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Antibody testing study indicates COVID-19 infections fairly widespread

Will Fritz ASSOCIATE EDITOR

As of now, when students in Riverside County head back to school in August, they will be doing so virtually.

And Temecula students will be no different, Temecula Valley Unified School District staff told board members and the public at the district’s school board meeting recently. see page A-2

Local Menifee Council votes down proposed ballot measure Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

Menifee City Council tabled indefinitely a proposal for the Menifee 911 Emergency Public Safety/No Tax increase continuation measure by a narrow 3-2 vote at its July 15 city council meeting. see page A-4

Business Temecula launches campaign to help businesses Kim Harris MANAGING EDITOR

As the coronavirus pandemic drags on, businesses throughout southern California continue to look for unique ways to promote themselves and some local cities, including Temecula, have stepped in to help.

Health care workers conduct coronavirus testing at Diamond Stadium in Lake Elsinore managed and operated by Riverside University Health System Public Health Department.

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A randomized COVID-19 antibodies study by Riverside County health officials showed indications

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developed COVID-19 antibodies.

The preliminary results of the study show that 1,726 individuals were tested and 101 showed they see TESTING, page A-4

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lyzed and the study was conducted over two weekends in July. Officials originally planned to test 3,500 randomly selected residents to determine whether they had been exposed to coronavirus and

Local service dog helps the community while catching waves in his free time Murrieta resident Ed Presnillo and his wife have trained their 11-year-old Labrador retriever Kole to surf, recycle and help out in the community.

“He was 2 years old when we got him,” Presnillo said. “I rehomed him from a family out in Lancaster, California. We drove up to Lancaster and went and saw this beautiful black lab. He was playing fetch with the owner’s 4-year-old daughter, and he was very calm with her, just playful.”

They drove back home with him, Presnillo said.

“He laid down, and for the next three-hour drive home, we hardly knew there was a dog in the back.

He was just so calm, and that was the beginning,” he said.

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that the virus may have infected more than 100,000 Riverside County residents, according to a press release issued by the county Monday, July 27.

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TVUSD board, staff honors outgoing superintendent Will Fritz ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Temecula Valley Unified School District staff and board members honored superintendent Tim Ritter at the board’s July 21 meeting, the final meeting before Ritter’s impending retirement.

Board members and staff presented gifts to Ritter – sent to his family before the virtual meeting – and thanked him for his years of service to the district. Ritter has worked for TVUSD since 2001, when he was hired as principal at Chaparral High School. He became superintendent in 2010.

According to deputy superintendent Jodi McClay, who was appointed in March to serve as see RITTER, page A-6

Temecula Valley Unified School District board members and staff honor superintendent Tim Ritter, who is retiring at the end of July after nearly two decades with the district and 10 years as superintendent.

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TVUSD plans for online learning following governor’s order Will Fritz ASSOCIATE EDITOR

As of now, when students in Riverside County head back to school in August, they will be doing so virtually.

And Temecula students will be no different, Temecula Valley Unified School District staff told board members and the public at the district’s school board meeting recently.

TVUSD staff had been preparing plans for in-person, hybrid and online-only learning models for months, with the goal being to give parents options when classes begin again Aug. 13.

But that planning went out the window when Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday, July 17, that schools in counties that are on the state’s coronavirus monitoring list cannot resume in-person classes until their county has been off the list for 14 days. Riverside County, which recorded 907 new coronavirus cases and one death on the day of TVUSD’s board meeting, remains on the state’s monitoring list.

“Our plan had been to offer a traditional, a blended and an online (learning model), but as most of you know, recent orders from our governor have mandated that, as

of this date, we will be opening in an online learning format only,” deputy superintendent Jodi McClay told the board. “So I think it’s critical that we emphasize that as of this date, we do not have a choice.”

There is one exception to the governor’s order – health officers may grant a waiver to allow elementary schools only to reopen inperson if requested by a district’s superintendent, in consultation with labor organizations, parents and community organizations.

“When considering a waiver request, the local health officer must consider local data and consult with the California Department of Public Health,” according to information shared online by the governor’s office.

But McClay told the board that the district will have to wait and see what the process is for requesting a waiver, as those steps have not yet been announced.

“The process for this and the benchmarks by which a district may be evaluated for a waiver have not been determined yet,” McClay said.

She said the district expected the criteria for applying for the waiver to be available sometime in the next week or so. At that point, she said, “We may be able to see

whether we would meet the criteria in order to apply.”

Board member Julie Farnbach spoke later in the meeting. She was the only board member who said she was strongly in support of pursuing a waiver.

“I’m in dozens of different Facebook groups because I need to hear the community, and I was not exaggerating at our last meeting when I said we are losing hundreds and hundreds of families,” Farnbach said. “There’s no way we’re gonna have 27,000 students enrolled. I can tell you that right now. It will be less than 25. It could be more like 20. And not only do I insist that we consider the waiver no matter how much of a pain the paperwork is, there are law firms out there ready to sue the governor because of his mandate.”

Board member Kristi RutzRobbins spoke after Farnbach and called for caution.

“We are doing the best we can in this horrible situation. We have to move to online learning. We have the public health department that is guiding us through this, and we will follow the professional advice and open when we can, safely,” Rutz-Robbins said.

Kimberly Velez, TVUSD’s assistant superintendent of educational support services, gave the

board information on some of the district’s plans for online learning as of now.

“We are still working on the final reopening plans, there’s still a lot of work to be done before Aug. 12,” McClay said before Velez’s presentation.

Velez said unlike in the spring when the district had to quickly move to a distance learning model with little advance preparation and thus adopted a “hold harmless” grading policy in which students could not have their grades lowered after in-person classes ended, TVUSD students will be graded during online learning this year as they normally would.

“We will have a scheduled school day using consistent learning platforms that work with integrated technology, with high quality teaching and learning at the forefront,” Velez said.

She said daily attendance will be taken.

“We will have accountability with daily, live check-ins and virtual instruction five days a week,” Velez said.

Anna Tapley, director of curriculum, instruction and assessment, said elementary students would use Seesaw and Google Classroom programs for online learning.

“Seesaw in particular supports

our younger students who can easily submit written work and read aloud for teachers to evaluate,” she said.

Tapley said elementary parents could expect online learning to cover “all subject areas with approximately four to five hours of learning each day, five days a week.”

McClay said once schools eventually are allowed to reopen, the district will likely move forward gradually with a “cohort” model of some groups of students returning certain days per week, and with all families being allowed to remain online-only if that is their preference.

Jason Osbourne, TVUSD’s executive director of maintenance, operations and transportation, presented information on precautions the district will take at all school sites once in-person learning resumes.

TVUSD is planning to provide five cloth masks to each student and employee, face shields for all staff, gloves for staff at central locations, as well as plexiglass barriers in areas such as counseling and nurse offices where staff may have to interact with students or parents, according to Osbourne.

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

De Luz couple say man threatened them for flying a drone, claimed to be officer Encounter partially caught on video Will Fritz STAFF WRITER

It was decidedly not the way Shaunna and Dave Jengo had planned to spend their Saturday morning.

The De Luz residents had spent the morning, July 11, driving through the area to find places for Dave to fly his drone, something the pair said they do often.

It was at first a typical, unevent-

ful Sunday adventure. They found an area off Avenida Tierra, on the Riverside County side of De Luz – the Jengos live in San Diego County – where they stopped so Dave could fly his drone for what Shaunna estimated was “about three minutes” before leaving.

What the pair wasn’t expecting was to be chased down by an angry property owner in a pickup truck – an encounter they filmed and posted to YouTube.

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In the video, he can be seen pulling his pickup onto the wrong side of the road to confront the Jengos.

The Jengos said they are very careful not to impose on anyone’s property while Dave Jengo is flying his drone, and while they have had the occasional resident complain, they said they make sure to respect all property boundaries and have usually been able to defuse tensions.

“We live out here and we understand privacy laws and issues and my husband is very, very careful not to invade anybody’s property,” Shaunna Jengo said. “He doesn’t want to spook horses or do anything untoward and dangerous.”

However, Shaunna Jengo said that was something they could not get the man in the video to understand.

He can be heard repeatedly telling the Jengos to pull over and get out of their vehicle.

The Jengos said the man threatened to shoot their drone down, though he can’t be heard clearly saying it on the video.

What can be heard clearly is: “I can shoot my (expletive gun) out here, every (expletive) minute on my ranch,” the man said.

Shaunna Jengo said via telephone July 19 that the encounter left her “terrified” and “shaken.”

“Sir, you’re scaring me,” Shaunna Jengo, who was driving the entire time, can be heard speaking in the video.

Shaunna Jengo said the man claimed to be an active law enforcement officer during the en-

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“He tried to intimidate us into complying with unlawful orders by posing as a current law officer,” Shaunna Jengo said.

After the part of the encounter caught on the video, the Jengos said they drove to Temecula, where they flagged down a police officer.

But the response from the police officer was not what they were expecting.

Shaunna Jengo said, the deputy told her “that I put (my husband) and the truck driver in a dangerous situation. I felt chastised.”

Shaunna Jengo said the deputy told her the man had committed no crime. “(The deputy) told us the man said his neighbor said our drone was bothering his horses,” Shaunna Jengo said. “That’s not true.”

Valley News is not naming the alleged assailant, as attempts to reach him before the press dead-

line were unsuccessful and he has not been charged with a crime.

Still, the Jengos said they thought the man deserved to be arrested and criticized the sheriff’s department’s response.

“We did file a complaint on Saturday,” Dave Jengo said by telephone Monday, July 27.

Asked for information on what had taken place during the encounter, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department representative Cpl. Lionel Murphy offered the following statement, July 27, a week after Valley News reached out: “I did have an opportunity to speak with a shift sergeant at the station and learned that based on the circumstances listed in the call for service, no crime had been committed. A report documenting the details of the incident is being written by the investigating deputy. At this time, that is all the information I have available.”

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

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The nomination period for these offices began Monday, July 13, and closes Friday, Aug. 7, at 5 p.m.

District 1 council member Greg August has reached his term limit and cannot file nomination papers, leaving no incumbent for that seat.

By law, if no incumbent files before the deadline, the nomination period will be extended to Aug. 12, for candidates other than the incumbent.

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Menifee residents who wish to vote in the Nov. 3 election must be 18 years old and registered to vote by Oct. 19. Applications for voter registration are available at Menifee City Hall, libraries, post offices and online at https:// www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voterregistration/.

For more information regarding the Nov. 3 election, contact Manwaring at 951-672-6777 or by email at smanwaring@cityofmenifee.us.

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Former Temecula mayor James “Stew” Stewart.

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Will Fritz ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Former Temecula mayor James Stewart has filed papers to run for the city council seat he stepped down from in June.

According to a candidate intention statement filed July 13 – the first day candidates were able to file – with the Temecula city clerk’s office, Stewart is running to represent Temecula City Council District 4, which covers the area where he lives.

The former mayor has not made any public social media statements of his intention to run again as of Tuesday, July 28, and he did not return a message seeking comment Monday, July 27.

Stewart announced his resignation both from his seat on the city council and his position as mayor in a Facebook post June 4, after criticism erupted online of an email he had sent to a constituent stating, “I don’t believe there’s ever been

been accurately recorded. Stewart said in his Facebook post that he is “well known” for having dyslexia, and frequently utilizes voice text.

“Unfortunately, I did not take the time to proofread what was recorded,” Stewart said in his Facebook post. “I absolutely did not say that. What I said is and I don’t believe there has ever been a person of color murdered by police, on context to Temecula or Riverside County. I absolutely did not say ‘good’ I have no idea how that popped up. Please forgive me for this egregious error. as you can see by the second half of the statement racism is not tolerated at any level in the city or the county.”

However, the social media backlash continued against Stewart, with some promising to speak at an approaching city council meeting to call for him to step down. Though Stewart was not without supporters on Facebook, he announced his resignation in the evening June 4, after Valley News and the Press-Enterprise reported on the controversy.

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a good person of color killed by a police officer.”

The email that led to Stewart’s decision to step down both as mayor and from his city council seat was sent at 11:02 p.m., June 2, as part of a conversation with a local resident that Stewart said was “concerned about our police officers and their sensitivity training.”

In part, Stewart writes in the email: “And I don’t believe there’s ever been a good person of color killed by a police officer.” That part quickly drew backlash when images of the email were shared on social media; Stewart, apparently in reaction, shared his own screen shot of the email on Facebook June 3, saying: “So you are all going to hear about this.”

Stewart said that word “good” in that email was transcribed in error – he said he was dictating the email, and while stating he believed there had been no police shootings of people of color locally he did not notice his words had not

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“Stew is a hard-working and honest man, and the city accepts his resignation. Temecula is poised to close this chapter and continue our long-term commitment to preventing injustice in any form.

On this day of Mr. George Floyd’s memorial service, and on behalf of my council colleagues, the city of Temecula offers our prayers and heartfelt condolences to his family,” Edwards said.

And though Stewart has only been off the council for less than two months, he now faces a crowded field of candidates who have also filed paperwork to run in District 4.

As of July 28, there were five other candidates in the district: Breena Gerber, Maerk Gular, Adam Ruiz, Daryle Shaw and Art Torres.

Stewart was elected at-large in 2016, and this year is the first time an election will be held for District 4 since its creation in 2017.

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I agree with you and I am deeply sorry,” Stewart said in a statement posted to his Facebook page around 9 p.m., June 4.

“I owe everyone an apology including our citizens of all backgrounds and ethnicities, city staff, and my respected colleagues on the city council. You have every right to be offended. My typos and off-the-cuff response to an email on a serious topic added pain at a time where our community, and our country, is suffering. I may not be the best writer and I sometimes misspeak, but I am not racist. I regret this mistake and I own it, entirely. I am truly sorry.

“I understand that even my sincerest apologies cannot remedy this situation. Because actions speak louder than words, I will step down as your mayor and city council member, effective immediately.

It has been a true honor to serve this great city and its citizens. My love for Temecula and its residents is beyond expression,” Stewart said.

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Menifee City Council votes down a proposed Measure DD affirmation ballot measure, leaving voters to decide Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

The Menifee City Council tabled indefinitely a proposal for the Menifee 911 Emergency Public Safety/ No Tax increase continuation measure by a narrow 3-2 vote at its July 15 city council meeting.

The resolution, which was proposed by a city council member at an earlier meeting, was intended to clarify another measure to repeal Measure DD, the one-cent general sales tax that will be listed on the Nov. 3 general election ballot. The name of the city council member was not mentioned in the latest council meeting, but the final vote to table the motion was opposed by council members Lisa Sobek from District 3 and Greg August from District 1.

The added tax measure affirmation placed on the November ballot would have cost the city $40,000.

If approved the proposed measure would have read, “MENIFEE 911 EMERGENCY PUBLIC SAFETY/NO TAX INCREASE CONTINUATION MEASURE.

Shall an ordinance to continue the existing voter-approved locally controlled one-cent sales tax providing $11,000,000 annually to maintain 911 emergency medical and disaster/preparedness response, paramedic/firefighting equipment, neighborhood police patrols, street/ road repairs and other general services until ended by voters, with funding that cannot be taken by the state, all funds for the city of Menifee, and with no increase in taxes, be adopted?” A “Yes” or “No” vote would be left to voters.

Had the measure passed by 50% or more of the voters, it would have nullified the Measure DD Repeal Initiative, and any other ballot measure relating to Chapter 3.26 of the Menifee Municipal Code one-cent sales tax shall remain in full force and effect.

Before the vote to table the Measure DD affirmation measure, the council heard more than a dozen emails sent to the council on the matter; 11 of those were firmly in support of the current one-cent sales tax, which is used only for the city’s ongoing public safety programs, in-

council itself had the right to try to sway the voters in their final decision. He said too after hearing the large-scale public support for Measure DD and what it has brought to the city since being approved by the voters, he was sure the voters understood the financial problems its repeal would bring.

He made the motion to table the resolution indefinitely, casting the final “No” vote.

“Let’s save the residents $40,000.” he said.

In other action, the council moved to approve a $45,000 memorandum of understanding agreement with the Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce to help the Community Services Department to improve local business opportunities. The MOU was brought into some question about how it would be helping the city in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic that was negatively affecting almost all the city businesses and industry. The council agreed the MOU would be granted but, with a scheduled review of the chamber’s efforts after 90-days.

cluding the new police department.

Two other emails questioned the measure, saying it could sway the vote toward maintaining Measure DD instead of giving the voters a chance to decide for themselves on the initiative as proposed. The two comments argued the affirmative measure should not be on the ballot.

District 2 council member Matthew Liesemeyer and District 4 council member Dean Deines immediately said they would vote “No” on placing the affirmative Measure DD on the ballot, believing the voters would make the right decision on the initiative and believing they would understand the consequences if it was repealed.

“I am not in favor of putting this on the ballot,” Liesemeyer said.

“I agree,” Deines said.

Mayor Bill Zimmerman agreed the voters would know to make the right decision, considering the possible loss of revenue would be devastating to the new police department, many street and highway improvements and other public safety programs in the city.

He said he did not see that the city

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representative sampling of the community.

“We believe the number and variety of participants shows the study successfully recruited an excellent representation of the community and accurately reflects the prevalence of the antibody in Riverside County,” Dr. Tait Stevens of Riverside University Health System who co-wrote the study said.

The county reminded residents that the “medical community does not yet know the extent of the benefits of testing positive for coronavirus antibodies and it is not yet known if someone can contract the virus again after testing positive for antibodies.”

“We continue to learn new information about coronavirus, and this survey adds important research to the growing knowledge of COVID-19,” V. Manuel Perez, Riverside County board chair and 4th District supervisor, said. “We still must protect everybody out there who is susceptible to getting sick, and we should do so by wearing face coverings, physical distancing, washing our hands and avoiding gatherings.”

Also Monday, Riverside County Public Health officials reported 1,720 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend bringing the total number of cases within the county to 35,187 since the county began recording data.

Day by day, the county reported 781 new cases Saturday, 322 on

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The county said that based on that data, estimations indicate that between 118,000 and 175,400 infections may have occurred in Riverside County.

“The data gleaned from the study provides important information that will help guide our efforts and direction as we move forward,” Dr. Errin Rider, laboratory director for Riverside University Health System-Public Health, said.

“We appreciate those who agreed to take part in the study; they have contributed to the fight against the pandemic.”

The county’s public health department said they are not creating a list of participants and have not collected information on individuals from the study.

The county reported that the study describes the prevalence of COVID-19, which will be used to inform planning efforts.

“This study is unique in that it included both children (5 years and older) and adults,” according to the news release. “Antibodies are part of the body’s defense against infections. Antibodies develop and stay in the blood even after the infection is over.”

There were no volunteers for the study, the county said, because health officials wanted a more

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The council approved a partnership with Riverside County’s Permanent Local Housing Allocation funding which would afford the city more than $250,000 per year to help low income residents with up to $15,000 in home loans to be either paid back before 15 years or waived if they remain in the same home longer than that. It is a fiveyear program.

The council continued a reconsideration of a conditional use permit for proposed AT&T cell tower in Wheatfield Park until its Aug. 5 meeting. Two other public hearings on Community Facilities Districts 2020-1 and 2020-2 special tax levies were continued.

A lengthy discussion followed, as the city council mulled over a number of amendments to the new city code of conduct policy which was introduced in earlier meetings.

The final changes were approved.

The new code of conduct will be available to the public once completed by the city staff.

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Responding firefighters encountered fire coming from the roof of the two-story home.

County crews were aided by the Corona Fire Department in knocking down the flames, which were fully extinguished shortly before 7 a.m.

There was no immediate word on what sparked the fire.

Sunday and 617 on Monday.

The number of new deaths reported in the county over the weekend was 34 and the total number of people that have died from the virus since the county began sits at 671. One of the deaths included a 23-year-old San Jacinto man. On Saturday, 23 people died, nine more Sunday and two on Monday.

Perhaps partly due to the spike in deaths, there were 35 fewer people hospitalized with the virus since Friday, for a new total of 488 hospitalizations. The county reported 146 of those patients were in intensive care units, 13 fewer than before the weekend started.

Overall, 12,177 people have recovered from the virus, 472 more than the Friday before, the county has tested 356,174 residents for the virus, 10,305 more over the weekend.

The county reported that there were 285 confirmed cases in county jails and another 1,236 cases recorded in state prisons within the county. Both experience minimal case growth Locally, Temecula added 28 cases (679), Murrieta added 33 (679), Wildomar added 17 (304), Lake Elsinore added 46 (713), Canyon Lake added five (51), Menifee added 55 (800), Hemet added 47 (902), and San Jacinto added 43 (644).

In local communities, Anza added no new cases (eight), East Hemet added 13 (179), French Valley added 11 (185), Lakeland Village added four (117), Valley Vista added nine (101) and Winchester added two new cases (10).

Temecula added one more death and, to date, three people have died from the virus in the city. There have been 13 deaths from Murrieta, five from Wildomar, 13 from Lake Elsinore, none from Canyon Lake, 12 from Menifee, 33 from Hemet, nine from San Jacinto, none from Anza, two from East Hemet, one from French Valley, one from Lakeland Village, none from Valle Vista or Winchester.

The latest deaths to be reported occurred as far back as July 12, according to RUHS representative Jose Arballo. The 23-year-old San Jacinto resident died recently, he said, adding it was not immediately clear if the young man had any underlying health conditions.

The number of known active virus cases in Riverside County now stands at 22,339, up 1,214 from Friday. The active count is derived by subtracting deaths and recoveries from the current total – 35,187 – according to the county executive office.

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

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VHMS whistleblower speaks out in racist group chat cover-up Jeff Pack STAFF WRITER

“I was the class vice president.

I was in the school’s student spirit organization. I was in ASB. I was in debate. I was on the varsity tennis team. I was heavily, heavily involved in the school,” Tori Paller said during a phone interview recently.

According to Paller, all that changed when she tried to expose a Vista Murrieta High School-based racist group chat titled “Superior.”

She shared the screenshots she found with friends and administrators which led to her being bullied and eventually leaving the school for online learning.

Along with screenshots showing graphic and threatening language, Paller shared her story in a social media post in early June, sparking a firestorm online.

“I showed these messages to people as I didn’t know what to do and immediately received threats from the people in the group chat and their parents,” she said in her online post. “I got called crazy and eventually had to switch to online school.

“And when I tried to out them, they covered it up and silenced me.

The BBC (Bronco Bleacher Creatures) adviser and football coaches at Vista Murrieta High School played a part in covering it up when it began to spread,” she said. “VMHS itself is disgusting for how they handled this. I know exactly all the people who supported them through this.

And don’t think I’m afraid to name names. I was torn to shreds for trying to bring this to light and all the supporters of these racists who defended them and stood by them deserve as much backlash.”

Shortly after the posts hit social media, MVUSD announced they were launching an investigation into Paller’s allegations of a cover-up and hired Best, Best & Krieger to investigate.

The investigation is ongoing, and a series of questions sent to the district and their hired representative Tom DeLapp of Communications Resources for Schools regarding the timeline of the investigation and when the results will be made public have gone unanswered for more than a week.

The district is also mired in school

reopening plans surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, but consistent requests from Valley News for interviews with superintendent Patrick Kelley and MVUSD school board members regarding how the district will handle the results have also gone unanswered.

Paller decided to do an interview with Valley News after weeks of conversation and waiting for her interview with BBK’s lawyer to take place.

Looking back, she said it’s still frustrating for her that despite her attempts to talk about the group chat with friends and administrators, she was shut down at the time. That’s why, she said, everything that has taken place in the weeks since she posted the screenshots is surprising to her.

“I definitely was pretty outspoken about my opinions at the time,” Paller said. “I’m pretty progressive in that aspect. I tried to associate with people I felt had similar viewpoints. I shared these messages with them and the fact that they didn’t care and they were just like, ‘Yeah, you just need to drop it; it’s not that big of a deal,’ led me to kind of believe, well maybe my perspective of things is kind of warped and this isn’t as bad as I thought though.

Maybe it shouldn’t be as big of a deal. That’s why I wasn’t expecting this to all happen because the people I looked up to, those that were progressive didn’t even care.

I just never thought anything would come out of it.”

Paller said back in 2015 since she shared the screenshots with friends and school officials, she knew the images were out there in the public.

But it wasn’t until someone shared her images five years later that she decided to make a statement on social media.

“I logged on to my Instagram, and this girl had posted them all to her account and I was super confused,” Paller said. “I was like, ‘Oh, those are my screenshots. How did this person even get ahold of them?’”

The girl who posted them said she got them from another guy on Twitter who posted them, but some of the details were out of context, Paller said.

“It kind of goes to show you like how far they were traveling with nothing happening four or five years

down the road,” she said. “Some kid who isn’t even a friend of a friend is out posting them and sitting on that kind of thing. It’s just kind of been sitting in people’s camera rolls.”

To clear things up, Paller said she decided to post them and give context.

When asked whether she was contacted by any of the young men identified in the group chat, she said none of them contacted her directly.

“Initially I heard from (omitted) friends, people decided to message me and say that I was a bad person for posting them and I need to leave him alone,” Paller said. “And at one point, I guess, (omitted) got on one of the guys’ phones and said, ‘You need to stop saying all this stuff.’

And then (omitted) later on also messaged me on Twitter. He sent me, not even an apology, he basically just gaslit me by saying that a lot of the stuff I said wasn’t true and I need to stop trying to ruin his life because he is just trying to bring like peace and love into the world.

“It was pretty ridiculous,” Paller said.

One of the other young men involved in the chat did reach out to her to apologize, though Paller said he wasn’t as much to blame for the bullying she received after initially exposing the group chat back in 2015.

None of the others have reached out, she said.

“A lot of them, what they’re doing is just separating themselves, being like, ‘This is just my past self, I’ve grown and worked on it.’ And no, you haven’t,” Paller said. “Because over the past five years, none of you have reached out to try to right your wrongs and say, you’re sorry for what you did. It’s always been really obvious how bad they ruined my life in all of this. None of them have reached out to make an apology.

It’s just more the response to being caught is the reaction right now.”

One of the young men involved in the group chat was Taylor Daniel, son of former VMHS principal and current MVUSD assistant superintendent of human resources, Darren Daniel, who issued an apology statement along with his son through MVUSD email channels.

“I am in absolute disbelief about this post,” Darren Daniel said in the email. “Apparently, this was done

while he was in high school, and my wife and I just learned of this today.

My heart is broken. We are ashamed as a family and sad about the destructive and dehumanizing message by our son. The emotion elicited by these images is overwhelming, and I am so sorry you and others were subjected to this by him. This behavior is inexcusable, and I am at a loss for words as we do not condone these ideals. I am ashamed, embarrassed and confused about this.”

Paller was confused by the statement, doubting that Darren Daniel had no idea what his son was up to at the time, saying Taylor was texting and messaging her about the screenshots back in 2015.

“I think that’s like the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard,” she said. “Your son is going through a massive scandal and the way that (Taylor) was messaging me, he was obviously very, very scared. How would your staff not know about that?”

Paller also questioned how so many people seemed to know about the situation at the time, having told her school counselor about it, but allegedly nobody else knew, including principal Mick Wager who issued a statement as well, denying knowledge of the incident.

Back in 2015 when the initial situation jumped off, Paller admitted she was conflicted about finding the chat, dealing with an ex-boyfriend who was part of the chat and a flood of texts and messages being sent to her, most of which were degrading or threatening.

“I finally just called my mom, and my mom was like, ‘OK, you’re going to get killed by like one of these football players with these things that they’re saying,’” Paller said. “‘We just need to take you out of school.’ We set up a meeting for the following Monday with (my counselor) and we went in and I said, ‘School is just getting really bad. I can’t stand to be here anymore because of this whole group chat.’ And he said, ‘Yeah, I’ve heard about that.’

“He didn’t respond to it or attempt to say, ‘OK, who are these boys?

Let’s pursue this.’ He didn’t even ask like for a record of what the messages were, because these were obviously violent threats that should be a public safety concern in the same way that we’ve had cops show up at

kids’ houses because they tweeted something suspicious or their friends tweeted something stupid. The fact that this wasn’t taken seriously by the administration was extremely weird to me because it was direct, obvious violent threats, which they had made a point of cracking down on with other students.”

Paller finished school as a homeschooled student and is now in college. She said she isn’t sure how to feel about the actions taking place now within the district, from moving administrators into different positions to the investigation itself.

“I have this side of me who is an activist for change and is very excited to see that they’re like going about implementing new things, not that they’re doing everything perfectly,” Paller said. “I’ve seen talk of certain things being in place, different people being hired, different people being let go. I am excited for that, but as someone who was basically crucified, not that long ago for attempting to get this out, I haven’t had any of the administration reach out to me with an apology. There’s been no talk directly of how this affected me, how a certain student basically had to sacrifice themselves for this to happen. I’ve only had like teachers who I never even had any interaction with, reach out to me on Instagram, to thank me and say that they appreciate me doing this.

“It just like really disappoints me. I don’t feel, personally, that (the school) is embarrassed by their actions. They’re doing actually more of a like rapid, hurried thing so they aren’t questioned about it again. I don’t think that they’re actually considering that there are real people who were truly affected by this because, one, I haven’t gotten an apology, and two, I don’t feel like there’s been like a public apology to minorities and the students that they weren’t keeping safe.

“So many people have come forward in this to share examples of racism and sexism and assault that has been either ignored by the school or facilitated by the school. The school, I feel like it’s somehow avoiding fault by not directly acknowledging all these students and the students they have been permanently traumatized,” Paller said.

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

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A fire sparked by farm equipment in Hemet Monday, July 27, consumed part of the vehicle and spread to a large mulch pile, where it was stopped.

The non-injury blaze was reported about 11:25 a.m. in a field

near Mustang Way and Warren Road, on the west end of the city, according to the Hemet Fire Department.

Multiple engine crews were sent to the location and encountered agricultural machinery – it was unclear whether it was a tractor, haybine or mower – in flames.

The blaze made a run into

nearby vegetation, moving north into a mulch pile, according to reports from the scene. But crews quickly encircled the fire, isolating it to the mulch by noon. Firefighters remained at the scene, mopping up, until 2 p.m.

The cause of the fire was under investigation.

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our garage and I had a newspaper out there, picked it up and gave it to Kole,” Presnillo said.

He told the dog to hold it, which Kole did.

“Kole automatically held it and walked into the house with me, carrying the paper,” he said.

Every morning Presnillo said he told Kole to go get the paper.

“I started giving him a lot of other things to do, and one of the things I had him do was go recycle,” Presnillo said. “The house that we used to live in I would plant cans, aluminum cans, plastic bottles around the yard and in our neighbors’ yard and I’d tell him, ‘Go recycle.’

“He’d go look for those things and bring them back and I taught him how to put them in a recycle bin and he would just do that,” he said.

Presnillo said he realized Kole was easy to train.

“One of the things that I had was anxiety about losing things,” Presnillo said. “I started teaching him to find things for me. I had him start finding my watch, my keys, my wallet, my eye glasses, those things that I mistakenly place somewhere.”

Kole started looking for those things for Presnillo, helping out.

Later, Presnillo took Kole out to the beach where they saw some dogs surfing and signed him up.

“The first year of surfing we took a surfing class at Del Mar beach, under the Helen Woodward Animal Center,” Presnillo said.

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TVUSD’s next superintendent, Ritter began teaching in 1985 as a high school biology teacher in the Chaffey Joint Union High School District in San Bernardino County.

“I think anyone who has worked with Tim will attest to the fact that he reminds us of this daily as he tends to tie everything back to teaching science in a classroom,” McClay said. “So he has been our science teacher for all of these years as well, and we tease him about that pretty seriously.”

After joining TVUSD, Ritter was appointed to serve as Great Oak High School’s first principal when the school opened, before serving both as assistant and deputy superintendent of educational support services. McClay said that after he became superintendent, he was honored as certificated administrator of the year by the Riverside County Office of Education in 2013.

“He has created an environment and fostered our collective and our individual growth through synergy through inspiration through exceptional leadership and role modeling an always with a sense of humor,” McClay said.

Board members presented Ritter with a commemorative clock and a Southwest Airlines voucher. He was given other gift cards as well, including one to the Apple store, that McClay said were paid for by teachers, parents and community members from across the district.

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“They had a surfing class that was going on throughout the summer for six weeks.”

The pair completed four classes when they were approached to participate in a surfing competition.

“First competition he took third place in the extra-large dog category,” Presnillo said.

That competition was five years ago, he said.

“We had to skip a year because he had an injury, a torn ACL – and so he took a break from that but he’s come back and done well and took third place last year at the Helen Woodward Animal Center Camp,” he said.

Carrying things has also been an easy thing for Kole to do.

“I came across a little device that helps him carry more stuff,” Presnillo said. “Bigger items and grocery bags; I trained him to be a service dog and he can do anything for me.”

Besides helping Presnillo, Kole also helps out in the community with Rady Children’s, The Boys and Girls Club, Michelle’s Place and other organizations that will allow the pair to help with fundraising. They also have done some video and photo shoots with Somerset Winery in Temecula’s Wine Country.

Kole is the only honorary dog member of Kiwanis International.

“He’s just one loving dog,” Presnillo said. “He’s constantly looking at me, wanting to know what I’m doing and what’s next.”

Lexington Howe can be reached by email at lhowe@reedermedia. com. support staff and community members have contributed to both of those cards,” McClay said.

Temecula Mayor Pro Tem Maryann Edwards, who played a role in originally hiring Ritter while she was on TVUSD’s board in the early 2000s, joined the meeting in a prerecorded video to share a certificate honoring Ritter and designated July 22, 2020, as “Tim Ritter Day” in the city of Temecula.

“So on behalf of the city of Temecula and all of the grateful parents and the students and residents who live in this fantastic city, thank you on behalf of the city of Temecula and thank you as a friend and colleague,” she said.

Ritter reflected on his more than three decades in education and said it was actually not his first career choice, but one he found himself in and the right one.

“I didn’t choose teaching; teaching chose me,” Ritter said. “I went to school to become a wildlife biologist.”

But he changed his mind after a family friend asked him to help out as a substitute teacher at a private school.

“My life changed within two hours,” Ritter said. “And I have never looked back on that and said ‘Wow, had I gone the other way, what would my life have been like?’ because in those two hours, I knew that this is what I wanted to do.”

Ritter’s final day as superintendent will be July 31.

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

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San Jacinto Council approves the addition of two POP officers and new license plate reader cameras Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

More than a dozen San Jacinto residents in emails strongly asked the city council to add two more sworn police officers to the contracted city police department during the council’s July 21 virtual meeting.

The council was to decide on a proposed general budget adjustment of $786,000 for the hiring of two more sworn police officers from the Riverside County Sheriff Department to improve law enforcement priority calls and major crime response status.

The request for city manager Rob Johnson to find enough money in the 2020-2021 general fund budget to hire the police officers came following council discussion June 30 led by Mayor Andrew Kotyuk.

He cited an increase in the department’s priority calls since the COVID-19 crisis began and asked the council to look into hiring more deputies, possibly two community service officers.

Johnson at the Tuesday meeting showed how the money could be found in the budget and provide another $28,000 for a series of license plate reader cameras at the city’s major intersections that would ultimately help the sheriff find more stolen vehicles and investigate other crimes. The leased cameras from Flock Inc. will cost less than similar cameras in patrol cars.

The city’s police chief, Lt. Ken Reichle, said adding two more Problem Oriented Policing deputies would have the biggest effect immediately. The cost would be about $786,000. He said they are assigned only to major crime situations when called, be it homicides or gang activity. He cited the success of the license reader cameras now installed in neighboring cities such as Hemet.

Kotyuk opened up public comment on the request and found more than a dozen voice or email messages from residents supporting the request for more officers in the community to quell the rising crime rate.

“More officers. More officers,”

was the common response, he said.

Johnson and Thomas Prill, deputy city manager, identified $592,560 in available funds for reprogramming in the current 2020-2021 budget along with a recent $100,000 CalRecycle grant and possibly more than $600,000 in a state offered Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act grant for the city’s unexpected COVID-19 costs, which could be more than enough money to pay for the requested additional officers.

The council, with council member Joel Lopez absent that evening, was pleased with the staff report and directed the city manager to increase the sheriff’s department contract by adding two Public Oriented Policing deputies beginning Sept. 1, 2020, for an expenditure not to exceed $655,000 and to adjust the budget accordingly. They asked Johnson and staff to return with a CARES Act funding update Sept. 1 and any subsequent budget adjustments not to exceed the current $1.8 million in expenditure over revenue for the 2020-2021 budget.

Earlier in the evening, the city council heard a report from a FM3 Research firm consultant on a recent survey made of the major issues in the city, as seen by its residents.

The survey was made from approximately 380 voting residents in the city, including their attitude toward approving a requested onecent general sales tax measure.

Resolution 3822 was approved by the council in the agenda’s consent items. FM3 made the following conclusions.

Three-fourths of the residents said they believe the city has a need for funding, with half in total believing that need is great. Initial support for the measure is strong, with two-thirds indicating they would vote “yes.”

Voters who are more concerned about the pandemic are more likely to support the measure, and a majority support it, even when most voters believe the pandemic will still not be under control or the local economy recovered in the next six months.

The voters prioritized funding for protecting local drinking water and maintaining 911 emergency, medical and public safety response rates. Accountability features such as requiring public disclosure of all spending also rank highly.

Messaging about improving fire response times and the measure’s accountability devices resonated most with voters to support the measure.

After hearing both educational messages and critical messages, over six in 10 voters remained in support of the measure – above the required 50% threshold for passage.

The council was generally pleased with survey results, while Mayor Pro Tem Crystal Ruiz and councilmember Alonso Ledezma voiced concern about the low number of voters responding. The FM3 consultant said the number or those surveyed by phone were consistent with other similar surveys in other cities with San Jacinto’s responses being a bit higher. The report was accepted by the council.

Another presentation of a longterm financial forecast and local sales tax analysis by UFI Financial Solutions showed the city was looking at a fairly good financial future so long as the coronavirus is eventually resolved.

UFI suggested in their study the city’s property tax revenue continues to provide a good stable cash stream in the next decade providing the COVID-19 recession isn’t too deep or too long, otherwise it could impact the city negatively.

The city’s salaries, benefits and pensions at 20%, particularly salaries, will require “strong fiscal discipline.”

The study did see the city’s long-term debt in the general fund is minimal, only 2.2% of total expenses which improves the city’s financial flexibility and adaptability. The administrative and overhead costs and recovery has aggressively been spread and recovered from other funds and cost centers that will show a net positive for the general fund and ensure updated and compliant community action plans if it continues.

The analysis gave the indication that local sales tax and the proposed 1% sales tax is essential for the city’s future fiscal stability.

It will avoid potential insolvency or major cuts. The analysis showed it was simply, “Use it or lose it” or find a more volatile revenue stream like changing the reserve policy. It indicated that even the local sales tax might not be enough to meet long-term solvency or the city’s goals. The council’s priority to improve public safety still will be challenged with the cost inputs controlled by Riverside County.

The city’s only control is demand.

UFI suggested that the council develop a good community development strategy and align that with a strong fiscal strategy including bringing in new retail, residential growth and non-retail business growth.

Last, the council appointed Sherry Morton as city clerk on an interim basis. Morton is a retired city clerk under Calpers and can only serve limited hours on an interim basis.

Tony Ault can be reached by email at tault@reedermedia.com.

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Hemet’s Harvard Street merchants work to survive COVID-19 economic downturn Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

Historically significant Harvard Street in downtown Hemet, which is becoming the center of the city’s effort to bring art and culture to its residents, is the latest victim of the economic disaster brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, but many are creatively finding ways to survive shutdowns ordered by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Some merchants and shopkeepers on the street are creating outside displays, hoping to attract more customers.

The Diamond Valley Art Council, the Hemet Theater Foundation, service clubs and other nonprofits are finding ways to keep the history of downtown Hemet alive.

Harvard Street is located off Florida Avenue, just east of State Street. In the early 1910s, it was the first stopping point for tourists traveling across the nation, offering its own opera house, small cafes, a hotel and other storefront attractions.

Then in the 1920s, “Ramona,” an outdoor play written from Helen Hunt Jackson’s historical novel about the plight of two Native American lovers who were forced from their home by white settlers in the late 1800s, gained international attention.

Visitors came to see the play at the Ramona Bowl. After the performances, many enjoyed the attractions of Harvard Street and the opera house, which was rebuilt after the 1918 San Jacinto earthquake. Many buildings on Harvard Street were built by the founders of the Lake Hemet Water Company, W.F. Whittier and E.L. Mayberry, in 1887. The buildings have stood through many natural calamities and were retrofitted for current earthquake standards over the years.

A walk down Harvard Street today, while still boasting of several well-known eating establishments, a bar and other shops have been without the Diamond Valley Art Center, Elena Kern’s Art Gallery, a dance studio and several antique stores all due to the closing of all “nonessential” stores and services during the

The historic bridal museum, dress shop and tea room, owned by Eve Faulkner in historic downtown Hemet, displays hundreds of actual antique brides and party dresses, some for sale.

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coronavirus pandemic.

Several thrift shops, the downtown bakery, La Boutique and Bridal Museum, once the home of the Hemet Opera House and other shops and stores are unable to fully open. The annual Harvard Street Holidays, the Street Fair and Ramona Days Celebration have been canceled or postponed by the city and chambers of commerce reducing the downtown street traffic.

Harvard Street was previously the focus of the city council and residents who worked to improve the city’s historic image, centered on the Ramona Pageant that was canceled for only the fourth year in its nearly 100-year history. The

tourist industry has suffered in the city, as it has in many other cities across the nation.

Eve Faulkner, owner of the La Boutique and Bridal Museum, has stayed open, offering a Phantom of the Opera tea party and opera during the coronavirus pandemic at a much reduced level.

When I spoke with her Saturday, July 25, she said the business is struggling to remain open.

“I like to think that we help people,” Faulkner said. “We bring a little hope to them with our little tea parties and operatic performances and give them an opportunity to laugh and smile again in these times.”

Faced with the reality of state-

ordered social distancing and face masks, Faulkner, like other Harvard Street merchants, has had to become creative to retain customers, conducting regular sanitation and cleaning schedules.

Faulkner said the number of people coming to tea parties has been reduced and those who do come must wear masks. She suggested ones decorated like those in the Phantom of the Opera. The tables and chairs in the tea room are set apart. A complete luncheon is served as the servers wear the proper protective clothing and masks. The tea parties are held privately at a cost of $40 per person.

The museum is stocked with hundreds of historical bridal

gowns and dresses. Many are up for sale to brides seeking a vintage or historical look.

“We keep getting more and more in, many donated,” Faulkner said, “We need to sell them so we can keep going. We need a shot in the arm.”

Faulkner said residents will need to help maintain the area’s history through their patronage.

The area was once cited as California’s “Most Walkable City,” an “American Tree City” with a wide variety of trees growing throughout the city and has been recognized as home of the state’s official Outdoor Play, “Ramona.”

Tony Ault can be reached by email at tault@reedermedia.com.

Hemet Valley restaurants continue to offer limited outdoor service due to coronavirus Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

Servers help breakfast customers at Pop’s County Cafe in Hemet who sit at outside tables in compliance with the latest state health orders against indoor dining.

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Many Hemet Valley restaurants offering dine-in service are working hard to adjust to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s orders to serve customers outdoors only due to the rise in Riverside County coronavirus infections. While some are offering outside dining options, many restaurants remain open offering take-out service if the ability to provide sit-down service is not an option California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered the change Monday, July 20, during a news conference.

Area restaurants have struggled to find ways to offer their services outdoors without disrupting pedestrian or motor traffic, while maintaining required city business codes and federal, state and county health requirements.

For some restaurants, which have offered dine-in services since their reopening in the past few weeks, business was halted after

the July 20 order. While many larger restaurants have managed to find ways to comply with the new state orders, some smaller drive-in and family restaurants have also found ways to continue serving with only a few outdoor tables and a return to takeout service.

“We live day to day,” Mimi Sanous, co-owner of Pop’s Country Cafe in Hemet, said. “We don’t know anything anymore.”

Her cafe has suffered a 50% loss in business since dine-in service was stopped. Her takeout business continues, and she set up four tables on the sidewalk outside the business which are most always filled, she said, but inside the restaurant, all the tables are shoved against the wall and the chairs turned upside down on the tables.

A single table provides space for takeout orders to be picked up but everything else except the kitchen and the cash counter is closed.

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The pitfalls of holding property in joint tenancy or as community property Paul A. Hanks ATTORNEY & BROKER

The purchase of a new home is a most exciting time for a couple.

Once your offer has been accepted and escrow opens, it is natural for thoughts to drift away from the minutiae of the transaction. We have agents and escrow officers and title reps to handle all that.

Your mind is free to roam and ponder decorating your beautiful new property, giving it your unique touch and flavor, and entertaining in your new home.

The vesting of title to your new home is certainly not something at the forefront of your mind. Not surprisingly, when the escrow officer asks a couple how they want

title to vest in their new home, the question often does not trigger much analysis before the couple picks one of several options presented to them.

If the couple intends to make this home their primary place of residence, it is most common for the couple to choose to have title vest in their individual names, typically as joint tenants or as community property with right of survivorship. When title to property vests in the names of husband and wife as joint tenants, each spouse holds a 50% interest in the property, and upon the death of one spouse title to the entire property is held by the surviving spouse.

Notably, California is a community property state, and some

couples opt to have title to vest in their names as “community property with right of survivorship.” An interesting wrinkle to holding title in this fashion is that either spouse may create a will which leaves their one-half community interest in the home to someone other than their spouse.

In the absence of that having been done, upon the death of the first spouse, title to the entire property will pass to the surviving spouse.

There is a frequently overlooked downside when a couple holds title to real property in joint tenancy or as community property with right of survivorship. The danger arises most often where the couple has children of their marital union who they wish the home to pass to after

the death of both spouses. Since the home has not been titled into a trust but is merely held in joint tenancy or as community property, the home is at great risk of escaping generational passing. In the absence of a living trust, once the first spouse dies the surviving spouse can add anyone to title who they desire, and often this turns out to be a new partner in life.

Elder financial abuse is also a great concern and as the surviving spouse ages and develops physical and mental infirmities, the protection that a properly drafted trust can provide is invaluable. In the absence of such a trust customized to deal with issues of incapacity, the elderly are at risk of financial abuse which sadly often involves

the unknowing transfer of their home.

A living trust would put the brakes on these scenarios and preserve the estate for the next generation as it should be so preserved. A living trust is one critical piece of a comprehensive package of estate documents functioning in harmony to hold property in trust, preserve the assets of your estate, avoid probate, and safeguard the interests of your chosen beneficiaries.

Attorney Paul A. Hanks operates Ironclad Living Trusts & Rocket Realty, 28581 Old Town Front St. in Temecula, and can be reached by calling 951-587-3737 or by email at ironcladlivingtrust@yahoo.com.

Women run businesses and EVMWD warns customers households in the age of remote work of possible phone scams

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TAMPA, Fla. – The question of where work life ends and home life begins took on new meaning when COVID-19 forced many women to work from home, while simultaneously caring for children whose schools and day care centers shut down.

But as women struggle to balance work and home, they may find there are more similarities between the two than they realized, Marsha Friedman, an entrepreneur, wife, mother of four and founder and president of News & Experts, a national PR firm, said.

“I’ve always felt that running a business and running a household have a lot in common,” Friedman said, who is also the ForbesBooks author of “Gaining the Publicity Edge: An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Growing Your Brand Through National Media Coverage.” “It’s become even more apparent now that we are running our businesses from our households. In both situations you have budgeting, planning and one-on-one sessions to discuss challenges you are facing.”

Friedman said being willing to rethink roles is important for working couples raising families under the

current situation where the home temporarily has become the office.

“Suddenly, women are managing both their work and their personal life in ways they did not have to before,” she said.

Friedman said one way for women to bring better balance to their lives is to apply some workplace strategies to the home, both during this crisis, and once it’s over.

Consider the division of labor.

In a business, people are assigned specific jobs and responsibilities based on the company’s needs. The same is true in the household, Friedman said. Jobs around the house need to be delegated, just as they are in a business. Prioritize what tasks must be done, she said, and decide who is most suited to take on each responsibility, whether it’s the mother, the father or the children.

Be thoughtful about the ways of delegating those jobs.

“In business, my philosophy is matching up the interests and skills of the person to the needs of the company,” Friedman said. “You can do the same with household chores.”

Consider whether one person is better skilled at a certain task or

brings more passion to it.

Understand and appreciate each person’s role.

In business, you interact with other employees and attend team meetings, which gives you insight into the scope of other people’s jobs and an appreciation for what they do. That can happen at home as well.

“Even these days, in many families the spouse at work in an office doesn’t always see everything that’s involved in running a household,” Friedman said. “This stay-at-home period has allowed them to see what happens at home when they are away. This can add a lot to the quality of the relationship.”

Eventually, most women who suddenly became remote workers will ease back into some form of their old life, where once again there’s physical separation between work and home. When that happens, don’t forfeit the progress you made improving that work life and home life balance, Friedman said.

“If you made this work during the pandemic, you don’t want to lose the ground you gained,” she said.

LAKE ELSINORE – Many water customers across the Southern California region report receiving scam phone calls regarding payment of their water bills. The scammers, posing as agency representatives, demand customers pay their bills immediately via credit card or water service will be disconnected.

Do not follow these instructions.

Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District will never call customers to demand payment, and any calls of this nature should be ignored.

In addition, EVMWD has currently suspended shut-offs through Sept. 30 due to the coronavirus pandemic, and customers need not worry about loss of water service during this time. Those struggling to pay their water bill can call 951674-3146 to discuss payment plans and assistance.

“We are here to protect our community and provide essential services as we continue to face the effects of COVID-19,” Greg Thomas, general manager for EVMWD, said. “We want our customers to be aware of the scams that exist so that they do not fall

victim. If in doubt about a payment request, please call our customer service team at 951-674-3146 so that they can confirm its authenticity for you.”

Customers should be especially suspicious if payment is requested via gift card, prepaid card, money transfer or similar methods that make it hard to trace or return. Be sure to visit http://www.evmwd. com to view the legitimate payment options provided to EVMWD customers.

It is important to be on guard against all scams. For helpful information on how to recognize, report and avoid phone scams, visit https://www.consumer.ftc. gov/articles/0208-phone-scams.

EVMWD provides service to more than 155,000 water and wastewater customers in a 97-square-mile area in western Riverside County. The district is a sub-agency of the Western Municipal Water District and a member agency of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.

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SERVICE from page B-1 Pop’s Country Café, said, “This shouldn’t be. We should be inside; there is no difference. Changes have been made to clean everything.”

Kane said she was not happy with the latest decision to limit dining to the outdoors.

“Here we are for two weeks (open for inside dining), and now he (Newsom) stopped it again. I have been affected a lot. I get less than one-half my tips now. We even had a cook that quit because he gets $600 a week from unemployment, more than he made here,” Kane said.

One of Pop’s customers, Chris Lang, sat outside enjoying a large omelet.

Lang said, “I like it, but I think we should eat anywhere we want.”

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Donna Leonard, a customer at Abby’s Restaurant in Valle Vista, agreed but said, “I would be happy just to eat on the roof.”

Her husband Mike Leonard said, “Not much else we can do these days.”

Claudia Adkins, another customer of Abby’s Restaurant, said, “We do enjoy it. But I would like just to eat inside again.”

All of the customers were helped by a server wearing a mask and gloves, and a kitchen worker sanitized the table after each diner left.

Polly’s Pies outside of the Hemet Valley Mall erected a large tent as a sun shelter in the parking lot on the east side of the business and installed a Super Kool machine for their outside customers. Nearly every one of their outdoor tables were filled despite the 80-degree plus morning temperatures.

Michael Saunders, general manager of Polly’s Pies, said, “We’ve done better,” but he was pleased with the outdoor business thus far.

“I was thinking about putting up another tent, but not sure about the city giving the OK. It’s really a challenge for sure,” he said.

The tent covers five parking places next to the restaurant that are seldom used.

Art Lester and his wife Cheryl sat at an outdoor table.

“It’s good to get a little sunshine,” he said.

“Yep, it’s better than tuna sandwiches at home,” Cheryl Lester said.

Tony Ault can be reached by email at tault@reedermedia.com.

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Business Temecula launches social media campaign to help businesses during pandemic Kim Harris MANAGING EDITOR

As the coronavirus pandemic drags on, businesses throughout southern California continue to look for unique ways to promote themselves and some local cities have stepped in to help.

In Temecula, the city kicked off a new social media campaign featuring a visual storyboard to help recognize and promote shopping local during what the city calls “these ever-changing times.” The hashtag #ShopYourBlock campaign features the photography of local photographer Jimmy Fu, who visited and photographed more than 125 Temecula small businesses for the 14-week campaign.

For Christine Damko, economic development manager of Temecula, the new campaign is all about supporting local businesses. #ShopYourBlock is really just a continuation of the city’s hashtag #MadeinTemecula and “Good News of the Week” campaigns that were ongoing before the coronavirus pandemic struck, she said.

“Because we can’t do ‘Good News of the Week,’ we can’t take a camera crew into the restaurants and into the store, which is how we usually promote our businesses, we are really big on showing people instead of telling them, if you will,” Damko said.

“We can’t all necessarily go out there, so we thought, let’s just send out one photographer and a staff member out there to take some cool images so it’s safe.”

Damko said that Fu and the staff member literally visit each business for a few moments to take the photos then move on to the next business.

“There is no charge to the businesses and the businesses get those professional images to use on their social media pages or website,” she said. “It’s kind of our way of indirectly inspiring

Stylists at Bella Allure Salon on Winchester Road in Temecula pose for a Jimmy Fu photo as part of the city of Temecula’s hashtag V alley News/ City of T emecula p hotos #ShopYourBlock campaign.

A server at Rock n’ Jenny’s Italian subs on Winchester Road in Temecula shows off one of the restaurant’s many creations for the city of Temecula’s hashtag #ShopYourBlock campaign.

and hoping that our community will see something cool or interesting and then stop by it.”

Featuring images of local business owners, products, employees, food, office spaces and storefronts, businesses from throughout all areas of Temecula are highlighted in the campaign which covers the areas of Old Town, Temecula Parkway, Vail Ranch Headquarters, Jefferson Avenue, Margarita Road, Winchester Road and Rancho California Road.

Damko said that Temecula businesses have been creative in finding ways to keep the doors open while obeying all rules and regulations set forth by the state.

“They are truly entrepreneurs,”

she said. “I guess the easiest ways to visually see that is in Old Town where some of the retailers and the restaurants are moving their space onto the on-street parking areas, coupled with curbside pick-ups. They’ve done a great job.”

Damko said the majority of businesses in Temecula remain open.

“We wanted a way to safely showcase the entrepreneurial spirit, resiliency and strength of our local business community.

We chose to accomplish this by capturing their essence through a camera lens. It is our hope that the community will see these images and get inspired to visit and shop local,” Maryann Edwards,

A server at Guadalajara Mexican Grill & Cantina on Jefferson Avenue in Temecula shows off one of the restaurant’s many creations for the city of Temecula’s hashtag #ShopYourBlock campaign.

Temecula mayor pro tem, said.

To see the photos and learn more about Temecula businesses that are open, visit the city of Temecula’s social media platforms on Facebook, Instagram

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

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Business Visit Temecula Valley announces Xenia winners via Zoom Jeff Pack STAFF WRITER

Kimberly Adams, president and CEO of Visit Temecula Valley, welcomed everyone to a live Zoom event celebrating a year’s worth of service and hospitality shown by the area’s top businesses.

The COVID-19 pandemic was at the forefront of everyone’s mind during the annual Xenia Awards Tuesday, July 21.

“Think back to last year’s phenomenal success and the promise of another great year in 2020,” Adams said. “Who would have ever guessed we would experience a once in a lifetime pandemic. The great news is we are a community of resilient, successful oriented hospitality professionals, and we are enthusiastically bringing our tourism economy back today.”

While the awards presentations were pre-recorded, the VTV hospitality committee surprised each of the award winners by visiting each of them and recording the presentation.

First up, the Social Media Award was presented to Peltzer Farm & Winery. According to VTV, “The winery has shown a consistent strong engagement at the customer level and strategically post events on their channels with excellent use of calendar skills.”

“On behalf of the Peltzer family, Carrie and Charlie, and our marketing team, as well as all the rest of the team here at Peltzer, we are so excited to be a part of this amazing valley,” Moriah Wilson said.

“We’re in such good company in this category. All the nominees are amazing and something that’s so incredible, I think, about Temecula

is the partnerships that we create with each other. A lot of the other nominees, we’ve partnered with them for social media to lift each other up. And I think that’s a true testament to what’s good for one of us is good for all of us.”

Oak Grove Culinary Creations was awarded the Champion Culinary Award.

Oak Grove Center, a nonprofit residential, educational and treatment center for children throughout California with psychological, emotional and behavioral problems and special needs, has created a place where students can explore and learn to excel in the culinary field.

“This is pretty amazing to receive this award,” Robin McCoy, director of culinary instruction, said. “Just a lot of hard work, a lot of heart and sweat from the very beginning. This is a progression of seven years with Oak Grove Center. It brings meaning actually to what I do.

“I don’t take it lightly the interaction with the kids, and you just never know how you would change a person’s life just by one word.

Tammy Wilson, our executive director, has always been an open door, creative, innovative, just really backing the culinary program.

And it’s that type of leadership that makes a program like this successful.”

The Ambassador Award was presented to Diane Strand of JDS Creative Academy who has created significant events generating positive exposure for Temecula Valley.

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There was a tie for the Hospitality Award, given to the “tourism organization or business that demonstrates outstanding hospitality to visitors and exhibits a team spirit in promoting travel tourism and the growth of Temecula Valley.”

Avensole Winery and Old Town Temecula Community Theater shared the award.

“We here at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater feel that we’re the heart of arts and culture and old town,” Bea Barnett, superintendent of Temecula Community Services, said. “We’ve created an inclusive, diverse and accessible theater opportunity to create memories to last a lifetime. We’ve entertained almost a million people here in our valley. We have had 66,000 hours of volunteer usher service.

We couldn’t do it without the community supporting us.”

Jennifer Capps, general hospitality manager for Avensole Winery, accepted the award for the winery.

“We are absolutely so honored here at Avensole, and we feel very blessed to be part of this community,” she said. “We absolutely love the Temecula Valley AVA, and we just wanted to say, we’re always focused on gracious hospitality and casual elegance, and we just love to make sure that we make the guests day and that’s the best part of what we do.”

Chris Keyson and his team at 8 Bit Brewing Company were presented with the Golden Tap Brewery of the Year award – the first time the award has been presented

by VTV. “It was a privilege and an honor to be nominated for this, let alone win it,” Keyson said. “There’s some great breweries in town, the industry is growing like crazy. When we opened five years ago, the whole goal was making a destination and a place where people felt like it was home and the community welcomed us. This isn’t our home.

We’re from Texas, and we moved out here and found a place that felt like home. We’ve been brewing beer since and keep growing.

“It’s a tough time, but everybody’s been so kind and welcoming and supportive and we’re going to get through it as is everybody. It’s a great time to be alive,” Keyson said.

Jim Carter, owner of South Coast Winery, was presented with the Cilurzo Award for winery of the year.

“I’m surprised by the whole thing,” Carter said. “We have been in Temecula now for several years.

Robin McCoy, director of culinary instruction at Oak Grove Culinary Creations, right, accepts the Champion Culinary Award while Tammy Wilson, executive director of Oak Grove Center, watches.

Bea Barnett, superintendent of Temecula Community Services, right, accepts the Hospitality Award, which was a tie with Avensole Winery, on behalf of the Old Town Temecula Community Theater.

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Mike Rennie of Temecula Valley Winery Management was awarded the Welty Award for Tourism Professional of the Year award.

Moriah Wilson, middle, accepts the Visit Temecula Valley social media award on behalf of Peltzer Farms & Winery.

I remember when we first started building a wall around the outside of the place here, and everybody says, ‘What is that wall for? What’s going to happen here.’ And then finally we put the winery and everything behind here. I’m speechless so, thank you guys.”

His son Jeff Carter, chief financial officer at the winery, picked up where his father left off.

“This is a surprise. We didn’t expect it,” Jeff Carter said. “It’s always been about doing the best we can with quality. Quite frankly, we couldn’t have done what we’ve done out here without my father, but also with John (McPherson) and Javier (Flores).”

Mike Rennie of Temecula Valley Winery Management was awarded the Welty Award for Tourism Professional of the Year. VTV said, “His commitment to growth in the valley has shape the tourism landscape through his diversified company offerings.”

“I feel rather undeserving because I know there’ve been so many that have added to this community, into this valley,” Rennie said. “But I certainly want to thank the VTV, Kimberly Adams and all her hard work over the many, many years and tireless efforts in the valley.

The entire board of directors of the VTV is certainly very concerned and interested in our valley.

“Being a farmer and a farmer for all these years, the thing that really has stuck with me is my predecessors and my mentors. I think of when I first came here and was tutored by John Moramarco, a tremendous mentor to me and what he taught me about farming and how it influences wine quality. I think of Eli Calloway. I think of Gary Winder, my partner, who’s done so much through the years to help me.

Then I also think of some of those that are no longer with us that were outstanding farmers in this valley, Ben Drake, Leonard Francis, Dick Wiley,” Rennie said.

VTV also presented special recognition to some of the valley’s top

hospitality professionals.

The Spotlight on Service Award recipients were Randy Wikert at Grapeline Wine Tours; Leeana Geuy at Rene’s Cowgirl Cantina; Mark Kim at Sushi Boat; Liz Amoros at Lucille’s Smokehouse BBQ; Julian Carillo at Build-a-Bear Workshop; Jan Dowe at Brighton Collectibles; Philippe Dornic at The Vineyard Rose; Danyell Cortopassi at The Vineyard Rose; Adriana Aragon at South Coast Winery Resort & Spa; Alex Cervantes at Pechanga Resort Casino; Casey Price at The Gambling Cowboy; Lauren Strickland at The Gambling Cowboy; Terri Bobbe at Wilson Creek Winery; Markelle Brown at Wilson Creek Winery; Arlene Eyerman at Temecula Carriage Company; Nicole Berry at Temecula Carriage Company; Amber Williams at Red Robin Temecula; Kristy Campbell at Falkner Winery; Tina Tackett at Falkner Winery; Carol Post at Old Town Spice & Tea Merchants;, Sean Suthers at E.A.T. Marketplace; Brooke Woodside at California Pizza Kitchem and Gilmarie Villegas at Bluewater Grill.

At the end of the presentation, VTV shared some numbers from 2019 regarding the economic impact of tourism in the valley. In 2019, that number was $2,064,990, and projected visitors for 2019 are 3.3 million.

Lodging revenue was up 8.5% in 2019, coming in at $89 million.

Marketing efforts by VTV created 61.4 million paid impressions, 2.1 million website page views, a 15.2% increase in website unique viewers, 759,397 leisure hotel searches, $576,502 direct hotel revenue, 419 million media impressions and $11.1 million value in free coverage.

For more information about VTV, visit http://www.visittemeculavalley.com, and for more membership or more assistance, call 888-3632852 or 951-491-6085.

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

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Soboba tribal member enters West Point Mike Hiles SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Yawaywish Laupsa-Briones graduated from Great Oak High School in May, and Monday, July 13, she started her training at the United States Military Academy at West Point in New York. From the 13,000 applications received, the school chose 1,210 new cadets.

Academic classes will begin after four weeks of basic training.

“West Point is an opportunity of a lifetime, and I did not want to miss it,” the 18-year-old member of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians said. “The reason I chose West Point was the great student body, the staff and their willingness to always help, its softball program and the ability to serve our country as an Army officer after I graduate.”

President Thomas Jefferson signed legislation in 1802 establishing the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, to ensure those attending the school would be representative of a democratic society. Initially de-

signed to focus on civil engineering, the school’s curriculum has expanded to encompass science, technology and the humanities.

“My plan is to major in mechanical engineering and minor in business,” Laupsa-Briones said.

“The job I hope to receive (after enlistment in the U.S. Army) is engineer officer where I will design, build and maintain machinery.”

The softball standout also is looking forward to playing on the school’s team all four years she attends. She played club ball for the Semper Fi Bulldogs John Lucero 18u team in Murrieta for years.

“With all the traveling I have done with club sports, it does not help with moving across the country,” Laupsa-Briones said. “I am optimistic, but being far away from family will be quite hard.”

She attended a softball camp at West Point before she applied and said the campus reminded her of the Soboba Reservation, which could be helpful as she transitions to her new home.

“It is an honor to get into such an establishment,” Laupsa-Briones

said. “I also received a scholarship from Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health Inc., which was a tremendous help in getting all of my supplies for the upcoming school year.”

Because of COVID-19 and the interruption to in-person school activities, no senior awards were presented, but Laupsa-Briones earned a 4.0 GPA on her final report and said that was a good enough reward for all the hard work she put in and all that she accomplished. She had some advice for younger students who haven’t found their own path yet.

“For those who are debating to leave home and go to college, do it.

The world is full of opportunities that need to be taken,” she said. “If you don’t know how to go about pursuing your dreams, talk to an elder or someone in your field of interest as they will be more than willing to share their story and what they have done to make it a perfect career. By talking with a veteran, I was able to decide my career.”

Yawaywish Laupsa-Briones of Great Oak High School and the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians will use her softball and academic skills at the United Valley News/Faith Laupsa photo States Military Academy at West Point.

Rancho Christian plans in-person learning when school opens Jeff Pack STAFF WRITER

Citing advice from its lawyers, Rancho Christian School announced Tuesday, July 21, that the Temecula K-12 private school plans to open the school year Wednesday, Aug. 19, with an in-person learning option for students.

An email and website posting were released from school board President Scott Treadway, secondary school Principal Jerry Stayton and elementary school Principal Mary Kathryn Boucher.

“Our team of attorneys have made it clear to us that Rancho is free to open school on-site, on time,” according to the posting.

“We are fully prepared to open school on campus this fall for families that choose this option.”

On Friday, July 17, Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered all school campuses to remain closed, when the academic year begins in counties on the state’s monitoring list due to spiking coronavirus cases – including Riverside County.

It meant that all public, private and charter schools in the county were required to begin the school year with online options only for student learning.

Newsom said school campuses will only be allowed to open in counties that have been off the

state’s monitoring list for at least 14 days. Counties are placed on the monitoring list based on a variety of factors, including coronavirus positivity, testing and hospitalization rates. As of last week, 32 California counties were on the list.

Several studies have suggested but don’t prove, that children are less likely to become infected with COVID-19 than adults and more likely to have only mild symptoms, according to The Associated Press.

“There are still a lot of unanswered questions. That is the biggest challenge,” Dr. Sonja Rasmussen, a pediatrics professor at the University of Florida and former scientist at the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention told The Associated Press recently.

The email post sent by Rancho Christian offered a different view.

“Study after study confirms that children are not impacted by COVID-19 nearly as much as older adults, yet for the sake of staff, parents and even grandparents, best-practice safety measures will be employed as they are now with Rancho Preschool and Rancho Elementary Enrichment, which have been open and thriving all summer,” according to the posting.

“Our preschool and elementary enrichment students have been having a blast all summer on our open campus, and we set a record for

summer enrollment.”

According to the post, Rancho Christian has situated all classrooms with a “normal feel while meeting safety standards.”

“Due to our thriving on-site summer programs, Rancho is expert at running a comfortable, active, fun on-site learning environment within sanitation protocols. There are strict sanitizing procedures between student groups, hand-washing schedules and hand sanitizers in every room,” according to the posting.

The school said it has flexibility in classroom setups, large multipurpose rooms and outdoor environments to create more flexibility for “academic and co-curricular activities and programs on-site within safety protocols.”

The school said it has a detailed plan for outdoor breaks and lunch.

Valley News has reached out to Rancho Christian’s school leadership team for questions regarding whether or not students or staff will be required to wear masks, if temperatures will be taken at the school and the reporting processes in an instance where a positive COVID-19 case is reported in a student or staff member.

The post said that the school hopes it will not be mandated to be limited to online learning only, “but we are fully prepared to deliver the region’s premier online experience

Rancho Christian School announces Tuesday, July 21, that it would proceed with plans to have on-site learning when school opens Valley News/Rancho Christian School Facebook Wednesday, Aug. 19.

for families that choose online education. Our faculty will receive all the equipment, training and daily support they need to deliver an exceptional, personalized, caring and God-honoring education for every student.”

The post suggested that if there is a mandate for private schools to go online exclusively – “which is not the current reality,” according to school’s post – the school will offer an on-site option for working parents who need child care.

“Teachers will deliver a visually

‘normal’ school experience with exceptional image quality and audio quality from their classroom and will allow them to participate in online education in a supervised, social and fun environment,” according to Rancho Christian School’s post.

For more information, visit http://ranchochristian.org.

City News Service and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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

College freshmen rethink plans as the coronavirus pandemic drags on Emily Schwank INTERN

As the summer comes to a close, incoming college students are coping with the reality of going to school amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Not every college is taking the same approach when it comes to the new school year. Some schools, like the University of California Berkeley have decided to provide only remote instruction to its students. Others have set up a blended model in which some classes will be online and some will be held in person. Some are only allowing certain students to live on campus. For example, Stanford University is only allow-

ing freshmen and sophomores to live on campus. Mt. San Jacinto College, a local community college, has moved many classes online.

“With everything happening recently, my college experience has been filled with a lot of uncertainty and confusion,” Jasline Dimapilis, a freshman at the University of California Davis, said. “I’m really nervous about starting college during all this. Davis still has not released a specific plan other than hybrid classes though I know already I will only be taking online and remote courses.”

Justin Benjamin, a freshman at the University of California Riverside, said, “I honestly feel pretty excited about starting college, but

I am also worried that I won’t get to have the complete college experience in my freshman year, such as going to classes in person or spending time on campus and exploring new things to do on my own.”

Some students, like Brianna Mendez-Espain of Mt. San Jacinto College, have already experienced online summer classes.

“Being online has made it more difficult to have a quick and relevant conversation about the material. Since my professors have uploaded lectures online, I’d have to email them if I have a question,” she said.

Dimapilis said she experienced a similar issue.

“I know I learn better in person

with interaction, so I’m anxious to see how I’ll do with remote learning while also balancing the new fast-paced quarter system compared to semesters in high school,” she said.

Some college students are choosing between staying home and living at their school. In some cases, students are allowed to live on campus but all courses will be conducted online.

Dimapilis said, “I recently canceled my contract for dorming in the fall quarter, and though I’m really sad about it, there was just too much uncertainty and the possibility of an outbreak occurring was just too risky and costly.”

A freshman at Brown University, Lyric Johnson said, “My

college experience has actually been postponed. Brown University made the decision to have freshmen come for the spring and summer semesters.”

Even though Hunter Gonzales, a freshman at Bringham Young University, is still living on campus, his school is still making efforts to slow the spread of the COVID-19.

“I will still be living on campus in the dorms but in order to decrease contact, the college is scattering check in dates so I will be moving in a couple of weeks early,” he said.

Emily Schwank can be reached by email at valleystaff@reedermedia.com.

Parents express concern with distance learning in Riverside Samantha Cox INTERN

Menifee Union School District announced it will begin the school year with distance learning in August, following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s July 17 announcement that all counties on the state’s COVID-19 watchlist, including Riverside County, will not be permitted to have students return to campus unless the county can go 14 days without any new COVID-19 cases.

“In the coming weeks, we will continue to provide the details of virtual learning and the opening of the school year, currently scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 12,” superintendent Gary Rutherford said in a news release. “We encourage you to check your email and visit our website at http://www.menifeeusd. org for updates.”

Menifee resident Silvia Simmons has three children who will be attending Boulder Ridge Elementary

School this year. While Simmons acknowledged the situation was upsetting for many parents, students and teachers, she said she understood the state’s decision to take part in distance learning during the pandemic.

“My kids want to go back to school,” Simmons said. “They want to see their friends and go back to normal, but when I look at all the things that would have been required of them to go back, it is anything but normal.”

When Boulder Ridge Elementary School shut down in mid-March, Simmons’ daughter was learning how to read. Her daughter’s teacher was frequently creating new lesson plans and finding teach videos on YouTube to help children feel that they were inside of a classroom, Simmons said.

“All of my kids’ teachers went above and beyond to stay in touch, provide instruction and offer their support,” Simmons said. “That’s how you know the teachers really

do care about their students.”

As many parents navigate the education and child care options for while they are at work, Laura Bejar, a mother of a child entering kindergarten, shared her concerns with distance learning.

“I am actually going to be taking leave from work because we don’t have a safe child care option,” Bejar said. “I still don’t know financially how this is going to work for us, but as my husband continues to remind me, there’s no amount of money that can make up for a healthy family/ baby.”

Menifee Valley School District included several options to allow for smooth transitions into the new school year to accommodate parents and their children’s needs.

The first is the “distance learning model,” which includes a standardsbased online program with teachers present for online support. While lessons will occur online, teachers will be readily available via video chat.

The “in-person transitional model” will be similar to traditional schooling, where students will meet with teachers in person on specified days with safety measures in place, such as wearing a face mask and frequent sanitizing of surfaces and hand-washing.

Regardless of chosen learning model, the TK-eighth grade students will be assigned Chromebooks, the district said.

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

Murrieta Rotary opens applications for vocational training scholarships MURRIETA – The Rotary Scholars Program for 2020 is open to those pursuing vocational training in various forms. Offered through the Rotary Club of Murrieta Foundation, the $500 to $1,000 scholarships are open to Murrieta residents who have graduated from high school recently.

First consideration for the scholarships will be given to applications received by Aug. 13. Applications received after that date will be considered if funds are available.

The review of applications will

place emphasis on clear career paths and service to others during high school years. Leadership and academic achievement will also be considered.

To download a copy of the scholarship guidelines and application, visit http://murrietarotaryclub.org.

For questions, contact Al Vollbrecht, coordinator of Murrieta Rotary Scholars, at avollbrecht@ verizon.net or 951-440-6595.

Submitted by Rotary Club of Murrieta.

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Peltzer Family Cellars hopes to host annual pumpkin patch in the fall Lexington Howe STAFF WRITER

Pivot with the changes – that’s been one of Peltzer Family Cellars’s mottos as they progress through challenging times.

Peltzer Family Cellars at 40275 Calle Contento in Temecula Valley’s Wine Country has been working to provide a safe and fun

environment for guests during social distancing guidelines.

They’re open, though some of their services may look a little different.

“Right now, we’re just trying to maintain a safe and open area environment to come hang out and feel comfortable,” Moriah Wilson, marketing manager of Peltzer Family Cellars, said.

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Behind the Scenes Wine Tour, South Coast Winery

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Happy Hour, Vineyard Rose, South Coast Winery

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Craft Faire, Maurice Car’rie Winery

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Happy Hour, Vineyard Rose, South Coast Winery

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Brunch Specials at Meritage Restaurant, Callaway Winery

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Craft Faire, Maurice Car’rie Winery

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Dog Day Sundays, Carol’s Restaurant at Baily Winery

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Happy Hour, South Coast Winery

Peltzer Family Cellars hopes to open their annual pumpkin patch event in the fall, having just recently planted their pumpkins.

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The farmstead is located next to the garden ceremony site at Peltzer Family Cellars with quite a few mulberry trees that keep the area shaded on a warm day.

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Due to maintaining guests outside in the fresh air, they’ve expanded out into their decomposed granite area, as well as opening up the farmstead for extra seating Saturdays and Sundays.

They’re currently serving wine by the glass and bottle, and their Silo bar is open on weekends.

They also serve sangria, and right now they are offer a “quarantine cooler,” along with a new wine slushie that has been a hit, according to Wilson.

While they don’t currently have live music or events, they hope to host their annual pumpkin patch, which is how the Peltzers first got started.

“In 1996, they opened a pumpkin farm in Orange County,” Wilson said, adding that the Peltzers are fifth-generation farmers. “Every year, late September through the end of October, we do a fullblown pumpkin patch.

“Tons of stuff for kids, super family-oriented; we’ve seen the same families come back every single year since they were babies, so we get to watch our community grow,” Wilson said. “We’re looking forward to the future, we’re waiting for the go-ahead and as fall approaches that’s our biggest season.”

The pumpkins were just planted recently.

“We’re hoping for the best and

although it might look a little different, we’re hoping to have it,” she said.

Temecula resident Kim Butler’s first event with Peltzer Family Cellars was the pumpkin patch.

“I brought my grandchildren, and they had a blast playing and all of the events,” Butler said. “My granddaughter’s favorite was panning for gold.”

Butler first joined Peltzer Family Cellars two years ago.

“I just loved the atmosphere and they’re very relaxed and family oriented,” she said.

Peltzer Family Cellars also has food trucks come out daily in support of local businesses. During the winter season, they open an ice rink on the property and do a Christmas tree lighting.

“Charlee, my granddaughter, loved ice skating,” Butler said.

“She got to skate with Elsa and Anna – this winter my grandson should be able to give the ice skating rink a whirl – he will be just over 2 years old.”

Toward the front of their property, they have a farm area where they host Nashville Nights and other events like the pumpkin farm, which has pig races, petting zoo and pony rides when it’s open.

Peltzer Family Cellars also hosts weddings, next to an area for gem panning.

“Our favorite thing to do is plan

things for the community to take part in and feel like they belong with us and create family traditions,” Wilson said.

On the way down to the farmstead, a large red caboose sits out front with a unique story tied to how it came to be at Peltzer Family Cellars.

Owners Charlie and Carrie Peltzer passed by the caboose when their children were growing up as they went out to the desert, Wilson said.

“They’d always hop out and take a picture in front of it, and Carrie always wanted a caboose,” Wilson said. “It went up for auction at some point, and it was just a cool, full circle type of moment.”

Wilson said that they have plans for it in the future; however, for now Peltzer Family Cellars awaits the day they can reopen events to the community.

“You’ve got to keep your thoughts positive,” she said. “I think the main tag line of this whole thing for small businesses has been pivot. Pivot with the changes.”

To stay updated on Peltzer Family Cellars, visit https://www. peltzerwinery.com or find them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Peltzerfarmandwinery/.

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

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Soboba pool reopens with new safety rules and new lifeguards

Avellaka Arviso is one of the certified lifeguards who has worked at the Soboba sports complex pool since its safe reopening, July 6.

Lifeguard Avellaka Arviso watches a young swimmer at the Soboba sports complex pool, July 13.

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Kelli Hurtado and her 4-year-old granddaughter Tonla Hurtado Laurenzana enjoy swimming at the Soboba sports complex pool.

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The Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians’ tribal administration decided to have a safe reopening of its sports complex pool, July 6, and recently certified lifeguards were ready to go on duty.

The pool is open only on weekdays for three sessions each day with a limit of 30 people each session. Lifeguards take the temperature of each person upon ar-

rival, and all visitors are required to wear masks when outside of the pool. After each session, everyone is asked to leave the pool area, and a 30-minute cleaning routine is performed.

Robert Cisneros, firefighter and emergency medical technician for the Soboba Fire Department, and firefighter-paramedic Mike Chidester were trained as lifeguards and instructors in June 2019 and rotated shifts at the sports complex pool. A request by Andy

Silvas, director of Soboba Parks and Recreation, put together a program that would benefit the center.

“I was asked to coordinate training, certification and pool coverage scheduling,” Cisneros said. “I was asked to run it due to my history of swift water rescue, 21 years of paramedic experience and willingness to accept the challenge.”

After the summer, it was determined that due to the work and personal schedules of fire department employees, more people needed to be certified, not just for daily open swim times but for afterhours private parties as well. Silvas obtained tribal council approval and additional funding for six more positions, and four people were certified in May and June. They include sports complex employees Ricardo Macias, Avellaka Arviso, Lawrence “Marshal” Oguinn and Julissa Ledesma. Firefighter-paramedic Keith Navarre completed the course in July, and another will complete the certification by August.

Applicants weren’t required to have previous experience, but they had to complete a rigorous swim test before completion. It included

swimming nonstop laps for 300 yards – 12 laps in a 75-foot pool – treading water for five minutes and starting at the shallow end, a swim to the deep end to retrieve a 10-pound weight from the bottom of the pool and return it to the shallow end.

Arviso, who works most afternoon shifts at the pool, said that was the most challenging part of the entire certification process. She said the program’s timing was great as she plans to work as a lifeguard all summer before heading to college Sept. 1.

She will attend Dean College in Massachusetts as a pre-law student enrolled in the school’s 3+3 program that enables students to study for three years at Dean College and then enter law school. Students earn their bachelor’s degree after completing their first year of law school. Arviso earned a softball scholarship so she also will be part of the school’s athletic program.

Another aspect of the certification process is the classroom portion which includes studying a more than 500-page lifeguard manual, completing 10 online tests with a score of 90% or better, plus

first aid and CPR training. The online tests include approximately 800 questions.

Cisneros said that after students set up an online profile on http:// Lifeguard-Pro.org, the entire curriculum is laid out in detail. The initial manual review and online test completion is assigned to each person to do in their own time within two weeks, including watching videos of the in-water skills.

“After that, we meet in the classroom and demonstrate first aid, CPR and back boarding. The students then take the online first aid and CPR tests, and we schedule an eight-hour pool skills day. It usually takes all day,” Cisneros said.

Upon successful completion of the 60 in-pool skills, students return to the classroom and take a 60-question written final exam encompassing all aspects of the written and hands-on curriculum.

Currently, all new lifeguards are only working at the Soboba sports complex pool, but the certification is internationally recognized and can be used anywhere a lifeguard is needed.

A summer vineyard drive-in, food truck event and more in August Lexington Howe STAFF WRITER

As Valley residents head into August, continue to check in with each venue to ensure the event is still taking place. Here is the weekly entertainment round up for July 31-Aug. 6: Zabber Thai Fusion New Joy Band is playing live at Zabber Thai Fusion in Temecula outdoors Saturday, Aug. 1, and will be respecting social distancing. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/ events/600374737569979/.

Lorimar Winery Endeavor will be playing live

at Lorimar Winery Friday, Aug. 7, from 6-9 p.m.; come experience a three-hour show of classic rock tunes. The venue is 21 or older and free to attend.

For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/ events/201477281275443/.

Pretty Paints: Self-Care Workshop Pretty Paints will host a SelfCare Workshop Tuesday, Aug. 4, from 5-7 p.m., on Old Town Front Street in front of Be Kekoa Hair Studio, or attendees may attend virtually. Each kit will come with self-care goodies, canvas, paints and more. The cost is $30, which includes supplies. The proceeds

will go to the Autism and the Arts Initiative, an initiative that provides free art courses for children with autism spectrum disorder in the Temecula Valley and surrounding areas.

For more information on masks and social distancing, or information on the event, visit https://www.facebook.com/ events/2760970454124259/.

A Summer Vineyard “Drivein” Experience Akash Winery is hosting a family-friendly drive-in event Friday, July 31, and Sunday, Aug. 2, starting at 7:45 p.m. It’s $30 per car – member discounts apply – and popcorn, drinks, snacks and

wine by the bottle will be available for purchase. All social distancing rules apply. For more details and the movies that will be playing, visit https://www.facebook.com/ events/336449694183958/ or purchase tickets at http://www. akashwinery.com.

Somerset Winery 3 Mile Radius will play live outdoors at Somerset Winery Sunday, Aug. 2, from 2-5 p.m.

For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/ events/606058820015992/.

Valley Nights Monteleone Meadows, Valley Nights FV and Da Big Show BBQ is hosting Valley Nights, a free

admission-food truck, take and go event. Come out Friday, July 31, from 4-10 p.m. to Monteleone Meadows in Murrieta.

For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/ events/720295782096771/.

Baily’s Old Town Son & Reynolds is playing live at Baily’s in Old Town Temecula, Sunday, Aug. 2, from 11-3 p.m.

For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/ events/1542324245937643/.

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

Temecula couple to be featured on A&E’s ‘Extreme Unboxing’

Steven and Steph Davidson of Temecula are featured on the new A&E television series, “Extreme Unboxing,” debuting at 10 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4.

Steven and Steph Davidson unwrap a recently delivered pallet in a scene from “Extreme Unboxing,” debuting on A&E. Valley News/A&E 2020

Jeff Pack STAFF WRITER

For Temecula’s Steven and Steph Davidson, having cameras around to document what they do every day was nothing but fun.

“Having the opportunity to

come up, why wouldn’t you do it?”

Steph Davidson said in a phone interview. “We get to be on a TV show doing what we’re already doing – what we love to do – we are comfortable with it. We like it. We’ve been doing it for years, and it’s a fun show. It’s a fun, new

concept. So it was really fun being a part of it.”

“We have grandkids,” Steven Davidson interjected. “It’s like bragging rights. No matter what, it’ll always be there. Like, ‘Hey, we’re on a TV show. That’s how cool we are.”

“Yeah, right, they already know we’re not,” Steph Davidson replied, laughing.

Whether they are cool or not in the minds of their grandchildren, the Davidsons will, in fact, be featured in A&E’s new series “Extreme Unboxing,” which premieres at 10 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4.

According to the synopsis of the show, “online retailers receive billions of dollars of returned items that are then auctioned off in large pallets to buyers. ‘Extreme Unboxing’ follows a group of palletflipping entrepreneurs from across the country who bid on these large boxes of returned, discounted merchandise sight unseen in hopes of selling the items within the boxes for big profits.”

“What’s amazing is that there’s going to be a lot of people that haven’t heard of it, but it’s like over a billion dollars a year of stuff gets liquidated,” Steven Davidson said.

After leaving the construction industry, Steven Davidson started selling his own stuff on eBay and started thinking about being a reseller.

“I was just selling my personal items, and I was getting more than what I paid for them,” he said.

“And I was like, ‘Wow, this is ridiculous. And so we started kind of doing it as a hobby.”

“Then we started hitting thrift stores, and you’re sale buying stuff to flip it, specifically,” Steph Davidson said. “And then it got to we don’t know enough about all the antiques and all that stuff.

We need a larger amount, and we need more time. Pallets just kind of gave us more time because we could buy stuff, have it come to our house and then we can go through it, sort through it, clean it, sell it and list it all from our house. It just became an easier way for us as a reseller to source products to sell.”

The Davidsons scour the internet on liquidation websites, reading manifests and bidding on pallets they are interested in.

While they pretty much know what is inside the pallet’s wrapping, of course, there can be surprises, both good and bad.

“There is the stuff that’s just customer returns, which is what we usually buy,” Steph Davidson said.

“Then there is salvage where it’s just defective. It’s going to have stuff wrong with it. And they’re priced differently. Each company that you buy from they vary in how they detail what’s going to be on the pallet. They won’t tell you the condition, guaranteed.”

Steven Davidson said there are niches in the industry and people that specialize in reselling, clothing, toys, cosmetics and more.

“Our thing is, we’re just real opportunistic,” he said. “When

something is there and it’s a good deal and we can make money on it, that’s what we buy. We buy what’s going to have the best return for us. You can shake this business any way you want. We use it to make a living and create more time. You can scale this thing and have employees, and you can buy truckloads at a time. You can have a storefront. And you can literally do it on a small scale. You don’t have to buy a pallet.”

The best part, the couple said, was working for themselves.

“It gets back to creating time,” Steven Davidson said. “Like it comes to our house and then we unbox it, sell it. And we have time to do things that a regular job doesn’t permit. If people, family and friends get ahold of us and want to hang out, we say ‘yes.’ the vast majority of the time. That’s a big, big draw.”

They said they are excited to show the world what they do for a living and the industry that’s given them much freedom.

“Our model this whole time has been to enjoy your life,” Steph Davidson said. “That’s what we want everybody to do. People can find enjoyment in a 9-to-5, but for us, it’s the freedom and to just do something different that we enjoy and that’s what we’re doing.”

Check out the promo video for “Extreme Unboxing” at https:// youtu.be/8Cwxwqt4ah4.

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

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Volume 20, Issue 31

MLB baseball is back, at long last JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

The long-awaited and unprecedented 2020 Major League Baseball campaign began with a couple marquee matchups, including one of the more local teams, the Los Angeles Dodgers. The league’s 26 other teams started their seasons Friday, July 24, to round out the Opening Day slate. Here are a few takeaways from the first couple of days of a season unlike any other in baseball history.

Owing to the considerable room for craziness in a 60-game season, the two top teams, as debated on ESPN, are the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers. The Yankees’ lineup wasn’t even at full strength for Thursday’s rainshortened opener in Washington.

DJ LeMahieu, the club’s most valuable player a year ago, remained sidelined with an injury, which opened the door for Murrieta Valley High School alum,

Tyler Wade. Wade got on base twice and scored from first on a monster hit by Aaron Judge. With Judge and Giancarlo Stanton both finally healthy at the same time, the Yankees’ offense is going to be a nightmare against opposing pitchers and will excel at scoring runs.

Meanwhile, the Dodgers had to scratch their scheduled starter, ace Clayton Kershaw, hours before their opener due to back spasms, but they still walloped the Giants in an 8-1 win. In Kershaw’s place, the Dodgers handed the ball to Dustin May, an electrifying 22-year-old right-hander who hit triple-digits multiple times. May limited San Francisco to one run over 4 1/3 innings. Most teams can’t turn to their emergency starter on a moment’s notice and have confidence that he will deliver a serviceable outing. The Dodgers are not like most teams though as they didn’t even have a great night offensively against the

Former Chaparral Puma Rob Brantly makes two starts so far this season for the Giants, punching a broken bat hit though the infield against the Dodgers recently in Los Angeles.

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New York Mets’ Rookie of the Year, Pete Alonso, is off to a great start with the MLB season opening Valley News/5WPR photo recently.

Giants and they still put up eight runs. The following night, they put up nine runs in another lopsided victory which featured Chaparral High School alum, Rob Brantley, who started at the catcher position for the Giants.

Expect regular disappearances.

The Nationals took the field Thursday without their best hitter, Juan Soto, who was rendered unavailable hours before first pitch after testing positive for COVID-19.

A day later, the Atlanta Braves unexpectedly started Alex Jackson behind the plate for their season opener because their top two catchers, Travis d’Arnaud and Tyler Flowers, recently exhibited symptoms of COVID-19.

Four days later, the Miami Marlins had 14 players and personal test positive, postponing two games thus far, both against the Nationals.

At some point this season, all 30 teams will undoubtedly contend with a similar situation, in which a player is unexpectedly indisposed – even if that player’s asymptomatic, like Soto – in accordance with the league’s health-and-safety protocol. And they will all just have to deal with it.

Social justice will be at the forefront. The ongoing global reckoning over racial inequality appears to have resonated throughout baseball, and the league made a notable effort to advance the cause of social justice as its season began.

Most every pitcher’s mound was adorned with a “BLM” – Black Lives Matter – stencil on Opening Day, and many players had patches with either the same message or the phrase “United For Change” affixed to their jerseys. Displays of solidarity with the movement unfolded during pregame introductions in virtually every ballpark, too, while multiple teams had players kneel during the playing of the national anthem. Meanwhile, T-shirts reading “Black Lives Matter” seem to be the chosen batting practice uniform throughout the league.

It remains to be seen if these gestures will continue as the season progresses, but it’s a welcome sight to see Major League Baseball, which has had an ugly track record of institutional racism itself, help amplify messages see MLB, page C-2

Michael Norman back on track, sprinting toward records JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

Michael Norman, a former state champion at Vista Murrieta High School and former national champion at University of Southern California, shocked the track and field world recently when he posted a time of 9.86 seconds in a 100-meter race. Before the coronavirus outbreak postponed the 2020 Olympics, July 24, 2020, was supposed to begin the opening week of the Tokyo Games, instead Norman excelled at a small meet in Texas where he ran a wind-legal 9.86 seconds. Last week’s race time is

a significant improvement on his 10.27 personal best that he set as a high schooler in 2016, which is the last time Norman raced over 100-meter. He is the first person in history to break 9.90 seconds in the 100-meter and 44.00 in the 400-meter.

Norman is a quarter-mile runner, but no quarter-miler has ever displayed that kind of high-end speed.

The reigning Olympic champion in the 400, Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa, has a personal best of 9.94 in the 100. Michael Johnson, who held the 400-meter world record until it was broken

by Van Niekerk, never broke 10

seconds. The former Vista Murrieta standout joined Van Niekerk as the only athletes to run under 10 seconds in the 100-meter, 20 seconds in the 200-meter and 44 seconds in the 400-meter.

The big difference between Norman, the 2018 NCAA champion for University of Southern California, and the other names in that paragraph is hardware. Van Niekerk, Johnson and even Usain Bolt have all won multiple world and/or Olympic titles. Norman has never even won a U.S. title, let alone a global medal. He did run the fastest indoor time ever for 400 meters in 2018, but it was

Former Vista Murrieta track and field state champion, Michael Norman, who is also a former national champion at University of Southern California, posts a time of 9.86 seconds in a 100-meter race in Texas recently.

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Michael Norman, who is one of the most successful track and field athletes to come out of the area, is the first person in history to break 9.90 seconds in the 100-meter race and 44.00 in the 400-meter race.

not officially ratified as a world record. However, Norman is still only 22 years old; Johnson and van Niekerk did not win their first global outdoor titles until age 23. Bolt, ever the exception, won his first at 21. Norman won the Diamond League 400-meter title in 2019 but did not appear to be

100% at Worlds and was eliminated in the semifinals.

Before even considering Norman’s other personal bests, it is important to remember 9.86 is pretty fast on its own. It is the fastest time in the world in 2020, see NORMAN, page C-2

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D-Bat offers Minor League Baseball players free one-year membership

Local professional Minor League Baseball players, like Temecula’s Brhet Bewley of the Kansas City Royals, can now train at D-Bat with a free platinum membership until next season.

D-Bat Academy is offering all Minor League baseball players a free one-year platinum membership to any of their locations in the country.

JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

can to help players be as prepared as possible for the 2021 season by offering all Minor League players a free one year platinum membership to any of their locations in the country.

“Now more than ever is the time for action to help us all come together through the difficult times we find ourselves in,” Griffus said.

With the recent news of the Minor League Baseball season being canceled, one national company, with ties to the local community, wants to make sure the players can still get their training in. D-Bat Academy, which has a training center in Temecula, is offering

up free memberships for the year.

“It was heartbreaking to hear,” Cade Griffus, CEO of D-Bat Sports, said. “No amount of words or well wishes would do any sort of good to make this sad situation any better, but we do have an offer that we hope any and all minor league players take advantage of.”

D-Bat academies across the nation are now going to do what they

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D-Bat platinum members receive unlimited credits on the facilities state-of-the-art pitching machines, some free batting cage rentals, discounts on rentals, discounts in the pro shops and other great benefits. D-Bat memberships are also good at D-Bat Academy across the globe, so wherever there is a D-Bat, there is place to train.

Many players in southwest Riverside County have been staying highly active since finding out their season was not going to happen due to the growing concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.

“It’s really awesome to see how D-Bat is stepping up for minor leaguers,” Temecula resident Brhet Bewly, who is currently in the Minor Leagues for the Kansas City Royals, said. “It’s difficult enough to find places to train especially during these times. Allowing us the opportunity to come in and get our work done for free is a real stand up move and we sincerely appreciate it.”

Minor League players can go to http://www.dbat.net and fill out a short form to get the process started.

“Again, our deepest condolences on the loss or 2020 season,” Griffus said. “We understand that nothing can replace that.

“From all of us at D-Bat, we hope that this one-year free platinum membership helps you on your baseball journey.”

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

High school cross-country takes a hit as Nike Cross Nationals is canceled for 2020 JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

As much as there is something to get excited for when it comes to high school sports and the fact that seasons are, at this point, moving forward later this year, the crosscountry season was dealt a major blow recently when the Nike Cross Nationals canceled their 2020 event. NXN is one of two national championship events for U.S. based high school runners, which was canceled due to ongoing coronavirus pandemic concerns.

“This was not a decision taken lightly, but the health and safety of our athletes, families, fans and employees is our top priority,” organizers said.

Along with the cancellation of the national championship, the eight regional qualifying meets have also been called off. The Nike Cross Nationals has been held every year since 2004 in Portland, Oregon. Since 2014, the race has taken place at Glendoveer Golf Course.

“I’m devastated for our seniors who have worked for so long to have their turn at NXN,” Doug Soles, Great Oak head coach, said.

Great Oak has had plenty of great showings as a program at NXN and won a national championship in Portland with their boys’ team in 2015, but no NXN in 2020 means that a team national champion will not be crowned this year.

“It’s always a big goal for our

team, and we had a special group this year shooting for it,” Soles said. “I’m glad that CIF has put together a great schedule for the kids. It gives us a chance to refocus on a State title for both crosscountry and track, and it will get the high schooler athletes back to some normalcy soon.”

While any cancellation is hardly a surprise given the state of the country, the removal of an endof-season championship does not bode well for the meets scheduled before it. For now, the 2020 Foot Locker Cross-Country Championships, held each year a week after NXN, is still on the calendar.

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

Recently, organizers of the Nike Cross Nationals, where Temecula’s Great Oak High School has had much success, cancel their 2020 event due to ongoing coronavirus pandemic concerns.

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The extra-inning rule shows promise. Fans are free to despise the new extra-innings rule, but its effectiveness was laid bare Friday.

The rule – which places a runner on second base to start every inning after the ninth – was implemented to ensure against marathon games in such a compact season, and it

worked like a charm in its first big league trial, facilitating a prompt resolution to the Angels-A’s opener, which ended on a Matt Olson walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the 10th inning.

There were concerns that the rule would lead to an anticlimactic series of sacrifice bunts and sacrifice flies, but the Angels, who began extra innings with Shohei Ohtani on second base, didn’t try to move him

to third with a sacrifice bunt, and the Athletics weren’t thinking bunt with their leadoff hitter in the bottom of the 10th, either. Ultimately, those in favor of implementing this rule beyond 2020 couldn’t have hoped for a more promising debut.

And finally, as awesome as it is to have baseball back, the game has gotten weird. Managers are wearing masks in the dugout and players continuously whip bottles

of hand sanitizer out of their back pockets during breaks in the action.

Of course, the empty stadiums make for a discomfiting backdrop.

The stadiums with cardboard cutouts filling their seats in lieu of actual fans are perhaps even more unnerving. Moreover, the fake crowd noise being piped through each stadium’s loud speaker system and enhanced on certain broadcasts, is occasionally delayed,

with the celebratory roar coming a half-second after the strikeout or the home run. Hopefully, some of these production kinks will be worked out in short order, but so long as baseball is played under the specter of the coronavirus, the game’s going to feel slightly off.

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

California Community College Athletic Association plans out return for sports in 2021 JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

The California Community College Athletic Association board of directors approved its contingency plan recently, providing a return to intercollegiate athletics for the 2020-2021 academic year that shifted all sports, including football, to the spring season.

The contingency plan was among three potential scenarios approved by the board in early June.

Each plan included blueprints that are dependent on which phase of reopening from the coronavirus pandemic the state of California

was in on the CCCAA’s previously announced July 17 decision date.

The return to athletics in January will only occur if it is safe to do so, a decision that will be guided primarily by state and local health guidelines.

The CCCAA has 110-member colleges and approximately 24,000 student-athletes, which includes local community colleges like MSJC and Palomar College.

MSJC’s usual fall sports including football, women’s soccer, women’s golf and women’s volleyball, as well as “winter” sports men’s and women’s basketball, are among those that will be seeing their

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starting dates pushed back until January 2021.

The most elaborate of the plans was the conventional plan, which kept all sports except men’s and women’s basketball in their traditional places on the calendar.

The plan was reliant, however, on California being in Phase 4 of its reopening by mid-July, a likelihood that’s diminished in recent weeks. The board, based on a recommendation from the CCCAA’s COVID-19 Work Group, decided to approve immediate implementation of the contingency plan rather than wait for July 17.

The contingency plan originally had men’s and women’s cross-country and women’s golf competing in the fall but was slightly modified in its latest version to move those three sports

to the spring with the remainder of the CCCAA’s 24 sports. They will start practice in mid-January and begin competition in February along with basketball, football, soccer, women’s volleyball, water polo and wrestling. Badminton, baseball, beach volleyball, men’s golf, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, and men’s volleyball are scheduled to start practice in late March before commencing competition April 10.

All sports will have a 30% reduction in the maximum number of contests or competition dates that they are currently permitted and will also have regional postseason competition. Formats for the postseason will be announced at a later date. The CCCAA will not have state championships in 2020-2021.

“We were very hopeful that we

could go forth with the conventional plan,” Jennifer Cardone, interim executive director for CCCAA, said. “It’s the closest to what everyone is used to and provides for the least disruption to our student-athletes and colleges.

Unfortunately, California’s reopening progress has slowed, and it has become apparent that we would not be in position to put it into action by last week.

“The health and safety of our student-athletes, coaches and staffs are our top priorities,” she said.

“While the contingency plan has the most drastic changes, it’s also the one that provides us the best opportunity to return to competition.”

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

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ens – 1999 5. 9.84 – Trayvon Bromell – Eugene – 2015 6. 9.85 – Leroy Burrell – Lausanne – 1994 6. 9.85 – Michael Rodgers – Eugene – 2011 8. 9.86 – Michael Norman – Fort Worth – 2020 8. 9.86 – Noah Lyles – Shanghai – 2019 What made Norman’s performance all the more astounding are the conditions under which he has had to train in recent months. Norman, who turned professional after his sophomore season in college, continues to train under University of Southern California’s coaches.

When the university shut down because of the pandemic, its track and weight room did too.

Norman and his training group, which includes roommate and 400-meter hurdler Rai Benjamin, former University of Southern California star Kendall Ellis and Candace Hill, had to come up with new ideas. The task of finding training sites became the responsibility of Trojans assistant coach Quincy Watts, who won a gold medal in the 400-meter at the 1992 Olympics. The athletes trained on soccer fields, dirt paths that border the golf course at Griffith Park, and they worked out on residential streets in Culver City. Maybe, just maybe they are on to something.

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and in 2019 only one man ran faster, world champ Christian Coleman (9.76), who is currently provisionally suspended from the sport for whereabouts failures.

In the 100-meter, Norman is now tied for eighth on the all-time U.S. list and 17th on the all-time world list with a couple of wellknown guys: Noah Lyles and twotime Olympic 100-meter champ, Carl Lewis.

All-time US men’s 100m list 1. 9.69 – Tyson Gay – Shanghai – 2009 2. 9.74 – Justin Gatlin – Doha – 2015 3. 9.76 – Christian Coleman – Doha – 2019 4. 9.79 – Maurice Greene – Ath-

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How to protect yourself from COVID-19 when immunocompromised Kim Harris MANAGING EDITOR

Many medical conditions and treatments can weaken a person’s immune system making them immunocompromised, including cancer, organ or bone marrow transplants, HIV, genetic immune deficiencies and even use of certain medications. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect tens of thousands of people locally it is important now more than ever for those with a compromised immune system to know how to protect themselves from the illness.

Since immunocompromised people are at a higher risk of becoming severely ill from COVID-19, it is important to understand what those suffering from weakened immune systems can do to protect themselves and their families from the virus.

For those who are immunocompromised, and even for those who are not, the best way to protect themselves from COVID-19 is to avoid being exposed to the virus.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised those who are immunocompromised to stay at home as much as possible.

When going out, those with weak immune systems should always practice social distancing – at least 6 feet between themselves and

people outside their household – and should always wear a mask covering both their mouth and nose when outside the home and should ask others to do the same.

Immunocompromised people should avoid large gatherings and places where people can congregate and if possible, should have food, medicine and other needed supplies delivered to their home.

Handwashing with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after being in a public place, blowing your nose or sneezing, can help prevent the spread of germs.

If soap and water are not readily available, use a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol.

Cover all surfaces of your hands and rub them together until they feel dry.

Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces, including tables, doorknobs, light switches, countertops, handles, desks, phones, keyboards, toilets, faucets and sinks.

The CDC recommended that all immunocompromised people should continue their regular treatment plans for their illnesses, including continue taking all medications, discussing concerns regarding their treatment plan with their doctor and should keep all scheduled medical appointments, using telehealth services whenever possible if recommended by their

doctor.

Other useful tips include talking to their doctor, insurer and pharmacist about getting an emergency supply of prescription medications.

Immunocompromised should have at least 30 days of prescription medications, over-the-counter medicines and supplies on hand in case they need or want to stay home for several weeks. The CDC also recommended talking to the doctor or pharmacist about ways to receive medications by mail.

Special precautions should be taken to protect the health of those with cancer or who have survived cancer, the CDC said.

Even though some types of chemotherapy can weaken the immune system, cancer patients and survivors should continue to take their chemotherapy as directed by their doctor.

Chemotherapy patients should watch out for fever, taking their temperature anytime they feel warm, flushed, chilled, fatigued or not well. If the patient has a temperature of 100.4 F or higher, they should call their doctor. Remember fever during chemotherapy treatment is a medical emergency, and patients should be seen quickly.

For those who need to go to the emergency room, be sure to tell the person checking you in that you are a cancer patient undergoing

SAMI-Aid hosts free webinar on childhood mental health SAN JOSE – Amid the coronavirus pandemic, disruptions to school schedules and reduction of social interactions, experts have said the mental health of children in the United States is at greater risk than ever before. SAMI-Aid, a patient-focused telemedicine platform and health care concierge company, is hosting a free webinar titled “Childhood Mental Health 101” to aid parents in knowing the signs of mental health issues and identifying resources to help children navigate mental health issues they are experiencing. This webinar is the first in a series to help patients be more informed about their health options.

The Childhood Mental Health 101 webinar will be held Friday, Aug. 7, at 11 a.m. and will feature child psychiatrist Dr. Sara Heron, who is board certified in child and adolescent psychiatry and general psychiatry.

“As we’ve seen an increase in demand for behavioral and mental health services through our telemedicine platform, we identified a need to educate parents about caring for their children’s mental health during these challenging times,” John Farhangui, CEO and founder of SAMI-Aid, said.

“We’re pleased to have Dr. Sara Heron share her expertise so that families and children can learn to cope with common stressors.”

SAMI-Aid offers on-demand access to medical professionals of a variety of specialties, including pediatrics as well as mental and behavioral health. SAMI-Aid’s mental health professionals are highly vetted, licensed and certified in various areas of mental health expertise.

Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that millions of children were already suffering from mental health disorders, such as ADHD, depression and anxiety, before the coronavirus pandemic became prevalent in the U.S. A new Gallup survey asked parents how long they could follow social distancing practices and COVID-19 closures before their child’s emotional or mental health would suffer. The survey found that 29% of parents said their children are already suffering. The survey also found that 37% of parents also said their children’s mental or emotional health would be at risk in the next few weeks or months.

“By offering an affordable option to easily access trained behavioral health professionals for children as well as adults, we hope to be a small part of the solution to address our country’s mental health crisis,” Farhangui said.

As an additional resource, SAMI-Aid created an infographic, available on their website, to

help parents understand important information about childhood mental health including data on how prevalent the issue is in the United States, signs to watch for that may indicate a mental health disorder and how parents can help their children.

Parents can register for the free SAMI-Aid childhood mental health webinar at https://samiaid. clickmeeting.com/sami-healthbites-webinar-1. SAMI-Aid may also stream the webinar live on its Facebook page and YouTube channel. Future webinars will cover nutrition, adult telepsychiatry and other relevant health care topics, details will be announced at a later date.

Founded in 2014, SAMI-Aid is an online health care concierge platform that features a searchable medical procedure pricing database, a dedicated call center for patient support and 24/7 access to telemedicine doctors and nurses. Its platform is secure, HIPAA-compliant, user-friendly and mobile-friendly, offering members 24/7 access to doctors and nurses and exclusive medical pricing information which helps them save money on care. Based in San Jose, SAMI-Aid serves the entire US. The acronym SAMI stands for Smart Affordable Medical Information. For more information, visit http://sami-aid.com.

Aging in the time of COVID-19: Social distancing or social isolation?

Dr. Diane Darby Beach FALLBROOK FOUNDATION FOR SENIOR CARE

Everyone hears and understands the cry for social distancing given the coronavirus pandemic the world has been dealing with for the past several months. The primary goal is to prevent transmission of the infection to high-risk people, such as older adults.

Social distancing, however, can be helpful or harmful depending on the motivations of those who practice it. Acting out of fear and anxiety, some people engage in bunker-style mentality, hoarding supplies and shutting themselves off from others entirely.

Conversely, social distancing with the intent to protect those at greatest risk from getting sick, especially older adults, is socially and ethically responsible and benefits most people.

So, what are the downfalls of social distancing, and what can we do to address/cope with them?

Many people can traverse the pandemic in their homes with the support of family and friends, and perhaps, established social media.

However, for older adults, social distancing can turn into social isolation from friends, relatives and neighbors and can be deadly.

In fact, numerous studies indicate that the feelings of loneliness from social isolation foster depression, high blood pressure, anxiety and early onset of dementia.

So, what can family member of an older adult do whether their loved ones are living at home alone or residing in an assisted living community or skilled nursing facility? At the moment, all longterm care facilities are not permitting any “nonessential” visitors into their communities. As such, family caregivers may struggle with the need to communicate and remain connected to their loved ones who may not understand what is happening – especially in the case of dementia.

Try some of these tips to stay distanced but not disconnected.

Pick up the phone and call the older adults in your life to chat and check in, especially if they live alone.

When passing an older neighbor on the street, remaining 6 feet distance, ask them how they are doing. Tell them that if they need anything, they can rely on you – and maintain the commitment.

Set up daily communication online with a older loved one at home or in a facility through FaceTime, Google Home, Zoom or with a

phone call or text.

Leave a voicemail message on the facility staff cellphone and have them play it back for your loved one.

Send cards, letters, magazines or other items to loved ones at home or in a long-term care facility. The coronavirus is thought to be spread most often by respiratory droplets.

Although the virus can survive for a short period on some surfaces, it is unlikely to be spread from domestic or international mail, products or packaging.

Lastly, try to remain hopeful and positive and even though the nation is in a second shutdown, know it is a temporary situation. Older loved ones will sense the positivity and calm – or lack thereof – in their family’s communications and will respond accordingly.

For more information on this topic, register for the Foundation for Senior Care’s free webinar, “Coping with Social Distancing During the COVID-19 Crisis,” Thursday, Aug. 6, from 9:30-10:30 a.m.

To register, call 760-723-7570 or sign up online: https://bit.ly/ SeniorSocialDistancing.

Dr. Diane Darby Beach is a gerontologist with the Fallbrook Foundation for Senior Care.

Cancer patients, along with others who are immunocompromised, should take special precautions due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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chemotherapy.

Chemotherapy patients should also know the signs and symptoms of an infection and should find out from their doctor when their white blood cell count is likely to be at its lowest following treatment.

Patients should stay home during

those times.

For more information on protecting yourself against COVID-19, visit, https://www.cdc.gov.

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

Murrieta Gardens Senior Living seeks pen pals for older adults Samantha Cox INTERN

Murrieta Gardens Senior Living specializes in memory care for primarily older adults with Alzheimer’s disease. According to Amy Vaca, activities director at Murrieta Gardens, she tried to start a pen pal program for the residents in March; however, many residents struggled with writing letters due to memory loss.

“Our residents have a hard time writing even with assistance,” Amy said. “But if you’re willing to write I could definitely read it to them, they really do enjoy that.”

Although many seniors at Murrieta Gardens are unable to write, they still enjoy reading and looking at photos. Katie Oleksy, a local resident, reached out to Murrieta Gardens recently to see if they had a pen pals program.

Oleksy said Vaca encouraged

those who are interested in brightening an older adult’s day to send pictures, drawings or letters to Murrieta Gardens at 24200 Monroe Ave., Murrieta, CA 92562.

From playing music to writing letters, Murrieta Gardens Senior Living helps older adults with memory issues live their lives to the fullest.

During a time where human interaction is limited due to social distancing, Murrieta Gardens provides their clients with daily activities.

“Through curated outings, unexpected programs, hobbies, artistic pursuits, interactive lectures, exercise classes and so much more, our residents celebrate each day to the fullest and have a lot of fun along the way,” Murrieta Gardens said in their mission statement.

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

Art therapy group provides support for parents of children with medical complexity ESCONDIDO – The Elizabeth Hospice is offering a six-session support group, Express Yourself, for parents who are caring for a child diagnosed with medical complexity.

Parenting is one of the most difficult and rewarding jobs that anyone can do. Every stage brings new questions and difficult choices.

For parents of a child with complex, chronic health concerns, the role can be significantly more stressful, time-consuming and, at its worst, even traumatic.

There is no cost to attend the support group, which will meet Mondays, Aug. 17, 24 and 31 and Sept.

14, 21 and 28 from 4-5:30 p.m. via Zoom. The group uses expressive art therapy, an integrative form of psychotherapy that supports health and well-being. Participants will engage in creative exercises and activities designed to help them express difficult memories and connect with others who share similar

life experiences.

Sessions will be facilitated by Brandi Nichols, AMFT, grief counseling associate with The Elizabeth Hospice and Tara Al-Taan, AMFT, ATR-P, grief counseling associate with The Elizabeth Hospice.

“Our counselors will help parents communicate their feelings through art,” Kathlyne Barnum, clinical counseling program supervisor with The Elizabeth Hospice, said. “We’re excited to offer this expressive art therapy program which has been shown to enhance self-discovery and understanding.

Since the therapeutic work is based on the creative process, participants do not need a background or training in the arts to benefit from this type of counseling.”

For more information, visit The Elizabeth Hospice at www.elizabethhospice.org.

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Shea Construction given Lake Perris Bypass Pipeline relining contract Joe Naiman WRITER

J.F. Shea Construction Inc. will be the Metropolitan Water District contractor to reline a portion of the Lake Perris Bypass Pipeline.

A July 14 MWD board vote awarded J.F. Shea a $5,410,000 contract. J.F. Shea will use two subcontractors including Dean’s Certified Welding Inc. of Temecula.

The Lake Perris Bypass Pipeline was constructed in 1981. It is a prestressed concrete cylinder pipeline 120 inches in diameter and measures 2.44 miles. Most of the Lake Perris Bypass Pipeline is on land owned by the state’s Department of Water Resources, although in 1982 DWR granted MWD an easement for the pipeline within a specified alignment with the condition that if DWR makes improvements in the area MWD must relocate or protect the pipeline at its own expense. The Lake Perris Bypass Pipeline runs from DWR’s Santa

Ana Valley Pipeline, which conveys water from the Devil Canyon Power Plant in San Bernardino to Lake Perris, to MWD’s Lake Perris Pressure Control Facility. The Lake Perris Bypass Pipeline can deliver water to Diamond Valley Lake, and under drought conditions the flow can be reversed to deliver water from the Perris Pumpback Facility to the Henry J. Mills Treatment Plant in Riverside.

DWR is planning improvements to its Lake Perris emergency release facility which would extend those facilities and connect them directly into a nearby flood control channel to reduce the risk of flooding impacting public safety and property. A levee 6,000 feet in length would be constructed and would cross over the Lake Perris Bypass Pipeline. The levee would be approximately 90 feet wide at its base and approximately 10 feet high at its crest. In 2019, DWR notified MWD about the planned work which would create impacts to the bypass pipeline from the ad-

ditional loads the new levee would place on the pipe.

MWD agreed that strengthening the existing pipeline in the vicinity of the levee or relocating the bypass pipeline would be necessary to protect the pipeline. MWD staff evaluated various options and determined that the most effective method to protect the pipeline would be to reline approximately 1,500 feet with a steel liner.

In November 2019, the MWD board approved the design phase to reline a portion of the Lake Perris Bypass Pipeline while also making a finding that the repair of an existing pipeline within the public right of way was categorically exempt from California Environmental Quality Act review. The design work included conducting field investigations, establishing final design criteria, preparing drawings and specifications, developing a construction cost estimate, acquiring temporary right of way for the contractor staging and work areas, planning shutdown sched-

ules with MWD member agencies and advertising for and receiving competitive bids.

The design is now complete. A single open excavation access pit will allow J.F. Shea or subcontractors to enter the pipeline to conduct the work. New steel liners will be inserted at the access site, moved into position and welded together.

The annular space between the new steel liner and the existing prestressed concrete cylinder pipeline segments will be filled with concrete grout. The shutdown of the pipeline is planned for March 2021 through April 2021.

MWD advertised the construction project for bids May 14 and received two proposals by the June 16 deadline. Both bids were below the $7,230,000 engineer’s estimate. The J.F. Shea amount of $5,410,000 was the lower bid, and the documents complied with the proposal specifications. MWD staff determined that the J.F. Shea bid was significantly lower than the engineer’s estimate due to

the company’s ability to perform specialized work rather than hire a subcontractor and to J.F. Shea’s plan to implement a cost-effective method to apply mortar lining to the pipe’s interior.

The project has a budget of $7,600,000 including the $5.410,000 contract amount. MWD also expects to spend $696,000 for construction inspection, $507,000 for shutdown activities performed

by MWD staff, $225,000 for environmental monitoring, contract administration and project management, $122,000 for submittals review, technical support during construction, responding to requests for information and preparing record drawings and $26,000 for temporary right of way. The budget also includes a $614,000 contingency amount.

MWD expects the work to be complete in April 2021.

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

Kiewit given MWD contract for Lakeview Pipeline, Lake Perris Control Facility work Joe Naiman WRITER

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California awarded Kiewit Construction a contract to perform rehabilitation work on the Lakeview Pipeline and at the Lake Perris Control Facility.

The contract award was approved Tuesday, July 14, at the MWD board meeting. Kiewit Construction will replace the 60-inch pipeT-section at the Lake Perris Control Facility and will reline a wye, which in plumbing is a short pipe with a branch joining it at an acute angle, near the east portal of the Bernasconi Tunnel.

The Lakeview Pipeline was constructed in 1973 and conveys water from the east branch of the State Water Project to Lake Skinner. It is 11 1/2 feet in diameter and approximately 11 1/2 miles long. Water is received from the Santa Ana Valley Pipeline, which is operated by the state Department of Water Resources and is part of the

State Water Project, and conveyed to the San Diego Canal. The Santa Ana Valley Pipeline runs from the Devil Canyon Power Plant in San Bernardino to Lake Perris. Because Colorado River Aqueduct water has a higher salinity level than State Water Project supply MWD uses the Lakeview Pipeline and also the Inland Feeder between Silverwood Lake, which has a Hesperia ZIP code, and Diamond Valley Lake to blend flows from the Colorado River Aqueduct and State Water Project sources for deliveries in the Lake Skinner area, and the Lakeview Pipeline also has three member agency connections which allow for the delivery of untreated water.

Since the Lakeview Pipeline was placed into operation more than 45 years ago, it has been shut down numerous times to repair leaking pipe joints. The Lakeview Pipeline was also built before Diamond Valley Lake was completed in 2000 and before the Inland Feeder began operation in 2009, and the

flows from those two facilities are at a higher hydraulic grade than the Lakeview Pipeline was designed to accommodate. Inspections of the Lakeview Pipeline have shown signs of deterioration, and the lining which protects the steel pipe from corrosion is delaminating and thus exposing the steel to accelerated rates of corrosion.

A permanent rehabilitation of the pipeline was planned, which included staging and prioritizing.

Construction of initial improvements occurred during 2014 and 2015 and lined the 1-mile Bernasconi Tunnel with a steel liner while constructing an intertie from the Inland Feeder to the Lakeview Pipeline at the PC-1 pressure control structure. The current action is the second phase and will reline the wye branch which has pipeline 133 inches in diameter while replacing the pipe T-section at the Lake Perris Control Facility. The current stage will allow up to 120 cubic feet per second to be delivered from Diamond Valley Lake to the

Mills Treatment Plant in Riverside while maintaining the structural integrity of the overall pipeline.

Open excavation will be required to access the existing pipe fittings. New steel liners for the wye branch will be inserted at those sites, moved into position and welded together, and the annular space between the steel liner and the existing wye lining will be filled with concrete grout. A shutdown is planned for March 2021 to allow the work to be performed.

MWD staff advertised the project for bid May 14, and two bids were received by the June 17 deadline. The Kiewit bid of $3,270,000 was the lower amount but exceeded the engineer’s estimate of $2,500,000. The difference between the engineer’s estimate and the low bid was attributed to a higher than expected number of subcontractors and higher than expected costs for the welding and fabricated steel fittings. MWD had a small business enterprise participation level of at least 15% for

the contract, and the subcontractor activity will fulfill that threshold.

The 16 subcontractors include two Temecula companies: Dean’s Certified Welding, Inc. and Advantage Demolition and Grading. Nash Fabricators Inc. of Fallbrook will also be a subcontractor.

The budget for the project is $4.6 million which includes $353,000 for construction inspection, $244,000 for shutdown activities performed by MWD staff, $228,000 for environmental monitoring, contract administration and project management, $108,000 for submittals review, technical support during construction, responding to requests for information and preparing record drawings, $11,000 for temporary right of way and $386,000 for contingency along with the $3,270,000 contract.

The construction work is expected to be completed in June 2021.

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

8 California counties are latest coronavirus hotspots

Cathedral City declares fiscal emergency

Kathleen Ronayne THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

As coronavirus cases spike in California’s vast Central Valley, the state will send strike teams and tens of millions of dollars to eight counties to speed up testing, help infected people quarantine and assist overwhelmed health care workers, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday, July 27.

The state is aiming for every infected person to transmit the virus to fewer than one other person, but in several Central Valley counties the spread is happening more often, Dr. Mark Ghaly, head of the California Health and Human Services Agency, said.

“We have a great deal of work to do to get transmission rates down here in the Central Valley,” Ghaly said.

Ghaly and the governor spoke at an almond company in Stockton, a

city that’s driving the increase in cases in San Joaquin County. The eight counties targeted by state officials are Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, Tulare and Stanislaus counties. All have test positivity rates between roughly 11% and 18%, which is above the state’s goal of 8%.

In Kern County, cases increased by more than 161% over a twoweek period, the highest of any of the eight counties, according to state data.

The focus on the Central Valley comes after months of attention largely on Los Angeles, home to a quarter of the state’s population and a coronavirus hot spot, and the San Francisco Bay Area, which implemented some of the nation’s strictest shut down measures. In the early weeks of the pandemic, rural California wasn’t hit as hard as more urban areas.

The Monday announcement

came days after Newsom pledged to do more to help California’s Latinos, who are the majority of workers in many essential jobs in the heavily agricultural Central Valley.

Newsom said the state will send three regional “strike teams” into the Central Valley, modeled after an approach to rising infections in Imperial County earlier this year.

The teams of state workers will assist local public health, community and medical organizations to improve testing, contact tracing, public education and hospital surge planning.

Specifically, the teams will assess outbreaks in factories, nursing homes, high-density housing and agricultural settings.

The $52 million is part of a halfbillion dollar federal investment to help the state tackle the virus.

A total of about $286 million will go to local governments.

Conserv Construction to provide EMWD water use and irrigation efficiency services Joe Naiman WRITER

The Eastern Municipal Water District will be utilizing Conserv Construction Inc. for residential water use and irrigation efficiency services.

During EMWD’s July 15 board meeting, a 5-0 vote approved a pair of two-year contracts with Conserv Construction. The Murrieta-based company will receive a $180,000 contract for its role in the residential water use efficiency program and a $120,000 contract for residential irrigation use efficiency services.

EMWD approved its residential water use efficiency program in November 2019. The intent of that program is to identify indoor and outdoor sources of water use and waste and to provide information regarding water conservation

measures and available rebates for the purchase of items which reduce water consumption.

The district issued a request for proposals for water use and irrigation efficiency services in April. Proposals were received by Conserv Construction, Waterwise Consulting Inc. of Glendora and Valley Soil Inc. of Temecula.

The proposals were evaluated by EMWD staff based on the firm’s qualifications and experience, the experience and qualifications of the company’s personnel assigned to the program, the firm’s approach and understanding, the company’s availability, the quality of the proposal, the price and payment terms, exceptions taken to the request for proposals and the presence of a local office. Conserv Construction had the highest score both for the residential water use efficiency program and for the residential

irrigation efficiency project.

For the residential water use efficiency program, Conserv Construction will perform on-site consultations and education with 500 single-family and 50 multi-family residential customers. Conserv Construction’s role in the residential irrigation efficiency project will include working with EMWD staff, on-site consultations to determine existing irrigation system conditions, recommendations of adjustments and replacing or upgrading existing equipment. Conserve will also remotely monitor and adjust irrigation schedules for 50 singlefamily homes over a one-year period with the goal of educating homeowners on water conservation measures which will maximize water use efficiency.

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

Cathedral City leaders have voted to declare a fiscal emergency amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Like many valley cities, Cathedral City has faced financial challenges resulting from the pandemic, such as a decrease in expected revenue.

Addressing budget shortfalls amid the pandemic, the council previously approved budget reductions of approximately $8.3 million for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. The council also agreed to draw down almost $6 million in reserves to balance the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 budgets, according to the city.

The council voted unanimously to approve a resolution declaring a fiscal emergency Wednesday, July 22.

“The benefit of having a formal declaration is that it sort of puts

an exclamation point on what you had already done with the budget reconciliation and helps emphasize to the community that significant changes had to be made in order to protect the financial well-being of the community,” Charlie McClendon, city manager of Cathedral City, said in remarks reported by The Desert Sun. The council also voted 3-2 to move its meeting times up one hour to 5:30-6:30 p.m. Council members discussed options for the start time during a July 8 study session, according to the city.

Mayor Pro Tem Raymond Gregory joined council members Mark Carnevale and Ernesto Gutierrez in support of adjusting the meeting time, while Mayor John Aguilar and council member Rita Lamb voted “no,” the Sun reported. The new meeting time will be effective beginning at the Sept. 9 council meeting.

San Diego biotech company admits fraudulent billing City News Service SPECIAL TO VILLAGE NEWS

A San Diego-based biotech company agreed to pay $49 million to settle allegations it fraudulently billed federal health insurance programs and offered kickbacks to physicians and patients to use its services Thursday, July 23.

Progenity Inc., formerly known as Ascendant MDx Inc., admitted to billing Tricare – which covers military service members and their dependents and the Federal Health Care Employee Benefits Program for clinical tests neither program covered.

The Justice Department said Progenity offered genetic testing for pregnant women that analyzed fetal DNA for fetal chromosomal abnormalities.

However, the test, called non-

invasive prenatal testing or NIPT, did not have FDA approval and thus was not covered by Tricare.

Prosecutors said that in order to be reimbursed, the company “falsely and fraudulently used a medical billing code that Tricare covered, but that Progenity knew did not accurately reflect that the NIPT test.”

While the local U.S. attorney’s office investigated the billing allegations, the U.S. attorney’s office for the southern district of New York also investigated the company for allegations “it offered improper incentives to patients and doctors to use its laboratory services.”

The Justice Department said Progenity provided “excessive ‘draw fees’” to physicians in see FRAUD, page C-5

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US Attorney: Feds will stay in Portland until attacks end Andrew Selsky and Aron Ranen THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Federal officers will remain in Portland until attacks on the U.S. courthouse cease, a top official said Monday, July 27, after a night of violence. And more officers may soon be on the way.

“It is not a solution to tell federal officers to leave when there continues to be attacks on federal property and personnel. We are not leaving the building unprotected to be destroyed by people intent on doing so,” U.S. Attorney Billy Williams said in a telephonic news conference.

Local and state officials said the federal officers are unwelcome.

The mayor of Portland and five other cities appealed to Congress Monday to make it illegal for the federal government to deploy federal agents to cities that don’t want them.

“This administration’s egregious use of federal force on cities over the objections of local authorities should never happen,” the mayors of Portland, Seattle, Chicago, Kansas City Albuquerque and Washington said to leaders of the U.S. House and Senate.

The mayors want Congress to require consultation with and consent from local authorities before federal deployments; require visible identification at all times on federal agents and vehicles unless on an undercover mission authorized by the local U.S. attorney and limit federal agents’ activities to protecting federal property.

However, according to the Department of Homeland Security, “Enforcing federal law is not by invitation. The FBI, DEA, ATF and other federal law enforcement agencies do not require local requests from communities to enforce federal law. Federal law clearly states that DHS has the authority to protect federal property and arrest criminals who damage federal property or attack

federal officers.”

As for the identification of officers, according to a DHS news release as well as press briefings, the DHS officers are clearly identifiable as law enforcement officers.

Federal law enforcement officers in Portland and cities across America wear uniforms that clearly identify themselves as “Police.”

Moreover, all uniforms contain other insignia that identifies their units or team.

In Portland, officers are not wearing name tags because of doxing attacks against law enforcement officers, which threaten the safety of not only the officers but also of their families, the DHS said.

In the absence of individual names, each officer wears a unique identifier.

The city has had nightly protests for two months since the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May. State and local officials said federal officers are making the situation worse.

According to numerous published reports, the number of protesters had dwindled to less than 100 until federal officers were deployed to Portland. Now that number has swelled into the thousands.

“On July 3rd, before the surge of DHS law enforcement officers to Portland,” Mayor Ted Wheeler said the violence had “been going on for more than a month now” and called for the “nightly violence” to end,” DHS said.

The Portland Police Department had declared a riot on numerous occasions because of the nightly violence, which occurred well before the federal presence increased in early July.

Early Monday, U.S. agents repeatedly fired tear gas, flash bangs and pepper balls at protesters outside the federal courthouse in downtown Portland. Some protesters had climbed over the fence surrounding the courthouse, while

others shot fireworks, banged on the fence and projected lights on the building.

President Donald Trump said Monday on Twitter that the federal properties in Portland “wouldn’t last a day” without the presence of the federal agents.

The majority of those participating in demonstrations during the daytime have been peaceful, although nightly attempts to raze and damage the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse continue, DHS said.

DHS said it made the decision recently to put up a stronger fence around the building’s perimeter.

While more secure fencing has kept much of the criminal violence away from the courthouse itself, it has now become a consistent target of the rioters, who constantly are trying to tear it down with ropes, saws, hammers, bolt cutters and power tools.

“As federal officers left the courthouse to respond to attacks on the fence last night, just like on other nights, rioters responded with hard projectiles, mortar style fireworks and lasers that can cause permanent blindness,” DHS said.

At a news conference with two other federal officials, Williams, whose office is inside the courthouse, called on peaceful protesters, community and business leaders and people of faith to not allow violence to occur in their presence and leave downtown before violence starts. He said federal agents have made 83 arrests.

In cities where there are no federal police, demonstrations in support of racial justice and police reform in other cities around the U.S. were marred by violence over the weekend. Protesters set fire to an Oakland courthouse; vehicles were set ablaze in Richmond, Virginia; an armed protester was shot and killed in Austin, Texas, and two people were shot and wounded in Aurora, Colorado, after a car drove through a protest.

A demonstrator argues with a federal officer during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse Monday, July 27, in Portland, Oregon.

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The U.S. Marshals Service has lined up about 100 people they could send, either to strengthen the forces there or relieve officers who have been working for weeks, agency representative Drew Wade said.

Kris Cline, principal deputy director of the Federal Protective Service, said at the news conference that an incident commander discusses with Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice teams at the courthouse what force requirements are needed every night.

Cline refused to discuss the number of officers that are currently present or if more are arriving.

Some protesters have accused Wheeler of hypocrisy for speaking out against the federal presence because, under his watch, Portland police have used tear gas and other riot-control weapons on protesters, including peaceful ones.

Cline said Portland police should take over from the federal officers the job of dispersing protesters from the courthouse area.

“If the Portland Police Bureau were able to do what they typically do, they would be able to clear this out for this disturbance and we would leave our officers inside

the building and not be visible,” Cline said.

He said relations between the federal officers, some of whom live in Portland, and Portland police were good, but he told reporters he was surprised when the police would not help remove protesters who were blocking an Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in 2018.

On Sunday evening, Portland police responded to a shooting at a park close to the site of the overnight protests. Two people were detained and later released, police said Monday morning.

The person who was shot went to the hospital in a private vehicle and was treated for a non-lifethreatening wound.

Also on late Sunday, police said someone pointed out a bag in the same park, where officers found loaded rifle magazines and Molotov cocktails. The shooting was not related to the items, police said. It was not clear whether the shooting or the material found in the bag was connected to the protests.

The Associated Press writer Mike Balsamo contributed to this report from Washington. Selsky reported from Salem, Oregon.

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube remove video of doctors who support hydroxychloroquine Mimi Nguyen Ly THE EPOCH TIMES

Facebook, Twitter and YouTube removed videos of a news conference held Monday, July 27, by a group of doctors, citing violation of their policies. Members of the group, called “America’s Frontline Doctors,” had spoken in support of the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine in treating and preventing COVID-19 and alleged that there is widespread misinformation about the drug.

At the news conference in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, the group also called for a “sustainable approach” to the Chinese Communist Party virus pandemic, urging for an opening up of schools and businesses.

Facebook, Twitter and YouTube removed the 45-minute video of the news conference several hours after it was shared to the platforms and had gained millions of views, including a reported over 13 million views on Facebook alone.

A Facebook representative said that it removed the video “for sharing false information about cures and treatments for COVID-19,” and told CNN that it instead will show “messages in news feed to people who have reacted to, commented on or shared harmful COVID-19-related misinformation that we have removed, connecting them to myths debunked by the (World Health Organization).”

On Twitter, President Donald Trump had shared two clips from the summit. But by early Tuesday, July 28, Twitter took down the videos. Twitter also took down a video of the news conference shared by Breitbart News. A Twitter representative told CNN that the actions were taken in line with its “COVID-19 (misinformation) policy.”

YouTube also removed the video of the news conference, replacing the footage with a message saying that the content was removed for “violating YouTube’s Community Guidelines.”

The news conference was part of a two-day summit the group is

holding, called the “White Coat Summit,” on Capitol Hill. According to the recently formed group’s website, the goal of the summit is, in part, to “create the opportunity for frontline doctors to talk directly to the American people” and “educate and inform Congress persons, who have also been subject to widespread misinformation.”

During the news conference, Dr. Stella Immanuel, a primary care doctor at Rehoboth Medical Center in Houston, Texas, said that she has treated more than 350 patients with COVID-19 by using a combination of hydroxychloroquine, zinc and azithromycin and characterized the combination of drugs as a “cure.”

“For the past few months, after taking care of over 350 patients, we’ve not lost one. Not a diabetic, not a somebody with high blood pressure, not somebody who asthma, not an old person. We’ve not lost one patient,” she said.

“I came here to Washington D.C. to say ‘America, nobody needs to die,’” she said.

Immanuel, who is also a Christian deliverance minister with an active YouTube account showing her work at “Fire Power Ministries,” criticized studies that have suggested that hydroxychloroquine is ineffective in treating COVID-19, calling such studies “fake science” backed by “fake pharma companies.”

“I want to know who is sponsoring that study. I want to know who is behind it because there is no way I can treat 350 patients and counting and nobody is dead and they all did better,” she said.

She later alleged that “any studies that says hydroxychloroquine doesn’t work, is fake science,” adding, “I want them to show me how it doesn’t work.”

“This is what I would say to all those studies, they had high doses, they were given to wrong patients. I will call them fake science. … How is it going to work for 350 patients for me and they’re all alive, and then somebody say it doesn’t work? Guys, all them studies, fake science,” she said.

Immanuel also said she herself is

using hydroxychloroquine, and her staff and other doctors she knows are also on the medication to help prevent COVID-19. She said that “by the very mechanism of action, it works early and as a prophylaxis.”

She also pushed for “everybody” to “get on hydroxychloroquine” to reopen schools and businesses and also said that people “don’t need a mask” when there is a “cure.”

Immanuel insisted she would continue to administer the drug to patients affected by the CCP virus.

“I’ve gotten all kinds of threats. … I don’t care. I’m not going to let Americans die. If this is the hill where I get nailed on, I will get nailed on it. I don’t care,” she said. “You can report me to the bots; you can kill me. You can do whatever, but I’m not going to let Americans die.”

She commented on remarks by doctors who have told her that double-blind studies are required.

“When somebody is dead, they are dead. They’re not coming back tomorrow to have an argument.

They are not coming back tomorrow to discuss the double blinded study and the data,” she said. “All of you doctors that are waiting for data, if six months down the line you actually found out that this data shows that this medication works, how about your patients that have died? You want a doubleblinded study where people are dying? It’s unethical.”

The Food and Drug Administration warned health professionals in April that the drug should not be used to treat COVID-19 outside of a hospital or research settings due to sometimes fatal side effects, including abnormal heart rhythms or create a rapid heart rate. In June, the FDA ended the emergency-use authorization for both hydroxychloroquine and the closely related chloroquine in treating COVID-19.

Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine were approved decades ago for use against ailments including malaria. They were used early during the pandemic in treatment of patients with the CCP virus, and doctors around the world said they

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worked against the disease.

Dr. Simone Gold, a Los Angelesbased emergency medicine specialist and founder of the “America’s Frontline Doctors” group, said at the news conference Monday that media outlets at large have not covered the “ton” of data on hydroxychloroquine. She said the group’s website contains a compendium of studies related to the drug.

“The safety of HCQ is irrefutable,” according to the group’s website. “The evidence supporting HCQ efficacy against COVID-19 is also overwhelming.

All negative HCQ studies have used either: too much, used it alone (it needs zinc) or used it late (it should be early).”

Gold has been a vocal supporter of reopening the country. In May, she told The Associated Press that she started to speak out against stay-at-home orders because there was “no scientific basis that the average American should be concerned” about COVID-19. She also led an open letter to President Donald Trump in May that warned about the consequences of a prolonged shutdown. The letter was signed by more than 600 doctors.

Dr. James Todaro, a researcher on COVID-19, told the news conference that hydroxychloroquine is an over the counter drug in many countries and alleged that there has been an “orchestrated attack” on the drug.

“When have you ever heard of a medication generating this degree of controversy? A 65-year-old medication that has been on the World Health Organization’s safe, essential list of medications for years,” he said.

Todaro, who continues to share information about the drug on his Twitter page, said that Google

removed a paper that he had cowritten back in March sharing evidence on the hydroxychloroquine’s efficacy against COVID-19, and that since then, there has been a “tremendous amount of censorship” on doctors who share information about the potential successes of the drug.

Todaro also said that the alleged misinformation on the issue “has reached the highest orders of medicine” and noted the case of a study on hydroxychloroquine in May published in The Lancet, which he calls “one of the world’s most prestigious medical journals in the world.” The World Health Organization had temporarily suspended testing the drug due to the study but resumed its clinical trial in early June.

“It was independent researchers like us who care about patients, who care about the truth that dug into this study and determined that it was actually fabricated data. The data was not real,” he said. “And we did this so convincingly that this study was retracted by The Lancet less than two weeks after it was published. This is almost unheard of, especially for study of this magnitude.”

“I apologize to everyone for the fact that there is so much misinformation out there, and it’s so hard to find the truth,” Todaro said. “And unfortunately, it’s going to take looking at other places for the truth.

That’s why we formed frontline doctors here to try to help get the real information out there.”

Major clinical trials in the United States analyzing hydroxychloroquine’s effectiveness and safety are ongoing.

Reprinted with permission of The Epoch Times.

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U.S. attorney Robert Brewer said, “San Diego is known for cutting-edge research and innovation, particularly in the biomedical sciences, that advances fields and improves people’s lives. But in the quest for advancement and profit, companies must still engage in honest and straightforward dealing and provide the information that allows federal programs to determine whether to pay for new technologies.”

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Physicians and staff also received meals and happy hours, while some patients’ copay and deductible payments were improperly waived or reduced, according to the Justice Department.

The U.S. attorney’s office in New York also alleged Progenity overbilled Medicaid and the Department of Veterans Affairs for

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Pet Peeves: Value your pets Cindy Langlois MARKETING REPRESENTATIVE

Here we are, already celebrated July Fourth, with some fireworks, some summer fun and a couple of family and friends fun meals: some in person and some from a distance or even virtual. In any case, I sure hope that you and all of your clan had a chance to enjoy.

One of my favorite times of the year is usually summertime, when I can dry my hair outside, making it feel softer than usual. I enjoy washing the dog outside and getting covered with dog hair when the dog shakes some of the water off his body with an extra wiggle at the end of the long tail.

Washing my car in the driveway while attempting to avoid water spots on the dark blue paint, swinging in a hammock or just sitting and enjoying the afternoon breeze with my pets, these are a few of my favorite things. Thank you, Julie Andrews.

This year beaches seem to be a problem due to social distancing issues with the COVID-19, so I won’t be enjoying the wind, sun and sand on the water’s edge. As a teenager, the perfect tan was mandatory in my book. Now the opening up of the ozone layer prevents me from staying in the sun for longs periods of time, even when I am covered with SPF 30 sunscreen.

After working in a pet grooming salon for five years, I learned more about the value of having a pet and how to better take care of them, keeping them clean, feeding each pet the right diet and making sure they were always safe. My pets are my passion, and I loved to work, making the pet store manager position the perfect job for me.

While at work, I often listened to some pet owners’ stories. Some were so great they would make me smile and cry, even while I was standing behind the cash register.

On the other side of that coin, I heard stories that were so awful that they made the hair on my arms stand straight up in the air. It’s not like I have tons of hair or anything.

A few people have entrusted me with their pets when they went on vacation, and even now, I am still part of some wonderful pet families. There was only one rule I had when all of these dogs came over to my house: they all had to get along. It was imperative that each dog, big or small, would have to respond to me when I called their name. Period.

With this being said, some training with your canine family member can go a long way.

Experts have said that a trained

attack dog is safer than an untrained household dog. The main reason behind this statement is because you can call off a trained dog and you cannot call and guarantee the correct response from an untrained dog in potentially dangerous situations. Just for the record, I have had a few times when a dog responded to me quickly, which made a difference between the good life and serious injury.

With the few fireworks that the neighborhood heard on the Fourth of July – more than I expected to hear by the way – I was reminded of how important it is to shelter our pets from these sometimes terrifying explosions.

What I did and what I have done for years is have all of the family pets watered, walked and fed, maybe a little earlier, to plan for a less frightening night from these fireworks displays.

After bringing all the furry creatures inside the house, I close all the windows and turn on the air conditioning. The television is turned on, a little louder than usual and our family all sits together in the same room until things calm down outside. The whole time I watch for any sign of distress and immediately address any animal that may be having a tough time. This strategy seems to work for all pet visitors and pet family members, distracting the pets from outdoor noises is definitely a planned event.

One big pet peeve I have is in the summer when the pavement is really hot and pet owners are casually walking their dogs on this scalding road surface.

I am not shy to approach the people who have their pets on a leash looking cool, while their

pets are suffering more than can be imagined. After getting the pet owner’s attention, I simply ask them to check the temperature of the surface that their pet is walking on with their own hand or better yet their baby skin foot and …Voila! I have seen people grab their pets up after checking the pavement surface and carry them away, and if the dog is too big, they run with them into the shade. One woman thanked me for several minutes as she simply never thought of checking the pavement for her little dog. Please be aware of what you are asking your pet to do.

A part of pet safety really needs to include an outdoor security fence to be sure your pets cannot get out and wander off. When a pet is frightened, they can run into traffic or into unknown territory, leading to a potentially bad outcome.

The shelters are full of animals needing a great home. If you are thinking about getting a pet, please think it through. Many dogs – depending on the breed, size and care – live between 9-15 years old, I would say that pet ownership is a big commitment.

Your new pet will need some training, proper food, clean housing, exercise, a great veterinarian and a ton of care and heartfelt love from you.

Enjoy the pets you have and the pets you will have throughout your life.

Our pet companions do make a difference in our lives.

Give them the great life they deserve.

Cindy Langlois can be reached by email at clanglois@reedermedia.com.

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Same statistics present different narratives

Julie Reeder PUBLISHER

While we continue to make things more just, we need to make sure we are working with all the same facts and data and are not allowing people with false narratives to spin us into emotionally dangerous wars between people.

I received a lot of emails, questions and comments questioning the police shooting statistics from a previous editorial. People also sent me websites presenting the same statistics I used, but the way the statistics were presented

was definitely pushing a different narrative. I believe it is a false narrative, which is being presented as if Black people are being indiscriminately killed by police.

Let’s explore one example from https://mappingpoliceviolence. org/. The statistics are the same as what I presented from the National Institutes of Health, The Washington Post and Statista. But the statistics are presented differently or incompletely.

The website showed that the police have killed 598 people in 2020.

It doesn’t tell you why 598 people were killed in 2020, that almost 100% were armed or that these shootings came as the result of police responding to a crime.

It also doesn’t explain that twice as many White people as Black people each year have been shot by police over the last five years or that a police officer is 18 1/2 times more likely to be killed by a Black male than an unarmed Black male is to be killed by a police officer.

Here is another bold point on the page between graphs, which is absolutely correct but doesn’t

present the whole picture.

Black people have been 28% of those killed by police since 2013, despite being only 13% of the population. It is followed by a graph that shows Blacks are three times more likely to be killed as Whites. Then in small print it states, “Police killings per 1 million population.” The graph is comparing percentages of their respective populations, instead of comparing the overall percentage of Blacks killed, 25%, to Whites, 50%.

What is not explained is that the share of Black shooting victims by police is statistically less than what the Black crime rate would predict, since police shootings are a function of how often officers encounter armed and violent suspects.

In 2019, police officers fatally shot 1,004 people, most of whom were armed or otherwise dangerous. African Americans were about a quarter of those killed by police officers last year at 235 people. This ratio has remained stable since 2015.

In 2018, African Americans

made up 53% of known homicide offenders in the U.S. and committed about 60% of robberies, though they are 13% of the population. It explains why there are more confrontations that end up with deadly results between armed suspects and police officers.

What about unarmed shootings?

The police fatally shot nine unarmed Black suspects – five were fighting with officers and trying to grab their gun – and 19 unarmed Whites in 2019, according to The Washington Post database, down from 38 and 32, respectively, in 2015 – and closer to 100 in the 70s. The Post defines “unarmed” broadly to include such cases as a suspect in Newark, New Jersey, who had a loaded handgun in his car during a police chase.

Remember there were 235 Black suspects killed in 2018 by police during the course of a police call, and there were 7,407 Black homicide victims, mostly killed by other Blacks. Whites are also mostly killed by other Whites. Assuming a comparable number of victims 2019, those nine unarmed Black victims of police shootings repre-

sent 0.1% of all African Americans killed in 2019.

So, do you see how misleading it is to create a graph that states “Black people are more likely to be killed by police than White people?”

Then there’s a graph stating that 99% of police aren’t held accountable for the killings and characterizing them as murders, rather than police killings of armed suspects in response to a call. Again, one could assume if they weren’t reading other sources that these are random killings. The graphs also do not take into account that statistically Black officers are more likely to shoot Black suspects than White officers are. They also do not take into account that the police are being called into high crime areas where 7,400 Black people are murdered per year.

It is all in how the statistics are presented and spun. Again, I admit that things can always be better.

Let’s just be sure we are actually making things better, not worse by misinterpreting data and ripping the fabric of our country apart with false information.

health care workers to remain on the job – for our protection. Since this order places them at heightened risk, we must do all we can to protect them. AB 664 provides full hospital, surgical, medical, disability indemnity and death benefits to all peace officers, firefighters and health care workers who contract COVID-19 while performing their duties. The bill has bipartisan support, and sponsors include the Los Angeles Police Protective League, California Professional Firefighters and the California Nurses Association.

Another important bill is aimed at helping small businesses. As a

small-business owner myself, I know how difficult it is to keep up with changing laws and regulations. During this time of forced shutdowns, it’s even more difficult.

Senate Bill 1457, introduced by Sen. Andreas Borgeas, R-Fresno, requires state agencies to help small businesses comply with ever-changing statutes and regulations, and reduces or waives civil penalties for some violations. The bill also establishes the Office of Small Business Advocate within the governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development and requires all state agencies that significantly impact or regulate small

business to designate at least one person as a small business liaison.

During this emergency, we must do all we can to protect our first responders, and to assists small businesses trying to stay afloat and keep employees working. Bills like AB 664 and SB 1457 will help.

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.

Going back to work Assembly member Marie Waldron SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Several employees in the Capitol and two Assembly members tested positive for COVID-19 in June which stopped our work in its tracks. This week marks the start of a short, final month for the 2019-2020 session.

Public safety is a priority, and I am very proud to join Assembly members Cooper, Bonta and Gonzalez to co-write Assembly Bill 664. The March 4 state of emergency declaration requires all peace officers, firefighters and

Coronavirus situation will help more than hurt Trump Joe Naiman STAFF WRITER

Supposedly the coronavirus quarantine which adversely affected America’s economy threatened President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign. The opposite might very likely be the case.

First of all, the loss of jobs, shortages in grocery stores and restrictions on personal activity demonstrate what happens when advocates of big government utilize health and safety to take away Americans’ rights and livelihoods.

Most Americans do not like what they have experienced and will likely favor the acceptance of some risk to assure personal rights and economic viability.

The economic situation is worse

in California, where Assembly Bill 5 has limited the ability of those who lost jobs to obtain additional income as independent contractors.

The inability to make ends meet as an independent contractor in times of crisis illustrates the need for United States Supreme Court justices who will uphold the rights of willing workers to be classified as independent contractors and the need to vote for a president who will appoint such justices has never been greater.

The shortages of food have also demonstrated the importance of agriculture. A presidential candidate who prioritizes the food supply over polar bears and Delta smelt will likely have an advantage.

Those who call for sacrifice for the sake of the environment have

also been put on the defensive by the risk of disease being spread by mass transit. The anti-automotive view has lost popularity as the reduced potential to transmit illness has increased the desire for personal vehicles rather than public transit.

The debate on roads versus transit must incorporate freight travel as well as commuter travel, and the importance of the trucking industry has been demonstrated as citizens await the delivery of food and other supplies. The relief provided by the trucking industry also shows the importance of that private-sector element. The effort to solve the pandemic has also shown the private sector to be more capable than the public sector. Private companies have been

manufacturing ventilators and masks and working on cures or vaccines. The National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are making little progress themselves toward stopping the epidemic or curing those who are infected.

Ironically, the character flaws and other past problems of Trump may actually be of benefit during a crisis. Politicians who know how to stay out of trouble have never been in trouble and have no experience getting out of trouble. Trump has experience handling crises on a personal and professional level, and his ability to overcome a crisis translates into a better chance of success for a national emergency.

Americans knew about Trump’s bankruptcies when they elected

him, and they voted for him precisely because his experience getting out of trouble makes him more able to get this country out of trouble than politicians who stay out of trouble and have no idea how to get out of trouble. Over the past three years, Trump has shown his ability to handle adverse circumstances, and he is more qualified to take care of the current crisis at the national level than his major-party opponent.

Americans like what private industry has provided more than what government has done. The scenarios resulting from the coronavirus shutdowns will likely favor Trump at the polls.

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anti-American trade deals and a boost to a culture that celebrates lawlessness, hates the police and gives “victim” groups power to destroy other groups. Moreover, Biden won’t really be running the country. The far left will be because Biden will be indebted to them for his victory and, as everyone knows, he no longer has the energy or mental ability to serve as president.

Dark forces on the far left will

take advantage of the ghost president and move the country so far left it will never recover.

As I have written for various publications, a Trump loss signals the beginning of the end of America in terms of historical greatness. The Dems will rig the Supreme Court and legalize 22 million illegal aliens so that the GOP will never win a presidential election again.

Everyone who reads this post needs to think of one person they

know who is undecided or perhaps not even registered and take that person to lunch and explain to him how deadly serious this election is and persuade him to vote for Trump. Ronald Reagan said it best here: https://www. facebook.com/celeste.greig/videos/10222373399462048/

Will it be socialism or freedom?

I believe the election this November will be really close and the result will define our nation for generations. The choice is really between socialism and freedom.

If you are thinking of voting against Trump because you don’t like his tweets, or how he talks or some other personality trait, you need to rethink things.

The alternative to Trump – Joe Biden – will set us back decades.

He was Obama’s VP for eight years

and not once did he advocate a proAmerican or pro-jobs policy.

He supported trade bills that outsourced jobs out of America and supported a foreign policy that strengthen radical Islamic regimes and China at the expense of America. He supported all of Obama’s tax and regulatory policies which threw America into a recession almost the entire time they were in office.

If Biden wins, we will return to a sluggish economy, a weak military,

Divide and conquer strategy continues I think we all should perhaps rethink the Democrat Party’s political machine stranglehold of America’s urban cities and school districts in which their power has become monopolistic and unchecked for five or six decades.

The Democrat Party’s unrelenting agenda of undermining our individual constitutional freedoms while pitting American versus American based on race, class, creed and origin has reached a breaking point in our country.

Democrats have used this divide and conquer political strategy since the early 19th century, and they continue the same strategy today...Only the targets of their hatred have changed.

Their divide and conquer strategy coupled with their failed social engineering programs are

what perpetuates the Democrats’ political power.

So ... rethink the Democrat Party. Perhaps it should be thrown into the same pile as the soon-tobe-obsolete Washington Redskins.

Rick Reiss Temecula, Calif.

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Zachary Elliott SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

How to fish, shoot, hunt, set up a tent, drive a tractor, dig a hole, look people in the eye, properly shake someone’s hand and hold the door open for a lady. These are just a few of the things my father taught me while growing up.

But hands down the most important life lesson my father ever w w w . m y v a l l e y n e w s . c o m

taught me was how to follow Jesus.

It has had an eternal impact on my life. It’s one thing I still do to this day.

Deuteronomy 6:6-9 said, “These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts.

Impress them on your children.

Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.”

I genuinely believe that the most significant impact anyone can have in life is to teach others to write God’s word on their hearts and to follow Jesus.

Imagine what would happen in your home, work and friendships if you made it your priority

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I am talking about our neighbors suffering for COVID-19. We are our brother’s keeper. By wearing a mask in public, we protect each other. Many people have been following the horrific events in the media taking place every day. We’ve seen it in the newspapers, and we’ve witnessed it on TV. Yet, I must tell you: As Jews who know – only too well – the horrors of loss of human life. So we cannot remain silent about not wearing masks in public. We have a moral obligation to speak out and to take action – to stand up, raise our voices and do something to stop this massive tragedy of people by trying to save each other’s lives.

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as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream,” in Amos 5:24.

You hear it in the prophet Micah when he said, “It has been told you, O humanity, what is good, And what the LORD requires of you: Only to do justice, And to love goodness and to walk modestly and humbly with your God,” in Micah 6:8.

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to others. Everything about you begins to speak to those who are far from God to reconcile with him. You become a representative of his kindness, and that is like a lighthouse in the darkness.

People around the globe stand for things that won’t last, but “this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever,” according to 1 John 2:17.

What you stand for will make an impact. The question is, is what you’re standing for making an eternal impact?

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Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord,” in Joshua 24:15.

I love Joshua’s heart here. He said you do what you want, but as for my home and me, we’re sticking with Jesus. Could that be said of you?

Nothing speaks louder than authentic faith in the face of fake talk. If you’re going to have an eternal impact in this world, you must first choose to serve Jesus for eternity and you must do it daily. It all starts there.

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Despite the social and financial turmoil caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Anza and Aguanga

residents remain mostly untouched by many of the events affecting the rest of the world. Life for most residents is steady and stable as they go about their daily business.

“My faith and belief in God,

that He is who the Bible says He is, gives me comfort,” Stephanie Rollain said.

There are animals to be cared for, children to raise and restaurants to enjoy. Daily lives go on,

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albeit with some changes. Large gatherings are not permitted, so horse shows and fairs were placed on hold. Equestrians, however, see PANDEMIC, page AVO-2

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Annika Knoppel’s theme is, “If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.” As a community activist, business adviser, volunteer and local Realtor, she said she takes this advice to heart.

Knoppel hosts the “Fika with Annika” talk show on Anza’s local, nonprofit public radio station, KOYT-FM 97.1. In her weekly episodes, she interviews people in the community in her signature laid-back style, asking questions to

prompt her guests in conversation.

Some of her guests have included Ben Cruz and Nicole Renee Arana, Tim Lauridsen, Kaz Murphy, Barry Shankman, Robyn Garrison and Susan Eyer-Anderson.

To take the idea of a show and make it a reality, Knoppel said she invested a lot of time and effort into the project. She attended a one-hour training presentation explaining the do’s and don’ts of radio programming as described by the Federal Communications Commission. The FCC is an see KNOPPEL, page AVO-4

The low-pitched droning of a speeding helicopter is a familiar sound to residents of the Anza Valley during the hot summer months during fire season. Instantly, they search the skies for smoke and check social media for emergency alerts.

For local blazes, the flames are often attacked by Cal Fire’s helitack crews and often by Fire Attack Helicopter 301, one of the agency’s UH-1H Super Hueys.

The bright red and white colors are unmistakable as the helicopter dips water from nearby sources, such as Lake Riverside Estates’ 55-acre lake.

Manufactured by Bell Helicopters for the U.S. Army, the aircraft served from 1963 to 1975. It was used as a troop and cargo transport

and also for specialized operations.

In 1981, Cal Fire originally acquired 12 of these helicopters from the Department of Defense.

They were heavily modified by Cal Fire for firefighting use and went into service battling fires in 1989.

Cal Fire currently has nine of these helicopters operating throughout the state, along with two additional helicopters available from Cal Fire’s Aviation Management Unit in Sacramento to fill behind scheduled maintenance.

Cal Fire uses the Super Hueys as fast initial-attack craft during very remote wildland fires. These aircraft are able to deploy and arrive on scene very quickly, delivering a nine-person fire crew wherever needed, as well as battle fires with water or foam drops.

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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.

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, visit www.TOPS.org.

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 951763-5611 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.

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Work goes on for many essential workers at the feed stores, markets, auto repair shops and more.

“I remember when we went into lockdown, all of us saying how grateful we were to live here. We had plenty of room to go outside and enjoy the outdoors still. That and all of our little stores and some businesses did everything they could to keep those hard to find items available to us. Common Grounds let us order food items and even paper products from them early on and we never had to go wait in those lines down the hill that circled buildings,” Tara Butchart said.

Even while some griping and heated debates occurred on social media, the little town united in their efforts to make everyday life in Anza flow as normal as possible.

Diane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

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Wearing her face covering, Taylor Ludwig serves guests at Missy’s 15th Hole Cafe and Grill in Aguanga.

Horse and rider maintain a cooperative relationship while exercising on a sunny afternoon in Lake Riverside Estates.

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HUSD discusses reopening plans Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

School reopenings and the options available were the main subjects covered at the Hemet Unified School District board meeting held Tuesday, July 21. The meeting was available to the public as an audio-only live feed accessed via the district’s website and hosted on YouTube.

In an introduction in an online document outlining the procedures, Christi Barrett, superintendent of HUSD, said, “These last few months we have been preparing for what the reopening of our schools will look like and how we can create a safe learning environment for students and staff. The intent of this document is to provide our families, students and staff insight into what the 2020-2021 school year will look like based on the information we have today. The information provided takes into account orders set by the State of California Department of Public Health and Riverside County Public Health that Hemet Unified School District must follow. In addition, our plan includes guidelines set by the California Department of Education.”

In forming the policies covered, parent input was taken into consideration. Offered June 8, a survey allowed parents to choose more than one option, and the results shared: 59% of respondents were interested in students coming to school every day for class and 39% of parents

were interested in students receiving daily instruction provided by a teacher online.

The survey, coupled with state and county health mandates, gave the board guidance in forming their reopening options.

In following the state and county mandates, when the 2020-2021 school year does begin, on-campus school will look much different from previous years due to the new health and safety measures. For families which do not want their students to attend on campus, an online option will be available.

Staff, students and parents should not attend on-campus classes if they show signs of illness or a fever.

Social distancing will be practiced at all school locations.

Based on orders from the state of California and Riverside County Public Health, students will be kept in smaller group settings, desks will be spaced as far apart as possible, prepackaged food will be served, large gatherings such as pep rallies, assemblies and dances will be restricted and students that may not be feeling well will be monitored closely. Field trips are not currently recommended.

As schools reopen, students and staff may experience fear and anxiety because of COVID-19. The district said it is committed to supporting students’ social emotional wellness and offering resources to ensure students transition back to school smoothly.

Athletics will be reviewed and

governing board said, “Tuesday’s board meeting and the decisions made for all schools in the district are a reflection of the current times in California. The students of our local schools of Hamilton and Cottonwood will be serviced through an online learning opportunity in which students will be provided with a device and internet connectivity to be able to meet their needs.

Students and families should expect to connect with their teachers five days per week for a minimum of 3-4 hours. The board has decided to revisit opening all schools Nov.

may be offered as outlined in county, state and CIF guidelines.

HUSD will offer an online learning option through its new school The Academy of Innovation. Students will receive instruction 100% online, allowing them to engage in quality instruction in the comfort and safety of their own homes with quality instruction, accredited teachers, concurrent college courses and counselors.

Tracy Chambers, assistant superintendent of HUSD, said in the meeting agenda that the administration recommended that HUSD open school Aug. 17, using the full online instructional model from Aug. 17 through Nov. 6, at which time the board of education will determine if it is safe to transition to a blended learning model. Should conditions improve before Nov. 6, the board of education may make a determination to transition to a hybrid or traditional instructional model.

In the hybrid model, students attend part of the week in-person and the rest of the week online. With the traditional model, students attend five days a week.

The online model involves interaction, instruction and check-ins via computer. Computers, hotspots, tech support, teacher devices and other technology will be provided by the district.

As Sage, Anza and Aguanga lack connectivity for the internet, a lowtech option is being considered by the board to address these issues.

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Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival cancels 2021 event INDIO – The 2021 Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival, set for Feb. 12-21, has been canceled to resume in 2022 with a 75th year celebration, provided the coronavirus pandemic has ended.

In addition, the Queen Scheherazade Scholarship Pageant, scheduled for November 2020, is also being canceled. Queen Scheherazade and her court act as goodwill ambassadors leading up to and during the fair in February.

The ongoing pandemic has caused the cancellation of all scheduled events on the fairgrounds since the middle of March. With Riverside County Public Health planning to keep the federal medical station in place until the end of the calendar year, staff is unable to properly plan and

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“Once you have that under your belt, you need to have a viable concept, and present three or more shows to the programming committee for review,” Knoppel said. “This is to ensure that you are committed to consistently scheduled programs.”

Approved shows can be daily, weekly or monthly, ranging from just a minute long to 15 minutes or maintain a fluid timeframe, which is the case with the “Fika with Annika” show.

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“The Riverside County Fairgrounds are known not only as the home of our beloved Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival, but as a focal point and safe haven for the community when it comes to accessing health care and, today, they are being utilized in another health care mission to help us overcome the coronavirus,” V. Manuel Perez, chair of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, said. “It is rare that we cancel this fair, but we know the tradition is so strong and special for many families, including mine, that we can look forward to its return after we complete this mission.”

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The county will look for other ways to celebrate the fair’s 75th anniversary in 2021, which may include a virtual celebration.

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“I use a small handheld recorder to do my interviews, so I am mobile but I prefer to bring my guests into the actual studio, as the acoustics are best in Studio A,” she said.

The name of the talk show is a play on words with an interesting backstory, Knoppel said.

“I am Swedish born and bred, and the Swedes take their coffee very seriously,” Knoppel. “The midmorning and afternoon break is called ‘fika,’ and it is both a noun and verb. The break is a time to uncouple from the work environment and engage with friends, family or colleagues. Two years ago, Erinne Roscoe, Liese Carney, myself and Flavia Krieg attended a regional radio broadcasters conference in Santa Rosa. The four of us were sitting at the breakfast counter sipping coffee and having breakfast one morning, and I sensed the feeling of being involved in

a fika moment. We were discussing the lack of programming and how so few persons in the community had stepped forward to offer programming ideas. I liked the free-flowing conversation and the organic feel of anything goes when you are sitting with friends and enjoying the moment. That is when the concept for ‘Fika with Annika’ was born. It took about four months from then on for me to get into my groove. I aimed to speak with the guests about local history, current ongoing events, personal passions and whatever comes out at the moment.”

Listeners are introduced to guests ranging from business people, musicians, activists, nonprofit organizations and more.

“Each and every one of my guests leaves a footprint in my personal path. My very first interviewee was Tim Laurdisen, an Anza man who knows the local environs, trails, native plants and history. He is a natural storyteller and the perfect beginning for Fika.

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A felon accused of killing his 58-year-old girlfriend during a confrontation in their Anza home pleaded not guilty Monday, July 27, to murder and other felony charges.

Trent Allen Lightfoot, 50, was arrested following the alleged June 7 confrontation that took the life of Cherie Mae Lanzisera in the 56000 block of Mitchell Road, just north of Highway 371.

Along with the murder count, Lightfoot is charged with domestic assault, being a felon in possession of a firearm and sentenceenhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations.

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He helped me get comfortable in front of a microphone. Believe it or not, I have a phobia about talking into microphones. I don’t even like to talk on the phone, I’d rather be up front and personal.”

There are about 50 “Fika with Annika” episodes in the archives to date. The shows are kept as podcasts and can be accessed through the KOYT-FM website.

Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, Knoppel has not conducted any new interviews since February 2020. The radio station has been running replays until Knoppel can resume her scheduling of guests.

She said she is enjoying a wonderful notoriety as a result of the shows.

“Strangers look up when they hear my name and can now associate the voice with a face. It’s nice to receive the positive feedback and to learn that I have fans. I have the chance to meet people of different walks of life. Some are newcomers to the area and others have lived here all their lives. They

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According to sheriff’s Sgt. Rick Espinoza, Lightfoot allegedly shot Lanzisera in their residence during the predawn hours. Deputies were summoned a short time later, and they found the victim dead at the scene. The defendant was taken into custody without incident.

According to court records, Lightfoot has prior convictions for domestic abuse – not involving Lanzisera – and driving under the influence.

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For future productions, Knoppel said she wishes to speak with community elders and focus on local Anza Valley history. She also wants to introduce more nonprofit organizations to listeners.

“Fika with Annika” is aired every Wednesday at 3 p.m. and replays Sundays at 1 p.m. on KOYTFM 97.1. Shows are available over the airwaves or via livestream from any mobile device or computer from the radio station’s website, http://www.koyt971.org.

To contact Annika Knoppel, call her at 951-234-1314 or 951-3890220. Follow the show on Facebook at https://www.facebook. com/fikawithannika/.

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Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

When starting a new business, changing a legal name, disposing of an estate or even holding an election, published legal notices are required by law. For decades, it has been the preferred method of alerting the public to things occurring in the community.

For instance, state law requires that the public must be made aware of the name of a new business.

This notice is accomplished by publishing a copy of the fictitious name statement in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the principal place of business is located.

Not every newspaper is allowed

to accept these notices. Riverside County provides a list of approved newspapers as a courtesy to those who are required to cause publication of legal advertising. The list represents all of the adjudicated newspapers currently in publication within the county. The county neither endorses nor recommends any publication service.

Since its name starts with the letter “A,” the Anza Valley Outlook appears first on the list of approved newspapers of general circulation for legal advertising in Riverside County.

“Filing a legal notice by publication is as simple and easy as 1, 2, 3,” Aguanga resident David Schulberg said.

One of the most common post-

ings are fictitious name statements.

According to the county, when a fictitious business name statement is filed, it must be published in an adjudicated newspaper one day per week for four consecutive weeks.

Publication must start within 30 days of filing the statement with the county clerk’s office.

To save business owners a trip to the county clerk’s office, many newspapers in Riverside County will file a fictitious statement for them.

Carletta Gordon-Stokes, owner of CGS Real Estate, said, “When I created my business, the county recorder gave me a form and a list of newspapers to choose from for publication. I called one, placed my fictitious name posting, paid

for the ads and that was it.”

The newspaper selected for the publication of the statement should be one that circulates in the area where the business is to be conducted.

“Once I located a paper that did that sort of thing, it was a pretty simple process,” Sharon Evans, owner of Cadillac Ranch Real Estate, said. “It’s been so long since I have run a legal notice, I should check on when those fictitious name statements expire so they get renewed on time.”

Public notices are also used to inform the public of government spending, projects and the

development of new policies. It allows citizens to be properly and adequately informed and, in many cases, to be able to take part in the events publicized.

Change of name and other legal events also require publishing the information in a newspaper of general circulation.

Legal advertising is available in the Anza Valley Outlook for Riverside County. Call 951-763-5510 for more information.

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The crash occurred at 8:58 a.m. on Sage Road, west of Wilson Valley Road, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

A cleanup crew from the County Environmental Health Department’s hazardous materials team was dispatched to the scene.

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Masks help make and keep America afraid

Harold W. Pease, Ph.D. SPECIAL TO ANZA VALLEY OUTLOOK

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of reasons why some will not wear masks. Unfortunately, it missed the main one – masks help make and keep America afraid. The media, World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been wrong on virtually every aspect of the virus, from early estimates of American death predictions from 2-3 million to even the practicality of wearing a mask. For many Americans, wearing masks represents submission to those with little regard for the Bill of Rights, not selfish insensitivity to others who might get the virus from the unmasked, as those who wish to take our liberty openly say.

One bluntly said, “If Donald Trump had not been elected president it would not be hyped.”

Another, “Nothing more will be said of it if Joe Biden is elected president.”

The media began with the horrific death prediction of millions.

When those numbers were not high enough opponents did two things to inflate them: one by counting deaths with COVID-19 as the same as those dying from COVID-19 and two, infecting nursing homes with patients with the virus. Turns out that more than 40% of those dying were in nursing homes. When a drug used to treat malaria – hydroxychloroquine – was found to cure the coronavirus as well, instead of excitement over the finding, the media and their accomplices unsuccessfully did everything to discredit its use. Clearly their agenda was to make and keep Americans afraid.

It is clear to most that the virus had been weaponized for the elec-

tion of 2020. It damaged Trump’s best economy in U.S. history, nearly ended the popular Trump rallies, justified Biden’s non-aggressive presidential campaigning because of his obvious cognitive failings, provided the rational for three or less presidential debates and vote by mail efforts – all benefiting the Democrat Party.

The absolute best strategy for keeping Americans afraid is to keep them wearing and practicing the symbols of fear – masks, distancing, partially closed churches and in small groups. It is a constant reminder that the emergency is present and ongoing. The next best is to keep children from returning to school. That there exists no science that keeping children out of school is a benefit to them does not matter, nor that virtually all of Europe has opened their classrooms.

Nor did it matter that the Asian pandemic of 1957 with a death of 116,000 Americans, or the Hong Kong pandemic of 1968 with 100,000 deaths, may still be more than the 130,000 dying from COVID-19, subtracting at least 25% of those who did not actually die from COVID-19, but with it. The populations were much lower then and they wore no masks, closed no businesses, restaurants, churches, sporting events, schools, colleges or large gatherings. The population of America is 328,239,523. Do the math, dividing this number by 130,000 deceased equals 0.0004 times 100 equals 0.04% – infinitesimally low. Dividing by the 3 million who got it and recovered, 0.009 or 0.9%, is not even 1% of the population.

These results are why the vast majority of Americans cannot

identify a family member or close friend dying from COVID-19.

Still, the Left has Americans paralyzed and perpetually afraid.

The death rate of the flu two years ago, 61,000, did not even make the news, but 2020 is a presidential election year.

Again, the media have lost credibility. The same sources now pushing the narrative that those not wearing masks are doing so because of their selfishness and insensitivity toward others are the same people and outlets that were wrong at every turn respecting the coronavirus.

But none of this message is new.

I count nine times when these same media outlets, organizations and persons attempted to upend, even by coup d’etat, the 2016 presidential election.

Let’s review these attempts three happening simultaneously before Trump took office. Spygate the Trump Tower wiretapping, demonstrations in cities all over the United States – presumably funded by George Sores, to refuse the results of the 2016 election with signs “Not My President” – and finally, the Republican “Never Trumpers” movement.

Once inaugurated the effort to get someone in his administration to declare him unfit so as to use the 25th Amendment to remove him followed. Then the Russia hoax and the resultant two-and-a-halfyear Robert Mueller investigation.

This followed by disclosure of the FBI/CIA coup attempt to unseat him, next the Ukrainian hoax, followed by the failed impeachment attempt. Nine easily documented attempts to remove Trump from office. On issues relating to Trump,

it is hard to find anything upon which these media were accurate.

Trump endured three congressional investigations: the Mueller and Horowitz reports, each exonerating him, and the U.S. Senate impeachment trial acquitting him.

Trump suffered more unjustified opposition and persecution than all U.S. presidents combined.

So what is the main reason so many refuse to wear masks?

Americans cannot be convinced that politicalization of the coronavirus is not the 10th attempt to oust Trump and bring down America and the anarchists, the 11th. Many feel used, betrayed and undefended as they watch these same sources excuse non-wearing of masks for rioters and anarchists but condemn such for the rest.

If most cannot identify a family member that has died from this pandemic after almost six months of headlines of death, why would they trust these falsifying sources?

To many the preservation of the Bill of Rights and not wearing the symbols of control and fear are all they have to resist those who want to make and keep Americans afraid and take our liberty.

Dr. Harold W. Pease is a syndicated columnist and an expert on the United States Constitution.

He has dedicated his career to studying the writings of the Founding Fathers and to applying that knowledge to current events. He taught history and political science from this perspective for over 30 years at Taft College. To read more of his weekly articles, visit http://www.LibertyUnderFire.org.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202007766 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 708 TREND MARKETING 3610 Central Ave Suite 400, Riverside, California 92506 County: Riverside Adam Lloyd Johnson, 2754 Cincinnati St., San Bernardino, CA 92407 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Adam Lloyd Johnson Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 07/23/2020 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3202 PUBLISHED: July 31, August 7, 14, 21, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202007722 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: NEFF GROVES 45700 Avenida Tierra, Temecula, CA 92590 County: Riverside a. Randy Allen Neff, 45700 Avenida Tierra, Temecula, CA 92590 b. Jacquelyne Renee Neff, 45700 Avenida Tierra, Temecula, CA 92590 This business is conducted by a Married Couple Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Randy Allen Neff Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 07/23/2020 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3203 PUBLISHED: July 31, August 7, 14, 21, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202007101 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TRI VALLEY COMPUTER REPAIR, INC. 32018 Calle Espinosa, Temecula, CA 92592 County: Riverside Tri Valley Computer Repair, Inc., 32018 Calle Espinosa, Temecula, CA 92592 This business is conducted by a Corporation This Corporation is registered in the state of California Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on August 2016 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Hugh Flynn, President Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 07/08/2020 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3204 PUBLISHED: July 31, August 7, 14, 21, 2020

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: MVC 2003401 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Petitioner: JOSEPH NAVA, TANYA NAVA Filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. JOSEPH LORENCE NAVA b. TANYA ARELY NAVA c. BACILIO LUCAS NAVA d. PABLO LORENZO NAVA Proposed Name: a. JOSEPH LAWRENCE NIETO DE ANDA b. TANYA ARELY NIETO DE ANDA c. BACILIO LUCAS NIETO DE ANDA d. PABLO LORENZO NIETO DE ANDA THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

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A pt 104 , R iverside, CA 92 505 T his business is conducted by an I ndividual R egistrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 6/9/20 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ( $ 1,000) .)

R egistrant: Savanna G abriella Ji menez Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R iverside County on 06/ 2 3/ 2 02 0 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ( a) OF SE CT I ON 1792 0, A F I CT I T I OU S NA M E ST A T E M E NT G E NE R A L L Y E X PI R E S A T T HE E ND OF F I V E YE A R S F R OM T HE DA T E ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COU NT Y CL E R K , E X CE PT , A S PR OV I DE D I N SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE I T E X PI R E S 4 0 DA YS A F T E R A NY CHA NG E I N T HE F A CT S SE T F OR T H I N T HE ST A T E M E NT PU R SU A NT T O SE CT I ON 17913 OT HE R T HA N A CHA NG E I N T HE R E SI DE NCE A DDR E SS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BU SI NE SS NA M E ST A T E M E NT M U ST BE F I L E D BE F OR E T HE E X PI R A T I ON. T HE F I L I NG OF T HI S ST A T E M E NT DOE S NOT OF I T SE L F A U T HOR I Z E T HE U SE I N T HI S ST A T E OF A F I CT I T I OU S BU SI NE SS NA M E I N V I OL A T I ON OF T HE R I G HT S OF A NOT HE R UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW ( SE E SE CT I ON 14 4 11 E T SE Q ., BU SI NE SS A ND PR OF E SSI ONS CODE ) . I HE R E BY CE R T I F Y T HA T T HI S COPY I S A COR R E CT COPY OF T HE OR I G I NA L ST A T E M E NT ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I CE .

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F I C T I T I O U S B U S I NE S S NA M E S T A T E M E NT F ile Number: R -2 02 00732 4 T he following person( s) is ( are) doing business as: S T I NK Y L E A F 290 West San Rafael Place, Palm Springs, CA 92 2 62 M ailing address: 4 4 8 0 Duckhorn Drive, Sacramento, CA 958 34 County: R iverside CBD T herapeutics L L C, 4 4 8 0 Duckhorn Drive, Sacramento, CA 958 34 T his business is conducted by a L imited L iability Company T his L L C is registered in the state of CA R egistrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ( $ 1,000) .)

R egistrant: K eith Springer, Presiden Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R iverside County on 07/ 01/ 2 02 0 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ( a) OF SE CT I ON 1792 0, A F I CT I T I OU S NA M E ST A T E M E NT G E NE R A L L Y E X PI R E S A T T HE E ND OF F I V E YE A R S F R OM T HE DA T E ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COU NT Y CL E R K , E X CE PT , A S PR OV I DE D I N SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE I T E X PI R E S 4 0 DA YS A F T E R A NY CHA NG E I N T HE F A CT S SE T F OR T H I N T HE ST A T E M E NT PU R SU A NT T O SE CT I ON 17913 OT HE R T HA N A CHA NG E I N T HE R E SI DE NCE A DDR E SS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BU SI NE SS NA M E ST A T E M E NT M U ST BE F I L E D BE F OR E T HE E X PI R A T I ON. T HE F I L I NG OF T HI S ST A T E M E NT DOE S NOT OF I T SE L F A U T HOR I Z E T HE U SE I N T HI S ST A T E OF A F I CT I T I OU S BU SI NE SS NA M E I N V I OL A T I ON OF T HE R I G HT S OF A NOT HE R UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW ( SE E SE CT I ON 14 4 11 E T SE Q ., BU SI NE SS A ND PR OF E SSI ONS CODE ) . I HE R E BY CE R T I F Y T HA T T HI S COPY I S A COR R E CT COPY OF T HE OR I G I NA L ST A T E M E NT ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I CE .

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F I C T I T I O U S B U S I NE S S NA M E S T A T E M E NT F ile Number: R -2 02 0072 62 T he following person( s) is ( are) doing business as: 1 . D E B B I E T I M M S C O U NS E L I NG S E R V I C E S 2 . E X P L O R E C O NNE C T I O NS 4 1908 Corte V alentine, T emecula, CA 92 592 County: R iverside Deborah A nn T imm, 4 1908 Corte V alentine, T emecula, CA 92 592 T his business is conducted by an I ndividual R egistrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ( $ 1,000) .)

R egistrant: Deborah A nn T imm Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R iverside County on 07/ 13/ 2 02 0 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ( a) OF SE CT I ON 1792 0, A F I CT I T I OU S NA M E ST A T E M E NT G E NE R A L L Y E X PI R E S A T T HE E ND OF F I V E YE A R S F R OM T HE DA T E ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COU NT Y CL E R K , E X CE PT , A S PR OV I DE D I N SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE I T E X PI R E S 4 0 DA YS A F T E R A NY CHA NG E I N T HE F A CT S SE T F OR T H I N T HE ST A T E M E NT PU R SU A NT T O SE CT I ON 17913 OT HE R T HA N A CHA NG E I N T HE R E SI DE NCE A DDR E SS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BU SI NE SS NA M E ST A T E M E NT M U ST BE F I L E D BE F OR E T HE E X PI R A T I ON. T HE F I L I NG OF T HI S ST A T E M E NT DOE S NOT OF I T SE L F A U T HOR I Z E T HE U SE I N T HI S ST A T E OF A F I CT I T I OU S BU SI NE SS NA M E I N V I OL A T I ON OF T HE R I G HT S OF A NOT HE R UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW ( SE E SE CT I ON 14 4 11 E T SE Q ., BU SI NE SS A ND PR OF E SSI ONS CODE ) . I HE R E BY CE R T I F Y T HA T T HI S COPY I S A COR R E CT COPY OF T HE OR I G I NA L ST A T E M E NT ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I CE .

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F I C T I T I O U S B U S I NE S S NA M E F I C T I T I O U S B U S I NE S S NA M E S T A T E M E NT F ile Number: R -2 02 0068 05 T he following person( s) is ( are) doing business as: 1 . D I O R NO D E 2 . D I O R NO D E A P P A R E L 3 . D I O R NO D E C L O T H I NG 4 14 10 Ju niper St # 713, M urrieta, CA 92 562 County: R iverside F rederick A ndre Clark, 4 14 10 Ju niper St # 713, M urrieta, CA 92 562 T his business is conducted by an I ndividual R egistrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ( $ 1,000) .)

R egistrant: F rederick A ndre Clark Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R iverside County on 07/ 01/ 2 02 0 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ( a) OF SE CT I ON 1792 0, A F I CT I T I OU S NA M E ST A T E M E NT G E NE R A L L Y E X PI R E S A T T HE E ND OF F I V E YE A R S F R OM T HE DA T E ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COU NT Y CL E R K , E X CE PT , A S PR OV I DE D I N SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE I T E X PI R E S 4 0 DA YS A F T E R A NY CHA NG E I N T HE F A CT S SE T F OR T H I N T HE ST A T E M E NT PU R SU A NT T O SE CT I ON 17913 OT HE R T HA N A CHA NG E I N T HE R E SI DE NCE A DDR E SS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BU SI NE SS NA M E ST A T E M E NT M U ST BE F I L E D BE F OR E T HE E X PI R A T I ON. T HE F I L I NG OF T HI S ST A T E M E NT DOE S NOT OF I T SE L F A U T HOR I Z E T HE U SE I N T HI S ST A T E OF A F I CT I T I OU S BU SI NE SS NA M E I N V I OL A T I ON OF T HE R I G HT S OF A NOT HE R UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW ( SE E SE CT I ON 14 4 11 E T SE Q ., BU SI NE SS A ND PR OF E SSI ONS CODE ) . I HE R E BY CE R T I F Y T HA T T HI S COPY I S A COR R E CT COPY OF T HE OR I G I NA L ST A T E M E NT ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I CE .

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F I C T I T I O U S B U S I NE S S NA M E S T A T E M E NT F ile Number: R -2 02 007154 T he following person( s) is ( are) doing business as: M A I NS O L 2 2 8 2 0 Cougar St., Perris, CA 92 570 County: R iverside Cristina M aria A ddison, 2 2 8 2 0 Cougar St., Perris, CA 92 570 T his business is conducted by an I ndividual R egistrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 2018 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ( $ 1,000) .)

R egistrant: Cristina M aria A ddison Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R iverside County on 07/ 09/ 2 02 0 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ( a) OF SE CT I ON 1792 0, A F I CT I T I OU S NA M E ST A T E M E NT G E NE R A L L Y E X PI R E S A T T HE E ND OF F I V E YE A R S F R OM T HE DA T E ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COU NT Y CL E R K , E X CE PT , A S PR OV I DE D I N SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE I T E X PI R E S 4 0 DA YS A F T E R A NY CHA NG E I N T HE F A CT S SE T F OR T H I N T HE ST A T E M E NT PU R SU A NT T O SE CT I ON 17913 OT HE R T HA N A CHA NG E I N T HE R E SI DE NCE A DDR E SS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BU SI NE SS NA M E ST A T E M E NT M U ST BE F I L E D BE F OR E T HE E X PI R A T I ON. T HE F I L I NG OF T HI S ST A T E M E NT DOE S NOT OF I T SE L F A U T HOR I Z E T HE U SE I N T HI S ST A T E OF A F I CT I T I OU S BU SI NE SS NA M E I N V I OL A T I ON OF T HE R I G HT S OF A NOT HE R UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW ( SE E SE CT I ON 14 4 11 E T SE Q ., BU SI NE SS A ND PR OF E SSI ONS CODE ) . I HE R E BY CE R T I F Y T HA T T HI S COPY I S A COR R E CT COPY OF T HE OR I G I NA L ST A T E M E NT ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I CE .

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F I C T I T I O U S B U S I NE S S NA M E S T A T E M E NT F ile Number: R -2 02 007373 T he following person( s) is ( are) doing business as: J E NNY C R A I G # 1 1 8 10560 M agnolia A venue, Suite F , R iverside, CA 92 505 M ailing address: 5770 F leet Street, Carlsbad, CA 92 008 County: R iverside JC U SA , I nc. which will do business in California as Je nny Craig U SA , I nc., 5770 F leet Street, Carlsbad, CA 92 008 T his business is conducted by a Corporation T his Corporation is registered in the state of California R egistrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 10/25/13 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ( $ 1,000) .)

R egistrant: Chrystal Danesteh, V ice President Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R iverside County on 07/ 14 / 2 02 0 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ( a) OF SE CT I ON 1792 0, A F I CT I T I OU S NA M E ST A T E M E NT G E NE R A L L Y E X PI R E S A T T HE E ND OF F I V E YE A R S F R OM T HE DA T E ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COU NT Y CL E R K , E X CE PT , A S PR OV I DE D I N SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE I T E X PI R E S 4 0 DA YS A F T E R A NY CHA NG E I N T HE F A CT S SE T F OR T H I N T HE ST A T E M E NT PU R SU A NT T O SE CT I ON 17913 OT HE R T HA N A CHA NG E I N T HE R E SI DE NCE A DDR E SS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BU SI NE SS NA M E ST A T E M E NT M U ST BE F I L E D BE F OR E T HE E X PI R A T I ON. T HE F I L I NG OF T HI S ST A T E M E NT DOE S NOT OF I T SE L F A U T HOR I Z E T HE U SE I N T HI S ST A T E OF A F I CT I T I OU S BU SI NE SS NA M E I N V I OL A T I ON OF T HE R I G HT S OF A NOT HE R UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW ( SE E SE CT I ON 14 4 11 E T SE Q ., BU SI NE SS A ND PR OF E SSI ONS CODE ) . I HE R E BY CE R T I F Y T HA T T HI S COPY I S A COR R E CT COPY OF T HE OR I G I NA L ST A T E M E NT ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I CE .

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F I C T I T I O U S B U S I NE S S NA M E S T A T E M E NT F ile Number: R -2 02 0064 2 1 T he following person( s) is ( are) doing business as: S O U R D O U G H J O E ’S A R T IS A NB R E A D S 5168 0 A venida V elasco, L a Q uinta, CA 92 2 53 M ailing address: PO Box 8 91, L a Q uinta, CA 92 2 4 7 County: R iverside a. L aura Pina Schuler, 5168 0 A venida V elasco, L a Q uinta, CA 92 2 53 b. Joseph William Schuler, 51680 Avenida V elasco, L a Q uinta, CA 92 2 53 T his business is conducted by a M arried Couple R egistrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 3/27/2020 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ( $ 1,000) .)

R egistrant: L aura Pina Schuler Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R iverside County on 06/ 2 3/ 2 02 0 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ( a) OF SE CT I ON 1792 0, A F I CT I T I OU S NA M E ST A T E M E NT G E NE R A L L Y E X PI R E S A T T HE E ND OF F I V E YE A R S F R OM T HE DA T E ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COU NT Y CL E R K , E X CE PT , A S PR OV I DE D I N SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE I T E X PI R E S 4 0 DA YS A F T E R A NY CHA NG E I N T HE F A CT S SE T F OR T H I N T HE ST A T E M E NT PU R SU A NT T O SE CT I ON 17913 OT HE R T HA N A CHA NG E I N T HE R E SI DE NCE A DDR E SS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BU SI NE SS NA M E ST A T E M E NT M U ST BE F I L E D BE F OR E T HE E X PI R A T I ON. T HE F I L I NG OF T HI S ST A T E M E NT DOE S NOT OF I T SE L F A U T HOR I Z E T HE U SE I N T HI S ST A T E OF A F I CT I T I OU S BU SI NE SS NA M E I N V I OL A T I ON OF T HE R I G HT S OF A NOT HE R UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW ( SE E SE CT I ON 14 4 11 E T SE Q ., BU SI NE SS A ND PR OF E SSI ONS CODE ) . I HE R E BY CE R T I F Y T HA T T HI S COPY I S A COR R E CT COPY OF T HE OR I G I NA L ST A T E M E NT ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I CE .

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F I C T I T I O U S B U S I NE S S NA M E S T A T E M E NT F ile Number: R -2 02 0068 63 T he following person( s) is ( are) doing business as: G R E E N E A R T H C O M P A NY 2 34 2 0 A pplegate Ct., M urrieta, CA 92 562 County: R iverside a. Sheli L ynn Sandlin, 2 34 2 0 A pplegate Ct., M urrieta, CA 92 562 b. M atthew R yan Sandlin, 2 34 2 0 A pplegate Ct., M urrieta, CA 92 562 T his business is conducted by a M arried Couple R egistrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 07/01/2020 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ( $ 1,000) .)

R egistrant: Sheli L ynn Sandlin/ M atthew R yan Sandlin Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R iverside County on 07/ 02 / 2 02 0 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ( a) OF SE CT I ON 1792 0, A F I CT I T I OU S NA M E ST A T E M E NT G E NE R A L L Y E X PI R E S A T T HE E ND OF F I V E YE A R S F R OM T HE DA T E ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COU NT Y CL E R K , E X CE PT , A S PR OV I DE D I N SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE I T E X PI R E S 4 0 DA YS A F T E R A NY CHA NG E I N T HE F A CT S SE T F OR T H I N T HE ST A T E M E NT PU R SU A NT T O SE CT I ON 17913 OT HE R T HA N A CHA NG E I N T HE R E SI DE NCE A DDR E SS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BU SI NE SS NA M E ST A T E M E NT M U ST BE F I L E D BE F OR E T HE E X PI R A T I ON. T HE F I L I NG OF T HI S ST A T E M E NT DOE S NOT OF I T SE L F A U T HOR I Z E T HE U SE I N T HI S ST A T E OF A F I CT I T I OU S BU SI NE SS NA M E I N V I OL A T I ON OF T HE R I G HT S OF A NOT HE R UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW ( SE E SE CT I ON 14 4 11 E T SE Q ., BU SI NE SS A ND PR OF E SSI ONS CODE ) . I HE R E BY CE R T I F Y T HA T T HI S COPY I S A COR R E CT COPY OF T HE OR I G I NA L ST A T E M E NT ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I CE .

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F I C T I T I O U S B U S I NE S S NA M E S T A T E M E NT F ile Number: R -2 02 006668 T he following person( s) is ( are) doing business as: B IG D A D D Y L E A T H E R W O R K S 23297 White Oak Lane, Murrieta, CA 92562 County: R iverside Robert Warren Gillam, 23297 White Oak Lane, M urrieta, CA 92 562 T his business is conducted by an I ndividual R egistrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 5/1/2020 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ( $ 1,000) .)

R egistrant: R obert G illam Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R iverside County on 06/ 2 9/ 2 02 0 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ( a) OF SE CT I ON 1792 0, A F I CT I T I OU S NA M E ST A T E M E NT G E NE R A L L Y E X PI R E S A T T HE E ND OF F I V E YE A R S F R OM T HE DA T E ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COU NT Y CL E R K , E X CE PT , A S PR OV I DE D I N SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE I T E X PI R E S 4 0 DA YS A F T E R A NY CHA NG E I N T HE F A CT S SE T F OR T H I N T HE ST A T E M E NT PU R SU A NT T O SE CT I ON 17913 OT HE R T HA N A CHA NG E I N T HE R E SI DE NCE A DDR E SS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BU SI NE SS NA M E ST A T E M E NT M U ST BE F I L E D BE F OR E T HE E X PI R A T I ON. T HE F I L I NG OF T HI S ST A T E M E NT DOE S NOT OF I T SE L F A U T HOR I Z E T HE U SE I N T HI S ST A T E OF A F I CT I T I OU S BU SI NE SS NA M E I N V I OL A T I ON OF T HE R I G HT S OF A NOT HE R UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW ( SE E SE CT I ON 14 4 11 E T SE Q ., BU SI NE SS A ND PR OF E SSI ONS CODE ) . I HE R E BY CE R T I F Y T HA T T HI S COPY I S A COR R E CT COPY OF T HE OR I G I NA L ST A T E M E NT ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I CE .

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F I C T I T I O U S B U S I NE S S NA M E S T A T E M E NT F ile Number: R -2 02 0068 06 T he following person( s) is ( are) doing business as: H 2 O P R E S S U R E W O R K S 1532 6 V ia Cortez, M oreno V alley, CA 92 551 County: R iverside a. Jo sue A diel A rana Jr , 1532 6 V ia Cortez, M oreno V alley, CA 92 551 b. Cindy E lena A rana, 1532 6 V ia Cortez, M oreno V alley, CA 92 551 T his business is conducted by a M arried Couple R egistrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ( $ 1,000) .)

R egistrant: Jo sue A diel A rana Jr Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R iverside County on 07/ 01/ 2 02 0 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ( a) OF SE CT I ON 1792 0, A F I CT I T I OU S NA M E ST A T E M E NT G E NE R A L L Y E X PI R E S A T T HE E ND OF F I V E YE A R S F R OM T HE DA T E ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COU NT Y CL E R K , E X CE PT , A S PR OV I DE D I N SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE I T E X PI R E S 4 0 DA YS A F T E R A NY CHA NG E I N T HE F A CT S SE T F OR T H I N T HE ST A T E M E NT PU R SU A NT T O SE CT I ON 17913 OT HE R T HA N A CHA NG E I N T HE R E SI DE NCE A DDR E SS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BU SI NE SS NA M E ST A T E M E NT M U ST BE F I L E D BE F OR E T HE E X PI R A T I ON. T HE F I L I NG OF T HI S ST A T E M E NT DOE S NOT OF I T SE L F A U T HOR I Z E T HE U SE I N T HI S ST A T E OF A F I CT I T I OU S BU SI NE SS NA M E I N V I OL A T I ON OF T HE R I G HT S OF A NOT HE R UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW ( SE E SE CT I ON 14 4 11 E T SE Q ., BU SI NE SS A ND PR OF E SSI ONS CODE ) . I HE R E BY CE R T I F Y T HA T T HI S COPY I S A COR R E CT COPY OF T HE OR I G I NA L ST A T E M E NT ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I CE .

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F I C T I T I O U S B U S I NE S S NA M E S T A T E M E NT F ile Number: R -2 02 007352 T he following person( s) is ( are) doing business as: J E NNY C R A I G # 1 7 4 24540 Village Walk Plaza, #D, Murrieta, CA 92562 M ailing address: 5770 F leet Street, Carlsbad, CA 92 008 County: R iverside JC U SA , I nc. which will do business in California as Je nny Craig U SA , I nc., 5770 F leet Street, Carlsbad, CA 92 008 T his business is conducted by a Corporation T his Corporation is registered in the state of California R egistrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 10/25/13 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ( $ 1,000) .)

R egistrant: Chrystal Danesteh, V .P. Corporate F ield Ops Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R iverside County on 07/ 14 / 2 02 0 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ( a) OF SE CT I ON 1792 0, A F I CT I T I OU S NA M E ST A T E M E NT G E NE R A L L Y E X PI R E S A T T HE E ND OF F I V E YE A R S F R OM T HE DA T E ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COU NT Y CL E R K , E X CE PT , A S PR OV I DE D I N SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE I T E X PI R E S 4 0 DA YS A F T E R A NY CHA NG E I N T HE F A CT S SE T F OR T H I N T HE ST A T E M E NT PU R SU A NT T O SE CT I ON 17913 OT HE R T HA N A CHA NG E I N T HE R E SI DE NCE A DDR E SS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BU SI NE SS NA M E ST A T E M E NT M U ST BE F I L E D BE F OR E T HE E X PI R A T I ON. T HE F I L I NG OF T HI S ST A T E M E NT DOE S NOT OF I T SE L F A U T HOR I Z E T HE U SE I N T HI S ST A T E OF A F I CT I T I OU S BU SI NE SS NA M E I N V I OL A T I ON OF T HE R I G HT S OF A NOT HE R UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW ( SE E SE CT I ON 14 4 11 E T SE Q ., BU SI NE SS A ND PR OF E SSI ONS CODE ) . I HE R E BY CE R T I F Y T HA T T HI S COPY I S A COR R E CT COPY OF T HE OR I G I NA L ST A T E M E NT ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I CE .

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F I C T I T I O U S B U S I NE S S NA M E S T A T E M E NT F ile Number: R -2 02 0068 8 3 T he following person( s) is ( are) doing business as: T E M E C U L A A U T O W R E C K I NG & T O W I NG 4 398 0 M ahlon V ail R d # 32 06, T emecula, CA 92 592 County: R iverside Danna M arie Jo hnson, 4 398 0 M ahlon V ail R d # 32 06, T emecula, CA 92 592 T his business is conducted by an I ndividual R egistrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ( $ 1,000) .)

R egistrant: Danna Jo hnson Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R iverside County on 07/ 02 / 2 02 0 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ( a) OF SE CT I ON 1792 0, A F I CT I T I OU S NA M E ST A T E M E NT G E NE R A L L Y E X PI R E S A T T HE E ND OF F I V E YE A R S F R OM T HE DA T E ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COU NT Y CL E R K , E X CE PT , A S PR OV I DE D I N SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE I T E X PI R E S 4 0 DA YS A F T E R A NY CHA NG E I N T HE F A CT S SE T F OR T H I N T HE ST A T E M E NT PU R SU A NT T O SE CT I ON 17913 OT HE R T HA N A CHA NG E I N T HE R E SI DE NCE A DDR E SS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BU SI NE SS NA M E ST A T E M E NT M U ST BE F I L E D BE F OR E T HE E X PI R A T I ON. T HE F I L I NG OF T HI S ST A T E M E NT DOE S NOT OF I T SE L F A U T HOR I Z E T HE U SE I N T HI S ST A T E OF A F I CT I T I OU S BU SI NE SS NA M E I N V I OL A T I ON OF T HE R I G HT S OF A NOT HE R UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW ( SE E SE CT I ON 14 4 11 E T SE Q ., BU SI NE SS A ND PR OF E SSI ONS CODE ) . I HE R E BY CE R T I F Y T HA T T HI S COPY I S A COR R E CT COPY OF T HE OR I G I NA L ST A T E M E NT ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I CE .

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F I C T I T I O U S B U S I NE S S NA M E F I C T I T I O U S B U S I NE S S NA M E S T A T E M E NT F ile Number: R -2 02 007017 T he following person( s) is ( are) doing business as: A P L U S F U R NI T U R E & M A T T R E S S E S I NC .

3330E . F lorida A ve, Ste A , Hemet, CA 92 54 4 County: R iverside A Plus F urniture & M attresses I nc., 3330 E .

F lorida A ve, Ste A , Hemet, CA 92 54 4 T his business is conducted by a Corporation T his Corporation is registered in the state of California R egistrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ( $ 1,000) .)

R egistrant: K amel Ballout, President Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R iverside County on 06/ 2 3/ 2 02 0 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ( a) OF SE CT I ON 1792 0, A F I CT I T I OU S NA M E ST A T E M E NT G E NE R A L L Y E X PI R E S A T T HE E ND OF F I V E YE A R S F R OM T HE DA T E ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COU NT Y CL E R K , E X CE PT , A S PR OV I DE D I N SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE I T E X PI R E S 4 0 DA YS A F T E R A NY CHA NG E I N T HE F A CT S SE T F OR T H I N T HE ST A T E M E NT PU R SU A NT T O SE CT I ON 17913 OT HE R T HA N A CHA NG E I N T HE R E SI DE NCE A DDR E SS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BU SI NE SS NA M E ST A T E M E NT M U ST BE F I L E D BE F OR E T HE E X PI R A T I ON. T HE F I L I NG OF T HI S ST A T E M E NT DOE S NOT OF I T SE L F A U T HOR I Z E T HE U SE I N T HI S ST A T E OF A F I CT I T I OU S BU SI NE SS NA M E I N V I OL A T I ON OF T HE R I G HT S OF A NOT HE R UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW ( SE E SE CT I ON 14 4 11 E T SE Q ., BU SI NE SS A ND PR OF E SSI ONS CODE ) . I HE R E BY CE R T I F Y T HA T T HI S COPY I S A COR R E CT COPY OF T HE OR I G I NA L ST A T E M E NT ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I CE .

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F I C T I T I O U S B U S I NE S S NA M E S T A T E M E NT F ile Number: R -2 02 00762 0 T he following person( s) is ( are) doing business as: 1 .A K T IV E A R T 2 . A V A NC C I 3 .A K T IV E A R T T H R E A D S 592 8 0 R amsey R oad, A nza , CA 92 539 County: R iverside K ristina Helen T aylor, 592 8 0 R amsey R oad, A nza , CA 92 539 T his business is conducted by an I ndividual R egistrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 6/14/2014 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ( $ 1,000) .)

R egistrant: K ristina H T aylor Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R iverside County on 07/ 2 1/ 2 02 0 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ( a) OF SE CT I ON 1792 0, A F I CT I T I OU S NA M E ST A T E M E NT G E NE R A L L Y E X PI R E S A T T HE E ND OF F I V E YE A R S F R OM T HE DA T E ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COU NT Y CL E R K , E X CE PT , A S PR OV I DE D I N SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE I T E X PI R E S 4 0 DA YS A F T E R A NY CHA NG E I N T HE F A CT S SE T F OR T H I N T HE ST A T E M E NT PU R SU A NT T O SE CT I ON 17913 OT HE R T HA N A CHA NG E I N T HE R E SI DE NCE A DDR E SS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BU SI NE SS NA M E ST A T E M E NT M U ST BE F I L E D BE F OR E T HE E X PI R A T I ON. T HE F I L I NG OF T HI S ST A T E M E NT DOE S NOT OF I T SE L F A U T HOR I Z E T HE U SE I N T HI S ST A T E OF A F I CT I T I OU S BU SI NE SS NA M E I N V I OL A T I ON OF T HE R I G HT S OF A NOT HE R UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW ( SE E SE CT I ON 14 4 11 E T SE Q ., BU SI NE SS A ND PR OF E SSI ONS CODE ) . I HE R E BY CE R T I F Y T HA T T HI S COPY I S A COR R E CT COPY OF T HE OR I G I NA L ST A T E M E NT ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I CE .

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F I C T I T I O U S B U S I NE S S NA M E S T A T E M E NT F ile Number: R -2 02 007617 T he following person( s) is ( are) doing business as: F R U IT K U R R 12 99 G alleria at T yler, R iverside, CA 92 503 M ailing address: 1075 T ustin Street # 4 14 3, Orange, CA 92 8 63 County: R iverside a. Claudia L ize tte M orales, 3352 V ance Street, R iverside, CA 92 504 b. Ja cq ueline – G arner, 3338 V ance Street, R iverside, CA 92 504 T his business is conducted by Co-partners R egistrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 3/2020 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ( $ 1,000) .)

R egistrant: Claudia L ize tte M orales Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R iverside County on 07/ 2 1/ 2 02 0 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ( a) OF SE CT I ON 1792 0, A F I CT I T I OU S NA M E ST A T E M E NT G E NE R A L L Y E X PI R E S A T T HE E ND OF F I V E YE A R S F R OM T HE DA T E ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COU NT Y CL E R K , E X CE PT , A S PR OV I DE D I N SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE I T E X PI R E S 4 0 DA YS A F T E R A NY CHA NG E I N T HE F A CT S SE T F OR T H I N T HE ST A T E M E NT PU R SU A NT T O SE CT I ON 17913 OT HE R T HA N A CHA NG E I N T HE R E SI DE NCE A DDR E SS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BU SI NE SS NA M E ST A T E M E NT M U ST BE F I L E D BE F OR E T HE E X PI R A T I ON. T HE F I L I NG OF T HI S ST A T E M E NT DOE S NOT OF I T SE L F A U T HOR I Z E T HE U SE I N T HI S ST A T E OF A F I CT I T I OU S BU SI NE SS NA M E I N V I OL A T I ON OF T HE R I G HT S OF A NOT HE R UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW ( SE E SE CT I ON 14 4 11 E T SE Q ., BU SI NE SS A ND PR OF E SSI ONS CODE ) . I HE R E BY CE R T I F Y T HA T T HI S COPY I S A COR R E CT COPY OF T HE OR I G I NA L ST A T E M E NT ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I CE .

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