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Volume 16, Issue 12

Diva Run, because you’re never too old to try something new

Join the Anza-Borrego Foundation for a walk around different areas of the park, looking for the different plants that are blooming or not during the spring months. Meet knowledgeable staff from the foundation and park for an easy morning stroll in different locations in the park. Leaders and destinations will vary. Destinations will vary depending on bloom locations. Come out to enjoy and learn about the ingenuity of the Park’s survival experts and the amazing desert plants. see page A-4

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Day Trippin’ to the AnzaBorrego Desert Jodi Thomas Area Manager We are fortunate to live close to a lot of different day trippin’ opportunities like the Anza-Borrego Desert. The Anza-Borrego Foundation constantly offers events and classes that are educational and fun and with spring weather upon us, now is the time to visit.

Marie Andrade, second from the right, poses with other Diva’s at the 2016 half-marathon Diva Run.

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Anza-Borrego Desert Park wildflower bloom beginning Tony Ault Staff Writer Spring officially begins this weekend along with daylight saving time in place with thousands of Southern Californians anxiously awaiting the warmer weather and the official opening of the annual Anza-Borrego wildflower bloom.

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Last summer when Marie Andrade was just a month away from turning 51 she was dared by a coworker to do something challeng-

ing; to sign up for a half-marathon 13K run. The race was called the Diva Run and it was about six months away. This was something at age 51 she had not dreamed she would be doing. It had been more than a decade,

back when she lived in the city since Marie had run in a formal race and then she had only run 5K’s. She used to love running in these races as they were fundraising events for cancer, diabetes, kidney disease or blindness. She loved using her gift

of running for a good cause. Andrade has had a long time love affair with the sport, ever since she was 15 she had been running and racing. When she decided to move

see DIVA, page A-7

Anza’s Trail Town Committee shares A Vision for Anza Valley “Trail Town” with the AEC Board Kim Harris Managing Editor The Anza Trail Town Committee visited the Anza Electric Co-op this year to see if they could assist with trail easements. The presentation given explained the committee’s vison and what the purpose of a trail town designation is. The presentation explained that a Trail Town designation is a destination town where one or several trails converge or a place where trail corridors link visitors to a town, a destination where trails are an important part of the town’s character and the town promotes a trail friendly environment. “Any trail long or short is a valuable asset to a community, it provides many recreational opportunities

see TRAILS, page A-3

Hunting eggs Easter in 2015 at Valley Gospel Church.

Megan Gilmore photos

Many residents and visitors alike use Anza’s trails for a variety of activities including horseback riding and hiking. Courtesy photo

Cottonwood School students win national hand washing award from CDCP program Tony Ault Staff Writer Cottonwood Middle School Associated Student Body leaders created a “Mister Bubble” program urging other students throughout the Hemet Unified School District to wash their hands for health, winning a national award from the Healthy Schools, Healthy People, it’s a SNAP program. The poster and hand washing project won the Runner Up Award from the School Network for Absentism Prevention, a joint initiative of the ACI and U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

see AWARD, page A-4 Cottonwood School students from Sage Janeth Culiner and Erica Guiterrez with Health Technician Jillian Daurert show off their “Mr. Bubble” hand washing poster made to inform students to wash their hands frequently. Cottonwood School ASB photo


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