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Local RivCo Registrar of Voters gives Recall Election update Kim Harris MANAGING EDITOR

The Riverside County Registrar of Voters Office gave an update to plans for the California Gubernatorial Recall Election in the form of a letter to voters found on its website, www.voteinfo.net. see page A-6

Courts & Crimes SJ Councilman arrested for domestic violence Kim Harris MANAGING EDITOR

Embattled San Jacinto City Councilman Joel Lopez is once again in hot water, this time for a charge of domestic violence and committing a felony while on bail. see page C-8

Circus Vargas performers dance in the big top ring for guests in Temecula at the Promenade mall, Aug. 5. Tickets for Circus Vargas showtimes in Temecula are available through Aug. 23. See photos and story on C-1.

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Hundreds brave heat for Menifee National Night Out Event celebrates police department’s first year of service Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

Children crawled through Adira, Menifee Police’s SWAT Team vehicle, happily mounted a new police motorcycle for a photo and watched Emma the canine officer take down a “bad guy” all in a night of meet and greet with friendly police officers at Menifee’s National Night Out celebration, Aug. 3.

It was more than a meet and greet of Menifee law enforcement officers at the special National Night Out; it was a celebration of the first year of Menifee’s growing municipal police department under Police Chief Patrick Walsh. Nearly two dozen sworn police officers and their supporting staff were on hand to celebrate with hundreds of Menifee families enjoying all who seek to make Menifee one of “The Safest Cities” in America.

Walsh said it was the first year to meet the community since

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Isaiah Game, 2, sits on a Menifee Police Department motorcycle and meets Menifee police officer Balcazar during the annual National Night Out event at Central Park, Aug. 3. National Night Out is an annual event that promotes positive relationships between members of the community and law enforcement.

Exceptional Opportunities Inc. founder Cheryl Stark poses for a photo with Makayla Paulson of Temecula Valley in a wheelchair accessible van that Stark was able to provide through a grant she wrote.

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After 23 years as a teacher for students with special needs, Cheryl Stark was ready for a change. Stepping away from the classroom, she still wanted to make a positive change in the lives of children with special needs so she founded Exceptional Opportunities Inc., a nonprofit based in Murrieta.

“The mission of Exceptional Opportunities is to enable children, with special needs, to be active family members, successful students and productive members of the community, by providing specialized community events, adapted equipment and assistive technology for the home environment,” Stark said. see OPPORTUNITIES, page A-4

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Canyon Lake Bible Club spreads the Word organically

Pastor Thor Ramsey and his son, Rex, 3 at a Canyon Lake Bible Club event.

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Diane A. Rhodes SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

The first meeting of the Canyon Lake Bible Club took place Jan. 3, at Indian Beach and has continued to attract a wide range of participants ever since. Thor Ramsey is the club’s president and lead pastor at Center Church, which sponsors the club. After eight months of online worship services, it was decided to move ahead with a way to have live worship as both a biblical mandate and a First Amendment right.

“We looked more closely at a biblical doctrine called the doctrine of the lower magistrates which mirrored exactly what the Riverside County Sheriff said when he publicly stated that his department would not be enforcing the latest lockdown mandates issued by the governor,” Ramsey said.

Once that plan was put into place, the group began looking for a place to meet. Since most of Center Church’s attendees lived

at Canyon Lake and the church had celebrated Easter services at Indian Beach for four consecutive years, it was decided to meet at the lake’s amphitheater. Ramsey said the transition from Center Church to its new arrangement was smooth as the church already had all the proper accounts and paperwork in place.

“After the pandemic, we reemerged you could say, as the Canyon Lake Bible Club,” he said.

Although not aiming to be unique, but simply teaching, singing, praying and obeying the Bible, the setting does set the club apart from most places of worship.

“People love being surrounded by nature when they’re being taught the Bible,” Ramsey said.

“Because of our setting, outdoors surrounded by trees with the lake in the background, people are seeing the proclamation of nature while hearing the proclamation of the Word.” He said there is nothing unique about their philosophy of ministry – “We’re just trying to be biblically faithful.”

Helping Ramsey facilitate the meetings each week are Dan and Jenny Cleary, Dale and Angelique Norton, Steve and Tammy Adler, Nancy Coughlin, Emily Lee and Rich Smallwood.

“Dan and Dale recently taught the Sunday lesson, Steve Adler and Rich Smallwood generally switch off Sundays leading worship, Nancy prints the worship lyrics every week and Emily helps with the welcome and announcements,” Ramsey said.

He added that the community of Canyon Lake appears to like having this available to them inside their community, adding that many show up on their golf carts to participate. Ramsey said the setting seems to appeal to anyone who likes a more casual setting.

“If you love camping… this feels like church at camp,” he said. “We have a committed group that considers the Bible Club their faith community and then we have a ton of people at various stages of spiritual interest that show up.

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Ramsey said during the club’s services, there are two songs at the beginning where people participate in worship followed by 30 minutes of Bible teaching and then one more song and communion.

“In that sense, it’s pretty traditional,” he said. “In the fall, we’ll have small groups in homes during the week and those are completely discussion oriented.”

Since the club’s inception, Ramsey has seen a lot of good things happen but said this past Easter was a big highlight. “And then the weekend we participated in the Park Hopper event. We gave away a generator and taught some kids how to ride a bike. That was a great day,” he said. “I remember specifically this little girl, around six or seven, and just that look on her face when she was finally pedaling, with her dad recording it on his phone and shouting to his wife and the grandparents. His face was as lit up as hers.”

The only great challenge has been when Sundays fall on days when there are other community

events, like the 4th of July weekend. But Ramsey said they just try to roll with the punches. So far, the outdoor setting has not been affected by adverse weather and they haven’t missed one service.

“We began in the winter and there were times when it would rain all week and clear up just enough for us to gather,” Ramsey said. But if a service does get rained out, there are online livestreaming services every week, which can be seen on Facebook at www. facebook.com/centerchurchlife, on their YouTube channel at www. youtube.com/channel/UCon2eleP5R4dKlrskI2bm7w or directly on their website.

The Canyon Lake Bible Club meets every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. at Indian Beach, 23380 Continental Dr. Ramsey said it is open to “anyone who wants to learn more about what the Bible actually teaches without watering it down.” For those who live outside the gated community, Ramsey can be reached through the website for a gate pass to attend the service at www.canyonlakebibleclub.com.

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Creator of Professor Pennypickle honored by TVCC

Rebecca Marshall Farnbach SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

On July 24, the Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce awarded Pat Comerchero a Lifetime Achievement Award for her leadership in building and directing Pennypickle’s Workshop in the heart of Old Town Temecula.

This small woman with a huge heart for children and for the community conceptualized the highly imaginative museum that stretches each visitor’s understanding of our universe through its sensory experiences and handson exhibits.

It is truly a one-of-a-kind children’s museum, and it draws visitors from great distances. Its original name, the Imagination Workshop, has been changed to Pennypickle’s Workshop. Upon entering the “home of Phineas T. Pennypickle,” a guest encounters whimsical, larger than life scientific experiments with sights, sounds and palpable surfaces to explore. The emporium offers tunnels to climb through and experiments to perform with experienced guides.

With a mission to help children and families to discover science through play, the floor space is filled with steampunk funky and wonky items to manipulate and observe.

Accompanying grandparents enjoy the wonders at every turn as much as the children do. It is a mix of Alice in Wonderland with McGiver with some Albert Einstein thrown in.

It is a destination for young ones, whether for a trip with the family, a birthday party or a Scout field trip.

Comerchero’s brilliant imagination brought this museum into existence from her notebook of designs. She doggedly persisted in selling the community and other investors on the concept, until it came into being. Pennypickle’s Workshop opened in 2004 and has captured wide acclaim. The children’s museum has won several prestigious awards against such notable contenders as Disneyland Parks.

Comerchero took on adult responsibilities early in life and has a soft spot in her heart for other children who have to grow up too soon and for foster children whose lives are disrupted. She works with CASA (Court appointed Special Advocates) to provide for children who cannot live with their parents and often hires them to work at Pennypickle’s Workshop.

The structure that houses Pennypickle’s Workshop was originally constructed in the early 1990s as an antique store with many nooks and crannies where multiple antique vendors rented spaces. After sitting empty for several years, it was the logical location for the children’s museum due to its square footage and location near other entertainment venues in Old Town Temecula.

The location of the workshop was the site of the Welty family home and post office in the late 1800s and early 1900s. They

Pennypickle’s Workshop children’s museum helps children and families discover science.

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owned Hotel Temecula across the street for many years. Later, after the Welty home was razed, Temecula’s early one-room schoolhouse was moved onto the lot from its location on Loma Linda Road. It was painted red and was known as The Old Red Schoolhouse Antiques. After it burned down in the 1980s the lot sat empty for a number of years before the current building was erected.

Comerchero’s vivid imagination and her concern for teaching science to children in an entertaining way has given Temecula a world-class children’s museum.

It is an outstanding achievement

worthy of the recognition given to Pat by the Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce and of the many other regional and national awards the museum has received.

I would encourage each reader to check out Pennypickle’s Workshop.

Farnbach is a member of the Temecula Valley Historical Society and is an author and co-author of several history books about the Temecula area. The books are available for purchase at the Little Temecula History Center or online from booksellers and at www.temeculahistoricalsociety.org. Visit her Amazon author page at www. amazon.com/-/e/B01JQZVO5E.

Professor Pennypickle creator Pat Comerchero wins the Lifetime Achievement Award from Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce with her husband, former mayor and city council member Jeff Comerchero.

OPPORTUNITIES from page A-1 Stark added that her vision of being “a grant writing, donation seeking, fundraising machine” has expanded since starting the nonprofit less than a year ago.

She said Exceptional Opportunities was borne out of the needs of these children and the onset of COVID-19’s social distancing mandates. The organization created and carried out one-of-a-kind events that cater to children and adults such as “Exceptional Fishing Days.”

“The Exceptional Fishing Excursion is a day where children and adults with special needs are able to go deep sea fishing on a chartered fishing boat out of San Diego Harbor,” Stark said. “All the fishing gear, expert assistance and meals are provided free of charge. Each child or adult with special needs will be able to bring a chaperone, also free of charge.”

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Isaiah, on his adapted tricycle, thanks Exceptional Opportunities Inc. for a great ride.

for Oct. 16.

Another program that will begin as soon as funding allows for the purchase of enough adapted tricycles and a trailer to transport them is “Rifton Rides.” It will provide weekly opportunities for children to have access to and be able to ride adapted tricycles.

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siblings or their BFF with special needs,” Stark said. “We will provide the adapted tricycles and helmets, if necessary. Children can ride at the local park or even their own neighborhood.”

Stark began teaching in 1997 in San Diego, followed by 16 years in Temecula starting in 2004. Her first semester of teaching was Adapted PE so she knows the importance finding ways to keep children active and as mobile as possible. She also started a peer buddy program that was an elective for students who were in general education classes. “It was amazing,” she said. “They were the same-age, typical peers that allowed for 1-to-1 interactions and assistance.”

While in college, Stark was on track to being a physical education teacher and was hired to work at the Adapted PE Clinic at her community college.

“I worked with post stroke patients,” she said. “The director, who was also my cross-country coach, told me I could do this for a living with children with special needs and I was hooked.

I completed college and got my teaching credential in Physical Education and Adapted Physical Education. My first year out of college, I obtained a long-term sub job as an Adapted PE teacher and then a partial contract as a classroom teacher for children with special needs.”

Stark then had to make a choice which route to take and went back to school to earn her classroom teaching credential for working with children with special needs.

For the next 22 years, she was a classroom teacher, working pri-

Jayda Hunter poses for a holiday photo at the most recent “Exceptional Families Christmas Picture Day” supported by the Exceptional Opportunities Inc. nonprofit in Murrieta.

marily with children that had the most severe needs.

Even before starting the process for this nonprofit in August 2020 and receiving its 501(c)(3) charitable organization status in December 2020, Stark helped families in any way she could.

A few years ago, she wrote a successful grant for a wheelchair accessible van for a Temecula girl.

When Makayla Paulson’s mother died, her 65-year-old grandmother took her in but needed help with transportation and getting Makayla in and out of the van.

“I love restoring people’s faith in humanity,” Stark said.

A program that Exceptional Opportunities Inc. did not start but is supporting this year is “Exceptional Families Christmas Picture Day.” Stark said, “This is an event like no other. They provide a private meet and greet with Santa that is captured by amazing photographers. Photos are emailed to families, and they own all pictures free of charge.

Children are given goodie bags and families receive a carefully thought-out gift. Families have come from as far away as 60 miles to take advantage of this one-of-a-kind event. In 2010, two moms, Jackie Hunter and myself, hosted 10 families and in December 2019 Exceptional Families Christmas Picture Day hosted almost 80 families and captured amazing Christmas memories that would not have otherwise been possible.” This year’s event will be Dec. 4.

Stark’s nonprofit also accepts

applications from parents for adapted equipment or assistive technology that they are unable to financially provide for their child(ren). There isn’t enough funding to fill all requests yet but so far, the nonprofit has been able to fund two pieces of equipment and is working on putting on the special events. Stark hopes that will change as additional funding becomes available.

Part of the group’s fundraising efforts includes the ongoing virtual “Exceptional Opportunities Run, Walk, Push or Pedal 5K” event. Started in January, participants can complete the 5k in on one day or over multiple days through Dec. 31. After signing up for the event, they receive a fun souvenir race bib to wear on the day they choose to race and medal for participating.

“I’ve asked people to take pictures of themselves wearing their race bibs and medals and send them to me,” Stark said. “I then put them on our social media pages.”

Direct donations, with 100% going directly to Exceptional Opportunities Inc. can be made at www.justgiving.com/campaign/ exceptionalopportunities. Also ongoing is the ability to donate just by designating the nonprofit when shopping through Amazon at https://smile.amazon.com/ ch/85-3047627.

For more information or to sign up for the virtual 5K, exceptionalopportunities.org or on Facebook.

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Menifee City to explore additional public education and governmental broadcasting to the public Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

Menifee’s staff was directed to develop a public educational and governmental channel in partnership with Mt. San Jacinto College and Riverside County to better inform residents of city business and enhance their participation, by the city council at its Aug. 4 meeting.

The council, after earlier dissolving the city’s Public Safety Commission, moved to have the police and fire departments inform the council members through monthly written reports and during regular quarterly council meetings in public to give their reports. Each quarter the council, in public view, would hear reports from the police department, code enforcement and other police related agencies at the first meeting of each quarter and the fire department and other related agencies to report their actions in the second meeting of that same quarter.

The council members were seeking more transparency to the public on what was happening in law enforcement and public safety, fire, and the trends they are bringing to the whole community.

The council heard an extensive report on the first year’s actions of the new Menifee Police Department at its last meeting that was broadcast through YouTube and the city’s webpages. At that time they dissolved the Public Safety Commission and requested the staff find ways to better inform the council and the public of the future law enforcement, fires and other public safety actions. The former Public Safety Commission was attended monthly by a two-member ad hoc council, but not before the public unless there was a specific public safety issue of concern like the recent excessive unfounded police burglar alarm responses.

It was explained in the PEG program discussion the council wanted to see in its Strategic Vision Plan to set a goal “to build an accessible, interconnected community and a responsive and transparent government. Doing so will support the City of Menifee’s vision to foster efficient multimodal communication that would be utilized to inform and educate the community, develop a clear sense of place, and establish a unique identity,” the report reads.

One of the methods to make this

vision a reality is to explore the feasibility of creating Menifee’s own Public, Educational and Governmental (PEG) access channel.

Under the federal Cable Act and California’s Digital Infrastructure and Video Competition Act of 2006, local franchising authorities such as the city may require cable operators to set aside channels for PEG use. A PEG channel is used to broadcast local government programming and, in most jurisdictions, the local governments directly control these channels.

Following direction from council to explore the feasibility of establishing Menifee’s own PEG television channel, staff has been working to establish a government access channel in Menifee.

Currently the city’s council meetings are televised and recorded on YouTube that can be accessed on the city’s webpage, but have no regular city TV studio to make the broadcasts. They are seeking ways to establish their own studio for more than meeting broadcasts but also for other public service announcements. MSJC does have an extensive broadcast studio for their ongoing classes.

The city, according to the council,

is seeking better pathways to partner with the college and with the county that has similar facilities.

“We want to have this ability to watch it all,” Mayor Bill Zimmerman said, referring to all city activities.

Mayor Pro Tem Lesa Sobek agreed with the premise but suggested the staff do some type of survey of the residents to determine who uses the current cable stations and social media to get city news. “We want to know who is using cable or streaming,” she said.

“This (PEG station) would be another tool in our toolbox... but we need a survey of who our readers or listeners are,” Council Member Dean Deines said. “This is worthwhile to explore.”

Council Member Bob Karwin said of the PEG station idea and city news, “Any way we can get it out to the people...but we need to look into the future.” He asked if it would still be cable or another yet to be determined pathway in the future before investing too much into the program.

“We need to explore what the future holds...this has always been a struggle. What does the future

hold?” Council Member Matt Liesemeyer asked.

The community relations staff said they would continue to find better pathways toward getting their own PEG station which can be funded through public safety grants and return to the council with more detail on who is watching or reading about city business and activities.

If a PEG program is established it would include public meeting broadcasts; updates on community programs, activities and services; support for local businesses; promotion of tourism; and educational resources for city policies and initiatives, according to the report to council.

There was no public hearing called that evening. Fourteen consent items were approved. Only a reimbursement agreement between Oak Properties warehouse on the east side of Haun Road, north of Scott Road for professional services costs, some borne by the city, was approved with one dissenting vote from Liesmeyer.

He did not like the city having to pay for some of the services.

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

Riverside County Registrar of Voters gives Gubernatorial Recall Election update Kim Harris MANAGING EDITOR

The Riverside County Registrar of Voters Office gave an update to plans for the California Gubernatorial Recall Election in the form of a letter to voters found on its website, www.voteinfo.net.

According to the update, all registered voters in Riverside County will be mailed a ballot in accordance with new legislation recently enacted by the State regarding the conduct of the California Gubernatorial Recall Election, but should note that this year’s voting process will be different.

Each eligible registered voter for the Sept. 14, 2021, California Gubernatorial Recall Election will

receive a ballot by mail beginning Monday, Aug. 16. Voters can verify their voter registration status at https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov or register to vote online at https:// registertovote.ca.gov.

Vote-By-Mail ballots can be returned at any of the Registrar of Voters’ 102 secure Ballot Drop-Off locations that will be available beginning Aug. 16, or by mail. A final list of the Ballot Drop-Off locations and Polling Places will be posted at www.voteinfo.net Aug. 16 The county is now operating almost 145 Polling Places throughout Riverside County and voters can cast their vote in-person at their assigned polling place locations from Sept. 11 through

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Ballots can be tracked online by registering at https://california. ballottrax.net/voter.

The Riverside County Registrar of Voters recommends that voters only use the in-person polling places if absolutely necessary, as the generalized use of in-person voting presents risks to public health and safety in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

For more information, questions or concerns regarding the recall election, contact the Riverside County Registrar of Voters at (951) 486-7200.

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

Western Science Center Museum to reopen with the Inland Empire Science Festival Aug. 21 Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

The Western Science Center Museum, where one of the largest Mastodon fossil collections in the

nation is housed, announced it will be reopening Aug. 21 combined with the 2021 Inland Empire Science Festival.

“We’re excited to announce that the Western Science Center will

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The Western Science Center Museum, where one of the largest Mastodon fossil collections in the nation is housed, will reopen Aug. 21.

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reopen,” museum officials said.

“We’ve been busy getting ready to show off new exhibits and new fossils. In a way we’ve got a whole new museum for you to explore.”

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The WSC has been closed, except for a few Saturday outdoor science presentations, during the long COVID-19 pandemic. The museum, at 2345 Searl Parkway in Hemet, will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. that day. Visitors will also be able to visit many science vendors coming to the festival with exhibits and information. The largest fossil on display at the museum is an Ice Age Mastodon that paleontologists fondly named “Big Max.” There are many other exhibits including special hands-on children’s

activities. The museum also offers lectures and information about the fossil finds discovered during the construction of Diamond Valley Reservoir and their scientific findings about the fossils in recent years.

“From everyone at the Western Science Center, we can’t wait to welcome you back to the museum of the Inland Empire, as we discover the past, explore the present and promote a sustainable future, in person,” it was said on social media. “We will also be hosting the Inland Empire Science Festival on our reopening day. Exhibitors from across the IE will be joining us to show off science in our region.”

The WSC is a nonprofit organization that depends upon contributions and donations from the public. A small admission charge is asked of visitors to the museum.

The museum is housed next to a special water exhibit hall offered by the Municipal Water District and the Western Center Academy, a Hemet Unified School District STEAM charter school.

The museum will present its annual fundraiser, “Science Under the Stars” Saturday, Sept. 11. For more information, www.WesternScienceCenter.org.

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MSJC art students refresh 9/11 mural at Hemet fire station

MSJC art students Vanessa Pellegrin of San Jacinto and Mario Herrera of Menifee pose for a photo while touching up a 9/11 mural at Hemet Fire Station No. 1.

Mt. San Jacinto College art students Vanessa Pellegrin of San Jacinto and Mario Herrera of Menifee used their talents to touch up a 9/11 mural at Hemet Fire Station No. 1 Tuesday, Aug. 3.

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Mt. San Jacinto College (MSJC) art students Vanessa Pellegrin of San Jacinto and Mario Herrera of

Menifee used their talents to touch up a 9/11 mural at Hemet Fire Station No. 1, Aug. 3.

The students and MSJC art instructor Chet Glaze expect to complete refreshing the 2004 mural ahead of Sept. 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks.

“It’s a real benefit for the students,” Glaze said outside the fire station on Juanita Street. “Not only are they getting a really critical opportunity for community service, which is hard to come by

MSJC art students Vanessa Pellegrin of San Jacinto touches up the 9/11 mural at Hemet Fire Station No. 1.

sometimes in art, but also they’re learning a valuable and very marketable skill in mural painting.”

Glaze said MSJC offers mural painting classes some semesters.

Hemet Fire Department firefighter/paramedic Dan Sprague watched the students carefully touch up the mural.

“Thank you for redoing this and making it look real nice,” he said.

“It’s nice to see some life in it.”

The students were careful to preserve the signed names of the original artists, which can be seen on the right hand side of the mural.

Hemet Rotary paid for the supplies and provided $100 scholarships to the two students.

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San Jacinto’s old Virginia Lee Hotel to be demolished for safety concerns

The property at 248 East Main Street in San Jacinto was originally constructed in 1886 as the Lockwood Hotel and later changed to the Pioneer Hotel (pictured) before being changed once again to the Virginia Lee Hotel in 1976.

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Since its construction, the Virginia Lee Hotel has gone through a number of remodels, including the addition of a front balcony, and removal of the Western False Front façade and roofline as depicted in this photo from 2007.

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This photo taken in July, shows the current condition of the exterior of the buiding after its staircase was removed showing significant signs of deterioration.

The San Jacinto City Council has little reason not to demolish the historic Virginia Lee Hotel at 248 E. Main St. in San Jacinto due to it being structurally unsound, traces of asbestos and lead paint and other factors in the boardedup building.

The discussion about the circa 1880s building was brought up

by City Manager Rob Johnson as an emergency project at the Aug. 3 council meeting with all five council members attending the teleconference. The council heard that over the past several years, the building has continued to deteriorate and staff discovered the existing exterior staircase accessing the second story had to be demolished as it was falling down.

The staff report said, “The extensive rehabilitation costs and nearly 15 years of deferred maintenance has culminated into a clear and present public nuisance and safety hazard. Without significant investment by the City/Agency, the building is unsuitable for occupancy and presents an imminent threat to public safety. As such, staff is recommending that the City Council/Agency Board authorize

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the demolition of the building.”

In past years the city purchased the old hotel and originally hoped it could be restored, but due to its age and being boarded up with little maintenance because of cost, it began deteriorating with the floors in the second floor actually becoming “spongy.” It was also found the building had been built on the property without the proper base and could fall down in the future The company submitting a contract for the hotel’s demolition is Graham Cracker Demo, for $50,441. The old hotel, with some lead paint and asbestos traces, was found to be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as an emergency project since it had to be done in the interest of public safety.

There were attempts to retain the hotel as a historic building, but the

safety issues were too great for its restoration.

The hotel was originally constructed in 1886 as the Lockwood Hotel. Since its construction, the building has gone through a number of remodels, including the addition of a front balcony, and removal of the Western False Front façade and roofline. In 1933, the building was renamed Pioneer Hotel and in 1976, it became the Virginia Lee Hotel.

In other business, the council authorized the purchase of a 2021 Model Caterpillar Backhoe Loader for the public utilities division for a cost of $154, 438.36.

Councilmember Phil Ayala was named to the Ramona Bowl ad hoc committee to represent the city of San Jacinto.

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A Menifee police officer Allen wears a K9 training suit during a demonstration for guests attending the Menifee National Night Out event.

Menifee police officer Brooks demonstrates K9 training for guests attending the Menifee National Night Out event Aug. 3.

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family-oriented community Menifee is and what a milestone it is for the city to create their own police department and being so successful in the past year.

A highlight of the night’s festivities were live demonstrations of Police Canine Officer “Emma” taking down a “bad guy,” actually a heavily padded police officer brave enough to face the growling, slobbering dog delighted to do her job in Menifee’s law enforcement efforts.

After the attack the officer laughed, saying “You ought to see our other canine officer Dino, a much bigger dog, take out the bad guys.”

Sobek was quick to buy plushies of the canine officers on sale.

Children were delighted to climb in and out of the heavy police armored vehicle named “Adira” and peek out the top of the gun turret for a quick family portrait. Other children were all smiles as an officer let them take control of the department’s crime

scene robot for a little bit, while it was hard to see who was more delighted - the motorcycle officers or the children - climbing on the seat of their motors that have been very active in city traffic control.

Members of the Menifee Community Emergency Response team explained how the team will help law enforcement, the fire department and other emergency responders to save lives.

Two Kona Ice trucks handed out 300 free cold, icy snow cones to the hot and thirsty crowd while volunteers passed out iced teas to others looking for relief in the heat.

The Valley News congratulates the Menifee Police Department after its first year in operation.

National Night Out is celebrated nationwide to honor local police departments and their staff, to take time to meet with them and give thanks to them for saving lives and protecting communities.

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

Menifee police officer Brooks answers questions about K9 training and tactics for guests attending the Menifee National Night Out event.

POLICE from page A-1 COVID-19 happened last year as the department took over the city law enforcement from the Riverside County Sheriff July 1, 2020. “We are excited to meet our community,” Walsh said. He was happy to see hundreds of residents attending even in the 105-degree temperatures.

He continued to explain the second year coming up for the department. “We’re still hiring.

We’ve probably got seven more people to hire and we’re going to add a special enforcement team to

address some specific type crimes occurring in our town and vehicle officers, whatever they can do. We are going to figure out their niche.

We are just excited that people are coming to volunteer. We want to start an explorer program in the next couple of months.”

Earlier in the evening the police department presented the colors, heard City Manager Armando Villa introduce the police department to the residents, heard from Mayor Bill Zimmerman, with remarks from keynote speakers Sen. Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh, and were delighted by the singing of

the Menifee Children’s Choir.

Each of the Menifee City Council members, Mayor Pro Tem Lesa Sobek, Bob Karwin, Matt Liesemeyer, and Dean Deines were in attendance with special guest Assemblymember Kelly Seyarto, of the 67th District. It was a rare opportunity for Senator Bogh and Assemblyman Seyarto to meet each other saying how much they admired the achievement of Menifee for bringing in their own municipal police department.

Bogh, in her keynote address, talked about the importance of National Night Out and what a

Knoz Gardiner, 2, sees what it’s like in the back seat of a Menifee Police Department squad car during the Menifee National Night Out event.

Children sit in the driver seat of a Menifee Police Department armored vehicle on display during the Menifee National Night Out event.

A variety of Menifee Police Department vehicles and tactical equipment is displayed at Central Park during the Menifee National Night Out event.

Jaxx Bowmen, 3, receives a glow-stick from a Menifee Police Department robot arm during the Menifee National Night Out event.

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Volume 21, Issue 33

Circus Vargas returns with Mr. V’s Big Top Dream

Circus Vargas performers entertain guests as the show returns to Temecula at the Promenade mall, Aug. 5.

Tickets for Circus Vargas showtimes in Temecula are available through Aug. 23.

Circus Vargas perform under the Big Top in “Mr. V’s Big Top Dream” in Temecula. Valley News/Shane Gibson photos

Circus Vargas perform under the Big Top in “Mr. V’s Big Top Dream” in Temecula.

[Top] A clown is highlighted by the spotlight while entertaining guests at Circus Vargas in Temecula.

Children laugh and are amazed by the variety of performances and stunts at Circus Vargas in Temecula.

Circus Vargas clowns interact and entertain guests in the stands at the Circus Vargas opening night in Temecula.

TEMECULA – Join Circus Vargas for a brand-new big top adventure, a super, smash-hit circus extravaganza guaranteed to captivate and astound children of all ages.

Circus Vargas is proud to present their amazing new 2021 production, “Mr. V’s Big Top Dream!” This must-see, showstopping spectacular is certain to spark the imagination and indulge the senses with more sparkle, more sequins and more amazing feats of daring and artistry. Bigger and better than ever, “Mr. V’s Big Top Dream,” is a semi-biographical circus spectacular honoring legendary circus impresario Clifford E. Vargas, the flamboyant, larger than life, over the top, maker of circus magic.

Don’t miss this incredibly fun, fantastical foray into the world of the beloved Mr. V, an eccentric entrepreneur and visionary whose boundless ideas and passions drove him to become creator, director, producer and promoter of everything his imagination could conjure up. He was a man who never lost his childhood love and wonder for the circus and was determined to share it with everyone everywhere.

Today Circus Vargas continues his legacy and proudly presents its latest, greatest production in his extravagant style and honor. Follow their tale of the young entertainment genius as he scours the globe in search of the most amazing circus artists under the sun. Meet the colorful cast of characters he encounters along his journey in pursuit of his circus dream and then, finally, witness the culmination of his life’s work, his masterpiece, his dream in true Vargas style.

Run away for two unforgettable hours of nonstop action, thrills, excitement and adventure, only at Circus Vargas, where memories are made and cherished for a lifetime.

Always fun for the entire family, Circus Vargas’ incredible new 2021 production highlights an amazing cast of worldrenowned performers, death-defying acrobats, daredevils, aerialists and much, much, more.

For Circus Vargas performance dates, times and to purchase tickets, visit www.circusvargas.com, call (877)

A performer with Circus Vargas performs a hula hoop act for guests during the show’s opening night in Temecula.

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CHILDREN’S EVENTS Aug. 30 – 4:30-6 p.m. Pencil Pouch Craft Day for teens. Grace Mellman Community Library, 41000 County Center Drive, Temecula. Java is a fun day in the community room for a craft day. Using fabric markers to decorate pencil pouches just in time for school opening. Registration is required.

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Drive, Temecula. Come join our new Tween Book Club where we’ll have a brief discussion and games!

Please bring your favorite book to discuss for this first meeting.

We will then vote on other books to read.

COMMUNITY EVENTS Aug. 13-22 – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tuesday through Sunday Artists of Dorland’s works can be seen at the Temecula Valley Museum Gallery, 29314 Mercedes St., Temecula.

Aug. 13 - Aug. 26 – 7 p.m.

Temecula Summer Concert Series in the Temecula Amphitheater, 30875 Rancho Vista Road, with local bands Thursday nights. Preregistration required. Visit TemeculaCA.gov/SummerConcerts to see the entire summer concert schedule and registration requirements. COVID-19 guidelines followed.

Aug. 14 – 6-8 p.m. Movies in the Park in Murrieta’s Town Square Amphitheater with movie “Field of Dreams” rated (PG). Free.

Aug. 19 – 6 p.m. MilVet presents the Old Glory Paint & Sip Fundraiser, 30653 Lake Point Dr., Menifee. Help support veterans and military families. Award winning artist Deborah Irish will be on hand for a painting lesson. $40 per person. Reservations required at wwwmilvet.org/donate/p/oldglory21 or contact Raven Hilden (951) 902-9681. Bring your own wine.

Aug. 20 – 6 p.m. Murrieta Temecula Repubublican Assembly Dinner Meeting with Karen Siegemund, Ph.D. Reservations required.

For information and reservations, tvrwf.org, rsvp@tvrwf.org or (951) 694-1716.

Aug. 20 – 6-8 p.m. Polynesian Luau and Polynesian buffet TeOri Mana at Monteleone Meadows, 35245 Briggs Road, Murrieta to share the Polynesian culture. $55 each. Gates open at 5 p.m. Purchase tickets at www.polynesianluau.org.

Aug. 20-22 – 9 a.m. Summergrass San Diego at the Antique Gas and Steam Engine Museum, 2040 N. Santa Fe St. in Vista. Bluegrass Headliners, The Lonesome River Band, High Fidelity, Special Consensus, Ramblin Boys and Virtual Singers. Tickets on sale soon at tickets@summergrass.net.

Aug. 21 – 5-10 p.m. Cowboy Jubilee presented by the Santa Rosa Plateau Nature Education Foundation with the Ultimate Garth Brooks Tribute Show at Campo Caballos Ranch, Tenaja, Murrieta.

Limited space for adults 21 and older. Includes Champagne, classic car display, the concert and dancing.

Advance purchase only at $135 per person. Tickets can be purchased through www.Srpnef.org. This is a recovery fundraiser event.

Aug. 21 – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Western Science Center Museum reopening and the Inland Empire Science Festival, 2345 Searl Parkway, Hemet. See new fossil exhibits, ways to sustain our future information and other attractions.

Different highlighted science project vendors from across the Inland Empire. (951) 791-0033 or WesternCenterMuseum.org.

Aug. 28 – 5-9 p.m. Hot August Night Fellowship and Dinner at Hope in the Valley Baptist Church, 1480 N. Kirby St., Hemet. Water slide, Christian live music, food $3 per person. Bring your own chairs.

ONGOING – Riverside Transportation Commission is offering new Park and Ride Lots to connect with carpools, vanpools and transit systems in Beaumont at 600 E. 6th St., in San Jacinto at 501 S. San Jacinto Ave. and in Temecula at Grace Presbyterian Church, 34113 Nicolas Road, open from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. but not on weekends.

ONGOING – Sun City Civic Association Monthly Square Dance sessions on Sundays from 1:30-5 p.m. at 26850 Sun City Blvd, Sun City.

ONGOING – If you know a homebound older adult, resources in Menifee are available, including grab-and-go, cooked and frozen food for pickup. Courtesy Pantry items and meals delivered with no contact. Three days of emergency food can be delivered immediately or restaurant meal delivery for those who don’t qualify for food assistance programs. Call (800) 5102020 for help.

ONGOING – The Riverside County COVID-19 Business Assistance Grant Program is accepting online applications for business grants up to $10,000 at www.rivercobizhelp.org that can be used for employee retention, working capital, protective equipment purchases, rent or mortgage payments and paying vendor notices. Eligible businesses, including nonprofits, must be in Riverside County, with a minimum of one but less than 50 employees and operating for at least one year since March 1. For more information, call Riverside County Business and Community Services at (951) 955-0493.

ONGOING – 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The Temecula Winchester Swap Meet continues, 33280 Newport Road in Winchester, Saturdays and Sundays only. The small local swap

meet is only 50 cents for entry, and anyone under age 10 is free admission. No dogs allowed.

ONGOING – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Every Sunday, Murrieta Village Walk Farmers Market is at Village Walk Place in Murrieta. The Sunday morning farmers market at Village Walk Plaza is a place to buy fruits and veggies, gourmet food and crafts. Come to the center in the northwest corner of Kalmia/ Cal Oaks at the Interstate 215 exit in Murrieta.

ONGOING – Temecula’s Farmers Markets are offered in Old Town Temecula Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to noon, 4100 Main St. in Temecula; at Promenade Temecula, 40640 Winchester Road, outside JCPenney every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and at Vail Headquarters, 32115 Temecula Parkway, every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. In compliance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Riverside County Public Health orders, the farmers markets will be restricted to agriculture products only. Follow the Old Town Temecula Farmers Market on Facebook to stay updated. No pets are allowed.

WORKSHOPS, MEETINGS and ANNOUNCEMENTS: Aug. 16 – 7 p.m. On Mondays, the Temecula Valley Historical Society presents historical entertainment at the Vail Headquarters stage, 32115 Temecula Pkwy.

Aug. 19 – 6-8 p.m. Addressing Homelessness Community Update in Lake Elsinore. Lake Elsinore Community Cultural Center, 183 N. Main St. Lake Elsinore. Learn about an approach ending homelessness and the programs supporting these efforts. Unable to attend in person? Tune in on Facebook for a livestream of the event at www. facebook.com/CityofLakeElsinore.

Aug. 28 – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Christian Women’s Conference at Faith Tabernacle Church, 495 W. 7th St. San Jacinto. A day featuring local Christian women speakers, prayer, worship, lunch and friends.

ONGOING – MilVet sends military care packages for deployed U.S. Troops throughout the world and is seeking support for nutrition snacks, hygiene supplies and other small items that will show the love of those at home. Help shop for most needed items without leaving your home by purchasing items remotely and having them delivered to volunteers for packing. All items on the list are special requests from deployed military men and women sent through Amazon at https://

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ONGOING – 5-8 p.m. The City of Temecula Community Services Department hosts “Art Off The Walls” every first Friday, featuring art from a variety of artists exhibiting in multi-genre forms. “Art Off The Walls” is housed exclusively at The Merc, 42051 Main Street, Temecula.

ONGOING – The First Fridays art events, in the ambiance of great music and food, are free and offer an exciting opportunity for varied artists to share their work with the community and the many visitors to Temecula. This event is held at The Merc and The Lot on Main, 42051 Main Street. For more information, call the Community Services Department at (951) 6946480. Artists may apply using the 2021 AOTW Application online at https://temeculaca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/11605/2021-AOTWApplication.

ONGOING – 8-9 a.m. Attend the city of Wildomar’s Small Business Roundtable on the third Wednesday of each month on Zoom. Register by emailing kdavidson@cityofwildomar.org and put “small business roundtable” in the subject line.

ONGOING – Noon to 1 p.m. Attend Murrieta Wildomar Chamber of Commerce’s weekly business briefing via Zoom or watch live on Facebook every Wednesday.

Registration required at https://bit. ly/MWCBizBriefing. The chamber business briefing is an opportunity to hear from city, county and business leaders about current and relevant business information.

ONGOING – Everything KETO classes. These interactive stepby-step workshops and classes on Zoom will guide students to begin this new way of eating and learn how to easily steer their decision making for effective results. For more information and to register, visit www.cityofmenifee.us/register or call (951) 723-3880.

ONGOING – Menifee Community Services offers online driver’s education courses for a $21.95 fee.

The course includes animated driving scenarios, instructional videos, sample test, licensed instructor available to answer questions, DMV approved certificate of completion with all lectures and exams completed from home. Designed for students and does not include behind-the-wheel instruction or a California driver’s permit. Contact (951) 723-3880 or visit the city of Menifee to register at www.city of menifee.us.

ONGOING – 10-11:30 a.m.

Michelle’s Place Cancer Resource Center and The Elizabeth Hospice host a virtual support meeting for caregivers every second and fourth week of the month via Zoom. Get helpful tips and learn from others who are also dealing with similar challenges. For more information and to register, contact The Elizabeth Hospice Grief Support Services at (833) 349-2054.

ONGOING – Local chapter of the National Association of Female Entrepreneurs group helps women grow both personally and professionally and meets monthly.

Contact Robbie Motter, the NAFE global coordinator, at (951) 2559200 or rmotter@aol.com for information about future meetings.

ONGOING – Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous, a free 12step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, undereating or bulimia, has meetings throughout the U.S. and the world. Contact (781) 932-6300, or for local meetings, call (925) 321-0170 or visit www. foodaddicts.org.

ONGOING – The Murrieta Garden Club meets each month at the Murrieta Community Center, 41810 Juniper St. Anyone who likes to garden or is interested in plants is welcome. Membership is $10 per year. Find more information about the monthly event or project on Facebook.

ONGOING – Temecula Valley Rose Society meets each month. For more information and new meeting dates and places, visit www.temeculavalleyrosesociety.org.

ONGOING – Menifee Toastmasters meets every Thursday at noon for one hour at a designated place to have fun, enhance speaking capabilities, gain self-confidence and improve social skills. For new dates, call (760) 807-1323 or visit www.MenifeeToastmasters.org for more information.

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ENTERTAINMENT

LE residents and visitors find fun at the Endless Summer Craft Fair

From a top-secret wine cellar in Temecula Wine Country, it’s…

The

Winery Review

Vendor DK Magic Decor sells handcrafted items at the Endless Summer Craft Fair at the Outlets at Lake Elsinore, Aug. 7.

The patio tasting area at Hart Winery in Temecula provides views of the winery’s vines.

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The Mystery Wino SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Patrons view handcrafted jewelry on display at the Cranie Yums booth at the Endless Summer Craft Fair at the Outlets at Lake Elsinore.

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Rhythm on the Vines concert series returns to South Coast Winery

Smooth Jazz keyboardist Brian Simpson performs at the Rhythm on the Vines event held at South Coast Winery Aug. 1.

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Cheers, fellow friends of the vine! As your hardworking Mystery Wino, I spent much time thinking about which winery to feature first in my new column.

Should I start with one of the many new ones or an old stand-by? Hip or traditional? Big or little?

Ultimately, all this careful cogitation confirmed me in my first instinct — Hart Winery.

I’ve been to all the wineries in the valley, most more than once.

None is quite like Hart. This is largely thanks to its 89-year-old former winemaker and owner, Joe Hart. Joe doesn’t do weddings. He doesn’t serve food. He doesn’t host concerts. He just makes very good wine at reasonable prices, and he’s been doing it for a long, long time.

I chose Hart for other reasons, too. It is literally the first winery one encounters upon entering wine country on Rancho California Road. A hundred yards east of Butterfield Stage, the first vineyards on your left were planted by Joe and his wife in 1974. The original winery at the top of Avenida Biona is a kind of elegant looking barn that has been renovated several times. When it opened in 1980, the only other building in sight was Callaway Winery next door.

But Hart is not just geographically first, and chronologically among the first (it was fourth), it is also first in the hearts of many locals. With Phil and Carol Baily, Jon McPherson and a handful of others, Joe is one of the region’s few remaining founders. His calm demeanor, keen intelligence, and passion for winemaking inspired others to start their own ventures.

With his wife Nancy and his children (especially Jim), Joe has made consistently good wine for four decades, winning awards year after year. Though most visi-

Hart Winery’s Sauvignon Blanc and Syrah are two of the winery’s most favored wines.

tors now zip past on their way to bigger, newer establishments, Hart Winery continues to prosper.

The Setting I stopped by Hart on a recent Friday afternoon, armed with half a Cubano from Devilicious Eatery, one of the better sandwich shops in town. The winery consists of a modest parking lot at the top of gently sloping hill, with a cozy outdoor sitting area and an even cozier tasting room inside the big brown barn. Like nearly all Temecula wineries, Hart gets busy on weekends, but it’s not nearly as crowded as most. It is a tranquil oasis, despite its proximity to the sprawling housing tracts of Temecula. It’s not a place to see and be seen. It’s for wine lovers.

After I was served my first tasting (Sauvignon Blanc), I sat down at one of the 10 picnic tables scattered around the unpaved courtyard. Hart is well situated to take advantage of the striking views of the Palomar Mountains to the south. Despite being nearly 100 degrees, the afternoon wind blowing in from the Pacific Ocean through Temecula Canyon and the Rainbow Gap made it feel positively cool beneath the tall

Guitarist Steve Oliver adds some punch with his string at the Rhythm on the Vines event held at South Coast Winery Aug. 1.

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Hart Winery tasting room.

HART WINERY

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Address: 41300 Avenida Biona, Temecula, CA 92591 Telephone: (951) 676-6300 Website: www.hartfamily.com Email: wine@vinhart.com Owners: Joe and Nancy Hart Winemaker: Jim Hart Founded: 1980 Acres planted: +/- 9. Most wines are estate grown. All grapes are from Temecula Valley. Varietals offered: Albariño, Aleatico, Arneis, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, Malbec, Merlot, Nebbiolo, Petite Sirah, Petit Verdot, Pinot Gris, Sangiovese, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah, Tempranillo, Zinfandel, red blends, rosés, dessert wines.

Cases per year: +/- 5,000 Cost per bottle: $ (of $$$) Cost for tasting: $20 for four two-ounce pours Food & Entertainment: No food available, but off-site food is welcome with wine purchase. No entertainment.

• Open seven days per week, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and closed on major holidays.

• Wheelchair accessible.

• Groups of 10 or more must make reservations.

• Dogs on leashes are permitted.

eucalyptus and oak trees.

Like its wines, the atmosphere at Hart is unassuming. The oversized windows in the tasting room that look directly into the barrel room seem to underscore Hart’s philosophy, which is about transparency in winemaking. Jim Hart — who took over as winemaker about five years ago — goes to great lengths to preserve varietal expression through small-batch production and oldschool techniques. There is rarely turnover among the few staff members at Hart, which means that servers know their wines. Indeed, they probably helped harvest, crush and bottle them.

The Wines The number and diversity of offerings at Hart are astounding, particularly for a boutique winery.

For me, having too many options on a tasting menu can be a sign of an owner who is trying too hard.

I don’t think that is the case with Hart. Jim makes wines from more than 15 different varietals, but he does a good job with almost all of them. He is constantly experimenting. Wines include the major Bordeaux grapes (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc), many Italians (Barbera, Arneis, Aglianico, Sangivese), Rhone varietals (Viognier, Syrah, Mourvèdre), and others. The winery produces only about 4,000 to 5,000 cases annually, which puts them at the lower range of the average winery’s output.

On my visit, I tasted nine wines — five reds, three whites and a rosé. Of the whites, my favorites were the 2019 Vermentino and the 2020 Albariño. Both were intensely aromatic, well-balanced, crisp and priced under $25, affordability rarely seen in Temecula these days. Of the reds, I most enjoyed the 2018 Tres Hermanos, which is Hart’s take on a traditional Southern Rhone blend of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre.

The 2018 Petite Syrah also stood out to me, with its flavors of concentrated fruit, black plum, black cherry, vanilla, graphite and forest floor. Most of the reds were north of 15% alcohol, which is common in the valley but less so at Hart, which strives for finesse and balance. The high temperatures of the 2018 growing season are likely to blame.

Conclusion Go to Hart if… You like goodto-great red and white wines, smaller crowds, convenient location, views, dog-friendly grounds, excellent service, mellow vibe, affordable prices, boutique atmosphere.

Avoid Hart if… You like lots of amenities, food offerings, wine slushies, hip vibe, party atmosphere, people watching, live music, lots of elbow room.

Next week: Akash Winery

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HOME & GARDEN

How to maintain hardwood floors

Homeowners who already have hardwood floors know just how impressive these floors can be, especially when they’re well maintained.

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TEMECULA – Hardwood floors have long been sought after by homebuyers. In its 2019 Remodeling Impact Report, the National Association of Realtors revealed that new wood flooring was the fourth most popular project to attract buyers.

Of course, hardwood floors aren’t just for buyers. Homeowners who already have hardwood floors know just how impressive these floors can be, especially when they’re well maintained.

Maintaining wood floors is not necessarily as straightforward as it may seem, and homeowners may benefit from a tutorial on how to keep the floors under their feet looking good.

To polish or not to polish?

Polishing floors is an inexpensive way to keep them looking good. But the home improvement experts at BobVila.com note that not all floors can be polished and determining which ones can depends on the finish. Floors with waterproof barriers such as urethane will benefit from routine polishing. However, floors with penetrating finishes like tung oil will need to be waxed rather than polished.

What finish is on the floor?

The Hardwood Distributor’s

Association recommends a simple way for homeowners to determine which type of finish is on their hardwood floors. Homeowners are advised to rub a finger across the floor. If no smudge appears, then the floor is surface sealed. If a smudge is created, then the floor has been treated with a penetrating seal. The HDA also notes that recently installed wood floors are likely surface sealed.

How often should floors be polished or waxed?

Wood flooring professionals recommend polishing floors that can be polished once every few months. Waxing wood floors does not need to be done as frequently, and most can benefit from a fresh coat of wax every 12 to 18 months.

What can I do on a daily basis?

Some simple tricks and daily maintenance can help wood floors maintain their impressive look.

Utilize floor mats. The HDA notes that floor mats near entryways can reduce the time it takes to clean hardwood floors and reduce the wear and tear they endure. For example, tiny particles like dirt can scratch the floor and contribute to the kind of minor damage that adds up to significant scarring over time. Floor mats

near entryways ensure that most of that dirt never makes it to the wood floors.

Vacuum without a beater bar.

Some vacuums contain beater bars, which are designed to pick up human hair, dog hair and other things that conventional vacuums may not be able to pick up. The HDA advises vacuuming without the beater bar, as it can contribute to small scratches in the floor.

Sweeping with a high-quality broom or microfiber cloth is another way to pick up dirt without damaging floors.

Use manufacturer-recommended cleaning products. Local home improvement stores sell a host of hardwood floor cleaning products, but the HDA notes that many flooring manufacturers now sell their own hardwood floor cleaners designed specifically for their floors. These products are likely homeowners’ best bets. Homeowners who can’t find them can seek recommendations from a local flooring retailer.

Hardwood floors are attractive for many reasons. And they look even more stunning, and last much longer, when homeowners make an effort to maintain them.

Best Friends Animal Society urges adoptions in wake of postpandemic shelter challenges KANAB, UT – Best Friends Animal Society, a leading national animal welfare organization, is urging the public to consider adopting and fostering now due to a decrease in pet adoptions in shelters across the country coupled with a seasonal increase in animal intake, compared to 2020. New data below highlights shelter challenges and adoptions trends, including a dramatic decrease in staff levels at shelters which is causing reduced operations and a lower capacity for animals. As a result, many shelters are struggling to keep pace with public demand.

“I’ve said it many times before, but now more than ever, we need the public to adopt or foster,” Best Friends CEO Julie Castle said. “If you have been considering getting a new pet, now is the time.

The public stepped up during the pandemic, and we need to do it

Best Friends Animal Society, a leading national animal welfare organization, is urging the public to consider adopting and fostering.

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again because countless animals’ lives are at stake if this progress backslides.”

Although reports of “pandemic pets” being returned at alarming rates continue, recent data from 24PetWatch on nearly 1,200 shelters shows that there is not a trend of these particular pets being sur-

rendered, and adoptions are the greater concern. Adoptions are down 3.7% overall this year, and for the month of June, intake was up 5.9% as compared to 2020. This is also the height of kitten season when most cats have their litters and traditionally end up in shelters.

This, combined with pandemicrelated challenges, is leading to shelters becoming overwhelmed.

In a recent survey commissioned

by Best Friends, 59% of general public respondents considering adopting are delaying the process because of returning to the office, taking vacations, starting a new job, and other reasons. In addition, more than half of respondents shared that adoption is the preferred method for acquiring a pet, rather than purchasing from a breeder or pet store.

Best Friends also conducted a survey of more than 150 shelters

and animal organizations, of which 88% noted that they were short on staffing. More than half (57%) have cut hours or programs due to short staffing; 41% are operating down more than 25% of normal staffing, and 62% are operating more than 10% below normal staffing levels. Government shelters and private shelters with government contracts are more impacted than other shelter types.

Due to understaffing, most organizations say staff are more stressed than usual. Many are unable to carry out regular operations such a hosting major adoption events, supplying enough veterinary support, maintaining regular hours with public access, and/or providing as much sufficient adoption/foster support and animal care as they would like.

To raise awareness about the urgency to support shelters, Best

Friends has launched a nationwide campaign encouraging people to adopt. The campaign will include traditional media, advertisements, and a robust digital effort. The primary target of the campaign will be the states most in need, including California, Texas, Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama (which combined make up 50% of the dogs and cats still being killed in the nation), Illinois, and Oklahoma.

“Shelters, and the animals in them need our help in a big way,” Castle continued. “Pets have been a part of our lives long before the pandemic, and we want to work with families to help them find their best friend while also saving a life.”

For more information, visit bestfriends.org.

Submitted by Best Friends Animal Society.

Eastern Municipal Water District launches Landscapes for Living Perris – Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) has launched a new outdoor water use efficiency program for its residential customers called Landscapes for Living.

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All EMWD residential customers with irrigated landscapes — areas in front and backyards currently being watered — are eligible to participate in the program and can recover up to 100% of project costs. The program offers step-by-step instructions, EMWD customer support and beautiful landscape design plans for inspiration and success.

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Free Services Free services offered through EMWD include one-hour in-home consultations to help residents participate in the program and learn how to save money inside and outside their homes. Additionally, EMWD provides free direct installation of the following equipment:

• Weather-Based Irrigation Controllers: Automatically adjust irrigation schedules based on changes to yard and weather conditions.

• Drip Irrigation Equipment: Saves water and nutrients by allowing water to drip slowly to the roots of plants.

Rebates Customers can also take advantage of cost-saving rebates, including: • Turf Replacement: Up to $3 per square foot of unused grass removed — e.g. grass that is not used for anything except mowing — and replaced with new water efficient plants (limit 5,000 square feet).

• Weather-Based Irrigation Controllers: $145 each.

• Rotating Sprinkler Nozzles: $2/nozzle, minimum quantity 30 nozzles.

• Rain Barrels and Cisterns: $35/

barrel or $250-$350/cistern.

• Soil Moisture Sensors: $145$500 depending on acres and number of valves.

• Hose Bib Irrigation Controllers: $35 each/2 per customer.

Customers can contact EMWD for help applying for rebates and also connect with licensed landscape contractors who have completed required training for the program and are ready to assist with removing unwanted grass and installing rebate equipment.

For more information about Landscapes for Living and to get started today, https://landscapesforliving.emwd.org/.

For more information on Eastern Municipal Water District, visit www.emwd.org.

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Temporary household hazardous waste collection event scheduled for Aug. 28 in Temecula canceled TEMECULA – The Riverside County Department of Waste Resources is announcing the cancellation of the free household hazardous waste collection event scheduled for Saturday (Aug. 28) in Temecula.

While this event is canceled, residents have several alternatives to dispose of household hazardous waste, such as the Lake Elsinore permanent HHW facility, which is open on the first non-holiday Saturday of the month – including Aug. 7 and Sept. 11 – from 7 a.m. until noon. The Elsinore HHW site is located at 512 N. Langstaff Street. Additionally, if residents need to dispose of antifreeze, batteries, oil or paint, they can utilize the Temecula/Murrieta ABOP site, open 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. on non-holiday Saturdays. The ABOP

facility is located at the County Road Yard, 25315 Jefferson Ave. in Murrieta.

The department provides opportunities for Riverside County residents to keep hazardous waste out of the county landfills and ensure it is properly managed.

Events will accept residentially generated household hazardous wastes from Riverside County residents only. Waste from businesses or nonprofits will not be accepted. Typical wastes include used motor oil, paint, antifreeze, household and automotive batteries, pesticides, cleaning products, sharps (needles/syringes or lancets), unused medication (except controlled substances), fluorescent lamps, and electronic wastes such as televisions, computers, VCRs and telephones. Limit the amount

of waste transported to no more than 15 gallons, or 125 pounds maximum per vehicle. Individual containers should be no larger than 5 gallons nor weigh more than 50 pounds.

Collections will not accept explosives, radioactive material, ammunition, asbestos, compressed-gas cylinders over 40 pounds, or infectious or medical waste other than sharps. Events are subject to cancellation during inclement weather or for other hazardous conditions as determined by the county.

For more information, contact the Riverside County Department of Waste Resources at (951) 4863200, (800) 304-2226, or www. rcwaste.org/hhw.

Submitted by Riverside County Department of Waste Resources.

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Deaths are down but COVID cases continue to rise in Riverside County Kim Harris MANAGING EDITOR

While the number of active COVID-19 cases continues to rise, the number of fatalities as of Friday, Aug. 6, stood at 4,667, the same number reported Tuesday, and only up two deaths total from the week before, according to data from the Riverside University Health System.

In comparison, 4,658 deaths were reported as of two weeks ago.

As of press time, no additional coronavirus deaths were reported in Riverside County, continuing a four-day trend, although there has been an uptick in hospitalizations and 1,226 newly confirmed virus cases.

The aggregate number of infections recorded in Riverside County since the pandemic began in March 2020 now stands

at 313,931, according to RUHS. That number is up 5,385 cases as compared to the week prior.

There were 384 COVID-positive patients in the hospital up 123 from the previous week including 85 in intensive care up by 52 from the week ending July 30, according to data released by RUHS. The number of known active virus cases is 7,076. The active count is derived by subtracting deaths and recoveries from the current total, according to the Riverside County Executive Office.

The verified patient recoveries countywide is 302,188.

As of press time, Murrieta saw the largest jump in cases, up 248, for the week ending July 30. Currently Murrieta has 9,252 confirmed cases, and has held at 140 deaths.

Menifee saw the second largest jump in cases, up 241 and also saw two additional deaths since July

30. Currently the city has 10,412 cases and 176 deaths.

Temecula had 7,890 confirmed cases and 80 deaths, up 141 and one from the week prior, respectively. Wildomar had 3,766 confirmed cases, up 77 from the week prior and held at 48 deaths, Lake Elsinore had 7,781 confirmed cases, up 161 from the week prior and 77 deaths, Hemet had 9,781 confirmed cases and held at 292 deaths. San Jacinto had 6,713 confirmed cases and held at 102 deaths.

While some of the unincorporated areas, such as French Valley, which saw an increase of 93 cases for 2,543 confirmed total cases and one additional death for 18 deaths in total, seem to be more infected than others, most continue to fare better than the cities.

In Homeland there were 697 confirmed cases, up 11 from the previous week and no new deaths

for 13 deaths total.

Anza held at 145 confirmed cases and 2 deaths and in East Hemet there were 2,161 confirmed cases, up by 27 from the week prior and held at 35 deaths. Lakeland Village had 1,244 confirmed cases, up by 20 cases and 10 deaths.

Temescal Valley had 2,701 confirmed cases, up by 70 cases and held at 25 deaths and Valle Vista had 1,556 confirmed cases, up by 22 and held at 25 deaths.

Riverside County is continuing to experience the highest number of COVID-positive hospitalizations since February, although the total is well below the level seen during the winter surge, when more than 1,600 people were hospitalized with the virus.

The recent increase in new cases mirrors a nationwide surge, with federal health officials blaming the highly infectious Delta strain of the virus first detected in India.

When asked about a possible culprit for the sudden increase in cases in Riverside County, Public Health Officer Dr. Geoffrey Leung theorized last week that the jump could be linked to the relaxation of state lockdown measures in June.

State health officials reiterated Monday that the Delta variant is preying on the unvaccinated population, which has an infection rate nearly seven times higher than that of vaccinated residents.

According to RUHS, 58.4% of county residents 12 and older have received at least one coronavirus vaccine shot, and 50.4% have been fully vaccinated.

The RUHS coronavirus portal can be accessed at www.rivcoph. org/coronavirus.

City News Service contributed to this story.

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

A new approach to Alzheimer’s, developed in Temecula, now backed by successful clinical trial results TEMECULA – ProdromeNeuroTM plasmalogen supplement successfully improved cognition and mobility in a recent Alzheimer’s disease clinical trial, proving Dr. Dayan Goodenowe’s 15-year theory outlined in his new book Breaking Alzheimer’s where he explains his scientific journey to expose the cause and deliver the cure.

Prodrome Sciences launched the world’s first high-dose plasmalogen supplement, ProdromeNeuro, last year. A clinical trial was initiated shortly thereafter. The clinical trial results were released at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference on July 26, 2021. ProdromeNeuro supplement successfully improved cognition and mobility in persons diagnosed with mild to moderate cognitive impairment. Conducted by Dr. Sheldon Jordan, a board-certified neurologist at the Neurological Associates Clinic in Santa Monica.

The success of the trial is the result of Goodenowe’s relentless 15-year scientific journey, as outlined in his book Breaking Alzheimer’s released on June 21.

“My work on plasmalogen molecules started over 15 years ago when I discovered that plasmalogen deficiency was the major causative factor in Alzheimer’s disease. I am pleased that my scientifically-designed supplements, which have undergone extensive preclinical testing and validation where they were shown to prevent neurodegeneration and demyelination, have been shown to perform in persons suffering from cognitive impairment exactly as designed.

This new clinical evidence is just the beginning,” Goodenowe, Founder and CEO of Prodrome Sciences based in Temecula, said.

Improved cognition is absolutely the dream of any Alzheimer’s treatment, although the status quo has accepted that a treatment to just halt the disease from getting any worse is a realistic goal to strive for. Not only did ProdromeNeuro Plasmalogen Oil stabilize cognition in 82% of the clinical trial participants, but cognition incredibly improved in 41% of participants. Mobility is also greatly affected in Alzheimer’s disease, and with ProdromeNeuro mobility also remained stable in 82% but was improved in even more participants – 55%. In total, 73% of participants experienced either increased cognition or increased mobility or both after only four months of supplementation.

The clinical trial results are truly groundbreaking and motivating.

As Goodenowe explains, “science is a slow process, but an important process, and it is never over. It took 15 years of hard work to get to this important milestone. Results like this fuel me and my team to keep up the hard work ahead. The next step is to prove on a larger, rigorous scale that my programs

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Goodenowe’s 15-year journey that made this clinical trial possible is outlined in his book. It all started with his powerful invention in 1999 that allowed him to look at blood samples in a way never before imagined. This invention remains the most advanced of its kind even today. A new world opened up to Goodenowe where he could see the active processes inside the body through thousands of molecules; he became an expert in understanding the story those molecules were telling. One of those stories was the plasmalogen deficiency in Alzheimer’s disease, which he discovered in 2004 after analyzing thousands of blood samples of Alzheimer’s patients from around the world.

After rigorous scientific study, Goodenowe, who not only can invent blood testing technology and is an expert in neuroscience but is also an expert in synthetic organic chemistry, designed and developed the world’s first highdose plasmalogen supplement which launched commercially in 2020 and now has hundreds of doctors using it with their patients all over the world.

Advance praise for Goodenowe’s book, Breaking Alzheimer’s and for his work, includes: “A paradigm-altering view of Alzheimer’s,” Dale Bredesen, M.D., author of The New York Times Bestseller The End of Alzheimer’s.

“A brilliant and groundbreaking text on the science and clinical application of plasmalogens for the therapeutic amelioration of Alzheimer’s Dementia. I have had the good fortune of observing firsthand the significant, clinical benefits in my patients with neurodegenerative disorders for whom I’ve prescribed plasmalogen therapy,” Mitchel Fleisher M.D., D.Ht., D.A.B.F.M., Dc.A.B.C.T., Medical Director, Center for Integrative & Regenerative Medicine.

“A bold and promising approach.

Dr. Goodenowe has performed groundbreaking and compelling research which is detailed in the book so that afflicted patients and health professionals will become aware of a discovery which may very well change our approach to Alzheimer’s. We have been deploying plasmalogen precursors at the Regenesis Project and have found that within the timeframe of a few weeks, people become more alert and cognizant,” Sheldon Jordan, M.D., FAAN, DABPN, DABCN Medical Director, the Regenesis Project.

“Dayan Goodenowe has drilled down to the very core of what makes us tick. His patient 25 year journey of research and invention has unpacked unique and marvelous understanding into how our metabolic engine works. We have a whole new field of medicine opening up called “metabolic medicine” and it runs right through Dr. Goodenowe’s inventions. Like tuning your carburetor and timing your engine, we can now heal your mitochondria and make your peroxisomes whistle with the careful measurement and replacement of plasmalogens. The implications of his inventions can’t be overstated.

This is the end of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, cancer … and who knows what lies ahead in the paradigm shift to true wellness with the absence of disease,” John E. Whitcomb, M.D., Brookfield Longevity Medical Clinic.

The testimonials from doctors and patients using the Prodrome products are powerful. Clinical trial evidence is critical to advance plasmalogen supplementation into the mainstream so that everyone can benefit.

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SBA announces opening of Paycheck Protection Program direct forgiveness portal WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration is launching a streamlined application portal to allow borrowers with Paycheck Protection Program loans under $150,000 through participating lenders to apply for forgiveness directly through the SBA. “The SBA’s new streamlined application portal will simplify forgiveness for millions of our smallest businesses -- including many sole proprietors -- who used funds from our Paycheck Protection Program loans to survive the pandemic,” Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, said. “The vast majority of businesses waiting for forgiveness have loans under $150,000. These entrepreneurs are busy running their businesses and are challenged by an overly complicated forgiveness process. We need to deliver forgiveness more efficiently so they can get back to enlivening our Main Streets, sustaining our neighborhoods and fueling our nation’s economy.”

“The SBA is making the forgiveness process more efficient for small businesses so they can recover more fully, get back on track and grow,” SBA San Diego

District Director Ruben Garcia said. “The largest segment of Paycheck Protection Program loans awaiting forgiveness in the San Diego area are $150,000 or less.

Small businesses and nonprofits with a PPP loan through a lender that opts into this portal will be able to apply for forgiveness through this easier method.”

“With the new simplified application portal, thousands of San Diego County businesses, and even sole proprietorships that borrowed PPP funds, will have these funds forgiven,” Garcia said.

This change will help rush relief to over 6.5 million smallest of small businesses, including those in San Diego County, which has been the Administrator’s priority since day one. The new forgiveness platform began accepting applications from borrowers Aug. 4. Lenders are required to opt-in to this program through directforgiveness.sba.gov. Download a list of PPP lenders participating in direct forgiveness (sba.gov). The list will be updated as more lenders opt-in. In addition to the technology platform, the SBA is standing up a PPP customer service team to answer questions and directly

assist borrowers with their forgiveness applications. Borrowers that need assistance or have questions should call (877) 552-2692, Monday – Friday, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. EST. Endeavor Bank, a lender in San Diego, was one of the first lenders in the area to sign up for the new portal to speed their forgiveness process. “Endeavor Bank is thankful for the new portal created by the SBA that promises to streamline the PPP forgiveness process for most PPP borrowers. The new SBA PPP loan forgiveness portal is efficient and represents a great time-saving tool to aid the PPP forgiveness process that business owners will no doubt applaud. We encourage other lenders to also opt-in to the SBA portal,” Dan Yates, CEO of Endeavor Bank, said.

“This initiative will allow PPP borrowers to put their concerns of achieving full forgiveness behind them and focus on operating and growing their businesses again,” Patrick Kelley, Associate Administrator for SBA’s Office of Capital Access, said. “We are pleased to be able to assist financial institutions across the U.S. in processing forgiveness applications for small-

business owners.”

Paycheck Protection Program Summary Overall, the SBA and lenders have worked to originate over 11.7 million loans totaling nearly $800 billion in relief to over 8.5 million small businesses.

In 2021, SBA approved over 6.5M loans totaling over $275 billion, with an average loan size of $42 thousand (compared to $101 thousand in 2020), 96% of loans went to businesses with fewer than 20 employees (compared to just 87% in 2020) and 32% of loans went to businesses in LMI communities (compared to just 24% in 2020) Direct Forgiveness Summary Over 600 banks have opted into direct forgiveness, enabling over 2.17 million borrowers to apply through the portal. (This represents 30% of loans $150,000 or less that have not yet been submitted for forgiveness.)

Established by the CARES Act in 2020, the PPP was among the first COVID-19 small business economic aid program. It provided more than $798 billion in economic relief to small businesses and nonprofits across the nation,

keeping employees working, and helping businesses come back stronger than ever.

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Murrieta’s new Public Information Officer Dominique Samario.

Menifee’s Public Information Officer Dominique Samario will be leaving her post in Menifee to work at the neighboring community of Murrieta effective Aug. 16, it was announced by Menifee City Manager Armando Villa at the Aug. 4 Menifee City Council meeting.

“I couldn’t pass up the rare and unique opportunity to serve the city in which I live,” Samario said about making the change.

Samario became Menifee’s first public information officer in August 2020.

She can now be contacted at dsamairo@murrietaca.gov.

TEMECULA – The Hodson P.I. LLC team joined together to display an act of charitable giving to the local Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley at their Temecula office July 30. The financial contribution of $4,000 will go toward building future homes for families in need within the Inland Valley.

With the tragic events of 2020, Justin Hodson, the owner of Hodson P.I. LLC, came together with his employees to show generosity to a local nonprofit organization in response. Hodson P.I. LLC has donated to charities such as the Orange County Ronald McDonald House in the past and has continued to show support to local chari-

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“I feel it is important that all businesses, both big and small, do their part in the community.

Hodson P.I. has been lifting up others and providing support to the community for almost two decades now,” Justin Hodson, the owner of Hodson P.I. LLC, said. “Our contribution to Habitat for Humanity was inspired by a Hodson P.I. employee that received support from the Habitat for Humanity program in the past.”

Maya Carpenter, a Hodson P.I. employee, said, “Habitat for Humanity gave my family hope and a new chance in life that we will forever be grateful for.” Carpen-

ter’s family was the beneficiary of a home in Temecula through Habitat for Humanity.

Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley was founded in 1991, and its mission is to provide lowincome housing for families within the Inland Valley. For the past 30 years, Habitat for Humanity has brought people together to build homes, communities and hope.

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CREATE memories and more in Lake Elsinore

CREATE Studios. provides a variety of pre-made ceramics for patrons at CREATE. Studios to customize.

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The Endless Summer Craft Fair at the Outlets at Lake Elsinore attracted more than 50 vendors and hundreds of visitors during the five-hour event Aug. 7. The day of fun was organized to promote the grand opening of CREATE. Studios as well as the shopping center and Simply Made Local.

Nicole Daley and Meagan Fosdick are co-founders of CREATE. Studios. They met more than three years ago and discovered they shared a vision of helping and giving to others while promoting their hometown of Lake Elsinore.

“Meagan and I are amazing partners; we have a passion for empowering others like us to succeed,” Daley said. “Together, we have envisioned something that we believe will be timeless and relevant in the long term.”

As Deputy City Manager, Daley was contacted by the Outlets in February seeking ideas to bring more life to the center, particularly following the negative impacts COVID-19 had on the retail venue. She and a handful of other women were inspired to make a difference and give back to their hometown.

“We all decided it was time to try to do something to help our growing city get closer to what we know it can and will be,” she said. Daley has lived in the city since she was 7. One of her first jobs was working at Dairy Queen at the Outlets in the late 1990s.

“In those days there would be lines wrapping around the buildings and no empty parking spots,” Daley recalled. “Those were great memories for me. The Outlets were a destination for my friends and I and most of us worked there.”

When Daley began thinking about the future of retail, postCOVID, and what would draw people to the Outlets, she decided it would be experience-based retail and events. Now she just needed to figure out what type of experiences would attract customers.

“Amid COVID, many of my friends turned to crafting as a way to keep them busy and create additional money for their families. It was clear this was a popular pastime among my age group (30s) and Lake Elsinore’s median age is 30. My sister-in-law Meagan is creative.

She quit her traditional job two years ago and started her Dreamland Kreations ceramics business and she made it; she made more staying home with her son doing something she loved. We knew this was a growing part of our economy.”

Daley’s research located many sources projecting a surge in the handicrafts industry, and she believes they are entering the market at the perfect time.

She said that post-COVID, many have forgotten what they did with

their time and are looking for new ways to get out of the house and enjoy time with loved ones and friends.

“This is particularly true in Lake Elsinore,” Daley said. “For far too long our community has craved a place to go, especially for our stay-at-home parents looking for something to do locally while kids are at school. Now, they have a place to come relax, unwind, and do something for themselves or others. We believe we have created a destination for everyone.”

Plans are to start in Lake Elsinore and expand across Southern California and eventually the entire nation.

“This is step one of many more,” Daley said. “We aim to create destinations to support local handicrafters and build a shared community crafting experience across the nation. Our slogan is ‘a shared community crafting experience that inspires creators to CREATE.’” Joining forces with three others, Daley and Fosdick were able to see the studio become a reality in less than three months.

“We are homegrown and investing our time and money to save the Outlets,” Daley said. “Five homegrown women and moms teamed up to invest in their hometown and save the Outlets at Lake Elsinore amid fallout of COVID-19.”

Fosdick, who was born and raised in Lake Elsinore, said, “I think real change can start with one idea and hopefully this idea can help multiple people, families and businesses in our community.”

Christine Frantz, marketing manager at Outlets, also was born and raised in the city and said the property has been a huge asset to the Lake Elsinore community for three decades and “home” to more than 100 retailers throughout that time.

“Although the Outlet world has changed over the past 10 years with so many brands closing nationally, some filing bankruptcy, or this specific location just not having the foot traffic needed to survive, there’s still so much potential here,” Frantz said, adding that the location continues to attract new retailers and services and find new uses. “We’re ready to change as the world changes and hope to become the new go-to for this community. Change is in the air.”

Simply Made Local is an online marketplace for handicrafters and partnered with CREATE. Studios for the grand opening craft fair.

Starting Sept. 5, a “Handmade & Homegrown Farmers Market and Craft Fair” will be held at the Outlets the first and third Sunday of each month.

Abby Jacobs is the CEO of Simply Made Local and co-founder with Taylor Bedetti. She has been a resident of Lake Elsinore for the past 27 years and had her first job at Old Navy at the Outlets when she was 16.

Lily Price, 9, and her mom Sarah Price participate in the ceramics workshop at CREATE. Studios in Lake Elsinore.

“Simply Made Local is working to bring the handmade industry back to its roots by connecting real people with quality goods,” Jacobs said.

Future plans are for CREATE. Studios to offer workshops, private parties, open studio use, shopping options, special events and more while always seeking to be on top of the latest trends and offer whatever people are creating at the time. They found ways to maximize the space, create value for customers and identify potential revenue opportunities.

Daley said they also repurposed as much as they could to reduce their capital investment and keep the costs of opening minimal overall.

“We really urge our community to check us out and participate to support our local handicrafters and bring much needed traffic to encourage new retailers and restaurants to come to the Outlets at Lake Elsinore,” Daley said.

The Outlets’ first phase opened in 1991 and currently has more than 20 retailers. While a few retailers have closed, several new tenants have recently moved in.

“I just want to say on behalf of Meagan and I that we are so thankful to our families, extremely supportive partners and our patient children for allowing us to quickly create and fulfill this new dream and adventure for us,” Daley said.

“We are beyond excited to have this opportunity and so optimistic for the years ahead.”

She is also thankful for the endless hours Fosdick spent getting the space ready. Daley said it has been her late night and weekend job, while working at her full-time day job at the city. She is looking forward to seeing what their team can accomplish.

“I am so grateful to give back to my hometown each and every day and to have the opportunity to actually try to make a change and impact my community,” Daley said. “This is the place I choose to call home and the place I am raising my children. This is our home and we can all be more successful coming together and lifting each other up, supporting and serving our community. Together we are much stronger and more successful.

I hope we inspire many others to do the same.”

Without the support, encouragement, and investment from Simply Made Local and Outlets at Lake Elsinore, Daley said she and Fosdick would not have been able to accomplish what they did in such a short time. And the successful grand opening craft fair was encouraging for their vision.

“We truly believe this was all meant to be. We were meant to come together at this time in our lives to make a difference in our community,” she said.

CREATE. Studios is 3,500 square feet and although it is laid out as one big rectangle, it offers different dedicated areas in the space. There is a boutique area for local crafters to sell their handiworks, a tool wall, equipment table, supplies, ceramics/ bisque station, coffee and snack bar area, ribbon wall, “junk” box with miscellaneous crafting items, a pickup and drop off area and a calendar wall listing all activities for the month.

“To stay true to our mission to empower and inspire small business crafters we tried to partner with small businesswomen who create craft supplies,” Daley said. “And we really want our local crafters who are our members to host workshops to help them make money. They come up with the activity, the cost

Gage Carroll, 6, participates in a ceramics workshop during the CREATE. Studios grand opening at the Outlets at Lake Elsinore, Aug. 7.

A variety of finished ceramic creations displayed at the ceramic workshop at CREATE. Studios in Lake Elsinore.

and the supplies. We post on our website for reservations and assist with promoting and receive a portion of the profits.”

CREATE. Studios, 17600 Collier Avenue Suite D135, is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sundays. The studio is closed Mondays and Tuesdays for private studio time. On the weekends, Friday through Sunday, it may

be closed for private workshops or parties in the future based on the use of the space.

“Right now, we are open,” Daley said. “We urge everyone to sign up on our website. There is a popup when you go to the site. Any possible changes will be shared with those interested.”

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Michael Norman of Murrieta (left) celebrates with Michael Cherry, Rai Benjamin, and Bryce Deadmon after winning the gold medal in the men’s 4x400-meter relay at the 2020 Valley News/Charlie Riedel-AP Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, in Tokyo, Japan.

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The U.S. men’s track and field team struggled at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, however, in the last track and field event of the Games, Michael Cherry, Michael Norman, Bryce Deadmon and Rai Benjamin saw redemption in the finale. Norman, who was raised in Murrieta, won an Olympic gold medal, running the second leg on the U.S. 4x400 men’s relay team at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo last week.

The U.S. was in second, four-tenths of a second behind Botswana, after Michael Cherry ran the opening leg in 44.2 seconds.

The U.S. moved into first, 0.38 of a second ahead of Botswana, after Norman ran his leg in 44.0. On the third leg, Bryce Deadmon ran a 44.01 split for the U.S. to give it a lead of 0.76 of a second over the Netherlands, which passed Botswana to move into second. Rai Benjamin ran the final leg in 43.4 seconds to give the U.S. the victory in

2:55.70, the fourth-fastest time in history.

Their winning time was also a seasonbest, but the gold medal was just the second one earned by the U.S. men’s track and field team in what was a frustrating nine days for many of its top athletes. Benjamin placed second in the 400m hurdles despite running a world-record time, Cherry narrowly missed a spot on the podium in the 400m and Norman failed to place in the same event, even though he was a medal favorite going into the Olympics.

The Gatorade National Boys’ Track & Field Player of the Year for both the 20142015 and 2015-2016 seasons when he led Vista Murrieta High School to the state championships, Norman says that what the relay team did on the track in Tokyo was phenomenal.

“I’m proud of the guys,” Norman said.

“On the track, our final day was all about the 4x400 and USA track and field. You got to put your own selfish interests to the side and just go out there and really run for

Michael Cherry and Murrieta’s Michael Norman both narrowly missed a spot on the podium in the 400m, despite being medal favorites in the event coming into the 2020 Valley News/NBC photo Tokyo Olympics.

others. I’m glad we were able to accomplish this goal.”

Norman ran for USC in 2017 and 2018, winning the 2018 NCAA outdoor 400m championship in a collegiate-record 43.61 and receiving the Bowerman as the top collegiate track and field athlete.

He and Benjamin are the 10th and 11th past or present USC students to win gold medals at the Tokyo Games, joining fellow track and field athletes Andre De Grasse, Kendall Ellis, Allyson Felix and Dalilah Muhammad, beach volleyball player April Ross and water polo players Kaleigh Gilchrist, Stephania Haralabidis, Paige Hauschild and Amanda Longan.

“It was a whole lot of second places,” Benjamin, who pounded his chest as he crossed the finish line in first place, said.

“Guys who were supposed to win got sec-

ond, and guys who were supposed to medal didn’t medal.”

“As athletes, we all put pressure on ourselves,” Benjamin explaine. “ No one comes here with the intention of losing. We all want to win and that is what we are here for. To be out here and to be able to actually win a gold medal for Team USA and for ourselves is amazing.”

The 4x400 team joined shot putter and world record holder Ryan Crouser as the only male track and field gold medalists at the Tokyo Olympics. The two overall gold medals are the fewest number of gold medals for a U.S. men’s track and field team at a single Olympics.

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

Final Olympic medal count includes local winners

San Jacinto’s Sarah Robles shows off her medal after lifting her way to bronze at the Olympics in Tokyo.

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It is being said in the sports world that if U.S. women were their own country, they would be top-5 in the overall Tokyo Olympics medal count. Of the 113 overall medals Team USA won in Tokyo, 66 were won entirely by women. That list includes San Jacinto’s Sarah Robles, who lifted her way to the bronze medal at the Olympics in Tokyo, making history in the process. Robles, who also won a bronze medal in Rio in 2016, became the first American woman ever to win multiple Olympic weightlifting medals.

“It’s a really big deal,” Robles said in a post-match news conference. “I’ve struggled a lot throughout my career, it almost feels like I’ve been going uphill both ways with the wind against me. Going from the bottom in the sport, to the top in the sport, to making history in this sport means a lot to me.”

In the history of the Summer Games, no

country has medaled more than the United States. Through the 2020 Olympics, Team USA has 2,636 Summer Olympic medals to its name. Of those, 1,061 are gold. That is better than 40% of Team USA’s medals.

The U.S. surged into the gold medal lead on the last day when Team USA won its seventh consecutive gold in women’s basketball, cyclist Jennifer Valente placed first in the omnium, and the volleyball team won its first-ever Olympic title. And it was the women who contributed most of the American success in ways they had not before. The U.S. also had the most women winning gold of any country this year, with 23 to China’s 22. The U.S. was evenly spread out on the medal stand with 22 silvers and 21 bronze.

With 66 medals, there were plenty of other highlights. The “A Team” of April Ross, who completed a full set of medals, and Alix Klineman won gold in beach volleyball while dropping a single set throughout the tournament. The 3x3 basketball team won the inaugural event to

keep USA Basketball the best in the world, even with a new discipline. Katie Ledecky won two individual golds as well as an individual silver and a silver with the 4x200m freestyle relay team. And Allyson Felix became the most decorated American track and field athlete of all time.

It is the most ever won by women competing for the U.S. at the Olympics, which comes during the 25th anniversary of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, a pivotal moment for female athletics, as well as 49 years after Title IX, the law mandating equal treatment for girls and women.

That is 58.4% of the medal haul, surpassing the 55.8% won by women at the 2012 London Olympics. Those were previously the Games with the highest percentage of female medal winners for the U.S. Men won 41 medals in Tokyo and six were won in mixed events, such as the team equestrian event and the mixed 4x400m relay in track and field, which included Murrieta native, Michael Norman. This was also the fourth consecutive Sum-

mer Olympics in which women have led the U.S. medal count. It is also the third Summer Olympics in which women have outnumbered men on the team. China was a not-so-close second in overall medals with 88 (38 gold) and Japan was third with 58 (overall), 27 of which were gold.

Despite the Olympics being held without fans, and a year later than they should have been thanks to COVID-19, in the end, only four of the 600-plus athletes tested positive. Also, leading up to the Olympics Games, the USOPC (United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee) introduced new mental-health offerings and created a new athlete-service division — first as a nod to the fallout from the sex-abuse cases, then as a resource to help athletes cope with a yearlong delay amid the pandemic.

Needless to say, their offices stayed busy over the 17 days in Tokyo.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

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

Team USA brings home 113 medals at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.

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Local players selected to USA Baseball national teams

Temecula’s Zach Anderson (right) was selected to the 2021 National Team Development Program, which took place Aug. 6-9 at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina.

Temecula’s Gavin Fien was selected to play for 13U/14U Athlete Development Program and recently made the 44-man 2021 15U National Team Trials roster as well.

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Menifee’s Mikey Romero, a notable Team USA alumnus, made the 40man 2021 18U National Team Trials roster.

Earlier this summer a handful of local youth baseball players were selected as USA Baseball released the rosters for their 2021 13U/14U Athlete Development Program, 16U/17U National Team Development Program and 18U National Team Trials.

It all starts as thousands of baseball players, ranging from age 11 and up, embark on nationwide USA Baseball tryouts over the summer months. The Temecula Valley has always had great representation in the past with quite a few local players stepping foot on the world stage for Team USA. Founded in 1978, USA Baseball, the governing body for amateur baseball in the United States and a member of the U.S Olympic Committee, organizes the United States national baseball teams every year, and a number of those teams will compete over the summer.

Currently USA Baseball houses a developmental program which caters to a 12U National Team, players ranging in the 14U-18U category, as well as the Collegiate National Team, the Women’s National Team, and the professional team, which just competed and won silver at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

The various teams, composed of youth players, middle and high school aged players as well as college and professional baseball players, have been competing nationally and internationally for years with the objective of competing in the Olympics. The game was last played in the Olympics and in front of the world in 2008, but was voted out before 2012, under the claim that the American-born sport was not as competitive around the world.

With USA Baseball recently revealing the names of local players chosen to participate in events for each age group, the list includes: Temecula’s Gavin Fien (SS/ RHP), who will be playing high school ball at Great Oak this year, was selected to play for 13U/14U Athlete Development Program and recently spent four days at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina.

A true competitor, Fien competed and made the 44-man 2021 15U National Team Trials roster as well. The 15U National Team Trials are set to take place from Aug. 27-Sept. 3 at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina. Fien also played for Team USA as a 12-yearold and went on to compete for a record fourth-consecutive world championship title at the 2019

World Baseball Softball Confederation U-12 Baseball World Cup in Tainan, Taiwan. The 12U team lost a crucial game early, which took them out of contention. They concluded the 2019 WBSC Baseball World Cup with a 6-2 overall record.

Temecula’s Zach Anderson, (C/ OF), who is going into his junior season with the Temecula Valley Golden Bears, was selected to the 2021 National Team Development Program, which was scheduled to take place Aug. 6-9 at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina. Anderson’s 16U/17U NTDP event included a Stars and Stripes intrasquad series, skill development sessions, off-field educational seminars and exposure to professional scouts, college recruiters, and USA Baseball staff and national team coaches. The 2021 16U/17U NTDP roster features players that were selected from this year’s National Team Championships in Arizona and North Carolina as well as through recommendations from scouts, coaches and the amateur baseball community. The program will be used to further connect identified athletes with the USA Baseball staff to better prepare and develop the athletes for future USA Baseball national team experiences.

Of the 44 selected athletes, 16 competed at the National Team Championships Arizona while 21 participated in the National Team Championships North Carolina.

Nine of the athletes previously participated in the National Team Development Program while five are USA Baseball national team alums.

Menifee’s Mikey Romero (MIF), a notable Team USA alumnus, who currently plays out of Orange Lutheran High School, made the 40-man 2021 18U National Team Trials roster, which was selected from the 2021 MLB Prospect Development Pipeline (PDP) League. The 2021 18U National Team Trials are scheduled for Aug. 27-31 in Sarasota and Bradenton, Florida. The final 18U National Team then competes against Canada in a seven-game friendship series from Sept. 3-9.

Visit www.USABaseball.com for the most up-to-date news about all the national teams.

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

Free golf lessons for children Volunteer Instructors Needed After closing for months because of the pandemic, Grandfathers for Golf (GfG) is starting up its free golf program for children in the Hemet/San Jacinto area at the end of August. The call is out for parents to sign up their children and for volunteer instructors of any golf ability to join this immensely popular local program.

Signups are open now for the fall/winter session. Classes will start Tuesday, Aug. 24, at 3:30 p.m. at Echo Hills Golf Course, 545 E. Thornton Avenue, Hemet or Thursday, Aug. 26, at 3:30 p.m. at Hemet Golf Course Driving Range, 7575 World Cup Ave., Hemet. Strict COVID-19 protocols are in place whenever there is a group setting.

For volunteer instructors, teaching children the game of golf is an extremely rewarding activity. You can give a helping hand to children and make friends with other likeminded individuals. Volunteers commit to as few as two to four hours a week. GfG volunteers are a good-natured, caring group of men and women, who like nothing better than to teach today’s young people how to play golf. GfG volunteers come with all types of golf

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Grandfathers for Golf Inc. has been a part of the San Jacinto Valley and surrounding communities for over 25 years and is now teaching the children of early participants in its program. GfG is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to teaching children how to play golf. In addition to learning the game of golf, children learn valuable life skills, such as courtesy, etiquette, sportsmanship, perseverance, self-confidence, and patience to name a few.

As the result of the program, a parent recently wrote GfG to thank them because, for the first time, her child requested some “golf equipment” rather than their usual request for a “game card” for their computer.

Enrollment in GfG is simple. Go to www.grandfathersforgolf.org/signup and follow the steps. Signups are also available by calling (909) 754-4148. Signing up and participation in GfG is completely free. Every child is supplied with a golf shirt, hat, golf clubs and bag of their very own as well as 8 to 10 lessons per session.

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Fall sports playoff pairings released by CIF Southern Section JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

Excitement is in the air for local student athletes as the CIFSouthern Section offices recently announced the playoff division pairings for the 2021-2022 high school fall sports season, which includes girls’ volleyball, boys’ and girls’ cross-country, girls’ tennis and boys’ water polo. Girls’ golf will be released in mid-August, and football will be done at the end of the regular season. Every one of these sports had their original season shortened over this past year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so this is a welcomed sight, especially for girls’ volleyball teams as their season only lasted one week.

As the school year kicks off for most local schools this week, and with the fall season approaching quickly, here is the power ranking breakdown for the proposed playoff pairings. These are for the high schools that are inside the Valley News coverage area as of the first week in August.

Divisional Playoff groupings Girls’ Volleyball Division 1/Division 2: Chaparral, Great Oak, Murrieta Valley, Paloma Valley, Temecula Valley, Vista Murrieta Division 3: Murrieta Mesa Division 4: Hemet, Linfield Christian Division 5: Elsinore, Heritage, Rancho Christian Division 6: San Jacinto, West Valley Division 7: Orange Vista, Rancho Verde, Tahquitz, Temescal Canyon Division 8: California Lutheran, Cornerstone Christian, Perris, Temecula Prep Division 9: Hamilton, River Springs (Hemet), River Springs (Temecula), San Jacinto Valley Academy, Santa Rosa Academy TBD: St. Jeanne de Lestonnac Boys’ and Girls’ Cross-Country

Division 1: Chaparral, Great Oak, Hemet, Heritage, Orange Vista, Paloma Valley, San Jacinto, Temecula Valley, Vista Murrieta Division 2: Elsinore, Murrieta Mesa, Murrieta Valley, Perris, Temescal Canyon, West Valley Division 3: Citrus Hill, Lakeside, Rancho Verde, Tahquitz Division 4: No local schools Division 5: California Lutheran, Cornerstone Christian, Hamilton, Linfield Christian, Rancho Christian, River Springs (Hemet), River Springs (Temecula), San Jacinto Valley Academy, Santa Rosa Academy, St. Jeanne de Lestonnac, Temecula Prep Girls’ Tennis Division 1: Great Oak, Murrieta Valley Division 2: Temecula Valley, Temescal Canyon Division 3: Hemet, Murrieta Mesa, Paloma Valley, Vista Murrieta Division 4: Chaparral, Heritage, Elsinore, Tahquitz Division 5: Citrus Hill, Lakeside, Linfield Christian, Orange Vista, San Jacinto, Rancho Verde, West Valley Boys’ Water Polo *The newly formed “Open” Division will be the top eight teams (selected by committee) and may come from teams in any division.

Division 1: No local teams Division 2: Murrieta Valley Division 3: Great Oak, Temescal Canyon Division 4: Chaparral, Elsinore, Temecula Valley, Vista Murrieta Division 5: Hemet, Murrieta Mesa Division 6: Heritage, Lakeside, Paloma Valley, Perris, Tahquitz **The newly opened Liberty High School in Menifee is now open to 9th and 10th grade students this year and any teams that are compiled at the varsity level will compete in the Freelance League.

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Both Temecula Valley and Vista Murrieta are joined by three other Southwestern League schools in the Division 1/Division 2 girls’ volleyball playoff groupings for the 2021-2022 school year. Valley News/File Photos

Vista Murrieta is one of four Southwestern League cross-country teams that find themselves back in the Division 1 playoff groupings this fall.

The Murrieta Valley girls’ tennis team joins Great Oak in the fall sports Division 1 playoff groupings. Valley News/File photo

Temecula Valley is one of three Southwestern League boys’ water polo teams in the fall sports Division 3 playoff groupings. Valley News/File photo

Temecula’s Kelsie Whitmore named Big West Field Player of the Year JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

Te m e c u l a ’s K e l s i e W h i t more can now add Big West Field Player of the Year to her resume.

The former 2016 Golden Bear graduate, who played golf and baseball at the school, is the 14th Fullerton Titan to ever be named to that title. She had one of the best offensive seasons in school history in 2021.

This was the second straight year Fullerton has claimed the award.

Whitmore reached base safely in 29 straight games during the season and had an 18-game hitting streak, tied for the second-longest streak in program history. She also finished the season with a slash line

of .395/.507/.824 overall and an outstanding line of .492/.612/1.062 in league play including 18 walks.

Her slugging percentage of .824 is the second-best mark in school history for a single season while her on-base percentage of .507 is fifth.

Whitmore also led the league in doubles (13), runs (45) and was second in total bases (98). Her 12 home runs, second in the Big West, are tied for the 10th-most in program history for a season. She had a 1.000 fielding percentage and 10 assists as a right fielder as well.

It is her first time being named to the All-Big West First Team as she was a member of the second team in 2019. Whitmore was also named Big West Field Player of the Week April 26 and her past

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The Big West Conference announced the yearly softball awards earlier this summer and Cal State Fullerton collected 16 honors including Field Player of the Year, Freshman Field Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year.

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Temecula’s Kelsie Whitmore was named Big West Field Player of the Year earlier this summer.

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Lake Elsinore Back to School Bash brings family fun to City Park

Than Calvillo of Railway Elementary receives a fresh haircut at the Dream Center Back to School Bash in Lake Elsinore’s City Park Saturday, Aug. 7.

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Saul takes a seat at the curb to have lunch with his children, Matthew, Olivia and Aaron at the Lake Elsinore Back to School Bash. The event featured a barbecue lunch, free haircuts, a backpack pack giveaway and games and prizes.

Participants in Lake Elsinore’s Back to School Bash spend time in the creative arts area.

Zoey of Alberhill Elementary School enjoys time spent coloring in the creative arts area of Lake Elsinore’s Back to School Bash.

The Lake Elsinore Dream Center provides back packs for hundreds of young students preparing to return to class during the the Lake Elsinore Back to School Bash.

Soboba students recognized for academic achievements Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

The Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians held an Academic Achievement Awards Ceremony to celebrate its outstanding students from the 2020-2021 school year.

Some of the recent graduates will pursue higher education while the middle- and high-school honorees will be starting back to school in a few short weeks.

Soboba Tribal Executive Officer and master of ceremonies, Steven Estrada, welcomed all guests and offered a blessing for the students. Chairman Isaiah Vivanco introduced fellow council members Vice Chairwoman Geneva Mojado, Secretary Sally MorenoOrtiz, Treasurer Daniel Valdez and Sergeant at Arms Kelli Hurtado.

“We are proud to honor these students here today. Their strong commitment and steadfast dedication in pursuit of academic excellence is something we feel privileged to support,” Tribal Council members said.

Vivanco said, “We also want to acknowledge all the elders and family members that are here today supporting the success of our Tribal youth and more importantly, we are here to celebrate the achievements they have made. We want to make sure our youth have the tools they need to take us into the future and are prepared and ready to take on that challenge.”

Wayne Nelson, who has two daughters being honored at the

Students receiving Silver Achievement awards July 25 are, from left, Agustin Salgado-Galvan, Luisa Rivera, Francisca Rivera, Frank Manuel Moreno, Jocie Yepa, So’a Nelson and Tatiana Briones.

Soboba students recognized with Gold Achievement awards are, from left, Elijah Vazquez, Daniel Valdez Jr., Iyana Briones, Jayden Basquez, Myah Saenz and Soowut Rodriguez.

ceremony, also performed with the Inter-Tribal Bird Singers as a few of the students came forward to dance as well. Each table at the Soboba Casino Resort Event Center was elegantly decorated with black chair- and table covers and beautiful centerpieces of fresh flowers. Soboba Tribal Member Adona Salgado, of Se’ish Design, created the floral showpieces that were taken home by the eldest guest at each table. The lunch offered something for everyone, with Italian and Mexican options and desserts that ranged from crème brulee to cookies.

Each student in attendance received one of the many great raffle prizes that included Amazon gift cards, Nintendo Switch game systems, Apple watches and LIFX

dle School next month and said he kept his grades up by studying hard. He has varied interests and not just one favorite subject in school. So’a Nelson attends San Jacinto High School and said she excelled in school by staying focused.

Gold Achievement for Superior Achievement students, who obtained a 3.5 to 3.9 GPA, are Jayden Basquez, Iyana Briones, Soowut Rodriguez, Myah Saenz, Daniel Valdez Jr. and Elijah Vazquez.

Iyana Briones, who also serves as chairwoman for Soboba Youth Council, said she attributes her good grades to staying on top of things and making sure all her

Platinum Achievement honors are given to Soboba students July 25. From left, Aureny Manzanilla, Ava Ciccone-Cozart, Avellaka Manzanilla, Daniel Vazquez, Jade Reyes, Keanu Reyes, Jesse Garcia Valley News/Carlos Puma, Puma Images and Lorraine Salgado-Galvan.

smart light bulbs.

Achievement can be defined as something accomplished with special effort. These youths have proven that hard work and dedication can result in amazing accomplishments. All students received a certificate of acknowledgement, a crystal plaque and a cash award.

Students who earned Silver Achievement for Outstanding Achievement with a grade-point average of 3.0 to 3.4 are Tatiana Briones, Frank Manuel Moreno, So’a Nelson, Francisca Rivera, Luisa Rivera, Agustin SalgadoGalvan and Jocie Yepa.

Agustin Salgado-Galvan begins seventh grade at Dartmouth Mid-

Of the 32 Soboba students who graduated from high school in 2021, 13 were able to attend the Academic Achievement Awards Ceremony July 25 at the Soboba Casino Resorts Event Center. From left, Stanley Devore, Hattie Arres, Asona Arres, Ava Resvaloso-Wood, Byrie Lindsey, Jazmine Hernandez, Kaya Ciccone-Cozart, Lillianna Casarez, Noswaamay Nelson, Raymond Masiel, Shyann Morreo, Riley Ward and Tanya Elizabeth Rivera.

work is turned in on time as well as “extra studying and asking for help when I need it.”

Platinum Achievement for Academic Excellence was given to students with a GPA of 4.0 or higher.

They are Ava Ciccone-Cozart, Jesse Garcia, Aureny Manzanilla, Avellaka Manzanilla, Jade Reyes, Keanu Reyes, Lorraine SalgadoGalvan and Daniel Vazquez.

Lorraine Salgado-Galvan will start her junior year at Hemet High and plans to maintain her 4.0 GPA. Ashley Salgado said her daughter is very self motivated and although she had to attend school virtually this past school year, it did not affect her ability to stay on top of her grades.

“I had really good teachers; they were always ready to help,” Lorraine said, adding that her favorite subject is French. She plans to keep an open mind about what career path she will eventually take and plans to explore majors as she finishes her next two years of high school.

Vivanco said there were 32 tribal members who graduated from high school this year and the 13 in attendance were given a handmade plate, certificate of achievement, a Pendleton blanket and a cash award, with those who graduated with a GPA of 3.0-plus receiving additional cash rewards.

Graduates are Asona Arres, Hattie Arres, Lillianna Casarez, Kaya Ciccone-Cozart, Stanley Devore, Jazmine Hernandez, Byrie Lindsey, see SOBOBA, page C-5

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What I learned from Fallbrook High School’s unconscious bias teaching

Julie Reeder PUBLISHER

With all the concern over Critical Race Theory possibly being taught in our local high school, I requested the curriculum and teaching aids used by FUHSD relating to unconscious bias, Critical Race Theory and other related topics. I spent hours going through it and I appreciate the high school providing it to me in a timely manner.

From what I was given, and from what I could see, there was a lot that was helpful to teach young people. We want to teach them to be thoughtful and kind, no matter who they are talking to. Under the microaggressions teaching, I appreciated much of the messaging against “The everyday slights, indignities, put-downs and insults that

people of color, women, LGBTQ populations and other marginalized people experience in their day to day interactions.”

It went on to explain in one lesson that, “Microaggressions can appear to be compliments but often contain a ‘metacommunication’ or hidden insult to the target group. Microaggressions are often outside the level of conscious awareness of the people who say them, which means they can be unintentional. Microaggressions may be communicated verbally and/or nonverbally.”

There was also messaging on how to be an “ally.” That was good except I think the ancillary messaging that tells (white and straight) students to be quiet goes too far.

Here’s what I would change or add to the lessons.

There was a series of short videos displaying hurtful messaging which were good examples of microaggressions. I found the video messaging to be insightful and helpful.

The critique or problem with the videos that I would offer is that it showed mostly white students displaying the microaggressions, hurtful, racial, or discriminatory comments against students identifying as other races and there were no examples of hurtful comments or microaggressions against white students. This is, in itself, a form of discrimination and unconscious bias against white students. While

people are concerned about Critical Race Theory, this is a subtle example of it. I believe the proponents of Critical Race Theory would say that it is by design because white people are the “oppressors.”

So what’s the answer? Maybe the discussion just doesn’t go far enough. Again, while we want to teach students to not be racist or discriminatory against people of color, gay or those with mental or physical challenges, we also don’t want to marginalize, demonize or discriminate against white or whiteadjacent (sometimes Asian and Jewish people are defined as “White adjacent” and privileged) people.

We do want to teach students to be “allies” of other people, no matter their race, gender or station in life, but that includes white students.

It’s true and it’s important to be mindful and aware of our own biases and “privilege,” whatever they may be. As I’ve written before, I believe a description and teaching of privilege and bias based solely on race is very shallow and destructive. While privilege is most often described as “white privilege” and pits people of different races against each other and creates “oppressors” and “the oppressed,” there are other biases and privileges that are very powerful.

While we don’t want to minimize someone’s personal experience,

Governor Newsom’s policies promote prison rape Rick Reiss SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

With unanimous Congressional support, President George W. Bush signed into federal law the Prison Rape Elimination Act, i.e., PREA, in 2003.

This federal law is widely seen as a positive step forward in advancing human rights and dignity for those who, despite their violations of law and subsequent incarcerations, are entitled to serve their time free of rape, sexual abuse and sexual coercion by other inmates or compromised officers and staff.

A major provision of PREA is a mandate for the U.S. Department of Justice to ”make the prevention of prison rape a top priority in each prison system.” This includes all federal, state, local and juvenile correctional and detention facilities.

Despite the advances within American corrections due to PREA, the State of California is now seriously backsliding and shirking its duties and obligations under the federal PREA. In 2020 Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law SB 132, a law that allows the transfer of biological male inmates, who identify as transgendered females, to transfer into women’s state prisons to serve their sentences. This bill was spearheaded by a radical Democrat state senator

from San Francisco, Scott Wiener.

Hundreds of biological male inmates identifying as transgendered females have been transferred into California women’s prisons since the law took effect Jan. 1.

Now reports are leaking out of the state prison system that female inmates have become pregnant by these biological male inmates posing as females. In addition, many of these biological male inmates are serving sentences for state sex crime convictions.

It should be a no-brainer to all that Newsom, through his agents and officials at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), is in violation of federal PREA standards. There are also reports that CDCR officials are quietly issuing birth control to inmates in an effort to downplay the effects of this asinine state law signed by the Governor.

In the meantime, female inmates within the California system are justifiably worried and fearful as more and more of these convicted men in drag show up on their cell blocks.

The U.S. Department of Justice should immediately begin investigations into these cases within the CDCR. These incidents could potentially rise to the level of civil rights abuses if CDCR officials are indeed acting as facilitators of prison rape, at the direction of the Governor,

by biological male inmates against female inmates.

Prison rape has historically been viewed as a highly destructive act that can permanently cripple an inmate’s attempt at rehabilitation.

Anger, humiliation, depression, post-traumatic stress, vicious cycles of violence, and prison sex trafficking are notable reasons why the 2003 PREA was unanimously passed by both houses of Congress.

A prison system saturated in sexual bargaining, coercion and rape also becomes extremely difficult to securely manage from any competent prison administrator’s vantage point.

SB 132 needs to be revoked immediately. The stupid notions within this law only seem to work in theory while cheerfully discussed in UC faculty lounges. But in practice this law is already creating real harm.

The sure to come Federal civil rights lawsuits will take time, and it may be a federal court declaring SB 132 unconstitutional as there seems to be no political will or interest in Sacramento to reverse this travesty of justice.

Add SB 132 as yet another reason to recall Governor Newsom this coming September.

Rick Reiss retired from the Federal Bureau of Prisons with 25 years of service as a Federal Prison official and resides in Temecula, California.

there’s the bias and privilege from being born in this country with the rule of law (for example - not in a communist or third-world country), and the privilege of being born in the 20th or 21st century. Think of the privilege and advantages those give someone. I don’t think most students or adults have any idea of the power of those “privileges,” no matter what race they are.

There’s privilege in education and being raised in a two parent family. There’s bias and privilege that comes from being thin, talented or beautiful (as defined by present culture). Think about the power, bias and privilege people of all races experience who are educated, beautiful and have the advantage of a two-parent upbringing. There are experiences in their lives, doors that will open, romance, and places they can go just based on beauty that someone who is not considered outwardly beautiful by our culture, may never experience in the same way.

What about the microaggressions of thin people who are always talking to fat people about diets?

There is the bias and privilege of youth, or of old age. There is the privilege of wealth and the privilege of health. All of those are powerful privileges with their own biases.

Maybe they should be included as well.

With most of those “privileges,”

race may be less influential in this present time in history if you also have one or several of those situations going for you, or against you.

I remember when I was in high school there were other biases and microagressions, like if you were an athlete or a “jock,” it would be common to be thought of as a thug, or “stupid.” If you were smart or in band, you were a “geek” and if you were a cheerleader, you were a “slut.” If you smoked in the quad, you were a “bad boy.”

All of that was in addition to the slurs, aggressions and microaggressions everyone endured for being Black, Mexican, Italian, Spanish, Irish, Polish, Jewish, etc. It was all hurtful.

In conclusion, I think it’s not wrong or bad to help faculty and students be aware of their biases and to coach them to be careful and kind in their speech and not commit microaggressions against Asians or people of color. I just wish they wouldn’t primarily base unconscious bias and microaggressions on race because bias, privilege, aggressions and microaggressions in our culture are complex and varied.

To base microaggressions primarily on race, gender and sexual orientation doesn’t go far enough and white students shouldn’t be demonized or made to look like the primary aggressors in the training videos.

Unemployment Update Assemblymember Marie Waldron SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

The crisis at the Employment Development Department (EDD) is continuing. Many claimants had to wait months for their benefits, thousands have had their finances devastated, while others filed phony claims that reportedly defrauded the state of over $30 billion.

The executive branch administers state agencies but has taken no significant steps toward reforming EDD. The Legislative Branch has stepped into the breech, and I’m very happy that my office has been able to help thousands of constituents. Since March 2020 when the shutdowns began, we have handled over 2100 EDD cases, compared to just 4 in all of 2019. Over the past months, calls/ emails regarding new EDD cases sometimes averaged over 100 a week. We’re still opening 50 or 60 new cases every week, along with constant EDD hiccups and glitches that generate dozens of followup contacts about supposedly resolved cases. As a result, each legislative office was authorized

by Assembly Speaker Rendon to hire temporary employees to help

with incoming EDD claims.

The Legislature is also taking steps toward EDD reform. Assembly Bill 12, which I co-wrote with Assemblymember Kelly Seyarto (R – Murrieta), will prevent fraud by requiring EDD and other agencies to stop including Social Security numbers in outgoing mail. Another bill that I supported, AB 110, requires cross-referencing new EDD claims with prison inmate Social Security numbers.

This commonsense step would have prevented over $1 billion in fraudulent payments to inmates last year.

The EDD liaisons assigned to our office are knowledgeable and helpful, but they are saddled with an antiquated, inefficient system. The overall inability of EDD to meet its responsibilities in a timely and secure fashion has been disastrous for thousands of Californians.

This crisis will likely be over before legislative fixes take effect, but we can make sure this never happens again.

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.

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Four life tests and how to pass them – Part 3

Zachary Elliott SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

So far, we’ve learned about the dreaded Stress Test and the Disappointment Test.

Today we’re going to look at No. 3 on our list.

The Commitment Test If you’ve ever received an Evite (an emailed invitation, typically to a party) from someone you know, there are usually three options to choose from in response: Yes, no or maybe.

Two of those three options are blatantly clear. So that we’re on the same page, let’s review these responses and their meaning.

When you say yes, you’re letting

your host know you will attend the event.

When you say no, you’re letting your host know that you will not be at the event and that someone else can have your slice of cake.

When you say maybe, you’re saying… well, maybe. This is often code for; let me see if I get a better offer or something like that.

The worst is when someone says yes to being there and doesn’t show or cancels at the very last minute.

It doesn’t matter if you’re having a party, moving, or just needed some good old-fashioned help. When people renege, it always stings.

Have you ever skipped out on a commitment? I know I have.

Did you know that your commitments shape your life? That’s why you need to choose your commitments wisely.

Here’s how you can pass the commitment test.

You can pass the commitment test by being committed to things that matter.

We spend way too much time being committed to things that don’t really matter.

Think about it.

What if you were as committed to your family and marriage as you are to your sports team?

What if you were as committed to

honing your spirit as much as you are to honing your body at the gym?

What if you were as committed to your church as much as you are committed to your hobby?

Jesus said to “seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” (Matthew 6:33) In other words, be committed to what matters.

You can pass the commitment test by keeping your commitments to God. If there’s anyone you want to keep your commitment to, it’s God. Un-commitment is not a godly attribute. It’s spiritual immaturity.

Ecclesiastes 5:4 says, “If you make a promise to God, don’t be slow to keep it. God is not happy with fools, so give God what you promised.”

What is it that you’ve told God you would do with your life but haven’t? This is a test of your character.

You might say, “oh, I’m too busy, or life’s too crazy right now.”

The Bible says that “The wise man will find a time and a way to do what he says.” (Ecclesiastes 8:5) You can pass the commitment test by keeping your commitments to people.

I’ve heard it said that “weak

people give excuses; wise people do what they say they’re going to do.”

How many times have you canceled at the last minute or just not shown up? I bet at least once. Right?

Jesus said that when we give our word to someone, “just say a simple, ‘Yes, I will,’ or ‘No, I won’t.’

Anything beyond this is from the evil one.” (Matthew 5:37) When you commit to someone that means they are counting on you. You gave your word. It’s a sign SOBOBA from page C-4 Raymond Masiel, Shyann Morreo, Noswaamay Nelson, Ava Resvaloso-Wood, Tanya Elizabeth Rivera and Riley Ward.

San Jacinto High School graduate Riley Ward is headed to the University of California, Davis to major in agriculture education with plans to return to the San Jacinto Valley as an agriculture teacher. Her mother, Nicole Ward, said Riley has been a good role model for her two younger siblings.

“She’s loved ag and animals since she was very young and she even planted a garden at our home,” her mother said. Her dad, Michael Ward, said he thought it was very nice of Soboba to honor his daughter and the other students

of your character.

No commitment that matters is easy. It takes a sacrifice, and it’s godly.

In other words, keep your word.

It’s what Jesus told us to do.

For more information visit, www. fusionchristianchurch.com, www. encouragementtoday.tv or on Instagram.

Zachary Elliott is the lead pastor of Fusion Christian Church in Temecula. with this event.

Noswaamay Nelson, 17, graduated from San Jacinto High. Her mother, Sherral Orosco, said she did good in school and was pleased to see both her daughters recognized at the awards ceremony.

Sierra Vivanco was honored for successfully earning her Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies degree from California State University, San Marcos. She received an N7 Pendleton blanket, certificate, handbeaded lanyard and a cash award.

She was the only college graduate among several other Tribal youths that was able to attend the ceremony.

Chairman Vivanco thanked everyone who attended the special event and said it is important to support all students as they continue their education.

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California mandates COVID-19 vaccines for health workers Adam Beam ASSOCIATED PRESS

SACRAMENTO (AP) – California will require all of its roughly 2.2 million health care workers and long-term care workers to be fully vaccinated by Sept. 30 as the nation’s most populous state is losing ground in the battle against new infections of a more dangerous coronavirus variant.

The order, issued Aug. 5 by the California Department of Public Health, is different from what Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom said last month when he announced health care workers would have the choice of either getting vaccinated or submitting to weekly testing.

Now, the order does not give health care workers a choice. It says all must be fully vaccinated by the end of September, with exceptions for people who decline the vaccine because of a religious belief or workers who cannot be inoculated because of a qualifying medical reason backed up by a note signed by a licensed medical professional.

The change comes as California is seeing the fastest increase in new virus cases since the start of the pandemic, averaging 18.3 new cases per 100,000 people a day.

Most of the state’s new infections are caused by the Delta variant, a more contagious version of the coronavirus that the state says “may cause more severe illness.”

“Increasing numbers of health care workers are among the new

positive cases, despite vaccinations being prioritized for this group when vaccines initially became available,” Dr. Tomás J. Aragón, California’s public health officer, said. “Recent outbreaks in health care settings have frequently been traced to unvaccinated staff members.”

Gabe Montoya, an EMT at Kaiser Downey Medical Center and a member of the executive committee of the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West, said “vaccines are an essential tool in fighting this virus,” adding that “workers must have a voice at the bargaining table whenever new conditions are placed on our work.”

“We’ve put our lives on the line for the last year and a half doing this on a daily basis – at great cost to ourselves and to our families,” Montoya said.

The order represents a new hard line in public health leaders’ quest to convince the hesitant to receive the vaccine. Several states are focusing on health care workers since they are around vulnerable patients.

But other states with similar requirements have carved out exceptions, like in Oregon, where health care workers can instead get regular COVID-19 testing. In Maryland, the vaccine mandate only applies to certain state employees, such as those who work in health care facilities under the state health department.

In California, vaccine mandates are perilous for Newsom, who is

facing a recall election next month fueled in part by anger over his handling of the pandemic. Newsom has angered many parents by continuing to require masks indoors at all public schools, but he has not required all teachers and staff to be vaccinated.

Some California local governments are going beyond the new rule. In Los Angeles County, some 110,000 government workers have until Oct. 1 to be vaccinated under a new order issued by Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda L. Solis.

She noted that about 4 million of the county’s roughly 10 million residents remain unvaccinated.

The Los Angeles order doesn’t specify penalties for employees who refuse to be vaccinated.

The city of San Jose in California’s Silicon Valley is also requiring an estimated 8,000 workers to be vaccinated or provide weekly proof of negative COVID-19 tests. It may eventually mandate vaccination, with exemptions for medical or religious reasons.

Meanwhile, a letter to the approximately 5,000 staffers of Los Angeles County Superior Court - the nation’s largest trial court system - ordered them to be fully vaccinated or be fired. The letter says workers must show proof of vaccination no more than 45 days after the federal Food and Drug Administration gives its final approval to one of the vaccines available in the U.S., the Los Angeles Times reported.

Both of those mandates provide exceptions for people on medical

In this Jan. 13 file photo, health care workers receive a COVID-19 vaccination at Ritchie Valens Recreation Center, in Pacoima.

California will require all of its roughly 2.2 million health care and longterm care workers to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus by Sept. 30. Gov. Gavin Newsom said last month he would require health care workers to either be vaccinated or submit to weekly testing.

(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

or religious reasons.

California’s new vaccine mandate is broad and applies to workers in most health care facilities, including hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, psychiatric hospitals, adult day health care centers, dialysis centers, hospice facilities and clinics and doctor’s offices.

Carmela Coyle, president and CEO of the California Hospital Association, called the vaccine mandate “an important step in the long battle we face against COVID-19 and the multiple variants that have emerged.”

“We are once again on a dangerous precipice that demands both

our fortitude and our goodwill to protect loved ones and neighbors,” Coyle said. “California’s health care workers are being called upon – as they have through every step of this pandemic – to lead the charge in the battle between vaccine and variant.”

In a separate order, the state required hospitals, skilled nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities to verify all visitors have either been vaccinated or tested negative for COVID-19 at least three days before an indoor visit. The state said it would give its updated guidance for long-term care facilities “in the near future.”

Californians hit hard hard with weekend of wildfire fears Daisy Nguyen and Noah Berger THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

GREENVILLE (AP) – After four years of homelessness, Kesia Studebaker thought she finally landed on her feet when she found a job cooking in a diner and moved into a house in the small community of Greenville.

She had been renting for three months and was hoping stability would help her win back custody of her 14-year-old daughter. But in just one night, a raging wildfire tore through the mountain town and “took it all away,” she said.

Fueled by strong winds and bone-dry vegetation, the Dixie Fire grew to become the largest single wildfire in state history. People living in the scenic forestlands of Northern California were facing a weekend of fear as it threatened to reduce thousands of homes to ashes.

“We knew we didn’t get enough rainfall and fires could happen, but we didn’t expect a monster like this,” Studebaker said Saturday.

The fire incinerated much of Greenville Aug. 4 and Aug. 5, destroying 370 homes and structures and threatening nearly 14,000 buildings in the northern Sierra Nevada. It had engulfed an area larger than the size of New York City.

The Dixie Fire, named for the road where it started, spanned an area of 700 square miles (1,813 square kilometers) Saturday night and was just 21% contained, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

Four firefighters were taken to the hospital Friday, Aug. 6, after being struck by a fallen branch.

More than 20 people were initially reported missing, but by Saturday afternoon authorities had contacted all but four of them.

The fire’s cause was under investigation. The Pacific Gas & Electric utility has said it may have been sparked when a tree fell on one of its power lines. A federal judge ordered PG&E to give details about the equipment and vegetation where the fire started by Aug. 16.

Cooler overnight temperatures and higher humidity slowed the

Firefighters battling the Dixie Fire clear Highway 89 after a burned tree fell across the roadway in Plumas County, Friday, Aug. 6.

(AP Photos/Noah Berger)

spread of the fire and temperatures topped 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius) instead of the triple-digit highs recorded earlier in the week.

But the blaze and its neighboring fires, within several hundred miles of each other, posed an ongoing threat.

Studebaker sought shelter at an evacuation center before setting up her tent in a friend’s front yard.

She is counting on returning to her job if the restaurant where she works stays open. Her boss also evacuated when the town of Chester, northwest of Greenville, lost power and the smoke was so thick that it made it hard to breathe.

Heat waves and historic drought tied to climate change have made wildfires harder to fight in the American West. Scientists have said climate change has made the region much warmer and drier in the past 30 years and will continue to make the weather more extreme and wildfires more frequent and destructive.

Near the Klamath National Forest, firefighters kept a close watch on small communities that were ordered evacuated in the path of the Antelope Fire, which earlier threw up flames 100 feet (30 meters) high as it blackened bone-dry grass, brush and timber. It was just 20% contained.

Further northwest, about 500 homes scattered in and around

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Shasta-Trinity National Forest remained threatened by the Monument Fire and others by the McFarland Fire, both started by lightning storms last week, fire officials said.

About a two-hour drive south from the Dixie Fire, crews had surrounded nearly half of the River Fire that broke out Wednesday, Aug. 4, near the town of Colfax and destroyed 68 homes and other buildings. Evacuation orders for thousands of people in Nevada and Placer counties were lifted Friday, Aug. 6. Three people, including a firefighter, were injured, authorities said.

Smoke from the fires blanketed Northern California and western Nevada, causing air quality to de-

Greenville resident Kesia Studebaker, who lost her home to the Dixie Fire, secures belongings before leaving a Susanville evacuee shelter with her dog Logan Friday, Aug. 6. “I lost everything. This is all I’ve got,” Studebaker said, adding “It’s a new beginning, a new adventure.”

She was heading out to stay with friends nearby.

teriorate to very unhealthy and, at times, hazardous levels.

Air quality advisories extended through California’s San Joaquin Valley and as far as the San Francisco Bay Area to Denver, Salt Lake City and Las Vegas, where residents were urged to keep their windows and doors shut. Denver’s air quality ranked among the worst in the world Saturday afternoon.

California’s fire season is on track to surpass last year’s season, which was the worst fire season in recent recorded state history.

Since the start of the year, more than 6,000 blazes have destroyed more than 1,260 square miles

(3,260 square kilometers) of land more than triple the losses for the same period in 2020, according to state fire figures.

California’s raging wildfires were among 107 large fires burning across 14 states, mostly in the West, where historic drought conditions have left lands parched and ripe for ignition.

Nguyen reported from Oakland, California. Associated Press writers Adam Beam in Sacramento, Terry Chea in Colfax, California, Christopher Weber and Stefanie Dazio in Los Angeles and Jocelyn Gecker in San Francisco contributed to this report.

Vote-by-mail ballots for Temescal Valley Water District election mailed to voters RIVERSIDE COUNTY – Approximately 8,000 vote-by-mail ballots are being mailed to voters for the Temescal Valley Water District mail ballot election Aug. 31.

To be counted, completed ballots must be received at the Registrar of Voters office no later than 8 p.m. on Election Day, or be postmarked on or before Election Day and received no later than seven days after Election Day. The Aug. 31 election includes the Temescal Valley Water District and is not a countywide election.

As an entirely mail-ballot election, there will be no established polling places.

Vote-by-mail ballots can be returned through the Postal Service or deposited in designated voteby-mail drop-off boxes. A 24-hour drop box is available outside the main entrance of the registrar’s office at 2720 Gateway Drive in Riverside.

Early voting at the Registrar of Voters office began Aug. 2 and continues Monday through Friday, excluding county holidays, from 8

a.m. to 5 p.m. The registrar’s office will be open to voters on Election Day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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Child dies, 3 hospitalized in Southern California house fire THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MORENO VALLEY (AP) — A child died and three other people were hospitalized after being rescued from a house fire in Southern California, authorities said.

Riverside County sheriff ’s deputies were first on the scene of the blaze around 1:30 a.m.

Sunday in Moreno Valley, City

News Service reported.

The deputies pulled out two people trapped inside but were unable to save the child, said the city’s mayor, Yxstian Gutierrez.

Firefighters said a fourth victim also was found, but it wasn’t clear if that person was inside the house when deputies arrived.

The three survivors were hospitalized with serious injuries, the Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire

Department said. Four deputies suffered minor injuries.

Officials didn’t immediately provide the gender or age of the child.

“I cannot even imagine what the deputies, victims, and everyone at this incident went through,” Gutierrez said.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigns over sexual harassment allegations Marina Villeneuve THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK (AP) – Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation Tuesday over a barrage of sexual harassment allegations in a fall from grace a year after he was widely hailed nationally for his detailed daily briefings and leadership during some of the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In a televised address, the 63-year-old Democrat emphatically denied intentionally showing any disrespect toward women but said that fighting back against what he called the “politically motivated” attack on him would subject the state to months of turmoil, and “I cannot be the cause of that.”

“The best way I can help now is if I step aside and let government get back to government,” Cuomo said.

The three-term Democratic governor’s decision, which will take effect in two weeks, was announced as momentum built in the Legislature to remove him by impeachment. It came after New York’s attorney general released the results of an investigation that found Cuomo sexually harassed at least 11 women.

Investigators said he subjected women to unwanted kisses; groped their breasts or buttocks or otherwise touched them inappropriately; made insinuating remarks about their looks and

their sex lives; and created a work environment “rife with fear and intimidation.”

Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, a 62-year-old Democrat and former member of Congress from the Buffalo area, will become the state’s 57th governor and the first woman to hold the post.

The #MeToo-era scandal cut short not just a career but a dynasty: Cuomo’s father, Mario Cuomo, was governor in the 1980s and ’90s, and the younger Cuomo was often mentioned as a potential candidate for president, an office his father famously contemplated seeking. Even as the scandal mushroomed, Cuomo was planning to run for reelection in 2022.

Cuomo still faces the possibility of criminal charges, with a number of prosecutors around the state moving to investigate him.

The string of accusations that spelled the governor’s downfall began to unfold in news reports in December and went on for months.

Cuomo called some of the allegations fabricated, forcefully denying he touched anyone inappropriately. But he acknowledged making some aides uncomfortable with comments he said he intended as playful, and he apologized for some of his behavior.

He portrayed some of the encounters as misunderstandings attributable to “generational or cultural” differences, a reference in part to his upbringing in an af-

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fectionate Italian American family.

As a defiant Cuomo clung to office, state lawmakers launched an impeachment investigation, and nearly the entire Democratic establishment in New York deserted him – not only over the accusations, but also because of the discovery that his administration had concealed thousands of COVID-19 deaths among nursing home patients.

The harassment investigation ordered up by the attorney general and conducted by two outside lawyers corroborated the women’s accounts and added lurid new ones. The release of the report left the governor more isolated than ever, with some of his most loyal supporters abandoning him and President Joe Biden joining those calling on him to resign.

His accusers included an aide who said Cuomo groped her breast at the governor’s mansion.

Investigators also the governor’s staff retaliated against one of his accusers by leaking confidential personnel files about her.

As governor, Cuomo touted himself as an example of a “progressive Democrat” who gets things done: Since taking office in 2011, he helped push through legislation that legalized gay marriage, began lifting the minimum wage to $15 and expanded paid family leave benefits. He also backed big infrastructure projects, including airport overhauls and construction of a new bridge over the Hudson River that he named after his father.

At the same time the behavior that got him into trouble was going on, he was publicly championing the #MeToo movement and surrounding himself with women’s rights activists, signing into law sweeping new protections against sexual harassment and lengthening the statute of limitations in rape cases.

His national popularity soared during the harrowing spring of 2020, when New York became the epicenter of the nation’s coronavirus outbreak.

His tough-minded but empathetic response made for riveting

In this still image from video, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces his resignation over a barrage of sexual harassment allegations in a fall from grace a year after he was widely hailed nationally for his detailed daily briefings and leadership during the darkest days of COVID-19 during a news conference in Albany, N.Y. Tuesday, Aug. 10.

(Office of the Governor of New York via AP)

television well beyond New York, and his stern warnings to people to stay home and wear masks stood in sharp contrast to President Donald Trump’s brush-off of the virus.

His briefings won an international Emmy Award, and he went on to write a book on leadership in a crisis.

But even those accomplishments were soon tainted when it was learned that the state’s official count of nursing home deaths had excluded many patients who had been transferred to hospitals before they succumbed. A Cuomo aide acknowledged the administration feared the true numbers would be “used against us” by the Trump White House.

Also, Cuomo’s administration was fiercely criticized for forcing nursing homes to accept patients recovering from the virus.

The U.S. Justice Department is investigating the state’s handling of data on nursing home deaths. In addition, the state attorney general is looking into whether Cuomo broke the law in using members of his staff to help write and promote his book, from which he stood to make more than $5 million.

The governor had also increasingly come under fire over his rough and sometimes vindictive treatment of fellow politicians and his own staff, with former aides telling stories of a brutal work

environment.

Cuomo has been divorced since 2005 from the author and activist Kerry Kennedy, a member of the Kennedy family, and was romantically involved up until 2019 with TV lifestyle personality Sandra Lee. He has three adult daughters.

During his resignation speech, he directly addressed his daughters, saying: “I want them to know, from the bottom of my heart: I never did, and I never would, intentionally disrespect a woman or treat a woman differently than I would want them treated. Your dad made mistakes. And he apologized. And he learned from it. And that’s what life is all about.”

He gained political experience early on as his father’s hard-nosed and often ruthless campaign manager and went on to become New York attorney general and U.S. housing secretary under President Bill Clinton before getting elected governor in 2010.

New York has seen a string of high-level political figures brought down in disgrace in recent years.

Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigned in 2008 in a call-girl scandal. Rep. Anthony Weiner went to prison for sexting with a 15-year-old girl. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman stepped down in 2018 after four women accused him of abuse. And the top two leaders in the Legislature were convicted of corruption.

CLASSIFIEDS In this Jan. 13 file photo, tenants’ rights advocates demonstrate in front of the Edward W. Brooke Courthouse in Boston. A federal judge who declared the earlier nationwide moratorium on evictions illegal is deeply skeptical of the Biden administration’s new order, but says she may lack the power to do anything about it.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge who declared the earlier nationwide moratorium on evictions illegal was deeply skeptical Monday, Aug. 9, of the Biden administration’s new order, but said she may lack the power to do anything about it.

U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich promised a decision soon in an effort by Alabama landlords to block the moratorium imposed last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which it said was based on the spread of COVID-19’s Delta variant.

Friedrich suggested the administration was engaged in legal “gamesmanship” to buy time for the distribution of $45 billion in rental assistance money. But, citing a ruling by the appellate court above her, she also asked a lawyer for the landlords, “Why are my hands not tied?”

Friedrich, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump, ruled in May that the CDC lacked authority under federal law to order a pause on evictions. But she put her ruling on hold while the case was appealed, allowing the moratorium to remain in place through the end of July.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and the Supreme Court rebuffed the landlords’ plea to allow evictions to resume.

But the high court acted by a 5-4 vote and Justice Brett Kavanaugh, part of the slim majority, said he was voting to keep the moratorium in place because it was set to expire at the end of July.

Kavanaugh said he agreed with Friedrich and that he would reject any additional extension without clear authorization from Congress, which so far has not happened. In late July, the federal appeals court in Cincinnati also declared the

moratorium illegal.

The administration let the moratorium lapse and said over several days that its lawyers could find no legal authority for a new one. But as political pressure mounted from congressional Democrats, the CDC came up with a modified moratorium, scheduled to expire Oct. 3, that applies only in areas of high transmission of the Delta variant and lapses when the virus’ spread declines.

Brett Shumate, a former top Trump administration lawyer who is representing the landlords, told Friedrich that she should feel free to end the new temporary ban on evictions because the Supreme Court has effectively said it wouldn’t allow another moratorium without congressional action. Shumate counted the four dissenting justices who would have blocked the moratorium in June, plus Kavanaugh.

Friedrich questioned whether she should give so much weight to Kavanaugh’s one-paragraph opinion, especially since the four dissenting justices offered no explanation for their votes.

Shumate also said the new order was issued “in bad faith” and without legal justification, citing President Joe Biden’s own publicly expressed doubts about the order.

“The court shouldn’t tolerate the government getting away with this,” Shumate said.

Justice Department lawyer Brian Netter said the rise in the spread of the Delta variant altered the plans to allow the moratorium to lapse.

“We’re in a new chapter of this pandemic,” Netter said.

But he added that even if Friedrich is no more persuaded by the government’s legal argument than she was in May, she should leave the moratorium in place.

“The DC Circuit action governs,” Netter said.

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San Jacinto City Councilman Joel Lopez arrested for domestic violence, charged with 3 felonies Kim Harris MANAGING EDITOR

Embattled San Jacinto City Councilman Joel Lopez is once again in hot water, this time for a charge of alleged domestic violence and allegedly committing a felony while on bail.

Lopez, 35, who was indicted in June on felony counts of conspiracy and maintaining an unlawful marijuana facility, as well as misdemeanor counts of selling cannabis without a permit and failure to file a sales and use tax return with the state, was arrested Aug. 5, after police identified him as a suspect in a domestic violence case.

According to a police report

written by Officer Wade Lenton, San Jacinto Station deputies began in investigation into a series of domestic violence incidents regarding two separate incidents, one Saturday, July 31, in Los Angeles and the second in San Jacinto Aug. 5.

Lopez who was out on $100,000 bail for the June charges and wearing an ankle monitor as a condition of that bail, had fled the scene of the Aug. 5 incident. As the investigation continued, deputies learned that Lopez had made statements to his bail agent that he intended to, “cut off the ankle monitor” and “flee the country.”

“The Post-Release Accountability and Compliance Team tracked Mr. Lopez in an attempt to arrest

him. At 4:16 p.m., Mr. Lopez was located near the Soboba Casino and taken into custody without further incident,” the report said.

According to that report, arresting officers located Lopez’ U.S. Passport in his vehicle.

“A bail enhancement was requested and approved for $5,000,000 along with a declaration of source of bail money,” the report said As of press time, Lopez remained in custody at the Robert Presley Detention Center and is facing charges of inflicting corporal injuries, assault with a deadly weapon that is not a firearm and terrorist threats, all felonies. His next scheduled court date for this incident was Monday, Aug. 9.

When contacted for comment the city of San Jacinto said that they had been notified of the arrest.

“County of Riverside Law Enforcement authorities notified the City of San Jacinto of the Aug. 5 arrest of City Council Member Joel Lopez,” city of San Jacinto representative Nico Melendez said.

“While city officials continue to monitor the situation, we are unable to provide comment on this law enforcement matter.”

The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information on this case should call the San Jacinto Sheriff Station at (951) 654-2702.

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

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One dead in Hemet following confrontation with security guard Kim Harris MANAGING EDITOR

A man has died following a confrontation with a security guard in Hemet Friday, Aug. 6.

The incident, first reported at about 11:45 p.m., occurred in the 2000 block of E. Florida Avenue near a “popular fast-food restaurant,” according to a press release issued by the Hemet Police

Department.

“911 dispatchers began receiving calls regarding a shooting,” the report said. “One of the calls was from an on-duty armed security guard who said that he shot someone who had attacked him.”

Hemet police and Hemet fire responded to the scene where they found a 30-year-old unidentified man “down” in the parking lot suffering from at least one gun-

shot wound and the 43-year-old security guard who admitted to shooting the man, who died at the scene, following a physical confrontation minutes prior in the parking lot.

The security guard, who had sustained cuts and contusions during the confrontation, told investigators that he had contacted the man behind the fast-food restaurant believing that he had

Ex-LAPD officer arrested, charged for fatal Costco shooting in Corona City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

A former Los Angeles Police Department officer who opened fire during an altercation inside a Corona Costco store in 2019, killing a 32-year-old man and injuring his parents, was arrested Aug. 9 on charges of voluntary manslaughter and assault with a semi-automatic firearm.

Salvador Sanchez was arrested in Riverside County, according to the state Attorney General’s Office, which is handling the case. Sanchez had initially avoided prosecution, with a Riverside County grand jury declining three months after the shooting to indict him. Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin announced at the time he would abide by the grand jury’s decision and not pursue a case.

But the state Attorney General’s Office agreed to review the shooting, leading to Monday’s arrest.

“Where there’s reason to believe a crime has been committed, we will seek justice,” Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a statement.

“That’s exactly what these charges are about: pursuing justice after an independent and thorough review of the evidence and the law. Ultimately, any loss of life is a tragedy and being licensed to carry a gun doesn’t mean you’re not account-

able for how you use it. No matter who you are, nobody is above the law.”

The charges stem from the shooting that occurred June 14, 2019, inside the Costco store at 480 N. McKinley St., killing Kenneth French, who was described by his family as non-verbal and intellectually disabled. French’s parents, Russell and Paola, were both wounded in the shooting.

Corona police said the then-offduty officer was shopping at Costco with his family, holding his child in his arms, when, “without provocation, a male unknown to the officer’s family assaulted the officer.”

The Frenches were shopping when they approached a foodsample table with sausages. Sanchez was also at the sample table, holding his son, officials said. The French family and their attorney, Dale Galipo, have conceded that Kenneth French shoved Sanchez to the ground for unknown reasons.

According to the officer’s attorney, David Winslow, Sanchez briefly lost consciousness, and when he awoke, he was on the ground and his 18-month-old son was next to him screaming. Winslow said the officer “had no choice but to use deadly force.”

The French family has claimed they pleaded with Sanchez not to shoot, telling the officer that their

son, who had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and was largely non-verbal, had mental health issues. They also claim they were backing away from Sanchez when the shooting occurred.

Corona police said earlier that Kenneth French was shot once in the shoulder and three times in the back, while Paola French was shot in the back and her husband was shot in the abdomen, resulting in the loss of a kidney.

The Los Angeles Police Commission later determined that Sanchez acted outside department policy by drawing his weapon and using deadly force. LAPD Chief Michel Moore’s report on the incident stated the officer felt as if he’d been “shot” after being struck by French. When Sanchez looked back at French, the officer said it appeared French may have been holding a firearm, although one was not recovered in French’s possession.

French’s parents sued the City of Los Angeles and the officer.

The Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit alleges battery, negligence, civil rights violations and both intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress.

Galipo, the French family attorney, called the shooting “a complete overreaction on behalf of this police officer.”

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witnessed the man “relieving himself” in view of customers in the drive-thru lane of the restaurant.

According to the press release, the security guard, who was treated by paramedics on the scene for his injuries, said that the man charged and attacked him.

The incident remains under investigation, with police reviewing surveillance video from the area and interviewing witnesses as well

as the security guard.

Anyone who may have witnessed the confrontation or the events leading up to it, should call Sgt. Gabe Gomez at (951) 765-2396. Gomez can also be reached by email at ggomez@ hemetca.gov.

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

Deputies find large marijuana grow inside Moreno Valley house City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Deputies checking out a possible residential burglary at a Moreno Valley house found it filled with marijuana plants and the equipment used to grow them, authorities said Sunday, Aug. 8.

The discovery was made about 8:40 a.m. in the 15000 block of La Casa Drive, according to Sgt. Marcos Acosta of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

“A search warrant was subsequently authored and executed which resulted in the collection of over 1,600 plants and multiple pieces of equipment used in the illegal cultivation,” Acosta said.

“The interior of the home had been converted into a cultivation home with no usable living space left.”

Deputies found a watering system, multiple gallons of chemicals and lighting used to cultivate marijuana, he said.

“Homes converted to illegal marijuana grows pose a significant danger to the residents in the community, especially those near the grow,” Acosta said. “Not only is there a risk of fire spreading to the occupied homes, these grows often drain water, heavily polluted with chemicals from the grow, into the sewage drainage system that is not designed for such use.”

The investigation was ongoing, he said.

Suspect arrested in stabbing death of man at Fallbrook Nursery City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

A 57-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder in the stabbing death of a 33-year-old Escondido man at a nursery, authorities said Sunday, Aug. 8.

Sheriff’s deputies and fire personnel responded at about 8 p.m. Saturday to a nursery in the 5400 block of Rainbow Creek Road in Fallbrook where a man was the victim of an assault, according to Homicide Lt. Thomas Seiver of the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.

They found Ismael Alberto Resendiz stabbed, Seiver said. Resendiz was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Luis Enrique Muniz, who lives at the nursery, was identified as a suspect in the fatal stabbing, the lieutenant said.

Muniz was booked into the Vista Detention Facility Sunday morning on a felony charge of first degree murder and was not eligible for release, according to jail records.

He was scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday at the North Division Court in Vista.

The motivation and circumstances of the killing were under investigation by the sheriff’s homicide unit, Seiver said.

Anyone with information about the crime was asked to call (858) 285-6330, after hours at (858) 5655200, or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.

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Anza resident Stephanie Rollain is well-known for her passion for nature, and local wildlife in particular. She is kind to every bug and rodent that comes her way.

She recently began sharing pictures of her newest acquaintance on social media. Lizzy the western fence lizard has made her Facebook debut.

“She’s so photogenic,” Rollain said. “I adore this little blessing in my life. She’s very entertaining.”

Rollain recently decided to offer the tiny creature a snack. Fence lizards love insects, so Rollain purchased some mealworms and presented them to Lizzy on a tiny fork. The reptile responded, munching the wiggly prey.

“Do lizards get fat if they eat too much?” Rollain asked on her Facebook feed.

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Coyotes present disease risk to domestic pets and people Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

The intelligent coyote is perpetually on the hunt, and pet owners need to be aware that an interaction between their pet canine and a wild coyote may result in their dog becoming sick.

Like them, hate them, despise them, coyotes can and do live in just about every habitat. They have also succeeded in flourishing in suburbs and even cities like Los Angeles. These clever predators are very common in the mountain communities of the Anza Valley.

The howling and yipping of these wild canines can be heard most evenings and it is the enchanting sound of the West. But it also signals coyotes on the hunt.

The wily coyotes typically prey on rabbits, rodents, birds, reptiles and feed on carrion and roadkill.

They will hunt larger prey such as deer, focusing on sick, young, weak or wounded animals.

Reports of dog/coyote interac-

tions have increased in recent weeks.

Coyotes can become very bold when considering prey. Chickens, lambs, goats, piglets, cats and dogs are on the menu.

Livestock guardian dogs that protect the farms are increasingly encountering these fierce hunters.

Owners need to be aware that their dogs must be up-to-date on vaccinations for diseases, as coyotes carry illnesses that can easily be transmitted to working dogs or family pets and even people.

“Coyotes carry rabies,” longtime dog expert and trainer Jill Holt said. “They’re getting very bold and aggressive. Make sure your animals are vaccinated and report any interaction with coyotes to Animal Services. They’re letting people get very close now before they run off.”

Part of the aggression may be a lack of wild food. Nonetheless, animal owners need to be prepared. see COYOTES, page AVO-4

Coyotes can carry diseases that can affect pets and even humans.

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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. Find them on Facebook at “Hamilton-Museum-and-RanchFoundation.”

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 post-traumatic 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 (951) 763-4226.

Bereaved Parents of the USA – The Aguanga-Anza Chapter of BPUSA will hold its meetings at 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.

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) 763-4759.

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.

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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) 7630856.

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 (951) 763-1257 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 (951) 763-4622.

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) 763-4937, 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 http:// 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 the third Saturday of each month at various locations. Share art, ideas and participate in shows. Guest 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 at 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) 7027902.

Civil Air Patrol – Squadron 59 is looking for new members of all ages. For more information, call squadron commander Maj. Dennis Sheehan from the Anza area at (951) 403-4940. To learn more and see the club’s meeting schedule, visit http://www.squadron59.org.

Fire Explorer Program – 6 p.m. The program meets every second, third and fourth Tuesday of the month at Fire Station 29 on state Route 371 in Anza. Call (951)763-5611 for information.

Redshank Riders – 7 p.m.

Backcountry horsemen meet at the Little Red Schoolhouse in Anza, the second Thursday of each month. Visit http://www. redshankriders.com or call Carol Schmuhl for membership information at (951) 663-6763.

Anza Thimble Club – The club meets the first Thursday of the month at Valley Gospel Chapel, 43275 Chapman Road in Anza. The social hour is 11:30 a.m., and lunch is served at noon.

Contact Carol Wright at (951) 763-2884 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 Ferrellgas. 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 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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What to do if you smell smoke Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

Late summer weather conditions have been very dry, and with the exception of several isolated thunderstorms, the Anza Valley has experienced very little measurable rain in months.

More than 15 wildfire events have occurred in the area this year, with damage to property and structures.

The smell of smoke instantly invokes fear and alarm. Is there a fire close by and is it an imminent threat to your home, family and pets?

When should you call 911 if there is smoke in the air?

Upon first becoming aware of the smell of smoke, check to see if you are in immediate danger.

Look around your property and in all directions. Determine which direction the smoke is coming from, and whether or not you can see or hear a fire. If it is dark, look for a glow.

Smoke is much easier to see in the daylight. Take note of wind direction also, as breezes will carry smoke away or toward your location.

Lastly, if things seem calm, check the online fire incident reports or local emergency alerts or Cal Fire’s Facebook groups to see if there is a blaze in your area.

Sometimes drift smoke from a wildfire hundreds of miles away can affect the Anza Valley.

If there is a fire nearby, get away as soon as possible. Call 911 as quickly as you can, but only when you and your family are no longer in peril.

If there is no obvious and immediate threat, take note of additional details.

Is there a smoke column, plume or header visible? Identifying the header is an indication that a

The sound of fire attack aircraft is the unmistakable result of an active incident.

fire is indeed burning. Call 911, particularly if you have not heard sirens or seen fire attack aircraft orbiting the area.

Hearing helicopters and fixed wing aircraft is a good indication that a blaze may be fairly close.

Old, partially dispersed smoke drifting in from a far-away fire differs greatly from fresh, dark smoke which could be coming from a relatively nearby location.

Cooking fire smoke may also have an identifiable scent and can probably be ignored. Drift smoke may also be ignored but check-

ing the online smoke map on the Weather Underground website may show that you are in the path of drift smoke from a major fire elsewhere in the state.

Official sources will issue press releases and alerts when large levels of drift smoke are heading into certain areas.

Large fires can send drift smoke hundreds of miles and can even be plainly visible from space.

Keep in mind that smoke is loaded with toxins and particulates and not healthy to breathe. Even if you are not in immediate danger

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but there is a lot of heavy smoke at your location, lessen your exposure by staying indoors or moving out of the area until conditions improve.

Our firefighters’ and other first responders’ time is very valuable.

Calling 911 irresponsibly is not fair to them or the resources they control. There could be other emergencies that may be put on hold as a result of your call. Try to assess the situation as best as you can before calling 911.

Check for visible fire, get online quickly and research the official

incident websites. It only takes a moment, and you can put your mind at ease in most cases.

If you see a fire starting or cannot identify the source of a strong smell of smoke, by all means call 911 immediately. The sooner firefighters get to the scene, the better.

We all strive to stay safe during wildfire season, and knowledge is power in all emergency situations.

Diane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

LIZARD from page AVO-1 The western fence lizard – Sceloporus occidentalis – is one of the most common lizards in California.

These small reptiles live in a variety of habitats with the exception of desert areas. They forage during the day, preying on insects and spiders.

Western fence lizards can grow up to 8-1/2 inches in length.

Their backs and legs are covered in spiny gray, tan, or brown scales with darker waves or blotches, with a white or yellow underside. Mature males have bright blue patches surrounded by black on their belly and throat.

Between April and July, females lay 3 to 17 eggs that hatch in about 60 days.

A protein in lizard’s blood can kill the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, a tick-borne illness that affects humans.

“I just love this tiny, interesting and beautiful soul,” Rollain said. “I hope she stays around for a long time!”

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Stolen Jeep recovered in Anza

Sheriffs detain a male driver suspected of stealing a Jeep that was later recovered in Anza.

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Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

Deputies from Hemet Sheriff’s Station apprehended a man suspected of stealing a Jeep and returned the vehicle to its owners July 29.

“Months back, Corporal Parsons took a report regarding a stolen Jeep and this afternoon, personnel assigned to the Lake Hemet Mountain Station located and recovered the Jeep and arrested the male driver in Anza,” a Sheriff’s

Corporal Parsons reunites the happy owners with their stolen Jeep recovered in Anza.

Department spokesman said.

The victims were extremely happy to get their Jeep back.

The goal of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is to keep all citizens safe while also improving the quality of life for those residing within the community.

Criminal activity negatively

impacts the community. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has a zero-tolerance policy for these offenses.

If you suspect criminal activity in your area, contact your local Sheriff’s Station.

The Hemet Sheriff’s Station can be reached at (951) 791-3400,

crimes can be reported through the We-Tip Crime Reporting Hotline, (909) 987-5005 or https://wetip. com.

Diane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

Vehicle fire ignites wildfire north of Aguanga City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Firefighters halted the forward spread of a three-acre brush fire sparked by a vehicle that went up in flames in a remote area north of Aguanga Saturday, Aug. 8.

The blaze was reported at 1:06

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“If there is any chance that your dogs may come into contact with coyotes, please, please, make sure their distemper, rabies and other vaccinations are up-to-date. Coyotes carry diseases,” Holt added.

Canine distemper is a contagious and serious disease caused by a virus that attacks the respiratory, gastrointestinal and nervous systems of puppies and dogs. The virus is found in wildlife such as foxes, wolves, coyotes, raccoons, skunks, mink and ferrets.

Canine rabies is an acute and fatal viral illness of the animal’s central nervous system. The infection is transmitted when one infected animal bites another.

Skunks, foxes, raccoons, coyotes, and bats are important sources of infection. Rabies can also be spread through scratching, making it easily transmittable to people or pets.

The canine parvovirus is spread by the stool or vomit of an infected animal. Dogs are the primary victims affected by this often-fatal disease, but other wild canids such as coyotes can carry and spread the virus.

The coyote population can also carry and transmit toxoplasmosis, Lyme disease, canine hepatitis and leptospirosis.

Coyotes also carry parasites

p.m. in the 41900 block of Reed Valley Road north of Wilson Valley Road, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

The California Highway Patrol said a vehicle crashed down an embankment and ignited, with the fire spreading to surrounding vegetation.

Two occupants were able to exit the vehicle, according to the CHP. Fire officials said “aggressive firefighting efforts” from the ground and air stopped the forward spread of the blaze.

The fire prompted the closure of Reed Valley Road between Wilson Valley Road to Marmot Road.

such as mites, ticks, fleas, hookworms, roundworms, tapeworms and flukes.

Dogs can become infected with deadly liver flukes when they consume the parasite’s eggs in coyote, fox and wolf scat.

Hydatid disease, caused by the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus, can be passed to both humans and animals. It is fatal to people and carried by coyotes.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists this as a lifethreatening disease in humans.

Sarcoptic mange has been seen in coyotes and can be transmitted to pets. The parasitic mite Sarcoptes scabiei burrows into the skin and causes fur to fall out.

Constant scratching compounds the problem and leads to open lesions and sores, allowing infections to develop.

Coyotes are a host for these mites, and if they are living and traveling around your home, they can infect your pets and livestock.

Research has shown generally less than 10% of infected coyotes survive a bout with sarcoptic mange.

A diseased coyote may also be uncharacteristically aggressive toward people and dogs.

The diseases that coyotes carry can be very dangerous to you and your pets, so avoiding interaction and even discouraging the wild

canines from your property are imperative.

Never feed coyotes - even throwing a dead chicken over the fence will attract them to your home. Discard of dead animals properly.

Pick up and securely dispose of garbage. Canine-proof containers are advised.

Keep pets inside at night and do not leave pet food and water outside to attract the opportunistic scavengers.

Deploy net-wire or electric fencing to keep coyotes away from livestock such as lambs and birds. These hunters can rip through chainlink and climb 6-foot fences with ease.

Protect livestock in coyoteproof pens or shelters at night when coyotes are most likely to be on the hunt.

Remove rabbit and rodent habitat that provides homes to the natural prey of coyotes.

The diseases coyotes carry can be as deadly to pets and people as their predation on livestock.

Make sure your dogs are fully vaccinated and do your part to discourage these clever canines from entering your property.

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Earthquakes can cause changes to water table Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

Earthquakes are once again in the news, after a massive shaker was felt in Alaska recently.

What is not commonly known is that earthquakes can affect the levels and flow of groundwater.

The United States Geological Survey is closely monitoring wells across the nation and recording groundwater changes caused by the powerful magnitude 8.2 earthquake that struck off the coast of Alaska July 28 at 10:15 p.m. local time.

Quakes can even affect water levels thousands of miles away from the earthquake epicenter.

A USGS groundwater well in Anderson County, South Carolina, recorded a change, and more data is being collected nationwide.

Hydrogeology is the area of geology that studies the distribution and movement of groundwater in the soil and rocks of the Earth’s crust.

Hydrogeologic reactions to large distant earthquakes are important to scientists. The exact mechanism linking hydrogeologic changes and

earthquakes is not fully understood but monitoring these changes may improve the ability to forecast the timing, magnitude and impact of future earthquakes.

Groundwater level relationships with earthquakes have been studied for decades. The most common response is a water level oscillation, and this occurs frequently. An instantaneous water-level offset, or step, is also commonly recorded.

These offsets can be big enough to cause a well to flow at the surface, or to cause a well to actually go dry as a result of an earthquake.

Water level changes are typically several feet or less. Recovery to the pre-earthquake level can be immediate, or could take days or months, or may not recover at all.

Step changes in groundwater levels occur because the earthquake causes the earth’s crust and aquifer systems to stress and strain.

This deformation process results in altered water pressure within the aquifers and a change in water levels to occur.

Additionally, fractures in the rock providing water to a well may be widened, unclogged, or sealed by the wave train of an earthquake.

A network of wells monitored

by USGS where water level changes have been observed after large earthquakes around the world indicate that not all wells show water level changes after every quake, and responses can vary from well to well.

Water level changes caused by the 1964 M 8.5 Alaska earthquake were recorded in 716 wells in the U.S. and also registered on water level recorders in other countries.

Water levels in wells are influenced by the magnitude and depth of the earthquake, distance from the epicenter, and the hydrogeologic environments such as consolidated rock, unconsolidated sediment, karst or hydrothermally altered.

Some aquifers may actually act as resonators, amplifying the response.

The 1998 M 5.2 Pymatuning earthquake in Pennsylvania caused about 120 residential wells to go dry within three months after the earthquake.

The 2002 M 7.9 Denali Fault earthquake in Alaska caused a 2-foot water-level rise in a well in Wisconsin, more than a thousand

miles from the epicenter.

Streams, springs, seeps, and lakes can also experience these effects.

People have reported water sloshing in lakes, swamps, ponds and pools. The appearance of new seeps and springs and turbidity in streams commonly occur. Following the Northridge earthquake, a new oil seep began flowing in the Northern Ojai Valley, according to Stephen P. Mulqueen with the Department of Conservation, Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources.

Hydrogeologic responses to earthquakes can cause hazards.

Water supplies may even be disrupted if wells go dry or become too turbid to pump. Infrastructure damage can also result from ground motion. After the 1992 M 7.3 Landers, California earthquake, bubbles of carbon dioxideenriched air appeared in water from several San Bernardino supply wells, clogging and disabling the filtration systems.

Flooding, landslides and erosion may also be experienced.

Water quantity and quality changes after an earthquake can

affect sensitive ecosystems and habitats, harming the plants and animals that live there. A perfect example involves the endangered Devil’s Hole pupfish, Cyprinodon diabolis that has existed for thousands of years in only one pool in Ash Meadows, Nevada, spawning on a single 6-by-13 foot stone shelf just below the water’s surface. In 1978, an earthquake in Mexico caused such violent water level oscillations in Devil’s Hole that algae were scoured from the shallow shelf. The 2002 Denali Fault earthquake also apparently caused oscillations of 5-6 feet, according to Jim Roche with the National Park Service. A drop of water level below the shelf could cause the extinction of the pupfish.

Ground-water systems are mechanically coupled to the rocks and sediments in which they exist.

Earthquakes can jolt and cause major changes to this delicate relationship.

For more details on the Alaska earthquake, visit http://ow.ly/pktn50FGwbW. Diane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

BACKPACKS from page AVO-1 backpack in which to safely keep it all. New shoes and socks make each child feel special, with the latest colorful styles to choose from.

The group said the event was open to school aged children who live in the mountain communities of Anza, Aguanga, Mountain Center and Idyllwild.

Masks were required for participation in the giveaway.

Many charitable organizations, businesses and individuals contributed to the success of the yearly affair, held the week before school begins.

The From The Heart Christian Women’s Ministries serves and focuses on families and children in need in the mountain communities of Anza, Aguanga, Mountain Center and Idyllwild. Fundraising events are held throughout the year to help collect money to aid this

This youngster eyes a new lunchbox he likes at the Aug. 7 From The Heart backpack giveaway at Hamilton High. The K-6 children were first to get the lunchboxes with superheroes painted on them.

New Kindergartner Justis Brown is excited and happy with his new backpack crammed with supplies, a superhero lunchpail and looks at a new pair of shoes with his mother at the annual From The Heart Free backpack giveaway held at Hamilton High School in Anza.

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A Trump return – devolution explained?

Harold Pease, Ph.D. SPECIAL TO ANZA VALLEY OUTLOOK

Underlining the 20th century was the threat of socialism and almost all wars dealt with destroying it. Even within the United States it can be seen in the anarchist bombings and Red Square of the 1920s; the Cold War and McCarthyism of the 1950s; the socialist Weather Underground and anti-war movements of the 1960s and 1970s; and finally in 2020, the fall of the United States to Democratic Socialism.

A hundred years have passed under the threat of socialism.

Today the Biden Administration, with open arms, welcomes socialists from all over the world but decidedly tells those fleeing socialism in Cuba that we will send them back to Communist tyranny.

Why? Because they are rejecting socialism. Socialism remains America’s greatest internal threat

and, for the moment, occupies the White House.

From the 1950s to the 1980s Congress published numerous studies showing communists (all communists are socialists) in high places in our society. I gathered several hundred of these studies sharing them in the classroom.

Senator Joseph McCarthy was the most vocal about those then in our government resulting in the word McCarthyism becoming the most foul word in the English language and weaponized to put down anyone suggesting the same to this day—so successful were the socialists in the media nearly seventy years ago. Most American’s then believed Nikita Khrushchev’s threat, “We will bury you!!” Today they seem to have done just that.

We know that President Dwight D. Eisenhower was very concerned about the Cold War as one country after another fell to socialism and millions died. To not have provided against a socialist takeover of the United States from within through a socialist victory at the polls, would have been irresponsible—it would be the death of the Constitution, freedom, and a victory for Americas most powerful and dangerous enemy. Every soldier had sworn to protect the Constitution from enemies “foreign and domestic,” and they were the ones who had sacrificed their lives opposing the socialism of Nazism (National Socialism) and stood against the socialism of Josef Stalin, Mao ZeDong and Chu En-Lai. The origin of Devolution is be-

lieved to have come under Eisenhower as he was the World War II general most responsible for the destruction of NAZI socialism. It is believed that he, with ranking members of Congress, came to the conclusion that the military must protect the Constitution as first responsibility—even from an elected socialist commander in chief. This obviously would have been highly classified but now could be an issue since Democratic Socialists presently occupy the White House, more especially if the election was fraudulent.

Devolution is related to presidential succession. What if all the constitutional successors were incapacitated? This could be through nuclear or pandemic attack, a coup, domestic or foreign election interference or other means that could disrupt the continuity of government. What circumstances or point could and should the military intervene to restore the republic, the Constitution and the rightfully elected?

When America developed a bomb that could destroy an entire city, as in Hiroshima and Nagasaki ending World War II, and the USSR followed with its first nuclear explosion in 1949 after the theft of nuclear technology from American traitors Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and Robert Oppenheimer, “continuity of government” (COG) became a critical issue. Washington D.C. was presumed to be the first target

by Americas’ socialist enemies and Eisenhower knew this well. Could

the continuity of government (COG) be destroyed all at once?

If so, the military would have to take charge.

Ronald Reagan’s Executive Order 12656 gave clarity and expanded what constituted a national security emergency. Issued Nov. 18, 1988, and called Assignment of Emergency Preparedness Responsibilities, it defined a national security emergency as “any occurrence, including natural disaster, military attacks, technological emergency, or other emergency that seriously degrades or seriously threatens the national security of the United States.”

Newsweek March 18, 2020, wrote of top secret contingency plans already in existence “for what the military is supposed to do” should uncertainty surround this issue. “According to new documents and interviews with military experts, the various plans—codenamed Octagon, Freejack and Zodiac—are the underground laws to ensure government continuity. They are so secret that under these extraordinary plans, ‘devolution’ could circumvent the normal constitutional provisions for government succession, and military commanders could be placed in control around America.”

Devolution was again acknowledged by Barack Obama when he ordered agencies in July 2016 “to have not just a line of succession but also one of ‘devolution,’ a duplicate chain of individuals secreted outside Washington available in a catastrophic emergency.”

As inferred Devolution involves “procedures to transfer statutory authority and responsibilities” to this secondary designated staff to sustain essential functions” (Presidential Policy Directive 40).

Why is any of this important?

If the Arizona forensic audit, and forensic audits to follow, show indisputably that Biden and Harris were NOT elected then no continuity of government exists.

This, even more so, if Democrat leadership committed treason by colluding with China either by weaponizing the Wuhan China Virus or by electronically manipulating the vote count to throw the election to them. And, according to the ultra-liberal news magazine Newsweek, “military commanders could be placed in control around America.”

Except, there exists an actual winner of the 2020 Presidential Election and the military, not deceived by socialism or the inflated or altered vote count, as military intelligence captured it all in real time, will remain loyal to him and the Constitution.

Dr. Harold 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 applying that knowledge to current events. He taught history and political science from this perspective for over 30 years at Taft College. Newspapers have permission to publish this column. To read more of his weekly articles, please visit www.LibertyUnderFire.org.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202109523 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: QUALITY SAFETY CONSULTING 28125 Bradley Rd, Sun City, CA 92584 County: Riverside White Oak Industries, 28125 Bradley Rd, Sun City, CA 92584 This business is conducted by a Corporation This Corporation is registered in the state of CA Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 01/01/2021 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: Karla Jean Torres, President Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 07/12/2021 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: 3381 PUBLISHED: July 23, 30, August 6, 13, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202109812 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SKM FUELS, INC 56245 CA – 371. Anza, CA 92539 Mailing address: 2923 Rancho Cortes, Carlsbad, CA 92009 County: Riverside SKM Fuels, Inc., 56245 CA Hwy 371. Anza, CA 92539 This business is conducted by a Corporation This Corporation is registered in the state of CA Registrant has not yet commenced 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: Sheldon Miskolczy, President Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 07/16/2021 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: 3382 PUBLISHED: July 23, 30, August 6, 13, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202109310 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: DOGS N SUDS 28120 Jefferson Ave Ste B207, Temecula, CA 92590 Mailing address: 29679 Maximillian Ave, Murrieta, CA 92563 County: Riverside Dog N Suds, 29679 Maximillian Ave, Murrieta, CA 92563 This business is conducted by a Corporation This Corporation is registered in the state of CA Registrant has not yet commenced 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: Steve Aquilino, CEO Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 07/07/2021 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: 3384 PUBLISHED: July 23, 30, August 6, 13, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202109559 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. BROADBAND COMMUNITY 2. BROADBAND COMMUNITIES 28291 Tierra Vista Rd, Temecula, CA 92592 County: Riverside Satellite Star, LLC, 28291 Tierra Vista Rd, Temecula, CA 92592 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company This LLC is registered in the state of CA 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: James Fitzgerald IV, Managing Member Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 07/13/2021 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: 3383 PUBLISHED: July 23, 30, August 6, 13, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202110044 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PLATEAU GARDENS 22198 Valley Ter, Wildomar, CA 92595 County: Riverside Kiley Lindstrom Staggs, 22198 Valley Ter, Wildomar, CA 92595 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 06-01-2021 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: Kiley Lindstrom Staggs Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 07/20/2021 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: 3386 PUBLISHED: July 30, August 6, 13, 20, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202109875 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PALACIOS SERVICES PLUS 5994 Golden Nectar Ct., Eastvale, CA 92880 County: Riverside Isaac Jonathan Palacios, 5994 Golden Nectar Ct., Eastvale, CA 92880 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 01/19/2019 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: Isaac Jonathan Palacios Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 07/19/2021 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: 3388 PUBLISHED: July 30, August 6, 13, 20, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202109672 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: E.A.T. NURSERY 45015 Carrot Lane, Aguanga, CA 92536 Mailing address: 42225 Remington Ave., Suite A15, Temecula, CA 92590 County: Riverside Caren Mohill Smith, 42225 Remington Ave., A15, Temecula, CA 92590 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant has not yet commenced 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: Caren Mohill Smith Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 07/14/2021 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: 3389 PUBLISHED: July 30, August 6, 13, 20, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202109314 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: COACHELLA VALLEY DIGITAL EDGE 46200 Calhoun St Spc 61, Indio, CA 92201 County: Riverside Sang Beum Nam, 46200 Calhoun St Spc 61, Indio, CA 92201 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant has not yet commenced 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: Sang Beum Nam Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 07/07/2021 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: 3387 PUBLISHED: July 30, August 6, 13, 20, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202110689 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: THE SCARLETT ROSE TATTOO 40385 Murrieta Hot Springs Rd, Ste B, Murrieta, CA 92562 Mailing address: 23728 Canyon Oak Dr, Murrieta, CA 92562 County: Riverside a. Gloria – Gonzalez, 23728 Canyon Oak Dr, Murrieta, CA 92562 b. Cesar Ramon Gonzalez, 23728 Canyon Oak Dr, Murrieta, CA 92562 This business is conducted by a Married Couple Registrant hast 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: Gloria – Gonzalez Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 08/02/2021 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: 3394 PUBLISHED: August 13, 20, 27, September 3, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202110735 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ALEXANDRITE ACTIVE & GOLF WEAR 78-100 Main Street, 103, La Quinta, CA 92253 Mailing address: 51-560 Marbella Court, La Quinta, CA 92253 County: Riverside a. Mary Frances Dion, 51560 Marbella Court, La Quinta, CA 92253 b. Dennis David Dion, 51560 Marbella Court, La Quinta, CA 92253 c. Marci Ann Falldorf, 51701 Via Sorrento, La Quinta, CA 92253 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 11/1/2016 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: Mary Frances Dion Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 08/03/2021 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: 3395 PUBLISHED: August 13, 20, 27, September 3, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202110742 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: COOL CRUISERZ 40820 Winchester Rd, Temecula, CA 92591 Mailing address: 271 E Workman St, Ste 106, Covina, CA 91723 County: Riverside CRK International, 28341 Rodgers Drive, Sagus, California 91350 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company This LLC is registered in the state of CA Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 07/01/2021 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: Cyril Nicola, CCO Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 08/03/2021 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: 3396 PUBLISHED: August 13, 20, 27, September 3, 2021

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202109152 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. LITHIUMGOLFCARTS.COM 2. LITHIUMGOLFCART.COM 3. LITHIUMGOLFCAR.COM 4. LITHIUMGOLFCARS.COM 5. LITHIUM GOLF CARTS 6. LITHIUM GOLF CART 7. LITHIUM GOLF CAR 8. LITHIUM GOLF CARS 1 Lazy B, Palm Desert, CA 92260 County: Riverside Michael -- OSullivan, 1 Lazy B, Palm Desert, CA 92260 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant has not yet commenced 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: Michael OSullivan Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 07/14/2021 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: 3390 PUBLISHED: July 30, August 6, 13, 20, 2021

CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CVSW2105839 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Petitioner: DEBORAH JENNIFER VILLEGAS Filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: DEBORAH JENNIFER VILLEGAS Proposed Name: DEBORAH JENNIFER MCMANUS 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.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 9/9/21 Time: 8:00 AM Dept: S101 The address of the court: 30755-D Auld Rd, Murrieta, CA 92563, Southwest Justice Center A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Anza Valley Outlook Date: JUL 12 2021 Signed: Jeffrey Zimel, Judge of the Superior Court LEGAL: 3385 PUBLISHED: July 23, 30, August 6, 13, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202109975 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JACY FARM 43570 Chapman Rd, Anza, CA 92539 Mailing address: 31320 Congressional Dr, Temecula, CA 92591 County: Riverside Jacy Corp., 31320 Congressional Dr, Temecula, CA 92591 This business is conducted by a Corporation This Corporation is registered in the state of CA Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 03/26/2012 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: Il Eun Yoon, CEO Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 07/20/2021 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: 3391 PUBLISHED: August 6, 13, 20, 27, 2021

LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Lien Sale In accordance with the provisions of the California Commercial Code, Sections 7201-7210, there being due and unpaid storage for which Pulido Cleaning and Restoration, Inc. holds a lien as Warehouse on the goods hereinafter described and due notice having been given to parties known to own or claim an interest herein and the time specified in such notice for payment on such charges as having expired, notice is hereby given that the goods will be sold at public auction

by Storage Auction Experts, CA Bond # 5860870 at 26063 Jefferson Avenue, Murrieta, Riverside County, State of California, on the 26th of July, 2021, at 10:00 AM. The following is a brief description of the storage property to be sold: Various items of used household and personal effects such as couches, chairs, beds, dishes, kitchenware, clothing, appliances, containers, and other items typically used in household applications.

Names of persons and Lot Numbers of the storage property to be sold: NamesLot#Amount Due Patricia Camacho and 1$ 14,039.42 Mark Carillo Pulido Cleaning and Restoration, Inc. Dated at: Murrieta, CABy: Craig Pulido, Owner July 20, 2021 Published August 6, 13, 2021

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AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CVMV2102974 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Petitioner: MARVIN A. MARTINEZ Filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: MARVIN A. MARTINEZ Proposed Name: MARVIN A. SOLIS FLORES 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.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 9-2-21 Time: 1:30 PM Dept: MV2 The address of the court: Moreno Valley Branch, 13800 Heacock Avenue D201, Moreno Valley, CA 92553-3338 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Anza Valley Outlook Date: JUL 29 2021 Signed: Belinda A. Handy, Judge of the Superior Court LEGAL: 3392 PUBLISHED: August 6, 13, 20, 27, 2021

AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CVMV2102939 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Petitioner: KIMBERLY CONTRERAS Filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: KIMBERLY CONTRERAS Proposed Name: KIMBERLY AMBROSE DEL TORO 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.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 9-22-21 Time: 1 PM Dept: MV2 The address of the court: Moreno Valley Branch, 13800 Heacock Avenue D201, Moreno Valley, CA 92553-3338 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Anza Valley Outlook Date: AUG 02 2021 Signed: Belinda A. Handy, Judge of the Superior Court LEGAL: 3393 PUBLISHED: August 6, 13, 20, 27, 2021

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