Anza Events Calendar, A-2
Local radio station KOYT 96.3 to hold Estate Sale style fundraiser, A-7
Ornamental grasses complete a garden, B-1
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Turkey Shoot Lions style Jodi Thomas Area Manager The Lions Turkey Shoot this June was on Father’s Day. Around a dozen men and women came together to enjoy the skeet shooting competition at the Lions Equestrian Field on Kirby Rd. in Anza. It’s clay pigeons, not turkeys, that get shot at the Turkey Shoots the Anza Lions Club hosts. Lion Jeff Hawthorn and Lion Chuck Weitlauf make the Lions Turkey Shoot special for all who attend. Quite a few of these competitors come up the hill to compete. They appreciate the chance to get out into the open country and fresh air. They enjoy honing their target skills, shooting off their guns and Lions’ hospitality. “Without the Lions Club members Jeff and Chuck donating their time, we wouldn’t be here shooting. We travel up from Hemet for this event each month. We wouldn’t miss it,” said Fred Mauritho who comes up with a bunch of his friends for the shoot. Hawthorn and Weitlauf stand on a platform in the heat with shade overhead pressing a button to release the clay pigeons being sent from the blind situated ahead of them. Competitors are lined up waiting their turn watching those who will shoot next. As the clay pigeons fly through the air, two competitors standing next to each other shoot at the moving targets. Spectators and the others in line shout words of encouragement after the competitors have taken their shots and they praise the winner. Score is kept and at the end of the shoot a trophy is awarded to the winner in each category. At this shoot there was no youth
MENIFEE—On June 3, the Menifee City Council conducted a “Second Reading” and formally adopted a new ordinance (Chapter 9.54 Land Use and Business Registration) that is of great significance to the Menifee rural business community. see page A-3
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Cooking Corner Jodi Thomas Area Manager Food and our favorite recipes are an intricate part of life. A special dish is made perhaps only at someone’s birthday, Christmas or Thanksgiving or just for the summer time; the thought of which brings a flood of memories. AVO readers are encouraged to send in their favorite recipe and stories/memories surrounding that recipe. If you have a favorite recipe and story that goes with it please send them to editor@ anzavalleyoutlook.com see page A-4
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Attend the AEC annual meeting; the ballots are out so don’t forget to vote
see LIONS, page A-6 Lion Jeff Hawthorn holds a young spectator whose eyes light up as Jeff awards him the youth trophy.
Jodi Thomas Area Manager
Jodi Thomas photo
On this Saturday, July 18 members will meet at the Hamilton High School gymnasium for Anza Electric Cooperative’s annual Membership Meeting, this is an area tradition.
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County Supervisor Washington holds meeting with Anza Valley constituents Tony Ault Writer Marijuana eradication in the Anza Valley became the main topic of discussion during the Anza Community Meeting with Third District Supervisor Chuck Washington and his staff on June 8 at the Anza Community Center. The meeting, called by the appointed Anza Valley Municipal Advisory Commission, introduced the new supervisor to the community and gave residents an opportunity to ask him about the valley’s particular problems. Many of the approximately 75 residents at the meeting questioned the county’s efforts in eradicating numerous illegal marijuana farms popping up in the valley. One was recently raided and has now reopened, according to several
see WASHINGTON, page A-4
Supervisor Chuck Washington with Legislative Assistant Opal Hellweg, accepts a gift basket with products made and grown in Anza Valley. It was presented by members of Anza’s High Country 4-H Club at the Anza Community Center. Tony Ault photo
New Anza Community Hall president brings members up to date in June 22 meeting Noel Donahue Anza Community Hall President President’s Report for June 22, 2015 Introductory Remarks: It has only been three months since this board was elected. Anyone who was at the April 16, Quarterly Meeting will know that we inherited some serious problems. The corporation has been suspended since November 2011, The Franchise Tax Board gave the pre-
vious board 60 days to act or face the loss of its nonprofit status in California. Those 60 days expired before we were seated as a board. The records of this corporation are woefully incomplete. For this tax year which started on October 1, 2014 we were only given records for the month of January & half of February 2015. There were many other areas in which this corporation was not operating within the laws and guidelines for non-profit corporations. We were given a big
job to do and only had six months to do it in, before this fiscal year ends. What We Have Done In Three Months We filed a corrected SI-100 form with the Secretary of State on April 4, 2015. Because more than two months have passed since this form and associated filing fee were mailed without the check being cashed and evidence of the filing being acknowledged by the Secretary of State, on June 10 we
mailed a second copy of the filing and another check. We have also contacted the office of Assemblyman Brian Jones and were offered help from Jordan Marks from the State Board of Equalization which we have accepted. We went to the Bank of Hemet and pulled all the banking records for this fiscal year, opened new bank accounts since we could not confirm that we were given all the
see HALL, page A-5