9 5 1 - 7 6 3- 45 6 0. From the Heart Christian W omen’s Ministries – N oon. Monthly lunc heon and guest speaker are held the sec ond Saturday of eac h month. The $ 5 c harge c ov ers lunc h at Shepherd of the V alley Lutheran Churc h, 5 6 09 5 Pena Road, in Anza. F rom the Heart helps the area’s neediest c hildren and inv ites all women and men to j oin in their mission. Donate or help with the rummage sales twic e a year to raise f unds f or the c ause or other ev ents. F or more inf ormation, c all president Christi J ames at 9 5 1 - 5 9 5 - 2400. Anza Community Hall – 7 p. m. General membership meetings are held the f ourth Thursday of the month. Memberships c ost $ 20 per person or $ 35 per business, and both get one v ote. N o gov ernment f unds are alloc ated f or the Hall, whic h pays its bills through memberships and swap meets. V oting members rec eiv e discounts off hall rentals, swap meet booths and sav e on propane gas f rom F arrell Gas. Mail membership to: Anza Community Building Inc . at P. O. Box 39 009 1 , Anza, CA 9 25 39 . The hall is loc ated at 5 6 6 30 Highway 37 1 in Anza. Swap meet held eac h Saturday of the month, weather permitting, early morning to 1 p. m. V endors wanted. F or more inf ormation, c all 9 5 1 - 28 2- 426 7 . Anza Valley Municipal Advisory Council – 7 p. m. Sec ond Wednesday of each odd month at Anza Community Hall. Group serv es as loc al liaisons to the c ounty f rom the c ommunity. F or more inf ormation, c all 9 5 1 - 8 05 6 8 00. Anza Civic Improvement League – 9 a.m. meets the first Saturday of eac h month at the Little Red Sc hoolhouse. The league maintains Minor Park and Little Red Sc hool House, whic h are both av ailable to rent f or ev ents. N o gov ernment f unds are allowed; the membership pays the bills – $ 1 0 a person, $ 1 8 f amily or $ 35 business membership. F or more inf ormation, v isit http:// www. anzac iv ic . org.

Injured horse rider in Aguanga rescued and hospitalized City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Emergenc y c rews resc ued an inj ured horse rider in a remote area east of Temec ula, Sunday, 21 . The inj ury was reported at around 1 1 :35 a. m. near Sandstone and Gemstone roads in the

uninc orporated c ommunity of Aguanga, ac c ording to the Rive rside County F ire Department. By about 1 2:30 p. m. , the inj ured person had been extric ated by the resc ue team and taken to a hospital, fire officials said. The nature of the person’s inj uries was not disc losed.

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Newspaper box is stolen from Aguanga General Store

Security camera footage shows a person stealing the newspaper vending machine from the Aguanga Anza Valley Outlook/ Courtesy photos General Store Sunday, Feb. 1 .

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A newspaper ve nding mac hine belonging to Reeder Media/Anza V alley Outlook was stolen Sunday, F eb. 1 4, at 7 :25 p. m. f rom the porc h at the Aguanga General Store. There was no money in the c oin rec eptac le, as the newspaper is f ree. The newly ref urbished v ending mac hine is v alued at about $ 5 00.

Sec urity c ameras c aptured v ideo of the person in que stion, and extensive f ootage is being submitted to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. “It may j ust be a metal box, but these are hard to replac e, and it was not this person’s item to j ust take,” J ill Holt, administrator of the F ac ebook group Anza Crime Watc h, said. “The c rime in our area is j ust getting out of c ontrol, espec ially when they step up f rom

simply stealing the papers out of the unit to stealing the entire mac hine, one that has the c oin box obv iously disabled bec ause the paper is f ree.” A newspaper ve nding mac hine or newspaper rac k is a v ending mac hine designed to distribute newspapers. These are used worldwide, and they are of ten one of the main distribution methods f or newspaper publishers. Commonly used to ac c ept a c oin payment, some are

The Anza Valley Outlook’s newspaper vending machine is newly refurbished.

designed or disabled in order to provi de f ree papers to the public . A reward of $100 is being of f ered f or inf ormation leading to the arrest and c onvi c tion of the thief . If you hav e any inf ormation about this c rime, c ontac t the

Riv erside County Sherif f ’s Department’s non- emergenc y number at 9 5 1 - 7 7 6 - 1 09 9 , c ase N o. D210480056. D iane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

3 ways educators can use newspapers in the classroom TEMECULA – The COV ID- 1 9 pandemic had an impac t on c ommunities ac ross the globe. Though many ef f ec ts of the pandemic hav e been dev astating, one unf oreseen and potentially positiv e c onseq uenc e of the spread of COV ID- 1 9 was a growing rec ognition of the inv aluable role played by loc al newspapers. Responses to the c oronav irus and strategies regarding how to c ombat it v aried greatly, and loc al newspapers were a go- to resourc e f or c itizens who wanted to learn about rules and regulations in their towns. F or example, in England the Bishop’s Stortf ord Independent, a loc al weekly paper in Hertf ordshire, England, experienc ed a significant monthly web audience growth during the pandemic . Bef ore the global outbreak in J anuary 2020, the paper’s monthly web audienc e was 26 0,000. By Oc tober, that number had spiked to 360,000, reflecting a growing need f or loc al news outlets as readers ac ross the globe sought to learn about the pandemic within their own c ommunities and how loc al officials were responding to the threat posed by COV ID- 1 9 . If the pandemic illustrated the v ital role loc al newspapers c an

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of ten c harged the higher Hemet c ity sales tax, when we buy online or make large purc hases suc h as c ars or boats, that 2% goes to the c ity of Hemet, and Riv erside County loses out on their share,” Donahue said. “I bought another v ehic le rec ently in F ontana and had to argue that I should be taxed at the c ounty rate not the c ity rate. This has been an ongoing problem f or years, but nobody seemed to c are. ” Both Temec ula Wine Country and F renc h V alley share ZIP c odes with the c ity of Temec ula. While the businesses in that area should c harge 7 . 7 5 % sales tax with 1 % of that tax going to the c ounty, it doesn’t. Ac c ording to Donahue, bec ause of the way the Calif ornia Tax and F ee f orms are set up and the way the point- of sale sof tware programs assign sales tax rates by ZIP c ode, the higher Temec ula c ity sales taxes are c harged and Riv erside County c ontinues to lose out on their 1 % f rom all those sales. “How many more areas of Riv erside County are these sales tax dollars being misdirec ted to the c ities sharing ZIP c odes with surrounding areas of uninc orporated Riv erside County?” Donahue said. “In 2020 alone,

play, it’s important that readers rec ognize that role won’t be any less v aluable when COV ID- 1 9 is in the world’s rearv iew mirror. Educ ators c an help the next generation of readers rec ognize the importanc e of loc al newspapers by taking v arious steps to inc orporate newspapers into their lessons. ploy newspapers w en tea ing rrent e ents Everyone was directly affected by the COV ID- 1 9 v irus, making the story of the pandemic one of the uniq ue in modern history. Though c hildren are of ten sheltered f rom global news stories about conflicts or economic crises, no suc h sheltering was possible during the pandemic , as c hildren began learning f rom home and c onf ronting lif e with little or no ac c ess to extrac urric ular ac tiv ities. Educ ators c an show how loc al newspapers reported on the pandemic when teac hing c urrent ev ents, using that example as the f oundation f or teac hing c urrent ev ents in the f uture. tili e t e newspapers w en tea ing Students who do not speak English at home or as their primary language can benefit greatly from their loc al newspapers. It might

my household alone paid ov er a thousand dollars in sales tax on v ehic les and online purc hases. How muc h sales taxes do you imagine Wine Country produc es?” The STHA has been pursuing a ZIP c ode designation that may allev iate these tax issues. So f ar, with the assistanc e of c ounty Superv isor Chuc k Washington’s of fice, they have had Sage declared a c ensus designated plac e by the U. S. Census Bureau. It is a first step to a ZIP c ode designation f or the small rural c ommunity. A c ensus designated plac e is a c onc entration of population defined by the U.S. Census Bureau f or statistic al purposes only. The boundaries of a c ensus designated plac e hav e no legal status and may not always c orrespond with the loc al understanding of the area or c ommunity with the same name. The c ensus designated plac e designation giv es Sage the same rec ognition and status as other loc al areas suc h as Winc hester, Anza, Lake Riv erside Estates and Idyllwild. It is one of the final steps needed to move forward with the U. S. Postal Serv ic e in their q uest to obtain a new ZIP c ode, thereby def aulting the last line of address to Sage instead of Hemet.

be easy to learn how to say c ertain words in English, but reading them in a newspaper giv es ESL students a c hanc e to see the words they’v e learned in c ontext. And bec ause loc al newspapers f eature sec tions on ev erything f rom news to sports to entertainment, ESL students are sure to f ind a f ew artic les that appeal to their existing interests. se newspapers to en o rage a lo e o reading J ust like ESL students are bound to find something that interests them in the loc al newspapers, their English- speaking c lassmates are sure to find a recap of their f av orite team’s most rec ent game or a rev iew of the latest superhero mov ie or a loc al news story about their town to piq ue their interest. Students may not realize it, but they’re learning when reading suc h stories by dev eloping their v oc abularies, f ine tuning their c omprehension skills and c atc hing up on c urrent ev ents. The v aluable role played by loc al newspapers was on display during the pandemic . That role won’t be any less v aluable in a post- pandemic world, and it’s a lesson teac hers c an apply in their c lassrooms.

Sage c ov ers a large area of about 1 1 1 sq uare miles, and inc ludes many div erse neighborhoods, suc h as Diamond V alley, Cahuilla Heights, Syc amore Springs and more. “This has been one of the problems we hav e sharing two ZIP c odes with Hemet,” Donahue said. “We pay taxes we don’t owe. Taxation without representation is what it was onc e c alled. ” The STHA brought this issue to the attention of c ounty representativ es and were assured that of f ic ials and staf f are looking into the matter, Donahue said. The Sage Town Hall Assoc iation is a nonprofit corporation dedic ated to preserv e historic al landmarks, c ombat c ommunity deterioration and unif y residents. F or more inf ormation about the Sage Town Hall Assoc iation, v isit them on the web at http:// www. sagetownhallassoc iation. c om or on F ac ebook at http:// www. f ac ebook. c om/sagetownhall/. They may be reac hed by email at sagetownhall@gmail. com or telephone at 9 5 1 - 28 8 09 03. D iane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia.com.

Educators can help the next generation of readers recognize the importance of local newspapers by taking various steps to incorporate newspapers into their lessons. Valley News/Courtesy photo

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The Anza V alley c ommunity c ame together under the leadership of Christi J ames to provi de a little Easter f un f or loc al c hildren and f amilies. J ames, with the help of loc al churches, businesses, nonprofits and priv ate donors, is c reating and givi ng away Easter at Home kits f or f ree. “They c ontain ev erything you need to have your own Easter egg hunt with your f amily in the saf ety of your own home,” she said. “I was trying to figure out how to do Easter this year and it j ust c ame to me. So I started c ontac ting ev -

eryone to help make this happen.” The kits will inc lude: baskets, c andy, c olorf ul grass, plastic eggs and small toys. Sponsors f or the giv eaway inc lude Heritage Well Servi c e, Anza Gas, Livi ng Hope Churc h, the Anza Elec tric Cooperative , ERA Realty, Shepherd of the V alley Lutheran Churc h, F rom the Heart Christian Women’s Ministries and more. F or more inf ormation, or to order a kit f or a c hild or f amily, c all or text Christi J ames at 9515 9 5 - 2400. Deadline f or ordering kits is Sunday, Marc h 28. D iane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

Anza’s Easter At Home gift boxes will contain all the fixings for egg hunts at home. Anza Valley Outlook/ Diane Sieke r photo

Make the best of the extra time retirement brings SAN F RAN CISCO – Singer J im Croc e longed to put time in a bottle. Retirees aren’t always c ertain what it is they long to do with time, but one day they stop working and find they have a barrelf ul of it. “People of ten are so f oc used on making sure they are financially ready to retire that they f orget to plan f or what they want to do in retirement,” Patti Hart, c o- author with her husband, Milledge, of “The Resolutionist: Welc ome to the Anti- Retirement Mov ement,” said. “And they may hav e more time to fill than they realize. Lif e expec tanc y has grown, and retirements that last 20 years, 30 years or longer aren’t that unusual. So you hav e to start thinking, what will you do with your time? How do you env ision your days playing out?” F or the Harts, the answers to those q uestions inv olv e the “antiretirement mov ement,” where retirement is more than a roc king c hair on a f ront porc h or endless hours of golf . “We did leav e our c areers, but we would nev er c all ourselv es retired,” Milledge Hart said. “We are busier now than we’v e ev er been. The difference is that we are busy doing what brings us j oy rather than what adv anc es

our c areers. ” But the transition isn’t always easy, whic h is why the Harts rec ommended f inding ef f ic ient ways to manage that extra time the post- c areer years bring. Patti Hart c autioned that time management does not hav e to mean bloc king out ev ery minute. “F or most people, it is j ust setting goals and priorities, then making sure you plan f or how you are going to ac c omplish them,” she said. “It is being produc tiv e with your time. ” To do that, the Harts suggested putting yourself into the mindset you had in your working years. se a alendar People in a c orporate setting rely on c alendars to manage their obligations and retirees c an as well. “Too of ten people j ust think they will remember that they hav e yoga on Tuesday and Thursday, and v olunteer at the animal shelter on Wednesday,” Patti Hart said. “But then they add a lunc h here or a board meeting there and pretty soon find themselves scurrying f rom ac tiv ity to ac tiv ity. ” Chec king a c alendar eac h day also let’s people know they may need to pull bac k if they are ov erc ommitted, or they may need to find ac tiv ities to add if too many empty

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c ookies through online platf orms and v irtual c ookie booths on soc ial media, with parental supervi sion. Many girls are offering socially distant or c ontac tless sales and delive ry options. As loc al guidelines allow, in- person sales may also be ava ilable in c ertain areas, keeping girls’ saf ety top priority. Cookie season began in J anuary and will c ontinue through April. The starting pric e f or c ookies is $5 per box, with some flavors offered at $6 a box. Proceeds from the sale of the sweets go to the Girl Sc out organization.

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Girl Sc out Cookie va rieties, Charlotte Mc Graw said. “This is Charlotte’s f ourth year selling c ookies,” her mother said. “This year has been quite different and has taught her to f ac e c hallenges with confidence. I am so proud of Charlotte and the goals she sets f or herself eac h year.” Brownies are the sec tion in the Girl Sc outs organization f or girls who are 7 years old to 1 0 years old. Due to the c oronav irus pandemic , Girl Sc outs are selling

hours are going to waste. ake a to-do list A to- do list helps ensure nothing gets forgotten. Just be flexible, Milledge Hart said, bec ause the list is a tool to keep you on trac k, not a ball and c hain to imprison you. “If you’d rather do something else today, f eel f ree to mov e items to another time or j ust skip them altogether,” he said. “It’s your list so it’s your c all. ” reat e eryt ing like a siness appoint ent The c alendar and the to- do list can be filled with things that would nev er hav e made a business person’s sc hedule – but may now be high priority f or you. “Y ou c an penc il in 30 minutes f or meditation or an hour to begin reading a J ames Patterson nov el,” Patti Hart said. “Maybe you want to bloc k out F riday af ternoon to experiment with a new rec ipe. These are your pref erred ‘appointments’ now and are eq ual in importanc e to board meetings or c onf erenc e c alls. ” dapt yo r syste as yo r needs ange Some people begin retirement doing all the things they had been putting off, such as traveling or fishing more. “But that first burst of activity

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usually begins to wear, and you realize you want more f rom this stage of lif e,” Milledge Hart said. “At that point it makes sense to reev aluate your resourc es and goals. Be aware of how you f eel about c ertain ac tiv ities and be ready to drop some and pic k up others as your time and interests c hange. ” “In the same way that making good financial investments prov ides you with additional c apital, inv esting your time wisely prov ides you with more time to do things you really want to do,” Patti Hart said. “And that will make your lif e so muc h better. ”

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Nine-year-old Brownie Charlotte McGraw shows off some of the different Girl Scout Cookies she offers in her drive-thru service in Lake Riverside Estates. Anza Valley Outlook/ Diane Sieke r photo

“When you make a Girl Sc out Cookie purc hase, you’re helping the next generation of girl entrepreneurs get an important taste of what it takes to be suc c essf ul – teamwork, planning and a positiv e outlook ( f or starters) ,” ac c ording to the Girl Sc outs website. Money earned through the sale of the c ookies stays with the loc al troop. Marketing tec hnique s teac h the girls skills they c an use throughout their lif e, inc luding talking to strangers, making change, offering produc t with a smile, answering que stions and dedic ation. F or more than 1 00 years, Girl Scouts have offered the cookies f or sale as a f undraising ev ent. The sale of cookies as a way to finance troop ac tivi ties began about 197, in the ve ry beginning years of the Girl Sc outs. The sugar c ookies were originally baked by sc outs and other helpers and sold by the girls f rom

door to door. By 1 9 22, c ookies c ould be purc hased f or 25 c ents a dozen, wrapped in wax paper and sealed with a stic ker. In 1 9 35 , the sale of c ommerc ially baked c ookies was dev eloped, and the words “Girl Sc out Cookies” on the box was first made av ailable. In 1 9 36 , the national Girl Sc out organization started the process of licensing the first commerc ial bakers to produc e c ookies that c ould be sold nationwide. By 1 9 37 , ov er 1 25 Girl Sc out c ounc ils had c ookie sales. During World War II, bec ause of f ood shortages, the Girl Sc outs sold c alendars instead of c ookies, but af ter the war, c ookie sales boomed. By 1 9 48 , 29 bakers were lic ensed to make Girl Sc out Cookies. In 195, Sandwic h, Shortbread and Chocolate Mints were offered, and by 196, Peanut Butter Sandwic h c ookies were added, along

with a c ouple more va rieties and produc ed by about 14 ba kers. In 1978, f our bakers produc ed the c ookies, and all c ookie boxes had the same designs depic ting sc enes of Girl Sc outs hiking and c anoeing. In 197, the new Girl Sc out logo appeared on the c ookie boxes. Choic es during the 1 9 7 0s inc luded Thin Mints, Peanut Butter Sandwic h/Do- si- dos, Shortbread/ Trefoils and four additional flavor s. In the 1 9 9 0s, three lic ensed bakers supplied eight va rieties of c ookies, and in the 2000s, the bakers were reduc ed to two. To order c ookies online f rom Charlotte Mc Graw, v isit https:// app. abc smartc ookies. c om/#/soc ial- link- landing/05 6 1 09 d6 - 1 6 c 5 4381- 816a - 8d9b4dc c bf 98 . D iane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

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Explore home design with authentic materials Family Features SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Creating a welc oming and relaxing spac e may be easier than you expec t when you give natural materials a leading role in your design. Elements like natural stone, wood, fiber, metals and plant life c an allow you to express a sense of uniq ue personal style that is broadly appealing. Most invi ting rooms share one q uality: ample natural light, whic h c reates a subtly vi brant and energetic ambianc e. Other aspec ts of an entic ing design may be less obv ious to the c asual observ er. Spec ial touc hes like c ustom c raf tsmanship lend a spec ial aesthetic to f urnishings and dec or and bring authentic ity to your home.

Similarly, items that are made in Americ a using an artisanal approac h c an elev ate the c harac ter of a room when c ompared to things that are mass manuf ac tured. F or example, c hoose a single piec e of artwork f rom a talented artist rather than multiple piec es of mass- produc ed art f rom a retailer. Y ou c an inc orporate natural and hand- c raf ted materials into your spac es in c ountless ways, but these ideas c an be ac hiev ed regardless of what your budget may be. at ral tone When many people think about designing with stone, f eatures like countertops or flooring come to mind. Inc orporating stone in more unexpec ted ways c an make an ev en bigger impression. Y ou might choose a coffee table or end tables

Accessorize with stone to introduce an earthy appeal think agate bookends or decorative items like sculptures. Valley News/Courtesy photos

Choose a single piece of artwork from an artist rather than multiple pieces of mass-produced art from a retailer.

that are made of stone or f eature stone ac c ents. Ac c essorizing with stone also introduc es an earthy appeal; think agate bookends or dec orative items like sc ulptures. ardwood looring The f loor is of ten the largest design element of a room, so utilizing authentic materials f or your f looring makes a strong statement about the ov erall tone and f eel of the room. An artisancrafted hardwood flooring option like Carlisle Wide Plank F loors is c raf ted indiv idually – one board at a time – so the emphasis is on the natural beauty of the wood. Y ou c an c hoose a c ompletely c ustom look, f rom wood spec ies and grade to texture and c olor, or make your selec tion f rom a c ollec tion of popular tried-and-true finishes. at ral i er e tiles

Caref ul attention to detail is important f or a c ohesiv e design, so be sure to keep thinking natural when selec ting textiles. Linen and rough c otton f abric s bring distinc tiv e textures that maintain an organic v ibe. N atural textiles c an also be qui te durable, making them prac tic al selec tions f or of ten- used spac es. Elements to c onsider inc lude window treatments, f abric c omponents of any f urnishings and ac c ents like pillows or throws. J ute or wool rugs and textile artwork may also work well with this motif . lant i e V egetation is a c entral element to landsc ape design, so when your goal is to c reate an invi ting indoor spac e with a c onnec tion to nature and the outdoors, it makes sense to inc orporate plants as part of your design. Options v ary greatly, so

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Exercise ideas for people with mobility issues TEMECULA – Physic al ac tiv ity is v ital to ov erall health. The World Health Organization said limiting time spent being idle and taking adv antage of opportunities to get mov ing – ev en if it’s j ust a little bit of exerc ise – c an go a long way toward improv ing ov erall health. In N ov ember 2020, the WHO released new exerc ise guidelines f or people of all ages. Adults should get between 1 5 0 and 300 minutes a week of moderate to v igorous aerobic ac tiv ity, and that suggestion inc ludes older adults and those with c hronic c onditions or disabilities. Indiv iduals with limited mobility due to age or preexisting medic al c onditions may wonder how they c an meet the guidelines f or exerc ise. Those with c hronic pain or illness sometimes find that exercising f or more than a f ew minutes c an be c hallenging. Ev en brief periods of exerc ise c an pay div idends, and there are v arious approac hes people c an take to work around mobility and other issues. plore air e er ises J ust bec ause you are seated doesn’t mean you c an’t get a workout in. Seated c hair exerc ises c an work v arious musc le groups. Seated arm rows, tummy twists, ov erhead arm raises, hand sq ueezes with a tennis ball, inner thigh sq ueezes, leg lif ts and extensions and many other exerc ises c an be c ustomized to be perf ormed in a c hair. Work o t in t e water Exerc ising in the water c an assist with mov ement and reduc e strain on the body. The Arthritis F oundation said the water’s buoyanc y supports body weight, whic h minimizes stress on j oints and c an allev iate pain. Water prov ides gentle resistanc e as well – up to 1 2 times the resistanc e of air. It means it’s possible to build strength and musc le ev en j ust walking or swimming around a pool. M ISSY ’ S fro

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FI CT I T I OU S B U SI NE SS NAM E ST AT E M E NT File Number: R-202101170 he followin person s is are oin siness as F RONT AND F IF T H ST REET INC . 2849 5 Old T own Front Street, T emecula, Ca 9 259 3 M ailing Address: P O B ox 169 7, T emecula, Ca 9 259 0 County: Riverside Front n Fifth treet nc. l own Front Street, T emecula, CA 9 259 3 T his business is conducted by a Corporation his orporation is re istere in the state of alifornia Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitio s na e liste a o e on / / eclare that all infor ation in this state ent is tr e an correct. re istrant who eclares as tr e any aterial atter p rs ant to ection of the siness an rofessions o e that the re istrant nows to e false is ilty of a is e eanor p nisha le y a fine not to e cee one tho san ollars . Registrant: P edro E sparza, P resident tate ent was file with the o nty ler of Riverside County on 1/28/2021 NOT I CE —I N ACCORDANCE W I T H SU B DI VI SI ON a F N F N ST AT E M E NT GE NE RAL L Y E X P I RE S AT T H E E ND OF FI VE Y E ARS FROM T H E DAT E ON W H I CH I T W AS FI L E D I N T H E OFFI CE OF T H E COU NT Y CL E RK , E X CE P T , AS P ROVI DE D I N V N F N W I T E X P I RE S 40 DAY S AFT E R ANY CH ANGE I N T H E FACT S SE T FORT H I N T H E ST AT E M E NT P U RSU ANT T O SE CT I ON 179 13 OT H E R T H AN A CH ANGE I N T H E RE SI DE NCE ADDRE SS OF A RE GI ST E RE D OW NE R. A NE W FI CT I T I OU S B U SI NE SS NAM E ST AT E M E NT M U ST B E FI L E D B E FORE T H E E X P I RAT I ON. T H E FI L I NG OF T H I S ST AT E M E NT DOE S NOT OF I T SE L F AU T H ORI Z E T H E U SE I N T H I S ST AT E OF A FI CT I T I OU S B U SI NE SS NAM E I N VI OL AT I ON OF T H E RI GH T S OF ANOT H E R U NDE R FE DE RAL , ST AT E , OR COM M ON L AW N . N N F N . F T H AT T H I S COP Y I S A CORRE CT COP Y OF T H E ORI GI NAL ST AT E M E NT ON FI L E I N M Y OFFI CE . P E T E R AL DANA RI VE RSI DE COU NT Y CL E RK . LEGAL: 3 2 9 5 P U B LISH ED: F e b r u a r y 5 , 1 2 , 1 9 , 2 6 , 2 0 2 1

FI CT I T I OU S B U SI NE SS NAM E ST AT E M E NT File Number: R-202012148 he followin person s is are oin siness as C KO M U RRIET A 40385 M urrieta H ot Springs Road, M urrieta, CA 9 2563 M ailing Address: 7725 Gateway U ntil # 1540, I rvine, CA 9 2618 County: Riverside AK Fitness, 7725 Gateway U nit # 1540, I rvine, CA 9 2618 T his business is conducted by a Corporation his orporation is re istere in the state of Registrant has not yet begun to transact business n er the fictitio s na e liste a o e eclare that all infor ation in this state ent is tr e an correct. re istrant who eclares as tr e any aterial atter p rs ant to ection of the siness an rofessions o e that the re istrant nows to e false is ilty of a is e eanor p nisha le y a fine not to e cee one tho san ollars . Registrant: K imia Sadeghian, Secretary tate ent was file with the o nty ler of Riverside County on 11/24/2020 NOT I CE —I N ACCORDANCE W I T H SU B DI VI SI ON a F N F N ST AT E M E NT GE NE RAL L Y E X P I RE S AT T H E E ND OF FI VE Y E ARS FROM T H E DAT E ON W H I CH I T W AS FI L E D I N T H E OFFI CE OF T H E COU NT Y CL E RK , E X CE P T , AS P ROVI DE D I N V N F N W I T E X P I RE S 40 DAY S AFT E R ANY CH ANGE I N T H E FACT S SE T FORT H I N T H E ST AT E M E NT P U RSU ANT T O SE CT I ON 179 13 OT H E R T H AN A CH ANGE I N T H E RE SI DE NCE ADDRE SS OF A RE GI ST E RE D OW NE R. A NE W FI CT I T I OU S B U SI NE SS NAM E ST AT E M E NT M U ST B E FI L E D B E FORE T H E E X P I RAT I ON. T H E FI L I NG OF T H I S ST AT E M E NT DOE S NOT OF I T SE L F AU T H ORI Z E T H E U SE I N T H I S ST AT E OF A FI CT I T I OU S B U SI NE SS NAM E I N VI OL AT I ON OF T H E RI GH T S OF ANOT H E R U NDE R FE DE RAL , ST AT E , OR COM M ON L AW N . N N F N . F T H AT T H I S COP Y I S A CORRE CT COP Y OF T H E ORI GI NAL ST AT E M E NT ON FI L E I N M Y OFFI CE . P E T E R AL DANA RI VE RSI DE COU NT Y CL E RK . LEGAL: 3 2 6 8 P U B LISH ED: De c e m b e r 4 , 1 1 , 1 8 , 2 5 , 2 0 2 0 Republished February 5, 12, 19, 2 , 2021 Statement file date incorrect in original publication

FI CT I T I OU S B U SI NE SS NAM E ST AT E M E NT File Number: R-2020119 69 he followin person s is are oin siness as M ISSION C ARRIER 79 10 A M ission B lvd, Riverside, CA 9 2509 County: Riverside Ranbir -- Singh, 79 10 A M ission B lvd, Riverside, CA 9 2509 T his business is conducted by an I ndividual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business n er the fictitio s na e liste a o e eclare that all infor ation in this state ent is tr e an correct. re istrant who eclares as tr e any aterial atter p rs ant to ection of the siness an rofessions o e that the re istrant nows to e false is ilty of a is e eanor p nisha le y a fine not to e cee one tho san ollars . Registrant: Ranbir -- Singh tate ent was file with the o nty ler of Riverside County on 11/18/2020 NOT I CE —I N ACCORDANCE W I T H SU B DI VI SI ON a F N F N ST AT E M E NT GE NE RAL L Y E X P I RE S AT T H E E ND OF FI VE Y E ARS FROM T H E DAT E ON W H I CH I T W AS FI L E D I N T H E OFFI CE OF T H E COU NT Y CL E RK , E X CE P T , AS P ROVI DE D I N V N F N W I T E X P I RE S 40 DAY S AFT E R ANY CH ANGE I N T H E FACT S SE T FORT H I N T H E ST AT E M E NT P U RSU ANT T O SE CT I ON 179 13 OT H E R T H AN A CH ANGE I N T H E RE SI DE NCE ADDRE SS OF A RE GI ST E RE D OW NE R. A NE W FI CT I T I OU S B U SI NE SS NAM E ST AT E M E NT M U ST B E FI L E D B E FORE T H E E X P I RAT I ON. T H E FI L I NG OF T H I S ST AT E M E NT DOE S NOT OF I T SE L F AU T H ORI Z E T H E U SE I N T H I S ST AT E OF A FI CT I T I OU S B U SI NE SS NAM E I N VI OL AT I ON OF T H E RI GH T S OF ANOT H E R U NDE R FE DE RAL , ST AT E , OR COM M ON L AW N . N N F N . F T H AT T H I S COP Y I S A CORRE CT COP Y OF T H E ORI GI NAL ST AT E M E NT ON FI L E I N M Y OFFI CE . P E T E R AL DANA RI VE RSI DE COU NT Y CL E RK . LEGAL: 3 2 6 9 P U B LISH ED: De c e m b e r 4 , 1 1 , 1 8 , 2 5 , 2 0 2 0 Republished February 5, 12, 19, 2 , 2021 Statement file date incorrect in original publication

FI CT I T I OU S B U SI NE SS NAM E ST AT E M E NT File Number: R-202012181 he followin person s is are oin siness as DAK DENT AL M ANAGEM ENT l own Front treet e ec la alifornia 9 259 0 County: Riverside ental ana e ent alifornia orporation l own Front treet e ec la alifornia 9 259 0 T his business is conducted by a Corporation his orporation is re istere in the state of Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitio s na e liste a o e on / / eclare that all infor ation in this state ent is tr e an correct. re istrant who eclares as tr e any aterial atter p rs ant to ection of the siness an rofessions o e that the re istrant nows to e false is ilty of a is e eanor p nisha le y a fine not to e cee one tho san ollars . Registrant: Amada Rivera, Secretary tate ent was file with the o nty ler of Riverside County on 11/25/2020 NOT I CE —I N ACCORDANCE W I T H SU B DI VI SI ON a F N F N ST AT E M E NT GE NE RAL L Y E X P I RE S AT T H E E ND OF FI VE Y E ARS FROM T H E DAT E ON W H I CH I T W AS FI L E D I N T H E OFFI CE OF T H E COU NT Y CL E RK , E X CE P T , AS P ROVI DE D I N V N F N W I T E X P I RE S 40 DAY S AFT E R ANY CH ANGE I N T H E FACT S SE T FORT H I N T H E ST AT E M E NT P U RSU ANT T O SE CT I ON 179 13 OT H E R T H AN A CH ANGE I N T H E RE SI DE NCE ADDRE SS OF A RE GI ST E RE D OW NE R. A NE W FI CT I T I OU S B U SI NE SS NAM E ST AT E M E NT M U ST B E FI L E D B E FORE T H E E X P I RAT I ON. T H E FI L I NG OF T H I S ST AT E M E NT DOE S NOT OF I T SE L F AU T H ORI Z E T H E U SE I N T H I S ST AT E OF A FI CT I T I OU S B U SI NE SS NAM E I N VI OL AT I ON OF T H E RI GH T S OF ANOT H E R U NDE R FE DE RAL , ST AT E , OR COM M ON L AW N . N N F N . F T H AT T H I S COP Y I S A CORRE CT COP Y OF T H E ORI GI NAL ST AT E M E NT ON FI L E I N M Y OFFI CE . P E T E R AL DANA RI VE RSI DE COU NT Y CL E RK . LEGAL: 3 2 7 1 P U B LISH ED: De c e m b e r 1 1 , 1 8 , 2 5 2 0 2 0 , J a n u a r y 1 ,2 0 2 1 Republished February 5, 12, 19, 2 , 2021 Correction of registrant’s name

FI CT I T I OU S B U SI NE SS NAM E ST AT E M E NT File Number: R-202101201 he followin person s is are oin siness as M ISSION C ARRIER 79 10 M ission B lvd., Riverside, CA 9 2509 County: Riverside Ranbir -- Singh, 79 10 M ission B lvd., Riverside, CA 9 2509 T his business is conducted by an I ndividual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business n er the fictitio s na e liste a o e eclare that all infor ation in this state ent is tr e an correct. re istrant who eclares as tr e any aterial atter p rs ant to ection of the siness an rofessions o e that the re istrant nows to e false is ilty of a is e eanor p nisha le y a fine not to e cee one tho san ollars . Registrant: Ranbir -- Singh tate ent was file with the o nty ler of Riverside County on 1/29 /2021 NOT I CE —I N ACCORDANCE W I T H SU B DI VI SI ON a F N F N ST AT E M E NT GE NE RAL L Y E X P I RE S AT T H E E ND OF FI VE Y E ARS FROM T H E DAT E ON W H I CH I T W AS FI L E D I N T H E OFFI CE OF T H E COU NT Y CL E RK , E X CE P T , AS P ROVI DE D I N V N F N W I T E X P I RE S 40 DAY S AFT E R ANY CH ANGE I N T H E FACT S SE T FORT H I N T H E ST AT E M E NT P U RSU ANT T O SE CT I ON 179 13 OT H E R T H AN A CH ANGE I N T H E RE SI DE NCE ADDRE SS OF A RE GI ST E RE D OW NE R. A NE W FI CT I T I OU S B U SI NE SS NAM E ST AT E M E NT M U ST B E FI L E D B E FORE T H E E X P I RAT I ON. T H E FI L I NG OF T H I S ST AT E M E NT DOE S NOT OF I T SE L F AU T H ORI Z E T H E U SE I N T H I S ST AT E OF A FI CT I T I OU S B U SI NE SS NAM E I N VI OL AT I ON OF T H E RI GH T S OF ANOT H E R U NDE R FE DE RAL , ST AT E , OR COM M ON L AW N . N N F N . F T H AT T H I S COP Y I S A CORRE CT COP Y OF T H E ORI GI NAL ST AT E M E NT ON FI L E I N M Y OFFI CE . P E T E R AL DANA RI VE RSI DE COU NT Y CL E RK . LEGAL: 3 2 9 7 P U B LISH ED: F e b r u a r y 1 2 , 1 9 , 2 6 , M a r c h 5 ,2 0 2 1

FI CT I T I OU S B U SI NE SS NAM E ST AT E M E NT File Number: R-202101126 he followin person s is are oin siness as ENERGY EF F IC IENT P ROF ESSIONALS C ALIF ORNIA 29 364 N. L ake Drive, L ake E lsinore, CA 9 2530 County: Riverside Samuel Salvador Garcia, 29 364 N. L ake Drive, a e lsinore alifornia T his business is conducted by an I ndividual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitio s na e liste a o e on / / eclare that all infor ation in this state ent is tr e an correct. re istrant who eclares as tr e any aterial atter p rs ant to ection of the siness an rofessions o e that the re istrant nows to e false is ilty of a is e eanor p nisha le y a fine not to e cee one tho san ollars . Registrant: Samuel S. Garcia tate ent was file with the o nty ler of Riverside County on 1/28/2021 NOT I CE —I N ACCORDANCE W I T H SU B DI VI SI ON a F N F N ST AT E M E NT GE NE RAL L Y E X P I RE S AT T H E E ND OF FI VE Y E ARS FROM T H E DAT E ON W H I CH I T W AS FI L E D I N T H E OFFI CE OF T H E COU NT Y CL E RK , E X CE P T , AS P ROVI DE D I N V N F N W I T E X P I RE S 40 DAY S AFT E R ANY CH ANGE I N T H E FACT S SE T FORT H I N T H E ST AT E M E NT P U RSU ANT T O SE CT I ON 179 13 OT H E R T H AN A CH ANGE I N T H E RE SI DE NCE ADDRE SS OF A RE GI ST E RE D OW NE R. A NE W FI CT I T I OU S B U SI NE SS NAM E ST AT E M E NT M U ST B E FI L E D B E FORE T H E E X P I RAT I ON. T H E FI L I NG OF T H I S ST AT E M E NT DOE S NOT OF I T SE L F AU T H ORI Z E T H E U SE I N T H I S ST AT E OF A FI CT I T I OU S B U SI NE SS NAM E I N VI OL AT I ON OF T H E RI GH T S OF ANOT H E R U NDE R FE DE RAL , ST AT E , OR COM M ON L AW N . N N F N . F T H AT T H I S COP Y I S A CORRE CT COP Y OF T H E ORI GI NAL ST AT E M E NT ON FI L E I N M Y OFFI CE . P E T E R AL DANA RI VE RSI DE COU NT Y CL E RK . LEGAL: 3 2 9 9 P U B LISH ED: F e b r u a r y 1 9 , 2 6 , M a r c h 5 ,1 2 ,2 0 2 1

FI CT I T I OU S B U SI NE SS NAM E ST AT E M E NT File Number: R-2021009 72 he followin person s is are oin siness as B EAU T Y B Y NESS 38245 M urrieta H ot Springs Road, Apt F303, M urrieta CA 9 2563 County: Riverside Vanessa M ariah Cabello, 38245 M urrieta H ot Springs Road, Apt F303, M urrieta CA 9 2563 T his business is conducted by an I ndividual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business n er the fictitio s na e liste a o e eclare that all infor ation in this state ent is tr e an correct. re istrant who eclares as tr e any aterial atter p rs ant to ection of the siness an rofessions o e that the re istrant nows to e false is ilty of a is e eanor p nisha le y a fine not to e cee one tho san ollars . Registrant: Vanessa Cabello tate ent was file with the o nty ler of Riverside County on 1/25/2021 NOT I CE —I N ACCORDANCE W I T H SU B DI VI SI ON a F N F N ST AT E M E NT GE NE RAL L Y E X P I RE S AT T H E E ND OF FI VE Y E ARS FROM T H E DAT E ON W H I CH I T W AS FI L E D I N T H E OFFI CE OF T H E COU NT Y CL E RK , E X CE P T , AS P ROVI DE D I N V N F N W I T E X P I RE S 40 DAY S AFT E R ANY CH ANGE I N T H E FACT S SE T FORT H I N T H E ST AT E M E NT P U RSU ANT T O SE CT I ON 179 13 OT H E R T H AN A CH ANGE I N T H E RE SI DE NCE ADDRE SS OF A RE GI ST E RE D OW NE R. A NE W FI CT I T I OU S B U SI NE SS NAM E ST AT E M E NT M U ST B E FI L E D B E FORE T H E E X P I RAT I ON. T H E FI L I NG OF T H I S ST AT E M E NT DOE S NOT OF I T SE L F AU T H ORI Z E T H E U SE I N T H I S ST AT E OF A FI CT I T I OU S B U SI NE SS NAM E I N VI OL AT I ON OF T H E RI GH T S OF ANOT H E R U NDE R FE DE RAL , ST AT E , OR COM M ON L AW N . N N F N . F T H AT T H I S COP Y I S A CORRE CT COP Y OF T H E ORI GI NAL ST AT E M E NT ON FI L E I N M Y OFFI CE . P E T E R AL DANA RI VE RSI DE COU NT Y CL E RK . LEGAL: 3 3 0 0 P U B LISH ED: F e b r u a r y 1 9 , 2 6 , M a r c h 5 ,1 2 ,2 0 2 1

FI CT I T I OU S B U SI NE SS NAM E ST AT E M E NT File Number: R-202101730 he followin person s is are oin siness as V IST AS B ELLISSIM O 37200 Glenoaks Road, T emecula, CA 9 259 2 M ailing Address: 5267 W arner Ave., Suite 217, H untington B each, CA 9 2649 County: Riverside T emecula Vistas L L C, 5267 W arner Ave., Suite 217, H untington B each, CA 9 2649 T his business is conducted by a L imited L iability Company his is re istere in the state of Registrant has not yet begun to transact business n er the fictitio s na e liste a o e eclare that all infor ation in this state ent is tr e an correct. re istrant who eclares as tr e any aterial atter p rs ant to ection of the siness an rofessions o e that the re istrant nows to e false is ilty of a is e eanor p nisha le y a fine not to e cee one tho san ollars . e istrant eff it o ana er tate ent was file with the o nty ler of Riverside County on 2/16/2021 NOT I CE —I N ACCORDANCE W I T H SU B DI VI SI ON a F N F N ST AT E M E NT GE NE RAL L Y E X P I RE S AT T H E E ND OF FI VE Y E ARS FROM T H E DAT E ON W H I CH I T W AS FI L E D I N T H E OFFI CE OF T H E COU NT Y CL E RK , E X CE P T , AS P ROVI DE D I N V N F N W I T E X P I RE S 40 DAY S AFT E R ANY CH ANGE I N T H E FACT S SE T FORT H I N T H E ST AT E M E NT P U RSU ANT T O SE CT I ON 179 13 OT H E R T H AN A CH ANGE I N T H E RE SI DE NCE ADDRE SS OF A RE GI ST E RE D OW NE R. A NE W FI CT I T I OU S B U SI NE SS NAM E ST AT E M E NT M U ST B E FI L E D B E FORE T H E E X P I RAT I ON. T H E FI L I NG OF T H I S ST AT E M E NT DOE S NOT OF I T SE L F AU T H ORI Z E T H E U SE I N T H I S ST AT E OF A FI CT I T I OU S B U SI NE SS NAM E I N VI OL AT I ON OF T H E RI GH T S OF ANOT H E R U NDE R FE DE RAL , ST AT E , OR COM M ON L AW N . N N F N . F T H AT T H I S COP Y I S A CORRE CT COP Y OF T H E ORI GI NAL ST AT E M E NT ON FI L E I N M Y OFFI CE . P E T E R AL DANA RI VE RSI DE COU NT Y CL E RK . LEGAL: 3 3 0 1 P U B LISH ED: F e b r u a r y 2 6 , M a r c h 5 ,1 2 ,1 9 ,2 0 2 1

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FI CT I T I OU S B U SI NE SS NAM E ST AT E M E NT File Number: R-202101876 he followin person s is are oin siness as B EC C A C REAT IONZ 85-071 Damascus Ave., Coachella, CA 9 2236 County: Riverside Rebeca L ea Cordova H eredia, 85-071 Damascus Ave., Coachella, CA 9 2236 T his business is conducted by an I ndividual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitio s na e liste a o e on / / eclare that all infor ation in this state ent is tr e an correct. re istrant who eclares as tr e any aterial atter p rs ant to ection of the siness an rofessions o e that the re istrant nows to e false is ilty of a is e eanor p nisha le y a fine not to e cee one tho san ollars . Registrant: Rebeca L ea Cordova H eredia tate ent was file with the o nty ler of Riverside County on 2/18/2021 NOT I CE —I N ACCORDANCE W I T H SU B DI VI SI ON a F N F N ST AT E M E NT GE NE RAL L Y E X P I RE S AT T H E E ND OF FI VE Y E ARS FROM T H E DAT E ON W H I CH I T W AS FI L E D I N T H E OFFI CE OF T H E COU NT Y CL E RK , E X CE P T , AS P ROVI DE D I N V N F N W I T E X P I RE S 40 DAY S AFT E R ANY CH ANGE I N T H E FACT S SE T FORT H I N T H E ST AT E M E NT P U RSU ANT T O SE CT I ON 179 13 OT H E R T H AN A CH ANGE I N T H E RE SI DE NCE ADDRE SS OF A RE GI ST E RE D OW NE R. A NE W FI CT I T I OU S B U SI NE SS NAM E ST AT E M E NT M U ST B E FI L E D B E FORE T H E E X P I RAT I ON. T H E FI L I NG OF T H I S ST AT E M E NT DOE S NOT OF I T SE L F AU T H ORI Z E T H E U SE I N T H I S ST AT E OF A FI CT I T I OU S B U SI NE SS NAM E I N VI OL AT I ON OF T H E RI GH T S OF ANOT H E R U NDE R FE DE RAL , ST AT E , OR COM M ON L AW N . N N F N . F T H AT T H I S COP Y I S A CORRE CT COP Y OF T H E ORI GI NAL ST AT E M E NT ON FI L E I N M Y OFFI CE . P E T E R AL DANA RI VE RSI DE COU NT Y CL E RK . LEGAL: 3 3 0 2 P U B LISH ED: F e b r u a r y 2 6 , M a r c h 5 ,1 2 ,1 9 ,2 0 2 1

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C AU SE F OR C H ANGE OF NAM E Case Number: CVSW 2100185 T O AL L I NT E RE ST E D P E RSONS P etitioner: GEORGE ADAM S NEAR File a petition with this co rt for a ecree chan in na es as follows P resent Name: GEORGE ADAM S NEAR P roposed Name: GEORGE ADAM S LOP EZ - NEAR T H E COU RT ORDE RS that all persons interested in this atter appear efore this co rt at the hearin in icate elow to show ca se if any why the petition for chan e of na e sho l not e granted. Any person obj ecting to the name changes escri e a o e st file a written o ection that incl es the reasons for the o ection at least two co rt ays efore the atter is sche le to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show ca se why the petition sho l not e rante . f no written o ection is ti ely file the co rt ay rant the petition without a hearing. NOT IC E OF H EARING Date: 03/18/21 T ime: 8: 00 am Dept: S101 he a ress of the co rt l oa M urrieta, CA 9 2563 Southwest Ju stice Center copy of this r er to how a se shall e p lishe at least once each wee for fo r s ccessi e wee s prior to the ate set for hearin on the petition in the followin newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Anza Valley Outlook Date: 1/19 /21 i ne effrey . i el e of the perior Court LEGAL: 3 2 9 4 P U B LISH ED: F e b r u a r y 5 , 1 2 , 1 9 , 2 6 , 2 0 2 1

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