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2015 eagle count heralds nesting success

Volume 15, Issue 12

Circus Vargas comes to town

Tony Ault Writer “Cat,” the nickname for Lake Hemet’s resident bald eagle, and her partner “The Male,” delighted U.S. Forest Service biologists and 29 volunteers Saturday during the last official eagle count of the year at the forest lake. see page A-6

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Lake Elsinore seniors attend free dog training event Daniel Lane Multimedia Journalist The owner and operator of All American Dog Training hosted a free dog training event on Wednesday, Feb. 25 at the Lake Elsinore Senior Center. see page B-5

The full cast of Circus Vargas performers dance in the circus ring during the show’s opening night in Temecula on March 12. The circus will be in town at the Temecula Promenade through March 22.

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Lake Elsinore group and outreach help those in need Daniel Lane Multimedia Journalist Two Lake Elsinore women who started a Facebook group to help those in need, are now also feeding those who can’t afford to purchase their own meals. “It started with ‘Free for all - Lake Elsinore,’ which is a Facebook group,” Sarah Elman said. She co-founded the group, now operated by seven people with Veronica Nathan. “The group is geared towards helping the community in anyway we possibly can,” she said. Many people post things they are giving away for free to those who are in need in the group, which has nearly 2,000 members. “The group is for donating items to people who need them and people searching for items that don’t have the money to get it for their family,” she said. “We started the group because we saw the need.” Instead of something going in the trash, it goes to someone who can use the item and give it a new home. “Something so small and so insignificant to us, could be life changing for someone else,” Elman said. “People have many things just laying around the house that can be life changing to someone else.” The group, along with the assistance of Faithful Servants Out-

Fifteen volunteers help to feed those in need on Sunday, March 16 in Lake Elsinore.

reach, provides free hot meals to those in need every Sunday at 4 p.m. at Lakeside Baptist church in Lake Elsinore located at 911 West Graham Ave. “A lot of us don’t have a place to stay or cook and we come here for a hot meal,” said Juan Izaguirre, 47, who stays in the area. “We all know each other… we are like a family

and we get together every day.” Many of the people in the area have come to rely on the group for their meals, household goods and support. “They are here every week and we depends on these meals… food is so expensive nowadays and we need the food,” he said. “Thank you for your effort. They put in

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their own money so we can have a meal.” Many local residents help support the group with their much needed donations. “We get a lot of things donated from our Facebook members… I create a Facebook event every

see VOLUNTEERS, page A-7

City votes unanimously to display national motto Kim Harris Managing Editor Murrieta City Council voted 5-0 on March 5 to display the national motto “In God We Trust” in city hall, a move that was applauded by some and discouraged by others. In a presentation on the considered agenda item, Izzy Murguia, a senior management analyst told the council that the action stemmed from a September 2014 workshop where city leaders discussed displaying the national motto. During that workshop a presentation on survey results from other California cities that had approved the display and an overview of case law supporting the showing of the national motto in a public setting, Murguia said. “Many of you know, ‘In God We Trust’ became the national motto in 1956 when President Eisenhower signed it into law,” he said. “The

Senate and the House of Representatives have since passed resolutions reaffirming the national motto in 2006 and 2011, respectively.” Murguia went on to say that through various legal cases courts have established that “in God We Trust” is not inherently religious and does not carry with it a clear endorsement of religion as long as the government’s action is not solely motivated by religious purposes. City staff contacted 103 California cities that had approved the display of the national motto with a survey and received 53 responses, he said. “As you can note, none of the respondents encountered any legal issues with their display,” Murguia said. “A majority placed the motto in their council chambers and the majority used public funds towards the purchase and installation of their display.” While Murguia said that no city

has experienced legal issues as a direct result of their approval to display the motto, several audience members spoke out against the proposed move. Murrieta resident Corey Young said that he wasn’t really prepared to attack the presentation or what separation of church and state means, or freedom of religion but rather his rights as a citizen. “I am here today to remind you that you are representatives of your constituents,” he said. “You are not here representing your opinions or beliefs, you are here representing your community meaning each and every individual. With that said you have ben empowered by the people of Murrieta to make the decision that represents the entire community.” Young said that he would ask to council to make the decision based on the entire town of Murrieta instead of a subsection of it.

“If you think that you are representing the subset then you are not representing the entire community on this issue,” he said. “I am not asking you to consider adding a plague with the words ‘In God We Trust,’ but to make a decision representing everyone on the community equally.” Kristina Norcross said she has lived in Murrieta for many years and as a mother of two and an atheist she wasn’t going to tell anyone God is bad or wrong. “I believe that putting up this motto on a plaque in the city is telling people who do not believe in God then they are less than them or not a true citizen of Murrieta,” she said. “God, some of you might trust, but shouldn’t that be a choice left up to everyone to decide and not forced upon us as a city?” Norcross said she believed the

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Hard News Accident causes backup on Highway 79 South Kim Harris Managing Editor An accident with injuries that occurred on Friday, March 13 caused a significant back-up on Highway 79 South leading into Anza. According to Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy Armando Munoz, a Riverside County Sheriff’s deputy attempted to stop a vehicle for a possible DUI at the intersection of Ynez and Rancho Vista roads in Temecula, after a Temecula Police Department officer observed a gray 1980s Ford pick-up traveling southbound on Jefferson Avenue at excessive speeds. “The officer approached the speeding vehicle in order to conduct a traffic stop, and further witnessed the Ford begin to swerve in and out of lanes and drive through intersections against red signals,” a press release states. “The officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop, however the truck failed to yield. The driving actions of the truck

Traffic backed up for several miles following a chase through Temecula that ended in an accident sending three to a nearby hospital. Kim Harris photo

23-year-old Rico Robles, of Anza led police on a chase throughout Temecula on Friday, March 13. He is being held without bail at the Southwest Detention Center.

The truck fled southbound and eastbound on city streets, passing through intersections with red traffic signals and failing to maintain its lane, the press release said. The pursuit continued down Highway 79, eventually ending with a crash into a Cadillac near Sage Road. “The suspect vehicle collided into another vehicle,” Munoz said. “The driver and a passenger of the second vehicle were transported to a local hospital complaining of pain,” Munoz said. After the crash, the suspect, later identified as 23-year-old Rico Robles, of Anza, fled on foot into a canyon area adjacent to the scene. Pursuing officers, along with Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies, located and apprehended Robles

to a vehicle fire that resulted from the collision. Multiple, secondary explosions occurred within the suspect vehicle. “These were believed to have been caused by both live ammunition and canisters or tanks in the vehicle,” the press release states. “Riverside County Fire personnel responded to extinguish the fire. CDF Arson Investigators responded to inspect the suspect vehicle for additional explosion hazards. Once investigators determined it was safe to do so, the vehicles were removed and both lanes of traffic were reopened.” The incident remains under investigation and anyone with information should contact the Police Department at (951) 696-3000.

indicated the driver was likely driving under the influence and a pursuit was initiated.

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after a brief foot chase. “After a short foot chase he was apprehended,” Munoz said. Robles was transported to a local hospital for medical evaluation, after which he was booked at the Southwest Detention Center for charges including felony Hit and Run, evading, felon in possession of ammunition, committing a felony while on bail, felony driving under the influence and causing an injury collision, possession of a controlled substance, and violation of parole, according to the press release. Robles is being held without bail. California Highway Patrol issued a sig alert for the area at 3:28 p.m. when traffic had to be shut down for an extended period of time due

Man found dead in Lake Elsinore, following suicide Daniel Lane Multimedia Journalist Emergency crews responded at 7:06 a.m. on Monday, March 16 to the area of Machado and Lakeshore Drive in Lake Elsinore to a report of a found dead body. “We had deputies from the Lake Elsinore station investigate an apparent suicide,” Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy Albert Martinez said. “No foul play (is) suspected.” Investigators are unable to confirm if the man was homeless and no further information will be released at this time. Anyone with specific information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact the Lake Elsinore Police Department at (951) 245-3300, or after hours at (951) 776-1099.

The scene in Lake Elsinore where a man was found dead. Courtesy photo

Man injured while biking in remote area of Menifee Daniel Lane Multimedia Journalist A man who was biking in a remote area of Menifee was rescued by helicopter Saturday, March 15. Emergency crews responded just

after 8 a.m. to the remote area of Keller and Gloria roads, according to a CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department report. “The patient was extracted by helicopter using a hoist operation,” spokeswoman Jennifer Fuhrman

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Daniel Lane Multimedia Journalist A motorist was briefly trapped on the afternoon of Monday, March 17 following a two-car collision in Lake Elsinore. The crash happened just before 4:20 p.m. at the intersection of Canyon Hills and Railroad Canyon roads, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. “A Toyota Corolla and a Ford F150

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pickup truck collided in the eastbound lanes of Railroad Canyon Road, causing the Toyota to roll over on its side, trapping the driver,” Sergeant John Monarrez wrote in a press release. “The driver of the Toyota, a 61-yearold female from Hemet, had to be extricated from the vehicle by fire department personnel.” A spokeswoman for CAL FIRE/ Riverside County Fire Department said one of the vehicles ended up on its side, and the driver was unable to

crawl out, requiring firefighters to free the victim from the wreckage. “The female driver was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries to her arm; however, her injuries are not life-threatening,” he said. “The male driver of the pickup truck, who also resides in Hemet, was not injured and waited at the scene for deputies.” Anyone with information regarding the collision is encouraged to phone the Lake Elsinore Police Traffic Division at (951) 245-3300.

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A mountain lion captured near Macy’s in Temecula died, according to officials.

Daniel Lane Multimedia Jounalist A mountain lion that was spotted and captured at the Temecula Promenade mall on Friday, March 6 was most likely searching for food, according to officials. A Riverside County Sheriff spotted the large cat near the loading dock of Macy’s around 5 a.m. that morning. Officials on the scene soon tranquilized the 18-monthold, 100-pound cougar in order to transport the lion to a safe location to be released back into the wild. The lion soon died after the tranquilizer dart missed the intended shoulder of the cat by about three inches, said Captain Patrick Foy of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. “The dart hit in between the number nine and 10 ribs and it punctured the lung and injected the drug directly into the lung,” he said. “We believe it died from respiratory arrest.” The tranquilizer dart used is intended to inject the sedation drug, Telazol, into a large mass of muscle like the shoulder or upper back legs of the cat, but the darts

can be inaccurate. “It is not an exact science, we got to try to get a dart into a major muscle group into the animal from a distance,” Foy said. “That shoulder is small and that dart is a 50-caliber wide dart… it was a misplaced dart.” Once the dart made contact with the mountain lion in the wrong spot, just behind the shoulder, it injected the medication into the lung and triggered respiratory arrest causing the cat to die a short time later. “It is a very difficult judgment call to get as close as possible to a free roaming mountain lion in an urban environment to make an accurate shot,” he said. “Getting too close would cause the animal to run away… this officer couldn’t get that close and he had to shoot it from a greater distance.” According to Foy, the lion was not tagged and its origins were unknown. Since January 2014, game wardens have only encountered three mountain lions in populated areas in the entire state. Homeowners and city resident should call 911 if a lion is spotted in a populated

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area or if one poses an immediate danger to the public. Do not run as the lion could give chase. “When confronted by a mountain lion, we recommend that people stand tall, shout aggressively, throw things at the animal and to pick up your children if they are close by to make the animal more fearful of you,” he said. “In the end, if you’re attacked, fight back … avoid running away.” In most cases when a wild animal goes into populated areas it is because they are looking for food, Foy said. “The animal probably hadn’t eaten in a couple days… its belly was completely empty and its intestines were mostly empty.” he said. “It was probably pretty hungry and that’s the most likely scenario as to why it was behaving oddly.” Foy said the department does not set out to kill animals, unless the animal posed an immediate treat, and they are truly disappointed in the outcome. “Nothing is perfect, it’s an extremely dynamic situation that’s constantly changing,” Foy said. “It was an accident, it was certainly not the intent.”

MWD approves flow meter replacement on Casa Loma and San Diego canals Joe Naiman Writer The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California approved the design and construction of new acoustic flow meters at three locations. MWD’s March 10 board vote also appropriated $1.07 million for the replacements along the Casa Loma and San Diego canals. The estimated cost includes $740,000 for installation which will be performed by MWD staff, $109,000 for field investigations, preparation of environmental documentation and record drawings, and project management, and $86,000 for final design and procurement documents along with $135,000 for contingencies. The Colorado River Aqueduct which brings water to Lake Mathews from the intake at Parker was constructed during the 1930s before becoming operational in 1941. The aqueduct includes five pumping plants, four reservoirs, 63 miles of canals, 55 miles of conduits, 28 miles of inverted siphons, and 92 miles of tunnels. Casa Loma Siphon No. 1 was part of the original system while Casa Loma Siphon No. 2 and the San Diego Canal were part of the 1950s aqueduct expansion. The two siphons are downstream of the San Jacinto Diversion Structure; Siphon No. 1 conveys aqueduct flow westward to Lake Mathews while Siphon No. 2 diverts flows south to the Casa Loma Canal which is parallel to the Colorado River Aqueduct and connects to the San Diego Canal. The San Diego Canal conveys both Colorado River water and State Water Project supply obtained from Northern California to the Robert A. Skinner Treatment Plant. The flow meters, when properly functioning, ensure that flows diverted to the destinations are within the rated design capacities of the individual conduits. The flow meters also monitor deliveries into Lake Mathews and the Skinner Treatment Plant while transmitting that information to MWD’s Operations Control Center in Eagle Rock. Operations Control Center and Skinner Treatment Plant operators rely on the real-time meter readings

to adjust the canals’ radial gates to meet demand and to avoid spills or rapid drawdowns which could damage the canals’ lining and embankments. If any of the meters is not functional, more time-consuming and less accurate monitoring measures such as visual inspection are implemented, but that increases the risk of spills. The existing meters are in need of replacement to minimize the risk of spills and maintain reliable delivery. Currently only two of the three meters are considered to be functioning reliably. The typical life expectancy of the flow meters currently used is 15 years, and the three which will be replaced are between 15 and 18 years old. The units currently at the three locations are no longer supported by the manufacturer, so spare parts are difficult to obtain. A typical installation for an acoustic flow meter includes multiple transducers which are mounted at specific elevations along opposite sides of a channel or pipeline. The transducers are connected to one or more flow consoles by signal cables. At the three locations involved varying lengths of signal cable connect the transducer arrays to flow meter consoles housed inside nearby enclosures. Siphon No. 1 has eight transducers which are mounted inside the siphon and can only be accessed during a shutdown when the siphon is dewatered. At the Casa Loma and San Diego canals, 16 to 20 transducers are surface-mounted along opposite sides of the open channels. The planned replacement activities include removing the existing equipment, replacing the mounting assemblies, procuring and installing the meters, installing electrical conduits, installing transducers and cables, detailed survey and alignment of the transducer faces, programming the flow meter consoles, supervisory control and data acquisition integration and start-up, and installing security features. The work also includes field surveys, preparing installation and record drawings, coordinating the planned shutdown with MWD member agencies, and testing with subsequent certification of the flow

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creation. If McKelvey’s designs seem to carry a fantasy theme, there is a reason. McKelvey is currently designing backgrounds for Warner Bros Television Animation. He illustrates for the toy, entertainment and advertising industries as a freelancer. He has created game boards and product illustrations for Harry Potter, the Game of Life and Whack-a-mole. “I like the whimsical feel the poster exhibits,” stated Andrea Jacobson, operations manager of the Festival. The posters are currently for sale at the Temecula Valley Balloon &

council’s ranks in recent years. “This city is locked and only the anointed shall serve public office,” Jacobs said in response to a reporter’s e-mail questions. “No Karel Lindemans or Sam Pratt will ever get elected in this town any time soon. Those times are past.”

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quixotic term on the council before he lost his re-election bid in November 2003. He moved out of state two years later to live near relatives. Rahn’s opening came when Ron Roberts opted not to seek re-election following 22 years on the council and an unprecedented five terms as Temecula’s mayor. Rahn was elected as Edwards and Jeff Comerchero won by comfortable margins. Comerchero now serves as Temecula’s mayor. Roberts endorsed Rahn as his replacement prior to the election. Rahn also netted the support of a coalition of council members, county supervisors, environmentalists and business and education leaders. Angel Garcia and Cecilie Nelson rounded out the five-candidate field on Nov. 4. Garcia finished fourth in the race with about 14.4 percent of the votes cast. He is a part owner of a marketing and business outreach consulting firm. Nelson received about 10.3 percent of the votes. She works as a residential and commercial realtor. Both former candidates said in recent interviews they would likely apply for Washington’s seat if the council opts to appoint. “I remain interested in it,” said Nelson, who was appointed to the city’s Community Services Commission following her unsuccessful bid for a council seat. “Anything can happen.” Garcia said his interest in a council seat “has intensified” since he finished in fourth place on Nov. 4. He said the council should consider “respecting the will of the voters” when they make their upcoming decision. The council should look at more than dollars and cents when deciding whether to appoint Washington’s successor or let the voters decide, Garcia said. He said filling the seat through an election would be “the best way” because the outcome would reflect the will of the voters. “I favor elections as they are transparent and open to all interested residents,” Garcia said. Paul Jacobs, a Temecula activist who unsuccessfully ran for the council in 2012, has seemingly become dismayed by the city’s political arc. He said he sees “no point of me applying or running” for the open council seat. Jacobs announced in November that he was seeking to win Brown’s backing and be appointed to Stone’s former supervisorial seat. At the time, Jacobs stressed his community involvement and professional experiROUND: R3

Two former candidates are interested, another isn’t, in an open Temecula City Council seat that will be a key focus of the panel’s March 24 meeting. At that time, one freshly-minted councilman and three longtime members will decide how to fill the first council vacancy of its kind in a decade. The decision on how to proceed – either to appoint someone or schedule a special election – will help steer the city deeper into its newly uncharted waters. The conclusion of the process will bring a second new face to the council, a rare moment for a panel that has seen scant turnover since Temecula became a city in December 1989. “It’ll be an interesting time,” said Matt Rahn who emerged from a fivecandidate race to win a rare open seat on the council on Nov. 4. He said “it’s like the first step” for a council that hovers on the cusp of change. For a pair of reasons – the high cost and the lack of a city precedent – it’s unlikely that the council will opt for a special election, according to some observers. “I think they’ll appoint,” predicted Gary Thornhill, a retired Temecula Deputy City Manager. Thornhill said it doesn’t make financial sense to hold a special election with just 20 months left in the future councilor’s term. Rahn declined to tip his hand during a recent interview, saying he wants to weigh a pending staff analysis before making a decision. “I can’t say one way or another,” he said. “I need to have that information. It’s a difficult decision in terms of spending that money on a special election.” The cost of such a special election – a figure based on Temecula’s registered voter tally – would be $155,193, said City Clerk Randi Johl-Olson. The seat to be filled comes up for grabs in November 2016. By law, the council has until May 4 to appoint someone or schedule a special election, she said. Although the council has had several opportunities to fill vacancies within its ranks over the years, the council has never held a special election for that purpose, Johl-Olson said. Two Temecula hopefuls who were edged out by Rahn on Nov. 4 said they would like to be appointed to the vacancy. Conversely, a candidate in the 2012 council race said it would be fruitless for him to enter the running. Regardless of who fills the seat or how, there is just one precedent in

recent memory. It was in February 2005 that the council’s last appointee, Maryann Edwards, was tapped for an open seat. In what was seen as an abrupt action, the council opted to appoint Edwards then without seeking applications from any other interested residents. The option of a rapid pick is available to the council with the current opening as well. Edwards was picked to replace Jeff Stone, a longtime Temecula councilman and mayor who had just been elected to the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. Edwards, a former school board trustee, has repeatedly won re-election since her appointment, including the Nov. 4 race that brought Rahn to the council. Stone completed more than two terms as a supervisor before he was elected to the state Senate on Nov. 4. The current opening on the council was created on March 4. That is when Gov. Jerry Brown picked longtime Temecula Councilman Chuck Washington as Stone’s replacement on the county board. Washington resigned from the Temecula council the following day. Unlike most cities in the region, Temecula’s council has experienced scant turnover since incorporation. As about 45 candidates can attest, defeating Temecula council incumbents has proven to be an almost impossible task. Including Rahn, just 14 people have served on Temecula’s fivemember council over the city’s history. At the time of the Nov. 4 election, Washington, Edwards and the other three longtime members together had served more than 65 years on the council, according to city records. Only two incumbents – Karel Lindemans and Sam Pratt – have lost a re-election bid since Temecula became a city. Lindemans was elected to the first council when Temecula became a city. He failed to win re-election in November 1992, which is when Roberts and Stone were picked by voters. The quirky and sometimes caustic Lindemans returned to the council in November 1994. He served for another five years before opting not to seek re-election and move to the Palm Springs area. He eventually died there. Lindemans’ exit was followed by the surprise election victory of Pratt, an equally-colorful political presence. Pratt, a staunch advocate of slow growth policies, served one

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2015 eagle count heralds nesting success Tony Ault Writer “Cat”, the nickname for Lake Hemet’s resident bald eagle, and her partner “The Male,” delighted U.S. Forest Service biologists and 29 volunteers Saturday during the last official eagle count of the year at the forest lake. Cat, spreading her 6-foot whitetipped wings, sailed down from her high tree perch at the west end of lake splashing into the cold water quickly grabbing up a tasty fish. The scene was captured by wide-eyes of a dozen volunteer eagle counters peering through powerful binoculars. “Wow! She has a fish,” said one of the admiring volunteers. “I’m not sure if it is Cat or The Male,” mused Heidi Lake Hoggan, Forest Service specialist looking through her binoculars. “It’s hard to tell from this distance because both the male and female adults have the same markings,” she explained. “Can anyone see a red tag,” she asked the spectators. A red tag with numbers is attached to the underwing of some bald eagles that are captured and released by North American wildlife biologists for later identification. “No? I guess it may have fallen off,” she said. Bald Eagles, once on the world-

wide endangered species list but now protected, are for the most part migratory, travelling from northern Alaska to Mexico yearly. Cat and her lifelong mate have chosen to stay at Lake Hemet on Highway 74 year round because the Lake never freezes over during winter where fish and waterfowl are plentiful. Fish, waterfowl and small animals are American Bald Eagles main diet. When a Bald Eagle is captured or dies the tag tells biologists where they originated from and trace their migratory habits. Lake Hoggan along with Idyllwild Ranger District’s new biologist Ann Bowers, and wildlife biologist technician Lareina Van Sant prior to the last scheduled Eagle Count of the year, gave the 27 volunteer eagle counters a short lesson on the Bald Eagle and its habits before the 10 a.m. count. The Bald Eagle population in and around many of Southern California lakes are counted several times a year by Forest Service biologists and local volunteers with a love of the bird and wildlife. Marsha McCaleb, a new Temecula resident saw the call for Bald Eagle counters on the Internet and couldn’t wait to volunteer. “I just love Bald Eagles. I’m a bird watcher. This is great,” she said. “This is awesome,” responded Paige Tigley, from nearby Pinon

as she watched the white-necked, orange beaked bird munch on the fish it caught atop a dead tree branch across the lake. Meanwhile, its mate as seen through half dozen powerful telescopes, sat in its huge nest atop a tall pine tree peering around the vicinity looking for any predators eyeing its precious eaglet eggs warming underneath. Few enemies would dare approach this 10-pound raptor with powerful sharp talons able to crush a human’s arm if tested. “I had one almost do that to me, at the Wildlife Bird Center in Palm Springs,” said Lake Hoggan. She said that any injured birds are taken to the Palm Springs center for rehab and later released to the wild. The eagle’s behavior Saturday confirmed biologist’s expectations that Cat and mate are incubating another hatch of egg or eggs this year like they have for the past 10 years by all estimations. The clue to their successful incubation explained Lake Hoggan is that they were seen trading places in their nest about once an hour during the count. “That means they are protecting and warming the eggs,” she told the volunteers. She said the pair probably hatched about 20 eaglets during their stay at the lake. Those that survived have flown off to other locations.

MOTTO from page A-1 plaque would cause a rift in the city and wanted to raise her kids in a city where they could be free to think for themselves and come to their own conclusions on what they would like to believe and not be judged or looked down upon because they don’t agree with the majority. “Shouldn’t we be teaching our kids how to think, and not what to think,” she asked. “The national motto of ‘In God We Trust’ does not belong in the city.” Sharon Morris said she is one of many non-Christians in the community. “Over one in five people in the United States now claim no

religious affiliation which means two of you sitting up there have no religious affiliation if we are to believe those numbers,” she said. “Then, of course, we have all of the community members who are religious. but of a faith other than Christian which is who the plaque is for. The plaque may be for the majority, but it is not inclusive of us all.” After about an hour of public comment Mayor Harry Ramos, who himself is Christian, said that he is the one who requested the issue be brought before council not for religious reasons, but patriotic ones. “My intent … is for patriotism,” he said. “I served this country; I love this country with all my heart.

I love everything about this country. Some things might change, I got involved and in my opinion I was blessed. I am a bit of a historian and I wanted to show my patriotism in this chamber and asked this be considered. I would not deny that someone could look at this as a religious statement; it has the word God in it. But my intentions were purely to show patriotism in the chamber. As of now that is our motto and that is why I support it.” Freshman Council Member Jonathan Ingram said that he had respects for all religions. “I think this country was founded on the premise that it was a nation under God and that is any god,” he said. “I think that it’s the inalienable right that we are given under

Lareina Van Sant Forest Service Wildlife Biologist Technician adjusts a telescope so volunteers can see the eagles up close. Tony Ault photo

“We really don’t know where,” she said. Pairs of eagles in that time have been nesting at many other lakes in the area including Lake Perris, Lake Skinner, and Diamond Valley. Some speculate they could be from Cat’s brood. Cat’s story is interesting in itself. Lake Hoggan said that Cat was hatched from a saved egg about 10 years ago and then placed in the nest of a pair of Eagles at Catalina Island. She originally flew north and was seen near San Francisco but later returned to the South where she

came across Lake Hemet. Hence the nickname “Cat.” The male was already at the lake where it remained even after its first mate died. He met Cat during a flyby at Lake Hemet where they remain today. Their nest is located across the lake in private land owned by Lake Hemet Water District. Boaters and visitors are prohibited from landing or hiking in the area that is protected by law. However, visitors to Lake Hemet often see the pair flying around and fishing in the lake.

lost at sea any god or God and man can’t take them away.” Council Member Alan Long said that he didn’t believe the words “In God We Trust” on money that had passed through his hands since childhood had any influence on his personal decision whether to follow a god or not. “For me, the way I view it, regardless of a motto, it’s a personal decision between you and the god you choose to follow or not to follow,” he said. “I don’t want to disrespect anyone’s personal choice. Personally, over a cup of coffee I would share my thoughts, but up here my job is to make sure that I represent the community, not any one organization.” Ramos said the scariest thing he

heard was the concerns of being ostracized or people being made to feel irrelevant due to the process. “I implore anyone with issues to feel 100 percent free to come to myself, my colleagues or my staff, and I don’t believe we would treat you any differently,” he said. “I just wanted to stress that one thing that came out, just because I happen to be a Christian or that I am in support of the historic value of this motto that I would treat you any less than any other constituent.” Ultimately, the motion made by Ingram passed. The display will be placed in council chambers on the wall by the dias. The cost to taxpayers could be anywhere from $500 to $2,500 depending on the style of the display that is chosen.

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Those in need came out to the Lakeside Baptist church in Lake Elsinore to get a free hot meal.

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Lake Elsinore City Council unanimously votes for Grand Ave., La Laguna projects Daniel Lane Multimedia Journalist The Lake Elsinore City Council unanimously approved the Grand Avenue Resurfacing Improvements Project during the Tuesday, March 10 city council meeting. A 4.8 mile long stretch of Grand Avenue from the Wildomar city limit at Corydon Road to the northern city limit with Lakeland Village at Bonnie Lea Drive will be improved for safety. The project is set to widen and repave the highly traveled road, along with other improvements, to make the road safer for daily commuters. A main focus of the project is the concern of current public safety and ways to improve the road to help reduce traffic accidents. City and county officials reviewed data showing traffic accidents that have occurred in the past and they designed ways to help prevent further accidents and potentially save lives. “The resurfacing project will cold plane three inches of the existing asphalt pavement and place three inches of new Hot Mix Asphalt back on the road,” the meeting agenda read. “The work will include removal and reconstruction of broken or cracked curb and gutter, sidewalk, cross gutter and spandrels. The existing access ramps at the intersections will be

replaced or upgraded to comply with ADA standards and FHWA requirements for resurfacing.” Construction is expected to start in May and will take between 60 to 90 working days to fully complete. The County of Riverside is the lead agency in overseeing this project. “The county has determined the apparent low bidder for construction and has provided the city with the city portion of the construction cost, $130,000, for the two segments located within the city,” the agenda read. “The county is planning to award the construction contract with the County Board of Supervisors’ approval on March 24, 2015.” The city of Lake Elsinore entered into a short term concession agreement with Pyramid Enterprises in 2001 to operate La Laguna Resort and Boat Launch, according to a staff report. That agreement with Pyramid Enterprises required them to pay seven percent of revenue to the city of Lake Elsinore. “In February 2005, the city entered into a long-term agreement with Pyramid Enterprises to operate the facilities and develop long-term renovations for the facility,” a report read. “This agreement received three amendments changing the scope from long-term to month to month operations.” A large-scale evaluation of the facility was conducted by Joe Moore with Moore Campground

Consulting in October 2014. “Based on the campground evaluation and recommendation by Moore Campground Consulting, the campground, day use area, and boat launch has an opportunity to reach the ‘Dream Extreme’ for a destination recreational amenity for the City of Lake Elsinore,” the report read. “To this end, the city is recommending to dissolve the current agreement with Pyramid Enterprises and take on operations of the facility.” The long-term process is expected to take an investment by the city in order to bring the campground and the day use area up to level with the boat launch that was re-opened in 2012. “Under direct city management, the campground will undergo a transformation to better meet City Council directive of creating a ‘destination location’ and utilizing two of our largest assets: the Lake and La Laguna Resort and Campground,” a staff report read. “The implementation steps going forward will take place over the next 18 – 24 months and will place the facility in an optimum position to capitalize on the resources.” The city council unanimously voted to start the process of canceling the agreement with Pyramid Enterprises. Once the city takes over complete operations, 100 percent of yearly revenue and expenditures will become the city’s.

GFWC Menifee/Sun City Woman’s Club hosting its annual Reciprocity Tea Laura Rathbun Writer The GFWC Menifee/Sun City Woman’s Club’s annual Reciprocity Tea on March 21 promises to be a first-class affair thanks to the vision and efforts of the event’s Chair Robbie Motter. “It’s going to be elegant and fun,” Motter said about the threehour Saturday afternoon event she’s planned. It will be from 1 to 4 p.m. at North Town Hall located at 26850 Sun City Blvd. in Menifee. All of the club’s 90 members, plus members from other General Federation of Women’s Clubs also in the DeAnza District, have been invited. So far, over 130 members have confirmed that they’ll be coming. Motter said it is the largest number they’ve ever had attend the free annual event, which is open to the public, too. Motter and her team plan to decorate tables with fine China, silverware, fabric napkins and fresh daffofil plants. Each table will seat eight guests and there will be a hostess at every table. “As you walk in you will see beautiful daffodils everywhere to make you think of spring,” Motter said. “We want everyone to think spring and wear their great spring bonnets if they have one.” Motter is having the BrookfieldCherry Hills Club provide sandwiches and scones and Dannica Nicoles of Danni Cakes is providing sweets for dessert. The food will be placed on 24 tiered dishes Motter’s made especially for the event. Guests will be able

a soul that would’ve gone hungry,” Michel said. “Hunger is sad. It’s hopeless. Anything we can do to alleviate the sadness and bring hope to others is worth it.” To find out how you can help the

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County approves Vineyard Heights final map, security agreements Joe Naiman Writer The Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved the final subdivision map, along with associated security agreements, for the Vineyard Heights development in French Valley. The supervisors 4-0 vote on March 10, with Chuck Washington not voting due to a potential conflict of interest, approved the final map for the 15.08-acre subdivision and $2,082,500 of bonded security to ensure completion of the infrastructure. The land to be developed is south of Yates Road, east of Pourroy Road, north of Thompson Road, and west of Sunny Hills Drive. K. Hovnanian at Vineyard Heights, LLC, will be dividing the 15.08 acres into 43 residential lots. The Board of Supervisors approved a tentative map in July 2006. A tenta-

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to stay seated and have their table hostess serve them unlike at past events when they had to get up to serve themselves buffet style. For entertainment Motter has arranged for four members of the Inland Valley Symphony to perform classical music for guests to enjoy while they dine. The symphony members are Richard Conviser and Sharon Rollinson on violins, Roark Miller on viola and Bonnie Hepburn on cello. Alana Joos, the executive director of the symphony, is attending the event, too. “There is also an opportunity drawing for some great items, including an original beautiful necklace made by member Marjorie Ball who makes the most beautiful jewelry,” Motter said. She added that guests will also be able to win

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Closeup of Temecula’s Arthur Murray Dance Studio ballroom dancers, with “Dancing with the Stars” caliber performances.

Ashley Ludwig Staff Writer

and teachers gives the students of Arthur Murray Dance Studios a purpose for their lessons. Southwest Riverside resi“The students gain an oppordents really can dance, accord- tunity to showcase what they ing to Arthur Murray Dance have learned, as well as have a Studio Dance Director Tavio goal to work towards,” Morales Morales. said. “Dancing is a beautiful “We recently hosted our form of art, as well as sport.” six-month showcase for our Originally from Mexico, students from four different Morales grew up in Temecula, studios,” Morales said. competing and teaching ballWith dancers arriving from room dance since 2002. He has Riverside, Redlands, Pasadena, competed in multiple dance and Temecula, the ballroom at competitions, and won the the Doubletree Hotel in On- Arthur Murray Rising Star tario, Calif. was filled with ball Competition, as undefeated gowns, feathers and sparkle. champion for 2007. “People wore beautiful dressAccording to Morales, all es, total ‘Dancing with new students at Arthur the Stars’ glamourMurray Dance Stuous,” he said, dios can take an “It may take “Long ball introductory gown dresses esson; get a lifetime to realize l to for smooth know ind a n c e s , we wanted to learn to s t r u c t o r s , such as the what sort of dance, and it is never music they Foxtrot and Waltz, like like and too late to start.” back in the dances they day.” can learn. - Dance Director For rhythm “Everyone Tavio Morales dances, students enters our doors heated things up with different with costumes degoals,” he said. “We signed to show more leg and want people to know how allow dancers more movement, easy it is to get started, to learn according to Morales. the elements of dance, and keep “You need to twist the hips expanding every lesson.” a bit more with the rhythm A large part of dance includes dances, and our students love consistency, muscle memory, to get into it with their costume coordination, balance, and unchoices,” he said. derstanding the beats in music, Judges were on hand to gauge Morales said. the dancer’s style, costume, and “Coordination and brain powquality of motion, according to er,” he said. “When we dance, Morales. it’s a quiet interactive thing, “The judge commented on letting the music dictate how our student’s improvement. fast or how slow we are going On how the event was well or- to move.” ganized, the participants were Morales teaches his students active, as was the crowd. Even to trust in their ability, whether our newcomers danced up to to lead or to follow. “I love for par, if not above,” Morales said. my leaders to gain confidence Hosted at the Ontario Double- in guiding their partner across tree Hotel, the location served the dance floor,” he said. as a central point for all four At the end of the night, showstudios present. case members dressed down “They put down the dance for the theme of the evening, floor and played good music changing from ballroom dresses for our dancers,” Morales said. to “Sports-o-Rama” gear. “Everyone dressed up in their “We theme every year, and finery and costumes, and we sat this year, we were all about back to let the games begin!” sports. Our students changed Dancing before judges, peers, out of their finery and into

Contestants at Arthur Murray Dance Studio Temecula’s recent ballroom performance.

Ballroom dancers show off form and style.

Relaxing after the performances, Temecula Arthur Murray Dance Studio class members in their sports attire, ready to boogie for fun.

sportswear, everything from golf, to football, basketball, even a referee. And all got out on the dancefloor and free danced for the end of the night,” Morales said. “We can’t wait to do it again.” Of the classes, and getting started for the next season, Morales encourages people to walk

through the doors of Arthur Murray Dance Studios. “It may take a lifetime to realize we wanted to learn to dance, and it is never too late to start.” With dancers ranging in age from 19-years-old to close to the 80-years-old, Morales feels dance is an ageless thing. “As long as you can get up

and boogie, let the rhythm take over your body, we should dance,” Morales said. For more information on the Arthur Murray Dance Studio, visit www. temeculadancelessons.com or call (951) 291-8747.

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KIDS AND TEENS: March 20 – 5:30-7:30 p.m. Pennypickle’s Lego Building Contest at the Children’s Museum, 42081 Main St., Temecula. The Professor challenges you to use the hundreds of LEGO pieces to invent and build a crazy wheeled contraption and bring it to the workshop to be judged. Your creation must be no larger than a shoebox and must have wheels. (Doesn’t have to run or be powered). Age categories: 4-6, 7-10 and 11 and up. Entries will be judges on originality, creativity and wackiness. Prizes will be awarded for each category. Tickets: $5 per person. Information: (951) 308-6376. March 24 – 4 p.m. Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration at the Murrieta Public Library, 8 Town Square. Space is limited to the first 60 children. Information: (951) 304-2489. w w w. m y v a l l e y n e w s . c o m

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March 25 – 4-4:45 p.m. Fantastic Patrick at the Temecula Public Library, 30600 Pauba Rd. Enjoy a unique and entertaining blend of circus skills and comedy. This show is for all ages. Space is limited. Information: Children’s staff (951) 693-8980. March 27 – 8-9:30 p.m. Teen Glow Egg Hunt at Kent Hintergardt Memorial Park, 31465 Via Cordoba, Temecula for ages 13-18 only. Wear your glow gear and get ready for a teen night in the park. There are tons of prizes hiding in Easter eggs, music, dancing and fun. March 27 – 5:30-7:30 p.m. Supermarket Science at the Temecula Children’s Museum, 42081 Main St. Professor Pennypickle’s and Beaker have clearly hidden hundreds of piece of scientific apparatus in plain sight in our local supermarkets. Tonight you will find out what some of them are and what they do as you get to experiment with ordinary items that can be purchased at any grocery store. Tickets and information: (951) 3086376. March 28 – 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. SAT/ ACT Practice Tests for ages 10-18. The Temecula Community Services Department in partnership with Kaplans Test Prep to provide a full-length practice SAT and SAT/ACT at the Civic Center, Conference Center, 41000 Main St. Tests will show students what to expect in a test-like environment and receive comprehensive analysis of their strengths and weaknesses. Preregistration required. Fee: $10 per person (additional $10 due for nonresidents). March 30 – April 3 – 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Animal Friends of the Valleys Furry Friends Kids Camp at 33751 Mission Trail, Wildomar. Camp is for ages 5-8. Cost: $60 per child. Registration and information: Marisa (951) 674-0618, ext. 210 or www. animalfriendsofthevalleys.com. March 30 – April 3 – 1-4 p.m. Animal Friends of the Valleys Furry Friends Kids Camp at 33751 Mission Trail, Wildomar. Camp is for ages 9-12. Cost: $60 per child. Registration and information: Marisa (951) 674-0618, ext. 210 or www. animalfriendsofthevalleys.com. April 8 – 4-4:45 p.m. Authorfest at the Temecula Public Library, 30600 Pauba Rd. Children will meet local authors and find out how to write and publish a book. Information: (951) 693-8980. April 10 – 5:30-7:30 p.m. Balloon Science – The professor has a secret desire to fill the workshop with balloons. At the very least, there will be logs of playing and experimenting with balloons of all sizes at the Children’s Museum, 42081 Main St. Temecula. Tickets and information: (951) 3086376.

CITY EASTER EGG HUNTS: March 27 – 8-9:30 p . m . Te e n G l o w Egg Hunt at Kent Hintergardt Memorial Park, 31465 Via Cordoba, Temecula for ages 13-18 only. Wear your glow gear and get ready for a teen night in the park. There are tons of prizes hiding in Easter eggs, music, dancing and fun. March 28 – 9 a.m. City of Wildomar Eggstravaganza at Marna O‘Brien Park, 20505 Palomar St. Wildomar. Wheelchair accessible egg hunt, bounce house, music, face painting, balloon twisters and more. Information: Janet (951) 677-7751, ext. 210. March 28 – 10 a.m.-1 p.m. City of Menifee Annual Spring Fest at La Ladera Park, 29629 La Ladera Rd. Kids games, crafts, jumpers, food, crafts, vendors and the Easter Bunny (bring your own camera for picture opportunity). Information: (951) 6726777. April 4 – The city of Lake Elsinore presents “Children’s Fair and Egg Hunt” at McVicker Canyon Park, 29355 Grand Ave. Lake Elsinore. Games, Activities and fun for all ages. Information: (951) 674-3124, ext. 292. April 4 – 10 a.m. City of Temecula Easter Egg Hunts at three locations: Temeku Hills Park, 31637 La Serena Way, Patricia H. Birdsall Sports Park, 32380 Deer Hollow Way and Harveston Community Park, 28582 Harveston Dr. Have your picture taken with the Easter Bunny, music, games, fun and more. Bring your own baskets to collect Easter treats. Egg hunts for children ages 1-12. Special needs area at all three locations. April 4 – 9-11 a.m. City of Murrieta’s Spring Eggstravaganza at Los Alamos Hills Sports Park, 36700 Ruth Ellen Way, Murrieta. Over 10,000 filled eggs will be hunted! Bring your own baskets to collect Easter treats! Information: (951) 304-7275. ENTERTAINMENT: March 19 – 7:30 p.m. Jazz at the Merc, 28816 Pujol St., Temecula. Enjoy an evening of Jazz hosted by Sherry Berry in association with Temecula Presents featuring: Pamela York Trio with Rob Thorsen bass and Richard Sellers, drums. Tickets: $15. Information: (866) 653-8696. March 20 – 7:30 p.m. Dixieland at the Merc, 28816 Pujol St. Temecula. Featuring: Honky-Tonk Dixie with the all new “Old Town Banjo Band. Tickets and Information: (866) 653-8696. March 21 – 7:30-10 p.m. A Special Tribute to our Veterans at Temecula Valley High School, 31555 Rancho

Vista Rd. Concert featuring: Virgil Gibson, former lead singer of the Platters and Sobok Rock Band. Proceeds to help our wounded and returning Veterans. Ticket information: www.sobakmusic.com. March 21 – 7 and 9 p.m. Country Live at the Merc, at the Temecula Community Center, 28816 Pujol St. Live Country music show featuring house band backing up the valley’s country artists. Tickets and information: (866) 653-8696 or www. countryatthemerc.info. March 21 and 22 – Bluegrass Festival featuring bluegrass bands from around the nation. Lineup includes: Dan Crary, Bluegrass Etc, Barefoot Movement, Silverado Bluegrass, The Central Valley Boys, Salty Suites, Sligo Rags, Bluegrass Brethren and more! In Old Town Temecula. Information: www.temeculaevents.org. March 22 – 4 p.m. Fallbrook Chorale “Spring, Wine & Song” Gala at Wiens Family Cellars, 35055 Via Del Ponte, Temecula with dinner and desserts, entertainment, auctions, wine, beer and art exhibit. Information: (760) 731-7534 or blsears@roadrunner.com. March 22 – 2 p.m. Kawika Kahiapo with Joe Berinobis and Dean Wilhelm at the Community Recreation Center Amphitheatre, 30875 Rancho Vista Rd. Temecula. Presented by Mehe’ula Music Productions in association with Temecula Presents. Tickets and information: (866) 653-8696. March 22 – 3 p.m. Classics at the Merc, 42051 Main St., Temecula. Classics is a weekly chamber recital series co-produced by the California Chamber Orchestra and Temecula Presents. Performers are all working professional musicians or advanced conservatory students. Featuring: Tickets and information: (866) 6538696. March 26 – 7:30 p.m. Jazz at the Merc, 28816 Pujol St., Temecula. Enjoy an evening of Jazz hosted by Sherry Berry in association with Temecula Presents featuring: “Interplay” with Dave Mackay, piano, Lori Bell, flutes and Ron Satterfield, guitar. Tickets: $15. Information: (866) 653-8696. March 28 – 8 p.m. Comedy at the Merc, at the Temecula Community Center, 28816 Pujol St. Presented by PRN Productions in association with Temecula Presents. Laugh and leave the week behind you for this unique style of audience participatory improvised comedy where you play too by helping write, direct, and star onstage. Tickets and information: (866) 653-8696. March 29 – 3 p.m. Classics at the Merc, 42051 Main St., Temecula. Classics is a weekly chamber recital series co-produced by the California Chamber Orchestra and Temecula Presents. Performers are all working professional musicians or advanced conservatory students. Featuring: Bassett Brothers – Sean and Ian Bassett, classical guitars. Tickets and information: (866) 653-8696. April 2 – 7:30 p.m. Jazz at the Merc, 28816 Pujol St., Temecula. Enjoy an evening of Jazz hosted by Sherry Berry in association with Temecula Presents. Tickets: $15. Information: (866) 653-8696. April 4 – 7 and 9 p.m. Country Live at the Merc, at the Temecula Community Center, 28816 Pujol St. Live Country music show featuring house band backing up the valley’s country artists. Tickets and information: (866) 6538696 or www.countryatthemerc.info. April 5 – 3 p.m. Classics at the Merc, 42051 Main St., Temecula. Classics is a weekly chamber recital series co-produced by the California Chamber Orchestra and Temecula Presents. Performers are all working professional musicians or advanced conservatory students. Featuring: Tickets and information: (866) 6538696. April 10 – 8 p.m. The Honey Whiskey Trio at the Community Recreation Center, 30875 Rancho Vista Rd. Temecula. Folk, Bluegrass and Jazz. Tickets and information: (866) 653-8696. April 11 – 7 p.m. Speakeasy at the Merc presents live Traditional Jazz of the ‘20s–‘40s. Performances feature the house band, Second Hand Jazz with vocalist Rosalie Porter in rotation with prominent Southern California Traditional Jazz artists. Tickets and information: (866) 653-8696. COMMUNITY EVENTS: March 20 – May 24 – 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The Magic Tree House Traveling Exhibit at the Western Science Center, 2345 Searl Pkwy., Hemet. The exhibit allows visitors to branch out through history via a magical, time-traveling tree house. Join Jack and Annie as they are whisked away in time to experience three important periods in American history, Thanksgiving on Thursday, Civil War on Sunday and Twister on Tuesday. Information: Coleen (951) 791-0033 or cramsdale@ westerncentermuseum.org. March 20 – 6-9 p.m. High Hopes Program Healthy Eating Class for ages over 18. The city of Temecula High Hopes program enables special need adults to socialize and interact with peers while participating in group activities and events. This class will be held at the Mary Phillips Senior Center, 41845 6th St., Temecula. Preregistration required. Information: (951) 694-6464. March 20 – 5-8 p.m. Kiwanis Club of Temecula Valley Foundation’s annual

Spaghetti dinner at the Community Recreation Center, 30875 Rancho Vista Rd., Temecula. Evening includes dinner, and door prizes. Proceeds support local charities. Cost: $10 per person. Tickets and information: Jim (951) 775-3235. March 21 – 11 a.m.-Noon – Propagation workshop at Rose Have Heritage Garden, 30500 Jedediah Smith Rd., Temecula. Each registrant will prepare and keep their own rose cuttings. All materials will be provided. Class size is limited. Preregistration required. Deadline for registration is March 20. Material fee: $5 due at registration. Information and registration: Frank roseguy2000@ aol.com. March 21 – 1-4 p.m. GFWC Menifee/Sun City Women’s Club to host their annual Reciprocity Tea at North Town Hall, 26850 Sun City Blvd., Menifee. The GFWC is always looking for women in the Menifee/Sun City area who are interested in joining the club. Information: Robbie (951) 255-9200 or rmotter@aol.com. March 21 – 10 a.m.-1 p.m. EVMWD’s Splash into Spring at the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Headquarters, 31315 Chaney St., Lake Elsinore. Day includes: games, raffles, demonstrations, free water saving devices, refreshments and more. March 22 – 3rd annual Culinary Cupcake Challenge at Pechanga Resort & Casino, 45000 Pechanga Pkwy. Temecula. Event is co-hosted by: Rancho Damacitas Children & Family Services and WOW, Women organizing Women. Information: Terri (951) 3022317 or Robin (951) 926-7400. March 22 – 11 a.m.-3 p.m. A True American Hero event to honor military families, members of local protection agencies, as well as pay tribute to the community’s namesake, Audie Leon Murphy, the most-decorated U.S. combat soldier of World War II. Festivities include: live music, classic car show and radio giveaways including passes to the 2015 Stagecoach country music festival, gourmet food trucks and more. This event is open to the public. Event will take place at the Audie Murphy Ranch Sports Park, 30376 Lone Pine Dr., Menifee. Information: www.audiemurphyranch.com. March 26 – 6:30-8:30 p.m. The Three Temecula’s: A History of the Temecula Valley will take place at the Temecula Public Library, 30600 Pauba Rd. Temecula Valley will come alive in a graphic presentation by Museum specialist and local historian Steve Williamson. Witness Temecula’s transformation from an old west cattle town to one of California’s premiere wine destinations. This event is free and open to the public. March 27-29 – 10 a.m.-9 p.m. 1st annual Temecula Valley Family Fair at Lake Skinner, 37701 Warren Rd., Winchester. This event will include music, rides, exhibits, food, entertainment and more! Information: www.tvfamilyfair.com. March 28 – 10 a.m. Join in on this historical guided tour of Old Town Temecula and feel the early 1900s come to life. Tour begins at the Temecula Museum and goes through Old Town for stories and historical facts about some of the oldest landmarks and colorful characters in Temecula. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Cost: $2 per person. March 28 – 9 a.m.-2 p.m. WRCOG & city of Murrieta’s Household Hazardous Waste Event at Murrieta City Hall parking lot, 24601 Jefferson Ave. Recycle your used oil filters and get free supplies for changing your oil. March 28 – 5 p.m. Night of Destruction I - Demo Cross, Figure 8s, Trailer Figure 8s and Spectator Racing. “Power of Purple Night” benefiting the city of Perris Relay for Life and The American Cancer Society at the Perris Auto Speedway, 18700 Lake Perris Dr., Perris. Information: www. perrisautospeedway.com April 2 – 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m. Professional Women’s Roundtable presents their 4th annual Accessories Auction fundraiser at The Grill Room, 41687 Temeku Dr., Temecula. RSVP required. RSVP and information: Annette (951) 300-6676 or www. pwronline.org. April 10 – 5-10 p.m. 5th annual Reality charity event “Fun for Funds.” Celebrity Reception and Casino fundraiser at Wilson Creek Winery, 35960 Rancho California Rd., Temecula. Tickets: Pre-sale $25 per person or $30 at the door. Proceeds benefiting Michelle’s Place. Information: www.realityrally.com. April 11 – 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. 5th annual Reality Rally Charity Event “Fun for Funds” with Amazing Race type game all over Old Town Temecula with the public and reality stars. 4-9 p.m., Rally Festival meet and greet reality stars and autographs, Kidz challenge, check points, character photo stations, booths, fun, games and more. 7-9 p.m., Celebrity Showcase with national TV celebrity chefs. Information: www.realityrally.com. April 11 – 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West presented by The Rotary Club of Wildomar at Marna O’Brien Park, 20505 Palomar St., Wildomar. Live music, vendors, kids play area, food, and more. Information: (951) 445-1903 or www.wildomarrotaryclub.org. April 11 – 5 p.m. Passcar Series – Street Stocks, Super Stocks, IMCA

Modifieds and Factory Stocks at the Perris Auto Speedway, 18700 Lake Perris Dr., Perris. Information: www. perrisautospeedway.com. WORKSHOPS and MEETINGS: Cupcake bakers wanted – Sweet Charity Event for the Cupcake Challenge at Pechanga Ballroom on March 22. Need: Professionals, Amateurs and Juniors (14-17). Compete for Cash prizes and trophies. Information: Terri (951) 302-2317 ext. 236. The Second (Indianhead) Division Association California Branch to host its annual National reunion in Fresno from April 10-12 and are asking the Veterans of the Army’s 2nd Infantry Division to contact George Sousa (858) 350-5953 or geonlou@aol.com or Duane Anderson (919) 481-1751, if you are interested in attending. March 12-April 3 – 2-5 p.m. MSJC’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) program. BuildA-Bot at the Menifee campus, 28237 La Piedra Rd., Room 932. Information: Crystal (951) 639-5628 or cranthony@ msjc.edu. March 19 – 12:30-1:30 p.m. MSJC’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) program. Stem Program Orientations at both campuses; Menifee – 28237 La Piedra Rd., Room 419 San Jacinto – 1499 State St., Room 156. Information: Crystal (951) 639-5628 or cranthony@ msjc.edu. March 19 – 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. EWDC Luncheon – A Conversation with Southwest CA City Managers at The Diamond Club, 500 Diamond Dr,. Lake Elsinore. Tickets and information: Michelle (951) 245-8848 or michelle@ lakeelsinorechamber.com. March 19 – 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. EDD Business Metrics – Crucial for Effective Decision Making at Workforce Development Center, 30135 Technology Dr., Murrieta. A Business Metric is a quantifiable measure that is used to track and assess the status of a specific business process. Topic: How to use business metrics to identify key performance indicators and use them to affect successful business strategies. RSVP required. Information: Patti hr@ oakgrovecenter.org. March 19 – 12:30-2 p.m. MSJC Honors Program announces a presentation by Meg Elison at the Menifee campus, 28237 La Piedra Rd. Meg Elison will talk about the importance of an unlimited view of the future after community college. She will draw on her own experiences as a transfer student from MSJC and the steps she went through writing and publishing her first novel. Information: Erik (951) 639-5725 or eozolins@ msjc.edu. March 20 – Noon-2 p.m. Riverside County Children & Families Commission needs community input. First 5 Riverside, the Riverside County Children & Families Commission to host three community forums to collect input from early childhood development stakeholders to help develop the commission’s 2016-2021 strategic plan, a guide for future funding decisions. All Riverside County stakeholders, advocates, community leaders, providers, educators and parents are invited to discuss partnership, program support and connections to services benefiting children from prenatal through age 5 at 73-710 Fred Waring Dr., Ste. 102, Palm Desert. April 16 at 585 Technology Ct., Riverside. April 30 at 25625 Briggs Rd., Menifee. March 26 – 11:30 a.m. NAFE Murrieta monthly meeting will be at RJ’s Sizzlin Steer, 41401 Kalmia St., Murrieta. Dynamic Speaker and great networking. RSVP and information: Robbie (951) 255-9200. March 31 – 7 p.m. State of the City Address with city of Murrieta Mayor Harry Ramos at the Council Chambers at Murrieta City Hall, 1 Town Square. Information: (951) 677-7916. April 1 – 4:15-5:15 p.m. MSJC’s S T E M ( S c i e n c e , Te c h n o l o g y, Engineering and Math) program. Stem Skills Workshop will be at the San Jacinto campus, 1499 N. State St., Room 1301. Information: Crystal (951) 639-5628 or cranthony@msjc.edu. April 2 – 12:30-2 p.m. MSJC’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) program Engineering Workshop will be at the San Jacinto campus, 1499 N. State St., Room 107B. Information: Crystal (951) 639-5628 or cranthony@ msjc.edu. April 7 – 12:30-2:30 p.m. MSJC Amnesty International Club in association with the Diversity Committee present: Spring 2015 Film Series at the Menifee campus, 282378 La Piedra Rd., Room 927. Featuring: “4 Little Girls.” Movie is free and open to the public. Information: Shahla at (951) 639-5753 or srazavi@msjc.edu. April 8 – 11:30 a.m. NAFE Menifee monthly luncheon meeting will be at Merna’s Café and Grill, 26850 Cherry Hills Blvd., Sun City. Dynamic Speaker and great networking. RSVP and Information: Robbie (951) 2559200. April 9 – 5:30-7 p.m. MSJC’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) program Timothy Lyons, biogeo chemistry. will be at the Menifee campus, 28237 La Piedra Rd., Room 927. Information: Crystal (951) 6395628 or cranthony@msjc.edu.

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Spuntino Pizzeria and Delicatessen, perfect outdoor dining in Temecula

Bruschetta, drizzled with a balsamic reduction makes this a fresh, sweet and savory appetizer.

Ashley Ludwig Staff Writer

hen you walk into Spuntino Pizzeria and Delicatessen, owned by Charity and Alex Prestifilippo, expect to be welcomed like family. “We want everyone who comes in any of our restaurants to feel instantly at home,” Charity said. “The restaurant is situated right next to The Bar Next Door, and people say it’s like walking into ‘Cheers’ where everyone knows your name.” The inside of Spuntino Pizzeria and Delicatessen is a casual atmosphere, scattered with tables, walls covered in family photos, backed by an open cooking area and woodfired pizza oven. Manager Faith Flores greeted us with a smile. If you come midweek, sit indoors, or out on the patio with little to no wait. “Weekends are busy,” Charity said, “and its best to come early should you want a table outside.” The walls are decorated with family photos of Alex’s family in Sicily, Charity’s family from Rhode Island, and the Prestifilippo family, here in Temecula. If you see something you’d like to know more about, ask anyone. There is a story behind almost every item of décor, and chances are, one of the wait

staff is related to the Prestifilippos in one way or another. “This is a small town restaurant, and the feeling of being home is what we encourage,” Charity said. The menu is varied, offering lunchtime choices from crisp, delicious salads, delicatessen sub or hot sandwiches, as well as a full complement of homemade pastas and pizzas. “We supply fresh vegetables, eggs, chicken, and more from our De Luz farm,” Charity said. “Everything is fresh, delicious, and with a taste of Sicily.” The Prestifilippos have been adding to their ranch, in the style of a traditional Sicilian estate. They’ve built their flock of chickens to 250 and are growing fresh vegetables and herbs.

Filippo (left) manning his wood-fired pizza oven at Spuntino Pizzeria and Delicatessen.

Gnocci Pesto, served in ample amounts of creamy pesto.

Charity. “He’s just one of the many people here that we consider part of the family.” After being seated by Flores and

picked veggies, a carton of farm fresh eggs. Plus, getting to experience a bit of Sicily in Southern California.” According to Charity, Poggio means “hillside” in Italian, and Leano refers to the region in Sicily where the original Prestifilippo family estate resides. “We are looking forward to seeing our wine club grow,” Charity said. Other benefits for wine club members include a no corkage fee for wine club members, according to Charity, in either of the Prestifilippo’s restaurants. “Spuntino Pizzeria and Delicatessen is definitely a casual atmosphere compared to Gourmet Italia, our other restaurant. Here, with the restaurant closing at 8 p.m., and The Bar Next Door open until 11 p.m., it is the perfect way to spend a weekend evening out,” Charity said. Spuntino Pizzeria and Delicatessen is located at 31891 Rancho California Rd., Ste. 200 in the Baron’s shopping center. Download a menu at www. SpuntinoPizzeria.com and call ahead at (951) 699-7722.

“We supply fresh vegetable, eggs, chicken, and more from our De Luz farm...Everything is fresh, delicious and with a taste of Sicily.” – Charity Prestifilippo The wood-fired pizza oven is manned by Filippo, who was busy filling the oven with real wood from the Prestifilippo estate at lunchtime. Filippo followed owner Alex from Sicily, and is regularly found on the farm tending the chickens and other animals, according to

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Pizza con Rucola, a cold topping pizza, topped with prosciutto, rucola, shaved Parmesan, fresh tomato, and oregano.

served by Brynn, we decided to start our lunch with a bruschetta appetizer. Along with the menus, Brynn brought a frosty bottle of water, perfect for a hot spring day. The fountain splashes, outdoor tables are shaded with umbrellas, and patio heaters keep nighttime chill at bay. The broad open area is a draw for young families, day or evening. The bruschetta arrived, heaped with chopped tomato, basil, red onion, all fresh from the Prestifilippo estate. Served on crisp crostini, with shaved Parmesan cheese, it’s drizzled with a sweet syrup Balsamic reduction. We decided on the Caesar salad, with the homemade dressing, rich in garlic flavors. Sharing lunch

is a doable thing, with bountiful portions of food. Unable to decide between the Pizza Con Ruccola and the Gnocchi Pesto, we opted to share both. Pizza Con Ruccola is a Spuntino Pizzeria and Delicatessen favorite, with the wood-fired pizza crust, topped with prosciutto, Parmesan, and fresh peppery arugula in generous portions. The gnocchi, hand rolled potato pasta, is served in a creamy pesto sauce. Herbaceous flavors, with pine nuts you can taste, in opposition with the chewy bits of pasta for a delicious blend of texture and flavor. “If you enjoy our wine and olive oil, we sell what we make at our ranch estate, Poggio Leano Vineyards,” Charity said. The newly formed wine club of Poggio Leano Vineyards offers two bottles of wine and one bottle of olive oil twice a year. “Our wine club members will have a unique experience when they go to wine pick up parties,” Charity said. “They can go home not just with their wine and olive oil, but with a basket of fresh

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Temecula Valley Fun Fair to offer entertainment for all Kim Harris Managing Editor

peaked at eight on the Billboard Country charts. Houser left Universal and signed with Stoney Creek Records, releasing his third album “How Country Feels” in January 2013, which eventually reached platinum status. The album’s title song reached number one on the Country Airplay chart. The second single from the album, “Runnin’ Outta Moonlight,” also saw heavy airplay, hitting number one on the charts in August of 2013. A preshow with Tommy Dalton begins at 5:30 p.m. with Houser taking the stage at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $32.50 “Temecula Valley Family Fair is excited to bring Randy Houser to Temecula, to entertain fair goers during our country night,” Karrigan said. Saturday, March 28 main stage headliner, Pop artist Becky, was nominated for two Radio Disney Music Awards, in February of this year. Hailing from Inglewood, Calif., she began her rise to fame in 2011after posting several videos of herself performing remixes of popular songs. The title song of her first album “Shower,” reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 and “Can’t Get Enough’” from her “Play It Again” EP, became her first number one on Billboard Latin Airplay. She won Best New Artist at the 2014 Radio Disney Music Awards and this year is nominated for the Artist with Best Style and Catchiest Song for “Stuck in Our Heads.” “Becky G has a unique story,”

A wide array of musical stylings will be available at this year’s Temecula Valley Family Fair. From country to pop to Christian rock, each show will offer up something for everyone, according to TVFF CEO Shannon Karrigan. “We wanted to appeal to as many families as possible,” said Karrigan, adding that it was important that the music was appealing to parents while still being kid friendly. “Our musical acts have a large fan base and both parents and children will be comfortable at a concert within the Temecula Valley Family Fair.” Country Music star Randy Houser headlines on the Fair main stage on Friday, March 27. Known for hits such as “Runnin’ Outta Moonlight,” “Like a Cowboy,” and “Boots On,” Houser has performed at the Grand Ole Opry. Born and raised in Lake, Miss., Houser began fronting bands at the young age of 13, he continued to play local gigs all through high school. He began songwriting while at East Central Community College, finally relocating to Nashville, Tenn. in 2002. Just three years later, one of his songs, “Honky Toink Badonkadonk,” became a huge hit for fellow country music star Trace Adkins. Eventually Houser signed with Universal Records South where he released the album “Anything Goes,” which peaked at 21 on the Billboard album charts in 2008. Two years later Houser released “They Call Me Cadillac,” which

Karrigan said. “Her family was struggling and they were living in a garage in L.A. Music was her outlet and her talent led to her rapid rise as a young musical artist. Becky G is an inspiration to all demographics by demonstrating her strength through adversity.” Tickets are $32.50 for the 7:45 p.m. show. On Sunday, March 29, The Peter Furler Band takes to the stage. Fronted by Peter Furler of Newsboys fame, the rocker and his band will bring their unique sound to the

Temecula Valley for an inspirational concert along the shores of Lake Skinner. Writer of songs such as “He Reigns,” “God’s Not Dead” and “I’m Alive” Furler has made a career out of impacting lives through his music. Commonly mixing rock shows with worship experiences, he has been one of the most successful singers and songwriters in contemporary Christian music. “While he has received numerous Grammy nominations and Dove awards, Peter’s desire has always

been to share the work God has done in his life, and inspire others, according to Christian radio station K-LOVE. “There is a fire shut up in my bones that I have not been able to hold in since I was a child,” Furler told the popular radio station. “For me, I find its release through melody and testimony.” The Peter Furler band’s newest album, “Sun and Shield,” released to critical acclaim in 2014, promises much of the same. The singles “The Overcomer,” “So High” and “Yeshua” all have a bit of a nostalgic feel for the time when Furler was the frontman for the Newsboys. “Temecula Valley Family Fair developed Sunday as our day to promote fellowship within the valley,” Karrigan said. “Peter Furler is uplifting and positive and his music will create an atmosphere of fellowship within the fair grounds.” Showtime for the Peter Furler Band is 6 p.m. and is included with fair admission. “It’s a complimentary concert,” Karrigan said. “For Sunday’s lineup we are going with a Christian contemporary pop theme. We are trying to get more involvement from local churches who may have a worship team that would like to come out and participate. We are still accepting applications to create that day and make it a fun event for the Christian community.” For more information on the TVFF and the Main Stage Concerts, to purchase tickets or to submit an application for Sunday’s events, visit www.tvfamilyfair.com.

Annual Spring Fest to be held in Menifee at La Ladera Park Ashley Ludwig Staff Writer

when we started, with the County of Riverside. This year we expect 1,500-2,000 children their families to attend Spring Fest.” Sponsored by the city of Menifee’s Community Services Department, in cooperation with the Youth Advisory Committee, Spring Fest expects to draw record crowds this year, and is prepared for it, according to Buzek. They are adding one special addition this year, according to recent press release. The first 300 people who stop by the city of Menifee booth will receive a potted sapling for planting at home. This tree giveaway is a part of “Meni-trees: Leafing the Way” project, sponsored by a “Leafing Out” grant from CAL FIRE. Still, Spring Fest remains about the children, Buzek said. Entry to the event remains a reasonable $3 for all

The flowers are blooming and the trees are budding all across Southwest Riverside County. Each year, along with the signs of spring comes Easter. This year the Easter Bunny is coming to Menifee. So, gather your baskets and bonnets, and best springtime outfits for the city of Menifee’s annual Spring Fest Celebration on Saturday, March 28 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The first 300 attendants will receive a free tree sapling for attending the event. “This will be the ninth year of Spring Fest,” said Scarlet Buzek, with Lazy Creek Recreation, who has worked Spring Fest since it originated. “It’s much bigger now, than

that is provided. Price of admission grants a wristband entry to jumpers, games, and crafts for those 12-yearsold and younger. The Easter Bunny will be on hand for photo opportunities throughout the park. “Bring your own camera to take pictures with the Easter Bunny,” Buzek said. There is no advanced registration at this first-come-first-serve event. Visitors are welcome to bring a blanket and chairs if you want to sit and relax, or buy lunch, according to Buzek. At the park, enjoy the festive springtime atmosphere, family games, and even win up to 50 prizes available throughout the day for a few lucky bunnies. “There are 50 golden egg prizes to be won,” she said. Parking and entry should not be a problem, according to Buzek. The city of Menifee has cordoned off a field at the park’s end for additional parking. Crimewatch will help people both park and cross the street, and ample volunteers will be on hand

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Pets

Lake Elsinore seniors attend free dog training event

Pets of the Week

Daniel Lane Multimedia Journalist The owner and operator of All American Dog Training hosted a free dog training event on Wednesday, Feb. 25 at the Lake Elsinore Senior Center. About 10 local seniors came out to the hour-long event to learn tips from Teri Harvey, who has been a certified dog trainer for 24 years. She has owned her dog training company for 12 years. “I decided to do a free session for them just to help them with their dog behavioral and just basic obedience training ... just whatever they need with their dog,” Harvey said. “Jumping and pulling are both the number one and two issues that people have.” Harvey explained some of the basic techniques to help control the most common problems people have. “I just want to learn more safety tips about Snoopy,” Debbie Corona, 57, of Lake Elsinore said with her poodle-terrier, Snoopy, at her side. “He is jumping and he is too friendly so I want to see what I can do to stop the jumping.” Jumping is the result of a dog wanting more attention, if the dog does not get the attention he wants, the dog will learn to stop jumping in most cases, according to Harvey. “If your dog is jumping, the best thing you can do is to ignore the dog because dogs are such social animals. If you ignore them, that’s one of the worse punishments you can give them,” she said. “So, if you turn your back on them when they jump and continue to do that, they’re going to figure out when they have all four paws on the floor and they get praise, that’s when they are going to get attention.” Some people had the problem of their dog pulling while walking, which means the dog essentially thinks they’re the boss, Harvey said. “If the dog is pulling you in one direction, you can turn and go the

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other direction. You’re not going to go that way, you’re going this way,” she said, adding that way the dog will learn he doesn’t get to go the way he wants. “That is one thing; there are four of five other things you can do because not everything works for every dog.” “I think it is excellent and I think

it is really nice for people who can’t afford to come out,” Corona said. “I just want to thank them for putting this on for us today.” All American Dog Training will be hosting more local events starting in April. For more information visit: www.allamericandogtraining. us.com.

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Health

Facing big problems shouldn’t be a solo activity American Counseling Association Special to the Valley News When someone faces a problem, it’s not uncommon for the person to think that burden is his or hers alone. But few of us live in isolation. When we face a very difficult or serious situation it generally ends

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up affecting those closest to us as well—our families. Involving family members can often be an enormous help in coping with problems. Close family members can provide support and understanding, and often can play a key role in helping find and treat the causes of a problem. Getting families to work together is so important that there is now a field within the counseling profession that specializes in family counseling. First formally developed in the 1950s, family counseling focuses on the family as the client, rather than just seeing a single person as the only one with the problem. While family counseling is not right for every situation, there are signs that can indicate family counseling might be a good approach for what’s troubling you. One such sign is if you believe that you would feel better if others in the family knew of the dilemma you are struggling with. Family

counseling helps make that happen. Similarly, if you find family relationships aren’t going well, or a family member’s behavior is affecting the quality of family life or is contributing to or complicating your problem, then a professional counselor is a wise choice. Family counselors work in a variety of ways. There may be times when a counselor will suggest that the entire family come in for one or more sessions. At other times it might be advisable to see the couple in the relationship, or to work individually with family members. A counselor takes into account the type of problems being faced and the family dynamics as well as his or her own counseling approach. Ask before beginning treatment how a counselor generally works and the type of approach usually used. Finding a professional counselor specializing in family counseling is usually easy. Your physician, family clergy or school counselor should

have recommendations, as might your local mental health agency. In the phone book or online you’ll find specialties listed under professional counselors. While families are sometimes reluctant to seek help as a group, when they do they usually find it helps break down barriers to healthy

communication and intimacy, thus creating more productive ways of operating as a family. “Counseling Corner” is p ro v i d e d b y t h e A m e r i c a n Counseling Association. Comments and questions to ACAcorner@ counseling.org or visit the ACA website at www.counseling.org.

Healthier Living program to be held at Lake Elsinore Senior Center Daniel Lane Multimedia Journalist A seven-week long healthy living program to help adults who are suffering from a chronic illness is set to be held at the Lake Elsinore Senior Center this spring. The free Healthier Living Program is offered through the Riverside County Department of Public health on each Thursday starting

April 9 through May 21 from noon to 2 p.m. Their program is geared towards helping residents, who are 18-yearsold and older, to live a healthier life. “It is designed for those that have a chronic illness or something that they are living with on a daily basis,” said Arline Gulbransen, who is the coordinator of senior services. “They are going to teach them on how to get the most out of their living and the most benefit from doctor visits.” During the program, instructors will educate guests on proper eating habits, methods to control pain, health improvement and much

more. “It is a very comprehensive program… they get a lot of information from it,” she said. “The whole intent is to have a group that helps each other through issues and problems.” Last year, the senior center hosted two Healthier Living Programs, but it was only open to senior citizens. “It is tremendous that we are able to host it and we’re able to have the facilities available and use them that way,” she said. “We have offered this as a senior program only, but this is the first time we have opened it to the general public. It was so valuable to the seniors that we felt it should be opened up to the com-

munity at large.” Organizers will serve refreshments during the two-hour program as guests talk with each other and staff to build friendships. “They will find people who have similar conditions and it gives them an opportunity to relate to each other,” Gulbransen said. “They learn so much from each other in this type of program.” The senior center is located at 420 E. Lakeshore Dr., Lake Elsinore. For more information and to register call (951) 674-2526.

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The Calicon, a family friendly anime themed event, was held on Sunday, March 15 at the Temecula Community Recreation Center. It’s the second year for the fundraiser, which benefitted the nonprofit Safe Alternatives for Everyone. Courtesy photo

ation Center. It’s the second year for the fundraiser and its proceeds will help S.A.F.E. continue its various programs to prevent youth violence in the community. The Calicon is a cosplay and anime convention that features unique art, inventive costumes, group meet ups, games and entertainment. Participants gather to enter a cosplay masquerade, take a walk through Artists’ Alley, play games, see creative costumes, participate in panels on Teen Titans, Costuming, Robotics and Figurine Collectors. Cosplayers work hard to create their costumes, dressing up as their favorite characters. Anime, manga, graphic novels, comics, movies and TV shows are just a few examples of where people pull these characters from. Art of all genres was on display in the Artists’ Alley, where attendees can mingled with artists as well as supported them by buying pieces of art. Gaming and themed meet ups were held for those who were in-

terested in hanging out with others with similar interests or playing a game. Vendors included SoCal Games & Comics, Tokyo Japanese Lifestyles, Anime Coast, Cosplay Nerd Club and Hot Diggity Dog. Tickets for the event cost $15 online and $20 at the door. For more information, visit www.thecalicon.com, www.facebook.com/thecalicon, thecalicon. tumblr.com or instagram.com/ thecalicon.

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Opinion

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In God We Trust Kim Harris Managing Editor Murrieta City Council’s recent decision to display the national motto “In God We Trust” in the city council chambers is a bold move in a day and age when the separation of church and state is more prominent than ever. It seems that more and more these days there are news stories from all around the country of God being removed from schools and government. Atheists and many others believe that using words such as “In God We trust,” infringes upon their constitutional rights by forcing God into public entities. Personally, I am all about protecting the rights guaranteed to all citizens through our constitution, but I have to wonder as a Christian, what about my rights? By removing God from our

schools and our local, county, state and federal governments, doesn’t that infringe on my first amendment right to freedom of speech and promises made to me in the Declaration of Independence ensuring my right to freedom of religion? Murrieta’s recent decision and the outcry that came from those opposed made me think that looking at the history of the phrase and the use of it might not be a bad idea. So I did a Google search and here is what I came up with. The U.S. Department of the Treasury, the motto was placed on coins, “largely because of the increased religious sentiment existing during the Civil War.” According to the website www. treasure.gov, Salmon P. Chase, then the secretary of the Treasury received many requests “from devout persons throughout the country,”

urging that the U.S. recognize the “Deity on United States coins.” On the website you can read the first letter received by Chase on the matter, dated November, 13, 1861 from M.R. Watkinson Minister of the Gospel from Ridleyville, Pa. Here is another tidbit from www. history.com, on the phrase’s place in our history. On July 30, 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a law to have the phrase “under God” inserted into the pledge of allegiance. As part of that law, “In God We Trust” was legally declared to be the nation’s official motto and was required to be printed on all currency. History.com states that during a Flag Day speech in 1954, Eisenhower discussed why he had wanted to include “under God” in the pledge of allegiance.

Medi-Cal is in crisis Assemblywoman Marie Waldron Special to the Valley News Last June the Legislature approved a budget for the 2014-15 Fiscal Year. Though it was an improvement over past budgets, I voted “no” for a number of reasons, including the continuing failure to adequately compensate Medi-Cal providers. In 2011, when California was bleeding red ink, Medi-Cal provider rates were cut by up to 10 percent. These cuts proved financially devastating to healthcare providers throughout California, including some in this region. In addition, many doctors were forced to limit the number of Medi-Cal patients

they see. Since then, California’s finances have improved and these cuts should have been restored. But that’s not the path that was chosen last year. Instead, even though spending was increased by $12 billion, the budget still failed to increase Medi-Cal provider rates. According to recent reports, the already overwhelmed Medi-Cal system has added 2.7 million new enrollees since October 2013. Studies have already shown that Medi-Cal beneficiaries are having increasing difficulty finding health care providers who will accept their insurance. Obviously, adding millions of new Medi-Cal members does not provide real coverage un-

less they can actually see a doctor. Failure to adequately reimburse healthcare facilities and doctors who treat this expanding pool of patients is a huge mistake. On March 4, I participated in a joint hearing of the Assembly and Senate Health Committees to examine this ongoing public health crisis. It is my hope that this situation will be corrected during budget discussions later this year so that our most vulnerable citizens can actually receive the care they’ve been promised. Waldron is a Republican representing the 75th District, encompassing parts of Inland northern Riverside and San Diego counties.

“In this way we are reaffirming the transcendence of religious faith in America’s heritage and future; in this way we shall constantly strengthen those spiritual weapons which forever will be our country’s most powerful resource in peace and war,” he said. The National Legal Foundation’s website, www.nlf.net, explores American public documents and said those documents “have acknowledged and given tribute to God” from the very beginning. “The Declaration of Independence, drafted by Thomas Jefferson, looked to the ‘laws of nature and of nature’s God’ and to the unalienable rights of men given ‘by their Creator’ to justify the colonists break from Great Britain,” the website states. “The signers of this historic document acknowledged their trust in God by appealing to

‘the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions,’ and pledging to defend the Declaration ‘with a firm reliance on the protection of DIVINE PROVIDENCE.’” I could go on and on about this subject, but those in opposition will probably never come to an agreement on the issue. I will say that not one of us could ever pretend to know what our founding fathers were thinking at the time they drafted these documents and made the decisions to include references to God, Our Father and Almighty Creator. Somehow I find it hard to believe that they ever intended this issue would become the hot button topic it is today. As for that 5-0 vote by Murrieta City Council to use our nation’s motto in the city’s verbiage, I say, “Good job,” and as a Christian, I extend my heartfelt thanks as well.

Dear Editor, I am a senior at Temecula Valley High School. Throughout this senior year I have encountered myself asking the same question countless of times. Does this system of education really work? I strongly believe that as a young teen who is going to school, working, and preparing for college that the classes and workload that I’m receiving is unnecessary. Instead of going to school five days out of the week, students should get to choose three days out of the week to attend

school. During those days students will be focus on enriching necessary care classes that focuses on their inspiring job career. I would like to include a college preparation class that strives to help students with post high school planning. In these rough economic times we need to focus on our nation’s youth to be well educated so they can go out be productive members in our society help not only the community but the world. Michaela Lynn Campos Temecula

Dear Editor, Over the past 5 years, my classic rock cover band, Wine Brew, has been performing at the Old Town Temecula Rod Run. We have been raising money for Rancho Damacitas Children’s Home in Temecula Valley Wine Country for the past five years at this event. On March 7, we had another performance in

which we raised $1,050 for Rancho Damacitas. We would like to thank the city of Temecula, the Rod Run event coordinators, Cheryl’s Antiques and all those who helped us to reach the $1,000 mark!

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Executive Pastor Alex McLean, right, and Pastor Ryan Beaver of Rancho Community Murrieta Mesa hamming it up for the recent chili cook off.

Ashley Ludwig Staff Writer Rancho Community Murrieta Mesa recently announced Alex McLean as their new executive pastor. His role will be to connect with residents of the Murrieta area church, letting them know about all what RCMM has to offer. “We have such a warm and friendly community, combined with the powerful message of God’s amazing grace,” McLean said. “I can only see more people coming, more families growing stronger, and more opportunities to reach the community with the

tangible love of Jesus Christ.” RCMM is part of the now 40-year-old campus started by Rancho Community Church in south Temecula. “The great thing about this partnership is we inherit the same history and values from Rancho, which are rich in the gospel and serving the community,” McLean said. Where RCMM differs from its south Temecula parent church is in the size of the congregation, with approximately 300 adults who attend their one Sunday 10 a.m. service at Murrieta Mesa High School. “We are pretty casual, not too concerned with how people dress

or church background. We have a lot of young families with young children,” McLean said. “Many parishioners are empty nesters or grandparents of the young families, so we have a fun, family atmosphere.” As a smaller congregation, RCCM hosts small scale events such as chili cook-offs, breakfast burrito morning, outdoor services, and park days, often reaching out to their parishioners through their Facebook page. “We use social media a great deal so that people know what’s going on at Rancho Murrieta,” McLean said. “Pastor Ryan Beaver and I

Menifee United Church of Christ minister retires to spend more time with family Daniel Lane Multimedia Journalist Rev. Alicia Riedy, a minister with the Menifee United Church of Christ, retired on Friday, Jan. 30 so she could spend more time with her husband and children. Riedy was in charge of the pastoral care at the church for three years, according to Rev. Bill Freeman, a senior church minister. She also was responsible for visiting

have been close friends for many years and have worked on and off together for the past 10 years,” McLean said. Their recent chili cook-off video — playing “The Whisper Game” while promoting their event – shows the rapport between the two longtime friends. “I think you can get to know a little about me and Ryan just by watching it,” McLean said. They are planning a reprise of their successful video which can be viewed on the church’s YouTube channel, for Easter, just one of the ways McLean will continue to promote and outreach for RCMM. With the upcoming Easter celebration, RCCM is planning for a much larger presence at all campuses. “Easter Sunday will be a big deal the Murrieta campus. Our service will be at 10 a.m. as usual, but we

plan to pack the place out. We have seating for 700 and we would love to see every seat full.” McLean said. “We are going to have a super fun morning planned for kids called ‘Easter Eggstravaganza’ which will have music, games, and prizes for the kids.” The Easter morning event will be focused around celebrating the new life in Jesus Christ, according to McLean, with music and a special message from Pastor Ryan. Across the campus, in Temecula, equal preparations for Easter are in the works. Visit the unified Rancho Community Easter website at www. easteratrancho.com. Follow Rancho Community Murrieta Mesa on Facebook at www.facebook. com/ranchomurrieta, Instagram at www.instagram.com/ranchomurrieta/ or Twitter at www.twitter. com/ranchomurrieta.

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REAL ESTATE / HOME & GARDEN

Healthy & Beautiful Gardens How to get healthy soil in your garden gravel) water goes right through it, you can’t form a “ball” with it in your hand when wet. Silt– this is somewhere between the two others, some sand, some clay with a little organic matter. And then of course, what I have the most of in my yard – clay, which is the worst, due to the fact that it does not allow water to drain, and thereby suffocates the roots of your plants, its “slick” when wet, forms a ball in your hand easily, usually is what “dirt clods” are made of. “Loam” is that soil that usually has the most organic matter with some of the other elements in lesser amounts, it’s what we gardeners strive for. Now that you know what the types of soil are, how do you go about improving what you have? What you want is loam, obviously, but how do you go about getting it? In a word – compost. You need to add organic matter to your soil, doesn’t matter if its sandy or clay,

Linda McDonald-Cash Landscape Designer Hello fellow gardeners. Since spring, or is it summer, is suddenly here I thought that it might be a good idea this week to educate you a little bit “from the ground up” literally, so to speak, as “soil” is the foundation for your entire garden and everything growing in it. Let me start by pointing out the basic four types of soil. Sandy – you know, DG (decomposed

For a garden this beautiful, you need healthy soil.

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Market at a glance (As of March 15, 2015) No of Homes Sold

TEMECULA (all zip codes)

MURRIETA (92562)

WILDOMAR

LAKE ELSINORE / CANYON LAKE

MENIFEE

SUN CITY

440

437

267

182

298

Average Selling Price

$465,880

$372,794

$291,250

$293,905

$294,040

$178,025

Average List Price

$679,775

$569,852

$355,511

$336,728

$348,734

$371,566

Median List Price

$489,920

$399,900

$342,450

$325,000

$339,900

$309,850

Inventory of Properties Listed

$192

$157

$146

$143

$158

Average Days on Market

Most Expensive Listing

$5,195,000

$4,177,000

$1,299,000

$1,999,900

$599,000

$2,000,000

Least Expensive Listing

$149,900

$144,900

$100,000

$80,000

$99,900

$39,000

Average Age of Listing

33%

30%

23%

29%

31%

33%

Asking Price per Square Foot

% of Properties w/ Price decrease

10%

11%

2928

2798

2228

2198

2366

1974

6501-8000

8001-10,000

6501-8000

Median Number of Bedrooms

4.0

3.0

Median Number of Bathrooms

3.0

2.5

2.0

Seller (39.1)

Seller (38.3)

Seller (42.4)

Seller (39.5)

Seller (40.2)

Seller (36.4)

% of Flip properties (price increase) Median House Size (sq ft) Median Lot Size (sq ft)

Market Action Index*

* This Index measures the current rate of sale versus the amount of inventory. Index above 30 implies a seller’s advantage. Below 30, conditions give the advantage to the buyer. Market data provided by Escrow Leaders (Altos Research) and is current as of 03/16/15. Sales Data provided by SRCAR (MLS) and current as of 03/15/15. Note: Sun City sales data on MLS is now incorporated into Menifee; this column may be eliminated in future issues. Valley News makes no representation as to the accuracy or completeness of this data.

Tread lightly with the wildflowers

A Wildomar poppy field.

C.J. Stewart Writer In all efforts to be helpful while out with the family viewing wildflowers here’s a sample of an education program utilized by multiple public land agencies, corporations and enthusiast clubs to practice responsible recreation. Tread lightly basic principles Travel responsibly on land by staying on designated trails and area to avoid widening the trails or picking flowers.

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Respect the rights of others including private property owners, all recreational trail users so they can enjoy their recreational activities undisturbed, like picking flowers. Educate yourself prior to your trip by obtaining travel maps and regulations from public agencies. Please don’t pick the flowers. Avoid Sensitive Areas on land such as meadows, lakeshores, wetlands and streams. Stay on designated routes. To protect wildlife habitats by avoiding flower picking. Do Your Part by modeling ap-

propriate behavior, leaving the area better than you found it. Like the flowers. Fields of opportunity blooming past, present and future Wildomar City Manager Gary Nordquist had a moment of reflection when he drove by the spectacular wildflower blooms on the future Mt. San Jacinto Community College—Wildomar Campus on Clinton Keith Road. “Boy, this (future college site) is a picture

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Business

AAUW presents EMD Millipore Corp. with Certificate of Appreciation for Tech Trek Scholarship contributions TEMECULA - EMD Millipore Corporation, Temecula Branch, was again presented with a Certificate of Appreciation for Tech Trek Scholarship Contributions by the Temecula Valley Branch of the American Association of University Women. Now reaching $15,000, the support has been continuous for the last three years. Tech Trek is an AAUW one week Science/ Math Summer Camp Program for 7th grade girls, held on a university campus. The closest in the area are the University of California San Diego and the University of California Irvine. The local scholarships go to girls selected from each of these three school districts; Temecula Valley USD, Murrieta Valley USD and Lake Elsinore USD. This program began in 1998 and over 90 local girls will have participated by 2015.

The AAUWs representing 10 other states have followed California’s lead and have similar Tech Trek Programs. The purpose is to encourage girls to enter STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) careers. Research has shown that right before entering 8th grade is the optimal time to encourage girls with the ability and interest who will benefit from this experience. Women have traditionally been under-represented nationally in STEM fields. For more information about this 501-C3 Tax Exempt Project, call Marelle Dorsey at (951) 506-8728 or go to aauw/techtrek.org. AAUW is having a Tri-Branch meeting on March 14. Marianne Catanho, an International Fellowship recipient from Brazil working on her PhD in Bioengineering at U. C. San Diego, will be the speaker.

She holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in electrical engineering. Her research aims to develop a genetic tool to control protein production for the treatment of disease. The meeting will be at Gourmet Italia at 11 a. m. Cost will be $30 per person. To attend or for more information, contact Polly Johnson at (951) 506-9825. Shown left to right are President of the Temecula Valley Branch of the AAUW Susan Alpern, EMD Millipore Research Scientist Robin Clark PHD, Community Outreach Director Karla White, Research Scientist Ferogh Ahmadi PHD, and an AAUW Branch Chairman for Tech Trek Marelle Dorsey Courtesy photo

Mason Jar Brewery in Menifee Menifee Kids Dental Clinic holds ribbon cutting holds ribbon cutting

The Mason Jar Brewery had a packed house following a ribbon cutting on March 7. The event was held at the brewery located at 29683 New Hub Dr., Ste. A in Menifee. During the event, fresh beer was served ice cold. Georgina Ramos photo

The Kids Dental Clinic celebrated its grand opening on Wednesday, March 9 with a ribbon cutting held at the new facility located at, 27180 Newport Rd.. Ste. 3. Dr. Bruce B. Baker is a pediatric dentist. He graduated from Boston University and is affiliated with the American Dental Association and The San Diego County Dental Society. The opening of the Menifee location marks Baker’s third dental practice. Daniel Lane photo

Humana to open new Murrieta sales and service office Daniel Lane Multimedia Journalist The health and well-being company Humana is opening a new

storefront sales office in Murrieta on Saturday, March 28. Humana, which provides insurance products and services, is hosting an open house style grand

opening at 9 a.m. in the Antelope Square Shopping Center at 33040 Antelope Rd., Ste. 201, according to a press release. During the open house, mem-

bers of the public will have the opportunity to take a tour of the new facility and talk one on one with staff about health plans and services. “The sales and service office will be open Monday through Friday,” said Marina Renneke with Humana Corporate Communications. “The location will be staffed by Humana Medicare Advantage sales representatives who provide guidance and service to area residents and Humana members with questions about choosing and using their health benefits and health insurance, including Medicare, vision and dental.” Staff will host regular Humana Medicare member orientation and information seminars to help new and renewing members better understand their health plans to maximize the benefits they receive.

“The new retail office is part of Humana’s effort to move to retail centers closer to where its members and potential members live and work,” the release stated. “In addition, last year, Humana announced a value-based arrangement and population health management partnership with Riverside Medical Clinic.” Riverside Medical Clinic, which is a primary care practice, has a new clinic in Murrieta as part of their partnership. “The Riverside Medical Clinic Senior Health Care Center is located in the same shopping center, two doors down from the new Humana Medicare Advantage storefront,” Renneke said, adding that the new clinic is exclusively for Humana’s Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare members.

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Sale Price

Sq. Ft.

Bedrooms

Bath

Menifee

29330 Coral Island Court

$282,000

1586

3BR

2BA

29210 Castlewood Drive

$287,000

1846

3BR

3BA

117

169

29132 Lighthouse Court

$289,900

1951

3BR

2BA

26163 Sierra Sky Street

$300,000

1900

4BR

2BA

3BR

1BA

448

$305,000

2756

4BR

3BA

1128

2BR

1BA

25563 Mountain Springs Street

$185,000

1555

3BR

2BA

29185 Walker Point Lane

$319,000

2945

5BR

3BA

22559 Canyon Lake Drive

$240,000

1408

3BR

2BA

123

30928 Keller Road

$320,000

1620

3BR

2BA

139

30749 Pyramid Point Drive

$275,000

1667

3BR

2BA

216

32797 Secretariat Court

$340,000

3573

5BR

4BA

22940 Pheasant Drive

$285,000

1563

3BR

2BA

28706 Tupelo Road

$343,000

2373

3BR

22980 Sandpiper Court

$315,000

1675

3BR

3BA

28732 Fall Creek Court

$349,000

2228

2BR

29793 Santa Maria Drive

$320,000

2331

4BR

2BA

239

28179 Panorama Hills Drive

$360,000

1734

23446 Canyon Lake Drive

$355,000

1661

3BR

2BA

28768 Woodcrest Lake Drive

$370,000

2518

30248 Point Marina Drive

$650,000

2738

4BR

3BA

230

3030 Cat Tail Court

$253,000

3335

5BR

3BA

185

44080 Taffle Ranch Road

$259,900

2432

4BR

3BA

134

2426 Antigua Court

$65,000

827

2BR

1BA

1909 Calle Diablo

$69,900

827

2BR

1BA

648 San Rogelio Street

$73,900

827

2BR

1BA

646 RAINIER Way

$96,600

1812

2BR

2BA

164

1208 Lodgepole Drive

$99,900

1344

2BR

2BA

347 Laguna Avenue

$117,000

1077

2BR

2BA

630 Lassen Way

$120,000

1428

2BR

2BA

827 Zephyr Circle

$132,000

1029

2BR

2BA

2562 Alegre Avenue

$170,000

1429

2BR

2BA

137

25380 Chicago Avenue

$175,000

1540

3BR

2BA

720 Central Avenue

$180,000

1828

4BR

2BA

24976 Cologne Drive

$189,500

1369

3BR

2BA

3696 ANCHORAGE Street

$195,000

1374

3BR

2BA

3083 Pembroke Avenue

$198,000

1708

3BR

2BA

1035 Menlo Avenue

$199,000

1715

3BR

2BA

513 Bolt Lane

$210,000

1699

3BR

2BA

26787 Mckim Court

$229,000

2176

4BR

3BA

106

645 Zaharias Circle

$233,000

1755

2BR

2BA

1241 Dutch Mill Road

$234,900

2575

4BR

4BA

1659 Stoneside Drive

$242,900

1947

4BR

2BA

108

1624 Gazebo Lane

$250,000

2808

4BR

3BA

113

4017 Menlo Avenue

$263,000

2660

6BR

3BA

42865 Avenida Tigre

$270,000

2105

4BR

3BA

9305 Stephenson Lane

$285,000

1861

2BR

2BA

265

25891 Ritter Avenue

$120,000

1368

2BR

1BA

City

Address

Sale Price

Sq. Ft.

Bedrooms

Bath

Aguanga

46720 Caprice Road

$235,000

1792

3BR

2BA

48825 Forest Springs Road

$335,000

2880

4BR

4BA

272

41570 Rolling Hills Drive

$336,000

2385

3BR

3BA

44880 Chapman Road

$79,900

1200

2BR

38090 Cary Road

$120,000

936

44375 Terwilliger Road

$160,000

23583 Brook Drive

Anza

Canyon Lake

Hemet

Homeland

Lake Elsinore

Menifee

Hemet 146 S. Harvard St.

Days on Market

25201 Avenida Vizcaya

$165,000

1764

3BR

2BA

31700 Ruth Lane

$235,000

1152

2BR

2BA

174

33570 Cedar Creek Lane

$261,000

1712

3BR

3BA

53243 Compassion Way

$274,950

2613

5BR

3BA

34126 Silk Tassel Road

$280,000

1612

4BR

2BA

1 Del Copparo

$295,000

2015

3BR

2BA

4 Bella Firenze

$329,900

2279

4BR

3BA

105

21106 Scenic Ridge Drive

$359,000

2727

4BR

3BA

19324 Elena Drive

$250,000

1574

3BR

3BA

307 Lewis Street

$265,000

2104

4BR

3BA

198

29424 Tournament

$317,960

1856

4BR

3BA

33249 Turner Street

$170,000

1288

3BR

2BA

33127 Wood Street

$217,000

1512

3BR

2BA

185

31773 Via Verde

$210,000

1350

3BR

2BA

15069 Laurel Lane

$299,999

2004

4BR

3BA

118

240 Woodlake Street

$300,000

1949

3BR

3BA

104

29401 Hague Street

$305,000

2132

3BR

3BA

27793 Antelope Road

$182,000

1139

3BR

2BA

26792 Chambers Avenue

$194,000

1705

2BR

2BA

28789 Mill Bridge Drive

$230,000

1572

3BR

3BA

154

26839 Saratoga Drive

$235,000

1773

3BR

3BA

26886 Mountain Glen Drive

$255,000

1342

3BR

2BA

29666 Avenida De Fiesta

$270,000

1709

4BR

3BA

29635 Cottonwood Cove Drive

$275,000

1979

3BR

2BA

111

27160 Early Dawn Road

$280,000

1527

3BR

2BA

Murrieta

Days on Market

City

Menifee 27070 Sun City Blvd. Sale Price

Sq. Ft.

Bedrooms

Bath

Days on Market

43012 Via Nariz

$2,200,000

7309

4BR

8BA

223

42140 LYNDIE Lane

$180,000

1238

2BR

2BA

208

27456 Swallow Court

$305,000

1254

3BR

2BA

30060 Manzanita Court

$307,500

1629

3BR

3BA

40539 Chantilly Circle

$315,000

1230

3BR

2BA

40010 Holden Circle

$339,900

2210

4BR

3BA

30888 Sonia Lane

$383,000

3229

4BR

4BA

112

41101 Promenade Chardonnay

$393,000

2337

5BR

3BA

42198 Delmonte Street

$393,000

2673

4BR

3BA

2BA

27684 Sonora Circle

$395,000

2427

4BR

3BA

2BR

2BA

40813 Carlena Lane

$405,000

2004

3BR

2BA

3BR

2BA

28650 Gloucester Court

$435,000

2443

4BR

3BA

20 44

Temecula

Address

32758 Kendal Court

$390,000

3661

5BR

4BA

251

27264 Brandon Lane

$437,400

2734

4BR

3BA

41487 AVENIDA DELORES

$1,000,000

7980

4BR

7BA

1082

31716 Weibel Circle

$448,000

2867

5BR

3BA

41700 Cape Ridge Avenue

$200,000

1163

2BR

3BA

40398 Amesbury Lane

$453,000

3028

5BR

3BA

123

42111 Thoroughbred Lane

$315,000

1818

3BR

2BA

39140 Wild Horse Circle

$463,326

3815

5BR

5BA

27586 Sunset Way

$358,000

2617

5BR

3BA

40307 Charlesburg Drive

$599,000

3318

4BR

4BA

258

42356 Wild Mustang Road

$420,000

2661

4BR

3BA

40520 La Colima Road

$750,000

3215

4BR

3BA

23246 SINGLE OAK Way

$515,000

2938

5BR

3BA

29536 Courtney Place

$197,000

1155

2BR

4BA

41865 Hawthorn Street

$668,000

2642

4BR

3BA

152

43485 Corte Barbaste

$325,000

1539

3BR

3BA

35840 Satterlie Lane

$219,900

1198

2BR

2BA

31835 Via Tafalla

$330,000

1817

4BR

3BA

293

35840 Satterlie Lane

$230,000

1428

3BR

3BA

42938 Via Jumilla

$335,000

1572

3BR

2BA

151

40285 Via Tonada

$315,000

1767

2BR

2BA

191

43113 Corte Tolosa

$342,000

1761

4BR

3BA

24349 Grouse Lane

$320,000

1900

4BR

3BA

43188 Corte Calanda

$348,000

1761

4BR

3BA

144

23703 CORTE ANDAR

$325,000

1734

2BR

2BA

150

43079 Corte Calanda

$363,000

1664

3BR

2BA

38501 Via Escarlata

$159,800

1248

2BR

2BA

43071 Noble Court

$375,000

1835

4BR

2BA

38261 Camino Cinife

$165,000

1776

2BR

2BA

31761 Paseo Goleta

$375,000

2622

3BR

3BA

152

25433 Blackwood Road

$270,000

1685

4BR

2BA

32082 Corte Soledad

$383,900

1825

4BR

3BA

31916 Rosales Avenue

$304,000

1752

3BR

3BA

31965 Corte Soledad

$384,000

2062

4BR

3BA

38298 Tranquila

$320,000

2204

4BR

3BA

42429 Wyandotte Street

$400,000

3071

5BR

3BA

39890 Monarch Drive

$320,000

2601

3BR

3BA

31975 Camino Molnar

$460,000

3000

5BR

3BA

108

39557 Salinas Drive

$330,000

2316

4BR

3BA

177

32897 Northshire Circle

$635,000

4110

4BR

4BA

39366 Silver Oak Circle

$340,000

2180

3BR

2BA

29987 Chantelle Court

$1,200,000

4392

4BR

4BA

40331 Torrey Pines Road

$341,000

1980

4BR

2BA

33371 Wolfe Street

$1,690,000

6900

7BR

8BA

28339 Agave Way

$370,000

2585

4BR

3BA

31378 Taylor Lane

$172,500

1101

2BR

2BA

170

30940 Bald Eagle Street

$370,000

2860

5BR

3BA

104

33455 Winston Way

$255,000

1408

3BR

2BA

111

38124 Augusta Drive

$374,900

2343

5BR

3BA

213

33641 Emerson Way

$278,900

1674

3BR

3BA

100

39491 Almaden Circle

$385,000

1973

3BR

2BA

114

44629 Arbor Lane

$285,000

1534

3BR

3BA

39810 Sheridan Court

$404,000

2851

4BR

4BA

44868 Marge Place

$289,000

1237

3BR

2BA

37071 Tree Ridge Drive

$405,000

3349

4BR

4BA

31247 Puas Drive

$295,000

1279

3BR

3BA

30887 Windflower Lane

$409,900

3462

5BR

3BA

44820 Calle Banuelos

$310,000

1345

3BR

3BA

33721 Verbena Avenue

$425,000

4063

5BR

5BA

31834 Tamarack Court

$314,000

1753

3BR

3BA

30518 Mill Valley Court

$460,000

3307

4BR

3BA

31807 Green Oak Way

$325,000

1846

3BR

3BA

36702 Doreen Drive

$529,900

2923

4BR

3BA

32744 Hislop Way

$336,000

1798

4BR

3BA

36778 Gemina Avenue

$360,000

4006

5BR

4BA

44775 Cupa Lane

$350,000

1412

3BR

2BA

Quail Valley

28730 Avenida Estrella

$108,979

1408

2BR

2BA

46092 Toy Court

$355,000

2706

4BR

3BA

350

San Jacinto

1471 Senator Way

$70,314

1030

2BR

2BA

44555 Tobias Circle

$369,900

1495

4BR

2BA

179 Algona Avenue

$112,114

1240

3BR

2BA

161

44837 Checkerbloom Drive

$385,000

2389

4BR

3BA

554 Reposo Street

$136,000

1079

2BR

2BA

31769 Via San Carlos

$390,000

2255

4BR

3BA

837 Rubi Court

$145,000

1178

2BR

2BA

45777 Cloudburst Lane

$395,000

2654

3BR

3BA

526 Mead Street

$150,000

1200

3BR

2BA

117

32674 Ritchart Court

$420,000

2750

5BR

3BA

1778 Ann Street

$172,000

1428

3BR

2BA

44817 Longfellow Avenue

$420,000

3100

5BR

4BA

173

2856 Violet Drive

$190,000

2222

4BR

3BA

44633 Woltner Court

$435,000

2733

4BR

3BA

1110 Navajo Court

$200,000

2214

4BR

3BA

45873 Bristlecone Court

$485,000

3071

4BR

4BA

534 Divine Way

$205,000

1665

3BR

2BA

31327 Hickory Place

$525,000

3580

5BR

4BA

2245 Farm Meadows Drive

$206,000

2022

3BR

2BA

102

45431 Beech Court

$533,000

3847

5BR

4BA

150

1823 Roanoke Street

$225,000

2348

4BR

3BA

218

45434 Beech Court

$535,000

4113

5BR

4BA

175

1350 Longbranch Road

$242,000

3161

4BR

3BA

196

45851 Corte Ricardo

$560,000

3444

4BR

4BA

158

1241 Cooper Beech Place

$250,000

3117

5BR

3BA

42350 Casa Verde

$615,000

2118

3BR

2BA

1939 Echo Road

$273,234

2045

4BR

3BA

37220 Remuda Drive

$434,500

3200

4BR

3BA

154

1938 Brilliance Lane

$280,141

2311

4BR

3BA

121

21467 Darby Street

$205,000

1056

3BR

2BA

28151 Murrieta Road

$112,000

1150

2BR

2BA

21916 Victorian Lane

$315,000

1812

3BR

2BA

143

29308 Murrieta Road

$135,000

1205

3BR

2BA

21730 Amaryllis Court

$320,000

2895

4BR

4BA

103

29111 Desert Hills Road

$183,125

1308

3BR

2BA

23221 Harbor Seal Court

$325,000

1983

4BR

3BA

28461 Portsmouth Drive

$200,000

1450

3BR

2BA

27200 Myles Court

$260,000

2409

4BR

3BA

140

Sun City

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Real Estate / Home & Garden GARDENING from page C-1 compost will help your soil, it “loosens” clay soil so that water can move through it, it helps sandy soil “hold” water. Organic soil is the best, and of course, making your own is the cheapest. I will probably need to address making your own compost in an entirely separate article one day but for now go to www. composting101.com. Adding good organic compost will also help those micro-organisms in the soil that in turn literally help your plant roots absorb nutrients from the soil. Not to get too technical on you, but there is something in the soil – living soil, called “mychorizzal fungi” and this thrives in loamy soil and its job is to transfer those nutrients to the roots of your plants – in what is known as a “symbiotic” relationship – that is, one that is of benefit to both. You will need to replenish organic material into the soil regularly, at least once a year if not more often, but it’s well worth the effort. If you have earthworms in your soil you are lucky! These little critters are one of the best you can have in your soil – not only will they “aerate” the soil, enabling your plants to thrive, but they add a little bonus as well “castings” or “worm poop” which is very valuable in nutrients and useable by your plants. The more organic matter in the soil, the more earthworms you will have and the healthier your soil will be. The healthier your soil is, the healthier your plants will be, it’s that simple. When I see plants that are sickly, or covered with aphids or other diseases, I always check the soil first, because that’s where you will find your problems. I would also briefly like to mention soil “pH”, this is important as plants have various ranges that they do best in and you need to measure your soil pH to find out. They have inexpensive test kits available at most gardening stores/ nurseries/do it yourself stores and they will also tell you if a specific plant needs a specific pH to thrive in. I find our soils tend to be on the alkaline side, our water is quite alkaline, so I occasionally use sulfur to amend my soil and raise the pH a little as needed. The “Sunset Western Garden Book” one of my “go to” reference books and a must have for any serious gardener, recommends sulfur to lower the soil pH – that is make it more acid if you have too alkaline soil, and to use calcium carbonate or

An easy to use test kit that tests for pH, nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium.

“lime” to raise the pH if its already too acid – not usually a problem in our area. It’s important you know about the basic minerals that make up most fertilizers and are critical to healthy plant growth. All fertilizers will list at least three numbers on them, something like: 5-10-5 or 10-10-10, these numbers are referring to; Nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium or NPK, respectively. Nitrogen is essential for green leaves and overall healthy growth, phosphorous is essential for good blooms/fruit production, and potassium is essential for good healthy root structure – this is simplified of course but the “gist” of it. There are also numerous “minor” or “trace” elements that are essential for good plant growth and health, those are copper, iron, sulfur, magnesium, potassium, boron, zinc and calcium. If you are deficient in any of these nutrients, there will be signs visible in your plants usually. So make sure, in addition to compost, you get a good balanced organic based fertilizer into the soil. I prefer “organic” to chemical fertilizer due to the fact that they actually feed the soil, instead of just the plant. Chemical fertilizers create “plant junkies” that need their next “fix”, much better to go organic which feeds the soil and the plant naturally. Organic soil teems with earthworms and healthy plants. I can’t cover all the possible deficiencies and corrections for soils

This is the real “Black Gold!”

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Healthy Soil consists of solids, air and water.

here but a few notables: yellow leaves with green veins – probable iron deficiency. Iron, along with nitrogen, helps make the leaves green, and will be visible if it’s lacking, or in some cases, it may be “locked up” in the soil, in other words, because the “pH” is off, the plant is unable to utilize the iron even if it’s there, that’s why it’s important to check pH first. Leaf centers that turn reddish or yellow with dead spots between the veins indicates a magnesium deficiency and can be corrected by adding Epsom Salts (1/2 cup per gallon of water) and

watering in around plant. Again, I can’t overemphasize how important good organic compost is in making all these nutrients available to your plants. Last but not least, I am going to name some of my personal favorite organic amendments (compost is a given!) in no particular order, and those are: Greensand (potassium source – flowers go nuts for this stuff!) Epsom Salts (a great magnesium source, and cheap!) Kelp Meal (also in liquid form – both great), Fish emulsion (yes, it stinks, but it’s worth it in the end!) and, of course,

worm castings. Note: fish emulsion and liquid kelp can be mixed into a sprayer and sprayed on plants also, very beneficial. Well, that’s all for this week folks, hope you learned a little something and remember we’re still in a drought. Our water district is paying us $2/sq. ft. to replace lawn with drought tolerant plants, and I can help you do that, just email through my website at www.uniquelandscapes.net or call me at (951) 764-4762. Have a wonderful week in the garden!

Get kids to grow for it—start them off with strawberries this spring, in a patch or pot Get kids growing in the garden by starting them off planting their very own strawberries. You can engage them in the growing process and let them plant and care for a whole patch, or just one or two plants, planted in a strawberry jar or garden container. They’ll love digging in the dirt and getting their hands dirty. Then show them how to properly care for and water their homegrown, sweet and tasty treats. A fun way to encourage them to take ownership of the plants and nurture them is to buy them their very own watering can and kid’s size shovel. Don’t forget to show kids how to pinch off plant runners, which will allow for larger sized berries. And of course, be sure they’re doing the harvesting so they can enjoy the fruits of their labor. You’ll find most kids enjoy helping in the garden, for a number of reasons; they’re allowed to get

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Strawberry plants should be placed approximately 14 to 18 inches apart from each other in neat rows that are separated by 2-3 feet each. Let runners fill in until plants are 7-10 inches apart. Use mulch to keep berries clean, conserve moisture and control weeds. If you want to keep it simple, you can plant strawberries in a container. Just remember that container plantings need much more water than in-ground plantings, usually once a day; and if it’s hot, twice. Strawberry pots are the obvious, best container choice for growing strawberries. You can fit several plants in one pot; just make sure whatever type of garden pot you use has good drainage. Strawberries have a relatively small root ball and can be grown in containers as small as 10-12 inches in diameter and 8 inches deep. However, the smaller the container, the more frequently you will need to water. Synthetic and light colored pots will keep the roots cooler than dark colors and natural materials that conduct heat. Strawberries like well drained fairly rich soil, so be sure to add compost or other organic matter

when preparing the pot or patch. They also need full sun, and frequent, deep soakings. Be sure to give adequate water during bearing season. They will grow in all zones and should be fed twice a year -when growth begins and after the first crop. Use a complete fertilizer high in phosphorous for feedings. Choosing Strawberry Plants – Bonnie Plants, the largest producer of veggies and herbs in the U.S., with 65 growing stations across the country, regionally serving 48 states, offers strawberry plants at your local garden retailer. Use transplants- they’re easier than seed and the growing process will take less time. For more info and tips on growing strawberries please visit www.bonnieplants.com. Strawberries are one of the

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Real Estate / Home & Garden

Everyone loves a hero – is the HERO program a hero or villian? tax payments. There are a few other hoops, but minor in comparison to qualifying for a second position mortgage or line-of-credit, the traditional home improvement financing, to pay for the retrofit energy efficient upgrades.

John Occhi and Mike Mason Special to the Valley News The HERO program has been popular throughout Southwest Riverside County since its inception in late 2011 for the financing of energy saving improvements that can be paid for within a homeowner’s property tax payment. The Home Energy Retrofit Opportunity, or HERO, was created by the Western Riverside County Council of Governments, who oversee a coordinated planning and development of Western Riverside County (West of Banning). Like many government programs, we must believe it’s beginning was one motivated to help homeowners take advantage of the evolving technologies and retrofit their home with energy saving improvements that may otherwise have been unreachable for many homeowners as the economy was just starting to climb from the depths of despair. By taking advantage of the program, the conventional wisdom is that the home would increase in value with new energy efficient improvements while reducing monthly energy costs, which have continued to skyrocket. Some of the most popular improvements that have been financed includes the installation of solar panels, retrofitting old windows and doors, replacing HVAC systems and even removing grass and replacing it with an artificial turf, along with many other “approved” projects. HERO is part of a much larger government program – the Property Assessed Clean Energy program which also began 2011 and now has spread to 31 different states. The popularity of the program revolves around the fact that homeowners need zero cash out of pocket to participate and take advantage of what could be an extremely expensive improvement. Who qualifies? One of the qualities of the HERO Program is that it is not based on the homeowner’s credit or even debt to income ratio. Rather the home itself must qualify by having equity and not being behind on any property

Payback Yes, it has to be paid back, but only in two semi-annual tax payments because the tab is put on the homeowner’s property tax bill. The improvement can be financed for either five, 10, 15 or 20 years that include interest and other miscellaneous administrative charges (6.95 percent reserve against other HERO borrowers going into default) – administrative charges that do not add any equity to the home. The “pitch” is that the current homeowner will only have to pay for their use of the improvement and the next buyer will continue to pay, as part of their property taxes, until the debt is paid in full. It all sounds so wonderful, in theory, but in reality there are not many lenders who will allow such an arrangement, regardless of what government program is behind it. What homeowners need to know The debt is recorded as a lien against the property as a Tax Lien. The Lien is in first position which means if there is any sort of default, HERO will get their money first. The FHA and many other lenders will not guarantee or purchase a loan for a home with a HERO tax lien – this mean that if the home is sold and the new buyer wants to purchase with an FHA loan then the lien must be paid off. What are the issues? Homeowners who proceed with a HERO program often find themselves with any number of issues to deal with including any or all of the following: Impound account – Unless the Homeowners loan service is notified right away they stand to have a deficit in their impound account and may end up paying additional penalties and interest in order to get things squared away. If the bill does not show up on the tax bill until the second bill, this can be a huge issue trying to play catch up – because it starts as soon as the energy efficient improvement is installed. Unlicensed lenders – Typically the process from estimate to loan

approval takes place in less than an hour in the homeowner’s home. The contractors’ salesperson is not a licensed loan professional (they don’t have to be for this program) and typically offers zero advice beyond their company’s sales pitch on how wonderful the HERO program is. Either way, they are not responsible for the loan as a licensed professional with a fiduciary duty would be. Contractors are businesses – Let’s face it, Contractors are in business like anyone else for a profit. Nothing wrong with that but you need to make 100 percent certain that you’re getting the best deal for you – otherwise, if you like to give money away, please send $1,000 to the authors of this article, in care of the publisher. Always get multiple (three is always a minimum) bids for every job. Negotiate a cash price before you talk about financing. It costs the contractor zero to accept HERO money so why would you pay more based on how your energy home improvements are paid for? Remember, this is your equity they are spending and many a contractor will rough figure out how much equity you have before they even arrive and bid a job as close to that number as they can. So a solar system worth $20,000 may end up costing a homeowner twice that if they have the available equity. They guess what value the system will actually add to the value of the home when the homeowner goes to either refinance or sell the home. Please be careful. The HERO program has many wonderful attributes that can certainly help most homeowners reduce their electricity and other utility bills. There is always a cost to benefit analysis that must be made when considering any sort of home improvement, regardless of how it is being financed and certainly HERO is no different. HERO certainly does offer a cost efficient way of improv-

postcard view,” he thought. “We want development to fit the lifestyle of Wildomar; as we always have been and as we will be in the future.” Education, outreach and awareness equal respect Nordquist shared visons of amenities. “Our community is looking forward to an atmosphere of learning and significant open space that’s also open to the public. Where people can park, enjoy community facilities for future generations,” he said. Dan York, assistant city manager overseeing Wildomar community development said, “The campus design will follow state laws with respect to the environmental study processes. We are confident that the natural vegetation will be considered with appropriate mitigation measures. We support a development that respects the natural beauty of our valley including the existing plant species and topography on that property. We look at should be mindful of the benefits and impacts of this project and how it connects our communities and compliments our neighbors.” Connecting the fields of dreams Robert E. Magee, district director of Riverside County Board of Supervisors – District 1, was pleased to share information. “The region’s local municipalities are working together on the Murrieta Creek Trail & The Butterfield/ Immigrant Trial systems, which

would begin in down town Temecula and ultimately extend all the way (Northeast) to the Santa Ana River Trail. These systems would preserve safe non-motorized access for future generations. The views afforded along these trails particularly during spring will be spectacular,” he said. While discovering wildflowers, Magee recommended a number of public locations in the Elsinore Valley area: Canyon Hills Regional Park and trial system, 34360 Canyon Hill Rd., www.lake-elsinore. org/index.aspx?page=959; Elm Grove Beach & Seaport Boat Launch, 500 W. Lakeshore Dr., www.lake-elsinore.org/index. aspx?page=548; The Links at Summerly Club House Patio, www.linksatsummerly.com; and McVicker Park, 29355 Grand Ave., www.lake-elsinore.org/index. aspx?page=851. For more information, tune in to next week’s wildflower column or read last week’s column www.myvalleynews.com/ homeandgarden/the-season-hassprung-again-its-time-for-theannual-wildflower-bloom/

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Education

Palm Springs student wins Riverside County Spelling Bee RIVERSIDE - After five hours, more than 400 words and 39 rounds of stressful competition, JennaMay Ingal, an eighth grade student from James Workman Middle School in the Palm Springs Unified School District, correctly spelled the word “agama” to clinch victory at the 38th annual Riverside County Spelling Bee held on Wednesday, March 4 at the Moreno Valley Conference and Recreation Center. Ingal has participated in the Riverside County Spelling Bee since she was a fourth grade student—finishing as high as third place overall in 2014. As the 2015 champion, she will represent Riverside County at the Scripps National Spelling Bee to held May 24-29 at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Maryland. The competition featured 24 elementary and middle-school students from across Riverside County. The top two elementary spellers were Julian Gonzalez, a

fifth grade student from the Western Center Academy in the Hemet Unified School District, and Ari Feig, a fifth grade student at Cottonwood Canyon Elementary School in the Lake Elsinore Unified School District. Gonzalez and Feig will represent Riverside County at the California State Elementary Spelling Bee scheduled for April 18 at the San Joaquin County Office of Education in Stockton.

Jenna-May Ingal, far right, an eighth grade student from James Workman Middle School in the Palm Springs Unified School District won the 38th annual Riverside County Spelling Bee held on Wednesday, March 4 at the Moreno Valley Conference and Recreation Center. Courtesy photo

GOHS’s Spring Showcase highlights clubs and programs for freshmen Aldo Gonzalez Intern Great Oak High School held its annual Spring Showcase on March 12 to provide incoming freshmen and their parents with information on the school’s clubs and programs. “I’m here to learn more about Great Oak and everything they have here. I want to audition for cheer and make more friends,” stated Krystana Raczka, an incoming freshman who was accompanied by her mother Jennifer Raczka. “The Spring Showcase is an opportunity for our school to show off all of the different clubs, athletics teams, and classes that we offer here at Great Oak High School,” said the school’s Athletic Director and Assistant Principal Gil Rodriguez. Parents who attended the showcase were treated to entertainment from the school’s dance, cheer and step teams. Clubs also displayed their missions to spark interest in freshmen to join them. Rodriguez remarked that the most important thing for incoming

freshmen and their parents to learn is that the school has a “strong sense of pride.” Pride in students and their achievements are exactly what the school displayed at the event. “We want to promote the younger generation to create good choices in their academic futures,” said A.J Alana, a junior. Parents were briefed at the event with every possible course path that can be taken by students. These paths ranging from a regular class schedule to the rigorous International Baccalaureate course load. Programs like the IB set GOHS apart from other schools in the state and was important for staff and students to make that clear to parents. “It is important to reveal the benefits of the rigor that come with the IB program here at Great Oak. The work is heavy, but the reward is enormous and it is made easier by the great teachers here at Great Oak,” said Alexis Lennie, another junior. “The most important thing that really jumps out is the involvement and how many opportunities they

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a high school with a student culture of values and hard work. Most of it due to the large involvement of the students, Oddi stated. “My favorite thing about Great Oak is the atmosphere created by the students who are dedicated to working hard in every single one

of their subjects. I am here at the showcase with the Key Club and every single day we work very hard to improve the club,” said Harrison Kaeller, a junior. For more information on the school, visit gohs.tvusd.k12.ca.us.

Temecula students to ‘sprinkle happiness’ on the first day of spring TEMECULA - Temecula students will be Sprinkling Happiness at the corners of Winchester and Murrieta Hot Springs roads on March 20, at 5 p.m. Students, friends, family and school staff from Nicolas Valley Elementary School will be smiling and wearing bright yellow shirts and Sprinkling Happiness for the first day of spring. Created by Laura Lavigne, founder of the Anacortes Center for Happiness, the Happiness Sprinkling Project is crazy simple and crazy powerful. A group of people get together wearing bright yellow shirts, gather at a busy spot in the town where they live and hold up happiness signs. Signs say things like, “It’s Going to be All Right,” “Breathe,” and “You are Loved.” They do this for an hour and as they do, magic happens. People being

“sprinkled” on their way home from work are surprised, puzzled and moved. They smile, they wave, they honk and many join in and start “sprinkling” themselves. The messages are surprising because they ask nothing of the viewer but instead send an expected burst of light, helping people tap into their own hope, strength and joy. The Sprinklings started in May 2012 and have been spreading well... happiness. In the past few months, Happiness Ambassadors have popped up in Washington, D.C., in Chicago, California, Oregon, Seattle, Los Angeles, Florida, Indiana and Canada. Together they are gradually building a “Happiness Sprinkling Tribe” whose vision is to expand into inner cities and eventually all over the world and have recently received requests from India, Italy,

Germany and the Caribbean. This growing movement is building a web of Happiness Ambassadors and Happiness Sprinklers and changing the world one gathering at a time. One of the powerful aspects of this event is that the sets of signs get shipped from one ambassador to the next, thus forming a global “Happiness chain letter,” adopting a very simple Pay It Forward concept. The Happiness Sprinkling Project has been featured on the Good News Network, DailyGood. org, NBC, CBS News, The Huffington Post, Ellen DeGeneres’ blog, as well as the TEDx platform. Anyone is invited to join in and participate in this powerful and fun event. This Temecula Happiness Sprinkling Ambassador is Ed Sonia and he can be reached at (951) 541-7496.

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ria established by Prop 39: One student enrolled and active in a community college support group, such as student government; one member active in a business organization representing the business community located in the district; one member active in a senior citizens’ organization; two members active in a bona-fide taxpayers association; one member active in a support organization for the college, such as a foundation; and three members of the community at-large.

Proposed instructional materials up for review

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TEMECULA - For the purpose of public review, the Temecula Valley Unified School District will display the curriculum and teacher’s guide for Growth and Development—“Positive Prevention Plus: HIV/STD Prevention Education for California Youth Level B for High School and Alternative Settings,” published by The American Red Cross. The materials will be accessible for a two-week period beginning Monday, March 23, and ending Monday, April 6. The materials will be on display

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in the front lobby of the District Administration Center at 31350 Rancho Vista Rd. The District Office is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Interested community members are invited to review the books and provide their comments on an Instructional Materials Review form, which will be available at the viewing table. Completed forms will be reviewed as part of the textbook adoption process. For more information, call (951) 506-7934.

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TEMECULA - Alexa Acquista, a University of Dallas freshman from Temecula, was named to the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Honor Roll for the Fall 2014 semester. Acquista competed in women’s soccer and excelled in academics during the fall semester. The SCAC is a Division III conference that includes seven other schools from the region. Only students who were regular players on their teams and who achieved

a grade point average of 3.25 or higher qualified for the honor roll. Celene K. Fraticelli was named to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Dean’s List for the 2014 fall semester. Fraticelli is a senior majoring in English. Undergraduate students are awarded the Dean’s List distinction if they earn a semester grade point average of 3.5 or higher based on 12 credits or more taken for a grade.

Applications, information and committee bylaws outlining roles and responsibilities are available at www.msjc.edu. Completed applications must be submitted to the Mt. San Jacinto Community College District by 12 p.m. on Friday, March 20. Applications may be sent via email @ jmarrs@msjc. edu, via fax at (951) 654-6364 or via the U.S. mail at: 1499 N. State St., San Jacinto, CA 92583. For more information, call (951) 487-3011.

Temecula students of the month to be honored TEMECULA – The Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce is hosting its High School Student of the Month Breakfast on Thursday, March 19 at the Murrieta Sizzler Restaurant located at 40489 Murrieta Hot Springs Rd. The event starts at 7:45 a.m. For the month of March the following students will be honored at the event: Kharastin Chea Howard of Chaparral High School, Hexu Yuan of Great Oak High School, Jihee Son of Linfield Christian High School, Alysia Stevens of Rancho Vista High School, Tanya Bitanga of Susan H. Nelson High School and Alexis N. Kupka of Temecula Valley High School.

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Education Army and Air Force graduates Army Pvt. Garrett E. Herron has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. Herron is the son of Lisa Herron of Temecula, Calif. He is a 2013 graduate of Great Oak High School, Temecula, Calif. Army Pvt. Benjamin Phapakdy has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. Phapakdy is the son of Keith Phapakdy of Temecula, Calif., and brother of Carolyn Phapakdy of Ewa, Hawaii. He is a 2014 graduate of Chaparral High School, Temecula, Calif. Army Pvt. Ryan A. Plett has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. Plett is the son of Sherri L. Hill of Murrieta, Calif. Army Pvt. Charles A. Rowan has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia,

S.C. Rowan is the son of Carol Rowan of Lake Elsinore, Calif. He is a 2013 graduate of Lakeside High School, Lake Elsinore, Calif. During the nine weeks of training, the soldiers studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches and field training exercises. Air Force Airman Ryan A. Martinez graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San AntonioLackland, San Antonio, Texas. Martinez is the son of Susan A. Martinez of Temecula, Calif. He is a 2014 graduate of Temecula Valley

High School, Temecula, Calif. A i r F o r c e A i r m a n J o n a than J. Starkey graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. Starkey is the son of Maria C. and David H. Starkey of Temecula, Calif., brother of David A. Starkey of Oklahoma City, Okla., and grandson of Geraldine and Jose Villanueva of Modesto, Calif. He is a 2013 graduate of Great Oak High School, Tmecula, Calif. The airmen completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.

Two Temecula students are winning in their efforts to make the world a better place

Temecula educators, students, community flex muscles at Fun 2B Fit event

Temecula Valley Education Association Member Anne O’DonnellMcCann helps supervise elementary students during a Fun 2B Fit event held on Saturday, March 7. Hundreds of parents, students and community members joined members of the TVEA for the day-long athletic event that helped children and adults – and the ties between the chapter and the community - get even stronger. Courtesy photos

Madelyn Heiner, second from left, and Julia Herrera, third from left, started a Table of Hope club at their school to collect food and donate it to the Mary Phillips Senior Center in Temecula. Courtesy photos

Laura Rathbun Writer Julia Herrera and Madelyn Heiner are best friends with a lot in common. They both moved to Temecula last April, are in the same 5th grade class at Tony Tobin Elementary School, and have reached the state level in the National PTA Reflections Art Program. “In the history of Tony Tobin Elementary, no student has ever made it to county level, let alone state level,” said Julia’s mother Claudia Herrera about the program. “What are the odds? The judges have no idea who the kids are,” she added. The program is sponsored by the National PTA at the beginning of every school year and open to students in preschool through 12th grade. There are six art categories for the students to to compete in, which are dance/choreography, literature, photography, film production, music composition and visual arts. Students must place at school, district, county and state levels before the national level. Claudia said that every year there’s a different theme for the program and this year’s theme was “The World Would be a Better Place If…” Students have to create artwork based on the theme and write a statement of up to 100 words explaining what inspired the work and how it relates to the theme. Julia, 11, chose the visual arts category and painted a table of food, which she titled “Table of Hope.” “Basically, her theme was the world would be a better place if kids at lunchtime didn’t throw their food away and saved it for less fortunate people,” Claudia said.

“I came up with the idea because sometimes at lunch I would see so many students throw away food in the trash, perfectly good food in the trash,” Julia said. Madelyn, 10, is a pianist and wrote a piano composition titled “Thunder Island” for the competition, according to her mother Melissa Heiner. “She wrote that the world would be a better place if there was more music,” Melissa said. Madelyn, who has studied piano for two years, wrote the composition in her favorite key, D. She described it as having “thunder and rumbling” sounds at the beginning and ending with calm notes. She explained that music comforts her when she’s scared and she believes that if there was more of it in the world, it would comfort and bring peace to people. Madelyn said she and Julia were excited when they found out that they’d both placed the in the competition’s state level on Feb. 27 during the county level’s Reflections ceremony in Norco. Madelyn’s younger sister McKenna Heiner, who’s in the 2nd grade, was also a winner at the ceremony. She took second place at the county level for her entry. “It was amazing and awesome,” Madelyn said about winning first place with Julia. The girls hope to find out how they do at the state level before the end of the school year. Claudia said their entries have already gone on to the state level to be judged. In the meantime, Julia and Madelyn are working together at their school to turn Julia’s art project “Table of Hope” into reality. They started a club to collect students’ untouched snack and lunch food so it can be donated to the Mary

Phillips Senior Center in Old Town Temecula, Claudia said. She and Julia donated food to the center for the first time on March 13 and it was gladly welcomed to help feed low income seniors. Claudia said they donated a grocery bag filled with apples, pears and bananas and a bag brimming with crackers, raisins and other snack foods. And that amount of food was just collected in one day at the school. They plan on donating food to the center on a weekly or daily basis if necessary. The Heiners will take weekly turns with the Herreras to gather and deliver the food. “They were very grateful for all the food,” Julia commented about the center staff’s reaction. “It gave us a good feeling to donate it.” She plans to start a Table of Hope club with Madelyn at their middle school next year.

The Temecula Valley Educators Association (TVEA) sponsored the “Fun 2B Fit” that included a 5K run for adults and middle school and high school-aged teens. That run was followed by field events for elementary-aged students. It is part of the TVEA’s community engagement campaign, “Educators Encouraging Wellness.” The local TVEA chapter represents over 1,300 teachers, counselors, and education specialists who work for the Temecula Valley Unified School District.

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National Football Foundation honors 20 local scholar-athletes

Seated (l to r): Ray Riley, Griffin Doran, Billy Dedich, Josh Wuhrman, Aaron Berry. Standing (l to r): Aaron Young, Scott Smoak, Isaiah Morrow, Jamie Nunley.

Paul Bandong Staff Writer The Riverside County Chapter of the National Football Foundation held its annual Scholar-Athlete Awards Banquet on March 15 at the

Aaron Berry (Perris) – “Coming from a school that struggles, I’ve been blessed by God to accomplish.”

Billy Dedich (Calvary Murrieta) – “It’s great to see how coaches and teachers have influenced my life.”

Griffin Doran (Temecula Valley) – “This is a prestigious honor. I’m proud to represent Temecula and TVHS.”

Maze Stone at the Soboba Springs Country Club. “We get to recognize and highlight great athletic and academic performances by student-athletes from two counties,” said NFF Board Member Coley Candaele. “Over the years we have seen some amazing kids that are the total package of athletic performance, academic achievement, and personal character,” said NFF President Bill Powell. “It’s a real tribute to their parents and coaches.” Drawing from 4,800 high schools and over 400,000 student-athletes nationwide, local chapters of the NFF select the best scholar-athletes in their area. Nine valley students were among the 20 elite studentathletes selected from among hundreds of seniors in the Riverside County area. The nominees’ applications were scrutinized by the selection committee; individual interviews confirmed their selections and the 20 were invited to this prestigious banquet. These 20 student-athletes names and profiles will be permanently enshrined in the College Hall of Fame, High School Scholar-Athlete section. The College Hall of Fame was recently relocated to a brand new 94,256 square-foot facility in Atlanta and opened August 23, 2014. The Scholar-Athletes also received a plaque, a personalized medal, an NFF sweatshirt from Buddy’s, complimentary photos from Visual Sports Network and various items in their “goodie bags.” The nine local valley ScholarAthletes are: Aaron Berry (Perris), Billy Dedich (Calvary Murrieta), Griffin Doran (Temecula Valley), Isaiah Morrow (Heritage), Jamie Nunley (Vista Murrieta), William

Isaiah Morrow (Heritage) – “It’s great to recognize four years of hard work in just one night.”

“Ray” Riley (Chaparral), Scott Smoak (Elsinore), Josh Wuhrman (Santa Rosa Academy) and Aaron Young (Murrieta Valley). Echoing the sentiments of many parents, Tammy Smoak said of her son’s award, “I’m just so proud. He worked so hard.” “More than great academics and athletic accomplishments,” said Elsinore Coach Tony Peralta, “Scott overcame great adversity to come back and earn an opportunity to play at the next level.” “This is something the other kids can look up to,” said Perris athletic director Ken Cohen, “Aaron (Berry) worked hard; he is a great representative and now it’s his turn to shine.” Other Riverside County recipients include: Vincent Brummitt (Rubidoux), Kevin Calvillo Chou (Eleanor Roosevelt), Jeff Martin (Hemet), Paul Mesa (Citrus Hill), Ryan Muir (San Jacinto), Thompson Ongalibang (Desert Hot Springs), Christopher J. Rom-Toribio (La Quinta), Travis Shollin (Santiago), Mohammad Tabel (Beaumont), Jacob Whitmer (Canyon Springs) and Brett Wolf (King). Each Chapter then nominates one student-athlete to be a finalist for national consideration. A national committee then selects the final five winners -- one from each region – to travel to New York City for the NFF Chapter Awards Luncheon, presented by Under Armour, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. This year’s nominee from the Riverside Chapter is Christopher J. Rom-Toribio who rushed for over 3,000 yards this season as a running back and earned a 4.8 GPA taking honors and AP courses. The guest speaker for the event was Captain David Miller of the U.S. Air Force. Miller was an All-CIF performer at Norco High School where he lettered in football, baseball, basketball, and water polo. He was a teammate of Toby Gerhardt. Miller was a recipient of the Scholar-Athlete Award in the second year that NFF Riverside Chapter awarded it. He was then selected as one of the four National Scholar-Athletes in 2005 and went to New York City. “It was an amazing experience,” said Miller as he recounted stories of sports celebrities he met there. Miller has since graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy where he excelled in the classroom and in baseball and boxing. He was named a Distinguished Graduate and he was selected 2010 USAFA Most Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year. Miller earned his wings in pilot training and has flown over 1,000 hours in missions, including

operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and in Presidential support. He has flown in 50 combat missions. Miller’s message contained five points: (1) have a game plan; (2) don’t ever give up; (3) hit hard and play aggressive (play to win); (4) be observant (and be willing to act); and (5) teamwork and friendship are invaluable. The NFF Riverside Chapter also recognized Hugo Castellanos for his “Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football” and Robert Salgado with the “Chapter Service Award.” Castellanos started the “Snap, Hold & Kick” camps in 2000 and has provided 120 free camps to over 6,000 kids. He has also provided over $3 million in scholarships and helped 80 athletes get into colleges. Salgado, a member of the Soboba Tribe and Foundation, had spent much of his life coaching. He has been the key supporter of the NFF Riverside Chapter since its inception. “Life was tough when I was growing up,” said Salgado. “We had no running water on the reservation and had to go up to the creek to bathe. My mom was tough – if we didn’t win, we didn’t eat.” “Let me remind you of the company you are going to be keeping from this area,” said NFF Riverside County Founder and Executive Director Bob Burt. “Eight NFL players, three All-Americans, one Heisman runner-up . . .” CIF Commissioner Rob Wigod had two things to say to the recipients: “how proud we are of your work in the classroom and on the field; and recognize those who helped get you here.” Master of Ceremonies Pep Fernandez closed the event with recognition of all the sponsors, supporters, and Carol Holm, Banquet

Aaron Young (Murrieta Valley) – “It’s nice to recognized for achieving on the field and off.”

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Chairperson. “We have been doing this classy event for 11 years now,” said NFF vice-president Bert Esposito. “We need more help – sponsors – if we hope to continue this.”

Ray Riley (Chaparral) – “I work really hard in the classroom and glad that’s being acknowledged here today.”

Scott Smoak (Elsinore) – “It’s an honor to be nominated out of so many deserving athletes.”

Josh Wuhrman (Santa Rosa Academy) – “I’m excited to be the first one from my school.”

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McWilliams now focusing on Figure 8 races Joe Naiman Writer Ken McWilliams’ father, Jose Sandoval, raced the Figure 8 course at Ascot Speedway before that track closed in 1990. McWilliams began racing on the Perris Auto Speedway oval but has gravitated to Figure 8 racing, which will make its 2015 debut at Perris on March 28 along with the other Night of Destruction events. “I can’t wait to get started,” McWilliams said. McWilliams began 2014 by finishing second in the regular Figure 8 race and winning the Trailer Figure 8 competition which requires the trailer to remain connected to the driver’s car, but those were his best results of the year. “Last year was the toughest year for Night of Destruction. Before that I was getting first or second most of the time in the regular Figure 8 races and I won the majority of the Trailer Figure 8 races,” he said. McWilliams, who is now 33, has lived in Menifee since he was in 5th grade at Menifee Elementary School. He was born in Torrance and lived in the Long Beach area before his family became Riverside County residents and eventually moved from Corona to Menifee. McWilliams is a Paloma Valley High School graduate. Both of McWilliams’ parents raced at Ascot. His mother, Conza Sandoval-McWilliams, drove on the Ascot oval track in the fourcylinder Mini-Stock class which is equivalent to PAS’s former Hornet division. McWilliams watched numerous races at Ascot in his early childhood. “Those were the old school days in Figure 8. Nobody stopped,” he said. “They just went for it. The cars were built a lot stronger than they are now, in my opinion.” McWilliams began his racing career with the help of his parents, but their participation as racecar drivers ended when Ascot closed. “We still kept in touch with some of the friends, but we kind of got out of the racing scene for a while, but then Perris opened up,” McWilliams said. When PAS opened in 1996, McWilliams’ family was closer to Perris than to the former Ascot site. They attended races at the track, but when PAS opened McWilliams was 14 and not old enough to drive. McWilliams also needed to be skilled enough to build a racecar and maintain it for a racing season, including with the help of crew

members and sponsors. That kept him from driving at Perris during the track’s first few years, but he has now been racing for about a decade. “We built a car and started working our way up from there,” he said. McWilliams made his racing debut in the Hornet class, which is a four-cylinder class like the Mini-Stocks of Ascot but with different models of cars than Ascot had when his mother raced. Most Toyotas were still running well enough to be used as street cars when Ascot had races, so most of the Mini-Stocks cars were Pintos or other older American subcompact models. McWilliams’ first racecar was a 1985 Toyota Celica, and after he totaled that vehicle his second Hornet was also a Celica. “I went through a couple of Hornet cars,” he said. McWilliams obtained a 1978 Camaro and switched to the Street Stocks at Perris. He finished among the top 20 in the season points standings in 2007 and 2008, and in 2011 he finished fifth in the class for the season. He continues to race in the Street Stocks part-time, although the Camaro is now used for Night of Destruction events and he drives a 1975 Nova in Street Stocks races. About four years ago PAS experimented with a Night of Destruction. In addition to the two Figure 8 races, Night of Destruction includes a Demo Cross race, which is a demolition derby run on the quarter-mile oval where drivers face obstacles on the track as well as each other. McWilliams was present during the initial Night of Destruction. “They ran them a few times, and a couple of people told me I should bring my car out some night,” he said. “I did.” The Figure 8 course which utilizes part of the oval and part of the infield has an intersection known as the “X”, but that intersection has no traffic lights or stop signs and drivers entering from opposite directions are at the mercy of each other. McWilliams felt that entering the intersection at full throttle to beat cars from the opposite direction was preferable to yielding. “I just kind of hoped and prayed I made it through,” he said. McWilliams enjoyed his initial Figure 8 race as a driver. “They put on a pretty good show,” McWilliams said. “It was awesome. I started doing it ever since then.” Most of his Night of Destruction races are on the Figure 8 track. “I don’t do the Demo Cross too

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much,” McWilliams said. McWilliams also uses the Camaro for his occasional Demo Cross races. After taking second and first during last year’s initial Night of Destruction, he was involved in a collision in the intersection during the regular Figure 8 race of the second Night of Destruction. “We were full throttle and didn’t see each other,” McWilliams said. “It was probably the hardest hit I’ve ever been in.” The Camaro’s transmission failed during the third Night of Destruction. The Southern California State Fair includes a Demo Cross

race on the Perris track, and last year McWilliams was leading that race before his motor failed. In 2014, McWilliams also began racing his Street Stock at San Bernardino’s Orange Show track, and he also participated in the West Coast Figure 8 Championship race which closed out Orange Show’s 2014 season. “I try to do a little bit of everything,” McWilliams said. “I try to do anything that has four wheels.” McWilliams’ father is still part of his son’s pit crew, as is Tony Santos. “I have to thank my dad and Tony first and foremost for all the hard work and countless hours they

put working on the car. Without them, none of this would be possible,” McWilliams said. McWilliams added that his wife, Amber, supports him and assists him when needed. McWilliams also expressed his appreciation to sponsors Bill and Wag’s Inc., Jose Tractor Repair, and Tom’s Fabrication, to his competitors in the pits who are willing to help a fellow racer when needed, to the PAS staff for making the races possible, and to the Perris fans for attending the races and supporting the track and its drivers.

Results of March 14 PASSCAR/IMCA Perris Auto Speedway opener PERRIS - Results of Perris Auto Speedway’s 20th PASSCAR season opener on March 14 were released featuring the Street Stocks, Super Stocks, American Factory Stocks and the IMCA Modifieds. IMCA Modifieds 1. Billy Griffin - Buena Park 2. David Lord - Hemet 3. Dalton Everhart - Perris 4. Mike Kirby - Lomita 5. Dave Clark - Riverside 6. Kevin Hocking - Huntington Beach 7. Billy Wormsbecker - Big Bear 8. Bill McIntosh - Lake Havasu, AZ 9. Chris Wilder - San Diego 10. Chuck Becker - Yucaipa

11. Roger Wilson - Costa Mesa 12. Patrick McIntosh - Lake Havasu, AZ 13. Bradley Wooten - El Cajon 14. Henry Wesoloski Jr. - Perris 15. Dale Underwood - Wildomar 16. Kevin Williams - Temecula 17. Tim LaBrake - Highland 18. Steven Fangmeyer - Lake Elsinore PASSCAR Street Stocks 1. Blaine Whitson - Temecula 2. Ryan Pannone - Riverside 3. Stefan Davies - Murrieta 4. Luke Dodd - Riverside 5. Chris Leventis - Rancho Palos Verdes 6. Eddie Gurwell - Riverside 7. Casey MacDonald - Riverside 8. Curtis Dietzsch - Bloomington 9. Jim Pierce - Lake Matthews 10. Mike Collins - Lake Forest 11. Ron Rock - Moreno Valley 12. Leroy Whitson - Temecula 13. Tim Shadduck - Hemet 14. George Bouldon - Lake Elsinore 15. Rich Lopp III - Temecula 16. Mike Lerwill - El Cajon

17. James Doolen - Cabazon 18. Ronnie Meyer - Anaheim 19. Henry Wesoloski Sr. Temecula 20. Justin Dunn - Riverside 21. Adam Lloyd - Riverside PASSCAR Super Stocks 1. Dennis Wooldridge - Riverside 2. Ricky Lee - Beaumont 3. Danny Webster - Cherry Valley 4. Patrick Tone - Huntington Beach 5. Blaine Whitson - Temecula 6. Mike Lerwill - El Cajon 7. Andy Moreton - Victorville 8. Ronald Aschtgen - Riverside DQ - Phillip King Pick-A-Part American Factory Stocks 1. David Murray - Yucaipa 2. Mike Burks - Nuevo 3. Tom Gillum - Riverside 4. James Altman Jr. - Lake Elsinore 5. Adam Collins - Hemet DQ - Jeff Elder DQ - Kris Carnish DQ - Rick Eicksteadt

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The Camp Pendleton Fire Depar tment said as of 3 p.m. today, Sat., Sept. 15, that with the help of mutual aid assets, the south and west por tions of a wildland range fire has been contained at just over 500 acres. The fire star ted Friday, Sept. 14 at approximately noon during a training exercise in the Whiskey Impact Area.

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military exercises. The fires were spread over open training grounds on the base while temperatures reached sweltering hot numbers. The group of non-injury blazes began erupting toward the center of the Marine Corps installation in the early af ternoon Friday, USMC Lt. Ryan Welsh said.

As military crews were working to contain four fires, a fif th broke out toward the south end of the base about 4 p.m. Within 90 minutes, personnel had contained that burn area to Adver tisement [ Pala Mesa Resor t ] about six acres.

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Tour de Murrieta brings cyclists, boost to economy Kim Harris Managing Editor A total of 800 cyclists from Nevada, Utah, Northern California, Mexico, Quebec, Arizona, and Honduras converged upon Murrieta last weekend for the 10th annual Tour de Murrieta bike race. The three-stage race, held Friday, March 13 through Sunday, March 15 gave riders the chance to test their abilities in the individual time trial a Grand Prix course that is built for speed, and the circuit race that has and up and down terrain in Murrieta’s foothills, said event organizer Ernie Sanchez. “The tour de Murrieta is a city signature event that attracts hundreds of participants due to the great community/family atmosphere and support,” he said, adding that the Murrieta region is a Mecca for cyclist. “We have Great terrain, city and county support and some great riders have called this area home, Sarah Hammer, Floyd Landis, to name a few,” Sanchez said. Not only does the race benefit those who love to ride, it benefits the local economy too, Sanchez said. “Businesses had great revenue over the weekend,” Sanchez said. “The Comfort Inn was sold out, The Mill restaurant reported busy sales and the local bike shop, Stage 2 Cyclery had record sales over the weekend.” This year’s kids’ race attracted over 100 riders, which is a good thing, Sanchez said. “Keeping youth busy, healthy and using alternative methods of transportation benefits all of us,” he said. “To promote this, the race makes a donation to the city’s youth center and a canned food drive was held over the weekend and was donated to a local food pantry. Race Results Novatec Circuit Race Men Category 3 1. 322 KIROUACMARCASSA, Thierry - Team Quebec - 1:48:33.0 2. 311 FREEMAN, Robert Team Rokform - 1:48:33.1 3. 301 ALFARO, Davy - S2C/ Primal - 1:48:34.0 Men Category 5 – Team 1. Moment - 167 2. SDBC/EMERALD TEXTILES - 98 3. Crawley Wheelers - 70

Men Masters 30+ Category 3-4 1. 944 WIERZCHUCKI, Bryan - Impact Racing Team - 1:36:13.8 2. 992 ESSER, James - ORNOT - 1:36:14.0 3. 848 TAPIA, Israel - Bahati Foundation/WinTeam Raci - 1:36:14.1 Men Masters 30+ Category 3-4 – Team 1. Bahati Foundation/WinTeam Racin - 140 2. Catalyst Racing - 136 3. Best Chauffeured - Mazda Pro – 127 Men Masters 30+ Category 3-4 – Team 1. Bahati Foundation/WinTeam Racin - 150 2. Catalyst Racing - 140 3. Best Chauffeured - Mazda Pro – 136 Men Pro-1-2 1. Williams, Cory - 2:07:45 2. Castillo, Ulises - 2:07:45 3. Darville, Alexandre - 2:07:45 Women Masters 35+ Cat 1-2-3 1. MESKE Karen - Holliday Rock p/b Zoca - 1:51:12 2. APPEL, Vikki - Sisterhood of Cycling - 1:51:12 3. PRICE, Elizabeth - Velo Vegas/Every Kid a Bike - 1:51:15 3 Women Pro-1-2-3 1. MUELLER, Denise - Sisterhood of Cycling - 1:51:09 2. MAROON, Mary Elizabeth ACADEMY - 1:51:09 3. REYNOLDS, Shelby - Incycle Racing p/b Full Circle - 1:51:09 Jorge Alvarado Team Competition Men Pro-1-2 1. KHS-Maxxis-JLVelo - 234 2. UCI CT: Airgas-Safeway Cycling - 104 3. SPY GIANT RIDE p/b GQ-6 – 97 Women Masters 35+ Cat 1-2-3 1. Holliday Rock p/b Zoca - 244 2. Sisterhood of Cycling - 213 3. Velo Vegas/Every Kid a Bike - 51 Women Pro-1-2-3 RESULT 1. Sisterhood of Cycling - 215 2. SPY GIANT RIDE p/b GQ-6 - 209 3. TWENTY16 Pro Cycling - 164 Overall Results 30+ CAT 3-4 MEN 1. WIERZCHUCKI, Bryan Impact Racing Team - 75 2. RALPH, Kenyon - Catalyst Racing - 75

3. CRUZ, Rigo - Bahati Foundation/WinTeam Racing - 60 40+ CAT 1-3 MEN 1. TINSTMAN, Philip - SPY GIANT RIDE p/b GQ-6 - 78 2. NAPOLITANO, Rudolph Velo Pasadena Team - 72 3. JOHNSON, Michael - Monster Media Racing p/b Fight Meso - 69 50+ CAT 1-4 MEN 1. ROGERS, Thurlow - Breakaway From Cancer Elite Ma - 66 2. PARKS, Benny - Jessup Auto Plaza p/b P.S. Cyclery - 65 3. POMERANZ, Douglas Breakaway From Cancer Elite Ma - 64

Tour de Murrieta category 3 cyclists speed through the corner of Washington Ave. and Juniper St. during the grand prix in Historic Downtown Murrieta on March 14. Shane Gibson photos

CAT 3 MEN 1. FREEMAN, Robert - Team Rokform - 75 2. TUCKER, Jack - Swami’s Junior Development Tea - 67 3. KIROUACMARCASSA, Thierry - Team Quebec – 66 CAT 4 MEN 1. KOCH, James - Cast a Shadow/Temecula Farmers - 73 2. NAVARRA, Anthony - SDBC/ EMERALD TEXTILES - 69 3. ARENA, Ben - SDBC/EMERALD TEXTILES - 53 CAT 5 MEN 1. FESTINI, Kevin - SDBC/ EMERALD TEXTILES - 71 2. NEWSOME, Paul - Crawley Wheelers - 70 3. FENNELL, Daniel - Moment Bicycles - 68

Children line up at the starting line for a 12 and under race for - one lap around the grand prix course in during the Tour de Murrieta.

PRO 1-2 MEN 1. CASTILLO, Ulises - KHSMaxxis-JLVelo - 73 2. BARTON, Christopher KHS-Maxxis-JLVelo - 61 3. WILLIAMS, Cory - 60 35+ CAT 1-3 WOMEN 1. MESKE, Karen - Holliday Rock p/b Zoca - 79 2. BREEZE, Bonnie - Holliday Rock p/b Zoca - 70 3. APPEL, Vikki - Sisterhood of Cycling - 55 PRO 1-3 WOMEN 1. GAFFNEY, Amber - Team TWENTY16 presented by Sho - 73 2. MAROON, Mary Elizabeth ACADEMY - 64 3. SCHUSTER, Pamela - SPY GIANT RIDE p/b GQ-6 - 62

Tour de Murrieta Pro Men cyclists battle for position on Juniper St.

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Linfield’s Taylor Bush signs to play baseball at Westmont College

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Taylor Bush, a varsity infield starter all four years at Linfield Christian High School, has signed to play at Westmont College next year. Courtesy photo

JP Raineri Sports Editor Linfield Christian School’s varsity baseball head coach, Dave Dexheimer, announced last week that senior shortstop, Taylor Bush, will join head coach Robert Ruiz at Westmont College. The multitalented athlete was heavily recruited by numerous colleges but opted to join his brother Alex and the Warriors of Westmont. Bush has been a varsity infield starter all four years at Linfield

Christian High School and was Rookie of the Year his freshman year, All-League last year and Varsity Co-Captain this year. To add to his arsenal of achievements, Bush also played Varsity Football his freshman year, JV Basketball his sophomore year and just finished Varsity Soccer. Bush’s parents David and Vickie also stated that he will be majoring in Kinesiology while attending Westmont. Rob Davis contributed to this article.

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Vista Murrieta Girls advance to State Basketball semifinals, down West Torrance 67-60

Jaelyn Brown chips in with nine points after getting into early foul trouble during the quarterfinals of the State Regional Playoffs on Saturday, March 14. Dave Canales photos

JP Raineri Sports Editor

7, 10-0) are getting back into their winning groove. West had won the CIF Southern Section Division 1A Championship this year, defeating #1-seed Burroughs and #2-seed Troy along the way. West took an early 2-0 lead on a bucket by Hayley Tanabe a minute-and-a-half into the game. That was their only lead. Vista Murrieta outscored West 21-10 in the first quarter; center Kali Jones poured in eight points in the paint and forward Brittney Reed added three buckets. The Broncos maintained a somewhat healthy lead throughout the game, despite early foul trouble for three of the Broncos’ key starters.

In what was one of the most tense games of the post season, according to Vista Murrieta’s Jaelyn Brown, the Lady Broncos basketball team has managed to fight their way to being within one victory away from the Division 1 State Regional Title game after defeating #10 West Warriors from Torrance in the quarterfinals of the 2015 CIF State Girls Basketball Championships presented by Farmers, 67-60, on Saturday, March 14. The Southern Region’s #2-seed Vista Murrieta Lady Broncos (24-

The Broncos’ celebrate a 67-60 win over West Torrance as time runs out, advancing them to the semifinals of the CIF Division 1 State girl’s tournament.

By halftime, with a 10-point lead, Brown, Reed and Jones each had three fouls with Brown and Reed each picking up their fourth in the 3rd quarter, while Kali Jones fouled out. The Warriors from West Torrance did not go down without a fight though as they controlled the score in the second half, outscoring Vista Murrieta 14-12 in the third and 22-21 in the fourth. Despite a valiant fourth quarter effort by the Warriors – eight field goals in the final period, four were three’s – the Broncos made nine field goals and 15 free throws in the second half to maintain the distance.

Senior guard, Kayla Sato (18 points) and sophomore Kalei Atkinson (14 points) were the leading scorers for West Torrance, with Atkinson contributing four 3 pointers on the night, three in the final period. Jones and Reed chipped in 15 points each to help lead the Lady Broncos to victory, as Brown (9 points) contributed with 17 rebounds and three assists. Nasrin Ulel also had nine points. Victoria Chea had seven and Keilanei Cooper and Alexis Marshall contributed six. Vista Murrieta shot 19-of-29 from the charity stripe. Vista Murrieta advances to the Regional Semifinals round to face

the aggressive swarming defense of #3 Serra Cavaliers (21-10, 7-1) from Gardena, runner-up to Oaks Christian in the CIF Southern Section Open Division consolation bracket. They are ranked # 29 in the state. Serra defeated LA City Section Division 1 Champion Westchester 76-43 and #6 Canyon Springs 60-50 to advance to the Regional Semifinals. Canyon Springs was last year’s Division 1 State Champion. Game time is 7 pm, Tuesday, March 17 at Vista Murrieta High School. Paul Bandong contributed to this article.

Knights Clip Eagles’ State Title Hopes, 78-73

2015 Pre-Season CIF and Softball Polls Season Ends as Success for Rancho Christian Baseball JP Raineri Sports Editor

Rancho Christian’s Ja’mel Brower (10) shoots for two of his 21 points against the Price Knights in Saturday’s State Regionals round two game. Price edged the Eagles 78-73. Courtesy photo

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said Barefield, “They have to show us!” Senior point guard Corbin Martinez was still out with a concussion from the CIF Finals game and sophomore Owen Chidester got the start for Rancho Christian. Despite a strong inside game from Price, Rancho stayed with them, trailing 17-19 at the end of the first period. Both teams exploded offensively in the second half with Rancho outscoring Price 29-25 for a 46-44 lead at halftime. Ja’mel McMahan had a big first half, leading the Eagle scoring. He ended the night with 21 points hitting 5-of-8 threes. He also had six rebounds, three assists and three steals. Price’s bigs (one 6’10”, two at 6’7” and another at 6’6”) were in foul trouble, leveling the field a little for the Eagles. Their re-insertion into the line-up in the final period proved to be the difference as Price scored eighteen to close out the game.

“This team will go down as the team that put Rancho Christian on the map,” said Eagles Head Coach Ray Barefield, “Winning the Torrey Pines Tournament, winning our new league, getting to CIF Finals for the first time, and going to state!” The Rancho Christian Eagles (259, 9-1) ended their storybook season with a 78-73 loss to one of the most storied and well-coached programs in the state, the Price Knights from Los Angeles. Price has won six CIF State Championships, seven CIF Southern California Regional Championships and 10 CIF Southern Section Championships in the last 11 years. They are one of only two teams ever to win four consecutive CIF State Championships. “I told our guys we need to find out why people think they’re good,”

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Jamal Brower and Trace Redfield each had 17 points (2-of-5 from three-point land), five rebounds, and four assists. Redfield did foul out. Greg Walter contributed eight points, 13 rebounds, and three assists. Chidester hit two-of-three from beyond the arc and also finished with eight points. “It never feels good to lose,” said Barefield, “but as a coach you want your kids to play as close to their capabilities as possible. We did that for 70-80 percent of the game, taking advantage of mismatches and foul trouble. We executed well with a sense of urgency. We needed a perfect game – which seldom happens for 32 minutes – decisions on a couple of possessions and shot selections could have been better. Eventually their height made a difference. We fought a really good fight!” “The journey of the Rancho Christian basketball team this year in one word has been amazing,” said Eagles Athletic Director Ryan Wikert. “We don’t have a player over 6’4”, yet we played very big. This toughness has proven the power of the core values that Coach Barefield and his staff have instilled in our student athletes. If you love God, love others, have strong character, and work hard in all avenues of daily life, the results will be positive. Even when we were outmanned against teams like Price our love for each other, character and hard work shone brightly through adversity. The lessons learned in this short season has without a doubt molded these young men into better people and that’s what this is all about. The positive changes in those young men is a testament to Coach Barefield.” Brower, McMahan and Redfield each surpassed the career 1,000-point mark this season. Brower and Redfield are juniors. “We now have a lot of guys with varsity experience and playoff experience,” Barefield said. “The future looks bright!”

Five local valley baseball teams made the 2015 Pre-Season CIF Southern Section Top 10 Coaches’ Poll, but the results that came out on March 9 seem to have left off some worthy competitors. The Temecula Valley Golden Bears baseball team, which was ranked No. 2 in California last year, lost 16 seniors from the team that finished as the Division 2 CIF-SS Champions. This year they do no not find themselves as one of the top-ranked teams and in fact, they are not even in the top 10 in the coach’s polls. Does that mean anything? Probably not, as Temecula Valley, who is known for carrying a very large roster, has 13 seniors playing this year with a very junior heavy squad as well. Vista Murrieta is ranked No. 7 in

Division 2, while Temescal Canyon in the Sunbelt league is ranked No. 9 in Division 3. Other local teams include Hemet, ranked No. 10 in Division 5, Calvary Murrieta, No. 8 in Division 6 and San Jacinto Academy, who is ranked No. 10 in Division 7. On the softball side of the field, Vista Murrieta and Murrieta Valley, who were ranked 21 and 22 last year in the state of California, find themselves having to prove their worthiness with no mention of being in any of the top 10 polls, in fact no local softball programs cracked the top ten anywhere. It’s still early though, and this will all change with the direction of the wind. Keep up to speed with all local sports by becoming a fan of our Valley News Sports Facebook page online at www.facebook.com/ ValleyNewsSportspage.

Former Golden Bear runner qualifies for NCAA Track and Field Championships

Tammy Kim, a former Temecula Valley High School graduate, has qualified, along with her distance medley relay team, for the 2015 NCAA Track and Field Championships. Courtesy photo

JP Raineri Sports Editor Tammy Kim, a 2012 graduate of Temecula Valley High School, is a junior at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas. Kim is a member of Harding’s indoor distance medley relay team that recently qualified for the NCAA II Indoor Track and Field Championships. Kim runs the second leg (400 meters) of the distance medley relay. She and her teammates earned

NCAA II All-Central Region, won the Lone Star Conference title in the event and enter the national championship race as the eighthranked team among the 13 in the event. Harding’s distance medley relay team of Kelsey Taylor, Tammy Kim, Dallis Bailey and Zaborowska will attempt to become the second Lady Bison DMR team to earn All-America honors. Susanne O’Hara contributed to this article.

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