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Menifee police take to the streets New department celebrates July 1 launch with drive-thru parade

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A U.S. Air Force pilot from Temecula who was killed during a training mission on the East Coast was saluted Friday, July 3, by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who ordered flags statewide to be flown at half-staff in memory of the aviator. see page A-2

Local Police training covers variety of topics Will Fritz ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Since the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer more than a month ago, discussions about the way policing is conducted in the United States have permeated the public conversation. see page A-4

Education TVUSD discusses plans for return to school

Menifee police officers are officially sworn in during a ceremony, Tuesday, June 30, before the squad’s launch to serve the city, July 1.

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Lexington Howe STAFF WRITER

A fleet of new Menifee police cars turned on their sirens and began their formational drive-thru

parade on the evening of June 30, announcing their arrival as Menifee’s new police department starting at midnight that night, July 1.

Before they headed out into

various neighborhoods in Menifee, they held a private event, which included a swearing-in ceremony.

“I feel like we are at a breaking point, or at least a tipping point in our history,” police Chief Pat

Will Fritz ASSOCIATE EDITOR

One day shy of a month after their first march to Temecula City Hall, supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement again turned out Saturday, July 4, to march the same route, albeit in smaller numbers.

And the demonstrators made clear they are still very committed to their movement, 40 days after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis caused an outcry that spread not just across the country, but across the globe.

“We’re gonna be here today.

We’re gonna be here tomorrow.

We’re gonna be here a month from now, a year from now,” AmirHassan Gates, one of the protest organizers, told fellow protesters after the march had arrived at Temecula City Hall. “The unit that

Temecula Valley Unified School District’s governing board received an update at its June 30 board meeting on district officials’ plans for reopening schools in the fall, including on safety protocols that are being developed for each of the plans that are being developed as options for parents. see page C-3

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Black Lives Matter demonstrators celebrate July 4 with 2nd march to Temecula City Hall

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Walsh of the Menifee Police Department, said. “My stance is that we will tip in America, but only when the police and the community

Black Lives Matter protesters gather at the Temecula Duck to rally support against racial injustice and discrimination before marching to City Hall, Saturday, July 4.

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More businesses ordered closed after surge in new COVID-19 cases Jeff Pack STAFF WRITER

More businesses throughout Riverside County were ordered to cease indoor operations by Gov. Gavin Newsom and the county’s top public health official while Riverside County experienced the largest numbers of new COVID-19 cases recorded over the course of a week.

From June 29 through July 6, the county reported 4,451 new cases of the virus.

The total comes after Riverside County Public Health officials reported Monday, July 6, that 1,105 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed over the holiday weekend.

Seven more deaths resulting from the virus were also reported. see COVID-19, page A-6

Old Town Front Street in Old Town Temecula is closed off along blocks so that restaurants can expand out into the street to serve customers. Due to an uptick of new coronavirus cases, Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered all indoor service operations to stop at restaurants and other businesses. Valley News/Jeff Pack photo

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Gov. Newsom honors Temecula fighter pilot killed in crash

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. David Schmitz, 32, of Temecula died Tuesday, June 30, when the F-16C Fighting Falcon he was flying crashed at Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina.

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Jeff Pack STAFF WRITER

A U.S. Air Force pilot from Temecula who was killed during a training mission on the East Coast was saluted Friday, July 3, by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who ordered flags statewide to be flown at half-staff in memory of the aviator.

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. David Schmitz, 32, died Tuesday, June 30, when the F-16C Fighting Falcon he was flying crashed at Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina.

Schmitz was on a night training flight, but few details were available regarding the accident.

“Our condolences go out to the Schmidt family, to the Gamblers and to all of Team Shaw,” Col. Lawrence T. Sullivan, 20th Fighter

Wing commander, said in a video shared on the Shaw Air Force Base Facebook page.

“Dave loved a lot of things – he loved his family, his country and he loved to fly,” he said.

Schmitz had been assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing’s 77th Fighter Squadron and started his career in the Air Force as an enlisted man, working as a loadmaster aboard C-17 Globemaster cargo planes, according to published reports.

The Temecula native remained focused on his dream of becoming a jet pilot and eventually earned a spot in officer training school, thereafter gaining acceptance into flight training and receiving placement in the F-16, Air Force officials said.

In the hours after the crash, Schmitz’s wife, Valerie, shared

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. David Schmitz, 32, of Temecula died Tuesday, June 30, when the F-16C Fighting Falcon he was flying crashed at Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina.

He is pictured here with his wife Valerie and the couple’s dog, Toby.

the time leading up to her husband leaving for the training mission.

“I watched Dave walk down the hall in his flight suit, open the front door and leave,” Valerie shared in a Facebook post. “This time he looked back over his shoulder at me and smiled one last time before he shut the door. I didn’t know that would be the last time I’d see my husband alive.

“In an instant, my life had changed forever and my heart shattered into a million pieces. A few hours later I kissed my sweet husband one last time on his cold lips.

“Hold your loved ones close.

You never know when it might just be the last time you’ll see them.

Your life can change forever in an instant,” she said.

The crash remains under investigation.

A scholarship foundation has been set up in his honor at https:// gf.me/u/yd6huh.

“With the love, support and guidance of Dave’s widow, Valerie, and his parents, we have created the Lt. David Schmitz Scholarship Foundation,” Patrick Bruton, the fundraiser’s organizer, said on the fundraising page. “The purpose of this foundation is to support young men and women who want to pursue a career in aviation but have encountered obstacles similar to ones Lt. Schmitz experienced on his journey to becoming a fighter pilot.”

Valerie shared the fundraiser on her Facebook page along with a tribute to her husband.

“Anyone who had the honor of getting to know my husband knows how he had a way of

making you want to be a better person,’ she said in the post. “He gave 110% effort in everything he did. He didn’t want to be just good enough. He had to be the best and so he always strived for that. He inspired me and will continue to inspire me to live with that same mentality.

“You will continue to live on and continue to inspire so many. I am so incredibly lucky that you chose me to love and spend the rest of your life with. I will cherish you for the rest of my life,” she said.

In addition to his wife and the couple’s dog, Toby, Schmitz is survived by his parents Brian and Sherrie Schmitz and his sister Laura Schmitz.

CNS contributed to this report.

Jeff Pack can be reached by email at jpack@reedermedia.com.

Local business owner and chair of state commission on women and girls to run for Temecula City Council seat Will Fritz ASSOCIATE EDITOR

A second hat has been thrown into the ring for the Temecula City Council seat that 21-year council member Mike Naggar plans to vacate at the end of the year.

Alisha Wilkins, Ph.D., a local business owner who also currently serves as chair of the state of California’s Commission on the Status of Women and Girls, will run for the city’s District 2 council seat in November. Wilkins made the announcement in a statement sent to Valley News.

Wilkins, an organizational psychologist, is the founder of Hera

Hub Temecula, a women-focused business accelerator.

According to her statement, she has 20 years of experience in public affairs and government relations.

Her bio on Hera Hub Temecula’s website showed she was previously the owner of campaign strategy firm Empire Consulting Group and for 10 years led the public affairs department of Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest in Riverside County.

In her statement, Wilkins said her goal is to use her background to “help spark meaningful growth and positive transformation” in Temecula.

“Right now, we are undergoing

Alisha Wilkins, Ph.D., is running for the Temecula City Council’s District 2 seat in November.

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a major shift in the United States, and today, the city of Temecula has an opportunity to be a part of the conversation around that shift,”

Wilkins said in her announcement.

“How we move forward as a city, in light of COVID-19 and the unrest occurring on the national level, will

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impact each and every one of us – from the retired military family I go home to every night, to the families who have been here for many years and individuals who are just joining our community. The shift starts with us, and I am hopeful that I’ll have the opportunity to drive this shift as a city councilmember for District 2.”

Wilkins was appointed to the state’s Commission on the Status of Women and Girls by former Gov. Jerry Brown in 2014. The commission makes regular reports on findings on the status of women in California and recommendations to the state Legislature and reviews state laws regarding women’s civil and political rights.

Wilkins’ statement said housing will be an area of focus for her if elected to the Temecula City Council.

“As the mother of a recent college grad, she knows how expensive it will soon be for her son to live in the town in which he grew up,” according to Wilkins’ statement.

“Once known as an affordable bedroom community, Temecula’s housing prices have escalated beyond the reach of many second and third generation Temeculans.

Her service on the board of the Fair Housing Council of Riverside County Inc. and her participation in the 2015 graduating class of the ‘Leadership Riverside Program,’ sponsored by Riverside Chamber of Commerce, has prepared her to tackle the housing crisis.”

This year’s election is the first in which the District 2 council seat will be contested since its creation when the Temecula City Council began transitioning to district elections three years ago. Naggar held an at-large seat for 21 years and would have been campaigning for reelection in District 2 had he not announced his intention to end his run on the council Wednesday, June 24.

Denton Burr, an organizer of Black Lives Matter protests in Temecula, is so far the only other contender in District 2, though according to the city of Temecula he had not filed a candidate intention statement as of Thursday. Burr’s announcement that he would run for the seat came a little under two weeks before Naggar’s announcement that he would not.

According to information from the city, Wilkens had filed paperwork to run for the District 2 seat as of Thursday.

Staff writer Jeff Pack contributed to this story.

Will Fritz can be reached by email at wfritz@reedermedia.com.

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Local Lake Elsinore’s homeless task force paves the way for Riverside County Jeremiah Tatola WRITER

The Lake Elsinore Homeless Task Force, founded in June 2017, seeks to address the increasing homeless population within the city, providing aid and housing to those in need throughout bordering communities.

“A Hand Up, Not a Hand out” is the tagline associated with the organization.

Nicole Dailey, Lake Elsinore’s assistant city manager and head of the Homeless Task Force, explained the mantra as “Responsible Compassion.”

“We’ve taken a very proactive and aggressive approach to homelessness in our community. Part of that is we truly do want to help

individuals, but we are going to enforce the law,” Daily said.

Through a plethora of community relationships, the Homeless Task Force launched the Community Outreach Coalition involving law enforcement, the Social Work Action Group and Housing and Outreach specialists to provide responsible compassion to the homeless community.

In December 2019, an eightbedroom home in Perris, now known as the “Perris House,” was leased and converted into a crisis stabilization home for homeless individuals within Lake Elsinore and surrounding communities.

Six beds are available to selected individuals who the city deems stable enough to take their next steps off the streets and into lives as

productive community members.

Another six beds have since been secured at the Elsinore Hot Springs and Lodge offering immediate housing, 24/7, if available.

Boasting statistical evidence comparing Lake Elsinore’s homeless count decreasing by 33% since 2018 as opposed to the rest of Riverside County’s rising 28%, Lake Elsinore approved the purchase of a gated motel at 215 W. Graham Ave. consisting of 32 beds, a meeting hall and recreational facilities such as a pool and barbecue/picnic area, for $2.25 million June 24, 2020.

These social services have been made possible through a $1.5 million Homeless Emergency Aid Program grant, awarded to the city in August 2018 as well as state

affordable housing development funding.

According to Dailey, “The city was able to secure over $27 million in housing funds from the state this last year. Our HEAP grant expires in June of next year and so how can we maximize this investment?”

Dailey and the task force plan to maximize the grant funds by working with developers and city officials to incorporate other community assets and amenities.

Dailey said she is optimistic for the future of the city and its homeless population.

“I truly believe if we have the support of our community, we can successfully have a functional zero homeless population in Lake Elsinore,” she said.

The task force’s aspirations are

to have all the resources they need in order to see this goal of no homeless individuals in the community come to fruition.

“What that means is we have a bed for every homeless person on our streets, and that we’re able to serve them,” Dailey said.

The Homeless Task Force is working on a campaign called “LE Gives” to give individuals a chance to be involved however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many efforts and events have been postponed.

For more information, visit http://responsiblecompassion.org or contact Nicole Dailey at ndailey@lake_elsinore.org.

Jeremiah Tatola can be reached by email at valleystaff@reedermedia.com.

Hemet police use little cameras to combat crime City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Nearly two dozen mini-cameras situated at intersections and other locations throughout Hemet are aiding police in their crime-fighting mission, authorities said Wednesday, July 1.

According to Officer Cheyne Nicot of the Hemet Police Department, thanks to a partnership between the city and Atlantabased Flock Safety, 20 license plate reader cameras were acquired and strategically placed at a variety of places in early June.

“Since the Flock cameras went live here in Hemet, the police department has been able to safely recover 24 stolen cars and make over 20 arrests,” Nicot said. “Hemet police investigators were also able to solve an armed robbery case, a recent carjacking and seize a cache of fireworks worth over $500 in this short period of time.”

Chief Eddie Pust of the Hemet Police Department said the

cameras marry “breaking technology with good old-fashioned police work.

“We are looking forward to closing more cases and putting more criminals behind bars with the help of these cameras,” Pust said. “The ultimate goal is for criminals in Hemet to realize their chances of being caught have now gone way up.

They should really reconsider committing a crime in Hemet, because it will likely land them in jail.”

According to Nicot, the cameras transmit recordings directly to the Cloud, where data is stored for 30 days and automatically deleted to satisfy privacy concerns.

The devices, which cost $2,000 each, have also been put to use in Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego and San Francisco, authorities said.

“We believe everyone has the right to public safety,” Garrett Langley, CEO of Flock Safety, said. “Our mission is to eliminate crime, and we’re proud to

work with the city of Hemet to make the area even safer.”

The city tapped Measure

U public safety funds to purchase the cameras, which will be serviced under a two-year

agreement with Flock Safety, according to Nicot.

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Police training covers variety of topics Will Fritz ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Since the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer more than a month ago, discussions about the way policing is conducted in the United States have permeated the public conversation.

Some critics of U.S. policing have taken up the slogan “defund the police.” Others would like to focus on the level of training officers receive.

So what kind of training do local law enforcement officers actually get?

The state of California’s Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training requires 664 hours of minimum training during a basic police academy course.

Mandated curriculum in a basic academy course includes 43 separate topics, from leadership and ethics, to domestic violence, POLICE from page A-1 understand each other and afford each other grace. If we do this, we will tip in the right direction.”

Menifee’s police department first started as an idea, and with the help of many individuals became a real reality.

As Mayor Bill Zimmerman, the Menifee council and the district attorney of Riverside County sat behind him, Walsh continued his speech.

“To the community of Menifee, we are your police department,” Walsh said. “We live here, we shop here, our kids go to school here...

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to gang awareness. Of those topics, the 42nd is “cultural diversity/ discrimination.”

The commission, referred to by its acronym, POST, lists 40 separate training academies across the state on its website. Some of them are offered by community colleges, state agencies and independent training centers, but many of them are run by law enforcement agencies themselves.

Prospective officers can pay their own way through an academy, but many are hired by a particular department before their training, which then pays for their academy training and pays a trainee salary during the training, which can last anywhere from six months to a year.

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department runs its own academy.

The department said it exceeds POST standards, providing 968 hours, along with continued training

“taking place regularly.”

The Murrieta Police Department – one of only two city-run police agencies in southwestern Riverside County, and one of only a handful in the county, doesn’t have its own academy. It typically hires what are known as “lateral” officers, meaning officers who have already worked at another department previously.

It does on occasion hire entry-level officers, though, and in fact has two trainees currently attending an academy, according to Murrieta police Sgt. Don Weller.

In Murrieta, lateral officers are put through a one-week orientation, which includes issuance of equipment, familiarization with department policies and qualification for duty weapons and “less lethal” options such as tasers and beanbag weapons, along with instruction in defensive tactics, Weller said.

After the orientation week, new

to this city.

“Our mission statement is, we deliver an experience where people feel unified, engaged and safe. We look at this mission statement not only as how we will treat you, but how we will treat ourselves. Our values are together. We will see one another, we will know one another, and we will empower one another,” he said.

The men and women of the first inaugural police department stood on each side of the stage as Walsh continued.

“We have a job to do, and the men and women of the Menifee Police Department are good at their job,” Walsh said. “To the men

and women of the Menifee Police Department, I love you.”

Following this emotional statement, he grew quiet as he paused, and cheers of applause erupted to help him continue.

“Every day I pray for you,” he said. “My prayer is that you are safe physically, mentally and spiritually. You are honorable men and women... You are serving in the most noble profession on earth.”

He asked that they don’t let antipolice media get to them.

“They thrive on drama, and money they make peddling hate,” Walsh said. “Do not listen to the anti-police politicians; they live for votes and clicks on Twitter.

Do not listen to the anger, hate...

Instead listen to the victims, the witnesses, the community member living in fear, the drug addict crying out for help.

“Fight that fight. Be the change, be the light, be the steady quiet force that makes a difference. Be a difference for everyone you come in contact with. I know you, and I know that you have greatness within you.

“Greatness that this world needs especially now at this time. Remember that you swore an oath to the Constitution of the United States of America. Always remember and let that be your guide,” he said.

District attorney Mike Hestrin conducted the ceremonial swearing-in of the inaugural Menifee Police Department.

“I want to start by thanking the men and women of the Menifee police department for stepping forward… They stepped forward to

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officers in Murrieta are assigned to a field training officer, and training with that officer can last from two to six months, “depending on how they respond to training,” Weller said.

The MPD has a probation period of one year from the date of hire.

The Murrieta Police Department also periodically requires officers to attend miscellaneous training on new laws, and in the last year has trained officers on new legislation pertaining to sharing data, releasing records, juvenile court jurisdiction and use of force, Weller said.

He said the department is always looking for ways to improve, even outside of required training.

“The Murrieta Police Department strives on being up to date with our training and is always looking for ways to better our officers and department in order to provide that quality of service our community expects from us,” Weller said. “As

a small example of this, last year Chief Hadden sent every police officer on his department to an intensive ‘Integrating Communications, Assessment and Tactics’ training class. He didn’t have to, but he thought it was important – and he was right. This training was a great tool to help the officers learn how to de-escalate situations and how to approach many different types of calls for service.”

For all officers at California police agencies, POST requires officers to complete “perishable skills program” training every two years, covering topics like driving, use of force, communications, pursuits and arrests.

This story is part of a series on policing.

Will Fritz can be reached by email at wfritz@reedermedia.com.

New Menifee police officers attend a small ceremony with family members the evening before the police squad’s official launch.

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Menifee resident Emilio Lopez and his family join in supporting Menifee’s new police department as they get ready to cheer for them during the Valley News/Lexington Howe photo drive-by June 30 at La Ladera Park.

patrol this city, and we owe them a debt of gratitude,” Hestrin said. “I want them to know that Riverside County will step forward to thank you. “This place, this county, this town, we appreciate our law enforcement officers.”

During the ceremony that night, a plaque was presented to Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco and Capt. Matthew Sims, who was Menifee’s police captain and is from Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, thanking them for their many years of service. Bill Young, president of the sheriff’s association accepted the award on behalf of Bianco during the event.

“Tonight starts a legacy of the Menifee police department,” Walsh said. “You are that legacy... You stand poised to make history tonight. Make us proud.”

After the officers were swornin, and the ceremony concluded, the Menifee Police Department, along with Mayor Bill Zimmerman and others got in the new police SUVs and readied themselves to go throughout neighborhoods in Menifee on a map they’d posted for the community to see earlier that day.

Quail Valley Market, 23980 Newport Drive, in Menifee was the first stop on Parade Route 1, from 7:30-7:40 p.m. Police would drive through before heading onto their next two stops in the first route.

Menifee locals stood near the market, holding American flags, ready to show their support.

Brandi Tubbs and her family had first heard of the drive-thru through the community of Menifee. They stood next to Ricky Estrada, a Menifee local who is running for Mayor in the next election.

“We wanted to show our love for law and order, we love protecting our cities so we’re all for that here,” Estrada said.

He held the American flag he had brought out for police to see as they came winding down Goetz Road.

Mayor Bill Zimmerman and officers waived from the cars as they drove by, their sirens wailing.

The next stop on Parade Route 1 was La Ladera Park, 29629 La Ladera Road, in Menifee, and

many people came out to this location.

At first, most of the crowd had lined up and down La Ladera Road, but as the officers pulled in with their sirens, they were on the other side of the park at Country Fair Drive, so the crowd came to them.

The mayor and several officers talked and joked with the crowd, taking pictures with them. One of the motorcycle offiers let people sit on his bike to take photos, while another officer opened up the driver’s side of one of the police units for children to get their photos taken and to see what it was like.

One family came out with their dog Yoda.

“I came out just to support,” Menifee resident Felicia Petersen, said. “Everybody’s been so mean and not respectful, so the least we can do is kind of welcome. We just wanted a show of support for the community to come out.”

A family of four were waiting as well, holding blue and black American flags as well as small American flags to wave.

“I’m a deputy for the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, 13 years,” Emilio Lopez said. “Just coming out here, supporting Menifee PD, looking forward to great things from the police department.

I know we’ll have a better community base with the local PD versus the Riverside sheriff’s department.

“It’s been a great community too,” Lopez said. “We moved here in 2018, and it’s a small community but such a great, wholesome community for the kids.”

The Menifee Police Department hopes to do something at a later date for the community, with a big ceremony and open house with a ribbon cutting, according to Gonzalez.

Walsh asked that people support and pray for them.

“Give us the benefit of the doubt,” Walsh said. “As your police chief I commit to you that the Menifee Police Department will be transparent and honest with you, always.”

Lexington Howe can be reached by email at lhowe@reedermedia. com.

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Local Murrieta PD investigates complaint of officer tailing woman from protest, Twitter exchange

A screenshot of 19-year-old Murrieta resident Aaliyah Becerra’s tweets to the Murrieta Police Department on Sunday, June 28. conversation with the Murrieta Police Department.

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Will Fritz ASSOCIATE EDITOR

The chief of the Murrieta Police Department said the agency is investigating after a woman alleged on social media that a patrol car tailed her from a Black Lives Matter protest – and the department is also investigating a response written to the woman from the department’s official Twitter account, which the chief acknowledged was not “appropriate or professional.”

On Sunday, June 28, 19-year-old Aaliyah Becerra made a series of posts on her Twitter account asking Murrieta police to “explain why I was followed by a police car into a neighborhood after I had honked and cheered for the BLM protest.”

In the thread, Becerra claimed a Murrieta police vehicle followed her through four left turns before

A screenshot of Becerra’s conversation with the Murrieta Police Department on Twitter, including the department’s response, June 28.

deciding to “casually pull off.”

In posting the tweets, Becerra tagged the Murrieta Police Department’s Twitter handle, and the department posted the following response to her question: “No idea... but the truth is probably not as exciting as the conspiracy theory you’re already dreaming up.”

Becerra quickly responded to the police department’s tweet, criticizing the department’s “sarcastic undertone” and questioning its characterization of her complaint as a “conspiracy theory.” “(I)t’s not a conspiracy when your officer followed me for more than five minutes… after honking at a rally … protesting police brutality,” Becerra said. “Not really a coincidence.”

The police department wrote back, “We are happy to have honest (dialogue) with anyone that wants

but allegations without specific details is counterproductive. If you would like to provide your address, we would be happy to come and address your concerns in person.”

Becerra responded asking for identifying information on the person who wrote the Murrieta Police Department’s tweets at her but said she did not get a response. She said she sent a direct message to the police department on Twitter, asking to be put in contact with the police chief. Per screenshots provided by Becerra, she did not get a response to those either.

Reached by phone, Becerra said she was driving for a delivery service when the tailing incident allegedly occurred. She said she is certain a patrol car intentionally followed her from a protest at the corner of Winchester and Murrieta Hot Springs roads after she honked

in support.

“The light had turned green, I kept driving and I noticed a police officer behind me, which wasn’t strange to me in the beginning, because there’s police everywhere, but I knew I didn’t do anything wrong so I kept driving into the neighborhood,” Becerra said. “He made the same turn, then I continued on my route. He was making the same turns and following me the same exact way. I was like, ‘OK, well, let me make four lefts and we’ll see if he follows me, and he continued to follow me through the four lefts, and I already knew he was checking my tags.”

She said after that, she slowed down and pulled over, and the patrol car continued on its way. She described the vehicle as a “Charger,” clearly marked as a Murrieta police vehicle. The Murrieta Police Department does use some Dodge Charger patrol vehicles.

“I was kind of weirded out by it,” Becerra said. “I happened to be one of the only cars at the time honking at the protest, and it was just too coincidental to chalk it up to something out of the blue.”

She said she was disheartened by the Murrieta Police Department’s response to her on Twitter, saying she thought it was an indication that the department has little regard for city residents.

“It’s incredible that they can’t even see that maybe, maybe as a human being (the officer) became angry with what I stood for, and since he’s in a position of power he decided to intimidate me and scare me,” she said.

After Becerra’s Twitter interaction with Murrieta Police, dozens of Twitter users shared the police department’s responses to her – and many of them were critical.

One user described the tweets as “grossly unprofessional and rude.”

Another said it was “disgusting.”

However, after not receiving further responses from the Murrieta Police Department on Twitter, Becerra said she directly emailed Murrieta police Chief Sean Hadden

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and quickly received a response.

She said the two met Tuesday afternoon, June 30, to discuss her allegation that an officer had followed her as well as her issue with the exchange with the department on Twitter.

Murrieta police Chief Sean Hadden confirmed in an email that he had met with Becerra.

“I have assured her we will investigate both the Twitter response from the police department and her being followed on July 26,” Hadden said. “We had a very good conversation, and she told me she was appreciative of us investigating the incidents.”

Hadden said he did not believe the Murrieta Police Department’s tweets had been proper.

“In regards to the Twitter response from the police department, no, I do not believe it was appropriate or professional,” Hadden said in the email. “The appropriate response should have been to reach out to this young lady to get more information so we could investigate the complaint.”

Despite Hadden’s acknowledgement, the tweets in question had not been taken down as of Tuesday night.

Hadden said while the department is investigating the Twitter response, he could not share any details on the person who wrote the response or any potential disciplinary actions being taken until the investigation is complete.

“Our current policies cover this type of incident,” he said.

Becerra said while she was troubled by the initial incidents, she was pleasantly surprised by the police chief’s response.

“Basically, he talked to me about how he understands that this absolutely wasn’t OK,” Becerra said. “Honestly, he was just really nice and open to hearing what I had to say and really showing me that he was gonna handle this with swiftness.”

Will Fritz can be reached by email at wfritz@reedermedia.com.

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Gannett Fleming given added final design work for EMWD’s Murrieta Road Transmission Pipeline additional capacity to transport flows from the Perris II Desalter.

The Murrieta Road Transmission Pipeline consists of approximately 6,800 feet of pipeline at 36 inches in diameter, and pipeline at 42 inches in diameter will be used for the crossing at Salt Creek.

Gannett Fleming received the preliminary design contract after approval at a May 2019 EMWD board meeting. The preliminary design contract was for $398,402.

In November 2019, Eastern’s board approved a $397,644 final design contract with Gannett Fleming.

The completed activities of the final design process include identifying the need for additional engineering services due to Menifee’s permitting requirements. The initial final design findings also included the potential to optimize the design of the Perris Valley South Pipeline and its related bypass. EMWD staff

Joe Naiman WRITER

Gannett Fleming will have added tasks in completing the design of the Eastern Municipal Water District’s Murrieta Road Transmission Pipeline.

A 3-0 EMWD board vote Wednesday, July 1, with board members Stephen Corona and David Slawson unable to participate in the meeting, amended the final design contract.

Gannett Fleming, which is based in Pennsylvania and has an office in San Marcos, will be paid an additional $39,845 for the increased final design work.

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and Gannett Fleming negotiated a scope of work and fee for the additional final design tasks.

The additional work will modify the eventual construction bid documents to include the optimization of the Perris Valley South Pipeline, including the modification of the estimated project cost as well as changes to the plans and specifications. A singular cathodic protection system will be part of the final

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The revised work was circulated for public review between March 10 and April 9. The EMWD board approved the environmental initial study and mitigated negative declaration at the May 20 meeting.

The final design is expected to be complete in August 2020.

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

Cozad & Fox to design Wickerd Road sewer upgrade Joe Naiman WRITER

The upcoming La Ventana Ranch development and the future Liberty High School campus will require increased capacity for the Wickerd Road sewer in Menifee, and the Eastern Municipal Water District has selected Cozad & Fox as the consultant who will perform the design services.

Stephen Corona and David Slawson were unable to participate in Eastern’s July 1 board meeting, but the other three board members voted to approve a $124,609 contract for Cozad & Fox to perform the preliminary and final design. The vote also appropriated $285,609 to fund the project through its bid and award phase.

La Ventana Ranch is being developed by Global Investment Pool and will include 511 residential units.

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design work, and Gannett Fleming will also update the traffic control plans for the construction.

Gannett Fleming will use three subcontractors for the final design tasks. Darnell and Associates, which is based in San Diego, will perform traffic control design services. RF Yeager Engineering of Lakeside will be responsible for corrosion prevention design services. The San Marcos office of Black and Veatch will

for the 2021-2022 school year.

EMWD staff reviewed the impact of the development and the school on the water district’s sewer collection system and issued a plan of service to Global Investment Pool in July 2018. The plan of service will upsize approximately 3,900 feet of sewer within Wickerd Road between Mira Street and Menifee Road; the existing 12-inch sewer line will be replaced with a line 15 inches in diameter. A June 2019 EMWD board meeting approved an agreement with the Perris Union High School District in which Eastern will be the lead agency with regard to the environmental review for the sewer upgrade.

On March 31, EMWD staff issued a request for proposals for preliminary design, final design and bid services for the Wickerd Road sewer upgrade project. Four proposals were received and were reviewed by EMWD staff. The evaluation determined that Cozad & Fox, which is based in Hemet, would be the preferred consultant

for the work.

Cozad & Fox has performed similar work for Eastern, and EMWD negotiated a $124,609 fee with Cozad & Fox to perform the preliminary design, final design, and support services through the bidding process. The $285,609 total appropriation includes in-house labor and materials costs.

After the design process produces sufficient information an environmental initial study will determine whether an environmental impact report, a mitigated negative declaration or a negative declaration will be needed for the project itself.

The project including construction has a cost estimate of $1,593,758. In the future, some of that amount will be reimbursed by the Perris Union High School District, and capacity fees from Global Investment Pool will also help to fund the upgrades required by the development.

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Since Friday, July 3, there have been 495 hospitalizations due to the virus with the county reporting 130 of those patients were in intensive care units, 10 more than before the weekend started.

Overall, 8,711 people have recovered from the virus and the county has tested 259,183 residents as of Monday, July 6.

As of that date, Hemet saw the highest number of new cases, with 33 more cases over the weekend and 528 cases overall. The city has also suffered 25 deaths, the highest number in southwest Riverside County.

Temecula added 22 cases bringing its total number to 334 cases, Murrieta added 30 for 356 cases total and Wildomar added nine bring its total number of cases to 144. In Lake Elsinore 21 new cases were added bringing that city’s total to 328, Menifee added 26 new cases for 396 cases total and San Jacinto added 29 bringing its total number of coronavirus cases up to 376.

The only city not seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases over the holiday weekend was Canyon Lake.

To date, Lake Elsinore and Murrieta have reported 10 deaths from the virus, Wildomar five, Menifee six and San Jacinto seven. Temecula has lost no residents to the virus thus far.

In local unincorporated communities, Anza saw no new cases (6), East Hemet added three new cases (91), French Valley added five new cases (106), Lakeland Village added none (64), Valle Vista added 11 new cases (70), and Winchester held steady with two confirmed cases of the virus.

Of the unincorporated communities, only East Hemet has lost a resident to the virus.

The county reported that there were 256 confirmed cases in county jails and another 1,069 cases recorded in state prisons within the county. Both numbers indicated minimal growth.

Gov. Gavin Newsom responded Wednesday, July 1, to the recent uptick in new cases by ordering the closure of indoor dining at restaurants and other similar estab-

lishments and barred other indoor activities at wineries, museums and casinos in counties that have been on the state’s COVID-19 “watch list,” which includes Riverside.

“The bottom line is, the spread of this virus continues at a rate that is particularly concerning,” Newsom said. “We’re seeing parts of the state where we are seeing an increase not only in the total number of positive cases but a significant increase in the total number of people that are getting tested that are testing positive, meaning the positivity rate, not just the total case rate, is beginning to go up to a degree that obviously generates some concern.’’

Newsom also announced the creation of Multi-Agency Strike Teams that will target businesses that have been operating without meeting health guidelines – as he phrased it, businesses that have been “thumbing their nose” or “reticent” to take steps to protect employees and customers.

The strike teams will include various state agencies, including the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, CalOSHA, Department of Business Oversight, Department of Consumer Affairs and the California Highway Patrol.

“When we talk about compliance, this isn’t just talking about mask compliance, this is talking about health and safety in our meat-packing facilities,” Newsom said. “One should not have to put their life at risk to go to work as an essential worker. “... It’s more education. I’m not coming out with a fist. We want to come out with an open heart, recognize the magnitude of these modifications … and what it means to small-business men and women, what it means to communities, what it means to the economic vibrancy and health of our state, and in turn our nation.”

The new state mandate barring indoor activities at those venues is slated to last three weeks.

Bars countywide were also ordered closed Tuesday, June 30, under a new public health order issued

by Dr. Cameron Kaiser, Riverside County public health officer.

They had been allowed to reopen June 12, after having previously been shut down as part of the governor’s stay-at-home order issued March 19.

“People don’t social distance well

after a couple drinks, and it’s one of the hardest environments to trace contacts in,” Kaiser said. “My hope is that this will be only temporary and further closures won’t be needed, but it all depends on what every one of us as a county do to slow more spread.”

As of Friday, Riverside County residents interested in getting screened for coronavirus at one of several county-operated testing sites can now make an appointment online by visiting https://www.rivcoph.org/ coronavirus/testing. Residents can also call 800-945-6171, seven days a week between the hours of 8 a.m. and 10 p.m.

“The online appointment system will make it easier and more convenient for everyone to get tested for coronavirus,” V. Manuel Perez, Riverside County board chair and 4th District supervisor, said. “It will save time for families making testing appointments and enable everyone to register for an account to view the result online. An online scheduling system enhances our testing capacity as more testing is conducted throughout Riverside County.”

Riverside County Assessor-ClerkRecorder offices countywide reopened to the public Tuesday, but residents will need appointments to visit the facilities amid ongoing public health safeguards.

Most of the offices have been closed for in-person visits since March, but with protocols in place, they are available for general access again, according to Assessor-ClerkRecorder Peter Aldana.

“I take the health and safety of our customers and staff very seriously,’’ Aldana said. “I highly encourage people to use our remote service options without visiting an office.

However, if you must come in, appointments are required to limit capacity and ensure social distancing.”

Residents can make appointments for in-person access to the Riverside Gateway, Palm Desert and Temecula offices, according to the agency.

Booking dates and times can be done online via https://www. asrclkrec.com, or by calling 951955-6200.

City News Service contributed to this report.

Jeff Pack can be reached by email at jpack@reedermedia.com.

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Local PROTEST from page A-1 you see here on this stage will not (be dismantled), unless they physically take us apart.”

The orders concerning the coronavirus pandemic, however, meant that expression was necessarily a figurative one.

Gates told Valley News the latest march will be the last one for now.

“We have prepared this to be the last march until we are 100% certain that (health orders have) been uplifted or there’s no second wave that’s supposed to hit,” Gates told Valley News.

While hundreds of protesters marched to City Hall, June 5, perhaps a couple of hundred did the same, July 4. It’s impossible to say how many of those who did not show up did so out of concern for contracting COVID-19, but with cases spiking in Riverside County and other parts of Southern California, it’s a possibility the organizers had prepared for, he said.

“We were already assuming that the turnout would be very low due to the fact that COVID-19 has had a very powerful impact,” Gates said.

“But today, actually, we had a lot more than we expected.”

The coronavirus pandemic was clearly a concern on the minds of those who did show up to the protest. The majority of protesters, though not all, wore masks at previous demonstrations; however, at the July 4 event, mask usage was virtually universal, and organizers even asked a protester who said he works as an EMT to share information on mask usage with the group.

“Everybody here is well-aware of the precautions, and the measures that are being taken,” Mariah Banda, one of the organizers, said.

They also encouraged demonstrators to socially distance themselves from one another.

While police monitored the protest nearby, and despite a handful of shouted expletives from passing motorists, the march remained peaceful.

Gates said while in-person marches might not happen again for a while, the group that has organized the Temecula Duck Pond protests will continue to spread the word about their movement in other ways.

Black Lives Matter protesters gather at the Temecula Duck to rally support against racial injustice and discrimination before marching to City Hall.

A protester who frequents the Temecula Duck Pond displays a surfboard with words against law enforcement’s use of force during a rally and march to City Hall.

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“Within the next few months we plan on working with the city, we plan on having a lot of virtual events, a lot of virtual activities where people can join in,” Gates said, saying his group also planned to keep in touch with protesters through video conference calls and other forms of virtual meetings.

“We might have to be at home again for a stay at home order, but that doesn’t mean we’re gonna stop,” Gates said.

It was a sentiment shared by other protesters.

“I’m a Black woman, and the thing is, is that this is real life for a lot of us,” Tatiana Sears, one of the protesters, said. “I just graduated college, with my associates. I have

Protesters march along Mercedes Street in Old Town Temecula as they rally for support against racial injustice and discrimination.

to go and I have to figure out, are these people gonna hire me? When I walk in, I’m automatically the blackest person in the room.”

Banda also said racism isn’t an issue that will go away, and so neither will the protesters.

“We’re not gonna stop. We will not stop,” Banda said. “We just want to end racism and hate.”

And Gates said he had a simple message for those who remain skeptical of the Black Lives Matter movement.

“I love you,” Gates said. “I still have love for you, whether you’re with us, whether you’re not.”

Will Fritz can be reached by email at wfritz@reedermedia.com.

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Red Lobster’s ‘Seafood for Heroes’ program donates meals to local hospital Lexington Howe STAFF WRITER

The Temecula Valley Hospital recently received 100 donated meals, thanks to a partnership with Red Lobster Temecula and the Seafood for Heroes program, which helps to bring sustainable meals to front-line workers.

Seafood for Heroes, a Northern California-born program, first came out of the Napa Seafood Foundation. Leaders of large seafood companies decided to form the foundation where they would get together yearly to decide upon a way that they all could contribute, whether it be building schools, doing educational programs, etc.

In other words, they wanted to find a way each year that they could make an impact in the world for the better.

“When we were evaluating what we were going to do this year, we were going down the road of microplastics and water, and removable plastics in water, and COVID hit,” Mark Cotter, chief executive of The Food Group, said.

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and promote Seafood for Heroes.

“We decided we could do something right now, we don’t have to wait,” Cotter said.

A few decided that they should try to do something with providing healthy seafood meals to front-line workers.

“Initially we thought we could get seafood donated to go to restaurants and they create the meals and things like that from seafood companies,” Cotter said. “Well, it’s not that easy to get fresh food anywhere anymore.

“Canned food products, great, you can do that but outside of fresh sealed produce it’s very hard to do that,” he said.

They came up with the idea of keeping the seafood in the supply chain, and then hiring restaurants to then provide meals around the country that needed them. They partnered with Red Lobster as one of their main restaurants.

Seafood for Heroes has kept the meals going since February, with the help of other seafood companies raising additional Temecula Valley Hospital receives 100 donated meals paid for by the Seafood for Heroes program, in Valley News/Red Lobster photo partnership with Red Lobster Temecula.

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There’s some saucy good food at Phil’s BBQ

Phil’s BBQ holds a soft opening from June 30 to July 2, before their July 3 official opening date.

Guests practice social distancing and ordering by phone Wednesday, July 1, helping employees gain practice taking orders over the phone before their opening date.

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Lexington Howe STAFF WRITER

Guests are quick to get their hands on all-things barbecue at Phil’s BBQ, a new restaurant that officially opened its doors July 3 in Temecula.

The soft opening was a threeday run from June 30 to July 2, inviting guests to try out the items on their menu.

“We really just invited people

to the soft opening event to just try a little bit of everything to see what they like,” Kevin Sheehan, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Phil’s BBQ, said.

The restaurant, located at 40830 Winchester Road, in Temecula had some setbacks, however, with the recent orders by Gov. Gavin Newsom Wednesday, July 1, for restaurants to halt indoor dining, restricting restaurants to

only operate for takeout, delivery or to utilize outdoor patio seating if available.

“We’ve been ready to go at this restaurant since the first time that everything got shut down back in March,” Sheehan said. “We’ve been patiently waiting, diligently working on our safety and sanitation protocols.”

When the order came down, Phil Pace, owner of Phil’s BBQ, said it was disappointing.

“It’s kind of a low blow right now with everything going on.

It’s going to cost us some money,” Pace said. “Just hiring all the employees back and then it’s a big disappointment, you gotta let them down, you know. That’s the problem. That’s the part I don’t like.”

“We were at the forefront of helping restaurants in San Diego County get reopened based upon the criteria that we helped develop, and we feel confident that we’re providing a safe and clean and healthy environment for both our employees and our guests,” Sheehan said. “Like Phil said it’s kind of a devastating low blow.”

The soft opening still followed extra safety and sanitation requirements, but it was only open for takeout following the governor’s orders.

“Sometimes they just don’t understand, the governor just thinks you can shut it down, just like that,” Pace said. “It’s not that simple, especially when you have employees involved and trying to keep them happy.”

“You’ve got refrigerators full of inventory, cooked food that has to be served,” Sheehan said.

The Temecula restaurant will be see BBQ, page B-2

Make Music Temecula’s 1st year goes virtual June 21 TEMECULA – Make Music Temecula, organized by singer-songwriter Joanna Pearl in conjunction with Songwriter’s Workshops, celebrated its first year Sunday, June 21, with live music and virtual music lessons and discussions.

International Make Music Day provides opportunities to participate in and observe free live music performances at all-ages at public venues across the city on the longest day of the year, June 21. Make Music Day originally launched in 1982 in France as the Fête de la Musique and is now held in 120 countries and over 1,000 cities every Summer Solstice.

The event encourages free public music events for all ages.

Make Music Temecula was formed June 15, but within one week, four local events were organized with various musicians from across the Temecula Valley.

The virtual opening ceremonies were held with Make Music Temecula organizers – music producer Gary Johnson and singer-songwriter Joanna Pearl, that included

Event organizer Joanna Pearl performs the national anthem during virtual opening ceremonies at Make Music Temecula, Sunday, June 21.

a discussion on the day’s line-up for the day and a performance by Pearl singing “The Star-Spangled Banner” and her rendition of Jessie J’s “Who You Are.” Next up was a live virtual har-

Children enjoy their free Hohner harmonicas at Longshadow Ranch Winery during Make Music Temecula.

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monica lesson hosted by Don Grisham. Many Temecula residents joined in, having received one of hundreds of harmonicas given out for free and provided

by Hohner.

Later in the afternoon, Longshadow Ranch Vineyard and Winery hosted a three-hour live music event, featuring local artists such as Robert Rankin Walker, Owl The Wise, Johnny Lane, Caden

Levi and the band Mëttle, who closed out the event. Another 100 harmonicas were given away to children and adults at the winery. see MUSIC, page B-3

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Notice to our readers: While some activities in our communities are starting to resume under Stage 2.5, state orders for social distancing and recommendations to wear face masks to reduce the spread of COVID-19 are still in effect. Contact event sponsors for any updates.

COMMUNITY EVENTS: ONGOING – 7 p.m. Summer Concert Series at Home, a livestream musical event, will take place Thursday nights, sponsored by the city of Temecula in partnership with Timmy D Productions for June to bring live concerts to the living room. To join, visit www.temeculaca.gov/summerconcerts Thursday nights at 7 p.m. on a personal electronic device.

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 800510-2020 for help.

ONGOING – The Riverside County COVID-19 Business Assistance Grant Program is ac-

PROGRAM from page B-1 funds, according to Cotter.

“We’ve got volunteer support around the country that orchestrate it,” Cotter said. “Then we find hospitals and front-line workers in need, and then we organize meals for them.”

One of the issues that they came across that made them want to do better was that a lot of front-line workers liked that they were getting food but were tired of pizza or fast food.

“We offered a much higher quality product, so they could get full dinners and things like that,” Cotter said.

Red Lobster in Temecula donated 100 meals to the front-line workers at the Temecula Valley Hospital.

“The meals featured grilled chicken, shrimp linguine and popcorn shrimp each served with rice, broccoli and, of course, our signature Cheddar Bay Biscuits,” Samantha Bruno, communications manager of Red Lobster Seafood Co., said in an email statement.

“Napa Seafood Foundation is leveraging its network across the seafood industry to fund the program and help us say thank

BBQ from page B-1 the 11th Phil’s BBQ location.

“San Marcos is still closed since the 13 of March, but we’ve got Rancho Bernardo, Santee, Point Loma, Temecula…” Sheehan said.

“Sad to say we’ve been through this before already, three months ago, so we’re not scrambling as much to figure out how we adapt and transition.”

Pace said he first started his cooking career out of high school.

“I started in Ohio. My parents were in the restaurant business close to 50 years, and they served Italian food,” Pace said. “I came up with barbecue, but I learned how to operate a successful business from them. Moved out here when I was 31, been in San Diego since 1998.”

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cepting online applications for business grants up to $10,000 at http://www.rivercobizhelp.org that can be used for employee retention, working capital, protective equipment purchases, rent of 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.

WORKSHOPS, MEETINGS. and ANNOUNCEMENTS: ONGOING – Menifee Community Services offers online driver’s education courses with a $21.95 fee. The course includes animated driving scenarios, instructional videos, sample test, licensed instructor available to answer questions, DMV approved certificate of completion with all lectures and exams completed from home.

Designed for students and does not include behind-the-wheel instruction or a California driver’s permit.

Contact 951-723-3880 or visit the city of Menifee to register at http:// www.cityofmenifee.us.

ONGOING – 10-11:30 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 professionally and meets monthly. Contact Robbie Motter, the NAFE global coordinator, at (951) 255-9200 or

you to the hard-working health care workers around the country,” Bruno continued in the statement, “The Seafood for Heroes Program provides the funds for the food, and we’re doing the cooking and delivery in our local communities, like Temecula… to say thank you.”

When it comes to Red Lobster, the regional management team determines which front-line workers in their area are most in need, according to Cotter.

They also record and keep data for the locations and meals they give out.

As of Thursday, June 25, Seafood for Heroes has given out 16,000 meals in 108 cities in over 23 states, according to Cotter.

They continue to add new cities and new donations every week.

“The staff was grateful to our team for the delivery,” Bruno said regarding Red Lobster’s meals.

“Our team loved getting the opportunity to make a difference in the local community.”

For more information on Seafood for Heroes and to help feed front-line workers, visit https:// www.seafoodforheroes.com.

Lexington Howe can be reached by email at lhowe@reedermedia. com.

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on the menu he said is the most popular.

“The reason why people come here is for our baby back ribs,” Sheehan said. “The rib and chicken dinner is probably our most popular item; it comes with baby back ribs, chicken, two sides.”

One popular side is Pace’s mother’s coleslaw, made from her own recipe.

“The potato salad is fantastic, and my son is a big fan of the macaroni salad,” Sheehan said.

Phil’s BBQ is open and ready to serve the surrounding communities.

For more information on what they serve, hours and more, visit https://philsbbq.net.

Lexington Howe can be reached by email at lhowe@reedermedia. com.

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Due to the new orders from Gov. Gavin Newsom that went into effect Wednesday, July 1, regarding restaurants not seating guests inside among other restrictions, some bars and restaurants have closed their doors, so readers should check with each event/ location to see if the event is still taking place.

Karaoke night features Big Lee Zabber Thai Fusion at 41789 Nicole Lane is hosting a karaoke night out on the patio with Big Lee, Friday, July 10, from 8 p.m. to midnight.

On Saturday, July 11, they’ll be hosting DNA, an alternative rock, new wave, classic rock band, from 8-11 p.m.

For more information, call 951693-4600.

Endeavor plays live at Peltzer Winery On Saturday, July 11, come out

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 781932-6300, or for local meetings, call 925- 321-0170 or visit http:// www.foodaddicts.org.

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

to Peltzer Winery to see Endeavor as they play classic rock tunes live from 6-9 p.m.

For more information, visit https://www.peltzerwinery.com/.

Sisters of Temecula Valley health and wellness virtual event On Saturday, July 11, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Sisters of Temecula Valley will host a free virtual event geared toward thoughts on race and medicine during COVID-19 and justice reform.

For more information, visi t h t t p s : / / w w w. e v e n t b r i t e . com/e/sisters-of-temeculavalley-health-and-wellnessvirtual-event-registration111356259570?aff=efbneb.

Sunday Funday Summer Nights at Vail Headquarters On Sunday, July 12, from 4-8 p.m., come out to Vail Headquarters for an evening of different activities, including: train rides and picnic games, virtual reality maze, local eateries, music and

Facebook.

ONGOING – Temecula Valley Rose Society meets each month.

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

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

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

ONGOING – Sons of Norway/ Scandinavia meet every month from September to June at the Temecula Assistance League, 28720 Via Montezuma, in Temecula at 12:30 p.m. Enjoy a potluck lunch and sharing time, followed by a cultural program. Confirm the first meeting by calling 951-8491690 due to the coronavirus orders.

ONGOING – Parent Support Group is available for parents whose children of any age struggle with addiction. Education, skills and support are available in Temecula. For more information, call 951-775-4000 or email info@ thecenter4lifechange.com.

more.

For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/ events/vail-headquarters/sundayfunday-summer-nights-at-vailhq/879078835871593/.

Live music at Mt. Palomar Winery Come enjoy live music at Mt. Palomar Winery from 2-5 p.m., July 11-12, at Mt. Palomar Winery in Temecula.

For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/ events/1181098822258425.

Food Fundraiser at Te Ori Mana Dance Studio in Murrieta On Saturday, July 11, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., come out and support the dance studio as they raise funds to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic.

For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/ events/561686214492784.

Lexington Howe can be reached by email at lhowe@reedermedia. com.

Crossword puzzle by Myles Mellor Across 1. Time Warner buyer 4. Misdeals 8. Chitchat 11. Philistine 13. Enjoyed immensely 14. “City of New Orleans” singer Guthrie 15. Elongated pastry 18. Köln or Nürnberg 19. Shaping 20. Spanish for day 22. Like bright red cardinals 23. H.S. course 26. Buttes 30. Interesting article 31. Mighty trees 32. Law and Order ___ 35. They are often used at Thanksgiving 39. Rapper prefix 40. Lose interest 41. Closes 42. The ‘new’ ketchup 43. Top model, Banks 44. One for the record books 47. Nonsense!

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12. TV makers 13. Some glee club members 14. Diva Gluck 16. Bond adversary 17. Video___ 21. Licentious 23. Katie’s young’un 24. River dividing Asia and Europe 25. Hopper 27. Noblemen 28. First U.S. space station 29. Pack animal 30. Half of D 32. Cut aftermath 33. Designer Wang 34. Ship 36. Environmental watchdogs 37. “O Canada,” for one

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James Taylor is Arts Council Menifee’s Artist of the Month for July 2020 Jim T. Gammill SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Arts Council Menifee named James Taylor as its selection for Artist of the Month for July 2020.

Taylor has been involved with Arts Council Menifee off and on for the past several years and has established himself as part of the city’s artistic community with his talent and unique artwork that spans several mediums in the visual arts.

Taylor has lived in Menifee since 2006 and has worked in the field of arts education for the past several years. His career in education began with a position teaching eighth grade art and went on to include positions at Calvary Murrieta Christian School, San Jacinto Valley Academy and a three-year stint at San Elijo Middle School in San Marcos, a position from which Taylor retired in 2019.

The artist grew up in various locations throughout California and describes his childhood as that of a typical “navy brat,” moving from Alameda Naval Air Base near Oakland to Florida, Guam, Tennessee and Escondido near Miramar in the greater San Diego area on his father’s naval MUSIC from page B-1 Later in the evening, Nonie Hildgesen, vocal coach of the stars, hosted a free “Simple Creative Songwriting” class. She was accompanied by some of her students who also performed songs to tracks.

“I am so impressed by our community coming together so quickly for this day. When I first heard of this worldwide event, I absolutely knew it belonged in Temecula.

And now, more than ever we need music. Music is essential to life. I am so excited to build a team for next year so save the date for June 21, 2021, because Make Music Temecula is going to be bigger and better,” founder Joanna Pearl said during the Longshadow live concert.

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James Taylor, Arts Council Menifee’s July Artist of the Month, stands near his “Eagle Statue” in his studio.

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orders. As a young artist, Taylor began working with oil paints

and became comfortable with the medium until his girlfriend, who is

The festivities rounded out that evening with a live set by DJ CZer, who took requests and mixed family friendly 80s music with today’s hits.

Make Music Temecula also featured nationally held virtual live events throughout the day such as piano lessons, Bash the Trash, Jean-Michel Jarre’s “Alone Together” virtual reality concert, children’s guitar and ukulele lessons.

Valley residents were encouraged to use the hashtag #MMDTemecula when posting photos and videos throughout the day, and many were featured showing off their musicality.

All Make Music Temecula events, such as the opening ceremonies, free harmonica lesson, live three-hour Longshadow Ranch

performances, Noni Hildgesen’s “Simple Creative Songwriting” class and the closing ceremonies, were broadcast live on the Make Music Temecula Facebook page via Zoom. Complete video clips can be found on http://www.facebook.com/ makemusictemecula.

Make Music Temecula partnered with Songwriters Workshops, Don Grisham, BMW Murrieta, Hohner, Make Music Alliance, Riverside County Supervisor Chuck Washington, Longshadow Ranch Vineyard and Winery, HeyDay Productions, Robert Rankin Walker, Owl The Wise, Johnny Lane, Caden Levi, Mëttle, Nonie Hildgesen, DJ C-Zer, Radio 94.5FM, 101.3-FM The Mix and the Valley News.

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now his wife, discovered that she was allergic to turpentine, which he used to clean his brushes and painting areas. It was around this time that he switched to acrylics and began painting on a variety of surfaces including canvas, wood or whatever else he could get his hands on.

In recent years, Taylor has also taken up Styrofoam carving as part of his artistic repertoire. His work is showcased on his personal website, http://jtayvisualarts.com and on an internationally viewed art site called http://fineartamerica. com.

“I think of myself as a bit of a band geek,” Taylor said when asked about his style. “I’m really into the fine arts and I don’t like my work to ever be the same or seem repetitive. I am always trying different ideas like finger painting or paint pours. I haven’t pulled a Jackson Pollock yet with any splatter painting, but who knows?”

The range of the artist’s work can be seen by viewing some of his work online, on http://fineartamerica.com such as his impressionistic piece “Tango” that uses bold color and suggested images to call upon the viewer’s imagination to pull the forms of a couple dancing or “Bria,” another impressionistic work that uses a gestalt of color to suggest the form of a woman playing the violin. The artist said he thinks of his impressionistic work as something resembling pareidolia, which is the mind’s sub-conscious seeking out faces or familiar shapes in clouds, objects or patterns.

Taylor has been a regular vendor and attendee at the Menifee Arts Showcase that is held annually at the Menifee Town Center and has also displayed and sold paintings at the Kay Ceniceros Senior Center. The artist can often be found in his recently updated home-studio with his wife Celeste; they’ve been married for 46 years.

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Business

Hera Hub offers coworking space in Temecula for those tired of working from home Lexington Howe STAFF WRITER

Clients can settle in and listen to the sound of water faintly cascading down tiered fountains at Hera Hub Temecula, a coworking space with a spa-inspired atmosphere.

Alisha Wilkins, who has a doctorate in organizational psychology, said she knew about the remote coworking model as a result of her research and thought it would be a good idea to create one in the Temecula area.

“Our model is probably a little different from some other coworking spaces, in that a majority of our space is coworking because what we really want to evoke is a community,” Wilkins said.

The Temecula office is the eighth Hera Hub location, and all are individually owned. Collectively, Hera Hub has around 500 members globally, with locations in the U.S.

to Sweden. Hera Hub is the first female-focused coworking space to go international.

The facility, located at 41765 Rider Way, has three conference rooms, available to members or the public if they choose to rent out the space.

Their large conference room, which is called the “Kubwa” or “large” in Swahili, sits between 12-14 people and offers a Smart TV, glass whiteboards and a buffet table.

Their medium-sized conference room sits between six and eight people and offers a glass whiteboard and a rolling Smart TV, which can be moved to other locations in the space if needed.

Hera Hub Temecula also offers a kitchen, with a refrigerator, dishwasher, microwave and sink.

There’s also coffee and tea available or spa water.

“We also serve our guests out

of glasses, that just kind of goes with the aesthetics of what we do,” Wilkins said.

The space has two restrooms, one female and the other multigender.

The larger coworking space has several bistro tables, counterheight tables and several rows of tables for members. There is also a second coffee bar and several bounce balls throughout the space and an outdoor seating area. The bistro area tables are specifically designed for those who wish to stand while they work. Across from the bistro tables is the printer and mail room.

“Our members can actually utilize this address as their business address which is great,” Wilkins said. “This really professionalizes and legitimizes individuals’ businesses by being able to use our address as their physical address, on their website, on different internet

Alisha Wilkins, Ph.D., owns Hera Hub Temecula, a coworking space that cultivates community.

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Besides individual offices, Hera Hub Temecula offers another large space with rows of tables, a mail and printer room, a second lounge, a smaller conference room and a second coffee bar.

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The smallest conference room can accommodate two to four people, with a settee in the back of the room for counseling and such.

Next door is a quiet room that offers members extra focus and quiet and a second lounge with several couches.

Hera Hub Temecula set up online features for members to create community.

“We are also a business accelerator,” Wilkins said. “So, we provide women with access to resources because our intent is to get them in here and help them to grow their businesses. We’re going to bring you in here, get you all the things that you need for your business to grow strong and healthy and then for you to be able to truly launch.”

Much of their online content operates through their private Facebook page for members.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Hera Hub Temecula began offering virtual coworking sessions, where members can check in with each other and discuss goals.

During a two-hour timeframe, they can check in every 25 minutes or so to see where everyone is with those goals.

“It’s really a lot of accountability, and that’s what you find at Hera Hub, is your sisters that are really holding each other accountable,” Wilkins said.

Another online aspect, the office provides is a weekly writer’s lounge. People can receive help with their writing content, update their bio and much more.

“Prior to COVID-19, we would meet all those who wanted to participate with me in the large conference room, but right now because of COVID-19 we have access virtually,” Wilkins said.

Professional writers often attend and help people individually.

Wilkins said the weekly business boosters is another feature designed to help members gain knowledge on topic areas they might not be as familiar with and receive help. Since the coronavirus pandemic, they’ve also implemented a weekly 30-minute Monday meditation.

Since the governor ordered nonessential businesses to close in March, there have been some challenges, Wilkins said.

“I opened back up mid-May when the governor indicated that certain businesses can open back up as long as they have different procedures in place, and we do,” Wilkins said. “We wear masks when we’re walking around in the place; once you get to your specific location, whether it’s an office or a conference room or wherever, you can remove your mask.

“Wherever you do decide to locate for the day, there is a requirement that you wipe it down,” she said. “There’s disinfectant to be able to wipe it down; we certainly probably have more hand sanitizer throughout the space than we’ve ever had before.

“My main objective is that we continue to make sure that our members and any of our visitors continue to be safe,” she said.

Wilkins and her family have lived in the Temecula area for the past 17 years. She also said she is running for the District 2 city council seat in Temecula in November.

Wilkin’s husband is retired military, and their son graduated from Linfield Christian High School.

They’ve seen a lot of growth in the area, Wilkins said.

“This city has been a blessing for my family and I,” Wilkins said. “I love the quaintness of it, but I also love the fact that it’s growing. It’s changing, and I want to continue to make sure it’s a place where other people can raise their kids. A place where our seniors can actually live and survive.”

Ginger Hitzke, one of the founding members of Hera Hub and owner of Hitzke Development Corporation, is a developer who builds affordable housing and uses one of the offices at the Hera Hub space.

“My work is in San Diego County, and I have an office in Lemon Grove. It’s convenient down there because of all the meetings I would normally have in-person, but not having any in-person meetings, I’m not driving down there,” Hitzke said. “I needed to get out of my house, and so this is an amazing resource that we have here.”

For more information on pricing, guest passes, conference room bookings or offices available at Hera Hub Temecula, visit https:// herahub.com/temecula.

Lexington Howe can be reached by email at lhowe@reedermedia. com.

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Business Thistle and Sage to host first evening market of the year Samantha Cox INTERN

Thistle and Sage will return for an evening market Saturday, July 18, from 4-8 p.m. at Vail Headquarters after seven months of cancellations due to the coronavirus pandemic. Hosted by founder Allysa Bassir, the event will feature vegan food vendors such as Wicked Garden Cafe and Jade’s Vegan Sushi along with lifestyle businesses selling a wide variety of products. Hola Hermanas Collective will attend, selling home goods and clothing.

Wicked Garden Cafe serves vegan food and beverages inside of Ariaka Bob and Bar in Ontario and

at pop-up events around the area.

Thistle and Sage will be the first pop-up event the shop has attended since the coronavirus pandemic began in early March.

Correna Hernandez, owner of Wicked Garden Café, said she is excited to be back in Temecula to serve vegan food. Hernandez works to provide unique food and beverage items that fit a specified theme presented by Thistle and Sage. Their menu changes often to experiment with new vegan items.

At Thistle and Sage, Hernandez said she’ll be serving Hawaiianinspired plates, such as “spam” burgers, chick-un skewers and huli huli chicken with slaw and potato salad.

“I’m proud of my business for having great food,” Hernandez said. “We never serve something that hasn’t been eaten in our house for at least a week straight.”

Jade’s Vegan Sushi will be working alongside Wicked Garden Cafe to serve vegan food inspired by popular Japanese sushi dishes.

Jade’s Vegan Sushi is owned by Stephany Gonzales who named her business after her 7-year-old daughter, Jade. While it will be their first event this year at Thistle and Sage, they have been serving vegan food in San Bernardino every Sunday at Inland Empire Vegan Sundays. At Thistle and Sage, they will debut vegan sushi fries.

Isaiah Vivanco, tribal chairman of Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians, speaks during opening day ceremonies for Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District’s baseball and softball programs in 2019.

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SAN JACINTO – The Soboba Foundation was honored as the Outstanding Community Organization/Partner in the California Association of Recreation and Park District’s annual Awards of

founded by Allysa Bassir. The proceeds of rainbows will be donated to the Breakfast Club Kids.

While Thistle and Sage features all-vegan vendors, it’s friendly for those of all diets. Each business will be customized to fit the event’s luau theme. Thistle and Sage will encourage social distancing and masks to make sure everyone stays healthy. More information on Thistle and Sage and businesses in attendance can be found on Instagram at @Thistleandsagemarketplace or at http://www. thistleandsagemarket.com.

Samantha Cox can be reached by email at valleystaff@reedermedia.com.

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Soboba Foundation receives award for its partnership with Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District Distinction program for its work with Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District. The foundation was recognized during the 2020 CARPD Virtual Event held via Zoom videoconference, May 28-29.

The Outstanding Community Organization/Partner Award honors any public or private club, special interest group or public agency that has made a significant contribution to a district recreation or park program.

Partnerships are important to public agencies, and there is perhaps no more important partnership for Valley-Wide than that with The Soboba Foundation. The foundation, part of the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians, has been an outstanding partner for the District and its Friends of Valley-Wide Foundation for a number of years.

The Soboba Foundation donates more than $30,000 each year that comes to Valley-Wide and is used for youth scholarships, equipment and other needs. It allows free use of its facility for Friends of Valley-Wide Foundation activities, allowing more money to go toward youth and programs.

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“The heart attack roll is a fan favorite,” Gonzales said. “My favorite is the Redlands roll.”

The Hola Hermanas Collective is owned by sisters Kristina Rinehart and Suzy Hernandez.

“We haven’t done a market since January,” Rinehart said. “We are excited to be back out in the community. Thistle and Sage has such a fun and friendly ambiance that we truly enjoy being a part of.”

Hola Hermanas Collective sells handmade and curated goods such as sunglasses, earrings and home decor items. At Thistle and Sage, Hola Hermanas Collective will offer market exclusive rainbows and car hangings in partnership with the Breakfast Club Kids, a charity

tinction are among the highest recognition our agency can receive and the Soboba Foundation is a worthy recipient,” Dean Wetter, general manager of Valley-Wide, said. “Valley-Wide would not be able to offer all its programs at reasonable prices if not for the help of the Soboba Foundation.”

The California Association of Recreation and Park Districts, represents special recreation and park districts throughout California. CARPD has been dedicated to improving the quality and efficiency of recreation and park districts. The California Association of Recreation and Park Districts advocates for and provides park districts the support needed to fulfill their role as providers of quality programs and facilities to their local communities. Learn more at http://caparkdistricts.org.

Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District operates more than 90 parks and community centers in French Valley, Hemet, Menifee, San Jacinto, Sage and Winchester.

For information, visit http://gorecreation.org.

Submitted by Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District.

City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

People who like helping others and are in need of work may be interested in applying for caregiving jobs now available in Riverside County government.

The Department of Public Social Services is seeking to increase the ranks of In-Home Supportive Services personnel as demand for IHSS resources continues to expand.

“Our IHSS recipients need support,” agency director Eva Krottmayer said. “Many residents who’ve lost work in the pandemic are searching for employment.

It’s is the perfect time to consider becoming a caregiver and improving lives.”

She said the greatest need at the moment is in the Coachella Valley, as well as in the communities of Anza and Blythe.

There are currently 32,000 IHSS caregivers available to assist 38,000 older adults countywide.

Some of the caregivers are related to the residents who receive services under the system, which is state-mandated.

The system is focused on assist-

ing the older adults, but disabled adults of any age also qualify.

Caregivers offer help with personal grooming, light housekeeping, food service and transportation.

According to the California Department of Aging, the number of residents who are 85 years and over is expected to increase 700% over the next several decades.

“Locating and hiring a caregiver can be challenging, especially in areas with severe shortages,” Krottmayer said. “This is where the IHSS registry steps in and helps match our clients to caregivers they can trust.”

The base wage for a caregiver is $13.25, and workers are entitled to benefits, including flexible work arrangements, through the county.

Applicants must be prepared to pass a background check.

Anyone interested in applying was asked to call the IHSS information line at 888-960-4477.

More information about IHSS in general is available at http:// dpss.co.riverside.ca.us/publicauthority.

Submitted by Riverside County Department of Public Social Services.

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California virus ‘strike teams’ issue few citations Adam Beam and Don Thompson THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Newly formed “strike teams” of state inspectors contacted thousands of California businesses over the long Independence Day weekend but issued citations to a relative few as they enforced coronavirus restrictions amid a resurging pandemic.

The teams issued 52 citations because most business owners complied with the teams’ directives, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday, July 6.

“There were only a handful of citations because the overwhelming majority of people were doing the right thing,” he said. “Even if people were out of compliance, the engagement got people back into compliance very quickly.”

Ten agencies that make up the strike teams Newsom formed recently together contacted 483,000 businesses. Officials previously said that they sent letters Thursday, July 2, to every employer, or about 350,000 businesses, warning that they could face fines or potential criminal prosecution if they failed to implement a new statewide requirement to wear face coverings.

Additionally, inspectors with the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control made nearly 6,000 in-person visits to bars and restaurants,

officials said, while the Board of Barbering & Cosmetology inspectors contacted 344 beauty and barber shops and provided them with safety checklists.

“That’s the spirit to which we are engaging in this level of enforcement. It’s to modify. It’s to fix problems; it’s not to penalize businesses that are struggling already,” Newsom said. “But those that simply could not modify or are unwilling, absolutely they need to be held to some account, and that’s what those citations represented.”

Newsom formed the teams after some local officials openly said they would not enforce new shutdown orders or the statewide mask rule as virus cases increase.

About 200 inspectors were in the field, about half from Alcohol Beverage Control and the rest from the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, known as CalOSHA, and other state licensing entities, Brian Ferguson, a representative for California’s Office of Emergency Services, said.

They are concentrating on counties with the most restrictions.

Newsom ordered bars, indoor restaurant dining areas and museums and other indoor areas to close for at least three weeks recently in 23 of 58 counties, including the two most populous, Los Angeles and San Diego.

Morgan Hill Mayor Rich Con-

stantine criticized armed officers from Alcohol Beverage Control Saturday, July 4, for shutting down at least a dozen restaurants Friday night in his Santa Clara County city.

The department said the restaurants did not have the state’s permission to open, but Constantine objected that they were allowed to seat diners outdoors. Inspectors did not cite anyone, but they were “heavy-handed” and did not explain how the restaurants were breaking state rules, he said.

Newsom sent a letter Friday urging local police and sheriffs to enforce the state health orders. He again warned local elected officials Monday that they risk losing out on $2.5 billion in state funding if they refuse to ensure compliance.

A watchdog group said CalOSHA’s inspection efforts were hindered by a growing number of vacancies even before Newsom assigned them the new strike team duties.

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility said recently that there was a 21% vacancy rate among inspectors at the workplace safety and health agency, slightly worse than in January. It meant there was about one inspector for about every 99,000 workers, by the group’s calculations, well short of the ratios in Oregon and Washington where it said there

Supervisors approve dispatch contract with Pechanga Fire Department Joe Naiman WRITER

Riverside County will continue to provide dispatch and other communications services to the Pechanga Fire Department.

The county Board of Supervisors voted 5-0, Tuesday, June 30, to approve the most recent cooperative agreement between the county and the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians. The contract covers the period from July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021. The amount Pechanga will reimburse the county is based on the number of calls for service, although the

estimate is 1,116 calls during fiscal year 2020-2021, which would result in a reimbursement amount of $162,786. The Pechanga tribe will be billed on a quarterly basis.

The tribe is responsible for initial equipment and startup costs, although the county will provide a nonexclusive license for software to be used on each mobile data computer. The county may provide radio communications equipment with the tribe reimbursing the cost of that equipment. Installation of the equipment and mounting the hardware components will be Pechanga’s responsibility.

Pechanga has contracted with

the county since 2000 for dispatch and communications services.

The Pechanga Fire Department was formed in June 1996 as a volunteer fire department, and the first paid firefighters were hired in April 1999. The fire department currently has 30 full-time firefighting personnel and nine reserve firefighters.

The dispatch and communications agreement is separate from mutual aid agreements for responses to calls.

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

Board sets hearing on proposed fire mitigation fee payments City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, June 30, set an Aug. 4 public hearing to consider the Riverside County Fire Department’s request to attach fire mitigation charges to the tax bills of nearly 450 property owners, who officials said have not paid the cost of abating weeds and other potential fire hazards around their parcels.

The hearing will determine whether the owners of 445 lots in communities countywide should pay a total $199,198 assessed under the county’s Fire Hazard Reduction Program.

The amount due on the 2019 calendar year delinquent list is roughly 130% more than in 2018.

Supervisor Karen Spiegel questioned whether all of the fees were applicable and expressed concern that the 2009 ordinance under which they will be assessed might be overdue for revision.

Fire officials said that of the

7,423 property owners who received notices of violation, only the 445 on the delinquent list were unresponsive. County counsel Craig Priamos added that the ordinance is scrutinized by staff from time to time to ensure validity.

Residents who are facing mitigation-related tax liens will have an opportunity to argue for reductions or exemptions during the board meeting Tuesday, Aug. 4.

The reduction program involves deploying contractors to clear weeds and related overgrowth that might otherwise fuel brush fires during wildfire season, which generally spans May to November.

In most cases, the parcels that were mitigated were vacant or set off from main residences, according to the fire department.

Property owners were served with orders to abate, or mitigate, the potential fire hazards and when inspectors received no reply or saw that no action had been taken, landscaping contractors were sent to the locations under fire department authority to clear away the

excess foliage.

“The purpose of the Fire Hazard Reduction Program is to reduce or eliminate fire hazards created by vegetative growth and the accumulation of combustible debris, which poses a danger to the health, safety and welfare of the residents in the vicinity of any real property, as well as irreparable harm to sensitive habitat and species,” according to an agency statement.

“Each parcel owner is provided the opportunity to abate the property before the county conducting the abatement.”

Properties in each of the five supervisorial districts were identified in a fire department report posted to the board’s agenda.

According to agency documents, property owners were billed to recover the county’s expenditures, which ranged from $250 to $2,254 per property. A $254 administrative fee was also folded into the final bill sent to the property owners.

Supervisors appoint new treasurer to fill pending vacancy City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the appointment of a deputy Riverside County treasurer-tax collector Tuesday, June 30, to take over as the county’s tax chief when the current one retires in less than three months.

Matthew Jennings is slated to officially take the helm at the Office of the Treasurer-Tax Collector Thursday, Sept. 24.

Jennings will be replacing elected Treasurer-Tax Collector Jon Christensen, who has served in county government for 18 years.

Christensen did not make a formal announcement concerning

his retirement. But according to Supervisor Kevin Jeffries’ office, word was received in recent weeks that he will leave in September, prompting Jeffries and Supervisor Karen Spiegel to jointly recommend that Jennings be appointed to fill the pending vacancy.

“Mr. Jennings has been in the Office of the Treasurer-Tax Collector more than 26 years, serving in numerous capacities,” the supervisors said in a joint message to the board. “During the last three years, he served as the assistant treasurer-tax collector, directing all operational aspects of the department, including oversight of the $8 billion treasurer’s pooled investment fund.”

They stressed the need for an

experienced hand to preserve “the fiscal strength of the county ... during these economic times,” adding the appointment of Jennings “will provide a seamless transition in leadership and continuity.”

There was no word on why Christensen was leaving office.

He is only halfway through the four-year term to which he was elected in 2018. His wife, Karen Christensen, retired from county government earlier in June.

Christensen was also initially appointed to the position of tax chief in 2017 after his former boss, Don Kent, left the job to become the county’s chief financial officer.

Christensen was elected to the post in his own right less than a year later.

The coronavirus pandemic is blamed for over a half-million deaths worldwide, including more than 130,000 in the U.S., according to the AP photo/Jae C. Hong photo tally kept by Johns Hopkins University.

was one inspector for about every 25,000 workers.

The problem was worsened because there were no field inspections during the statewide stayat-home order from mid-March until mid-May, and the group said only about 50 of the 193 inspectors are back in the field. PEER said agency employees reported a backlog of more than 3,000 worker complaints of poor working conditions and an additional delay in investigating worker deaths or serious injuries.

Officials with CalOSHA and the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency, which over-

sees CalOSHA, did not respond to repeated requests for comment.

Other agencies in the task forces are the California Highway Patrol; Business Oversight; Consumer Affairs; Food and Agriculture; Labor Commissioner’s Office and the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development.

For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia and death.

Newsom orders halt to indoor dining, other activities as virus cases spike City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Responding to continued spikes in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered a halt to indoor dining Wednesday, July 1, and barred other indoor activities at businesses such as wineries, museums and casinos in counties that have been on the state’s COVID-19 “watch list,” including Riverside County.

“The bottom line is, the spread of this virus continues at a rate that is particularly concerning,” Newsom said from Sacramento. “We’re seeing parts of the state where we are seeing an increase not only in the total number of positive cases but a significant increase in the total number of people that are getting tested that are testing positive, meaning the positivity rate, not just the total case rate, is beginning to go up to a degree that obviously generates some concern.”

In addition to shuttering many indoor business activities, Newsom also announced the creation of multiagency strike teams that will target businesses that have been operating without meeting health guidelines – as he phrased it, businesses that have been “thumbing their nose” or “reticent” to take steps to protect employees and customers.

The strike teams will include various state agencies, including the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, California Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Business Oversight, Department of Consumer Affairs and the California Highway Patrol.

“When we talk about compliance, this isn’t just talking about mask compliance; this is talking about health and safety in our meat-packing facilities,” he said. “One should not have to put their life at risk to go to work as an essential worker. “... It’s more education. I’m not coming out with a fist. We want to come out with an open heart, recognize the magnitude of these modifications ... and what it means to small-business men and women, what it means to communities, what it means to the economic vibrancy and health of our state, and in turn our nation,” Newsome said.

In ordering a halt to indoor business activities, Newsom said affected businesses in the 19-county “watch list” area are not being ordered to close entirely but instead to restrict themselves to outdoor operations.

For restaurants without outdoor dining space, the order will likely force many to revert to carry-out operations.

“This doesn’t mean restaurants shut down; it means we’re trying to take many activities, these concentrated activities, and move them outdoors, which is a way of mitigating the spread of this virus,” Newsom said.

The ban on indoor operations will last for three weeks. The order affects restaurants, wineries and tasting rooms, movie theaters, family entertainment centers, zoos and museums and cardrooms. He said the

state is working with tribal nations that operate casinos to determine guidelines that could allow them to continue operating.

Newsom had already ordered bars closed in Los Angeles County, but he ordered Wednesday that bars also be closed in all other counties on the state’s watch list. In Southern California, Orange and Riverside counties have already ordered bars to close ahead of the Fourth of July weekend. San Diego County has also ordered a bar closure, even though it is not on the watch list.

Counties earn spots on the state’s watch list by falling short on select criteria, such as the number of coronavirus cases per 100,000 residents and the overall positivity rate among people tested for the virus.

Newsom fell short of ordering all beaches to close across the state for the holiday weekend, but he closed all parking facilities at state beaches in Southern California and the Bay Area. In counties that have ordered local beach closures, state beaches will also close, Newsom said.

Los Angeles County ordered a closure of all beaches for the Fourth of July weekend. Orange and San Diego counties did not issue such an order, but Ventura County also planned to close its beaches.

The governor also encouraged – but did not mandate – all counties on the watch list to consider canceling all Fourth of July fireworks displays to prevent large-scale gatherings of people that could lead to spread of the virus. Los Angeles County has already issued such an order, but Orange County did not, although Laguna Beach voluntarily canceled its display.

“We want to again remind each and every one of you that if we want to be independent from COVID-19, we have to be much more vigilant in terms of maintaining our physical distancing from others and be much more vigilant as it relates to being in situations where we are transmitting COVID-19,” he said.

In his briefing, Newsom praised the overall efforts of counties to enforce health orders to prevent the spread of the virus, but he again warned that counties falling short in that area could face a loss of millions of dollars in state funding.

He also again warned residents to avoid public gatherings over the holiday weekend, including family gatherings, and he again urged everyone to wear face coverings and practice social distancing in public.

He said gathering with family and friends is an “understandable impulse” on the Fourth of July holiday as a way of celebrating independence.

“Clearly that spirit we appreciate and deeply respect, and I think patriotism – at least in a COVID-19 environment – can be expressed a little bit differently with consideration of our independence from COVID-19 that needs to come with conditions and considerations on wearing masks and making sure we’re physically distancing.”

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Governors’ companies receive coronavirus relief loans

This Monday, Oct. 22, 2018, file photo shows the Plumpjack Wine & Spirits store, founded by Gov. Gavin Newsom, in San Francisco, which is part of the Plumpjack Group collection of wineries, bars, restaurants, hotels and liquors stores.

AP photo/Eric Risberg, file photo

Julie Carr Smyth THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Governors who ordered shutdowns as their states responded to the coronavirus pandemic were among millions of beneficiaries of the loan program created to help small businesses weather COVID-19’s effect on the economy, data released Monday, July 6, showed.

The governors of at least seven states have ties to companies that received loans through the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program.

Both Republicans and Democrats, their associated companies’ loans ranged from $150,000 to more than $11 million. It is legal for businesses owned by elected officials to apply for and receive the loans.

A minor league baseball team partly owned by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine received a loan, as did an investment company led by New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu’s

family. A communications company in which New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has a stake, and a winery and hospitality company founded

by California Gov. Gavin Newsom also were beneficiaries. At least six of billionaire West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s family businesses qualified for loans. And Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s former medical practice, in which he’s still invested, and a commercial real estate brokerage firm started

by Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan also received loans.

Governors have played a leading role in the U.S. response to the deadly coronavirus pandemic, issuing orders that shut down businesses and schools, established guidelines on masks and social distancing and shuttered residents in their homes.

Their businesses were able to successfully navigate a system that many Main Street businesses had trouble getting through before funding for the program’s first round of loans dried up. The

aid package is the centerpiece of the federal government’s plan to rescue an economy devastated by shutdowns and uncertainty.

The data released by the Treasury Department presents the fullest accounting of the program thus far.

Governors’ successful efforts to tap the loan program came, in some cases, as they faced pushback against the economic effects of their virus policies. The Republican DeWine, for example, has been rebuked by some local party officials and targeted in Statehouse protests for going too far in his response.

He is a part-owner of DeWine Seeds-Silver Dollar Baseball, which received a loan listed between $150,000 and $350,000.

The company owns the Asheville Tourists, a minor league baseball team in North Carolina, which was purchased by the governor’s family in 2010. DeWine’s son, Brian DeWine, serves as president of the team.

A representative said DeWine has a 32% stake in the baseball team and plays no management role. He said the loan, for $189,500, will cover payroll and payroll-related expenses.

Waterville Valley Holdings, an investment group led by the family of Sununu, a Republican, got a loan of between $350,000 and $1 million. The company is the principal investor in the Waterville Valley Resort, a ski area where Sununu served as CEO until just before he took office in 2017.

Sununu’s legal counsel, John Formella, noted that the resort is part of an industry that was shut down and severely impacted by the pandemic. At least five other New Hampshire ski areas or the resort properties associated with Sununu got loans of at least $150,000.

A New York-based communica-

tions company with a stake held by New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, got a loan of $350,000 to $1 million. Cohere Communications reported it would retain 21 jobs as part of the program. Murphy’s stake in the company is not clear, but he reported it in a 2019 financial disclosure form filed with the state Ethics Commission.

PlumpJack Management Group LLC, Newsom’s winery and hospitality company, received a loan worth $150,000 to $350,000.

PlumpJack reported retaining 14 jobs thanks to the loan. The company is part of a portfolio of brands that include an idyllic resort hotel near Lake Tahoe, five restaurants and bars, four Napa Valley wineries, a sports retailer and more.

Before taking office in 2019, Newsom announced he would step away from his businesses and put his assets in a blind trust managed by a family friend and attorney.

Asked why PlumpJack applied for the loan, Newsom said during a news conference about the coronavirus that “you would have to ask the people that are running those businesses. It’s in a blind trust; period, full stop.”

In West Virginia, Justice’s family companies received at least $11.1 million from the federal relief program.

Justice, a Republican, is considered to be West Virginia’s richest man through ownership of dozens of coal and agricultural businesses, many of which have been sued for unpaid debts. At least six Justice family entities received the Paycheck Protection Program loans, including the governor’s lavish resort The Greenbrier, as well as The Greenbrier Sporting Club, an exclusive members-only club linked to the resort.

Payments to Justice companies could be as high as $24.3 million,

because the federal government disclosed the dollar figures in ranges, not specific amounts.

“I encouraged all business in our state to try to seek anything and everything that they could possibly seek from the federal government in regards to loans,” Justice said Monday, adding that about $2 billion has come into the state from the federal package.

Justice said he wanted to place his assets in a blind trust shortly after he was elected but has not done so. He maintains that his children are in control of the family business empire.

Northam’s former medical practice, which he owns a stake in, received a loan of between $2 million to $5 million. Northam, a pediatric neurologist, isn’t involved in Children’s Specialty Group’s day-to-day operations and played no role in their loan application, his representative said.

A commercial real estate brokerage firm started by Maryland’s Hogan also received a loan of between $150,000 and $350,000.

Hogan stepped aside from the company when he was elected governor. His assets are managed by a trust.

The Associated Press reporters Farnoush Amiri in Columbus; Mike Catalini in Trenton, New Jersey; Cuneyt Dil in Sacramento; Anthony Izaguirre in Charleston, West Virginia.; Holly Ramer in Concord, New Hampshire; Alan Suderman in Richmond, Virginia, and Brian Witte in Annapolis, Maryland, contributed to this report. Amiri is a corps member for The Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.

Protective gear for medical workers begins to run low again Geoff Mulvihill and Camille Fassett THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The personal protective gear that was in short supply during the early weeks of the coronavirus crisis in the U.S. is running low again as the virus resumes its rapid spread and the number of hospitalized patients climbs.

A national nursing union shared their concerns that gear has to be reused. A doctors association warned that physicians’ offices are closed because they cannot get masks and other supplies. And Democratic members of Congress are pushing the Trump administration to devise a national strategy to acquire and distribute gear in anticipation of the crisis worsening into the fall.

“We’re five months into this, and there are still shortages of gowns, hair covers, shoe covers, masks, N95 masks,” Deborah Burger, president of National Nurses United, who cited results from a survey of the union’s members, said.

“They’re being doled out, and we’re still being told to reuse them.”

When the crisis first exploded in March and April in hot spots such as New York City, the situation was so desperate that nurses turned plastic garbage bags into protective gowns.

The lack of equipment forced states and hospitals to compete against each other, the federal government and other countries in bidding wars.

In general, supplies of protective gear are more robust now, and many states and major hospital chains said they are in better shape. But medical professionals and some lawmakers have cast doubt on those improvements as shortages begin to reappear.

Dr. Aisha Terry, an associate professor of emergency medicine at George Washington University in Washington, said that she has good access to personal protective equipment, but some non-academic and rural health facilities have much less.

“I think overall, production, distribution and access has improved,” Terry said. “But the fear is that we will become complacent” and allow supplies to dwindle in some places.

In a letter to Congress recently, the health department in DuPage County, Illinois, near Chicago, said all hospitals in the county are reusing protective gear “in ways that were not originally intended and are probably less safe than the optimal use of PPE.” The DuPage County department is a supplier of last resort that steps in when facilities have less than two weeks’ worth of gear. As of Monday, it had only nine days of some supplies at the current request level.

A rise in new infections could make the supply go much faster.

The American Medical Association wrote to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Vice President Mike Pence and members of Congress calling for a coordinated national strategy to buy and allocate gear.

R e p . C a r o l y n M a l o n e y, a New York Democrat, released a memo recently ahead of a congressional committee hearing that raised concerns about looming problems in the supply chain. Her report was based on interviews with unnamed employees at medical supply companies, one of whom warned that raw material for gowns is not available at any price in the amounts needed, leading to an “un-

In this July 5, 2020, file photo, health care workers help each other with their personal protective equipment at a drive-thru coronavirus testing site outside Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

AP photo/Wilfredo Lee, file photo

sustainable” situation.

Rear Adm. John Polowczyk, who is in charge of coronavirus-related supplies for the White House, told Congress recently that more than one-fourth of the states have less than a 30-day supply.

“It would seem like in less than 30 days, we’re going to have a real crisis,” Rep. Bill Foster, an Illinois Democrat, said.

FEMA, which manages the nation’s stockpile, would not break down which states have enough gear to last beyond 30 days and which do not. In June, the government started replenishing its oncedepleted stockpile with the goal of building up a two-month supply.

As of June 10, FEMA had distributed or directed private companies to distribute more than 74 million N95 masks and 66 million pairs of gloves, along with other gear. The

agency said it changed its distribution method to send more equipment to hot spots.

Although all U.S. states and territories have received some protective gear from FEMA, an analysis

by The Associated Press of the agency’s own data found that the amounts varied widely when measured by population and the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases.

The AP analysis found that lowpopulation, mostly rural states received the largest FEMA allocations per confirmed case. As of mid-June, for example, Montana had received 1,125 items of protective gear per case, compared with 32 items per case in Massachusetts, an early hot spot. States including California, Iowa and Nebraska, all of which have seen a surge in confirmed infections, received among the lowest amounts of protective

gear from FEMA per case, according to the AP analysis.

Many states said the federal supplies make up a small part of their stockpiles after they spent millions of dollars to acquire equipment on their own.

Concerns extended beyond the amount of gear. In New Hampshire, an association representing nursing homes said most items sent by FEMA in early June were unusable, including child-size gloves, surgical masks with ear loops that broke when stretched and isolation gowns with no arm openings.

A nonprofit group called #GetUsPPE was established in March by physicians to help distribute donated protective gear.

The group had a 200% increase in requests during the last two weeks of June from medical providers in Texas, a state with a big surge in confirmed virus cases. State officials there have said their supplies are adequate.

“We anticipated that we would need to be around for a few weeks until someone else stepped in and solved this problem,” Dr. Megan Ranney, an emergency physician at Rhode Island Hospital who was among the group’s founders, said.

“Here we are, still getting hundreds of thousands of requests a week.”

Fassett, a data journalist based in Santa Cruz, is a corps member for The Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on under covered topics.

Alleged Epstein victim disputes investigation that cleared high-level art academy chair Zachary Stieber THE EPOCH TIMES

A woman who said she and her sister were sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein is disputing a purportedly independent investigation that cleared Eileen Guggenheim of wrongdoing.

Guggenheim, the former dean of students at the New York Academy of Art, is now the academy’s chair.

“For years the Guggenheim and the board of the New York Academy of Art sought to curry favor with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Since Epstein’s arrest almost one year ago, we have watched as other institutions with

ties to Epstein have engaged in critical self-examination to do an accounting of how their organizations benefited from the predator he was,” Maria Farmer said in a statement sent to The Epoch Times. “In sharp contrast, the Academy has gone into a bunker and sought to protect itself rather than exploring the important questions and issues to protect their students moving forward. The Academy’s insinuations that my sister Maria Farmer is somehow responsible for the abuse that both she and I suffered is offensive and unacceptable. The Academy is retreating to the tired and intolerable act of victim-blaming, and it’s

wrong at many levels.”

Farmer’s lawyer, Sigrid McCawley, said, “The Academy never contacted Ms. Farmer or her counsel until after their investigation was completed, and insofar as we are aware ignored other potential witnesses and evidence as well. We regret the Academy’s decision to whitewash these serious charges.”

Farmer filed a lawsuit against Epstein’s estate in 2019, alleging Epstein sexually assaulted her and her sister, Annie Farmer, in 1996, one year after she graduated from the academy. Farmer also publicly accused Guggenheim and the academy of enabling Epstein,

who was sometimes at the school watching artists work.

Farmer recounted one show in 1995 attended by Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, an associate who was recently arrested on a number of charges.

Farmer said Guggenheim urged her to sell one of her paintings to the pair.

The academy’s board of trustees said recently that an independent investigation cleared Guggenheim of wrongdoing and that the chair will remain in her position.

Guggenheim played no role in introducing either Farmer to Epstein and did not play a role in Maria Farmer’s decision to sell the

painting, the investigation found, according to the board.

Guggenheim also wasn’t involved with Farmer’s decision to work for Epstein.

Guggenheim was told by Farmer that an uncomfortable incident happened in 1996, but Farmer didn’t provide details that “warranted action from Guggenheim,” according to the board.

“Based on the findings of the investigation, the board of trustees now believes that critical aspects of Farmer’s allegations against Guggenheim are untrue,” the board said in a statement.

Reprinted with permission of The Epoch Times.

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Local professional players added to MLB rosters as ‘Spring Training 2.0' begins

Rob Brantly, who was announced on the 60-man roster for the San Francisco Giants, is a Chaparral High School alumnus, who played at University of California Riverside before being drafted by the Tigers in 2010.

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Tyler Wade, who will return for the New York Yankees this season, is a Murrieta Valley High School graduate, who was selected in the fourth round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.

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JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

Major League Baseball players, including a handful from southwest Riverside County, began reporting to their teams and home ballparks Wednesday, July 1, ahead of what has become a shortened, 60-game season, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

This new season, that underwent an unforgettable back-and-forth affair between the MLB Players Association and the MLB, is due to begin at the end of this month. It took nearly two weeks of negotiations, but the agreement obviously addressed what it will take for play to resume, but also service time for the players.

The schedule for the season was released recently, and opening day is set for Thursday, July 23, for the Yankees/Nationals (4:08 p.m.), as well as the Dodgers/Giants (7:08 p.m.). The remainder of the teams will begin the following day, July 24. As it stands right now, seven players with ties to southwest Riverside County will be a part of the 60-man rosters of seven separate MLB teams, with three of those players readying themselves for the July 23 games. That’s correct.

MLB teams will have a list of up to 60 players each from which to select their major league squads for the shortened season and only these players may participate in “Spring Training 2.0.”

Normally, there would be 40man rosters, with up to 14 players who are not on the 26-man major league roster on optional assignment to a minor league team.

With the cancellation of Minor League Baseball, there will not be five levels of teams this year to choose replacement players from, if needed.

The 60-man list is a pool of players from which teams may select players to add to their 40-man rosters or their major league rosters. A player must be on the 60-man list to be added to the roster, although there is nothing really preventing a team from adding a player to the rosters as long as there is a spot available.

Local players with ties to the area include Tyler Wade (Murrieta Valley HS; New York Yankees), Rob Brantly (Chaparral High School; San Francisco Giants), Patrick Wisdom (Murrieta Valley HS; Seattle Mariners), Chance Sisco (Temescal Canyon HS/ Santiago HS; Baltimore Orioles), Kevin Padlo (Murrieta Valley HS; Tampa Bay Rays), Brandon Dixon (Murrieta Valley HS; Detroit Tigers) and Austin Barnes (Riverside Poly; L.A. Dodgers).

Wade was drafted by the New York Yankees in the fourth round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft. He had committed to

Baltimore Orioles catcher Chance Sisco, who was drafted in 2013, played at Temescal Canyon High School before transferring to Valley News/Courtesy photo Santiago High School his junior year.

Kevin Padlo, a Murrieta Valley High School standout who was selected by the Colorado Rockies in 2014, will be joining the 60-man roster in 2020 with the Tampa Bay Rays.

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Former Murrieta Valley High School Nighthawk Brandon Dixon, who was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the third round of the 2013 MLB draft, is part of the 60-man roster this season with the Detroit Tigers.

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Austin Barnes, who played out of Riverside Poly in high school and who was drafted in 2011 by the Florida Marlins, has been with the Dodgers since being traded in 2014.

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play college baseball at San Diego State University but chose to forgo his commitment and sign with the Yankees, for a $371,300 signing bonus.

Brantly was originally drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 46th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft but did not sign. He opted to attend college, enrolling at the University of California Riverside and played for the Highlanders in the Big West Conference. In his sophomore season, the former Chaparral Puma was named to the Big West’s first team.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Brantly in the third round, with the 100th overall selection, of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft.

Wisdom graduated from Murrieta Valley High School in 2009 and played college baseball at Saint Mary’s College. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft.

Dixon also attended Murrieta Valley where he played alongside Wisdom, before enrolling at the University of Arizona and playing college baseball for the Wildcats. In 2012 Dixon and the Wildcats won the College World Series. After his junior season he was drafted by the Los

Angeles Dodgers in the third round of the 2013 MLB draft.

Sisco initially attended Temescal Canyon High School but transferred to Santiago High School in Corona his junior year.

The Baltimore Orioles selected Sisco in the second round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft. He opted to sign with the Orioles rather than play college baseball at the University of Oregon.

Padlo, another Murrieta Valley standout, originally committed to attend the University of San Diego on a college baseball scholarship, but the Colorado Rockies selected him in the fifth round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft. Rather than enroll in college, he signed with the Rockies, receiving a $650,000 signing bonus.

Barnes, a staple with the Dodgers, attended Riverside Polytechnic High School. He played college baseball at Arizona State University for the Sun Devils from 2009 to 2011 and was selected by the Florida Marlins in the eighth round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft.

Before the season can get started, of course, players need to report to “spring” training again, since this year everything was

Patrick Wisdom, a 2009 Murrieta Valley High School graduate who was drafted in 2012 by the St. Louis Cardinals, will be with the Seattle Mariners for the 2020 season.

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halted by the coronavirus pandemic in March. Though it’s technically summer, Spring Training 2.0 began Wednesday, July 1.

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Sports

Minor League Baseball cancels season JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

What was long expected has been made official. There will be no Minor League Baseball in 2020.

The Minor League Baseball Association officially announced recently that the season has been shelved because Major League Baseball has informed it that they will not provide players. Now, the focus is on what comes next.

First, teams, including the Lake Elsinore Storm, the local High-A affiliate the San Diego Padres, must unravel as much as they can from this season. There will undeniably be a flood of fans and advertisers calling and asking for refunds for tickets or deals they had purchased for games that had merely been suspended and not officially canceled.

Perhaps there will be an option to roll their dollars toward 2021, but others will probably want to replenish their own cash flow as best as possible. With the current status of the COVID-19 pandemic producing more and more positive results, the economy has negatively affected nearly every industry, and some people and businesses will want to reclaim as much as they can to help themselves stay afloat.

For weeks and months, teams have been using their stadiums to bring in as many people as possible while staying within their municipality’s social distancing guidelines. From drive-in movie setups in Lake Elsinore, to some minor league teams opening Airbnb properties for fans to rent

out overnight, and even the hosting of in-park restaurants, farmers markets, minor league front office staffs are dreaming up whatever they can to get a few drops of revenue in an otherwise arid season.

Teams across the Texas and Pacific Coast Leagues are getting set to host the Texas Collegiate League, one of a smattering of summer college leagues across the country still slated to play despite the coronavirus pandemic. Other stadiums are hosting high school tournaments and showcases, while one plans on hosting an adult softball league.

Without revenue, minor league teams have been laying off and furloughing employees throughout the course of the pandemic.

With no games in sight and the payroll protection loans issued in the early part of the shutdown expiring, more jobs will be lost.

“We definitely saw this coming,” former Chaparral High School player Justin Toerner said, who now plays in the St. Louis Cardinals minor league organization. Toerner has been a fixture at Dynamic Fitness in Temecula where he said he will continue to work on getting prepared physically for the 2021 season.

Most teams will keep on some staff members who can help with whichever path they choose to keep fans in their ballparks, but those numbers will likely be minimal. Notable exceptions can be found in Pensacola, Beloit and Portland, which have all promised zero layoffs or furloughs no matter how long the shutdown lasts.

Perhaps one of the biggest positives is that teams can now sched-

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, fans of the Lake Elsinore Storm will have to wait until 2021 to see the return of players to “The Diamond.”

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ule ballpark events unfettered from the questions about whether the season will take place. Even in normal years, minor league baseball is a year-round business – now the calendar is clear for teams to begin scheduling those non-baseball events without the chance of being forced to scrap their plans at a moment’s notice.

For players who are not part of their MLB team’s current 60-man player pool, the cancellation of the minor league season begins an offseason of uncertainty.

The volatility of the coronavirus and a spike of cases in both big league training states of Florida

and Arizona have thrown the possibility of the instructional league and the Arizona Fall League as well as a potential companion league in Florida into serious jeopardy.

Spots in foreign winter leagues will be in high demand and will be dependent on relaxed regulations regarding international travel.

Some players, with their contracts suspended as part of the country’s national emergency declaration, will opt to play in independent leagues, but those leagues have also been reduced dramatically in number this year because of the coronavirus.

The reality is that many minor league players are simply not going to play organized baseball in 2020. They will lose a year of development and, in some cases, the thought of what will happen from month to month about whether their parent club will continue paying their stipends will linger on in the back of their minds. The picture of what the minor leagues will look like in 2021 may not become clear until treatments for the coronavirus come into play.

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

High school sports update as CIF offices reopen this week

The CIF Southern Section reopens, but no walk-ins are permitted at this time due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

The CIF Southern Section reopened recently with normal business hours of 7:30 a.m. to

4 p.m. For those looking to get in touch with the offices, phone service will resume, but no walkins will be permitted at this time.

Advanced in-person appointments or virtual meetings only will be al-

lowed, and the office staff continue to be available via email as well. If someone who made an in-person appointment or a member of their family or staff are not feeling well at the time of the appointment, the offices ask that they either reschedule or participate in a virtual meeting instead.

As for the latest CIF updates regarding high school sports, here is what has been released.

In regards to the pre-participation physical examination waiver form, CIF Bylaw 503.G requires an annual pre-participation physical examination for every student athlete before athletic competition, which now includes the opportunity for a 30-day waiver of that requirement upon request by the student’s parents to the school administration. The CIF State Office will have the necessary forms to request that waiver posted on their website at http://www.cifstate.org. CIF Bylaw 503.G only

applies to the high school season of sport, the bylaw does not require the annual pre-participation physical examination to be completed before tryouts, summer programs, etc., as that would be an individual school, school district or private school decision to mandate the pre-participation physical examination before those activities.

The CIF offices are continuing to monitor the ever-changing situation involved with the COVID-19 pandemic in preparation for the announcement regarding the status of fall, winter and spring sports for the 2020-2021 school year by July 20.

“As decision date approaches, I want you to be aware of how this information will be disseminated to you the CIF state office will announce the dates for the CIF regional and CIS state championships for each sport,” Rob Wigod, CIF Southern Section commissioner, said.

Once those dates are identified CIF Southern Section will release the specific sports calendars which will include dates of the first interscholastic competitions, sit-out periods for each sport and of the regular season dates, section playoff dates and dates for the Southern Section Championship Finals.

“It is evident to me that the clear and consistent message from our stakeholders is a desire for us to deliver fall, winter and spring sports this upcoming school year,” Wigod said. “For that to take place, it will require vision, creativity, flexibility, teamwork and unwavering commitment from all involved to answer this call to leadership.”

For more information from the Southern Section offices, visit http://www.cifss.org.

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

Perris Auto Speedway mourns the deaths of Sprint Car fan Shawn McDonald and PASSCAR driver Bryan McWilliams PERRIS – Perris Auto Speedway promoter Don Kazarian and the entire PAS staff mourned the deaths of the “World’s No. 1 Sprint Car Fan,” Shawn McDonald and past PASSCAR driver Bryan McWilliams.

McDonald was a longtime fan who sat upfront in his wheelchair just to the Turn 4 side of the startfinish line. McWilliams had a brief career racing PASSCAR Factory Stocks. Afterward, he was a fixture at the track cheering on his nephew

Ken McWilliams and niece Alyssa Smith from the grandstands or helping them in the pits.

“We lost one of the world’s greatest sprint car fans today,” Kazarian said Monday, June 29. “Everybody at the track knew and loved Shawn. Fans came by to greet him at every sprint car race in the section of the grandstand that is named after him. It was a yearly tradition for fans to serenade him on his birthday. Once the races were over, he would visit the pits

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Dubbed as “World’s No. 1 Sprint Car Fan,” Shawn McDonald, who recently died, was a longtime fan who sat upfront in his wheelchair by the start-finish line at the Perris Auto Speedway. Valley News/Doug Allen photo

and win or lose, the drivers would stop what they were doing to go over and talk to him. They loved him and likewise, he loved them back.”

A video of the Perris Auto Speedway fans singing “Happy Birthday” to Shawn McDonald in 2008 can be seen on the Facebook page for the track.

In 2013, Kazarian named McDonald as grand marshal for the Oval Nationals, which is the most

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one working out in the morning and the other in the afternoon.

All players will have their temperatures checked multiple times each day, observe increased social distancing and get accustomed to stringent safeguards that MLB

has put into place for the season.

For more details on rules, rosters and schedules, visit http://www. mlb.com.

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

checks, including for the coronavirus, with planned workouts set to begin this past weekend.

Many clubs intend to split their 60-man roster into two groups,

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Education

TVUSD board receives update on plans for return to school Will Fritz ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Temecula Valley Unified School District’s governing board received an update at its June 30 board meeting on district officials’ plans for reopening schools in the fall, including safety protocols that are being developed for each of the plans that are being developed as options for parents.

Deputy superintendent Jodi McClay said district staff are continuing how to evaluate three potential options for parents, which she had previously presented to the board at its June 9 meeting: a traditional, in-person model; an online-only model and a hybrid that is in between the previous two options.

She told board members at the virtual meeting that the district is also exploring a “Plan B” that includes a “cohort” model and an online-only model in the event that developments with the pandemic render an in-person model

untenable. The cohort model, she said, would involve groups of students attending classes two days per week and learning from home the other three, with plans to ensure students from the same families are in classrooms on the same days.

Students and staff who will potentially be in a traditional or hybrid environment, McClay said the district will mandate face masks, as it is subject to an executive order issued by the governor. The district will also provide sanitation stations in each classroom and set up secondary health offices on every campus.

“If you have a child who gets hurt at school, or perhaps takes daily medication at school, we wouldn’t want that child coming into the same health office where we might have a student sitting there exhibiting a COVID-19 symptom,” McClay said.

She said staff are still evaluating how to conduct health and

temperature checks. The district, she said, plans to provide all masks and protective gear that will be required for students and staff.

“The state and the district do intend to provide quite a bit,” McClay said. “We know we are getting masks for students; we are getting face shields masks and gloves for teachers and we are getting masks, the N95s for all health staff.”

And even that is not an exhaustive list, she said.

“We will continue to explore more on the personal protective equipment, but we do want everyone to feel that they are equipped and they are safe,” McClay said.

For the traditional, in-classroom learning plan, McClay said that plan involves a return to full class sizes – meaning it would be impossible to meet social distancing standards. Some precautions are being planned for, though, such as staggered lunches and passing periods.

In the hybrid model, McClay said the framework the district is working with still would operate on full class sizes at the secondary level for grades 6-12, but would allow for half class sizes at the elementary level.

“We will be able to social distance at the elementary level with this model,” McClay said.

“They will still make efforts at the secondary level, but it cannot be guaranteed.”

McClay also explained that the online-only learning model would look very different from the distance learning students experienced at the tailend of the 2019-2020 school year, when the district scrambled to come up with a plan to continue educating students while campuses closed.

“Distance learning was just finishing out the year and trying to keep heads above water, whereas the online learning program – as a parent, you really need to envision that your child will be working all

day,” McClay said.

In that model, she said, students will have three different types of learning: synchronous sessions in which a teacher will be speaking to students live, asynchronous sessions where a student may have more flexibility – watching videos, for instance – as well as independent practice, where a student can complete a task on their own time.

“Everything will be graded; attendance will be mandated,” McClay said of the online learning model. “There will be an online learning system that they use, it will allow them to communicate with their teachers far more than they did in the spring.”

McClay’s presentation was informational-only, and the governing board took no action on the plans she presented at the June 9 meeting.

Will Fritz can be reached by email at wfritz@reedermedia.com.

Soboba tribal members cheer for grads Mike Hiles SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Rachelle Peterson, tribal member of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians, found a unique way to celebrate the milestone accomplishments of fellow tribal members, including her sister and cousin, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Families were invited to decorate their vehicles and participate in a 3-mile-long student recognition parade Friday, June 26, through the Soboba Reservation on Castile Canyon Road and Soboba Road, ending at the old casino parking lot. About 30 vehicles staged at The Oaks, 45750 Castile Canyon Road, to finalize decorations that recognized their family’s graduate or multiple graduates in some cases.

“I thought we should honor our students within our community because they didn’t get to have a (traditional) graduation ceremony this year,” she said. “I called my cousin Mike Castello suggesting a parade and he went to tribal council and got it approved. This is the first time we’ve ever done this, but I think it should be done every year from now on.”

Peterson’s cousin Mariah Morreo graduated from Hemet High School and is headed to the Institute of American Indian Arts in New Mexico, and her younger sister Raven Peterson graduated from California State University San Marcos with a double major in American Indian studies and political science and is researching law schools to attend.

Before the evening’s parade, kindergartners from the Soboba Tribal Preschool spent all day Thursday, June 25, being recognized individually for completing their first school year. Each student’s family signed up for a 15-minute block of time when they could come with their young child to receive their special awards

Soboba Tribal Preschool kindergartners are welcomed to a personalized promotion ceremony Thursday, June 25, with colorful balloons and lawn signs for each student.

and a large plastic sand bucket and a “snuggle bag” filled with projects from throughout the year and games and treats to keep them busy during the summer.

Teacher’s aide Antonia Venegas spearheaded a frybread and taco fundraiser to help with the cost of the celebration. The tribe supported the event, and the school collected more than enough money to purchase decorations, lawn signs and goodies for all the students.

While each student was singled out for an attribute or special quality that contributed to the class, Kihuut-Tuukut Adame was given the school’s first-ever award for perfect attendance.

Preschool director Dianne King thanked each family for their support and dedication to keeping their students engaged and connected during the time they had to spend at home rather than in the classroom. She said the coronavirus pandemic challenged the school, families and the community but it also taught the students firsthand about compassion.

Students who advanced to first grade include Kihuut-Tuukut

Adame, Julian Briones, Nola Briones, Muukumikat Gonzalez, Sukmal Herrera, Rihanna Kashersky, Kyle Kolb, Alize Lara, Alena Lugo, Maylee Masiel, Marilyn Mendoza, Jayden Miranda, Kainoa Nunez, Takoda Nunez, Mac Pineda, Jake Ramirez, Zyanya Reyes, Yawaywish Russell, Alylah Salgado, Tulóvat Témanxwanvish, Kali Valenzuela, Atreyu Valenzuella, Tuupangawish Valenzuella, Ash-wut Vega and Kuláawut Vega.

Tribal members who earned high school diplomas included Gilbert Almanza, Ayallkawut Arivso, Monique Arres, William Arres, Michael Barsz, Jasmine Basquez, Raven Basquez, Wanbli Basquez, Chanupa Boniface, Jarred Briones, Arianna Carmelo, Roxy Castello, Devin Devore, Juanmanuel Garcia, Angel Gonzalez, Faith Guzman-Soza, Joe Hernandez, Geovani Herrera, Loovi Herrera, Jolina Jordan, Yawaywish LaupsaBriones, Bailee Lindsey, Daniel Lugo, Larry Lugo, Raymond Masiel, Gavin Merchant, Erika Modesto, Lawrence Modesto III, Shaun Molina, Ariana Moreno, Mickey Morillo, Mariah Morreo,

College graduate Raven Peterson, left, and high school graduate Mariah Morreo are cousins who participated in a student recognition parade for Soboba tribal members Friday, June 26.

Decorated vehicles line up at The Oaks in preparation of a parade to celebrate all tribal members who recently graduated from various grades and schools. Valley News/Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians photos

Nicholas Munoz, Daniel Ortega, Sheila Pimentel, Nathaniel Placencia, Kenny Ramirez, Shylynne Razon, Ariana Resvaloso, Fabian Reynoso, Blaze Romp, Phoenix Rubio, Thomas Salgado, Shayna Silvas-Thomas, Adam Smestad, Isaac Soza, Avelaka Soza, John Valdez, Tanisha Valdez, Alejandro

Vallejo, Josiah Vargas and Gabriel Walker Smith.

Higher education graduates include Shade Briones, Jason Cozart, Jenna Gilmore, Sasha Hurtado, Catherine Modesto, Richard Moreno-Mahan, Raven Peterson, Petey Rhodes, Cynthia SalgadoFlores and Autumn Vivanco.

Baroni graduates from Troy University Sarah Fenton graduates TROY, Ala. – Adam Baroni Troy University is a public, Students on campus enjoy a traof Murrieta graduated from Troy historic, international university ditional college experience, while from the University of University during the spring se- with 22,500 students and 154,000 adult students are the centers of mester of the 2019-2020 academic alumni. Students choose the uni- attention at campuses in Dothan, New Hampshire year.

Baroni graduated with a master’s degree from the Sorrell College of Business while taking classes at Troy Online.

versity for its quality academic programs, reasonable costs and availability of financial aid, outstanding faculty and flexible inclass and online class offerings.

Montgomery and Phenix City, Alabama, as well as at locations around the world and online.

Submitted by Troy University.

Christopher Oyhenart earns a degree from SAU MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Christopher J. Oyhenart of Sun City graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Southern Arkansas University’s David F. Rankin College of Business.

Oyhenart was among 506 SAU

students who received a degree for the spring 2020 semester.

The school of Graduate Studies recognized 162 candidates, and 344 undergraduate candidates were recognized from SAU’s four academic colleges. Due to COVID-19, the May commence-

ment ceremony was canceled, but graduates have the opportunity to walk in August’s graduation.

To learn more about Southern Arkansas University, visit http:// web.saumag.edu.

Submitted by Southern Arkansas University.

Wheaton College student Hannah Lambert inducted into Phi Sigma Tau National Honor Society WHEATON, Ill. – Wheaton College student Hannah Lambert of Temecula was recently inducted into the Phi Sigma Tau National Honor Society in philosophy. This honor was announced at Wheaton College’s Honors Convocation ceremony.

Phi Sigma Tau is the International Honor Society in philosophy, promoting scholarship and interest in philosophy at institutions of higher learning.

Wheaton College is a coeducational Christian liberal arts college

noted for its rigorous academics, integration of faith and learning, and consistent ranking among the top liberal arts colleges in the country.

For more information, visit http:// wheaton.edu.

Submitted by Wheaton College.

DURHAM, N.H. – Sarah Fenton of Temecula graduated from the University of New Hampshire, May 16. She earned a bachelor’s degree in human development and family studies.

Students are only graduated after the registrar’s office has certified that all degree requirements have been successfully completed. Participating in the commencement ceremony is the act of honoring and celebrating

academic achievement.

The University of New Hampshire, founded in 1866, is a worldclass public research university with the feel of a New England liberal arts college. A land, sea and space-grant university, University of New Hampshire is the state’s flagship public institution, enrolling 13,000 undergraduate and 2,500 graduate students.

Submitted by University of New Hampshire.

Trent Host receives University of Nebraska Lincoln degree LINCOLN, Neb. – Trent Charles Host of Temecula was among 3,417 graduates who received degrees from the University of Nebraska Lincoln during a virtual graduation celebration, May 9.

Host earned a bachelor’s degree from the university’s College of Arts and Sciences.

The May graduates are from 54 countries, 45 states and Puerto Rico, and 250 Nebraska communities.

The Go Big Grad: A Husker Graduation Celebration featured a “Dream Big” address from John Cook, head coach of Nebraska volleyball, and appearances by special guests. At the end of the event, Chancellor Ronnie Green officially conferred degrees to students. The celebration can be viewed at https://commencement. unl.edu.

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Temecula CHP investigates ‘suspicious device threat’ at Temecula DMV Jeff Pack STAFF WRITER

The California Highway Patrol Temecula office continues an investigation into a bomb threat that was called into the Temecula office of the California Department of Motor Vehicles Thursday morning, July 2, causing the office to be evacuated for more than two hours.

According to Officer Mike Lassig, CHP officers were dispatched to the location on Diaz Road in Temecula and arrived on the scene at 10:27 a.m. Officers immediately evacuated the building of all employees and visitors and conducted an internal and exterior search of the facility.

As officers on the scene waited for CHP explosive sniffing K-9s to arrive, officers visited nearby businesses giving them the option of leaving the area or sheltering in place. Officers also closed Diaz Road from Rancho Way to Mont-

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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Southwest Station urged the public to stay away from the area and CHP officers diverted traffic. At roughly 11:27 a.m., an alert was sent to Temecula resident’s phones, telling of the investigation and asking them to “shelter in place.”

Lassig said the K-9s executed a search of the building both inside and out and did not find anything explosive or dangerous. Afterward, officers determined the building was safe and cleared the scene at 12:36 p.m.

Lassig said whether or not the DMV would remain open for the remainder of the day was at the discretion of the DMV office. Calls to the DMV regarding whether they would remain open went unanswered.

Lassig said the investigation into the bomb threat call is ongoing.

“Even though the building is

CHP officers and Riverside County Sheriff deputies stand outside the Temecula DMV after it was evacuated due to a bomb threat July 2.

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prestigious traditional sprint car race in the nation. Normally, the selection process for that honor takes some time and some arguing. That process was not the case the season McDonald was honored.

“Every year we sit around a table in the meeting room in the office and everyone throws out names on who they think the grand marshal should be,” Kazarian said.

“We go back and forth explaining why this person or that person should be the choice. It usually takes a couple of weeks before the final decision is made. In 2013, we were having the discussion, and somebody threw Shawn’s name into the mix. The decisionmaking process ended right there and then. Everyone agreed that he would be the grand marshal that year.”

On May 30, 1996, McDonald had surgery to insert a pacemaker. During the surgery, his heart stopped beating and it took doctors 45 minutes to get it re-

Retired PASSCAR driver, Bryan McWilliams, who died recently, was a fixture at the Perris Auto Speedway.

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started. The lack of oxygen caused a brain injury that left him unable to walk, talk or eat. And doctors initially said he would not last the night. He not only made it through the night, but he tacked on another amazing 24 years.

Chris Kearns, the director of the United States Auto Club’s West Coast Competition and a friend of McDonald’s, perhaps summed it up best when talking about him on Facebook recently.

“Before anyone complains about anything, think of this guy,” Kearns said in his Facebook post. “He is an absolute inspiration, and honestly I feel he is the true meaning of a hero. I have never in my life seen someone that has endured and lost so much yet have such an incredible spirit. He has a better attitude, personality and sense of humor than anyone I’ve ever met. I’m sure Rickie Gaunt and everyone else would

along with DMV investigators,” Lassig said.

Jeff Pack can be reached by email at jpack@reedermedia.com.

admit, Shawn McDonald is the real Superman. I must confess, when I saw him at the races, the first thing I thought is, ‘Oh man, Shawn has his computer screen.”

For those that don’t know, he is also the best mess talker I have ever encountered.”

“Bryan McWilliams did not race a lot,” Kazarian said of the PASSCAR racer. “However, before he started and after he quit racing, he was always there to support his family in any way he could. We would see him in the pits helping with their cars. At other times in the press box, we would look down and he would be cheering them on from the stands.

He was easy to find as he always had a big smile on his face and was always laughing. Just a really good guy.”

“Nothing ever seemed to get Bryan down,” Scott Daloisio, longtime Perris Auto Speedway announcer, said. “He was always very upbeat and loved being at the track. He always had a friendly hello and a big handshake. After you got past the greetings the

laughs would start. It was fun seeing him before the races because he was always so happy. Racing was a natural thing for him to try with the racing heritage of his family. Whether it was competing, helping or watching, he always had a good time. A lot of people on both sides of the crashwall are going to miss Bryan in a big way.”

Once racing resumes, tickets for all PAS events will be available 24-hours a day by calling 800595-4849 or online at http://www. pas.tix.com. For fans who do not wish to buy tickets in advance, they can be purchased on-site.

Perris Auto Speedway is located on the SoCal Fair and Event Center, home of October’s Southern California Fair. For directions on MapQuest, the address to enter is: 18700 Lake Perris Drive and the ZIP code is 92571.

For more information, visit Perris Auto Speedway on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram or at http:// www.perrisautospeedway.com.

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More MSJC’s Menifee held Friday at Valley Campus. 5-foot than 2,000 3-foot by American flags are on display at Murrieta’s Town Square see page D-4 P ark, all recognizing those who served along with personal heroes.

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In thinking about how I wanted to write about racism and its impact on mental health as a White woman, I decided that I wanted to amplify the voice of a dear friend.

He is an African American man who is currently serving his country and is a combat veteran. For his protection, I will refer to him as Lt. Smith, which is a pseudonym.

I spent an hour conversing with

Lt. Smith about how racism has impacted him both as a service member and as a Black man. Lt. Smith is such an incredible human, and it saddens me to hear that he has been a target of racism. It shakes me to me core and angers me to think that so many would make a rash judgement about him because of the color of his skin, instead of getting to know the man I know. He is married, and he’s a father to children who are growing into compassionate individuals that mirror their wonderful parents. My own mixed-race husband found instant connection with Lt. Smith through their shared experiences in combat, as fathers and as men of character.

As I listened to Lt. Smith talk about the generational trauma experienced within the African American community, two things stood out to me most about the impact its had on his own mental health.

Lt. Smith’s first point was that “Racism is so normal for us generationally that we have just learned

to suppress the trauma.”

Whoa. That statement was difficult to process. As a psychotherapist, I cannot tell you in one article how truly destructive trauma is on the mind, body and spirit; however, it is so damaging that there are now public health campaigns addressing untreated trauma’s destruction on humanity’s collective health.

The second point he made brought tears to my eyes: dehumanization. Lt. Smith spoke with both pride and excruciating sadness as he illustrated the emotional story of his grandfather, a military hero who received a Bronze Star and served in the Korean War. He told me a breathtaking account about his grandfather’s service to our country that reminded me of an act of heroism you would only see in a movie. His grandfather put his own life in danger to save his battle brothers from a fire-engulfed battlefield. After this brave act of courage, Grandpa Smith came home to be dictated to and to sit on the back of the bus like he was subhuman, all because he was Black.

People may wonder how events from the past, such as the one described by Lt. Smith, could have any impact on him today personally. It is simple. In psychotherapy and specifically in trauma work, therapist know from research that invalidated or neglected trauma merely festers and gets passed on to a person’s children and grandchildren.

Not only has Lt. Smith been the target of racism in his own lifetime, but the deep unhealed emotional wounds of his community continue to linger heavily as well.

Chronic invalidation of someone’s experiences is also a form of emotional manipulation. When someone refuses to listen to another person’s painful experience, it unconsciously tells those who are struggling that their pain is not real.

People do not have to live identical experiences in life to feel empathy for others. When a person of color tries to reach out and talk about racism negatively impacting their life, just listen. You are not responsible for having the answers

to everything.

As a human, one of the most poignant acts of service you may engage in, is sitting silently beside those in emotional pain. This simple but affirming act has such wonderous healing capabilities.

Each and every person possesses this ability.

One of the very best pieces of advice that I was given growing up was by my teacher, Sister Euphemia. She said with great conviction once to me, “God gave us two ears and one mouth for a reason, Ashley.” That interaction has never left me. I hope that it never leaves you, either.

This article is not a replacement for mental health care treatment.

If you are currently experiencing a mental health care crisis, call 911 or get to your closest emergency room.

Ashley Hutchinson is a Temecula Valley clinical therapist, social worker and an alumna of the Loma Linda University School of Behavioral Health.

Menifee Crime Watch honors Hospice of the Valleys as fund recipient MURRIETA – Hospice of the Valleys in Murrieta was awarded funds from Menifee Crime Watch, as their local chapter concluded.

The Menifee Crime Watch, which was previously Sun City Crime Watch, played a role within the new Menifee Police Department and Riverside County Sheriff Department. Staffed by volunteers who provided crime deterrence and preventions in the area, Menifee Crime Watch’s work included high-visibility patrols, help with DUI checkpoints, community events, crime scene and traffic collision response, as well as fulfilled requests for house checks when residents were on vacation. They were a dedicated group of individuals who wanted to make a difference in their community.

The funds received from Menifee Crime Watch will be earmarked specifically for Menifee patient care expenses that are not covered by insurance. Unfunded care includes items such as bereavement support, medication

delivery so the patient’s family does not need to go to a pharmacy to pick up medications, uncovered medical equipment or supplies such as incontinence supplies, the We Honor Veterans program and hospice care should the patient be uninsured or underinsured.

Past Hospice of the Valleys’ board member and longtime supporter, Bob O’Donnell has also been a part of Menifee Crime Watch since 2012.

“I’m so happy that when Menifee Crime Watch was finishing up our work, we were able to give to Hospice of the Valleys, a nonprofit hospice that started right here in Sun City. We are pleased to be able to support their important work in our community,” O’Donnell said.

Anthony Christopher, current Hospice of the Valleys board member, and past board member at Menifee Crime Watch said, “I’ve been honored to serve on the board of both organizations. It was important for Menifee Crime Watch to support an organization

Representatives of Hospice of the Valleys in Murrieta receive funds from Menifee Crime Watch, as their local chapter concluded.

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like Hospice of the Valleys, a nonprofit that was started in Sun City and has served the community since 1982.”

Hospice of the Valleys is a 37-year-old nonprofit hospice organization headquartered in Murrieta. Its mission is to foster reverence for life, relief of suffering and compassion in loss for the

terminally ill patients in the communities they serve. The service area includes southwest Riverside County and Fallbrook and care is provided wherever patients call home – a residence, board and care or other facility. Hospice of the Valleys is also a community resource provider that offers free, public grief support groups,

Alzheimer’s support groups, educational workshops and more. It also partners with the We Honor Veterans program. To learn more about Hospice of the Valleys, visit http://www.HospiceoftheValleys. org or call (951) 200-7800.

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While many public pools in Temecula, Murrietta, and Menifee remain closed, many private pools owned by the local homeowners associations have reopened and implemented new guidelines regarding pool use to assure the safety of their residents during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Harveston Community Pool in Temecula officially reopened June 18 with new rules and regulations to ensure safe usage. It is

open for 12 hours a day; residents must schedule a time to visit the pool and are only allocated two hours. They must fill out a “Liability Waiver and Release” form every time they want to visit, a concept common throughout many newly reopened pools. Residents are required to wear masks in the common areas, such as the lakehouse lobby or any time that safe distancing is not possible, but are permitted to take them off at any other time. When in the pool, 6 feet of distance must be kept between parties and residents are unable

to use the drinking fountains and showers. Also, residents are encouraged to disinfect surfaces that they come in contact with upon their arrival and departure. Naomi, a pool ambassador comments that the residents are excited and “angry that [the pool is] not back to normal.”

Similar regulations are in place at Menifee’s Tierra Shores. The community’s pool has been open for over a month, and as of June 1, the pool is open for 8 hours a day. Residents are recommended to make a reservation before ar-

riving, but walk-ins are allowed depending on availability. Staff will sanitize the area every few hours, during which the pool must be evacuated. Pool forms must be filled out before visiting. Masks are required when residents sign into the pool and when walking around the pool area; however, masks are not required when sitting by the pool or when swimming.

In Murrieta, the Central Park pool reopened July 1. No more than five people from one residence are allowed in the pool at one time; the HOA specifies that

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Riverside County Medical Association, representing 1,800 physicians, medical residents and medical students, highly recommends the public wear face coverings and practice social distancing while out in the community and to stay at home if at all possible.

As businesses begin reopening, RCMA highly recommended all businesses require face masks and social distancing.

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only residents are allowed, no guests. Again, residents must fill out a form. The pool is open for 16 hours a day, and residents do not have to make an appointment to come. Not everyone is excited about the reopenings; Rikhav, a resident in Central Park, believes that “reopening of the local pool... puts the community at unnecessary risk” and the pool “should not reopen until COVID-19 cases drastically decline.”

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“Every county department faced budget cuts and difficult decisions,” agency director Julie Bank said. “We didn’t want to close the San Jacinto shelter, but the budget pinch means we will be eliminating positions. We cannot operate that shelter after staffing levels continue to be eliminated.”

The shelter, 581 S. Grand Ave., officially will be shuttered July 13, though officials said it may still be activated for emergencies, such as during wildfires, when it will be turned into a temporary repository for evacuated pets.

The Department of Animal Services was among nearly three dozen county agencies forced to absorb a 10% cut to appropriations as the county contends with a $100 million gap resulting from the public health regulations that closed large swaths of the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The Blythe Animal Shelter was also initially on the closure list, but

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some funding was secured during the 2020-2021 budget hearings in June to keep it going.

The nonprofit Ramona Humane Society has overseen animal control in the cities of San Jacinto and Hemet for years, but most impounded pets from those locations were taken to the San Jacinto Valley Animal Campus.

They will now be transferred to the western Riverside County Animal Shelter in Jurupa Valley.

Dogs, cats and other creatures retrieved east of the Anza Valley and Banning, as well as throughout

the Coachella Valley, will continue to be taken to the Coachella Valley Animal Campus in Thousand Palms.

Lost or abandoned pets found in Menifee, Murrieta, Temecula and surrounding locations will be taken to the Animal Friends of the Valleys shelter in Wildomar.

More information about pet transfers can be found at https:// www.rcdas.org/index.php/shelters/surrounding-shelters.

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The Riverside County Animal Control’s San Jacinto Animal Campus is closing due to budget constraints.

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Animal Friends of the Valleys has a contract with the Southwest Communities Financing Authority for animal services in unincorporated southwest Riverside County and five incorporated cities. The county Board of Supervisors approved a renewal of that contract Tuesday, June 30.

The supervisors’ 5-0 vote gives Animal Friends of the Valleys a contract which took effect July 1 and will run through June 30, 2025. The previous agreement, which was approved in June 2015, covered the period from July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2020.

A November 2004 board of supervisors’ action approved the Southwest Communities Financing Authority which involves the cities of Canyon Lake, Lake Elsinore, Murrieta and Temecula as well as the county for the unincorporated portions of southwest Riverside County. An October 2010 amendment added the city of Wildomar to the joint powers authority. The Southwest Com-

munities Financing Authority was created for the purpose of financing and constructing an animal shelter in southwest Riverside County.

Animal Friends of the Valleys is a nonprofit organization which was called Lake Elsinore Animal Friends when it was founded in 1987 and changed its name in 2000 to reflect the additional communities served. In January 2006, a memorandum of understanding was approved in which Animal Friends of the Valleys would assist the Southwest Communities Financing Authority with the development and construction of the animal shelter and would operate the shelter following the completion of the construction.

Animal Friends of the Valleys leased land in Wildomar from the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District. Construction on the 32,000-square-foot shelter began in 2008, and the shelter opened to the public in October 2010.

The initial five-year operational agreement between the Southwest Communities Financing Authority and Animal Friends of the Valleys

was approved in August 2010.

The duties to be performed by Animal Friends of the Valleys include custody of impounded or surrendered animals, identifying impounded animals with no owner contact including the posting of photographs on the shelter website by the following business day, conducting searches for guardians if information is available, treatment including temporarily transferring animals to another treatment center if the shelter’s treatment facilities are not sufficient, adoption, counseling and advising guardians who take an animal from the shelter, selling dog licenses for any dog at least four months old who is being transferred to a guardian and euthanasia and animal disposal if necessary. Animal Friends of the Valleys will also keep records of impoundments or surrenders including impoundments by municipal jurisdiction, immunizations, spaying and neutering, adoptions, returns to guardians and euthanasia including the reason.

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

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It feels like all the adults have left the room

Julie Reeder PUBLISHER

It seems like recently we have been asked to rethink our core beliefs and ideals. From capitalism, religion, gender identity to racism, everything that we know and believe has been placed under scrutiny.

We are asked to believe that capitalism is evil, although free

societies are characterized by the rule of law, property rights, free speech, domestic competition and free trade and have a much better record of tackling human misery than their socialist alternatives.

Still, we are supposed to turn a blind eye to statistics and reality.

We are being asked to believe that our free speech is hatred if we disagree or want to discuss uncomfortable subjects.

Since the May 25 killing of George Floyd, a Black man, by a White Minneapolis police officer, we have seen the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement and now, we are being asked to believe that White people are all inherently racist, even though we’ve never met a Black, Hispanic or Asian person we didn’t like.

We are being told to believe less White people are shot by police than Black people when it is statistically clearly untrue, according to Statista.com, the NIH,

Washington Post statistics and others. They all agree, twice as many Whites are shot as Blacks per year.

We are being told by the BLM movement and a slew of high ranking Democrats to believe that police departments should be defunded and disbanded while muggings and shootings have increased every weekend for the last few weeks including the murdering of children in Chicago, New York and Atlanta.

We are being told that we need to reject our history, even our heroes like Abraham Lincoln, Fredrick Douglass and Ulysses S. Grant who fought for the freedom of our Black citizens.

In a time of history when the entire world was engaged in slavery we were the only country where White people fought White people to end Black slavery, yet those of us alive today who never owned slaves and even those of us

with ancestors who never owned slaves are supposed to be inherently guilty.

Slavery is now illegal in every country, but there are still an estimated 40 million slaves worldwide, according to Global Slavery Index, 2018. Our local police departments, FBI, and ICE have all caught and prosecuted a record number of human traffickers in 2019. In fiscal year 2019, ICE recorded 2,197 arrests, 1,113 indictments, and 691 convictions. 428 victims were identified and assisted. We need to keep supporting these efforts rather than defunding them.

We are being asked to believe that people who are destroying public property and businesses are “woke,” morally superior to the rest of us, and we should take our cues from them.

Do you know what happens when you are being asked to believe and accept things that

aren’t true or you don’t believe to be real? Cognitive dissonance theory says it causes anxiety, mental illness, and depression.

Some of us believe that the truth sets us free but we are also being asked to reject our Judeo Christian God and principles where many of our ideas about freedom and individualism were born and where we learn love, forgiveness and tolerance. It also teaches us to accept the good, the bad and the ugly in ourselves and our history and learn from it. Shame is not helpful. Conviction is, but then what should follow is action to keep fighting to make things right or better.

Sometimes it just feels like all the adults have left the room and everyone is afraid to say, “The emperor has no clothes.”

Julie Reeder can be reached by email at jreeder@reedermedia. com.

Amendment in 1920, it was a start.

But July 4, 1776, started it all.

The Declaration of Independence stated, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights...” These were revolutionary sentiments.

To declare all men equal, to state that human beings are born with rights granted by God and not by monarchs and to lead citizens to risk their lives by putting all of it in writing must have seemed crazy.

Today, we should remember the truths from the Declaration of

Independence and from the Constitution that enshrine our inherent rights. Independence Day is not just a big summer holiday – it’s a day to celebrate our rights as a free people.

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.

Independence Day thoughts Assemblymember Marie Waldron SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Independence Day is traditionally a time to go to the beach, have backyard barbecues and close out the day watching fireworks. But this year, the celebrations were not as widespread, the beaches were much less crowded. Those limited July Fourth activities may be appropriate since it provides an opportunity to pause and reflect on what the day is really about.

Two hundred forty-four years ago, a group of agricultural colo-

nies with a population of less than 3 million, scattered along the coast from Canada to Florida, with no army or navy, decided to declare its independence and take on the world’s greatest empire. Victory was improbable, but miraculously, the colonists won.

They wrote a Constitution that enshrined the visionary ideal that free people should be able to direct their own affairs. While everyone wasn’t included – slaves remained slaves until ratification of the 13th Amendment in 1865, and women weren’t allowed to vote in most states until ratification of the 19th

Re: ‘Marxism is the disease we should fear’ [Valley News, Letter, 7/3/20] To Julie Reeder, Just a personal comment to you, regarding the above referenced “opinion.” First, let me say, as an “off and on” reader of the Village News, I have, always, enjoyed your opinion columns as very thoughtful and insightful.

Your article carries the implication that it was perfectly acceptable and appropriate to deface and destroy Confederate monuments, but the others mentioned should have been left alone as they are more “worthy of respect.” I feel that it is a disgrace to tear down any of the monuments, including those of famous Confederate generals and to the poor soldiers who suffered and died in that war.

There is a wonderful concept of a “memory hole” in “1984” by George Orwell in which he states the, pardon the paraphrasing, “totalitarians would overwhelm democracy and freedom would be replaced by manipulated falsehoods imposed by ignorant and

powerful reforms.”

That is, basically, what is happening today, as all monuments, statues, icons, brand names, etc., which are not in keeping with the mob agenda are being changed or destroyed.

These violent “protesters” are driven by the idea that freedom requires the destruction of the existing social and political order.

This frenzy began with the demonization of the Confederacy, which was an easy mark. Of course, anyone brave enough to defend them was labeled “racist,” “bigot,” etc., and their careers ruined. The intimidation was so great that the defenders were silenced.

President Donald Trump and various politicians predicated the cleansing would not end with the Confederacy, but would go on to encompass Washington, Jefferson and many other previous presidents and well as various historical figures. Their prediction has proven to be true.

In my opinion, none of the statues, names, icons, etc., of our historical figures should be changed or destroyed. They all make up the fabric of this country; some were good, some committed abominable acts, but they were all part of our history. It is the height of hypocrisy to zero in on the “bad” southerners, when history shows that it was the Africans who sold their own people into slavery and the Yankee and European slavers who brought them to this country and the Caribbean. So the blame game goes all around. You mentioned former Sen. Robert Byrd, whose likeness should be a candidate for destruction because he was a white supremacist. Well, again, where do you stop the witch hunt? If you eradicate all images of slave holders, then you must obliterate all images of segregationists, which would comprise most of the democratic party before 1960, white supremacist and sympathizers. Of course, Roo-

Pets Humane Society animal shelters expand pet food bank programs with grant funds WASHINGTON – The Humane Society of the United States has distributed more than $1 million in relief funding to more than 130 animal shelters, pet rescue groups and horse rescue organizations across 48 states help keep people and their pets together during the COVID-19 crisis. Two of the shelters in New Jersey and Iowa are each receiving significant grants to bolster their pet pantry programs to better address the needs of pet parents in their respective communities.

“Many families across the country are struggling to keep their pets during this difficult time and our goal is to keep them together,” Kitty Block, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, said. “We are proud to be able to assist animal shelters in expanding their pet food banks so they can help their communities manage the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis.”

The Associated Humane Society in New Jersey will receive a $15,000 coronavirus relief grant.

The pandemic has put additional strain on the Newark, New Jersey, facility, which provides a second chance to animals, from elderly neglected dogs, cats with disabilities and survivors of abuse.

The $15,000 grant will provide

much-needed support to formally establish a pet pantry assistance program, which will help more pet parents throughout the city keep their pets in their homes amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

“This grant could not come at a better time and we thank the HSUS for the opportunity to open the areas first ever pet food pantry,” Ken McKeel, assistant executive director of Associated Humane Societies in Newark, New Jersey, said. “During the pandemic, sadly many people have become unemployed and now they are having to make the difficult choice of paying their bills or feeding their pets. This grant will make that decision much easier as we will be able to supply not only food to their furry family members but general medical care such as vaccines and low cost spay and neuters.”

In Iowa, The Cedar Valley Humane Society received grant funds totaling $13,500 to expand its pet food bank program. The program currently serves families across three counties to help keep pets in their homes, and COVID-19 shutdown measures greatly increased the demand for assistance. The grant funding from the HSUS will help offset the costs of pet food that will be distributed throughout

eastern Iowa, including some of the areas most impacted by COVID-19. Cedar Valley Humane Society has already assisted more than 2,380 pet parents in need during the COVID-19 crisis.

“The Cedar Valley Humane Society has seen a significant increase in the need for our Pet Food Pantry,” Jennifer Lane, marketing and development director for the Cedar Valley Humane Society, said. “Many families are facing financial hardships due to job loss during this pandemic and our pet food pantry provides relief to these families by offering pet food so they are not forced to make the difficult choice of whether to feed themselves or their pets. The grant we received from the Humane Society of the United States enables us to keep more pets from going hungry during this crisis.”

Many of the recipients of the HSUS grants across the country used the funding to expand their pet food pantry services, while others used the funding to provide pet supplies or veterinary services to their community. View an interactive map of other coronavirus relief grant recipients across the United States at http://humanesociety.org.

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sevelt’s images must be destroyed because he worked with segregationists, imprisoned the Japanese and refused to rescue the Jews from concentration camp. Again, where do you draw the line?

My point is there will be no end to the cultural cleansing until every visage of our history is destroyed and rewritten, according to the ideology of the “mob.” The more we reward their horrific behavior by doing their bidding, the more demands they will make. The “pack” is powerful, and their

power lies is intimidation, bullying and threats. Neither they, or any group, should be allowed to decide which historical figures are worthy and which must go. To allow this desecration to run rampant will be the undoing of our free society and tyranny will be the rule.

Yes, the Confederates deserve to remain, as well as all the others.

We cannot judge the standards of a bygone age by those of modern day.

Sincerely, Mary Rayes

Conversation for genuine solutions needs to be rounded conversation “Tyranny is the deliberate removal of nuance,” filmmaker Albert Mayses said.

To allow for nuance means everyone needs to think for themselves and a need to acknowledge there is more than one unquestionable side to things. Allowing for nuance encourages healthy dialogue with those with varying perspectives, knowing they each have things to contribute and to learn.

Police brutality is bad. Brutality against the police is bad.

There are conversations that need to be had. Racial profiling happens, and it needs to stop.

There needs to be accountability and transparency with the cops.

But the conversation that’s going Answers for puzzle on B-2

to get us to genuine solutions needs to be a rounded conversation.

We should keep thinking for ourselves and resist the removing of nuance. Part of the tyranny that happens in its absence is profiling. This is a nuance: people are individuals. It is right that we fight against people being profiled based on race. It stands to reason that it is equally just to fight against profiling on the basis of one’s profession. Because some in authority abuse power does not equal that all do. People can’t be judged on character based on the group they are a part of, and this is true whatever the group.

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Faith

Learn from Congregation B’nai Chaim: Torah portion Pinchas

Rabbi Marc Rubenstein SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

The week’s Torah portion opens with God blessing Pinchas and his descendants with a life of peace. Pinchas earned this great reward for standing up on behalf of God and carrying out justice even against Moses’ authority for blatant disobedience displayed by the children of Israel.

Last week’s Torah portion ended

with King Balak resorting to his final strategy to weaken the powerful leaders of Israel: send beautiful women.

For a quick summary, remember that Balak sequestered the most beautiful women from the tribes of Midian and Moab and sent them to seduce the Jewish leaders. His strategy was a success and led to a passionate love affair between Zimri, the leader of Shimon’s paternal house, and a Midianite woman named Kazby.

Pinchas, in a rage, executed both of them. Did this action make Pinchas a hero?

Our great sages said that Pinchas possessed the soul of Elijah, the prophet who announced the true and complete redemption, according to “Yalkut Shimoni,” par. 771; Zohar 11 190b.

The sages continued, “With his righteous indignation and passion-

ate vengeance, Pinchas achieved a somewhat messianic transformation for the Jewish people of his time, from a situation of spiritual deprivation and national emergency, to one of divine satisfaction.”

The theme of this week’s Torah portion covers “the transformation of the Jewish people from spiritual deprivation to virtuousness,” based on Sichas Shabbos Parashas Pinchas 5749; “Likkutei Sichos,” vol. 2, pages 342-344.

It teaches a great lesson: No matter what state of mind we may find ourselves or feeling of “spiritual deprivation,” God will infuse every one of us with the necessary spirit to transform ourselves to a state of redemption. It is our job, however, to galvanize that spirit into action. This wisdom from our spiritual leaders is based on “Likkutei Sichos” vol. 18, pages 382-384.

Scripture describes our spiritual lives as “branches” on a tree.

While we dwell in heaven, our branch – our soul – remains attached to the tree – to God – and in the physical world, Earth, we are detached from the tree.

In heaven, we remain soft and flexible, like a tree branch still attached. However, in our lifetime on Earth, we are like a hardened stick that has formed into a staff or rod. Our relationship with God develops to become strong and unbending like the hardened stick.

Before our existence on Earth, our soul had never faced an obstacle in its relationship with God and consequently, had never enjoyed the additional “bonding” that is brought into the relationship by overcoming obstacles.

However, when the soul is placed in its Earthly setting, in a physical body, all this soon chang-

es. Like a branch that is detached from its trunk, the soul loses its effortlessness and finds itself in a world which is antagonistic to God’s holiness and truth.

But we are promised that, with the necessary effort, the tender “branch” will soon harden to become a firm and rigid “rod” that is unbending in its dedication and service to God. Our lesson is that God has given us the ability to live according to his laws and commands under all circumstances. It is only a matter of our will and determination, since, potentially we have the fullest capacity to live up to the will and commandments of God, the creator and master of the universe.

Congregation B’nai Chaim is located at 29500 Via Princesa in Murrieta. For more information, visit https://www.bnaichaim.com or find them on Facebook.

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Confession. This week I went to a black market barber who was open by appointment only. I know some of you are judging me right now, but let me tell you, one look

at my hair and you would have pleaded for me to go. Or at least you would have pulled a Delilah and cut it in my sleep.

My main hope on route to this top-secret location down a dark alley was that I would lose weight just from losing so much hair. It would be a win-win.

When I got there, I was informed that my barber was late. And boy was he ever, by about 25 minutes.

I was desperate for his masterful work to take place on my cranium, so I waited patiently.

Finally, my time came, but not with the barber I was initially scheduled. It really didn’t bother me. However, I would have been happy to let Edward Scissorhands have at me at this point.

As prepared, as I was to get the mop chopped, I wasn’t ready for the ministry that was about to take place. It all started when he

asked me the all-telling question of, “What do you do for a living?”

Then it started.

Once I told him I was a pastor, he began to tell me how he believed in God a little but didn’t believe in the church. Apparently, other people and their sinful ways had left a bad taste in his mouth. It happens.

As we talked and I listened to his story, the Lord opened his heart. I told him what was really important wasn’t what other people did or what he thought of the church.

What really mattered is his relationship with Jesus.

Toward the end, he confided to me that something significant happened in his life a month before.

He said he told God that he would start going to church at least once a month. Apparently, our conversation was a God-timing thing. That happens more than you know as well.

It reminded me of the command in scripture to, “Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.

But do this with gentleness and respect,” in 1 Peter 3:15.

You know, God’s mission, the Great Commission, is not quarantined. Nor will it ever be. He doesn’t stop moving in the lives of people. What he wants from you and from me is to be ready when the time comes, with gentleness and respect, to love people enough to tell them about Jesus.

Yes, God can even move in the black market. Are you ready?

Zachary Elliott is the lead pastor of Fusion Christian Church in Temecula. For more information, visit https://www.fusionchristianchurch. com, https://fourminutefaithbuilder.com or find them on Instagram.

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Two parade participants show off their patriotic spirit during the 88th annual Anza Days parade at Anza Lions Club’s Minor Horse Arena.

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Kim Harris MANAGING EDITOR

The Anza Lions Club and Anza Chamber of Commerce held a new and different Anza Days pa-

rade Saturday, June 27. This year the home of the event was Anza Lions Club’s Minor Horse Arena and surrounding area, instead of Highway 371 from Bahrman Road to Minor Park where it has been

traditionally been held.

Featuring the always popular parade, vendors and awards presentations, the state did not give the township permission to close down the state highway for the

parade, Mimi “Michele” Brown, Anza Lions Club chairman and president, told Anza Valley Outlook in June. see DAYS, page AVO-4

ACIL hosts family friendly ‘Welcome Back America’ celebration in Minor Park Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

The Anza Civic Improvement League hosted the “Welcome Back America” celebration in Minor Park Saturday, July 4. The event offered two live bands, vendors, the Thimble Club’s traditional pancake breakfast, Friends Uniting Neighbor’s Group barbecue, horseshoe games, children’s playground and more.

Social distancing and masks were recommended by ACIL board members for all those attending the event. Many people gathered in family groups and removed their masks for photos and eating.

The band Cowboy Bang Bang performed after Cody Wild from San Diego started the day’s musical entertainment with 70s rock favorites.

Pancakes with watermelon, eggs and sausages were prepared see ACIL, page AVO-6

Evelyn Schmidt sparkles for the occasion at the Anza Civic Improvement League’s “Welcome Back America” festivities in Minor Park.

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Hernandez shears sheep and alpacas in Anza Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

Graciano Hernandez begins his day well before dawn. He checks his equipment, awakens his daughter Sam and hits the road in his Ford truck.

His mission is to shear sheep, alpacas, llamas, goats and the occasional camel all over Southern California. His work is the key to good health and well-being for these animals, and he said he visits them at least once a year.

Hernandez is one of the best shearers in the region, tending to over 800 clients. He worked over 100 straight days recently, taking on clients from a competitor who was injured. Although his workload increased dramatically, his same sense of humor, positive outlook and grin remain the same.

“My grandfather sheared right through the Great Depression.

Wool had to come off no matter what. I myself sheared right see SHEEP, page AVO-5 [Left] Graciano Hernandez of Legacy Shearing and daughter Sam work as a team to shear sheep.

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A N Z A’ S U P C O M I N G E V E N T S Upcoming Events Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, visitors to any event should contact the event organizer to determine if the event is being held and what safety measures are in place to protect attendees from the virus.

If you have an upcoming community event, email it to anzaeditor@reedermedia.com, put “attention events” in the subject line.

ONGOING – Anza Electric Cooperative and F.I.N.D. Food Bank offers free mobile food pantry the second Saturday of every month at the AEC office, 58470 Highway 371, from 10:30-11:30 a.m. All are welcome. Cal-Fresh application assistance and free community health services are also available. Bring your own reusable bags to take food home. Volunteers welcome. For more information, contact the AEC office at 951763-4333.

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. Check out group 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 posttraumatic 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.

ALANON – 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday evenings at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 56095 Pena Road, in Anza. For more information, call Carol at 951763-1022.

Alcoholics Anonymous – 8 p.m. Wednesday evenings at

Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 56095 Pena Road in Anza.

For more information, call 951763-4226.

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.

Fit after 50 – Free “Fit after 50” exercise class takes place every Tuesday and Friday, 10:30-11:30 a.m., at Anza Community Hall.

Chair aerobics helps with coordination, balance and increased muscle tone. No jumping required; wear gym shoes and bring water.

For more information, call leader Teresa Hoehn at 951-751-1462.

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 951763-1257 for more information.

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

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

For more information, call 951763-4622 Anza First Southern Baptist Church – 9 a.m. The church offers Sunday school for all ages with a 10:30 a.m. worship service and 6 p.m. for prayer and Bible study. Youth ministry meets Mondays from 6-8 p.m. The women’s Bible study meets Thursdays at 10 a.m., but it is on hiatus through the summer. Celebrate Recovery meets Fridays; doors open at 5:30 p.m. with large group meeting, 6-7 p.m.; small group share, 7-8 p.m. and Cross Talk Cafe, 8-8:30 p.m.

Church is located at 39200 Rolling Hills Road in Anza. For more information, contact at 951-7634937, anzabptistchurch@gmail. com or http://www.anzabaptistchurch.com.

Clubs 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, call Marilyn at 951967-9324.

High Country Recreation – Second Monday of the month attend committee meetings at ERA Excel Realty in Anza. For more information, call Albert Rodriguez

at 951-492-1624 or Robyn Garrison at 805-312-0369.

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

Anza Valley VFW Post 1873 – Capt. John Francis Drivick III Post, the Ladies’ and Men’s Auxiliaries are located at 59011 Bailey Road in Anza. Mail P.O. Box 390433. Request monthly newsletter and or weekly menu by email at vfw1873anzaca@ gmail.com. For more information, call 951-763-4439 or visit http:// vfw1873.org.

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

Anza Valley Artists Meetings – 1 p.m. Meetings are 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) 7632884 for more information.

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

From the Heart Christian Women’s Ministries – Noon.

Monthly luncheon and guest speaker are held the second Saturday of each month. The $5 charge covers lunch at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 56095 Pena Road, in Anza. From the Heart helps the area’s neediest children and invites all women and men to join in their mission.

Donate or help with the rummage sales twice a year to raise funds for the cause or other events. For more information, call president Christi James at 951-595-2400.

Anza Community Hall – 7 p.m.

General membership meetings are held the fourth Thursday of the month. Memberships cost $20 per person or $35 per business, and both get one vote. No government funds are allocated for the Hall, which pays its bills through memberships and swap meets. Voting members receive discounts off hall rentals, swap meet booths and save on propane gas from Farrell 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 Valley Municipal Advisory Council – 7 p.m. Second Wednesday of each odd month at Anza Community Hall. Group serves as local liaisons to the county from the community. For more information, call 951-805-6800.

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.

ConexHub owner warns against buying stolen shipping containers Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

Michael Bradley, owner of ConexHub, a company that sells, customizes, rents and moves shipping containers, posted a warning on the Anza Crime Watch Facebook page about stolen containers.

“Someone is selling stolen containers in Southern California, and they have sold a few to the Aguanga/Anza area.,” he said.

ConexHub is an industry leader providing mobile storage containers and portable offices to professionals and individuals in need of permanent and mobile storage solutions. The company is located in Aguanga. Bradley said he wanted to warn potential buyers of the pitfalls when buying a “cheap” container.

In purchasing a shipping container, here is what is normal and what to expect, he said.

A written or printed invoice and receipt should be given to

Michael Bradley, owner of ConexHub, uses professional equipment to move shipping containers.

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the buyer.

The transaction should be carried out by an actual, verifiable business.

The Department of Transportation number on the side of the

delivery truck should be verified from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration website.

Sale units only come on slide or tilt trailers, not container chassis trailers.

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Buyers should be able to view the container before purchasing it in most cases.

Reverse lookup the selling company’s phone number. If it comes back to a text app, something is “fishy,” Bradley said.

The seller should accept all forms of payment: cash, check and credit/debit cards. Beware of cash-only transactions. If buying a container from a private party, ConexHub can help to research the rightful owner. Many times, these stolen containers are offered well below market value to move them quickly, he said.

“If you do buy a missing or stolen container this is what happens,” Bradley said. “The rightful owner gets their container back, and you must pursue losses, and only after a conviction. If it’s too good to be true, it probably is.”

Ruthie Felton said, “Happened to my neighbor! They had no idea, until the police showed up!

It was a trailer and container.”

Many times, these items are stolen right from the port, Bradley said.

The city of North Charleston, South Carolina, documented that between 2007 and 2009, at least 61 shipping containers were stolen from areas around the city.

Most of these containers were later recovered hundreds of miles south at the Port of Miami.

“The thefts of the mostly empty containers were listed in a recent city report addressing crime around the waterfront, where police say hundreds of incidents are committed annually within 1,000 feet of State Ports Authority or other commercial shipyard property,” Schuyler Kropf said in an article published in The Post and Courier, July 1, 2010.

Locally, however, containers may be stolen from properties that are vacant or owned by part time residents. The thieves gain easy access and use trucks or tractors to drag or haul the containers away. Not only do they want to steal the container for resale, they want whatever is locked inside.

The smaller sizes are easier for them to steal, such as the 20-foot models.

During this time of year Bradley’s sales are brisk, and so are the thieves’, so it is best to err on the side of caution, he advised.

To contact Michael Bradley, visit his company on Facebook or at https://www.conexhub.com.

Diane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

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Anza swap meet vendor showcase: John and Patricia Rivera

John and Patricia Rivera offer tools, jewelry, collectibles and vintage items for sale at the Anza swap meet at the Anza Community Hall almost every Saturday.

John and Patricia Rivera are weekly vendors at the Anza swap meet, which is held at the Anza Community Hall almost every Saturday.

Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

John and Patricia Rivera’s wellstocked tables laden with collectibles, southwestern and native art, jewelry, vintage items and tools are a familiar sight at the Anza swap meet, which is held Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Anza Community Hall.

“We love the Anza swap meet,” Patricia Rivera said. “The folks at the Community Hall are the salt of the earth. The regular vendors are like family. It is very much a part of the mountain community. The diversity of people who stop by is interesting. It is our place to socialize and a great place to network when someone is in need of help.”

The husband/wife duo joined the outdoor market scene about two years ago.

“I was the one who wanted to do the swap meet two years ago. This was right after the Cranston Fire.

That event hit us hard financially when John hurt his back getting generators to the house and the well,” Rivera said.

Between fuel and losing a whole freezer full of meat, fish and other food, she said she decided to venture out of her comfort zone and bring in supplemental income to make up for the losses since their homeowners insurance covered

nothing from the 10 days they were without power.

“Thank goodness the Anza Electric Cooperative managed to see that power was rotating during that period or things financially would have been much worse,” she said. “So the adventure began.

I asked John to go, and at first, he was apprehensive. Once we got there, he loved it as well as myself.

We have been doing it ever since.

The income pays for gas and food plus getting more inventory to sell. I got a sellers permit and a fictitious business name that I am still in the process of finalizing. I also purchased a website to start selling the more collectible items I have had for many years. Once that is complete, we will be ready to spend more time being entrepreneurs with a small business once I retire, whenever that may be.”

At first, she offered mostly jewelry she acquired years ago while selling on eBay. The selling fees on that platform became an issue, she said, so Rivera stored that inventory for future reference.

“Other vendors advised us that we needed more stuff. John does the purchasing by going to yard sales and thrift shops. We found that tools sell well, and we just recently acquired inventory from another vendor and friend who found a really good job. I purchase

John and Patricia Rivera provide hand sanitizer for their customers at the Anza swap meet at the Anza Anza Valley Outlook/Diane Sieker photos Community Hall.

new stock from wholesalers. I make jewelry and plan to sew things such as masks, jackets, handbags and such.”

On a typical Saturday, the pair’s tables glitters with interesting and unique items, and they provide conversation, advice and smiles all-around.

In keeping with the current safety protocols, the Riveras wear their face masks, and they provide hand sanitizer for their customers.

The Riveras are members of the Anza Community Hall.

For more information about the Anza Swap Meet, call 951-2824267 or find the Anza Community Hall on Facebook.

Diane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

Lynnette Leash graduates from Fort Lewis College DURANGO, Colo. – Lynnette Leash of Anza graduated from Fort Lewis College in May 2020 with a degree in history.

About 450 students participated in the virtual commencement ceremony. Erik Weihenmayer, adventurer and author, gave the commencement address.

The ceremony premiered online, featuring videos of graduates moving their tassels as their names were read by faculty from their departments. From every depart-

ment, students were lauded for their resilience and courage, many faculty expressing how proud they were of their students’ accomplishments.

As the Four Corners’ stronghold of academic excellence, Fort Lewis College blends small class sizes, engaged faculty and unparalleled research opportunities to help students earn college degrees and chase dreams. Guided by realworld experiences and a bountiful landscape, students develop criti-

cal thinking and communication skills to fuel further studies or rewarding careers. A broad range of subjects and diverse student body weave cross-cultural knowledge throughout signature programs focused on environmental studies, education, the health sciences, creative arts and business administration.

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Anza Local DAYS from page AVO-1 “We can’t do it there now, so it will be here at the arena and the land around it,” Brown said.

The Lions’ horse arena, 35591 Kirby Road, hosts the area’s gymkhanas and other community events, including Pioneer Days, during the year.

At the height of the event about 1,000 people converged upon Anza Lions Club’s Minor Horse Arena to celebrate Anza Days which also featured entertainers, a flyover, miniature golf course, sumo wrestling matches, a 16-foot tall rock-climbing wall and a mechanical bull. Roughly 300-500 people could be found on the grounds at almost any time during the day, according to Brown.

The parade’s grand marshal was Thomas Firth, and the chamber of commerce provided entertainment including The Rollies, followed by Moon Shot.

This year’s parade winners were Kathy Blair for Best Equine, Valley Auto for Most Unique.

Steve Silkotch for Best vehicle, American Indian Nation Cowgirls for Best Entry and Lorraine’s Pet Supply for Best Float with the Anza Lions Club taking home bragging rights as the grand prize winner. This year’s judges were Cliff Merems and Maya Baker, Brown said.

Even with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Miss Anza Days competition was still held, and Norah Olsen was named Wee Miss Anza Days, Ella Olsen was

named Lil Miss Anza Days, Maya Baker was named Teen Miss Anza Days, Sedona Dawes was named Jr. Miss Anza Days and Tabitha Dawes was named as Miss Anza Days.

The Lions Club thanked all its donors and supporting including Sinclair Gas Station, Anza Valley Chamber Of Commerce, Anza Valley Thimble Club, Lion Philip Canaday, Lake Riverside Estates, Cali Produce, Ted & Tyler Fink, Rodney Bourgeois, James Lanik, Brian Bahari, Sean Holmquist, Mr. Happy’s Mercantile and John Knori.

Brown said that organizers wished to express their gratitude to volunteers, those who entered the parade and the fire department for sparing two engines for the parade, all who came out and enjoyed it and for everyone helping by following the “Leave No Trace” principles.

“Huge thank you. You made clean up a breeze,” she said.

Next year’s Anza Days theme is myths, legends and fantasy.

The 89th annual Anza Days will be held June 26, 2021. Anyone who wishes to volunteer should email anzadays@gmail.com, call 951-763-7075 or visit http://www. anzalionsclub.org. Anyone who wants to share pictures of this year’s 88th annual Anza Days can do so by sending an email to anzadays@gmail.com.

Tony Ault contributed to this story.

Kim Harris can be reached by email at anzaeditor@gmail.com.

An Anza Days participant raises the American flag at Anza Lions Club’s Minor Horse Arena to signify the start of Anza Days Saturday, June 27.

Kathy Blair performs the national anthem at the annual Anza Days parade, while a rider displays the American flag. The event was held at Anza Lions Club’s Minor Horse Arena.

A sky diver drops in on the 88th annual Anza Days at Anza Lions Anza Valley Outlook/Diane Sieker photos Club’s Minor Horse Arena.

Members of Anza Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1873 present the colors during the 88th annual Anza Days parade held at Anza Lions Club’s Minor Horse Arena.

Valley Auto shows off their patriotic spirit during the 88th annual Anza Days parade at Anza Lions Club’s Minor Horse Arena.

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Hernandez comes from a long line of shearers, and he is passing those skills onto his children.

“Farm school was in session today thanks to Graciano Hernandez and Legacy Shearing,” Gigi Theberge said. “Graciano keeps tradition alive with five generations of shearers in his family. Following in the footsteps of his father, grandfather and greatgrandfather, he’s now teaching his daughter and son to continue the tradition. So many lessons to learn from this wonderful man who handles the animals so gently and with such skill.”

Hernandez said he loves to educate and share his knowledge of the animals. He is well-respected by herd owners and other shearers.

“So I had an interesting day shearing on Saturday as I was tasked with shearing the fleet of a competitor,” he said. “It’s always a bit intimidating, as often each shearer has his own style and method.

“He liked my setup and was impressed with Sam’s ability as a helper. I told him I was teaching her to shear, and hopefully by next year I would build her a station so she could train her own helper.

He turned out to be a cool cat and gifted Sam his shearing gear to get her started, because he believes she has a lot of potential and appreciated her work ethic. The equipment included five shearing machines, an alpaca mat and leg ropes, Dremels, combs, cutters and most importantly, a grinding wheel. I offered to pay, but he insisted it was a gift because otherwise it would eventually be buried in the garage and forgotten and never be used,” Hernandez said.

Keeping track of almost a thousand clients and their herds and flocks this year has been an intimidating endeavor, he said.

Hernandez runs his business in an extremely organized fashion and remembers every detail of the animals and people he works

This Suffolk ewe receives a trim by Graciano Hernandez of Legacy Shearing as his daughter Sam assists.

with. Ordinarily, he said he books shearing appointments a year in advance, but in taking on additional clients, he said he was scrambling to accommodate as many as possible.

Along with shearing, he also trims hooves and alpaca teeth and gives tetanus vaccines and oral worming medication to each one, as Sam stands by to assist. From show cuts to simple trims, he can do them all, he said.

To contact Graciano Hernandez with Legacy Shearing, call or text 951-927-4419 or visit him on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/gracianos.shearing.

Diane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

Graciano Hernandez of Legacy Shearing trims a sheep’s hooves as Anza V alley Outlook/ D iane Sieker photos part of his shearing service.

Bodee the alpaca receives shearing by Graciano Hernandez of Legacy Shearing. Anza Valley Outlook/Diane Sieker photo

This sheep is fat under all the wool sheared off by Graciano Hernandez of Legacy Shearing.

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ported the colonists and another third were too apathetic to help either group. The patriots won because the apathetic third would not stand with the loyalists but also would not support them. In that revolution the enemy, England, was largely overseas.

As a young man I wondered which side I’d have supported as a colonist in 1776. Would I have been at Valley Forge with George Washington during the devastatingly cold winter of 1777? Would I have left my plow, grabbed my rifle and raced to the front without command to stop Johnny Burgoyne in the Battle of Saratoga?

Would I have supported the Declaration of Independence and eventually the Constitution and Bill of Rights that followed? And still later, would I have risked my life to end slavery for my Black brothers in the American Civil War? Yes! I know I would because as an adult I stand for the same things as they did. With which group would you have stood? Is it still so today?

In the current American Revolution, the enemy is inside the United States. Basically, they are the crowd which hates America, the Constitution, the Founders, tradition, statues, religion, law and order and the police. Many are anarchists, socialists and gang thugs like Antifa. They achieve their purposes through intimidation, fear, looting, burning buildings in the primarily Black neighborhoods they pretend to uplift and killing policemen. Most probably do not vote; they have a more effective way to destroy America – anarchy; nevertheless, they decidedly favor the Democrat Party.

Amazingly, Democrat Party icons such as former President Jimmy Carter, former President Bill Clinton, former Sen. Hillary Clinton, former President Barack Obama, Sen. Chuck Schumer or Sen. Nancy Pelosi and former Vice President Joe Biden do not publicly condemn their positions or their violence. Together they could stop anarchists in their tracks but do not. Because there exists no pushback from Democratic Party leadership – not even when the flag is burned – an intelligent person must conclude that this behavior is now the Democrat Party, a party that would have been rejected

by John F. Kennedy and all preKennedy Democratic presidents.

This Fourth of July is very different from all those preceding it. America is poised to openly reject everything the Founding Fathers stood for. Portland, Oregon, recently toppled a statue of George Washington, the father of this country, placing the flag around his neck and setting it afire. The Abraham Lincoln statue, which represents the man who with 360,222 northerners gave his life ending slavery, was torn down while leaving untouched the statue of Steven A. Douglas who ran as the Democrat presidential nominee supporting continued slavery. Logic is upside-down and inside out.

Historically, Democrats have been the party of slavery and the Ku Klux Klan. Today they run America’s 20 largest cities. Most of those cities want to defund their police, leaving poor Black people unprotected, but Blacks still vote for the party that has historically betrayed them. In this way, they

remain under slavery. Today, the party encourages the slaughter of their young through abortion.

There is a division in this country, unlike any since the Civil War, and a threat to individual liberty, unlike any since the first American Revolution. As was the case then, only one side can win. The choice is freedom or tyranny, the Constitution or socialist enslavement.

But internet platforms and the vast majority of media outlets, college professors and elected officials today favor one side of this equation.

These are formable opponents that are every bit equal to England in 1776. But we must stand firm; everyone’s liberty is at stake.

Imagine a country where its enemies seek to disarm its citizens against the Second Amendment, remove its border protection of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, defund its protectors – the police – and threaten religious assembly and free speech. Today the biggest enemy to our liberty is from within. I believe the day will come when our eyes are opened to the designs of the would-be tyrants around us and when no one will admit having been a member of the Democrat Party.

The vast majority of our opponents in the present revolution show a negative bias toward Christianity. They ruled church meetings as nonessential during the coronavirus pandemic. They set St. John’s Episcopal Church, across from the White House, afire. Shaun King, a leader with Black Lives Matter, wants statues of Christ torn down. Are Bibles to be burned next?

A relationship with God is mentioned five times in the Declaration

of Independence. This document brought on war against the greatest power on earth at the time, and no European strategist gave the patriots a ghost of a chance of winning – yet they stood and won. They could count on no one but God and themselves. We must resurrect the war cry in that document again: “And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.”

Former President John Quincy Adams said it best.

“Posterity – You will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it,” Adams said.

Let us never forget that liberty is not free. It was purchased and maintained by the blood of those before us and may have to be once again.

Let it be a warning to those who would take freedom from us now. We too are standing “with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence,” mutually pledging “to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.”

Again, which side are you standing with?

Harold W. Pease, Ph.D., 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 to applying that knowledge to current events.

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being served,” Edi Kandel said.

“I wanted to go and see people out and about enjoying themselves. A bit of normalcy if you will. I’m so glad I did.”

Besides the barbecue and pancakes, various food vendors offered hot dogs, tacos, snow cones and cotton candy for sale.

“The food was great, and Marcy

had a wonderful time playing with the other children,” Ed Budrovic said.

Children played on the park’s playground, tossed horseshoes, enjoyed treats and ran shrieking through a sprinkler supplied by ACIL. “It was nice to see some friends I haven’t seen since the virus and

hear live music on our Independence Day. God bless the U.S.A.,” musician John Knori said.

For more information on ACIL events, visit them on Facebook or at http://anzacivic.org.

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by Thimble Club volunteers, with assistance from other local civic organizations.

The F.U.N. Group served a chicken barbecue lunch complete with beans and watermelon.

“I arrived late in the day, but there was still music and lunch

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Phil Canaday takes a break from assisting with the pancake breakfast at the Anza Civic Improvement League’s “Welcome Back America” festivities in Minor Park Saturday, July 4.

Chicken quarters are grilled by members of the Friends Uniting Neighbors Group at the Anza Civic Improvement League’s “Welcome Back America” festivities in Minor Park.

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Marcy Budrovic is dressed for the Fourth of July holiday at the Anza Civic Improvement League’s “Welcome Back America” festivities in Minor Park.

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PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3181 PUBLISHED: June 19, 26, July 3, 10, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT F i le N umb er : R - 202005 6 5 1 T h e f ollowi ng p er so n( s) i s ( ar e) d oi ng b usi ness as: TVC 4 3 3 3 9 B usi ness P ar k D r i ve, S te. 105 , T emecula, C A 9 25 9 0 C ounty: R i ver si d e T emecula Valley C ommuni cati ons , I nc., 4 3 3 3 9 B us i nes s P ar k D r i ve, S te. 105 , T emecula, C A 9 25 9 0 T h i s b usi ness i s cond ucted b y a C or p or ati on T h i s C or p or ati on i s r eg i st er ed i n th e st ate of C ali f or ni a R eg i st r ant commenced to tr ansa ct b usi ness und er the fictitious name listed above on 01/03/2003 I d eclar e th at all i nf or mati on i n th i s st atement i s tr ue and cor r ect. ( A r eg i st r ant wh o d eclar es as tr ue any mater i al matter p ur su ant to S ecti on 17 9 13 of th e B usi ness and P r of essi ons C od e th at th e r eg i st r ant knows to b e f alse i s g ui lty of a mi sd emeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand d ollar s ( $ 1,000) .)

Registrant: Wendy Lesovsky, President Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R i ver si d e C ounty on 06 / 04 / 2020 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME S T AT E M E N T G E N E R AL L Y E X P I R E S AT T H E E N D OF F I VE Y E AR S F R OM T H E D AT E ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE I T E X P I R E S 4 0 D AY S AF T E R AN Y C H AN G E I N T H E F AC T S S E T F OR T H I N T H E S T AT E M E N T PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A C H AN G E I N T H E R E S I D E N C E AD D R E S S OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED B E F OR E T H E E X P I R AT I ON .

T H E F I L I N G OF T H I S S T AT E M E N T D OE S N OT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VI OL AT I ON OF T H E R I G H T S OF AN OT H E R UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND P R OF E S S I ON S C OD E ) . I H E R E B Y C E R T I F Y T H AT T H I S C OP Y I S A C OR R E C T C OP Y OF T H E OR I G I N AL S T AT E M E N T ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I C E .

PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3183 PUBLISHED: June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT F i le N umb er : R - 202006 4 5 2 T h e f ollowi ng p er so n( s) i s ( ar e) d oi ng b usi ness as: LUNA Y SOL HEALING 15 03 0 M ountai n Vi ew, D ese r t H ot S p r i ng s, C A 9 224 0 M ai li ng ad d r ess: 5 29 6 I ng lest one D r i ve, H emet, C A 9 25 4 5 C ounty: R i ver si d e L aur a L i li ana L una, 5 29 6 I ng lest one D r i ve, H emet, C A 9 25 4 5 T h i s b usi ness i s cond ucted b y an I nd i vi d ual R eg i st r ant h as not yet b eg un to tr ansa ct b usi ness under the fictitious name listed above I d eclar e th at all i nf or mati on i n th i s s tatement i s tr ue and cor r ect. ( A r eg i st r ant wh o d eclar es as tr ue any mater i al matter p ur su ant to S ecti on 17 9 13 of th e B usi ness and P r of essi ons C od e th at th e r eg i st r ant knows to b e f alse i s g ui lty of a mi sd emeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand d ollar s ( $ 1,000) .)

R eg i st r ant: L aur a L i li ana L una Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R i ver si d e C ounty on 06 / 24 / 2020 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME S T AT E M E N T G E N E R AL L Y E X P I R E S AT T H E E N D OF F I VE Y E AR S F R OM T H E D AT E ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE I T E X P I R E S 4 0 D AY S AF T E R AN Y C H AN G E I N T H E F AC T S S E T F OR T H I N T H E S T AT E M E N T PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A C H AN G E I N T H E R E S I D E N C E AD D R E S S OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED B E F OR E T H E E X P I R AT I ON .

T H E F I L I N G OF T H I S S T AT E M E N T D OE S N OT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VI OL AT I ON OF T H E R I G H T S OF AN OT H E R UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND P R OF E S S I ON S C OD E ) . I H E R E B Y C E R T I F Y T H AT T H I S C OP Y I S A C OR R E C T C OP Y OF T H E OR I G I N AL S T AT E M E N T ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I C E .

PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3184 PUBLISHED: July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2020

CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME C ase N umb er : M C C 2000204 T O AL L I N T E R E S T E D P E R S ON S P eti ti oner : VERGEEN SHEMOIEAL MOSHI F i led a p eti ti on wi th th i s cour t f or a d ecr ee ch ang i ng names as f ollows: P r ese nt N ame: VERGEEN SHEMOIEAL MOSHI P r op ose d N ame: FERGIN MOSHI THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested i n th i s matter ap p ear b ef or e th i s cour t at th e h ear i ng i nd i cated b elow to sh ow cause , i f any, wh y th e p eti ti on f or ch ang e of name sh ould not b e g r anted . Any p er so n ob j ecti ng to th e name ch ang es described above must file a written objection that i nclud es th e r eas ons f or th e ob j ecti on at least two cour t d ays b ef or e th e matter i s sch ed uled to b e h ear d and must ap p ear at th e h ear i ng to sh ow cause wh y th e p eti ti on sh ould not b e g r anted . I f no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant th e p eti ti on wi th out a h ear i ng .

NOTICE OF HEARING D ate: 7 - 9 - 20 T i me: 9 : 3 0 D ep t: S 101 T h e ad d r ess of th e cour t: S outh west Just i ce C enter 3 07 5 5 - D Auld R oad , S ui te 1226 , M ur r i eta, C A 9 25 6 3 A cop y of th i s Or d er to S h ow C ause sh all b e p ub li sh ed at least once each week f or f our su ccessi ve weeks p r i or to th e d ate se t f or h ear i ng on th e p eti ti on i n th e f ollowi ng newsp ap er of g ener al ci r culati on, p r i nted i n th i s county: Anza Valley Outlook D ate: JAN 27 2020 S i g ned : B r ad ley O. S nell, Jud g e of th e S up er i or C our t LEGAL: 3182 PUBLISHED: June 19, 26, July 3, 10, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT F i le N umb er : R - 202005 8 5 9 T h e f ollowi ng p er so n( s) i s ( ar e) d oi ng b usi ness as: HIGHROAD TRUCKING INC 4 6 5 H unal C i r cle, S an Jaci nto, C ali f or ni a 9 25 8 2 C ounty: R i ver si d e H i g h r oad T r ucki ng I nc, 4 6 5 H unal C i r cle, S an Jaci nto, C ali f or ni a 9 25 8 2 T h i s b usi ness i s cond ucted b y a C or p or ati on T h i s C or p or ati on i s r eg i st er ed i n th e st ate of C ali f or ni a R eg i st r ant h as not yet b eg un to tr ansa ct b usi ness under the fictitious name listed above I d eclar e th at all i nf or mati on i n th i s st atement i s tr ue and cor r ect. ( A r eg i st r ant wh o d eclar es as tr ue any mater i al matter p ur su ant to S ecti on 17 9 13 of th e B usi ness and P r of essi ons C od e th at th e r eg i st r ant knows to b e f alse i s g ui lty of a mi sd emeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand d ollar s ( $ 1,000) .)

R eg i st r ant: B r yan K . And er so n, P r es i d ent Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R i ver si d e C ounty on 06 / 11/ 2020 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME S T AT E M E N T G E N E R AL L Y E X P I R E S AT T H E E N D OF F I VE Y E AR S F R OM T H E D AT E ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE I T E X P I R E S 4 0 D AY S AF T E R AN Y C H AN G E I N T H E F AC T S S E T F OR T H I N T H E S T AT E M E N T PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A C H AN G E I N T H E R E S I D E N C E AD D R E S S OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED B E F OR E T H E E X P I R AT I ON .

T H E F I L I N G OF T H I S S T AT E M E N T D OE S N OT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VI OL AT I ON OF T H E R I G H T S OF AN OT H E R UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND P R OF E S S I ON S C OD E ) . I H E R E B Y C E R T I F Y T H AT T H I S C OP Y I S A C OR R E C T C OP Y OF T H E OR I G I N AL S T AT E M E N T ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I C E .

PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3185 PUBLISHED: July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT F i le N umb er : R - 202003 5 5 6 T h e f ollowi ng p er so n( s) i s ( ar e) d oi ng b usi ness as: THE STINKING LEAF 29 0 S an R af ael P lace, P alm S p r i ng s, C A 9 226 2 C ounty: R i ver si d e C B D T h er ap euti cs L L C , 4 4 8 0 D uckh or n D r i ve, S acr amento, C A 9 5 8 3 4 T h i s b usi ness i s cond ucted b y a L i mi ted L i ab i li ty C omp any T h i s L L C i s r eg i st er ed i n th e st ate of C A R eg i st r ant h as not yet b eg un to tr ansa ct b usi ness under the fictitious name listed above I d eclar e th at all i nf or mati on i n th i s st atement i s tr ue and cor r ect. ( A r eg i st r ant wh o d eclar es as tr ue any mater i al matter p ur su ant to S ecti on 17 9 13 of th e B usi ness and P r of essi ons C od e th at th e r eg i st r ant knows to b e f alse i s g ui lty of a mi sd emeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand d ollar s ( $ 1,000) .)

R eg i st r ant: M i ch ael T od d P er nod , C OO Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R i ver si d e C ounty on 03 / 06 / 2020N OT I C E — IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME S T AT E M E N T G E N E R AL L Y E X P I R E S AT T H E E N D OF F I VE Y E AR S F R OM T H E D AT E ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE I T E X P I R E S 4 0 D AY S AF T E R AN Y C H AN G E I N T H E F AC T S S E T F OR T H I N T H E S T AT E M E N T PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A C H AN G E I N T H E R E S I D E N C E AD D R E S S OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED B E F OR E T H E E X P I R AT I ON .

T H E F I L I N G OF T H I S S T AT E M E N T D OE S N OT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VI OL AT I ON OF T H E R I G H T S OF AN OT H E R UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND P R OF E S S I ON S C OD E ) . I H E R E B Y C E R T I F Y T H AT T H I S C OP Y I S A C OR R E C T C OP Y OF T H E OR I G I N AL S T AT E M E N T ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I C E .

PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3166 PUBLISHED: March 27, April 3, 10, 17, 2020 Republished: June 19, 26, July 3, 10, 2020 Address of business was missing the full street name in the original publication.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT F i le N umb er : R - 202006 4 14 T h e f ollowi ng p er so n( s) i s ( ar e) d oi ng b usi ness as: ADVANCE MUFFLER SHOP 8 6 5 1 I nd i ana Ave. S te L , R i ver si d e, C A 9 25 04 C ounty: R i ver si d e S avanna G ab r i ella Ji menez, 4 6 3 1 H ed r i ck Ave. Ap t 104 , R i ver si d e, C A 9 25 05 T h i s b usi ness i s cond ucted b y an I nd i vi d ual R eg i st r ant commenced to tr ansa ct b usi ness und er the fictitious name listed above on 6/9/20 I d eclar e th at all i nf or mati on i n th i s st atement i s tr ue and cor r ect. ( A r eg i st r ant wh o d eclar es as tr ue any mater i al matter p ur su ant to S ecti on 17 9 13 of th e B usi ness and P r of essi ons C od e th at th e r eg i st r ant knows to b e f alse i s g ui lty of a mi sd emeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand d ollar s ( $ 1,000) .)

R eg i st r ant: S avanna G ab r i ella Ji menez Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R i ver si d e C ounty on 06 / 23 / 2020 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME S T AT E M E N T G E N E R AL L Y E X P I R E S AT T H E E N D OF F I VE Y E AR S F R OM T H E D AT E ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE I T E X P I R E S 4 0 D AY S AF T E R AN Y C H AN G E I N T H E F AC T S S E T F OR T H I N T H E S T AT E M E N T PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A C H AN G E I N T H E R E S I D E N C E AD D R E S S OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED B E F OR E T H E E X P I R AT I ON .

T H E F I L I N G OF T H I S S T AT E M E N T D OE S N OT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VI OL AT I ON OF T H E R I G H T S OF AN OT H E R UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND P R OF E S S I ON S C OD E ) . I H E R E B Y C E R T I F Y T H AT T H I S C OP Y I S A C OR R E C T C OP Y OF T H E OR I G I N AL S T AT E M E N T ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I C E .

PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3186 PUBLISHED: July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT F i le N umb er : R - 202006 8 05 T h e f ollowi ng p er so n( s) i s ( ar e) d oi ng b usi ness as: 1. DIOR NODE 2. DIOR NODE APPAREL 3. DIOR NODE CLOTHING 4 14 10 Juni p er S t # 7 13 , M ur r i eta, C A 9 25 6 2 C ounty: R i ver si d e F r ed er i ck And r e C lar k, 4 14 10 Juni p er S t # 7 13 , M ur r i eta, C A 9 25 6 2 T h i s b usi ness i s cond ucted b y an I nd i vi d ual R eg i st r ant h as not yet b eg un to tr ansa ct b usi ness under the fictitious name listed above I d eclar e th at all i nf or mati on i n th i s st atement i s tr ue and cor r ect. ( A r eg i st r ant wh o d eclar es as tr ue any mater i al matter p ur su ant to S ecti on 17 9 13 of th e B usi ness and P r of essi ons C od e th at th e r eg i st r ant knows to b e f alse i s g ui lty of a mi sd emeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand d ollar s ( $ 1,000) .)

R eg i st r ant: F r ed er i ck And r e C lar k Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R i ver si d e C ounty on 07 / 01/ 2020 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME S T AT E M E N T G E N E R AL L Y E X P I R E S AT T H E E N D OF F I VE Y E AR S F R OM T H E D AT E ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE I T E X P I R E S 4 0 D AY S AF T E R AN Y C H AN G E I N T H E F AC T S S E T F OR T H I N T H E S T AT E M E N T PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A C H AN G E I N T H E R E S I D E N C E AD D R E S S OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED B E F OR E T H E E X P I R AT I ON .

T H E F I L I N G OF T H I S S T AT E M E N T D OE S N OT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VI OL AT I ON OF T H E R I G H T S OF AN OT H E R UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND P R OF E S S I ON S C OD E ) . I H E R E B Y C E R T I F Y T H AT T H I S C OP Y I S A C OR R E C T C OP Y OF T H E OR I G I N AL S T AT E M E N T ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I C E .

PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3187 PUBLISHED: July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2020

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