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Anza Thimble Club elects new officers, A-5
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Anza residents invited to law enforcement town hall meeting
Volume 17, Issue 15
‘Bark for Books’ encourages fluent, expressive reading in Anza
Diane Sieker ANZAEDITOR@REEDERMEDIA.COM
Administrators of the Facebook group Anza Crime Watch will present a law enforcement town hall meeting at the Community Hall in Anza, April 20 at 6 p.m. see page A-3
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Come to the ‘Garden Party’ and help High Country 4-H Krystal Castro 4-H EVENT CHAIRPERSON
Spring Time! Flowers are blooming and the bees are buzzing, with great news about the upcoming Garden Party event. see page A-4
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KOYT-FM launches ‘Kars for Koyotes’ ANZA – Anza Community Broadcasting is proud to announce, “Kars for Koyotes,” a partnership with the Center for Car Donations.
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Jillian Eason reads “Coyote Moon” to Cheyenne during a Bark for Books event held at the Anza Library April 4.
Diane Sieker ANZAEDITOR@REEDERMEDIA.COM
The first ever Bark for Books event was held at the Anza Library Tuesday, April 4, where from 5:306:30 p.m., a group of excited children read their chosen books to Cheyenne, a German Shepherd
service dog owned and trained by Michelle Hunt of Anza. The event was a huge success according to those in attendance. “I think this event is fantastic for the community. The children really connect with Cheyenne and are able to relax and read smoothly,” commented Library Associate and
parent Tesse Benson. The taste in reading material varied widely. Conner Benson read a few pages from one of J. K. Rowling’s series of magical books, “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” Jillian Eason even read some Shakespeare. The dog greeted each child and laid down calmly to
Diane Sieker photo
be read to, much to the delight of the readers. Carter Benson read “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” and “Brown Bear, What Do You See,” while Brooklyn Nagel chose “Hot Rod Hamster” and Jayden
see READING, page A-6
Anza Community Hall Board hears update on Hall renovations ANZA – A working meeting of the Anza Community Hall Board of Directors, March 29, was held to disseminate information to the board about the progress of the improvements at the Anza Community Hall, according to a press release issued by board President Noel Donahue. “There had been some unexpected delays from the Grantor, when the project started,” Donahue said in an email statement to Anza Valley Outlook. “While the Grantor selected the contractors in early February it took until March 15 before the Notice to Proceed was issued to those contractors by the Grantor. The Community Hall had virtually shutdown on Feb. 25 based on the belief that three weeks would be sufficient time between the selection of the contractors and having contracts in place.” For the first three weeks, most of the work being done was by local volunteers, completing tasks
see HALL, page A-4
The floor in the kitchen at the Anza Community Hall is almost ready for replacement of the refrigerators, sinks and stove. Diane Sieker photo
High Country Conservancy celebrates California Poppy Day’ at Minor Park Diane Sieker ANZAEDITOR@REEDERMEDIA.COM
The High Country Conservancy and volunteers celebrated California Poppy Day April 6, by weeding the field of native California poppies on the east side of the Little Red Schoolhouse in Anza. Conservancy founder and Secretary Marea Stinnett supplied and helped install composite edging around the garden. The California State Legislature adopted the California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) as the official California state flower March 2, 1903. In 1973, the law was amended to designate April 6
The field of poppies at the Little Red Schoolhouse is looking healthy and vibrant, thanks to the hard work of some dedicated volunteers and members of the High Country Conservancy who recently weeded the field and provided some much needed maintenance April 6. Diane Sieker photo
of each year as California Poppy Day. This coincides with the bloom time of the petite yellow and orange flowers all over the state. The poppy field is thriving and the plants are in bloom. The garden was spearheaded by Annika Knoppel of the Conservancy and she developed the area in a precise manner. Cardboard boxes, donated by Bob Giffin, Eve Cannella, Bahb Woolley and Knoppel herself, were flattened and put on the moistened ground in the garden. This encouraged any seeds and weeds to grow underneath the cardboard where they die off due to lack of
see POPPIES, page A-3