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Protest held at Red Hawk Elementary after teacher alleges racial proﬁling

Local City manager disputes claim made by former mayor Jeff Pack STAFF WRITER

Aaron Adams, city manager of Temecula, disputed a claim made by former Temecula mayor James “Stew” Stewart, who is once again running for the council seat in District 4, that was posted to Stewart’s public-facing Facebook account Friday, Aug. 21, regarding the events leading up to his resignation from the position and the city council, June 4. see page A-2

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Tiffany Suetos, physical education teacher at Red Hawk Elementary School in Temecula, receives support from individuals gathering at the school to protest racism, Thursday, Aug. 20. Valley News/Shane Gibson photo

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tary School in the afternoon Thursday, Aug. 20, as part of a protest to support Tiffany Suetos, a physical education teacher who said she had been racially profiled outside of that school the previous week.

“I didn’t expect any of this. I wasn’t looking for this,” Suetos said at the gathering, which included TVUSD educators, students and other local residents. “My husband told me this needed to be shared,

and I actually listened to him for once.” The dozens of demonstrators held a brief march around the see RED HAWK, page A-4

Wildomar holds virtual Wildomar Mobility Plan workshop Jeff Pack STAFF WRITER

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Wildomar’s first virtual community workshop Thursday, Aug. 20, outlined city staff’s in-progress plans in creating the Wildomar Mobility Plan that is designed to evaluate the city’s transportation network and improve mobility for pedestrians, equestrians, bicyclists and vehicles. “The city of Wildomar was awarded sustainability claiming grant funds from (Southern California Association of Governments) through Senate Bill 1 and the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee,” Cameron Luna, project manager and associate engineer for Wildomar, said. “What we’re hoping to do with these project funds is to update the circulation element of the general plan with a focus on complete streets and implementing see WORKSHOP, page A-3

Monique Chen, principal with Chen Ryan Associates, goes over the existing conditions for transit in Wildomar during a virtual Wildomar Mobility Plan workshop hosted by city staff Thursday, Aug. 20. Valley News/Courtesy photo

Motorcycle memorial run rides for fallen veteran Lexington Howe STAFF WRITER

For former Menifee resident Lisa Weidmann, holding an annual motorcycle run has been one way of honoring her son, Sgt. John C. Barcellano after he died in a motorcycle accident in 2017. Barcellano was stationed at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, during the time. “We had the first run last year in El Paso, Texas,” Weidmann said. “It was difficult because I was traveling from California and the motorcycle community there wasn’t as organized as it is out here.” Despite difficulties, they raised $1,000 for one of Barcellano’s favorite charities, the Child Crisis Center. This year, Weidmann brought the run back home to Menifee where Barcellano grew up.

The second annual Sgt. John C. Barcellano Memorial Motorcycle Run will take place Saturday, Aug. 29, starting and ending at the Temecula Valley Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4087. They’re also partnering with Combat Vets Motorcycle Association 33-3. “The route is going to head up the 15 freeway. It’ll lead from the VFW Post on Diaz Road, and it’s going to make a loop and come back, stop at the South County Vets Office where they’re going to be meeting and offering up a prayer for John and bring awareness to veteran suicide,” Weidmann see MEMORIAL, page A-6 Sgt. John C. Barcellano was stationed at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, at the time of his fatal motorcycle accident. Valley News/Courtesy photo

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Temecula city manager disputes claim made by former mayor and council candidate Jeff Pack STAFF WRITER

Aaron Adams, city manager of Temecula, disputed a claim made by former Temecula mayor James “Stew” Stewart, who is once again running for the council seat in District 4, that Stewart posted to his public-facing Facebook account Friday, Aug. 21, regarding the events leading up to his resignation from the position and the city council, June 4. “The day I resigned, the FBI called the city to inform us that between 2,000-5,000 protesters from L.A. county were coming to Old Town Temecula the following day,” Stewart said. “That next day was George Floyd’s first funeral, so it was highly likely that the protest would go sideways. The FBI was monitoring all the back channels of the bad side of the protest groups, and they were very concerned. I literally had minutes to decide whether to stay and fight and deal with what could happen to Old Town or resign quickly and hope they got what they wanted. “The fact that my resignation went global causes me to assume they got what they wanted. I had to protect the city and citizens in that moment,” Stewart said in the social media post. It is the second time Stewart has shared that story with his followers. He first spoke June 11 on Facebook, stating: “I called City Hall the next afternoon. The FBI had just informed the city that, according to all the internet chatter, mass amounts of protesters (2,000 to 5,000) were being mobilized to demand my resignation. I was unwilling to risk the potential damage this would cause our city. In order to stop the growing momentum of these organizers, I felt the only solution to protect the city was to resign,”

A post by James “Stew” Stewart on social media Friday, Aug. 21, seems to indicate that his decision to step down from the Temecula City Council and his role as mayor was made under the pressure of a perceived threat to the city of Temecula.

Stewart said a social media post in June. Valley News reached out to Adams on the day Stewart posted that statement for comment, which he provided and later clarified. “The estimated protester count came from organizers, not the FBI,” Adams said June 11. “Organizers said they wanted the highest attendance possible, advising they reached out to people from all over southern California and as far away as Nevada. (Riverside County Sheriff’s Department) and others also heard people were being bused in, which never actually happened.” When reached for comment Friday, Stewart defended his recollection of what happened. “Aaron did not say it came from the organizers. He told me he just got off the phone with the FBI, and the estimate was between 2,000 and 5,000 people were coming to Temecula tomorrow,” he said. “Those were his exact words to me. Not the organizers of the protest estimate. I’m just going by

Temecula City Manager Aaron Adams. Valley News/City of Temecula photos

what I was told. “Could I have missed heard him? Possibly. But that’s what I heard. “As you can imagine emotions were running high at that moment. And for the FBI to call for any reason, gave me great concern,” he said. The event in question was a planned protest June 5, which went off without any arrests or reports of damage caused by the protest, and Adams estimated the crowd to be between 400 and 600 people. “Proactive work by RSO and FBI/JRIC revealed threats rose to a level of having to be taken seriously, were credible and we needed to be prepared accordingly,” Adams said. “Therefore, an incident response plan was prepared and the appropriate level of mobilization occurred.” At the time, Adams referred further comment on how the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department handled preparation for the protest and protests leading up to June 5 to Temecula police Capt. Zack Hall, who did not comment at the time. When asked for comment on Stewart’s latest post Friday, Adams

referred to his June 11 comments to Valley News. “I have no further comments that differ from what I provided below on (June 11),” Adams said in an email. When asked, to his knowledge, Hall said there was no indication that 2,000 to 5,000 people were going to descend on Temecula if Stewart hadn’t resigned. “The only thing I would say for certain is that social media traffic increased during that time,” Hall said. “If you follow it, we use the word trending. During that time, we went from a lower trending level to a higher trending level. Which you would with basic reasoning, you would say, ‘Well, there’s a possibility that because it has reached more people, we may have more people here.’” As far as alleged threats about bussing protesters into the area, Hall said his department was aware of the chatter. “It’s social networking,” he said. “You can get on there and say anything and then it starts getting shared and then it becomes a thing. Then we’d plan and prepare for it because maybe it would materialize. You just didn’t know. Now in hindsight, we were overprepared in most of those cases because there was a factor of unknown.” Stewart resigned in the evening, June 4, over a controversy surrounding an email to a constituent stating “I don’t believe there’s ever been a good person of color killed by a police officer” – a statement he said resulted from a typo made while using speech-to-text software. In a statement shared on Facebook that same night, he apologized to the residents of the city for the controversy and said he was not a racist; however, he did not mention anything in the statement regarding the FBI or perceived threats to the city.

“I owe everyone an apology including our citizens of all backgrounds and ethnicities, city staff, and my respected colleagues on the city council,” Stewart said. “You have every right to be offended. My typos and off-the-cuff response to an email on a serious topic added pain at a time where our community and our country is suffering. I may not be the best writer and I sometimes misspeak, but I am not racist. I regret this mistake and I own it, entirely. I am truly sorry. “I understand that even my sincerest apologies cannot remedy this situation. Because actions speak louder than words, I will step down as your mayor and city council member, effective immediately. It has been a true honor to serve this great city and its citizens. My love for Temecula and its residents is beyond expression,” Stewart said June 4. Temecula City Council, during a regular meeting June 23, decided not to appoint someone to fill Stewart’s District 4 seat and let voters decide at the Nov. 3 election. Mayor Pro Tem Maryann Edwards is currently handling Stewart’s duties in meetings. In his Friday post, Stewart went on to indicate that he has learned from his experiences since his resignation. “Since then, I have spoken, and more importantly, listened to many black leaders in our community,” he said. “My understanding of this issue in this community has really opened my eyes. One mother that I spoke with has lived here for 20 years and with tears in her eyes told me she still does not feel welcome in her own town. If I get reelected that has to change!” Will Fritz contributed to this report. Jeff Pack can be reached by email at jpack@reedermedia.com.

Wildomar City Council votes to appoint Nigg to District 2 seat Jeff Pack STAFF WRITER

Aiming to make the deadline for Riverside County elections, the Wildomar City Council voted unanimously to appoint Dustin Nigg to represent District 2 instead of including him on the ballot, since he would be running unopposed. The vote to approve the resolution was 4-0 with Nigg, who currently serves as the city’s mayor, recusing himself from the proceedings. The council held the vote during a special meeting Wednesday, Aug. 19, to meet the next day deadline set by the county to either include Nigg on the ballot or not. Kenny Mayes, a candidate chal-

lenging councilmember Bridgette Moore in District 4, said in public comments that he thought Nigg should have to run for the seat, regardless of having no opponent. “I think Dustin should have to run for election because of all the controversy with the cannabis decision,” Mayes said. “And then some of the decisions that he made dealing with the culvert situation, the marches downtown and wear a mask, don’t wear a mask. And I think that he needs to run for that seat to show how many citizens still support him. And if he gets less than 50%, then I think he should have to make a choice as to whether to stay or leave. But I think the citizens in that district should be able to make that decision.”

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The Wildomar City Council holds a nine-minute special meeting Wednesday, Aug. 19, to appoint District 2 councilmember and Mayor Dustin Nigg to his seat for another term, instead of including him on the ballot running unopposed. Valley News/Courtesy photo

Acting city clerk Janet Morales read the staff report. “Because Dustin Nigg is the only candidate that was nominated and qualified in District 2, the council has two options,” she said. “You can appoint Dustin to office to serve exactly as if he were elected or you can continue with the election in that district. Should the council appoint Dustin, then write-in candidates will not be accepted for District 2.” Answering a question from councilmember Ben J. Benoit, Morales said the county said that not having the District 2 election on the ballot would save the city $15,000. “That makes it an easy choice for me,” Benoit said. “I guess if you were a big city, like Los Angeles, $15,000, doesn’t matter (and you would) put the name on the ballot anyway, but

this is a foregone conclusion,” councilmember Joseph Morabito said. Benoit also argued that Mayes’ point about whether Nigg being on the ballot would be a true indication of his district’s support or not. “I’ll tell you my experience going down and looking at ballots at the county office, just as a way to monitor them, when you had that opportunity for other races, there are tons of ballots that get turned in, where the people voted for the president, wherever the senator is, maybe the assembly member, and then they just stopped voting,” Benoit said. “Whether or not they voted for a down-ticket race, like the city race versus whether or not that’s the only race they did not vote in, there’s no way to judge or qualify that that’s why they didn’t vote just in that one spot. It’s a bad metric to be looking at in my mind

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and it’s not true. It’s not accurate. In fact, someone might use that to generate negative publicity, even when there is none.” Swanson agreed with Benoit. “If there was one person or 10 people who disagreed with Dustin, somebody would run against him,” she said. “Someone would step forward and run. And that’s a real challenge around here is how do you even get somebody to run against you?” The roll call vote was held, and the meeting was adjourned in one of the quickest meetings in the city’s history, just over nine minutes. The council was scheduled to hold another special meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, after press time, to discuss adopting a resolution authorizing the abatement of weeds declared to be a public nuisance, approve a professional services agreement for market research and temporarily modify the time for regular city council meetings conducted via video conferencing. All meetings are currently held on Zoom. Jeff Pack can be reached by email at jpack@reedermedia.com.

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Menifee City Council accepts $1.2 million in coronavirus relief funds Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

The Menifee City Council accepted $1,198,820 in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act funds awarded by California at its regular meeting Wednesday, Aug. 19. The council also approved an agreement to bring a Homeland Security criminal investigator into the police department to be assigned to the HSI Financial Investigations Group as a task force officer. The CARES Act Funds will address public health and safety impacts of COVID-19. The funds will replace the city’s recent extra expenditures spent to help offset the negative economic effects on the residents and local businesses due to the continuing coronavirus WORKSHOP f r om p age A- 1 a Go Human Demonstration Project in the city of Wildomar.” Go Human is an Active Transportation Safety and Encouragement campaign of the SCAG, which is a community outreach and advertising campaign with a goal of reducing traffic collisions in Southern California and encouraging people to walk and bike more. Luna said the city had planned to have the demonstration at a recent health fair, but the event was postponed due to COVID-19. He said the project will build on city council’s adopted vision statement: “The city of Wildomar will be a safe and active community with responsible growth and quality infrastructure while keeping a hometown feel.” “I see this really as a quality of life plan,” Monique Chen, principal with Chen Ryan Associates. “Adding infrastructure and transportation facilities that help people in Wildomar live healthier, they can be more active. They can walk and bike a run to town.” Chen outlined existing and proposed bicycle lanes and routes throughout the city, highlighting issues such as past collisions between vehicles and bikes and spot-

pandemic. It will also replace a recommended $100,000 funding source related to the city’s COVID-19 Small Business Assistance Grant Program from CDBG-CV funds to CARES Act Funds approved by council, June 17. The council asked the city manager to provide them a report on where the remaining funds will be spent, particularly for computerized information technology systems, supplies and construction services. The council was introduced to David Prince, Homeland Security agent in charge of the western region and the first highest ranking HSI to visit Menifee, and Robert M. Goetsch, assistant special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations. Goetsch sent a letter to Menifee police Chief Pat

Walsh and offered the department a task force officer position within the HSI Financial Group in the HSI Riverside office. The task force officer is a part-time position, not to exceed 960 hours per calendar year and would be a specific request for Chris McShane, retired Cypress police officer and Orange County district attorney investigator. Prince explained what the department’s TFO would be doing specifically. McShane will be responsible for a caseload which involves a variety of financial investigations as well as assisting the five investigators who are assigned to the Inland Commercial Enforcement and Financial Investigations Taskforce. ICEFIT focuses on intercepting illicit proceeds and drugs through the interdiction of parcels and couriers, then ultimately dismantling

criminal enterprises through arrest, prosecution, seizure and the forfeiture of proceeds and real property whenever possible. Menifee Police Department would subsequently benefit from asset sharing of forfeited proceeds through the Treasury Forfeiture program. In his letter to Walsh, Goetsch said, “Since its inception, ICEFIT has seized and forfeited millions of dollars in U.S. currency and real property as a result of its relationships with parcel shipping companies like UPS and FedEx, freight companies, shipping storefronts and a network of informants.” McShane would be in the department on a temporary basis as a task force officer and be responsible for a caseload of financial investigations occurring in Menifee and throughout Southern California. He would prepare and

execute search warrants, secure evidence, complete written reports and prepare cases for testimony in state and federal courts. The council asked if he would be investigating the recent upsurge of Social Security fraud incidents being reported by many older adults in the community. Prince said the HSI is aware of the scams, which he said are coming out of India for the most part and that Homeland Security does have offices globally and are working on this case and other telephone frauds and scams being attempted in the Menifee and throughout Southern California. The council welcomed McShane to the department and requested updates on the investigations underway or solved. Tony Ault can be reached by email at tault@reedermedia.com.

lighting improvements proposed such as multiuse and lane routes as well as traffic mitigation using speed bumps and traffic circles. “There are some areas that we really want to do some traffic modeling and make sure that we can slow the drivers down and potentially prevent a lot of passing traffic from neighboring cities trying to get on freeways,” Chen said. Currently, the city has 0.2 miles of multi-use paths and the project currently calls for the construction of 15 miles of such pathways. The city would also add 6.7 miles of Class II bike lanes, 19 miles of Class II Buffered Bike Lanes, 10.7 miles of Class III bike routes and 5.2 miles of a Class IV cycle track. The city’s planned approach to pedestrian mobility includes the creation of trails and pathways, continuous sidewalks, the shortening of pedestrian crossing distances, improving pedestrian visibility and pedestrian focused traffic control and lighting. They also want to create a system of pedestrian route types by including and adding connectors, corridors and districts. When it comes to transit mobility, the city wants to create Mobility Hubs to improve access to transit stops, amenities at the facilities and coordinate with Riverside

Transit Authority on the future needs of the community. As far as vehicular mobility, city staff outlined plans to build on the one already in place, as well as right-sizing complete streets, improving interchanges, enhancing signal coordination, calming traffic and improving safety.

The next steps for the program, includes conducting more analysis, prioritizing pedestrian and bicycle projects, hosting a TAC meeting in September and another public workshop in October. “The public’s input is really how this plan becomes a great plan for the community and the residents

the city,” Jason Farag, associate engineer for Wildomar, said. For more information, this presentation and others, as well as documentation corresponding with the project, visit http://wildomarmobilityplan.com. Jeff Pack can be reached by email at jpack@reedermedia.com.

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“He said, ‘I know all of the teachers, you need to leave,’” Suetos said, “And his wife is like, ‘Yeah, you need to go,’ and then I just left, and I walked to the custodian and then I just started crying and I was like at this point I couldn’t even believe this was happening, and he consoled me and I just lost it.” Suetos said she believes the couple would not have confronted her if not for her race. “I’m a P.E. teacher. My back is facing their house, so I’m not taking pictures of their house. I have my tripod and my iPad – there’s nothing about me in broad daylight that makes me look like a burglar,” Suetos said. “The sad thing is, deep down in my heart I know if I was another P.E. teacher that happened to be White, it would have been different.” Suetos said she did not take any pictures of the couple. Attempts by Valley News to identify and locate them were not initially successful – however, a man claiming to be the son of the couple confronted protesters at the Thursday demonstration. The man, who would not give his name and declined to be interviewed during the protest, denied the allegations he said Suetos was directing at his parents. “My mother is a Mexican; my father is an Ashkenazi Jew. I have family who died in the Holocaust,” the man shouted to protesters. “This is lies from this lady.” The man repeatedly denied that his parents had any racist intent in confronting Suetos. “My parents are not racist,” he

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told the protesters. The unidentified man also told protesters they should be ashamed of themselves. “Shame, shame on all of you for lying about my parents,” he said. “They’re not racist people. I’m not a racist man.” The man, who is not being identified due to fear of retribution, spoke to Valley News by phone Monday, Aug. 24, reiterating his point that his parents are not racists and that while the husband is Jewish and a disabled Army veteran, the wife is actually Latina, facts that were later confirmed independently by Valley News. “My parents were not raised by racist people, they didn’t raise racist children; everything that lady said is a lie,” he said. “ The son also said the night of the protest, there was menacing behavior that scared his parents. “There were cars casing the neighborhood, there was an incident of graffiti, stuff you can easily wash away, but they were trying to be exhibiting,” he said. “The thing that irks me is that they made my mother cry and they lied.” Valley News did confirm the night of the protest that someone wrote Black Lives Matter on the asphalt where the protest had taken place, though no other graffiti was found at the time. Suetos said that following the Aug. 14 incident, the school’s vice principal spoke with the couple and that she was interviewed by a school resource officer later that day. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Tuesday, Aug. 18, confirmed an officer had responded to the incident – TVUSD’s school resource officers are Riverside County sheriff’s deputies – but said a record of the incident “made no reference to harassment” and no report was written, though the family accused of being racists say they have a copy of the report as does TVUSD. Suetos spoke to demonstrators at the start of the Aug. 20 protest and maintained that she believed the confrontation was an instance of racial profiling. “I want to be clear, in no way is this political,” Suetos said. “Politics does not involve what just happened to me on Friday. This is just completely wrong; it’s hatred at its core. It’s racism. It’s what many people of color call racial profiling.” She said she believed the unidentified couple’s actions were a result of “implicit bias.” “We all have implicit biases that influence our thoughts and our actions. I have no ill will toward this couple, I really don’t,” Suetos said. Tiffany Gage, an instructional assistant in the Temecula Valley Unified School District who was present at the march, said she knows Suetos and heard from her about the Aug. 14 incident shortly after it happened. Gage said the protest came together after some other educators Suetos had told about the incident decided they wanted to take action. “A couple of the other ladies

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jumped into action, like ‘Let’s have a rally; Let’s march’ and then it just kind of snowballed from there,” Gage said. “On Sunday, we were making flyers and sharing it on social media.” Alicia Ochoa, a middle school teacher in the district, said she had heard about the incident on social media and wanted to support Suetos, who she had worked with in the past. “She was just a teacher, just trying to do her job, set up for a great school year,” Ochoa said. “She’s an amazing person. She didn’t deserve to be yelled at like that, to have so much hate directed toward her, just because of the color of her skin. She’s just a teacher doing her job.” One woman, Kiki Azevedo, said she was Suetos’ roommate in college and drove to Temecula from Santa Cruz to support her. “Well, it didn’t cross my mind not to come out here to support Tiff once I heard it happened,” Azevedo said. “I live out of the area and do a lot of support stuff there to help support people, and I wouldn’t have not come to support one of my favorite people.” Suetos said she was encouraged by all of the support that was conveyed to her at the protest. “I think the situation was disheartening, but when you look around and you see all of these beautiful faces, maybe there was a much bigger purpose for why that happened,” Suetos said. “Me being an African American teacher, I didn’t realize there was all of this support. It surprised me beyond belief. People do care. This is not political; this is a human race issue, and this has been going on, and you have people from all different walks of life and they recognize that this is wrong.” But for the family, who said they are falsely being labeled as racist, the protest was just another example of how people are being targeted for doing what they believed was protecting their neighborhood. “You see something, you do something,” the son said. “That is what hurts me so much, people think my parents are bad people that they raised bad kids, and that is not true. They are good people and they raised good children.” Temecula Valley Unified addressed the incident in a statement Friday, Aug. 21: “On Friday, Aug. 14, 2020, a verbal incident occurred while a TVUSD employee was on the field at Red Hawk Elementary School preparing a video for her students. Neighborhood residents who remained on their property addressed and questioned the employee. The

employee felt the exchange was a result of racial profiling. While the incident Friday does not fall under the purview of the district’s oversight to regulate the actions of non-employees, it is important to reaffirm that it is never acceptable for any person to approach any employee of TVUSD in a way where they feel personally attacked or disrespected, or that is disruptive to the business of the district. “We believe that all Temecula community members play a critical role as partners in our goal of ‘high-quality teaching and learning for all.’ We deeply appreciate the partnership between our schools and surrounding neighborhoods and wish to continue to promote collaborative communication among all stakeholders. The district and schools have protocols in place to assist residents to make appropriate administrative contacts with the school office should they need to report any issues or concerns. Residents are also encouraged to call 911 to report any concerns of immediate threat or danger. “As an educational organization, we believe it is imperative for us to foster conversations that bring about understanding and respect. We have and will continue to provide support to the employee and have further requested an opportunity to engage in a mutual conversation to facilitate a restorative discussion if deemed appropriate and acceptable by the involved parties. “While we are disheartened by the event this past week, TVUSD is committed to our focused work in the area of cultural proficiency, now in its fourth year, and we will continue to ensure equity, access and inclusion for every TVUSD family, student and employee. In June, the board of trustees adopted a resolution to ensure that everyone in the TVUSD school community has the opportunity to learn and work in an environment where they are treated with dignity and respect, free from bullying or harassment. And, further, the resolution stated, ‘It is imperative that TVUSD exemplifies the benefits of inclusivity and acceptance for all members of our community.’ “TVUSD leadership strongly encourages all community members to embrace and support this important work,” according to the district’s statement. Will Fritz can be reached by email at wfritz@reedermedia.com. Managing Editor Kim Harris contributed to this story and can be reached by email at valleyeditor@ reedermedia.com.

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Riverside County Public Health officials, Monday, Aug. 24, reported 28 fewer people hospitalized with the virus since Friday, for a new total of 224 hospitalizations. Also, the county reported 82 of those patients were in intensive care units, one less than before the weekend started. The drop comes on the heels of 49 fewer hospitalizations reported over Thursday and Friday of last week and makes 77 fewer total since Wednesday. During that same time span, 56 Riverside County residents have died, may or may not have had an impact on the hospitalization numbers, as county officials have repeatedly cited lags in reporting data in reporting discrepancies. Valley News asked Jose Arballo Jr., senior public information specialist for the Riverside University Health System – Public Health, about whether there are

new policies in place for hospitalizations or new treatments being administered to patients. Arballo said Monday that Bruce Barton, head of the Emergency Management Department, had been discussing the lowering numbers recently and, “no one seemed to be able to point to one thing or things that had changed (treatment, new medicines or criteria to remain in hospitals), but they are happy the numbers are looking better.” While COVID-19 hospitalizations seem to be plummeting, new case reporting has been fairly consistent for the past two weeks. On Monday, the county reported 1,262 new cases of COVID-19 since Friday, 602 new cases Saturday, 448 on Sunday and 212 on Monday. In all, 50,744 residents have tested positive since the county began recording data. They also reported Monday 45 deaths since Friday, with the total number of deaths now at 972.

On Saturday, the county reported 25 deaths, one on Sunday and another 19 on Monday. Overall, 28,407 people have recovered from the virus, 1,615 more than the Friday before, the county has tested 491,918 residents for the virus, 11,372 more over the weekend. The county reported that there were 374 confirmed cases in county jails and another 1,615 cases recorded in state prisons within the county. Both experienced new case growth a little more than in previous weeks. Locally, Temecula added 30 cases (907), Murrieta added 20 (1,004), Wildomar added 15 (493), Lake Elsinore added 42 (1,062), Canyon Lake added two (82), Menifee added 34 (1,191), Hemet added 37 (1,472) and San Jacinto added 20 (997). In local communities, Anza added no new cases (12), East Hemet added five (281), French Valley added nine (265), Lakeland Village added six (192),

Valle Vista added six (195) and Winchester added one new case (19). Temecula added one more death over the weekend and, to date, nine people have died from the virus in the city. There have been 20 deaths from Murrieta, 13 from Wildomar, 17 from Lake Elsinore, one from Canyon Lake, 16 from Menifee, 44 from Hemet, 19 from San Jacinto, none from Anza, four from East Hemet, one from French Valley, one from Lakeland Village, four from Valle Vista and none from Winchester. Hemet added six new deaths, San Jacinto two and Valle Vista one. The number of known active virus cases countywide is 21,365, or 398 fewer than Friday. The active count is derived by subtracting deaths and recoveries from the current total – 50,744 – according to the county executive office. According to Kim Saruwatari, director of the Department of Public Health, nearly two-thirds

– 63% – of all deaths coded as COVID-19 have been correlated to underlying conditions, principally chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and kidney disease. The doubling time – or the number of days in which documented virus cases increase 100% – is 42 days. A doubling rate of seven days is reason for alarm, while expanding doubling times point to moderation, or gradual success in virus containment, according to health officials. Also Monday, elementary schools in Riverside County seeking to open for in-person teaching were able to apply for a waiver and would only be approved for grades ranging from transitional kindergarten through sixth grade. City News Service contributed to this report. Jeﬀ Pack can be reached by email at jpack@reedermedia. com.

MWD grants easement to San Jacinto Joe Naiman WRITER

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California granted an easement to San Jacinto. The Aug. 15 MWD board vote also certified that MWD reviewed and considered the information in the city’s environmental mitigated negative declaration and mitigation monitoring and reporting program when MWD made its decision. The city adopted the MND and the MMRP, March 17, when the city council approved Phase I of the Esplanade Avenue widening project. The city will be widening Esplanade Avenue from two lanes

to four. The widening will require easement rights for 0.11 acres, or 4,819 square feet, between Warren Road and Alabaster Drive so that the road can cross over a portion of the San Diego Canal Double Box Siphons and Eastside Pipeline. The easement area begins sat the northeast intersection of Esplanade Avenue and Warren Road and runs in an easterly direction for approximately 215 feet. MWD staff determined that the easement would not interfere with MWD’s water operations. Under the easement agreement, San Jacinto will be responsible for maintenance and repairs associated with the public road and

easement area, so MWD will not have that expense. MWD will also receive $1,100 for the easement, which is the fair market value, and San Jacinto will also pay a one-time processing fee of $8,500. The conditions of the easement included that all design and construction plans for the proposed road widening improvements to be constructed on the easement are subject to MWD’s previous review and written approval. MWD retains the district’s previous rights provisions for the siphons and pipeline. Joe Naiman can be reached by email at jnaiman@reedermedia. com.

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The San Jacinto City Council continued its discussion on how much city water and sewer rates should be raised to help repair and replace its aged and deteriorating water wells, pumping stations, water and sewer pipelines at its Tuesday, Aug. 18, meeting. The council received a sobering report by the public works department and city manager Rob Johnson in a work session, May 19. A water and wastewater rate study showed how the city’s water wells, pumping stations, wastewater facilities and associated pipelines were deteriorating due to decades of use and, if they not replaced, could force the city to buy all of its water and pay for

treatment facilities from neighboring water districts at much higher prices. The council learned that some had already been taken off line in earlier work sessions and meetings. The department warned more than $8 million will be needed to keep the system running in the next five years. The council agreed that the funding had to be found and asked staff and the city’s financial consultants to plan to raise the money with their eye on an increase in the city’s water and sewer customers rates to help finance Capital Improvement Project bonds, which would be used to make the critically needed repairs and replacements. The financial consultants hired for the study, Raftellis, gave the

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gering $5 million,” according to the report. The staff report also asserted the city is not in a financial position to continue to subsidize the Water and Sewer Enterprise Funds with general fund money needed in many other areas. The city has been subsidizing both the water and sewer system maintenance over the past eight years with no increase in rates to customers. The council heard from staff that “failure to approve water and sewer rate increases will impair the ability of the divisions to continue to provide necessary and required services in the short and long term. “The city’s water fixed meter charge and consumption rates were previously developed in 2005, and the last escalation of these rates was implemented in 2009. Since that time, the city increased revenues by charging for the first five units of water consumption (previously provided at no charge) and implementing a Water Adjudication Surcharge in response to new expenses related to the Groundwater Management Plan. There are no further escalation provisions to the rates. The wastewater utility rate was last increased in 2011. Comparatively, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics, water, sewer and trash CPI has risen 47% since 2009 and 33% since 2011,” according to the staff report. The earlier smaller rate increases were not adequate to cover the rising expenses to maintain the city’s water and sewer costs, staff said. On June 2, 2020, staff provided an analysis of the timing and implementation of the 50% CIP scenario, in comparison to phas-

ing in increases of 10% each over the next five years. The analysis showed that 10% phasing would not meet the city’s immediate and urgent need for several capital projects, including the replacement of the Grand Well and two treatment facilities, estimated to cost $8 million. The 50% CIP funding plan provided the council at the Tuesday meeting shows the average single-family home with a 3/4inch water meter will increase $11.24 per month or up 21.7%. The water bill for a family living in a multifamily residential building with a 3/4-inch meter will increase $32,68 per month up 23.6%. Commercial water rates using the 3/4-inch meter will see an increase of $29,72 per month or up 24.4%. Irrigators with 2-inch water meters will see a $39.05 increase or up $15.4 %. All average sewer rates will increase $4.92 per month. The new rates, if the council decides on the second scenario, would begin Tuesday, Sept. 1, and the rates will be reviewed each year. The complete and detailed proposed water and sewer rate increases in all three scenarios are available online at the city website at http://sanjacintoca. iqm2.com. Although the agenda for the Aug. 18 public hearing showed the council would vote on scenario, they agreed in a 4-0 vote that the decision was too important and should be postponed until all five council members were present. Councilmember Alonso Ledezma was excused that evening to attend a family funeral. The next regular council meeting will be held Sept. 1. Tony Ault can be reached by email at tault@reedermedia.com.

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San Jacinto commercial and home building continues rise Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, San Jacinto’s surge in commercial development and residential home building has not ceased and continues to expand, according to an online city manager’s report. Tara Magner, administrator of San Jacinto’s Economic Development and Special Projects, with city manager Rob Johnson described six major development projects underway in the city in a “San Jacinto Live” Zoom report on city activities Monday, Aug. 17. The most visible of the projects is the Sonic Drive-in and the 7-11 convenience store and service station located at San Jacinto Street and Commonwealth Avenue across from the Walmart shopping center. The wooden siding for Sonic is complete, and Wagner said the city was hoping it would open in a few weeks. The 7-11 convenience store has the gas pump coverings up and most of the convenience store building finished except for furnishings. Another planned 7-11 convenience store and service station is being built on the west end of the city at Sanderson and Seventh Street. Construction crews are finishing up the excavation for the fuel tanks and laying out the foundation of the store and curbing. The Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians have planned the build Luiseño Village at San Jacinto’s Main Street and the Ramona Expressway south of the Soboba Casino Resort. Grading work will begin soon; its construction will consist of 10 businesses anchored by a 7-11 convenience store and multipump gas station. The Luiseño Village is expected to be completed by the end of 2020 or early 2021. Near Luiseño Village another project will start soon. The KPC Promenade will be located on the

The new Sonic Drive-in at San Jacinto Street and Commonwealth Avenue in San Jacinto is going vertical as commercial building rises in Valley News/Tony Ault photos San Jacinto.

east side of Main Street and the Ramona Expressway and will include a hotel, senior housing, medical facilities, restaurants and retail stores. Further west from the Ramona Expressway, the long-planned and partially built Pheasant Pointe community is situated at Main Street and Dogwood Avenue and D.R. Horton will soon build single-story and twostory homes, selling in the mid$300,000 range. This week, surveyors were working at the location, and regrading has begun. At the Aug. 18 meeting, city council members approved a secured agreement to indemnify and hold harmless the city with Maravilla Partners which has planned a 179-lot subdivision project with homes for 55 and older residents near Brookmere and Portland avenues. The agreement signals the developers intention to start building the homes in the near future. San Jacinto Mayor Andrew Kotyuk participated in the Zoom report. He said the slight upturn in home pricing and the generally lower $300,000 to $350,000 home prices are bringing more people to the city, encouraging the builders to start new or renew

housing construction in the city. “It’s a great time to buy a house because loans are cheap,” he said.

The new 7-11 convenience store and gas station is nearing completion with its gas pumps installed in the shopping plaza across from the San Jacinto Walmart at San Jacinto Street and Commonwealth Avenue.

“We see San Jacinto going to top the county for places to live.”

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McClay provides update on status of TVUSD’s all-online return to school Will Fritz ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Jodi McClay, superintendent of Temecula Valley Unified School District, offered an update to school district board members, staff and the wider community regarding the status of online learning in the district as of the Tuesday, Aug. 18, governing board meeting. McClay said teachers and staff returned for all online development sessions the week before, with more than 3,000 staff members engaging virtually in various meetings over Zoom. As of the afternoon, Aug. 18, McClay said 27,614 students were enrolled in TVUSD, though she said the number remained in flux. “We are still adding and dropping students – mostly adding,” McClay said. “Enrollment staff worked until 11 p.m. each night over almost the last 10 days.”

That number does, though, represent a drop of about 560 students since June 1. “Not bad, but holding,” McClay said of the enrollment numbers. McClay acknowledged that there had been technical difficulties, including with class attendance rosters, and that the district was still waiting on some iPads for students, which she expected to be in by Friday, Aug. 21. She also reminded the community that TVUSD was not yet eligible for a waiver to reopen classes for K-6 in person. “While we are following the Riverside County case numbers very, very closely, please be reminded that Riverside County Public Health will not accept any waivers until the county is less than twice the acceptable threshold set by the state,” McClay said. “That is less than 200 cases for every 100,000 residents. And it’s really

important to note that this number is determined by the county, not the cities, so we truly are at the mercy of how we are doing countywide.” The county had been above 300 cases per 100,000 residents the week prior, although McClay said that the board had received information Tuesday to indicate cases may be lower than that. As San Diego County was taken off the state’s coronavirus watchlist Tuesday, meaning schools could potentially reopen in that county two weeks after that date, McClay said she was hopeful Riverside County would follow suit. “I would just remind everyone, especially staff, to give yourselves grace,” McClay said. “This is all new … we’ve had two days in this approach, so there’s no way we’re going to be anywhere close to perfect.” Will Fritz can be reached by email at wfritz@reedermedia.com.

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EMWD groundwater replenishment project in San Jacinto begins new phase; main excavation complete Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

Some of the plastic covering the fences surrounding Eastern Municipal Water District’s Mountain Avenue West Groundwater Replenishment Facility project are starting to come down at the Ramona Expressway and Esplanade Avenue in San Jacinto. While most of the plastic covering on the chain link fence remains, some has been removed, making the excavation site visible and showing off the large walled-in drilling rig on the south end of the dig site and some piping. Some heavy equipment is being used to install pipelines and to level the landscaped pedestrian walkways around the perimeter in preparation for planting water-resistant plants and winding concrete sidewalks. More work will be done in the next seven or eight months to complete the project in early 2021, according to letters from EMWD sent to nearby residents. EMWD contractors finished drilling the first of two wells for the project, which will be used to pump out water from the aquifer under the site as needed, and they are now drilling the second well just east of Villines Road and south of the neighborhood park. The noise from the 24-hour pumping operation is being mitigated by 24-foot high temporary walls surrounding the heavy drilling rig. The plastic

The large well-drilling rig hidden by the 24-foot high sound wall continues pumping while crews install pipelines at the Eastern Municipal Water District’s Mountain Avenue West Groundwater Replenishment Facility project at Esplanade Avenue and the Ramona Expressway.

coverings and chain link fences remain up near the drilling site. In February, the contractor performed work along Villines Avenue, installing the pipelines that will provide water to the new facility. The Mountain Avenue West Groundwater Replenishment Facility was started last year, and once completed, it will serve as the future home for EMWD’s Water Banking project as part of its Groundwater Reliability Plus initiative. Water will be imported to the

site during years of normal and heavy rain and snowfall. It will be extracted during dry years to help EMWD meet the demands of its communities including San Jacinto, Hemet and surrounding areas, EMWD said. It will also help mitigate the impacts of future droughts. By increasing local groundwater basin levels, EMWD said it can increase water supply reliability for the future. The facility will also help EMWD improve the groundwater quality in the aquifer. Tony Ault can be reached by email at tault@reedermedia.com.

The uneven bare path along Esplanade Avenue, beside the EMWD Mountain Avenue West Groundwater Replenishment Facility, will soon be converted into a pedestrian-friendly walkway surrounded by drought-tolerant plants and bushes. T ony Ault p h otos

Menifee Police Department hires 5 new officers, 1 staff member MENIFEE – The Menifee Police Department welcomed five new officers and a police budget and grants analyst to its growing department. Christine Booker has a master’s degree in business from California State University San Bernardino and comes to Menifee from the Ontario Police Department where she worked her way up for eight years to a management analyst. Before her employment with the city of Ontario, she worked for the Jurupa Unified School District in many different capacities for over

10 years. Officer Kyle Smith earned his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice administration and management, and his master’s degree in business administration from the University of Phoenix. He began his law enforcement career 10 years ago and served with both the cities of Los Angeles and Colton. He brings with him experience in investigations, gang enforcement, SWAT, community programs and honor guard. Officer Eric De Lira earned his bachelor’s degree in applied science

from Azusa Pacific University. He began his law enforcement career four years ago and served with both the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and the San Marino Police Department. He brings experience in both detention and patrol and community programs. De Lira received the Mothers Against Drunk Driving award in 2020. Officer Thomas Horner earned his associate degree in applied science from the Delaware County Community College in Pennsylvania. He began his law enforcement

career seven years ago with the Philadelphia Housing Authority Police Department. He brings with him experience as an instructor, armorer and SWAT operator. Officer Louis Martinez began his law enforcement career over 10 years ago with the Los Angeles School Police Department. He played an instrumental role in keeping schools safe and with community outreach initiatives. Martinez has a passion for being a role model for youth and serving our community.

Officer Andrew Gonzalez began his law enforcement career four years ago with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department where he served in both the detention and patrol divisions. Before his career in law enforcement, he served eight years in the U.S. Marine Corps as a field radio operator and was deployed to Afghanistan. To learn more about the Menifee Police Department, call 951723-1500 or visit http://www. MenifeePolice.org. Submitted by city of Menifee.

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Menifee Valley Chamber partners with city to provide masks

Dignitaries from the city of Menifee, Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club of Menifee donate ear loop masks to PetSmart employees, Monday, Aug. 17. The group donated masks to a variety of Menifee businesses over the course of two days. Valley News/Shane Gibson photos

PetSmart assistant leader Linda Llanes, front left, accepts donated masks from Menifee Mayor Pro Tem Matt Liesemeyer, front right, as Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce events marketing coordinator Tara Hunt, Menifee Chamber CEO Tony LoPiccolo, Rotary Club of Menifee president Debbi Manion and Menifee Mayor Bill Zimmerman look on.

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As COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc on local businesses throughout southwest Riverside County, one of the most important aspects of keeping the doors open for most local businesses is a mask. Since virtually all businesses now require patrons to sport a face covering before entering their establishments so the Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce recently donated masks to essential businesses within the city. “We want our local businesses to concentrate on their business and not having to worry about (personal protective equipment),” Tony LoPiccolo, president and CEO of the Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce, said. Joining LoPiccolo to distribute masks Aug. 17-18 were Menifee

Mayor Bill Zimmerman, Councilmember Greg August, Mayor Pro Tem Matt Liesemeyer, Councilmember Lesa Sobek and Councilmember Dean Deines. The group went to a variety of businesses over the two-day span and donated approximately 3,000 nonmedical grade disposable face masks provided by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors to essential businesses in town Masks were donated to businesses regardless of the business’s affiliation with the Chamber of Commerce. “We are in unprecedented times and our goal is to assist our business community,” LoPiccolo said. To learn more about the Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce, visit https://menifeevalleychamber.com/ or call 951-672-1991. Kim Harris can be reached by email at valleyeditor@reedermedia.com.

Dignitaries from the city of Menifee, Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club of Menifee donate ear loop masks to Nothing Bundt Cakes employees in Menifee.

Menifee Nekter Juice Bar manager Eddie Sanabria, center, receives ear loop masks for employees from Menifee Mayor Pro Tem Matt Liesemeyer.

Menifee Nothing Bundt Cakes employees accept ear loop masks from Menifee city dignitaries, Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce and Menifee Rotarians.

A number of Menifee businesses receive ear loop masks including face shields donated by Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce and Menifee Rotarians.

Menifee Nothing Bundt Cakes employees accept ear loop masks from city dignitaries, Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce and Menifee Rotarians.

Nekter Juice Bar employees in Menifee accept ear loop masks from city dignitaries, Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce and Menifee Rotarians.

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Brady tapped to fill Martin’s senior vice president role with Rancho Water board Jeff Pack STAFF WRITER

Rancho California Water District’s Carol Lee Brady was named senior vice president for the utility’s board of directors during a special meeting Thursday, Aug. 20, replacing the spot previously held by Danny J. Martin who died a week earlier. While the board appointed Brady to Martin’s role, they chose not to appoint someone to fill Martin’s seat on the board as President Bill Wilson suggested it was too close to the election to do so. Wilson previously was against using an appointment to fill a seat recently vacated by Lisa Herman, but ultimately went to Joseph Kuebler, Aug. 6. “This was the only controversial vote that we’ve had in the last two and a half years with this board,” Wilson said. “Again, we could pick one of those other people or we can just move forward with this group of six. If we go out and find somebody else and have to do the open public committee in 15 days and everything else. It’s just so close to the election. … I would propose that we forego appointing somebody this close to the election and let the election play out.” The rest of the board agreed, voting unanimously not to appoint a replacement for Martin. Also during the special meeting, the board revised appointments to the 2020 Standing Policy committees, with Wilson stepping down and Kuebler filling the role. They also heard a presentation from Precision Storage Concepts to extend

their lease on the district’s property on Diaz Road in Temecula. Earlier in the morning, the Planning and Administration Committee met to hear updates on coronavirus, grants and water use efficiency efforts, outreach and educational efforts, state and legislative federal lobbying activities and human resources. They also heard a presentation from Justin Haessly, water use efficiency and grants manager for the district, regarding a proposal to consider a resolution authorizing a grant application to the United States Bureau of Reclamation. “We’ve got a lot of experience with the waterSMART program, we’ve actually been very successful in getting grant awards through that the various subprograms of waterSMART,” Haessly told the board. “What we’re looking to do now with the new grant we want to apply for is apply for a customer meter upgrade project. What this is, is part of our asset management effort, where over the course of the next seven years or so, we’re going to be purchasing a lot of new customer meters, a lot of new ultrasonic meters. It’s the asset management effort that Jeff Kurtzberg is working on.” According to Haessly, the total project budget is $4 million and the grant, if approved, would be for the maximum of $2 million. “To get that $2 million in grant money, there’s a one to one match requirement,” he said. “We’ve got to come up with $2 million of our own. And that $2 million is in the capital improvement program budget over the next few years. So

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Haessly said the application for the grant is due Sept. 17 and a resolution is required to be included in the application. The committee voted unani-

mously to move the recommendation for the resolution on to the board for a vote. Jeff Pack can be reached by email at jpack@reedermedia.com.

Menifee city manager appoints city’s first public information officer MENIFEE – Armando Villa, city manager of Menifee, announced the appointment of Dominique Samario as the city’s first public information officer. Samario oﬃcially began Monday, Aug. 17. “We are excited to welcome

Dominique to the Menifee team,” Villa said. “She brings with her close to 20 years of public relations, journalism and TV production experience to the city, working on high profile news platforms such as NBC, CBS News and TV Santa Barbara. Her experience with community engagement and outreach will be an asset to the city, as we continue to enhance our communications, multimedia platforms and overall transparency of city operations for the Menifee community.” Samario, in her role as public information officer, will oversee the city’s communications, governmental relations and community engagement efforts. She will serve as the city’s representative and be a centralized source of public information for community groups, businesses, the public and media. Her goal is to continue to build relationships between the community and the city and enhance Menifee’s proactive approach to engaging with residents and businesses. She will also work on the development and distribution of the city’s public information and communication materials. Samario comes to Menifee from the Central Coast where she served as a public information officer for the cities of Santa Barbara and Goleta, overseeing a variety of programs including special events, economic development initiatives, community grants and Goleta’s Homelessness Strategic Plan. She has also worked in Santa Barbara County’s CEO’s Office overseeing educational and emergency video production. After graduating from the University of Southern California with a degree in communication, she worked in news media

Dominique Samario begins as Menifee’s ﬁrst public information oﬃcer, Monday, Aug. 17. Valley News/Courtesy photo

in New York City. She relocated to Santa Barbara to work for the city of Santa Barbara’s television channel and saw firsthand the impact local governments have on the communities they serve. While working, she earned her master’s degree in public administration and a certiﬁcate in local government from the University of Southern California Sol Price School of Public Policy in 2018, where she was awarded the John Randolph and Dora Haynes Foundation Recognition Award. Samario recently moved to the area with her husband and two young children and said she is excited to now live near family who have resided in the area for some time. She looks forward to being a part of the Menifee community and Menifee city team. Submitted by city of Menifee.

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Business Grant benefits Soboba Reservation cleanup and repair Mike Hiles SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Gregory Gehr, who has worked at the NCIDC for more than 15 years, with the past two years as executive director, said his organization exists to assist tribes and be a resource to them. “The Soboba Tribal Council, administrator and staff, including speciﬁcally Director Kenneth McLaughlin and the Soboba Public Works Department, have been truly wonderful partners to work with over these many years,” he said. “The decades of projects that we have worked on together in adverse situations with limited resources have always resulted in positive outcomes that have improved the lives of individual tribal members and the community as a whole. We consider our ongoing relationship with Soboba to be an example of best practice in disaster response in Indian country.” The current NDWG Sudden Storms Project will initially involve 10 temporary workers, who will

An approved grant application, submitted to the Northern California Indian Development Council, has provided funding for the Soboba Public Works Department to take care of much-needed cleanup and repair from federally declared disasters at the Soboba Indian Reservation. Kenneth McLaughlin, director of the Soboba Public Works Department, was the initial point of contact with NCIDC for disaster assessments within Soboba. “This resulted in including Soboba as a potential worksite for the cleanup and repair of declared disaster damage in two different NDWG (National Dislocated Worker Grant) proposals, one for response to the storm disaster and the second for the response to COVID-19,” McLaughlin said. “Both these proposals were funded.”

work for approximately 12 weeks each. “We are also working on creating one position as a sanitization technician for tribal facilities in response to the declared COVID-19 disaster,” McLaughlin said. He said the grant-funded workers may only work on the cleanup and repair of the disaster damage. In the case of the NDWG Sudden Storms Project disaster crews, it would involve cleanup and repair of storm-affected flood control systems such as the damaged levee and impacted culverts, ditches and dikes. In the case of the NDWG COVID-19 pandemic project, it would involve training a sanitization technician who would then provide cleaning and sterilization of tribal public facilities to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to staﬀ, clients and members of the public. Soboba’s tribal administrator Michael Castello said more than 20 applications were submitted and

Dudek given EVMWD contract for Lee Lake Dam and Railroad Canyon Dam surveys and reports Joe Naiman WRITER

the monitoring data for the two dams since 2016 and their work has been declared satisfactory by both the district and the state authority. In past monitoring reports, Dudek identified that the Lee Lake Dam spillway tunnel has been showing significant seepage through joints in the concrete panel, that the creek and channel downstream of the spillway are eroding and beginning to undermine the spillway and that a recent storm caused significant runoff from erosion near the toe of the dam. Dudek’s Riverside office is 22 miles from the water district’s headquarters, and Dudek also has nearby offices in San Juan Capistrano, Encinitas and La Quinta. GSI Surveyors Inc., which is the sole subcontractor, is headquartered in Poway. The scope of work includes Dudek preparing a trend analysis of coordinate geometry for each monument, which will identify any observable trends in the monument’s location or movement. Detected

the state. In addition, the NCIDC operates Native employment and training services, youth and education services, and community and economic development programs for northwestern California. “Native people and most importantly Native youth are sacred and deserve to be proud of their culture, heritage, traditions, languages and ancestors,” Gehr said. “The NCIDC wants Native people to succeed in all aspects of an integrated life, work, family, spirituality, social relations, physical well-being and cultural pride. The NCIDC, working with a statewide network of tribal and nonprofit partners, provides resources and services to assist American Indians to meet these goals.”

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The Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District awarded Dudek the contract to conduct surveys and provide annual reports for the Lee Lake Dam and the Railroad Canyon Dam. A 5-0 EVMWD board vote Thursday, Aug. 13, approved the contract with Dudek for up to $165,590. The actual annual payment will be $33,118, but the contract includes four 1-year extension options. The state’s Division of Safety of Dams requires that both dams be surveyed each year to monitor deformation of each dam and also requires that monitoring data be submitted to the state agency each year along with the survey results. On May 13, EVMWD staﬀ issued a request for proposals to complete the dam surveys and annual reports for the two dams. Although Dudek submitted the only proposal, the company has conducted the surveys and provided

movement could indicate deformation of the monument if not the dam itself. The current year’s survey data will be compared to the complete historic record to characterize any trends or anomalies. Dudek will also provide and compare to past information, data on crack monitoring, water surface elevation and tendon load cell monitoring. A linear trend analysis will allow the data sets to be analyzed independently, and if trends are observed, the data will be compared collectively and overlaid on a timeline with the other data sets to determine potential cause and effect relationships. The findings may cause Dudek to develop recommended measures such as more frequent monitoring or observation of speciﬁc issues. A digital level which removes the human element from the observation will allow an accuracy of 160 millimeters. Joe Naiman can be reached by email at jnaiman@reedermedia. com.

the tribe is currently conducting interviews for a possible start date by the end of this month. He said these types of projects beneﬁt the tribe in several ways. “It provides jobs to the tribal members, provides an opportunity for members to undergo training for potential long-term jobs and allows us to provide much-needed cleanup and repairs caused by the Feb. 14, 2019, (storm) disaster,” Castello said. “Unfortunately, we have undertaken these types of projects due to previous disasters in the past several years. But programs like this one from NCIDC are one beneﬁt that comes from these situations.” Gehr explained that the NCIDC operates a statewide Low-Income Housing Energy Assistance Program serving 48 tribes located within California, as well as a statewide disaster assistance program serving all Indian communities throughout the state. The NCIDC is also the statewide Community Service Block Grant American Indian Program provider for California, providing services to Indian people in 57 counties as well as 104 tribal reservations and rancherias within

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Mount Palomar Winery serves visitors of Temecula Valley Wine Country since 1969.

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With its vast vineyard and rolling hills, guests come from near and far to visit Mount Palomar Winery. Founded in 1969, Mount Palomar Winery is one of the oldest wineries in Temecula Wine Country. “We have, I think, 25 different varieties of grapes,” John Petty, the winery’s executive general manager, said. “We’re known for our big red varietals and so anybody that is interested in some really great, full body red wine definitely find something to their liking at Mount Palomar.” They have some unique white wines as well. “We are one of the few wineries – I think only two wineries in all of California that actually grow what’s called a cortese grape and that makes excellent white wine, especially for the hot days out there,” Petty said. They also have one of the oldest Solera cream sherries, he said. “Our cream sherries go almost as fast as we can bottle them,” Petty said. “They are made from a Palomino grape, and they bake in old Kentucky whiskey barrels, for about five years they bake in the sun. “The sherry capital of the world is Spain,” Petty said. “We’ve had a lot of world travelers that say that our sherry competes with the best sherries that they’ve had in Spain, so we’re very proud of our Solera Cream Sherry.” Most of their varieties are Italian. “We are certainly known for our Italian grapes, grape varieties, and in fact, we are one of the few wineries, if not the only winery in Temecula, that actually has a lot of topography,” Petty said. “When you come on-site you have to climb up a hill from Rancho California Road, and then you kind of drop into a little valley. Many people say it reminds them of Tuscany when they come in, which is appropriate because most of our wine varieties are Italian.” Mount Palomar Winery also has some exciting future plans in the works. “The project received entitle-

Mount Palomar Winery serves Temecula wine lovers since 1969.

ments from the county of Riverside approximately three years ago,” Petty said. The project will include 180 hotel rooms, a 7,000-square-foot signature restaurant, new wine production facility, a new tasting room, a two-and-a-half-acre lake, a 10,000-square-foot ballroom which will be a part of the hotel, wedding chapel and a 2,000 seat outdoor amphitheater, according to Petty. “We’ve already pulled out some of our grape vines in anticipation of grading,” Petty said. “After this current harvest, we’ll pull out our remaining grape vines, and we hope to be actually grading by the ﬁrst quarter of 2021, so not too far away.” Mount Palomar Winery already is a popular wedding destination and has won several awards.

“We are still currently doing weddings because we have a very large outdoor, upper patio, and we serve our wedding receptions through our restaurant,” Petty said. “We do about 80 to 100 weddings a year, and the COVID-19 thing of course has caused some rescheduling of weddings,” he said. “I think all of our Saturdays are already booked for 2021.” They do currently have weekend openings, however, in 2020. “The views from our wedding ceremony area are absolutely spectacular,” Petty said. For more information on Mount Palomar Winery, visit https:// www.mountpalomarwinery.com/. Lexington Howe can be reached by email at lhowe@reedermedia. com.

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DIY projects, Temecula Torch Run, movie nights and more cover the week of Aug. 28-Sept. 3 Lexington Howe STAFF WRITER

outside food is allowed, although food will be available for purchase on-site. Social distancing will be maintained; reservations are required. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/ events/709814426268393/, or email kristi@belvinowinery.com. Cookies and Crafts DIY Irene’s Dessert Table and AR Workshop Temecula is hosting a cookies and crafts DIY with their cookie decorating kit to go. The kit from Irene’s Dessert Table includes cookies, icing bags and sprinkles for decorating. DIY kits all include all materials including stencils, wood, brushes and more. The kit pickup times will Friday, Aug. 28, and Saturday, Aug. 29, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information and to order a set, visit https://www.facebook.com/ events/680407562823053/. Jeﬀ Dunham Livestream Concert On Saturday, Aug. 29, Pala Casino Spa and Resort will host Jeﬀ Dunham live from 7:30-9:30 p.m. For more information, visit h t t p s : / / w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / events/733287154125224/. Boho Betsie

From DIY creations to drive-in movies, there’s myriad events happening from Aug. 28 to Sept. 3. Due to COVID-19, check in with the venue to ensure the event is still taking place or to find out more on their social distancing guidelines. Starlight Bazaar Night Market On the last Friday of the month, come out to experience an evening of art installations and local vendors. Dissertation Soap will be hosting the event Friday, Aug. 28, from 5-10 p.m. For more information, visit h t t p s : / / w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / events/1410202265838302/. 4th Annual Doffo Cellar Sale Some unique and rare wines will be available at Doffo Winery Saturday, Aug. 29, and Sunday, Aug. 30, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, visit h t t p s : / / w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / events/787731628655068/. Bel Vino Winery Movie Night On Friday, Aug. 28, Bel Vino Winery will host a movie night, showing “Yesterday” from 7:30-10 p.m. Bring chairs and blankets. No

The Craft House in Temecula is hosting an instructor-led class Friday, Aug. 28, where guests will learn step-by-step to paint “Boho Betsie.” To sign up or learn more, visit https://www.facebook.com/ events/612824756292360/. 19th annual Temecula Valley Law Enforcement Torch Run Special Olympics Southern California is hosting its annual Temecula Torch Run virtually. Run for a cause Saturday, Aug. 29, from noon to 3 p.m. For more information, visit h t t p s : / / w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / events/734027124074939/. Virtual Movie Trivia: Movies about Movies Help support theaters as they remain closed. Reading Cinemas Cal Oaks 17 is hosting a virtual movie trivia Thursday, Sept. 3, from 6:30-8 p.m. For more information, visit h t t p s : / / w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / events/898180454038279/. Lake Elsinore Storm Stadium Hosted by CAI Greater Inland Empire, the Lake Elsinore Storm Stadium is having its ﬁrst of two drive-in movie nights Thursday, Sept. 3, from 6:30-11:45 p.m.

Learn how to paint “Boho Betsie” at The Craft House in Temecula Friday, Aug. 28, in one of the many activities taking place from Aug. 28 to Sept. 3. Valley News/C our tesy photo

The film, “Once upon a time in Hollywood,” is rated R; this event is an adult-only showing. For more information and tickets,

visit https://www.facebook.com/ events/788225971950071/. Lexington Howe can be reached at lhowe@reedermedia.com.

Temecula presents 13th annual Ralph Temecula Valley Museum announces outdoor exhibit experience Love Plein Air Competition TEMECULA – Local artists are This year’s three painting locainvited to participate in Temecula’s tions include artist’s choice of Old 13th annual Ralph Love Plein Air Town Temecula location, TemCompetition from Thursday, Sept. ecula Valley Wine Country winery 24, through Sunday, Oct. 4. and Temecula city park. Plein air artists are invited All entries will be on display every year to paint diﬀerent loca- tentatively in The Gallery at The tions around Temecula during the Merc from Wednesday, Nov. 4, competition. Canvas submissions through Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. Remust be stamped from Thursday, ception plans are being made with Sept. 24, through Sunday, Oct. additional details to be provided at 4, to qualify for judging. Stamps a later date pending the latest state for canvas submissions are avail- and county orders, health protocols able inside the Temecula Valley and gathering policies. ReederWinners Media will be announced at Museum by appointment only by Digitalthe Marke� ng or notiﬁed by phone, calling 951-694-6455. reception

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if a public event is not possible. This year’s awards will include: Best of Show/City Purchase Award with a $500 prize; First Place with a $200 prize; Second Place with a $100 prize and Third Place with a $75 prize. Plein air artists may apply online at http://TemeculaCA.gov and register for activity No. 9030.201. There is a nonrefundable application fee of $30. For additional information, contact the city Arts & Culture Team at 951-694-6455. Submitted by the city of Temecula.

TEMECULA – The Temecula Valley Museum announces a new outdoor exhibit experience to take place at Sam Hicks Monument Park, 28300 Mercedes Street, in Old Town Temecula. The museum, which will oﬀer three exhibits featuring the art of local artists on four consecutive Saturdays, that began Saturday, Aug. 22, will continue each Saturday through Sept. 12. Local artists are among the many impacted by COVID-19 shutdowns. The museum offers these innovative, outdoor exhibits as a way to help promote the local arts community and support artists.

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Entertainment Residents cruise into the 50s at Vineyard Place in Murrieta Lexington Howe STAFF WRITER

Classic cars rolled out for a morning drive-by at Vineyard Place, an assisted living facility, in Murrieta Thursday, Aug. 20. “We’re trying to do as much as we can for the residents right now with limited family visitors, so I called the Drifters Car Club because our property is perfect,” Jodi Cornman, senior community relations director of Vineyard Place, an Anthem Memory Care Community, said. “I think they have over 20 cars coming and they’re just going to drive real slow a few times around the community.” The theme was classic 50s nostalgia. “Just to make it fun, we have 50s music that’s going to play,” Cornman said, and the staﬀ dressed up with the residents in 50s attire.

With the coronavirus pandemic, it’s been difficult to coordinate social activities, she said. “It’s limited,” Cornman said of people being able to visit. “Visitors window visit, Zoom, Skype, Facebook; we’re trying to keep in touch as much as we can.” They went on Facebook and let the families know of the event. At 10 a.m., cars began to roll through the lot, and residents began waving and cheering. Before starting, they had a photo booth available in front of a backdrop of classic cars. “(The residents) they’ve known for days, and so this morning we’re getting their car shirts and all that stuﬀ so they were just, ‘when are the cars coming?’” Cornman said. Lexington Howe can be reached by email at lhowe@reedermedia. com. Carolyn and Dennis Kelly pose for a picture before the car show starts.

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Temecula Valley Hospital receives 2 American Heart/Stroke Association Awards

Temecula Valley Hospital’s cardiac neuro clinical support team poses for a photo after receiving two awards from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Valley News/Courtesy photo

TEMECULA – Temecula Valley Hospital has received two awards from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, highlighting heart and stroke care. The Lifeline Silver Plus Receiving Quality Achievement Award is for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association for the treatment of patients who suffer severe heart attacks. Every year, more than 250,000 people experience an ST-elevation myocardial infarction, the deadliest type of heart attack, caused by a blockage of blood flow to the heart

that requires timely treatment. To prevent death, it’s critical to restore blood ﬂow as quickly as possible, either by mechanically opening the blocked vessel or by providing clot-busting medication. Lifeline program’s goal is to reduce system barriers to prompt treatment for heart attacks, beginning with the 911 call, to EMS transport and continuing through hospital treatment and discharge. The initiative provides tools, training and other resources to support heart attack care following protocols from the most recent evidencebased treatment guidelines.

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“I am very proud of our staﬀ and physicians for receiving these prestigious awards from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association,” Darlene Wetton, CEO of Temecula Valley Hospital, said. “It is very important for us to provide to our community heart and stroke care that they can trust. These award guidelines reiterate

our excellent standards at Temecula Valley Hospital.” Temecula Valley Hospital earned the award by meeting specific criteria and standards of performance for quick and appropriate treatment through emergency procedures to reestablish blood flow to blocked arteries in heart attack patients coming into the hospital directly or by transfer from another facility. The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence. According to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, stroke is the No. 5 cause of death and a leading cause of adult disability in the United States. On average, someone in the U.S. suffers a stroke every 40 seconds and nearly 795,000 people suffer a new or recurrent stroke each year. Temecula Valley Hospital earned the award by meeting specific quality achievement measures for the diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients at a set level for a designated period. These measures include evaluation of the proper use of medications and other stroke treatments aligned with the most up-to-date, evidence-based guide-

lines with the goal of speeding recovery and reducing death and disability for stroke patients. Before discharge, patients should also receive education on managing their health, get a follow-up visit scheduled, as well as other care transition interventions. Temecula Valley Hospital also received recognition from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association for Stroke Elite Honor Roll and Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll. Temecula Valley Hospital, with a 5 Star Medicare Hospital Compare rating, brings advanced technology, innovative programs, patientcentered and family sensitive care to area residents featuring 140 private patient rooms. Temecula Valley Hospital is the ﬁrst Universal Health Services Hospital Emergency Department in the country to achieve accreditation from the American College of Emergency Physicians as a geriatric emergency department. Temecula Valley Hospital specializes in advanced cardiac services, stroke care, general and surgical specialties, and orthopedics as a recent Blue Distinction Center Designation for Quality in knee and hip replacement surgeries. Temecula Valley Hospital is nationally recognized for patient safety by the Leapfrog Group, with a 2017 Top Hospital Award and seven “A” grades for patient safety. Submitted by Temecula Valley Hospital.

Study uncovers key elements of Zika virus impacts on immune systems City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

The mosquito-borne Zika virus can defeat a person’s immune system by drilling into the cellular defenses needed to combat diseases, according to research by a pair scientest from University of California Riverside. Jikui Song, biochemistry professor of University of California Riverside, and virologist Rong Hai were joined by researchers from University of California Los Angeles in producing a study on Zika virus’s microlevel interactions, published in the most recent edition of Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. Key elements of the research spotlighted how Zika pathogens damage a person’s immune response by penetrating defender cells known as interferons. “Suppressing host immunity is a common strategy employed by viruses to achieve successful infec-

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tion,” Song said. According to the researchers, after Zika virus cells – known as ZIKVs – achieve dominance over the interferons, they become deformed proteins known as ZIKV NS5s, which impact other proteins, specifically STAT2s, causing a series of failures within a host’s immune system that can leave the patient with little natural diseaseﬁghting resistance. “Understanding the interaction, at the molecular level, between ZIKV ... and the host immune factor STAT2, opens up a new window for the rational design of live attenuated vaccines and antivirals,” Hai said. “Targeting the virus-host interaction may also provide an important approach for drug development against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.” The last recorded outbreak of Zika virus worldwide occurred in 2016 and 2017, with mosquitotransmitted infections reported in parts of Florida and Texas, accord-

ing to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The only infections in California involved people who had traveled to foreign countries and became sick, according to the California Department of Public Health. Zika virus is carried by the same mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti, that transmit Chikungunya and dengue, better known as “yellow fever.” Like mosquitoes that spread West Nile virus, Aedes aegypti must first feed on a host that’s infected before they can pass on the disease, according to health officials. Zika virus additionally can be spread through blood transfusions and sexual contact, according to the CDC. Some people can host the virus without exhibiting symptoms, which include fever, rash, joint pain, conjunctivitis, muscle soreness and headaches. Pregnant women are at highest risk, because their newborns can suffer exposure-related deformities.

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Murrieta fire chief asks citizens to follow COVID-19 guidelines after personal loss Lexington Howe STAFF WRITER

In a video made by Murrieta Fire & Rescue, Chief David Lantzer told citizens there’s a signiﬁcant urge to wear masks and follow guidelines, after one of his family members died of COVID-19 recently. “The individual I was talking about in the video was my brotherin-law,” Lantzer said. “He got COVID-19.” Lantzer said he was not sure where his brother-in-law picked up the disease, although he knew a few stories about possible interactions with others. “He was down in El Centro Hospital, and they transferred him actually up here to Rancho Springs for further treatment,” Lantzer said. Due to current health orders, they weren’t able to visit, and instead the family made daily phone calls asking how he was doing. “He had been intubated, and they had actually extubated him; they took him oﬀ the ventilator,”

Lantzer said. “They soon had to put him back on the ventilator, and then it was the next day or so, he passed away.” In the video, Lantzer gave viewers a message to take the health guidelines and safety measures seriously. “I’ve done a lot of research on my own. It’s kind of how I’m wired,” Lantzer said. “From the 1918 pandemic and the research, it’s clear that the physical distancing and wearing a mask and what not is eﬀective in slowing down the spread and especially protecting the more vulnerable populations.” Lantzer and his wife said they were disappointed in how some of the public continued rejecting the guidelines. “My brother-in-law was vulnerable; he was a Type 2 diabetic,” he said. “And so diabetics don’t fare well when they get coronavirus and that was certainly the case with him.” For Lantzer, while the video did have a personal aspect to it, he made it as a public health message. “Listen to those who have dedi-

cated their lives to working with viruses, who know better than you or I,” Lantzer said. “I’m just repeating what they have said and what I’ve read in the studies. “It’s good advice, and if it can prevent you from losing a loved one well then it is worth all the aggravation and frustration that you encounter with it, because the alternatives just are not pleasant at all,” he said. Lantzer said he has always felt that the pandemic could be managed, so long as the community does the things necessary to protect themselves and others. “Let’s help our businesses stay open; let’s help people get back to work,” Lantzer said. “We have to do these things and it’s not going to be the same as it was for now, but we can do this and manage it.” Lantzer and his family received a lot of support, he said. Through COVID-19 and the second wave of business closures, Murrieta Fire & Rescue developed a number of policies in response to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s orders. “Depending on the information

we’re getting, CDC or FDA, the governor’s oﬃce, the public health agencies, then we adapt our policies,” Lantzer said. “We upped our game, so now our folks have to wear the facial coverings whenever they are out in the public or in the engine riding together in the apparatus. If they’re in the station and they can’t physically distance they have to wear them there.” The decision didn’t stem from his personal loss, he said, but from the governor’s orders a few months ago. “For us to do our part, to protect ourselves and for our folks to protect their families, and our folks by the nature of our job, we respond to vulnerable populations,” Lantzer said. “People call us because they’re sick; they call us because they’re injured. So we have a special responsibility to protect those folks from us, because with the coronavirus, COVID-19, you could have it and not know it for ﬁve to six days, you could be an asymptomatic spreader.” Another reason Lantzer asked that people follow the mandates

put in place was due to hospital capacity. “The more the hospitals have capacity, the better treatment the people who do get sick will receive, not just those who get the disease but those who have other ailments who need to be in the hospital,” Lantzer said. He asked people to look at the alternative. “If you have nothing to worry about and you wear a mask, then what do you lose?” he said. “If this is what I know it is, although some people don’t acknowledge it as being a disease that’s deadly or some even don’t think it’s real – if it is what it is, and it’s here and it does what it does, then wearing a mask could go a long way into helping you stay safe and helping your family stay safe. “It’s not an infringement of rights, it’s just being a good human to each other and helping each other out,” Lantzer said. “It’s just another way of coming together.” Lexington Howe can be reached by email at lhowe@reedermedia. com.

Don’t let COVID-19 prevent your child’s annual doctor visit Dr. Donna O’Shea UNITEDHEALTHCARE

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the way of life in California, the country and across the world. In recent months, stay-athome orders, mask wearing and social distancing measures have created a “new normal,” and everyone has put activities on hold to reduce the spread of the virus. But one activity that they should not put on hold is a child’s annual doctor visit. As people start preparing for fall, there is no better time than now to schedule a well-child visit and make sure every child’s

immunization records are up-todate. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “stay-at-home and shelter-in-place orders have resulted in declines in outpatient pediatric visits and fewer vaccine doses being administered, leaving children at risk for vaccine-preventable diseases.” Well-child visits are essential for tracking growth and developmental milestones, examining social behaviors and getting scheduled immunizations to prevent illnesses like measles, polio and whooping cough. Just last year, the U.S. had more than 1,250 cases of measles – the greatest number of cases reported in the

U.S. since 1992, which is all the more striking when considering that 20 years ago, measles was declared eliminated from the U.S. because of the country’s success in immunity through vaccination. And don’t forget about getting a ﬂu shot, which is recommended annually by the CDC for all children six months old and above. Every year, flu causes serious illness and death. It is especially important this year since it’s still unknown if being sick with COVID-19 and the ﬂu at the same time will result in a more severe illness. Here are some important questions and topics families can discuss with their child’s doctor:

Ask what vaccines are appropriate for your child’s age and how to make up any that have been missed. Learn more about vaccines, including what infectious diseases they prevent, the effectiveness of vaccines and how they are developed and tested. Discuss the common side effects of childhood vaccines, which are typically very mild, such as pain or swelling at the injection site and can include low-grade fever or rash. Find out what extra steps the clinic is taking to see children safely during COVID-19, such as dedicated or specific hours just

for children, the use of masks and maintaining secure and properly cleaned waiting areas. Be sure to bring home a copy of the immunization record and keep track of each child’s tests and shots and also request a copy for school. Remember, regular appointments with a pediatrician or family physician can be essential to help maintain every child’s health. To learn more about recommended preventive care for children, visit CDC websites and http://UHC. com. Dr. Donna O’Shea is the chief medical officer of population health management for UnitedHealthcare.

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Volume 20, Issue 35

Collegiate players showcase their skills in ‘Best of the West' league

Players in the SoCal Collegiate Baseball league play a full summer season despite the restrictions due to COVID-19. Valley News/Courtesy photo

Joseph Romero, former Vista Murrieta High School standout and current California Baptist University freshman, pitches in the “Best of the West” All-Star game held in early August at San Manuel Stadium in San Bernardino. Valley News/JP Raineri photo

JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

As the end of summer draws near, collegiate baseball leagues, well… the ones that took strict precautions during the pandemic, are wrapping up their seasons. Many local players, who either just graduated high school or are well into their collegiate careers, played all over the country, in-

cluding right here in their own backyard. The SoCal Collegiate Baseball league, which took place between eight Southern California teams, with games being played at San Manuel Stadium, showcased a good number of local players all summer long. The games were closed to the public, except to Major League Baseball scouts or agents, and featured local names

like Jacob Mantiply (Great Oak; Palomar College), Jeremy Lopes (Chaparral; Dakota State University), Jonathon Combs (Chaparral; California State University San Marcos), Dylan Morace (Murrieta Valley; University of Colorado Colorado Springs), Cade Swenson (Paloma Valley; Palomar College), Joseph Romero (Vista Murrieta; California Baptist University) and Zach Rodriguez (Vista Murrieta; University of California Santa Barbara), just to name a few. San Manuel Stadium opened in 1996, replacing Fiscalini Field as the home park of Minor League Baseball’s Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino. Before then, the 66ers shared Fiscalini Field with California State University San Bernardino Coyotes and San Bernardino Valley College Wolverines. San Manuel Stadium is

named after the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, which is based in San Bernardino and paid for the naming rights. In early August, the league also held the “Best of the West” AllStar game between Inland Empire and Orange County players, which featured the two players, formerly of Vista Murrieta High School. Recent 2020 Bronco grads, Zach Rodriguez and Joseph Romero were chosen to showcase their skills alongside 31 other players from the league. Romero represented the Orange County team, and Rodriguez represented the Inland Empire team. Families could enter the stadium and could watch from the suites, or the pavilion, but due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, they could not sit in the stands, masks had to be worn and social distancing was enforced.

The mission of Inland Valley Baseball, which held the “Best of the West” tournament, is to provide the opportunity for college athletes at the highest levels to compete and showcase their athletic skills before their colleges go into the fall session. The organization takes pride in being Baseballcentric. What does that mean? They love the game of baseball and are passionate about its positive inﬂuence on athletes while striving to create enjoyable and memorable experiences for the players, coaches, managers and fans. To ﬁnd out more information visit http://www.inlandvalleybaseball.com. JP Raineri can be reached by email at sports@reedermedia. com.

Perris Auto Speedway mourns the death of first-ever announcer, Bruce Flanders PERRIS – Promoter Don Kazarian and the staﬀ at Perris Auto Speedway said they are saddened by the death of the track’s ﬁrst announcer, Bruce Flanders. The legendary mic man died Friday, Aug. 21, at the age of 75 after a long battle with COPD. Flanders’ baritone voice and quick wit had been a staple on the Southern California racing scene for nearly a half-century. A jack of all trades, when it came to motor sports announcing, the Vietnam War veteran was popular to Speedway Motorcycle, Sprint Car, Stock Car and Indy Car fans not only in Southern California but also around the country. His longest continuous gig was the Long Beach Grand Prix. He took over the announcing duties for the race in 1978 and announced everyone since. His work was rewarded in 2016 when he became a member of the Motorsports Walk of Fame in Long Beach. “Bruce Flanders was our an-

Perris Auto Speedway’s very ﬁrst announcer, Bruce Flanders, a Vietnam War veteran who was well known around the country, dies Friday, Aug. 21, at the age of 75 after a long battle with COPD. Valley News/Scott Daloisio photo

nouncer the first three years at Perris Auto Speedway,” Kazarian said. “He was a pleasure to work with and he was a complete pro. Like everywhere else before and every place he announced after, the fans loved him. He never missed a beat and his quick wit and extreme knowledge of racing made him one of a kind. Most of all, he was a great guy. He was the same on and oﬀ the microphone. Just a genuinely nice person with a tremendous sense of humor. Everyone at Perris Auto Speedway is saddened by his passing and we send thoughts and prayers to his children Megan and Michael.” While many know Flanders as an announcer, many do not know that he was also a racer. He raced Speedway Motorcycles on the Southern California circuit. And in his late 20s, he set a land speed record on the Bonneville Salt Flats when he went 141.703 seconds on see FLANDERS, page C-2

Bruce Flanders, right, the legendary public-address announcer who recently died, is the longtime voice of the Long Beach Grand Prix and entertained racing fans for more than 40 years. Valley News/Courtesy photo

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CIF Southern Section receives coronavirus relief funding JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

It was confirmed recently by Thom Simmons, assistant commissioner of CIF Southern Section, that the organization received some much-needed federal funding due to the coronavirus pandemic. It is being reported that almost $500,000 was issued from the federal government’s Payment Protection Program to help make up for the funding that was lost in the southern section over the past six months because of the pandemic. Because of the untimely spread of COVID-19, the Southern Section canceled the spring sports championships after all high school sports were shut down in March of this year. The Payment Protection Program was set up to oﬀer loans that helped businesses keep their workforces employed and operations going during the pandemic. “The loan is expected to be for-

The CIF Southern Section receives federal funding to help make up for revenue that was lost over the past Valley News/Courtesy photo six months last because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

given and will not have to be paid back,” Simmons said. “It was very much needed and crucial to help the Southern Section make up for lost revenue.”

The CIF Southern Section oversees nearly 600 schools and sports fees for all sports for the 20202021 year are due to the Southern Section Oct. 1 and are non-refund-

able. With high school sports not guaranteed this school year due to the uncertainty of the pandemic, it will be interesting to see if schools send their payments to CIF-SS on

time or ask for extensions until there is more certainty about sports being played this school year. The exact total of the loan was $456,100, which was used in July and it is being used in August to make up for the complete loss of revenue from the spring 2020 playoffs, as well as the adjusted partnership agreements that also resulted in lower income during that time period. “We bring in no revenue during the summer, so all three seasons of sports are how we continue to operate during the summer,” Simmons said. “The loan will also be used as part of the 2020-2021 fiscal year.” The CIF State announced in July that the 2020-2021 high school sports calendar will not begin until the end of December, with high school football slated to start in January. For more information from the Southern Section offices, visit http://www.cifss.org. JP Raineri can be reached by email at sports@reedermedia. com.

Temecula’s Yoder goes the distance, loses at UFC 252 in close unanimous decision

Temecula’s Ashley “The Spider Monkey” Yoder, left, takes on Livinha Souza of Brazil in a strawweight bout during UFC 252 Saturday, Aug. 15, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Valley News/UFC photo

JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

It was a long night of much anticipated fighting when UFC 252 took place at the UFC APEX Saturday, Aug. 15, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The televised preliminary card was kicked off by Temecula fighter Ashley Yoder, who took on Brazilian mixed martial artist, Livinha Souza, in what turned out to be a remarkably close strawweight showdown. Both fighters entered the night looking to bounce back from losses, Yoder to Roxanne Modafferi, Souza to Brianna Van Buren. Souza would appear to find her stride first. The pair exchanged kicks early on but would deliver

a huge punch to the face of Yoder while she remained on her back in the first round. With both women back on their feet moments later, Souza came over the top with another heavy blow. A lot of power was behind every right hand from Souza. Yoder tried to answer by shooting for a takedown, failed, but did land a kick to the body. The two would end up in a clinch along the fence in the final minute. Yoder, aka “The Spider Monkey,” opened round two with her jab, and went on the hunt, pressuring the Brazilian, who backed up to the fence. Souza would fire off her right again, but that attack was anticipated by Yoder who briefly took the fight down in response. Souza popped right up, leading

to a clinch. That led to a battle for position, Souza at times bringing the fight back upright where the pair traded kicks, Souza employing an inside leg kick. She would go back to that kick several times throughout the round. Yoder went after the back again in the final minute, and again wound up too high and went over the top. The third round saw Souza again attack with an inside leg kick. The pair would spend time clinching by the fence, but the fight stayed standing. Yoder was pressing the action, Souza returning fire. Yoder fired off a combo led by her jab, and her output seemed to be just ahead of a Souza rebuttal. A low blow on Yoder then briefly halted the action. Despite the interruption, Yoder had found her groove, outside of continually having to withstand the inside leg kick of Souza. Yoder attacked the back again in the final minute of the fight, leading to a scramble that ended with Souza on top. Something that might have left an impression with the judges, with the fight very much up for grabs. Three of Yoder’s previous four fights heading into the mid-August fight had ended in split decisions. That was not the case at UFC 252 as the final result was a unanimous decision against her. The official results showed Livinha Souza defeating Ashley Yoder 29-28,

29-28, 30-27, but that 30-27 card will likely raise some eyebrows, in what was essentially a remarkably close fight. As for now, Yoder said she will be back to training for whoever she has to fight next, after a much-needed vacation. When it comes to the UFC, a highly anticipated middleweight championship fight and a battle for the vacant light heavyweight championship will headline UFC 253 Saturday, Sept. 26. A location for the event has not yet been confirmed, with rumors stating the UFC APEX in Las Vegas and Fight Island in Abu Dhabi are both in play. In the main event, Israel Adesanya will put his middleweight title on the line in his second title

defense, taking on Paulo Costa in what has developed into a grudge match. Adesanya won the title in October 2019 by knocking out Robert Whittaker. He then beat Yoel Romero in March in a highly disappointing ﬁght by decision. Adesanya is 19-0 in his career and 8-0 in the Octagon, with all eight UFC victories coming since February 2018. Costa is 13-0 in his career and a massive man for the 185-pound division. He has ended 11 of his 13 career ﬁghts by knockout. For more information on all things UFC, visit http://www.ufc. com. JP Raineri can be reached by email at sports@reedermedia. com.

Ashley Yoder of Temecula lands a kick against Livinha Souza of Brazil in their strawweight bout at UFC 252. Valley News/ESPN+ photo

Local high school players hit Georgia after making Area Code baseball teams JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

The top 220-plus high school baseball players from across the country in the class of 2021 and 2022 made their way to Atlanta, Georgia, earlier in August for the 2020 Area Code Baseball Games and the Area Code Baseball Underclass Games. Included in that mix were a handful of local guys from the area. Mikey Romero, who played at Vista Murrieta spring 2020, was joined on the Underclass Milwaukee Brewers team with David Horn, who played at Murrieta Valley High School spring 2020 and Tyler Gough, who currently

plays at Heritage High School. On the upper-class Milwaukee Brewers team was Caleb Anderson of Paloma Valley High School. The Brewers were the Southwest Region representatives and each player listed has plans to attend college and play baseball after college. Romero plans to attend the University of Arizona, Horn has plans to attend University of California Los Angeles, Gough is an Oregon State University commit and Anderson will join the California State University Fullerton Titans after he graduates in 2021. Due to the nationwide impact caused by COVID-19, the Area Code organizers decided to move

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the event to the LakePoint Sports Complex, the premier youth sports destination, in Atlanta. LakePoint Sports is a world-class venue, with eight major leaguesized, all turf fields that hosted both Area Code events simultaneously. The Area Code Baseball Games took place from Aug. 7-10, with the Area Code Baseball Underclass Games running from the 8th-10th. This decision was made in an eﬀort to accommodate the participants, partners, scouts and other stakeholders in the industry as everyone navigates these unique

circumstances. Eight regional teams played in a ﬁve-day showcase. The rosters featured the best young baseball players from around the nation competing at the highest level, while being evaluated at the highest level. Scouts from all 30 Major League teams as well as top NCAA coaches were in attendance. This tournament serves as the beginning of a yearlong interview process culminating with the Major League Baseball Draft the following June. Notable alumni include Albert Pujols of Los Angeles Angels of

Anaheim, Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Kris Bryant of the Chicago Cubs, Bryce Harper of the Philadelphia Phillies, Mike Moustakas of the Cincinnati Reds, Giancarlo Stanton of the New York Yankees, football player Desean Jackson of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Jay Bruce of the Philadelphia Phillies. To learn more about the Area Code games, visit http://www. areacodebaseball.com. JP Raineri can be reached by email at sports@reedermedia.com.

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sitioning from a race photographer to an announcer, he was my mentor. He answered all my questions and oﬀered advice. The same with longtime Costa Mesa Speedway announcer Terry Clanton and many others. He wanted to help all of us. A lot of the other guys would not give you the time of the day, but Bruce was diﬀerent. He cared.” Once racing resumes, tickets for all PAS events will be available 24-hours a day by calling 800-5954849 or online at http://www.pas. tix.com. For fans who do not wish

to buy tickets in advance, they can be purchased on-site. Perris Auto Speedway is located on the SoCal Fair and Event Center, home of October’s Southern California Fair. For directions on MapQuest, the address to enter is: 18700 Lake Perris Drive and the ZIP code is 92571. For more information, visit Perris Auto Speedway on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram or at http://www. perrisautospeedway.com. Submitted by Perris Auto Speedway.

a production motorcycle. He also hot lapped a Sprint Car at Ascot. “Bruce was the greatest motorsports announcer of all-time,” Scott Daloisio, the current Perris Auto Speedway announcer, said. “A lot of people try to imitate him, but nobody has or ever will equal him. He was just too good. In addition to being a great announcer, he was also a great man. Bruce was always willing to help up and coming announcers hone their craft. When I was tran-

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Education

VMHS student spends summer internship assisting NASA scientists

Vista Murrieta High School junior Marshall Mory attends the Student Enhancement in Earth and Space Science summer internship hosted by the University of Texas at Austin. Valley News/Courtesy photo

Jeff Pack STAFF WRITER

In a sense, Marshall Mory, a junior at Vista Murrieta High School, was in a bubble working on developing a much larger bubble for astronauts to one day utilize in their time on Mars. Mory spent his quarantine summer participating as an intern with the University of Texas at Austin assisting NASA scientists with Mars 2020 research and development. “You were working in a bubble, designing a bigger bubble,” his mother Karen Mory said during a phone interview.

“You have to reduce the time that you’re out, making sure it’s quick and eﬃcient in and out of (kind of like) the grocery store,” Marshall Mory said, laughing. Mory was selected for the Student Enhancement in Earth and Space Science summer internship hosted by University of Texas’s Center for Space Research. The nationally competitive program sponsored by NASA’s Texas Space Grant Consortium selects students to conduct authentic research using NASA data. “Working as a SEES intern with NASA and UT Austin was an amazing experience,” Mory said. “My team of student interns came

from different states across the nation, with various backgrounds and experiences. The one common connection between all of us is a passion for STEM and space, the curiosity to explore and drive to learn. Although this internship had to be converted to a virtual format due to the pandemic, we learned to collaborate from a distance, in diﬀerent time zones, under the guidance of amazing and dedicated mentors.” During his time with the program, Mory worked with NASA scientists Dr. Humboldt Mandell, a NASA subject matter expert on Mars Exploration, and Adam Nokes, a professor at University of Texas. Because of the virtual format, he said some of the processes were made more cumbersome, though he wasn’t complaining about the experience, not at all. “It was also challenging just because of the way that everything was virtual, each day would be eight hours in the labs working with each other,” Mory said. “But even just to send a message, there are delays. There is making sure you have a connection; can’t really be outside in Zoom calls, you have to be on your computer. We only met like every other day for like an hour, so it was just the whole separation from the team. Probably the biggest challenge we had was a

small question had to take the same priority as a bigger question.” Mory said NASA is committed to the human exploration of Mars, but before sending humans, “There needs to be the infrastructure on the planet surface that is necessary to sustain the first crews to visit.” During his internship, Mory worked on developing solutions for power, habitation, water, food, health maintenance, mobility (spacesuits and rovers), emergency ARE and scientific support functions.” With the help of his mentors on the project, Mory used engineering design principles and his SEES team designed a Mars village that will allow people to live and work productively and safely for up to 1,000 days on the Mars surface. “It was near a month of just independent research before we really started meeting a lot more often,” he said. “From there it was kind of more research and we were each assigned a specific task as a part of the presentation. “I was in charge of food management and how that would be stored and prepared for the amount of time for the mission and the reserves, but I also worked together with a different group that was also focusing on agriculture on Mars, and then also in charge of like rover maintenance,” he said. Mory said he did a lot of work

with computer-aided drawings, and he provided detailed images for the team’s planned habitat. In fact, he was so adept, he was asked by Nokes to extend his internship and continue working on 3-D CAD drawings and designs for future internship programs. “Without the SEES internship experience I would never have thought possible that I could contribute to science or work together with a NASA legend and an inspirational STEM professor from a well-respected university,” Mory said. “This experience validated my desire and ability to become a mechanical or aeronautical engineer and possibly work for NASA one day.” He said pursuing a future in aeronautics wasn’t always an interest. “I never really looked into the small things that they do,” Mory said. “Working with people that have been in NASA, they shared their experiences and it sounds really cool. It deﬁnitely put that more into consideration for an aerospace major. I was mainly going to go for mechanical, but now I have aerospace on my mind. It was deﬁnitely interesting, and it opened a whole lot of new things.” Jeff Pack can be reached by email at jpack@reedermedia.com.

St. Jude Mission School offers unique education opportunities Diane A. Rhodes WRITER

St. Jude Mission School is a nonprofit Catholic elementary school serving the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians and adjacent communities since 2002. Sharing its grounds with the St. Joseph Mission Church, which has been serving its congregation for more than 100 years, the school offers more than the traditional 3Rs of education. Expanding to include one grade each year since it opened, St. Jude now offers classes from prekindergarten through fifth grade. Small class sizes offer students a chance to receive individualized assistance when and where needed. Administrator Donna Ferry has been a Catholic schoolteacher for more than 20 years. She said St. Jude offers students small group instruction and one-on-one tutoring. The primary grades also participate in learning centers. Students are taught religion every day and go to Mass as a school community every week. “Our students participate in the school Mass as readers and altar servers,” Ferry said. Maleta Lolesio has taught at the school for seven years and teaches first through third grades. She said she chose to teach at a Catholic school rather than a charter or public school because of her background in the church. “I love being able to educate children as well as teach them the word of God,” Lolesio said. “I love St. Jude for many reasons including the family environment we have built as a staff and with the students, the culture and because our curriculum is very academic

St. Jude Mission School in San Jacinto is open for enrollment and serves the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians and adjacent communities. Valley News/Diane A. Rhodes photo

based and challenging.” The school’s goal is to provide a quality education in a loving and caring atmosphere, which will help students reach their full potential. It includes a strong general education with a true sense of God and an appreciation for the children’s Indian heritage and culture. Deacon Andrew Orosco has served the Native American Ministry of the Catholic diocese of San Bernardino, which includes the counties of Riverside and San Bernardino and consists of six Mission Churches within the diocese. St. Joseph church is located on the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians Reservation and adjacent to the St. Jude Mission School. Orosco has been a member of the St. Jude School board for four years and chairperson of the board for three years. “I am involved because I requested, and Bishop Gerald Barnes granted my request, to serve in

the Native American ministry which encompasses all six Native mission churches and institutions which includes St. Jude Mission School,” he said. “The school board is responsible for the adherence and promotion of the mission school which is to provide a quality Catholic education to Native students with an emphasis on local Native culture, language and tradition.” The school’s educational values that it strives to pass onto the children are knowledge and a personal love of God, love of learning, awareness of those less fortunate, building relationships based on respect and concern for others, personal development of each child, a strong sense of family and community, reverence for all of creation and respect and love for Indian culture. “As the only Catholic Mission school located on an Indian Reservation in the diocese, we of the

school board and administrators serve the Native community in many ways,” Orosco said. “Educationally, by teaching the importance of the basics: reading, writing and arithmetic; spiritually, by recognizing our connectedness to all creation through a relationship with our creator and most of all appreciation of the beauty of our local Native culture, history and contributions.” He said the school is self-supporting but that its tuition costs are on the low side based on what other parochial schools in the local area charge. Also, due to the low number of students through the years, the small school has been mostly subsidized by very generous donors and grants awarded by the Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions. “Without these gracious stakeholders, the school would not exist,” Orosco said. “We would like to gratefully thank the Soboba

Band of Luiseño Indians Tribal Council who continually allows us the opportunity to operate this school on their sovereign lands together with the diocese of San Bernardino who award our students with scholarship grants and provides our students with iPads for their use at the school.” During the recent COVID-19 closures, the personal computers have been beneﬁcial. The school board’s nine members support the school through hosting of various fundraisers that allow everyone to invest in the future of its students by providing important opportunities that promote the values that are important to society. For more information about St. Jude Mission School at 23600 Soboba Road in San Jacinto, call 951654-7899 or 951-487-8822 or send email to st.judeschoolsoboba@ gmail.com.

MSJC launches fall 2020 semester mostly online SAN JACINTO – Mt. San Jacinto College began its fall 2020 semester Monday, Aug. 17, with thousands of students enrolled in online classes amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. About 98% of MSJC’s courses are online this fall to help further reduce the spread of COVID-19. Hands-on courses – Career Education classes in automotive, nursing and diagnostic medical sonography, for example – will be held on MSJC campuses when necessary. “We wish we could welcome all of our students back to our campuses right now,” Roger Schultz, superintendent and president of MSJC, said. “We ordered our campuses closed on March 13 because of COVID-19, and for the health and safety of our students, faculty and staff, we’ll remain mostly closed for the foreseeable future. Hopefully, we can welcome back our students in person soon.” As of Monday, 15,630 students had enrolled for the fall semester at MJSC. Those interested in attending MSJC should call 951-639-5313 or visit http://www.msjc.edu.

James Comehn, 20, of San Jacinto wears a mask and observes social distancing markers while he orders books at the Mt. San Jacinto College bookstore on the ﬁrst day of the fall semester. Comehn, a computer science major at California State University San Marcos, is taking some MSJC classes he needs to fulﬁll requirements at the four-year institution.

Diagnostic Medical Sonography students attend the Mt. San Jacinto College Menifee Valley Campus for ﬁrst day of fall 2020 semester, including Ruby Aquino of Menifee, Andrea Garcia of Murrieta, Justin Jones of Corona and Audrey Wong of Hemet. Valley News/Mt. San Jacinto College photos

Among the new offerings to student this fall is the MSJC apprenticeship program, which is focusing on automotive this semester. Companies with auto maintenance and repair facilities are helping students who are looking for a career while wishing to learn necessary skills through a combination of structured on-the-job

of hands-on experience with a wide variety of diagnostic and repair procedures. The apprenticeship provides the student with the opportunity to get one-on-one training from a professional technician in real-world situations. “This allows the employer to ‘test drive’ a potential employee, which provides the student who participates in the apprentice-

training and related classroom instruction at MSJC. The apprenticeship provides a vital supplement to the training that MSJC’s automotive program oﬀers to students, Bob Pensiero, MSJC automotive instructor, said. The automotive program is designed to give MSJC students the vast technical knowledge required by essential workers and plenty

ship with a major advantage over other potential applicants to be hired on a permanent basis,” Pensiero said. Students and employers interested in participating in the MSJC apprenticeship program should email Apprenticeship@msjc.edu. Submitted by Mt. San Jacinto College.

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California fires claim 6 lives, threaten thousands of homes Janie Har and Martha Mendoza THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sky-darkening wildfires that took at least six lives and forced tens of thousands of people from their homes blazed throughout California Friday, Aug. 21, as firefighting resources strained under the vastness of the infernos authorities were trying to control. Three major complexes encompassing dozens of fires chewed through a combined 780 square miles (2,020 square kilometers) of forests, canyons and rural areas flanking San Francisco on three sides. Statewide, nearly 12,000 firefighters are battling blazes that have scorched more than 1,200 square miles (3,120 square kilometers) in California, Daniel Berlant, assistant deputy director for the state Department of Forestry and w w w . m y v a l l e y n e w s . c o m

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Civilian volunteers Brian Alvarez, left, and Nate Bramwell ﬁght the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire Thursday, Aug. 20, in Bonny Doon. AP photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez photo

Fire Protection, known as Cal Fire, said. Crews from Oregon, Idaho and Arizona have arrived to relieve local firefighters, he said, with engines on their way from as far away as Maryland and New Jersey. Tens of thousands of homes were threatened by flames that drove through dense and bone-dry trees and brush. Many of the fires were sparked by lightning strikes from brief thunderstorms – nearly 12,000 since last weekend – as a high-pressure area over the West brought a dangerous mix of tripledigit weather and monsoonal moisture pulled from the south. Some fires doubled in size within 24 hours, fire officials said. And while some evacuations were lifted in the small city of Vacaville, between San Francisco and Sacramento, other areas expanded their evacuation areas. The University of California, Santa Cruz, was evacuated, and a new fire burning near Yosemite National Park also prompted evacuations. Santa Cruz itself, a coastal city of 65,000, wasn’t affected. But Mayor Justin Cummings urged residents Thursday evening to be prepared to evacuate by gassing up their vehicles and packing important documents, medicines and other belongings. “Prepare early so that you are ready to go at a moment’s notice,” Cummings said.

More than 64,000 people have been ordered to evacuate in San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties, which make up part of Silicon Valley and hug the coast south of San Francisco. With firefighting resources tight, homes in remote, hard-toget-to places burned unattended. Cal Fire Chief Mark Brunton pleaded with evacuees to quit battling fires on their own, saying that just causes more problems for professionals. “We had last night three separate rescues that pulled our vital, very few resources away,” he said. An anxious Rachel Stratman, 35, and her husband, Quentin Lareau, 40, waited for word Friday about their home in the Forest Springs community of Boulder Creek after evacuating earlier this week. She knows one house has burned but has received conflicting information about the rest of the neighborhood. “It’s so hard to wait and not know,” she said. “I’m still torn if I want people to be going back to the area and videotaping. I know they cause the firefighters distraction, but that’s the only way we know.” The couple are in a San Jose hotel with medication she needs after undergoing a transplant surgery last month. She collected her mother’s ashes and some clothes while her husband closed windows and readied the home before they

evacuated Tuesday, Aug. 18. “I kept looking at things and kept thinking I should grab this or that, but I just told myself I needed to leave. I didn’t bring any official documents and I didn’t bring my house deed or car title. No passport,” she said. The ferocity of the fires was astonishing so early in the fire season, which historically has seen the largest and deadliest blazes when gusty, dry winds blow in the fall. But the death toll already had reached at least six since the majority of blazes started less than a week ago, with four deaths claimed by fires burning in wine country north of San Francisco. The bodies of three people were found in a home that burned in Napa, Henry Wofford, representative for the Napa County Sheriff’s Office, told the San Francisco Chronicle. In Solano County, Sheriff Thomas A. Ferrara reported the death of a male resident there. Separately, a Pacific Gas & Electric utility worker was found dead Wednesday, Aug. 19, in a vehicle in the Vacaville area. In central California, a pilot on a water-dropping mission in western Fresno County died Wednesday morning when his helicopter crashed. At least two other people were missing and more than 30 civilians and firefighters have been injured, authorities said. Smoke and ash billowing from the fires also fouled the air throughout California’s scenic central coast and in San Francisco. The fires have destroyed at least 175 buildings. Tim and Anne Roberts had gone to the beach with their two children Monday to avoid the smoke at their home in Boulder Creek in Santa Cruz County. They packed a change of clothes, their children’s school supplies and their passports – just in case. They learned Wednesday that their house had burned. Birth certificates, legal documents and family heirlooms are gone. But in photos of the ruins, they were surprised by how many redwoods, oaks and fruit trees were still standing.

“It’s a strange sort of comfort,” Tim Roberts said. The good news for Brookdale resident Larissa Eisenstein Thursday afternoon was that her five chickens, Kelly and The Nuggets, had been safely relocated into a stranger’s yard in a safer, neighboring community. The chicken evacuation came a day after Eisenstein, a Silicon Valley tech worker, had been forced to leave them behind during an overnight evacuation. She fled with her cats Mochi and Mini, driving from one hotel to the next only to find they were full before landing in a safe place where they could get some rest. The bad news Thursday was that the fire was burning down her wooded street as she adjusted to the idea that her worldly possessions may now be limited to photos of her parents, some jewelry she had grabbed and fresh tomatoes from her garden. “After I got the cats, I realized there was very little important to me, and the priority is to try to remember how lovely things can be,” she said. “I’ve had a wonderful garden this year.” Although temperatures were predicted to ease slightly Friday, they were also expected to be hot enough so that firefighters will not be able to count on cool evening weather aiding them. Erratic winds also could drive the fires unpredictably in multiple directions, state fire officials said. Winds gusting to 20 mph (32 kph) over ridge tops could challenge overnight firefighting efforts in Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties, said the incident commander, Cal Fire Assistant Chief Billy See. More firefighters were sent to battle the complex of fires, but “it’s still not enough,” See said. “We’re still drastically short for a fire of this size,” he said. Har reported from San Francisco. AP writers Olga R. Rodriguez and Juliet Williams in San Francisco, Camille Fassett in Redwood City and John Antczak in Los Angeles contributed to this report.

Golden State Killer sentenced to life for 26 rapes, slayings Don Thompson THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A former California police officer, dubbed the Golden State Killer, told victims Friday, Aug. 21, he was “truly sorry” before he was sentenced to multiple life prison sentences for a decadeslong string of rapes and murders that terrorized a wide swath of the state. Joseph James DeAngelo, 74, pleaded guilty in June to 13 murders and 13 rape-related charges under a plea deal that avoided a possible death sentence. The punishment imposed by Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Michael Bowman means DeAngelo will die in prison for the crimes committed between 1975 and 1986. “When a person commits monstrous acts, they need to be locked away so they can never harm an innocent person,” the judge said. DeAngelo also publicly admitted dozens more sexual assaults for which the statute of limitations had expired. Prosecutors called the scale of the violence “simply staggering,” encompassing 87 victims at 53 crime scenes spanning 11 California counties.

Before sentencing, DeAngelo rose from a wheelchair, took off his mask and said to the court: “I listened to all your statements, each one of them, and I’m truly sorry for everyone I’ve hurt.” Applause erupted when DeAngelo was remanded to the custody of sheriff’s officials for transfer to the state prison system. “The defendant deserves no mercy,” the judge said. Bowman sentenced DeAngelo in a university ballroom large enough to hold all the survivors and family members of victims. The sentencing followed three days of hearings in which they told in excruciating detail how he had upended their lives. DeAngelo sat silently through those hearings, expressionless in a wheelchair that prosecutors contended is a prop to hide his still vigorous health. He eluded capture for four decades until investigators used a new form of DNA tracking to unmask and arrest him in 2018. One of six prosecutors who spoke before the sentencing, Tim Ward, district attorney of Tulare County, said the outcome of the case offered hope to victims of long unsolved crimes.

Joseph James DeAngelo apologizes to his victims and the families of the victims he killed more than four decades ago, Friday, Aug. 21, in Sacramento. DeAngelo, 74, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, under a plea agreement that allowed him to avoid the death sentence. San Francisco Chronicle via AP/Santiago Mejia photo

“As science and technology evolve, the space for evil like this to operate within gets smaller and smaller. Simply put, the DNA will never forget,” Ward said. Prosecutors initially sought the death penalty but settled for a life term given California’s moratorium on executions, the coronavirus pandemic and the advancing age of DeAngelo, his victims and witnesses they needed to make

their case. Bowman sentenced DeAngelo under a plea deal that called for 11 consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole, plus 15 life terms with the possibility of parole and eight years for other enhancements. AP reporter John Antczak contributed to this report from Los Angeles.

Riverside County’s jobless rate continues to come down City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

The unemployment rate in Riverside County slid for the second consecutive month amid gains in multiple sectors, state officials reported Friday, Aug. 21. The jobless rate in July, based on preliminary estimates, was 13.7%, compared to 14.7% in June, according to the California Employment Development Department. The July rate was 9 percentage points higher than the year-ago level, when countywide unemployment stood at 4.7%. The EDD’s online database, which supplies regional metrics

that begin in January 1990, indicated that the jobless rate in May was the highest ever documented countywide, a record-setting 15.9%. As with the rest of the nation, the avalanche of unemployment claims was tied to the public health shutdowns stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. Since then, some sectors of the regional economy have returned to semi-normalcy. About 150,300 residents were out of work in July, and 947,900 were employed, according to the EDD. Locally, Desert Hot Springs had the highest unemployment rate countywide at 21.3%, followed by

the unincorporated community of East Hemet at 20.3% and Highgrove at 20.1%. The combined unemployment rate for Riverside and San Bernardino counties in July was 13.4%, down from 14.3% in June, oﬃcials said. Bi-county data indicated payrolls shrank by the widest margin last month in the public sector, mostly in education, which showed a loss of 16,800 positions; however, most of those were seasonal because of the summer hiatus for K-12 teachers and support staﬀ. Most school districts reopened for the fall term in the last two weeks. Additional losses were recorded

in construction, which shed 1,500 jobs, with another 700 losses in miscellaneous unclassiﬁed industries, as well as 200 cuts in the agricultural sector, according to the EDD. The retail trade sector expanded by the largest amount, adding an estimated 4,200 jobs, while the health services sector swelled by 2,900 positions, and payrolls increased by 1,800 in the professional services sector and 1,100 in hospitality. Gains totaling about 1,000 were recorded in the ﬁnancial services, information technology and manufacturing sectors. The state’s jobless rate in July was 13.7%.

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Redwoods survive wildfire at California’s oldest state park Martha Mendoza THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

When a massive wildfire swept through California’s oldest state park recently, it was feared many trees in a grove of old-growth redwoods, some of them 2,000 years old and among the tallest living things on Earth, may finally have succumbed. But a reporter and photographer with The Associated Press hiked the renowned Redwood Trail at Big Basin Redwoods State Park Monday, Aug. 24, and confirmed most of the ancient redwoods had withstood the blaze. Among the survivors is one dubbed Mother of the Forest. “That is such good news, I can’t tell you how much that gives me peace of mind,” Laura McLendon, conservation director for the Sempervirens Fund, an environmental group dedicated to the protection of redwoods and their habitats, said. Redwood forests are meant to burn, she said, so reports earlier

this week that the state park was “gone” were misleading. The historic park headquarters is gone, as are many small buildings and campground infrastructure that went up in flames as fire swept through the park about 45 miles (72 kilometers) south of San Francisco. “But the forest is not gone,” McLendon said. “It will regrow. Every old growth redwood I’ve ever seen, in Big Basin and other parks, has fire scars on them. They’ve been through multiple fires, possibly worse than this.” When forest fires, windstorms and lightning hit redwood trees, those that don’t topple can resprout. Mother of the Forest, for example, used to be 329 feet tall (100 meters), the tallest tree in the park. After the top broke off in a storm, a new trunk sprouted where the old growth had been. Trees that fall feed the forest floor and become nurse trees from which new redwoods grow. Forest critters, from banana slugs to insects, thrive under logs.

On Monday, Steller ’s jays searched for insects around the park’s partially burned outdoor amphitheater and woodpeckers could be heard hammering on trees. Occasionally a thundering crash echoed through the valley as large branches or burning trees fell. When Big Basin opened in 1902, it marked the genesis of redwood conservation. The park now receives about 250,000 visitors a year from around the world, and millions have walked the Redwood Trail. The park only recently reopened after COVID-19 related closures and now is closed because of the fire. The road in is blocked by several large trees that fell across it, some waist-high, some still on ﬁre. While there is a great deal of work to be done rebuilding campgrounds, clearing trails and managing damaged madrones, oaks and ﬁrs, Big Basin will recover, McLendon said. “The forest, in some ways, is resetting,” she said.

Fire burns in the hollow of an old-growth redwood tree in Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Monday, Aug. 24. The CZU Lightning Complex wildﬁre tore through the park but most of the redwoods, some as old as AP photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez photo 2,000 years, were still standing.

Chris Spohrer, superintendent of the State Parks District, said he was pleased to know the redwoods had survived. He said an assessment team had only been able to check buildings so far and that he hoped

they can inspect the trees in the coming days. “The reason those trees are so old is because they are really resilient,” he said.

WWII surrender ceremony in Hawaii limited to local veterans

The USS Missouri Memorial is shown in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Aug. 11. A Pearl Harbor ceremony in Hawaii marking the 75th anniversary of World War II, scheduled for Sept. 2, will only feature veterans living in Hawaii after organizers limited those who can attend over AP photo/Caleb Jones photo coronavirus concerns.

CALEB JONES THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A Pearl Harbor ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II – possibly the last opportunity for many aging U.S. veterans to commemorate the day – will be limited to survivors of the war living in Hawaii because of coronavirus concerns. The plan had been to allow

about 200 people, mostly World War II veterans, their families and government officials, to gather on the battleship USS Missouri, which hosted the Japanese surrender Sept. 2, 1945, in Tokyo Bay. But an announcement made Friday, Aug. 21, said that those planning to ﬂy into the state are no longer invited in an eﬀort to protect the aging veterans – mostly in their 90s – from COVID-19.

Tony Vericella, the executive director of the 75th World War II Commemoration Committee, said in a phone interview Monday, Aug. 24, that the decision to limit attendance was a difficult one, but organizers are working on new ways to honor those left out in a virtual setting. “We are going to do as many things as possible to integrate and name all of those folks who had hoped to be here,” Vericella said. “Everybody felt that the best and safest thing to do with respect to the World War II veterans coming into Hawaii from outside was really just to engage them in the best possible way virtually.” Vericella said they were confident in local safety measures put in place for the mainland veterans once they arrived for a special flight from Oakland to Honolulu and thereafter, but the risks for those traveling from their hometowns to California was too great. He said federal and local officials “didn’t want to take that particular chance.” In a story published early Friday, World War II veteran Jerry Pedersen, who was aboard the USS Missouri and watched the

Japanese surrender, told The Associated Press he had been looking forward to attending the event for years, but he understood the risks. “I’ve been told what I need to do in order to be responsible for myself but also toward others,” Pedersen, who turned 95 recently, said. “I want to go back because that day, as much as I remember it, what happened, why we were there, the fact that it was the end of the realities of war and killing and all, it was the ﬁrst day that I had to start answering, ‘What am I going to do with the rest of my life?’” He received the news Sunday and later told the AP that he was disappointed but understood why the decision was made. “Well, I was very disappointed, yes. I was hoping to maybe see a friend or two,” he said. “I think we’re going to go ahead and have a little thing for ourselves here, and I just want to share with at least my family and a couple of other folks some of the feelings that I was going to express when I got there.” Those feelings are complicated, Pedersen said, as he dedicated his life to peace after the war was over.

“War must not happen again,” Pedersen said in remembering the words uttered by Gen. Douglas McArthur on the day the Japanese surrendered aboard the USS Missouri. But “we’re still oscillating on many of the things that are necessary to bring us peace.” Organizers said fewer than 50 people, mostly veterans and their families, will attend the Sept. 2 ceremony aboard the USS Missouri. The same health screenings and safety measures previously planned will be in place. “We look forward to honoring our World War II veterans whose service demonstrated the selﬂess actions of the Greatest Generation,” Adm. Phil Davidson, commander of the U.S. Indo-Paciﬁc Command, said in a statement. “These heroes not only served to protect and defend our nation, but liberated hundreds of millions of freedom-loving people, laying the foundation for the rules-based international order that exists to this day.” With the exception of the actual anniversary ceremony, most events surrounding the commemoration have been canceled.

Zoom glitches, briefly grinding US schools to a halt Mae Anderson AP TECHNOLOGY WRITER

Teachers and parents got a brief glimpse of a new kind of pandemic-era nightmare Monday, Aug. 24, when Zoom – the video-conferencing service that powers everything from distance learning to business meetings to casual, socially distant get-togethers – abruptly went dead. For roughly two-and-a-half hours Monday morning, many users were unable to load the Zoom website; others could neither host nor join scheduled meetings. Zoom fixed the problem by 11:30 a.m. ET, the company said on its status page. The timing was less than ideal, since many schools across the U.S. were just starting online instruction after a summer surge in the coronavirus pandemic scotched many plans to reopen classes with students present in the flesh. “Today was horrible,” Jacqueline Donovan, a professor at Broward College in Broward County, Florida, said. Her 12-year-old daughter Michaela and 14-year-old son Jayden were trying to log on to Zoom classes but were unable to. “They were both panic stricken and anxious,” she said. Meanwhile, Donovan herself was trying to hold her first class, an introduction to business, and getting frantic emails from her own students. Her class was eventually canceled. “You become so accustomed to the software working, then (when it doesn’t) you realize how dependent you are on the software and it’s a little scary,” she said. Zoom did not disclose the cause of the problem, which appeared to hit both coasts of the U.S. especially hard. Its shares fell less than 3% during regular trading. Grade schools, high schools and universities are relying on Zoom and competing technologies like Microsoft Teams to teach remotely and reduce the chance of infection

during the pandemic. Schools began opening over the past month with a wide array of in-person, hybrid and online schooling plans. In 2019, during a normal school year, about 80% of elementary and secondary schools had opened by the last week of August, according to Pew Research. Internet services from Facebook to Amazon go down all the time, but few have become so crucial to companies, government and schools that their absence can spur brief moments of panic. These days, when Zoom goes down, it’s more like a power outage or phones going dead, making it a modern sort of utility for a nation still enduring the ravages of COVID-19. Zoom and similar services “have been elevated to what we call ‘mission critical applications,’” Tim Bajarin, technology analyst and president of consultancy Creative Strategies, said. “They’re no longer nice to have, they’re now must have.” While Zoom has built up server farms and spent millions investing in its software, it was still a relatively nascent company when the coronavirus pandemic hit in March. Bajarin said. “The bottom line is, software glitches happen.” Bryan Grant in Crystal Lake, Illinois, had just corralled his 3 1/2-year old twins and 5-year-old son in front of computers to start their ﬁrst days at pre-school and kindergarten. Then came an urgent message from their school, 30 minutes ahead of classes, to use Google instead. He rushed to install the software and sign in, but the classes descended into semi chaos as the children in the kindergarten class unmuted themselves, something they can’t do on Zoom. His 5-yearold was nearly in tears as he tried to follow the rules and raise his hand for a question but was talked over by other children who unmuted themselves. “It was very diﬃcult to change

on the fly like this, to something we’re very familiar with on Zoom, to the other Google product,” he said. “We were prepared for one thing, and this completely did a 180 on all of us. It was pretty difficult today.” Grant, who also uses Zoom for his job as a financial aid specialist, thinks the country may be almost too dependent on one product. “It actually does really show you how much we are all depending on Zoom,” he said. “It should be considered essential. Every effort needs to be made to make sure this is available for everyone.” Darlene DiFrischia in Greeley, Colorado, figured her daughter’s first day of kindergarten on a laptop was going to be challenging no matter what. But the Zoom outage made it worse. Their first meeting of the day was canceled, but eventually they made it online. “The teacher was great, she found a way to make it work,” she said. DiFrischia said she fought to keep her spirits up for her daughter,

A computer screen capture from The Associated Press shows the Kansas State Board of Education meeting by Zoom with staﬀ members and other state oﬃcials watching, Wednesday, July 22, in Topeka, Kansas. Zoom meeting software was experiencing a partial outage Monday, Aug. 24, as many students started online classes. AP photo/Kansas State Board of Education photo

as she expects she’ll have to for quite some time. “It’s their kindergarten year – I can’t be grumpy about it because it has to be magical, so we have to fake it,” DiFrischia said. “This

whole year to me is just going to be hilarious. It has to be, or I’ll cry every day.” AP writer Andrew Dalton in Los Angeles contributed to this report.

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9th Circuit judge writes of gun control’s racist origins

Julie Reeder PUBLISHER

A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals threw out California’s ban on highcapacity ammunition magazines, Friday, Aug. 14, saying the law violates the U.S. Constitution’s protection of the right to bear firearms. There is a story from The Associated Press on www. myvalleynews.com outlining this decision. The court found that magazines are protected and “commonly owned.” The ban “substantially burdened” the right of self-defense and the state’s ban was not the “least restrictive means” to achieve its interests. What I also found interesting was Judge Kenneth Lee’s write-up and inclusion of some of our country’s racist origins of gun control on page 34-38 of his response. “Perhaps the most poignant and persuasive reminder of the fundamental right to self-defense rests in the denial of that right to Black Americans during tragic chapters

of our country’s history,” Lee said, “After the founding, Southern states often severely limited, or outright prohibited, firearm possession by slaves, freedmen and others. The judicial branch, too, played a role in denying this fundamental right of self-defense to Blacks. In the infamous Dred Scott v. Sanford decision, Chief Justice Taney recited a parade of horribles if Black Americans were to be considered citizens: it would give Blacks the “right to enter every other state whenever they pleased,” to exercise “full liberty of speech,” to “hold public meetings upon political aﬀairs,” and “to keep and carry arms wherever they went,” according to 60 U.S. 393, 417 in 1857. It did not get much better even after a bloody war that tore the country apart. Post-Civil War state legislation and the Black Codes in the South deprived newly freed slaves of their Second Amendment rights, see McDonald, 561 U.S. at 771. Meanwhile, armed bands of ex-Confederates roamed the countryside forcibly disarming and terrorizing African Americans. The Radical Republicans in Congress fought back against these “systematic eﬀorts … to disarm.” Black Americans by enacting the Freedmen’s Bureau Act of 1866 and the Civil Rights Acts of 1866, both of which guaranteed all persons the right of self-defense. But laws promising protection and equality for African Americans rang hollow because, in the post-Reconstruction era, the Ku Klux Klan and other marauding bands of terrorists slaughtered

thousands of unarmed Black Americans. See generally Allen W. Trelease, “White Terror: The Ku Klux Klan Conspiracy and Southern Reconstruction” in 1971; see also Robert J. Kaczorowski, “Federal Enforcement of Civil Rights During the First Reconstruction,” vol. 23 of Fordham University’s Urban Law Journal, pages 155, 156-57, published in 1995. Not surprisingly, Black Americans embraced their right to self-defense, understanding that protections offered by the state may be promising in theory but fatal in fact. Ida B. Wells – the crusading journalist who co-founded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Persons – wrote that “a Winchester riﬂe should have a place of honor in every Black home, and it should be used for that protection which the law refuses to give,” according to Ida B. Wells, “Southern Horrors and Other Writings: The Anti-Lynching Campaign of Ida B. Wells, 1892-1900” page 70 of the Jacqueline Jones Royster edition in 1997). Martin Luther King, Jr., despite his non-violent approach to protest, owned numerous ﬁrearms and hired armed men to guard his house during the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1956. See Annelieke Dirks, “Between Threat and Reality: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the Emergence of Armed Self-Defense in Clarksdale and Natchez, Mississippi, 1960-1965, 1 J. for the Study of Radicalism” page 71-73 from 2007. One civil rights activist who visited King’s home during that time described

the house as an “arsenal.” Stories of other civil rights activists exercising their right to self-defense are legion. While the NAACP espoused nonviolence, many of its members carried firearms for self- protection and for good reason. Aaron Henry, a branch president of the NAACP, would openly display his firearm after his house was firebombed in 1963. When NAACP activist Hartman Turnbow tried to register to vote, nightriders lit his house on fire with Molotov cocktails. Turnbow recounted that he grabbed his rifle, escaped the burning building and exchanged gunfire with two white men waiting outside. The men fled once Turnbow started shooting back. Ida B. Wells documented that “(o)f the many inhuman outrages of (that) year, the only case where the proposed lynching did not occur, was where the men armed themselves . . . and prevented it. The only times an Afro-American who was assaulted (and) got away has been when he had a gun and used it in self-defense,” according to Ida B. Wells. During the crucible of the civil rights movement, Black American veterans from World War II and the Korean War founded the Deacons for Defense and Justice to protect Black people from racial violence at the hands of the Ku Klux Klan. See generally Lance Hill, “The Deacons for Defense: Armed Resistance and the Civil Rights Movement” from University of North Carolina Press edition in 2004. In 1966, the small Louisiana town of Bogalusa integrated the lo-

cal junior high school to the ire of the local Klan. Armed with guns, this roving band of racist terrorists arrived at the junior high school. Their intentions were obvious: In that small town, two African Americans, one of whom was a deputy sheriff, had been recently killed by white people. But this time around, the Klan encountered something unexpected at the entrance of the school: The Deacons for Defense and Justice – armed with revolvers and rifles, and rooted in righteousness and resolution. Outgunned by the Deacons, the Klan fled. As one member of the Deacons noted afterward, “From that day forward, we didn’t have too many more problems.” These terrible events did not occur long ago in faraway lands. They occurred on American soil, some less than 60 years ago. And tragically, they are not unique. Indeed, Black Americans’ experience throughout the civil rights movement was just the latest iteration in an ongoing struggle to defend hearth and home from those who wished them ill. Our country’s history has shown that communities of color have a particularly compelling interest in exercising their Second Amendment rights. The Second Amendment provides one last line of defense for people of color when the state cannot – or will not – step in to protect them. It remains true today across all communities of color.” Julie Reeder can be reached by email at jreeder@reedermedia. com.

August marks 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote Assemblymember Marie Waldron SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

August marks a huge milestone. In 1920, women were granted the right to vote nationwide when Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment. According to the amendment, “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.” Just to be clear, millions of women had already been voting. Fifteen states had granted women full suﬀrage, and limited

voting rights had been granted in another 12. In some states like Colorado and Oklahoma, women’s

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, The insane speak I hear from the Left says this president has lied. I ask, about what? He is building the wall. Even with the House against him. He has finagled a way to get it going to keep illegals out while still allowing legal immigration. As a country we have always welcomed the world to our shores. We just ask you don’t sneak across the borders at night and the next day apply for support, like free medical, food stamps, Social Security and all of the other benefits reserved and paid for by hard working Americans. And we feel it would be nice if you followed our laws and didn’t bring harm to anyone. Trump has rebuilt our military. He has taken care of our veterans. He eliminated the wait. He fired people that were too lazy to take care of the vets. Trump started a new intergalactic service, Space Development Agency. The first new military program in centuries. He is starting to make aspirin in this country again. Did anybody know all of our meds were coming from a foreign country? I’d say, “No, we did not know that every lab in America has been closed.” Why didn’t the media tell us? My guess is Democrats all are accustomed to getting their paycheck from someone else. They don’t build jobs. They get paychecks. For instance, in our state, the teachers have become so liberal they almost fall off the earth. We need to do the same thing with the California Teachers Association that Reagan did with the air traffic controllers. Fire them all. After all, who gets tenure on the job after only two years of work? Is there any wonder, our children can’t read, do simple math let alone understand the Constitution and the Bill of Rights? These yo-yo’s are too busy teaching them to go to the

bathroom together. Now they are demanding to defund the police. Who are these crazy people teaching our children in every grade from kindergarten through their master’s programs? Bounce the lot of them. There are plenty of Christian schools that will teach them that God is the supreme being and not Nancy Pelosi. All lives matter. He doesn’t see color. And neither do Americans especially in the Republican Party. By the way, if the other side gets into the White House, we will have our Second Amendment rights taken away. Black Americans need to read our history. It was a Republican that worked to set them free. Every governor ﬁghting to keep slaves was a Democrat. Furthermore, during the Civil Rights marches of 1963-1964 all of the governors in the south were Democrats. Here is the truth. In 1963 every southern state – Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, Texas, Arkansas and South Carolina – opposed equal rights for our Black brothers and sisters. And they were all Democrats. They even set dogs on non-Whites. Still under the master’s thumb, Blacks need to be “free at last.” Abraham Lincoln went against southern Democrats who fought to keep their slaves during the Civil War. It was Republicans that organized and fought to set them free. The only time Democrats even talk to the Black community is when it’s time to vote. Democrats as a party, cast fear into the community because they have kept them under educated, going to the worst schools in the worst neighborhoods with the worst teachers. After all, if you’ve noticed, only Democrats notice skin color. Republicans still believe in equality. God bless us all. Cindy Freeland Fallbrook

suffrage passed by elections that were only open to male voters. In California, women received the right to vote in 1911, and in 1918, four women were elected to the State Assembly. Nationally, the first woman elected to Congress was Jeannette Rankin of Montana in 1916. A strong supporter of women’s suffrage, she voted for the 19th Amendment in 1918. Even after passage of the 19th Amendment, voting rights did not include all women. Women of color were not allowed to vote in some parts of the country until the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Today,

women serve at all levels of leadership in our state and nation, including governors, congressional representatives and senators. In the California Legislature, I serve as Assembly Minority Leader, along with Toni Atkins, Pro Tem and Shannon Grove, Minority Leader, both in the Senate. The 19th Amendment passed Congress in 1919 with bipartisan support – over 80% of Republicans and 50% of Democrats supported the measure in both houses. In the1920 election, 36% of women, compared to 68% of men, actually voted, but since 1980, turnout

among women has slightly surpassed male turnout. We’ve come a long way in 100 years and we continue to work for equality. 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.

Coronavirus cancellations increase importance of print media ads Joe Naiman WRITER

San Diego State University football has been postponed at least until spring 2021. That means I won’t be watching any Aztecs games on television during 2020. That means I won’t be watching any political advertisements during San Diego State games. I’m old enough to have driven during the national 55 mph speed limit, so I understand Colin Kaepernick’s frustration with cops and the national government and I’m not boycotting the National Football League. However, I do not have enough interest in any NFL team to spend three hours watching a professional football game. If I’m at a restaurant or bar and the television has a National Football League game I will watch, but my scheduled activities don’t speciﬁcally include watching professional football. Due to the coronavirus shutdowns I haven’t been to a bar since March. I haven’t been to a restaurant with a TV on since March. I do not expect to watch any National Football League action during 2020, which means I won’t be watching any political commercials during NFL games.

San Diego County also does not have any National Basketball Association teams, so I only watch NBA games in a restaurant or bar. I will not be doing that for a while, so I won’t be seeing those commercials. Sports bars with multiple TVs ﬁnd an enhanced cable package with specialized sports channels to be financially worthwhile, which is not necessarily the case with individual consumers. Sports bars may also deem the patronage garnered from a pay per view event to merit the cost. The shutdown of bars eliminates that viewership and thus the audience for political advertisements. In a way, the shutdown has been nice for me because I can call into meetings instead of traveling into San Diego to attend them in person. That means I’m not listening to the car radio during drive time. I’m also not listening to the car radio when I stay home instead of making other trips. That means I’m not listening to political commercials even if I don’t change the station button. I haven’t watched additional television, including computerbased shows, since the shutdown. I’ve been catching up on my reading and I’ve used some of

the additional spare time to enjoy the birds in my yard. Nobody has ﬁgured out how to cause a ﬂock of birds to fly in formation to display a political or other advertising message. The lead time for monthly magazines may make political advertising unfeasible, and if I’m catching up on my magazine reading any political advertising may be for an election which has already occurred. For non-political print advertising, the reading delay is actually an advantage, because the advertising can be seen long after the publication. Print advertising in newspapers or magazines published more than once a month has a shorter lead time between the decision to advertise and the time the viewer reads the ad. With fewer television events to view print media advertising has become more important during the coronavirus shutdown. This is especially true for political advertising which requires a consumer decision shortly after the ad is seen. Political campaigns will need to compensate for the loss of television viewing by increased advertising in print media. Joe Naiman can be reached by email at jnaiman@reedermedia. com.

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Congregation B’nai Chaim invites all to pray, enjoy, listen and learn for the High Holidays Kim Harris MANAGING EDITOR

Congregation B’nai Chaim is inviting all to attend this year’s High Holiday services, featuring Rabbi Emily Holtzman and beginning with Erev Rosh Hashanah Friday, Sept. 18. Holtzman grew up in Agoura Hills and is entering her ﬁnal two years at the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies in Los Angeles. As a child, Holtzman enjoyed playing basketball, acting and dancing. Throughout middle and high school, she danced an average of 10 hours per week and was a competition tap and lyrical dancer. Holtzman also studied photography in high school and entered college as a photography major. She earned degrees in art history and Judaic studies from the University of Oregon. While at Oregon, she was active in student leadership at Hillel as well as in her sorority. Holtzman also holds master’s degrees in both Jewish studies and Jewish education with an emphasis in experiential education from Hebrew College in Boston. Throughout the past decade and a half, Holtzman has served as an educational administrator for both Temple Adat Elohim in Thousand Oaks as well as IKAR in Los Angeles. She has also been an educator in both the summer camp and religious school settings, working with various camps and synagogues in Los Angeles. She attended summer camp

at the Wilshire Boulevard Temple Camps in Malibu for 10 years as both a camper and staff member. Holtzman said she is grateful to have had opportunities to learn with different types of organizations throughout the Jewish world. She is particularly proud of her experiences with The Shalom Hartman Institute, The iCenter and SVARA: a Traditionally Radical Yeshiva and MAZON. As an educator, Holtzman’s goal is to help in the strengthening and development of one’s Jewish identity. With a passion for Jewish texts and a focus on inclusion, she strives to create meaningful and memorable experiences for people in both their Jewish and secular lives. Holtzman is an avid book collector, an expert binge-watcher and, when times permit, enjoys attending the movies, plays and musicals and visiting art museums. Holtzman is a proud aunt to a niece and three nephews, who she loves reading books with and who add much joy to her life. She enjoys teaching them the fundamentals of how to be both proud Jews and thoughtful human beings. In a first for the oldest synagogue in southwest Riverside County, this year services for the High Holidays will be held via Zoom, according to Irv Michlin, representative of Congregation B’nai Chaim. “Services will be offered on Zoom unless we receive Riverside County permission to hold a portion of our services in the sanctuary,” Michlin

said. “If so, seating will be restricted due to spacing and distance requirements so if you are interested, we need to hear from you by Aug. 31.” Tickets for High Holidays services are free for members of Congregation B’nai Chiam and $36 for nonmembers. Children are free, and no one will be turned away due to ﬁnancial need, Michlin said. Erev Rosh Hashanah services are scheduled for Friday, Sept. 18, at 7 p.m., the ﬁrst day or Rosh Hashanah, Saturday, Sept. 19, services begin at 10 a.m. Taschlich will be held Saturday, Sept. 19, at 4 p.m. at the Temecula Duck Pond. Services for the second day of Rosh Hashanah, Sunday, Sept. 20, begin at 10 a.m. and services for Erev Yom Kippur – Kol Nidre, also Sunday, Sept. 27, begin promptly at 7 p.m. Yom Kippur services will be held Monday, Sept. 28, beginning at 9:30 a.m. followed by Yizkor at approximately 12:30 p.m., Mincha Services at 4:45 p.m., N’eilah Services at 6 p.m. and Havdalah and Final Shofar at 7:20 p.m. For more information on High Holiday services or for a complete list of services, events and classes, call 951-677-7350, send an email to bnaichaim1@gmail.com or visit Congregation B’nai Chaim online at http://www.bnaichaim.com. Congregation B’nai Chaim is located at 29500 Via Princesa in Murrieta. Kim Harris can be reached by email at valleyeditor@reedermedia. com.

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Learn from Congregation B’nai Chaim: The fringes of the garment Roger Cohen SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

“You shall make tassels on the four corners of the garment with which you cover yourself,” in Deuteronomy 22:12. The Bible tells us to make “tassels” on the four corners of the garment. Maybe you have seen a picture or someone praying with a

“prayer shawl” or wearing a tallit? What are the tassels, or “tzitzit” as they are called in Judaism? The tassels are the four knotted strands on the corners of a “tallit” in modern times, or a garment, in biblical days. They are put on shawls today, tied directly to clothes on belt loops or were, like old days, sewn as the hem of the garment. They represent a covenant between

God and his people. The tassels are not the object of focus, but they are to be reminders of the main focus – God and God’s law. All observant Israelite men wore them through history, and even today, as a sign of this covenant. Wearing the tassels was very signiﬁcant and was found in other Bible stories. Think of this signiﬁcance when we read about the

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First week of distance learning is in the books Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

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Sibylle Rosamond holds up a sign she made for the surprise parade for local artist Sacha Hope, Sunday, Aug. 23.

Incumbent Anza Electric Cooperative board member Steve Lauzier hopes to be reelected to his seat so that he can continue the work he has focused on while sitting on the board.

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Friends, neighbors and wellwishers gathered in a scenic location in Aguanga for an emotional

parade to show support for local artist Sacha Hope, who was diagnosed with breast cancer. The gathering, organized by Susan Thompson and Leanne Lien, was a surprise for Hope. Her

husband, Trond Hildahl, arranged to have her present. She said she was completely overcome with emotion and awe for the outpouring of support. “So I was given a big surprise

this morning. Many of my local community banded together in a ‘Hugs For Sacha Parade,’” she said on her Facebook page. “They see SACHA, page AVO-3

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An emaciated horse, seized from a property in Anza by Riverside County Department of Animal Services, is recovering at Falcon Ridge Equine Rescue in Valley Center. The chestnut stallion, named Phoenix, is responding well to a special weight-gaining diet and light exercise. “Phoenix arrived Thursday, Aug. 6, directly from Riverside DAS oﬃcers,” Nicki Branch, rescue president, said. “They said he was with an owner who taught him to dance in Anza. Though we don’t know his age yet, he is older and scored a 1 on the Henneke Scale when he arrived.” The Henneke horse body condition scoring system is a numerical scale used to evaluate the amount of fat on a horse’s body. It was developed in the early 1980s by Don Henneke at Texas A&M University with the goal of creating a universal scale to assess equine’s body weight. Phoenix scored the

lowest possible score. The stallion was in very poor condition and needed care. “His special needs are the fact he is emaciated, is older and is a stallion. He has been eating alfalfa hay and just started on equine senior feed,” Branch said. The rescuers had to start slow, using the University of California Davis Refeeding Syndrome Guidelines of small portions of alfalfa only. “We don’t know if he is sound or not, but he is appearing to start to limp on his left front, most likely from the weight gain. He will be seeing the farrier soon. Now that he is eating heavier rations of hay and senior feed and getting small portions of exercise, we will stay on this regime until he is up to weight. It should take at least two months. After he is up to weight and once the vet determines his age, we will have him castrated if he is 25 years old or younger,” she said. Phoenix arrives at Falcon Ridge Equine Rescue in Valley Center due to severe neglect. Anza Valley Outlook/Courtesy photo

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Kelly McFall shared game camera footage of the wildlife that visits a water station at an undisclosed location in the Aguanga area. Bobcats, coyotes, deer, birds and more come to quench their thirst at the watering hole amid the ribbonwood trees and sage. The images were captured with a motion detector game camera so as not to disturb the animals as they drank, played and rested undisturbed. The pictures were shared on the Facebook group for Lake Riverside Friends and resulted in an active conversation about local wildlife. Learn more about native birds and mammals by visiting the California Wildlife Center at https:// cawildlife.org. Diane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com. see WILDLIFE for more photos on page AVO-5

A bobcat takes a sip from the watering station tended by Nancy Fiandaca and Kelly McFall in Aguanga. Anza Valley Outlook/Courtesy photos

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First week of distance learning is in the books Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

Anza’s first week of state-mandated distance learning is oﬃcially in the books. Krystle Hamlett said, “Last week was the first week of virtual learning for the kids. We all survived. One of the things we learned was that the Chromebooks provided by the school have a hard time keeping up with online video chat and opening multiple pages for school work. So, my daughter Alyssa is now using her Chromebook just for video and a MacBook to do school work at the same time. She looks like she has her own work oﬃce in her room.” From Monday, Aug. 17, through Friday, Aug. 21, all classes were held via direct online learning with teachers. The synchronous/asynchronous schedule began Monday, Aug. 24. The distance learning model in-

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Skyy Vollan ﬁnishes up her classwork on her computer during the ﬁrst An za V a l l e y Ou t l o o k/ Co u r t e sy p h o t o s week of distance learning.

Eighth grader William Hamlett listens to an online lesson during the ﬁrst week of distance learning.

volves interaction, instruction and check-ins by computer. Chromebooks, hot spots, tech support, teacher devices and other technology are provided by the Hemet Unified School District. Gov. Gavin Newsom released guidance Friday, July 17, requiring schools to reopen online for the 2020-2021 school year. All schools – public, private and charter – within Riverside County were not permitted to return to the classroom in a traditional manner. HUSD opened the year in a fully online learning model. “On a positive note,” Hamlett said, “We get to talk and interact much more with both kids during the day, and they have fresh meals for lunch. The teachers are doing an amazing job at the high school and middle school levels. William is in a high school math class, and even with the different schedules, the teachers are doing wonderfully with organization.” All schools within the district will continue online learning until the end of the middle and high school grading period, Friday, Nov. 6. Riverside County’s coronavirus status will be reviewed, and it will be determined if the schools can transition to a more traditional

Senior Alyssa Hamlett uses two computers during the ﬁrst week of distance learning.

schooling model. “The first week of school went awesome, and it was easy for Skyy to log in and follow along with her teachers,” April Vollan said. “It was good to see her classmates and teachers that she missed so much. It was just like being at school except for when she was at the oﬃce or at home on her Chromebook. She even does PE in front of the computer. They do a video workout all together as a class. I thought that was pretty cool, and it’s definitely just like being at school. I’m so glad my daughter is home with me, and I’m enjoying more time with her.” While most of the feedback was positive, there were some concerns over keeping up, interruptions to family home businesses, student frustration and lack of technical know-how. Aurianna King said, “Aside from missing their friends, distance learning is going great. I love the way our school put everything together.” For more information, contact Hamilton High School at https:// www.hamiltonbobcats.net/ or call 951-763-1865. Diane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

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My goal is to represent our community and work in conjunction with the board toward mutually beneﬁcial goals, and perpetuating the strength of the Co-op.  To support affordable and reliable services for all members.  To support the enhancement of clean/renewable energy to meet the explosive demand for broadband internet.  To encourage continuity and cohesiveness among board members.  To avidly represent my constituents by voicing their concerns, ideas and requests. “As a result of my 20 wonderful years of marriage to Bill Adams, I am well aware of Anza Electric Cooperative Inc.’s most excellent reputation at the top of the nation’s electric companies regarding patronage gain (capital credits.) Once elected, it will be an honor for mre to contribute towards maintaining such an esteemed reputation.”

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In the story “Cooperative to announce membership election results during annual meeting” which was published in the Aug. 21 edition of Anza Valley Outlook stated that if elected, to the AEC board, candidate Keith Penny would like to see all meetings compliant with the Brown Act, not complaint with the Brown Act as was published. Finally, the statement that Penny would “explore community choice aggregations and to review AEC policy members with solar power,” should have read “to review AEC policy for members with solar power.” Anza Valley Outlook apologizes for the errors.

Employment History: Due to my self-employed status for the past 40 years, I understand fully what it takes to meet goals while maintaining a sustainable proﬁt margin.

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Anza Local Lauzier hopes to continue working to better AEC Kim Harris MANAGING EDITOR

Incumbent Anza Electric Cooperative board member Steve Lauzier hopes to be reelected to his seat so that he can continue the work he has focused on while sitting on the board. Married with one son, and the son of a third-generation farmer, Lauzier said he has 43 years of experience in management, finance and economic development which has benefited him during his time on the board. He said he doesn’t just show up, he is always looking for new products, new methods and ways to improve upon things already in place. Lauzier, who attended California State University Long

Beach and Regis University, said if reelected he would “continue looking for ways for Anza Electric Cooperative to play a strong role in our communities’ schools and economic development.” Lauzier has served AEC on the finance committee and the policy and bylaws committee. He was elected to represent AEC as trustee of Northwest Public Power Association and elected by Anza Electric Cooperative to serve as vice president and on the executive committee. While working for the betterment of the community gives him great pleasure, he said; some of the best moments in his life have been coaching AYSO soccer teams and raising horses on his farm. “We need to keep working

on having the best internet anywhere,” Lauzier said. He said that while no one planned on COVID-19, it affected construction for AnzaConnect. “Service, once constructed and online has been maintained, but the new lines are still a wish for many of us still waiting,” he said. “Good people keep working the best they can and good people have kept working around these situations as best they can, but they didn’t quit. “Thanks to the forward planning of Anza Electric Cooperative’s great management we have power for everyone and directors who focus on rates, planning, technology and excellent employees,” he said. Kim Harris can be reached by email at valleyeditor@reedermedia.com.

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all kept it a big secret and drove around our little area honking and displaying signs of support. Tears were shed, and oh so many air hugs and waves. I have so missed these faces over the last six months of this battle with cancer. This amazing group of families and friends has been such a support to me and the love in their eyes was almost too much to handle.” Hope is a local artist known for her sense of humor, smiles and “Paint and Sip” parties, where groups of students learn to paint a picture while enjoying snacks and wine. Hope has an aggressive form of breast cancer. Diagnosed in the spring, she has had two surgeries and is currently undergoing the first of two planned courses of

chemotherapy. She will finish the regimen off with radiation therapy early in 2021, she said. “The parade was an incredible outpouring of love and support for a beautiful friend who is going through a tough time. We love Sacha! She has given so much to the community over the years and it’s important that she knows that we have her back now,” Delisa Mannix said. Well-wishers drove to Aguanga and surrounded Hope’s car, cheering, blowing kisses and ﬂashing colorful signs. “It has been so hard not interacting this last six months,” Hope said. “I have missed your beautiful faces. I didn’t even know what to say. I was a blubbering mess. Thank you so much for taking the time for me. I wish I could cuddle each and every one of you.”

Sacha Hope, who has an aggressive form of breast cancer, shows her ﬁghting spirit at a parade in her honor.

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Her supporters wore masks to protect Hope’s immune system, and social distancing resulted in air hugs and kisses. Guests spoke encouraging words and made air toasts. Valerie Carlson presented Hope with a colorful coat she made especially for her. “This has been a brutal few months,” Hildahl said. “To see someone you love – who is honestly the driving force behind your family – be scared, be vulnerable, is unnerving. And then to have the entire community line up to be a wind at her back and show their love is an amazing feeling. Thank you to all who were there in body and in spirit.” Hope asked everyone to perform regular self-exams with a reminder that both genders can develop breast cancer. Catching the disease early improves the prognosis.

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Crows and ravens thrive in Anza Valley Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

Both crows and ravens are common in the Anza Valley, filling the skies and fields with their calls and antics. “Crows, ravens and magpies are all part of the Corvidae family of birds,” wildlife enthusiast Dominique Leard Rauton said. “Worldwide there are over 120 different species of Corvids. They are omnivores, but prefer meat over fruits and vegetables. They are scavengers, but will hunt small

prey and are among the smartest animals in the world.” Ravens and crows are often confused for one another, but there are some differences that the observers can use to identify these birds. Crows have shorter, thinner beaks, and are about 6 inches shorter than ravens. Ravens differ from crows in appearance by their larger bill, tail shape, ﬂight pattern and by their much larger size. The crow is about half the weight of a raven. Ravens do not thrive in populated urban areas, whereas crows do.

Ravens also have wedge-shaped tails and crows have fan-shaped tails. The vocalizations made by raven are deep, reverberating croaking or “gronk-gronk” sounds. Crows make the familiar “cawcaw-caw,” but both birds have a large range of rattles, clicks and bell-like noises. Crows and ravens are commonly found in farm fields, forests, grasslands and scrub, with crows thriving in suburban and urban areas as well. These birds tend to feed in open

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WE NEED TO KEEP WORKING ON HAVING THE BEST INTERNET ANYWHERE No one planned on COVID-19. That kicked our construc�on crews in the teeth!! Service, once constructed and online is easily maintained. The new lines are STILL a wish for many of us. Good people at Anza Electric Coopera�ve keep working the best they can and will not quit un�l service is completed! Steve has 43+ years of experience in management, ﬁnance and economic development. Steve doesn’t just show up – he’s always looking for new products, new methods, improvement. Steve con�nues looking for ways for Anza Electric Coopera�ve to play a strong role in our communi�es’ schools and economic development

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a human or coyote,” Rauton said. “They are also fierce protectors of their nests and known for driving away birds of prey from what they consider their territory.” Crows have been observed dropping nuts onto a street and waiting for a car to run them over and crack the shells. They also drop shellfish onto rocks to achieve the same purpose. A crow in the wild may live six to 10 years, with the longest recorded being 15 years old. Captive birds live longer; one crow in New York, named Tata, is said to have lived for 59 years. The American crow appears to be the biggest victim of West Nile virus in North America. Birds die within one week of infection, and few survive exposure. “They are very playful. You’ll often see them doing barrel rolls in ﬂight, simply for fun,” Rauton said. Diane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

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Cooperative to hold virtual annual membership meeting ANZA – Anza Electric Cooperative Inc. set its annual membership meeting to be held virtually Saturday, Sept. 19, at 9 a.m. The cooperative will broadcast its annual reports over its YouTube and Facebook social channels, as well as a live audio simulcast courtesy of local radio station KOYT 97.1 FM Community Radio. “Because of the coronavirus pandemic, we’ve been challenged to operate a bit differently in 2020,” Kevin Short, general manager of AEC, said. “Our annual meeting is a big event for the community every year, as well as a requirement for us. We provide our members with important information regarding the cooperative, conduct regular voting on issues and director seats, as well as information on our various programs. This year, we decided

to go virtual.” How to tune in AEC members can view the meeting stream on YouTube at https:// www.youtube.com/channel/ UCY71W_S8lPCTzMGc3jeKi5g/ featured or on Facebook at https:// www.facebook.com/Anzaelectric/. KOYT-FM 97.1 radio will broadcast the event live. The broadcast report will be followed by live election result announcements and a Q&A session. Founded in 1951, Anza Electric Cooperative, Inc. provides electric and internet service for its Members in the Anza, Aguanga and Mountain Center/Pinyon communities. For more information on Anza Electric and ConnectAnza, visit www.anzaelectric.org. Submitted by Anza Electric Cooperative.

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After another two months, Phoenix will be assessed for how he rides under saddle, if he is found to be sound. If not, he will become a pasture pet/companion horse only. Once it is determined he can be ridden or not, he will be placed up for adoption. If he is too old to castrate, he will stay at Falcon Ridge, as they do not adopt out stallions. “He is one of a kind, a true phoenix,” Branch said. “Right now he is trying to woo Charm, a thoroughbred mare in the pasture behind his stall. She thinks he is just OK, probably too old for her. Only later will his true personality come out. Right now he is a little cranky when you go to get him out of his stall, but once haltered he is fine, but acts like the stallion he is when he walks around the ranch.” Falcon Ridge, is a nonprofit, humane equine organization, sanctuary, rehabilitation and training center for the horse. Nestled in the rolling foothills of North Valley Center in San Diego County, Falcon Ridge Ranch was founded in 2002 in order to provide the care, rehabilitation, training and temporary or permanent home to unwanted, abused, neglected or slaughter-bound horses.

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Horses arrive at Falcon Ridge from many counties in southern California. New arrivals get the proper veterinary care, nutrition, chiropractic, training or surgery they need to improve their lives. Many of these horses have been saved from euthanasia, slaughter or from extreme neglect. During rehabilitation, the horses are exercised and properly socialized with other horses and people. It is the mission of Falcon Ridge Equine Rescue Inc. to improve equine physical, emotional and mental well-being so that their lives are enriched, and they have a positive, healthy future. This program is made possible by a grant from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. For more information about Falcon Ridge Equine Rescue Inc. and to stay informed on Phoenix’s recovery or make a donation, contact them at Falcon Ridge Equine Rescue, P.O. Box 1500, Valley Center, CA 92082, call them at 760-742-0285 or visit www.falconridgerescue.org. Nicki Branch may be reached at nickbranch@ aol.com. Diane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

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Free speech denied medical profession

Harold W. Pease, Ph.D. SPECIAL TO ANZA VALLEY OUTLOOK

I recently covered America’s Frontline Doctors who gathered from across the nation in front of the Supreme Court Building to vent their inability to bypass media censorship to inform Americans that much of what they have been told about COVID-19 is inaccurate and that the fear surrounding it is unnecessary. Children can go back to school without fear, masks or social distancing. Doctors already have the prophylactic drugs to prevent infection and to cure the infected. These physicians are doing just that very successfully, according to “America’s Frontline

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, I read the article regarding “New York Times stalks Tucker Carlson” from Friday, Aug. 7. It was inaccurate. The New York Times wasn’t going to expose Tucker Carlson’s address or other personal information about him. They declined to do it before he did his rant on his Fox News show. A couple of years before that, some organization exposed Carlson’s address and the like, but it wasn’t The New York Times. Antifa was involved with that horrible incident. On the other hand, Carlson did expose the reporter from The New York Times, Murray Carpenter’s home address to the public. Carlson always talks about the horrible elitists in charge and I agree, but he admitted as much in a 2008 interview on “The Bubba the Love Sponge Show,” calling himself an “out-of-the-closet elitist” who was “absolutely not a man of the people at all.” Tucker Carlson was also a big proponent to expose the whistleblower who started the impeachment trial. Your newspaper does a really good job covering the local area and its issues. I wish you would stick to that instead of having an angry old white man who has his own personal agenda and often slants the facts. Henry Kantrowitz Murrieta

Doctors Censored by Big Tech,” on LibertyUnderFire. Google, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter removed their message from their platforms within hours, but fortunately not before 17 million people heard what they had to say. They used the rest of their inﬂuence to vilify these doctors with all their other media outlets because the doctors opposed the “authorized” narrative – be afraid, stay afraid. I believe readers are entitled to the voice of the medical profession. The doctors, claiming to represent thousands, made other points not previously covered that America needs to hear. Dr. Stella Emanuel voiced a common concern that Americans were not allowed to listen to doctors on the front lines who actually work with COVID-19 patients. “My message to Dr. Anthony Fauci is, when was the last time you put a stethoscope on a patient?” she asked. Implying that assessment from a distance is very different from “feeling the victim’s skin and looking them into their eyes as front-line doctors do.” A big issue for the doctors was the sudden opposition to the drug hydroxychloroquine, which was successfully used by doctors for 65 years and was once sacrosanct by the World Health Organization, to make the claim that “no one needs to die.” All noticed that the Democrat-led state governors and Pharma organizations are now seemingly opposed to it. The doctors recognized that some few studies had not supported the effectiveness of hy-

droxychloroquine. Emanuel said, “I want to know who is behind (these studies) because there is no way I can see 350 patients, and counting, and nobody is dead, and they all did better,” if these drugs do not work. “I’m here to say to America, there is a cure for COVID-19… it’s called hydroxychloroquine, zinc and Zithromax,” she said. It “is time for the grassroots to wake up and say no, we’re not going to take this any longer. We’re not going to die.” Their collective answer to these studies, as explained by Dr. Richard Urso, was those doing the studies used “very very high doses, massive doses… They use(d) 2,400 milligrams in the first day, all you need is 200 twice a week for prophylaxis…” He identified three ﬂawed studies in particular. “When you use massive toxic doses, you get toxic results. The drug doesn’t work when you give toxic doses.” He said, “The regimen of the drug is very simple 200 milligrams twice in a week and zinc daily.” These studies had to be retracted as a result. He identified a bigger problem – politics. “The whole political situation has driven the fear toward this drug, so let’s address that. This drug is super safe. It’s safer than aspirin, Motrin and Tylenol, it’s super safe.” Hydroxychloroquine “should be in the hands of the American people.” Why isn’t it? Because of politics.

“It’s being blocked from doctors prescribing it, and it’s being blocked from pharmacists, releasing it. They’ve been empowered to overrule the doctor’s opinion. Why is this not over the counter” as in Latin America, Indonesia and even Sub-Saharan? Dr. James Taylor said, “If it seems like there’s an orchestrated attack that’s going on, against hydroxychloroquine, it’s because there is. When have you ever heard of a medication generating this degree of controversy? A 65-year old medication that has been in the World Health Organization’s safe essential list of medications for years.” He said that Facebook and YouTube were “the most draconian” in censorship and silencing and freely admit doing so. Mark Zuckerberg once said, “Anything that goes against what the World Health Organization …is subject to censorship.” Taylor said, “We all know the World Health Organization has made a number of mistakes during this pandemic.” Laura Ingraham has interviewed many other doctors successfully using hydroxychloroquine, zinc and Zithromax in treating the Wuhan China virus. For Fox News listeners, this information is well known and verified. Dr. Joe Ladipo was concerned about the more controlled networks that were not giving their audience this message. He said, “Many are probably saying to themselves: I watch CNN and NBC and they don’t say anything about this.”

This statement could be said of ABC, CBS and MSNBC as well. Welcome to censorship. The difference between now and before the virus is that now censorship affects an individual’s health. If you are compromised, get the virus and do not have access to these drugs, you are more likely to die from COVID-19. Sadly, it is also true that if your doctor is a Democrat they are less likely to prescribe these life-saving drugs as well because of the media they are conditioned by. Death has now been politicized. The biggest problem is that if Google, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter are allowed to control the information they will tell you what to believe, even on medical issues – not doctors. Welcome to George Orwell’s “Utopia.” What to do? The doctors recommend everyone make four calls – all political: your governor, two U.S. senators and congressmember. “Tell them that you want to know why you’re not able to get access to a drug that doctors are telling you will” reduce COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths. Harold W. Pease, Ph.D., is a syndicated columnist and an expert on the United States Constitution. He has dedicated his career to studying the writings of the Founding Fathers and to applying that knowledge to current events. He taught history and political science from this perspective for over 30 years at Taft College. To read more of his weekly articles, visit http://www.LibertyUnderFire.org.

A N Z A’ S U P C O M I N G E V E N T S Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, visitors to any event should contact the event organizer to determine if the event is being held and what safety measures are in place to protect attendees from the virus. If you have an upcoming community event, email it to anzaeditor@reedermedia.com, put “attention events” in the subject line. ONGOING – Anza Electric Cooperative and F.I.N.D. Food Bank offers free mobile food pantry the second Saturday of every month at the AEC oﬃce, 58470 Highway 371, from 10:30-11:30 a.m. All are welcome. Cal-Fresh application assistance and free community health services are also available. Bring your own reusable bags to take food home. Volunteers welcome. For more information, contact the AEC office at 951763-4333. Regular Happenings Hamilton High School – Find out what is happening using Ham-

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ilton’s online calendar at http:// www.hamiltonbobcats.net/apps/ events/calendar/. Hamilton Museum – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Open Wednesdays and Saturdays at 39991 Contreras Road in Anza. For more information, call 951-763-1350 or visit http://www. hamiltonmuseum.org. Check out group on Facebook at “HamiltonMuseum-and-Ranch-Foundation.” Health, exercise, resources and recovery meetings Narcotics Anonymous Meeting – 6 p.m. Every Tuesday at Shepherd Of The Valley Church, 56095 Pena Road, in Anza. Open participation. Veterans’ Gathering Mondays – 9-11 a.m., The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 39075 Contreras Road, in Anza. Men and women veterans come to share and help each other deal with posttraumatic stress disorder and other difficulties. Call John Sheehan at 951-923-6153. If you need an advocate to help with VA benefits, call Ronnie Imel at 951-659-9884. The Most Excellent Way – Christ-centered recovery program for all kinds of addiction meets Fridays from 7-8:30 p.m. and Tuesdays from 8-10 a.m. Program is court approved; child care is provided. Transportation help is available. The group meets at 58050 Highway 371; the cross street is Kirby Road in Anza. AA Men’s Meeting – 7 p.m. Meetings take place Thursdays at 39551 Kirby Road in Anza, south of Highway 371. Alcoholics Anonymous – 8 p.m. Wednesday evenings at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 56095 Pena Road in Anza. For more information, call 951763-4226. Bereaved Parents of the USA – The Aguanga-Anza Chapter of BPUSA will hold its meetings 6 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday of each month at 49109 Lakeshore Blvd. in Aguanga. For more information, contact chapter leader Linda Hardee at 951-551-2826. Fit after 50 – Free “Fit after 50” exercise class takes place every Tuesday and Friday, 10:30-11:30 a.m., at Anza Community Hall. Chair aerobics helps with coordination, balance and increased muscle tone. No jumping required; wear gym shoes and bring water. For more information, call leader Teresa Hoehn at 951-751-1462. Free Mobile Health Clinic – Open every third Wednesday of the month from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. No appointment is needed. Uninsured may only be seen in the Anza Community Hall’s parking lot or

inside the hall. Medication Assistance and Treatment for Opioid Dependence – Get treatment for heroin addiction. Transportation to the clinic is provided. For more information, contact Borrego Health’s Anza Community Health Center, 58581 Route 371, in Anza. For more information, call 951-7634759. Food ministries F.U.N. Group weekly food ministry – Deliveries arrive noon Thursdays at the Anza Community Hall. To order a paid box and help feed those who can’t afford to pay, drop off payment and cash donations by Thursday at 1:30 p.m., to ERA Excel Realty, 56070 Highway 371, in Anza. Pay inside or drop off during the day in the red box outside. To drop it off, put name and request on an envelope with payment inside. A $30 box has about $100 worth of food and feeds six people. Half boxes are available for $15. Food is delivered once a week to those who cannot find a ride. For more information, call Bill Donahue at 951-288-0903. Living Hope Christian Fellowship Community Dinner – 1 p.m. Dinners are held the last Sunday of the month at the Anza Community Hall. All are welcome. Donations of time, money, etc. are always welcome. Food for the Faithful – 8 a.m. The food bank hands out food the last Friday of the month until the food is gone. The clothes closet will be open too. Emergency food handed out as needed at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. FFF is a non-denominational nonprofit. All in need are welcome; call Esther Barragan at 951-763-5636. Bible Studies The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Anza – Sunday Sacrament is held 10 a.m.; Sunday School is 11 a.m. Priesthood/Relief Society meets noon; Wednesday Boy Scouts gathers 6 p.m. and Youth Night is 7 p.m. For more information, call Ruiz at 951-445-7180 or Nathan at 760-399-0727. The Wednesday Genealogy/Family History Class, 5-8 p.m., is open to the public at 39075 Contreras Road in Anza. Native Lighthouse Fellowship – 10 a.m. The group meets the first Saturday of the month, and breakfast is served. All are welcome to fellowship together at the “Tribal Hall” below the casino in Anza. For more information, call Nella Heredia at 951-763-0856.

Living Hope Bible Study – 8-10 a.m. Tuesdays at Living Hope Christian Fellowship, 58050 Highway 371, in Anza. All are welcome. For more information, call Pastor Kevin at 951-763-1111. Anza RV Clubhouse – 7 p.m., the second Wednesday of the Month, Pastor Kevin oﬃciates at 41560 Terwilliger Road in Anza. Monthly Christian Men’s Breakfast – 9 a.m. Breakfast takes place the fourth Saturday of each month and rotates to different locations. Contact Jeff Crawley at 951763-1257 for more information. Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church – 10 a.m. Weekly Wednesday Bible study takes place at 56095 Pena Road in Anza. Call 951-763-4226 for more information. Valley Gospel Chapel – 7 a.m. Saturday Men’s Study meets weekly with breakfast usually served at 43275 Chapman Road in the Terwilliger area of Anza. For more information, call 951763-4622. Anza First Southern Baptist Church – 9 a.m. The church offers Sunday school for all ages with a 10:30 a.m. worship service and 6 p.m. for prayer and Bible study. Youth ministry meets Mondays from 6-8 p.m. The women’s Bible study meets Thursdays at 10 a.m., but it is on hiatus through the summer. Celebrate Recovery meets Fridays; doors open at 5:30 p.m. with large group meeting, 6-7 p.m.; small group share, 7-8 p.m. and Cross Talk Cafe, 8-8:30 p.m. Church is located at 39200 Rolling Hills Road in Anza. For more information, contact at 951-7634937, anzabptistchurch@gmail. com or http://www.anzabaptistchurch.com. Clubs TOPS Meeting – Take Off Pounds Sensibly support group meets Wednesdays weekly. Weigh in at 8:30 a.m., meeting at 8:45 a.m. at Thompson Hall at the Anza Baptist Church, 39200 Rolling Hills Road, in Anza. For more information, visit www.TOPS.org. High Country Recreation – Second Monday of the month attend committee meetings at ERA Excel Realty in Anza. For more information, call Albert Rodriguez at 951-492-1624 or Robyn Garrison at 805-312-0369. HCR Bingo fundraisers – 6:30-9:30 p.m. second and fourth Fridays at Anza Community Hall. see CALENDAR, page AVO-7

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT F i le N umb er : R - 202007 7 27 T h e f ollowi ng p er son( s) i s ( ar e) d oi ng b usi ness as: SEAFOOD HARBOR WHOLESALE 1 1 801 P i er ce S t, S ui te 200, R i ver si d e, C A 9 25 05 M ai li ng ad d r ess: 5 09 S . M anh attan P l, S ui te 1 1 0, L os Angeles, C A 9 0020 C ounty: R i ver si d e Jo ng H a M i n, 1 1 801 P i er ce S t, S ui te 200, R i ver si d e, C A 9 25 05 T h i s b usi ness i s cond ucted b y an I nd i vi d ual R egi str ant commenced to tr ansact b usi ness und er the fictitious name listed above on JAN 12, 2016 I d eclar e th at all i nf or mati on i n th i s statement i s tr ue and cor r ect. ( A r egi str ant wh o d eclar es as tr ue any mater i al matter p ur suant to S ecti on 1 7 9 1 3 of th e B usi ness and P r of essi ons C od e th at th e r egi str ant knows to b e f alse i s gui lty of a mi sd emeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand d ollar s ( $ 1 ,000) .) R egi str ant: Jo ng H a M i n Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R i ver si d e C ounty on 07 / 23 / 2020 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME S T AT E M E N T G E N E R AL L Y E X P I R E S AT T H E E N D OF F I VE Y E AR S F R OM T H E D AT E ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE I T E X P I R E S 4 0 D AY S AF T E R AN Y C H AN G E I N T H E F AC T S S E T F OR T H I N T H E S T AT E M E N T PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A C H AN G E I N T H E R E S I D E N C E AD D R E S S OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED B E F OR E T H E E X P I R AT I ON . T H E F I L I N G OF T H I S S T AT E M E N T D OE S N OT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VI OL AT I ON OF T H E R I G H T S OF AN OT H E R UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND P R OF E S S I ON S C OD E ) . I H E R E B Y C E R T I F Y T H AT T H I S C OP Y I S A C OR R E C T C OP Y OF T H E OR I G I N AL S T AT E M E N T ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I C E . PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3206 PUBLISHED: August 7, 14, 21, 28, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT F i le N umb er : R - 202007 5 6 6 T h e f ollowi ng p er son( s) i s ( ar e) d oi ng b usi ness as: BRADFORD RUN 5 0005 B r ad f or d R oad , Aguanga, C A 9 25 3 6 M ai li ng ad d r ess: 7 7 0 S ycamor e Ave, S te 1 22- 4 4 8, Vi sta, C A 9 2083 C ounty: R i ver si d e Ausp ar L L C , 5 0005 B r ad f or d R oad , Aguanga, C A 9 25 3 6 T h i s b usi ness i s cond ucted b y a L i mi ted L i ab i li ty C omp any T h i s L L C i s r egi ster ed i n th e state of C ali f or ni a R egi str ant h as not yet b egun to tr ansact b usi ness under the fictitious name listed above I d eclar e th at all i nf or mati on i n th i s statement i s tr ue and cor r ect. ( A r egi str ant wh o d eclar es as tr ue any mater i al matter p ur suant to S ecti on 1 7 9 1 3 of th e B usi ness and P r of essi ons C od e th at th e r egi str ant knows to b e f alse is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to ex ceed one th ousand d ollar s ( $ 1 ,000) .) R egi str ant: R ussell L aw P ogue, M anagi ng M emb er Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R i ver si d e C ounty on 07 / 20/ 2020 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME S T AT E M E N T G E N E R AL L Y E X P I R E S AT T H E E N D OF F I VE Y E AR S F R OM T H E D AT E ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE I T E X P I R E S 4 0 D AY S AF T E R AN Y C H AN G E I N T H E F AC T S S E T F OR T H I N T H E S T AT E M E N T PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A C H AN G E I N T H E R E S I D E N C E AD D R E S S OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED B E F OR E T H E E X P I R AT I ON . T H E F I L I N G OF T H I S S T AT E M E N T D OE S N OT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VI OL AT I ON OF T H E R I G H T S OF AN OT H E R UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND P R OF E S S I ON S C OD E ) . I H E R E B Y C E R T I F Y T H AT T H I S C OP Y I S A C OR R E C T C OP Y OF T H E OR I G I N AL S T AT E M E N T ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I C E . PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3207 PUBLISHED: August 7, 14, 21, 28, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT F i le N umb er : R - 202007 9 5 1 T h e f ollowi ng p er son( s) i s ( ar e) d oi ng b usi ness as: KFOOD BASH WHOLESALE 1 1 801 P i er ce S t, S ui te 200, R i ver si d e, C A 9 25 05 M ai li ng ad d r ess: 1 881 4 Vi sta D el C anon, S te G , N ewh all, C A 9 1 3 21 C ounty: R i ver si d e Yang Jeong Kim, 11801 Pierce St, Suite 200, R i ver si d e, C A 9 25 05 T h i s b usi ness i s cond ucted b y an I nd i vi d ual R egi str ant commenced to tr ansact b usi ness und er the fictitious name listed above on 02/01/2017 I d eclar e th at all i nf or mati on i n th i s statement i s tr ue and cor r ect. ( A r egi str ant wh o d eclar es as tr ue any mater i al matter p ur suant to S ecti on 1 7 9 1 3 of th e B usi ness and P r of essi ons C od e th at th e r egi str ant knows to b e f alse i s gui lty of a mi sd emeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand d ollar s ( $ 1 ,000) .) Registrant: Yang J Kim Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R i ver si d e C ounty on 07 / 28/ 2020 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME S T AT E M E N T G E N E R AL L Y E X P I R E S AT T H E E N D OF F I VE Y E AR S F R OM T H E D AT E ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE I T E X P I R E S 4 0 D AY S AF T E R AN Y C H AN G E I N T H E F AC T S S E T F OR T H I N T H E S T AT E M E N T PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A C H AN G E I N T H E R E S I D E N C E AD D R E S S OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED B E F OR E T H E E X P I R AT I ON . T H E F I L I N G OF T H I S S T AT E M E N T D OE S N OT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VI OL AT I ON OF T H E R I G H T S OF AN OT H E R UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND P R OF E S S I ON S C OD E ) . I H E R E B Y C E R T I F Y T H AT T H I S C OP Y I S A C OR R E C T C OP Y OF T H E OR I G I N AL S T AT E M E N T ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I C E . PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3208 PUBLISHED: August 7, 14, 21, 28, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT F i le N umb er : R - 202007 5 82 T h e f ollowi ng p er son( s) i s ( ar e) d oi ng b usi ness as: 1. SCISSORMILL 2. TWO MORE PLANTS 3. MAKIN IT CUSTOM 27 1 7 9 G r eenstone S t, T emecula, C A 9 25 9 1 C ounty: R i ver si d e S ci ssor mi ll C or p or ati on, 27 1 7 9 G r eenstone S t, T emecula, C A 9 25 9 1 C ounty: R i ver si d e T h i s b usi ness i s cond ucted b y a C or p or ati on T h i s C or p or ati on i s r egi ster ed i n th e state of C A R egi str ant commenced to tr ansact b usi ness und er the fictitious name listed above on APRIL 1, 2020 I d eclar e th at all i nf or mati on i n th i s statement i s tr ue and cor r ect. ( A r egi str ant wh o d eclar es as tr ue any mater i al matter p ur suant to S ecti on 1 7 9 1 3 of th e B usi ness and P r of essi ons C od e th at th e r egi str ant knows to b e f alse i s gui lty of a mi sd emeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand d ollar s ( $ 1 ,000) .) R egi str ant: S ar a B omstad , C E O Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R i ver si d e C ounty on 07 / 21 / 2020 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME S T AT E M E N T G E N E R AL L Y E X P I R E S AT T H E E N D OF F I VE Y E AR S F R OM T H E D AT E ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE I T E X P I R E S 4 0 D AY S AF T E R AN Y C H AN G E I N T H E F AC T S S E T F OR T H I N T H E S T AT E M E N T PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A C H AN G E I N T H E R E S I D E N C E AD D R E S S OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED B E F OR E T H E E X P I R AT I ON . T H E F I L I N G OF T H I S S T AT E M E N T D OE S N OT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VI OL AT I ON OF T H E R I G H T S OF AN OT H E R UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND P R OF E S S I ON S C OD E ) . I H E R E B Y C E R T I F Y T H AT T H I S C OP Y I S A C OR R E C T C OP Y OF T H E OR I G I N AL S T AT E M E N T ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I C E . PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3209 PUBLISHED: August 7, 14, 21, 28, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT F i le N umb er : R - 20200801 5 T h e f ollowi ng p er son( s) i s ( ar e) d oi ng b usi ness as: TRINITY LIVING 2 21 7 Vi a T ap i a, S p r i ng Valley, C A 9 1 9 7 7 Mailing address: 5173 Waring Road #54, San D i ego, C A 9 21 20 C ounty: R i ver si d e Trinity Living, Inc., 5173 Waring Road #54, San D i ego, C A 9 21 20 T h i s b usi ness i s cond ucted b y a C or p or ati on T h i s C or p or ati on i s r egi ster ed i n th e state of C A R egi str ant commenced to tr ansact b usi ness und er the fictitious name listed above on 06/01/2020 I d eclar e th at all i nf or mati on i n th i s statement i s tr ue and cor r ect. ( A r egi str ant wh o d eclar es as tr ue any mater i al matter p ur suant to S ecti on 1 7 9 1 3 of th e B usi ness and P r of essi ons C od e th at th e r egi str ant knows to b e f alse i s gui lty of a mi sd emeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand d ollar s ( $ 1 ,000) .) R egi str ant: M ar vi n C ald well, C E O Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R i ver si d e C ounty on 07 / 29 / 2020 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME S T AT E M E N T G E N E R AL L Y E X P I R E S AT T H E E N D OF F I VE Y E AR S F R OM T H E D AT E ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE I T E X P I R E S 4 0 D AY S AF T E R AN Y C H AN G E I N T H E F AC T S S E T F OR T H I N T H E S T AT E M E N T PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A C H AN G E I N T H E R E S I D E N C E AD D R E S S OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED B E F OR E T H E E X P I R AT I ON . T H E F I L I N G OF T H I S S T AT E M E N T D OE S N OT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VI OL AT I ON OF T H E R I G H T S OF AN OT H E R UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND P R OF E S S I ON S C OD E ) . I H E R E B Y C E R T I F Y T H AT T H I S C OP Y I S A C OR R E C T C OP Y OF T H E OR I G I N AL S T AT E M E N T ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I C E . PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3210 PUBLISHED: August 7, 14, 21, 28, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT F i le N umb er : R - 20200805 6 T h e f ollowi ng p er son( s) i s ( ar e) d oi ng b usi ness as: WEISS CONSTRUCTION 6876 Indiana Ave #N, Riverside, CA 92506 C ounty: R i ver si d e William Warren Weiss, 22581 Rolling Meadows D r , P er r i s, C A 9 25 7 0 T h i s b usi ness i s cond ucted b y an I nd i vi d ual R egi str ant commenced to tr ansact b usi ness und er the fictitious name listed above on 7/1976 I d eclar e th at all i nf or mati on i n th i s statement i s tr ue and cor r ect. ( A r egi str ant wh o d eclar es as tr ue any mater i al matter p ur suant to S ecti on 1 7 9 1 3 of th e B usi ness and P r of essi ons C od e th at th e r egi str ant knows to b e f alse i s gui lty of a mi sd emeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand d ollar s ( $ 1 ,000) .) Registrant: William Weiss Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R i ver si d e C ounty on 07 / 3 0/ 2020 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME S T AT E M E N T G E N E R AL L Y E X P I R E S AT T H E E N D OF F I VE Y E AR S F R OM T H E D AT E ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE I T E X P I R E S 4 0 D AY S AF T E R AN Y C H AN G E I N T H E F AC T S S E T F OR T H I N T H E S T AT E M E N T PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A C H AN G E I N T H E R E S I D E N C E AD D R E S S OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED B E F OR E T H E E X P I R AT I ON . T H E F I L I N G OF T H I S S T AT E M E N T D OE S N OT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VI OL AT I ON OF T H E R I G H T S OF AN OT H E R UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND P R OF E S S I ON S C OD E ) . I H E R E B Y C E R T I F Y T H AT T H I S C OP Y I S A C OR R E C T C OP Y OF T H E OR I G I N AL S T AT E M E N T ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I C E . PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3211 PUBLISHED: August 14, 21, 28, September 4, 2020

CALENDAR f r om p age AVO- 6 Anza Valley VFW Post 1873 – Capt. John Francis Drivick III Post, the Ladies’ and Men’s Auxiliaries are located at 59011 Bailey Road in Anza. Mail P.O. Box 390433. Request monthly newsletter and or weekly menu by email at vfw1873anzaca@ gmail.com. For more information, call 951-763-4439 or visit http:// vfw1873.org. High Country 4-H Club – 6:30 p.m. Meetings are on the third Wednesday of the month, except February, at Anza Community Hall. 4-H Club is for youth 5 to 19 years old offering a variety of projects. High Country 4-H Club is open to children living in the Anza, Aguanga and surrounding areas. For more information, call Allison Renck at 951-663-5452. Anza Valley Artists Meetings – 1 p.m. Meetings are third Saturday of each month at various locations. Share art, ideas and participate in shows. Guests speakers are always needed. For more information, call president Rosie Grindle at 951-928-1248. Find helpful art tips at http://www.facebook.com/ AnzaValleyArtists/. Anza Quilter’s Club – 9:30 a.m. to noon. Meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at the Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 56095 Pena Road, in Anza. Anza Valley Lions Club – The Anza Valley Lions Club is open to all men and women who want to work together for the betterment of the community. Guest meetings with dinner are held 7 p.m. on the first Monday of each month at Anza Valley VFW Post 1873, 59011 Bailey Road, in Anza. Meetings and events are posted on the Anza Lions Club website, http://www.anzalionsclub.org. For more information, call president Michele Brown at 760-637-9173. Boy Scouts Troop 319 – Cub Scouts meet 6 p.m. every Tuesday, and Boy Scouts meet 7 p.m. every Wednesday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Contreras Road, south of state Route 371, in Anza. For more information, call Richard Hotchkiss at 951-551-3154. Boys Scouts Troop 371 – Boy Scouts meet at Lake Riverside

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT F i le N umb er : R - 20200821 6 T h e f ollowi ng p er son( s) i s ( ar e) d oi ng b usi ness as: GOLDMAN CONTRACTORS 3 7 4 80 Aur or a L ane, Anza, C A 9 25 3 9 M ai li ng ad d r ess: P O B ox 3 9 09 1 1 , Anza, C ali f or ni a 9 25 3 9 C ounty: R i ver si d e C h ar les L yn G old man, 3 7 4 80 Aur or a L ane, Anza, C A 9 25 3 9 T h i s b usi ness i s cond ucted b y an I nd i vi d ual R egi str ant h as not b egun to tr ansact b usi ness under the fictitious name listed above I d eclar e th at all i nf or mati on i n th i s statement i s tr ue and cor r ect. ( A r egi str ant wh o d eclar es as tr ue any mater i al matter p ur suant to S ecti on 1 7 9 1 3 of th e B usi ness and P r of essi ons C od e th at th e r egi str ant knows to b e f alse is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to ex ceed one th ousand d ollar s ( $ 1 ,000) .) R egi str ant: C h ar les L G old man Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R i ver si d e C ounty on 08/ 05 / 2020 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME S T AT E M E N T G E N E R AL L Y E X P I R E S AT T H E E N D OF F I VE Y E AR S F R OM T H E D AT E ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE I T E X P I R E S 4 0 D AY S AF T E R AN Y C H AN G E I N T H E F AC T S S E T F OR T H I N T H E S T AT E M E N T PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A C H AN G E I N T H E R E S I D E N C E AD D R E S S OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED B E F OR E T H E E X P I R AT I ON . T H E F I L I N G OF T H I S S T AT E M E N T D OE S N OT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VI OL AT I ON OF T H E R I G H T S OF AN OT H E R UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND P R OF E S S I ON S C OD E ) . I H E R E B Y C E R T I F Y T H AT T H I S C OP Y I S A C OR R E C T C OP Y OF T H E OR I G I N AL S T AT E M E N T ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I C E . PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3213 PUBLISHED: August 21, 28, September 4, 11, 2020

Estates. For more information, call Ginny Kinser at 909-702-7902. Civil Air Patrol – Squadron 59 is looking for new members of all ages. For more information, call squadron commander Maj. Dennis Sheehan from the Anza area at 951-403-4940. To learn more and see the club’s meeting schedule, visit http://www.squadron59.org. Fire Explorer Program – 6 p.m. The program meets every second, third and fourth Tuesday of the month at Fire Station 29 on state Route 371 in Anza. Call 951763-5611 for information. Redshank Riders – 7 p.m. Backcountry horsemen meet at the Little Red Schoolhouse in Anza, the second Thursday of each month. Visit http://www. redshankriders.com or call Carol Schmuhl for membership information at 951-663-6763. Anza Thimble Club – The club meets the first Thursday of the month at Valley Gospel Chapel, 43275 Chapman Road in Anza. The social hour is 11:30 a.m., and lunch is served at noon. Contact Carol Wright at (951) 7632884 for more information. Organizations Terwilliger Community Association – 6 p.m. Second Monday of the month at VFW Post 1873, 59011 Bailey Road, in Anza. Potluck dinner open to all. For more information, call Tonie Ford at 951-763-4560. From the Heart Christian Women’s Ministries – Noon. Monthly luncheon and guest speaker are held the second Saturday of each month. The $5 charge covers lunch at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 56095 Pena Road, in Anza. From the Heart helps the area’s neediest children and invites all women and men to join in their mission. Donate or help with the rummage sales twice a year to raise funds for the cause or other events. For more information, call president Christi James at 951-595-2400. Anza Valley Municipal Advisory Council – 7 p.m. Second Wednesday of each odd month at Anza Community Hall. Group serves as local liaisons to the county from the community. For more information, call 951-805-6800.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT F i le N umb er : R - 2020085 6 0 T h e f ollowi ng p er son( s) i s ( ar e) d oi ng b usi ness as: JEFF HOLLETTS’S POOL CARE 3 27 07 S an M ar cos D r i ve, T emecula, C A 9 25 9 2 C ounty: R i ver si d e Jeffrey Paul Hollett, 32707 San Marcos Drive, T emecula, C A 9 25 9 2 T h i s b usi ness i s cond ucted b y an I nd i vi d ual R egi str ant commenced to tr ansact b usi ness und er the fictitious name listed above on 4-1-2020 I d eclar e th at all i nf or mati on i n th i s statement i s tr ue and cor r ect. ( A r egi str ant wh o d eclar es as tr ue any mater i al matter p ur suant to S ecti on 1 7 9 1 3 of th e B usi ness and P r of essi ons C od e th at th e r egi str ant knows to b e f alse i s gui lty of a mi sd emeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand d ollar s ( $ 1 ,000) .) Registrant: Jeffrey Paul Hollett, N/A Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R i ver si d e C ounty on 08/ 1 3 / 2020 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME S T AT E M E N T G E N E R AL L Y E X P I R E S AT T H E E N D OF F I VE Y E AR S F R OM T H E D AT E ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE I T E X P I R E S 4 0 D AY S AF T E R AN Y C H AN G E I N T H E F AC T S S E T F OR T H I N T H E S T AT E M E N T PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A C H AN G E I N T H E R E S I D E N C E AD D R E S S OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED B E F OR E T H E E X P I R AT I ON . T H E F I L I N G OF T H I S S T AT E M E N T D OE S N OT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VI OL AT I ON OF T H E R I G H T S OF AN OT H E R UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND P R OF E S S I ON S C OD E ) . I H E R E B Y C E R T I F Y T H AT T H I S C OP Y I S A C OR R E C T C OP Y OF T H E OR I G I N AL S T AT E M E N T ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I C E . PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3214 PUBLISHED: August 21, 28, September 4, 11, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT F i le N umb er : R - 2020085 6 7 T h e f ollowi ng p er son( s) i s ( ar e) d oi ng b usi ness as: INDIAN MASALA GRILL 26550 Ynez Road #C, Temecula, CA 92591 M ai li ng ad d r ess: 3 08 S unb i r d C our t, S an M ar cos, C A 9 206 9 C ounty: R i ver si d e I nd i an M asala R estaur ant C or p or ati on, 3 08 S unb i r d C our t, S an M ar cos, C A 9 206 9 T h i s b usi ness i s cond ucted b y a C or p or ati on T h i s C or p or ati on i s r egi ster ed i n th e state of C A R egi str ant h as not b egun to tr ansact b usi ness under the fictitious name listed above I d eclar e th at all i nf or mati on i n th i s statement i s tr ue and cor r ect. ( A r egi str ant wh o d eclar es as tr ue any mater i al matter p ur suant to S ecti on 1 7 9 1 3 of th e B usi ness and P r of essi ons C od e th at th e r egi str ant knows to b e f alse i s gui lty of a mi sd emeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand d ollar s ( $ 1 ,000) .) R egi str ant: Ja sp al S . G ar g, P r esi d ent Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R i ver si d e C ounty on 08/ 1 4 / 2020 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME S T AT E M E N T G E N E R AL L Y E X P I R E S AT T H E E N D OF F I VE Y E AR S F R OM T H E D AT E ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE I T E X P I R E S 4 0 D AY S AF T E R AN Y C H AN G E I N T H E F AC T S S E T F OR T H I N T H E S T AT E M E N T PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A C H AN G E I N T H E R E S I D E N C E AD D R E S S OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED B E F OR E T H E E X P I R AT I ON . T H E F I L I N G OF T H I S S T AT E M E N T D OE S N OT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VI OL AT I ON OF T H E R I G H T S OF AN OT H E R UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND P R OF E S S I ON S C OD E ) . I H E R E B Y C E R T I F Y T H AT T H I S C OP Y I S A C OR R E C T C OP Y OF T H E OR I G I N AL S T AT E M E N T ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I C E . PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3215 PUBLISHED: August 21, 28, September 4, 11, 2020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT F i le N umb er : R - 2020083 9 6 T h e f ollowi ng p er son( s) i s ( ar e) d oi ng b usi ness as: CALIFORNIA CABINET CENTERS 24 25 5 C onej o D r . Q uai l Valley, C A 9 25 87 C ounty: R i ver si d e C ali f or ni a C ab i net C enter , 24 25 5 C onej o D r . Q uai l Valley, C A 9 25 87 T h i s b usi ness i s cond ucted b y a C or p or ati on T h i s C or p or ati on i s r egi ster ed i n th e state of C A R egi str ant commenced to tr ansact b usi ness und er the fictitious name listed above on July 15, 2005 I d eclar e th at all i nf or mati on i n th i s statement i s tr ue and cor r ect. ( A r egi str ant wh o d eclar es as tr ue any mater i al matter p ur suant to S ecti on 1 7 9 1 3 of th e B usi ness and P r of essi ons C od e th at th e r egi str ant knows to b e f alse i s gui lty of a mi sd emeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand d ollar s ( $ 1 ,000) .) R egi str ant: P amela D or oth y D unn, P r esi d ent Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R i ver si d e C ounty on 08/ 1 0/ 2020 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME S T AT E M E N T G E N E R AL L Y E X P I R E S AT T H E E N D OF F I VE Y E AR S F R OM T H E D AT E ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE I T E X P I R E S 4 0 D AY S AF T E R AN Y C H AN G E I N T H E F AC T S S E T F OR T H I N T H E S T AT E M E N T PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A C H AN G E I N T H E R E S I D E N C E AD D R E S S OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED B E F OR E T H E E X P I R AT I ON . T H E F I L I N G OF T H I S S T AT E M E N T D OE S N OT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VI OL AT I ON OF T H E R I G H T S OF AN OT H E R UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND P R OF E S S I ON S C OD E ) . I H E R E B Y C E R T I F Y T H AT T H I S C OP Y I S A C OR R E C T C OP Y OF T H E OR I G I N AL S T AT E M E N T ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I C E . PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3218 PUBLISHED: August 28, September 4, 11, 18, 2020

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT F i le N umb er : R - 20200824 5 T h e f ollowi ng p er son( s) i s ( ar e) d oi ng b usi ness as: ELECT AMICO 2020 4 3 00 E . M esq ui te Ave., P alm S p r i ngs, C A 9 226 4 M ai li ng ad d r ess: 6 7 7 82 E . P alm C anyon D r . S te B 1 04 P M B 4 4 9 , C ath ed r al C i ty, C A 9 223 4 - 5 4 3 3 C ounty: R i ver si d e a. R aymond L oui s Ami co, 4 3 00 E . M esq ui te Ave., P alm S p r i ngs, C A 9 226 4 b . M i ch elle R enee Ami co, 4 3 00 E . M esq ui te Ave., P alm S p r i ngs, C A 9 226 4 This business is conducted by an Unincorporated Associ ati on – oth er th an a p ar tner sh i p R egi str ant h as not b egun to tr ansact b usi ness under the fictitious name listed above I d eclar e th at all i nf or mati on i n th i s statement i s tr ue and cor r ect. ( A r egi str ant wh o d eclar es as tr ue any mater i al matter p ur suant to S ecti on 1 7 9 1 3 of th e B usi ness and P r of essi ons C od e th at th e r egi str ant knows to b e f alse i s gui lty of a mi sd emeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand d ollar s ( $ 1 ,000) .) R egi str ant: R aymond L . Ami co, G ener al P ar tner Statement was filed with the County Clerk of R i ver si d e C ounty on 08/ 05 / 2020 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME S T AT E M E N T G E N E R AL L Y E X P I R E S AT T H E E N D OF F I VE Y E AR S F R OM T H E D AT E ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE I T E X P I R E S 4 0 D AY S AF T E R AN Y C H AN G E I N T H E F AC T S S E T F OR T H I N T H E S T AT E M E N T PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A C H AN G E I N T H E R E S I D E N C E AD D R E S S OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED B E F OR E T H E E X P I R AT I ON . T H E F I L I N G OF T H I S S T AT E M E N T D OE S N OT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VI OL AT I ON OF T H E R I G H T S OF AN OT H E R UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND P R OF E S S I ON S C OD E ) . I H E R E B Y C E R T I F Y T H AT T H I S C OP Y I S A C OR R E C T C OP Y OF T H E OR I G I N AL S T AT E M E N T ON F I L E I N M Y OF F I C E . PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3212 PUBLISHED: August 21, 28, September 4, 11, 2020

CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME C ase N umb er : M C C 2001 5 4 9 T O AL L I N T E R E S T E D P E R S ON S P eti ti oner : RALPH EDWIN SCHUELER JR. F i led a p eti ti on wi th th i s cour t f or a d ecr ee ch angi ng names as f ollows: P r esent N ame: RALPH EDWIN SCHUELER JR. P r op osed N ame: RALPH EDWIN DANIELS THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested i n th i s matter ap p ear b ef or e th i s cour t at th e h ear i ng i nd i cated b elow to sh ow cause, i f any, wh y th e p eti ti on f or ch ange of name sh ould not b e gr anted . Any p er son ob j ecti ng to th e name changes described above must file a written ob j ecti on th at i nclud es th e r easons f or th e ob j ecti on at least two cour t d ays b ef or e th e matter i s sch ed uled to b e h ear d and must ap p ear at th e h ear i ng to sh ow cause wh y th e p eti ti on sh ould not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, th e cour t may gr ant th e p eti ti on wi th out a h ear i ng. NOTICE OF HEARING D ate: 1 0/ 01 / 20 T i me: 8: 00 AM D ep t: S 1 01 T h e ad d r ess of th e cour t: 3 07 5 5 Auld R d , M ur r i eta, C a 9 25 6 3 A cop y of th i s Or d er to S h ow C ause sh all b e p ub li sh ed at least once each week f or f our successi ve weeks p r i or to th e d ate set f or h ear i ng on th e p eti ti on i n th e f ollowi ng newsp ap er of gener al ci r culati on, p r i nted i n th i s county: Anza Valley Outlook D ate: 8/ 1 2/ 20 S i gned : B r ad ley O. S nell, Ju d ge of th e S up er i or C our t LEGAL: 3217 PUBLISHED: August 28, September 4, 11, 18, 2020 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME C ase N umb er : M VC 2003 7 9 2 T O AL L I N T E R E S T E D P E R S ON S P eti ti oner : TYLER DOMINICK GULINO JONES F i led a p eti ti on wi th th i s cour t f or a d ecr ee ch angi ng names as f ollows: P r esent N ame: TYLER DOMINICK GULINO JONES P r op osed N ame: TYLER DOMINICK JONES THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested i n th i s matter ap p ear b ef or e th i s cour t at th e h ear i ng i nd i cated b elow to sh ow cause, i f any, wh y th e p eti ti on f or ch ange of name sh ould not b e gr anted . Any p er son ob j ecti ng to th e name changes described above must file a written ob j ecti on th at i nclud es th e r easons f or th e ob j ecti on at least two cour t d ays b ef or e th e matter i s sch ed uled to b e h ear d and must ap p ear at th e h ear i ng to sh ow cause wh y th e p eti ti on sh ould not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, th e cour t may gr ant th e p eti ti on wi th out a h ear i ng. NOTICE OF HEARING D ate: 1 0/ 01 / 20 T i me: 1 : 00 AM D ep t: M V2 The address of the court: 13800 Hancock St # D 201 , M or eno Valley, C A 9 25 5 3 A cop y of th i s Or d er to S h ow C ause sh all b e p ub li sh ed at least once each week f or f our successi ve weeks p r i or to th e d ate set f or h ear i ng on th e p eti ti on i n th e f ollowi ng newsp ap er of gener al ci r culati on, p r i nted i n th i s county: Anza Valley Outlook D ate: 8/ 1 1 / 2020 Signed: K. Silvas, Clerk of the Superior Court LEGAL: 3216 PUBLISHED: August 21, 28, September 4, 11, 2020

PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE N OT I C E OF P E T I T I ON T O AD M I N I S T E R E S T AT E OF SUZANNE MARTINEZ CASE #: PRIN2000801 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, conti ngent cr ed i tor s, and p er sons wh o may oth er wi se b e i nter ested i n th e wi ll or estate, or b oth of SUZANNE MARTINEZ A Petition for Probate has been filed b y RICHARD WESLEY OLIASON i n th e S up er i or C our t of C ali f or ni a, C ounty of R i ver si d e. T h e P eti ti on f or P r ob ate r eq uests th at RICHARD WESLEY OLIASON b e ap p oi nted as p er sonal r ep r esentati ve to ad mi ni ster th e estate of th e d eced ent. T h e p eti ti on r eq uests th e d eced ent’ s wi ll and cod i ci ls, i f any, b e ad mi tted to p r ob ate. T h e wi ll and any cod i ci ls are available for examination in the file kep t b y th e cour t. T h e p eti ti on r eq uests auth or i ty to ad mi ni ster th e estate und er th e I nd ep end ent Ad mi ni str ati on of E states Act. ( T h i s auth or i ty wi ll allow th e p er sonal r ep r esentati ve to take many acti ons wi th out ob tai ni ng cour t ap p r oval. B ef or e taki ng cer tai n ver y i mp or tant acti ons, h owever , th e p er sonal r ep r esentati ve wi ll b e r eq ui r ed to gi ve noti ce to i nter ested p er sons unless th ey h ave wai ved noti ce or consented to th e p r op osed acti on.) T h e i nd ep end ent ad mi ni str ati on auth or i ty wi ll b e gr anted unless an interested person files an ob j ecti on to th e p eti ti on and sh ows good cause wh y th e cour t sh ould not gr ant th e auth or i ty. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: D ate: 1 0/ 01 / 2020 T i me: 8: 4 5 AM D ep t. P S 3 ( 1 ) T h e C our th ouse i s closed . Y ou must attend hearing by Webex (2) C all 1 - 21 3 - 3 06 - 3 06 5 : ( 3 ) E nter M eeti ng N umb er 289 1 001 6 0 If you object to th e gr anti ng of th e p eti ti on, you sh ould ap p ear at th e h ear i ng and state your ob j ecti ons or file written objections with the court b ef or e th e h ear i ng. Y our ap p ear ance may b e i n p er son or b y your attor ney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a cop y to th e p er sonal r ep r esentati ve ap p oi nted b y th e cour t wi th i n th e later of ei th er ( 1 ) four months f r om th e d ate of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in secti on 5 8( b ) of th e C ali f or ni a P r ob ate C od e, or ( 2) 60 days f r om th e d ate of mai li ng or p er sonal d eli ver y to you of a noti ce und er secti on 9 05 2 of th e C ali f or ni a P r ob ate C od e. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. I f you ar e a p er son interested in the estate, you may file wi th th e cour t a R eq uest f or S p eci al Notice (Form DE-154) of the filing of an i nventor y and ap p r ai sal of estate assets or of any p eti ti on or account as p r ovi d ed i n P r ob ate C od e secti on 1 25 0. A R eq uest f or S p eci al N oti ce f or m i s avai lab le f r om th e cour t cler k. Attor ney f or p eti ti oner : G r egor y Ash cr af t, 29 9 7 0 T ech nology D r ., S te 21 7 , M ur r i eta, C A 9 25 6 3 9 5 1 - 3 04 3 4 3 1 LEGAL #: 3219 PUBLISHED: August 28, September 4, 11, 2020

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