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Volume 14, Issue 12

Sister of jailed man challenges District Attorney’s office in formal complaint Alex Groves Staff Writer

Oliver Daly at Pala Raceway – one of his filming locations for his independent film, “Miles.”

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Los Angeles-based animator and short filmmaker plans to shoot movie in the Inland Empire

Alex Groves Staff Writer A Los Angeles-area short filmmaker and animator is making his way to the Inland Empire to make his first full-length science fiction feature and is on the cusp of starting the first part of that film soon now that his kickstarter proposal for it has reached full funding. Venice Beach resident Oliver Daly’s film project “Miles” is the story of a 15-year-old boy who discovers a top secret military project.

The project, a biomechanical question of where we’re going as creature capable of extraordinary technology further integrates itself functions, was supposed to replace into our lives. The animator said he picked the soldiers on the front line of battle, Inland Empire but it forms a “It’s about technology and as a shooting bond with the location for 15-year-old blurring the boundaries the film beboy after escaping from the between what is a living thing cause many and what is a machine.” cities within governmental the region facility that cre– Oliver Daly boast a relaated it. Daly said the film is supposed tively large motocross population. Locations like Temecula, Lake to blur the line between humanity and technology by asking the Elsinore and Menifee were where

many of the riders Daly connected with on social media were from and so it only seemed natural to film a movie in those places, he said. “The kinds of guys and girls that I was looking for all seemed to be located in these places and were all kind of networked together,” Daly said. “And they were posting a lot of photos of (themselves) riding, eating, or just messing around with their friends.” Daly said he picked the world

see FILM, page A-5

String pickin’ fun during Temecula Bluegrass Festival

The sister of a man convicted of attempting to murder a peace officer has made a head-on challenge to the individuals who put her brother away by questioning their decision to press charges and by saying they planted evidence against him. Jennifer Ryan, an Arizona resident, said police officers were in the wrong when they fired shots at her 59-year-old brother David Hanley. She said her brother wasn’t armed and officers weren’t in the right to be on his property because they didn’t have probable cause. David Hanley was arrested on Monday, April 23, 2012. Initial reports from that time period indicate

see RYAN, page A-2

Entertainment

Cabaret at the Merc to feature Motown on March 30 TEMECULA – March is Motown Month at Cabaret at The Merc. On Sunday evening, March 30, attendees will take a trip to the “Motor City” without having to experience that midwest chill! Accompanied by a live band, performers will delight the crowd with songs like “My Girl,” “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” “The Tears of a Clown,” “I Heard It Through The Grapevine,” and many more.

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Hard News

The bluegrass trio Blacksmith Boys play in front of the Painted Garden in Old Town Temecula on Saturday, March 15, 2014.

The Celtic folk band with a bluegrass attitude, Sligo Rags, performs to a full Shane Gibson photos audience during the Temecula Bluegrass Festival on Saturday, March 15, 2014. SEE MORE PHOTOS ON PAGE A-6 OPINION

A day in the life of a Temecula Middle School teacher

Robert Eilek Temecula Middle School, Social Studies Special to the Valley News Up at 4:30 a.m., I down a bowl of cereal, an orange, an apple, and enjoy a cup of green tea. I quickly lace up my running shoes and, rain

or shine, I am out the door enjoying my daily 6-mile run and some ju-jitsu training. I arrive at Temecula Middle School just as the sun rises to begin my day as a 7th and 8th grade social studies teacher. It is 6:45 a.m. and my first class does not begin until 8:15 a.m. During the interim, I unpack my belongings, turn on the computer to read administrative announcements, and answer parent emails. This particular morning I respond to a mother’s e-mail asking why her child received an “F” on a brief, 1-2 paragraph analysis of the importance of the Marbury v. Madison court case. When told that her child failed to turn in the assignment, the parent thanked me for my prompt response and assured me this would be addressed at home. I still have time to run off and make copies and fine tune my lessons for the day. My 8th graders are looking at the details of the

Louisiana Purchase and the subsequent exploration of the territory by Lewis and Clark. My 7th graders are learning about ancient Chinese farming and describing the new tools and farming techniques that impacted their economy. I make a quick dash to the bathroom before reporting promptly at 8 a.m. for morning supervisorial duty. At 8:15 a.m., students make their way to my Advisement class where attendance is taken, televised announcements are presented, the Pledge of Allegiance is recited, and individual student planners are checked to ensure that students are writing down their daily homework assignments. My first period 8th graders arrive at 8:28 a.m. Some students appear tired, others alert as I greet each student as they enter my classroom knowing how important personal interaction is to creating a comfortable and

respectful learning environment. Finally, I get around to teaching. After examining the circumstances surrounding the Louisiana Purchase, I propose the following essential question to the students: Where does it say in the Constitution that the federal government can buy land? I direct the students to huddle up in pairs to research, discuss, and write down potential answers to this query using the United States Constitution as a primary resource. I rotate about the room monitoring and adjusting instruction as needed and ensuring that all students are engaged in this activity. My 7th grade World History class arrives for period 2 at 9:18 a.m. I give a power point presentation showing several farming inventions by the Chinese. The students are asked to draw illustrations of these new inventions and farming

see TEACHER, page A-5

Temecula man who led ‘sextortion’ scheme, including Miss Teen USA as target, sentenced TEMECULA – A Temecula man who perpetrated an online “sextortion” scheme targeting women and girls, including Miss Teen USA, was sentenced to 18 months behind bars on Monday, March 17 by a federal judge in Orange County.

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