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Volume 14, Issue 13
BCHC local unit the Redshank Riders New President takes the reins by Allison Renck
At the AVMAC meeting this March, the area’s new Riverside County Sheriff Captain, Ray Wood, was introduced. Captain Wood took command of the Hemet RCS Station Dec. 31, 2013, following Captain Collins three year command. Captain Wood came to address the area’s ongoing crime problems, but he also came to learn from the audience how his department can better serve the area’s citizens. He had been monitoring the Anza Crime Watch Facebook page and decided to get in touch with those in charge of the page in the form of a town meeting. The group arranged for the meeting to be professionally recorded onto DVDs, and these DVDs are available while supplies last at Lorrain’s Pets Supply in Anza. The set donation for the DVDs will go back to cover the videographers costs. The group also set up the sound for the meeting and a sound wired podium in the back for citizens to stand at while asking questions so they could be easily heard. Captain Wood thanked the group and AVMAC for hosting the meeting, and introduced himself and his head of Patrols for County areas,
see CRIMEWATCH, page A-7
Home & Garden
‘Bee’ careful when coming across hives
see RIDERS, page A-6
In Home Care; a growing topic of interest
cated and emotional for everyone involved. Last Thimble Club meeting guest speaker Cathy Perks, the Community Service Representative of Home Instead Senior Care, talked about the various services her organization offered. Home Instead Senior Care offers a wide array of non-medical services that reach out to the Anza, Aguanga and surrounding areas. They help with a wide range of things from simple companionship, reading books and taking walks to more complicated tasks such as running the household, paying bills, helping with shopping and meal preparation, and more. The room was packed and all ears were open as Perks shared information about what Home Instead Senior Care had to offer. The
Borrego Health shares at the AVMAC meeting
TEMECULA – Africanized Honey Bees look just like the European Honey Bees we’ve always seen visiting the flowers in our gardens. They function and behave similarly, too, but the Africanized Honey Bee is much more protective of its home. see page B-9
By Jodi Thomas
Education
Shakespeare in the Vines scholarship applications now being accepted
ladies were eager to make use of the opportunity to get their numerous questions answered on the subject. The organization said its aim is not only to provide care but to customize it to fit the individual needs of clients. They try to keep the same in home staff with a client as much as possible and there is always someone at the other end of the phone 24/7 just in case a situation arises where an elderly individual needs their help. Perks said the organization is always recruiting, looking for those special people who like to help others. “A cheerful person can make a world of difference (in a client’s life),” Perks said.
Cynthia Preciado, Chief Developer of Borrego Community Health Foundation (BCHF), was present at the AVMAC meeting, where she discussed Borrego Health; the organization was the founding force behind the Anza Community Health Clinic, which opened its doors March 3. Preciado thanked AVMAC for their help in finding a location for the clinic. Time was of the essence, she said, as the grant which funded the beginning of the clinic stipulated that it had to be open by a certain time. She also thanked longtime resident and Nurse Practitioner Barrie Abbott, and Pastor Bob for being instrumental in bringing Anza’s need of a clinic to the BCHF’s attention. BCHF is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3). Their many clinics are federally qualified, operating in San Diego and Riverside counties. BCHF tailors to primary and preventive health programs to meet the health needs of men, women, children, and senior citizens. It specializes in meeting the needs of rural communities and areas that are economically challenged. Borrego Health has many innovative programs. One such program is The Smile Factory. Originally The Smile Factory Foundation stood alone as a non-profit Palm Springs based organization, founded in 2000. Their mission is to improve the oral health of children, and they do that by providing free screenings
see HOME CARE page A-2
see AVMAC page A-2
Photo by Jodi Thomas Last Thimble Club meeting guest speaker Cathy Perks, Community Service Representative of Home Instead Senor Care, came to share what the organization had to offer.
When the simple things in life become too large for a loved one or oneself to cope with, having someone to help with the responsibilities of everyday living can be a comfort. This is a new reality for the aging Baby Boomer generation, who find themselves looking through the looking glass into a world not yet explored but on the horizon. That world is one dictated by the possible need of medical and nonmedical in-home care. When the need arises, the responsibility of care can be shouldered in many ways such as by a loved one or by hired in-home help; care can also be handled at a long term institution such as a nursing home. These decisions can be compli-
Anza Crime Watch Group asks New Sheriff to come speak by Jodi Thomas
With the new year underway, the local unit of Backcountry Horsemen of California (BCHC), Redshank Riders has welcomed Anne York who has graciously accepted the position of President. Outgoing president Stacy Kuhns has not abandoned the unit; she has accepted a position at the state level of 2nd Vice President of Backcountry Horsemen of California, which will keep her very busy. Our unit wants to make a public “Thank You” to Stacy for all her hard work in the past years as our president. Anne York has served has the units secretary for the last 2 years and she is an avid endurance rider. She owns 3 athletic Arabian geldings and between her training rides and endurance events she travels a lot of miles in our local backcountry. Anne reports that “last year the unit held some new events that were so popular and successful that we decided to go forward with them in 2014.” On Saturday March 15 2014, the Redshank unit was out in force volunteering. Mike Lewis and Tom Firth loaded up horses and mules to help a Pacific Crest Trail crew by moving 34 logs up to an area in the San Jacinto Mountains that suffered major trail damage due to last year’s Mountain fire. Another volunteer activity that was tackled by unit members was the highway clean-up of the “adopt a highway” mile our unit sponsors. Thirteen members manned trash bags, picked up trash and wore hard hats to make Anza a little cleaner. Some events Redshank Riders will host in the local Anza/ Aguanga area include a Horse and Mule Packing Clinic on May 4,
By Jodi Thomas
Section
TEMECULA –Shakespeare in the Vines, the Temecula Theater Foundation, and the Old Town Temecula Community Theater invite all Inland Valley high schools, high-school-age home-schooled students, and others to take part in the second annual Shakespeare in the Vines Shakespeare Scholarship Competition on Wednesday, April 23 at 6 p.m. see page B-7
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