Anza Events Calendar, A-2
Anza Lions Club’s new 2015 officers reflect growing women’s membership, A-4
Having cactus in a landscape can ‘grow’ on a gardener, B-1
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Volume 15, Issue 18
President’s report opens eyes to questionable practices at Anza Community Hall Kim Harris Managing Editor Missing records and questionable actions were all addressed by Anza Community Hall Board President Noel Donahue in a President’s report read aloud during a meeting held on Thursday, April 16. One of the items tackled in Donahue’s report, allegations of the loss of the 501(c)3 status, was proved to be incorrect. “This corporation, Anza Community Building, Inc. is organized as a nonprofit corporation under the laws of the State of California and subject to the rules and regulation of the California Secretary of State to be allowed to operate,” she said. “What had occurred is that this corporation was suspended by the Secretary of State. That is a far more serious matter. “ Donahue told those who had gathered that due to the severity of the issue, she sought legal counsel to ensure actions taken by the new board wouldn’t create a legal liability for the hall and those involved in the board. “If you get nothing else out of this meeting listen to this carefully,” she said. “A corporation organized as a nonprofit corporation is not the same thing as being tax-exempt. But many, if not most, nonprofit corporations are tax exempt. A California corporation seeking tax exempt status applies for that status to both the Franchise Tax Board and the IRS. Those agencies operate independently. A nonprofit corporation can function with or without one or both of these recognitions.” Donahue went on to explain that a corporation is a legal entity and that forming one is like “creating another person.”
ANZA—Heavenly Horse Haven recently announced the progress of a training project, which will be funded through a grant from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. see page A-4
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Local ‘Ramona Pageant’ connections include cowboys Michael Thomas and Steve Silkotch Jodi Thomas Area Manager Only two performances are left in this year’s “Ramona Pageant,” Saturday, May 2 and Sunday, May 3 at 2 p.m. This year’s pageant features a new script and local cowboys Michael Thomas and Steve Silkotch and their horses playing pivotal roles. see page A-6
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Recycled turf one solution to drought crisis Tony Ault Writer Drastically reducing outdoor landscaping, particularly lawns, to save precious water in droughtstricken California may be on the forefront of area water officials’ minds.
Dan Robinson inspects missing files that were discovered in a file cabinet during the meeting though the new board claims the file cabinet was empty when they took over in March. Jodi Thomas photo
see HALL, page A-5
Cottonwood’s second annual Bake Potato Fashion Fest honors former SAFE and Zone facilitator Debbie Eberly Special to the Anza Valley Outlook
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Charlotte Grand and Norma Lopez with a photo of Erric Ridley, a former SAFE and ZONE afterschool programs site facilitator who died in a car accident in January. Debbie Eberly photo
The second annual Baked Potato Fashion Fest was held at Cottonwood School on April 16. Students from the organization Students Achieving in Fun Environments and Zone after school programs worked to put the event together and garner funds for the creation of scholarships. The SAFE and Zone Scholarship Fund grants a high school senior from each Hemet Unified School District high school a $1,500 scholarship just for having been enrolled in the SAFE or Zone afterschool programs in the past.
The event hosted student models, each of which wore their finest as they strutted down the runway complete with butterfly lights to guide them. Ariana Arnold introduced the models as they took to the stage while family, friends and community members cheered for their favorites. To close the show the students gathered onstage to sing a rendition of “Over the Rainbow” in memory of Erric Ridley, the program’s site facilitator who died in a car accident this past January. These sponsors and facilitators
see FEST, page A-8
Fiber optics, ConnectAnza Program, creating new possibilities for Anza Electric Cooperative, Inc. members Jodi Thomas Area Manager The ConnectAnza Program will be creating new opportunities for the area if Anza Electric Cooperative, Inc. members vote yes this May to adopt the proposed program. The last informative meeting will be held Saturday, May 2 at 3 p.m. at the Anza Community Hall, 56630 Hwy. 371 in Anza. If you are an AEC member, look for your ballot for this special election that will be coming in the mail this May. “We are about to become a connected community. Our entire service territory will be served, including Anza, Aguanga, Pinyon, Mountain Center, and Garner Valley,” said AEC General Manager Kevin Short.
see CONNECTANZA, page A-7
AEC’s General Manager Kevin Short has been traveling around the area to the different clubs and organizations and planned area meetings educating Anza residents about the new ConnectAnza Program. Jodi Thomas photo