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Section Volume 14, Issue 12
Used Book Fair at Minor Park to benefit community interests
Hamilton High School proud staff has earned WASC coveted six years accreditation
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Anza’s Hamilton High School earns accreditations Gold Star equivalent By Jodi Thomas Many would agree that it’s important for school programs to reflect the highest academic goals by putting in place certain standards, and Anza’s Hamilton High School has done just that. They have chosen to go through the arduous process to receive accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges or WASC. They have been awarded a “Six Year Accreditation” which is the highest accreditation time
a school can receive from WASC. In a Hamilton High School memo, Principal David Farkas thanked his fellow staff members at the school for working to achieve the accreditation. “Congratulations Hamilton High superstars! This six year accreditation is currently the ‘Gold Star,’” Farkas said. “Thank you to Mary Kleinvachter and Daniel Betts for serving as our WASC coordinators and moving this long and challenge process along,” he continued in the
memo. “I would also like to thank our Hemet School District Superintendent, Barry Kayrell and district leadership for the support during our WASC visit. With teamwork throughout the creation of the document and an incredible site visit, we received what Hamilton High deserved, a six year accreditation!” WASC is one of six regional accrediting associations in the United States. WASC is composed of three commissions: Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities, Accrediting Com-
mission for Community and Junior Colleges and Accrediting Commission for Schools. The association specifically serves schools located in California, Hawaii, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and East Asia. It is WASC’s Accrediting Commission for Schools or ACS that
see HAMILTON, page A-2
Twin Creek’s ‘Cowboy Days’ return to Anza May 10 Benefit to support Cottonwood School’s art and music programs
Anza’s first quarterly Used Book Fair will be April 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will be held at the community’s Minor Park in the heart of Anza on Hwy 371; it will be hosted by the Anza Civic Improvement League (ACIL) and Mountain Communities of Resilience (M-COR). Revenue gained from sales and donations at the book fair will go to the upkeep and improvement of Minor Park and the Little Red School House. The school house will soon be 100 years old in September 2014. Both of the park and the schoolhouse are overseen by the ACIL but belong to the community
see BOOK, page A-5
ACIL will be holding Open Improvement Meetings The Anza Civic Improvement League or ACIL will be holding open Improvement meetings on the last Thursday of each month beginning at 5:30 p.m. on March 27. The workshop style meetings will be held in the historic 100-year-old Schoolhouse in Minor Park. The park is located on Highway 371 at Contreras Road, in the heart of Anza The prime objective is to engage the community at large to help develop, plan and execute park or building clean-ups and repairs, in addition to fundraisers for the ACIL and other community charity events. According to its website, “The mission of the Anza Civic Improvement League is to restore, manage
see ACIL, page A-5
Anza VFW Post #1873 and Its Auxiliaries By Tonie Ford
Twin Creek Ranch once was a stagecoach stop
By Jodi Thomas December 2012 was when the first Cowboy Days at Twin Creek Ranch took place and many hailed the multi-day event as quite the success since it raised $5000 for Cottonwood School’s Art and Mu-
Mounted Shooter demonstrates his skill
sic Programs and was attended by over 500 people. Now the event is set to return again this year on May 10. Gates will open at 7 a.m. and will remain open for many hours. There will be vending opportunities and many competitions to be
held that day. Those interested in any of the competitions offered at the event can select from one of four. • Mounted Shooters Competition hosted by the Hat Creek Mounted Shooters. The event will start at 9 a.m. Entry fee is $80 with a 60
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percent pay back and awards to the winners. • Gymkhana hosted by the Anza Lions Club. The competition will start at 11 a.m. Entry fee is $3 for kids three years of age or older and
see COWBOY, page A-2
A Thimble Full of News By Anne Crutchfield Special to the Anza Valley Outlook
Thimble Club Chefs; lt - rt: Rosemary Clark, Kathy Wood, Barbara Baxter and Vicki DeMenge.
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The March meeting of the Thimble Club was held Thursday, March 6. The invocation was given by Myrna Hawthorn and the Pledge of Allegiance was led by Ann Johnson. There was a food menu which consisted of broccoli and cheese soup, chicken salad sandwiches served on croissant rolls, potato chips, bread and butter pickles. Dessert was also served and consisted of cupcakes frosted in green icing. The cooks for the meeting’s meal were Barbara Baxter, Vicki DeMenge, Kathy Wood, and Rosemary Clark. Our guest speaker was Cathy Perks, Community Service Repre-
Now that Spring has sprung, can Winter be far behind? This has been such a crazy weather year it wouldn’t surprise me to see that happen. We’ve had snow on Easter and that’s only 4 weeks away. And don’t be too eager to start planting. The rule around here is to wait until Mother’s Day, and that’s 7 weeks away. I know I’m tempted when I see plants down in Temecula, but I restrain myself because I don’t want to subject them to an early demise. All members of the community are invited to come and enjoy our
see VFW, page A-5 sentative of Home Instead Senior Care. It was heart-warming to know that there are many services are available to seniors in Anza. The senior care facility provided a number of services centered around personal assistance including help with bathing, dressing, eating, walking, clothing selection, and much more. They will prepare grocery lists, clip coupons for shopping, provide light house-keeping, provide dementia care, make beds, prepare future meals -- the list is almost endless. The minimum number or care hours a week provided is two 3-hour sessions a week. This is the minimum and can go up to 24 hour
see THIMBLE, page A-5
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