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June’s Thimble Full of News, A-4
Tips for garden survival in the summer’s heat, B-1
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Anza Lions to host Cowboy Mounted Shooting
Section Volume 15, Issue 25
Anza Days 2015 lacks participation, organizers say
Jodi Thomas Anza Area Manager Cowboy Mounted Shooting is the fastest growing Equestrian Sport in the Nation according the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association. see page A-5
Local Home Grow Crop Swap has begun Jodi Thomas Anza Area Manager
Roland Vellanoweth and the King cruising.
Every year on Fridays at 5:30 p.m., in June through September, the M-COR group hosts “Crop Swap” organized by Annika Knoppel. The group meets under the Gazebo at Country Corner; which is a little back from the corner of Bahrman Road and Hwy. 371 on the west end of the Anza Township. see page A-7
Jodi Thomas Area Manager “Anza Days lacks participation,” said Anza Lions President Greg Johnson. That lack of participation has
caused the cancellation of two popular events during the celebration, the traditional Lion’s Anza Days BBQ held the Friday night before the Anza Days Parade and the Miss Anza Days Contest this year.
Jodi Thomas photo
With Anza Days Parade falling on the Fourth of July this year, many are out of town and there are just not enough hands to go around. So Johnson is concentrating his limited manpower to the day of the parade.
Each year several groups can be counted on to work on different portions of Anza Days – Lions Club, Thimble Club, Anza Civic Improvement League, Anza Valley Citizens’
see DAYS, page A-4
Anza’s 1st Annual “Rust and Shine” Car Show Jodi Thomas Anza Area Manager
Real Estate
Why FHA condo approval is important to buyers and sellers John Occhi and Mike Mason Special to the Valley News The most popular home loan in Riverside County today is undoubtedly the FHA loan. A buyer can qualify for an FHA home loan with only 3.5 percent cash down as long as they have good credit and a stable job with adequate income.
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see page B-7
This was a fun event where community came together to enjoy each other and the love of the classics embodied in glass, mental, rubber and vinyl. The result was a day of relaxing with friends and acquaintances while showing off their “Pride in Joy.” There were different categories; many brought their working classic truck just gussied up some. They shared that the trucks were still used for dump runs and to pick up hay and anything else that any working ranch truck would do. Some vehicles had been in the family since the day they rolled off the dealership floor or close to it. Here they stood some 30-plus years later, still running and in good, useful condition. This is a testimony to American ingenuity and to an owner’s care, which for some was their first love.
Anza Valley Outlook
What the participants had to say Local man Tom Parr attended the show with his 1950 Dodge, 1-ton flatbed pickup truck he purchased a year ago from Ray Schooley, a local collector. Parr said it’s his ranch truck and he drives it every day. “This is a real good turnout. This
Custom Car Winner was Chris Walter’s ‘67 Malibu.
could turn out to be something real big for Anza,” he said. Another local, Ken Ogden, found his Mustang off Kirby. He restored the paint and interior to factory specifications. The beautiful silver blue color he chose would have been an original Mustang color. “It’s a real nice turnout. It’s good times. It can only get better from
here,” Ogden said. Local man of 40 years, Roy Wilson, brought his Muscle Car, a 1968 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442 with original everything and only 68,000 original miles to share. He has owned the car for 20 years. Bill and Shirley Housley from LRE brought their 1957 Bel Air Chevrolet they have owned since
Jodi Thomas photo
1987 purchased out of Orange County. “Great turn out, wonderful! My only complaint is we would like to hear more 50s and 60s music,” said Shirley Housley. Locals Steve and Cheryl Silkotch have owned their 1934 Classic
see SHOW, page A-6
ConnectAnza becomes reality with record vote Kim Harris Managing Editor ConnectAnza is one step closer to becoming a reality following what Anza Electric Cooperative General Manager called a “record vote.” According to Short, 1,038 valid ballots were submitted for the election to change the Co-Op bylaws allowing for the creation of a new Internet Service Provider, with Anza Electric at the helm. “We received 1,038 valid ballots, which is a record showing for any election on any issue during our 65 years’ operation as a cooperative,” Short said in an interview with the Anza Valley Outlook. “Of the total, 1,038 voted for the bylaw changes, 86 against, and four abstained or were voided by the member.” As a cooperative, all bylaw changes need to be presented to members for a vote, Short explained. Under the recently adopted changes, Anza Electric is now able
to provide fiber optic based Internet services, and will begin doing so as soon as financing is secured and all of the necessary hardware is in place. “Additionally, we cleaned up some old language changes related to our previous association with the Rural Utility Service as a lender. Those loans were renegotiated late last year, saving our members over $2 Million in finance charges,” he said. According to Short, the Co-Op chose to do a special election rather than wait for the General Meeting scheduled for July 18, due to grant funding available through California Advanced Services Fund (CASF). Short is very optimistic about their ability to secure the grant funding through CASF, however, it’s a first come first served grant. Cost of the special election was just under $3,000. “It was worth the additional expense of the election to gain a better shot at grant funds,” Short said. He
added that the cost is not outside the norm for the group. “We experience these costs every year that we have a regular election, which doesn’t occur unless we have director seats contested, or any other issue requiring member voting. According to a feasibility study earlier this year, there was a high demand for the service, and Anza Electric was in a unique position as the incumbent electric utility to be able to fill that need for members, Short said. Follow up planning included a financial analysis, indicating a three year positive rate of return and capital credits being possible for members within five years. Short said that even though the fiber optics backbone being used in the project was installed by communications giant Verizon 15 years ago, there should be no problems moving forward with ConnectAnza. “The fiber technology hasn’t changed. The electronics, on the other hand, have come a long way,”
he said. “We’re doing this at the right time, since today’s electronics are far superior to the older models.” Now that voters have approved ConnectAnza, the next step in the process is to submit a grant application to help secure the project financing. “We’ve already taken several steps toward project initiation. We are finalizing our grant application to the state for the California Advanced Services Fund, which is a very important step to secure a part of the project financing,” said Short. “We’re negotiating with equipment suppliers and contractors to find the absolute highest state-of-the-art equipment and services for the project, along with the highest value. And, we will begin testing several subsystems within just a few weeks.” Just like any other ISP, ConnectAnza is a fee-based service, meaning that once members begin
see CONNECTANZA, page A-3