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Murrieta recognizes Memorial Day with Honor Garden Ceremony

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At the May 25 meeting, Lake Elsinore City Council adopted the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Annual Operating Budget. see page A-2

Courts & Crimes Man admits causing deadly I-15 crash that killed 1 City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

A drugged driver who caused a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 15 in Temecula that killed a Murrieta woman pled guilty to second degree murder Thursday, May 27. see page C-5

U.S. Army SSG LaCheri Rennick speaks during the Murrieta Memorial Day ceremony at Honor Garden Monday, May 31. See more photos on B-1.

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Litter problem prompts Wildomar residents to take out the trash

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Litter can be found virtually anywhere. As a matter of fact, it was so prevalent in the late 60s and early 70s that in 1971, then-U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Clifford M. Hardin introduced Woodsy Owl to the nation. Many remember his motto, “Give a hoot; don’t pollute” and over the following decades, Woodsy Owl has helped educate and inspire youth, as well as those in the education fields, to engage in conservation of the environment.

While a nationwide effort is always appreciated, for Wildomar District 4 Councilmember Bridgette Moore, it was the local trash lining the streets and roadways of her city that prompted her

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First Black valedictorian at VMHS hopes to become a role model for others Kim Harris MANAGING EDITOR

The future is bright for Vista Murrieta High School Valedictorian Naketris “Nikki” Kirk. The 18-year-old has a 4.57 weighted GPA, has completed 17 AP and Dual Enrollment courses with MSJC and because of those accomplishments was accepted into UCLA. But those achievements aren’t the only thing Kirk has to be proud of, she is also Vista Murrieta’s first Black valedictorian.

“VMHS Valedictorian Nikki Kirk is leaving a legacy of excellence at Vista Murrieta High School,” Murrieta Valley Unified School District Public Information Officer Monica Gutierrez said.

“Her unwavering determination, strength and humility is demonstrated by her accomplishments.

Nikki’s involvement with school athletics and activities is just as impressive as her academic rigor.

She was on three athletic teams, track & field, cross country and swim and is an active member of the Link Crew and Black Student Union. While Nikki’s academic rigor is impressive, it is her humility, kindness and positive attitude that makes her truly incredible.”

While the school district, friends and family sing her praises, Nikki, a MVUSD student since sixth grade, remains humble, speaking see KIRK, page A-4

Nikki Kirk, Vista Murrieta High School class of 2021 valedictorian.

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JustServe completes project at Valley-Wide Regional Park Volunteers with JustServe completed a project at Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District’s Regional Park in San Jacinto Saturday, May 22. A mostly youthful group of about 60 volunteers planted bushes near the newly repaved parking lot and cleaned up the horseshoe pits and around the tennis courts.

“We are grateful for this and other projects JustServe has undertaken at our facilities for almost 50 years,” Valley-Wide General Manager Dean Wetter said. “Our board of directors and staff appreciate the work they do to make our parks nicer for visitors. We are grateful

that they have played a role in our mission of creating community.”

JustServe is a community service initiative of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Volunteers work to relieve suffering, care for the poor and needy and enhance the quality of life in their community.

Volunteers from the LDS church have offered continuous support to Valley-Wide since the district’s founding in 1972. The church and volunteers of JustServe and its predecessor, Helping Hands, have been a part of almost every program and facility.

More than 80 volunteers laid down turf to help complete Diamond Valley Lake Community Park, which has become a center for major youth baseball and softball events in the region. Volunteers also had a huge hand in the restoration of Echo Hills Golf Course, providing more than 650 manpower hours, saving the district and the community more than $20,000.

“Our organizations thrive on community support and in our almost 50-year history, JustServe has been a pillar of that support,” Wetter said.

Volunteers with JustServe work to complete a project at Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District’s Regional Park in San Jacinto Saturday, May 22.

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Lake Elsinore City Council approves proposed budget Diane A. Rhodes SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

At the May 25 meeting, Lake Elsinore City Council member Natasha Johnson requested a separate action on the final consent calendar item, which was the council’s adoption of the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Annual Operating Budget. City Manager Jason Simpson presented data that explained how the numbers were arrived at and how the city plans to keep the budget balanced.

He explained that the proposed budget was prepared by executive staff and reviewed by members of the budget subcommittee and the Measure Z Citizen Committee, with formal adoption expected at this meeting. His overview of the city included its demographic and economic profile. With a population

of 64,762 at a median age of 30.6 and an average household income of $63,303, Lake Elsinore is the fourth fastest-growing city in the state and the twelfth fastest-growing city in the nation, measured from years 2010-2020.

Simpson said external factors, such as COVID-19, continue to negatively impact the city and that expenditures were prioritized with Council’s goals of public safety, recreation, transportation, economic development and education and service.

General Fund revenues are estimated to be $61.9 million for fiscal year 2021-2022 with the majority, 39%, generated from sales tax.

Expenditures, before transfers, are estimated to be about $56.2 million with nearly $17 million allocated to Police Services to include increased

staffing and almost $12 million to Public Services. Fire Services expenditures will see an increase due to the addition of a medic squad program at Fire Station No. 10, downtown.

A selected analysis of projected operating results for Launch Pointe Recreation Destination & RV Park showed some positive numbers. For fiscal year 2019-2020, it suffered a deficit of $321,516 even though the pandemic did not seem to impact the campground which remained open as an essential service. This year, it is projected to show a net profit of $704,483 with 100% bookings for weekend stays through October.

Before the budget was passed unanimously, Mayor Robert “Bob” Magee said Simpson’s report contained a lot of good news – “an increase in reserves, more for public safety, an increase in our sales tax

revenue, an increase in property tax, the medic squad downtown is a huge win. After battling the former fire chief for years, we finally get to do that. More animal control officers to do canvassing, Launch Pointe turning the corner and making money.”

He added that the one thing he would like staff to look at moving forward is fire service equity.

“If our neighbor implements their own fire service program, we need to make sure that it does not continue to be done on the backs of our taxpayers,” Magee said. “I think the biggest impact was the 11 patrol officers on our streets 24/7 – that is unheard of.

When this century began, we had two – today we have 11, that’s a huge increase and something to be very proud of. We will enjoy a very safe city.”

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Successor Agency consent calendar, the city council was presented with amendments to Chapter 8.18 of the Lake Elsinore Municipal Code related to hazardous vegetation and rubbish abatement by the city’s community development director.

The city regulates weed abatement in accordance with state law in order to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the residents and businesses within the city. The program is primarily administered by the Fire Safety Division of the Community Development Department with support of Code Enforcement.

Impacts of hazardous vegetation nuisances include harboring vermin, impeding the use of public rights of way, creating a source of fuel for a fire to consume and being unsightly.

When weeds and brush are overgrown, they can pose a hazard that becomes flammable and can endanger the public safety by creating a fire hazard.

The purpose of the hazardous vegetation and rubbish abatement program is to protect public health, safety and welfare of the city; reduce nuisances that weeds, brush, dead trees and rubbish cause the community; and enforce the responsibility and duty that property owners have to properly maintain.

Currently, there is a 79-day process affected by multiple notices and 45-day appeal periods whereas surrounding communities average a single notice and only 30 days for appeal. The Community Development Department is seeking an amendment to Chapter 8.18 that will include modifying noticing procedures to a single notice and a 30-day appeal period, defined abatement requirements and an update to current definitions. These proposed changes would reduce the time to abate nuisances to approximately 45 days total. The Public Safety Advisory Commission reviewed the proposed amendments and took unanimous action to recommend approval. Council approved the amendment 5-0.

City Council comments commenced with member Natasha Johnson providing a Homeless Task Force update for the month of April.

The team contacted 265 homeless individuals and were able to provide mental health services for 10. A family of three adults were placed in permanent housing. A list of items that need to be donated can be found at www.lake-elsinore.org/LEGives.

Johnson congratulated Temescal Canyon High School on being named as a 2021 California Distinguished School, saying it is a wonderful honor that shows the dedication of its educators, administrators and the district.

Council member Steve Manos encouraged residents to provide input on the future of housing in the area by visiting www.lake-elsinore. org/housing.

Mayor Pro Tem Tim Sheridan said Capt. Andrew Elia will soon be instituting a program called Pizza in the Park where members of the community can meet with law enforcement for a pizza party in local parks. Sheridan is also involved with organizing a community meeting to discuss the Sprucewood Way and Canyon Hills Road intersection plan in response to concerns related to traffic collisions there. The city is seeking input from residents on proposed additional safety measures that can be implemented.

Magee reminded residents that fireworks are illegal in Riverside County and in the City of Lake Elsinore. He said the county is rolling out public service announcements, billboards and mobile message signs to get the message out that those who break the law could be fined up to $5,000.

The next regular meeting of the Lake Elsinore City Council and Successor Agency is scheduled for June 8 at 7 p.m.

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Musician moves to Temecula for a fresh start Diane A. Rhodes SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Growing up in a low-income neighborhood of Imperial County, Michael Kirby spent most of his time surviving. Surrounded by crime, drugs and violence, he turned inward to find his salvation.

He started writing poetry while in middle school and started making music in high school. Now 19, he loves performing because it allows him to express himself.

“My parents did a great job protecting me from that environment by keeping me inside the house during my childhood,” Kirby said.

“But without music, I probably would be lost.”

He recalled a time when he was about 8 years old and went into the backyard with his father and saw used needles, crack pipes and tin foil that his dad cleaned up. Although he was too young to understand that it was drug paraphernalia, Kirby said looking back, he realizes it was not a good place for a child to be living.

“My artist name is K.I.R.B. I wanted something that was a part of me and had a great meaning, so I chose K.I.R.B., an acronym for Knowledge Is Reality’s Battle.

The dots in between represent the growth I’ve made as a person and all that I want to accomplish,” he said.

Kirby moved to Temecula about a year ago to break the mold and chase his dreams to become successful.

“I left all my friends behind in the Imperial Valley for my music, that’s how dedicated I am,” he said.

“I love the environment here and have found the people of Temecula to be very respectful and supportive of my music, which makes me very happy and motivates me to keep going.”

Kirby said he likes to use a catchy flow or rhythm so listeners can enjoy the song while relating to his lyrics. He said he created everything he has ever sung/rapped about. He doesn’t use lyrics from anyone else since it makes the creative process less energetic for him. However, he does collaborate with other artists, featuring them on his songs. He said platforms such as SoundCloud, Spotify and Instagram allow him to experiment

creatively and work with others.

“Having an artist feature means having them be a part of the song,” Kirby explained. “They sing/rap their part on the song, and it’s beneficial to both of us since both of our fanbases merge and we can gain new fans because of that.”

He said the artists who feature do not create any instrumentals but do share ideas on what can be done to improve skills in the songs.

“All my music is based on actual experiences that I’ve gone through and feelings/emotions I encounter on a daily basis so everything I say I mean it; I don’t just say it because it sounds good, I say it because it’s actually happened to me,” Kirby said.

One of his most recent songs titled “Issues” details the heartbreak he experienced a couple of months ago.

“It reflects the doubts and regrets I had after a breakup and it made me question why I even chose to be with that person and why she had to break my heart,” he said. “It’s a catchy song but the meaning is very powerful if you listen to the lyrics. Heartbreak is very relevant nowadays and everyone’s had their heart broken, whether it be with relationships or friendships. It’s definitely a very relatable feeling and I know people can understand where I’m coming from.”

As an artist, Kirby/K.I.R.B. has become known for his unique voice and diversity of genres. He is supported by and has worked with some well-known artists and producers such as Paulie Lepark, Danny Towers, Nick Mira and B Karma. He has also been featured on Adam 22’s livestream on his main channel “No Jumper” where he showed support for Kirby’s music. Upcoming collaborations with more diverse artists will give Kirby more opportunities to explore and grow his craft. He has been posted on many online blogs, has support from fans all over the world, and has already worked with several industry-level producers such as Nick Mira, who has worked with Juice WRLD, Iann Dior, The Weeknd and many more.

“I have another song called ‘Wasted’ that is produced by Nick Mira and that song is detailing all the time I wasted with that one person in the relationship and all

Michael Kirby, who makes music as K.I.R.B., moved to Temecula for more opportunities as he pursues his passion.

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the regrets I have,” Kirby said. “I’m basically detailing all the pain this person caused me and how they claim to be perfect yet everything they’re doing says otherwise; they’re putting the blame on me instead of thinking about why everything is going on.”

His connection to Nick Mira came through one of his buddies named Jaack, who produces music.

Jaack had a contest to pick from five artists and the winner would get beats produced by him and many notable Platinum-winning producers. Kirby won and therefore had full ownership of the beats. He said it was a very smooth process and he is very grateful to have been chosen.

As K.I.R.B., he also teamed up with Paulie, who has worked with

Lil Peep and Crisaunt. Kirby messaged Paulie on Instagram and sent him some of his music. He said Paulie enjoyed what he heard and wanted to collaborate.

Kirby said his raspy voice allows him to utilize his vocals to fit rock, metal, rap and other genres. He thinks that is what sets him apart from other musicians. He also has considered recording some songs in Spanish. His mother grew up in Mexico singing in a church choir and playing the guitar. He used to sing with her when he was younger, and they would always listen to music together.

“I have a lot of fans that are in Mexico and my family primarily speaks Spanish; I would like to make a song where they could understand what I’m saying while

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enjoying it,” he said. “All my music reflects what I have gone through as well as what I’m feeling. A lot of my music talks about betrayal, heartbreak, and being misunderstood as a person. It allows me to express myself freely and it gives me happiness knowing people can relate to me. It’s what keeps me fueled and motivated.”

Although focused on furthering his music career, Kirby works full time at John Hine Temecula Mazda and part time at Del Taco while attending Mt. San Jacinto College with plans to transfer to a four-year university as a psychology major.

“I like to keep busy and stay organized so I can be as productive as possible,” he said.

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Temecula, TVUSD and Temecula Valley Museum unveil new Student Art Mural in Sam Hicks Monument Park The City of Temecula Community Services Department, Temecula Valley Unified School District and the Temecula Valley Museum announced a new Student Art Mural at Sam Hicks Monument Park, 28300 Mercedes Street.

This temporary public art piece celebrates Japan’s Children’s Day, in honor of Temecula’s Sister City Daisen (Nakayama,) Japan and in celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

The mural celebrating Japan’s Children’s Day May 5, was conceived by City of Temecula staff to honor the more than 30-year Sister City relationship with the City of Daisen, Japan. Painted by Great Oak High School student Ly Bucci, and UC Irvine student Amanda Le, the artists wanted to incorporate their memories of celebrating Japan’s Children’s Day

in Old Town Temecula, including Koinobori (carp streamers) and origami. They also wanted to represent the connection between the two sister cities, Temecula and Daisen, by showcasing the Torii Gate at the Temecula Duck Pond, and the iconic Mt. Daisen in Japan.

Accompanying the mural are family sets of Koinobori that were generously gifted to the City of Temecula by Daisen families.

Hiroyuki Sumi, Superintendent of Daisen School District stated, “We would like to present a few sets of Koinobori donated by some families in Daisen. As they used to hang up in the sky of Japan, some of them are modern and others are very old. We hope you regard them as representations of our history and the tradition of the family.”

“The City of Temecula is proud

of our longstanding friendship with the citizens of Daisen, Japan,” Temecula Mayor Maryann Edwards said. “We are honored to be the recipient of this very meaningful gift, and we hope that the students’ mural acknowledges our appreciation for Japan’s ancient celebration of children and deepens our respect for their customs and traditions.”

The Student Art Mural Project is organized by Temecula Valley Museum. Local art students are invited to paint murals on canvas that will be displayed at Sam Hicks Monument Park. This specific mural can be viewed through early June.

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might want to focus on other areas of her life as well to have a normal high school experience.

“As a freshman, I wanted to be valedictorian,” she said, adding that as a sophomore she was becoming more involved in sports and extracurricular activities. “I just kind of was taking it as it came, never closing that door but recognizing there was other stuff I liked to do as well.”

Nikki, who will be a computer science major, said that she was excited when she found out she was graduating at the top of her class and would be valedictorian.

“It was definitely exciting,” she said. “I have really been reflecting a lot this year and understanding how the people around me have helped so much. I have worked so hard, I was really grateful, but working hard in school was something I was supposed to do, my parents expected me to, and I expected it of myself. It was really exciting to see that hard work pay off.”

Nikki’s father, Alfonso Kirk, who is from rural Louisiana, said he was proud of Nikki’s achievements. He said his mother never graduated high school but all five of her children graduated college, three with master’s degrees, so to see his daughter achieve something that was so important to her was rewarding.

“We are big on education, I grew up poor, my wife grew up poor middle class, but education was all that our parents pumped into us,” Alfonso said as he talked about his time growing up in the south. “With Nikki, she is just so self-motivated that we would oftentimes wonder if we were going to have to back her off. We never imagined that she would be valedictorian.”

Alfonso said Nikki was always a “determined kid.”

“We just had to point her in the right direction and let her go,” he said.

Nikki’s mother, Melanie Kirk, agreed with her husband’s assessment that Nikki was a motivated student.

Nikki was considering how to achieve her academic goals as far back as sixth grade, Melanie said.

“She had talked to her counselor about taking these two math classes and we were looking at her asking, ‘why would you want to take two math classes’ and her response was ‘Well, I need to take two math classes in seventh grade so I can take Math 1 in eighth grade and then when I get to ninth grade, I’ll be ready to take math

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While Nikki’s parents were sometimes concerned about her plans, they always supported her, especially when she became involved in sports, first swimming, then cross country and track.

Church and other extracurricular activities, including community service requirements needed for graduation were also added to the mix. It was a balancing act for Nikki, her parents and her brother and sister, but with some careful planning they were able to pull it off.

“It’s been a challenge, but it really comes down to time management,” Nikki said. “As I moved through high school it all became more normal for me. I knew I would have to just set aside the time to do it; it takes everybody, but it’s possible.”

Alfonso said that all of Nikki’s hard work pays off in more ways than just her achieving that goal of valedictorian, it teaches her how to balance her life and succeed as an adult.

“She’ll walk across the stage in a couple of weeks and that will be over, but it prepares her for the next stage too,” he said. “This year alone, right now, she was taking seven AP courses, but it was amazing to see her using her time wisely. She has fun, but she is always either reading something or writing something; she is doing something productive to better herself.”

For Nikki, being the first Black valedictorian at VMHS has changed her perspective. She knew she was ranked No. 1 in her class throughout high school, but said she never thought she would be the first Black valedictorian. She said in many of her AP classes she was one of two or sometimes the only Black student there.

“For me there wasn’t much representation in those higher level courses; I didn’t see much of myself in those higher level courses,” she said, adding that it was much the same when she was looking at colleges. “Seeing the percentage of Black students at college campuses was so much lower than even the other minority groups.

This has definitely changed my perspective.”

Nikki said she hopes to be a role model for other Black students.

“If one Black person sees me doing well at school, maybe they’ll be encouraged to take a higher level course, maybe they’ll be encouraged to apply to a college they never thought to apply to,” she said. “You can succeed. There definitely is a place for African American students in higher level courses.”

Nikki received a scholarship from UCLA and the Inland Empire Men’s Club, among others.

According to Dr. Charles Washington, President of Inland Empire Men’s Club, their organization makes monetary scholarship awards annually. This year alone, three students applied and were approved for the IEMC scholarship.

“When it was determined that Naketris was valedictorian, without applying she was automatically added to the list of award recipients,” Washington said.

“Her academic performance set the example for others to emulate regardless of ethnicity. We are proud of her accomplishments.”

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

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Paid solar system for low electric bills. Easy access to Hwy 76, I-15 and I-5. Premium location also includes approx. 100 mature citrus trees and other “family fruit.” Fully fenced and gated in a neighborhood of other estate quality homes.

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This equestrian zoned lot, with excellent walkability, features 4,722 sq.ft. of breathtaking views over your own vineyard, a bocce ball court along with your private movie theater and wine cellar. Entertaining paradise with balconies and patios. Gorgeous sunsets! Over 4000 sf on one level.

3BD + office or opt. 4th bdrm on the main level.

High end kitchen, upgraded Thermador applcs, 12’ ceilings, interior custom wrought iron balcony.

Up to 6 Bedrooms and over 3000 SF for this mountain getaway. Enjoy distant views of the lake and peace and quiet from the moment you arrive. Leave your stress in the City down below!

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Peppertree Park! Come home to this Fallbrook cul-de-sac location and enjoy your new home.

Volume ceilings, light, bright and open floor plan with a wonderful private setting. Large yard for you to enjoy numerous possibilities for outdoor enjoyment. Take a short stroll to the 6 acre community park with amenities to keep your entire family happy and active. 2 Cozy fireplaces.

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Rare opportunity to own this much acreage with a permanent foundation one level home in San Diego County! Enjoy peace and quiet, beautiful night skies and views. Make it a special getaway spot, or live the quiet life within 20 min. of Fallbrook or Temecula. Some updates and repairs needed. All termite work, tenting and section 1 clearance has been completed. Property is gated, and there is room for horses, create hiking trails.

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At Your Service When we sell your home and get the price you were hoping to get, it is a wonderful feeling for us all. We also know that there are many items during the course of a transaction that are stressful. We have been through it too! We want you to know we are here to guide you through them all, every step of the way. At Your Service! – Ken

642 Lower Springs Rd, Fallbrook One level quality 4150 SF custom home and detached 1068 SF guest house in sought after Morro Hills community of Fallbrook. Meticulously maintained and manicured 2.09 acs that is fenced, cross fenced and has a private gated entry. Hilltop location with amazing sunset vistas and panoramic views of the countryside. Enjoy the soothing ocean breezes while relaxing in your backyard sanctuary. Car enthusiasts and RV owners will love the 40X50 detached building with 220 and 50 Amp service. A separate 16X20 building to be used as you wish with a bathroom. There is a well, 20.88 KWH paid solar system and an approx 70 tree avocado grove. Inside the home you will notice the quality upgrades and 11 slabs of Cambria Quartz Britannica Gold used throughout the home on counters and remodeled master bath. Repainted inside and out, fixtures replaced.

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At Compass, one of our guiding principles is to “collaborate without ego.” Every day, I work with a variety of clients, buyers and sellers, local and out of area agents and other industry professionals. I always strive to collaborate with everyone I work with and I hope they get that feeling of collaboration - that I am there to work through their individual case, problem solve, bring what skills I have to the table, while also listening to their ideas.

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Temecula City Council approves Pujol/ First all-way stop Joe Naiman WRITER

The Temecula City Council approved an all-way stop control at the intersection of Pujol and First Streets.

The city council’s 5-0 vote May 25 established the all-way stop and also established a pedestrian crosswalk at the intersection. The intersection met the collision history warrant for an all-way stop, and the city also considered factors such as visibility and conflict between vehicles and pedestrians.

Pujol Street is 40 feet in width.

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to take drastic action.

“There was some chatter on Facebook that the city should be doing some clean up and offering free orange bags and it was the middle of the pandemic,” Moore explained, saying that she was worried about doing a citywide effort due to COVID-19. “So, I reached out to Councilman (Joseph) Morabito.”

Morabito, she said, was eager to help.

“We went out that first day; it was July 11, 2020,” Moore said.

“We thought ‘Oh, we are going to park at McVicker and walk down to Clinton Keith.’ We quickly realized we weren’t even going to get off McVicker, which is a little side

average daily volume of 3,071 vehicles at the intersection. Currently the intersection does not have a stop control for Pujol Street motorists.

The width of First Street is 56 feet. The speed limit is 30 mph.

First Street has an average daily volume of 2,375 motorists at the intersection.

The average daily volume at the intersection also includes 197 pedestrians, which led to the recommendation for the crosswalk.

Five reported collisions at the intersection occurred between April 1, 2020, and March 31, 2021, and one of those involved a pedestrian being hit by a car. Three of the collisions involved one vehicle broadsiding the other. The pedestrian who was hit was injured, and two

of the other four collisions resulted in two injuries apiece.

The sight distance from First Street is 420 feet for westbound motorists looking south, 380 feet for westbound motorists looking north, 400 feet for eastbound motorists looking north, and 170 feet for eastbound motorists looking south. The sight distance standard for a 30 mph speed limit on the other street is 200 feet, so eastbound motorists looking south do not have that visibility. A concave roadway alignment, above-ground utilities, and landscaping constraints are responsible for the sight distance not meeting the standard.

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

street. There was just so much litter and we had already filled up our bags.”

Moore said that originally, she and Morabito were going to pick up trash once a month, but the pair quickly realized a few hours, one day a month just wasn’t enough to combat the problem.

“We quickly saw that that was not even going to make a dent so we thought we would go every other week,” Moore said. “Even at every other week we were only going about a half a mile and we had two full bags.”

They decided to go every week, typically starting around 7:30 a.m., and began advertising the cleanups on Facebook.

“At first, some people would

say ‘we will join you,’ but no one showed up,” Moore said. “Then all of a sudden, on August 28, 2020, 18 people showed up and I was just shocked. We started going weekly at 7:30 and we have had people show up every week, continuously.”

Moore said there are regulars such as Ann White, the Perez family, Melanie Shatzer, Dan Gonse and Michael Hoffman, the principal of Wildomar Elementary, who all come every week, but there are also those who come sporadically, and, Moore said, there is always room for more.

“You might not be able to come every single week, but I have my regulars,” she said, adding that the cleanup has “morphed into something greater.”

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A 17-year-old motorist died in a collision with an SUV at a Moreno Valley intersection, authorities said Thursday, May 27.

Logan Edwards of Winchester was fatally injured about 3:10 p.m.

Wednesday at Bay Avenue and Day Street, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

The agency said that Edwards was driving a 2014 Toyota Corolla eastbound on Bay, possibly in excess of the speed limit, and failed to brake for a stop sign, entering the intersection, where a 2012 Ford Edge was going north on Day.

“The Toyota struck the Ford’s driver’s side, causing it to collide with a nearby residential fence,” according to a sheriff’s statement.

The SUV driver suffered moderate injuries and was taken to Riverside University Medical Center for treatment. Edwards was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics less than 10 minutes later.

There were no other occupants in either vehicle.

Day Street was closed between Brill Road and Sherman Avenue for several hours after the crash, sheriff’s officials said.

The investigation was ongoing.

A Wildomar Beautification volunteer picks up trash along a roadway in Wildomar.

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“You might be walking along and picking up litter and see some graffiti and we use the Time Stamp app, we take a picture so we know the coordinates and can share that with the city, making it much easier for them to find,” she said.

All the efforts of those walking the streets to pick up litter on Saturday mornings hasn’t gone unnoticed. Wildomar City Council is now exploring creating a Wildomar Beautification Committee.

“Joseph and I are working with our city manager and the community services director to bring that back to council,” she said.

Should that committee be approved, Moore said, it would be in charge of the larger community cleanup events.

The city’s public works department goes out and picks up the bags of trash for the group and many people are showing their appreciation for that effort.

“DeJong’s Dairy paid for us to have a pizza lunch one day and Michael’s Pizza donated a pizza lunch for us and then Saturday was Yellow Basket and George Cambero paid for breakfast for all of us,” she said. “The businesses are also supporting us. We had a lady pull over and give us a box of doughnuts. We love it when the residents drive by and give us a honk of appreciation.”

During the month of April, volunteers picked up 59 bags of litter totaling 840 pounds. In addition to the litter, volunteers are finding items such as tires, wood and cardboard,

all items that public works picks up and disposes of. The strangest thing they have found? A United States Marine Corps Uniform.

“We found it on Bundy Canyon, we have it up on Facebook,” she said. “I don’t know how to find the owner, but I would love to find the owner.”

Moore said that in addition to the 2020 volunteers, the efforts of the 287 volunteers who have worked for 318 hours in 2021 has made a difference. Volunteers picking up trash not related to the group used to fill a bag after a half of a mile, but now those good Samaritans are walking several miles before filling a bag. But regardless of the efforts of those volunteers, there is still much work to be done, Moore said.

“It’s everywhere,” she said. “This will never end. I wish it would, but on the streets we have already done, we now see new litter. It’ll never be completely clean, but you can tell the difference.”

While the litter never ends, Moore is just pleased to see the community coming together to make Wildomar a better place to live.

“I am just amazed at our community response, every single week we have volunteers coming out,” she said.

For more information, or to volunteer, visit the Wildomar Beautification Volunteers Facebook page online at www.facebook.com/ wildomarbeautification.

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

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Vista Murrieta High School Air Force Junior ROTC present the colors during the Murrieta Memorial Day ceremony.

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Murrieta police officer Colin Acda sings the U.S. national anthem at the start of a Memorial Day ceremony at Honor Garden in Murrieta.

Guests gather to honor servicemen and women who have lost their lives in the line of duty during a Memorial Day ceremony at Honor Garden in Murrieta.

A wreath is placed at a monument honoring local servicemen from Murrieta who died while serving the country during a Memorial Day ceremony at Honor Garden in Murrieta.

Murrieta mayor Scott Vinton speaks during the Murrieta Memorial Day ceremony at Honor Garden.

U.S. Army veteran Joe Alvarez performs “Taps” in honor of all servicemen and women who lost their lives in the line of duty during the Murrieta Memorial Day ceremony Monday, May 31..

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. (retired) and Vista Murrieta High School aerospace science instructor Angela Valentine salutes as her students present the colors at the Murrieta Memorial Day ceremony.

U.S. Navy Commander (retired) Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Saville provides an invocation during the Murrieta Memorial Day ceremony.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Notice to our readers: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, residents are still urged to wear face masks and keep their social distance measures and we urge readers to still call ahead on some listed events for the latest updates.

CHILDREN’S EVENTS June 5 – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free Kids Fest with free children’s bowling at Bolero Lanes at 40440 California Oaks Road, Murrieta.

COMMUNITY EVENTS ONGOING – Temecula’s Summer Concert Series begins June 10 and will run through Aug. 26 at 7 p.m. at the Temecula Amphitheater, 30875 Rancho Vista Road.

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ONGOING – If you know a homebound older adult, resources in Menifee are available, including grab and go, cooked and frozen food for pickup, Courtesy Pantry items and meals delivered with no contact. Three days of emergency food can be delivered immediately or restaurant meal delivery for those who don’t qualify for food assistance programs. Call (800) 510-2020 for help.

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

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

ONGOING – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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

ONGOING – Temecula’s Farmers Markets are offered in Old Town Temecula Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to noon at 4100 Main St. in Temecula; at Prom-

enade Temecula, 40640 Winchester Road, outside JCPenney every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and at Vail Headquarters, 32115 Temecula Parkway, every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

In compliance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Riverside County Public Health orders, the farmers markets will be restricted to agriculture products only. Follow the Old Town Temecula Farmers Market on Facebook to stay updated. No pets are allowed.

WORKSHOPS, MEETINGS and ANNOUNCEMENTS: June 5 – Noon to 2 p.m. West Coast Krav Maga, Murrieta School for defensive tactics for military and law enforcement training workshop for Lake Elsinore only. Bring BDUs and duty belt. No ammunition, pepper spray or knives. Everyone checked for safety, 29975 Technology Drive, Murrieta.

June 8-9 – Reach Out presents National Innovative Communities Conference virtual and in-person conference for healing communities through equity and social justice with keynote speaker Van Jones, CNN Host and Dream Corps Founder. Cost $29 Virtual and Hybrid Day 1 at $59. Register at pic-nicc.org and for details.

June 10 – 8:30 a.m. Technology Industry Idea Exchange with Menifee Mayor Bill Zimmerman in a high level focus group to discuss industry needs, trends and support networks. In person at the Menifee City Hall, 29844 Haun Road, Menifee. Seating is limited and COVID-19 protocols will be followed. RSVP at EconDev@ cityofmenifee.us or call (951) 723-3712.

ONGOING – 8-9 a.m. Attend the city of Wildomar’s Small Business Roundtable on the third Wednesday of each month on Zoom. Register by emailing kdavidson@cityofwildomar.org and put “small business roundtable”

in the subject line.

ONGOING – Noon to 1 p.m.

Attend Murrieta Wildomar Chamber of Commerce’s weekly business briefing via Zoom or watch live on Facebook every Wednesday. Registration required at https://bit.ly/MWCBizBriefing.

The chamber business briefing is an opportunity to hear from city, county and business leaders about current and relevant business information.

ONGOING – Everything KETO classes. These interactive step-by-step workshops and classes on Zoom will guide students to begin this new way of eating and learn how to easily steer their decision-making for effective results. For more information and to register, visit www.cityofmenifee. us/register or call (951) 723-3880.

ONGOING – Menifee Community Services offers online driver’s education courses for a $21.95 fee. The course includes animated driving scenarios, instructional videos, sample test, licensed instructor available to answer questions, DMV approved certificate of completion with all lectures and exams completed from home. Designed for students and does not include behind-thewheel instruction or a California driver’s permit. Contact (951) 723-3880 or visit the city of Menifee to register at www.cityofmenifee.us.

ONGOING – 10-11:30 a.m.

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

ONGOING – Local National Association of Female Entrepreneurs group helps women grow both personally and profession-

ally and meets monthly. Contact Robbie Motter, the NAFE global coordinator, at (951) 255-9200 or rmotter@aol.com for information about future meetings after the coronavirus restrictions are lifted.

ONGOING – Hemet/Winchester National Association of Female Entrepreneurs meets monthly. For new meeting dates and destinations, contact director Joan Wakeland at (909) 721-7648 or email Joanewakeland@gmail. com. Lake Elsinore/Murrieta/ Wildomar NAFE also meets each month in Lake Elsinore with director Sandie Fuenty. Call Fuenty at (714) 981-7013 or email sandiesldy@aol.com to learn when meetings will resume.

ONGOING – Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous, a free 12step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, undereating or bulimia, has meetings throughout the U.S. and the world. Contact (781) 932-6300, or for local meetings, call (925) 321-0170 or visit www. foodaddicts.org.

ONGOING – The Murrieta Garden Club meets each month at the Murrieta Community Center, 41810 Juniper St., in Murrieta.

Anyone who likes to garden or is interested in plants is welcome.

Memberships are $10 per year.

Find more information about the monthly event or project on Facebook.

ONGOING – Temecula Valley Rose Society meets each month.

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

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

For new dates, call (760) 8071323 or visit www.MenifeeToastmasters.org for more information.

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As COVID-19 restrictions begin to relax, more and more in-person events are returning throughout the Temecula Valley and at Vail Headquarters, 32115 Temecula Parkway, summer is beginning to heat up with a plethora of events designed to be fun for the entire family.

Rebecca Farnbach, past president of the Temecula Valley Historical Society said she is looking forward to the return of in-person programming at Vail Headquarters.

“What a satisfying feeling to reopen Vail HQ without restrictions, to move about freely and to exchange smiles,” she said.

Farnbach cautioned that even with the state fully reopening there will still be precautions in place to protect those in attendance.

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Flower Nicole spreads summer fun by creating a flower crown for Makenzie Hernandez at a previous Starlight Bazaar event at Vail Valley News/Stephanie Lai photo Headquarters.

The summer events lineup kicks off this weekend with a VW club meet up Friday, June 4, from 6-9 p.m. Members of the club will park their cars on property during the event allowing for VW aficionados to come by and see a variety of one of Southern California’s favorite cars. The event will be repeated Friday, June 18.

Then Saturday, June 5, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. there will be a Swap+Shop. Residents and visitors alike are welcome to the community swap meet where visitors can peruse goods while they look for those one-of-a-kind items for themselves or as a gift for others.

For those looking for some good family fun, Sunday, June 6, will be Vail Headquarters’ weekly family event, Sunday Funday.

Complete with vendors, food, train rides and demonstrations, Sunday Funday is a guaranteed good time. The event, which will also be held June 13, 20, and 27, runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Movie lovers should head over to Vail Headquarters Friday, June 11, at 8 p.m. for an outdoor viewing of the movie, “Love and Monsters,” rated PG13. Remember to bring some chairs for this free event.

The Thistle & Sage Vegan Market will return to Vail HQ Saturday, June 19, from 2-7 p.m. when Thistle & Sage Marketplace brings favorite vegan foods, makers, and more together in one place for an afternoon of sweet treats, live music, artisan vendors, workshops and more.

Starlight Bazaar at Vail HQ will take place Friday, June 25, from 6 to 10 p.m. The monthly vendor market will feature a DJ, street performers and fun for the entire family.

New this year at Vail HQ will be Monday historical programs brought to life by the Temecula Valley Historical Society.

The first program in the series, “Two Women Who Dared,” takes place Monday, June 28, at 6 p.m. and features Bonnie Martland and Karen Michaud who will depict the stories of Alva Vanderbilt Belmont and Alice Paul who were suffragists 100 years ago.

“The topics will vary between actors impersonating historical Temecula characters to a talk about meteors and meteorites,” Farnbach said of the series.

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Soboba hosts Food Truck Fiesta

A beer garden was set up at the center of the Soboba Food Truck Fiesta event, giving visitors a chance to try a variety of brews and food while listening to the music of DJ Mike Nevarez.

From left, Bill and Justin Sloggatt’s Wise Barbecue Company truck was a popular stop for thousands of hungry visitors who attended the two-day Soboba Food Truck Fiesta May 15 and 16.

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Several months ago, the Soboba Casino Resort marketing department, led by Chief Marketing Officer Martin Moore, started to formulate a plan for a new and exciting event they could host at the resort in the spring. The result was a Food Truck Fiesta held May 15 and 16.

“We were anticipating the relaxing of COVID-19 protocols and knew people would be anxious to get outdoors and actually do something,” Moore said. “With indoor space still being limited by the pandemic’s distancing protocols, we knew we would need a large open space and the parking lot was the perfect setting.”

Approximately 150,000 square feet of the Northeast parking lot was fenced off to allow for about a dozen food trucks and pop-ups to park along the perimeter of the area with room for a large tented beer garden in the center. Music by DJ Mike Nevarez kept the guests entertained throughout the six-hour event each day.

More than 3,000 happy and hungry visitors attended the two-day event that featured a wide variety of eating options. Many of the trucks are regulars in the Los Angeles area and Chef Jason McClain from Philly Jay’s Steaks rounded up several he knew to join him after he was contacted by SCR’s event coordinator Estephanie Vizcaya.

“Soboba staff was great and efficient,” McClain said. “We had a good turnout and the food truckers had fun.”

McClain takes his truck to many special events, apartment buildings, tailgate parties, private events, and customers include lots of corporate clients for employee feeding. After 30 years as a well-known fine dining chef, McClain got into the food truck business about a year and a half ago. Originally from Philadelphia and New Jersey, Philly cheesesteak is his favorite sandwich, so he bought the truck to test the Los Angeles market. He was joined by three others helping him work his truck at the Soboba event.

“We fly the bread in from Philadelphia and we have a very special meat blend of rib eye and sirloin to ensure the quality,” McClain said.

Other trucks were Belle Pasta, Big Grandma’s Kitchen (Salvadorian Soul Food), Cali Caribbean, Cerda Vega Tacos, Messi Burgers, Ohana Hibachi, Scooter’s Sweet Shack, The Big Easy Sandwich and Wise Barbecue Company.

Pop-ups were set up by Soboba tribal members to serve frybread and Indian tacos. Antonia BrionesVenegas oversaw Frybread Kitchen on the north side of the cordoned off quadrant and Linda Resvaloso was at the other side of the arena with the Soboba Halo Kut’Poki pop-up, along with members of the KutPoki Church.

“We were cooking all day Saturday and sold out,” Briones-Venegas said. “It has been so nice to say hello to so many different faces.”

Briones-Venegas currently serves as secretary for the Soboba Foundation, who benefited from the event by receiving 10% of total ticket sales to help fund many of the causes it sponsors throughout the year.

Resvaloso said they have been serving their food at community events since 2003, mostly at the church that is located on the Soboba Reservation. She said they cut their menu down because they wanted to focus on Indian tacos for this event.

Brothers Bill and Justin Sloggatt from Wise Barbecue Company have been working their food truck six days a week for the past seven years.

“Our smoked beef brisket sandwich is our top seller and our ribs are pretty good, too – I eat them every day,” Bill Sloggatt said. “A few of us all park in the same spot in Boyle Heights so we know each other.”

He said that because they all offer different types of food, they are not in direct competition with each other, which allows them to forge industry friendships. The Sloggatts have had their truck at events in Palm Springs and Coachella but this was their first visit to the San Jacinto Valley.

“We’ve had a great time,” Bill

Sloggatt said. “Nothing makes me happier than seeing people out having a great time – eating, drinking and being social. Soboba did a great job here – they nailed it!”

Aracely Jarrell and her family stayed busy at The Big Easy Sandwich truck, offering food that was a fusion of Cajun and Mexican flavors.

“We are the only local food truck here,” the Beaumont-based Jarrell said. “We started as a pop-up niche at local breweries and bought our truck in 2017.”

She enjoyed the event, saying it was nice to see life getting back to some sort of normalcy. She said the favorite item among customers is their Big Easy fries dish that includes Cajun-style fries topped with chipotle flavored pulled pork and their signature creole slaw.

“All the flavors balance each other – it’s the perfect marriage of both cultures’ flavors,” Jarrell said.

Soboba Casino Assistant General Manager Jason Cozart said everything went very well.

“We’ve been blessed with good weather both days,” he said. “People are having a great time.”

Moore said the one thing that really surprised the organizers was how thankful the attendees were.

“Everyone was just very happy to be able to do something and socialize with their friends and families,” he said. “We were extremely pleased with every aspect of the event. The entire event exceeded our expectations, from the huge turnout, the quality of the food, the atmosphere, the weather; it was all fantastic.”

When the gates closed at 6 p.m. each day, a Lang Smoker grill was given away to a lucky winner. The two grills, valued at $5,000 each, are the brand featured on the Netflix series “The American Barbeque Showdown.”

“The winner had to be present and both winners were ecstatic with their new barbecue smokers,” Moore said.

Soboba Casino Resort CEO John James was pleased with the overall event and its turnout.

“Our team did such an excellent job of putting this together under

Philly Jay’s Steaks food truck had a steady stream of customers during the two-day Soboba Food Truck Fiesta May 15 and 16. Owner Chef Jason McClain rounded up several fellow food truckers to be part of the event.

Visitors to the beer garden, set up at the Soboba Food Truck Fiesta, danced to the music of DJ Mike Nevarez Saturday, May 15.

ever-changing protocols,” he said.

“We are delighted we were able to put this together to benefit our guests, our team members, Soboba Casino Resort and the Soboba tribal community.”

Being that this was the Soboba Casino Resort’s first foray into the food truck festival field, Moore said they were pleased to have learned

a lot.

“We are always looking for things to improve on and perfect so there are some minor tweaks that we will make for our next event,” Moore said. “We know now that we will definitely need more food trucks.”

Submitted by Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians.

Movie Review: “Those Who Wish Me Dead”

Bob Garver SPECIAL TO THE VALLEY NEWS

We sure have been getting a lot of these “broken adult goes on the run with endangered youth” movies lately. There was “News of the World” with Tom Hanks and Helena Zengel back in December and “The Marksman” with Liam Neeson and Jacob Perez in January. OK, counting “Those Who Wish Me Dead” with Angelina Jolie and Finn Little, that’s only three movies, but in this era, that’s a lot.

The story sees Connor (Little) on the run from a pair of assassins (Aiden Gillen and Nicholas Hoult, playing brothers with the most glaring age difference since Bradley Cooper and Sam Elliot in “A Star is Born”) who are out to eliminate him and his father (Jake Weber) because of the latter’s knowledge of their boss’ (a surprise cameo) illegal business dealings. He meets up with disgraced former smokejumper Hannah Faber (Jolie), who agrees to help him, partly because it’s the right thing to do and partly because she needs to atone for some child deaths that occurred on her watch.

The movie’s advertising emphasizes fire, specifically one the assassins start as a diversion from their trail of murders. This is actually a very small part of the movie.

The advertising also implies that smokejumping tactics will play a part in the action, but they really don’t. We see them in a flashback to why Hannah is so haunted, and again at the end after the assassin action has passed, but cool smokejumping stunts are never in the thick of the action.

The action is never that great.

Gillen and Hoult start off so smooth and professional, but get increas-

ingly sloppy as the movie goes on, to the point where they’re bumbling fools by the end. It’s not exactly laughable that one gets outsmarted by the local sheriff (Jon Bernthal) and his wife (Medina Senghore) but it is laughable that the other, heavily armed, mind you, gets outsmarted

by Jolie and Little. The fire-related action, especially toward the end, is marred by how much emphasis is put on the fire and not the smoke.

Not only are the dangers of smoke inhalation virtually ignored, but only in a Hollywood movie with an overpaid special effects team will you see this many aggressive flames so devoid of smoke.

It didn’t hit me until after the movie was over that Connor was the main character, given how much the advertising emphasizes Jolie as the lead. But then the title doesn’t make sense. The bad guys want Connor dead because he’s in possession of dangerous information. They need to get rid of Hannah because she’s protecting Connor, but they don’t want her dead so much as just gone.

As a matter of fact, one of them never even meets Hannah and the other one interacts with her for all of three minutes.

I’m not sure Jolie was the best

casting choice for Hannah. This is the kind of character who only works if she doesn’t have great chemistry with children, so the movie can play up the contrast. Jolie is so famously a mother that it’s hard to not see mama-bear instructs kicking in as Hannah protects Connor. Though I suppose it’s a nice touch to see her teaching him a dirty tongue-twister to take his mind off the danger.

There’s not much good or even noteworthy about “Those Who

Wish Me Dead.” I’m only reviewing it because it came in third place at the box office on a weekend with no new wide releases, but this movie will be quickly forgotten.

Grade: C“Those Who Wish Me Dead” is playing in theaters and on HBO Max. The film is rated R for strong violence, and language throughout.

Its running time is 100 minutes.

Contact Bob Garver at rrg251@ nyu.edu.

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SBA Launches ‘Community Navigator Pilot’ Program Application WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced that it is accepting applications for its new Community Navigator Pilot Program. This new initiative, established by the American Rescue Plan, will leverage a community navigator approach to reach our nation’s smallest businesses, with a priority focus on those owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, as well as women and veterans. SBA will accept applications through July 12, and anticipates making award decisions by August 2021. The Biden-Harris Administration has made delivering equitable relief to hard-hit small businesses a top priority and will continue to take steps to ensure equitable distribution of relief.

“The Community Navigator Pilot Program is a crucial addition to our SBA programs because it helps us to connect with small

businesses that have historically been underserved or left behind.

These businesses – the smallest of the small in rural and urban America, and those owned by women, people of color, or veterans – have suffered the greatest economic loss from this pandemic,” SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman said. “We’ll be using a hub and spoke model in local regions across the nation to bridge the gap between local entrepreneurs and SBA’s resources and programs. If we’re going to build back better, we need to ensure that all entrepreneurs have the support they need to recover.”

In February 2021, Congress met to provide a blueprint on assistance to small businesses with provisions under the American Rescue Plan. Members of Congress met with constituents to discover at local levels the impact of the pandemic and the effect it is having on businesses that may

have been left out in early rounds of relief.

“I’ve spoken to small businesses in every corner of Arizona.

Far too many of them, especially tribal and minority-owned businesses and those in rural communities, have been unable to get the support they need,” Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly said. “It’s why I fought to include the Community Navigator Program in the American Rescue Plan because it will help meet Arizona small businesses right in their communities, including providing assistance for Spanish-speakers, and get them the relief they need to keep their doors open and workers on payroll.”

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“Our small-business owners – especially those owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, people of color, women, veterans and Native Americans—they need us the most, and they need us now,” SBA Associate Administrator for the Office for Entrepreneurial Development Mark Madrid said. “This initiative underscores our Agency’s commitment to connecting distressed small business resources with SBA resources and grant funding.”

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information stream, enabling enterprising business owners to receive the help needed from the SBA. Serving as the foundation of America’s economy, these underserved businesses have areas of concern that need to be addressed. The Community Navigator Pilot Program will provide counseling, networking, and the assistance needed during this time of economic recovery.

Competitive grant awards will range from $1 million to $5 million for a two-year performance period. Applicants have until July 12, to submit their applications at http://grants.gov. Performance periods are projected to commence in September 2021. Those eligible to apply must meet and demonstrate abilities to support the requirements of this funding opportunity.

For more information on the Community Navigators Initiative, visit www.sba.gov/navigators.

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City of Menifee welcomes new Public Works director The City of Menifee is pleased to announce Nick Fidler as a new member of the executive team, taking the position of Public Works Director. Fidler began his new role May 25 and will oversee the City’s Public Works, Engineering and Capital Improvement programs.

Fidler is a native of Bakersfield, where he worked for the City of Bakersfield for the past 22 years.

He served as the Public Works Director/City Engineer for the City of Bakersfield, the ninth largest city in California, since March 2014.

He is an Alumnus of San Diego State University where he received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering in 1997 and then became a registered civil engineer in 2000.

During his tenure with the City of Bakersfield, Fidler oversaw more than $1 billion of improvements to state highway systems in metro Bakersfield. In addition, he led the design and construction of three major regional parks for the City totaling more than 125 acres, which included the Park at River Walk, Aera Park and the Bakersfield Sports Village. He has vast knowledge of public works operations, having started his career as an Engineer I in the Public Works Department and working his way up through the ranks, including

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“The City of Menifee is growing rapidly and our Public Works team is essential to creating the safe, thriving, and premier place that Menifee is and will continue to become,” Menifee City Manager, Armando G. Villa said. “We are excited for the breadth of experience that Mr. Fiddler brings to Menifee as we ensure our community has quality roadways and infrastructure for years to come.”

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EMWD approves refinancing of bond debt Joe Naiman WRITER

The Eastern Municipal Water District board approved the refinancing of EMWD’s bond debt.

A 5-0 board vote May 19 authorized the issuance of up to $120,000,000 of refunding bonds and also authorized any termination payments for the current bond issuance. The board also approved the preliminary official statements, trust indentures, bond purchase contracts and continuing disclosure certificates.

“We’re saving the district and our ratepayers money,” EMWD

board president Phil Paule said.

In 2018, Eastern issued bonds which refinanced bonds issued in 2017. The 2018 bonds had variable rate debt and a three-year mandatory tender date of Oct. 1, 2021, with a six-month optional call date of April 1, 2021. The optional call date allows the bonds to be called on any business day between April 1 and Oct. 1. On Feb. 3, a presentation to the Eastern board addressed a plan of finance which included monitoring the market to assess financing options available for the 2018 bonds.

“The variable has helped us for years, but it’s time to refinance,”

Paule said.

Eastern’s overall debt portfolio of approximately $900 million is balanced between fixed rate and variable rate debt. Currently, both long-term fixed interest rates and short-term variable interest rates are at or near historic lows.

Changing the bonds from variable rate to fixed rate minimizes the risk of increasing interest rates.

The London Interbank Offered Rate is being phased out and will be replaced in June 2023.

“We’re getting out of the variable debt,” Paule said.

The bond debt may remain variable rate if the best fixed rate offer

does not produce long-term savings. “It’s not about the financing,” Paule said. “It’s about how we are saving the ratepayers money.”

Morgan Stanley & Company will be the underwriter who will purchase the new bonds. Stradling, Yocca, Carlson & Rauth was selected as the bond counsel.

The estimated cost of issuance is $542,535. “It is expensive when you go to the bond market,” Paule said.

The bonds will be sold in two series. The series with a July 1, 2030, maturity date will have an expected interest rate of 0.788%; the estimated proceeds

are $52,419,320 and the total payment until the bonds mature would be $62,976,649. The series with a maturity date of July 1, 2046, will have a 1.403% expected interest rate with $47,782,655 of estimated proceeds and an expected total payment of $62,596,459.

Both Fitch Ratings and Standard & Poor have given Eastern a credit rating of AA+. “Eastern has a fantastic credit rating, and we want to keep it like that,” Paule said.

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

EMWD’s recycled water access program finalist for ACWA award Joe Naiman WRITER

The Eastern Municipal Water District’s Recycled Water Accelerated Retrofit Program was recognized as a finalist for the Association of California Water Agencies’ Clair A. Hill Water Agency Award for Excellence.

The award, which recognizes exemplary programs developed

by ACWA member agencies, is presented each year at the ACWA spring conference. This year’s spring conference was virtual and was supposed to occur May 12-13, but technical difficulties forced all May 12 activities including the presentation of the Clair A. Hill Award to be rescheduled to May 14.

“It’s an incredible honor. We’re fortunate that they recognize the innovation that the board and our senior staff had,” EMWD public affairs officer Kevin Pearson said of the finalist selection. “Eastern’s goal is to really set the standard with programs like this.”

Five projects, including the Re-

cycled Water Accelerated Retrofit Program, were chosen as finalists for the Clair A. Hill Award. The Orange County Water District received the award for its pilot program which tests various treatment techniques to remove per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) detected in local groundwater supplies.

“EMWD is proud to be an industry leader, and we appreciate the recognition from ACWA in being selected as a finalist for this award,” EMWD board president Phil Paule said. “We work very hard to develop successful programs which assist our customers and offer a model other agencies can replicate for the benefit of our entire industry.”

Eastern created the Recycled Water Accelerated Retrofit Program in 2016. “There is an opportunity to assist customers like parks and schools and the like who are adjacent to recycled water infrastructure but are still using potable water,” Pearson said. “We’re looking for ways to assist these

customers in conserving drinking water.”

Although the customers rather than the district are financially responsible for the connecting infrastructure, the cost is incorporated into the customers’ water rates until the expense is paid off. “We also provided them with a funding source,” Pearson said.

Eastern provides the up-front funding of the infrastructure extension. The initial rate for those customers is higher than the standard recycled water rate but lower than the potable water rate. The capital costs are typically paid off in eight years, after which the customer receives the standard recycled water rate.

“It’s been a highly successful program,” Pearson said.

The Recycled Water Accelerated Retrofit Program is currently in Phase III, and 65 recycled water customers have been added through the program. “We’re still identifying other sites that can participate,” Pearson said.

Phase I converted 24 sites to re-

cycled water. Those customers included the Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District, the Menifee Union School District, the Hemet Unified School District, the City of Hemet, the City of San Jacinto, Mount San Jacinto Community College, the Oasis Community Homeowners Association, and the Menifee Valley Medical Center.

Recycled flow for all of the Phase I sites began during 2016.

“Our customers have really benefited from it,” Pearson said.

Eastern provides the lead on planning, permitting, and design matters for the retrofits. The customers provide in-kind services such as construction drawings of existing facilities and coordination assistance for the on-site work.

Phase II converted 21 sites and also incorporated turf conversion.

The customers identified non-functional turf areas which could be transformed to other landscaping.

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California provided some of the funding for turf removal while Eastern provided what

MWD didn’t subsidize.

“It’s about reducing their water use as a whole and also getting them the right water source for what their needs are,” Pearson said.

More than 700,000 square feet of non-functional turf has been converted to hardscape, shrubs and other drought-tolerant landscaping.

The sites converted to date have reduced annual potable water demand by approximately 1,200 acre-feet. One acre-foot of potable water provides the annual needs of approximately 2 1/2 households, so the program has reduced potable water demand by approximately 3,000 households.

“It’s really been a very well received program that’s resulted in a lot of water savings,” Pearson said.

“It’s been just a fantastic program all the way around. We’re very proud of it and we hope to continue this program in the future.”

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

EVMWD approves cost sharing agreement for Lake Elsinore aquatic ecosystem restoration Joe Naiman WRITER

The Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District approved a cost sharing agreement with the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District and the City of Lake Elsinore for the restoration of the Lake Elsinore aquatic ecosystem.

The 5-0 EVMWD board vote May 27 approves the local cost share funding agreement in which the three agencies will share costs for the feasibility study phase.

Each of the three entities will fund $250,000 of the estimated $1.5 million cost while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will pay for the other $750,000.

In 2004 the State Water Resources Control Board declared Lake Elsinore to be an impaired water body due to low dissolved oxygen, fish kills, and excessive algae growth which may be able to be managed in part through ecosystem restoration projects.

Last year the Army Corps of Engineers completed a Federal Interest of Determination for the proposed Lake Elsinore aquatic ecosystem restoration project

which found a Federal interest in the project and authorized the Army Corps of Engineers to enter into a cost sharing agreement with a local sponsor to evaluate the benefits and costs of riparian habitat restoration, aquatic habitat restoration, and dredging alternatives to ecosystem restoration.

Elsinore Valley will be the local sponsor and has entered into a cost sharing agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers, who will pursue Federal funding for the feasibility study. The agreement required the Elsinore Valley dis-

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If the feasibility study identifies a cost-effective ecosystem restoration alternative which will improve the environment and will be in the public interest, the Army Corps of Engineers may fund and construct up to $10 million in ecosystem restoration improvements with a 35% local match requirement. As the local sponsor Elsinore Valley along with any local partners will also be responsible for the full operation,

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‘Chicksneyland’ project beautifies a local chicken coop

Nicole Benitez opens the doors to the princess castle and lets a flock of chickens out to roam free at her Fallbrook home.

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When the pandemic first began, many Fallbrook residents started working on large home improvement and beautification projects to occupy their time. Among these residents was Nicole Benitez, the creator of a Disneyland-inspired chicken coop for her chickens to enjoy.

Benitez works as a talent agent out of Los Angeles and, last year, work came to a halt in Hollywood because of COVID-19. She was eager to begin a new, productive project to distract her from the pandemic, and this inspired her to build “Chicksneyland” for her chickens.

“My business came to a complete standstill and I needed something to do,” said Benitez. “This project helped me and my family to ignore the negativity during this trying time.”

Benitez has been raising rare

breeds of chickens for four years, and she currently has eight coops.

After noticing that her chicken coops were not providing enough room for her chickens and the coops were becoming less aesthetically pleasing, Benitez decided to build Chicksneyland on an unused space at her property.

According to Benitez, when she began the project a year ago, she was working on Chicksneyland every day and spending more quality time with her animals. Her husband and children also pitched in and helped in the building of Chicksneyland.

“At first, when I told my husband the project, he thought I was crazy,” she said. “Then, he got on board and helped me build Chicksneyland. It gave all of us something to do during COVID.” So far, Chicksneyland has coops based on Aladdin, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella and more.

Nicole Benitez keeps a variety of chicken breeds at her Disneyland-themed chicken coops called “Chicksneyland.”

Benitez and her husband have five children, and they have lived in Fallbrook for 11 years. They enjoy the sense of community Fallbrook has, and Benitez said that she has enjoyed seeing the positive reactions from family, friends, and neighbors when they see Chicksneyland.

“My friends and neighbors have been very supportive, and the chickens are enjoying their new space,” said Benitez. “I really just wanted them to have a nice space to themselves. The field had no function, so it made sense for the chicken coop to be moved there. Chicksneyland provided a perfect functionality for the space.”

If you’re interested in staying updated on the Chicksneyland project, follow @chicksneyland on Instagram.

Christal Gaines-Emory can be reached by email at valleystaff@ reedermedia.com.

A rooster roams around Nicole Benitez’s Disneyland-themed chicken coops called “Chicksneyland” at her Fallbrook home.

A chicken steps out of its “Beauty and the Beast”-themed coop at the Benitez family’s Fallbrook home.

Nicole Benitez enjoys spending time with her chickens at her Disney themed “Chicksneyland” while checking emails and running her business from home.

Pendleton firefighters prep for 2021 fire season with prescribed burn Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON

Firefighters from the Camp Pendleton Fire Department and partnering agencies burned more than 120 acres during a prescribed burn on Marine Corp Base Camp Pendleton, May 14-15.

Each year, CPFD and partnering agencies cut more than 200 acres of firebreaks and burn thousands of acres to help prevent fires aboard the base. The prescribed burns are one of the steps CPFD is taking to prepare for the upcoming fire season. If grasslands on base go unburned for an extended period, the overgrown grass could produce a much hotter and larger fire than normal. The fire department con-

Firefighters from the Camp Pendleton Fire Department and surrounding agencies conduct a prescribed burn in the 52 Area of Camp Pendleton, May 15. U.S.

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“The burns help clear out invasive species, but also mitigates the chance of large-scale wildfires,” Peter Korodini, a division chief for the Camp Pendleton Fire Department, said. “Doing this also really helps us refine our skills in a safe, contained environment.”

Within the next month, CPFD firefighters will conduct more prescribed burns and cut firebreaks.

Firebreaks are cuts of land made to separate the training areas from residential areas and are vital to the installation’s safety and mission.

The firebreaks’ purpose is to prevent a fire from gaining momentum and stopping the progression.

“The plan moving forward is to keep what we’ve been doing,” said Levi Randolph, a captain with CPFD. “This tool keeps Marines training.”

A firefighter with the Camp Pendleton Fire Department extinguishes a fire during a prescribed burn in the 52 Area of Camp Pendleton.

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Inter Valley Health Plan offers free virtual community health education and wellness classes Due to the COVID19 pandemic, Inter Valley Health Plan is offering their free Vitality Series classes online. An RSVP is required to get the login information. To RSVP call (800) 886-4471 (TTY 711) weekdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. or visit www.ivhp.com/vitality. Classes are subject to change, please visit their website for up-to-date information.

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Friday, June 22, 10 a.m. to Noon Friday Fitness Class Exercise can reduce stress and weight, build stronger bones, improve our brain health and quality of life. Optional: use an exercise band or weights. Join us every Friday to learn new exercises and ideas to keep healthy and well.

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If you need help in the home or helping your loved one find a better, safer care option, you need to come to this class.

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One hundred patients at LLUMC – Murrieta benefit from minimally invasive surgery to treat AFib Physicians at Loma Linda University Medical Center – Murrieta have completed 100 left atrial appendage closures with the use of a device called the Watchman to treat patients with a heart condition called atrial fibrillation. LLUMC – Murrieta is the first and only center to reach this milestone in the southwest Riverside County community in record time.

“This milestone speaks to what our talented care team has managed to accomplish in a short period of time,” Niraj V. Parekh, M.D., interventional cardiologist and director of structural heart interventions and the transcatheter valve program at LLUMC – Murrieta, said.

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a type of condition characterized by an irregular heart rhythm that is prone to forming blood clots, potentially settling in the appendage and increasing the risk of stroke by five times. Because of the risk for stroke, many people with AFib require blood thinners, yet, some cannot tolerate the risk of excessive, possibly lethal, bleeding after a fall or major trauma. Oftentimes,

people with AFib must decide between taking blood thinners and running the risk of a major bleeding event or not taking blood thinners and running the risk of experiencing a life-altering stroke.

Since the first procedure performed at Murrieta in February 2020, Parekh and his colleagues have witnessed firsthand how the therapy benefits patients struggling with AFib. The demand for treatment is ever-present, with more than 6 million people in the U.S. currently living with AFib. Parekh says the minimally invasive procedure offers patients a solution by reducing their risk of stroke without needing to take a blood thinner. To achieve this, physicians insert the FDA-approved Watchman device through a catheter in the patient’s upper leg and guide it into the heart. Once placed in the left atrial appendage, the device expands to close off the appendage and reduce the risk of stroke.

The 100th patient to undergo the procedure is 80-year-old Riverside resident James Corral, who says he

is grateful for his long-anticipated, much-needed AFib therapy. Corral suffered from a combination of comorbidities, including heart failure, weak heart muscle function, severe mitral valve regurgitation, AFib, gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, chronic kidney disease and hypertension.

Parekh and his colleagues determined Corral would need both a transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVr) procedure to correct the direction of blood flow in his heart, followed by an atrial appendage closure to correct his AFib. The care team would need to proceed with caution, however, as Corral was in fragile condition.

Corral successfully received his first TMVr as a bridge to stabilize him for an additional two TMVrs that he would receive once his condition improved, yet, in a monthslong interim he suffered from GI bleeding, anemia and COVID-19. Corral could no longer tolerate his blood thinners and proceeded to the atrial appendage closure procedure.

Speaking to the complexity of

the case, Parekh said, “We did not give up because we knew how much Mr. Corral needed this to get back to a good quality of life.

It’s more than just a device in the heart, it’s also freedom from future GI bleeding, anemia, and other conditions secondary to being on blood thinners.”

Corral says he feels his energy levels, mobility, strength and overall well-being restored just weeks post-procedure. He now enjoys the peaceful life of a retiree, he says, recovering at home in the company of his wife, son and grandsons.

“The program was able to help Mr. Corral on multiple levels through different procedures,” Parekh said. “Our expertise allows us to take on higher risk patients like Mr. Corral and overcome potential challenges with our experience.”

Before the atrial appendage closure procedures for AFib, patients were faced with sparse options to treat their condition, which often entailed choosing whether or not to take blood thinners — leaving

a lingering danger of either stroke or excessive bleeding.

Thankfully, Parekh said Watchman sets a new standard of care for people with AFib — one that the LLUMC – Murrieta care team is committed to providing for future patients. Parekh says the structural heart program plans to increase the volume for this procedure by roughly double in the next year.

“Now that our team has hit this milestone, we will be able to take on even more challenging cases and continue to deliver high-quality care for patients with AFib,” Parekh said. “The structural program at Murrieta is continuing to grow in all directions, and this milestone is a testament to the future of the program and its continued success.”

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CIF Southern Section prep sports playoff roundup

Linfield Christian gets 21 points from senior Jeremiah Minegar in their 70-42 win over deToledo.

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JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

However you want to label the last four months of high school sports, amid a global pandemic, it was eventful to say the least. As clustered as it was, most sports got played in some fashion or another.

Seasons were short, playoffs are only taking place for those that played in the spring, but, again, at least there was a chance to get some games in.

As the 2020-21 school year comes to an end, the fun is just beginning for programs like baseball and softball, who could end up playing through the end of June.

Which means, it is win or go home time for spring sports teams and just as quickly as it all started, it is also ending for more than half of the local teams that made it to the playoffs already. In fact, only a few local teams remain in the hunt for an elusive CIF Southern Section title. The following teams are still in the hunt to be the last one standing:

Rancho Christian defeated Great Oak by the score of 68-67 in the first round of the CIF playoffs.

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BOYS SOCCER DIVISION 5 Citrus Hill fell to Baldwin Park, 2-1, in the finals.

DIVISION 6 Cornerstone Christian fell to Crossroads, 4-1, in the finals.

GIRLS SOCCER DIVISION 6 Linfield Christian fell to St. Bonaventure, 1-0, in the finals.

DIVISION 6 Elsinore defeated Canyon Springs to win the CIF Southern Section Div. 6 championship.

Elsinore will face Orangewood Academy in the CIF Southern Section Division 4AA quarterfinals this week. Valley News/Action Captures Media Group

BOYS TENNIS No local teams made it past the semifinal round.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL No local teams made it past the semifinal round.

GIRLS TENNIS No local teams made it past the semifinal round.

see CIF, page C-2 Paloma Valley’s Trinetee Bradley player (23) takes a 3-point shot during a recent game.

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H.S. Baseball: Paloma Valley wins five straight to claim Ivy League title VALLEY NEWS SPORTS DEPARTMENT

MENIFEE – An early lead helped Paloma Valley defeat Temescal Canyon 14-6 Wednesday, May 26, which also lead to an Ivy League title for the Wildcats.

Three weeks ago, Paloma Valley was sitting in the middle of the standings at 3-4 and that’s when head coach Jason Berni challenged his team.

“We had our backs up against the wall,” said Berni. “When we were losing games, it would by 1-run or so, but we were playing good baseball. Not great baseball, but good baseball. We did not get our normal year, obviously. No weight room workouts, no classroom days. I really did not think we would play this season.”

Bernie said they combated the things they could not do on school grounds by getting the boys to train with the staff at Dynamic Fitness in Temecula in the offseason, and our coaches and players rarely took any days off when we got the green light to start practicing.

When it came to how they would end the regular season, Berni said, “I challenged our boys to dig deep and focus on taking things one pitch at a time. If they could win five straight, they would be league champions.”

In their final league game, Paloma Valley (14-8, 8-4) put up two runs in the first inning and had to rebound quickly after Temescal Canyon put up five runs in the top of the second. Temescal Canyon’s big inning was driven by a single by McGarvey, a sacrifice fly

by Gamez, and an error on a ball put in play by Connor.

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by Wyatt Bush, a sacrifice fly ball

by Matt Gaunt, and a grand slam

by Juni Rodriguez helped take the wind out of the Titans’ sails.

The bottom of the Wildcats lineup was the difference maker in this game. The final three batters in the order had seven hits in 11 at bats and scored eight of the 14 runs. Every starter reached safely The Paloma Valley Wildcats won the 2021 Ivy League title with a 14-6 win over Temescal Canyon.

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H.S. Softball: Lady Rams beat Vista Murrieta to clinch Southwestern League title

Six RBI day for Jaelynn Eaves seals the deal for Murrieta Mesa JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

Jaelynn Eaves wasted no opportunities at the plate Wednesday, May 26, driving in six runs on three hits to lead Murrieta Mesa (16-7, 13-2) past Vista Murrieta, 11-3. Eaves drove in runs on a single in the first, a double in the second, and a home run in the sixth. The Lady Rams clinched the Southwestern League title with victory in this must win affair. Vista Murrieta (15-5, 12-3) did try to put the pressure on the home team by scoring three runs in the fourth inning, but that would be the most Murrieta Mesa would let them have.

The Lady Rams got things started in the first inning when Eaves singled on a 1-1 count, scoring one run. A five-run second inning was again led by Eaves, Caylea Rains-Campbell and Kalyn Hill, who all drove in runs. Lacie Ham was credited with the victory for Murrieta Mesa. The right-hander lasted seven innings, allowing six hits and three runs while striking out nine and walking zero. Three home runs on the day certainly helped secure the win offensively.

Hill went yards in the second inning (Eaves, sixth inning) and Rains-Campbell had a four-bagger in the second inning as well.

This is the second Southwestern League title for Lady Rams, who had 14 hits in the game. In 2017, Murrieta Mesa won the CIF Southern Section Division 3 softball title

Murrieta Mesa, 2021 Southwestern League Champions.

Lacie Ham allowed six hits and three runs while striking out nine for Murrieta Mesa.

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after being third in league, and in 2018 they won their first-ever Southwestern League title but fell after the second round of playoffs.

Bella Flexen (3), Jazmin Torres (3), Eaves (3), and Hill all had multiple hits against the Lady Broncos who tallied six hits in the game. Southwestern League action has wrapped up and the top three teams advancing to the postseason brackets include Murrieta Mesa (6/3, 3:15 p.m. vs Valley View), Vista Murrieta (6/3, 3:15 p.m. at Sonora), and Great Oak (6/3, 3:15 p.m. at Huntington Beach). Due to graduation day being Thursday,

June 3, for the Murrieta Valley Unified School District, those games may be moved. Brackets were announced Saturday, May 29, and can be followed at www. cifss.org.

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Photos/sports scores/stats/highlights can be submitted to sports@ reedermedia.com. Stats, standings, results provided by MaxPreps, Gamechanger, local ADs, fans of the game and the Valley News Sports Department.

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Elsinore girls’ soccer team beats Canyon Springs to win first CIF-SS title JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

Cougars could not clear the ball and one of those blocks wound up in front of Martinez on the left side of the box. She beat Beltran with a far-post shot.

“Right when I kicked it, I knew it was going in,” Martinez told the media. “I saw it going over the players and I started making my run. I just kicked it in.”

Isabel Vega headed in Elsinore’s insurance goal 38 minutes into

The Elsinore girls’ soccer team took down Canyon Springs in their CIF Division 7 match-up this past weekend. Freshman Kaitlyn Martinez, 19 minutes into the second half, netted a goal to put the Lady Tigers victory ahead of the Cougars. With Elsinore getting a rare opportunity inside the Cougars’ penalty area, Canyon Springs (11-5-2) blocked several shots from getting to goalkeeper Mireya Beltran. However, the CIF from p age C- 1 BOYS LACROSSE DIVISION 3 June 1 Chaparral vs. Norco M.L. King vs. Temecula Valley *Winners will move on to championship match Friday, June 4.

GIRLS LACROSSE DIVISION 2 June 2 – Quarterfinal Murrieta Mesa at Royal Chaparral at Dos Pueblos *Winners will move on to quarterfinal match Friday, June 4.

DIVISION 3 June 2 – Semifinal Vista Murrieta vs. Portola *Winner will move on to championship match Saturday, June 5.

BOYS BASKETBALL DIVISION 2A June 2 – Quarterfinal Murrieta Valley vs. Capo Valley Christian – 7 p.m.

DIVISION 4A June 1 – Quarterfinal Linfield Christian vs. Chino – 7 p.m.

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West Valley vs. Rio Mesa – 7 p.m.

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the second half. The victory gave Elsinore (9-5-4) its first CIF Southern Section girls’ soccer title in school history. Martinez’s goal was the Tigers’ first goal in three games against the Cougars, who won the first game 2-0 at home and endured a scoreless tie at Elsinore.

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[Left] The Elsinore girls’ soccer team defeated Canyon Springs to win their first-ever CIF Southern Section girls’ soccer title.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL DIVISION 2A June 2 – Quarterfinal Paloma Valley at La Sierra – 7 p.m.

DIVISION 3A June 2 – Quarterfinal Orange Vista vs. Ayala – 7 p.m.

DIVISION 3AA June 2 – Quarterfinal Chaparral vs. Yucca Valley – 7 p.m.

DIVISION 4A June 2 – Quarterfinal Rancho Christian at Northwood – 7 p.m.

DIVISION 5AA June 2 – Quarterfinal Linfield Christian at Avalon – 7 p.m.

2021 DUAL MEET BOYS WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS DIVISION 1 June 1 – Semifinal Temecula Valley at Esperanza – 6 p.m.

2021 DUAL MEET GIRLS WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS DIVISION 1 June 2 – Semifinal Paloma Valley at Northview – 6 p.m.

GIRLS GOLF Southwestern League finals – Day 1 results: Great Oak – Mackenzie Car-

penter, Brooke Carpenter, Ariell Belser, Ashlin Popoff, Kate Watanasiripong, Gwyneth Dempsey.

Total = 428.

Temecula Valley – Katelyn Parr, Jordyn Janert, Emma Mahaffey, Sierra Graham, Jessica Coorey, Makayla Hinson. Total = 441.

Vista Murrieta – Lauren Sammon, Kahlea Manalang, Arrianah Serrato, Lexi Houchens, Madison Connolly, Zoe Navarro. Total = 451.

Murrieta Mesa – Elina Kuanu, Mia Golovich, Jada Golovich, Kaitlyn Carrillo, Savannah Murrietta, Isabella Ibarra. Total = 476.

Murrieta Valley – Kailani Dugdale, Kacy Moe, Isabella Spinden, Aiden Pearce, Payton Lucas, Deanna Irwin. Total = 489.

Chaparral – Grayse Fa’asua, Krissy Dinsenbacher, Jaclyn Jacques, Krystal Rivas, Athena Ebuen, Elizabeth Sipra. Total = 597. *Boys’ golf info was not reported. **Playoff brackets can be followed online by vising http://www. cifss.org.

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Temecula Valley advanced to take on Esperanza this week in the semifinals of the dual meet boys’ wrestling Division 1 championships.

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Murrieta Mesa’s swim teams make school history at CIF championship meets JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

The CIF Southern Section Division 2 boys’ championship swim meet was held earlier this week at Santa Margarita High School and with 46 teams representing the division, Murrieta Mesa finished in a second-place tie with Portola, four points behind Sherman Oaks Notre Dame. The Rams tallied 160 points, but a coin flip would be the determining factor as to which team actually got to take home the runnerup plaque. Portola called heads and won the toss.

Team members for the CIF team included junior Jeremiah Castillo, junior Max Dillon, junior Eryk Elizondo, junior Trevor Haskin, senior Anthony Olson, sophomore Alex Pena, junior Justin Schneider, freshman Ty Schneider, and junior Alex Yang. Schneider was among the top finishers, winning the 50-yard freestyle in 20.65 seconds and added a 500-freestyle title to his resume, posting a winning time of 4:28.34.

“It was obviously a difficult season for everyone,” Murrieta Mesa coach Jenn Beech told reporters after the meet. “Nobody knew if this season was even going to happen and when we got word it was, our boys dove right in. Of course, they wanted to win it all, but second place isn’t a bad finish.”

This is the best Murrieta Mesa has ever done as a program, and Beech says they are ready to come back next year even stronger. Schneider also anchored a pair of relays that placed second. He teamed with brother Ty, Maximus Dillon, and Alex Yang in the 200-medley relay (1:34.22) and the Schneiders joined forces with Dillon and Eryk Elizondo in the 200-freestyle relay (1:26.21). Justin Schneider turned in anchored splits of 20.19 (medley relay) and 20.17 (200 freestyle) to help the Rams place second.

Ty Schneider finished fifth in the 500-freestyle, and Dillon placed fifth in the 100-backstroke.

Event break down: 200 Medley Relay: (Max Dillon, Ty Schneider, Alex Yang, and Justin Schneider – 1:34.22, Second place finish (Bettered time by 1.43 seconds, broke the school record, All-American consideration).

200 Freestyle: Ty Schneider – 1:44.52, 9th place finish; Eryk Elizondo – 1:45.85, 14th place finish.

The Murrieta Mesa girls swimming team won the CIF Southern Section Division 3 championship Saturday, May 29, at Santa Margarita High School.

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50 Freestyle: Justin Schneider – 20.65 (CIF champion in event, bettered time by .18, school record, All-American consideration); Eryk Elizondo – 22.24 (Placed 15th).

100 Butterfly: Max Dillon – 52.30 (Placed 11th, bettered time by .57, school record 500 Freestyle: Justin Schneider 4:28.34 (CIF Champion in event, bettered time by 13.33, school record, All-American automatic time); Ty Schneider 4:37.65 (Placed 5th, Bettered time 3.30).

200 Freestyle Relay: Eryk Elizondo, Ty Schneider, Max Dillon, and Justin Schneider – 1:26.21 (Placed 2nd, Bettered time 2.74, school record).

100 Backstroke: Max Dillon – 52.80 (Placed 5th, Bettered time .20).

400 Free Relay: Eryk Elizondo, Alex Pena, Trevor Haskin, and Alex Yang – 3:21.45 (Placed 15th).

8 (medal position), 5 School Records, 2 All-American Consideration cuts, and one All-American Auto cut.

Elsinore’s Luke Asbury was the other local swimmer to win a title in, topping his high school career by winning the 100-backstroke in a time of 50.66.

Girls’ Team Saturday, May 29, Murrieta Mesa traveled to Rancho Santa Margarita for the CIF Division 3 Championships and won the Division 3 championship and this time, they didn’t have to share their accolade with anyone. The Lady Rams (152 points) won the first section title in program history, and, of course, they did it in dramatic fashion. Murrieta

Mesa won the final event of the day, the 400-yard freestyle relay, in 3 minutes, 41.38 seconds. Coming into the final event, the Lady Rams were in second place in the team standings, behind Viewpoint, with Chino Hills and Crean Lutheran not far behind.

If any one of those four teams won the final event, it would have clinched the team title for those respective programs, but Murrieta Mesa’s team of Emilee Elizondo, Riley Renaud, Ashley Murray, and Sonja Aarsvold that held off a late surge from Chino Hills (3:42.06) to claim the title and make school history.

“This is the most amazing feeling” coach Beech told the media.

“It was all so nerve-wracking, especially that last race.”

Amazingly, the Lady Rams did not have any swimmers win individual titles, but the relay teams did their job throughout the meet, also winning the 200-freestyle relay (1:41.44). Sophomore Sonja Aarsvold finished second in the 100 (51.63) and 200 (1:52.43) freestyle races and Elizondo earned the bronze medal in the 100-butterfly (58.72) while placing eighth in the 100-backstroke (1:02.31) “It came down to what the girls did individually and in the relays, so this was very much a team effort,” added Beech.

The Murrieta Mesa girls swim included sophomore Sonja Aarsvold; sophomore Emilee Elizondo; senior Ashley Murray; junior Riley Renaud; sophomore Melanie Arellano (relay alternate); freshman Madison Parker (relay alternate), and junior

Temecula Valley swimmers Kylie Ballew, Jadyn Hepler, Ashley Hollingsworth, and Brook Davis hold up their CIF Southern Section patches after their Division 3 meet this past weekend.

The Murrieta Mesa boys swim teams tied for second place in the team standings at the CIF Southern Section Division 2 championship meet Tuesday, May 25.

Seryn Stites (relay alternate).

Event break down: 200 Freestyle: Sonja Aarsvold – 1:52.43 (2nd place, bettered time 2.60 seconds); Riley Renaud 1:59.42 (12th place, bettered time .10 seconds.

100 Butterfly: Emilee Elizondo – 58.72 (3rd place).

100 Freestyle: Sonja Aarsvold – 51.63 (2nd place, bettered time .07 seconds).

500 Freestyle: Riley Renaud – 5:21.94 (11th place).

200 Free Relay: Emilee Elizondo, Riley Renaud, Ashley Murray, and Sonja Aarsvold – 1:41.44 (bettered time .44, 1st place - CIF champions, school record).

100 Backstroke: Emilee Elizondo – 1:02.31 (8th place).

400 Free Relay: Emilee Elizondo,

Riley Renaud, Ashley Murray, and Sonja Aarsvold – 3:41.8 (Bettered time 2.75 seconds, 1st Place: CIF champions, school record).

In the boys’ division, Vista Murrieta’s Matthew Vinh was the only local swimmer to win an individual event, placing first in the 500-freestyle (4:29.35). The senior also won the silver medal in the 200-freestyle (1:40.54).

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CIF Southern Section baseball and softball pairings announced JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

The CIF Southern Section released its softball and baseball playoff pairings this past weekend. The long-awaited day arrived for these sports that had their season canceled by the coronavirus pandemic last season and a handful of local teams will be competing in the section’s first playoff tournaments since the spring of 2019.

On the baseball fields, Murrieta Mesa, Citrus Valley, Aquinas, and Hesperia Christian baseball teams all received the top seed in their respective divisions. Murrieta Mesa is the No. 1 seed in the Division 4 bracket after capturing the Southwestern League title. The Rams (22-6) will open the playoffs at home Friday, June 4, against California.

Ambassador League champion Aquinas received the top seed for the Division 6 playoffs. The Falcons (16-2) open at home Friday, June 4, against the winner of the Big VALLEY from page C-1 at least twice and, at one point, 14 of 16 hitters reached base.

Senior Matt Gaunt pitched Paloma Valley to victory, allowing six hits and six runs over five innings, striking out six and walking one.

Bear-Chaffey wild-card game. With graduation week also looming in the air for many of these schools, there will be adjustments made to days and times with the approval of the CIF Southern Section offices. Stay tuned for those. For now, here is a look at the local teams that made the playoffs. Game times will be 3:15 p.m., unless otherwise noted.

CIF Southern Section Baseball Playoffs Division 1 First Round (Thursday, June 3) Vista Murrieta at Yucaipa Temecula Valley at Cypress Temescal Canyon at HarvardWestlake Division 2 First Round (Friday, June 4) El Dorado at Paloma Valley Division 3 First Round (Thursday, June 3) Arlington at Tahquitz Division 4 First Round (Friday, June 4) California at Murrieta Mesa Segerstrom at Heritage

Division 5 First Round (Thursday, June 3) Orange Vista at Sultana Laguna Hills or Bellflower at Citrus Hill Serrano or Silverado at Hemet Division 6 Wild-card Round (Wednesday, June 2) Gladstone at West Valley Linfield Christian at Lakeside First Round (Friday, June 4) Bloomington at Elsinore Linfield Christian or Lakeside at Colton Division 7 First round (Thursday, June 3) Santa Clarita Christian at Cornerstone Christian Los Amigos at Temecula Prep Desert Mirage at Santa Rosa Academy Second Round (Tuesday, June 8) Santa Clarita Christian or Cornerstone Christian at Hesperia Christian On the Softball diamond, the only local team to be a top-seed was Inland Valley League cham-

“It feels so good,” winning pitcher Matt Gaunt told the media. “This has been something we focused on for four years. It means a lot to win it with these guys because many of us have been together since we were kids.”

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rientos entered the game out of the bullpen and helped to close out the game in relief.

Herbert was on the hill for Temescal Canyon. The pitcher allowed nine hits and 11 runs over two and two-thirds innings, striking out two. Paloma Valley had two home runs on the day with Cesar Guzman hitting the other round-tripper in the sixth inning.

The Wildcats racked up 13 hits on the day. Kobe Gomez, Ryan Shubert, Guzman, and Steven Gallegos all managed multiple hits. Gomez led Paloma Valley with three hits in four at bats.

Temescal Canyon tallied nine hits in the game. Connor and Gonzales each managed multiple hits for the Titans, who got a tuneup for the playoffs with a non-league loss Friday, May 28, against Arlington.

“We took away some pluses from this game against Paloma Valley,” Temescal Canyon coach Neal Post told the media. “We got a lot of guys to the mound and got them that biggame experience, which is going to be important in the playoffs.

The Titans will be going into

Paloma Valley senior, Cesar Guzman, launches a homerun in the sixth inning.

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pion, Orange Vista (12-4), and is the No. 2 seed in Division 5 and hosts Gabrielino in the first round Thursday, June 3. Lakeside, which tied for second in the Inland Valley League, is the No. 3 seed in Division 7 and has a first-round bye. The Lancers (10-6) host Orangewood Academy or Santa Ana Saturday, June 5. Wild-card round games are Tuesday, June 1, and first-round contests start Thursday, June 3, with the accommodations also being made for graduation conflicts. All games start at 3:15 unless otherwise noted.

CIF Southern Section Softball Playoffs Division 1 First round, Thursday, June 3 Valley View at Murrieta Mesa Vista Murrieta at Sonora Great Oak at Huntington Beach Division 2 First round, Thursday, June 3 No local teams Division 3 Wild-card round, Tuesday, June 1 B: Paloma Valley at Bonita

First round, Thursday, June 1 Winner WC B at Louisville Division 4 First round, Thursday, June 3 Hemet at West Valley Laguna Hills at Temescal Canyon Division 5 First round, Thursday, June 3 Canyon Springs at San Jacinto Division 6 First round, Thursday, June 3 Monrovia at San Jacinto Valley Academy Gabrielino at Orange Vista Division 7 First round, Thursday, June 3 Pomona at Lakeside Hamilton at Riverside Prep * Playoff brackets can also be seen on the CIF-SS website on the sport’s page at www.cifss.org. ** If we missed any local high school teams, or scores are wrong, please report them to the Valley News Sports Department.

JP Raineri can be reached by email at sports@reedermedia.com.

Paloma Valley coach Jason Berni and his players celebrate winning this year’s Ivy League title.

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the playoffs as a third-place team, Canyon Springs took second place and Paloma Valley will be a No. 1 seed. The Wildcats finished their season with an 8-6 win over Ramona Friday, May 28. Regular season Ivy League action came to an end this past week and playoff brackets were released Sunday, May 30, at www.cifss.org. Paloma Valley will be home to face El Dorado (5/4, 3:15 p.m.), Temescal Canyon

will hit the road to take on Harvard Westlake (5/4, 3:15 p.m.), and Canyon Springs will also travel to face Trabuco Hills (5/4, 3:15 p.m.).

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Local students recognized for films in annual contest promoting artistic expression

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The Directing Change Program & Film Contest announced the regional finalists in the ninth annual student contest encouraging young people to create short films and art projects about suicide prevention and mental health. Students at Murrieta Valley High School, Murrieta Mesa High School and David A. Brown Middle School are among the regional finalists being recognized for artistic achievements in mental health and suicide prevention.

Student filmmakers Lizzie Waddleton and Leyna Vo are advancing to statewide judging for their

short film “Another Light” in the Directing Change Program & Film Contest. The two took home a first place in the Mental Health category for the film, which can be viewed online at https://vimeo. com/516425084.

“We chose this category because mental health is an important issue for the both of us,” the pair said in a joint statement. “During the pandemic it has been easy to feel isolated and alone. We wanted to create a message to aid others in understanding that one should not conceal negative thoughts and keep their feelings to themselves.

We wanted to show that there are many people who feel the same way and reaching out can relieve

a lot of anxiety and stress.”

The contest is part of statewide suicide prevention and mental health efforts administered by the California Mental Health Services Authority. The program’s newest category “Hope and Justice” encourages young people to express how they cope during tough times and find the hope to continue moving forward.

“As our youth lived through one historic event after another this year, we saw mental health levels decline in the midst of global health and social events.

Directing Change supported youth with learning resources focused on healthy coping and self-care, and by providing an outlet for creative expression,” Shanti Bond Martinez, senior program manager, said.

Taking home second place in the Mental Health category for their film “The Promise,” were Murrieta Valley High School students Olivia Bettencourt and Lexi Tentman. Like “Another Light,” “The Promise,” which can be viewed online at https://vimeo. com/512262129, will advance to the statewide round of judging.

Taking home the top spot in the Through the Lens of Culture category was Murrieta Valley High School student Christina Batte for her film, “Plus Que Forte” available for viewing online at https://

vimeo.com/518367972.

“I chose to make a film about my experiences as a Black woman with mental health and seeking help,” Batte said. “I discuss the stigmas of being expected to stay strong as a Black woman, which causes us to ignore our mental health. I wrote, scored, edited, filmed and acted in this film. The music is me playing guitar. I am not a native French speaker, but I have been studying it for almost four years, and I tried my best. I hope you enjoy it.”

David A. Brown Middle School filmmakers Gabriela Sanchez Flores, Jocelyn Pacheco, Justin Quick and Mark Wysocki took home a first place award in the SanaMente category for their film, “Puedo Enfrentarlo” which can be viewed online at https://vimeo. com/518011808. “‘Puedo Enfrentarlo was created in a 100% virtual environment with students that wanted to talk about their culture. They learned that understanding their past can help them create a better future,” the filmmakers said. “They also realized that talking about mental health within your family is a good thing and not a weakness.”

David A. Brown Middle School filmmaker Mark Wysocki took home a second place in the Walk in Our Shoes category for his film, “The Overcomer” available for

viewing online at https://vimeo. com/518003751.

David A. Brown Middle School filmmakers Cody Fyfe, Crista Kerr, Justin Quick, Jocelyn Pacheco, Tiffany Bravo and Mark Wysocki brought home a first place in the Hope and Justice category for their film,“We Can See Hope” available online at https:// vimeo.com/518246399.

“Our youth filmmakers created inspiring, educational films that helped them to stay hopeful and reminded their peers they are not alone,” Bond Martinez said. “Their determination to create despite all they endured shows how truly resilient they are. This flexibility and strength will no doubt benefit them as they manage through grief, loss, uncertainty and the transition to a changed post-pandemic world.”

Students statewide submitted 974 film entries created by 1,817 youth from 136 schools and community-based organizations representing 23 counties and Tricity. The winners were announced May 18, at a virtual ceremony on Facebook Live.

For more information, visit www.DirectingChangeCA.org.

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

Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School breaks ground on substantial expansion project Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School broke ground on its much-anticipated expansion project May 17, with church and community leaders such as Bishop Alberto Rojas and District Supervisor Chuck Washington in attendance. The event began with Bishop Rojas presiding over Mass at the school, which led to the groundbreaking ceremony.

“The importance of our Catholic schools is to maintain the integrity of the human being and to guide students to become good people.

This is why this expansion project is so important, there is so much need in the world, and this new building provides a place which will continue to educate with these Gospel values,” Rojas said.

Commenting on the new building, Washington said, “The opportunity to educate more students

and to prepare them for a future with the foundation and standards that Catholic education provides can only produce quality students and quality adults.”

The new building will allow for 450 to 500 additional students on the existing preschool through high school campus. The building will include multiple classroom spaces, STEM labs, a culinary arts kitchen, a film production studio, a chapel, art studios and administrative offices. Saint Jeanne’s educates the whole child by offering a rigorous curriculum and providing access to global educational institutions through the Order of the Company of Mary Our Lady.

The Order operates 86 schools in 28 countries, including Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School in Temecula.

“With this new high school

building, we can now open our doors to the global network of schools around the world. We can utilize our student exchange programs so that students in the United States and around the world can become immersed in different cultures, study different languages and learn with a global perspective,” Sister Liliana Franco, ODN, the Provincial Superior for the Company of Mary’s region of the Pacific, said.

Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School has been educating students in the Temecula Valley for 27 years. The current campus was constructed in 1999 and the projected completion of the expansion project is the fall of 2023.

“The Company of Mary educational centers are identified by living the values of the Gospel, educational excellence, openness

Left to Right: Annette Zaleski (High School Principal), Robert Simons (Partner and President of SVA Architects), Bishop Alberto Rojas (Bishop of the Diocese of San Bernardino), Kristen Mora (Middle School Principal), Sister Ernestine Velarde ODN (President of Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac School) – celebrate the groundbreaking ceremony.

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Learn from Congregation B’nai Chaim: Parshat Behaalotecha

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In this week’s parsha, the menorah in the Tabernacle is lit in observance of Pesach Sheni (a

second Passover). The Israelites are given another chance to offer the Passover sacrifice if one missed it during Passover, no questions asked, and there are no punishments for missing the first opportunity. God gave the Israelites another chance to engage in this ritual. The Israelites are not always given a second opportunity in ritual or in life, but here they are.

After celebrating the second chance Passover, the people begin to complain, they yearn for the fish of Egypt that they do not have access to in the wilderness.

They have come this far, escaped from slavery, built the Tabernacle, received the Laws of the Torah, and given the details of the holidays and the expectations that God has of them. And now the people are fed up with their life in the desert. They are in a child-like state. In Egypt, everything was done for them - in terms of shelter and food. They had the same job every day, making bricks, obey-

ing the taskmasters. There they understood what was expected of them. Their life was hard but they weren’t responsible for anything else in their lives – other than the labor, day in and day out. They got used to living this harsh life. Here in the desert, life is unpredictable and they are now responsible for themselves, for their safety, for their food and their livelihood.

Being an adult is difficult and the Israelites are having none of it; they do not want to grow up, so to speak.

Then Moses’ siblings, “Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman he had married: ‘He married a Cushite woman!’” (Numbers 12:1) After this statement, Miriam is stricken with snow-white scales and banished from the camp for seven days. Moses’ response is one that we use now as a blessing for healing in the Jewish community. The Torah tells us, “So Moses cried out to the LORD, saying, ‘O God, pray heal her!’”

(Numbers 12:13) Moses says this about his sister who seems to have been punished for speaking about him harshly. It shows strength and courage on the part of Moses. It also shows humility that he is able to leave aside his own feelings, even when it is his own family that speaks out against him. His sister evokes compassion within him. His response to this incident shows that he cares more for Miriam’s health and safety than anything else. Miriam is then shut out of the camp for seven days to heal from her affliction. Then the entire Israelite camp waits for her before they continue to move forward on their journey through the desert. Miriam, though she offended her brother, was an important member of the community and they waited for her to be well enough to continue.

My teacher Rabbi Patricia Fenton asks and answers the following question. “Why do the people wait for Miriam? Rabbinic interpretation sees this as an example of

middah keneged middah, ‘measure for measure,’ or ‘what goes around comes around.’ Just as Miriam waited by the waters of the Nile to intervene in the fate of her brother Moses (Exodus 2:4), so the people now wait for her.

Because the girl Miriam waited, the adult Miriam is blessed by the people waiting for her.”

Miriam has earned this respect from the entire camp of Israelites.

She did in fact save her brother, when she was just a child. This allowed the entire nation to arrive at the place they are at now. The Israelites, complaints and all, are now a nation free from the shackles of slavery. And that is in part due to the bravery of the little girl who set her brother down the Nile River all those years ago.

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Man admits causing deadly crash on Interstate 15 in Temecula City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Javier Caldera, pictured here in 2020, pled guilty to second degree murder, Thursday, May 27, for the death of Janet Genao during a high-speed crash on Interstate 15 in Temecula June 4, 2019. He also pled guilty to a slew of felony charges, as part of a plea agreement with the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office in which no charges were dropped.

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A drugged driver who caused a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 15 in Temecula that killed a Murrieta woman pleaded guilty Thursday, May 27, to seconddegree murder.

Javier Caldera, 27, of Auburn, Washington, also pleaded guilty to felony charges of driving under the influence of drugs, reckless driving and hit-and-run with sentence-enhancing great bodily injury allegations, as part of a plea agreement with the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office in which no charges were dropped.

The plea deal was submitted during a status hearing before Superior Court Judge F. Paul Dickerson, who scheduled a sentencing

hearing for July 28 at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta.

The defendant is being held without bail at the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning.

The June 4, 2019, collision killed 44-year-old Janet Genao.

The defendant was behind the wheel of a Chevrolet Silverado that was traveling more than 100 mph on southbound I-15, near Rancho California Road, when the pickup slammed into the back of Genao’s Nissan Altima at 7:28 a.m., causing a chain-reaction crash involving four other vehicles, according to prosecutors.

The force of the impact also sent a Chevrolet S-10 pickup off the road and into the side of the Temecula City Hall parking structure, just west of the freeway, mangling the pickup and rendering it nearly

unrecognizable, according to the California Highway Patrol.

That driver suffered major injuries from which he has since recovered.

Two other motorists suffered minor injuries, as did Caldera, and another driver whose vehicle was hit escaped injury.

All of the injured parties were treated at Inland Valley Medical Center in Wildomar.

Prosecutors said the defendant has prior convictions in Washington state, including driving under the influence and felony attempt to elude law enforcement.

Under California law, a convicted DUI offender who is aware of the risks of drinking and driving and then causes someone’s death because of it can be charged with murder.

Investigation continuing after young boy murdered in San Jacinto Trevor Montgomery SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Although very few details have been released, authorities Wednesday, May 26, confirmed that a homicide investigation is underway after a young boy was found mortally injured in San Jacinto Tuesday morning, May 25. The fatal incident that led to the boy’s death happened at a private residence in the 400 block of E. Main Street, near Mistletoe Park.

Deputies from the San Jacinto Sheriff’s Station and other emergency personnel were dispatched to the scene around 9:47 a.m. after receiving reports of an assault with a deadly weapon, Riverside Sheriff’s Central Homicide Unit

Sergeant Ben Ramirez said.

When officials arrived at the scene, they found a male juvenile “with a traumatic injury,” according to Ramirez, who did not specify the nature of the boy’s fatal injury.

“Deputies began life saving efforts until paramedics arrived,” Ramirez continued, adding, “The juvenile was transported to the hospital where he succumbed to his injury.”

The victim’s name has not been released pending further investigation, but he was reported by witnesses to be around 10 years old.

After the boy’s death, members of the Sheriff’s Central Homicide Unit responded to the scene and have since assumed the investiga-

tion into the cause of the juvenile’s death.

Contacted for more information regarding the ages of the victim and suspect, the manner of the victim’s death, and if anyone was in custody or had been charged in this investigation, Riverside Sheriff’s representative Sergeant Lionel Murphy said that due to the ongoing and sensitive nature of the investigation, no further details were available for release at this time.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation should call Investigator Lee at the Hemet Sheriff’s Station at (951) 791-3400 or Investigator Loureiro with the Central Homicide Unit at (951) 955-2777. Callers can refer to in-

Officials spent much of the day Wednesday, May 26, at the scene of a homicide that left a young boy dead Tuesday, May 25.

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cident file number I211450066 and can remain anonymous. Citizens may also submit a tip using the

Sheriff’s Homicide Tipline online form at www.riversidesheriff.org.

Man charged with blasting windows on Tesla using BB gun City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

An Anaheim man accused of using a BB gun to blow out the windows on a Tesla in Norco, and possibly targeting other vehicles in a weeks-long series of similar attacks on Southern California freeways, was charged Friday, May 29, with three counts of attempted murder.

“Shooting at moving vehicles with a BB or pellet gun while traveling at high speed on our roads and freeways is incredibly dangerous,” Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin said. “Shooting out windows of cars could easily startle drivers in traffic and cause a major accident. We are all relieved that no one was seriously injured by these crimes.”

Jesse Leal Rodriguez, 34, was arrested Tuesday night after his vehicle was identified in connection with the attack in Norco and similar incidents that occurred later on the Riverside (91) Freeway.

Along with the attempted murder counts, Rodriguez is charged with three counts of assault likely to produce great bodily injury.

He’s being held in lieu of $750,000 bail at the Robert Presley Jail and is slated to make his initial court appearance Tuesday at the Riverside Hall of Justice.

Prosecutors noted that, at this

point, the defendant is only charged in connection with the attack in Norco, though the roughly 100 other attacks that have occurred since mid-April in Riverside, Orange and Los Angeles counties are still being actively investigated.

“The DA’s office anticipates more charges could be filed in the future,” according to an agency statement.

About 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, the Tesla, occupied by three people, was passing the intersection of Hamner Avenue and Hidden Valley Parkway when it came under fire. A window was shattered, but no one in the sedan was injured.

The Tesla’s video system captured the vehicle from which the BBs were fired - a maroon Chevrolet Trailblazer, according to the DA’s office. The images were supplied to Riverside County sheriff’s deputies, who responded to the shooting.

The same or a similar SUV was spotted in two other windowshattering attacks about 9:30 p.m.

Tuesday on the Riverside (91) Freeway, near Pierce Street, and the victims called 911, providing details that led Riverside police to the parking area of the Galleria at Tyler mall an hour later.

Riverside police Officer Ryan Railsback said officers spotted the SUV and detained Rodriguez, who was turned over to CHP officers for

further questioning, culminating in his arrest.

“I commend the diligent efforts of our investigators, who continue to dedicate countless hours to locate the person or persons believed responsible for the senseless shootings...on Southern California freeways the past couple of months,” CHP Commissioner Amanda Ray said earlier this week. “The CHP takes incidents of highway violence very seriously and actively investigates each one.

The agency is continuing to investigate whether Rodriguez was one of the perpetrators, or the sole

party involved, in the estimated 100 attacks on the 91 and other freeway corridors in the three counties.

It is unclear how many perpetrators there may be, whether some are copycats, and what types of cars they’re driving, though white sedans were spotted in attacks earlier this month in Corona.

No one has been injured in the attacks.

Investigators have asked that victims call 911 immediately because it can help locate where and when the cases are happening, using clues found by checking Caltrans cameras along the freeways. The CHP has

boosted patrols and may be a short distance away and have a better chance of capturing a potential suspect if the call is made right away.

According to the DA’s office, there are numerous videos from multiple Caltrans cameras and other evidence that has yet to be processed.

Court records show Rodriguez has a prior felony conviction in another jurisdiction, but no details were available.

If convicted in the current case, he could face up to 90 years in state prison.

Explosive device discovered on Wildomar walking path City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Riverside County sheriff’s investigators are trying to determine how a pipe bomb ended up on a trail in Wildomar, where a school was locked down while technicians destroyed the device.

The explosive was located about 9 a.m. Thursday, May 28, on a walking path in the 32000 block of Wildomar Trail, near Palomar Street, according to sheriff’s officials.

They said a pedestrian spotted the metal-encased device and called 911.

Deputies arrived within minutes and secured the area for bomb squad personnel. Nearby Wildomar Elementary School was placed on lockdown, and the immediate area was cordoned off and cleared of vehicles and pedestrians as a safety precaution, according to the sheriff’s department.

“The metal on the device appeared weathered, and it more than likely had been discarded at the

location some time ago,” according to an agency statement.

Bomb squad technicians confirmed the device contained explosive materials and disposed of it on the spot. The lockdown was lifted immediately afterward.

No suspects have been identified in connection with the device, and investigators have no clue why it was dropped there, or when.

Anyone with information was asked to contact the sheriff’s Lake Elsinore station at (951) 245-3300.

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Groundbreaking held for Sockers’ new arena Joe Naiman WRITER

For San Diego Sockers general manager Sean Bowers, who lives in Murrieta, the Sockers’ new arena in Oceanside, which is expected to open in 2023, will be a closer trip than the team’s current Pechanga Arena venue in San Diego. For Sockers chief marketing officer Craig Elsten, who lives in La Mesa, Oceanside will be a longer trip than San Diego’s Point Loma area. Elsten, as well as Bowers, spoke only positively about the new venue which will be called CaliFino Arena in the absence of a more lucrative naming rights arrangement.

Groundbreaking for the new arena took place May 20. “This is a day to be proud of if you’re a San Diego County resident,” Elsten said.

“I think it’s just exciting that it’s finally here and coming to fruition,” Bowers said. “This is just the next step in the process of what we’ve been doing.”

The San Diego Sockers began in the outdoor North American Soccer League in 1978 and first played indoors in 1980. During their initial indoor years they shared what was then called the San Diego Sports Arena with the San Diego Clippers of the National Basketball Association and with San Diego State University’s basketball team. The Clippers moved to Los Angeles in 1984 and San Diego State now has an on-campus arena, but minor league hockey returned to San Diego in 1990 and the Sockers and Gulls shared the arena from 1990 to 1996 and Roller Hockey International’s San Diego Barracudas were also an arena tenant during some of those years.

The Sockers ceased operations in 1996, but a new San Diego Sockers franchise began play in 2001. That team was terminated in 2004 and the current Sockers franchise began in 2009. The

most recent Sockers played at the Del Mar Arena for three years before returning to the sports arena in 2012. The most recent Gulls hockey team began play in 2015, and the Gulls have the first choice of Pechanga Arena dates. The National Lacrosse League’s San Diego Seals and the Indoor Football League’s San Diego Strike Force also use Pechanga Arena.

The quest for more favorable arena dates and other lease advantages led the Sockers to team with CaliFino Tequila, Sudberry Properties, Watkins Landmark Builders, and Icon Architectural Group to build a new arena without any public funding. Other sports teams will be allowed to sign leases although the Sockers will have the first choice of dates. CaliFino Arena will also be working with the California Interscholastic Federation’s San Diego Section on potentially holding CIF championship games at the arena.

The arena is designed to seat 5,367 for indoor soccer or other sporting events. If a concert is held, the floor seating can increase the capacity to approximately 8,000. “We truly believe this will become a place where North County will gather,” Elsten said.

A Marriott is currently nearby and a second hotel is planned, so visiting teams will be able to stay overnight nearby and concert spectators can walk to and from a hotel rather than drive home after consuming alcohol.

“I think it’s an outstanding project not just for North County but for San Diego,” Watkins Landmark Construction chief executive officer Jody Watkins said. “This is a good opportunity to open North County and pull from Orange County to see events here.”

The Sockers will play their 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 seasons in Pechanga Arena and in the absence of delays move to CaliFino Arena for 2023-2024.

“Just happy to be a part of this project,” Watkins said.

San Diego Sockers’ staff participate in the groundbreaking for the team’s new stadium in Oceanside.

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San Diego Sockers’ staff and players pose on a construction vehicle following a groundbreaking for the team’s new stadium in Oceanside.

SD’s ‘Big Bay Boom’ to return live this Fourth of July The Port of San Diego has announced that the “Big Bay Boom,” San Diego’s longtime Fourth of July tradition, will return as a live event this year.

The event was canceled in 2020 because of coronavirus concerns.

The fireworks are scheduled to begin at 9 p.m July 4, according to the Port of San Diego.

The roughly 20-minute pyrotechnic display can be viewed from Shelter Island, Harbor Island, North Embarcadero, South Embar-

cadero, Cesar E. Chavez Park and Coronado Ferry Landing.

Residents wishing to watch the event from their boats can find more information at www.bigbayboom.com.

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the largest July 4 fireworks shows in America, it supports the Armed Services YMCA and our military families in San Diego.”

The event will also be telecast live on Fox5 San Diego and affiliates in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, Fresno and Bakersfield. A musical simulcast will be broadcast live on KGB 101.5 FM radio.

Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin announced last week that he’s joining top prosecutors in more than 40 other counties in a lawsuit to stop the potential release of 76,000 prisoners under a program implemented by state officials without public input.

“Victims and their families deserve to be heard on how these regulations might affect them and public safety in general,” Hestrin said, adding that some of the inmates who could receive early parole have been convicted of violent felonies.

A total of 44 counties have signed onto the civil action against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

They are seeking a temporary injunction to prevent any possible early release of inmates without a “transparent and rigorous period for public comment” first being established, according to the DAs. The lawsuit will be heard in Sacramento County Superior Court. No initial hearing date has been set yet.

In a five-page petition submitted earlier this month, the district attorneys criticized CDCR Secretary Kathleen Allison’s declaration last month of an emergency under Penal Code section 5058.3 in order to turn the 76,000 inmates into candidates for good time credits based on their behavior while incarcerated and participation in rehabilitation programs.

Agency representative Dana

Simas told City News Service May 13 that the emergency regulatory change announced by the agency complies with voter-approved Proposition 57 from 2016.

“It gave CDCR the authority to submit regulations to provide opportunities for incarcerated people to receive ‘good conduct credits,’” Simas said.

Officials previously said use of the Penal Code provision offering “minimum security credit” and “inmate credit earning” is based on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 2020-2021 fiscal year budget priorities.

Simas denied there would be automatic early release of any prisoner.

The CDCR did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the lawsuit.

Hestrin and the 43 other DAs allege Allison acted outside the scope of what’s permitted under state law, and there was no justification for declaring an emergency to implement the credit program.

According to the prosecutors, under the Government Code, and particularly the California Administrative Procedure Act, CDCR is required to provide public noticing and a comment period of at least 45 days, before moving ahead with an operational change as significant as the one on the table.

Simas replied that a public comment period is planned, but there were no specifics on when it might begin and end.

There was also no word on how many of the 76,000 inmates are from Riverside County.

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Media downplayed or ignored these 8 lab leak theory facts for over a year Andrew Kerr INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER, THE DAILY CALLER

Numerous media outlets have published stories within the last week confirming the legitimacy of the COVID-19 lab leak theory after denigrating the hypothesis as a baseless conspiracy for the first year of the pandemic.

The theory that COVID-19 may have leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology has steadily gained momentum in the media and the scientific community since early January when New York magazine published a lengthy expose detailing the legitimacy of the theory.

The straw that broke the camel’s back came Sunday after The Wall Street Journal reported that three researchers from the Wuhan Institute of Virology were hospitalized

in November 2019 with COVIDlike symptoms, according to a U.S. intelligence report obtained by the outlet.

Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler, who said in May 2020 it was “virtually impossible for this virus to come from the lab,” published a story Tuesday saying the lab leak theory “suddenly became credible.”

But the lab leak theory was always credible. Here are eight facts that have been in the public domain for well over a year that point to the legitimacy of the lab leak theory that the media downplayed or outright ignored.

1. China arrested doctors for telling the truth about COVID-19 2. Wuhan’s top bat-based coronavirus researcher said she lost sleep worrying the virus came

from her lab.

3. China’s ‘Bat Woman’ expressed shock that COVID-19 broke out in Wuhan.

4. Chinese researcher published — then deleted — a study concluding COVID-19 probably originated from Wuhan lab in February 2020.

5. Deadly viruses have a history of escaping from Chinese laboratories.

6. China deleted early samples of COVID-19.

7. Key American defender of Wuhan Lab had a clear conflict of interest.

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Daily Caller News Foundation sues Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot for refusing interview with white reporter Mary Margaret Olohan SOCIAL ISSUES REPORTER, DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION

The Daily Caller News Foundation and Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit against Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot last week over the mayor’s refusal to grant Thomas Catenacci, a white reporter, an interview.

The lawsuit, dated Thursday, May May 27, and filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, alleges that Lightfoot’s denial violates the DCNF and Catenacci’s First Amendment rights and Catenacci’s right to equal protection under the 14th Amendment.

“It’s absurd that an elected official believes she can discriminate on the basis of race,” DCNF Editor-in-Chief Ethan Barton said.

“Mayor Lightfoot’s decision is clearly blocking press freedom through racial discrimination.”

Lightfoot announced earlier this month that she would grant oneon-one interviews “only to black or brown journalists.” Since then, the Chicago Democrat has not granted interview requests to any white reporters.

Catenacci sought to interview Lightfoot about a variety of topics regarding COVID-19 and the city’s efforts to vaccinate its

population.

“On May 20, 2021, Plaintiff Catenacci requested, by email, a one-on-one interview with Mayor Lightfoot,” the DCNF lawsuit said. “Plaintiff Catenacci sent a follow-up email May 21, 2021.

He also sent a third email May 24, 2021.”

“As of the date of this Complaint, Mayor Lightfoot’s office has not responded to Plaintiff Catenacci’s request nor has Mayor Lightfoot agreed to an interview with Plaintiff Catenacci,” the suit continues.

Lightfoot denied Catenacci’s request by “failing to respond in a timely manner,” the lawsuit said, noting that “on information and belief,” Lightfoot is aware that Catenacci is “not a journalist of color.”

“Racial discrimination has no place in America, especially in the halls of government,” Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said.

“Mayor Lightfoot’s admitted policy of race-based discrimination is flagrantly illegal and immoral.

Simply put, we’re asking the court to find Mayor Lightfoot’s racist abuse unlawful.”

“Preventing journalists from doing our jobs in such a blatantly discriminatory way is wrong and does a disservice to our readers who come from all backgrounds,” Catenacci said. “Every journalist

The Daily Caller News Foundation and Judicial Watch has filed a lawsuit against Chicago Mayor Lori over the mayor’s refusal to grant Thomas Catenacci, a white reporter, an interview.

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and every person who consumes the news should be concerned by Mayor Lightfoot’s actions.”

“This affects everyone,” he continued. “I look forward to holding the mayor accountable.”

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Dems walk, stop Texas GOP’s voting bill Paul J. Weber and Acacia Coronado THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Democrats pulled off a dramatic, last-ditch walkout in the statehouse of Representatives Sunday, May 30, night to block passage of a voting bill, leaving Republicans with no choice but to abandon a midnight deadline and declare the legislative session essentially over.

The revolt is one of Democrats’ biggest protests to date against Republican Party efforts nationwide to impose stricter election laws, and they used the spotlight to urge President Joe Biden to act on voting rights.

The bill would have banned drive-thru voting locations and temporary polling places and impose state felony penalties on public officials who offer vote-bymail applications to residents who did not request them.

According to published reports, the final draft states that people applying for mail ballots would be required to adhere to new identification requirements, including in most cases having a driver’s license or Social Security number.

It also included a ban on 24-hour voting.

A last-minute addition to the bill also allowed a state court to overturn an election if “the number of votes illegally cast in the election is equal to or greater than the number of votes necessary to change the outcome of an election,” rather than being required to confirm tangible evidence of fraud.

The victory may be fleeting: Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who had declared new voting laws a priority in Texas, quickly announced he would order a special session to finish the job. He called the failure of the bill “deeply disappointing” but did not say when he would drag lawmakers back to work.

“We’ve said for so many years that we want more people to participate in our democracy. And it just seems that’s not the case,” Democratic state Rep. Carl Sherman said.

One by one, Democrats left the House chamber until there was no longer the 100-member quorum needed to pass Senate Bill 7.

They gathered later outside a Black church, driving home their anger over a last-minute change to the Texas bill that would have prohibited Sunday voting before 1 p.m. Democrats said they did not go into the House vote intending to

break quorum, but instead became fed-up after Republicans repeatedly refused to take their questions while racing to pass the bill.

It was a stunning turnabout from just 24 hours earlier, when the bill seemed all but guaranteed to reach Abbott’s desk.

But as the day wore on in the House, the GOP’s chances wobbled. State Rep. Chris Turner, the Democratic House leader, said he sent a text message to members of his caucus at 10:35 p.m. telling them to leave the chamber. But by that point, the exodus was already well underway.

“We knew today, with the eyes of the nation watching actions in Austin that we needed to send a message, and that message is very, very clear: Mr. President, we need a national response to federal voting rights,” Democratic state Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer said.

Republicans showed restraint in criticizing Democrats for the move.

“I am disappointed that some members decided to break quorum,” Republican state Rep. Briscoe Cain, who carried the bill in the House, said. “We all know what that meant. I understand why they were doing it, but we all took an oath to Texans that we would be here to do our jobs.”

Texas is the last big battleground in Republicans’ campaign to tighten voting laws, driven by former President Donald Trump’s claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him. Georgia and Florida have also passed new voting restrictions, and Biden Saturday, May 29, had unfavorably compared Texas’ bill to election changes in those states as “an assault on democracy.”

Major corporations joined the backlash, including Texas-based American Airlines and Dell, warning that the efforts could harm democracy and the economic climate. But Republicans shrugged off their objections and by the time the Texas bill was poised to pass over the Memorial Day weekend, the opposition from businesses had grown faint.

Since Trump’s defeat, at least 14 states have enacted more restrictive voting laws, according to the New York-based Brennan Center for Justice. It has counted nearly 400 bills filed this year nationwide that would tighten voting laws to protect the integrity of elections.

Associated Press writer Jim Vertuno contributed to this report.

Biden unveils budget request for $6 trillion in spending, highest since World War II Anders Hagstrom WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT, THE DAILY CALLER

President Joe Biden unveiled his 2022 budget request Friday, proposing a $6 trillion spending package that would bring the U.S. to its highest levels of spending since World War II. Biden’s plan includes funding for his American Jobs Plan and Ameri-

can Families Plan, among other major initiatives. The plan calls for an increase in spending to $8.3 trillion by 2031, with each year adding a $1.3 trillion budget deficit. If that rate is maintained, the U.S. would surpass even its sustained spending levels of World War II by 2024.

Key aspects of the plan include $600 billion for infrastructure such as roads and bridges, providing “at least” four years of free education

to every American, climate change initiatives, programs aimed at ending gun violence and dozens of other initiatives including ones addressing “long-standing and persistent racial injustice.”

The bill has been criticized for including provisions seemingly unrelated to infrastructure, like paid family and medical leave.

Biden plans to pay for the expenditures with increased taxes

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“There will be serious discussions about government funding,” South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham tweeted Friday. “But the Biden budget isn’t serious and it won’t be a part of those discussions.”

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Presidential budget requests often turn out to be little more than declarations of the administration’s priorities, however. The ultimate decision of budgetary spending falls to Congress alone.

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Critical Race Theory – In light of Memorial Day – Part 3 This is the third in a series on Critical Race Theory.

Julie Reeder PUBLISHER

As we celebrate Memorial Day and honor the memory of all our veterans who have given everything they have for this country, it’s important that we each continue to be diligent to protect our freedoms from within, not only for our children but also for those veterans and their children and grandchildren.

In review, as we have been looking at Critical Race Theory (CRT, “Theory,” “Ethnic Studies,” “Woke” or “Identity Politics”) the last couple of weeks, we have learned it is counter to Martin Luther King, Jr’s principle that each person should be judged on the content of their character and

not the color of their skin.

As in our pre-Civil War days, as well as the Jim Crow era, CRT divides and groups people according to their race, gender, etc. It then identifies them as “oppressed” or “oppressor” no matter who they are as an individual. It creates “victims” of people of color, no matter how educated, wealthy or successful they are.

It judges white people as “oppressors” and “racists” no matter their upbringing or who they are as an individual. Then it teaches students and people to be social justice warriors or activists. It builds walls and brings division.

That is why a growing number of educated and influential people of color, in addition to parents, are speaking up against this ideology being pushed on our children and our culture.

This week the California State Assembly passed a bill to make CRT (“ethnic studies”) a high school graduation requirement.

According to Assemblyman Kevin Kiley, originally the Legislative Jewish Caucus said it echoed the propaganda of the Nazi regime. There were over 100,000 comments including objections to the curriculum as it was created. See www.villagenews.com/ story/2021/03/25/state/californiaeducators-pass-controversial-

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Kiley says, “Its undisguised purpose is to impose on students a particular worldview, rather than giving them the tools to construct one for themselves.” Then he points out that the curriculum is supposed to be about “equity,” but since being elected, every attempt he has made to fight for true educational equity has been snuffed out by the dominant special interest at the Capitol, whose business model is to keep children trapped in failing schools. That is why California ranks 49 out of 50 in educating poor students.

We are the last to reopen our schools and he says, “This bill is a smokescreen for corrupt education policies that have produced the greatest inequity in the country.”

Rather than identity politics by group, our country was created on the radical idea of individual rights and then that the government would exist to protect those rights, rather than the people existing to serve an ever increasing and controlling government. Those rights included to live free, the pursuit of happiness, the ability to protect yourself and even enjoy property rights.

Our country had to fight a Revolutionary War 1775-1783 to separate from the control of a

The Appropriations Committee can be a place where good bills go to die. But despite its reputation, some important legislation made it through Appropriations before the May 21st deadline.

That includes two of my bills, AB 653, which creates a grant for substance use treatments in county jails and for those on supervised parole, and AB 22, a bill I jointly wrote to phase in

Transitional kindergarten eligibility for all 4-year-olds. Another important education bill, AB 498 (Quirk-Silva) establishes a program to increase the number of teachers trained to instruct students in computer science.

Significant fire prevention legislation is also moving. AB 267 (Valladares), which extends the sunset date on CEQA exemptions for fuel reduction projects on federal lands, and AB 431 (Patterson), to extend the sunset date for defensible space exemptions around habitable structures, have both passed the Appropriations Committee and the full Assembly.

AB 579 (Flora), authorizes Cal Fire to purchase protective equipment from either the California Prison Industry Authority or private entities based on department needs and product quality, and AB 1103 (Dahle), creates a pass program allowing agricultural producers or their employees access to their farm or ranch during or after a natural disaster.

To support business, AB 1242 (Bauer-Kahan), continues pan-

demic relief for restaurants by allowing sale of prepackaged alcohol for off-site consumption for another two years. To rein in business crime, AB 331 (JonesSawyer) extends the sunset date for California Highway Patrol’s property crime task force that investigates organized retail theft. And to deal with problems at EDD, AB 110 (Petrie-Norris) will allow data sharing between the EDD and the Department of Corrections to prevent fraudulent unemployment claims by inmates.

These are just a few of the bipartisan bills moving forward in the Legislature this year.

Assembly Republican Leader Marie Waldron, R-Escondido, represents the 75th Assembly District in the California Legislature, which includes the communities of Bonsall, Escondido, Fallbrook, Hidden Meadows, Pala, Palomar Mountain, Pauma Valley, Rainbow, San Marcos, Temecula, Valley Center and Vista.

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Combating the Wildfire Issue in California needs to be more than just rhetoric. Californians need these efforts to be effective.

Our lives and our future depend on it.

As a retired Fire Battalion Chief and firefighter serving in the State of California for 35 years, I have experienced first-

what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us – that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion – that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain – that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom – and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth,” Lincoln said.

This Memorial Day, we should honor the sacrifices and remember the wars fought and those who lost their lives, remember the principles of equal rights and individual liberties for all. We do not need to dismantle what we have built.

We do not need to teach our students racist ideologies. And in the places where true racism rears its ugly head, let us continue to fight it openly. Let us be diligent and courageous. Let us keep watch, be educated, active and involved in order to maintain the freedoms we still have. We owe that to our veterans, their families, children and grandchildren.

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tyrannical English King and then from 1861–1865 we fought the Civil War to end slavery. President Lincoln in his Gettysburg Address (below) said our country was “conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”

Address Delivered at the Dedication of the Cemetery at Gettysburg Abraham Lincoln Nov. 19, 1863 “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

“Now we are engaged in a great Civil War, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and dedicated, can long endure.

We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.

“But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate – we cannot consecrate – we cannot hallow – this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember

hand the dangerous, devastating and life-altering effects a fire can have on families and businesses in our communities.

The addition of more firefighters to the front lines is important, as is the addition of valuable aerial firefighting equipment to help with quickly extinguishing fires at their inception. However, having the resources to fight these fires after they start is only part of the solution.

Important prevention efforts are essential but all too often hampered by overbearing State and Federal environmental regulations that have affected our ability to control and reduce the abundance of fuels in a responsible and effective way for decades. Efforts to clear dead brush, thin out overgrown forests, or cut back to provide defensible space around homes and other structures have been slowed or greatly hampered by bureaucratic red tape.

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Managing unhealthy forests, overgrown State Resource areas, poorly maintained open space areas around neighborhoods and our urban/wildland interface areas must be a top priority in addressing the continuing and growing threat of wildfire.

Many politicians want to focus on invoking drastic and expensive climate-change related regulations as a means to address wildfire concerns, but it will take years to actually produce any results, if at all. What we have control of now is fuel management.

While the state Legislature did just approve a $536 million spending package to address some of these issues, it is too premature to claim victory, as it does little to remove the environmental roadblocks these projects will face once identified. We need to keep working on addressing the real barriers. We can do better.

Dear Editor, During the May 11 City Council meeting, Mayor Pro Tem Matt Rahn unjustly maligned fellow Council Member Jessica Alexander for her reference to the Covid-19 virus as China Virus. Matt Rahn is simply parroting Chinese Communist Party (CCP) talking points while also failing to note that in late 2019 and early 2020, the virus was routinely called Wuhan Virus and Chinese Virus throughout our American establishment and major news media outlets.

It was only after the Beijingapproved talking point by the China Xinhua News and intense behind the scenes lobbying by Chinese Communists that the narrative moved from Wuhan Virus and Chinese Virus to Covid-19. This CCP regime driven messaging was done to deny the Chinese government’s culpability and responsibility to the world for the release and subsequent cover-up of the virus from Wuhan China.

The CCP went even further by buying off the United Nation’s World Health Organization to advance this narrative that the virus emanated from somewhere other than China. It’s been widely reported that the WHO has lost lots of credibility as it now seems to be a mere puppet carrying water for the CCP regime.

Rahn seems to have carelessly forgotten this recent history as to the origins of the virus along with the subsequent and continued cover-up and public manipulation by the Orwellian Chinese government. Meanwhile the CCP mafia continues a systematic program of persecution, repression, rape, torture and genocide against Chinese Christians, Muslim Uighurs, Falun Gong practitioners, Tibetan Buddhists, and various political dissidents up to and including the once free people of Hong Kong.

Why is Matt Rahn carrying water for this psychopathic Chinese Communist regime? Perhaps the illustrious Race, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Commission could come up with some recommendations for Temecula so that the city can properly distance itself from the hateful and brutal tyrants holding the Chinese people hostage.

Suffice it to say that this current version of the People’s Republic of China is ill-suited to participate

in any Sister Cities Program with our city of Temecula. And suffice it to also say that one city council member has reminded everyone of the Cold War term “useful idiot,” often attributed to Vladimir Lenin, by demonstrating his susceptibility to promoting Chinese Communist propaganda. Matt Rahn owes an apology to Jessica Alexander.

In the same vein Council Member Zak Schwank also rather ignorantly pontificated that a governor’s diktat compelling Californians to wear a mask is not a civil rights issue. Sixty years ago, certain governors issued other diktats compelling citizens to sit in certain areas or access to certain public facilities based upon race.

When considering that our current California governor has issued a variety of edicts that have been ruled as unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court five times ... let’s repeat that again ... FIVE TIMES ... then the only logical conclusion is that Gavin Newsom has been violating the rights of millions of Californians through his diktats.

In another era, a woman like Rosa Parks was unconstitutionally denied her seat on a public bus. In this era, millions of Californians were denied their seats in church pews and they were denied their rights to freedom of religion, freedom of speech (no singing at church, with or without masks), freedom of assembly, due process, etc.

Zak Schwank owes an apology to Council Member Jessica Alexander. Schwank’s vapid moral preening and virtue signaling do not belong on the dais. These should be kept somewhere more private, like a bathroom, then flushed down the toilet ... repeatedly.

Messrs. Rahn and Schwank ought to instead direct their ire toward and demand apologies from the incompetent California governor who issued unconstitutional edicts against Californians wanting to exercise their unalienable rights, and from the criminal mafia that is the Chinese Communist Party.

Unfortunately, no one should hold their breath expecting apologies from any of these characters anytime soon.

Thank you for your time and attention.

Respectfully Submitted, Rick Reiss Temecula, Calif.

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Elderberry shrubs bloom in the Anza Valley Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

Lush clusters of dainty white flowers are drooping from healthy green shrubs throughout the Anza Valley. Blue elderberry bushes are in full bloom and berries are beginning to form, providing tasty food for people, birds, mammals and insects.

The blue elderberry is common in the region. It is a deciduous shrub, ranging from Oregon to Baja, California, Mexico. Its close relative, the red elderberry, can be found in more coastal habitats.

Elderberry bushes are a fast growing, multi-trunked large shrub that can grow to a maximum height of about 30 feet. The leaves are divided into one to six long, toothed leaflets. Large clusters of white flowers develop in the spring and summer, followed by dense clusters of blue to black berries. The flowers and berries attract insects, birds, rodents and people.

The lowly shrub is one of the most important food sources for birds, bees and butterflies in California. It also provides dense, low cover for many small mammals, birds and bugs.

The blue elderberry is the host plant for the Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle. The beetle’s current California Fish & Wildlife Service status is threatened because of habitat loss and competition from invasive species.

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Elderberry shrubs flourish all over the Anza Valley.

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A motorcyclist was airlifted to a hospital Thursday, May 27, after crashing on Highway 74 just east of Anza.

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A local horsewoman has begun an exciting new adventure with her willing and faithful mount Cosmo.

Lake Riverside resident Gail Price and her chestnut gelding successfully competed in the Cinders Trot endurance races Saturday, May 22, and Sunday, May 23, in Flagstaff, Arizona.

The races, sanctioned by the American Endurance Ride Conference, were many miles in length.

“I did the introduction ride on Saturday of 11.8 miles and the limited distance ride of 30 miles on Sunday,” Price said. “This was

both mine and Cosmo’s first race ever.”

Born Aya Diamond Mac, Cosmo has been owned and trained by Price since September 2019. The eager-to-learn gelding is an Arabian, a breed of horse noted for its endurance, intelligence and spirit.

The AERC is the organization that promotes the sport of endurance racing. These events are open to all ages and abilities.

Riders compete in endurance, 50 or more miles, and limiteddistance rides of 25- to 35-miles.

The AERC offers prizes in most categories, and all riders may see RACES, page AVO-4

Gail Price canters Cosmo to the finish line at one of the Cinders Trot endurance races held May 22 and 23 in Flagstaff, Arizona.

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Lake Riverside Estates installs a Little Library Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

Lake Riverside Estates residents can now take a book and leave a book, thanks to a new Little Library freshly installed near the community center. The dispenser encourages users to take a book while leaving another in its place.

LRE resident Birdie Kopp teamed up with expert woodworker Dan Christopherson to create the library, while the community’s maintenance workers installed the attractive box.

No detail was left out, even down to the lion head handle, representing Aslan, a major character in C. S. Lewis’ wildly popular “The Chronicles of Narnia” book series. The word aslan is Turkish for lion.

Avid readers in LRE are celebrating the new Little Library and enjoying new adventures through new books any time they please.

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Regular Happenings Hamilton High School – Find out what is happening using Hamilton’s online calendar at http:// www.hamiltonbobcats.net/apps/ events/calendar/.

Hamilton Museum – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Open Wednesdays and Saturdays at 39991 Contreras Road in Anza. For more information, call (951) 763-1350 or visit http:// www.hamiltonmuseum.org. Find them on Facebook at “HamiltonMuseum-and-Ranch-Foundation.”

Health, exercise, resources and recovery meetings Narcotics Anonymous Meeting – 6 p.m. Every Tuesday at Shepherd Of The Valley Church, 56095 Pena Road, in Anza. Open participation.

Veterans’ Gathering Mondays – 9-11 a.m., The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 39075 Contreras Road, in Anza.

Men and women veterans come to share and help each other deal with post-traumatic stress disorder and other difficulties. Call John Sheehan at (951) 923-6153. If you need an advocate to help with VA benefits, call Ronnie Imel at (951) 659-9884.

The Most Excellent Way – Christ-centered recovery program for all kinds of addiction meets Fridays from 7-8:30 p.m. and Tuesdays from 8-10 a.m. Program is court approved; child care is provided. Transportation help is available. The group meets at 58050 Highway 371; the cross street is Kirby Road in Anza.

AA Men’s Meeting – 7 p.m.

Meetings take place Thursdays at 39551 Kirby Road in Anza, south of Highway 371.

Alcoholics Anonymous – 8 p.m.

Wednesday evenings at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 56095 Pena Road in Anza. For more information, call (951) 7634226.

Bereaved Parents of the USA – The Aguanga-Anza Chapter of BPUSA will hold its meetings 6 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday of each month at 49109 Lakeshore Blvd. in Aguanga. For more information, contact chapter leader Linda Hardee at (951) 551-2826.

Free Mobile Health Clinic – Open every third Wednesday of the month from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. No appointment is needed. Uninsured may only be seen in the Anza Community Hall’s parking lot or inside the hall.

Medication Assistance and Treatment for Opioid Dependence – Get treatment for heroin addiction. Transportation to the clinic is provided. For more information, contact Borrego Health’s Anza Community Health Center, 58581 Route 371, in Anza. For more information, call (951) 7634759.

Food ministries F.U.N. Group weekly food ministry – Deliveries arrive noon Thursdays at the Anza Community Hall. To order a paid box and help feed those who can’t afford to pay, drop off payment and cash donations by Thursday at 1:30 p.m., to ERA Excel Realty, 56070 Highway 371, in Anza. Pay inside or drop off during the day in the red box outside. To drop it off, put name

and request on an envelope with payment inside. A $30 box has about $100 worth of food and feeds six people. Half boxes are available for $15. Food is delivered once a week to those who cannot find a ride. For more information, call Bill Donahue at (951) 288-0903.

Living Hope Christian Fellowship Community Dinner – 1 p.m.

Dinners are held the last Sunday of the month at the Anza Community Hall. All are welcome. Donations of time, money, etc. are always welcome.

Food for the Faithful – 8 a.m.

The food bank hands out food the last Friday of the month until the food is gone. The clothes closet will be open too. Emergency food handed out as needed at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. FFF is a non-denominational nonprofit. All in need are welcome; call Esther Barragan at (951) 763-5636.

Bible Studies The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Anza – Sunday Sacrament is held 10 a.m.; Sunday School is 11 a.m. Priesthood/Relief Society meets noon; Wednesday Boy Scouts gathers 6 p.m. and Youth Night is 7 p.m.

For more information, call Ruiz at (951) 445-7180 or Nathan at (760) 399-0727. The Wednesday Genealogy/Family History Class, 5-8 p.m., is open to the public at 39075 Contreras Road in Anza.

Native Lighthouse Fellowship – 10 a.m. The group meets the first Saturday of the month, and breakfast is served. All are welcome to fellowship together at the “Tribal Hall” below the casino in Anza.

For more information, call Nella Heredia at (951) 763-0856.

Living Hope Bible Study – 8-10 a.m. Tuesdays at Living Hope Christian Fellowship, 58050 Highway 371, in Anza. All are welcome.

For more information, call Pastor Kevin at (951) 763-1111.

Anza RV Clubhouse – 7 p.m., the second Wednesday of the Month, Pastor Kevin officiates at 41560 Terwilliger Road in Anza.

Monthly Christian Men’s Breakfast – 9 a.m. Breakfast takes place the fourth Saturday of each month and rotates to different locations. Contact Jeff Crawley at (951) 763-1257 for more information.

Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church – 10 a.m. Weekly Wednesday Bible study takes place at 56095 Pena Road in Anza. Call (951) 763-4226 for more information.

Valley Gospel Chapel – 7 a.m. Saturday Men’s Study meets weekly with breakfast usually served at 43275 Chapman Road in the Terwilliger area of Anza.

For more information, call (951) 763-4622.

Anza First Southern Baptist Church – 9 a.m. The church offers Sunday school for all ages with a 10:30 a.m. worship service and 6 p.m. for prayer and Bible study. Youth ministry meets Mondays from 6-8 p.m. The women’s Bible study meets Thursdays at 10 a.m., but it is on hiatus through the summer. Celebrate Recovery meets Fridays; doors open at 5:30 p.m. with large group meeting, 6-7 p.m.; small group share, 7-8 p.m. and Cross Talk Cafe, 8-8:30 p.m.

Church is located at 39200 Rolling

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Clubs TOPS Meeting – Take Off Pounds Sensibly support group meets Wednesdays weekly. Weigh in at 8:30 a.m., meeting at 8:45 a.m. at Thompson Hall at the Anza Baptist Church, 39200 Rolling Hills Road, in Anza. For more information, visit http://www.

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High Country Recreation – Second Monday of the month attend committee meetings at ERA Excel Realty in Anza. For more information, call Albert Rodriguez at (951) 492-1624 or Robyn Garrison at (805) 312-0369.

HCR Bingo fundraisers – 6:30-9:30 p.m. second and fourth Fridays at Anza Community Hall.

Anza Valley VFW Post 1873 – Capt. John Francis Drivick III Post, the Ladies’ and Men’s Auxiliaries are located at 59011 Bailey Road in Anza. Mail P.O. Box 390433.

Request monthly newsletter and or weekly menu by email at vfw1873anzaca@gmail.com. For more information, call (951) 7634439 or visit http://vfw1873.org.

High Country 4-H Club – 6:30 p.m. Meetings are on the third Wednesday of the month, except February, at Anza Community Hall. 4-H Club is for youth 5 to 19 years old offering a variety of projects. High Country 4-H Club is open to children living in the Anza, Aguanga and surrounding areas. For more information, call Allison Renck at (951) 663-5452.

Anza Valley Artists Meetings – 1 p.m. Meetings are third Saturday of each month at various locations.

Share art, ideas and participate in shows. Guests speakers are always needed. For more information, call president Rosie Grindle at (951) 928-1248. Find helpful art tips at http://www.facebook.com/AnzaValleyArtists/.

Anza Quilter’s Club – 9:30 a.m. to noon. Meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at the Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 56095 Pena Road, in Anza.

Anza Valley Lions Club – The Anza Valley Lions Club is open to all men and women who want to work together for the betterment of the community. Guest meetings with dinner are held 7 p.m. on the first Monday of each month at Anza Valley VFW Post 1873, 59011 Bailey Road, in Anza. Meetings and events are posted on the Anza Lions Club website, http:// www.anzalionsclub.org. For more information, call president Michele Brown at (760) 637-9173.

Boy Scouts Troop 319 – Cub Scouts meet 6 p.m. every Tuesday, and Boy Scouts meet 7 p.m. every Wednesday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Contreras Road, south of state Route 371, in Anza. For more information, call Richard Hotchkiss at (951) 551-3154.

Boys Scouts Troop 371 – Boy Scouts meet at Lake Riverside Estates. For more information, call Ginny Kinser at (909) 702-7902.

Civil Air Patrol – Squadron 59

is looking for new members of all ages. For more information, call squadron commander Maj. Dennis Sheehan from the Anza area at (951) 403-4940. To learn more and see the club’s meeting schedule, visit http://www.squadron59.org.

Fire Explorer Program – 6 p.m. The program meets every second, third and fourth Tuesday of the month at Fire Station 29 on state Route 371 in Anza. Call (951) 763-5611 for information.

Redshank Riders – 7 p.m.

Backcountry horsemen meet at the Little Red Schoolhouse in Anza, the second Thursday of each month. Visit http://www. redshankriders.com or call Carol Schmuhl for membership information at (951) 663-6763.

Anza Thimble Club – The club meets the first Thursday of the month at Valley Gospel Chapel, 43275 Chapman Road in Anza.

The social hour is 11:30 a.m., and lunch is served at noon. Contact Carol Wright at (951) 763-2884 for more information.

Organizations Terwilliger Community Association – 6 p.m. Second Monday of the month at VFW Post 1873, 59011 Bailey Road, in Anza. Potluck dinner open to all. For more information, call Tonie Ford at (951) 763-4560.

From the Heart Christian Women’s Ministries – Noon.

Monthly luncheon and guest speaker are held the second Saturday of each month. The $5 charge covers lunch at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 56095 Pena Road, in Anza. From the Heart helps the area’s neediest children and invites all women and men to join in their mission.

Donate or help with the rummage sales twice a year to raise funds for the cause or other events. For more information, call president Christi James at (951) 595-2400.

Anza Community Hall – 7 p.m.

General membership meetings are held the fourth Thursday of the month. Memberships cost $20 per person or $35 per business, and both get one vote. No government funds are allocated for the Hall, which pays its bills through memberships and swap meets. Voting members receive discounts on hall rentals, swap meet booths and save on propane gas from Ferrell Gas. Mail membership to: Anza Community Building Inc. at P.O. Box 390091, Anza, CA 92539. The hall is located at 56630 Highway 371 in Anza. Swap meet held each Saturday of the month, weather permitting, early morning to 1 p.m. Vendors wanted. For more information, call (951) 282-4267.

Anza Civic Improvement League – 9 a.m. meets the first Saturday of each month at the Little Red Schoolhouse. The league maintains Minor Park and Little Red School House, which are both available to rent for events. No government funds are allowed; the membership pays the bills – $10 a person, $18 family or $35 business membership. For more information, visit http://www. anzacivic.org.

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Anza Electric board of directors to hold election Anza Electric Cooperative Inc. is governed by seven directors representing the three districts of the cooperative’s service area for both electric and internet services.

Four seats on the Anza Electric Cooperative board of directors will be open for election this July, three seats for a three-year term and the Director-at-Large seat for the remaining one year of a threeyear term.

AEC’s democratically elected board of directors is responsible for setting policy for the only electric distribution cooperative in Southern California. Directors are committed to policies that result in a safe and reliable electric system, fair rates, financial responsibility and superior member service.

Each year, eligible AEC mem-

bers can seek nomination for director positions up for election through the petition process established by AEC’s bylaws requiring 30 valid member signatures.

The deadline for a director candidate to submit a valid petition was May 18, 2021.

Individuals running for the four open seats are Diane Sieker, District I; Harold Burdick, District II; Sharon Hepler, Keith Penny and Stephen Silkotch Sr., District III; and, Hope Adams and Ryall Stewart, Director-at-Large.

Since only one petition was received for both Districts I and II, Diane Sieker will be seated for District I and Harold Burdick will be seated for District II, each for a three-year term, per AEC bylaw, Article IV, section 4(e).

Members of the board of directors are charged with many responsibilities.

Director Responsibilities Mission and purpose The Board regularly evaluates whether decisions and policies help the Cooperative successfully further its commitment to serving our communities by providing excellent member services, and safe and reliable energy services at a competitive price.

Governance The Cooperative’s board of directors approves and may amend business rules and rates, which govern the Cooperative’s dealings with members.

Legal and ethical accountability AEC board members adopt and

enforce policies, resolutions and actions governing ethical conduct, accountability and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Financial oversight The board of directors establishes financial targets and goals and approves the Cooperative’s budget. Board members also review and approve significant investments, loans and acquisitions, and the rates and terms for providing electric service to Cooperative members. The Board is responsible for evaluating periodic financial statements, reports and information, and considering internal control procedures.

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erative by delegating day-to-day management responsibilities to the general manager. The general manager is hired by and answers to the board. Board members consider and approve AEC business initiatives.

Annual meeting information, candidate resumes and the Annual Report will be part of the July Currents magazine arriving in mailboxes the first week of July.

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From the Heart to host rummage sale

Eager shoppers are sure to find treasures amid the huge selection at the From the Heart Christian Women’s Ministries’ rummage sale June 16 through June 19.

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Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

Festive clusters of white elderberry flowers quickly develop into tiny, blue to black edible fruits.

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ELDERBERRY from page AVO-1 The adult beetles feed on the plant’s leaves and flowers, and the developing larvae eat the insides of the stems. Since the blue elderberry shrub is its host plant, it is protected from being disturbed, removed, destroyed and trimmed if the branches are larger than 1 inch in diameter.

Indigenous Californians used blue elderberries as a main food source and as a natural remedy to benefit the immune system.

The Luiseños called it kutpat, and the Cahuilla named the elderberry hunkwat. The fruit was used for food, both fresh and dried. The wood was valued for making bows.

The Diegueño, Coast Miwok, Kashaya, Cahuilla and Yuki Peoples used elderberry blossoms as a tea to treat fevers, colds and chest congestion. The Maidu Indians used the branches of the Sambucus species to make arrow shafts, fire drills, atlatl spear shafts and salmon spear toggles.

The entire elderberry plant is mildly toxic, and some people get an unpleasant reaction to eating the fresh berries. Most people find the blossoms and berries edible in small amounts. The tiny fruits are commonly used in jellies, syrups and wine.

Cooking or drying the flowers and berries destroys the toxins, making them safer to eat, but elderberry stems, and the fruit of the coastal red elderberry, is always toxic.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded a poisoning from elderberry juice in California.

In 1983, 11 people attending a small religious event in Monterey County were hospitalized after drinking juice made from local, wild elderberries. Bunches of berries were crushed with their leaves and branches in a stainless-steel press. Apple juice, water and sugar were added, and the mixture was served the following day.

Victims reported nausea, vomit-

ing, abdominal cramps, weakness, and some complained of dizziness and numbness.

No other reports of elderberry juice poisoning have been documented in the past 20 years. While elderberries are safe to consume, especially when they are cooked, leaves and stems should not be crushed with the berries when making juice.

The fresh leaves, flowers, bark, young buds, and roots contain a bitter alkaloid and a glucoside that in certain conditions, can produce hydrocyanic acid, a highly poisonous acidic solution of hydrogen cyanide in water.

The safest bet is to enjoy cooked or dried berries and blossoms only.

Useful, beautiful and a benefit to both people and wildlife, the blue elderberry flourishes in the Anza Valley, providing food, shelter and habitat in a varied biosystem.

Diane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

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From the Heart Christian Women’s Ministries will host a huge rummage sale at Anza’s Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints, 39075 Contreras Road, June 16 through June 18, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and June 19, from 8 a.m. until noon.

The sale raises funds for the organization’s annual Christmas Gift, Easter and Back to School giveaways.

Donated items will be offered at reasonable prices and shoppers could walk away with arms full of special treasures.

Carefully organized clothing, crafts, household items, decorations, tools, toys and collectibles will be on display.

“We are finally having our rummage sale,” event organizer Christina James said. “The money from this sale goes toward

our backpack event. We are so excited and we have a ton of new items.”

From The Heart Christian Women’s Ministries serves and focuses on families and children in need in the mountain communities of Anza, Aguanga, Mountain Center and Idyllwild.

Fundraising events are held throughout the year to help collect money to aid this worthy cause.

Rummage sales, luncheons, raffles and the annual From the Heart’s holiday dinner all help to present activities to benefit the area’s families.

For more information, www. facebook.com/FromTheHeartChristianWomensMinistries or From The Heart Christian Women’s Ministries, P.O. Box 391224, Anza, CA 92539.

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And The Horse You Rode In On social club to host park cleanup day Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

The And The Horse You Rode In On social club will be hosting a cleanup event at Minor Park Saturday, June 19, from 7:30 a. m. until the job is done.

Club members noticed that the park needed weeding, mowing, trimming and trash pickup and decided to lend a hand.

“I’m so glad to be part of an organization that sees a need and jumps right into action,” Stacy Kuhns said. “ATHYRIO is a service-driven group. I personally have ties to the Little Red Schoolhouse, as one of my grandparents

attended school there in the early 1900s.”

Club members will devote hours of their free time to make Anza’s park beautiful again. Any extra hands will be welcomed.

ATHYRIO is open to all horse owners past, present and future.

To learn more about the And the Horse You Rode In On social club, www.facebook.com/joinathyrio or www.athyrio.org.

Minor Park and the Little Red Schoolhouse are at Highway 371 at Contreras Road in Anza.

Diane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

The And The Horse You Rode In On social club is hosting a cleanup day in Minor Park, including weeding by the playground equipment.

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CalFresh provides 200,000 Riverside County residents access to healthy food Many people in Riverside County are struggling to afford the costs of healthy food at the grocery store, and Marivel Castañeda has a simple message for them: “Go to GetCalFresh.org to see if you qualify for help,” advises Castañeda, a community outreach worker with the Riverside County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS). “It only takes 10 minutes!”

May wass CalFresh Awareness Month. Antipoverty advocates

like Castañeda statewide are spotlighting the vital contributions California’s largest food assistance program make to people and communities.

In Riverside County, CalFresh currently serves close to 200,000 children and adults and generates $1.03 billion in annual economic activity for local grocers and eateries, according to the program’s calculator.

“CalFresh helps children, families, college students, the elderly

and disabled. People who are homeless. We don’t know if people are going to bed at night without meals,” says Castañeda, who frequently speaks to individuals and families who are struggling economically.

When the pandemic hit in Riverside County, enrollment in CalFresh grew by 20% as economic uncertainty took hold. As communities slowly recover, CalFresh is here to provide workforce training to promote independence.

“These benefits help people become economically stable,” said Allison Gonzalez, assistant director of Self Sufficiency for Riverside County DPSS. “They are lifelines for our disabled and retirees, many of whom have worked their entire lives and need help to buy healthy food in order to meet their nutritional needs.”

Kalayah Wilson, a UC Riverside student in her twenties, says CalFresh allows her to eat healthier, live independently and focus on

her studies. She works part time at a campus food pantry where she urges fellow peers to check and see if they qualify for the county-run program.

“Sometimes all you need is that one person encouraging you to apply,” Wilson said.

To apply, visit, www.getcalfresh.org or call (877) 847-3663 Submitted by Riverside County Department of Public Social Services.

Cosmo gets a quick munch on some grass at the Cinders Trot endurance races held May 22 and 23 in Flagstaff, Arizona.

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Endurance rider Gail Price checks her time while waiting for the vet check on her mount Cosmo at the Cinders Trot race held May 22 and 23 in Flagstaff, Arizona.

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RACES from page AVO-1 compete for regional and national awards, or just to earn mileage awards with their favorite trail companion.

In endurance riding, the horse and rider are a team, with the challenge being to complete the course with a horse that is “fit to continue.” Each animal must pass a pre-ride exam to start the event.

During each ride there are set hold times to assess the horse’s physical and metabolic parameters. The horse must pass these examinations to continue on the course. Each animal must also pass a post-ride exam in order to receive credit for completing the ride.

Endurance riding combines riding a challenging course with a real equine partner and the fun and camaraderie of camping and socializing with a group of individuals who share the same interests.

The AERC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the nation’s leader in encouraging the use, protection and development of equestrian trails.

Price and Cosmo are just embarking on their exciting partnership in the challenging world of endurance riding.

Diane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

Gail Price poses with her faithful mount Cosmo at the Cinders Trot endurance races held May 22 and 23 in Flagstaff, Arizona.

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California’s unemployment paradox Emily Hoeven CALMATTERS

California is facing an unemployment paradox.

Despite California’s high unemployment rate, many positions at restaurants, bars and retail stores are going unfilled – causing some business owners to fear they won’t be able to fully reopen even when the state gives the green light June 15.

The Golden State’s unemployment rate remained unchanged between March and April, holding steady at 8.3% even as employers added nearly 102,000 jobs, according to figures released Friday by the Employment Development Department. That accounts for 38% of all U.S. jobs gained last month – a bright spot that dims when one takes into account that California still has the nation’s second-highest unemployment rate and has regained only 48% of jobs lost amid the pandemic.

In some areas, the share of jobless residents is actually increasing, Los Angeles’ unemployment rate shot from 11.4% in March to 11.7% in April. Nevertheless, Gov. Gavin Newsom touted the April unemployment figures as California “continuing to lead the

nation’s economic recovery,” noting that his $100 billion stimulus plan would help small businesses recover. Not all business owners were convinced.

“If he could wave a magic wand and find folks to come back to work … I’m hard pressed to find anybody willing or able to work a Saturday night,” Marvin Maldonado, co-owner of the Federalist Public House in Sacramento, said.

Experts say the staffing shortage is likely due to a multitude of factors: People – especially women – dropping out of the labor force as schools and child care centers closed, fear of contracting the virus in the workplace, some families finding that it makes more financial sense to stay on unemployment than to return to work, low-wage workers gravitating to other parts of the state and other careers, and low wages in general.

“I often suggest that whenever anyone says, ‘I can’t find the workers I need,’ she should really add, ‘at the wages I want to pay,’” Heidi Shierholz of the Economic Policy Institute, said.

Yoshika Hedberg, owner of the Fish & Bird izakaya restaurant in Berkeley said that she understands people need to make more

Motorcyclist crashes on highway 74 near Anza, requires airlift to hospital City News Service SPECIAL TO ANZA VALLEY OUTLOOK

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money, but they have to be willing to pay for it on the consumer end.

“I think people need to make a little more money, but in order to do so, restaurant prices are going to go up,” Hedberg said.

“Are people willing to pay for better-quality food, better-quality service? That’s a big question

mark, and that’s scary.”

This article first appeared on CalMatters Network and is being republished under a Creative Commons license. CalMatters. org is a nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California policies and politics.

A motorcyclist was airlifted to a hospital Thursday, May 27, after crashing on Highway 74 just east of Anza.

No other vehicles were involved in the crash, which occurred about 2:25 p.m. near the junction of the 74 and State Route 371, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Riverside County Fire Department paramedics were the first to reach the location and found the victim down in the roadway, suffering from moderate injuries that weren’t specified.

East- and westbound lanes on the 74 were temporarily shut down while the man, whose name was not released, was carried off the highway to a makeshift landing zone in a field across from the Paradise Valley Cafe. He was loaded onto an air ambulance around 3 p.m. and flown to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs.

Red Cross urges support of military families Since the start of the pandemic, U.S. service members have continued to work around the clock.

Their responsibility to travel, train and protect the country has not ceased, and military spouses have continued to move, hunt for jobs and take care of families all while safeguarding their loved ones from the virus.

Even though Military Appreciation Month has ended, the American Red Cross invites people to continue to show support for the military. For those with a military background or just a heart for military and veteran communities, opportunities to volunteer and support are available in southern California.

“Military families experience emergencies, just like other families, except oftentimes they go through a crisis separated from a family member who is deployed,” said Steve Alt, Red Cross Southern California Region Service to the Armed Forces regional program director. “Handling an emergency without your support system can be scary, but Red Cross volunteers make a huge difference in the lives of our military families through emergency relief.”

Answer emergency calls with the Hero Care Network.

The Red Cross Hero Care Network is a free 24/7 support system for military and veteran families when they are facing crisis. The Red Cross is the only organization to provide this emergency messaging service to separated active-duty military families.

Since the start of the pandemic, the Red Cross has seen an uptick in emergency calls to their Hero Care Network.

Volunteers help serve members each day by answering calls, delivering messages and work on cases of those who have experienced the death of a loved one, a medical emergency or have a

financial crisis.

Here in Southern California, the Red Cross has provided more than 20,000 emergency services to military families.

Volunteer at a military or veteran hospital.

The Red Cross has medical and nonmedical volunteers that help provide care, comfort and therapy for military in the U.S. and all around the world.

Medical Volunteers: Medical volunteers, such as certified doctors and nurses, help support hospital staff in a variety of ways, allowing medical staff more time to focus on priority patients. Medical volunteers can help by seeing patients in-person or through telehealth, nurse charting, answering calls and more.

Non-medical Volunteers: Nonmedical volunteers help with a variety of programs including visiting patients; manning coffee, snack and book carts; providing art and garden therapy classes; hosting animal visitation programs; and distributing care and comfort items to patients and medical staff.

Over the last year, the Red Cross in Southern California has distributed over 8,000 care and therapy items at medical facilities and helped rehabilitate patients.

Teach mental wellness workshops.

The Red Cross conducts mental wellness courses, called Resiliency Workshops, for military and veteran families in need.

Programs are free, confidential and offered in person or online by licensed mental health professionals.

The programs help service members, veterans and their families build resilience, manage stress and address trauma.

Mental health professionals serve as volunteer leaders of Resiliency Workshops for military and veteran communities.

Over the last year, the Red Cross in Southern California provided more than 464 military families with support through Resiliency Workshops.

Volunteer today.

Turn your appreciation into action by volunteering with the Red Cross today. To learn more, visit, www.redcross.org/volunteer or contact your local Red Cross chapter about open availabilities to join a dedicated team that supports U.S. service members and their families at home and around the world.

Visit www.redcross.org/saf for full information about programs that support military communities.

Submitted by Red Cross Southern California Region.

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Gun control violates natural law, thus will never succeed in a free America

Harold Pease, Ph.D. SPECIAL TO ANZA VALLEY OUTLOOK

Safety is probably the natural right most easily explained and is based primarily on the presumption that people have the right to exist and will naturally first flee from danger, then, if unsuccessful, will arm themselves regardless of what the law may or may not say or permit. Nature’s law will never allow gun confiscation to be fully implemented in a free America.

I learned this lesson my first year teaching college in California many years ago. A Mexican gang, led by a Black, attacked two White students in the college quad because they were White.

As the nearest faculty member available, I intervened only to have the students flee and I alone faced perhaps a dozen thugs I had never seen before who hated me

only for the color of my skin. On the ground, unable to comprehend what was happening to me, I took a boot every time I raised my head.

Another faculty member came into the quad and being White also was attacked. Half the group left me to attack him. Eventually, we were able to escape behind a nearby classroom door. When police arrived, the leader of the gang threatened to kill me if I identified him. A day later, a student highway patrolman secretly gave me a can of Mace, at the time illegal. “This will take care of 20,” he told me.

I carried it for years. Giving it to me would have cost his job and mine. Neither cared — safety was the issue.

Thousands fled socialist countries as it enveloped their countries. Hundreds risked their lives going over the Berlin Wall once socialism was embedded in Eastern Germany and hundreds of thousands fled to the south in Korea and Vietnam or on boats away from Cuba to America. The same is so from Venezuela in our day. It was once said that communism would end tomorrow in China if everyone were issued a handgun tonight. You might miss the shooting the next day if you slept in. Certainly the more than a million Uyghurs in slave labor camps would take their religious freedom back and their genocide end in China.

Thousands are escaping socialist-leaning states of California, Oregon, Washington, Michigan,

New York and New Jersey under excessive, even tyrannical rule by their Democrat governors exceeding that of the tyranny of King George III. Here, political refugees are finding freedom from excessive government in Florida, Texas, Idaho,Utah and South Dakota; Republican-led states who refused to lock down their citizens.

Residents feel unsafe when society or government appears unstable as in 2020, when Black Lives Matter and Antifa riots were staged in most major cities in America, even near the White House, especially in Democratic-controlled cities. This was especially so when none were condemned by Democrat Party leadership or their media. When statues were torn down, inner city buildings and automobiles set afire, Molotov cocktails thrown at police, and thugs occupied downtown Seattle and Portland, people did not feel safe. When George Soros’ financed district attorneys in Chicago, Los Angeles and St. Louis were setting criminals free as fast as they were arrested, it resulted in concern for normal people. When a senior citizen couple living in a private gated community in St. Louis, Missouri, threatened to use firearms to protect themselves and their property from a mob of thugs who broke down the gate, were themselves arrested – instead of the thugs – all Americans felt unsafe. This could happen to me. If government won’t protect me, I must.

The Democrats’ solution to

runaway crime has become the following: to allow convicts to vote, to release inmates back on the streets during the Wuhan, China virus, to same-day release of arsonists, looters, and Molotov cocktail throwers in our cities during the social unrest of 2020, to deny potential victims the means of protecting themselves through confiscatory gun laws, to open our borders to every thug in the world and, most insane of all, to defund, disarm, cancel and victimize law enforcement – those willing to risk their lives in the defense of others to maintain a civil society.

Those who spoke out against these dangerous practices, like Tucker Carlson, could expect a mob of thugs to do property damage to their homes or threaten bodily harm to his wife and children who had to hide in a closet for protection. My point!! The more these practices become common, and anarchy and lawlessness reigns, the more the victims and innocent seek a gun to protect themselves – natural law – whether it is legal or not.

When cities like Chicago, where a person is shot every two hours, have the toughest gun laws but the most gun violence, it is obvious that what Democrats, because they are the government in most of these cities of chaos, propose does not, has not, and will not work because their measures violate natural law. Yet they want to spread their chaos to the whole nation and leave the weak and in-

nocent perpetual victims. Natural law postulates that when cities defund police and people do not feel protected they will flee first; then arm themselves for protection whether legal or not.

Here are some other natural laws relating to guns. When guns are outlawed, only outlaws have them. It takes a gun to stop gun violence and police can’t get there in time. Good people will acquire firearms in proportion to their threat of danger. Violence begets violence; if a gun is not available a knife, bat or perhaps poison is.

Mass shootings almost always occur in gun-free zones like schools, theaters or supermarkets, because would-be shooters know they are not likely to be confronted with someone who can shoot back.

Finally, there has never been a gun in the history of the world found to have, by itself, killed anyone. Gun confiscation and individual liberty are oxymorons.

Dr. Harold Pease is a syndicated columnist and an expert on the United States Constitution. He has dedicated his career to studying the writings of the Founding Fathers and applying that knowledge to current events. He taught history and political science from this perspective for over 30 years at Taft College. Newspapers have permission to publish this column.

To read more of his weekly articles, please visit www.LibertyUnderFire.org.

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F I C T I T I O U S B U S I NE S S NA M E F I CT I T I OU S BU SI NE SS NA M E ST A T E M E NT F ile Number: R -2 02 105532 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: J E K P R O P E R T Y V E NT U R E S 2 9710 Del R ey R oad, T emecula, CA 92 591 M ailing A ddress: 33175 T emecula Parkway Suite A 8 04 0, T emecula, CA 92 595 County: R iverside Jo van E dward K rkljus, 2 9710 Del R ey R oad, T emecula, CA 92 591 T his business is conducted by an I ndividual R egistrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ( $ 1,000) .)

R egistrant: Jo van K rkljus Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R iverside County on 05/ 04 / 2 02 1 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ( a) OF SE CT I ON 1792 0, A F I CT I T I OU S NA M E STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COU NT Y CL E R K , E X CE PT , A S PR OV I DE D I N SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BU SI NE SS NA M E ST A T E M E NT M U ST BE F I L E D BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS ST A T E OF A F I CT I T I OU S BU SI NE SS NA M E I N VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW ( SE E SE CT I ON 14 4 11 E T SE Q ., BU SI NE SS A ND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE OR I G I NA L ST A T E M E NT ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I CE .

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L E G A L : 3 3 3 8 P U B L I S H E D : M ay 1 4 , 2 1 , 2 8 , J une 4 , 2 0 2 1 F I CT I T I OU S BU SI NE SS NA M E ST A T E M E NT F ile Number: R -2 02 105550 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: D O Z E R P O W E R S O L U T I O NS 29332 Escalante Rd, Menifee, CA 92587 County: R iverside Ryan William Mendoza, 29332 Escalante Rd, Menifee, CA 92587 T his business is conducted by an I ndividual R egistrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 04-25-21 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ( $ 1,000) .)

Registrant: Ryan William Mendoza Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R iverside County on 05/ 05/ 2 02 1 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ( a) OF SE CT I ON 1792 0, A F I CT I T I OU S NA M E STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COU NT Y CL E R K , E X CE PT , A S PR OV I DE D I N SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BU SI NE SS NA M E ST A T E M E NT M U ST BE F I L E D BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS ST A T E OF A F I CT I T I OU S BU SI NE SS NA M E I N VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW ( SE E SE CT I ON 14 4 11 E T SE Q ., BU SI NE SS A ND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE OR I G I NA L ST A T E M E NT ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I CE .

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L E G A L : 3 3 4 7 P U B L I S H E D : M ay 2 8 , J une 4 , 1 1 , 1 8 , 2 0 2 1 F I CT I T I OU S BU SI NE SS NA M E ST A T E M E NT F ile Number: R -2 02 10598 1 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: T E M E C U L A B IB L E C H U R C H 2 9775 Santiago R d, T emecula, CA 92 592 County: R iverside R ancho Baptist Church, 2 9775 Santiago R d, T emecula, CA 92 592 T his business is conducted by a Corporation This Corporation is registered in the state of CA R egistrant has not yet commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ( $ 1,000) .)

Registrant: Howard P Klein, President Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R iverside County on 05/ 12 / 2 02 1 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ( a) OF SE CT I ON 1792 0, A F I CT I T I OU S NA M E STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COU NT Y CL E R K , E X CE PT , A S PR OV I DE D I N SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BU SI NE SS NA M E ST A T E M E NT M U ST BE F I L E D BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS ST A T E OF A F I CT I T I OU S BU SI NE SS NA M E I N VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW ( SE E SE CT I ON 14 4 11 E T SE Q ., BU SI NE SS A ND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE OR I G I NA L ST A T E M E NT ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I CE .

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F I C T I T I O U S B U S I NE S S NA M E F I CT I T I OU S BU SI NE SS NA M E ST A T E M E NT F ile Number: R -2 02 1058 68 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: T A N’ S P I Z Z A 65961 Pierson Blvd, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240 County: R iverside Walli Enterprises Inc., 47795 Dune Palms Road No 5113, L a Q uinta, CA 92 2 53 T his business is conducted by a L imited L iability Company This LLC is registered in the state of CA R egistrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ( $ 1,000) .)

R egistrant: T anze el Chaudhary, M anaging M ember Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R iverside County on 05/ 11/ 2 02 1 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ( a) OF SE CT I ON 1792 0, A F I CT I T I OU S NA M E STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COU NT Y CL E R K , E X CE PT , A S PR OV I DE D I N SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BU SI NE SS NA M E ST A T E M E NT M U ST BE F I L E D BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS ST A T E OF A F I CT I T I OU S BU SI NE SS NA M E I N VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW ( SE E SE CT I ON 14 4 11 E T SE Q ., BU SI NE SS A ND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE OR I G I NA L ST A T E M E NT ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I CE .

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L E G A L : 3 3 4 1 P U B L I S H E D : M ay 2 1 , 2 8 , J une 4 , 1 1 , 2 0 2 1 F I CT I T I OU S BU SI NE SS NA M E ST A T E M E NT F ile Number: R -2 02 10664 8 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: C U T W A T E R P U B L I S H I NG 2 3553 R ustic R oad, M urrieta, CA 92 562 Mailing address: 23811 Washington Ave, Ste C310-2 4 5, M urrieta, CA 92 562 County: R iverside A rthur Cameron T aylor, 2 3553 R ustic R oad, M urrieta, CA 92 562 T his business is conducted by an I ndividual R egistrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ( $ 1,000) .)

R egistrant: A rthur Cameron T aylor Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R iverside County on 05/ 2 4 / 2 02 1 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ( a) OF SE CT I ON 1792 0, A F I CT I T I OU S NA M E STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COU NT Y CL E R K , E X CE PT , A S PR OV I DE D I N SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BU SI NE SS NA M E ST A T E M E NT M U ST BE F I L E D BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS ST A T E OF A F I CT I T I OU S BU SI NE SS NA M E I N VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW ( SE E SE CT I ON 14 4 11 E T SE Q ., BU SI NE SS A ND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE OR I G I NA L ST A T E M E NT ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I CE .

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L E G A L : 3 3 4 8 P U B L I S H E D : M ay 2 1 , 2 8 , J une 4 , 1 1 , 2 0 2 1 F I CT I T I OU S BU SI NE SS NA M E ST A T E M E NT F ile Number: R -2 02 10612 6 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: H O L Y W A R T A T T O O 73985 ½ Hwy 111, Palm Desert, CA 92260 County: R iverside a. Robert Benjamin Williamson, 73965 Hwy 111, Palm Desert, CA 92 2 60 b. Jo se L uis F lores, 7 Spur Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92 2 60 T his business is conducted by Co-partners R egistrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ( $ 1,000) .)

Registrant: Robert Benjamin Williamson, Partner Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R iverside County on 05/ 13/ 2 02 1 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ( a) OF SE CT I ON 1792 0, A F I CT I T I OU S NA M E STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COU NT Y CL E R K , E X CE PT , A S PR OV I DE D I N SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BU SI NE SS NA M E ST A T E M E NT M U ST BE F I L E D BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS ST A T E OF A F I CT I T I OU S BU SI NE SS NA M E I N VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW ( SE E SE CT I ON 14 4 11 E T SE Q ., BU SI NE SS A ND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE OR I G I NA L ST A T E M E NT ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I CE .

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F I C T I T I O U S B U S I NE S S NA M E F I CT I T I OU S BU SI NE SS NA M E ST A T E M E NT F ile Number: R -2 02 10604 3 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: D E S E R T H O S P IC E 69846 Hwy/ 111. Ste. D, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 County: R iverside Del Rosa Hospice And Palliative Care, Inc, 2601 Del R osa A ve., Ste 108 , San Bernardino, CA 92 4 04 T his business is conducted by a Corporation This Corporation is registered in the state of R egistrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on April 19, 2021 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ( $ 1,000) .)

R egistrant: M aria Santos, CE O Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R iverside County on 05/ 12 / 2 02 1 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ( a) OF SE CT I ON 1792 0, A F I CT I T I OU S NA M E STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COU NT Y CL E R K , E X CE PT , A S PR OV I DE D I N SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BU SI NE SS NA M E ST A T E M E NT M U ST BE F I L E D BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS ST A T E OF A F I CT I T I OU S BU SI NE SS NA M E I N VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW ( SE E SE CT I ON 14 4 11 E T SE Q ., BU SI NE SS A ND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE OR I G I NA L ST A T E M E NT ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I CE .

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L E G A L : 3 3 4 4 P U B L I S H E D : M ay 2 1 , 2 8 , J une 4 , 1 1 , 2 0 2 1 F I CT I T I OU S BU SI NE SS NA M E ST A T E M E NT F ile Number: R -2 02 1064 54 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: F IR S T C O R E 338 0 L a Sierra A ve, Ste 104 -38 1. R iverside, CA 92 503 County: R iverside a. R uben -- Ortega E strada, 11002 Nebraska A ve, R iverside, CA 92 505 b. E liza beth L ynell Ortega, 11002 Nebraska A ve, R iverside, CA 92 505 T his business is conducted by a M arried Couple R egistrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 05/20/21 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ( $ 1,000) .)

R egistrant: E liza beth L ynell Ortega Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R iverside County on 05/ 2 0/ 2 02 1 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ( a) OF SE CT I ON 1792 0, A F I CT I T I OU S NA M E STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COU NT Y CL E R K , E X CE PT , A S PR OV I DE D I N SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BU SI NE SS NA M E ST A T E M E NT M U ST BE F I L E D BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS ST A T E OF A F I CT I T I OU S BU SI NE SS NA M E I N VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW ( SE E SE CT I ON 14 4 11 E T SE Q ., BU SI NE SS A ND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE OR I G I NA L ST A T E M E NT ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I CE .

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L E G A L : 3 3 4 5 P U B L I S H E D : M ay 2 8 , J une 4 , 1 1 , 1 8 , 2 0 2 1 F I CT I T I OU S BU SI NE SS NA M E ST A T E M E NT F ile Number: R -2 02 107100 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: S W E E T S L E E P M A T T R E S S E S # 2 314 10 R eserve Dr Ste # 3, T housand Palms, CA 92 2 76 County: R iverside a. Beau Ju stin K ing, 67370 Q uijo R d, Cathedral City, CA 92 2 34 b. R ebekah L eann K ing, 67370 Q uijo R d, Cathedral City, CA 92 2 34 c. Jo shua Ja mes Sweet, 2 8 18 G us Court, L ancaster, CA 93536 T his business is conducted by G eneral Partnership R egistrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ( $ 1,000) .)

R egistrant: Beau Ju stin K ing, G eneral Partner Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R iverside County on 05/ 2 8 / 2 02 1 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ( a) OF SE CT I ON 1792 0, A F I CT I T I OU S NA M E STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COU NT Y CL E R K , E X CE PT , A S PR OV I DE D I N SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BU SI NE SS NA M E ST A T E M E NT M U ST BE F I L E D BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS ST A T E OF A F I CT I T I OU S BU SI NE SS NA M E I N VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW ( SE E SE CT I ON 14 4 11 E T SE Q ., BU SI NE SS A ND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE OR I G I NA L ST A T E M E NT ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I CE .

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F I C T I T I O U S B U S I NE S S NA M E F I CT I T I OU S BU SI NE SS NA M E ST A T E M E NT F ile Number: R -2 02 1058 67 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Y S S A P 37 V ista Palermo, L ake E lksinore, CA 92 532 M ailing A ddress: 37 V ista Palermo, L ake E lsinore, CA 92 532 County: R iverside Yolanda -- R eyes Santana, 37 V ista Palermo, L ake E lsinore, CA 92 532 T his business is conducted by an I ndividual R egistrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ( $ 1,000) .)

R egistrant: Yolanda R eyes Santana Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R iverside County on 05/ 11/ 2 02 1 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ( a) OF SE CT I ON 1792 0, A F I CT I T I OU S NA M E STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COU NT Y CL E R K , E X CE PT , A S PR OV I DE D I N SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BU SI NE SS NA M E ST A T E M E NT M U ST BE F I L E D BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS ST A T E OF A F I CT I T I OU S BU SI NE SS NA M E I N VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW ( SE E SE CT I ON 14 4 11 E T SE Q ., BU SI NE SS A ND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE OR I G I NA L ST A T E M E NT ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I CE .

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F I C T I T I O U S B U S I NE S S NA M E F I CT I T I OU S BU SI NE SS NA M E ST A T E M E NT F ile Number: R -2 02 10562 3 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: E X P R E S S A U T O S P A 40495 Winchester Road, Temecula, CA 92591 County: R iverside Amritpal Singh Toor, 40495 Winchester Road, T emecula, CA 92 591 T his business is conducted by an I ndividual R egistrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ( $ 1,000) .)

R egistrant: A mritpal Singh T oor Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R iverside County on 05/ 05/ 2 02 1 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ( a) OF SE CT I ON 1792 0, A F I CT I T I OU S NA M E STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COU NT Y CL E R K , E X CE PT , A S PR OV I DE D I N SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BU SI NE SS NA M E ST A T E M E NT M U ST BE F I L E D BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS ST A T E OF A F I CT I T I OU S BU SI NE SS NA M E I N VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW ( SE E SE CT I ON 14 4 11 E T SE Q ., BU SI NE SS A ND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE OR I G I NA L ST A T E M E NT ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I CE .

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C H A NG E O F NA M E F I CT I T I OU S BU SI NE SS NA M E ST A T E M E NT F ile Number: R -2 02 105592 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: J U I C Y T NA I L S U P P L Y 12 51 M assachusetts A ve, 14 8 , R iverside, CA 92 507 M ailing A ddress: P.O. Box 534 58 . R iverside, CA 92 517 County: R iverside Brittany T rene Carr, 12 51 M assachusetts A ve, 14 8 , R iverside, CA 92 507 T his business is conducted by an I ndividual R egistrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ( $ 1,000) .)

R egistrant: Brittany T rene Carr Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R iverside County on 05/ 05/ 2 02 1 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ( a) OF SE CT I ON 1792 0, A F I CT I T I OU S NA M E STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COU NT Y CL E R K , E X CE PT , A S PR OV I DE D I N SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BU SI NE SS NA M E ST A T E M E NT M U ST BE F I L E D BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS ST A T E OF A F I CT I T I OU S BU SI NE SS NA M E I N VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW ( SE E SE CT I ON 14 4 11 E T SE Q ., BU SI NE SS A ND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE OR I G I NA L ST A T E M E NT ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I CE .

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NO T I C E O F H E A R I NG Date: 06/ 30/ 2 1 T ime: 8 : 30 A m Dept: C1 The address of the court: 505 S. Buena Vista Ave., R m. 2 01, Corona, CA 92 8 8 2 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: A nza V alley Outlook Date: 5/ 2 0/ 2 02 1 Signed: Christopher Harman, Judge of the Superior Court L E G A L : 3 3 4 9 P U B L I S H E D : M ay 2 8 , J une 4 , 1 1 , 1 8 , 2 0 2 1

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O R D E R T O S H O W C A U S E F O R C H A NG E O F NA M E Case Number: CVSW2103152 T O A L L I NT E R E ST E D PE R SONS Petitioner: E V E T T E A Y E L E T K O H N+ J A M E S D E W E Y Filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: A S H E R Z V I L E A ND E R K O L O S D E W E Y Proposed Name: A S H E R Z V I L E A ND E R K O H E N D E W E Y THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. A ny person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NO T I C E O F H E A R I NG Date: 06/ 10/ 2 02 1 T ime: 8 : 00 A m Dept: S101 The address of the court: 30755-D Auld Road, Murrieta, CA 92563 Southwest Branch of Justice A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: A nza V alley Outlook Date: 4 / 30/ 2 02 1 Signed: Jeffrey Zimel, Judge of the Superior Court L E G A L : 3 3 3 9 P U B L I S H E D : M ay 1 4 , 2 1 , 2 8 , J une 4 , 2 0 2 1

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O R D E R T O S H O W C A U S E F O R C H A NG E O F NA M E Case Number: CVSW2103011 T O A L L I NT E R E ST E D PE R SONS Petitioner: E V E T T E A Y E L E T K O H N Filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: E V E T T E A Y E L E T K O H N Proposed Name: E V E T T E A Y E L E T K O H E N- D E W E Y THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. A ny person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NO T I C E O F H E A R I NG Date: 06/ 10/ 2 02 1 T ime: 8 : 00 A m Dept: S101 The address of the court: 30755-D Auld Road, Murrieta, CA 92563 Southwest Branch of Justice A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: A nza V alley Outlook Date: 4 / 30/ 2 02 1 Signed: Jeffrey Zimel, Judge of the Superior Court L E G A L : 3 3 4 0 P U B L I S H E D : M ay 1 4 , 2 1 , 2 8 , J une 4 , 2 0 2 1

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