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Boys and Girls Club plans all day fundraising extravaganza May 9
Volume 15, Issue 17
The spirit of volunteerism makes ‘Ramona Pageant’ possible
Jodi Thomas Anza Area Manager High Country Boys and Girls Club is planning a plethora of events for May at the Anza Community Hall and Minor Park in the heart of Anza simultaneously. see page A-3
Local
High Country Recreation to hold opening day for baseball Jodi Thomas Anza Area Manager High Country Recreation Baseball’s opening day will begin at 9 a.m. on May 2. Signups and tryouts at the ball fields are over. However, those interested in joining can go to Lorrain’s Pet Supply on Hwy. 371 in the township of Anza to register. see page A-4
Home & Garden
How to select a suitable lawn alternative Linda McDonald-Cash Special to Valley News Howdy neighbors and fellow gardeners! This week I’d like to address lawn alternatives, as I, personally, as both a designer and gardener, believe lawns are one of the largest wasters of energy, water, etc. that we grow.
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Musica!
Jodi Thomas AVO Area Manager The “Ramona Pageant” is full of color and tradition, action and depth and explores the age old problem of how we relate to each other. The pageant is performed only three weekends a year. April 26-27 and May 2-3 at 3:30 pm, will be the last showings. This year’s performance has a new exciting script it has brought new life to the play. It was created by Stephan
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Savage an accomplished awardwinning film and commercial director, screenwriter and producer who has local connections to Idyllwild. The new script for the pageant was met with some intrepidation by old-timers at first but that fears soon melted. The difference is the new version is more action packed from the start and is scripted to keep you on the edge of your seat throughout. It is more historically accurate too and written to be acted out closer to
the original story line found in the book “Ramona.” Because of these changes it is believed that the newer version will be more enjoyable than ever before, stated long time pageant Director Dennis Anderson. Susan Blankfield of Aguanga had seen the older version of the play at least three times before. She raved about the new changes. She loves the new script. “I just love the new additions; this new historical version has more action; Kit Carson, the cannon, all
the gun slinging action- is great!” she exclaimed. She was pleased that they left in all the Native American dancers and Spanish dancers and the singing. Also that they only took out dialog that slowed the play down and did not really seem to matter. The action packed beginning gets your heart racing from the start; Carson and the U.S. Calvary shows up with cannons booming. Villains
see PAGEANT, page A-6
Women’s Professional Rodeo Association to hold sanctioned Barrel Race in Anza during Cowboy Days Sacha Hope Writer For the first time ever Cowboy Days, an annual fundraising event for Art and Music in public schools, will have Women’s Professional Rodeo Association’s sanctioned Barrel Racing. Cowboy Days is hosted by the Anza Valley Lion’s Club on Saturday, May 16, at this year’s new location, the Anza Valley Lion’s Equestrian Arena. Members of The WPRA will be traveling from near and far to compete for money and points. You will also see some of our local talented ladies in this spectacular show, Shannon Clawson and Tenisha Vargas will both be competing. The WPRA was formed in 1948
when 38 cowgirls came together in Texas to create an organization dedicated to the promotion and advancement of women in the sport of rodeo. The earliest pioneers of the Girl’s Rodeo Association were ropers, bronc riders, and barrel racers. In 1981 the GRA changed its name to the WPRA. It is the oldest women’s sports association in the country and the only one governed entirely by women. Today, the fast paced event of barrel racing dominates the activities of most WPRA members. WPRA barrel racers compete for millions of dollars each year, culminating in 12 circuit finals rodeos held throughout the country,
see RACE, page A-5
Local resident Shannon Clawson and others will attend a sanctioned WPRA Barrel Racing event at Cowboy Days on May 16 in Anza. This happening is unprecedented, for no sanctioned pro-rodeo event has ever been held in the area like this before. It is a wonderful opportunity for the areas youth to see were their Gymkhana skills can take them. Delisa Mannix photo
Anza Community Hall; let the healing begin Jodi Thomas AVO Area Manager The following is just a highlight from the recent Anza Community Hall meeting. A full article highlighting everything covered will appear in the May 1 Anza Valley Outlook. - Jodi Thomas, AVO Area Manager On Thursday, April 16 at the Anza Community Hall the new board President Noel Donahue and her board conducted a meeting following Robert’s Rules of order which were explained to those in attendance. The membership roll call was given by Secretary Donna Barnhouse and minutes were read and accepted. Then Donahue shared the Anza Community Building, Inc.
President’s Report for April. This comprehensive report was created to dispel rumors and answered questions asked of the board after full discovery. The report attempted to address current problems and to explain how they, the current board got there and were they are going as far as the function of the hall. The report shared that night was very well laid out and full of interesting issues that the membership was surprised to find out about. In the end, a lot was learned about the unusual struggles that faced the former hall board and there valiant struggle to right the wrongs to keep the hall going while dealing with an enormous and serious issue not of their own making. It is a tale of subterfuge,
false accusations, confusion, flat out misinformation and rumors. Attendees learned about the workings of former and current board members which led to the many problems uncovered by the current board. According to Donahue’s report, it was these very people who stirred up good people on false information to form the coupe on February 19 that led to the former board’s removal. At one point during the reading of the report Donahue encouraged others to thank the old board when for their valiant efforts in the face of the mountainous odds. “We need to work together to move forward. Let’s stop all the infighting and accusations that have been thrown back and forth and work together to make the Hall the
best it can be for this community,” Donahue said at the conclusion of his report. One interesting discovery that happened during the meeting included the mysterious reappearance of missing hall documentation into a file cabinet that was empty when the new board took office. This issue and others will be addressed in a later issued of the AVO. Donahue’s six-page main report with 23 supporting exhibits said that claims by Michelle (Mimi) Brown and others that members of the former board had caused the loss of the 501(c)3 tax-exempt status of this corporation were determined to be untrue. The new board’s investigation into the issue
see HALL, page A-4