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Students, families rally in support of Puma Mom diagnosed with leukemia, B-1
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TVUSD president calls for review
Volume 15, Issue 18
IVBCF Spring Fashion Show ‘For Your Eyes Only’ was seen by many
Kim Harris Managing Editor In a statement issued at 3:19 p.m. on Friday, April 24, Temecula Valley Unified School District Board President Dr. Allen Pulsipher called for a review of personnel practices. The move comes following information shared with those in attendance at a scheduled TVUSD Board meeting by Craig Johns who spoke on behalf of savehayes.com regarding the hiring of Superintendent Timothy Ritter’s daughter Lindsey. see page A-3
Sports
High school baseball league standings and recent scores JP Raineri Sports Editor With the final three weeks of league still to be played out, here is what the standings look like for the area’s high school baseball teams, along with box scores from some of their most recent games. see page B-10
Dining
5th annual Taste of Temecula Valley draws crowds amid stormy weather Despite overcast skies and storms bringing rain, the crowds flocked to Old Town Temecula for the fifth annual Taste of Temecula Valley, hosted by the Temecula Education Foundation.
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Tasia Laurenco modeling for Hope’s Chest.
Laura Rathbun Writer “For Your Eyes Only,” a James Bond-themed fashion show, was held on Saturday, April 25 in the Grand Ballroom at the Pechanga Resort & Casino. It was presented by the Inland Valley Business and Community Foundation as a fundraiser for its Student Scholarship
Program and was well attended by over 400 people. The participation of nine fashion companies, almost 100 models and seven entertainers resulted in two fashion shows, one at 4 p.m. and another at 7 p.m., with different designers, models and entertainers in each. According to some members of the audience who saw the first
show, it aimed for success and hit the mark just like Agent 007 always does. “I thought this show was fabulous,” said Murrieta resident Porschia Napalan. “I loved the way the lights shone on the dresses causing a star effect. The entertainment was wonderful and created a background for the dresses.” Napalan attended the show with
her fiancé Mike Nararky of Murrieta. “I was impressed by the presentation and how it moved along. We enjoyed it,” he said. Veronica Villaranda traveled from San Diego to see her 15-yearold younger sister Anatalia Villaranda sing on stage as one of the entertainers in the first show. “In
see FASHION, page A-8
Hundreds turn out for Temecula Special Games Daniel Lane Multimedia Journalist Dark clouds and rainy weather didn’t put a damper on the seventh annual Temecula Special Games held at Great Oak High School on Saturday, April 25. Joy filled laughter and smiles were the theme of the day as the athletes made their way through the entrance to the school’s football field. Family, friends, and other spectators cheered in welcome for each athlete participating in the event. About 350 people filled the school’s stadium as the athletes played about 30 games, according to Paula Worthington, city of Temecula senior recreation leader. Desiree Ayala, 51, of Lake Elsinore, brought her 45-year-old sister, Cindy “Gabriella” LaGrone who has Down syndrome, for a
see GAMES, page A-6
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Cindy “Gabriella” LaGrone, 45, of Lake Elsinore doesn’t let her Down syndrome get in the way of her dancing for all to see during the Temecula Special Games on Saturday, April 25. Daniel Lane photo
End of an era, Temecula camera store to close following death of iconic owner Tim O’Leary Staff Writer
Beverly Gutman of Bev-Ray Camera places a camera in a dislay. Jim Davis photo
Bev-Ray Camera Shop—an Old Town Temecula fixture since 1998—will close soon due to the recent death of its iconic owner. It will be hard to measure the depth of the hole left by the death of Morris “Murray” Gutman. Gutman was the last of his kind, a rare blend of artist, storyteller, merchant, mentor and mechanic. His closet-sized store was his world, one rich in personal service and full of love for youth and the art and science of photography. Its closure will create a vacuum for a broad swath of amateur and professional photographers. “They’ll miss both [aspects], I think,” said Jim Davis, a longtime customer and friend. “He’s irreplaceable and this type of store is extinct. When this one goes, from here the closest one will be in Riverside or Oceanside.”
Steven Allen echoed that analysis. “He was a mentor and a teacher. That’s for sure,” Allen said. “His knowledge was unbelievable, and there’s nobody around here who has this type of new and used merchandise. No one; no way.” Gutman, who was 82 when he died March 17, will be remembered at an 11 a.m. service on May 2 at OakStone Community Church in Wildomar. His store, which Davis and Allen, who are photographers themselves, are helping to run in its final days of operation, is slated to close soon. The cluttered store is a jumble of whole and dissected cameras, lenses, bags, books, accessories and other items. Gutman’s presence seems to permeate the place, and it feels as though he will return any moment to pluck his first camera, a Brownie Reflex with a flash bulb see BEV-RAY, page A-4