HS Baseball: Southwestern League games lead into triple header at Lake Elsinore’s Diamond, B-1
Hemet Dickey’s Barbecue Pit beckons the hungriest families, C-2
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Hine Subaru donates $25,000 to ‘Share the Love’ with Assistance League
Volume 17, Issue 16
Vail Headquarters holds first-ever ‘Spring Jamboree’
Paul Bandong PBANDONG@REEDERMEDIA.COM
General Manager Bill Brumbaugh and owner John Hine of Hine Subaru of Temecula presented a $25,000 check to the Assistance League of Temecula Valley Tuesday, April 11, as a result of the Subaru “Share the Love” campaign. see page B-4
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Temecula Bluegrass Festival to bring top bluegrass musicians Tony Ault TAULT@REEDERMEDIA.COM
It will soon be time to tap your toes and clap your hands to the strumming and fiddling of some of the best bluegrass bands in the nation coming to Tucalota Springs RV Park in Sage April 28, 29 and 30. see page C-8
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The bunny train engineer bids farewell while blowing the train whistle and waving at visitors during Vail Headquarters’ first Spring Jamboree, Saturday, April 15. Stephanie Lai photo
Stephanie Lai VALLEYSTAFF@REEDERMEDIA.COM
In the spirit of family, community and spring, Vail Headquarters welcomed 3,000 guests to their first Spring Jamboree. Held April 15, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., local artists and vendors were scattered across
the 4-acre grounds as they were greeted by the community. “Our event is to give the children of our town a place to go with safe and fun activities for the spring break, Easter period,” Temecula Valley Historical Society President Rebecca Farnbach explained. The new event was developed and
hosted based on the success of Vail Headquarters’ Halloween Jamboree held in October. Rather than spread the event across two days as it was in October, this one day event brought twice the turn out from before. Beyond the weekly Sunday vendors and farmers market, the Jamboree offered a space for the community to
come together and visit local artisans selling their products. The miniature train ride attracted many children and parents as they toured the grounds and enjoyed activities offered during the event. The Easter
see SPRING, page A-3
City hosts ‘GROW Temecula Valley’ Symposium discusses local food matters Paul Bandong PBANDONG@REEDERMEDIA.COM
The city of Temecula hosted the “GROW Temecula Valley” Symposium April 11, inviting a diverse group that included local farmers, suppliers, community educators, wellness ambassadors, Riverside County staff and local business owners to discuss the local food supply chain, community health and education, agri-tourism and the future of local farming. Three separate panels addressed these issues. Aziz Amiri, senior executive director and commissioner for the Los Angeles Commission on Older Adults, welcomed the participants, citing “Disruption and innovation creates opportunity.” He noted that the U.S. household expenditure for food is $992 billion, and venture capital investment in agriculture
see GROW, page A-5
From left, farmer Emily Falappino of Phil Noble of Sage Mountain Farm, Mark Woodsmall of Spero Vineyards and Thom Curry of Temecula Valley Olive Oil Company, discuss agricultural tourism and the future of local farming during a symposium hosted by GROW Temecula Valley, April 11.
Villaranda’s journey on ‘The Voice’ comes to an end Kim Harris VALLEYEDITOR@REEDERMEDIA.COM
Temecula native Anatalia Villaranda performs the Ben E. King classic “Stand by Me” on “The Voice” Monday, April 17. Tyler Golden/NBC photo
Even a powerful performance and high praise from coach Alicia Keys wasn’t enough to propel Temecula native Anatalia Villaranda forward in the popular NBC singing competition, “The Voice.” Keys selected the Ben E. King classic “Stand by Me” for Villaranda’s performance in the live playoff rounds of the show, Monday, April 17. “This is such a classic song and I think this one is one of those styles that you haven’t quite done yet,” Keys told Villaranda during the vignette that aired before her performance.
Keys said that she believed Villaranda could perform the song and make it her own. “I’ve seen her show all this attitude and this movement and it’s fun but when she actually sings with this big powerful voice, you are like, ‘Woah, that too?’ She can do any kind of thing and still all of it has her signature on it,” Keys explained. Villaranda, who began singing at the age of 10, said she was dedicating the song to her mother Lea and her family who supported her throughout her musical journey over the years. “They’ve been supporting me
see VOICE, page A-7