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Chicken and Bean Scrimmage set at Hamilton High Aug. 15

Section Volume 15, Issue 33

Emerald Creek Winery becoming the place to be in Warner Springs

Jodi Thomas Area Manager The Chicken and Bean Scrimmage game will be held at Hamilton High’s football field on Saturday, Aug. 15 at 6 p.m. and the public is invited. see page A-3

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Riverside County General Plan amendment hearing Aug. 19 RIVERSIDE—A public hearing on a large number of Riverside County General Plan amendments affecting the future plans of the unincorporated county areas will be reviewed by the Riverside County Planning Commission on Aug. 19 in Riverside. see page A-6

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First two West Nile virus cases for 2015 reported in Riverside County RIVERSIDE—A 37-year-old man and 53-year-old woman are the first confirmed human cases of West Nile virus in Riverside County this year, Dr. Cameron Kaiser, public health officer said on Aug. 5. The individuals live in western Riverside County. see page A-7

Visiting “wine enthusiasts” from left Paulette Parino, Fred Kennedy, Sue Douglas, Rosinda and Joseph Grammar and Richard Miller.

Jodi Thomas Area Manager Local winery owner Rao Anne is stepping up his game by branding Emerald Creek Winery in Warner Springs as the place to be. Its award-winning wines and attractive atmosphere is now enhanced

as being the social place to hang out. Each weekend Emerald Creek will host a talented musical artist and buffet. This last weekend on Saturday night people came far and wide to experience Emerald Creek’s kick off weekend. Over a hundred “wine enthusiasts” mingled in and

out of the winery throughout the day; gathered to drink wine, break bread and at 5 p.m. listen to guest artist Barry J and the Band. Some traveled to the country estate on their own; some came on Emerald Creek’s Free Shuttle and others were a part of Emerald Creek’s new Wine Tours.

Jodi Thomas photo

Richard Miller, Paulette Parino, Fred Kennedy, Sue Douglas, Rosinda and Joseph Grammar attended. They came from Stone Ridge, a nearby community. They were enjoying each other’s company, sipping wine and enjoying

see WINERY, page A-4

Anza Community Building, Inc. corporation status has been restored in ‘good standing’ Jodi Thomas Area Manager It has been a long hard haul for the Anza Community Hall’s current and past boards to deal with its many issues. One of the problems was with their corporate status. Recently it was finally cleared up. President Noel Donahue’s announcement follows: To all, I am pleased to announce that

the corporate status of Anza Community Building, Inc. has been restored to active (meaning in good standing). The corporation had been suspended since 11/14/2011 because former board secretary, Larry Linder, incorrectly identified this corporation as a Common Interest Development on a SI-100 form. Most commonly C.I.D.s are used in condominium developments. Once we were in the state’s records as a C.I.D., they were rejecting all filings

other than those required for a C.I.D. After 4 months of effort the records of the Secretary of State and Attorney General have been corrected. There are more filings to be corrected with other agencies but this status had to be restored first. Thank you, Noel Donahue The Anza Community Hall is run by a board of volunteers voted in by its members. Its monthly

costs and yearly fees are funded by the public through membership, fundraisers, donations, fees from the swap meet and rental of the hall. There are a lot of things that need to be done to bring the hall up to date with maintenance and other issues. For more information on the Anza Community Hall go to the Upcoming Events section of AVO and look for the Anza Community Hall under organizations.

‘Anza fire’ causes highway closures, injures four

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Black smoke rises above the tree line as fire fighters prepare to fight a blaze that broke out on highway 74 east of Highway 371 on Monday, August 10. Tony Ault photos

Charred skeletal remains of a motor home that sparked a vegetation fire along Highway 74 sit along the roadway.

A wildlands fire that broke out along Highway 74 outside of Pinyon Pines on Monday, Aug. 10, caused road closures and injured one civilian and three firefighters, according to April Newman with the Riverside County Fire Department. The civilian who was injured – suffering first and second degree burns to 3 percent of his body – was the occupant of a motor home that caught fire in the area, sparking the blaze. He was transported to a hospital in the desert for treatment. Three firefighters also suffered minor injuries while battling the blaze and were transported to local hospitals for treatment. All three were released on Tuesday and able to return to the front lines. Road closures on 74 remained in effect until around noon on Tuesday and evacuation orders for homes east of Paradise Valley Cafe were lifted around 10 a.m. the same day. The fire, which is east of Highway 371, was reported at 11:44 a.m. and is currently at 447 acres, Newman said. “CAL FIRE/Riverside County Firefighters, with the assistance of USFS San Bernardino, responded to reports of a motor home fire

see FIRE, page A-6


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