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Murrieta Chief of Police Tony Conrad took to the podium to discuss his city’s unique challenges and efforts in fighting against crime during the Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Tuesday, April 12, Legislative Summit. see page A-2

Local Hemet City Council appoints new planning commissioners Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

The Hemet City Council appointed Jaco Beamesderfer, Robert “Blake” Booth and John Wuerth to the Hemet Planning Commission in a shorter meeting Tuesday, April 26. see page A-4

Health Wildomar health fair promotes physical fitness, blood donations Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

Even though heavier crowds were seen in pre-COVID years at Wildomar’s annual Community Health & Fitness Fair at Marna O’Brien Park, this year’s event attracted many people to participate in fitness exercises and donate blood Saturday, April 30. see page B-5

Sagi Salomon displays his educational collection of original items and photographs from Nazi concentration camps at the Holocaust Memorial event in Murrieta. See more photos on page A-4.

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LESJWA Summit in Lake Elsinore provides info on improvements to lake’s water quality, fishing Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

The 2022 Lake Elsinore San Jacinto Watershed Authority Summit, held Wednesday, April 27, at Launch Point in Lake Elsinore, brought a top aquatic ecologist, an environmental scientist and lake phosphorus removal expert together to discuss the current and future Lake Elisinore and Canyon Lake fishery habitat efforts and plans.

The summit filled the community center with officials from local cities, water district representatives, flood control experts, forest service officers and top local fishermen to hear what has been happening to the two lakes’ fish and plant habitats and the efforts to remove harmful algae and phosphorus that endangers the fish populations.

Dale Welty, chair of LESJWA and a Canyon Lake Council member, introduced the morning’s speakers: John Rudolph, senior aquatic ecologist from Wood see SUMMIT, page A-8

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Lake Elsinore Mayor Tim Sheridan, top right, Nick Fidler, public works director of Menifee, bottom left, discuss the health of Lake Elsinore and its economic impact on the cities at the Lake Elsinore San Jacinto Watershed Authority Summit Wednesday, April 27, in Lake Elsinore. Valley News/TonyAult photo

Paloma Wash Trail in Menifee grows in popularity for all ages

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Menifee city engineer Carlos Geronimo who helped design the improvements to the Paloma Wash Trail, far right, stands with Menifee City Council members, dignitaries and city planners for a presentation of Valley News/Tony Ault photo recognition certificates from state and local elected officials.

Interest in walking, running and bicycling continues to grow in Menifee, and the city recently rejuvenated the Paloma Wash Trail running from a major shopping center in the downtown area to Newport and Holland roads.

The 2.2 mile loop trail, which is listed in All Trails as “moderate,” is being used more and more after city officials, members of Riverside County Flood Control and state officials cut the ribbon to the now asphalt paved trail with physical exercise equipment and rest benches along the way. Creating even more interest is an entrance from Central Park to motion see TRAIL, page A-6

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Murrieta Police Chief addresses crime in the community during TVCC Legislative Summit Kim Harris MANAGING EDITOR

Editor’s note; In light of the importance of the information covered during the Tuesday, April 12, Legislative Summit, and the impact on the local coverage area, Valley News is covering the event in a three-part series on the Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce sponsored event. Parts one and two, featuring Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin and Sheriff Chad Bianco can be read online at www.myvalleynews.com.

Murrieta Chief of Police Tony Conrad took to the podium to discuss his city’s unique challenges and efforts in fighting against crime during the Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Tuesday, April 12, Legislative Summit.

Moderated by former Murrieta City Councilman Gene Wunderlich, speakers Sheriff Chad Bianco, Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin and Conrad spoke about homelessness and the challenges the state faces due to the ongoing problem during the summit, “Enforcing The Law in a Polarizing Society.” The three also addressed the fentanyl epidemic and the unique challenges they face enforcing the law following the passage of such legislation as Prop 47 and AB 109 by California voters.

Conrad said he had never seen a group of law enforcement officials cooperate with each other the way that the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, the District Attorney’s Office and other law enforcement agencies throughout southwest Riverside County does.

“We are very much in lockstep with each other, great communication every other week where basically the 18 police chiefs, the sheriff and the DA are talking about all these issues,” Conrad said. “We are all very much in line with protecting all of you so that is probably something that is not happening in every county.”

AB 109 probationers rearrested Conrad discussed AB 109 and how funds came to the county level in 2011 to hire officers to keep AB 109 probationers in line.

Assembly Bill 109, passed in April 2011 by the state Legislature and signed into law by then Governor Jerry Brown, established the

From left, Murrieta Police Chief Tony Conrad, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco and Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin answer questions during a Q & A segment of the 2022 Legislative Summit at South Coast Winery Resort & Spa in Temecula.

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California Public Safety Realignment Act of 2011 which allowed for current non-violent, non-serious and non-sex offenders, who after they are released from California State prison, to be supervised at the local county level rather than at the state level where they had been supervised from. The law, effective Oct. 1, 2011, also mandates that individuals sentenced to non‐serious, non‐violent or non‐sex offenses will serve their sentences in county jails instead of state prison.

“For 2021 we actually searched and contacted over 3,000 of those people,” Conrad said, adding that due to the searches the county conducted more than 140 guns were taken off the streets. “We rearrested 25% of those folks and you should know the vast majority of those guns that were taken off the street were ghost guns.”

Ghost guns, Conrad explained, are guns without serial numbers and are untraceable.

“There are a lot of reasons why those are out there,” he said. “But the reality is those needed to come off the streets and they were in the hands of those folks who were realigned (under AB 109.)”

Homelessness, CBAT, Flock cameras

Conrad said that he wanted to talk about CBAT, Riverside County’s Community Behavioral Health Assessment Teams.

“Our county has 15 teams where we actually put a therapist in the cars with the officers and the deputies and they contact these homeless people,” he said. “Most of those folks have major behavioral health issues so it’s good to get a therapist in front of them as opposed to just a cop or a deputy and see if we can help them solve those problems.”

Conrad also discussed Flock cameras and how they help the police to gather data that can help them to track criminals and to prosecute those who break the law.

Conrad said the cameras are located in public places and are not a violation of people’s right to privacy.

“It’s a very robust system of cameras that are tracking these criminals all over Riverside County,” he said, adding that the different police departments communicate the necessary information to catch and then prosecute criminals throughout the county.

Use of force Conrad said that he wanted to address what he called “fake news” regarding use of force.

“I just went over the 2021 stats for Murrieta and we arrested over 2,600 people and we used force 69 times,” he said. “We don’t use these massive amounts of force on people … . Of those 69, 28 of my officers were actually injured and over half of those incidents the suspect was under the influence of narcotics so that’s the real news. Those are the stats out of Murrieta, probably very consistent across the county.”

Conrad said his officers are contacting hundreds of thousands of people and arresting thousands each year and very rarely do they use force.

“When they do, they do it appropriately,” he said.

Challenges to law enforcement Conrad said that law enforcement officers look at their careers differently than they used to.

“Those of us who have been in the career field for 20-25 years, pushing 30 years definitely look at it different,” he said. “But I know our officers feel that the news paints them as people who lie, racists and very heavy-handed. Nothing could be farthest from the truth. These are some of the finest people that work in this industry.”

Conrad said the officers and deputies for the county live in the

communities and just want to serve those communities.

“I have 102 officers in my department, 50 of them live in the city of Murrieta and the other 52 live in Wildomar, Temecula, Menifee or a county area that touches the city,” he said. “All 102 of my sworn police officers are within five to 10 minutes within the city. They are an educated group.”

Conrad said that the city is recognizing 30 years of cityhood in 2022 and that the original 24 officers who started at Murrieta’s Police Department were “very proactive.”

“We continue to be proactive today,” he said. “I have a policy that all misdemeanors go to jail, we don’t just cite in the field. That is actually a department policy so again, very proactive to keep crime down in the city of Murrieta.”

Conrad also shared that all the law enforcement departments in the county offer active shooter training that is available to all businesses.

“That is something that you all as business owners should take advantage of,” he said. “Let us come out and teach you a little bit about what you can do to protect your business.”

All three speakers took to the stage for a question and answer session following the presentation.

In Part 1 of this series, “Homelessness, crime and fentanyl focus of Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Legislative Summit” published in the April 22 edition of Valley News, Hestrin addressed the challenges faced by the district attorney’s office and what is being done to overcome them. Bianco discussed public safety and crime in “Legislature fails to protect citizens, Sheriff says at Legislative Summit” published April 29, and blasted several laws passed by voters over the past decade including Props 47 and 57, saying that the legislature has failed to protect the citizens of the state. To read these and other great stories, visit www. myvalleynews.com.

To watch the Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce Legislative Summit in its entirety, visit https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=zDA3cgtKsiI. Kim Harris can be reached by email at valleyeditor@reedermedia.com.

Murrieta looks to place $3M in reserves for employee retirements, instead of paying CalPERS Move would reduce city’s current unfunded liability Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

Murrieta City Council, showing concern regarding its $58.3 million

unfunded liability in employee pension and retirement benefits, moved to take $3 million in reserve funds and place it in a trust fund to reduce that liability in the future.

The key factor in the council’s decision, following a Tuesday, April 19, workshop, was that other options would pay the $3 million to California Public Employees’ Retirement System but not get any money back. CalPERS administers the retirement funds and pays the money to them upon or during retirement.

Murrieta, like many other municipalities and public schools, uses CalPERS, a state organization that invests and administers retirement money for all public employees. The investments by CalPERS and the current volatile markets have not yielded enough to meet all the costs those contributions make, leaving the city and state contributors unfunded or unable to immediately pay out all pensions due its members. But it can do so over time.

The council’s concern is the reserve money given to CalPERS could not be returned to the city, and if the current CalPERS investments of that money would drop, the city would have to make up the difference no matter what.

By investing in the trust fund, the city itself could see that money placed in a better yielding portfolio

depending upon future economic conditions, like inflation. The city could also add money to the trust to help offset the unfunded liability at any time and then pay it to CalPERS later. The interest from the trust fund would be designated to go to CalPERS, but the city could still use the principle as a rainy-day fund in hard times.

The council’s direction to place the $3 million into a trust fund instead of paying it to CalPERS directly was given to Javier Carcamo, the city’s director of finance.

Carcamo, with finance consultant Dan Matusiewicz, presented the options for using the money after explaining how the unfunded liability to CalPERS came to pass.

The pension and retirement money is collected from the employees, contributions by the employers and the investments they make. Although the employees pay most of the contributions, the city has to either match or pay their own contributions that are gained from their investments to CalPERS or from those in their own investment portfolios or profits.

The consultants and staff earlier recommended the city give the $3 million to CalPERS that would in

the long term reduce the liability $2.4 million or in the short term $1.3 million. The trust fund interest would cut the liability by just over $500,000, but the city still had control of the $3 million to invest in the pension and retirement funds.

The options, according to Carcamo, would not significantly reduce the liability, but it would “put a dent in it,” which is the city’s goal.

The option to completely pull out of CalPERS would be to first pay all unfunded liabilities, which in Murrieta’s case would be over $58 million, a far too expensive plan. Many other cities are facing the same situation and seeking ways to cut down their liabilities and most do not have enough to cover those costs without a change in investments.

The cities can meet those costs through their operations, taxes, fees and other funds collected over time, but many of those costs are exceeding their revenues due to COVID-19 and inflation that is reaching an all time high. Also affecting the cost increases are pay raises and the increasing general cost of living.

Tony Ault can be reached by email at tault@reedermedia.com.

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June primary approaches as candidates battle to represent local area at state, national levels Kim Harris MANAGING EDITOR

The ballot for the Tuesday, June 7, primary has been set as races in southwest Riverside County begin to heat up. Due to redistricting shifts – thanks to the Inland Empire’s exponential growth over the past decade – several state and congressional representatives will face uphill battles to retain their seats at the political table.

Congressional races Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Corona, who has been in Congress since the Clinton administration, saw his district shift to the left politically. Before redistricting was completed following the 2020 census, Calvert’s 42nd Congressional District included Corona, Norco, Lake Elsinore, Canyon Lake, Wildomar, Murrieta and part of Temecula. But the new 41st Congressional District which Calvert now represents lost Temecula and Murrieta to the new 48th Congressional District, in northern San Diego County.

While the 41st District kept Republican-leaning Wildomar, Menifee and Canyon Lake, it added Democratic-leaning Coachella Valley cities including Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage and Palm Desert. Corona, which has shifted from red to blue in recent years, also remains part of the 41st Congressional District.

According to numerous published reports, Dave Wasserman, the senior editor covering U.S. House of Representatives for The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter, the old 42nd District voted for former President Donald Trump by 7 points more than the state did. Wasserman, who took to Twitter to share his thoughts on redistricting, said that under the new map, that Republican lean shrinks to only 1 point more than the statewide average, indicating a “much harder reelection campaign for Calvert in 2022.”

Calvert is being challenged for his seat by Democrats Shrina Kurani and Will Rollins, Republican John Michael Lucio and

Anna Nevenic who has no party preference.

Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Palm Desert, saw his former 36th Congressional District, which included the San Gorgonio Pass, Hemet, San Jacinto, the Coachella Valley and Blythe, become what most political pundits are referring to as a more rural, conservativeleaning 25th Congressional District. Ruiz’s current headquarters in Palm Desert, are now part of Calvert’s new 41st District. The new map likely makes reelection even less sure for him as he faces off against Republicans James Francis Gibson, Brian Hawkins, Jonathan Reiss, Burt Thakur, Ceci Truman and Brian M. Tyson.

Assembly races Races for California Assembly seats also saw some shifts due to redistricting including the 71st Assembly District which includes Mission Viejo, Murrieta, Rancho Santa Margarita, Temecula and Wildomar. Temecula Mayor Matt Rahn is facing off against Kate Sanchez, both Republicans, are

facing off in a race that will likely be decided by name recognition alone.

Other Assembly races to watch include the 36th Assembly District consisting of Blythe, Indio, Coachella, Needles and part of Hemet where incumbent Eduardo Garcia, a Democrat, is facing off against fellow Democrat Marlon G. Ware and Republican Ian M. Weeks. In the 47th Assembly District, which includes Banning, Beaumont, Calimesa, Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells, La Quinta, Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, Yucaipa, Yucca Valley and parts of Highland, Redlands and San Jacinto, Democrats Christy Holstege and Jamie Swain are vying for the seat along with Republicans Gary Michaels and Greg Wallis.

California’s 60 Assembly District, which includes Moreno Valley, Perris and parts of Hemet, Riverside and San Jacinto, lone Republican candidate Hector Diaz-Nava will face off against Democrats Corey Jackson, Esther

Portillo and Jasmin Rubio.

In the race for the seat representing the 63rd Assembly District, Democrat Fauzia is hoping to secure the seat representing Canyon Lake, Lake Elsinore, Menifee, Norco and parts of Corona, Eastvale and Riverside in the race against Republicans Bill Essavli and Clint Lorimore.

State Senate Current 67th Assembly District Member Kelly Seyarto is hoping to secure the seat representing the 32nd Senate District, formerly the 28th Senate District and consisting of Canyon Lake, Chino Hills, Lake Elsinore, Murrieta, Norco, Temecula, Wildomar and parts of Brea, Corona, Menifee, Riverside and Yorba Linda against Democrat Brian Nash.

To see the full list of candidates for all races, visit the Riverside County Registrar of Voters website at https://www.voteinfo.net.

Kim Harris can be reached by email at valleyeditor@reedermedia.com.

Cops4Kids & Communities hosts fight fundraiser to help expand its reach Diane A. Rhodes SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

When former police officer Jeff Penn and other officers and community-minded individuals established the Cops4Kids & Communities nonprofit in 2009, the goal was to build positive mentoring relationships between youth, public safety professionals and community members through educational, athletic and leadership development programs.

Even before the organization was established, Penn had organized the annual “SoCal Battle of the Badges” fundraiser to support community youth programs. It was a popular event that put first responders, public safety personnel and those in military service inside the boxing ring for a night of entertaining competition and charitable camaraderie.

At the heart of the organization when it began in the San Jacinto Valley was its boxing club where children of all ages would congregate to socialize and learn the sport of boxing. Executive Director Penn said there were about 100 youths nightly at the club. When the COVID-19 pandemic closed down the venue, Penn and his board of directors pivoted in their focus on the community and its needs. This is when development of its workforce skills training program began.

“During our down time, we decided it would be beneficial to start offering vocational opportunities with introductions to some soft skills classes,” he said. “ Staff began to work on creating a solution to the lack of apprenticeship and skills training in the San Jacinto Valley. With the onset of the pandemic causing closure of many businesses, some residents were seeking a new career path or wanted to concentrate on personal interests they finally had time to pursue.

The Cops4Kids & Communities Skills Training Center at 1112 S. State Street in San Jacinto is currently offering several introductory courses where individuals can explore different career pathways.

The center also benefits local communities by helping businesses meet their need for qualified employees.

The center currently offers certified nurse assistant, certified security guard training, dog grooming, graphic arts design, photography and other short-term and customizable training options.

Suzie Washnesky teaches the introductory dog grooming course to help students learn about different breeds and understand particular grooming tactics and trends. Covering a wide range of topics, this detailed course is great for those who just want to learn the best way to groom their own pets or those who wish to pursue a career in the field.

The six-week course, for those 18 and older, meets on Mondays and is free to the community. There is a classroom component but also a lab at the center that is set up for demonstrations and some hands-on learning experience.

Maria Cordita teaches a CNA course offered by the Temecula Valley School of Nursing. The

program is an affordable, nurturing and challenging program that serves residents in Southwest Riverside County and beyond. The school prepares students to pass the California State and Board examinations and become successful health care professionals. Students will practice supervised basic patient care in a clinical setting before completion of the program.

“Maria sponsors two students per class, waiving the $2,000 cost.

That is huge and we are so grateful,” Penn said.

Antonio Torres teaches the Introduction to Graphic Arts and Design Application course and like Washnesky, has an on-site lab at the center that teaches students how to operate a silk-screening machine and transfer their designs to t-shirts and other items. This course is also free for those 18 and older.

“We will continue to expand our program offerings based on needs in the region,” Penn said.

“Through our strong partnerships with local businesses, foundations, community-based organizations and government agencies, we learn about other opportunities that we research for possible inclusion.”

In its effort to continue supporting the community, the center is also a licensed to provide the Live Scan fingerprinting service, which most employers require of new employees and schools and nonprofit organizations require of any volunteers. Penn said this allows local residents to conveniently meet that requirement through an appointment at the center or by utilizing the mobile service they offer.

The battle returns Also affected by the pandemic, the SoCal Battle of the Badges took a two-year hiatus but the 24th matchup is scheduled for May 27 at the Ramona Bowl amphitheater in Hemet. On a full fight card of 17 bouts, there are two main events.

One will pit Asiah Medawar from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department against April Fonseca from LAPD. The other will be a much-anticipated rematch of Ken Hoon from Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, San Jacinto versus Justin Robinson from Camp Pendleton Fire Department. The two fought each other 11 years ago and Robinson won. Penn said Hoon has been waiting for the opportunity to face him again.

Being that this event is the nonprofit’s main fundraiser, Penn is thankful that the interest from the fighters has been so intense and that no momentum was lost during the break.

“We have some returning fighters who have been chomping at the bit waiting for this event to come back again,” Penn said. “It’s always been a crowd pleaser but in the beginning it attracted fighters who weren’t necessarily serious about the sport. Now our fighters have outstanding skill levels and there are even some that could change careers and do well as professional fighters.”

SoCal Battle of the Badges, which features boxing and Muay Thai fighting along with other entertainment, is May 27 at the Ramona Bowl, 27400 Ramona Bowl Road in Hemet. General

Cops4Kids & Communities program director and longtime volunteer Rolando Olivo, left, and Executive Director Jeff Penn are organizing the upcoming 24th SoCal Battle of the Badges, the nonprofit’s biggest fundraiser.

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admission tickets for all ages are $25 each and ringside tickets are $40. All proceeds will benefit Cops

4 Kids & Communities and other youth charities.

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Hemet City Council appoints new planning commissioners Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

The Hemet City Council appointed Jaco Beamesderfer, Robert “Blake” Booth and John Wuerth to the Hemet Planning Commission in a shorter meeting Tuesday, April 26. The council also heard from city manager Chris Lopez about the first draft of the proposed 2022-2023 city budget which should be available at May workshops and council meetings.

In two other consent items, one on the purchase of two new city trucks and the other the state mandate requiring a separate food waste container for every household to cut greenhouse gasses was approved by the city council

except for “no” votes from Mayor Pro Tem Karlee Meyer.

Lopez told the council that in the first upcoming meeting Tuesday, May 10, they should expect to see the first 2022-2023 proposed fiscal year budget with several items they suggested be placed in the new budget. He said the police and fire chiefs will appear to explain what they are requesting in next years’ general fund budget and from Measure U funds.

“What the council should expect is a completed preliminary fiscal 2022-2023 budget by the end of May,” Lopez said.

He said after that the council could have multiple meetings to discuss the proposed budget before the end of May deadline.

The city’s final new budget should be submitted June 30 before the new fiscal year begins.

Earlier, Meyer made her “no” votes with little explanation as the council supported Assembly Bill 2440, which related to recycling waste foods in separate containers, and authorized the purchase of four 2022 Ford F-150 Lighting Pro 4WD Supercrew trucks from National Auto Fleet group not to exceed $200,000. In the last council meeting, Meyer indicated she would vote “no ‘’ on any future bills approved by the governor and the state Legislature that mandated what a city should do, no matter the consequences.

Hemet and other cities have been threatened by the California state Legislature with many un-

specified punitive actions if they don’t follow the state’s mandated regulations. Key areas of those mandates have been focused on the homeless crisis, transportation and global warming warnings.

On the truck purchase, she held the opinion that the city should seek out other local bids before choosing any out-of-state bids and approving a purchase. The purchase from National Auto Fleet was based on major discounts that can be combined with other city purchases at a significant cost savings and availability.

The city staff said it still would consider the suggestion for other major purchase requests.

The council also resolved to accept $9,801 in State Homeland Security Grant Program money

to maintain the city’s Community Emergency Response Team, which is made up of trained civilian residents who help local public safety responders in major emergencies. The funding is administered through the Riverside County Emergency Management Department for CERT. The council learned that the city will be applying for a Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects grant of $100,000 from the Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation WaterSmart program. The grant would help offset the growing drought emergency in the Southern California area.

Tony Ault can be reached by email at tault@reedermedia.com.

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Lake Elsinore City Council presentations carry important messages

Lake Elsinore Mayor Tim Sheridan presents City Clerk Candice Alvarez and Administrative Assistant Jill Theriot with a proclamation for “Professional Municipal Clerks Week.” Deputy City Clerk Luz Reyes was not able to attend the April 26 City Council meeting.

Diane A. Rhodes SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

The Lake Elsinore City Council meeting of April 26 began with proclamations presented by Mayor Tim Sheridan. The first was accepted by One Legacy Ambassador Erika Heranic who shared information about the importance of organ donations. After her life was saved by a heart transplant five years ago, she became an advocate on behalf of the organization to help the more than 106,200 men, women and children who are currently on the national transplant waiting list.

“I want to thank the city of Lake Elsinore for designating April as DMV Donate Life Month every year because without organ donations lives wouldn’t be saved,” Heranic said. “So many in our community have been directly impacted by organ donations, more so in the last few years.”

Sheridan then called City Clerk Candice Alvarez and her team to the

podium to receive a proclamation deeming May 1-7 “Professional Municipal Clerks Week.” The city clerk’s office handles legislative administration.

“You guys do great work for the city of Lake Elsinore and I just want to say thank you on behalf of myself and my colleagues on the council,” Sheridan said before reading the final paragraph of the proclamation.

It stated, in part, “the city council of the city of Lake Elsinore, California, does hereby proclaim the week of May 1-7, 2022 as “Municipal Clerks Week” in the city of Lake Elsinore and further extend appreciation to our Professional Municipal Clerk, Candice Alvarez, and her team, and to all Professional Municipal Clerks for the vital services they perform and their exemplary dedication to the communities they represent.”

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office 2022 First Quarter Statistical Update was shared by Lt. James Rayls. He cited a total of

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103 felony arrests and 300 misdemeanor arrests by patrol officers during this period. The number of felonies steadily decreased from the beginning of the year, while misdemeanor arrests saw a slight increase from month to month. Assaults and felony sex crimes were up while robberies were down and no homicides were reported during the entire first quarter.

Rayls reported that property crimes of auto theft, burglary and larceny theft all decreased from January to March and a traffic citations totaled 706, 474 and 353 for January, February and March, respectively. The Parks Deputy Stats for the first quarter show 147 calls for service, 16 arrests and 7 investigations. He said since the Parks Deputy was recently promoted to Sergeant the totals lacked about three weeks of data. He also reported that the department’s monthly outreach events at the parks have been going great.

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Mastro on San Diego Comic Fest panel about furthering book ideas Joe Naiman WRITER

Menifee resident J.C. Mastro was on a San Diego Comic Fest panel about furthering book ideas.

San Diego Comic Fest took place Thursday through Sunday, April 21-24, and Mastro was part of the April 24 panel titled, “So You Have a Book Idea, Now What?” Mastro was joined by Jeff Burns, Francis Fernandez and Tone Milazzo.

Mastro was an author and one of the editors for the anthology “Dragons of a Different Tail,” which features 17 non-traditional dragon stories. His young adult science fiction novel “Academy Bound” is scheduled to be available for purchase at the end of May. The panel spoke about how to turn an idea into a completed book ready for publication. Milazzo said that he completes an outline and seeks to write 1,000 words a

day. Burns said that he also tries to write 1,000 words a day, and he writes at night to allow book writing in addition to his job and other activities.

The advantage of writing only 1,000 words a day is that a computer disk drive failure limits the material lost. The authors said that backing up the day’s writing into “the cloud” minimizes that risk.

Mastro said that he once lost material due to a disk failure.

While Burns composes all of his material on a computer, Milazzo utilizes loose leaf binders.

“The loose leaf gives me a chance to move stuff around and remove stuff,” Milazzo said.

Fernandez said that the advantage of deadlines is that the writer will have an incentive to meet completion standards.

“Deadlines are your friend because they will force you to put something on the page,” he said.

The authors agreed that writers should write for themselves rather

than for the prevailing market.

“The market will change by the time you’re done,” Milazzo said.

Mastro advised the writer to focus on what they know. He said that markets are chosen by publishers.

“That said, I think it’s important to pay attention to the market about a specific genre,” he said.

A writer who focuses on writing for themselves will likely find a market, according to the panel.

“It’s very much all about finding that market,” Burns said.

“You can write for you,” Fernandez said. “Otherwise you’re always going to be disappointed.”

The writers discussed traditional publishing and self-publishing. An author who utilizes self-publishing is responsible for their own marketing but has a larger share of the profits.

Joe Naiman can be reached by email at jnaiman@reedermedia. com.

items No. 4-20 were passed unanimously and Successor Agency Consent Calendar items No. 21-24 were also passed 5-0.

There were three public hearings and the first, No. 25, was to adopt a resolution of the city council approving a three-year extension of time to March 10, 2025, of a tentative parcel map for property at the intersection of Interstate 15 and Lake Street.

Background on the project was provided in a staff report, presented into the record by Associate Planner Kevin Beery. He said the city council approved the subdivision of approximately 14.44 acres of land into four parcels ranging in size from 0.54 to 11.65 acres in March 2020.

A development proposal for on-site construction of an 80,000 square foot RV/boat storage facility and 192 surface RV parking spaces with solar panel canopies was concurrently approved. The applicant explained the time extension being

requested is necessary to resolve issues related to the proposed on-site septic system.

“Staff is neither proposing nor recommending major modifications to original conditions of approval because substantial changes haven’t occurred with respect to the project, site conditions or regulatory circumstances under which the project will be undertaken,” Beery said.

After the report, a vote of 3-2 was recorded with Sheridan, Council Member Steve Manos and Council Member Brian Tisdale approving and Council Member Bob Magee and Mayor Pro Tem Natasha Johnson dissenting.

The other public hearings were Community Facilities District items and staff reports could be waived.

Both items were passed.

The next regular meeting of the Lake Elsinore City Council and Successor Agency is scheduled for May 10 at 7 p.m. For more information, www.lake-elsinore.org.

Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival returns to Lake Skinner TEMECULA – After two years of rescheduling and cancellations during the coronavirus pandemic, the Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival will return Friday to Sunday, June 3-5.

The 39th annual event will feature the traditional hot air balloon glow Friday and Saturday after sunset, hot air balloon rides Saturday and Sunday at sunrise, food, drink and live music on two stages. Nightly concerts on the Pala Casino Main Stage will be headlined by country star Hunter Hayes Friday, June 3; Poison frontman Bret Michaels Saturday, June 4, and “American Idol” winner Chayce Beckham of Apple Valley and “American Idol” winner Laine Hardy of Louisiana, Sunday, June 5.

This year’s festival at the Lake Skinner Recreation Area, 37701 Warren Road, near Temecula will feature 19 wineries and eight

breweries, including several businesses that were started during the pandemic.

Despite having to cancel the festival for the past two years due to the pandemic, organizers hosted a balloon glow in 2020 and a fundraiser for local hospitals and first responders.

“Two years being down was really hard for us,” Lynn Shaver, vice president of the Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival, said. “I think everybody’s ready to come back and celebrate.”

“Following Riverside County health department guidelines, there will be no COVID-19 mandates at the festival and masks will be optional,” Shaver said.

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TRAIL from page A-1 lights that turn on at night for the late night users. The ribbon cutting ceremony held Saturday, April 16, following the city’s Spring Fest at the park, brought applause from many sports enthusiasts and talks from city officials about the $200,000 trail improvement project. The improvements were made possible with a state transportation grant.

“This is not a new trail,” Carlos Geronimo, Menifee’s senior engineer, said. “This was intended as a maintenance (flood control) road, and it became a trail because of its popularity and amenities. So it became a trail, and we wanted to improve it and make it a little more available to everyone regardless of age. So we did resurface the road completely and installed lighting for those people who like to use the trail during evening hours. We did install workout equipment, rest area and traffic markers to know how many miles they ran. It’s a great improvement for the community, and we hope that everybody enjoys it more.”

That day, Menifee city manager and some other city officials tried out the trail and some of its workout equipment.

The trail is across the wash from the shopping center on Newport Road and can be entered at several locations including the easier access from the east side of Central

Menifee city manager Armando Villa works out on one of the stations along the Paloma Wash Trail that is open to the public day or night.

State Assemblymember Kelly Seyardo congratulates the city of Menifee for its recent completion of improvements to the Paloma Wash Trail that loops around Menifees downtown area. The 2.2 mile trail is considered moderate by All Trails.

Park. It takes about 46 minutes to complete a walk of the entire loop.

the trail and Central Park, making access even easier.

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In the future, a walking bridge is planned to cross over the bridge to

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Temecula pickleball players address city council

An expanding group of pickleball enthusiasts use the pickleball courts at Margarita Community Park in Temecula.

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Michelle Gerst SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Pickleball players from Temecula addressed the city council during the public comment session Tuesday, April 12, requesting staff support their desire to form a committee to address complaints and further support the popular game.

Pickleball has become the fastest-growing sport in the nation and in Temecula. According to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association in 2022, the Sports, Fitness and Leisure Activities Topline Participation Report showed there were more than 4.8 million participants in the United States, a growth of 39.3% over the last two years. Pickleball was officially announced as the fastest-growing sport in America for the second year in a row.

The sport grew in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tom Cove, president and CEO of the Sports & Fitness Industry Association, wrote to the U.S. Pickleball Association.

“It is almost a cliché at this point that the pandemic did not so much create trends as much as accelerated them,” Cove said.

“Pickleball has grown in popularity for the past five years and did not miss a beat during the pandemic. Pickleball’s growth trajectory gives every indication it will be a significant part of the American sports landscape for the foreseeable future.”

Pickleball enthusiast Tiffany Richter asked the city council during public comment why a league they created was not allowed access to the courts. Richter requested that members of the city’s

Community Service Department or city council come out and meet the players.

“Our pickleball community is great,” Richter said. “We have kids who play to the age of 76. It’s the only sport that we have where this age range can play against each other. We have mixed doubles, females playing males, beginners playing against advanced players.

It’s very inclusive and diverse.”

Temecula resident John Stallo, who has lived in the community for 20 years and is now a pickleball player, told the council he was introduced to pickleball during the pandemic by his brother.

“I met the most wonderful group of people at a place called Margarita Park during a time when I needed a connection, and what I found was a community of people who are now like my family,” he said. “There is a reason why pickleball is the fastest growing sport in America. It is an awesome game and a great way to stay in shape. It is dumbfounding to me that anyone would be complaining about our pickleball league. I am there every day and see the kindness that happens, the sharing and camaraderie.”

Pickleball is a sport that combines many elements of tennis, badminton and ping-pong; is played both indoors and outdoors on a badminton-sized court and a slightly modified tennis net; is played with a paddle and a plastic ball with holes; is played as doubles or singles and can be enjoyed by all ages and skill levels, according to USA Pickleball.

Stallo also addressed the need for repairs to the courts.

“Some have severe earthquake

Pickleball enthusiasts use the pickleball courts at Margarita Community Park in Temecula.

damage, and can we convert the unused tennis courts adjacent to our courts to create more pickle ball courts?” he asked.

Patrick McConnell, a tennis teacher of 38 years and a Murrieta resident who plays in Temecula, said, “I hope to see the complaints resolved.”

Councilmember Jessica Alexander addressed the pickleball proponents during a pre-prepared update on the court’s use.

“There were questions on why there was some pickleball play shut down at Michael Naggar Park, and we just want to refer to Temecula Municipal Code 12.04.200 meetings. No person shall hold any meeting, service sporting event,

concert, parade or exhibition in any park without first obtaining a use permit from the director,” Alexander said.

City staff is also working with local pickleball organizations to provide tournament options. The city staff is seeking input to draft policies and programs before the opening of the new pickleball complex at Wolf Creek Park in spring 2023.

“We did receive about 12 complaints in the last month,” Alexander said. “We don’t make changes after every phone call, but we do need to take every complaint seriously and the validity of it and try to get to the bottom of it.”

Tracy Masters reached out to the

pickleball organizations to create a free tournament program on an interim basis which will allow them to play at Naggar Park.

“In the meantime, we are looking for patience from the community, and there is a meeting set up next week to continue the discussions on the tournaments,” Alexander said.

The city of Temecula has outdoor pickleball courts available at Margarita Community Park, 29119 Margarita Road, and Pala Community Park, 44900 Temecula Lane.

The city is also seeking input to draft policies and programs before the opening of the pickleball complex at Wolf Creek Park in spring 2023.

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Artist donates sculpture to raise funds for Ukrainian relief efforts TEMECULA – Murrieta sculptor and artist Austin Casson is donating his sculpture, “Forever Free,” to help fund the Ukrainian relief effort.

The sculpture combines handforged stainless steel and silk sunflowers, which is the Ukrainian national flower, and stands 33 inches tall.

“This work is forged with fire and hammers. So are the Ukrainians,” Casson said. “Their courage is real and rare.”

The work was inspired in part by a viral story of the old woman who gave sunflower seeds to Russian invading forces and told them, “Take these seeds, so sunflowers grow here when you die.”

The sculpture has been selected

by Uniting US, a national veterans art group to be shown in the Library of Congress art show. The theme of this show is “From conflict to creativity.”

“Forever Free” will be on display at the Library of Congress art exhibit Tuesday through Thursday, June 28-30. It will also be shown at the Ukrainian embassy in Washington at that time.

“Austin’s ‘Forever Free’ sculpture embodies the concepts and goals the show stands for,” AnnMarie Halterman, show director of United US, said. “Art can have powerful messages, and Austin’s sculpture speaks to what is and what can be.”

“Forever Free” will be auctioned off with 100% of the proceeds going to the Ukrainian relief cause.

“There are openings for more artist’s work, and I strongly encourage other artists to join in the effort,” Casson said. “We are not helpless to lend our art talents. My goal is to raise as much as possible. It has

Luis Carboney takes a forehand shot during a pickleball game at Margarita Community Park in Temecula.

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Murrieta sculptor and artist Austin Casson poses for a photo with his sculpture, “Forever Free,” which he is donating to help fund the Ukrainian relief effort.

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been gratifying to see all the people who have seen the work, understood the goal, and just jumped in to help. I really want to thank Uniting US show director AnnMarie Halterman, who has truly helped me showcase ‘Forever Free.’”

Casson’s previous philanthropic work has raised over $40,000 for golden eagle research, mountain lion research and The Santa Rosa Plateau Nature Education Foundation, a children’s nature education nonprofit in Temecula.

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Al Knott and his 1928 Dodge

Rebecca Marshall Farnbach SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

A heritage car of Temecula made an appearance in front of its original location on Old Town Front Street during the Temecula Rod Run Friday, April 29, and Saturday, April 30. In a joint venture between the Temecula Valley Historical Society and the Temecula Valley Museum, the groups bought it and restored it to the condition it was during the time Al Knott owned it.

Al Knott, who is of no relation to the Knotts Berry Farm folks, was a blacksmith and horseshoer in Temecula during the transition from farming with horses to the use of mechanized equipment. As times changed during his career from 1918 to the mid-1960s, his business evolved from a blacksmith shop to a full-service garage and service station.

The business sat where the Old Town Sweet Shop is, next door to Knott’s home, which is currently

Jim Sappington, vice president of the Temecula Valley Historical Society, displays the 2021 trophy for Best Stock 1900-1929.

Men pose in front of Knott’s Garage.

Small Barn Restaurant. Knott got his start in blacksmithing with Ferrell Freeman who sold his business to Knott who rolled the building on logs across Old Town Front Street to its present location.

Old-time Temecula residents remember Knott’s wife Freda Knott driving the Dodge car in the 1930s.

Later, Al Knott redesigned the trunk, putting in a wooden pickup bed to carry his blacksmith tools and to make the sedan serviceable in negotiating the backroad ranchlands when he went to re-shoe horses.

In 1963, Arthur Tobin bought the Dodge after seeing it sitting in

a trophy for the Best Stock 19001929. Given that encouragement, it was shown again at the Temecula Rod Run. It sat in front of its former home at 38535 Old Town Front Street. Al Knott’s Dodge is truly a Temecula Heritage Vehicle. The public was invited to stop by and give it a look.

Rebecca Marshall Farnbach is a member of the Temecula Valley Historical Society and is an author and co-author of several history books about the Temecula area. The books are available for purchase at the Little Temecula History Center or online from booksellers and at

The chart on the screen at the Lake Elsinore and San Jacinto Watersheds Authority Summit shows some of the fish that inhabit Lake Elsinore.

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a field in Aguanga. He took it home to Chihuahua Valley where he did some engine work and got the car running again. His son Mike Tobin took it over in 1976 and rebuilt the engine.

When Tobin was ready to sell the Dodge in 2016, he contacted the historical society, and the two history organizations teamed up to purchase the Dodge. Instead of restoring it to a like-new condition, they decided to make it look like it did when Knott was using it as his work vehicle out in the countryside.

During the Temecula Rod Run in November, Al Knott’s Dodge won

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Environment & Infrastructure; Terry McNabb, Lake Phosphorus Mitigation Strategist from Aquatechex, and Steve Wolosoff, senior environmental scientist from CDM Smith Co. Rudolph described the types of fish found in the two lakes, including several species of carp, mosquitofish and silverside minnows. In the past, the carp have created the most problems facing Lake Elsinore, but efforts in recent years have diminished their populations. The lowering of the carp population, which was causing sediment levels to rise in the lake, has allowed more game fish, like bass and catfish, to flourish.

The sediment brought up a lot of phosphorus that encouraged algae growth and endangered many of the game fish by taking away their oxygen.

He explained how placing netting in the shallower waters along with the help of many volunteers allowed them to capture a large number of carp and remove them from the lake. The studies continued with fish tagging monitored by the ecologists. He said the seasonal weather shifts could change things for the habitats.

McNabb turned attention to the algae growth found in the lakes, which have risen with the phosphorus levels, and how alum treatments have helped to cut it down. He explained how the greatest threat to fish in lakes is the blue-green algae that increases fish diseases and steals the oxygen. Efforts using chemicals and dredging to cut down on the algae along with removing

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phosphorus from fertilizers have improved the quality of the lakes in recent years. He said the treatments to kill the algae growths in Canyon Lake have beneficially seeped into Lake Elsinore below following rains.

Wolosoff introduced the idea of green infrastructure for the lakes as a path to urban water sustainability. The strategies to bring about green infrastructure were reviewed and will require the cooperation of water districts and the residents of cities, counties and the state. He cited the careful use of rainwater and use of urban greenscapes, landscaping and better infrastructure regulations can create much better water quality in the lakes both for humans and fish.

The afternoon session brought out Lake Elsinore and Canyon Lake fishing experts who provided sometimes humorous explanations of how to fish in the lakes and what fish might be caught. Lake Elsinore expert angler William Johnson brought some fishing rods and reels he uses for good fishing in the lake.

Williams, the owner of Williams Bait and Tackle in Lake Elsinore, showed how the right kind of pole, reel and line along with artificial and live baits can catch the best fish. He explained his technique used for the best catches that included fishing not with straight out casts, but by jigging sideways along the land banks. He pointed out some of the better spots to fish on the lake.

Chuck Moreno, pro angler at Canyon Lake, sometimes humorously challenging Williams on techniques, showed how to best catch the prize bass or fish every fisherman hopes to reel in.

He showed and demonstrated a number of special lures that can be obtained that are the best for catching the big bass in Canyon Lake. He preferred those lures with a wiggly tail and hidden hook.

Following lunch on the community center patio, Daria Mazey from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers described how the corps is helping to improve the quality of the lakes and what it takes to gain grants and help from the government agency. She outlined several ideas the cities could use to gain the assistance of the Corps of Engineers and some plans already in progress or other past projects that have already helped improve the lake structures.

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Great Temecula Toast attempts to break world record

People gather in front of Temecula City Hall to attempt to break the longest toast relay, Friday, April 29. The event hosted by Visit Temecula Valley provided glasses of wine to participants in an attempt to break the current world record of nearly 1,300 people.

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A small glass of wine outlines the world record toast relay event during the Great Temecula Toast event.

Hundreds of people gather in front of Temecula City Hall to attempt to break the toast relay world record.

Mike Marcotte, official adjudicator of the Guiness Book of World Records, helps organize the Great Temecula Toast as participants prepare to attempt to break the world record.

Shana Pennington smiles with friends as she and hundreds of other people wait to attempt to break the toast relay world record.

People wait to attempt the toast relay world record during the Great Temecula Toast hosted by Visit Temecula Valley. The world record happening in Temecula fell short by over 300 people.

Enrique Ferro of Ferro Family Wines and Alma Lyon participate in the Great Temecula Toast world record attempt.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS CHILDREN’S EVENTS May 6-May 23 – 5:30-7 p.m.

Each Monday, children from ages 12-16 can attend “Website Development Classes” at the Kay Ceniceros Senior Center, 29995 Evans Road, in Menifee. Cost is $100 for residents and $120 for nonresidents. For more information, call 951-723-3880 or email contractclasses@cityofmenifee.us.

COMMUNITY EVENTS May 5-8 – 8 a.m. daily. Menifee Restaurant Week will feature events at different locations and restaurants each day for an exploration of culinary destinations.

For more information, visit http:// menifeerestaurantweek.com or contact EconDev@cityofmenifee.

May 7 – 11 a.m. Pro-skaters will perform skateboarding demonstration with an on-site ramp at Hope in the Valley Church, 1480 N. Kirby St., in Hemet. Meet featured skater Beaver Fleming, known as “The Fly Out King,” in person for autographs and pictures. The free event with music and more is open to the public.

May 7 – 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Assistance League Hemacinto presents a “Show of Fashions” at the AL Thrift Store at the Hemet Elks Lodge No. 1740 at 1305 W. Florida Ave. in Hemet. The upscale show features a luncheon, door prizes and gift baskets. Donations benefit the children of the San Jacinto Valley. For tickets, $25, contact Gloria Madrid at 213-910-6840 or Kathy Harvill at 951-652-0633.

May 14 – 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The eighth annual Lambs Fellowship Car and Bike Show will be held at the church grounds, 21901 Railroad Canyon Drive, in Lake Elsinore with more than 350 classic show cars, 150 motorcycles and featured iconic cars like the Batmobile and Knight Rider’s Kitt, food and entertainment.

May 17 – 9 a.m. Fitness experts will speak at the Murrieta Public Library, 8 Town Square, in Murrieta. Expert Kevin Duenas and his team of movement experts will

speak on using biomechanics and applied kinesiology with fitness, post-rehab and athletic clients.

APG Golf owner and Golf Pro at Bear Creek, Tony Greco, teaches golf to children and golfers who want to excel as well as PGA Tour Professionals. Contact Rita Nastri at 951-698-8640 or visit http:// www.murrietalibraryfriends.org.

May 21 – Noon to 3 p.m. Mayor Max and deputies Mitzi and Mikey of Idyllwild will hold a ninth birthday party with free food, entertainment and a doggie boutique at Mountain Paws, 54380 N. Circle Drive, in Idyllwild. For more information, contact Phyllis at 949-525-0100.

May 21 – 5 a.m. The Boys & Girls Club’s first 5K run at the Lake Perris State Recreation Area, 17801 Lake Perris Drive, in Perris will benefit both Menifee and Perris Boys & Girls Clubs. Registration for adults is $20, for children is $10 and for parking is $10. Race begins at 8 a.m.

May 30 – 10 a.m. The Menifee Memorial Day Observance Ceremony will be held in Central Park, 30268 Civic Plaza Driver, in Menifee with speakers, vendors and special recognition events.

May 30 – 8 a.m. The Murrieta Memorial Day Observance Ceremony will be held in Town Square Park in Murrieta with guest speakers and guests in remembrance of the lives lost in serving the nation.

June 18 – 4 -7 p.m. Father’s Day Car Show will take place at California Oaks Park, 40600 California Oaks Road, in Murrieta.

ONGOING – The city of Menifee offers in-city or out-of-city special event vendor applications online or at Menifee City Hall to apply for signature and other special events. Contact Menifee City Hall, 29844 Haun Road, 951-6726777, or online at businesslicensing@cityofmenifee.us.

ONGOING – Riverside Transportation Commission is offering Park and Ride Lots to connect with carpools, vanpools and transit systems in Beaumont at 600 E. Sixth

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Street, in San Jacinto at 501 S. San Jacinto Ave. and in Temecula at Grace Presbyterian Church, 31143 Nicolas Road, open from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. but not on weekends.

ONGOING – Sun City Civic Association Monthly Square Dance sessions are held Sundays from 1:30-5 p.m. at 26850 Sun City Blvd., Sun City.

ONGOING – If you know a homebound older adult, resources in Menifee are available, including grab-and-go, cooked and frozen food for pickup. Courtesy Pantry items and meals delivered with no contact. Three days of emergency food can be delivered immediately or restaurant meal delivery for those who don’t qualify for food assistance programs. Call 800-5102020 for help.

ONGOING – The Riverside County COVID-19 Business Assistance Grant Program is accepting online applications for business grants up to $10,000 at http://www.rivercobizhelp.org that can be used for employee retention, working capital, personal protective equipment purchases, rent or mortgage payments and paying vendor notices. Eligible businesses, including nonprofits, must be in Riverside County, with a minimum of one but less than 50 employees and operating for at least one year since March 1. For more information, call Riverside County Business and Community Services at 951-955-0493.

ONGOING – 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Temecula Winchester Swap Meet continues, 33280 Newport Road in Winchester, Saturdays and Sundays only. The small local swap meet is only 50 cents for entry, and anyone under age 10 is free admission. No dogs allowed.

ONGOING – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Every Sunday, Murrieta Village Walk Farmers Market is at Village Walk Place in Murrieta. The Sunday morning farmers market at Village Walk Plaza is a place to buy fruits and veggies, gourmet food and crafts. Come to the center in the northwest corner of Kalmia/ Cal Oaks at the Interstate 215 exit in Murrieta.

ONGOING – Temecula’s Farmers Markets are offered in Old Town Temecula Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to noon, 4100 Main St. in Temecula; at Promenade Temecula, 40640 Winchester Road, outside JC Penney every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and at Vail Headquarters, 32115 Temecula Parkway, every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. In compliance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Riverside County Public Health orders, the farmers markets will be restricted to agriculture products only. Follow the Old Town Temecula Farmers Market on Facebook to stay updated. No pets are allowed.

WORKSHOPS, MEETINGS, NOTICES May 6 – The Ramona Bowl Summer Youth Theater is seeking children for its production of Disney’s “Frozen.” Open to ages 5-18, registration is Saturday, May 14, at 8 a.m. in West Valley High School’s choir room, 3401 Mustang Way, in Hemet. A fee of $50 is due at time of registration. All participants will be in the produc-

tion. For more information, visit http://www.ramonabowl.com or call 951-658-3111.

May 6-May 10 – Caltrans is seeking public input on its draft Active Transportation Plan, which identifies locations for bicycle and pedestrian improvements on the state highway system across San Bernardino and Riverside counties. To view and comment on the draft plan Summary Report and Story Map, visit https://bit. ly/CATPlanComment. For more information about the Caltrans Active Transportation Plans, visit http://catplan.org.

May 7 – 7 p.m. Young Playwrights’ Project Contest screening will be held in person at The Salvation Army’s Joan Kroc Theatre in San Diego or streaming online individually or in schools. The cost is $20 to stream online; pay-whatyou-can options are available.

Local young playwright, Declan Kallberg, age 14, wrote “Boxed In” while attending Western Center Academy. He is a second time California Young Playwrights Contest winner. Public screening and reception in person is $50 per person. For more information, visit http://www.playwrightsproject. org/productions/p or email write@ playwrightsproject.org.

May 7 – 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Emotional Boost Course is offered by Riverside County Trauma Intervention Program presented at Menifee KPC Global Medical Center, 284000 McCall Blvd., in Menifee. The course will show how to strengthen relationships using the Emotional Boost Method.

To register, call 951-698-2453 or email staff@tiprivco.org.

May 9 – 6-9 p.m. First RAZA graduation at Mt. Jacinto College in San Jacinto, 1499 N. State St. in San Jacinto is presented by MSJC Latinx/Indigenous Alliance.

May 10 – 3:30-4:30 p.m. The Valley Nonprofit Network meets at the Hemet San Jacinto Chamber or Commerce, 615 N. San Jacinto St., in Hemet. Meet the nonprofit representatives.

May 12 – 3:30-4:30 p.m. The Multicultural Network meets at the Hemet San Jacinto Chamber or Commerce, 615 N. San Jacinto St., in Hemet.

May 14 – 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Escondido High School Cougar Alumni presents a celebration marking the 75th anniversary of EHS. The Golden Reunion is being held at Escondido High School Wilson Stadium, Home of Chick Embrey Field, in Escondido. For more information and registration, visit the website at https://ehsgoldenreunion.org/.

May 14 – 2-4 p.m. Dorland Mountain Arts Colony will host a Friends of Dorland donor appreciation afternoon at the Colony, 36701 Highway 79 South, in Temecula.

RSVP by emailing info@DorlandArtsColony.org.

May 17 – Noon. Sons of Norway Vinland Lodge will celebrate Norway’s Constitution Day at the Heritage Mobile Park Clubhouse, 31130 S. General Kearny Road, in Temecula with potluck luncheon and a cultural presentation on syttende mai, or Constitution Day. For more information, call 951309-1579.

ONGOING – Multiple Sclerosis

Support Group Meeting meets the third Monday of each month at the Mary Phillips Senior Center, 41845 Sixth Street, in Temecula from 10 a.m. to noon. For more information, contact gaugustin206@ gmail.com.

ONGOING – Sons of Norway/ Scandinavia meets at noon the first Saturday of every month, September to June, at the Heritage Mobile Park Clubhouse, 31130 S. General Kearny Road, in Temecula. A potluck lunch is followed by a cultural program and short business meeting. Please come and enjoy company with fellow Scandinavians. Call 951-309-1597 or 951-849-1690 for more information.

ONGOING – Noon to 1 p.m. Attend Murrieta Wildomar Chamber of Commerce’s weekly business briefing via Zoom or watch live on Facebook every Wednesday.

Registration required at https://bit. ly/MWCBizBriefing. The chamber business briefing is an opportunity to hear from city, county and business leaders about current and relevant business information.

ONGOING – Menifee Community Services offers online driver’s education courses for a $21.95 fee.

The course includes animated driving scenarios, instructional videos, sample test, licensed instructor available to answer questions, DMV approved certificate of completion with all lectures and exams completed from home. Designed for students and does not include behind-the-wheel instruction or a California driver’s permit. Contact 951-723-3880 or visit the city of Menifee to register at http://www. city of menifee.us.

ONGOING – 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Michelle’s Place Cancer Resource Center and The Elizabeth Hospice host a virtual support meeting for caregivers every second and fourth week of the month via Zoom. Get helpful tips and learn from others who are also dealing with similar challenges. For more information and to register, contact The Elizabeth Hospice Grief Support Services at 833-349-2054.

ONGOING – Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous, a free 12step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, undereating or bulimia, has meetings throughout the U.S. and the world. Contact 781-9326300, or for local meetings, call 925-321-0170 or visit http://www. foodaddicts.org.

ONGOING – The Murrieta Garden Club meets each month at the Murrieta Community Center, 41810 Juniper St. Anyone who likes to garden or is interested in plants is welcome. Membership is $10 per year. Find more information about the monthly event or project on Facebook.

ONGOING – Temecula Valley Rose Society meets each month.

For more information and new meeting dates and places, visit http://www.temeculavalleyrosesociety.org.

ONGOING – Menifee Toastmasters meets every Thursday at noon for one hour at a designated place to have fun, enhance speaking capabilities, gain self-confidence and improve social skills.

For new dates, call 760-807-1323 or visit http://www.MenifeeToastmasters.org for more information.

Menifee’s Taco Trail is bursting with local flavor MENIFEE – Did someone say tacos? Menifee’s newest mobile shop local experience, the Menifee Taco Trail, launched Tuesday, May 3.

To participate, taco lovers can download the free Menifee Taco Trail app at http://MenifeeTacoTrail.com. The Menifee Taco Trail app includes an interactive map of all participating locations – restaurants, outdoor markets and taco vendors – in Menifee that feature a taco on their menu.

Menifee Taco Trail participants who visited a set number of taco serving businesses can collect prizes such as a Taco Trail Decal, Taco Trail Air Freshener, Taco Trail Hat and Taco Trail T-shirt.

Menifee Taco Trail participants are encouraged to use the hashtag #MenifeeTacoTrail on social media to share their culinary adventure and exclusive prizes and spread their love for Menifee and their taco experience.

The Menifee Taco Trail will be

a year-round promotion; however, participants have until May 1, 2023, to complete the trail and redeem prizes. Participants must redeem prizes within 30 days of completion and are limited to one per pass. There is no cost for Menifee businesses to participate in this promotion.

“Taco ‘bout a good time! The Menifee Taco Trail promotion is a fun and engaging way for visitors and locals alike to support local Menifee businesses and explore our diverse and growing culinary scene,” Gina Gonzalez, director of Menifee Economic Development and taco enthusiast, said. “With over a million people in Menifee’s 20-minute trade area, we are very excited to invite everyone to explore our city and join the Taco Trail.”

To view a complete list of participating restaurants, taco vendors and outdoor markets, visit http:// MenifeeTacoTrail.com. If anyone is a taco vendor, outdoor market

or restaurant in Menifee that features tacos on the menu, Menifee encouraged them to be a part of the Menifee Taco Trail by emailing exploremenifee@cityofmenifee.us or calling 951-672-6777.

Menifee Taco Trail is the first of its kind in southwest Riverside County. It is the first of many experiences and shop local passes that Menifee will be launching as part of the city’s ongoing initiatives to raise awareness and highlight the benefits of shopping locally.

Menifee Taco Trail is one of many events scheduled for Menifee Restaurant Week, which took place between Monday to Friday, May 2-6. For more information or to participate in any other events, visit http://www.

MenifeeRestaurantWeek.com or email EconDev@cityofmenifee.us.

Follow along on Menifee’s social media platforms for featured “Best Dishes” throughout the week.

Submitted by city of Menifee.

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Lambs Fellowship Car and Bike Show to raise money for local youth in need LAKE ELSINORE – More than 350 classic show cars, 150 motorcycles and featured iconic cars like the Batmobile and Knight Rider’s Kitt will roll into Lake Elsinore Saturday, May 14, for the eighth annual Lambs Fellowship Car and Bike Show from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The city of Lake Elsinore and Mayor Timothy Sheridan recognized the Lambs Car and Bike Show and Paul Kakis, executive director of event ministries, for hosting the spring event that supports many local children’s programs and began in 2014.

“The funds raised by this fun, family-friendly event have truly changed the lives of so many children,” Sheridan said. “I encourage anyone in the region to come out and enjoy this free family event. It’s our largest car and bike event in the region.”

Since starting the event, Kakis and his team at Lambs Fellowship have raised more than $78,000 for Pepper Tree Homework House by The Dream Center of Lake Elsinore offering bilingual tutoring programs for Lake Elsinore Unified School District; Lambs Fellowship’s vacation Bible school, which is open to the community free of charge; Temecula Valley High Hopes Foundation supporting children with Down syndrome and Lambs Fellowship’s youth ministries scholarship summer camp program.

The Lambs Fellowship Car & Bike Show is hosted at 21901 Railroad Canyon Road in Lake Elsinore. This year’s event will feature custom movie cars, food trucks, photo opportunities for children, live entertainment by The Fabulous Nomads, “Legends of the Surf Guitars,” raffle prizes, a chance win a big screen TV and

see Thunder from Lake Elsinore Storm Baseball and more, free shuttle pick up and drop off at O’Reilly Auto Parts on Grape Street.

Lambs Fellowship has also supported the city’s efforts to bring classic cars to Downtown Lake Elsinore. Car cruises and shows will return to Historic Downtown Lake Elsinore this summer, including June 25, July 23 and Aug. 26-27 from 6-9 p.m. All participants at these shows will also receive goody bags. For more information, contact Melissa Veliz, special events coordinator of Lake Elsinore, at mveliz@lakeelsinore.org or at 951-674-3124.

Sponsorships include the Signature Sponsor Anderson Chevrolet as well as Monster Energy, Vertical Doors of Lake Elsinore, Temecula Trophy and Design, Kelly Speed Shop, SNC Solutions, Villa Root Barrier, Steve and Nancy Pease, city of Lake Elsinore, Sunstate Equipment Co. Hunts Hotrods, Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys, Precision Alignment & Brake Inc, Outlaws Armory of Canyon Lake, Lake Elsinore Casino, Smiley’s Empire Tires & Wheels, ZL parts Inc, Kindig IT Design, Top Service Plumbing Co., Diamond Environmental Services, Coldwell Banker, Temecula Valley Boomers, RockAuto.com, Summit Racing Equipment, Grip Clean, Lady Wolfe Fitness, Bird Family Tire Auto, CR&R Incorporated, Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, Canyon Lake Dentistry, O’Reilly Auto parts and many others. For more information, visit http://www.lambscarshow. com.

Submitted by Lambs Fellowship.

MSJC Performing Arts and Dance Department presents ‘Evoke’ SAN JACINTO – The Mt. San Jacinto College Performing Arts and the Dance Department will present “Evoke,” a concert featuring both live performance and dance-for-the-camera videos, from Friday to Sunday, May 6-8, in the San Jacinto Campus Theater.

Dancers from both the Menifee Valley and San Jacinto campuses will perform a variety of genres and styles. The concert features work by faculty members Rachel Holdt, Kirsten Johansen, Natalia Morales and co-Artistic Directors Julie Freeman and Paula Naggi, returning alumni LaToya Butler and Martin Carrillo and special guest artist in Polynesian dance Elaine Talamaivao.

“Evoke” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 6-7, and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 8, in the San Jacinto Campus Theater, 1499 N. State St., in San Jacinto.

General admission is $10. Students, seniors, and vets are $5.

The Mt. San Jacinto College Performing Arts and the Dance Department will present “Evoke,” a concert featuring both live performance and dance-for-the-camera videos, from Friday to Sunday, May 6-8 in the San Jacinto Campus Theater. Valley News/Courtesy photo

Children under age 12 are free.

Tickets may be purchased at the door, or online at http://msjc.edu.

Those needing a disabilityrelated accommodation can call 951-487-3305 or email dspssjc@ msjc.edu at least five days before

the event.

For information, contact Julie Freeman at jfreeman@msjc.edu or Paula Naggi at pnaggi@msjc.edu.

Submitted by Mt. San Jacinto College.

Temecula Valley Museum presents new exhibit and spring programs to the community Kim Harris MANAGING EDITOR

Temecula residents and visitors alike are invited to visit the Temecula Valley Museum, 28314 Mercedes Street, for the new exhibit, “History in Your Pocket,” open through Sunday, June 12.

The new exhibit, which opened April 8, celebrates the evolution of numerous inventions that are now all available on one portable device, a smartphone.

Using a vast array of artifacts from the museum’s archived collections, the exhibit illustrates their history, and how they have become

obsolete thanks to the smartphone.

Explore the impact the smartphone has had on all sorts of inventions the exhibit shows how much history there is in a person’s pocket.

In addition to the new exhibit, the May 14 Second Saturday event, Guam, will celebrate Asian Pacific Heritage Month as participants learn about the culture of the Island Nation of Guam.

Featuring Guamanian food which include lumpia from Cora’s Bakery and tastes from Espadín, visitors can create a scenic craft featuring Guam’s marine life and other defining characteristics of the country; live dance perfor-

mance by the Kutturan Chamoru Foundation and a free art lesson inspired by the country’s tropical landscape.

Also featured is the new student mural, Wildlife of the Temecula Valley. Created by students from Springs Charter School and created in the style of American Artist Keith Haring, the mural will be on display throughout May and June.

For more information, visit http://TemeculaValleyMuseum. org or call 951-694-6450.

Kim Harris can be reached by email at kharris@reedermedia. com.

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ENTERTAINMENT From a top-secret wine cellar in Temecula Wine Country, it’s…

The

Winery Review

The Ponte Winery Tasting Room located at 35053 Rancho California Road in Temecula’s wine country.

Valley News/Shane Gibson photos

The Mystery Wino SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Everyone has their own priorities when it comes to getting the most out of a day of wine tasting. I prefer small to medium-sized wineries that offer a less crowded, more intimate experience with a focus on winemaking. Sometimes, however, there is no substitute for a resort-style winery that has it all – full-service restaurant, pool, spa, conference rooms, hotel, bar, gift shop and a vast selection of serviceable wines. Only two places in Temecula check all those boxes, and they happen to sit right next to

Popular Ponte Winery wines from left, Vermentino, Sparkling Rose, Cabernet Franc, Sangiovese and beverino.

each other on Rancho California Road: South Coast Winery and Ponte Winery. This week, I’m visiting the latter.

The Background Claudio Ponte and his brother Roberto began farming grapes in Temecula in 1984. In fact, the Ponte family took over the region’s first vineyards, planted by John Moramarco for the Brookside Vineyard Company in 1969. They replanted many of the original vines to “noble grapes” such as cabernet sauvignon and chardonnay. In 2000, Pierce’s Disease decimated most of Temecula’s vineyards. This time, the Pontes focused on Italian varietals, such as arneis, montepulciano, vermentino, sangiovese and others.

In 2003, the Ponte brothers decided to utilize their 300 acres for more than just farming. They built a tasting room, wine-making facility and restaurant. In 2012, they built the Ponte Vineyard Inn next door, a boutique hotel with 90 rooms and two on-site restaurants. In 2017, they purchased Hawks View, a small winery in Willamette Valley, Oregon, specializing in chardonnay and pinot noir. Most recently, they opened a new boutique winery called Bottaia less than a mile from their flagship. With Claudio at the helm, Ponte has become a mini-empire, though it still places a strong emphasis on farming and sustainability.

Numerous winemakers have

come and gone at Ponte over the past two decades. Perhaps that is because Claudio takes a dim view of winemaking as an art. It is embodied in a quote on their website: “If you like it, it’s a good wine.” My rejoinder is: “Or you might have bad taste.” Regardless, I’ve found Ponte’s wines to be solid and even excellent over the years.

The winery consists of two complexes. The 2003 buildings are part of a barn-chic group of structures that includes a tasting room, an outdoor restaurant, a wedding and events building, barrel room and a private wine-making facility. To the west sits the gorgeous Spanish mission-style hotel with its own parking lot. It features a peaceful enclosed courtyard, two restaurants, pond, cellar bar and pool area. It consistently receives rave reviews from guests and critics alike.

The Visit On a Tuesday afternoon, I parked at the main lot in front of Ponte’s green tasting barn. Few properties in town are as well maintained or attractive. Before entering the tasting room, I explored the winery grounds, which are dominated by the open-air restaurant. I’ve eaten at the Restaurant at Ponte many times; it is one of my favorite places to bring visiting friends. It has good service, great ambience and even better food. Reservations are highly recommended.

I walked past the restaurant to the

PONTE WINERY 35053 Rancho California Road, Temecula, CA 92592 Tel 951-694-8855; Ponte Vineyard Inn – 951-587-6688 Email: tastingroom@pontewinery.com http://www.pontewinery.com Owner: Claudio Ponte and partners Winemaking consultants: Don Crank III and Marco Cavalieri Founded: 2003 Acres planted: 300 + acres on-site.

Typical wines offered: arneis, cabernet franc, chardonnay (Oregon), montepulciano, petit sirah, pinot grigio, sangiovese, tempranillo, vermentino, red and white blends, rosés, sparkling, sweet.

Cellar Wine Lounge in the hotel offers a full bar selection.

Cases per year: 25,000 + Price range: $$$ (of $$$) HOURS Winery open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Closed on major holidays.

Wheelchair accessible.

TASTINGS & TOURS • $30 for six pours.

• Reserve Room is open to members Wed-Fri, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Limos and groups of eight or more must make reservations.

• See website for tour information.

FOOD The Restaurant at Ponte is a full-service restaurant offering outdoor dining.

Reservations are strongly recommended. Open Wednesday to Sunday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Bouquet Restaurant and Cellar Wine Lounge at the hotel also serve food.

LODGING Ponte Vineyard Inn, a 90-room boutique hotel with pool, restaurants and spa service.

ENTERTAINMENT Family friendly. Limited private gatherings, weddings, wine pairings, grape stomps and other events. Wine club. Full bar in Cellar Wine Lounge. See website for details.

Shop inside the tasting room at Ponte Winery.

A water fountain at the center of the well-maintained courtyard greets guests at Ponte Winery.

water fountain bubbling in the immaculate courtyard. The winery sits at the crest of a wide mesa that runs from the roundabout at Anza and Rancho California Roads to Monte de Oro Road. From the courtyard, one can appreciate the expansiveness of Ponte’s vineyards, which seem to stretch endlessly toward the Palomar Mountains.

The Wines As I entered the tasting room, I was immediately confronted by a sprawling gift shop, which made the large room feel claustrophobic. There were several counters to choose from, but only one was open. From Wednesday to Sunday, a sit-down tasting area for members is open at the back of the property.

On weekends, the winery is packed, but today only a dozen or so people stood at the counter. If you buy a glass, you should definitely enjoy it in the courtyard.

My server Laureen greeted me with a wine tasting menu and a glass. I appreciated her style, knowledge and poise. When she told me that she was a wine grower herself who had worked at Ponte for nine years, I understood why she was so good.

At $30 for six tastings, Ponte is more expensive than most other wineries in the area. With one or two exceptions, all wines are estategrown. When I visited, there were three sparkling, four whites, five reds and three sweet wines on the menu. In total, Ponte makes wines from 16 different varietals, with an emphasis on Italians. Wines are almost always approachable, young and made for easy drinking.

I started with the 2020 Pinot Grigio. On the nose, I smelled green apple, lemon and wet stone. On the palate, it was citrusy like most pinot grigios – one wine writer described their flavor as “lemons and sadness” – but with subtle notes of honey and blossom as well. I next

tried the 2020 Arneis, a smooth yet interesting white, with notes of pear, apple and apricot. I also tasted the 2019 Angry Wife, a proprietary white blend that had seen some oak aging. The mouthfeel was buttery and viscous like a chardonnay, with hints of sour apple and honeydew melon flavors.

I tried four reds, starting with the 2018 Montepulciano, an Italian varietal that is becoming popular in Temecula. At 14.5% alcohol by volume, it tasted hot to me, but it was full of dark fruit flavors such as plum and blackberry. I also tried the 2019 Cabernet Franc, which smelled terrific, with vanilla and berry notes most noticeable. On the palate it was like liquid blackberry jam – smooth, balanced and delicious. It was my favorite wine of the day.

Finally, I had the red 2019 Angry Wife, a blend of Bordeaux grapes.

I loved this wine. The taste was all black cherry and plum with a luscious mouth feel. It had firm tannins that gave it some structure, but it was also smooth and eminently drinkable.

Visit Ponte Winery if you like… red and white wines, Italian varietals, estate wines, sweet wines, red and white blends, views, hotel, pool, full-service restaurants, indoor and outdoor dining, elbow room, counter tastings, huge gift shop, full bar (in hotel), live music, people watching, family friendly.

Avoid Ponte Winery if you like… food trucks, cabernet sauvignon and merlot, boutique winery, bargains, sit-down tastings, picnic grounds, dog friendly, longer-aged wines, casual atmosphere, small crowds.

Wine Wit – “Wine rejoices the heart of man, and joy is the mother of all virtues.” Johann Goethe Next up: Lorimar Winery The Mystery Wino is a writer, wine geek, vineyard owner and winemaker based in Temecula.

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Wildomar health fair promotes physical fitness, blood donations and COVID vaccinations at Marna O’Brien Park Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

Even though heavier crowds were seen in pre-COVID years at Wildomar’s annual Community Health & Fitness Fair at Marna O’Brien Park, this year’s event attracted many people to participate in fitness exercises, donate blood and get their final COVID-19 booster Saturday, April 30.

Attending the special health event with members of gyms and fitness organizations were Wildomar City Council members, Mayor Ben Benoit, Mayor Pro Tem Joseph Morabito and Council Member Bridgette Moore plus many staff members.

New Wildomar City Manager Dan York showed up after a 25mile bike ride to join in a yoga class taught by a member of Rising Phoenix. Also presenting demonstrations and inviting residents to participate in everything from weightlifting to balance and wobble boards were Unleashed Fitness, Rocket Fitness Gym, Default Fitness and other fitness organizations in Wildomar.

Providing the first COVID shot or boosters at the vaccine clinic were nurses from Riverside University Health System and in

LifeStream Blood Bank bloodmobile urges visitors to the Wildomar health fair to donate a pint of blood so badly needed to help save someone’s life and maybe their own someday. Donations can always be made by calling 800-879-4484 for an appointment or locations of a Valley News/Tony Ault photos bloodmobile.

the parking lot on Palomar Road in Wildomar was the LifeStream Blood Bank bloodmobile with staff gladly accepting badly needed blood donations. Several Wildomar staffers gave blood during the morning event.

For the children visiting the fair there were several Jolly Jumpers and a face-painting booth.

Mayor Benoit, with assistance from a disc jockey, announced the different organizations offering fitness training and health tips.

“It’s a learning time again,” Benoit said, explaining the lowerthan-expected turnout for the 2022 fair. “But it’s a good start for the community to come back out.”

He said the health fair will be

Young athlete Oliver Bacon and others get lessons on how to use wobble boards to improve their health at the health fair in Wildomar.

held again next spring with larger crowds expected again.

Tri City Gators Football greeted some of its players attending while the Riverside County Health Foundation, Riverside County Library and Riverside County Recovery Resources handed out information about their organizations. Rainbow Air Cleaners offered air cleaners for a free trial, while West Coast Dental described some of their services available in

different Riverside County locations. Wildomar Beautification members were on hand to invite other residents to join in their highly recognized community cleanup campaigns.

Staff from the Riverside Transit Agency showed off one of their new clean energy and Wi-Fi equipped buses.

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‘Magic mushrooms’ for therapy? Vets help sway conservatives Lindsay Whitehurst THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Matthew Butler spent 27 years in the Army, but it took a day in jail to convince him his post-traumatic stress disorder was out of control.

The recently retired Green Beret had already tried antidepressants, therapy and a support dog. But his arrest for punching a hole in his father’s wall after his family tried to stage an intervention in Utah made it clear none of it was working.

“I had a nice house. I had a great job, whatever, but I was unable to sleep, had frequent nightmares, crippling anxiety, avoiding crowds,” he said. “My life was a wreck.”

He eventually found psychedelic drugs, and he said they changed his life.

“I was able to finally step way back and go, ‘Oh, I see what’s going on here. I get it now,’” Butler, now 52, said.

Currently, his run-ins with police have ended; he’s happily married and reconciled with his parents.

Butler, who lives in the Salt Lake City suburbs, is among military veterans in several U.S. states helping to persuade lawmakers to study psychedelic mushrooms for therapeutic use.

Conservative Utah has become at least the fourth state over the last two years to approve studying the potential medical use of psychedelics, which are still federally illegal. A string of cities have also decriminalized so-called magic mushrooms and an explosion of investment money is flowing into the arena.

Experts said the research is promising for treating conditions ranging from post-traumatic stress disorder to quitting smoking, but caution some serious risks remain, especially for those with certain mental health conditions.

Oregon is so far the only state to legalize the therapeutic use of psilocybin, the psychedelic active ingredient in certain mushrooms.

But studying them for therapy has made inroads not only in blue states like Hawaii, Connecticut and Maryland, but also Republican-led Texas, Utah and Oklahoma, which passed a study bill through the state House this year.

The progress stands in contrast to medical marijuana, which Utah lawmakers refused to allow until a ballot measure helped push it through. The proposal, however, to study a broad range of psychedelic drugs passed easily this year.

Texas has yet to legalize medical marijuana, but former Republican Gov. Rick Perry helped shepherd through a bill last year to use $1.4 million to fund a study of psilocybin for treating post-traumatic stress disorder.

“The stigma attached to psilocybin and most psychedelics dates back to the 60s and 70s. It’s been very hard for them to overcome,” Democratic Rep. Alex Dominguez, who sponsored the bill, said. “My approach was, ‘Let’s find the group

that all sides claim that they are supportive of.’ And that would be veterans.”

He also heard from conservatives like Perry who support the use of psilocybin to treat posttraumatic stress disorder – and let advocates from that end of the political spectrum take the lead publicly.

Maryland also gave bipartisan approval to spending $1 million this year to fund alternative therapies for veterans, including psychedelics. Democratic sponsor Sen. Sarah Elfreth, whose district includes the U.S. Naval Academy, noted the spike in suicides among veterans.

“I don’t envision the VA acting anytime soon,” she said. “We’re at a true crisis level, and it’s time for the states to step up.”

Psilocybin has been decriminalized in nearby Washington, as well as Denver, which decriminalized it in 2019, followed by Oakland and Santa Cruz; Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Cambridge, Massachusetts.

There’s also plenty of venture capital being invested from people who have had positive experiences and are “highly motivated” to invest in psychedelics as treatment, John Krystal, the chair of psychiatry at Yale University, said.

Decriminalization?

Rhode Island lawmakers are weighing a proposal to decriminalize psilocybin this year, and in Colorado, there’s an effort to get statewide decriminalization on the ballot. But similar measures have stalled in Statehouses elsewhere, including California and Maine.

Studying psychedelics, though, has gained more traction. In Oklahoma, a bill from Republican Reps. Daniel Pae and Logan Phillips would legalize research on psilocybin.

“I believe the research will show that there is a way to use this drug safely and responsibly, and it could save the lives of thousands of Oklahomans,” Pae said in a statement.

The bill passed the House last month and is now under consideration in the Senate.

It’s a stunning turnaround for a field that captivated researchers in the 1950s and 1960s, before mushrooms and LSD became known as recreational drugs. They were federally outlawed during the Nixon administration, sending research to a screeching halt.

New studies New studies, though, have indicated psilocybin could be useful in the treatment of everything from major depression to alcoholism, said Ben Lewis, an assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Utah Huntsman Mental Health Institute.

“People are referring to this current period of time as the psychedelic Renaissance,” he said.

Up to 30% of depression sufferers are considered resistant to current treatment, and there have been few recent leaps forward in drug innovation, he said.

The risk of addiction or overdose

is considered low with psychedelics, especially under medical supervision and while some cardiac conditions can present a physical risk, many people’s physical reactions aren’t dangerous.

But there are serious psychological risks, especially for people with certain forms of mental illness or a family history of conditions like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.

“Then there’s a possibility that a high-dose psychedelic experience could sort of trigger that and lead to long-lasting mental health issues,” Albert Garcia-Romeu, an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, said.

Classic psychedelics include LSD, mescaline, psilocybin and ayahuasca. Plant-based psychedelics have long been used in indigenous cultures around the world.

Therapeutic use Their therapeutic use at Johns Hopkins is carefully monitored, Garcia-Romeu said. Patients are screened and typically have at least three appointments: one for preparation, a second to take the drugs and a third to work through the psychedelic experience.

For Butler, the 2018 arrest at his parents’ home was a turning point.

He started researching new ways to deal with the post-traumatic stress disorder he has suffered since deploying six times to Iraq and Afghanistan and working in counterterrorism and hostage rescues in Somalia for the U.S. Special Forces before retiring as a lieutenant colonel in 2017.

Eventually he came across ayahuasca, long a part of traditional cultures in South America. Last summer, he took part in a ceremony involving the psychoactive brew, overseen by a woman knowledgeable about its effects. She talked to him as the experience took hold, including a feeling of euphoria, the sight of geometric shapes and a sense he was entering his subconscious.

She spoke to him about his childhood and how the military had shaped his life.

Experienced help “It really was as simple as having an experienced person who understood the medicine, who understood that subconscious space and understood PTSD. It was as simple as listening to her,” he said.

He credits that single session with getting his post-traumatic stress disorder about 80% under control, though he occasionally does another if he finds his symptoms returning.

About two-thirds to three-quarters of people in studies have experienced significant improvements in their symptoms, Garcia-Romeu said. Those are promising results, especially for quitting smoking, where current treatments only work for about one-third of people, he said.

The Food and Drug Administration designated psilocybin a “breakthrough therapy” in 2018, a label that’s designed to speed the development and review of

drugs to treat a serious condition.

MDMA, often called ecstasy, also has that designation for treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.

How quickly states move from study to wider availability remains to be seen. Connecticut recommended legal medical use only after psilocybin is approved by the FDA, which may take until 2025 or later as the agency works through its process, including risk assessment.

Approval is important to safety as well as access, the Connecticut assessment said 0 without it, many insurance companies likely

wouldn’t cover the treatment, leaving it open only to the wealthy.

In Utah, the study team is expected to complete its work in the fall.

“We’ll see what can and can’t be done,” Republican Rep. Brady Brammer, who sponsored the bill, said. “If they feel like it’s safe, it’ll be an interesting ride.”

AP writers Brian Witte in Annapolis, Maryland; Sean Murphy in Oklahoma City; Susan Haigh in Hartford, Connecticut, and Jim Vertuno in Austin, Texas, contributed to this report.

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Temecula ‘Tot Mama’ shares her many family-friendly finds Diane A. Rhodes SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Lisa McGuigan launched “Temecula Tots,” an Instagram digital lifestyle guide after moving to Temecula in June of 2021. The self-described “park-obsessed, animal-loving mama who believes that adventure is everywhere” shares kid-friendly everything while highlighting local and national businesses, supporting nonprofits and connecting like-minded parents.

“Our growth has been organic and very much through word-ofmouth,” she said. “I am a part of a few local mom groups and there are many times people have a question about a park or activity and 9 out of 10 times I have the answer. Over time, people started referring others to my page which is such a nice compliment. I am honored to be a resource for other moms.”

Lisa, her husband Mick and their two “up-for-all” tots have visited and reviewed more than 60 local parks. She said her two young children are very vocal and wonderfully candid.

“At a recent playground that was particularly dangerous, my son told me to add a skeleton in the post,” McGuigan said. “Just when you think they have no idea what’s going on, they amaze you. Sleep with one eye open; kids are smarter than we give them credit for.”

When first starting Temecula Tots, one of her objectives was to provide information that was very easy to digest in under 60 seconds.

“We are all busy and personally,

during this very hectic season of life, I rarely find the time to read blogs. I seek quick at-a-glance information that tells me what I need to know without having to click on multiple links. That’s what I’ve tried to do here; I structure my posts like reviews,” she said.

“Early on, I knew that I wanted to make Temecula Tots a fun space to get information and connect.

In addition to sharing location overviews, I host giveaways and work with businesses interested in extending a discount to our audience. I have a promotion right now with Swimply, which is basically the Airbnb of swimming pools, for 25% off a dip. Anyone is welcome to use my promo code TEMECULATOTS22 for 25% off a swim. For me, this is what it’s about. Sharing information, passing on a deal and supporting our community.”

She shared that while the family has their favorites, they generally try to hit a new park each week.

“Riverton and Vail Ranch, for example, are part of our regular rotation because they are so unique and fun,” McGuigan said. “We are blown away by the parks here. The Temecula Parks and Rec team is truly doing the good work!”

She posts to her social media account about four times a week, mostly about her own family’s experiences but at times will share events in and around Temecula if she feels it is relevant to her audience.

While they enjoy exploring their new hometown, the McGuigans are often visiting and sharing other Southern California destinations.

Lisa McGuigan’s son enjoys a sunny day at Sunset Park in Temecula.

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The McGuigan family shares their many adventurous outings on Temecula Tots.

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“Since I have lived in many cities, I enjoy bringing my children to locations that their mom used to frequent,” she said. “Irvine Spectrum, where I spent some of my twenties, was a fun share for me. It was bizarre experiencing my old stomping ground through the eyes of my children.”

The family’s move to Temecula from San Diego was prompted by the onset of COVID-19 when Mick McGuigan’s job for a national Managed Service Provider transitioned to a work-from-home position.

“My husband, a true trooper, worked in our tiny bathroom for 10-plus hours a day,” Lisa McGuigan said. “As the days, weeks and eventually months went on, I decided it was time to expand our horizons. We had been to Temecula once or twice but didn’t know much about living here. When we took the leap and moved here, I soon realized there were many other families who had done the same thing and were also in search of a new beginning.”

The family was always big on exploring and playgrounds so sharing with others came naturally.

Lisa McGuigan, a former marketing director, currently works as a consultant while home with her children.

“Mick is the hardest worker I have ever met, and I am very happy to have removed him from his bathroom office,” she said.

She also admits that she doesn’t miss regular haunts they had in

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San Diego as much as she thought she might.

“Whenever I think, ‘gee, I miss this,’ I find it here,” McGuigan said. “We were members at San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum, but here we have The Little Red Barn. We don’t have the San Diego Safari Park, but we have Sale Ranch and Viva Global Rescue. No beach, but gorgeous trails and just an abundance of beauty all around us. We feel very lucky to live here.”

McGuigan said a highlight of providing her insights on Temecula Tots has been the genuine appreciation of the work that goes into the posts.

“Our goal is to simplify the experience of taking your littles ones out into the world and as a mom I know what information is needed to have a successful outing,” she said. “I try and go into detail without carrying on, a hard balance that I don’t always hit.”

She likes to include details such as if there is a parking lot or public bathrooms.

“It sounds obvious, but to a mom schlepping her kids on her own, this information is useful,” she said. “I get messages when people experience or visit something we suggested and I am so taken aback, in the best way, when people take timeout of their busy lives to thank me or tell me about their experience.”

McGuigan said there sometimes are challenges but never with what they do as a family. As Temecula Tots has grown, so have partnerships with local and national businesses, which she finds flattering.

However, there are times when it simply wouldn’t be a good fit.

“We are intentional in supporting and partnering with those that share in our desire to help animals and people,” she said. “I feel incredibly lucky that we have this platform, and I am grateful that I am 100% empowered to operate in a way that suits us. If I don’t feel good about something, I simply don’t do it.”

McGuigan has a few nonprofit partners that she supported and loved before creating Temecula Tots and she works to highlight them in a way that feels natural and is hopefully beneficial to the cause.

To that end, McGuigan has organized fundraisers to bring awareness and much needed resources to nonprofit groups she works with such as Animal Friends of the Valleys and Viva Ranch Global Sanctuary. She is partnering with Pretty Paints Party to benefit EcoVivarium at a fundraiser June 18 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at 41950 6th Street in Old Town Temecula. A $30 ticket will provide attendees with a canvas and paint kit, reptile encounter, opportunity drawings from local merchants and a free kid’s pass to EcoVivarium in Escondido. For more information and tickets, www.prettypaintsparty. com.

“I have been taking my kids to EcoVivarium for years and I wanted to find a greater way to support them,” she said. “For those that aren’t familiar, it is one of the largest reptile, amphibian and arthropod rescues in the United States. Each year hundreds of animals in need come through their doors. Some become Education Ambassadors, some are adopted into private homes and others become Sanctuary Animals at the museum.”

McGuigan said it has been fun sharing her family’s journey with the community and she is grateful that people are enjoying what they do.

“In the beginning, Temecula Tots was just about sharing our personal experiences,” McGuigan said. “As time went on, I started to meet and partner with other moms and even businesses. Natalie Priester, founder of Quail Mail Club, for example, is just an incredible asset to our community and truly runs her family-friendly hiking subscription-based business with a great deal of innovation and gusto. When I see an opportunity to introduce my audience to a product, person, experience or even a restaurant that they may have otherwise missed I consider that a win. I love hearing, ‘I had no idea!’ Adventure is all around us, but I hope we make accessing it just a little bit easier.”

For more information, Instagram and Facebook, @temeculatots or email Lisa at temeculatots@ gmail.com.

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Menifee honors Cal True Value in April Business Spotlight MENIFEE – Menifee announced Cal True Value of Menifee as the April 2022 Business Spotlight, a program that is a part of the Office of Economic Development’s B3 Building Better Businesses program.

Cal True Value is located at 26100 Newport Road, Suite A-134, in one of the city’s long-standing and popular commercial centers, Sun City Plaza, at the corner of Newport and Murrieta roads. Cal True Value said its team is dedicated to assisting all who enter their store from the experienced craftsperson to the new DIY-er. Cal True Value offers expert advice, tools, equipment and the products needed

to get that next project done.

Independently owned and operated, Cal True Value owner Greg Morrison said it is his mission to be involved in the Menifee community in local events such as the city’s Fall Festival, Tree Lighting Ceremony and Park Ranger Campfire Program.

Additionally, the business supports local school district activities along with Santa Rosa Academy, the Boys & Girls Club, MilVet, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. Cal True Value also provides teacher, first responder, military and veteran discounts.

“Businesses like Cal True Value are an embodiment of generosity in

our community, providing donations and sponsoring a variety of community events and organizations,” Councilmember Matt Liesemeyer said. “From the moment you walk in, you are greeted by friendly familiar faces ready to answer any questions and point you in the right direction. We are thankful for businesses who not only invest locally, but also invest their time, talent and products in Menifee.”

For more information, visit Cal True Value or call 951-301-9968.

To watch their featured video for the Business Spotlight Program, visit https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=seBCRxijSKQ. The Menifee Business Spotlight

is part of the Economic Development Department’s B3 Building Better Businesses program, which aims to showcase local businesses that go above and beyond the call of business, foster pride in Menifee’s thriving business community and promote diversity in Menifee’s local economy. The “Business Spotlight” is a free business recognition program to create awareness for the variety of local businesses and their contributions to the Menifee community. Chosen applicants, who are nominated by the community, are honored during a special presentation at a city council meeting and receive a free 30-second professional video developed by

the Department of Economic Development and their team that is showcased on the city’s business website, http://www.menifeebusiness.com.

Nominations are encouraged to recognize businesses in Menifee that contribute to the betterment of the Menifee community. Application can be found at https://www. cityofmenifee.us/499/MenifeeBusiness-Spotlight-Program.

For more information on the Business Spotlight program or other resources available to Menifee businesses, contact the Economic Development Department at econdev@cityofmenifee.us.

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Trane Synexis is a leading provider of dry hydrogen peroxide technology that combats viruses, bacteria, mold, odors and insects.

Dry hydrogen peroxide is the true gas form of hydrogen peroxide and the technology uses ambient oxygen and humidity that is already naturally present in every indoor

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Once implemented, dry hydrogen peroxide works nonstop to reduce the levels of microbes present in any space. The technology can clean all surfaces, including those that are out of reach or not normally cleaned.

This highly advanced cleaning technology reduces approximately 99% of the COVID-19 virus present on surfaces. It allows for continuous decontamination throughout an indoor space without disturbing any guests or employees.

“The extreme reduction of microbial threats through using this technology will help keep everyone safe at all times, both on the casino floor and in all other areas of Pala Casino Spa Resort,” Coley McAvoy, representative of Pala Casino Spa Resort, said.

Pala Casino Spa Resort includes a Las Vegas-style casino including an expansive gaming floor with over 2,000 slot and video machines, 78 table games, nine restaurants, two lounges, 2,000seat Pala Events Center, outdoor Starlight Theater and luxury hotel; five swimming pools with two hot tubs and 14 luxury cabanas. Pala Casino’s wide variety of high

Local Murrieta artist selected to showcase at Milan Exhibit this month MURRIETA – Roxy Rich, a Murrieta-based fine artist, announced that two of her oil landscape paintings, “Murrieta Mountain Trails” and “Sunset at the Villa (Gershon Bachus Vintners)” were showcased in the “Yellow” exhibit in Milano, Italy, and Fuerteventura, Spain, at M.A.D.S Gallery. The International Mixed Reality Exhibit, which opened Thursday, April 28, and ran through Wednesday, May 4, hosted a brick-and-mortar event using cutting edge technology where collectors can zoom in and view every brushstroke and online at the MADSVERSE Augmented Reality Gallery Space.

Rich’s plein air paintings received mention in 2021 in Inland Empire Magazine and 300Magazine Online for her unique, lively style of contemporary Impression-

ism.

“In the tradition of vivid Impressionist art, Roxy Rich flouts the rules and gives birth to her own understanding of space, color, and dynamics. That is why her landscapes appear to be so idiosyncratic as if you feel the painter’s personality integrated into the art.”

Aurelio Zucco, a New York based artist renowned for his photography/digital art, said Aug. 20, 2021, about “Sunset at the Villa.” “Wow... what a superb work of art! This is a masterpiece, Roxy!”

By including these two paintings in the exhibit, Rich said she hoped to help the “Temecula Revive” effort by bringing positive awareness of Temecula’s restaurants, hotels, wines and the beauty of Temecula Valley Southern California Wine Country to Europe and encouraging

more tourism to the community that has been so kind to her.

Residents and visitors to Temecula can see a selection of Rich’s pieces locally at her upcoming exhibit in Old Town. “Living Landscapes: Cosmopolitan Perspectives Garnered by a Provincial Mind” will open Monday, May 16, and run through Friday, July 8, is a series of original oil landscape paintings inspired by thoughtful reflection on the artist’s experiences at home and abroad coupled with optimistic ideas for the future.

Rich has been a featured artist in the Riverside Art & Music Festival, at Somerset and Maurice Carrie Wineries, Art off the Walls at the Merc, at the Gallery at Lorimar Winery and is the resident artist at Gershon Bachus Vintners.

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Six area entities receive CID funding Joe Naiman WRITER

Six Temecula, Murrieta and Hemet organizations or local governments were allocated Community Improvement Designation funding during the Tuesday, April 26, Riverside County Board of Supervisors meeting.

The supervisors’ 4-0 vote awarded $2,500 to the city of Temecula, $1,800 to the Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce, $1,500 to Jacob’s House, $500 to Reality Rally Inc., $250 to the Murrieta Chamber of Commerce and $250 to the Kiwanis Club of Hemet.

Supervisor Chuck Washington recommended the use of his District 3 CID budget for the allocations but was absent from the meeting.

Community Improvement Designation grants can be allocated to nonprofit organizations, public agencies, county departments or other organizations with programs which serve the social needs of the county’s population. Each county supervisor recommends the allocation of CID funding from their district budget, although a majority of the county board of supervisors is needed to approve that recommendation.

The city of Temecula will use

the CID funding for the Temecula Culture Fest which will celebrate Temecula’s cultural heritage and will take place Saturday, May 21, at Temecula Town Square. The Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce funding will support the recognition of businesses, service or other charitable organizations and individuals who have shown dedication, innovation and leadership in the community. Jacob’s House, which is based in Temecula, will utilize the allocation for lodging, meals and support for families of those hospitalized with traumatic medical needs. Reality Rally, which is headquartered in Temecula, will apply the funds to Michelle’s Place Cancer Resource Center. The Murrieta Chamber of Commerce will apply the funding to the All-Chamber Mega Mixer in which local chambers of commerce throughout the region work together to connect business communities.

The Kiwanis Club of Hemet is dedicated to improving the lives of local children with special needs, and the Community Improvement Designation funding will support the Kiwanis Club 100th anniversary fundraiser.

Joe Naiman can be reached by email at jnaiman@reedermedia. com.

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Broncos dethrone Rams, claim 2022 Southwestern League baseball title Golden Bears take second, Great Oak wins Temecula city championship JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

MURRIETA -- The Vista Murrieta Broncos baseball team wanted to make sure there were no questions about who the rightful Southwestern League champions would be this year. It was them.

Point made. Loud and clear. In their final game of the regular season at Murrieta Mesa High School, the home of the 2021 Southwestern League title holders, the Broncos did what they have done best all season by playing hard-nosed baseball.

The game, like most that the Rams played this season, was tight, until it wasn’t. The former league champions took an early 1-0 lead into the top of the fourth inning before Vista Murrieta would tie things up on an error at third base. A 1-1 tie lasted until the top of the sixth when Bronco second baseman Ryland Duson singled on a 0-1 count, scoring one run. From there, the gates opened up, and the Bronco stampede commenced.

Five more runs would score in the inning thanks to a 3-run shot

by Joe Guetterman, as well as hits

by Jake Ledford, and D.C. Ruth, who also drove in runs for the Broncos. The top hitter for Vista Murrieta in the game was Luke Matthews with his three hits in four at bats.

In the bottom half of the sixth, Murrieta Mesa outfielder Derek Hurtado energized the home dugout when he ended his senior campaign by answering Guetterman’s long ball with a 2-run bomb of his own, but that would be the final push for runs the Rams would make in the game.

“I am proud of this group of guys,” George Jones, Vista Murrieta’s head coach, said. “They worked really hard in the fall and set high standards going into the season. We have great leadership from our seniors and our younger players stepped up.”

Lukas Pirko led Vista Murrieta to victory on the pitcher’s mound.

Pirko went five innings, allowing three runs on seven hits and striking out six. Senior reliever Nathan Lee closed up shop with his two innings of relief out of the bullpen.

Cole Warner started things off on the mound for Murrieta Mesa (3-12). Warner allowed eight hits and six runs over five and a third innings, striking out five and walking one. Seniors Eli Baca and Chase Enenbach entered the game from the bullpen, throwing one inning and two-thirds of an inning, respectively.

With their 10-3 routing of the Rams, the Broncos, who pounded out 13 hits in the game, will be the No. 1 seed out of the Southwestern League in the CIF-SS Division

Vista Murrieta players celebrate after defeating Murrieta Mesa 10-3 to claim the 2022 Southwestern League title Thursday, April 28.

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2 playoffs. Matthews, Vaughn Neckar and Jerrad Gonzalez all collected multiple hits for the newly crowned league champions.

This 2022 Southwestern League title is the eighth overall for Vista Murrieta since 2003. They also won in 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017 and 2019. When it comes to postseason play, in 2006 the Broncos were a CIF Southern Section finals runner-up, they won a 2007 CIF Southern Section Division 2 championship and in 2013 they were a CIF Southern Section semi-finalist.

“It has been a lot of fun coaching them this year, and I’m looking forward to them competing in playoffs,” Jones added.

As for the league’s No. 2 and No. 3 seeds for this year’s playoffs, a major focus was on the game between Temecula Valley and Great Oak Thursday, April 28. If you have been following, a co-league championship was on the line, kind of.

Despite a valiant effort by Temecula Valley, including a league leading fifth home run in the game

by Golden Bear MVP candidate Zach Anderson which plated 2 two runs, Great Oak swept both games this week and shattered any hopes of their opponent taking that co-title this season.

A late lead played out to a 5-3 victory for the Wolfpack, who would not know if they would

be a No. 2 seed or a No. 3 seed in the upcoming CIF-SS baseball playoffs, just yet. With their win, behind a Michael Rodda victory on the bump, and great at-bats by junior Dylan Fein (3-4, 2 RBI) and senior Shea Lake (2-4, RBI), Great Oak moved to 10-5 on the season.

The Wolfpack’s season record put them at third place in the standings, behind the Golden Bears, who sat at 10-4-1 after the game. The tie in Temecula Valley’s record came at the hands of a misinterpretation of NFHS baseball rules by the umpire staff at a game against Murrieta Mesa Thursday, April 21.

Since the league bylaws state that no Southwestern League game can end in a tie, the game between the two teams was picked back up in the eighth inning Friday, April 29, at Temecula Valley High School. Senior lefty Harrison Bodendorf made quick work of the Rams in the top half of the eighth inning, and fellow senior Darin Chapman did his part to walk-off the game with an RBI single that plated pinch-runner Jack Milewski. Now, there is no confusion. Temecula Valley will be the No. 2 seed in the playoffs, and Great Oak will be the No. 3 seed.

All three playoff teams will be competing in Division 2, which see BRONCOS, page C-2

Vista Murrieta claimed the 2022 Southwestern League title with a 10-3 win over Murrieta Mesa Thursday, April 28. Valley News/Courtesy photo

A dejected Zach Anderson (20), of Temecula Valley, looks on as the umpire calls a strikeout during a crucial game against Great Oak Valley News/Andrez Imaging Tuesday, April 26.

Great Oak slides in to share Southwestern League softball title with Murrieta Mesa JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

Murrieta Mesa infielder Dakoda Hobbs (44) preps to apply the tag to Great Oak’s Bella Mejia (22) in a match-up earlier this season.

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On their home field, with a 7-game win streak setting the tone, the ladies of Great Oak softball had one mission, finish off their regular season with a win over Temecula Valley. That win would give them a share of this year’s Southwestern League title, alongside Murrieta Mesa (12-3).

Unfortunately for the Lady Rams, they had to forfeit both their games this week to Vista Murrieta due to an over scheduling error of preseason games. By the time the error was caught, the Lady Rams only had league conference games remaining on their schedule, and two would have to be forfeited.

Great Oak (12-3) dropped two games to Murrieta Mesa this season but did get the best of the Lady Rams in their first meeting

earlier this year, winning 3-1.

Because Great Oak had two wins over Vista Murrieta, who now had two forfeit wins over Murrieta Mesa, the Lady Wolfpack squad needed to win out. They did just that and claimed their share of this year’s SWL title by winning their final two games this week against Temecula Valley, 11-0, and 7-1.

Great Oak is no stranger to earning a Southwestern League title after winning it outright back in 2016.

Five Great Oak runs in the first inning Thursday, April 28, put the early pressure on the Temecula Valley offense to compete.

The Lady Golden Bears were up for the challenge but could only muster three hits throughout the day against Miali Gauchino, the Lady Wolfpack’s sophomore ace.

Gauchino went five and a third see SOFTBALL, page C-2

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Top local prep teams prepare for CIF-SS softball/baseball playoffs Citrus Hill baseball seeded No. 4 in Division 5

Tahquitz High, who ended the regular season with an 18-game winning streak, won the Mountain Pass League baseball title with an undefeated record and play this week in the Division 4 playoffs.

Temecula Prep, who won the South Valley League with a 17-8 record, will play at home this week to open play in the Division 6 brackets.

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The CIF Southern Section released its softball and baseball playoff pairings this past weekend and more than a handful of local teams will be competing to be the last team standing before the school year ends.

A total of 243 baseball teams qualified for the seven divisional single-elimination tournaments.

Competition opened this week with wild-card round games where necessary, followed by first-round games Thursday, May 5, in Divisions 2, 4, 6 and Divisions 1, 3, 5, 7 on Friday, May 6. The championship finals are slated for Friday and Saturday, May 20-21 at Goodwin Field at Cal State Fullerton.

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Here are the pairings for the CIF Southern Section baseball playoffs: CIF-SS BASEBALL PLAYOFFS DIVISION 1 - First round, Friday, May 6.

No local teams DIVISION 2 - First round, Thursday, May 5.

Paloma Valley at Northview Rancho Cucamonga at Vista Murrieta Great Oak at Maranatha Pacifica/GG at Temescal Canyon Temecula Valley at Etiwanda DIVISION 3 - First round, Friday, May 6 Heritage at Palm Desert DIVISION 4 - Wild-card games, Tuesday, May 3.

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Elsinore will open the CIF Southern Section softball playoffs at home against Pioneer Thursday, May 5, at 3:15 p.m.

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- First round, Thursday, May

Winner WC-C at Tahquitz Winner WC-G at Hemet DIVISION 5 - Wild-card games, Wednesday, May 4.

No local teams - First round, Friday, 3:15 p.m.

Pomona at Citrus Hill (No. 4 seed) DIVISION 6 - First round, Thursday, May 5.

Santa Rosa Academy at Arrowhead Christian Lakeside at Rim of the World San Jacinto at Hesperia Christian DIVISION 7 - Wild-card games, Wednesday, May 4.

C: Coachella Valley at Redlands Adventist G: Mountain View at Anza Hamilton I: California Lutheran at Nuview Bridge - First round, Friday, May 6.

Winner WC-C at Temecula Prep Winner WC-G at Riverside Prep Winner WC-I at Cornerstone Christian The softball playoffs will be a seven-divisional format, with 234 total teams entered. The singleelimination tournaments began earlier this week with contests where necessary, followed by first-round games in all divisions Thursday, May 5. The championships will be held in Deanna Manning Stadium at Colonel Bill Barber Park in Irvine on Friday, May 20 and Saturday, May 21.

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No local teams from our area received top seeds, but Murrieta Mesa, the Southwestern League co-champion and No. 1 team in the local press rankings, opens up the Division 1 playoffs at home

BRONCOS from page C-1 could play out interestingly because Temescal Canyon and Paloma Valley are also in the same bracket. That could make for a great freeway series if things work out for any of them the farther away they get. Vista Murrieta (20-8) has the only opening round game at home and will play Rancho Cucamonga (16-11-1), Temecula Valley (17-10) travels to face Etiwanda (20-8) and Great Oak (18-10) will be on the road headed for Maranatha (20-4). Round one begins Thursday, May 5.

As for Chaparral (3-12) and Murrieta Valley (5-10), they concluded their seasons Friday, April 29, at the home of the Pumas.

The Nighthawks took the lead early and never let it up, defeating the Pumas 5-1. Charlie McBride earned the win for Murrieta Valley. The righty went four innings, allowing one run on one hit, striking out five with zero walks.

Ayden Tauscher went 2-for-3 at the plate, with one RBI, to lead the Nighthawks in hits.

All-Southwestern League selections will come out once the playoffs are over, or once the final local team left standing wins or gets knocked out. Based on where a team places in the standings determines how many First and Second Team selections they get.

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Thursday against Ayala (13-6).

The Lady Rams (23-7) would face Norco or California in the second round should they advance.

CIF-SS SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS DIVISION 1 - Wild-card games, Tuesday, May 3.

No local teams - First round, Thursday, May 5.

Ayala at Murrieta Mesa Great Oak at Pacifica/GG Vista Murrieta at Villa Park DIVISION 2 - Wild-card games, Tuesday, May 3.

No local teams - First round, Thursday, May 5.

No local teams DIVISION 3 - Wild-card game, Tuesday, May 3.

No local teams - First round, Thursday, May 5.

Heritage at Cerritos Arlington at Temescal Canyon Hemet at La Quinta DIVISION 4 - Wild-card games, Tuesday, May 3.

No local teams - First round, Thursday, May 5.

Village Christian at Orange Vista Palm Desert at Santa Rosa Academy DIVISION 5 - Wild-card games, Tuesday, May 3.

First round, Thursday, May 5.

- Winner WC C at San Jacinto DIVISION 6 - Wild-card games, Tuesday, May 3.

B: West Valley at Arrowhead Christian - First round, Thursday, May 5.

Winner WC B at Indio Pioneer at Elsinore Costa Mesa at San Jacinto Valley Academy Lakeside at Katella DIVISION 7 - Wild-card games, Tuesday, May 3.

No local teams - First round, Thursday, May 5.

Rosemead at Cornerstone Christian California Lutheran at Lennox Academy Linfield Christian at Noli Indian Animo Leadership at Tahquitz Nuview Bridge at Anza Hamilton * Playoff brackets can also be seen on the CIF-SS website on the sport’s page at www.cifss.org. ** If we missed any local high school teams, or posted scores are wrong, please report them to the Valley News Sports Department by email at sports@reedermedia.com.

SOFTBALL from page C-1 innings, allowing just one run with 14 strikeouts.

With their eighth straight win, Great Oak scattered 11 hits in the game. Bella Mejia and Ramsey Saurez (UCLA commit) each racked up multiple hits for the Lady Wolfpack, with two hits apiece. Temecula Valley ended their season with an 8-14 overall record, going 5-10 in the Southwestern League.

CIF Southern Section softball postseason brackets were released Saturday, April 30, for all divisions, and in the Southwestern League Murrieta Mesa opens the Division 1 playoffs at home against Ayala (13-6), Great Oak will be on the road at Pacifica and Vista Murrieta will travel to face Villa Park. Round one game times are set for Thursday, May 5, at 3:15 p.m.

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Great Oak’s Miali Guachino, pictured here earlier this season, had 14 strikeouts against Temecula Valley Thursday, April 28.

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Vista Murrieta finishes in front at SW Local lacrosse champions League track and field finals ready for CIF Southern Section playoffs

Great Oak’s JC Stevenson wins the long jump with a leap of 23’8” at Chaparral High School, where the 2022 Southwestern League track and field finals took place.

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TEMECULA – The Southwestern League track and field finals were held at Chaparral High School Wednesday, April 27, with the exception of the pole vault events, which took place at Great Oak High School earlier in the day. Each of the six Southwestern League schools and their athletes competed for league titles and the opportunity to participate at the CIF prelims.

The top three finishers in each event qualify for the prelims.

Vista Murrieta finished on top in both the boys’ and girls’ teams results, followed by Great Oak and Murrieta Mesa, finishing second and third, respectively. Scores by placement for the top three teams were as follows: 223.83 for the Vista Murrieta boys, 190 for the girls; 111.50 for the Great Oak boys, 118 for the girls; 77.66 for

Murrieta Mesa’s Cade Moran wins the shot put with a throw of 64’4” at the Southwestern League track and field finals.

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the Murrieta Mesa boys and 104 for the girls.

The Vista Murrieta boys’ and girls’ jumpers had a strong showing with the boys’ long jumpers taking two of the top three spots. Placing second was Donathan Florence, 21-06.50 while Kyran Jackson, 21-04.00 took third. On the girls’ side Alyssa Alumbres won the long jump with a leap of 19-04.50, Kaila Robinson finished second with a jump of 18-03.00. Emoree Smith was another top finisher, taking second in the high jump with a jump of 4-10.0. Alumbres also finished first in the triple jump at 36-08.50.

Great Oak was led by J.C. Stevenson who took first place in the three events he competed in, winning the boys’ long jump leaping 23-08.00, the triple jump at 4607.75 and the most competed race of the day, the 100m-dash with a time of 10.78. Seven runners timed below the 11 second milestone.

Top-ranked Murrieta Mesa

Murrieta Valley’s Allie Goetz wins the high jump, clearing 5’2” at the Southwestern League track and field finals Wednesday, April 27.

thrower Cade Moran has now pulled off a triple-double of the shot put and discus events. He has the top shot put mark in the nation this season (66 feet, 10 inches) and the state’s top mark in the discus (199-8). Moran not only won at the Southwestern League finals with a hurl of 64-04.00, and the discus with a throw of 188-02.00, but he won both events at the Arcadia Invitational and in Walnut at the Mt. SAC Relays.

On the track, another top athlete for Murrieta Mesa was Brooklynn Bright, who won the girls’ 400m with a time of 58.32 and fellow Ram, Elijah Green, who won the boys’ 110m hurdles timed at 14.79.

Murrieta Valley and Vista Murrieta continued their excellent performance in the girls’ pole vault taking the top three spots. Murrieta Valley’s Madisyn Negro hit the top mark at 13-01.00, Vista Murrieta’s Aspen Fears, also at 13-01.00 and teammate Katie Rodriguez had a vault of 11-07.00. Murrieta Valley’s Allie Goetz also had a strong showing, winning the girls’ high jump taking flight at 5-02.00 and winning the 100m hurdles with a time of 16.64.

All results and stats, which are compiled by the company, Finished Results, can be found online at www.finishedresults.com/files/ Track2022/Meets/10422-Southwestern-League-Finals.html. The CIF Southern Section Division 1 and Division 3 Preliminary meets will take place Saturday, May 7.

Action Captures Media Group and Valley News Sports Editor JP Raineri contributed to this article.

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The Murrieta Mesa girls’ lacrosse team claim their second straight undefeated Southwestern League title this year. Valley News/Courtesy photo

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It was just a few short years ago that lacrosse was making waves in the valley and growing as one of the fastest competitive sports in high school. Now these teams have league titles and postseason battles to tend to as the CIF Southern Section released its lacrosse playoff pairings this past Saturday morning.

This season, lacrosse teams showed out, on the boys’ and girls’ fields. Temecula Valley, the Southwestern League boys champion and the Division 3 runner-up last year, received a first-round bye in the Division 2 bracket. The Golden Bears (17-2) will host King (11-7) or Oak Park (9-9) in the second round Friday, May 6. Great Oak (11-4), who is in the same bracket, will be home Wednesday, May 4, to open the playoffs against Edison (9-9), an at-large bid from the Sunset League.

Vista Murrieta (16-4) was the Southwestern League runnerup this season and will open the Division 3 playoffs at home Wednesday, May 4, against Long Beach Poly (6-4). The boys’ team received the No. 1 seed in the Division 3 bracket.

The Murrieta Mesa girls’ team has won back-to-back Southwestern League championships and finished sixth in the final Division 2 coaches rankings. The Lady Rams finished the regular season 17-2 and for the second consecutive year went 10-0 in league. Murrieta Mesa will host JSerra (9-7) in the opening round of the playoffs Thursday, May 5.

Outside of the Southwestern League teams that made the playoffs, Linfield Christian is the only

other local team to advance. The Lions were the No. 3 seed out of the Ivy League. Zac Williams, Linfield’s top scorer, was No. 2 in the nation in goals scored this year.

Williams scored 102 goals so far and is the leading point scorer in the nation with 152. Williams and the Lions will open up at home against University Wednesday, May 4.

CIF-SS BOYS LACROSSE PLAYOFFS SCHEDULE (Matches at 3:15 p.m. Times and sites subject to change) Division 1 No local teams Division 2 First-round match (Wednesday, May 4) Edison at Great Oak Second-round match (Friday, May 6) Oak Park or King at Temecula Valley Division 3 First-round match (Wednesday, May 4) Long Beach Poly at Vista Murrieta University at Linfield Christian CIF-SS GIRLS LACROSSE PLAYOFFS SCHEDULE (Matches at 3:15 p.m. Times and sites subject to change) Division 1 No local teams Division 2 First-round match (Thursday, May 5) JSerra at Murrieta Mesa Division 3 First-round match (Thursday, May 5) Murrieta Valley at El Toro Northwood at Chaparral JP Raineri can be reached by email at sports@reedermedia. com.

CIF Southern Section boys’ volleyball playoff updates JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

The 2022 CIF Southern SectionFord boys’ volleyball playoffs got underway last week in the six divisional single-elimination tournaments conducted at designated host sites starting around Southern California. While no local teams competed at the Division 1 level, plenty of local programs put their hard work to the test throughout the rest of the brackets. Murrieta Mesa (Division 5) and Santa Rosa Academy (Division 6) both made it past the first round. The Rams fell in a 5-set thriller, losing to Oxnard Pacifica 15-11 in the final set. Santa Rosa’s second-round game got moved to the evening of Monday, May 2, which is after this article is going to print. Scores will be updated online.

The tournaments will conclude with the championships Saturday, May 14, at Long Beach City College (Divisions TBD) or at designated host sites. The Division 1 finals will be livestreamed by Bally Sports West Prep Zone and Divisions 2-6 by the NFHS Network.

CIF SOUTHERN SECTION BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFF BRACKETS Wild card matches, Tuesday, April 26, 6 p.m.

First round, Thursday, April 28, 6 p.m.

Quarterfinals, May 3, 6 p.m.

Semifinals, May 7, 6 p.m.

Finals, May 14, TBD DIVISION 1 No local teams DIVISION 2 First round Servite def. Paloma Valley, 2514, 25-18, 25-18 Second round No local teams DIVISION 3

Linfield Christian’s top scorer, Zac Williams, who is the No. 1 leading point scorer in the nation, will help the Lions open up at home against University High School Wednesday, May 4. Valley News/Courtesy photo

CROSSWORD answers for puzzle on page B-2 The Murrieta Mesa boys’ volleyball team was one of two schools to make it to the second round of the CIF Southern Section playoffs before Valley News/Courtesy photo falling to Pacifica in a five-set heartbreaker.

First round Edison def. Murrieta Valley, 2513, 22-25, 25-19, 25-12 South Pasadena def. Elsinore, 21-25, 20-25, 25-19, 21-25 Hillcrest def. Vista Murrieta, 2325, 26-24, 25-22, 29-27 Second round No local teams DIVISION 4 First round St. Margaret’s def. Hemet, 25-14, 25-15, 25-5 Tustin def. Beaumont, 26-24, 17-25, 20-25, 25-20, 15-12 Second round No local teams DIVISION 5 First round Fontana def. Rancho Verde, 3-1; scores not reported Yucaipa def. Nuview Bridge, 3-0;

scores not reported Murrieta Mesa def. Perris, 21-25, 25-22, 25-19, 25-17 Second round Oxnard Pacifica def. Murrieta Mesa, 25-18, 19-25, 21-25, 25-22, 15-11 DIVISION 6 First round Santa Rosa Academy def. Waverly, 25-20, 25-9, 25-20 Vista del Lago def. Cornerstone Christian, 25-6, 25-13, 25-21 Second round Garey at Santa Rosa Academy – Moved to 6 p.m. Monday, May 2.

No score update for print. *Photos and sports scores/stats/ highlights for boys’ volleyball can be submitted to sports@reedermedia.com.

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EDUCATION

Hidden Talents of the Valley to take center stage

Youths participate in a past event hosted by the My Selfie Movement Valley News/Courtesy photos nonprofit.

Diane A. Rhodes SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

My Selfie Movement, a nonprofit that seeks to empower youth to live a purposeful life, is gearing up for a talent show to give young people who live or attend school in the San Jacinto Valley a chance to shine. To help middle school students further a talent or trade in the local area, grants will be awarded to the top winners of the carnival-themed “Hidden Talents of the Valley” Friday, June 4.

The grants will go toward their area of interest or extracurricular activity. Hopefully, students will be partnered with a business in the San Jacinto Valley that can help them further develop their talent, whatever that may be, through lessons, mentoring or internships.

“This talent show was created to help students/families with

financial hardship tap into local outlets that can help our youths further develop their talents and skills in a specific field,” Jean Bacher, co-founder and CEO of My Selfie Movement, said.

Destiny Walker, co-founder and chief financial officer for the nonprofit, said all types of talents are being sought. Performances that include karate, acrobatics, cheer, monologue, playing a musical instrument, comedy, poetry, singing or dancing are just some of the possibilities that will be part of the show.

“They can even get creative and share what they built or made, such as a production video on YouTube, anime, fixing things on a car, building a robot or a short film on these types of trades,” Walker said.

Those interested in performing must be entering middle school in the fall or be graduating at the end

Middle school students participate in an event hosted by My Selfie Movement in Hemet.

of this school year, which typically encompasses ages 11-14.

An online application, available on Facebook @myselfiemovement, needs to be completed by Thursday, May 12.

Once the top winners have been determined, Bacher and Walker will get together with the students and their families to further discuss where and how the grant can be utilized to develop a trade, skill or talent. Grants will be paid directly to the businesses, such as a dance school or voice coach, to ensure students will not have to pay out of pocket for the lessons or mentorship opportunities.

Vendor booths will be available inside and outside the venue at 40450 Stetson Avenue in Hemet, and food trucks are welcome.

All vendors need to be compliant with both city and department of health regulations. Vendors are being asked to arrive by 2 p.m. to be fully set up before the 3 p.m. opening and will be asked to stay until 7 p.m. Fees are negotiable.

Registration needs to be completed by May 12.

Each vendor will receive two complimentary tickets to give away or use to watch the talent show. All proceeds from vendors’ fees will go toward the grants for

participants and the nonprofit’s scholarship fund.

There will be crafts for children and opportunity drawings throughout the event. Showtime is at 4 p.m. Admission is $5 in advance and $7 at the door. Children aged 3 and under are free.

Tickets can be purchased online or via Venmo at @myselfie. The Center for Spiritual Living is at 40450 Stetson Avenue in Hemet.

For more information, call 951755-0636 or email empowered@ myselfiemovement.org.

Dennis-Moncada is a 2022 Sanchez initiated into Omicron Upper Iowa University Delta Kappa Honors and Awards recipient LEXINGTON, Va. – Dayra Leal ideals. Fewer than 5% of students to support the campus and comFAYETTE, Iowa – Upper Iowa University announced its 2022 Honors and Awards program recipients. As one of the honorees to receive a grant, award and/ or scholarship, Kevin DennisMoncada of Murrieta was awarded the Andres Business Scholarship.

Founded in 1857, Upper Iowa University is a private, nonprofit university providing undergraduate and graduate degree programs to about 4,500 students – nationally and internationally – at its Fayette, Iowa, campus and over 20 U.S. locations. Upper Iowa Uni-

versity is a recognized innovator in offering accredited, quality programs through flexible, multiple delivery systems, including online and self-paced degree programs.

With a focus on developing leaders and lifelong learners, the university provides dual enrollment programs for high school students as well as continuing education and professional development opportunities for learners of any age.

For more information, visit http:// www.uiu.edu.

Submitted by Upper Iowa University.

Sanchez of Menifee was recently initiated into the Emory University Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society. The society welcomed 578 new initiates from 25 universities during March 2022.

Students initiated into the society must be sophomores, juniors, seniors or graduate/professional students in the top 35% of their class, demonstrate leadership experience in at least one of the five pillars, and embrace the ODK

on a campus are invited to join each year.

Omicron Delta Kappa Society, the National Leadership Honor Society, was founded in Lexington, Virginia, Dec. 3, 1914. A group of 15 students and faculty members established the Society to recognize and encourage leadership at the collegiate level. The founders established the ODK Idea-the concept that individuals representing all phases of collegiate life should collaborate with faculty and others

munity. ODK’s mission is to honor and develop leaders; encourage collaboration among students, faculty, staff, and alumni and promote ODK’s leadership values of collaboration, inclusivity, integrity, scholarship and service on college and university campuses throughout North America. The society’s national headquarters are located in Lexington, Virginia.

Submitted by Omicron Delta Kappa Society.

Western New England University inducts Grant Manley to Mortar Board Honor Society SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Grant Manley of Lake Elsinore was welcomed into the Mortar Board National Honor Society Sunday, April 10, at the Western New England University chapter’s annual induction ceremony at Rivers Memorial Hall. Manley is working toward a bachelor’s degree in political science.

Mortar Board is the senior honor society at Western New England University. The society is open to

those students who have demonstrated both academic excellence and leadership on campus and in the community. Students in the top 35% of the junior class are considered eligible for the society with the membership being selected by the existing members of the previous year. The Mortar Board Society hopes to recognize student achievement, while also serving as a focal point of planning and collaboration for senior leaders.

Western New England University is a private, nationally ranked, comprehensive institution with a focus on preparing work-ready and world-ready graduates. Founded in 1919 in Springfield, Massachusetts, as a division of Northeastern College, the university’s 215-acre suburban campus serves more than 3,700 students, including over 2,500 full-time undergraduates. More than 47,000 alumni have earned degrees through its

90+ undergraduate, graduate and professional programs at Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Engineering, and Pharmacy and Health Sciences and School of Law. Students come from 39 U.S. states and territories and 23 countries. Of 45,104 living alumni, 30% remain within the region, residing in the four western Massachusetts counties and northern Connecticut.

The university is classified

among nationally ranked universities in US News and World Report, and among the Top 100 Undergraduate Engineering programs and in the Doctoral/Professional Universities category in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

Submitted by Western New England University.

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HOME & GARDEN

Menifee recognizes Earth Day with inaugural celebration

Participants play the toss the bag recycle sort game during the City of Menifee’s inaugural Earth Day Celebration held Friday, April 22 at Central Park.

A City of Menifee Park Ranger gives a presentation during the City of Menifee’s inaugural Earth Day Celebration held Friday, April 22 at Central Park, 30268 Civic Plaza Drive.

[Left] Citizen Climate Education provides education on global warming at the City of Menifee’s inaugural Earth Day Celebration held Friday, April 22 at Central Park.

Youth Leaders of Menifee volunteer at the tree planting booth during the City of Menifee’s inaugural Earth Day Celebration held Friday, April 22 at Central Park, 30268 Civic Plaza Drive. Youth Leader of Menifee is an organization of high school students who volunteer in the community.

[Right] LLLReptile & Supply display reptiles for the guest to pet during the inaugural Earth Day Celebration held Friday, April 22 at Central Park.

LLLReptile & Supply display reptiles for the guests to pet during inaugural Earth Day Celebration held Friday, April 22 at Central Park.

Valley News/Action Captures Media Group photos

Garden tour and plant sale coming May 14 FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Garden Club will present its 2022 Garden Tour & Plant Sale, Saturday, May 14. Some of the highlights in the six gardens include: a spectacular rose garden and hardscape terracing; winding garden paths with various seasonal areas; “outdoor” rooms with a wide range of garden themes; paths filled with native plants and unique artifacts; a hill-top property with varieties of 50-100 year old cycads and a vast rock garden with a large variety of plants including unique cactus.

Docents will be available in all the gardens.

Before leaving the tour, be sure to check out the available plants for sale. Tickets can be purchased for $20 in advance or for $25 the day of the event at the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce, Major Market – cash or check only – general garden club meetings or http://GardenTour2022.brownpapertickets.com.

On the day of the event, participants will exchange tickets

The Fallbrook Garden Club’s Garden Tour includes six sites with a variety of drought-tolerant plants. Valley News/Courtesy photo

for a self-guided tour map at the Fallbrook Historical Society, 260 Rocky Crest in Fallbrook. Gates will be open 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the gardens will be open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

This fundraiser supports community projects, club activities and scholarships.

Fallbrook Garden Club is a char-

ter member of California Garden Clubs Inc./Palomar District and member of National Garden Clubs, Inc./Pacific Region. For more information, visit http://www.fallbrookgardenclub.org.

Submitted by the Fallbrook Garden Club.

Metropolitan Water District calls for new water use restrictions for Los Angeles, Ventura and San Bernardino counties TEMECULA – The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California approved historic water usage restrictions for parts of Los Angeles, Ventura, and San Bernardino counties in response to worsening drought conditions in California. These mandatory restrictions do not currently apply to Riverside County or the Rancho California Water District.

Metropolitan Water District imports water from Northern California through the State Water Project and from the Colorado River. With limited rainfall and snowpack, the California Department of Water Resources reduced water allocation from the State Water Project to 5% of normal for Southern California. For 6 million people in Los Angeles, Ventura and San Bernardino counties who rely exclusively on imported water from the State Water Project

and local supplies, they will be required to immediately implement water deductions, including limiting outdoor water usage to one day per week.

“The state of California continues to address the ramifications of the current long-term drought,” Carol Lee Gonzales-Brady, president of Rancho Water board, said.

“The effects are now directly impacting communities north of Riverside County. Our community members are already very water conscious. However, to protect our precious natural resources, Rancho Water is encouraging customers to continue that trend as we navigate these drought conditions.”

At this time, Rancho Water continues to be in Stage 3b of the Water Shortage Contingency Plan. This stage of the plan limits outdoor irrigation to overnight hours of 6 p.m. to 9 a.m. and re-

quires the use of shutoff nozzles for hoses. In addition, water budgets for inefficient tiers are reduced for all customers.

Rancho Water customers are encouraged to take advantage of the rebates and water saving tools that are available including MyWaterTracker for real-time water use updates, leak alerts and landscape audits. In addition, Rancho Water partners with Metropolitan Water District and WaterSense for rebates on water efficient products such as irrigation controllers, residential and commercial appliances and soil moisture systems.

For more information about Rancho Water’s response to the drought, visit http://RanchoWater. com/drought.

Submitted by Rancho California Water District.

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REGIONAL NEWS

California Senate leaders say budget surplus soars to $68B Adam Beam THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SACRAMENTO (AP) – California’s budget surplus has soared to a record $68 billion, Senate Democrats said Thursday, fueling a range of new spending proposals that include giving $8 billion back to taxpayers in the form of $200 checks.

In January, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom estimated California would have a $29 billion surplus this year. But since then the state has collected a lot more in taxes than it had expected as wealthy people, who pay much higher taxes in California, got richer.

Thursday, Democrats who control a majority of seats in the state Senate revealed how they would spend that money. The package includes a “Better for Families Rebate,” which would send a $200 check to every taxpayer who makes less than $125,000 per year, or

$250,000 per year for couples who file joint returns. The state would also send $200 checks for each dependent, meaning a family of five would get $1,000.

That proposal puts Democrats at odds with Newsom, who has proposed sending checks as large as $800 to people who own cars in California to help offset record high gas prices. Newsom says his plan will cost about $9 billion.

Both Newsom and Democratic lawmakers who control the Legislature have said they want to get these checks to taxpayers as soon as possible. But so far, they haven’t been able to agree on how to do it.

In general, Democratic lawmakers don’t like Newsom’s plan because it would only benefit car owners.

Newsom’s plan also includes $750 million to give people free rides on public transit for three months.

“We stand ready to act as soon as the Governor joins us in supporting a plan that provides stronger relief

for California families,” the Legislature’s top two leaders, Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, said in a joint statement earlier this week.

The new projected surplus is an estimate based on preliminary numbers from the Legislative Analyst’s Office. The official estimate will be announced next month after April tax collections conclude. But Thursday’s announcement confirms California’s budget surplus will be much larger than previously announced.

The Senate spending plan also proposes billions of dollars in aid for small businesses. It includes $10 billion in rebates over 10 years to businesses with 250 employees or less. This would essentially act as a tax cut for small-business owners who are having to pay off a debt in the state’s unemployment trust fund.

The plan would also give about $500 million in grants to businesses

with as many as 150 employees to offset the cost of a new law requiring them to give workers up to two weeks off in paid sick leave because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The plan wouldn’t just spend money. It would also put more money into the state’s savings accounts, bringing the state’s reserves to a total of $43.1 billion, the most ever.

Senate Republicans have proposed their own priorities, which include suspending the state’s gas tax – which, at 51.1 cents per gallon is the second highest in the country – and creating a $10 billion “Mental Health Infrastructure Fund” to help pay for care of the state’s homeless population, which includes many people with mental illnesses.

“We’ve ignored the mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of far too many Californians for far too long, mostly because we have failed to invest in the facilities and workforce necessary to provide the needed help,” Republican Sen.

Patricia Bates said last week when announcing the plan.

Republicans only control nine of the Senate’s 40 seats, meaning they can’t pass their budget priorities on their own.

The proposal from Senate Democrats only represents one side of budget negotiations. Any budget proposal must also be approved by the Democratic-controlled state Assembly and Newsom. Newsom is scheduled to update his budget proposal by May 15.

“With this budget, the Legislature and the Governor will be taking the same responsible and effective path we’ve been on for over a decade now. Only this year, we’re able to help even more people, bolster their ability to achieve their dreams, and ensure there will be both resources and a more equitable system in place now, and for future generations of Californians,” Atkins said in a news release.

3 California Highway Patrol About 6M Californians ordered to officers hurt in fiery wreck cut water use amid drought Robert Jablon THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

In this image taken from video provided by KTLA 5, investigators work at the scene where three California Highway Patrol officers investigating a Los Angeles-area freeway crash were injured when a motorist smashed into a CHP patrol car and it burst into flames in Downey, Thursday, April 28. The fiery wreck occurred around 1:30 a.m. Thursday on the eastbound side of Interstate 105, southeast of downtown Los Angeles.

An officer who was standing outside the patrol car suffered major AP photo/KTLA 5 photo injuries, according to CHP Officer Kevin Tao.

The Associated Press SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Three California Highway Patrol officers investigating a Los Angeles-area freeway crash were injured early Thursday when a motorist smashed into a CHP patrol car and it burst into flames, authorities said.

The fiery wreck occurred around 1:30 a.m. on the eastbound side of Interstate 105 in Downey, southeast of downtown Los Angeles.

An officer who was standing outside the patrol car suffered major injuries while two officers in the cruiser had moderate injuries, CHP Officer Kevin Tao said.

Two officers remained hospitalized while one was released and all were expected to recover, authorities said.

Lakia Jackson, 41, was driving

the SUV that hit the CHP vehicle.

She was treated for minor injuries and arrested for investigation of driving under the influence, a CHP report said.

It wasn’t immediately clear whether she had an attorney to speak on her behalf.

The officers were on the freeway in response to a solo vehicle crash that occurred shortly after midnight, leaving that vehicle disabled.

About 90 minutes later, the SUV went through a flare pattern and struck the CHP cruiser, Tao said.

“Immediately upon impact the patrol car burst into flames,” he said.

The eastbound side of I-105 remained completely shut down in the area for hours as the CHP’s Multidisciplinary Accident Investigation Team worked the scene.

Coyote attack injures girl on Huntington Beach The Associated Press SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

A coyote attacked and seriously injured a girl on Southern California’s Huntington Beach, police said.

Officers were called to the beach near the Huntington Beach Pier around 9:45 p.m. Thursday, police representative Jennifer Carey said in a statement.

“Upon arrival, officers located an injured female child. The child was transported to a local hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries,” she said.

Carey said police were working with the California wildlife authorities to track and euthanize the coyote.

Carey said police have conducted increased coyote trapping efforts throughout the city for the past several weeks and asked residents to report coyote sightings.

Huntington Beach, on the Orange County coast, has one of California’s classic surf breaks and is known as “Surf City USA.” No other information about the girl will be released because she is a juvenile, Carey said.

Vehicle goes off cliff on SR-74, killing one person City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

A person was killed when a vehicle went off a cliff on State Route 74 in the San Jacinto Mountains Saturday, April 30.

The crash was reported at 10:45 a.m. near Pinyon Pines, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

Fire officials said the vehicle fell about 200 to 300 feet down an embankment, ejecting an occupant,

who was pronounced dead at the scene.

When firefighters arrived, the vehicle was engulfed in flames but the blaze was contained by 11:30 a.m.

The crash prompted a Sigalert, and SR-74 was temporarily shut down in both directions from the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center to SR-371, according to the CHP. The highway reopened at around 2:55 p.m.

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Southern California’s gigantic water supplier has taken the unprecedented step of requiring about 6 million people to cut their outdoor watering to one day a week as an extended drought plagues the state following another dry winter.

The board of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Tuesday, April 26, declared a water shortage emergency and is requiring certain cities and water agencies it supplies to implement the cutback June 1 and enforce it or face hefty fines.

“We don’t have enough water supplies right now to meet normal demand. The water is not there,” district representative Rebecca Kimitch said. “This is unprecedented territory. We’ve never done anything like this before.”

The Metropolitan Water District restrictions apply to areas of Los Angeles, Ventura and San Bernardino counties that rely mostly on state water supplied through the district, including some parts of the city of Los Angeles. The affected areas are primarily urban.

The goal of the limitation on using water for grassy yards, plants and things such as cleaning cars is to save water now for indoor use later in the summer when water use increases, Adel Hagekhalil, the general manager of Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, said Wednesday.

The Metropolitan Water District uses water from the Colorado River and the State Water Project — a vast storage and delivery system — to supply 26 public water agencies that provide water to 19 million people, or 40% of the state’s population.

But record dry conditions have strained the system, lowering reservoir levels, and the State Water Project, which gets its water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, has estimated it will be capable of delivering only about 5% of its usual allocation, for the second consecutive year.

January, February and March of this year were the driest three months in recorded state history in terms of rainfall and snowfall, Kimitch said.

The Metropolitan Water District said that the 2020 and 2021 water years had the least rainfall on record for two consecutive years. In

A small stream runs through the dried, cracked earth of a former wetland near Tulelake June 9, 2021. Southern California’s gigantic water supplier has taken the unprecedented step of requiring some 6 million people to cut their outdoor watering to one day a week as drought continues to plague the state.

(AP Photo/Nathan Howard, File)

addition, Lake Oroville, the State Water Project’s main reservoir, reached its lowest point last year since it was filled in the 1970s.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked people statewide to voluntarily reduce their water consumption by 15%, but so far residents have been slow to meet that goal.

Several water districts have instituted water conservation measures. On Tuesday, the board of the East Bay Municipal Utility District in Northern California voted to reduce water usage by 10% and cap daily usage for some 1.4 million customers in Contra Costa and Alameda counties, including Oakland and Berkeley.

Households will be allowed to use 1,646 gallons (6,231 liters) per day, far above the average household usage of about 200 gallons (757 liters) daily, and the agency expected that only 1% to 2% of customers will exceed the limit, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

Metropolitan Water District’s six client water agencies in the areas affected by Tuesday’s board action must implement either the one-day-a-week outdoor use restriction or find other ways of making equivalent reductions in water demand.

If the local agencies fail to meet the reduction goals they will be fined up to $2,000 per acre-foot of water, Metropolitan Water District Chief Executive Officer Deven Upadhyay said Wednesday. An acre-foot is about 325,850 gallons (about 1.23 million liters).

It will in turn be up to the local agencies to determine how they will enforce the watering restrictions on their customers.

Upadhyay noted that an exception allows for hand-watering trees to maintain “ecologically important tree canopies.”

The Metropolitan Water District will monitor water use and if the restrictions don’t work, it could order a total ban on outdoor watering in the affected areas as soon as September.

Meanwhile, state lawmakers have taken the first step toward lowering the standard for how much water people use in their homes.

California’s current standard for residential indoor water use is 55 gallons (208 liters) per person per day. The rule doesn’t directly apply to customers, meaning regulators don’t cite individuals for using more water than permitted. Instead, the state requires water agencies to meet that standard across all of its customers.

But the state Senate overwhelmingly voted last week to lower the standard to 47 gallons (178 liters) per person per day starting in 2025 and 42 gallons (159 liters) per person per day beginning in 2030.

The bill has not yet passed the Assembly, meaning it is still likely months away from becoming law.

The U.S. West is in the middle of a severe drought just a few years after record rain and snowfall filled reservoirs to capacity.

Scientists say this boom-andbust cycle is driven by climate change that will be marked by longer, more severe droughts. A study from earlier this year found the U.S. West was in the middle of a megadrought that is now the driest in at least 1,200 years.

Associated Press writer John Antczak contributed to this report.

Supervisors authorize developer funds for Idyllwild Nature Center and trails Joe Naiman WRITER

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors authorized the use of developer funding for the Idyllwild Nature Center and for trail improvements.

The supervisors voted 4-0 Tuesday, April 26, with Chuck Washington absent, to allocate $11,901.84 of District 3 developer agreement funds for the nature center and trails. The allocation will provide $9,739,58 for Summit Trail improvements and $2,090.30 for the Lemon Lily viewing area.

Summit Trail connects the Idyllwild Nature Center with Idyllwild

Park. The developer funding will add a new viewpoint area and safety improvements to the 2-mile trail.

The viewpoint area will allow users to observe unique bird species visible from the trail including the white-headed woodpecker, the bandtailed pigeon, the pygmy nuthatch, the white-breasted nuthatch, the mountain chickadee, the dark-eyed junco, the acorn woodpecker, the northern flicker and the Williamson’s sapsucker. The safety improvements will include trail markers and erosion control measures.

The lemon lily, lilium parryi, grows along high-elevation creeks, streams and wet meadows. The developer funding will help establish

the viewing area by adding fencing and signage along the Yellow Pine Nature Trail. A new walking path and interpretive features will also be included in the improvements. The Friends of the San Jacinto Mountain County Parks and the Garden Club are expected to purchase and plant dozens of lemon lilies at the Idyllwild Nature Center and the Friends of the San Jacinto Mountain County Parks and the Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District are collaborating to host an annual Lemon Lily Festival to encourage appreciation of the yellow lily.

Joe Naiman can be reached by email at jnaiman@reedermedia. com.

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NATIONAL NEWS

Crime surge in US is a direct consequence of demoralization of police, experts say Michael Washburn THE EPOCH TIMES

The dramatic surge in violent crime in many U.S. cities is a consequence of wary and tentative policing in the wake of the summer 2020 unrest following the death of George Floyd, and the efforts of progressive district attorneys to deemphasize enforcement and aggressive prosecution, according to criminologists and experts.

The rise in crime has been particularly pronounced in the nation’s largest cities. New York Police Department statistics for January 2022 indicate that overall crime was up 38.5% compared to January 2021, with some of the highest increases in such categories as shootings (31.6%), robberies (33.1%) and grand larceny (58.1%).

These figures come on the heels of a particularly violent year. On a national level, murders increased 5% for all of 2021 compared to 2020, and the overall rate was 44% higher than in 2019, according to figures from the Council on Criminal Justice.

To be sure, there are many theories as to what drives the surge in crime, and not all experts concur about the scope of the increase.

Some criminologists say it is necessary to weigh the perceptions of a public shaken by headlines versus the reality of crime figures.

“Violent crime in big U.S. cities has unmistakably increased, but the rate of this increase appears to have slowed down. Much of the increased public concern has resulted from the very real increase in murders and other violent crimes in the big cities such as Chicago and New York City,” Heath Grant, a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, said.

“As is always the case with such coverage, there is a corresponding increase in fear of crime. It is important to remember that the violent crime numbers, including murder, are about half of what they were in the early 1990s when the country began its very substantial and sustained crime decline,” he added.

Other experts do not agree at all that public perceptions of a sharp rise in crime are misplaced. Heather Mac Donald, an author and fellow at the Manhattan Institute think tank, says that this is a statistical reality, not a perception.

“2020 saw the largest increase in homicide in this nation’s history, a 29% increase over 2019. A nearly 30% increase in anything in a year is almost unprecedented,” Mac Donald said.

Mac Donald described the rise in crime as occurring in distinct phases. In 2020, the first four to five months saw a rise in violence, an increase that shot up with the George Floyd protests in the summer. She contrasted the crime patterns of that year with 2021 and the first few months of 2022, describing this period as one of “full post-George Floyd social breakdown and policing breakdown,” with some of the highest homicide rates ever recorded ravaging cities like Chicago, St. Louis, Louisville, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. Mac Donald cited the example of Chicago, where carjackings have grown so common that last year city officials decided to launch “Operation Safe Pump,” which set aside certain periods of time for getting gasoline under the protection of private security forces.

“So this is by no means a question of perception. The mainstream media have done everything they possibly can to pretend this crime increase is not going on. To the extent people are aware of (the issue), it is not from reporting, it’s from lived experience,” she said.

Crime victim demographics An overwhelming number of the victims of the rise in violent crime, Mac Donald noted, are the racial minorities. In 2020 alone, 50 black children were gunned down in drive-by shootings, she noted.

While some outlets in the mainstream media might seek to portray “law and order” as a code used to enforce policies favored by Trump voters, it is not the latter who bear the brunt of the surge in crime.

“Because these Black kids are being gunned down by other blacks, Black Lives Matter activists don’t care, the media don’t care,” Mac Donald said.

Concurrently with the spike in violent crime, quality-of-life offenses and “minor” thefts have surged, prompting many retail store chains to lock up their products behind plexiglass barriers or in some cases to shut down stores that are vulnerable to crime.

Besides disagreements over the extent of the crime surge, there is

a marked lack of consensus among some experts as to what may be pushing crime upward. While some have suggested that progressive measures like bail reform play a role, others find this explanation wanting.

“It is unlikely that these increases are due to progressive policies, although the data are still out on the impact of bail reform,” Grant said. “For bail reform to be linked to increases in gun crime after the ‘miracle crime drop’ in New York City, it would have to be shown that it is dangerous offenders, who are not being jailed, are the ones committing these offenses while out and awaiting the completion of their case,” Grant said.

“I just have not seen conclusive evidence of this yet,” he added.

Grant said that myriad risk factors play a role in the increase, such as income insecurity, access to firearms and gang activity. Pandemic stress, and the anxiety and trauma bound up with it, are additional factors, he said. Lack of support for at-risk youth on the part of schools can also be a factor, he said.

But others categorically reject these explanations and blame the crime crisis on anti-police rhetoric and the stance of some public prosecutors who explicitly reject the tough-on-crime “broken windows” approach to policing.

‘Defund the police’ Michael Alcazar, a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and former New York City police officer, says it is not a coincidence that crime has risen sharply in cities where “defund the police” rhetoric has grown pervasive. In Alcazar’s view, New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg is more inclined to work for lawbreakers than for the citizens who elected him.

“It sends the wrong message. It definitely emboldens the criminal element and it also demoralizes police officers. They’re trying to clean up the city, they’re trying to make those arrests, only to have progressive DAs release criminals without bail. They’ve made a decision not to prosecute ‘minor’ crimes, and it’s not working for New York City,” Alcazar said.

Alcazar added that he knows police officers who have resigned because of either COVID-19 or the “defund the police” rhetoric.

A police officer stands amid smoke and debris as buildings continue to burn in the aftermath of a night of protests and violence following the death of George Floyd, in Minneapolis May 29, 2020.

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With the doctrine of qualified immunity, which has long shielded from prosecution police officers who have had to exercise force against lawbreakers, now under attack, many cops are unsure they will be indemnified even if their actions are lawful and reasonable, Alcazar said.

“They might come under investigation, they might be terminated, fired, reprimanded or suspended.

When police officers are suspended, they lose their health benefits and their pay,” Alcazar observed, noting that this is particularly problematic for officers struggling to support families while COVID-19 lingers.

“The leadership is partly to blame, but you also have this antipolice sentiment and people don’t feel that they can trust the police and rely on the police,” he noted.

Alcazar said that a number of his students have come to him for advice about their career choices, and he is reluctant to advise them to pursue police work in the current climate.

The Epoch Times has reached out to Bragg’s office for comment.

In Mac Donald’s view, the increasingly accepted doctrine of “disparate impact,” which holds that it is necessary not just to consider the objective soundness and fairness of a law or policy but to look at how its enforcement affects various demographics and sectors of society, has done much to render law enforcement weak and ineffectual.

“That’s why we’re not enforc-

ing the law, that’s why we’re not incarcerating people, it’s all to avoid disparate impact” on racial minorities, Mac Donald said.

The doctrine turns people away from pursuing policies that may seem objectively sound.

“Any neutral, colorblind law enforcement is going to have a disparate impact. You can either enforce the law in a colorblind, constitutional manner and save lives, or you can avoid disparate impact, stop enforcing the law and live with the consequences of crime increases,” she said.

Mac Donald concurs with Alcazar about the impact of the reigning doctrines on law enforcement.

Not only are officers leaving the profession in large numbers, but recruitment has become a challenge because no one wants to be branded as a racist on the first day on the job, she said. Police officers have grown passive and tend to limit their actions to responding to 911 calls after the commission of a crime, she added.

“When they get out of a car now, they’re surrounded by hostile, jeering crowds putting smartphones in their faces. And we’ve seen that the threat of riots hangs over every jury. Then you have the progressive prosecutors who have announced, ‘You can shoplift, you can loot, you can resist arrest, and we’re not going to prosecute you,’” she said.

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Here are the 11 pivotal primary races of 2022 Sebastian Hughes THE DAILY CALLER

As the midterm elections approach, a number of important party primary races have yet to determine a nominee.

Many of the races still don’t have a clear front-runner, despite fast-approaching election dates and millions of dollars spent, increasing the importance of every decision made until voting begins.

Pennsylvania Senate (GOP Primary, May 17) Former President Donald J. Trump similarly waded into the competitive GOP primary for retiring Republican Sen. Pat Toomey’s seat, endorsing former talk show host Dr. Mehmet Oz. Similar to Vance, Oz received a polling bump after the endorsement.

Mehmet’s opinions before running as a Republican have concerned some conservatives. In the past, Oz has discussed red flag laws and said a fetal heart is not beating at six weeks gestation.

Fox News host Laura Ingraham asked former Trump-era senior counsel Kellyanne Conway if the move was a mistake.

“I think that it confused many Republicans and conservatives in Pennsylvania because they’ve seen Oz at his own words on video about (being) against guns, for abortion, praising Hillary Clinton as one of the most brilliant women, smartest women he’s ever met, being for Obamacare and so on and so forth,” Conway said.

Before Trump’s endorsement, David McCormick, former U.S. Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs and CEO of Bridgewater Associates, led most polling.

Pennsylvania Senate (DEM Primary, May 17) On the opposite side of the aisle, Rep. Conor Lamb, a moderate Democrat, is struggling to compete with Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a progressive. The Pennsylvania

Democratic Party chose not to endorse any candidate this election cycle after Lamb fell short of receiving two-thirds of the state committee votes, which was needed to secure its backing, Politico reported.

Fetterman defended himself against heavy criticism during an April debate after his primary opponents said a 2013 incident where the lieutenant governor pulled a shotgun on an unarmed black man was disqualifying, Politico reported.

“I heard a burst of gunfire with my young son. I made a splitsecond decision to call 911, get my son to safety and intercept an individual, the only individual out running from where the gunfire came,” Fetterman said at the debate, Politico reported.

Georgia Governor (GOP Primary, May 24) Incumbent Republican Gov. Brian Kemp normally would not be facing a stiff primary challenge, but former President Donald Trump’s frustration with him for refusing to overturn President Joe Biden’s win in the 2020 presidential election has put a spotlight on the race.

Trump endorsed former Sen. David Perdue, but Kemp has thus far maintained a solid lead.

An April poll from Emerson College commissioned by The Hill showed Kemp leading with 43% of the vote, compared to Perdue’s 35%.

The winner will most likely face off against Democrat Stacey Abrams, who lost to Kemp in the 2018 gubernatorial race and has since built a national profile.

Texas Attorney General (GOP Runoff, May 24) Republican Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush will face incumbent state Attorney General Ken Paxton in a runoff because neither candidate was able to secure a majority of the March primary vote. Despite his fam-

ily’s contentious relationship with Trump, Bush sought the former president’s endorsement, but it was ultimately given to Paxton.

South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District (GOP Primary, June 14) Republican Rep. Nancy Mace, who said Trump needed to face “accountability for his actions” in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, faces a primary challenger in her first attempt at reelection.

While Mace never voted to impeach Trump, the former president endorsed Katie Arrington over her.

Arrington released internal polling in March that showed Mace with a 15-point lead. However, Mace trailed by 18 points after voters were informed that Trump supported her opponent.

“I’m gonna win without him,” Mace told The State in February.

Arizona Governor (GOP Primary, Aug. 2) Former news anchor Kari Lake, who earned Trump’s endorsement in September, has consistently led in the polls, but Arizona Board of Regents member Karrin Taylor Robson, has closed the gap in recent weeks. In an April poll from OH Predictive Insights, Lake led Taylor Robson 29-22%.

Lake said she would not have certified Biden’s Arizona victory in the 2020 presidential election while speaking to One American News Network and has echoed Trump’s unsubstantiated claims the state’s results were “fraudulent” and “corrupted.”

The winner of the race will likely face off against Democratic Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, who rose to notoriety on the left in 2020 for criticizing the attempts of some Republicans to overturn the state’s election results, Politico reported.

Missouri Senate (GOP Primary, Aug. 2) A wrench was thrown into Missouri’s Republican primary when former Missouri Republican Gov.

Eric Greitens, the leading candidate in the race, was accused by his ex-wife of physically abusing her and their young children.

Greitens was already considered a risky candidate, even in a solidly red state like Missouri, because a sexual misconduct scandal forced him to resign from the governorship in 2018.

In the aftermath of Greitens’ exwife’s accusations, both Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and Republican Rep. Vicky Hartzler have led in a poll. Trump is reportedly considering endorsing Greitens, while his son, Donald Trump Jr., threw support behind him in an April 19 appearance on the conservative Marc Cox Morning Show.

Wisconsin Senate (DEM Primary, Aug. 9) President Joe Biden won Wisconsin against Trump in the 2020 presidential election, but the state has a Republican senator up for reelection in November. Sen. Ron Johnson is the only Republican incumbent whose race is rated as a “toss-up” by the Cook Political Report.

While Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes has been the front-runner in the Democratic primary, his campaign has faced criticism from the left after it moved toward the center, such as when it came out against the Biden administration’s decision to end Title 42, Politico reported. Our Wisconsin Revolution, a Bernie Sanders-aligned group, endorsed Outagamie County executive Tom Nelson Thursday, April 28.

Wyoming At-Large Congressional District (GOP Primary, Aug. 16) Rep. Liz Cheney, arguably the face of Republican opposition to Trump in Congress, is fighting to keep her seat after the former president, alongside Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and numerous other Republicans, endorsed her challenger.

However, Cheney raised a record $2.94 million in the first quarter of 2022 and has consistently beat her own fundraising record each quarter since the beginning of 2021.

Alaska Senate (GOP Primary, Aug. 16) Trump is also attempting to oust incumbent Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski. He has thrown his support behind Kelly Tshibaka, who was shown to be leading Murkowski by two points in a March poll commissioned by her campaign.

The state, however, has done away with party primaries and will instead allow the top four candidates to move on to the general election, meaning Murkowski could theoretically win reelection with enough support from Democrats and independents, New York Magazine reported Florida Governor (DEM Primary, Aug. 23) While Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is considered to be a major 2024 presidential contender, he is still running for reelection in the Sunshine state. Raising a massive $100 million for his reelection campaign, DeSantis is seen as an extremely formidable opponent, with Cook Political Report rating the race as “likely Republican.”

The two major contenders for the Democratic nomination are Rep. Charlie Crist, a former Republican governor himself who switched parties, and Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried, the only Democrat currently elected statewide. Crist has consistently led in the polls against Fried, but both trail DeSantis by a considerable margin.

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US prosecutors indict Mexican Mafia leadership in California

Brian Gilhooly, FBI special agent in charge, speaks about a sweeping racketeering case against the Mexican Mafia during a news conference in Orange, Calif., Wednesday, April 27, 2022. Federal prosecutors have announced indictments against the leaders of the Mexican Mafia that controlled Latino street gangs in Orange County. The indictment against three members of the group and 28 associates includes allegations of murder, extortion and drug trafficking. Listening at left is U.S. attorney Tracy Wilkison.

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ORANGE (AP) — Federal prosecutors announced a sweeping racketeering case Wednesday, April 27 aimed at dismantling the leadership of the Mexican Mafia that controlled street gangs in part of Southern California.

The indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court against three members of the group and 28 associates includes allegations of two

murders, six attempted killings, extortion and drug trafficking in Orange County.

Prosecutors said the case would not eradicate the organization, which mainly operates from behind bars to call shots on crimes in prison and on the streets. But the prosecution would disrupt the leadership that arose when the longtime kingpin who for decades controlled gang activity in Orange County was convicted of racketeering in 2016.

“The message that this case sends is that if you rise to power in that vacuum, we will come for you,” U.S. Attorney Tracy Wilkison said. “No gang member is beyond our reach.”

Twenty-one of those charged were already in custody and nine others were arrested in the past two days. One remained a fugitive.

The 106-page indictment charges members of the group with conspiring to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, committing violent crimes to aid racketeering, conspiring to traffic drugs, dealing methamphetamine and heroin and firearms charges.

The Mexican Mafia, which was started in the 1950s at a juvenile jail and grew to an international criminal organization that controls smuggling, drug sales and extortion inside California’s penal system, is made up of leaders of different street gangs.

Leaders direct associates to collect “taxes” on drugs proceeds and order hits on enemies or people who betray them or violate their rules.

For decades, Peter Ojeda was the head of the Mexican Mafia in Orange County, calling shots from inside prison. After Ojeda’s racketeering conviction and subsequent 2018 death in prison, Johnny Martinez, Robert Aguirre, and Dennis Ortiz filled the leadership void, prosecutors said.

“The triumvirate of new leaders had expanded the Mexican Mafia’s control over the street gangs and Latino inmates in Orange County jails,” Wilkison said. “Those gang overseers stepped up punishment of those who violated their rules.”

It wasn’t immediately clear if Martinez, Aguirre and Ortiz had lawyers who could comment on their behalf.

The indictment describes a series of crimes carried out as part of the racketeering conspiracy that range from shaking people down for money or dealing drugs to murders plotted for showing disrespect or violating orders.

One man was shot to death in January 2017 during an armed robbery that had been ordered.

Another was lured into a car in August that year and shot seven times for failing to pay a drug debt to Martinez, according to the indictment.

At least two of the defendants in the case were also targets of violence but managed to survive vicious attacks.

Gregory Munoz was shot seven times on the street in August 2017 after Martinez ordered him to be removed as a so-called shot caller, the indictment said. He survived and is among the defendants.

Another defendant, Michael Cooper, survived two hits — in January 2018 and another attack on New Year’s Eve 2019. Martinez allegedly ordered the killing

because Cooper had ordered a hit he hadn’t sanctioned and was also suspected of causing a police raid on a gang.

Cooper was stabbed multiple times in the head and back area in the first attack in Calipatria State Prison and cut in the throat and face the second time.

At least four others survived attempted slayings for allegedly abusing their authority, warning others they were targets of violence and showing disrespect to Martinez. One man had his throat slit for allegedly talking about snitching on the Mexican Mafia.

Brian Gilhooly of the FBI said that one of the goals of bringing the case is to lock up leaders farther from their home turf in federal prisons, where it’s harder to smuggle contraband.

Despite being locked in prisons where cellphones are banned and communications are monitored, the Mexican Mafia operates through a crude but elaborate communication network of speaking in code with smuggled phones, notes passed between inmates and instructions sent through girlfriends and confidantes who visit.

“We are going to make sure that these individuals get lengthy sentences, and get sent to other prisons throughout the country,” Gilhooly said.

Melley reported from Los Angeles.

Temecula doctor sentenced to nearly Fallbrook resident arrested in connection 8 years in federal prison for fraud offenses, including money laun- single-use only, and the re-use of with armed robberies City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS dering and grand theft. That case these devices put patients at risk of A Temecula doctor who submitted fraudulent claims to Medicare, resulting in $4.5 million in illgotten gains, as part of a scam that prosecutors said risked patients’ safety was sentenced Thursday, April 28, to seven years, nine months in federal prison.

Donald Woo Lee, 55, was convicted in 2019 of seven counts of health care fraud and one count of adulteration of a medical device.

He additionally pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of falsifying a bankruptcy declaration.

U.S. District Judge George Wu in Los Angeles imposed the 93-month sentence after granting multiple continuances, based mainly on prosecution motions, stretching back to the winter of 2020. According to court records, at one point, Lee’s whereabouts were unknown, resulting in delays in scheduling a sentencing hearing.

Along with the prison term, Wu ordered the defendant to serve three years of supervised release following his parole from the penitentiary and ordered him to pay all of the funds that he procured through fraud.

Lee has an unresolved case pending in Riverside County Superior Court alleging 22 felony

may be dismissed because of the federal conviction; however, the district attorney’s office could not confirm whether a motion for dismissal would be submitted to Judge John Molloy, who had set a pretrial hearing for next week.

“We will know more about how this will proceed at the hearing on May 2,” agency representative John Hall told City News Service.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Lee “recruited” Medicare beneficiaries to clinics that he operated in southwest Riverside County, where he performed unjustified procedures that he inflated on paper by resorting to a practice known as “up-coding.”

The method was used in billing Medicare to obtain larger reimbursements. Federal prosecutors said that Lee authorized claims submissions totaling $12 million, of which the government distributed $4.5 million to cover the cost of the procedures, which mainly involved vein ablation.

“In addition, the evidence showed that Lee repackaged used, contaminated catheters for reuse on patients,” according to a U.S. Attorney’s Office statement.

“These catheters had been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for marketing as

infection and other bodily injury.”

Several years before his federal prosecution, Lee was charged in Riverside County Superior Court for his alleged involvement in a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain loans for equipment.

That case also resulted in charges against three other men – Sammy Ciling, Robert J. Montoya and Alan F. Rizzone.

Ciling was acquitted of all 23 charges against him during a jury trial in June 2018. Montoya and Rizzone each pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of filing false statements on financial affidavits and received terms of probation.

According to Hasegawa, funds were provided by banks on the belief that they would be used to purchase new magnetic resonance imaging units, or MRIs, for a full-scale imaging center that Lee proposed to operate in association with Prime Partners Medical Group Inc. The money, however, was diverted to other uses, the prosecution alleged.

According to the California Department of Consumer Affairs, following his federal conviction in 2019, Lee surrendered his medical license, which had been in effect since 1996, ending his ability to practice medicine.

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A Fallbrook resident has been arrested in connection with several robberies Menifee Police Captain Dave Gutierrez said last week.

Sean Harris, 34, of Fallbrook was arrested April 8 for felony possession of a stolen vehicle, felony parole violations, misdemeanor grand theft and two second degree felony robbery charges.

Harris was arrested in connection with a slew of robberies, including three robberies that occurred in the City of Temecula between March 20 and March 27, at the Roadway Inn in Old Town, a Subway and a 76 gas station along with a robbery at the Menifee Pieology March 16, according to published reports.

According to Gutierrez, at the time of the initial investigation into the robbery at Pieology, there were “minimal leads” to help identify the suspect.

“Over the course of a few weeks, Detectives from the Menifee Police Department, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and Fontana Police Department coordinated their efforts,” Gutierrez said, adding that using law enforcement resources the agencies were able to identify Harris as the suspect.

Police found that Harris was on parole for burglary and was identified as the suspect in the armed robberies in Temecula and Menifee along with other robberies in San Bernardino and San Diego counties. Harris, Gutierrez said,

Sean Harris, 34, of Fallbrook has been arrested in connection with several robberies throughout Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego counties.

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was taken into custody without incident.

“The Menifee Police Department will continue to collaborate with surrounding agencies and we are committed to using all available resources to ensure that we hold offenders accountable for their actions,” Gutierrez said.

“We are proud of the team effort that went into this case which resulted in the arrest of a dangerous criminal.”

According to jail records, Harris’ next court date is scheduled for May 26. He is being held at the Southwest Detention Center in lieu of $500,000 bail.

Kim Harris can be reached by email at valleyeditor@reedermedia.com.

Man admits sexually abusing two Wildomar girls City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

A 41-year-old man who sexually assaulted two Wildomar girls multiple times over a nine-year span pleaded guilty Friday, April 29, to felony charges.

Jose Luis Rodriguez of Lake Elsinore admitted one count of forcible rape and one count of sexual assault on a child under 10 years old as part of a plea agreement with the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. In exchange for his admissions, prosecutors dropped six related charges.

The deal was reached just as Rodriguez’s case was called for a preliminary hearing at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta.

Superior Court Judge Stephen Gallon scheduled a sentencing hearing for June 17, when the judge is expected to certify the terms of the plea deal and impose a sentence of 40 years to life in state prison.

Rodriguez remains held on $1 million bail at the Byrd Detention

Center in Murrieta.

He was arrested in February 2021 following a sheriff’s investigation into the defendant’s encounters with the victims, identified in court documents only as “I.R.” and “S.O.” According to sheriff’s Sgt. Julio Olguin, deputies were contacted Feb. 1 regarding a molestation in the 33000 block of Jamieson Street in Lake Elsinore, as well as at a residence in the 21000 block of Lime Street in Wildomar.

In both instances, Rodriguez was identified as the perpetrator.

Olguin said that further investigation revealed a series of assaults on the girls, though no details were disclosed regarding their relationship, if any, to the defendant, or any of the circumstances connected to the crimes.

Court records stated that the children were victimized between January 2012 and January 2021.

Rodriguez had no documented prior felony convictions in Riverside County.

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Anza Summer Nights to rock the park May 7 Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

Natural Selection drummer Dean Osuna is ready to rock at Anza Summer Nights Saturday, May 7. Anza Valley Outlook/Diane Sieker photo

Russell Kitchen of The Soil Kitchen and Kids Of Anza will host the first Anza Summer Nights concert and festival at Minor Park in Anza Saturday, May 7, starting at 6 p.m.

The free family-friendly party will feature a live band, food, raffles, vendors and a car show.

This Anza Summer Nights event is the first since the start of the pandemic in 2020.

The highlight of the evening’s entertainment will be the acclaimed band Natural Selection.

This will be their third appearance at an Anza Summer Nights party.

Featuring classic rock tunes, the trio’s fan following will be able to see them again locally.

“Bring a lawn chair and socialize and meet your neighbors,” Kitchen said. see NIGHTS, page AVO-2

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free community health services are also available. Bring your own reusable bags to take food home.

Volunteers welcome. For more information, contact the AEC office at 951-763-4333.

Hamilton High School – Find out what is happening using Hamilton’s online calendar at http:// www.hamiltonbobcats.net/apps/ events/calendar/.

Hamilton Museum – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Open Wednesdays and Saturdays at 39991 Contreras Road in Anza. For more information, call 951-763-1350 or visit http://www.hamiltonmuseum. org. Find them on Facebook at “Hamilton-Museum-and-RanchFoundation.”

Backcountry Horsemen Redshank Riders – Meeting monthly on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. Locations change, so please contact Mike by email at stumblinl55@gmail.com or by calling (951) 760-9255.

Health, exercise, resources and recovery meetings Fit after 50 – 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Tuesday and Friday mornings at Anza Community Hall. Free. Wear comfortable clothes and supportive shoes. Call or text instructor Teresa Hoehn, at 951-751-1462 for more information.

Narcotics Anonymous Meeting – 6 p.m. Every Tuesday at Shepherd Of The Valley Church, 56095 Pena Road, in Anza. Open participation.

Veterans’ Gathering Mondays – 9-11 a.m., The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 39075 Contreras Road, in Anza.

Men and women veterans come to share and help each other deal with post-traumatic stress disorder and other difficulties. Call John Sheehan at 951-923-6153. If you need an advocate to help with VA benefits, call Ronnie Imel at 951659-9884.

The Most Excellent Way – Christ-centered recovery program for all kinds of addiction meets Fridays from 7-8:30 p.m. and Tuesdays from 8-10 a.m. Program is court approved; child care is provided. Transportation help is available. The group meets at 58050 Highway 371; the cross street is Kirby Road in Anza.

AA Men’s Meeting – 7 p.m.

Meetings take place Thursdays at 39551 Kirby Road in Anza, south of Highway 371.

Alcoholics Anonymous – 8 p.m. Wednesday evenings at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 56095 Pena Road in Anza. For more information, call 951-763-4226.

Bereaved Parents of the USA – The Aguanga-Anza Chapter of BPUSA will hold its meetings at 6 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday of each month at 49109 Lakeshore Blvd. in Aguanga. For more information, contact chapter leader Linda Hardee at 951-5512826.

Free Mobile Health Clinic – Open every third Wednesday of the month from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

No appointment is needed. Uninsured may only be seen in the Anza Community Hall’s parking lot or inside the hall.

Medication Assistance and

Treatment for Opioid Dependence – Get treatment for heroin addiction. Transportation to the clinic is provided. For more information, contact Borrego Health’s Anza Community Health Center, 58581 Route 371, in Anza. For more information, call 951-7634759.

Food ministries F.U.N. Group weekly food ministry – Deliveries arrive noon Thursdays at the Anza Community Hall. To order a paid box and help feed those who can’t afford to pay, drop off payment and cash donations by Thursday at 1:30 p.m., to ERA Excel Realty, 56070 Highway 371, in Anza. Pay inside or drop off during the day in the red box outside. To drop it off, put name and request on an envelope with payment inside. A $30 box has about $100 worth of food and feeds six people. Half boxes are available for $15. Food is delivered once a week to those who cannot find a ride. For more information, call Bill Donahue at 951-288-0903.

Living Hope Christian Fellowship Community Dinner – 1 p.m. Dinners are held the last Sunday of the month at the Anza Community Hall. All are welcome. Donations of time, money, etc. are always welcome.

Food for the Faithful – 8 a.m.

The food bank hands out food the last Friday of the month until the food is gone. The clothes closet will be open too. Emergency food handed out as needed at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. FFF is a non-denominational nonprofit. All in need are welcome; call Esther Barragan at 951-763-5636.

Bible Studies The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Anza – Sunday Sacrament is held 10 a.m.; Sunday School is 11 a.m.

Priesthood/Relief Society meets noon; Wednesday Boy Scouts gathers 6 p.m. and Youth Night is 7 p.m. For more information, call Ruiz at 951-445-7180 or Nathan at 760-399-0727. The Wednesday Genealogy/Family History Class, 5-8 p.m., is open to the public at 39075 Contreras Road in Anza.

Native Lighthouse Fellowship – 10 a.m. The group meets the first Saturday of the month, and breakfast is served. All are welcome to fellowship together at the “Tribal Hall” below the casino in Anza.

For more information, call Nella Heredia at 951-763-0856.

Living Hope Bible Study – 8-10 a.m. Tuesdays at Living Hope Christian Fellowship, 58050 Highway 371, in Anza. All are welcome. For more information, call Pastor Kevin at 951-763-1111.

Anza RV Clubhouse – 7 p.m., the second Wednesday of the Month, Pastor Kevin officiates at 41560 Terwilliger Road in Anza.

Monthly Christian Men’s Breakfast – 9 a.m. Breakfast takes place the fourth Saturday of each month and rotates to different locations. Contact Jeff Crawley at 951-763-1257 for more information.

Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church – 10 a.m. Weekly Wednesday Bible study takes

place at 56095 Pena Road in Anza. Call 951-763-4226 for more information.

Valley Gospel Chapel – 7 a.m. Saturday Men’s Study meets weekly with breakfast usually served at 43275 Chapman Road in the Terwilliger area of Anza.

For more information, call 951763-4622.

Anza First Southern Baptist Church – 9 a.m. The church offers Sunday school for all ages with a 10:30 a.m. worship service and 6 p.m. for prayer and Bible study. Youth ministry meets Mondays from 6-8 p.m. The women’s Bible study meets Thursdays at 10 a.m., but it is on hiatus through the summer. Celebrate Recovery meets Fridays; doors open at 5:30 p.m. with large group meeting, 6-7 p.m.; small group share, 7-8 p.m. and Cross Talk Cafe, 8-8:30 p.m.

Church is located at 39200 Rolling Hills Road in Anza. For more information, contact at 951-7634937, anzabptistchurch@gmail. com or http://www.anzabaptistchurch.com.

Clubs High Country Recreation – Second Monday of the month attend committee meetings at ERA Excel Realty in Anza. For more information, call Albert Rodriguez at 951-492-1624 or Robyn Garrison at 805-312-0369.

HCR Bingo fundraisers – 6:30-9:30 p.m. second and fourth Fridays at Anza Community Hall.

Anza Valley VFW Post 1873 – Capt. John Francis Drivick III Post, the Ladies’ and Men’s Auxiliaries are located at 59011 Bailey Road in Anza. Mail P.O. Box 390433. Request monthly newsletter and or weekly menu by email at vfw1873anzaca@ gmail.com. For more information, call 951-763-4439 or visit http:// vfw1873.org.

High Country 4-H Club – 6:30 p.m. Meetings are on the third Wednesday of the month, except February, at Anza Community Hall. 4-H Club is for youth 5 to 19 years old offering a variety of projects. High Country 4-H Club is open to children living in the Anza, Aguanga and surrounding areas. For more information, call Allison Renck at 951-663-5452.

Anza Valley Artists Meetings – 1 p.m. Meetings are the third Saturday of each month at various locations. Share art, ideas and participate in shows. Guest speakers are always needed. For more information, call president Rosie Grindle at 951-928-1248. Find helpful art tips at http://www.facebook.com/AnzaValleyArtists/.

Anza Quilter’s Club – 9:30 a.m. to noon. Meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at the Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 56095 Pena Road, in Anza.

Anza Valley Lions Club – The Anza Valley Lions Club has been reinstated and is open to all men and women who want to work together for the betterment of the community. The group is working on securing a new venue for meetings. Meetings and events are posted on the Anza Lions Club of Anza Valley Facebook page at https://www.facebook. com/LionsofAnzaValley. For more information, email president Greg Sandling at President.

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Boy Scouts Troop 319 – Cub Scouts meet 6 p.m. every Tuesday, and Boy Scouts meet 7 p.m. every

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Wednesday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Contreras Road, south of state Route 371, in Anza. For more information, call Richard Hotchkiss at 951-551-3154.

Boys Scouts Troop 371 – Boy Scouts meet at Lake Riverside Estates. For more information, call Ginny Kinser at 909-702-7902.

Civil Air Patrol – Squadron 59 is looking for new members of all ages. For more information, call squadron commander Maj. Dennis Sheehan from the Anza area at 951-403-4940. To learn more and see the club’s meeting schedule, visit http://www.squadron59.org.

Fire Explorer Program – 6 p.m. The program meets every second, third and fourth Tuesday of the month at Fire Station 29 on state Route 371 in Anza. Call 951763-5611 for information.

Redshank Riders – 7 p.m.

Backcountry horsemen meet at the Little Red Schoolhouse in Anza, the second Thursday of each month. Visit http://www. redshankriders.com or call Carol Schmuhl for membership information at 951-663-6763.

Anza Thimble Club – The club meets the first Thursday of the month at Valley Gospel Chapel, 43275 Chapman Road in Anza.

The social hour is 11:30 a.m., and lunch is served at noon. Contact Carol Wright at 951-763-2884 for more information.

Organizations Terwilliger Community Association – 6 p.m. Second Monday of the month at VFW Post 1873, 59011 Bailey Road, in Anza. Potluck dinner open to all. For more information, call Tonie Ford at 951-763-4560.

From the Heart Christian Women’s Ministries – Noon.

Monthly luncheon and guest speaker are held the second Saturday of each month. The $5 charge covers lunch at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 56095 Pena Road, in Anza. From the Heart helps the area’s neediest children and invites all women and men to join in their mission.

Donate or help with the rummage sales twice a year to raise funds for the cause or other events. For more information, call president Christi James at 951-595-2400.

Anza Community Hall – 7 p.m. General membership meetings are held the fourth Thursday of the month. Memberships cost $20 per person or $35 per business, and both get one vote. No government funds are allocated for the Hall, which pays its bills through memberships and swap meets. Voting members receive discounts off hall rentals, swap meet booths and save on propane gas from Ferrellgas. Mail membership to: Anza Community Building Inc. at P.O. Box 390091, Anza, CA 92539. The hall is located at 56630 Highway 371 in Anza.

Swap meet held each Saturday of the month, weather permitting, early morning to 1 p.m. Vendors wanted. For more information, call 951-282-4267.

Anza Civic Improvement League – 9 a.m. meets the first Saturday of each month at the Little Red Schoolhouse. The league maintains Minor Park and Little Red School House, which are both available to rent for events. No government funds are allowed; the membership pays the bills – $10 a person, $18 family or $35 business membership. For more information, visit http:// www.anzacivic.org.

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An informal car show will include classic cars, street rods, off road machines and local favorites.

KOYT 91.7 FM will be on hand, promoting the local station and making new friends.

For more information about Anza Summer Nights, contact Russell Kitchen with The Soil Kitchen at www.facebook.com/The-SoilKitchen-183822602131779/.

For vendor information, call 951-765-7760.

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Community Hall to host spaghetti dinner to benefit Hamilton High School band May 7 Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

The Anza Community Hall will host a spaghetti dinner fundraiser to benefit Hamilton High School Band and Color Guard’s 2022 Music Leadership Camp trip to Troy University in Alabama in June.

For a donation of $10, patrons will receive a spaghetti dinner with bread, salad and a beverage. All proceeds raised will go directly to the band for their trip.

Hamilton high and middle school students have been hard at work hosting car washes and bake

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sales to raise money for a oncein-a-lifetime band trip. Parents, school staff and siblings are also involved in supporting the young musicians.

The band students will fly to Nashville, Tennessee, and explore the Country Music Hall of Fame and Grand Ole Opry. The tour will drive to Memphis to visit Elvis’ birthplace, the Rock and Soul Museum, Human Civil Rights Museum and more. Then the trip will continue to Troy University for Music Leadership Camp and off to New Orleans for the Battlefield New Orleans boat tour. Other

events will be determined as the trip date approaches.

“Our trip is June 9-18. The fundraiser deadline is Tuesday, May 31.

Attendance is open to eighth grade to 12th grade students,” coordinator Amanda Washburn said.

“Let’s help them raise the funds necessary to travel there to represent Anza. The students will not only be learning about music and what it takes to be a good leader, but also the history of country music in Nashville, the history of rock and roll music in Memphis and the history of jazz music in New Orleans,” a Lions Club of

Anza Valley member posted on social media.

To help these students, consider donating at https://givebutter.com/ Support_Hamilton_Bobcats.

You can also text BOBCAT BAND to 202-858-1233 or contact band director Lovina Leon at Hamilton High School at lleon@ hemetusd.org. All donations are tax deductible.

A car wash in March raised $455. Much more is needed and the students said they are motivated to make it happen.

Be on the lookout for additional local, hands-on fundraisers such as

car washes, bake sales and Pizza Factory coupon cards.

For more information about the Anza Community Hall, please visit them at www.facebook.com/ groups/337754646415866/ or www.anzacommunitybuilding. org/.

The Anza Community Building Inc. is located at 56630 CA-371 in Anza.

Diane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

came from as far away as the coast to participate in the fun.

Palomar Divide Truck Trail 9S07 is a 25.1-mile point-to-point

trail near Aguanga. Approximate elevation of 5,758 feet is attained at the highest point on the trail.

Generally considered an easy

route, it is a popular trail for birding, mountain biking, hiking and off-road driving. The trail is open year-round and may be visited any time, according to Alltrails.com.

Though not recommended for low-stance vehicles, the trail is easily traveled by 4x4 vehicles, Subarus, AWD cars and SUVs. The trail features views of San Diego and Riverside counties, a helicopter pad, an active mining camp, close proximity to the Palomar Observatory, forests, grasslands, chaparral and wildflower and nature viewing.

One highlight of the trip, the High Point Lookout, was inaccessible to the group, as the gate was locked. The club made the best of this, parking off-trail and enjoying a lunch break in front of the gate.

According to Off-Road.com, High Point Tower itself is an interesting slice of California his-

tory. Not many of these active fire towers are left. The state closed many towers in recent years. High Point, which was deactivated in 1992 then reactivated after 2005, is one of three or four of the original 30-plus that dotted the state.

The Axle Benders Offroad 4x4 Club SoCal is a family-oriented organization for serious off-road enthusiasts. All makes and models of four-wheel drive vehicles are welcome. They focus on teaching safe 4x4 techniques, hosting challenging events and they follow the Leave No Trace protocol.

For more information on the club, visit the Axle Benders Offroad 4x4 Club SoCal on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/ axlebenders.

Diane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

Anza resident Kevin Murphy takes a moment to climb up on his wife Chrystie’s Jeep at the Axle Benders Offroad 4x4 Club SoCal Palomar Divide trail run Saturday, April 23.

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Anzans Darrell and Sharon Evans, Brianne Hopkins, Danny Huish and Chrystie Murphy do the selfie thing during the Axle Benders Offroad 4x4 Club SoCal Palomar Divide trail run Saturday, April 23.

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Graffiti Coffee Shop offers Take A Book, Leave A Book library Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

Guests at Graffiti Coffee Shop can now donate or select a book from the new free Take A Book, Leave A Book library. The colorful mini library box is filled with interesting tomes of every description.

The library graces the shop’s new patio and is a welcome addition in the area.

Small handcrafted wooden boxed libraries like the ones at the coffee shop are becoming a common sight in neighborhoods around the nation. They are maintained by volunteers or business owners who stock and organize their miniature libraries. The libraries encourage people to pick up a book or leave one behind, while encouraging reading and creativity, according to Monique Abrahamsen, writer for Beyond magazine.

In 2009, Todd Bol of Hudson, Wisconsin, built a model of a one room schoolhouse. It was a tribute to his mother; she was a teacher who loved to read. He filled it with books and put it on a post in his front yard. His neighbors and friends loved it, so he built several more and gave them away.

Bol’s library started community gift-sharing networks, “take a book, leave a book” collections in coffee shops and public spaces, according to Little Free Library®, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization

Guests at Graffiti Coffee Shop can now donate or select a book from the new free Take A Book, Leave A Book library.

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that builds community, inspires readers and expands book access for all through a global network of volunteer-led Little Free Libraries.

The Graffiti Coffee Shop has been the realization of a 10-year dream of the Leash family. After scrimping, saving, educating themselves and attending seminars and classes, the shop became a reality almost five years ago.

Excellent products, relaxing atmosphere and wonderful customer service have ensured their success. Specific attention is paid to the quality of the ingredients used, right down to the special locally roasted beans provided by Idyllwild Roasters. The menu is extensive as well as creative.

Graffiti Coffee even offers kidfriendly drinks and food items like breakfast burritos, bagels and pastries.

Now expanding into outdoor craft fairs, farmers markets and flea markets, the shop is quickly becoming the go-to spot in the Anza Valley for food, entertainment and unique shopping opportunities.

For more information, please visit Graffiti Coffee at www.graffiticoffee.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pg/graffiticoffee371/about/ref=page_internal.

Diane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

Donkeys may, or may not, make good livestock guardians Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

With predators on the hunt in the Anza Valley, ranch owners do everything they can to protect their livestock and pets.

Good fencing, secure shelters and deterrents are necessary. But sometimes the canine hunters still manage to get through and more layers of protection are needed.

Guardian animals can help.

When selecting an animal to help guard small stock, dogs usually come to mind. Certain breeds have been developed over centuries for just this task.

However, some people suggest using donkeys or burros to protect vulnerable animals on the farm.

According to Mother Earth News contributor Jan Dohner, donkeys do tend to become territorial although they do not patrol their area like dogs do. They are an especially alert grazing animal with very good hearing and a wider field of vision than horses.

They also tend to be less spooked or flighty and more likely to stand their ground than horses against approaching predators.

Donkeys are naturally aggressive to canines and this behavior will extend itself to their pasture

Donkeys have pros and cons as to their use as livestock guardians.

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mates. However, these equines are not purposefully protective of stock, Dohner admits, but are either reacting to a threat in their territory or behaving as a donkey herd protector. In her opinion, donkeys can make acceptable guardians of sheep, goats and calves. Often the sheep or goats come to see the larger donkey as protective and will gather near it if they perceive a threat. Donkeys can protect against a single fox, coyote, roaming dog and possibly a bobcat.

Other experts disagree.

“Donkeys are not guardians.

They’re complex prey animals with an innate fear of anything smaller than themselves, especially canines. While they may deter predators from your farm, they do not care about your chickens and would not guard them on purpose. There’s even a serious chance they will injure or kill your chickens, goats, sheep, calves and mini horses,” Katy Montgomery, owner of Sticky Holler Farm in west-central Arkansas said.

Local rancher Ashley Titel agrees.

“Donkeys should not be livestock guardians,” she said. “They themselves are prey animals and will flee when attacked. If they fight a predator it is merely selfdefense. Besides that, they’ve been known to kill domestic dogs and newborn livestock. Some people have luck with donkeys

but others have seen the worst of them.”

Even if they’re stock safe, Montgomery said, they’re still not guarding the stock. They’re protecting themselves and their territory.

“I personally haven’t had any losses from predators since adding my donkeys and mules, but I can 1000% guarantee you that they are not guarding my chickens, goats or geese,” she said.

“They’re guarding themselves and their herd. If you keep donkeys with other small stock, one day they may decide your goat or chicken is a threat and kill it. All four of mine would kill a baby goat or a chicken or goose in a heartbeat. Your donkeys may get along with your other animals just fine, until one day they don’t.”

Montgomery said that her neighbor thought a predator had taken out two of her chickens until she reviewed her camera footage and discovered it was one of her own donkeys that was born on her farm and exposed to her chickens every single day.

Though highly intelligent, donkeys and burros may not be counted on to defend flocks or poultry. Even guardian dogs have their drawbacks. As a layer of ranch security, donkeys are an individual’s decision to deploy.

Diane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

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The new ‘Ministry of Truth’

Julie Reeder PUBLISHER

Last week the Biden Administration’s Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced that DHS will form a “Disinformation Governance Board” run by Nina Jankowicz. Jankowicz is a self-described “disinformation expert.” It’s ironic because she literally aided in misinformation and the cover-up of the Hunter Biden laptop in October 2020 saying on ABC News when asked, “We should view it as a Trump campaign product.”

It wasn’t just misinformation but also election tampering.

She also pushed the disinformation and narrative that Republicans funded the now-discredited Steele dossier that was proven to be funded by the DNC and the Hillary Clinton Campaign. She’s an expert in disinformation for sure.

With Nina at the helm, it’s more likely that they will be promoting disinformation and ideologies, and just flat out censoring real conversations, given that in the last two years the government has been working with social media to censor even experts in their respective fields.

If you want to control people, it’s easier when you hide information from them and control public discourse.

Have you seen how the mainstream media has been freaking out about Elon Musk taking over Twitter? Musk says he’s going to open it up and just censor speech that is against the law. They are clearly afraid of free speech and not being able to control narratives.

I don’t believe it’s even legal or constitutional to have a Ministry of Truth with the First Amendment still intact. So, I expect they will be depending on people to self-censor or just big tech to comply. How

do they expect to get away with it? It’s really akin to something out of 1984 where the agency that produces propaganda for the government decides what people are allowed to say.

This is just so desperate and ridiculous. Again, it’s all about power and politics. Think about how ridiculous is it that with literally MILLIONS of people streaming across our border ILLEGALLY and with over 100,000 of our young people dying from fentanyl, the government instead is acting to control citizens’ LEGAL free speech and their right to attend and have grievances against their school boards. The priorities just continue to be so upside down, divisive and ridiculous.

Secondly, with priorities like this, how are you accountable to the people for the job you are doing? It’s so much easier to look for enemies behind every tree who aren’t really there than to stop the real enemies who are killing our children with fentanyl that they bring with them across the border.

The administration needs to just admit that their politics and ideology are wrong and dangerous, unless they really do want to ruin our country, especially with the

support of most of the mainstream media.

The role of news media in a free society is supposed to be to investigate, inform, and provide a crucial check on political power. But what we’ve seen is mostly complicity.

It’s an evil trinity between the media, big tech and the government. People are waking up and I don’t think they will ultimately be successful.

Before DHS formally created their “Ministry of Truth” last week, I reported a month ago that President Biden’s National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan, https://www.whitehouse.gov/covidplan/, formally requested that major tech platforms submit information about COVID-19 “misinformation” on all their platforms, networks, search engines, crowdsourcing platforms and instant messaging. It was announced by Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy.

The “request” demanded that the tech companies send the data and analysis on COVID-19 “misinformation” starting with vaccine misinformation as outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on their website, https://www.cdc.gov/

coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/ facts.html. By the way, I wonder if Elon Musk will conform to that?

I wrote that, at that point, they were working on becoming the “Ministry of Misinformation” and the national media, for the most part, goose-stepped to their ever-changing “science.” They had already started reaching out to the tech companies, families and neighbors of people to ensure goose-stepping compliance, thought control, and likely punishment.

For a partial list of items that the government originally labeled “misinformation” in the last year or so and then changed their minds, go to the link below: https://myvalleynews.com/blog/2022/03/10/ science-doesnt-matter-only-compliance-be-a-goose-stepper.

When they ask you to start telling on your neighbors, family and friends, do the right thing.

Enjoy open discourse and learn from each other. Be informed and figure out your own opinions on important topics of our time by researching and talking with those around you. Don’t self-censor. Be brave. Just say no.

cost of all goods shipped on our highways – in other words – everything. Over the past 12 months, groceries rose 10% overall, with meats, poultry, fish and eggs increasing by 13.7%. According to a recent Bloomberg report, inflation will cost the average U.S. household $5,200 this year, or $433 per month. While average wages rose by 5.6% in March, inflation wiped out that increase and wages actually decreased by 2.7%.

Given these facts and our state’s huge budget surplus, you’d think Sacramento would jump at the chance to provide relief to overtaxed, hard-working Californians.

But that’s not the case. In fact, legislation to temporarily suspend the gas tax was blocked, and the bill was hijacked by the majority and transformed into an attempt to increase taxes.

Suspension of the gas tax is off the table, but a rebate to help defray the cost of gasoline is included in the Governor’s budget proposal.

The amount of the rebate is unclear, it will take months to pass and owners of the state’s 400,000 electric vehicles will be eligible for the “gas tax rebate,” even though they don’t pay the gas tax.

Californians need immediate relief. Inflation is making living

in the Golden State impossible for many, and too many Sacramento legislators are refusing to take even a small step to help those who need it the most.

Assemblymember Marie Waldron, R-Valley Center, represents the 75th Assembly District in the California Legislature, which includes the communities of Bonsall, Escondido, Fallbrook, Hidden Meadows, Pala, Palomar Mountain, Pauma Valley, Rainbow, San Marcos, Temecula, Valley Center and Vista.

Inflation blues Assemblymember Marie Waldron SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

The rising cost of virtually everything is costing Californians dearly. March inflation surged to 8.5%, the largest increase in 40 years. This spike, driven largely by the cost of gasoline, made March the 10th straight month with inflation over 5%.

So what’s the solution? One important step would be to suspend our 51 cent per gallon gas tax, the nation’s highest. Not only is it a direct tax on those with the least ability to pay, it drives up the

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Jehovah’s Witnesses return to in-person meetings MURRIETA – All congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses worldwide were encouraged to resume in-person meetings starting Friday, April 1.

Murrieta residents Lindsey and Cherish Conklin have been attending meetings for over three decades. Upon their return to inperson meetings, they expressed how nothing compares to seeing each other in person and singing together once again.

“The congregation is like a family to us, so being able to meet with them in person again really felt like coming home,” Lindsey said.

“I couldn’t help but shed happy tears during such an incredible reunion.”

For most of the last two years, buildings for worship have remained closed globally due to the risks associated with meeting in person. Jehovah’s Witnesses in the U.S. also suspended their public ministry March 20, 2020.

Since that time, they have carried on their ministry through letters and phone calls while holding twice-weekly meetings in a virtual format. Average attendance at these meetings exceeded 1.5 million each week in the U.S., even though there are fewer than 1.3 million Jehovah’s Witnesses in some 13,000 congregations.

“There is a collective shout of joy among Jehovah’s Witnesses around the world right now,” Robert Hendriks, U.S. representative for Jehovah’s Witnesses, said.

“While we have prospered in many ways as individuals and congregations using technology to bring us together, nothing can adequately replace being together in person.

We have longed for this moment for the better part of two years.”

The move back to in-person meetings coincides with two global events being held in all 120,000 congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses. The first was a special lecture scheduled in most congregations for Sunday, April 10, entitled “Where Can You

Murrieta residents Lindsey and Cherish Conklin, who have been attending Jehovah’s Witnesses meetings for over three decades, return to inperson meetings along with congregation members around the world.

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Find Real Hope?” Additionally, the annual commemoration of the death of Jesus Christ was held Friday, April 15, the very day he sacrificed his life 1,989 years ago. Gatherings will now be held in person at local Kingdom Halls with live speakers. No collections are ever taken.

“The timing of resuming in-person meetings could not be better,” Hendriks said. “Bringing everyone back together for these special events will have a powerful effect on the worldwide congregation.”

Guidelines for holding “hybrid” meetings have been sent to all congregations in the United States. Over the past six months, many Kingdom Halls have been

equipped with the required technology to hold a productive meeting that allows for in-person and remote attendees, all of whom can participate in the discussions. A pilot program was held in October and November in countries around the world to assess how this could be done most effectively. The lessons learned in these pilot meetings have helped form the plan for moving forward with reopening all Kingdom Halls, where the law permits.

“It has been heartwarming to see the peace and unity among Jehovah’s Witnesses during this very divisive time,” Hendriks said.

“We know resuming in-person meetings will bring us even closer

together. We’re anxious to see one another again.”

Everyone, including children, have experienced the joy and excitement of this return.

“The biggest thing has been watching our kids just thrive after being back for a couple of weeks,” Cherish Conklin said. “As a parent, you want nothing more than to see your kids happy. It has been an emotional experience, to say the least.”

As of now, Jehovah’s Witnesses have no plans to resume their public ministry, though their “alternative” ministry continues. In fact, since the start of the pandemic through November 2021 in the U.S. alone, Jehovah’s Witnesses

spent more than 400 million hours in virtual Bible studies, writing letters of comfort to their neighbors and making phone calls. They have released 77 new language translations of the Bible and held two global virtual conventions in more than 500 languages.

“No time was wasted in the past two years,” Hendriks said. “Our congregants have been busy and productive helping each other and their neighbors through this most challenging time. That’s what love and unity are all about.”

For more information on Jehovah’s Witnesses, visit http://jw.org.

Submitted by Jehovah’s Witnesses.

Psalm 147:3 said, “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”

One of the wonders of God is that he takes broken people, heals them and gives them purpose.

That’s what he’s going to do in your life.

God shows his great strength.

2 Corinthians 12:9 said, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”

It doesn’t mean that God becomes stronger when we are weak and broken. It means that his strength is more clearly seen by using broken people. He’s really good at that. And he’s going to use you for his good purpose.

God frees you from the prison of brokenness through Christ.

In a prophecy about Jesus, the

prophet Isaiah said, “The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, for the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor.

He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed,” in Isaiah 61:1-3.

This verse was spoken for your benefit. God wanted you to know exactly what he wants to do in your life through Jesus. He wants to break you free from the prison of brokenness. And if you give him all your pieces, he will do just that.

Zachary Elliott is the lead pastor of Fusion Christian Church in Temecula. For more information, visit https://www.fusionchristianchurch.com, http://www.encouragementtoday.tv or find them on Instagram.

What God does with brokenness

Zachary Elliott SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

I took my wife to the Cheesecake Factory for a nice romantic dinner. Well, at least I thought it was romantic. But, as usual, we had to wait a few minutes to be seated. As we sat down, the table next to us was getting up to leave.

As the family slid out of the long booth, the last teenage boy to leave clipped a drink with his arm.

It flew off the table, hit the ground and shattered into a hundred pieces. The breaking of the glass was so thorough they had to divert traffic through the restaurant.

As I looked at the glass, I thought, there is no way they are putting that back together. They didn’t even try. It wasn’t worth it. The staff immediately grabbed a broom, swept up the glass and threw it in the trash. Now it’s gone forever, never to be used again.

For some, your life is like that cup. One moment you were on top, feeling as though you had meaning and purpose. Until one day, something happened that hit you so hard it shattered you – breaking you into a million pieces.

And in that breaking, the enemy has been telling you lies. And sadly, you’ve believed him. He told you that you’ll never be whole again, you’ll never stop hurting and you’ll never be healed.

Don’t believe the lies. Your life might seem like it’s in pieces right now but let me tell you what God will do if you give him your broken parts.

God comes in close and rescues.

Psalm 34:18 said, “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed.”

God’s not a server in a restaurant who is standing ready to sweep you up and throw you out. Instead, he’s closer than you think and getting prepared for the rescue.

God heals your brokenness.

ANZA VALLEY OUTLOOK LEGAL NOTICES CHANGE OF NAME

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CVCO 2201164 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Petitioner: DARCY CHUMPITAZ and FERNIE ESQUIVEL Filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: AVERY ROSE ESQUIVEL CHUMPITAZ Proposed Name: AVERY ROSE CHUMPITAZ ESQUIVEL THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 5/11/22 Time: 8:00 a.m. Dept: C2 The address of the court: 505 S. Buena Vista Ave., Rm 201, Corona, CA 92882 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Anza Valley Outlook Date: Mar 25 2022 Signed: Tamara L. Wagner, Judge of the Superior Court LEGAL: 3566 PUBLISHED: April 15, 22, 29, May 6, 2022

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CVSW 2201040 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Petitioner: LA CHATTA PETRECE HUNTER Filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: LA CHATTA PETRECE HUNTER Proposed Name: LA CHATTA TRUE-HEIRESS ISAAC THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 6-2-22 Time: 8:00 AM Dept: S101 The address of the court: 30755-G Auld Road, Murrieta, CA 92563 Southwest Justice Center A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Anza Valley Outlook Date: APR 11 2022 Signed: Joni I. Sinclair, Judge of the Superior Court LEGAL: 3569 PUBLISHED: April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 2022

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CVSW 2202339 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Petitioner: JOYLYN TAMARA MANIACI Filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: JOYLYN TAMARA MANIACI Proposed Name: JOYLYN TAMARA SPARKLES THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 06/02/2022 Time: 08:00 AM Dept: S101 The address of the court: 30755-G Auld Road, Murrieta, CA 92563 Southwest Justice Center A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Anza Valley Outlook Date: APR 13 2022 Signed: Joni I. Sinclair, Judge of the Superior Court LEGAL: 3570 PUBLISHED: April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 2022

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CVSW 2202344 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Petitioner: TAWNIE MARIE RUSSO Filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. KENNEDY MARIE CANO b. SHANE ANTHONY CANO Proposed Name: a. KENNEDY MARIE RUSSO b. SHANE ANTHONY RUSSO THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 6-2-22 Time: 08:00 AM Dept: S101 The address of the court: 30755-G Auld Road, Murrieta, CA 92563 Southwest Justice Center A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Anza Valley Outlook Date: APR 14 2022 Signed: Joni I. Sinclair, Judge of the Superior Court LEGAL: 3571 PUBLISHED: April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 2022

FIRST AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CVCO 2201423 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Petitioner: ANNA MCKEON for DARII ALI TSYKALOV Filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: DARII ALI TSYKALOV Proposed Name: DARIY JAY MCKEON THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 6/15/22 Time: 8:00 a.m. Dept: C2 The address of the court: 505 S. Buena Vista Ave., Rm 201, Corona, CA 92882 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Anza Valley Outlook Date: APR 26 2022 Signed: Tamara L. Wagner, Judge of the Superior Court LEGAL: 3581 PUBLISHED: May 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022

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AVO-7 ANZA VALLEY OUTLOOK LEGAL NOTICES

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202204079 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: DOWDEN CONSULTATION 1725 Mendocino Way, Perris, CA 92571 County: Riverside Casaundra Camille Dowden, 1725 Mendocino Way, Perris, CA 92571 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 08/01/2021 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Casaundra Camille Dowden Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 03/31/2022 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3562 PUBLISHED: April 15, 22, 29, May 6, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202203885 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JK BROWDER CONSULTING 1040 North Lovekin # 16, Blythe, CA 92225 County: Riverside Judith Kay Browder, 1040 North Lovekin # 16, Blythe, CA 92225 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Judith Kay Browder Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 03/29/2022 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3563 PUBLISHED: April 15, 22, 29, May 6, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202203581 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: YOUR SOUS CHEF 83481 Agua Blanca Ave, Coachella, CA 92236 County: Riverside Jacob Alfredo Perez, 83481 Agua Blanca Ave, Coachella, CA 92236 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 11/02/2017 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Jacob Alfredo Perez Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 03/22/2022 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3565 PUBLISHED: April 15, 22, 29, May 6, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202203607 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ADY’S HOUSE CLEANING 29605 Solana Way G04, Temecula, CA 92591 County: Riverside Adelaida -- De La Cruz, 29605 Solana Way G04, Temecula, CA 92591 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above.

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Adelaida De La Cruz Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 03/22/2022 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3564 PUBLISHED: April 15, 22, 29, May 6, 2022

AMENDED FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202201171 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. VCLASSY MEDIA 2. VCLASSY 31251 Strawberry Tree Ln, Temecula, CA 92592 County: Riverside David Christian Monzon, 31251 Strawberry Tree Ln, Temecula, CA 92592 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 1/18/2022 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: David Christian Monzon Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 01/27/2022 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3518 PUBLISHED: February 4, 11, 18, 25, 2022 Republished: April 15, 22, 29, May 6, 2022 The business and registrant zip code was incorrect in original publication.

AMENDED FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202201158 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SHRI VISHNU SPIRITUAL ASHRAM 19647 Lonestar Ln, Riverside, CA 92508 Mailing address: 19744 Beach Blvd. #355, Huntington Beach, CA 92648 County: Riverside Shri Vishnu Spiritual Ashram, Inc, 19647 Lonestar Ln, Riverside, CA 92508 This business is conducted by a Corporation This Corporation is registered in the state of CA Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Farzana-Khanam, President Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 01/27/2022 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3516 PUBLISHED: February 4, 11, 18, 25, 2022 Republished: April 15, 22, 29, May 6, 2022 The registrant’s name did not include “Inc.” in the original publication.

AMENDED FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202200438 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. URBAN DOG STARS 2. URBAN SOL 40435 Chauncey Way, Temecula, CA 92591 County: Riverside Angela Lorali Douglas, 40435 Chauncey Way, Temecula, CA 92591 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Angela Lorali Douglas Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 01/11/2022 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3512 PUBLISHED: January 28, February 4, 11, 18, 2022 Republished: April 15, 22, 29, May 6, 2022 The business and registrant zip code was incorrect in original publication.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202204841 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. 951 AUTO LLC 2. 951 AUTO LLC REGISTRATION SERVICE 1655 E Sixth St, Ste A1 202, Corona, CA 92879 County: Riverside 951 Auto LLC, 1655 E Sixth St, Suite A1 202, Corona, CA 92879 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company This LLC is registered in the state of CA Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Eric Howard, Managing Member Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 04/14/2022 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3568 PUBLISHED: April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202204874 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SPRING INTERIOR DESIGNS 133 Ocotillo Avenue Unit 1, Palm Springs, CA 92264 County: Riverside Aviv -- Perry, 133 Ocotillo Avenue Unit 1, Palm Springs, CA 92264 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 04/13/2022 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Aviv -- Perry Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 04/14/2022 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3572 PUBLISHED: April 29, May 6, 13, 20, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202204175 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: INLAND VALLEY JANITORIAL & MORE 24055 Clinton Keith Road, #1503, Wildomar, CA 92595 County: Riverside Cassandra -- Narvaez, 24055 Clinton Keith Road, #1503, Wildomar, CA 92595 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 04/01/2022 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Cassandra Narvaez Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 04/01/2022 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3573 PUBLISHED: April 29, May 6, 13, 20, 2022

ABANDONMENT STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File Number: R-201703642 Filed Riverside County Clerk’s Office Peter Aldana The following fictitious business name(s) has been abandoned by the following person(s): EAGLE ROAD SERVICE & TIRE 3011 E La Cadena Dr, Riverside, CA 92507 County: Riverside RJ & JJ Enterprises, Inc., 3011 E La Cadena Dr, Riverside, CA 92507 This business is conducted by a Corporation This Corporation is registered in the state of CA The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in Riverside County on 03/13/2017 Signed by: Randall Jzohn Frank, President THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY ON 04/08/2022 LEGAL: 3561 PUBLISHED: April 15, 22, 29, May 6, 2022 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File Number: R-202005240 Filed Riverside County Clerk’s Office Peter Aldana The following fictitious business name(s) has been abandoned by the following person(s): INLAND EMPIRE CATERING CO. 29672 Eagle Crest Ave., Murrieta, CA 92563 County: Riverside Shalyn - - Williams, 29672 Eagle Crest Ave., Murrieta, CA 92563 This business is conducted by an Individual The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in Riverside County on 05/26/2020 Signed by: Shalyn Williams THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY ON 04/25/2022 LEGAL: 3575 PUBLISHED: May 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202204271 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CEASARS PLATINUM AUTO SALES LLC LLC 2990 Bavaria Dr, Corona, CA 92881 County: Riverside Ceasars Platinum Auto Sales LLC LLC, 2990 Bavaria Dr, Corona, CA 92881 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company This LLC is registered in the state of CA Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Ceasar Sami Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 04/14/2022 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3574 PUBLISHED: April 29, May 6, 13, 20, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202204659 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BEST GRILLS ON WHEELS 44886 Camino Vest, Temecula, CA 92592 County: Riverside Farrokh -- Farhadi, 44886 Camino Vest, Temecula, CA 92592 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 04/11/2022 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Farrokh Farhadi Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 04/11/2022 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3567 PUBLISHED: April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202204653 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: INLAND EMPIRE CATERING CO. 29672 Eagle Crest Ave., Murrieta, CA 92563 Mailing address: 3995 Saint Agnes Court, San Diego, CA 92130 County: Riverside Southern California Culinary Group, LLC, 3995 Saint Agnes Court, San Diego, CA 92130 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 6/4/2020 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Shalyn Williams, Managing Member Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 04/11/2022 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3576 PUBLISHED: May 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202205272 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MADDOX WARDROBE 14410 Rio Bravo Road, Moreno Valley, CA 92553 County: Riverside Jaylen Keyshaen Maddox, 14410 Rio Bravo Road, Moreno Valley, CA 92553 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Jaylen Keyshaen Maddox Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 04/25/2022 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3577 PUBLISHED: May 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202205409 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: UNSTUCK TOWING & RECOVERY 39805 Homestead Hills Rd, Anza, CA 92539 Mailing address: PO Box 391097, Anza, CA 92539 County: Riverside Niel Jay McQueary, 39805 Homestead Hills Rd, Anza, CA 92539 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Niel Jay McQueary Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 04/27/2022 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3579 PUBLISHED: May 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202205290 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: RUBEN’S CONCRETE & LANDSCAPE 26147 Ferndale Ct., Moreno Valley, CA 92555 County: Riverside Ruben Funes Cano, 26147 Ferndale Ct., Moreno Valley, CA 92555 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 01/01/2022 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Ruben Funes Cano Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 04/25/2022 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3578 PUBLISHED: May 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202205206 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: NOBLE TRENCHING & SERVICES 52788 Highway 371 #13, Anza, CA 92539 County: Riverside a. Miguel – Gonzalez, 52788 Highway 371 #13, Anza, CA 92539 b. Nathan Randall Riedell, 52788 Highway 371 #13, Anza, CA 92539 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Miguel Gonzalez Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 04/22/2022 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3580 PUBLISHED: May 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022

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. The locabuilding in Temecula e store, part of the brick he Merc, an integral Commu- tion was first used as a mercantil name. its current Old Town Temecula giving the building Merc prospered, brick building that From the start, The nity Theater, is a in customers from and now functions frequently pulling was erected in 1890 community arts station nearby. railroad the as a venue for many through a setheater performancThe Merc has filtered and names events, including signings. Almost owners book and different ries of es, concerts It was acquired spotlights blink on, throughout the 1900s. every day, the stage local and regional d, who outfitted the

by Nate DeArmon and the Merc shares ty. repair shop. Then, talent with the communi g to offer for building as an auto antique store un“The Merc has somethin all prices,” The Merc became an Howard Raish’s and for der Walt Moore and everyone, of all ages theater manager of ownership.

Beatriz Barnett, the seen many lives, Community Thehas Temecula building Town “The Old valuable for the see world class perbut it always has been ater, said. “You can said. “No matfrom around the community,” Barnett has served as a formances and artists Broadway stars.”

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nation are amid “Our state and our Inland crisis with abitat for Humanity significant housing since serving the a very homeownership rate Valley has been , Murrieta, the lowest said. “California communities of Temecula Canyon the 40s,” Marine affordable Elsinore, many challenges for Wildomar, Lake and Perris poses for a variety Lake, Sun City, Menifee housing builders overall is the high One reason since 1991. principles of reasons. which can result in over Christian on fees of Founded for Human- cost l cost per unit. as an affiliate of Habitat organization $50,000 in additiona the is the high cost ity International, Another challenge of workers in low-income houshere, works to provide of land. The shortage Natasha Johnson seen overall has Elsinore City CouncilwomanInland Valley builds for families. the Inland Valley.

Volunteers, like Lake construction industry ing for families in that Habitat for Humanity ption about the program. can help build homes A common misconce also impacted our cities to nonprofit “gives “Of the 19 most expensive HFHIV is that the free, but nothing States, 17 of them United the in away” housing for live the truth. these are only could be further from ership pro- are in California and Marine why,” homeown reasons “Self-help some of the take people from grams, like HFHIV, said. that through show iency Marine said studies to decent subsidy to self-suffic future homeaccess a model that engages of making families who have are able to stabiowners in the process ership come affordable housing subsequently to their dream of homeown executive lize financially and has a direct true,” Tammy Marine, “Families thrive. Proper housing rates, highn said. graduatio HFHIV, of health, director link to advancement, ‘sweat equity’ to education, career are required to do then provide er ent, voter parhelp build their home, and then buy community involvem and more. a small down payment ticipation, self-esteem ly, it takes interest loan with event at a home “In our area specifical the home with a no a Women Who Build ” a full-time job and turned Inland Valley holds The home was finished Habitat for Humanity 1/2 people working an affordable payment. a family in Lake Elsinore.

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olive trees in Temecula.

clock. goes on around the We’ll start at six in Picking the olives probably for 45 days.

“We’ll be picking here 14 hours,” Dave Fenton said.

12 to the morning and go on the readiness of the tree. ripHarvesting depends where one tree is same variety of tree to pro“You can have the having our ability tree is not, and by are correct and that ened and the other ones the able to pick he said. cess ourselves, we’re good for the tree,” the best day that is temperature: handpick them on on ripeness, but mainly Good olive oil depends the to better. the moved tree and the cooler be pulled from the ure as you can get,” “The fruit should in as low a temperat mill as fast as possible, happens sometime he said. . the harvest usually The Fentons said on the trees’ readiness but it will depend and they property, the around mid-October, on varieties of olives They have different oil content.

Fenton said. “As test the olives for there’s less oil,” Jenna “When its super ripe, more of that oil content, but you actuthat it ripens, it starts creating when they’re fully ripe, because harvest are less nutrients.” ally don’t want to there and butter, like for difmakes oil that tastes a lab to be tested when it’s ready to also reThey send the oil of the olive oil is chemical makeup ferent flavors. The in the sun too corded in the lab tests. tell you if it was out “The different chemicalsso the chemicals tell you what’s hap, diflong, if it was degraded Fenton said. “There are all these Jenna oil).” extra virgin (olive pening with the oil,” become to meet to the ferent levels you have the intricate label on the outside of to Lori Fenton designed she hopes to increase the bottle size said bottle. Jenna Fenton for their customers. ua liter to provide more Plantation, visit www.oliveoiltemec For more on The Olive the in me.

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44, said. is a him,” Edwards, Butters was killed riding his motoravidsons for Christ Two days later, hard, he said. with lack Sheep Harley-D nal organization and the news hit Edwards explaining 20-year-old internatio France cycle to work to talk to Quaid, than 40 states, Australia,Murrieta He went to the dealership Owners in members in more and Harley-Davidson one mission that began who was he was a local pastor if there was and Mexico. It has member and asked Marty Edwards, s deal with Group, called H.O.G., when National President and overseer of eight something he could do to help employeedeath. p Fellowshi the pastor of Lamb’s had an expeof the young man’s t Riverside County, the devastating news I wanted to do, and churches in southwes anything do could day.

I Edhim to this “Quaid said a hobby invitation from God,” rience that haunts wanted to take up was like a personal nts, speaking departme At the time, Edwards wasn’t a golfer and didn’t I felt this the all went to and he his wards said. “I s. Some opened their for his Mondays off, a motorcycle. He rode praying with the employeeof them welcomed the all like fishing so he purchasedSoftail every chance he got. and and others cried but Harley-Davidson Heritagea flat tire and called the local hearts ity to talk.” it had the minisOne day he found Quaid, to pick opportun that was the seed that grew into then owned by Rich He said g that can Harley dealership, somethin not today. are minisle tires try he oversees it up since motorcyc there are other Christian 20 here “We’re not unique; to transbe easily changed. the country and about arrived with the truck organizations across said. “What sets The young man who Edwards re- try California,” Edwards group of bikers Michael Butters, who -length in Southern port the bike was we serve a 19-year-old with “shoulderthe two Black Sheep apart is that Christian groups, and As called as a tall, thin y untouched by other .” and a bad attitude.” said he felt completel blonde hair, tattoos Owners Group members dealership, Edwards that’s Harley-Davidson point out that Black Sheep rode together to the to up a conversation quick strike is to rehim Edwards does not intend to Christ. as if God was asking not a church and the truth about Jesus belong ty and HDFC is ent that members with Butters to share the motorcycle communi silent place one. It is a requirem their priorities as God, “But I was new in remained they set opportunity, so I to a church and that with talk intimidated by the OK 2020 just made some small T VALLEY SOURCEBO on the subject and

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[Above] Ambrosia performs Temecula Community crowd at the Old Town are always from Ballet Folklorico [Top page] Dancers annual Old Fashioned popular at Lake Elsinore’s Christmas Parade.

They taught us to her restaurants like s like family and never give up and reating her employee hallmarks of BMW you home have been the her that doing what – homes away from Myers. Alongside work t franchisee Sally per- love is not you Management multi-uni the Temecula resident has put her lo- it’s what keeps years, husband Gary of 42 their restaurants are motivated each day. communities where sonal stamp on the They also taught us president as vice cated.

Myers, who serves forgiveness, grace “People are our passion,”keep us motivated, engaged and ready and that love is unday “People literally make our of marketing, said. conditional.” staff and our guests and to start each day. Our humble.” couple The and and Sally Myfresh, fun, heartfelt ’s president and CEO, the their three children Gary Myers, the company and grew up in Torrance where Temecula natives Linda moved to ers are both California sweethearts. Her parents, Jack and in 1983 where they s for many years, and built their first Sizcouple were high school restaurant franchisee Williams, were Sizzler couple founded Richie’s Real American zler on Jefferson Avthe the hospitality indus- enue. Today, their in the early nineties Sacramento, from San Diego to was raised in and around Rancho Diner. Sally Myers Sizzler locations span Richie’s Diner, in the 23 franchise their family concept, would gravitate to try her entire life. she always knew she involvement, she has plus they operate While Myers said fostered a sense her Cucamonga. because of her parents’ ty involvement has its emrestaurant business lessons learned from The company’s communi immense pride with through some life pastor John Maxwell, of loyalty with its customer base and ns. The blazed her own trail author, speaker and ent of strong connectio on leadership. parents and American and has led to the developm the communities where they that focus primarily ployees books many personal that support g your who has written giving your all, dedicatin make our share couple began programs “Success is all about restaurants. said. “We ty connections. you do,” Myers, 63, must fail have Sizzler we work hard at making communi so we meet best to everything when you fail, you in doing “It’s not that John Maxwell says, at our business, and moving forward. phiely keep local of mistakes but as in and passionat with us, engage from your mistakes up ev- We work forward and learn do that you jump share their life passions community just happens,” e about what you old. guests who time your love for It’s being so passionat because pleasing people never gets lanthropy and over again and passionate parents. ery day to do it all great, hardworking Gary and I both had SOURCEBOOK 2020

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