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Mark Fimbres named 2015 Mr. Temecula

Volume 15, Issue 19

Murrieta May Day protesters focus on immigration rights

Paul Bandong Staff Writer “Temecula has so much talent!” exclaimed Gillian Larson, local reality TV star and guest judge for the second annual Mr. Temecula pageant held Friday, May 1 at the Performing Arts Center of Great Oak High School. Sponsored by Valley News, the annual event is a benefit for Dollars for Scholars. see page A-5

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Special Olympics give special Olympians opportunity to shine Kim Harris Managing Editor More than 500 athletes and coaches from around the Inland Empire and the surrounding areas converged on Vista Murrieta High School last Saturday, May 2 for the Inland Empire Special Olympics Spring Games. see page B-1

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Rams rewarded during Jackie Robinson Day JP Raineri Sports Editor Major League Baseball just conducted its ninth annual Civil Rights Game at Dodger Stadium, coinciding with Jackie Robinson Day, for the first time on Wednesday, April 15, and one local Southwestern League Baseball Program was there to catch it all.

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Emilio Amaya, far right, is with the San Bernardino Community Service Center and leads a group of protestors in song.

Daniel Lane Multimedia Journalist Protesters from around Southern California put Murrieta back into the spotlight during a May Day protest geared towards immigration rights.

Hundreds of protesters, many of whom were brought in on buses from around the region, stood out-

side of Murrieta’s City Hall just before noon on Friday, May 1.

People on both sides of the issue stood outside the building located on Jefferson Street, chanting about their right to stay and for immigration while those with opposing views held up signs reading “Stop Illegal Immigration” and “Secure the Border.”

“We are going to deport and we

are going to stop you in the courts and there ain’t nothing you can do about it,” James Baca said.

Robert Lauten, 70, of Brea, sported a bullhorn and held an American flag while he said the country doesn’t need any more poverty.

Meanwhile, Emilio Amaya, with the San Bernardino Community Services Center, led a chant

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of “The people united will never be defeated.”

At about 12:30 p.m. the group formed a line and made their way up Jefferson Avenue walking nearly two miles in the scorching heat to the Border Patrol Station on Madison Avenue, with Murrieta police escorts at their side clearing

see PROTEST, page A-3

11th annual Evening Under the Oaks fundraising gala ‘best yet’ for ticketholders Ashley Ludwig Staff Writer Cars lined Jefferson Avenue in Murrieta for the Oak Grove Center for Education and the Arts 11th annual Evening Under the Oaks on Saturday, May 2. The fundraising gala, held in support of the center’s new and much needed parking lot, was attended by almost 500 friends, fans and sponsors.

“We were thrilled that guests felt this was the best year ever,” Oak Grove Center’s CEO Tammy Wilson said about the event.

All gathered to support the center’s core mission of rebuilding the lives of at-risk children and their families through educating, healing, restoring relationships, building character and instilling hope. It was the passionate giving of former attendees who raised the gymnasium structure where this

see GALA, page A-7

The Oak Grove Center for Education and the Arts gymnasium transformed into a glowing reception for the 11th annual Evening Under the Oaks.

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Water districts, consumers face hefty fines for wasting water during California’s drought Kim Harris Managing Editor Water wasters are facing fines of up to $10,000, though homeowners need not worry, according to Meggan Valencia, public information officer with Rancho Water District.

“It would actually be the water district that gets fined if we don’t meet the certain mandates that are being put out by the state board who is working with Governor (Jerry) Brown,” Valencia said.

The fines will come from Brown’s new mandates in effort to help offset water usage during the ongoing drought. He made the announcement last week follow-

ing a meeting with a group of city mayors to discuss the drought and other issues.

Brown also promised to propose legislation to help local official better enforce conservation requirements and will direct state agencies to streamline environmental review of local water supply projects, according to a press release issued by his office.

“These measures will strengthen the ability of local officials to build new water projects and ensure that water is not wasted,” Brown said.

“As this drought stretches on, we’ll continue to do whatever is necessary to help communities save more water.”

Proposed legislation will give new enforcement authority to local entities that don’t currently have it and increase potential penalties against water wasters.

Under the legislation a new penalty of up to $10,000 per violation will be enacted. This penalty expands on last year’s legislation of a $500 fine per day maximum per infraction.

The legislation will allow penalties to be issued administratively by wholesale and retail water agencies as well as city and county governments, speeding up the infraction process established in 2014. It will also enable the aforementioned entities to enforce local water restric-

tions against water waste and allow local public agencies to deputize staff to issue water conservationrelated warnings and citations.

The legislation is designed to give all water agencies and local governments a consistent, minimum set of enforcement authorities to achieve required water conservation. Local water agencies with existing authorities to enforce against water waste will be allowed to use those authorities.

According to Valencia, Rancho Water District has 42,000 connections, which equates to roughly 150,000 people.

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Celebrating wonderful mothers

John Hunneman Columnist Happy Mother’s Day to all of the wonderful mothers in my life and yours.

Motherhood has been much on my mind in recent weeks with the passing of the matriarch of our family, my wife’s grandmother Dolores Arvizu Merino, who died on April 15 at the remarkable age of 104.

Standing at her graveside on a rainy San Diego morning I looked around at the men, women and children huddled under umbrellas who had come to say so long for now.

Each of them, including her five surviving children, 15 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and 17 great-great grandchildren have been profoundly influenced by this woman whose own mother died when Dolores was a small child and who left school in the fourth grade to take care of her family.

Dolores was born in the Arizona Territory in 1911, almost a full year before Arizona became the 48th state.

When her mother died Dolores and her siblings–she was one of 14 children–moved in with her grandparents. They lived on a large ranch with other family members including her first cousin, Cesar Chavez, who would grow up to become the co-founder of the United Farm Workers.

The family was poor, but proud and self-reliant. If they couldn’t make it, raise it or grow it, they didn’t need it. It was there Dolores learned skills she would pass on to future generations.

In many ways Dolores was a woman ahead of her time. In her teens, because girls were not allowed to go the movie theater in Yuma, she would dress in boy’s clothes to go to the local theater. No one was going to tell Dolores she couldn’t do something. That never changed in her, or in the generations–especially the women–that followed.

Dolores married Jose-Maria Merino, a laborer, at age 17 and the couple had seven children.

In 1941 the family packed everything they owned into a truck and headed to California.

Despite a limited formal education, Dolores was a voracious reader, who devoured the newspaper daily, studied the stock market and could hold her own in any

conversation about world affairs.

When Dolores went shopping with one of her granddaughters she would let the young girl pick out any dress in the store. However, instead of taking the dress to the register to pay, Dolores had her granddaughter draw a picture of the garment. Then they would go home and grandma and her granddaughter would make the dress together.

Dolores’s lessons of self-reliance and determination have served the generations that followed well.

Many of them are engineers, doctors, business executives, educators and other highly respected professionals. They are also wonderful parents who have raised–and continue to raise–strong, independent children.

Dolores was my wife’s grandmother, but in many ways she was mine also. The last of my own grandparents died when I was 20 and both my parents were gone by the time I reached 37. I knew Dolores longer than I knew any of them.

She accepted me into her family right away even if I never did get the hang of making the tamales served each Christmas Eve, a family tradition since the 1940s.

This week I’m thankful for the many great women who have influenced my life and I know you are too.

I also hope you have someone like Dolores Merino in your own family who set an example that will carry on for generations.

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Once at the detention center, protesters shouted at each other as passing motorists honked their horns as they drove by.

Murrieta Police Lt. Julie Hoxmeier said that protesters remained peaceful during the demonstration.

“It was a peaceful event no real incidents of violence or anything like that…I think it went off pretty well,” she said. “The police department does try to keep an eye on social media…if we find out an event is occurring hopefully the organizers will reach out to us. It’s always nice when people are peaceful.”

Lauten drove to Murrieta for the chance to express his thoughts against having open borders.

“I just like to educate people on the big picture here,” he said. “The reason we have open borders is because congress passed the North American Free Trade Agreement, and part of free trade is the free flow of workers across borders.”

Lauten said that people crossing the borders illegally in other countries don’t receive the same benefits that those who illegally cross into the United States do.

“If they were to have crossed from Costa Rica into Mexico, they would be in jail or they would be shot,” he said. “They would not be getting HUD housing or any kind of welfare programs through their anchor baby.”

Fifty-six-year-old Murrieta resident Greg Allison said he did not agree with the protesters in wanting immigration to be free or to be a constitutional right.

“A part of our community is being invaded by people that are here today to protest on May 1st and want immigration to be free and for it to be a constitutional right, which we do not believe in that at all,” he said.

“We are going to let them know that we are about America, families, jobs, schools, healthcare, hospitals.”

Allison’s main concern is more people coming into the U.S. illegally when there are legal ways to become a citizen.

“Bringing in more people from other countries that are in distress is not the solution illegally,” Allison said. “If you are going to come here, come here legally. Is (it) fair for the millions of Americans that do wave a flag and that have gone through the process…I don’t think so. If we got the border secured and made it a nice process for people to come here where they understand if you want to be part of America, you come here legally, it would cut down on a lot of problems in our country, period.”

Greselea Trango, 29, of Coachella Valley says that deporting people with no papers is wrong and it only separates families.

“I have a lot of family that has no papers and I think they have the right to be here…they are good workers and good people,” she said while holding a sign reading Stop Deportation. “You guys are deporting parents…stop the deportations.”

According to Trango, she feels that many people working in fields are

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those who are here illegally and that no one else will want to do the work.

“It makes me feel bad because we all know they have people like us working in their houses paying the minimum…they are not going to work in the fields,” Trango said.

“We are united and yes we can, we can have reform.”

Trango said that all immigrants want is to work.

“I just want to let the people know that we are nice people and we are hard working people,” she said. “All

we want is to be here unafraid and just to work…that’s all we want, just work.”

The goal of the march was to raise awareness and support immigration and family unity as human rights, to call for an end to local cooperation with ICE and Border Patrol and to provide education on the Lopez Venegas litigation, a class action lawsuit won by the ACLU last summer.

Kim Harris contributed to this report.

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Menifee man hopes to promote kindness with Ghoul on a Stool

Ghoul on a Stool was created by Menifee resident Juan Hernandez who hopes to take his vision into mass production.

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May 8 marks the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day when WWII officially ended in Europe. WWII Navy veteran and Vista resident George Coburn, 95, didn’t fight in Europe, but in the Pacific and is a Pearl Harbor attack survivor. The attack on Dec. 7, 1941 caused America to go to war. Coburn shared his war memories with an audience at the West Coast Ammo store in Temecula on April 25. Every month a WWII veteran speaks at the store about their experiences. For more information on the monthly talks, contact Dr. Linda Dudik who sponsors them through her nonprofit organization the WWII Experience. She can be contacted by calling (760) 744-2763, emailing ldudik@wwiiexperience.com or visiting www.wwiiexperience. com.

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“I created Ghoul on a Stool one Halloween evening,” he said. “You don’t just have to do Halloween in one night, you can do it for a whole month.”

Hernandez said he hopes to one day make it onto a reality show to help boost the little green ghoul.

“We really look up to a lot of the investors and I’ve learned a lot from just watching Shark Tank,” he said. “My goal one day is to be on the show and eventually to be one of the people sitting up there.

That would be my ultimate goal… to help people out.”

While the doll is still in its early

stages, Hernandez is hopeful that he will the raise $15,000 needed to produce the ghoul.

“We launched the KickStarter and we are trying to raise $15,000 so we can create our first round of orders,” he said. “With the KickStarter, people can pledge a certain amount…they can get one to four to 10 ghouls and they are going to get the very first version.”

The ghouls are made by local heroes who once served in the U.S. Armed Forces.

“It is a local product made by retired military guys,” he said.

“We’d like to give back to the military and to the community… we already give back to the community, we run a nonprofit sports league. We got to help this kid fulfill a dream. He got cancer and lost his leg…he was able to play football in our league. He had the time of his life.”

Hernandez said that you’re go-

ing to have good kids if you teach them to do good in the beginning.

“The ghouls make candy all year long and they get a one month break in October, they get to come home and go to their family,” he said. “There is one thing they request from the kids…they do one good deed or do something nice for someone every day. If that happens, you’re going to have a great Halloween.”

The Ghoul on a Stool is designed for parents to promote good behavior.

“If you’re not listening to mom or dad, the little ghoul could play some innocent little pranks on you,” he said. “The parents could do it, it is up to them. There are no rules.

“We are not just selling a doll and a book, we are selling the experience and that’s more important than anything else,” he said.

been working hard for some time to reduce its water usage.

“The city has been posting a lot of water conservation ideas on the city website,” she said. “We’ve been working hard to reduce our water consumption here at the city.”

With 50 parks, the city was faced with some unique challenges, according to Summers who said the city’s water bills have gone up steadily the past few years.

“We’ve been working very hard to remove turf and go to water wise landscaping and irrigation,” she said. “Even before any drought was declared we realized we needed to cut back on our water consumption. It was just sort of fortuitous that we started early. We need to bring our water consumption down no matter what and we know that.

The drought just makes it much more critical.”

Summers said that to date the city has removed 480,000 square feet of turf, uses drip systems for watering and smart controllers for landscaping and lighting saving the city about $13,000 each year.

“The water districts have been great to buy back the turf, but when you are working with parks, they have to be redesigned, which is a lengthier process than we would like,” she said. “We’ve removed all the turf in our medians so now we are looking at what we can do in our landscape and lighting districts.

One of the things that makes Murrieta beautiful is our landscaping so one of the challenges is how do we preserve that. It’s an ongoing battle.”

Summers said the city is open to

suggestions, which can be made online by visiting www.murrieta.org.

“I think we have five other parks in the cue being redesigned,” she said. “We are making sure that we are not overwatering, we are really open to suggestions; we take them all into consideration. While we hope it will rain and we come out of the drought, we are still going to reduce our water consumption.”

According to city officials in both Temecula and Murrieta, the water districts will be in charge of enforcement of the new water restrictions.

“Currently the plan is to leave it with the water district, if somewhere down the line that isn’t working then we would take it to City Council,” Summers said.

“We’ve been working very closely with the water districts and they have been doing a great job.”

Any monetary penalties from enforcement will be used for local conservation efforts.

In April, Brown called for a statewide 25 percent reduction in water use. The executive order signed on April 1 also calls for actions that will save water, increase enforcement to prevent wasteful water use, streamline the state’s drought response and invest in new technologies that will make California more drought resilient.

Adoption of the latest emergency regulation is expected to occur during this week’s State Water Resources Control Board meeting on May 6 with implementation scheduled for May 15.

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Rancho Water District has tiered rates so customers receive a budget for using an efficient amount of water. Currently each person in a household is allowed 60 gallons of water per day “What we are going to do and our board has already heard consideration is move to a different stage of our water contingency plan and what we are looking at is a Stage 4A,” Valencia said. “What that means for that stage is we will be reducing our budgets for our customers and if they go over their budget they are going to be paying a much higher rate.”

Valencia said those higher rates charged to the customers will help offset any fines and penalties the district may incur.

“If customers aren’t making any changes then that amount would go towards those fines and penalties that we incur,” she said. “We can already fine customers if there is runoff; our board is looking at refining that as well.”

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Local Mark Fimbres of Great Oak High School wins 2015 Mr. Temecula Paul Bandong Staff Writer “Temecula has so much talent!” exclaimed Gillian Larson, local reality TV star and guest judge for the second annual Mr. Temecula pageant held Friday, May 1 at the Performing Arts Center of Great Oak High School. Sponsored by Valley News, the annual event is a benefit for Dollars for Scholars.

This year’s Mr. Temecula pageant featured twelve contestants.

Each public high school has for years held their own competition: Mr. Puma for Chaparral, Mr. Golden Bear from Temecula Valley, and Mr. Wolfpack from Great Oak. Last year, the Temecula high schools joined together for a citywide competition for the Mr. Temecula title. Parker Yocum, Mr. Golden Bear from Temecula Valley, was named Mr. Temecula in the inaugural event.

This year, Mateo Rojas won the title of Mr. Puma. Donald “DJ” Ross won the title of Mr. Golden Bear. Jonathan Hernandez was named Mr. Wolfpack. The top four contestants from each of the three contests this year qualified to compete for the title of Mr. Temecula.

Ross, Michael Caposio, Renner Miguel and Adrian “Ace” Damasco represented TVHS. Travis McDowell, Nick Doan, Mark Fimbres, and Hernandez represented GOHS. Rojas, Enrique Duenas, Jared Wolf and Kevin Zolanowski represented CHS. This year’s judges included returning judge Gig Comello, Charity Prestifilippo, founder/ CEO of Charity for Charity and Gillian Larson, reality star from the “Survivor: Gabon” TV show and founder of the Reality Rally.

They judged the contestants in three categories: formalwear, talent, and interview.

The formalwear portion featured each of the contestants individually with their escorts parading down the runway. Even here, talent and creativity began to show as the contestants vied for the audience’s attention with their dramatic entrances and pose routines.

Doan and his escort performed

an intricate swing dance routine.

Miguel brought an entire entourage that included the TVHS Step Team, and the Ohana Maoli and Haka Boys dancers. Duenas elicited “oohs” and “aahs” from the audience as he carried out his baby niece, Ariana. Wolf impressed with his “best friend” toddler Maximus, dressed in a similar white tuxedo jacket and black tuxedo pants.

Rojas drew raucous laughter with his escort, his “pet rock.”

The talent portion featured also featured great diversity, talent and creativity. CHS’s Rojas performed an amazing yo-yo routine. Duenas impressed with his piano skills.

Wolf entertained with a “belly whistling” act and Zolanowski performed a comedic routine.

TVHS’s Ross took the stage with a freestyle rap routine. Caposio delivered a funny monolgue on being “friend-zoned.” Miguel performed a firestick routine and Damasco aired a car wash video.

GOHS’s McDowell took suggestions from the audience as he showed off his talent for impressions. Doan’s soliloquy on GOHS elicited multiple reactions.

Fimbres’ flawless lip sync/dance routine to Bruno Mars’ “Uptown” drew a rousing response from the audience. Hernandez’ unique “hand dance” collage was also an audience favorite.

In addition to many responses complimenting Temecula, there were also some unique responses in the interview portion as each contestant drew a question from a hat. Caposio likened himself to a platypus. Hernandez selected his mother as is role model, crediting her for his work ethic. Duenas admitted a fear of bats. Zolanowski said “Game Boy has made me what I am today.”

Judges and winners pose at the 2015 Mr. Temecula pageant. Left to right, Gig Comella, Gillian Larson, runner-up Jonathan hernandea, winner Mark Fimbres, third-place winner Renner Miguel and Charity Prestifilippo.

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Each of the school’s contestants performed their group dances.

Yocum, who was on hand to crown the new Mr. Temecula, expressed his appreciation for being selected as Mr. Temecula the previous year.

Fimbres was selected 2015 Mr. Temecula. “This is beyond belief,” exclaimed Fimbres, as he thanked the audience and the judges, “This is such an honor. I am blessed to have an opportunity to be here in the first place.” Fimbres is known for his school spirit, ever-present smile and for picking up trash on

campus.

Renner Miguel of TVHS was selected for third place. Jonathan Hernandez of GOHS was named first runner-up.

“The talent is entertaining every year and gets better,” said Comello, the lone returning judge from last year.

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“This was so impressive and entertaining,” said Prestifilippo, “I’m so proud of these kids!”

“It was fun!” said Larson, “I love the youth and their interscholastic spirit is amazing. I love how everyone comes together and and is happy and supportive of whoever wins!”

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Jacob’s House inaugural fundraiser seeks hole-in-one from area golfers Ashley Ludwig Staff Writer Jacob’s House, a hospitality home for families in crisis, will hold their first annual fundraiser and golf tournament. Tee off is on Saturday, May 8 at Legends Golf Course in Temecula.

One-hundred and fifteen golfers are currently scheduled and Jacob’s House is still seeking up to 30 more to participate, as of press time.

The shotgun start is at 10 a.m. in a scramble, best ball format. The price for golfing is $150 per player.

“The entry fee is enough to house a family at Jacob’s House for one week,” according to Jacob’s House director Linda Mejia.

“This charitable fundraiser will enable Jacob’s House to continue serving families from all over the United States, allowing them to be

“Everyone is invited to participate for a day of golfing, fun, and relaxation,” Mejia said.

To end the day, an awards ceremony and buffet dinner will close the tournament, for $40 a plate.

“We hope to raise awareness for our monthly Key Partners, monthly donors who directly support making the house mortgage and utility payments,” she said.

Currently, Jacob’s House, in the shadow of the Temecula Valley Hospital, has four rooms to serve four family units at a time and can accommodate 14 heads on pillows, according to Mejia.

“The funds raised will go to the house operating expenses,” she said. “We hope to raise awareness for what the house has done in its first year of operation, as well as to thank Rancho Family Medical Group for their faithful support.”

close to the hospital during some of life’s most difficult storms,” Mejia said.

Contests include putting, longest drive, a hole-in-one contest sponsored by Mercedes Benz of Temecula and a closet-to-the-pin contest sponsored by Paradise Chevrolet. Raffle items donated by local business and community partners will also be up for grabs.

Golfers will receive a Jacob’s House golf shirt and goodie bag, barbecue lunch courtesy of the Murrieta Police Department, as well as range balls for the event.

Sponsors include Mercedes Benz of Temecula, Cadillac Riverside, Paradise Chevrolet, Temecula Valley Hospital, Murrieta Police Department Association, Truax Development, Inc., Legends Golf Course, Paradise Chevrolet, Big Horn Palm Desert and more.

Currently, according to Mejia, the medical group supports half of Jacob’s House monthly mortgage payment.

“The remainder is left to the dozen of faithful givers each month,” she said.

Jacob’s House has become a haven for families with a loved one in unexpected health crisis. According to Jacob’s House statistics, they served over 450 from 18 different states in 2014, their first year of operation.

Now, as a part of the health hospitality network, they are looking to raise funds for monthly donations, as well as future expansion.

“It would be a sad day when we had to turn people away because there was no room,” Mejia said.

“This is the first step in making sure that doesn’t happen.”

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Mock Mass Casualty Drill to be held at Shivela Middle School MURRIETA, CA—On Monday, May 18, the Murrieta Police Department, Murrieta Fire Department and several Riverside County emergency response agencies will hold a Mock Mass Casualty Drill at Shivela Middle School from 3 until 7 p.m.

SMS administrators, teachers, staff and students and Murrieta

Mesa High School students will participate in the drill, which will simulate an active-shooter incident.

Numerous police, fire, and ambulance personnel will respond to SMS with lights and sirens.

As emergency responders go through the staged drill, the school will be placed on a “lockdown.”

Fire Department personnel will extract “injured victims” from the scene and ambulance personnel will transport them to local hospitals. A Mercy Air helicopter will land at the park adjacent to school grounds to airlift “critically injured victims” to a trauma center.

This entire event will be a simulated incident for training

purposes. There will be no actual emergency and no students, faculty, or staff will be injured or in any danger during the staged drill.

This event will allow Murrieta Valley Unified School District personnel, police and emergency responders to work together to train for an active shooter incident and provide rapid stabilizing medical

care and evacuation with the goal of saving the lives of students and staff.

For more information, contact the following public information officers: MPD, Officer Lt. Tony Conrad at (951) 461-6309; MFD, Matt Corelli at (951) 461-6180 or MVUSD, Karen Parris at (951) 696-1600, ext. 1022.

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Joe Naiman Writer The Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a reimbursement agreement between the county and KB Homes for the funding of improvements to Clinton Keith Road.

The supervisors’ 5-0 vote April 14 provides a credit against the Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee requirement for the amount KB Homes contributes to the Clinton Keith Road Community Facilities District. The agreement covers the development east of Briggs Road, west of Leon Road, south of Pat Road, and north of Baxter Road which will subdivide 188 acres into 503 single-family residential lots, 21 open space lots including three park lots and paseos, six lots for water detention, and a remainder lot for conservation purposes.

The county’s Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee requires developers to pay their fair share of the estimated costs to construct transportation improvements which will mitigate the development’s impact, including impacts to regional roads.

In June 2007 the county supervisors

created the Clinton Keith Road Community Facilities District to fund improvements along Clinton Keith Road between Antelope Road and State Route 79. Those improvements have been identified as part of the TUMF regional system of highways and arterials whose construction will be financed in part from TUMF revenue.

The Clinton Keith Road Community Facilities District allows for special taxes to be levied against property owners, which initially will be KB Homes and subsequently will be the owners of the single-family residences. That taxation ability allows for the bond process to accelerate the funding to build Clinton Keith Road; the tax levy allows the bond principal and interest to be repaid after the road improvements are constructed.

The TUMF amount will be based on the TUMF charges at the time the certificate of occupancy for each unit is issued. Developers participating in the Clinton Keith Road Community Facilities District can receive credits against their TUMF obligations. Each single-family unit within the tract will be eligible to receive a TUMF credit of up to 96 percent of the TUMF amount.

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Pastor Zachary Elliott Special to the Valley News Have you ever noticed how luggage crazy we are? If you walk through the airport you can see the vast hordes of luggage-crazed people walking from terminal to terminal. We are constantly on a mission to find trendier luggage with an easier way to carry, push or pull our bags. The stuff in the suitcase is the same the only thing that’s different is the bag that we carry it in.

It actually sounds a lot like our lives and the hurt we carry. If you think about it, hurt is one of the heaviest suitcases that we carry.

Each and everyone one of us carry hurt with us in some form or another and for some reason we never unpack our suitcase. Instead, we try to find different ways to carry it around. We just pack it in neater packages. Rather than taking care of the hurt we just change terminals.

We do this by trying to shift our focus to a new hobby, another job, another marriage, etc. As a result the hurt is rotting us to the core and ruining our lives.

What if I told you that you don’t have to carry your hurt anymore?

Imagine how your life would transform if you could just unpack that suitcase forever. You know that suitcase that is full of anger, bitterness and resentment.

The truth is you don’t have to carry it anymore. Jesus already carried it for you! 1 Peter 2:24 says, “He (Jesus) personally carried our sins in his body on the cross so that we can be dead to sin and live for what is right. By his wounds you are healed.”

It is time we stopped repackaging our hurt, guilt and shame. It’s time to stop lugging it around and give it to the one who already carried it for us—Jesus Christ. He already carried it for you on the cross. So the question is, why do you continue to carry it yourself? Why don’t you just give it to Jesus?

It’s not as hard as you might think to make the first step in the healing process. In fact you can do it right now. The best place to start is by talking to God. You could say something like this, “Jesus I’m hurting and I can’t seem to get over it. It’s too heavy for me to carry any longer.

I want to give my heart to you and I want you to heal me. Please take this hurt from me. I know you’re better at carrying it than I am. I give you my life and my hurt.” If you do this you will begin to walk on the road that moves from being a person that is hurt to becoming a person that is healed. The person who is healed lives a much happier life.

Elliott is the lead pastor at Fusion Christian Church located in Temecula. He can be contacted at (951) 676-8511.

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GALA from page A-1 year’s gala took place. Now, Wilson anticipates Oak Grove Center will have a new parking lot and new main entry for all to use.

Opening ceremonies included the singing of the national anthem

by Gwyn Sanborn and Kelsey Bridges and performances by the Oak Grove kids.

State Senator Jeff Stone also attended and has supported Oak Grove Center since the school’s inception in 1989. Other notables in attendance included Burke and Geraldine Strunsky, of the Humanity of Justice Foundation, who have assisted with equine therapy for the kids of Oak Grove, as well as Kim Goodnough, the director of Michelle’s Place Breast Cancer Resource Center.

With the sparkling white tent outside housing a variety of silent auction baskets, Falkner wine bar, and Wiens beer tent, along with appetizers served from Menifeebased Giovanni’s Pizza and Pasta, and Mimosas courtesy of Broken Yolk, guests were invited to wander, place bids and mingle.

Meanwhile, the kids of Oak Grove entertained on the outdoor stage, with the Oak Grove Cheer Team, the Oak Grove Dance Team, and A Plethora of Arts, led by Stacey Dove Daniels.

The outdoor portion of the event was emceed by Kristine Turner, also Oak Grove Center’s media relations coordinator, while Wilson introduced the release of the new DVD The Mighty Oaks, a collaborative effort with Ariel Wilson, which celebrates the many aspects

of life at the nonprofit, 24-hour residential, educational, and therapeutic treatment center.

Wilson also introduced three outstanding alumnae of Oak Grove, who stood to give testimony to their journey from arrival to graduation, in their own words.

Natalie Walsh, a junior at Oak Grove School, discussed her journey into the world beyond. Temecula business owner and Natalie’s employer, Pia Maffei, looked on. “She’s a poised young lady,” Maffei said. “Natalie’s confidence grows daily at her work at Artisan’s Palate. I’m definitely the lucky one having her here.”

Together, with two of her classmates, the girls discussed their progress, and the staff who has helped them. Resounding applause filled the room as the next girl took the stage, commanding in her vivid story and personal journey.

“I went through hell and back the past few years. I am now wanting to move on with my life, and to follow my dreams to go to college to become a mechanic. These are dreams I never thought I could do before.

It has made me realize my strength and not on my weaknesses,” one student said. “I want to thank the staff here, at Oak Grove, who made me believe there are such things as second chances.”

Wilson stood by as her three leading alumnae spoke on their progress, and what Oak Grove Center has meant to them.

“I was very touched that each of our three girls received a standing ovation, and that the community supports and recognizes the accomplishments made by our at-risk

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Local youth,” Wilson said. “It validates the hard work they are doing to become positive leaders.”

Meanwhile, table wine was provided by Ponte Vineyards, while guests selected buffet style dinner offerings from an array of area restaurants and caterers.

Rustico delivered with their famous Mac and Cheese, while La Cocina provided a delectable assortment of rice, beans and chili verde.

Celebrity Chef Xiomara Hall served her not-to-be-missed Jerk Chicken with spicy, flavorful cilantro rice. Hall’s catering services were also part of the live auction that followed the event, with a private catered dinner at Frangiapani Winery auctioned off to the tune of $800.

Local celebrity Joanna Pearl sang for the crowd, drawing all to their feet with her show-stopping performance of two original songs.

For the first year, Evening Under the Oaks enjoyed a live auctioneer, who helped attendees “raise the paddle” and support the kids at the school. Special auction items included cash donations toward the new parking lot, for signature sponsors and legacy supporters.

As ever, the evening was about the kids, food and generosity.

“The event would not be as successful in terms of reaching goals if it was not for the generosity of our amazing food vendors,” Wilson said. “Thank you for holding our kids and mission close to your hearts.”

Oak Grove Center offers many benefit concerts throughout the year, including the Lee Dewyze Ce-

Kim Goodnough, left, director of Michelle’s Place Breast Cancer Resource Center, at the silent auction tent for the 2015 Oak Grove Evening Under the Oaks.

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Celebrity Chef Xiomara Hall, left, served her famous Jerk Chicken and provided a private dining experience as an auction prize.

lebrity Benefit at Pala Casino Spa Resort, Friday, June 5 at 7:30 p.m.

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City of Temecula seeks photos with heart for slideshow

TEMECULA, CA—The city of Temecula is creating a slideshow spotlighting citizens with “hearts” and big smiles for its “Temecula has heart...Because Nice Matters!” campaign.

The city invites Temecu -

lans to submit photos for the Kind♥Happy♥Heart slideshow.

To participate, take a photo somewhere recognizably Temecula, or in front of your Temecula business sign/building, with a group of kind-hearted people such as employees, students, citizens or other willing participants. Smile or laugh (hugging is optional, but encouraged) and include a heart or hearts in the photo.

Here are a few photo ideas: hearts that are colored with mark-

Girl Scouts collect donated clothing for Hope’s Community Closet in Temecula

ers on paper and held; pose with fingers/hands in a heart shape; print the “Temecula Has Heart …

Because Nice Matters” logo and hold it; stand in front of city hall’s heart; form a human heart (see www.facebook.com/cityoftem-

ecula/posts/10153279858178287); or Photoshop a heart in your photo.

Just include a heart in your own “kind-hearted” way.

Email up to four photos to Betsy.

Lowrey@CityofTemecula.org by May 11. It’s also optional to post

photos on social media with the hashtag #TemeculaHasHeart.

Photos selected to be a part of this slideshow must be suitable for viewing by citizens of all ages. The slideshow will be played at public events and posted online.

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Murrieta Girl Scout Troop #104 delivered nearly 2,000 donated clothing articles to Hope’s Community Closet in Temecula on April 29. Junior scouts Riley Meserve and Brianna Nelson, both 11, spearheaded the clothing collection for HCC to earn a Bronze Award. HCC is a nonprofit that provides free children’s clothing to low-income families in Temecula and Murrieta. Meserve, front left, and Nelson, front right, pose with their troop and HCC Executive Director Krissy Allen, front center. Everyone is holding a heart for the city of Temecula’s “Temecula has heart...

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Original completed applications will also be accepted by mail if they are received by the deadline. Mail applications to: 41000 Main Street, Temecula, CA 92590.

Additional information is available by visiting the City Clerk’s Office or by calling (951) 694-6444.

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Special needs teens enjoy a Spectacular

P R O M James Cole dances with his peers.

Danica Rubin, dances with her friend.

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Prom attendees pose for a group picture.

TVHS graduate Jacob Coake, dances with his peers during the Spectacular Prom for special needs students at Great Oak High School on May 2.

Vivianna Gonzalez parties at the prom.

Spectacular Prom attendees dance the night away.

Special Olympics give special Olympians opportunity to shine

From left to right: Players Jeffrey Mistretta, Chester Winn, Brandon Wijnhamer and Dale Morkin received medals for their basketball skills from deputies Jim Mijnhamer and Charles Nichols of San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.

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Runners prepare for a relay at the fourth annual Special Olympics event at Vista Murrieta High School.

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Shelley Winjhamer, coach of a special olympics basketball team from San Bernardino, receives a hug from player Jeffrey Mistretta.

Female basketball player Bethany Orff, who played for the greater San Bernardino team, proudly displays her silver medal.

The Special Olympics Southern California team plays The Special Olympics Riverside team in a game of basketball.

More than 500 athletes and coaches from around the Inland Empire and the surrounding areas converged on Vista Murrieta High School last Saturday, May 2 for the Inland Empire Special Olympics Spring Games.

Activities included rhythmic gymnastics, golf, basketball and athletics, which is what the group calls track and field. The golfing was held at North Golf Course in Sun City but was part of the event.

The majority of athletes came from Riverside and San Bernardino counties but athletes from San Diego County, the San Gabriel/Los Angeles region and the Santa Clarita region.

Two other competitions, an aquatics meet and bocce ball, were held earlier in the year. In the fall, bowling, soccer and softball competitions are planned. Bowling will be held in Moreno Valley on Oct. 17 and Soccer and softball competitions will be held Oct. 24 at Big League Dreams in Perris Valley.

For more information on Special Olympics Inland Empire please visit them online at www.sosc.org/ inlandempire.

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Temecula Road on their way to stardom with moms paving the way Ashley Ludwig Staff Writer Old Town Temecula was a buzz of activity around the Rancho Fruit Market. Shoppers, fruit carts and video cameras rolled capturing the scene. It was not just another day on Old Town Front Street, but rather a video production of Temecula Road’s new country music single, “Paper or Plastic.”

Temecula teens Emma and Maddie Salute, together with Dawson Anderson, are the harmonic trio behind Temecula Road. Thanks to their recent win at OC Hit Factory’s songwriting competition, Temecula Road’s first professionally produced single will be available on iTunes.

Mothers Dawnelle Anderson and Kim Salute met with Valley News—along with the band’s vocal coach Gwyn Sanborn—to discuss the path that launched Temecula Road onto the national Country music stage.

“Dawson never intended to be a local sensation,” Dawnelle said of her 15-year-old son. However, when voice coach Gwyn Sanborn encouraged him to sing with 14-year-old Maddie and 16-year-old Emma for a Temecula Live performance, it became clear nothing would ever be the same for him again.

“Together, the three of them have that X-factor,” stated Sanborn.

“They each have a way of filling in.

What Dawson and Maddie leave behind, Emma brings like butter on the biscuit. They’re amazing.”

The unique tone, balance, and heart behind Temecula Road has led to a recording session of the CD single “Paper or Plastic,” and the corresponding video produced in their Temecula backyard.

Dawnelle spoke on the experience at the OC Hit Factory songwriting competition that led to their recent success.

“The kids started singing and

Thomas Barsoe—owner of OC Hit Factory—had goosebumps,” she said. “He started calling everyone he knew at Sony Music, Big Machine Records and in Nashville.”

Ten days later, the three teenagers had won the prized OC Hit Factory recording contract for “Paper or Plastic.” Still, Dawson wanted to keep things low key, according to his mother.

“He wanted to stay private, he didn’t want anyone to know what they were up to,” Dawnelle said.

At her side, Emma and Maddie’s mother, Kim, expressed her thoughts on raising daughters, and her new job as “mom-ager.”

“The girls are sisters first, just like every other teenage girl out there,” Kim said. “They started performing at 10 and 11. It’s what they both love to do.”

They came up with the name Temecula Road thanks to the girls’ father, Brad Salute.

“The name needed to be connected to where we live. Not too young. Something that would grow along with them,” Kim said.

“They’re going places, and working real hard to get there.”

A few local performances, first at The Merc, and Rock the Oaks, and were awarded the West Coast Country Music Association’s Group of the Year, 2015. But it was at the OC Hit Factory, and encouragement to join a songwriting camp that the trio fell into their groove.

According to vocal coach Sanborn, it is the chemistry of the three that puts all of the pieces together.

“Their voices are perfectly intertwined,” Sanborn said. Even more than with their sound, the three are strong with their friendship.

“Dawson and Emma became best friends almost immediately,” stated Dawnelle, and Kim agreed.

“He’s become as much a part of our family as the girls,” Kim said.

“They practice at our house, and I see them interacting with each other, practicing, and this mom has

a happy heart.”

Though singing is at the forefront, Dawson succeeds at whatever he puts his mind to, according to Dawnelle.

“He has that personality, like his focus when he played with Temecula Valley Inline Hockey,” she said. “His passion now is for Temecula Road.”

Sisters Maddie and Emma have sung together with vocal coach, Gwyn Sanborn since they were 10 and 11-years-old, respectively.

“Emma plays the guitar and mandolin, and her harmonies are flawless,” Sanborn said. “Maddie hits her notes effortlessly, and she and Dawson started as a duo, but Emma adds that extra layer that makes them so unique. The three of them have all the chemistry they need to grow into the real deal,” Sanborn said. “Their voices are perfectly intertwined and with work, they’ll continue to do great things.”

With the flurry of activity, both Dawnelle and Kim have watched their children grow in confidence singing, as well as performing onstage. Now, with their new video and single, the mothers are taking their new job of “mom-ager” in stride, setting up singing opportunities at local events, and making the wheels turn on Temecula Road.

“Dawson is so grounded we had to struggle to get him off the ground,” Dawnelle laughed of her son’s perfectionism.

Kim agreed, mentioning her daughter Emma’s reaction to the questions of fame in her future.

Maddie Salute, Dawson Anderson and Emma Salute of Temecula Road with their first single release, “Paper or Plastic”.

“Emma just answers people, saying she loves to sing,” Kim said. “They’re humble. All three of them are.”

For upcoming concerts, information, and releases follow Temecula Road on Instagram @

TemeculaRoad or on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/TemeculaRoad.

Learn more about OC Hit Factory, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment, in Orange County, Calif. at www.OCHitFactory.com.

Mother’s Day Tea Party to be held TEMECULA, CA—The city of Temecula invites all grandmothers, mothers and their daughters to a special intergenerational tea party on Saturday, May 9 from 12 to 2 p.m. at the Mary Phillips Senior Center in Old Town Temecula. The fee is $10 per person.

Attendees will enjoy a light lunch of delicious sandwiches, flavorful teas and decadent desserts. For more information on the event, call the MPSC at (951) 694-6464.

Celebrate Murrieta history in the Murrieta Public Library’s Heritage Room

Emma Salute, Dawson Anderson, Maddie Salute and vocal coach Gwyn Sanborn.

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“Sounds like the Gypsy Kings backing a trio of forceful MCs spitting tongue-twisting, politically-charged, trilingual rhymes with a tangible, fiery conviction. Or Ozomatli’s more interesting long lost cousins.”

– Westword

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www.TemeculaTheater.org 42051 Main St. Temecula 1.866.OLD.TOWN (1.866.653.8696)

MURRIETA, CA—Beginning May 18, the Murrieta Public Library will begin a five-day celebration highlighting Murrieta history and spotlighting its Heritage Room Collection. The Heritage Room contains hundreds of items of local historical interest, over a thousand photographic images, as well as research collections donated by local authors and Juan Murrieta family members. For this special week, the Room will have a staff member on hand for daily two-hour blocks, for tours and viewings of these local artifacts and historical documents.

On Tuesday, May 19, the library is pleased to have longtime resident, historian and co-author of “Murrieta (Images of America),” Marvin Curran, as a special guest,

who will answer questions on Murrieta history at 5:30 p.m. in the Heritage Room.

Special displays of local history will be on view during this week, and selected photographs from the E. Hale Curran Collection will be hung on the library’s walls for permanent exhibition.

The history of a city cannot be created without its residents. As such, the library invites community members to “tell their story”: if you have grown up in Murrieta, experienced its transformation and would like to get your oral history recorded for prosperity, please contact Adult Services Librarian Laura Davis at ldavis@murrieta. org to make an appointment. Also, if you have items of local historical

interest that you would like to loan and display at the library during this week, contact Davis by May 12.

During the week of May 18-22, the Heritage Room will be open for tours and questions during the following hours: Monday and Tuesday, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., and Friday, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Commemorative puzzles depicting the library will be given to the first 50 participants who arrive during these hours.

This event is free and open to the public. The library is located at 8 Town Square (Adams Avenue and Kalmia Street). For more information call (951) 304-BOOK (2665) or visit www.murrietalibrary.info.

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Dining &

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Sample a wide variety of cheese and wine at the Temecula Valley Cheese Company Ashley Ludwig Staff Writer n a sunny weekday afternoon in Old Town Temecula restaurants buzz with activity. Don’t feel like the same old song and dance? It’s time to head to Temecula Valley Cheese Company for samples that zing, wine that cools and conversation that has you slowing down to enjoy life’s simple flavors.

Inside, you’ll find a deli counter full of meats and cheeses carefully selected by owner Shawna Smoot.

Working with her daughter, Stasha, this mother/daughter team has amassed a local group of followers to their shop, as well as supporting businesses into Murrieta.

“You can find our cheeses now at the Farmstead Market in Murrieta, or our boxed lunches at Murrieta’s Backyard Bottle Shop and Taproom and various tasting classes every month,” Stasha said.

“But the best way to taste what we have to offer is here, in Old Town Temecula.”

Shawna educates as she hauls hefty slabs to her cutting table, slices and serves from her case of award-winning cheeses.

“Once you cut from the cheese wheel, the flavor starts to degrade,” she said while slicing tastes for those waiting the counter. At her work, Shawna is focused. She gives personal attention to every detail behind the counter and educating her clientele.

Prices range from $4.95 for a simple salad to over $30 for a cheese/wine pairing for two. Deli fresh sandwiches are served on fresh bread, garnished with lettuce, tomato and choice of fruit or olives for around $10 and worth every bite.

With a hearty chalkboard menu, the Temecula Valley Cheese Company has the ideal offering for “grazers” looking for well-apportioned cheese plates, “sam-

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Temecula Valley Cheese Company cheeses will soon be available at Farmstead Market in Murrieta.

Ashley Ludwig photo Paul Macarro, Shawna Smoot and Jim Hall of Fallbrook discussed cheeses for perfect party planning.

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plers” who wish to pair wine and cheese for ample samplings, or “wine country picnickers” looking to take a boxed lunch on the go. Purchase cheese for private parties, or come stay for lunch and live music on the weekends.

A note for guests: ask for advice on cheese and wine pairings, taste the samples offered, and don’t expect your typical Temecula Valley Wine Country wines here.

“We carry cheese and wine from all over the world,” Shawna stated.

“Our wine comes from where the cheese comes from. Region to region, wines and cheeses go together.”

For our tasting, we selected the meat and cheese plate allowing the experts to make the cheese selections for us.

The Au Fromage Et Jambon (French ham and cheese) is one of the many sandwiches to choose from at Temecula Valley Cheese Company.

pertly paired with a Sauvignon Blanc. For our tasting, we dove in and enjoyed the in-depth sampling at a leisurely pace while Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald swing music played over the hidden speakers.

Conversation comes easily on the shaded patio, with the Temecula River and shimmering cottonwood trees adding to the view.

This shop is off the beaten path and worth the wait for an outside table.

The English Cheddar, our only request for sampling, lingers in memory from the first taste. With its sharp and tangy yet sweet overtones, this cheese ideal when paired with dried fruit and the crisp coolness of the Sauvignon Blanc.

If you want to learn about the fine art of cheese making, Shawna

“You can find our cheeses now at the Farmstead Market in Murrieta...but the best way to taste what we have to offer is here, in Old Town Temecula.”

– Shawna Smoot, owner Our spread arrived, served on a marble slab, along with an assortment of dried and fresh fruit, thinly sliced baguette, dishes of olives, and nuts. All was guaranteed to work well together, and draw out the nutty flavors of the sharp cheeses and delicate prosciutto.

Chunks of rich Parmesan opened the eyes to what a true Italian Parm is supposed to taste like.

We also requested tastings of the Mad Mike Champagne Honey Mustard and Sassy Mamma’s Pomegranate Mustard, for the perfect baguette, mustard and cheese accompaniment.

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is an amazing resource. Able to discourse on the 500-year Basque cheese tradition, to the history behind the Ossau Iraty cheese of Lyon, France, Smoot has dedicated herself to the fine art of making, serving, and sharing her love of cheese with Old Town Temecula visitors.

“I wanted to work where people would come to me,” she said. Departing from real estate, Shawna relocated to Wildomar from Corona in early 2000s. After working in sales at a local winery, and learning of the Cowgirl Creamery, she fell in love with the idea of cheese and wine.

“I woke up with an epiphany, knowing I would have a shop just like this has become,” she said. “I

just knew. It was cathartic, really, how cheese and wine complement each other. One thing led to another, and here we are.”

The Temecula Valley Cheese Company can serve visitors in many ways, from drop in cheese ordering, to sandwich making for picnics or parties, and ultimately, to relax on the outdoor patio and sample the best of what this mother/daughter duo have to offer.

Shawna became an assistant cheesemaker at Winchester Cheese Company. There, she immersed herself in all aspects of the laborious business. With daughter, Stasha, at her side, the mother/ daughter team work in tandem both behind the counter and working with local craft breweries and wineries for education and outreach.

“Our classes are phenomenally successful, entertaining, and educational,” Stasha said. Most recently, pairing cheeses with Lake Elsinore’s Craft Brewing Compa-

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ny, the Temecula Cheese Company showed how to pair Apricot Stilton against Sir Walter, Barley Buzzed Cheddar with Raven, and Craft’s Manic Mango Indian Pale Ale with fresh goat cheese.

“This was one of our most fun groups yet,” Stasha said of the evening with Craft Brewing Company. Future cheese and beer tasting classes will be held at Backyard Bottle Shop and Taproom on May 11, and a Wine and Cheese 101 class at Danza Del Sol Winery on May 28.

“Cheese is the ultimate field-tofork food,” Shawna said. Come for a taste, and you’ll come back a friend.

Temecula Valley Cheese Company is located in Old Town Temecula at 42072 5th St., Ste. 101.

Call ahead at (951) 693-9500.

Find Temecula Valley Cheese Company online at www.instagram.com/temeculavalleycheesecompany.

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EUROPA VILLAGE 33475 LA SERENA WAY TEMECULA, CA 92592 High-energy live performaces filled with heartfelt precision.

FRIDAY, MAY 8 9 p.m. - 12 a.m.

UPTOWN TAVERN 27911 JEFFERSON AVENUE TEMECULA, CA 92592 Tribute band to The Stone Temple Pilots.

SATURDAY, MAY 9 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

LORIMAR WINERY 39990 ANZA ROAD TEMECULA, CA 92592 Premier tribute/cover band specializing in top 40 hits.

SATURDAY, MAY 9 6:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.

THE GAMBLING COWBOY 12072 5TH STREET TEMECULA, CA 92590 A talented couple performing jazz and popular songs.

SUNDAY, MAY 10 3 p.m. - 7 p.m.

FAZELI CELLARS 41955 4TH STREET, STE 101 TEMECULA, CA 92590 Vocal coach from The Voice performing live.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS KIDS AND TEENS: May 8 – 5:30-7:30 p.m. Hex Bug Nano Adventures at the Temecula Children’s Museum, 42081 Main St. Bring your own Hex Bugs or you can purchase some in Professor Pennypickle’s gift shop so you can join in on the fun! Cost: $5 per person.

Tickets and Information: (951) 3086376.

May 11 – 7-8 p.m. Design your own Superhero at the Temecula Public Library, 30600 Pauba Rd. Do you have a design for the next big Superhero? Come to the library and decorate a vinyl figurine to create an action figure of your Ultimate Superhero. Advance registration begins at the library reception desk two weeks prior to the program.

Information: Davyn Reynolds (951) 693-8980.

May 13 – 4-5 p.m. American Girl Tea Party at the Murrieta Public Library, 24700 Adams Ave. Come join in on this tea party with book, tea and treats. Dolls and tea attire are welcome, but not required. Space is limited to the first 60 children ages 5-12. Information: (951) 304-2665.

May 13 – 4-4:45 p.m. American Girl Tea Party at the Temecula Public Library, 30600 Pauba Rd. Join in on a fun-filled hour of crafts, tea and treats. Dolls and tea attire welcome.

Information: Children’s Staff (951) 693-8980.

May 13 – 4 p.m. American Girl Tea Party at Grace Mellman Library Community Room, 41000 County Center Dr., Temecula. Ages 6-12 can bring their favorite doll or stuffed animal for a fun-filled hour of American Girl crafts, tea and treats.

Registration begins on Monday, April 27. Registration and Information: (951) 296-3893.

May 15 – 5:30-7:30 p.m. Time Will Tell – Explore some of Einstein’s theories on travel with Professor Pennypickle and his staff at the Temecula Children’s Museum, 42081 Main St. Tickets and Information: (951) 308-6376.

May 22 – 5:30-7:30 p.m. Professor Gadget…Wait…What? Professor Pennypickle is busy experimenting with lots of different things…who knows what he will demonstrate this night! Come to the Temecula Children’s Museum, 42081 Main St. to find out! Tickets and Information: (951) 308-6376.

ENTERTAINMENT: May 7 – 7:30 p.m. Jazz at the Merc, 28816 Pujol St., Temecula. Enjoy an evening of jazz hosted by Sherry Berry in association with Temecula

Presents. Tickets: $15. Information: (866) 653-8696.

May 7, 8, 9, and 10 – 7:30 p.m.

MSJC Presents: MSJC Dances at the San Jacinto Campus Theatre, 1499 N. State St. This year’s spring dance concert highlights a cultural and diverse blend of individual choreographic voices and the talents of MSJC dance students. May 10 performance at 2:30 p.m. This event is open to the public. Information: Julie (951) 487-3630 or jfreeman@ msjc.edu.

May 9 – Speakeasy at the Temecula Community Center, 28816 Pujol St. Presented by David Bradley in association with Temecula Presents.

Traditional Jazz of the ‘20s-‘40s.

Performances feature the house band, Second Hand Jazz with vocalist Rosalie Porter in rotation with prominent Southern California traditional Jazz artists. Tickets and Information: (866) 653-8696.

May 10 – 3 p.m. Classics at the Merc, 42051 Main St., TemeculaClassics is a weekly chamber recital series co-produced by the California Chamber Orchestra and Temecula Presents. Performers are all working professional musicians or advanced conservatory students will perform at the Temecula Community Center, 28816 Pujol St. Tickets and Information: (866) 653-8696.

May 14 – 7:30 p.m. Jazz at the Merc, 28816 Pujol St., Temecula.

Enjoy an evening of jazz hosted by Sherry Berry in association with Temecula Presents. Tickets: $15.

Information: (866) 653-8696.

May 14 and 15 – 2 p.m. MSJC presents: Menifee Valley Campus Week of Music with guitar ensemble: Classical guitar in an intimate setting at the Lab Theatre, 28237 La Piedra Rd., Menifee. Reservations: (951) 639-5790. Information: Jeremy (951) 639-5665 or jebrown@msjc.edu.

May 15 –7:30 p.m. Dixieland at the TCC co-produced by Timeless Productions in association with Temecula Presents at 28816 Pujol St. Tickets and Information: (866) 653-8696.

May 16 – 2 p.m. MSJC presents: Menifee Valley Campus Week of Music with Menifee Jazz Ensemble: high-energy blend of contemporary and standard big band sounds.

Influences include bebop, swing, funk, Latin, avant-garde and various genres. Performance at the Lab Theatre, 28237 La Piedra Rd., Menifee. Reservations: (951) 6395790. Information: Jeremy (951) 639-5665 or jebrown@msjc.edu.

May 16 – 7:30 p.m. MSJC

presents: Menifee Valley Campus Week of Music with a Music Student Showcase: solo and small group performances by several singers and instrumentalists at the Lab Theatre, 28237 La Piedra Rd., Menifee.

Reservations: (951) 639-5790.

Information: Jeremy (951) 639-5665 or jebrown@msjc.edu.

May 16 – 7:30-9:30 p.m. SaintSaens & Company at the Murrieta United Methodist Church, 24652 Adams Ave. Presented by California Chamber Orchestra and Temecula Presents. This season finale features works for smaller ensembles by four of the most important composers of the early 20th century. Each of these works will demonstrate how chamber music made the transition into the modern world. Tickets and Information: (866) 653-8696.

May 16 – 7 p.m. Country Live! At the TCC, 28816 Pujol St., Temecula Presented by Gwyn Sanborn featuring the house band backing up the valley’s hottest country artists. Tickets and Information: (866) 653-8696.

May 16, and 17 – 7:30 p.m.

Children’s Letters to God Musical Production presented by Temecula Arts Company at the Stephen Price Theater at Elsinore High School, 21800 Canyon Dr., Wildomar.

Creative Jillian Stone has been turning out youth-based musical theater productions that deliver heartfelt message through meaningful story lines without compromise. This will portray the lives of five young friends as they voice their beliefs, desires, questions and doubts common to all people about God. May 16 and 17 Matinee performances at 2 p.m. May 17 performance at 6 p.m. Information: www.temeculaperformingarts.com.

Reservations: (909) 241-3521 or tpacrocke@gmail.com.

May 17 – 2 p.m. MSJC presents: Menifee Valley Campus Week of Music with Menifee Campus Singers –fine choral group, performing arrangements of colorful songs at 28237 La Piedra Rd., Menifee.

Reservations: (951) 639-5790.

Information: Jeremy (951) 639-5665 or jebrown@msjc.edu.

May 19 – 7 p.m. danceXchange presented by Dance Theatre Collective of Southern California in association with Temecula Presents at the Temecula Conference Center at City Hall, 41000 Main St., Temecula.

Information: (866) 653-8696.

May 24 – 3 p.m. Classics at the Merc, 42051 Main St., TemeculaClassics is a weekly chamber recital series co-produced by the California Chamber Orchestra and

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Temecula Presents. Performers are all working professional musicians or advanced conservatory students will perform at the Temecula Community Center, 28816 Pujol St. Tickets and Information: (866) 653-8696.

May 31 – 2-5 p.m. IE Entertainers performing at North Hall, 26850 Sun City Blvd., Menifee. This is a free event open to the public. Come and hear many talented IE musical artists performing. The show is limited to 100 audience members. Reservations and Information: Lenore (951) 7190242.

COMMUNITY EVENTS: May 8 – 10 a.m. 2015 Special Olympic School games at Lakeside High School, 32593 Riverside Dr., Lake Elsinore. Special Olympics Southern California along with Lake Elsinore Unified School District will host over 400 student athletes to compete in Olympic style competition. Admission is free.

Join in and cheer for these athletes!

Information: (951) 245-8848.

May 9 – 9-11 a.m. 4th annual Twenty 15 Pet Walk at Diamond Stadium parking lot B/Levee, 500 Diamond Dr., Lake Elsinore. Bring your leashed pet and join in on this annual leisurely walk where you can earn a chance to win raffle prizes.

Information: (951) 245-0442, ext.

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May 9 – 5-9 p.m. Southwest Riverside County Heart and Stroke Glow Walk at Lake Skinner County Park, 37701 Warren Rd., Winchester.

The American Heart Association invites families, community members and companies to form a team and join in for this special event as it raises awareness and much-needed funds to fight the Southwest Riverside County’s leading killers – heart disease and stroke. This 5K noncompetitive walk is designed to promote physical activity and heart healthy living in an environment that is fun and rewarding for the whole family. Entertainment, vendors, personal trainers, nutritionists, neurologists and receive free health screenings. Information: Sheryl (951) 751-2115 or sheryl.wilkeson@ heart.org.

May 12 – 6-8 p.m. Edith Frank Remembers at the Temecula Valley Museum, 28314 Mercedes St., Temecula. Experience what life was like living in hiding and in fear of the Nazis in WWII Europe through the eyes of Edith Frank, Anne Frank’s mother played by award-winning actress Sharyn Lyon. This is a free event open to the public. Reservation required.

Information and Reservations: (951) 694-6450 or email historymuseum@ cityoftemecula.org.

May 15 – 10 a.m. Menifee United Church of Christ offering prayer time in its Peace Garden every Friday.

Scriptural Prayer and Spoken Prayer.

The community is invited to take part in this weekly prayer time. The UCC is located at 26701 McCall Blvd., Menifee. Information: Rev. Bill Freeman (616) 796-5598.

May 16 – 4-9 p.m. Menifee United Way to host 1st annual Food Truck Festival at MSJC, 28237 La Piedra Rd., Menifee. Gourmet food trucks, live entertainment, beer garden, petting zoo, children’s activity center, vendors and more! Cost: $5 adults, $3 children 12-2 years. Information: (951) 929-9691.

May 16 – 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Old Town Temecula Western Days at Old Town Front and Main streets. The Wild West comes to life when the Old Town Gunfighters host other gunfight clubs. There will be a daily high noon shoot out and robbery at The Bank, skits, Old West costumed characters music, calf roping instruction, pony rides and more! This is free and open to the public. Information: Melody at melody@melodysadworks.com.

May 16 – 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Paddlecraft Adventure Cruise at La Laguna Resort & Boat Launch, 32040 Riverside Dr., Lake Elsinore. Join this event as the kick-off celebration of National Safe Boating Week. This event will feature stand-up paddle boarding and kayaking in the lake for free. All participants have the opportunity to take home information on boating safety and courtesy boat inspections will be provided by the USCG Auxiliary. Information: (951) 674-3124, ext. 292.

May 16-17 – Relay for Life – Menifee at Paloma Valley High School, Be a part of the American Cancer Society Relay for Life and join in for 25 hours of fun, excitement! Enjoy music, food contests, awards and prizes while honoring the courageous spirit of those battling cancer. Information: www.relayforlifemenifee.com.

WORKSHOPS, MEETINGS and ANNOUNCEMENTS: Now – MSJC Summer School to help students reach their educational goals by providing high demand classes during summer 2015 with flexible and convenient times and locations. Summer classes available in all quarters at the Menifee and

Temecula campuses. Six-week session begins June 22 and eightweek session begins on June 8.

Information: (951) 506-6752 or www.msjc.edu.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest C o u n t y O n - G o i n g C a r Wa s h fundraiser – The Boys & Girls Club of Southwest County are selling tickets for $21 to Rancho Car Wash or Temecula Car Wash. To purchase tickets to support this club please contact Beth Soltysiak (951) 6991526, ext. 109.

May 7 – 11 a.m. Career Vision Workshop for adults at the Murrieta Public Library, 8 Town Square, This is a six-hour workshop, please bring a sack lunch. Information and Registration: (951) 461-6138.

May 8 – 9-11 a.m. TVCC Professional Development Series: All About the Customer: Closing Customers (Sales). Learn how to earn the right to ask for the sale and begin with the end in mind. Presented by Jim McLaughlin, Morrison-McNabb.

Information: Brooke (951) 676-5090 or brooke@temecula.org.

May 12 – 6 p.m. Special Needs Estate Planning with attorney Jeff Nickerson at the Murrieta Public Library, 24700 Adams Ave. Information: (951) 304-2665.

May 12 – 10 a.m.-2 p.m. In celebration of National Law Day, volunteer attorneys will be available at the Temecula Public Library, 30600 Pauba Rd. for free 15-minute consultations. Family law, landlord/ tenant, estate planning, civil litigation and much more will be covered.

Registration required. Information: Dan Wood (951) 693-8980.

May 12 – 9:30 a.m. The Murrieta Garden Club to meet at the Murrieta Community Center, 41816 Juniper St. Garden Topic-“What’s bugging your plants” and election of officers.

Information: Barbara (951) 6777310.

May 12 – 12:30 p.m. MSJC to offer sessions on Business Degree Program with Cal State University San Marcos. This program allows students to earn an associate’s degree from MSJC in two years and a bachelors degree in Business Administration from CSUSM in another two years. Students must be prepared for college-level math and English. This session will be held at MSJC, 28237 La Piedra Rd., Menifee in Room 927. Information: (951) 487-3409 or kdimemmo@smjc.edu.

May 13 – 5-7 p.m. MSJC Amnesty International Club in association with the Diversity Committee present: Spring 2015 Film Series at the Menifee campus, 282378 La Piedra Rd., Room 927. Featuring “A Talk by Miko Peled.” Movie is free and open to the public. Information: Shahla at (951) 639-5753 or srazavi@msjc. edu.

May 13 – 11:30 a.m. NAFE Menifee Lunch meeting at Merna’s Café & Grill, 26850 Cherry Hills Blvd., Menifee. Dynamic speaker and networking. Reservations and Information: Robbie (951) 255-9200 or rmotter@aol.com.

May 13 – 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

TVE2 Pitch Practice – Calling all tech startup entrepreneurs! Come and practice your pitch in a friendly environment and receive feedback from a panel of experts. Information: Cheryl at Cheryl.kitzerow@tve2. org. Register online at www. tve2pitchpracticemay.eventbrite. com.

May 14 – 12:30-1:30 p.m.

MSJC’s STEM Program (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math).

STEM Program Orientations at 28237 La Piedra Rd., Room 419, Menifee. Information: Crystal (951) 639-5628 or cranthony@msjc.edu.

May 14 – 1-3 p.m. Lake Elsinore Genealogical Society (LEGS) monthly meeting will be at Mission Trail Community Library, 34303 Mission Trail, Wildomar. LEGS members will help you research your family to get you started!

Information: Arlene (951) 301-6421 or aamoore@yahoo.com.

May 14 – 9 a.m.-12 p.m. IE SBDC Certifications for Your Business and 8(a) Applications.

This seminar will discuss how obtaining the designation of Small Business Enterprise, Woman Owned, Minority-Owned, or Disable Veteran Business Enterprise can help you do business with reputable government agencies, prime contractors and Fortune 500 companies. The SBA will be in attendance to discuss the SBA’s 8(a) application. Registration: www.iesmallbusiness.com.

May 14 – 5:30-7 p.m. Tri-Tech SBDC CEO Storytelling with speaker BJ Fazeli, a pioneer in the direct response industry. BJ Global, does everything from designing products to producing infomercials to sell products, to buying media time and more. Information: www.tve2. org/newsandevent/calendar.

May 19 – 5-8 p.m. Temecula Valley Art Association (TVAL) will host their May meeting at the Assistance League, 28720 Via Montezuma, Temecula.

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Old Town Sweet Shop offers taste of the past

Candies in any color are available at the Old Town Sweet Shop.

Old Town Temecula Sweet Shop offers an array of candies for any palate.

Ashley Ludwig Staff Writer

“I started out wanting to build a coffee shop and was looking for barrels to store roasted beans inside.

There was a candy store owner selling her business, and barrels.

When I went to talk with her about buying them, I ended up buying everything else, too,” Drew said.

“We went into the candy business because we basically already owned one!”

A San Diego transplant of over 17 years, Drew and her husband have raised two daughters in Temecula.

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t’s all about the nostalgia for shoppers of Old Town Sweet Shop. The store—located on Old Town Front Street—sells a wide variety of retro candy, from buttons to Sour Patch Kids. Chances are, if you can remember it from your childhood, shop owner Debbi Drew has your favorite candy in stock.

“The number one most heard phrase in the store is, ‘I remember these!’ It’s all about the memories for my customers,” she said of her well-stocked candy shelves, barrels, and counters. “People love to reminisce, and are shocked to see they still make wax lips, candy cigarettes, and flicks.”

Though some of the retro candy has gone out of production, Drew knows how to get it on the shelves.

“Every five years or so they’ll make Beemans, Clove, and Blackjack gum, for example” she

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said of the hard to find treats. “We get it in stock whenever we can.”

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Part of that, is having a candy store to spend allowance on candy sticks, gum, scoops from the ice cream shop, or tastes of fudge.

With summer coming, the Old Town Sweet Shop invites all to come try their ice cream bar, offering everything from single scoops to shakes, sundaes, banana splits, and ice cream sodas.

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Old Town Sweet Shop’s novelty candies can bring back nostalgic memories for shoppers.

Now a staple in Old Town Temecula, the Old Town Sweet Shop is known for its decadent fudge, available in a wide variety of flavors from chocolate and vanilla, to bacon covered.

“People love all of the flavors we make,” she said of the freshSee your Old Town made fudge made in house. With summer Temecula business thrive. coming, Drew invites all to come try their Find out how: ice cream bar, offering aludwig@MyValleyNews.com everything from single scoops to shakes, sundaes, banana splits, and ice cream sodas.

“You can find all traditional flavors, but we’ve also have created She discussed neighborhood block parties, holiday celebrations, and kids playing outside until dark.

“We fell in love with the small town feel of Temecula, and love that our kids grew up the same way

some pretty tasty twists, such as our Jailhouse Rock Banana Split, and the Java Jitters Sundae, one of my personal favorites,” she said.

The Old Town location has served the Old Town Sweet Shop well for over 14 years. Drew admits that construction is a challenge, but looks forward to seeing all the shops in the district stay open later.

“We are really hoping that weekends will see shops open later, to give the locals a chance to get down after work to experience the great stores as well as restaurants that Old Town Temecula has to offer,” Drew said.

With the heat, look for the Old Town Sweet Shop to offer shave ice along with their frozen treats.

“Our ice cream parlor also offers party packages, and a special ice cream challenge we like to call the Zombie Apocalypse,” she said.

Want to see what that’s all about?

Stop in and ask. Have a sample, a taste, and you’ll never go anywhere again for sweet treats. The shop is located at 28545 Front St. For more information on its offerings, call the shop at (951) 6931919 or visit oldtownsweetshop. com.

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Health End-of-year tests don’t have to be stressful American Counseling Association Special to the Valley News Summer break is just around the corner, but most students still face one last hurdle—the dreaded endof-year tests. Whether final course exams or mandated standardized tests, for many students these represent a lot of anxiety and stress.

While big tests are never fun, there are ways to reduce the anxiety associated with testing, and to help students have their best chance for scoring well.

A starting point is simply to plan ahead. Final exams are never a surprise. Waiting until the last minute to review and cram for the test seldom generates much of an improvement in grades. But last minute cramming will increase a student’s stress levels and promote test anxiety, none of which improves grades. Instead, start studying early and spread it out over a number of days.

Another great tip is simply to anticipate what is going to be covered on the test. No test will cover everything about a subject or all the material taught over the year.

Instead, the student should review class notes and the text book, focusing on areas that were emphasized.

If a teacher passes out a study guide, or holds reviews sessions, those are great road maps to what’s going to

be tested.

It’s also important to get in shape for testing. No, that doesn’t mean lifting weights or running 10 miles.

It means getting plenty of rest. It’s only common sense that being well rested makes you feel better and gives your brain a better shot at remembering things.

In the same way, eating right can help improve test scores. The brain needs good nutrition to work at its best. Skipping breakfast, for example, has clearly been shown to impair brain function. Similarly, a diet loaded with high-sugar junk foods or overloaded on caffeine can also negatively affect test scores.

Crashing from a sugar high isn’t the path to better test taking. And someone who has used coffee, caffeinated soda or energy drinks to feel more alert is just as likely to feel jittery and nervous which will only make concentrating more difficult.

Doing well on a test depends on planning, studying and relaxing.

Eat right, be rested, and review the likely test material without rushing and cramming. At test time, take a few deep breaths, then calmly focus and the result will be less stress and better scores.

Counseling Corner is provided by the American Counseling Association. Comments and questions to ACAcorner@counseling.org or visit the ACA website at www. counseling.org.

Trendy exercises to rev up workouts Exercising consistently is a great way to get healthy. For those who find their workout routines monotonous, switching up exercises and embracing some of the newer, trendier fitness regimens may be a way to maintain your momentum at the gym.

High-intensity workouts High-intensity interval training, or HIIT, is a concept behind some of today’s most popular exercise programs. HIIT combines cardiovascular and strength-training movements into a concentrated workout designed to keep your heart rate elevated. HIIT workouts blend bouts of intense exercise with either rest or low-intensity activity.

These workouts seem to promote faster weight loss than prolonged workouts at moderate paces.

While HIIT is functional, it is not best for those who have preexisting orthopedic injuries or serious cardiovascular conditions. But many people enjoy a stronger heart and improved muscle tone from HIIT workouts.

Kettlebells These weighted cast-iron workout tools can be an interesting addition to strength-training workouts.

But their utility does not stop there.

Using kettlebells during any physical activity will increase the amount of fat burned and can provide a fullbody workout. Kettlebells come in different weights, and newcomers are urged to start out gradually and build up in weight as they become more familiar and toned.

Trampoline cardio For those who want to both shake

New and unique fitness regimens help keep workouts fresh and exciting.

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up their workouts and lift their moods, jumping on a trampoline can do just that. It’s difficult to be in a bad mood when bouncing around like a kid on a trampoline.

Trampoline classes are turning up in some upscale gyms, where each participant has his own individual trampoline. Routines mix in different choreography and small hand weights to promote a fun and effective cardio experience.

Water aerobics Swimming isn’t the only thing you can do in a pool. Water workouts are ideal for those with muscle and joint pain because the buoyancy of the water reduces stress on these areas, while providing enough resistance for a deep workout. Workouts may begin in chest-deep water and progress to deeper water for added resistance.

Some gyms now offer aqua cycling classes that combine water aerobics

with spinning.

Dance and hip-hop classes ZUMBA classes have been popular for quite some time. But many health clubs offer additional classes that employ dance to burn calories and tone muscles. Some gyms have developed their own cardio-based dance classes that get people moving to music in a fun way. Routines are fun and fastmoving, which may make them feel less like a workout and more like a social event.

Recess classes Adults who want to feel like kids again need only to enroll in a fitness class that borrows activities from the playgrounds of our youth. From walking like a crab to running drills to balance beams, these workouts take school recess and bring it to the health club.

Skin cancer awareness tips New York, NY—Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S. and each year there are more new cases of skin cancer than the combined incidence of breast, prostate, lung and colon cancer. Skin cancer can affect anyone, regardless of skin color, gender or age. In fact, one in five Americans will develop skin cancer in the course of a lifetime. These facts may be alarming, but because skin cancer is mainly a behavioral disease, it is highly preventable.

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TEMECULA, CA—LifeStream is holding a blood drive on Saturday, May 9 from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 24820 Las Brisas in Murrieta. Donors receive, while supplies last, a coupon for a free game of bowling, courtesy of Brunswick.

A second blood drive will be the same day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at

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broad spectrum (UVA/UVB) sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher; apply one ounce (two tablespoons) of sunscreen to your entire body 30 minutes before going outside. Reapply every two hours or immediately after swimming or excessive sweating; keep newborns out of the sun.

Sunscreens should be used on babies over the age of six months; examine your skin head-to-toe every month and see your physician every year for a professional skin exam.

For more information, visit, SkinCancer.org, which features more than 600 pages of medically-reviewed content on skin cancer prevention, early detection and treatment.

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The Skin Cancer Foundation. “That’s why embracing proper sun protection is critical year-round. You’ll reduce your skin cancer risk and help prevent wrinkles, leathery skin and brown spots.”

Follow The Skin Cancer Foundation’s prevention guidelines to stay sun safe. The guidelines are seek shade, especially between 10 a.m. 4 p.m.; don’t burn; avoid tanning and never use UV tanning beds; cover up with clothing, including a broadbrimmed hat and UV-blocking sunglasses; use a broad spectrum (UVA/ UVB) sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher every day; for extended outdoor activity, use a water-resistant,

Reservations are not required Join the conversation and bring your questions.

For information, call 951-331-2220

Special Guest Speaker Paul Phelps, MD, MBA Director of Anesthesia at Temecula Valley Hospital Board Certified in Anesthesia Join Dr. Phelps as he discusses Treatment of the Difficult Headache Patient Do something for yourself … plan to attend this special community health program.

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Quaid Temecula Harley-Davidson at 28964 Old Town Front St. in Temecula. Donors receive, while supplies last, a coupon for two free tacos, courtesy of Jack in the Box. Donors will also receive free cholesterol screening and Gift of Life Donor Loyalty points that may be redeemed in the online donor store at www.LStream.org. Those aged 18-44 years may register for Be The Match bone marrow screening at all donor locations free of charge. Healthy individuals at least 15 years of age may donate blood.

Fifteen and 16-year-olds must provide LifeStream with written

parental consent. Parent consent forms are available at any donor center, community blood drive or at www.LStream.org.

All prospective donors should be free of infections or illness, weigh at least 110 pounds, and not be at risk for AIDS or hepatitis. Donors receive a free mini-physical as part of the donation process. Donating blood takes about an hour, yet gives someone a lifetime. For more information, call 1-800-TRY GIVING. Join the LifeStream volunteer team and make a lifesaving difference. For information, call (800) 879-4484, ext. 458.

Summer Walking Tours of Old Town start on Saturday, May 9 TEMECULA, CA—Due to popular demand and increased tourism during summer months, the Temecula Valley Museum now offers entertaining and informative walking tours of Temecula history every Saturday, beginning May 9 and each Saturday thereafter through September 5, 2015.

The TVM historical walking tour guides introduce Temecula as both a young, dynamic city and a very old community with a long and colorful history. Visitors and residents alike can experience historic Old Town in a whole new way every Saturday this summer as tour guides travel through Temecula’s timeline, beginning with the story of the Luiseño Indians, through the Mission period, the establishment of the Ranchos, and the arrival of modern transportation, ending with the development

of modern day Temecula.

Tours depart at 10 a.m. every Saturday from the TVM, located in the Sam Hicks Monument Park directly across from the weekly Farmer’s Market in Old Town Temecula. No reservations are required. Loyal patrons from the Farmers Market will be happy to know that they are welcome to visit the museum or join a tour anytime. Museum staff will happily hold any purchases for your convenience during these historical and educational morning excursions through Old Town Temecula.

The tour is $2 per person and children must be accompanied by an adult. To RSVP or for more information, call (951) 694-6450.

The TMV is located just one block from Old Town Front Street at 28314 Mercedes St. in Temecula.

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Business

Temecula business Big Horse Feed is recognized by Assemblywoman Waldron

Beaudet named CAPC Manager of the Year

Assemblywoman Marie Waldron Special to the Valley News

Joe Naiman Writer

Family-run businesses seem to be an endangered species in California. This is unfortunate, since these businesses are often so vital to our economy and to the quality of life of their communities.

One such business is Big Horse Feed, located in Temecula. The store, named after the draft horses kept on the ranch, is owned and operated by the Corona family, which has been engaged in farming for 95 years. In Temecula since 1972, the store opened as a sideline to the family’s farming operation back when Temecula only had a few hundred inhabitants.

But Big Horse Feed is much more than a local feed store. From jewelry to clothing, collectibles and books, a visit to Big Horse Feed is a family outing that will long be remembered.

As is often the case with small business owners, the Corona family is deeply involved in the community. Rose Corona and her brother Steve, who manages the farming side of the business, both run Big Horse’s annual Corn Maze, which is famous throughout the region.

The family’s love of country and

Rose Corona accepts Assemblywoman Marie Waldron’s Business of the Month Certificate from Principal Field Representative Tom Stinson.

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support for the military is demonstrated through their donations of Corn Maze proceeds to Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Special Operations Warrior Foundation, the Medal of Honor Foundation and the Gary Sinise Foundation. The family is also deeply involved in local Little League, which Steve Corona recently served as president.

Hard work, outstanding customer

service, dedication to their country and community are hallmarks of Big Horse Feed and the Corona family. I am proud to designate Big Horse Feed my Business of the Month for April 2015.

Waldron is a Republican representing the 75th District, encompassing parts of Inland northern Riverside and San Diego counties.

Temecula Valley Elks named Organization of the Month by Chick-fil-A

TEMECULA—At a recent meeting, Chick-fil-A named the Temecula Valley Elks #2801 as the Organization of the Month for April.

Prior to the meeting, Chick-fil-A provided a dinner for the members in appreciation of their work in the community. Chick-fil-A recently began a program where they honor an Organization or Business each month for their contributions to the community.

The Temecula Valley Elks have helped Chick-fil-A for the past several years when Chick-fil-A holds their annual Military Appreciation Day in May. The Temecula Valley Elks has contributed to the community with their Americanism contests; Drug Awareness Essay and Poster Contests; veterans program; Hoop Shoot Competition; appreciation of law enforcement and fire fighters; scholarships for high school seniors; middle school students of the year and their Flag Day

Securities fraud costs American investors in excess of $10 billion annually. And, one in three securities fraud victims is a senior citizen.1

The law firm of Richard A. Nervig, P.C. is dedicated to the recovery of investment losses on behalf of investors who have lost money due to fraud or negligent investment advice.

The Temecula Valley Elks #2801 was recently named as Chick-fil-A’s Organization of the Month for April. Chick-fil-A’s Marketing Director Nora Barker is shown with Exalted Ruler/President of the Elks Ken Hauer.

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ceremony. The Elks support these programs with their annual Charity Golf Tournament and annual Charity

2015 as the year of “Temecula Has Heart...Because Nice Matters” in support of Comerchero’s initiative to spotlight an important message that is deeply rooted in the hearts of Temecula: KINDNESS. “It is once again an honor to serve as the city of Temecula’s mayor. Temecula is a beautiful city built strong by a community with heartfelt commitment to creating an excellent quality of life. Together, we are partners in our success.

As we look ahead to a future of continued promise, there is one common component unique among Temecula’s businesses, stakeholders, residents and leaders: HEART.

Free seminar offered on five steps to building a business with social media TEMECULA, CA—Are you confused or excited about social media and want to learn how to make it work for your business?

Or maybe social media sites are hurting your business and you want to know how to turn that around.

Or maybe you’ve heard about Google’s new algorithm change for websites and how it could potentially cost you business and money. Do you want to know if your website will pass the “mobilefriendly” test?

Village/Valley News is offering a free seminar and a free lunch to address these very topics. We can assess your website and help you build a digital/social media strategy to engage your customers and grow your business. Come find out how.

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Gala. The Elks help the community by recognizing and rewarding others.

Its motto is “Elks care, Elks share.”

TVCC encourages community to attend Temecula’s State of the City Address TEMECULA—The Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce in partnership with The city of Temecula will be hosting the 2015 State of the City Address. Sponsored by the Temecula Valley Hospital, this event will be held on Thursday, May 28 from 7:30 to 10 a.m. at Pechanga Resort & Casino.

The honorable Mayor Jeff Comerchero will discuss the current achievements of the city, as well as projections for the forthcoming and future years. This event is always a sell out with over 500 city officials and guests in attendance for the presentation.

The city of Temecula proclaimed

Temecula Public Cemetery District General Manager Cindi Beaudet was honored as Manager of the Year by the California Association of Public Cemeteries.

“It’s a good honor,” Beaudet said. “I’m chosen by all my peers.”

California has approximately 300 public cemetery districts. The CAPC held its annual conference March 26-28 in San Luis Obispo.

The Manager of the Year award was presented March 28, which was also the day Beaudet was elected to a fifth two-year term on the CAPC Board.

The TPCD is governed by a five-member board and has five employees. It currently utilizes a seven-acre cemetery which dates back to 1884 and has been part of the cemetery district since 1929.

Approximately 3,800 plots in that cemetery are being used, so the cemetery is at approximately 65 percent of capacity.

“We’re coming close to selling out,” Beaudet said.

The cemetery district has plans to develop 52 acres in the Temecula Valley Wine Country area to meet future demand. Beaudet expects the new cemetery to be in use seven to 10 years from now.

Public cemetery districts oper-

ate with property tax revenue, so only a former resident of the cemetery district area can be interred in a district cemetery. A renter may be interred, since he or she lived on a taxable property.

If a former resident moved elsewhere prior to his or her death, but a family member is buried in the public cemetery, that former resident may be interred next to the family member although a non-resident fee must be paid.

“It’s a well-kept secret,” Beaudet said. “We have people who have lived in Temecula since the late ‘80s who say ‘We have no idea there was a cemetery district here’.”

Although cemetery district board members are publicly elected, an election takes place only if there are more candidates than seats up for election.

Beaudet moved from San Diego County to Temecula in 1990 and has worked for the TPCD for the past 11 years. “I’ve always been in the field one way or another,” she said.

Beaudet’s start in the cemetery field was on an unpaid basis for St. Catherine, where she headed the Catholic parish’s bereavement committee. She was approached

by Miller-Jones Mortuary in Sun City to run that facility, and she has also had her own funeral prearrangement sales business.

Speaker Carlos Bazan has 18 years’ experience in social media and communications strategy. He brought Yahoo! to Mexico and was the country’s first blogger. He successfully managed the social media campaign for a presidential candidate. He is a successful publisher, journalist and businessman.

Space is limited for this free seminar; lunch is provided and reservations are required. Choose from one of two dates/locations: May 14, 12 to 1 p.m. in Fallbrook at the Village News office at 1588 S. Mission Rd., Ste. 200 or May 13, 12 to 1 p.m. in Temecula at the Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce office a t26790 Ynez Ct. Please call (760) 723-7319 to reserve your space.

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We are a community with passion... and also compassion. The strength of our city lies in the fact that ‘Temecula Has Heart.’ Please join me for the 2015 Temecula State of the City,” Comerchero said.

If you have sustained investment losses in excess of $100,000, you owe it to yourself to speak to an experienced securities fraud attorney to learn about your rights and how you can try to recover your investment losses.

Typical securities sales practice abuses suffered by investors include: • Churning • Misrepresentations and Omissions • Unsuitable Investments (e.g., the source of which comes from home equity) • Ponzi and Pyramid Schemes • Sales of Unregistered Securities

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Healthy & Beautiful Gardens Euphorbias offer beauty and variety to gardens

Linda McDonald Special to the Valley News Hello neighbors and fellow gardeners! Since last week was dedicated to cactus, I thought I’d continue along the vein this week and discuss euphorbias, which are a succulent that most people would consider cactus, but they’re not. There are over 2,000 varieties of euphorbias, and one’s got your name on it! Once you have one, you’ll want another, and another, and… Although many of these plants do not tolerate frost, for those of us who are collectors and just love certain types of plants, I dedicate this article. Let’s face it, not all palms do well in frost, and yet how many people just have to have them? Lots.

So, that stated, I would recommend either growing your (frost intolerant) euphorbias in pots, or in

see EUPHORBIAS, page C-5

Euphorbia milii ‘Crown of Thorns.’

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MARKET AT A GLANCE (As of May 3, 2015) TEMECULA (all zip codes)

MURRIETA (92562)

WILDOMAR

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No of Homes Sold

55

58

9

35

48

47

Inventory of Properties Listed

464

447

82

254

167

445

Average Selling Price

$450,401

$358,178

$347,767

$321,185

$308,110

$193,070

Average List Price

$691,751

$608,928

$392,897

$343,558

$347,273

$234,492

Median List Price

$489,950

$424,900

$369,950

$335,000

$339,500

$208,000

$190

$161

$150

$149

$146

$125

Asking Price per Square Foot Average Days on Market

96

98

68

89

80

113

Most Expensive Listing

$4,700,000

$4,499,000

$1,299,000

$1,250,000

$875,000

$2,000,000

Least Expensive Listing

$149,900

$130,000

$115,000

$80,000

$165,000

$9,900

Average Age of Listing

16

16

21

19

13

33

% of Properties w/ Price decrease

35%

33%

30%

27%

38%

29%

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12%

7%

9%

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6%

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2960

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2257

2233

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4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.0

Seller (41.7)

Seller (41.9)

Seller (49.7)

Seller (44.8)

Seller (46.7)

Seller (41.5)

* This Index measures the current rate of sale versus the amount of inventory. Index above 30 implies a seller’s advantage. Below 30, conditions give the advantage to the buyer.

Market data provided by Escrow Leaders (Altos Research) and is current as of 05/04/15. Sales Data provided by SRCAR (MLS) and current as of 05/03/15. Valley News makes no representation as to the accuracy or completeness of this data.

2015 Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival making parking and event layout changes TEMECULA—The 2015 Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival will have a few aesthetic layout changes that organizers believe will improve the guest experience.

Overflow camping has been moved to the area that has been used as overflow parking during busy Saturday afternoons.

“This change will prevent traffic through campgrounds during the exit,” Andrea Jacobson, operations manager for the event stated.

Overflow parking was behind Campground A in the past, making it a long wait to exit and meaning traffic was flowing past Campground A and the Overflow Camping that was nearest to the main exits.

Additionally, the festival management team is staggering event and concert start times. This will result in having events like the evening balloon glow and main headliner concert start and conclude at distinctly different times.

“This will reduce the amount of cars funneling out at the end of the evening,” stated 2015 festival Chairman and CEO Scott Vinton.

“We want our guests to have a

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premium experience at the Festival and improving the traffic flow through tweaks in the schedules and parking layout is paramount to this goal,” Vinton added. Vinton is a civil engineer.

The festival is held at Lake Skinner Recreation Area in the heart of Temecula Valley Wine Country. A two-lane road through

the multi-species reserve provides the entrance and exit to the festival. Over the years the festival has made adjustments to handling traffic flow at the end of the concerts.

Expanding the road in a protected environment is not an option. The 2014 festival broke all attendance records in history and study of the traffic issues has created the new

strategy and parking layouts.

The 2015 festival is May 29-31 and will feature headliner entertainment Friday through Sunday, including Country Friday, Rockin’ Wine Country Saturday, and Sunday Fun Day Country Concert.

Headliners include Gloriana, Love and Theft, Chase Bryant, Daughtry, Plain White T’s, John Waite, Tizer,

Chris Young and Cam. Located just north of San Diego County, the festival has a successful history of celebrating Southern California Wine Country’s finest assets of clear skies dotted by hot air balloons, mild temperatures, and rolling vineyards.

For festival information, visit www.tvbwf.com or call (951) 6766713.

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Education

Murrieta Valley Unified School District names Teachers of the Year MURRIETA, CA—Murrieta Valley Unified School District Superintendent Pat Kelley announced the district’s 2015 Teachers of the Year: Christina Thomas-Kelley teaches 7th at Thompson Middle School and Markela “Kelly” Parsons teaches at Vista Murrieta High School. Both teachers were named 2014 Teacher of the Year by their schools and they are eligible to enter the Riverside County Office of Education Teacher of the Year competition.

Thomas-Kelley teaches 7th Grade Language Arts and Social Studies and she has been teaching 12 years. She chose to be a teacher to inspire a love and passion for life-long learning. ThomasKelley’s number one goal is to engage her students in high-interest, meaningful lessons. She begins her lessons by asking students, “Why are we learning this? How will it be used in life? How does this affect you beyond the school day?” Thomas-Kelley uses the latest technology to remind students about their upcoming lessons and make homework and assignments available to them online. She also integrates art and music to provide hands-on learning.

Thomas-Kelley is also the Social Studies co-chair at Thompson. She works collaboratively with her fellow teachers to share new teaching strategies and to raise the level of teaching and learning. ThomasKelley’s encourages her students to be global citizens by bringing the world to them through her lessons

and current events. After watching the news, students have lively discussions about what is happening in the world and about their role and responsibility. Recently during a study on Africa, a parent whose ancestor was a Red Cross nurse during Africa’s colonization brought several items to her class, including journals and African drums so students could touch and see historical artifacts. ThomasKelley said, “To inspire the love of learning and global responsibility is on my must-do list every day.”

Parsons teaches English, World Literature, and American Literature to sophomores, juniors and seniors at VMHS where she started her teaching career 10 years ago. Parsons said her students know she has incredibly high expectations but she is passionate about giving them the instruction and support they need to meet those expectations.

“Education is a powerful force of change in every student’s life,” Parsons said,” and all classroom experiences have the potential to teach more than just the subject matter. It often leads students to learn more than just the standards and to learn about themselves as well.” She wants her students to see that making mistakes and learning from them are part of life. Parsons lets her students know she has overcome dyslexia and she points out that everyone has barriers and struggles but those don’t need to define who you are. Parsons said sharing how she has overcome her own barrier to becoming a teacher

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vanced choir will determine the singers who will perform at Carnegie Hall. All students who will be in 9th through 12th grades that academic year are welcome to try out. “I have a lot of eager 8th graders who want to audition,” Risling said. “First we’ll figure out who our members are and then we’ll start our fundraisers.”

Risling will also need the necessary approvals from the school, although she does not expect complications with that process.

In addition to her advanced choir, Risling also has 53 students in her beginning high school choir class and approximately 50 students in her middle school choir. “That’s where the really impressive numbers are,” she said.

The school has approximately 450 students from 7th through 12th grades. “The administration has been very supportive of the program,” Risling said. “Part of a classical education is training in music, and I feel very encouraged that this school is putting a great emphasis in training the students in music.”

Risling grew up in Encinitas and attended San Dieguito High School, which did not have a choir program at the time. She sang

with the North Coast Singers community choir from when she was 7 years old to when she left San Diego County to attend Fullerton State University.

Risling now spends weekends with the North Coast Singers as the music director. “Started at 7 years old, never looked back,” she said.

Risling began her teaching career with two years at Hemet High School and moved to Temecula when she obtained that position.

Because TPS is closer to her home, she took her current position for the 2013-14 school year and founded the music program. “It’s really growing,” she said.

“It’s been very popular since we started. The school has begun putting more emphasis on music as a subject, and it’s been a really popular elective,” Risling said. “Quite a lot of kids are getting involved in the music program.”

Although only the advanced choir participated in the Heritage Worldstrides Festival, Risling’s other two choirs performed at other Southern California festivals and had scores of 3.55 and 3.50 out of a possible 4.0.

“It’s a pretty good score for beginners,” she said. “I’m pretty proud of those kids.”

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If finances permit, the Temecula Preparatory School Advanced Choir will be performing at Carnegie Hall next year.

The choir’s score at the March 28 Heritage Worldstrides Festival in San Diego earned the program the opportunity to travel to New York City and sing at the renowned music venue.

“It really is a very cool thing to be able to do,” said the school’s music teacher and Choir Director Michelle Risling.

The Heritage Worldstrides Festival included numerous choirs, bands, orchestras, and other musical ensembles. “It’s not so much a competition between choirs as it is a competition for a rating where we hope to score over a 90 to get a gold,” Risling said.

Risling and her choir members met that gold medal standard with a score of 91. “That was the best our choir has ever done,” she said.

“It’s a big thing.”

This is the first year the school has had advanced choir as a class; the advanced choir made its debut by meeting one hour a week after school during the 2013-14 school year. “We’ve been working very hard to achieve that score,” Risling said. “Now as a class they’ve been able to rehearse every single day and hone their craft.”

Carnegie Hall is the most prestigious venue available to musical groups who earn the gold medal, although scoring least 90 points allows for performances at concert venues in other cities. “Mostly it’s a budget issue ‘cause New York is really expensive,” Risling said.

“Our second choice will be San Francisco if we don’t end up making it to New York.”

If Risling and her singers can earn the necessary funding to be part of a show at Carnegie Hall, the trip to New York will occur in March or April of 2016. Two of the 20 members of the advanced choir definitely will not be performing, as they are seniors this year. “They helped get their colleagues there,” Risling said of the two seniors.

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Saint Mary’s College is a fouryear, Catholic, residential, women’s liberal arts college offering five bachelor’s degrees and more than 30 major areas of study, such as business, nursing, art, chemistry, and social work. By the fall of 2015 Saint Mary’s College will offer two graduate degrees: a Master of Sci-

ence and a Doctorate. All programs that fall under these degrees are coeducational and include a Master of Science in Data Science, a Master of Science in Speech Pathology, and a Doctorate of Nursing Practice.

Founded in 1844 by the Sisters of the Holy Cross, Saint Mary’s College’s mission is to educate students, develop their talents, and prepare them to make a difference in the world.

Saint Mary’s College ranks among the top 100 Best National Liberal Arts Colleges for 2015 published by U.S. News & World Report.

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Mt. San Jacinto College and California Baptist University Online Provide Discount Transfer Opportunity for Students (Menifee, CA) -- Mt. San Jacinto College (MSJC) and California Baptist University Online & Professional Studies (CBU/ Online) officials signed an agreement on April 20, 2015 that will ease the cost and transfer process for students striving to reach their goals for higher education.

MSJC is the first community college to sign the Fast Track to Success agreement with CBU/Online.

another innovative way we can help MSJC students to succeed,” Dr. Schultz said. “This program offers a significant discount in tuition, creates a convenient transfer process and helps students achieve their goals of earning a four-year degree.”

The Transfer Admission Guarantee agreement offers eligible MSJC transfer students admission to CBU/Online and is tailored for the adult student who wants to complete their bachelor’s degree using the convenience of online instruction. “This agreement is beneficial to both the students and the institutions involved,” said Dr. Poole. “Many students are striving to transfer, and affordability is a major concern, particularly in California. CBU/Online is ranked #23rd in

California Baptist University’s Dr. David Poole, vice president for CBU/Online, and Dr. Roger Schultz, MSJC Superintendent/ President, signed the agreement during a formal ceremony in the Learning Resource Center, Room 805 at MSJC’s Menifee Valley Campus.

“The agreement with CBU/Online is

the nation by US News & World Report for online bachelor’s degree programs and we are excited to offer our quality online programs to MSJC.” This agreement results in a very competitive tuition rate for students, and as a result is comparable with public state institution costs.

The primary goals of the agreement are to increase the transfer rate from Mt. San Jacinto College to CBU/Online, augment the completion rate of MSJC students once they enroll and coordinate course work between the two institutions.

For additional information, contact California Baptist University Online & Professional Studies at (951) 343-3927.

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Education

Temecula’s April Students of the Month honored TEMECULA, CA—Six Temecula high school seniors were honored as Students of the Month for April by the Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce, business community, locally elected officials, their families, teachers and principals. A special breakfast event was held at the Sizzler restaurant in Murrieta on April 23 for the following students.

Great Oak High School, John Buckley Buckley grew up in a small town outside Pittsburgh, Pa. and moved to Temecula when he was in the 6th grade. He said one life lesson he has learned is to take advantage of all opportunities. He plans on attending Pennsylvania State University or Purdue University to study aerospace or aeronautical engineering. After college, he plans on joining the United States Air Force. He wants to continue to give back to the community by staying involved with the Boy Scouts. Nominating teacher, David Miles, said Buckley is a true leader who people like to work with. He said Buckley “contributes to the success of others with both his intelligence and positive attitude.”

He’s involved in the GOHS band, National Honor Society, California Scholarship Federation and is an Eagle Scout. Amy, his mother, said he was a child who was full of energy, walked early and questioned everything. She said once he has a goal in mind, there is no turning back.

Temecula Valley High School, Katerina Marie Hitchcock Hitchcock is the youngest of four children and comes from a big Greek family. She said a life lesson she learned is one her dad taught her–when faced with obstacles, approach everything with a can do attitude and a smile. After graduation, she plans on attending Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and getting a biology degree. She then wants to go to medical school to become an orthopedic or pediatric surgeon. Hitchcock is involved in the sports medicine program at TVHS and said that program has taught her time management skills.

Nominating teacher, Toby Brannon said he taught her when she was a freshman and sophomore in Pre AP Biology and AP Biology and she is now his teaching assistant. He said she is “driven, outgoing, fierce,” and is “an amazing student and an even better person!” Her mother,

Eleni, said she and Hitchcock’s father are so proud to call her their daughter. She said her daughter’s potential is endless and that they will always be there to cheer her on from the sidelines.

Rancho Christian High School, Mikayla Brewer Brewer said when she was in 2nd grade, she had a hard time fitting in and was looked down upon because she could not read. She persevered and overcame that obstacle and said doors opened once she learned how to read. Through that, she has learned to work hard for everything and continue to do so with a strong work ethic. Brewer will attend Texas Christian University and plans to double major in strategic communications and anthropology. She would like to pursue her MBA and ultimately work as an operations manager for an engineering or tech company.

Wendy Gorham, her nominating teacher, said she has taught Brewer since the 7th grade and has watched her grow into a young lady who is admired. She said she knows Brewer will be successful in life because she is hard working, kind hearted and a leader.

Michael Brewer, her father, said she received so many of his and his wife’s positive traits and not many of their negative traits. He said the family is extremely proud of her and will miss her tremendously when she leaves for college.

Temecula Preparatory School, Jamie Munoz Munoz grew up with an older brother and two hard working parents who pushed her to do her best in everything. She has learned to trust that God has a perfect plan even if she doesn’t see it right away. She said she had to trust in this after being rejected by many of the colleges she applied for and eventually plans to attend one that was not her first choice, the University of California, Riverside. She looks forward to studying linguistics and wants to pursue a career in speech therapy where she can help children with speech impediments express themselves. She has been the manager of the boys’ basketball team and is also involved in National Honor Society and Associated Student Body. Nominating teacher, Jacob Dietrich, said Munoz is “welcoming, genuine, sincere and compassionate.” He said student of the month is for

Temecula’s April Students of the Month. Seated left to right: John Buckley, Katerina Marie Hitchcock, Mikayla Brewer, Jamie Munoz, Joshua Williams and Erin Bae. Standing in the back row left to right: Sally Myers, founder/advisor of the Student of the Month Program and city of Temecula Council Member Blinkit Photography Maryann Edwards.

students who make a difference in their school and community and Munoz is that student. Her mother read a letter from her father, who could not attend the ceremony. In his letter, he said they are so proud of her and the trials, struggles and sadness she has endured are all part of growing up. He said to continue to acknowledge the Lord for all opportunities, run this race and finish.

Chaparral High School, Joshua Williams Williams moved from Las Vegas when he was 10 years old. During those years in Las Vegas, he said he wasn’t reaching his full educational potential. He realized that and now strives to reach his full potential in everything he does.

One obstacle he has faced is having to overcome saturation because he is involved in so many extracurricular activities and is currently taking five AP classes. He believes tenacity is the most valuable characteristic one can have. He will attend University of California, San Diego in the fall and major in physical science with plans on obtaining a degree in electrical engineering. He also plans to continue to volunteer and hopes to join the Rotary. Arlene Ng, Williams’

counselor, nominated him for student of the month. She said during first semester finals when everyone was overwhelmed, he was the only student who volunteered to teach 9th grade AVID students during the Hour of Code campaign which increased awareness of coding and the careers involving computer science. She said he is intelligent, motivated, and personable and has made an impact at CHS. She said he is a peer leader at the school, vice president of the Interact Club, a planning member of the Rotary Youth Leadership camp and created a tutoring/homework club at his former elementary school. His mother, Violet, said he was never willing to take short cuts to accomplish his goals and trusted in his knowledge. She said she and his dad love him and are proud of him.

Linfield Christian High School, Erin Bae Bae was born and raised in South Korea. She said her dad serves in the Army and her mom works at community clinic and she spent much of her childhood with her grandmother. She started attending boarding school in Korea when she was 12 years old. She joined LCHS three years ago. The

life lesson she has learned is to always take initiative and seek out opportunities. She plans to attend the University of Washington, Seattle in the fall to major in international relations and Spanish.

She would like to serve at a worldly nonprofit organization as a global leader. She thanked her parents, who were unable to attend the ceremony, for always giving her tremendous support. Nominating teacher, John Tyler Zavoli, said Bae was one of his AP chemistry students during the 2013-14 school year and it was during that class he witnessed her drive and determination. He said she exemplifies Einstein’s saying that “Genius is 1 percent talent and 99 percent hard work...” He said she is a wonderful lady with incredible drive and has compassion for others. Director of International Program at Linfield Christian, Gay Bennett, said she promised Bae’s mother she would give her a hug every single day she sees her. Bennett says those hugs are from Bae’s mother who she hasn’t seen in two years. Bennett said Bae has accomplished student of the month by studying in a second language and is also a top Spanish student. She said Bae has led by example and is the real deal.

Local residents graduate from Air Force and Army basic training SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS—Air Force Reserve Airman Emily E. Carby graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San AntonioLackland, San Antonio, Texas. She is a 2014 graduate of Great Oak High School in Temecula.

Air Force Airman Brody T. Logan graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San AntonioLackland, San Antonio, Texas. Logan is the son of Clint D. and stepson of Danielle Logan of Sun City. He is a 2014 graduate of Paloma Valley High School in Menifee.

Air Force Airman Dante C. Carson graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San AntonioLackland, San Antonio, Texas. Carson is the son of Patricia and Ronald Carson of Carlsbad, grandson of Elizabeth Nelms of Lake Elsinore and nephew of Cheryl Holloway of Santa Fe, N.M. He graduated in 2014 from Carlsbad High School in Carlsbad.

A i r F o r c e A i r m a n 1 s t Class Ryan E. Montoya graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. Montoya is the son of Louis and Samia Montoya of Temecula. He is a 2014 graduate of Temecula Valley High School in

Temecula.

Air Force Airman Shawn M. Dreese graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San AntonioLackland, San Antonio, Texas. Dreese is the son of Linda and Richard Dreese of Perris. He is a 2014 graduate of Heritage High School in Menifee.

A i r F o r c e A i r m a n D o u g las J. Rios graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. Rios is the son of Jeanette V. Bigelow of Lockhart, Texas, and Michael O. Rios of Lake Elsinore.

He is a 2012 graduate of Pide High School in Lockhart, Texas.

Air Force Airman Justin L. McGovern graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San AntonioLackland, San Antonio, Texas. McGovern earned distinction as an honor graduate. He is the son of Gary and Lori McGovern of Riverside, Calif., and grandson of Carol and Robert Meeks of Corona, Calif., and Linda McGovern of Murrieta. The airman graduated in 2014 from La Sierra High School in Riverside, Calif.

U.S. Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Diamante Heard graduated from basic military training at

Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. Heard is the son of Richard and Stacie Bryant of Beverly Hills, Calif., and grandson of Bessie and Wesley Lott of Hemet.

He graduated in 2010 from Liberty High School, Colorado Springs, Colo.

The airmen completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.

Army Pvt. Joseph A. Lopez has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. Lopez is the son of Catherine Heras of Murrieta and brother of Silvia Cortez of Vista. He is a 2012 graduate of Per-

ris Adult School in Perris.

Army Pvt. Alec N. Ramirez has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. Ramirez is the son of Erin N. Duclos of San Marcos, Calif., and Fidel A. Ramirez of Temecula. He is a 2014 graduate of Chapparal High School in Temecula.

Army Pvt. Joshue M. Penuelas has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. Penuelas is the son of Maria and Miguel Penuelas of Lake Elsinore. He is a 2014 graduate of Temescal Canyon High School in Lake Elsinore.

Army Pvt. Juan M. Flores Jr. has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. Flores is the son of Maria FloresSanchez of Murrieta and son-in-law of Raquel K. Wallace of Highland, Calif. He is a graduate of Creekside

High School in Murrieta.

Army Pvt. Cory M. Mandas has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Benning, Ga. Mandas is the son of Misty M. Mandas of Long Beach, Calif., and Chris M. Mandas of Murrieta and grandson of Ron G. Burns of Bend, Ore. He graduated in 2010 from River Spring Charter School in Temecula.

During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises.

Elks award scholarships

Student receives Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Scholarship TEMECULA—Cameron S. McMahan has received an Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps scholarship. Scholarships are awarded on a merit system in area such as academic achievement, extracurricular activities, physical fitness, specific performance or accomplishment, leadership abilities and personal interviews.

The scholarship entitlements include tuition and fees, an annual allowance of $600 for textbooks and a monthly stipend for up to 10 months of each school year for contracted cadets at the host college or university.

Upon graduation from the host

college and completion of the ROTC program, the student cadet receives a bachelor’s degree and a commission as a second lieutenant in the Air Force. All ROTC students incur a military service obligation of four years (10 for pilots), which is fulfilled by serving on active duty.

McMahan is the son of Stephen M. and Sharon N. McMahan of Tijeras, N.M. and grandson of Sue St. Cyr of Albuquerque, N.M., Donna Gordan of Henderson, Nev. and John McMahan of Temecula. He is a 2015 graduate of Manzano High School, Albuquerque, N.M.

Lake Elsinore/Wildomar Elks Lodge No. 2591 held its annual Scholarship Awards Dinner at the lodge on Saturday, April 18. Students, family members and school personnel were treated to dinner. The Elks Ladies, a lodge auxiliary, gave scholarship awards to seven students for a total of $4,250. The Elks also gave scholarship awards to eight students for a total of $9,000. All the scholarship recipients received Special Certificates of Achievement from the cities of Lake Elsinore and Wildomar. From left to right are, Lodge Scholarship Chairperson Patty Quick, Bailey Hyland of Lakeside High School, Cindy Ayala of Elsinore High School, Zachary Lindholm of Lakeside High School, Erin Tucker of Linfield High School and past Lodge Exalted Ruler Jim Bustamante.

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EUPHORBIAS from page C-1 a sheltered “micro climate” and/ or possibly covering with a blanket when we know frost is on the way–your choice. Personally, I love to grow them in nice large pots on the patio, on wheels, so I can move them into the garage or another area as needed. I’d like to mention one thing that’s very important to know about these plants–their sap is toxic, can burn your skin, and cause blindness if gotten in eyes–so be careful with them. Most euphorbias come from Madagascar or South Africa, which are basically tropical areas.

There’s so many incredible sizes, shapes and looks to them, I think that’s what got me hooked on them.

Bet you didn’t know that very popular winter plant the Poinsettia was a euphorbia did you?

Euphorbias look great in plantings with cactus and other succulents, and I love their look with clumping grasses–I think it’s the extreme contrast that I really like.

Most people are familiar, at least by site, with the “Crown of Thorns” Euphorbia milii plant, it flowers beautifully in many colors, year round, weather permitting, but those thorns! I had one in a pot that bloomed endlessly, until last year, I finally decided to put it in the ground, it got too much water from the rains, and then the frost, and died back to the ground.

Keeping mine in pots from now on.

Some of the most unique looking plants you’ll find at the nursery, typically where the succulents are, are euphorbias. Euphorbia bupleurifolia looks like a small pineapple, hence its common name Pineapple Euphorbia is easy to remember!

Another favorite of mine, E. caputmedusae, aka the Medusa’s Head is really incredible looking, I’ve got a very large one, that needs repotting, it actually made it through the winter okay, and it’s very easy to grow–as with all the succulents, just don’t want to over water them.

Lots of tiny flowers cover the entire plant for a month or two in summer, quite striking, and a definite conversation starter.

E. caneriensis is an impressive plant that has the typical cactus shape, at least what most people associate with a cactus, and it gets

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Euphorbia tirucalli - ‘Sticks on Fire.’

others as large as trees.

One euphorbia that I am familiar with that is actually indigenous to the Southwest United States is a real oddity–called Candellia Euphorbia antisyphilitica (makes ya wonder with that botanical name if it was actually used to cure syphilis?) It would do best in a sheltered area, to prevent frost damage, but is supposed to do okay in zone 18 which is us. It has long cylindrical branches, tiny leaves and is drought tolerant.

The Huntington Botanical Garden, one of my favorite haunts, has some incredible euphorbia specimens in their cactus garden, not to mention cactus! I highly recommend a day trip to the Huntington, if you’ve not been there yet. It’s in LA, San Marino actually, beautiful area, amazing gardens, and fantastic art collection as well.

I find my euphorbias do best growing in partial shade, or half day of sun, either way works, keep ‘em on the drier side, but not “bone dry”,

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quite large if it’s happy where it’s grown. Another great euphorbia, and quite popular for its color alone is called E. tirucalli, common name Firesticks. Again, this one doesn’t like frost, does great on the coast, Fallbrook, and those areas without frost, otherwise I recommend growing in a pot. You can even set the pot directly into your garden as I do and then just bring them inside for the winter when it gets too cold and rainy for them. This euphorbia is hard to describe, look like sticks

on fire! Note: many succulents, including this one, change color depending on the weather and amount of water they receive–when they get very red, as many aloes also do, they’re on the drier side, and the weathers warmer.

Another euphorbia, commonly called Spurge, a unique looking specimen, is worth growing, low maintenance and water, and does well in the ground in our area. Some euphorbias are tiny, others bulbous and almost comical looking, and yet

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I water mine about once a week, need good drainage of course, fertilize maybe once a year, or twice if you remember.

Hope I’ve “piqued” your curiosity on possibly trying one or more of these incredible looking plants.

As always, please remember we must cut back our water usage now by 25 percent, and I can help you do that by designing a water wise garden to take the place of your water gulping lawn–and you’ll get paid $2 per square foot by the water district to do this–still waiting and hoping to hear they will go to $3 a square foot– hey, why don’t you guys call the water district (Rancho Water) and tell them you think we need to bump up that rebate–they might listen if more of us speak up.

Have a great week!

McDonald-Cash is a professional landscape designer and specializes in drought tolerant landscaping.

She can be contacted at www. uniquelandscapes.net or (951) 764-4762.

Elsinore Woman’s Club holds 59th annual Flower Show she is now in charge to make sure the show continues for many years to come.

In recent years, Dodd’s mother was the chairwoman of the show

and has since given the title to her daughter.

“I participated when I was a little girl and we’ve always had a children’s section,” Dodd said. “We

have always encouraged children in our schools and our community to participate. I’m very proud and I take the job very seriously… I feel blessed.”

The Elsinore Woman’s Club held its 59th annual Flower Show where 160 entries were displayed during the two-day event.

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This year marked the 59th annual Elsinore Woman’s Club Garden and Flower Show in Lake Elsinore, which was held on May 1 and 2.

According to the chairwoman, Heidi Dodd, there were 160 entries in this year’s show and more than 100 people came from around the region to view the displays.

“This is our 59th Flower Show and it is a long standing and a very dearly loved event for our club,” she said. “We call ourselves a country flower show because it is a lot more casual than a very formal flower show.”

Dodd said her goal is to have as many people participate as possible in the free show that is now heading into its 60th year. Each year, the show is held at the historic Woman’s Club clubhouse at 710 West Graham Ave. “This year, we put a lot of interest into the succulents arrangement category,” Dodd said. “People are very concerned about the drought and conserving water… we had more succulent plants than we have ever had.”

As many water restrictions for plant watering are in place by cities all around the region, many participants chose water wise plants to enter into the show.

“That is what the show really exemplified this year was that it showed us you could have lovely planting using very water wise plants,” she said. “We had a lot of blooming cactuses and succulents and it really brought to the forefront how beautiful these arrangements can be using water wise plants.”

Dodd said that many people trade plant clippings, seeds, tips and much more during the show and people attend from other counties to see the displays.

When Dodd was a little girl, somewhere around the age of seven, her mother brought her to the show to participate in the children’s section. Dodd said she has put together a display for every show since then, about 42 in total, and

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How to prepare ahead for obtaining the best home mortgage possible

John Occhi and Mike Mason Special to the Valley News Every homebuyer needs to be concerned about getting the best rate and terms on their mortgage when buying a new home. Considering that only a few percentage points can be the difference of thousands of dollars over the life of the loan it is only common sense to get the best home loan you can qualify for. Buying a home is going to cost you a lot of money already and there is no reason to pay more than you have to. It’s a shame, but most homebuyers don’t take the time or put in the effort to take the necessary steps to get their best mortgage.

Perhaps the best way to get the best terms and condition for your mortgage is to prepare yourself ahead of time. Before you ever start house hunting, you’ll want to find a mortgage lender that you are comfortable with (remember they will know all of your dirty little financial secrets before this is done).

Once you have established the relationship, you’ll want to be “preapproved” for a mortgage. This will dictate how much home you can buy and how much cash you’ll need to come up with. Because this is so critical, it is always best to prepare yourself ahead of time.

Credit First step is to determine what your credit FICO score is with each of the “Big 3” credit bureaus (Experian, Trans Union and Equifax) and review it for any errors.

The Federal Trade Commission estimates that 20 percent of the

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population has errors contained in their credit reports that adversely affect their score. Consider that just 10 points on your credit score can potentially mean the difference of tens of thousands of dollars in interest over the lifetime of the loan. Any errors found in your credit report need to be corrected, which can be a long and frustrating process.

If there are any delinquencies or collection accounts in your credit profile, clean them up and if possible, negotiate their removal.

You’ll have to wait several months before you apply for a home loan.

Assets A lender will be examining any assets the home buyer has.

Typically they will want to see cash reserves in the bank or in a retirement account. Gone are the days when a relative could transfer funds into the borrower’s bank account. Today, the borrower can expect a detailed paper-trail audit of all funds on hand.

If there are other assets to consider, such as other real estate holdings, then they too will be examined to ensure there are not any liens and the taxes are all current. In the months leading up to a new home purchase, do not go out and buy a new car, boat or other expensive item (on credit).

Income In rare occasions, a self-employed borrower may be able to qualify for a “stated income” loan.

The rest of us, however, will have to prove our income to our lender.

The lender wants to make certain that the borrower will have the ability to repay the loan.

The lender wants to see several years’ job stability, if at all possible.

Even if the borrower has recently changed jobs, as long as it was in a progressive career path that makes sense, the lender will be satisfied.

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Whatever you do, don’t quit your “corporate America” job and start your own business within the year prior of applying for a mortgage because that will be an exercise in futility.

Debt The bank (lender) will be looking at your debt and the ratio to your income. While each lender and loan program has their own criteria, the lower your debt-to-income ratio the better. I do not believe there is a legitimate loan that will support a 50 percent debt-to-income ratio.

Debt includes all of your monthly living expenses to include credit cards, car payments as well as your housing expenses. It is best to pay off as much debt as possible in order to qualify for the best mortgage.

Even with a low debt-to-income ratio, new debt is a red flag. When a lender sees recent inquiries their reaction is that you want to add more debt which will have a negative effect on your debt-to-income ratio. It is best, if you are looking to finance anything else that you wait until the mortgage has been completely processed–right up to the time it is funded. Yes, they will look at your credit on the last day or two to make sure that you are still the borrower you represented yourself to be when you applied for the home loan.

Pre-qualified or pre-approved?

Once you meet with a mortgage banker/loan officer you’ll want a letter stating that you are working with them and letting any prospective home seller know that you can afford their home for sale. There are two different letters that prospective home buyers will use.

The “pre-qualified” letter is worth about as much as the paper it’s printed on. All it means is that you’ve had a conversation with a mortgage banker or loan officer and they’ve checked you on, on the surface. They may have looked at a recent paystub and perhaps even pulled a credit score to determine what type of loan program might work for you. A pre-qualification only scratches the surface and in a perfect world, this is what they can do. A pre-qualification letter does not indicate that anyone has dug into your unique scenario or verified any of the information that you have represented to be the truth.

On the other hand, a “pre-approval” letter is worth its weight in gold. Once a lender has taken your application, verified your employment and income, explored all aspects of your credit, secured

relevant documentation and possibly run your application through underwriting, the bank/lender is going to have a good idea of who you are, what you can qualify for and how quickly they will be able to process the entire loan package which may be a good indicator on how quickly you can close escrow.

For this reason, most home sellers are not interested in entertaining offers from buyers with a “pre-qual” letter and will only work with buyers who have been preapproved for a mortgage sufficient to purchase the home.

Lock your rate Mortgage programs and rate are subject to change on a daily basis–and change they do. Once you have been qualified for a loan that you like, “lock it.” Never assume that the rate you qualify for today will be available tomorrow–unless you lock it.

Securing a home loan is perhaps the most important step in the process of buying a new home. The terms of the mortgage determine how much home a buyer can buy and how much they’ll be spending month after month for the next 15, 30 or more years. Make the most of

the experience by taking the necessary steps now for an easier and much smoother real estate buying experience.

Follow our advice here in getting a mortgage and you’ll know that you’ve done everything you can to put yourself in a great financial position knowing that you did everything in your power to have the best mortgage terms and conditions. This is an important first step on your journey of finding the home of your dreams.

Mason is the broker/owner of Mason Real Estate Cal. BRE: 01483044, board of director of Southwest Riverside County Association of Realtors and traveling state director of the California Association of Realtors.

Occhi is a semi-retired Temecula real estate agent who’s pursuing his dreams and passions traveling the country in an RV on the American Wine Trail. Follow his RV wine adventures at www.

TheAmericanWineTrail.com.

For free information regarding available homes for sale and/or other real estate matters, contact Mason at Mike@GoTakeAction. com or (951) 296-8887.

There may be an extra bloom cycle for roses this year due to weather Frank Brines Special to the Valley News Looking at past columns, I discovered that we haven’t had normal

seasonal weather for a while now.

This year gardens are two to six weeks earlier than average for this time of year. Because of the warmer-than-normal temperatures the ground has remained warm and encouraged plants to grow and mature faster. Most roses are at least in the second cycle of bloom. I have some that are near the end of their second cycle. In most cases they are peaking or fading. Maybe there will be an extra bloom cycle this year.

This month’s column is still what to do in your garden to help bring your roses back into bloom production, no matter what condition your roses are in. When blooms fade it is best to remove them (“dead head”) and to dispose of them completely—don’t leave them in your garden or compost pile—make sure to put into your green waste barrel for professional composting. It’s unlikely that all blooms are at the same stage of development. If there are multiple blooms just remove those that are faded. Continue shaping the bush for best production by pruning the cane to an outward facing bud.

Each leaf axil has a bud. Knowing this makes it easy to discern an outward facing bud. If possible select a bud on a cane about the diameter size of a wooden pencil.

Continue fertilizing—hopefully you are ready for the fourth application—organic, I trust. As I always say, organics are much better for your soil and ultimately for your garden and the environment. The soil microbiology is complex and multi-tiered. A healthy garden soil system is teeming with beneficial microbes which create a sustainable soil “immune system.” In fact, plants grown with organic fertilizers are themselves more resistant to pests and diseases. If organic fertilizers are used continually you will use less over time and save money as well as building a more viable sustaining healthy soil.

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Many gardeners become discouraged when they first experiment with organic treatments while still using chemical fertilizers. It is difficult—in fact, almost impossible—to have it both ways. Chemical fertilizers negatively impact the soil food web by killing off entire portions of it. Chemical fertilizers are salts!

Salts absorb water and dehydrate the soil microbes which are the foundation of the soil nutrient system. Once you’ve used chemical fertilizers regularly you must keep adding more because the soil microbiology is weakened and unable to do its job of releasing naturally available nutrients to your plants.

Chemical fertilizers are artificial growth stimulants and they quickly leach through the soil (becoming unavailable to your plants) and enter the ground water. On the other hand, organic amendments (such as manure, compost, or mulch) stay where you put them, break down slowly, and don’t contribute to ground water pollution (as long as

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For this month’s application of fertilizer I recommend using one with higher percentage of phosphate. If the product has the NPK numbers on the packaging the middle number reflects phosphate.

Phosphate helps to strengthen root systems and aids the plant to withstand stress from warmer temperatures and also assists in bloom production. CAUTION: Never fertilize a plant while it is water stressed. Always water the day before applying any fertilizer and then water it in.

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And when you’ve got a moment to spare, go visit Rose Haven, located at 30592 Jedediah Smith Rd. (the cross street is Cabrillo Avenue) in Temecula. Also, visit www.TemeculaValleyRoseSociety. org. You might also want to visit Facebook.com and search on Temecula Valley Rose Society to find events of interest to you.

Now, let’s get out there and spread the word and the joy of roses!

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Rams rewarded during Jackie Robinson Day

On Wednesday, April 15, which is the day that Major League Baseball celebrates Jackie Robinson Day, the Murrieta Mesa Baseball program took in a game courtesy of Rachel Robinson, Jackie’s widow.

JP Raineri Sports Editor Major League Baseball just conducted its ninth annual Civil Rights Game at Dodger Stadium, coinciding with Jackie Robinson Day, for the first time on Wednesday, April 15, and one local Southwestern League Baseball Program was there to catch it all.

Robinson’s widow, Rachel, who played a central role in the first pitch ceremony before the Los Angeles Dodgers-Seattle Mariners interleague game, also helped the Murrieta Mesa Rams Baseball Program attend the game in a unique fashion.

“I contacted the Jackie Robinson Foundation by email to solicit help for a trip to Dodger Stadium on Jackie Robinson Day. Rachel Robinson, Jack’s widow, called

me to let me know that she was going to take care of the trip for us. She contacted a group that takes kids to Dodger games and paid for 100 people to take two luxury buses, 1,000 in concessions dollars, T-shirts, and game tickets for Jackie Robinson Night. It was an exciting night to be at Dodger Stadium,” said Head Varsity Coach Bryn Wade.

Players, coaches and chaperones all had VIP entrance tickets and sat in the reserved seats area and were given a $10 voucher to spend as they liked at the stadium. All received the Robinson replica jersey given out that night and in the 4th inning an usher took them all down to the Dodger offices where they were brought in to a conference room and asked to wait for a special guest.

Alicia Salcedo, mom to Varsity

player, Austin Salcedo, said, “I knew we were waiting for Mrs. Rachel Robinson to arrive and when she did everyone in the room stood up. She is a very elegant woman.

We were all in awe of her presence.

We just kept thinking of how much her husband and her family had endured just to be able to play the game of baseball. Because of their efforts, today all young men of any color get to play on any professional field. It was such an overwhelming feeling of pride, in front of us was the true definition of perseverance, commitment, tolerance and heart.

Just wow! She welcomed us and had small talk about how busy her day had been. She was up since 6 a.m. and at the age of 92 she was still getting around.”

Major League Baseball’s Civil Rights Game was initially held as an exhibition in Memphis, Tenn.,

Varsity players, Nate Voechting , Austen Salcedo and Akili Turner admiring the Jackie Robinson poster in the hallways of the Dodger Stadium corporate offices while wearing their #42 Jerseys that were given away that night at the stadium.

the site of the National Civil Rights Museum, in 2007 and 2008, as a way for Major League Baseball to honor the civil rights movement and baseball’s role in it. It was switched to a regular-season game in 2009.

The game was played in Cincinnati in 2009 and 2010, Atlanta in 2011 and 2012, Chicago in 2013 and Houston in 2014.

Since 2004, Major League Baseball has also annually marked the anniversary of Robinson’s breaking baseball’s color line by holding Jackie Robinson Day. Los Angeles was chosen as the site of this year’s game in part because Jackie Robinson was raised in Pasadena, was a multi-sports star at UCLA and met his wife there and played his entire Major League Baseball career with the Dodgers.

“Hopefully we can make this an annual tradition,” said Wade, who

added, “The position we are in as a program makes it news when we win. Hopefully we finish the season strong and it will become news when we lose. I believe that the event’s dividends have yet to be paid. They will be paid a long time after these boys leave Mesa. They will remember the night forever; hopefully, what they will remember are Mrs. Robinson’s most poignant words to them, ‘Consider others.’”

Perhaps the Ram’s did find some inspiration to overcome an 0-6 start from Rachel Robinson as they went on to win their first league game 9-0 over the Murrieta Valley Nighthawks during the triple header at the Diamond in lake Elsinore later that same week.

“There is a mental hurdle to get over and we cannot step over it but rather, we must, leap over it at full speed, as Jack did,” Wade stated.

Head coach Bryn Wade, far right, his family, staff and players met with Rachel Robinson, widow of former Major League Baseball player Jackie Robison, who broke baseball’s color line when he made his major league debut on April 15, 1947.

Rachel Robinson (middle) stands with players, coaches and family members of the Murrieta Mesa Rams Baseball Program.

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Blotter Fire damages home in Menifee

Border patrolman accused of killing Moreno Valley man to stand trial

MENIFEE, CA—A fire heavily damaged a home in Menifee on Monday, May 4, but no one was hurt.

The blaze was reported at 8:03 a.m. in the 28000 block of Baywater Drive and was declared contained at 8:16 a.m., Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman April Newman said.

The cause of the fire, which appeared to start in a bedroom of the 1,500- square-foot home, was under investigation, she said.

MURRIETA, CA—A U.S. Border Patrol agent accused of shooting a man during an off-duty confrontation in East Hemet must stand trial on a second-degree murder charge, a judge ruled on Friday, May 1.

John Richard Demery, who turns 41 tomorrow, was arrested last November after allegedly gunning down 27-year-old Adam Thomas of Moreno Valley.

Following a preliminary hearing at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Stephen Gallon found there was sufficient evidence to warrant a trial for Demery on the murder count, as well as gun and great bodily injury allegations.

The defendant, who is being held in lieu of $1 million bail at the Robert Presley Jail in Riverside, could face 30 years to life in prison if convicted.

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Around 12:45 a.m. last Nov. 8, the off-duty Border Patrol officer and Thomas got into a heated exchange at a residence near the defendant’s on Toledo Drive, according to sheriff’s Deputy Patty Stoyer. The argument, reportedly triggered by Demery’s complaints to the victim and his friends about street racing, culminated in Demery pulling a handgun and shooting Thomas “multiple times,” she alleged.

Deputies arrived moments later and took Demery into custody without incident. Thomas was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Demery has been placed on unpaid leave pending the outcome of his case. According to the Department of Homeland Security, he has been an agent for six years, working much of that time at the Border Patrol’s Murrieta station.

Murrieta man killled in De Luz crash Daniel Lane Multimedia Journalist The 61-year-old driver of a 2015 Jeep Patriot died early Saturday, May 2 after crashing and flipping over on a mountain road, which was reported just before 4:15 a.m.

It is unknown what time the crash happened, according to California Highway Patrol spokesman Officer Mike Lassig.

According to the CHP, the driver lost control and crashed about a half mile north of Carancho Road on Los Gatos Road in De Luz, an unincorporated community west of Temecula and north of Fallbrook.

“It is unknown what time this collision actually occurred since there were no witnesses,” he said.

“A motorist happened to pass by and thought there was an abandoned vehicle overturned off of the roadway.”

Sylvester Vandoski of Murrieta was identified as the victim in the crash, according to the Riverside County Coroner’s Office.

“The 61-year-old male was driv-

ing the 2015 Jeep Patriot southbound on Los Gatos Road at an undetermined speed,” Lassig said.

“For unknown reasons, (Vandoski) was unable to negotiate a curve in the roadway. As a result, the Jeep veered to the left and across the northbound lane and struck a dirt and rock embankment. The impact forced the Jeep back to the right and out of control.”

According to Lassig, the Jeep then went off of the southbound side of Los Gatos Road and overturned several times before coming to rest.

Sometime following the crash, a passing car saw the overturned Jeep and called for help.

“They called 911 and CHP responded to the scene along with Riverside County Fire Department,“ Lassig said. “Riverside County Fire Department pronounced the male driver and solo occupant of the Jeep Patriot deceased at 5:05 a.m.”

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Woman dies in Murrieta house fire

A woman was found dead in a Murrieta home early Tuesday, May 5 following a fire that broke out at about 6 a.m.

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Daniel Lane Multimedia Journalist A fire broke out at about 6 a.m. in a two story home in the 40000 block of Palma Vista Street, according to fire officials on scene.

According to fire Capt. Matt Corelli, multiple engine crews from Murrieta and Cal Fire arrived to find flames “consuming the first floor” of the home Murrieta Fire Department Battalion Chief Steve Kean said a man escaped the home but a woman was located on the second floor.

“A second victim was eventually

located on the upper floor which was a fatality,” Kean said. “Right now we are in the process of getting a search warrant to do a fire investigation.”

The man who was able to escape suffered with minor to moderate injuries.

“The male occupant was also injured,” he said. “(It) sounds like he suffered smoke inhalation. He was transferred to Rancho Springs Medical Center.”

No other structures were damaged.

As of press time, the cause of the fire is under investigation.

Man suffers major injuries in Murrieta freeway crash

Emergency crews responded at about 6:50 a.m.on Tuesday, May 5 to an SUV that crashed into two trees on the right hand shoulder of the southbound 15 freeway.

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Daniel Lane Multimedia Journalist The 36-year-old driver of an SUV allegedly lost control of his 2006 Chevy Trailblazer Tuesday,

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May 5 causing him to crash into two trees on the shoulder of the southbound interstate 15 at the Murrieta Hot Springs overpass at 6:50 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.

According to CHP Officer Mike Lassig, the driver identified as Anthony Marquez of Wildomar was allegedly unbelted as the SUV crashed causing serious injuries to him, but only complaints of pain to his belted passenger.

“For unknown reasons, the driver drifted off of the right shoulder area crashing into two tress causing the vehicle to spin out,” Lassig said.

The vehicle came “to rest facing in a northerly direction on the right shoulder.”

Lassig said the man’s injuries were more extensive due to the fact he was unbelted.

“Seat belts save lives and prevent injuries,” Lassig said. “That’s why the CHP enforces the seat belt laws.”

The cause of the crash is still under investigation and drugs or alcohol do not seem to be a factor.

Brush fire burns 10 acres in Hemet HEMET, CA—A brush fire that broke out on Monday, May 4 in Hemet scorched about 10 acres before crews got it under control.

The non-injury blaze was reported just before 3 p.m. in the area of Devonshire Avenue and Warren Road, on the western edge of the city. No homes or other structures were damaged.

According to the Hemet Fire Department, the flames were contained to a large field and knocked down by 4 p.m. But vegetation was continuing to smolder as of 5 p.m., sending up columns of smoke.

Firefighters were expected to be on scene, watching for potential flareups, until at least 6 p.m.

The cause of the fire was under investigation.

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Schmitz joins Night of Destruction racers No racing at Perris Auto Speedway this Saturday Joe Naiman Writer

The drivers who competed in the April 25 Night of Destruction at Perris Auto Speedway included Winchester’s Andrew Schmitz.

Schmitz drove in the Demo Cross event and finished sixth in his six-lap heat race. During the 20-lap main event he was running third until he hit a boat on the track (track personnel place obstacles such as tires, boats, and water barrels on the track for the Demo Cross main event, and debris from cars along with inoperable cars themselves add to the original obstacles), which took out his coil wire and limited him to 12 laps.

“It was awesome,” Schmitz said of his Night of Destruction driving debut.

Rain during the afternoon of April 25 forced track promoter Don Kazarian to decide whether to cancel the races or hold the competition as planned. Because the track was not muddy Kazarian went ahead with the races, but the rain and wind limited attendance that night.

“I wish there was a lot more fan base out there,” Schmitz said.

“They still put on a good show for the people who did come out.”

The April 25 Demo Cross was actually the second oval track race for Schmitz. PAS is part of the Lake Perris Fairgrounds, so the Southern California Fair takes over the facility in early October but incorporates the track into fair activities.

During one of the weekends this year a Demo Cross race along with two actual demolition derbies will be held, and last year Schmitz made his oval driving debut Oct. 11 in the fair Demo Cross. He finished seventh among the 35 drivers. “I did pretty good,” he said.

Schmitz drove a 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis both at the fair Demo Cross and during the April 25 race. “I just pounded it all out and re-welded it,” he said. “I had to do the same thing after this last race.”

Schmitz began his career as a race driver on drag strips. The 27-year-old Schmitz, who grew up in Hemet and moved to Winchester from Hemet about a year ago, was 16 when he began drag

2015 PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY SCHEDULE

May 16 PASSCAR SERIES - Street Stocks, Super Stocks, Modifieds and Factory Stocks May 23 “SALUTE TO INDY” USAC/CRA Sprint Cars (40 Lap Main Event), PAS Senior Sprints, PAS Young Guns and California Lightning Sprints.

“Power of Purple Night” Benefiting the City of Perris Relay For Life and The American Cancer Society Jun 6 NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION III - Demo Cross, Figure 8s, Trailer Figure 8s, Spectator Race and a Block Party Jun 13 USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprints and PAS Young Guns Jun 27 PASSCAR SERIES - Street Stocks, Super Stocks, Modifieds and Factory Stocks Jul 4 “FIRECRACKER 40 & SKY CONCERT” USAC/ CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprints, PAS Young Guns and California Lightning Sprints “Power of Purple Night” Benefiting the City of Perris Relay For Life and The American Cancer Society.

Jul 18 PASSCAR SERIES - Street Stocks, Super Stocks, Modifieds, Factory Stocks, and CDCRA Dwarf Cars Jul 25 NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION IV - Demo Cross, Figure 8s, Trailer Figure 8s and Spectator Racing Aug 15 “CALIFORNIA RACERS HALL OF FAME NIGHT” USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprints, PAS Young Guns and California Lightning Sprints Aug 29 PASSCAR SERIES - Street Stocks, Super Stocks, Modifieds and Factory Stocks Sep 5 NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION V - Demo Cross, Figure 8s, Trailer Figure 8s, Spectator Race and a Block Party Sep 12 PASSCAR SERIES - Street Stocks, Super Stocks, Modifieds and Factory Stocks Sep 19 “GLENN HOWARD CLASSIC” USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprints, PAS Young Guns and California Lightning Sprints Oct 3 11th Southern California Fair Oct 24 PASSCAR “Champions Night” - Street Stocks, Super Stocks, Modifieds, Factory Stocks, and CDCRA Dwarf Cars Nov 11 Oval Nationals Practice Nov 12 20th annual Oval Nationals USAC National and USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Nov 13 20th annual Oval Nationals USAC National and USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Nov 14 20th annual Oval Nationals USAC National and USAC/CRA Sprint Cars Nov 25 Turkey Night Grand Prix Practice Nov 26 Agajanian Promotions and Oval Entertainment, LLC Presents the 75th Running of The Turkey Night

racing. When PAS had a 1/8-mile drag strip he raced on that facility.

He has also raced on the Fontana, Irwindale, and Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego) drag strips. Perris was the only dirt drag strip of those four; the other three are asphalt surfaces.

Schmitz also has previous oval track experience as a spectator.

“I grew up going to the Orange Show Speedway,” Schmitz said.

“Two weeks out of the hospital my parents had me at Orange Show Speedway for their circle track racing.” (Orange Show is in San Bernardino.)

Schmitz’s father, Jeff, participated in drag racing but did not have the financial ability to drive on an oval speedway. “I didn’t have the funds to do it myself until I got old enough and made my own money,” Schmitz said.

Schmitz notes that the Demo Cross repairs usually involve body work and re-welding rather than replacement of parts, which contributes to the expenses of racing in other classes. “That’s what keeps me from doing like Street Stocks and Modifieds,” he said.

Five sponsors currently mitigate Schmitz’s racing expenses. Clark’s Towing, which gave him the Mercury in August, is in Hemet. Pep Boys Speed Shop is also in Hemet.

Stick It To Me Sticker Shop is in Bella Vista. Burley Automotive is in Winchester. Popeye’s Energy is in Murrieta.

Schmitz’s crew includes his father and also currently consists of J.B. Clark, Joshua Folkerts, Michael Hernandez, Kaitlyn Miller and Tommy Smith.

The first 2015 Night of Destruction was on March 28, but the Mercury wasn’t ready to race.

Schmitz wasn’t at the track that night, although he has watched Night of Destruction races as a spectator in the past. “That was really awesome,” he said of watching the Night of Destruction events.

Schmitz expects the necessary repairs to his car to be made in time for the next Night of Destruction, which will take place June 6. “I’d just like to thank all the fans that come up there,” he said. “I look forward to seeing more people at the next race June 6 and hoping to take a win home.”

PERRIS, CA—There is no racing at Perris Auto Speedway this Saturday, May 9.

Racing returns on May 16 with the PASSCAR Stock Car Series and the IMCA Modifieds.

The USAC/CRA Sprint Cars return to the PAS on May 23 for the annual Salute to Indy with a 40-lap main event.

In addition to the USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, the PAS Senior & Young Gun Sprints and the California Lightning Sprint Cars will also be in action on the 23.

Night of Destruction #3 will take place on June 6.

Advance tickets for all events at the PAS, with the exception of the World of Outlaws, are available 24 hours a day by calling 1-800-5954849 or online at http://pas.tix.com/ Schedule.aspx?OrgNum=7.

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PAS call (951) 940-0134.

Camping is available for $25 per night for all PAS events. The campground opens at noon the day before each event. Tailgating in the spectator parking lot will begin at 1 p.m. for all PAS events as well.

PAS wants to thank its corporate sponsors for the 2015 season. AA Lynco Painting, All Coast Construction, All Seasons Tree Repair, Amsoil, Ayers Hotel and Spa, Budweiser, California Budget Finance, CamGuard, Champion Towing, City of Perris, Perris Com Ecco, Daytona Boat & RV Storage, Drop Zone, Edelbrock, Engine Pro, Harry’s Café, HD Industries, Horizon Solar, K&N Engineering, Livingwaters Hospice, Luke’s Transmission, Moon Nursery, Paul Oil Company, Pepsi-Cola, Pick-A-Part Auto Salvage, Pizza Factory, Red Lion Inns and Suites, Robert Dempster, Scott Sales, Shaver Racing Engines, SherwinWilliams, Stassines Cross, Square H, Swedish Speed, Trench Shoring, US Foods and Valley News.

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Great Oak’s Wolfpack clinch Southwestern League Golf title with win over Vista Murrieta’s Nighthawks JP Raineri Sports Editor The Great Oak Boys Golf team took on a worthy adversary last week in a showdown against Murrieta Valley that was surely one that had both sides on edge throughout the day. The Wolfpack who are 213-1 overall and 10-0 league needed to be on top of their game as the Nighthawks (15-3 overall, 8-2 in league) have been averaging their lowest team scores since 2007, when current PGA professional and Murrieta resident, Rickie Fowler, was a senior.

The Nighthawks, who were playing on their home course at The Golf Club at Rancho California and shot a 176 earlier in the season, could not pull things together on the hot Thursday afternoon and lost to the No.1 ranked Wolfpack, 182-191.

The win gave Great Oak their second consecutive league championship and this year marks the ninth consecutive year in which the Wolfpack have either won or shared the title.

Top performers on the day for both schools were Ryan McCoy (35), Jack Li (36), Tim Davis (36) and Kendel Hodges (36) from Great Oak and Kyle Bachelor (36),

Murrieta Valley players Cade Casaga, left, and Harrison Kingsley survey the green prior to Harrison’s putt in the Nighthawks 182-191 loss to Great Oak at The Golf Club at Rancho California on April 30.

Edward Li (37) and brothers Sage and Cade Casaga both shot 39’s for Murrieta Valley.

The CIF-Southern Section Eastern Team Divisional Championship’s will take place on May18 at Los Serranos Country Club and Great Oak and Murrieta Valley will be two of the strongest teams in the field.

Kendel Hodges hits this perfect drive uphill on the eighth hole, helping Great Oak secure the 2015 Southwestern League Title with an even par 36.

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Linfield Boys and Girls take first and second at Ambassador League Track and Field meet JP Raineri Sports Editor On April 30, the Ambassador League held its fourth Track and Field meet of the season at Vista Murrieta High School and Linfield Christian once again scoring high across the board, taking first overall with the girls’ scores and second place overall for the boys.

With the Linfield Christian Girls placing 1st, they have now clinched the league championship title, beating Arrowhead by 78.5 points.

Female Team Scores: 1st – Linfield Christian - 226.50 points 2nd – Arrowhead Christian - 148 3rd – Woodcrest Christian - 63 4th – Aquinas - 53.50 5th – Ontario Christian - 36 6th – Notre Dame - 18

7th – Western Christian - 14 Total 559.00 Aarika Oeleis finished first in the 100 meter dash (13.28 seconds) and second in the 100 meter hurdles (16.03 seconds). She also finished first in the 300 meter hurdles and set a new school record of 47.25 seconds.

Brianna Wilson won both the 1600 meter run (5:35.63 minutes) and 3200 meter run (12:46.40 minutes). She also placed second in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:30.10 minutes.

Jackie Crowther finished first in three out of her four events: 200 meter dash (26.97 seconds), 400 meter run (59.95 seconds), and the 800 meter run (2:26.99 minutes).

She placed third in the high jump clearing 4′ 9″.

Devony Dettman placed first in the 100 meter hurdles (16.02

Cal-Hi Sports names two Lady Broncos to All-State Underclass Basketball teams

seconds), second in the high jump clearing 4′ 11″, and fourth in the 300 meter hurdles (51.21 seconds).

Mariana Arino won the triple jump with a jump of 31′ 11.5″.

Aubrey Herrscher placed second in the 100 meter dash (13.5 seconds), and 4th in the 200 meter dash (28.13 seconds).

Makenna Leigh placed second in the 200 meter dash with a time of 26.97 seconds.

Satya Ath finished third in the 200 meter dash with a time of 28.02 seconds.

Montana Beucler placed third in the 1600 meter run (5:44.75 minutes), 2nd in the 3200 meter run (12:48.39 minutes), and fourth in the 800 meter run (2:33.81 minutes).

Nichole Sporcich finished second in the long jump with a jump of 4′ 5″.

Aarika Oeleis, Devony Dettman, Satya Ath, and Aubrey Herrscher combined to finish first in the 4×100 meter relay with a time of 51.34 seconds, and Sabrina Inzunza, Becky Swyers, Satya Ath, and Makenna Leigh won the 4×400 meter relay with a time of 4:24.08 minutes.

Male Team Scores: 1st – Arrowhead Christian - 181 2nd – Linfield Christian - 106.33 3rd – Ontario Christian - 91 4th – Woodcrest Christian - 65 5th – Western Christian - 62.33 6th – Notre Dame - 37 7th – Aquinas - 36.33 Total 578.99 Lorenzo Burns placed first in three out of his four events, setting league records in both the 100 and 200 meter dash. He set a new school record in the 100 meter dash

with a time of 11.05 seconds, and the 200 meter dash with a time of 22.47 seconds, and the triple jump with a jump of 43′ 4″.

Andrew Doulames won the discus throw with a throw of 136′ .5″, breaking both the Ambassador League and school record.

Zac Archer placed fifth in the 100 meter dash (11.57 seconds) and 3rd in the long jump (20″).

Lane Pledger finished sixth in the 400 meter run with a time of 55.39 seconds.

Brian Agapito placed first in the high jump clearing 5’8″. He also placed 4th in the 110 hurdles (16.23 seconds) and 3rd in the 300 hurdles (43.24 seconds).

Cameron Spencer finished second in the high jump clearing 5′ 6″.

Isaiah Pate finished fourth in triple jump with a jump of 39′ 1″.

Calvary Murrieta Boys Volleyball honored as CIF Academic Champions for 2015

JP Raineri Sports Editor Last week Cal-Hi named its All-State teams and two of Vista Murrieta’s Lady Bronco Basketball players were selected to the underclass teams.

Jaelyn Brown, the 6-foot, 1-inch junior forward, who is one of the top recruits in the nation and has been ranked as high as No.2 in the class of 2016 by espn.com, averaged 17.9 points and 11.4 rebounds per game and was selected to the First team.

Shooting guard and also another top recruit for the Broncos, Brittany Reed, was selected to the Second team. Reed averaged 16.2 points per game and 7.5 rebounds for Vista Murrieta this past season, helping lead the Lady Broncos to the CIF-Southern California Regional semifinals for the second time in three years.

The Calvary Murrieta Christian High School Varsity Boys Volleyball team was honored on April 22 at Angels Courtesy photo Stadium in Anaheim as CIF-SS Team Academic Champions for 2015.

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Jaelyn Brown of Vista Murrieta was selected to the Cal-Hi AllState Underclass First team.

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Calvary Murrieta Christian High School was honored on April 22 at the Anaheim Angels Stadium with their Varsity Boys Volleyball team being announced as CIF-SS Team

Boys Volleyball and Tennis CIF Southern Section Spring Polls As of 5/4/2015 Boys Volleyball: Division 3 Paloma Valley – Ranked 4th

Brittany Reed of Vista Murrieta was selected to the Cal-Hi AllState Underclass Second team.

Academic Champion for 2015.

The team’s grade-point average of 3.79 was the highest in the enrollment category of 1499 or less. The team was honored in a ceremony on the field with other team winners prior to the baseball game between the Los Angeles An-

Boys Tennis: Division 3 Great Oak – Ranked 2nd Division 5 Heritage – Ranked 1st Hemet – Ranked 6th

gels of Anaheim and the Oakland Athletics.

Calvary Murrieta Athletic Director Jeff Nichols said, “We are proud for these student-athletes and their exemplary academic efforts in tandem with being dedicated sport athletes!”

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Sports High School horse jumper from Temecula lands in first at SEL Challenge in Del Mar JP Raineri Sports Editor

Lexia Smith of Temecula, seen here jumping atop her horse, Oliver, won Courtesy photos the SEL Jumper Challenge in Del Mar on April 18th.

Many of the schools in the area have Equestrian Clubs and this is the first year that Temecula Valley High School is starting up an

equestrian team with the help of Debi Gibney from the San Diego Scholastic Equestrian League.

“This is a great way for us in

High school baseball league standings and recent scores JP Raineri Sports Editor There are just two weeks left in the regular season and the race to the top is getting heated in all the local leagues. Vista Murrieta is out in front of the Southwestern League with the Nighthawks close behind and from there third place is open for the Golden Bears, Pumas or Wolfpack to take. In the Sunbelt League, Paloma Valley and Temescal Canyon are neck and neck in league, with the same scenario going on for Elsinore and Heritage when it comes to third place. Calvary Murrieta and Nuview Bridge are in control of the South Valley league and Linfield is currently in third place in the Ambassador League.

Following are the standings for all of the area’s high school baseball teams, along with box scores from some of their most recent games.

SOUTHWESTERN LEAGUE Vista Murrieta – 15-7 overall, 8-3 in league (Ranked 10th in Division 1 CIF-SS Poll) Murrieta Valley – 18-5 overall, 7-3 in league Temecula Valley – 11-8-1 overall, 6-5 in league Great Oak – 11-10-1 overall, 5-5 in league Chaparral – 12-10 overall, 5-6 in league Murrieta Mesa – 11-13 overall, 1-10 in league Recent scores: 5/1 Great Oak – 8 Temecula Valley – 2 WP: Zack Noll – LP: Isaiah Moten GOHS: Mitch Hayes – 2-4, Double, HR (4), 3 RBI, 2 RS / Trey Endris – 2-4. Double, 3 RBI, RS TVHS: Ford Lane – 1-2, RBI Murrieta Valley – 3 Chaparral – 1 WP: Johnny Morell – LP: Cameron Haskell MVHS: Max Maitland – 2-3, RS / Joey Fregosi – 1-3, HR, RBI, RS CHS: Bhret Bewley – 1-3, RBI, SB / Louis Tade – 1-3, RS, SB

Murrieta Mesa – 0 Vista Murrieta – 1 WP: Jack Moberg – LP: No stats entered VMHS: Jake Moberg – 2-3. Double, RS / Connor Cannon – 1-3, RBI MMHS: No stats entered 4/29 Chaparral – 4 Murrieta Valley – 6 WP: Nicko Cottone – LP: Ryan Zapata MVHS: Aaron Shackelford – 2-3, Double, 2 RBI,

RS / Brendan Moore – 1-4, Double, RBI CHS: Bhret Bewley – 2-4, RBI / Gavin Johns – 2-4, RBI / Matt Happ – 2-3, RBI, RS

Temecula Valley – 7 Great Oak – 3 WP: Jarrod Iwasaki – LP: Tom Vazquez TVHS: David Maldonado – 2-3, Double, 2 RS / Connor Trippet – 2-3. Double, RBI, RS GOHS: Brandon Stewart – 2-2, 2 RS / Mitch Hayes – 2-3, Double, 2 RBI / Trey Endris – 2-4. Double, 2 RBI, RS

Murrieta Mesa – 5 Vista Murrieta – 8 WP: Chance Hroch – LP: Nate Stilinovich VMHS: Angel Ortiz – 2-3, RBI, RS, BB / Jake Moberg – 1-3. Double, RS MMHS: Luke Reinert – 2-4 / Nate Stilinovich – 2-4, RBI / Trea Erikson – 1-4. Triple, RBI, 2 RS *Week of 5/4 schedule: Murrieta Valley vs. Temecula Valley, Chaparral vs. Vista Murrieta, and Murrieta Mesa vs. Great Oak SUNBELT LEAGUE Paloma Valley – 15-7 overall, 10-1 in league (Ranked 6th in Division 3 CIF-SS Poll) Temescal Canyon – 18-4 overall, 10-1 in league (Ranked 5th in Division 3 CIF-SS Poll) Elsinore – 10-12 overall, 6-5 in league Heritage – 8-13 overall, 5-6 in league Lakeside – 4-18 overall, 1-10 in league Perris – 4-18 overall, 1-10 in league 4/30 Heritage – 3 Temescal Canyon – 4 WP: Dylan Alhanti - LP: No stats entered TCHS: Devin McKesson – 1-3, Double, 2 RBI / Tyler Hardman – 2-4, RS HHS: No stats entered Paloma Valley – 24 Perris – 2 WP: Parker Fokken - LP: No stats entered yet PVHS: Jed Walz – 4-6, Triple, 2 RBI, 3 RS / Ryan Kemp – 2-3, Double, 4 RBI, 2 RS, 2 BB PHS: No stats entered yet Lakeside – 4 Elsinore – 6 WP: Travis Willis - LP: Matt Robles EHS: Justin Koch – 1-2, 2 RBI, 2 BB / Anthony Jimenez – 2-3, RS, SB LHS: Jeremiah Tapia – 1-2, Double, 2 RS, BB / Noah Anaya – 1-3, Double, RS *Week of 5/4 schedule: Temescal Canyon vs.

Elsinore, Lakeside vs. Perris, and Heritage vs.

Paloma Valley SOUTH VALLEY LEAGUE Nuview Bridge – 11-1 overall, 7-0 in league (Ranked 6th in Division 6 CIF-SS Poll) Calvary Murrieta – 13-4 overall, 7-1 in league (Ranked 7th in Division 6 CIF-SS Poll)

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“I saw (Carpentiero) on July 16. Russi comes Petrucci Uniplane and three the appointment of Murrieta Valley chair and I saw the Brandon’s father, Robert Brandon if in his we started and announce at Great Oak High from the (MVUSD) said when he first askeda ride in the how he was dressed and fied School District Marine a co-principal for recently served the fat, he’s a former he’d like to go up where she most so I School. piloted by Mike chewing Hawk Elementary as assistant principal at Dorothy former Marine and a Red am I biplane, owned and Former and named like fun and Brandon didn’t Middle School. Russi Marc Horton was Carpentiero, that thought heck it sounds have a principal Oak High McElhinney grades for that Brandon would believe him. co-principal of Great Horton and taught second and third confined to a I knew to beJuly 1. Mr. in MVUSD prior Brandon, who was time.”

Rob- School on Moore five years a rollover ve- good Before Brandon, Keith following when principal. assistant wheelchair On Sunday, Jan- GOHS co-principal when he at work coming years in the already been hard hicle accident that occurred said that ert and Robert’s granddaughter she taught for two the biplane, have for the year that, School District.

Carter went up in was a junior at Chaparral, summer preparing Capistrano Unified of a prankster. essa as Stanley, this his father can be a bit affectionately known group was ahead. the of all me the were high so “He messes with “The first time winds time,” Brandon said. , page A-4 see baRnSTORmeR

Kim Harris Managing Editor

4/29 California Military Institute – 3 Nuview Bridge – 10 WP: Thomas Montes - LP: Matthew Heron NBHS: Gerry Harris – 2-3, Double, 3 RBI, RS / Jose Aguilar – 3-4, Double, 2 RBI, 3 RS CMI: Jefferson Brown – 1-3, Triple, RBI, RS Temecula Prep – 3 Rancho Christian – 0 WP: Kyle Cringan - LP: Carlos Patino TPHS: Bernardo Mora – 2-3, Double, HR, 3 RBI, RS / Xander Arias – 1-2, BB RCHS: Carter Treadway – 2-3 / Peyton Miller –1-3, SB *Week of 5/4 schedule: Santa Rosa Academy vs. Cornerstone, Rancho Christian vs. Calvary Murrieta, and Temecula Prep vs. Nuview Bridge AMBASSADOR LEAGUE Ontario Christian – 17-5-1 overall, 8-1 in league Woodcrest Christian – 13-4 overall, 7-1 in league Linfield Christian – 10-9 overall, 5-3 in league Aquinas – 13-7 overall, 5-3 in league Notre Dame – 8-13-1 overall, 3-5 in league Western Christian – 5-13 overall, 1-8 in league Arrowhead Christian – 2-9 overall, 0-7 in league

4/28 Woodcrest Christian – 11 Linfield Christian – 5 WP: Adam Zellers – LP: Taylor Bush WCHS: Christian Hammar – 3-4, 2 RS, BB / Gabriel Ramos – 2-2, 2 RS / Shaun Hernandez – 2-4, Double LCHS: Connor Kostecka – 3-4, Double, RBI / Taylor Bush – 2-4, RS / Connor Kisgen – 3-3, 2 RBI, RS, BB / William Denke – 2-4, Double *Week of 5/4 schedule: Linfield vs. Aquinas and Western Christian **Scores and Polls updated through 5/5

the sport to compete as a team and riders can earn varsity letters, it is so exciting,” Smith added.

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High school softball league standings SOUTHWESTERN LEAGUE Murrieta Valley – 21-6 overall, 6-0 in league (Ranked 5th in Division 1 CIF-SS Poll) Great Oak – 14-5 overall, 6-0 in league Temecula Valley – 13-11 overall, 2-4 in league Vista Murrieta – 12-10 overall, 2-4 in league Murrieta Mesa – 8-11-1 overall, 1-5 in league Chaparral – 9-15 overall, 1-5 in league

AMBASSADOR LEAGUE Ontario Christian – 16-4 overall, 9-1 in league Aquinas – 16-3 overall, 8-1 in league Notre Dame – 9-9 overall, 6-3 in league Woodcrest Christian – 8-8 overall, 6-4 in league Linfield Christian – 10-7 overall, 5-5 in league Western Christian – 7-11 overall, 3-7 in league Arrowhead Christian – 4-12 overall, 2-8 in league Loma Linda Academy – 1-11 overall, 0-10 in league

SUNBELT LEAGUE Temescal Canyon – 17-5 overall. 9-1 in league (Ranked 10th in Division 4 CIF-SS Poll) Lakeside – 12-9 overall, 8-3 in league Paloma Valley – 14-8 overall, 7-4 in league Heritage – 11-11 overall, 6-5 in league Elsinore – 5-16 overall, 2-8 in league Perris – 0-15 overall, 0-11 in league SOUTH VALLEY LEAGUE Nuview Bridge – 13-5 overall. 6-0 in league Calvary Murrieta – 11-5 overall, 7-1 in league Temecula Prep – 13-6 overall, 5-3 in league California Military Institute – 3-4 overall, 2-4 in league Santa Rosa Academy – 11-3-3 overall, 9-1-2 in league Rancho Christian – 0-12 overall, 0-7 in league

Great Oak Catcher Kayla Green tags out Lauren Uchida of Temecula Valley as she attempts to tie the score in the bottom of the sixth inning during last week’s 4-3 loss at home. David Canales photo

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Rancho Christian – 8-4 overall, 4-3 in league Temecula Prep – 10-8 overall, 3-5 in league Santa Rosa Academy – 8-8 overall, 2-6 in league California Military Institute – 5-10 overall, 0-7 in league

Smith and trainer Miska Reid of Crimson Sun Equine located in Temecula, stand with horse Oliver after winning the SEL Jumper Challenge in Del Mar.

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On Saturday and Sunday, April 18 and 19, Lexia Smith from Temecula competed in and won the SEL Jumper Challenge at Showpark of Del Mar. SEL stands for Scholastic Equestrian League and the Jumper Challenge consisted of competing in certain classes, four total, with jump heights of at least 2’6”. The judges look at the rider who had the least number of faults and the fastest time. Smith persevered through the weekend atop her horse, Oliver, and was the only one with no faults.

With four clean rounds to clinch the top spot, Smith took home a champion neck ribbon and cooler and has her sights set on the next team event this month.

“I ride or have lessons five days a week during the school year, but really ramp up my schedule every day over breaks and winning the SEL jumper challenge was really rewarding because it shows that all my hard work is paying off.

I want to send a special thanks to my trainer Miska Reid of Crimson Sun Equine located in Temecula,” Smith said.

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Editor’s Note: Opinions do not necessarily reflect the views of the Valley News staff. We invite opinions on all sides of an issue. If you have an opinion, please send it as an e-mail to editor@myvalleynews.com, or fax us at (760) 723-9606. Maximum word count 500. All letters must include the author’s name, address and phone number. The Valley News reserves the right to edit letters as necessary to fit the publication’s format.

Rancho Water doesn’t care if water is wasted Dear Editor, As a very concerned citizen, I’ve made it my job to get involved with what I see as water waste in our community. I’ve taken photos of incredible waste here in Paloma del Sol and given them to the board here, the landscape company, Environmental Concepts, and finally last November to Rancho Water. The waste continued, as of March it was still happening, so I took more photos wrote an in depth letter to the board of directors of Rancho Water, and at the suggestion of Bill Stephens, in charge of the water conservation program, even attended their 8:30 a.m. board meeting a month ago.

I’ve never received a response to that letter, requesting that certain changes need to be made. I’ve requested that they raise the “turf removal” rebate to $3 a sq.foot from the current $2 a sq.foot, to

at least match LA, Orange, and San Diego counties! But no response. What does that tell you?

Also, just received a notice, as I’m sure you all did, regarding them RAISING THE WATER RATES AGAIN, and “inviting” us to their board meeting on June 11–why?

They won’t listen to anybody. I’m very concerned about the way this is being done now. Not only am I STILL seeing rivers of water here in Paloma del Sol–two nights ago–but NOTHING is being put into place to FINE or PENALIZE those wasting water!

In essence, Rancho Water doesn’t care if we waste water as long as we pay for it–however, in an HOA we have no control over it, our board does, but they do nothing. Those who are wealthy can AFFORD to waste water, they always have, and so raising their rates a few dollars isn’t going to matter to them–but the middle

Participate in ‘Stamp Out Hunger’ class and poor will suffer and what they’re going to do is just turn off their sprinklers, because they CAN’T afford the cost of the water anymore. What this means is that we will be living in virtual ghettos that are major FIRE HAZARDS covered with dead grass and eventually dead plants and trees. Nobody has thought of this apparently or cares, not sure which, but I can see major problems coming this summer.

Rancho Water is NOT putting anything into place to actually penalize water wasting OR to help those who can’t afford to water.

Both Edison and SoCalGas have programs to help low income people pay those bills–why don’t we have the same for water???

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TVUSD should do the right thing Kim Harris Managing Editor Temecula Valley Unified School District seems to have no end to its problems. The Snodgrass incident, failures to English as a second language learners, shortcomings in the Special Education program, the Karen Hayes controversy and the hiring of Superintendent Timothy Ritter’s daughter in spite of her criminal record all show shortcomings within the district.

While mistakes are sometimes made, let’s face it, these constant missteps create doubt in the minds of those who voted the board into office and affects the confidence of the parents whose kids attend the schools within the district. The dramas that go hand-in-hand with constant legal battles, rumblings of disgruntled employees and chatter of failings at the state level, do nothing to help students learn, it detracts from it.

Elected school boards should reflect the values, beliefs and desires of the local community. I have to believe that Temecula residents want more than what they have been given by TVUSD Board of Governors in the past few years. I certainly don’t think that the voters who live in the district expected to end up with the problems currently faced by this particular group of elected officials.

Instead of the barrage of legal problems and accusations of wrong doings, our board should be focused on what they are supposed to be doing and that is representing the public voice in public education while setting the

standards of achievement and ensuring that the taxpayers are getting the biggest bang for their buck.

According to the National School Boards Association, public education is a $423 billion business. They have taxing authority and direct oversight and responsibility of those tax dollars that Temecula residents pay into the district each year and should be leaders and champions for public education. This elected group should be focused on working with the community to improve student achievement, not scrambling to cover up wrong-doings and hiding behind a legal team. But so far, with the exception of Board President Allen Pulsipher’s recent declaration to review the district’s personnel policies, that is all we have seen.

In a district comprised of over 30,000 students–with just over 12 percent of students having IEPs–one would expect more.

I have just three simple questions and one request of TVUSD and the current board. Why is the district facing so many problems, what is being done to solve these problems and what is being done to ensure these problems don’t occur again in the future?

My one request is simple. I ask for transparency.

TVUSD is a government entity and as such is subject to the Brown Act. So far, no one from the board has reached out to Valley News or myself to defend their actions. Everyone agrees that fair and balanced reporting is our way of life at Valley News, so why not give us the opportunity to tell your side of the story?

Shining a light on Canine Companions for Independence Dear Editor, Thank you for the recent article, “Autistic boy’s best friend is special dog” by Laura Rathbun. One in 68 children are on the autism spectrum and affected families need help. It is unfortunate that so many are unaware of the nonprofit organization that matched assistance dog Otter with Blaze Moorehead, Canine Companions for Independence. Through this article, other families like the Mooreheads will learn about this potentially life-changing program that provides assistance dogs for people with disabilities for free.

In a world where families affected by autism are shelling out thousands on therapies, it is uplifting to hear how something that cost the family $0 can reap such great benefits.

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