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Section Volume 14, Issue 17
Summer thunder storm in April By Jodi Thomas
Little Jocelyn enjoys painting, made possible by the last Cowboy Days event.
Self-portrait by Yoo Yeong Kim, 11, who attends Cottonwood.
Sacha Hope photos
Twin Creek Cowboy Days Seeds upon untilled soil Tyler Brumbaugh Special to the Anza Valley Outlook If you take away the presence and ability to create culture, the creative arts, from our youth, their potential is only half realized. Culture is the backbone of who we are, what we will become, and knowledge is the muscle; one is useless without the
other. Like germinated seeds upon untilled soil, this next generation will soon have no harvest to reap. It can be observed, through the various schools and institutions throughout our nation, that there is an overhaul of focus being bent in the direction of the concrete, the tangible, in regards to knowledge. The right side of a child’s brain, the
creative side, is neglected, while the left, the logical side, is groomed and disciplined continually through academics. Classes instilling art and music are now being cut from the budgets in the mass majority of schools. Schools like Cottonwood are not an exception. Chris Thompson – co-owner of
Twin Creek Ranch, accomplished Jazz-Fusion artist, acclaimed painter, philanthropist, and full time cowboy – understands the benefits and appreciates the opportunities creative arts have given him. He desires to ensure that future generations remain able to participate in
Here in the valley when someone says, “I heard it might rain,” the usual response is, “I will believe it when I see it.” This week was no different; when the morning greeted me with sunshine after a predicted chance of rain, I was not surprised. Nor was I surprised when I went out to feed the critters. I saw a ring of dark clouds siting on the hills, but thought to myself that they were just nighttime dew makers rolling back west from the rising sun. Part of me entertained the idea that perhaps, these clouds were an indication of a soon-to-come storm. I didn’t get ahead of myself and instead figured that if the black clouds looming on the horizon were indeed storm clouds, valley residents would know soon enough. I watched from my desk throughout the day as grey fluffy clouds passed by. Not one was dark enough to make the passerby think it would rain. At times it was overcast, but the cloudy gloom would temporarily dissipate as sunshine broke through and cast itself on the land in the form of shadows which made
see STORM, page A-7
Health
Heroin use on the rise among teens Thimble Club special guest Kevin Short; we must care and adolescents
By Jodi Thomas In April the Thimble Club invited special guest speaker Kevin Short, who is the General Manger of the Anza Electric Co-op. He spoke on the area’s history and about the caring people who live in the valley. His speech was titled, “We must care”, and this is what he had to say: In 1951, a small group of ranchers, farmers, and determined folks living right here in rural America got together for a purpose. That purpose was to take advantage of federal legislation that had been signed into law by President Roosevelt just 15 years earlier. These folks were after a better way of life. They wanted to ease the burden of living far away from the conveniences of city life. They wanted the one thing that couldn’t be brought home in a burlap bag from the general store, they wanted electricity. Electric energy on a ranch made everything easier. Electric lights could be installed to extend the
see COWBOY, page A-3
No parent wants to imagine his or her child engaging in recreational drug use, but suburban areas are experiencing a noticeable uptick in heroin usage among teenagers. Once deemed a “city drug,” heroin is now infiltrating suburban hamlets, where more and more children are experimenting with this potentially deadly drug.
day. Electric saws and drills made carpentry and mechanical work less back breaking. Try pumping water by hand. Imagine the excitement that a housewife must have felt when her electric wringer washer arrived from Sears & Roebuck, making the perpetual and thankless task of doing laundry on a wash board fade from her memory. Now, it was possible to generate electricity on the ranch; but it was expensive, very much like today. Electric generators were costly, and required a lot of maintenance. Parts were not readily available, and sometimes had to be made on site. The gasoline or diesel fuel required to run the equipment had to be hauled in from a great distance, expensive and difficult. These pioneers cared enough to go after this dream, but they weren’t the first. FDR’s Rural Electrification Administration had already granted loans to hundreds of other groups of rural residents
Jodi Thomas photo
see SHORT, page A-3
Kevin Short was the guest speaker at the April Thimble Club meeting.
see page B-5
Real Estate
Is the internet really a home buyer’s friend?
Thimble Club says thank you to outgoing officers; welcomes new By Jodi Thomas In April new officers were elected to Anza Valley’s Thimble Club and old officers were thanked for their hard work over the past year. Outgoing board members are Sharon C, president; Shaaron Chambers, vice president; Tonie Ford, treasurer; and Char Diaz, recording secretary. New incoming board members are Tonie Ford, president; Shaaron Chambers, vice president; Myrna Hawthorn, recording secretary and and Alona Hougard, treasurer. The Thimble Club has a rich history of caring for and shaping the valley. You too can be a part of this wonderful group of women. All you need is a helpful hand and a willing heart. No sewing is
see THIMBLE, page A-6
[Above] New Thimble Club President is Tonie Ford. Jodi Thomas photos
[Left] Outgoing officers present that day were President Sharon C and Shaaron Chambers.
The last decade has seen the relationship between real estate industry and consumers flourish. The public today can simply go online, or even open a mobile app on their phones, to research almost every aspect of real estate from property characteristics, sales history, zoning, and even research REALTORS®. Most of what the general public has access to is free, which makes it that much more appealing.
see page A-8
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