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Motorcyclist killed at motocross in Anza identified as Temecula teen
Section Volume 15, Issue 23
Cowboy Days helps to save the arts
Kim Harris Managing Editor A motorcyclist killed at Cahuilla Creek Motocross in Anza on Monday, May 25 has been identified as Seth Carter, 15, of Temecula. see page A-6
Local Supervisors OK Ordinance Permitting Pot Grows for Medical Purposes Paul J. Young Special to the Valley News RIVERSIDE - Riverside County supervisors have approved an ordinance permitting limited cultivation of marijuana for medicinal purposes in unincorporated communities and establishing penalties for those who violate the law. see page A-6
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Gregg Bruce of the Redshank Riders looks like he just rode out of the Old West.
Jodi Thomas Anza Area Manager Cowboy Days’ event planners, Kirsten Klohe, Stephanie Brande, Susan Blankfeld and Sacha Hope thought of everything. This fundraiser for Cottonwood School’s
“Arts and Music Program” was a “Fun Raising” success. There were interesting vendors of all kinds: service, food and shopping. The day included music, lots of horsey entertainment and competition. There was a sanctioned Women’s Pro Rodeo Barrel Racing compe-
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tition and a non-pro competition featuring our locals. Gymkhana games played on horseback were Pole Bending, Ribbon Racing and Apple Dunking. Then there were the Team Roping and Team Sorting competitions; these were most exciting to watch, as our local Cow-
see COWBOYS, page A-7
Top Photographer award goes to local photographer Michelle Hunt Jodi Thomas Area Manager
Kim Harris Managing Editor
Local photographer Michelle Hunt, whose photography has been showcased in AVO’s column, Your Life in Photos, has been awarded the Top Photographer award by www.Gurushots.com in its Spring Fever category. Hunt’s artistic eye has produced some spectacular shots. When asked how she honed her talent into a winning style, she said the trick was training herself to look at her artwork as a photographer. “When I first got bitten by the photography bug, I joined www. soaphoto.com,” she said. “It was here I asked a million questions and posted shot after shot on the critique board. I had been entering free online contests with little success and was growing increasingly frustrated by my failures, when Ruth Jolly, an accomplished photographer in Arizona, told me ‘A great shot of a common bird is a still a great shot.’
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boys and Cowgirls tried their horse and cattle skills. Team Roping and Team Sorting competitions put the Cow back into the word Cowboy, bringing back the old days when cattle drives and branding were
Michelle Hunt’s top ranked shot from her series entered in the Spring Fever Contest titled ‘Backpedal’ .
Michelle Hunt photo
see HUNT, page A-5
Congratulations to Hamilton High School’s graduating class of 2015 Jodi Thomas Area Manager As another school year comes to a close at Hamilton, forgotten are the struggles of the past. Now as the Senior Class of 2015 gather together for the last time, this moment takes pause. One of life’s major accomplishments is about to be memorialized in a one-time event called High School Graduation. A grand celebration of all they have learned and accomplished. Another journey will begin into adulthood, a path that can take many roads and lead to many new places. A word from Hamilton High School’s Principal Dave Farkas: “We are very proud of our senior class. This class set a school record
see HAMILTON, page A-3
Hamilton High School’s Senior Graduating Class of 2015
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