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Murrieta honors Marines killed in Afghanistan

Local LE Council salutes Constitution Week Diane A. Rhodes SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Mayor Bob Magee presented a proclamation to members of the Daughters of the American Revolution designating Sept. 17-23 as “Constitution Week” in the City of Lake Elsinore at the city council’s regular meeting Aug. 24. see page A-2

Health COVID hospitalizations slow as deaths rise in RivCo Kim Harris MANAGING EDITOR

COVID-related hospitalizations have ticked up again in Riverside County. Currently there are 673 COVID-19 positive patients hospitalized, with the addition of only 13 new patients since Aug. 27, according to the Riverside University Health System. see page B-5

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People bring American flags to the Town Square Park amphitheater in Murrieta, Tuesday, Aug. 31, as the city hosts a remembrance ceremony for the 13 servicemen and women killed in Kabul, Afghanistan. See more photos on A-8.

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Mini horses provide giant rewards to humans, and vice versa Diane A. Rhodes SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

For all the mini horses that have been saved from a harsh life or certain death but lucky enough to find a haven at So Cal Miniature Horse Sanctuary, there are just as many humans who feel they are the ones who benefit from being around such loving animals.

Jeanne Oliver, president and founder of the Hemet-based nonprofit, grew up with a deep love for horses but after a traumatic accident she stopped riding. Though she never climbed back into the saddle, she never turned her back on the animals or lost her love for them.

In July of this year, the sanctuary was accredited by the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS), the highest status an animal organization can receive. GFAS is the only globally recognized Jeanne Oliver, president and founder of So Cal Miniature Horse Sanctuary in Hemet, with “senior” minis Stan the Man, at left, and Snacks.

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Call goes out to help veterans at the inaugural Veterans First Fair in Menifee Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

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Murrieta Councilman Jonathan Ingram talks to Onyx, service dog for Marine veteran Maria Dwyer, a former national Aide de Camp for the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and her husband at the inaugural Veterans First Fair Sept. 4 in Menifee.

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A call went out to help all area military veterans with their personal health, housing, education and general welfare at the Veterans First Fair held at Mt. San Jacinto College in Menifee Saturday, Sept.

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The event was an offer by many veterans to other veterans through church, city, county, state and federal agencies and hosted by Veterans for Veterans and MilVet. More than 100 veterans representing all branches of the armed forces made an appearance at the special event.

John Hernandez, a Marine Corps veteran, who sits on the Riverside County Advisory Committee for 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington, helped to host the event said, “Coming out of COVID there was a big demand for veterans resources. Thing see VETERANS, page A-3

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Lake Elsinore City Council salutes Constitution Week

Lake Elsinore Mayor Bob Magee presents a Constitution Week proclamation to Daughters of the American Revolution’s Anna Anderson, at right, and Joyce Hohenadl.

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Diane A. Rhodes SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Mayor Bob Magee presented a proclamation to members of the Daughters of the American Revolution designating Sept. 17-23 as “Constitution Week” in the City of Lake Elsinore at the city council’s regular meeting Aug. 24.

“The Constitution is arguably the most important document that formed our country and today, the Daughters of the American Revolution keep the Constitution Week alive to make sure we recognize the significance of this,” Magee said.

Anna Anderson and Joyce Hohenadl with the Luiseño Chapter

of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution based in the Temecula Valley accepted the recognition. The local chapter was organized in 1966 and has more than 100 members today.

“It is an honor to accept this proclamation,” Anderson said.

“As we approach Constitution Week, we urge all of you to take a look at the Constitution and reflect on the privilege of being an American with all the rights and responsibilities which this document provides.”

Hohenadl, who has been a DAR member since 1998 and serves as its Parliamentarian, has three ancestors who fought in the Revolutionary War and one who

gave an Oath of Allegiance to the war effort.

“We appreciate your recognition,” she told the council. “Our Constitution is the very foundation of our government and the basis of our rights and freedoms. It is the oldest and shortest written Constitution in the world. We honor our ancestors and the framework of the government that created this document.”

The following day, Hohenadl said, “It was an honor to accept the proclamation from Mayor Bob Magee. He is an asset not only to the city, but also to Historic Preservation.” She added that Magee is the liaison City Council Member between the Lake Elsinore Historical Society and the City of Lake Elsinore.

“Constitution Week instills a sense of pride, honor and respect for those who fought to make the United States a great nation,” she said. “It enabled our founding fathers to write a great Constitution to protect all individuals living in this country.”

Anderson has been a DAR member since 2012 and part of the Luiseño Chapter since 2017, serving as Regent since May 2020. She has three ancestors who fought in the Revolution and one who aided the cause by providing supplies.

“Constitution Week gives our members a chance to educate and share our pride for our country,” she said. “The sacrifices our ancestors made for their belief that this could be a country of oppor-

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Anderson said, “As a chapter, we strive to uphold the mission of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, to promote historic preservation, education and patriotism.”

The National DAR urges Americans to reflect on the United States Constitution during this annual observance in honor of this foundational document of national governance.

“There are two documents of paramount importance to American history: the Declaration of Independence, which forged our national identity, and the United States Constitution, which set forth the framework for the federal government that functions to this day,” DAR President General Denise Doring VanBuren said in a news release. “While Independence Day is a well-recognized and beloved national holiday, fewer people know about Constitution Week, an annual commemoration of the living document that upholds and protects the freedoms central to our American way of life.”

Officially observed since 1956, the celebration’s goals are threefold: to encourage the study of the historical events that led to the framing of the Constitution

in September 1787; to remind the public that the Constitution is the basis of America’s great heritage and the foundation for its way of life; and to emphasize U.S. citizens’ responsibility to protect, defend and preserve the U.S. Constitution. Sept. 17 marks the 234th anniversary of the framing of the Constitution.

DAR, one of the largest patriotic women’s organizations in the world, has been the foremost advocate for the awareness, promotion and celebration of Constitution Week. The annual observance provides innumerable opportunities for educational initiatives and community outreach, two mission areas of crucial importance to the National Society.

By fostering knowledge of, and appreciation for, the Constitution and the inalienable rights it affords to all Americans, DAR helps to keep alive the memory of the men and women who secured the nation’s foundational liberties.

The organization participates in many community service projects throughout the year, including a student scholarship program. For more information, contact Regent Anna Anderson at (760) 586-1056 or Registrar Bonnie Hayosh at (951) 926-3994.

For more information, www. dar.org.

State auditor-controller gives high marks for fiscal responsibility to Hemet, Menifee and other Southwest Riverside County cities Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

The latest California High Risk Local Government Agency Audit program had good news for many local cities who were determined to be in the lowest or moderate financial risk category and not in the high risk category. Having one of the lowest financial risks in the state were Menifee, Murrieta and San Jacinto.

But even more pleased is the city of Hemet which was in what the state auditor considered “High Risk” in the financial and reporting categories. But as of this February is in a much lower “Moderate Risk” category along with Etiwanda and Riverside. This is even after city financial stresses increased with the COVID-19 pandemic business shutdowns.

The state’s local government audit program, according to the State Auditor, is a points-based system to rank and categorize cities as either high, moderate, or low risk for fiscal distress. “We weighted the results of the indicators by assigning varying numbers of points to each indicator based on our judgment of each indicator’s relative importance,” the auditor explained. Cities were provided with a new tool showing on a dashboard points system where

they stood in the results.

While Hemet was listed in the high risk category in the past, the auditor reported that they found no evidence of waste, fraud, abuse, mismanagement or other malfeasance.

In a public release, Hemet city officials and council said it is firmly committed to responsible financial practices. Since 2008, the City has undertaken numerous cost saving measures to improve its financial position.The practices they employed placed the city “on path of financial sustainability.”

This year the city reported in June it has a balanced budget which will continue to keep the city on an even more improved path.

Menifee City Manager Armando Villa took the news of the city being in the lowest risk category telling the city council Wednesday, Sept. 22, “We got some good news today. What we learned today hot off the press, is that we…(from the state auditor) are one of the healthiest and safest cities in Southwest Riverside County. We beat out our neighbors everywhere... It is basically a sign of fiscal health and fiscal responsibility.”

He praised the efforts of the city council and his staff for the effort.

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

Firefighters stop forward spread of fire in Menifee City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

A wildfire that ignited amid triple-digit temperatures burned 25 acres near the eastern border of Menifee before firefighters stopped its forward spread Saturday, Sept. 4.

The fire was reported at 11:27 a.m. at Briggs and Simpson roads,

according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

The department said fire crews on the ground were initially assisted by firefighting aircraft, but that air resources were released after the blaze’s forward spread was stopped.

No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire was under investigation.

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Menifee Council maintains voluntary business registration and current county rent controls for mobile home communities Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

The Menifee City Council agreed to further examine a possible rent control ordinance supporting the current county rent control ordinances and discussed the city’s illegal business regulations at its Sept. 2 meeting.

The council’s discussion was preceded by a mobile homeowners association lobby representative’s explanation of the county’s current rent control ordinance allowing mobile home park owners to collect $12 per year per mobile home and keep the rent increases on leased or rented mobile home properties to no more than the cost of living increases each year.

The discussion on the current rent control county regulations was first asked by Council Member Robert Karwin who was concerned that the seniors living in the city’s four mobile home communities on a fixed income might one day face rent increases beyond what they are able to pay.

William Seaton, who said he was the area’s mobile homeowners spokesman explained the county rent control regulations to the council and was a mobile homeowner himself. Several others from his mobile home park appeared before the council to

ask the city council not to repeal the county rent control ordinance No. 760 which some cities have done. The high rents in some of those parks forced some residents to move without a home to go to, the mobile homeowners reported.

The speakers pleaded for the council not to rescind the county rent control ordinances.

Karwin said the city has no rent control board to look into possible rent increases or other complaints from both residents and the landowners. Cities can form their own rent control boards and create their own rent control regulations which could support or rescind any county ordinances.

Council Members Dean Deines and Mayor Bill Zimmerman joined with Karwin in the discussion and suggested the city staff look into the county rent control ordinances and other related matters and return with more information to the council. The full council agreed.

The council learned there were 12 open code enforcement cases on illegal land use and commercial businesses in response to Council Member Matthew Liesemeyer’s inquiry into the city’s Land Use Business Registration Program that was established in 2015. Police Chief Patrick Walsh explained that participation in the LUBR program was voluntary. To qualify for the

John Hernandez, Marine veteran and host for the inaugural Veterans First Fair in Menifee, holding a Veterans Resource Booklet available to all veterans to help them on their return from active duty. Booklets can be found at most veterans’ organizations and the Riverside County Valley News/Tony Ault photos Veterans Affairs.

Some of the many military veterans attending the inaugural Veterans First Fair at Mt. San Jacinto College’s Menifee Valley Campus.

program a business was required to have a valid Riverside County Certificate of Registration or a determination from Riverside County that the business/land use was exempt from the registration process.

He explained that since 2015, only “20 LUBR applications have been submitted. Of these, four were approved, two were denied, 13 were incomplete and not processed, and one is currently being reviewed. Based on these numbers, the LUBR voluntary program has not yielded substantial success in bringing noncompliant uses/businesses into compliance.”

He warned that more of the illegal businesses could appear in the city without some form of city regulations to enforce the registration rules, which are now only voluntary.

The council learned that the alleged illegal businesses were those that had not registered with the city when incorporated. Those in the city after incorporation would be required to meet the city’s development codes which were possibly more stringent than the old county codes.

Liesemeyer said he brought the issue up because there had been nothing done with the cases for some time under the LUBR program. He said he wanted to see policies in place and in this case

whether the program should be totally lifted or enforced. “Do we want to get rid of it or uphold it?”

Karwin asked for further information about LUBR and if the city’s current development codes assured that any business would comply with the development code standards that came after the city’s incorporation. He said he just wanted to be sure that any business in the city was not harmful to the environment or community.

City Manager Armando Villa assured Karwin the current city codes make sure the new city businesses are not bad or harmful for the environment or their neighbors. “We are not ignoring the rules. We do implement code enforcement procedures,” Villa said. He said the program, since it is voluntary, is more reactive with code enforcement taking action when complaints are heard.

Liesemeyer said he asked for the business license enforcement before COVID. He said he was at that time looking to have more code enforcement of the rules.

“Now things have changed.”

Mayor Pro Tem Lesa Sobek said she believed the issue was that the pre-incorporation businesses have more time to comply with current city codes. “Things should just stay the same.”

Zimmerman agreed. “Let it run

its course.” He said he wanted the city to remain as business friendly as possible.

The 12 businesses that have still not registered have several more years to register and meet the current development codes, Walsh explained. He said code enforcement continues to talk to them and encourages them to register as soon as possible. He said they might move on in the extension time if they wished.

The council chose to let the LUBR extensions continue for the businesses in question.

In another discussion, the council forwarded their ideas on the creation of a city flag. While no action was taken it was suggested that a flag design process be developed within a certain amount of time and that most or all of the community have a chance to forward their design ideas whether it be elementary, secondary or college level and have a city committee approve or better the design for approval.

In the beginning of the meeting the council heard a performance from the Menifee Children’s Choir of some patriotic songs and took time to recognize Menifee Bicycles and appreciate their efforts in promoting good health through bicycling exercise.

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

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the family members about the men and women who died; that’s what is tough.”

He said the soldiers who were deployed to Afghanistan knew there was danger and were warned there was probably going to be a suicide attack, but they manned their posts...they processed those evacuees who were going to be persecuted, killed or raped by the Taliban. They knew the dangers, yet they stood it proudly.

He concluded that their sacrifice and the sacrifice of their Afghanistan brothers in arms was “pretty badass. When people run away from danger we run toward it.”

Following the colonel was Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, who has two sons serving in the Marines, who gave a description on one of the Marines who died in Afghanistan he had heard about from his deputies who lost their sons. He learned one of the Marines

who died was going back into the crowd when the suicide bomb went off. The Marine was trying to save a child being trampled by the crowd trying to get out of the country.

“They got one out but the second one, he went to get was when the bomb went off.” He said he was just trying to save the little girls, but this is what the servicemen are all about.

“That is the service that we have, the people that are over there.”

He said their sacrifice is worth it to keep America and other countries as free as ours and called upon the veterans at the fair to help those service members coming back to the country. He encouraged the soldiers coming back from war to talk about it, not to hide it in alcohol and drugs.

All the organizations at the inaugural Veterans First Fair are ready to help, veterans just need to reach out for that help.

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didn’t get better with COVID, in fact they got worse (for veterans) so what we wanted to do was to bring as many veterans organizations as possible together at one time so we called it the first annual ‘Veterans Fair’ here.”

Those organizations at the Fair included Veterans of Foreign Wars; Marine Corps League Det. 1057; Impact Ministry; California Department of Veterans Affairs; Semper Fi #1; WWII Operations Silver Star; MilVet; Team RWB; VFW Post 4089; Melissa Melendez, 25th Dist,; Veteran Homeowners Club; Riverside County Department of Veterans Affairs and a contingent from the Combat Crawlers Jeep club.

Hernandez, also the Veterans of Foreign Wars Vice-Commander, said of the event a “snapshot of what all these nonprofit organizations provide so we call it a fair…

If you can’t find something here today, talk to somebody and offer them help if you don’t need help.

That is supposed to be what it is today.”

He then took the time to call out the names of each of the service members who recently died as a result of a suicide bomber in Afghanistan, remembering each with a two-bell sound. Some veterans in the crowd listened with tears in their eyes. A bugle playing “Taps” followed the remembrance.

Retired Marine Corps Col. John W. Black, who had served in Afghanistan and Iraq, gave the veterans a pep talk. He said that the loss of the soldiers in Afghanistan was tragic; they still knew the risks and gave their lives for their families and the United States. “A lot of veterans are really -expletive- off and mad about it and the veterans want accountability in some way to perform. I want to give you my bottom line. Was it worth it, well yes it was worth it,” and he went on to explain why. He said going overseas and fighting was the mission of the service members and easy, but the hard part “is telling

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Murrieta college senior heads to Miss Teen California USA pageant

Mimi Hymel is the current Miss Murrieta Teen USA titleholder and will compete for Miss California Teen USA on Sept. 12.

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Diane A. Rhodes SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Mimi Hymel wasted no time getting involved with her community when she and her family moved to Murrieta about two years ago. The 19-year-old college senior was named Miss Murrieta Teen USA in October 2020 and will represent the city Sept. 12 in the Miss California Teen USA pageant. She has also volunteered with Habitat for Humanity and has performed countless hours of community service.

“I was in Girl Scouts when I was little and tagged along with my mom to Junior League events,” she said. “I’ve always loved being able to support my community in any way I can.”

Hymel skipped a grade when

she was younger but wanted to make sure she did all four years of high school so she could experience a senior year. Now, after three years at Arizona State University she will graduating early from college, too. She chose that school for its famous Walter Cronkite School of Mass Communications and Journalism, one of the only schools in America to have a specialized social media marketing degree.

She is currently taking all online classes for her major in Digital Audiences, Social Media Marketing with the goal of starting her own celebrity public relations firm for social media marketing.

The enterprising young woman started Comfort Bears in a Catastrophe as a grassroots organization in 2020 and became a nonprofit in January 2021.

“Being a disaster survivor myself, really puts into perspective how fast you can lose anything, and how it’s important to help others when you can,” Hymel said.

As a child, she witnessed her family lose everything they owned in Hurricane Katrina and the trauma was not short-lived – it followed her into her teen years.

“I had a best friend, my teddy bear Cuddles, that I took everywhere with me but when we evacuated, he got left behind to drown in the floodwaters,” Hymel recalled.

“It was a very scary and confusing time and I found myself unable to sleep most nights after losing Cuddles, grieving the loss.”

From this experience, she also learned that comfort items provided by humanitarian agencies to

disaster victims don’t often include things for children to help them cope. Hymel wanted to change that so when the opportunity arose to start her nonprofit to provide stuffed bears to children suffering after a traumatic event, she jumped right in.

“I run the organization all myself, as the CEO,” Hymel said.

“We help children impacted by disasters to receive comfort to help process trauma and overcome adversity. We rely on our lovely volunteers.”

Each bear is accompanied by a handwritten card of encouragement to show the child that someone cares about them.

“We buy from a few bulk websites when given monetary donations, but we also have individuals donate bears bought from anywhere,” Hymel said. “We accept stuffed animals of all shapes and sizes, as different children respond to different things.”

Although the bears are almost always matched with children from ages 2-12, Hymel said they have been given to adults in the past. She has partnered with many different established groups that help distribute these bears to the right places.

“I reach out to all types of organizations to see who might be the best fit to hand out and distribute our bears,” she said. “In the past, we’ve worked with the American Red Cross, a local Jewish Center and a hospital, to name a few.”

For more information, www. comfortbearsinacatastrophe.com.

Hymel, who has an older sister,

started competing in pageants five years ago, after hearing information about a local pageant.

“They have been a great opportunity for me to be even more active in my community, learning public speaking skills, and even landed me a job (doing social media for a fashion designer),” she said. “I used multiple coaches to prepare for pageants, and I think making sure you are still representing who you are is the most important thing.”

The Miss California Teen USA pageant will be held in San Gabriel where about 50-60 young women will be scored in evening gown, interview and fitness during the two-day competition on Sept.

11-12. There will be an onstage question but that is not scored. The winner will go on to compete at the national Miss Teen USA pageant.

The sponsored prize package includes more than $100,000 in gifts, cash and scholarships for both Miss California USA and Miss California Teen USA including the official crown and sash, round trip airfare to the pageant, an official competition evening gown, official crown portrait, fitness coaching, skin care, hair care and much more.

Hymel would advise any young girl considering entering a pageant to “go for it! You learn so many life skills from pageantry and the skills you learn from pageantry help you long after competing.

“I think it’s important to let people know that it is a glamourous opportunity, but it also helps you professionally,” she said.

“Learning how to style myself in a professional way for interviews and learning actual interview speaking skills from pageantry, all played a part in my professional career.”

Pageant presenter, Girlbossing Inc., is organized for women, by women, to be about women, empowering female voices in all areas of life, as evidenced by the tagline, “It’s What We Do.” Girlbossing Inc. CEO Robin Ross-Fleming said, “We actively encourage young women in the state of California to give back in their communities and advocate for issues they feel passionately toward. Our organization is committed to providing new opportunities for women in media, entertainment, modeling, fashion, beauty and more, at our events throughout the year, and the actual weekend of competition.

For young women between the ages of 14-27 who wish to represent their hometown at the state event, applications are being accepted at the official website, www.MissCaliforniaUSA.com.

The Miss Universe Organization uses its global grassroots reach to empower women to be self-confident and strive to be their personal best, believing that every woman should be “Confidently Beautiful.” The pageants provide an international platform through dedicated partnerships with charities, sponsors and brands around the world. For more information, www.missuniverse.com.

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Prosecutor, public defender, business lawyer appointed to county judgeships City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

A prosecutor, public defender and corporate attorney were appointed to Riverside County judicial posts, the governor’s office announced Friday, Sept. 3.

Deputy District Attorney Sean Crandell, 48, of Temecula, was appointed to fill a vacancy resulting from the creation of a judgeship in 2019.

Crandell, a Democrat, has been with the DA’s office since 1996, serving time as a law clerk before being promoted to prosecutor.

Deputy Public Defender Joshua Knight, 44, of Murrieta, was appointed to fill the seat previously held by Judge Rebecca Dugan, who was on the bench at the Ban-

ning Justice Center before her recent retirement.

Before starting his stint at the Riverside County Public Defender’s Office in 2007, Knight, who declined to declare a political party preference, served in the Kern County Public Defender’s Office for two years.

Attorney Elena Wood, 45, of Murrieta, was appointed to fill a vacancy stemming from the creation of a judgeship in 2019.

Wood, a Democrat, is with the real estate law firm Reid & Hellyer, where she has been since 2016.

Before that, she was a sole practitioner.

The annual compensation for each position is $223,829, according to the governor’s office.

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Temecula City Manager Aaron Adams speaks about the current and future outlook of the economy in Temecula during the Southwest Regional Economic Forecast.

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Kimberly Davidson, Economic Development Director for the city of Wildomar speaks about the current and future outlook of the economy in Wildomar during the Southwest Regional Economic Forecast.

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LOCAL when she moved forward with becoming a nonprofit in 2015, I organization providing standards became a member of the Board. I for identifying legitimate animal am currently the secretary,” Vint sanctuaries. This accreditation said, adding that she always loved signifies that So Cal Mini Horse horses, attending horse camp every Sanctuary meets the rigorous and summer while growing up.

“I bought my first horse when peer-reviewed equine care standards which are confirmed by a I was in college,” Vint said. “She comprehensive site visit. The non- changed my life, and I went from profit also has a platinum rating on living at the beach to becoming a GuideStar, an independent rating full-fledged farm girl. My husband service that assesses charitable and I now own our own small family farm in Menifee where we raise organizations.

Oliver said there have been sev- pigs, goats, chickens and children. eral changes at the 10-acre facility I spend my free time adventuring in the past seven years she has with my kids or riding my horses.”

Shari Skidmore, of Canyon lived there with her three children.

Rescued horses come and go, with Lake, has been volunteering for some unable to be adopted who the past three years. The day she will spend the rest of their lives at arrived at the sanctuary to ask the ranch. There are several seniors about helping out, one of the newover the age of 35 who have their est rescues was giving birth. With own section to roam freely and all that was going on at the time, including a board meeting, Oliver enjoy each others company.

“Every one of our horses comes enlisted her help by handing her in at different ages and conditions the newborn foal to hold.

“I still get chills just thinking – and every one of them has got a story,” Oliver said as she described about it,” Skidmore said. “I started each one’s personality and which crying because it was just the most horses have bonded with one an- incredible experience. I never forother. Her passion was evident as got that day – it sealed the deal.”

She averages three days a week she talked about them as a proud mother would, laughing at their at the ranch but hopes to do when antics and beaming with pride at she isn’t so busy. She is proud of the fact that she can “catch the their accomplishments.

Some of her mini horses have wildest of the wild now” because walked in several parades to bring of the education she has gotten awareness to the group, including from Oliver and Alvaney. She had the Hemet Christmas Parade and been around horses before but the Rose Parade in Pasadena. “I learned so much more after joining was trying to find a way to get a the volunteer team. She said the million people to hear about us work has been “extremely fulfilling and applied to be part of the Rose and rewarding.”

Hard to choose favorites Parade, which we’ve done twice,” While some of the volunteers Oliver said.

About six years ago, Linda find it difficult to choose a favorite Alvaney, of Gavilan Hills in Riv- among the many four-legged resierside County, wanted to become a dents at the sanctuary, Grove said volunteer and work with animals. he would choose “Randy, hands “I knew I couldn’t work with down. He is a bit of a brat somedogs or cats as I would bring all times, but I love him so very much, of them home. I saw a So Cal and he is also incredibly smart.

Mini Horse Sanctuary Facebook He’s still young so I am trying to post and thought that might be train him to get used to halters, and the place, so I set up a visit with he loves getting attention.”

Alvaney said, “I really do love Jeanne,” she said. “I told her I knew nothing about horses but all of the minis, each one has their wanted to volunteer so she gave own personality, but like children, me a tour and that was all it took. you do have your favorites and Ollie is mine. As I said, he is adoptI was hooked.”

Currently serving as the Board’s able now and I will cry and miss vice president and treasurer, Al- him terribly when he goes, but vaney volunteers four days a week, some will be happy tears because working about five to six hours we have accomplished what our purpose is. We know when a horse each day. comes in that he will be going out.

Rewarding work “It is very rewarding work and We have an extensive vetting proyes, it is work,” she said. “About cess for adoption so we are very four years ago we had a very confident when a horse goes to a frightened six-month old mini that home, it is going to a really good came to us. We named him For home, with people who will love, All, aka Ollie. Jeanne’s oldest son respect and care for them.”

Vint said that her favorite horses would catch Ollie and move him to a small stall for me. Ollie was always seem to be the ones that get terrified. I took a chair in every adopted but said that Shadow was day and sat with him tossing him always one of her favorites. “I was carrots while he would stay as far with Jeanne when he was rescued away from me as he could get. and he had a magnetic personality Over weeks of doing this and toss- and an amazing confirmation,” she ing the carrots a little closer to me, said. “I walked him in our second he was getting a bit more trusting. Rose Parade, and he was just a Jeanne said, ‘one day that little boy saint. He was just recently adopted is going to walk right up to you’ out to a great home.”

Of the many highlights volunand that is exactly what happened.

Ollie and I finally bonded, and he teers and staff have witnessed duris my sweet boy now. He is hand- ing the time they have been there, some, sweet, and loves attention Grove said the standout to him has and his walks. Ollie has come so been watching Symphony go from far and is now ready for adoption, a neglected, skin and bones, scared horse into a healthy mare who now along with his buddy Jules.”

Noah Grove, one of about 20 loves people and getting loved on. regular volunteers, began commut- She had been rescued from a horse ing to Hemet from his Huntington auction.

Alvaney said while she has exBeach home two to three times a week in January, putting in about perienced many memorable events six hours each day. He wanted to in her six years at the sanctuary, visit the sanctuary ever since he from taking the minis to the beach started following them on social or hosting Barn Days at the Ranch, media in 2017, but it seemed too she said a particular event that stands out is walking in the Rose far to justify a visit.

“I ended up sponsoring a mini Parade on New Year’s Day 2018.

“What a terrific experience,” she and I got to go up and see the mini in person,” he said. “I was hooked said. “My daughter, granddaughter and started volunteering. I have and I walked with the minis in the loved horses most of my life and I parade representing So Cal Mini especially love minis since I don’t Horse Sanctuary. We had 25 voldo any riding and just enjoy work- unteers in the parade and 15 minis, ing with them to get them used to our team did amazing. It was such a proud day.” being led on a halter.”

Vint said funding plays a major Grove said he spends a lot of time just grooming and scratching role in the nonprofit’s day-to-day them, learning what they enjoy and operations. “That means that every trying to earn their trust which he single penny that we fundraise or is has learned is something that is donated goes directly towards the easier said than done with some care of the minis as feed, veterinary bills, farrier visits (hoof trims), and of the horses.

“Horses can communicate a other basic needs for the ranch. great deal without ever speaking a While we wish we could rescue word, and learning to understand every single mini in need, we have them is incredibly rewarding,” a capacity based on our monetary resources. Additional funding he said.

Kambria Vint met Jeanne Oliver would allow us to save more minis when she was boarding her horses that need our help.”

Oliver said the current cost at the same ranch where Oliver was boarding the minis she person- of operating the ranch with the ally rescued before she started the amount of horses there now is about $8,000 per month. When sanctuary.

“Obviously, the minis have COVID-19 came along, fundraisan amazing attraction, so we be- ers were canceled, visits from came fast friends and I jumped on schools and private groups were board for the rescue missions and not allowed and donations went HORSES from page A-1

Volunteer Noah Grove with Symphony at the So Cal Miniature Horse Sanctuary in Hemet Sept. 1.

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down. But the horses were still there, and they still needed to be fed and cared for, so the operation continued with less resources than were available pre-pandemic. She and her team continue to prepare the adoptable minis for a new, loving home.

Oliver said she has been horrified at some of the conditions and abuse mini horses have endured and cannot understand the cruelty of those owners. But she is thankful for the ones that found their way to So Cal Miniature Horse Sanctuary.

“If it has a face, it has a soul and a heart,” Oliver said.

Some of the minis that are brought to the sanctuary are named by the volunteers. Alvaney had the opportunity to do that about a year ago. “My daughter and I went to Central California to rescue five horses in early March 2020 just when the coronavirus was getting started,” she recalled. “On our way home, we were thinking of names, and named one after the virus, but decided to spell it with a “K.” Karona and her baby Ditto were adopted to a beautiful home.”

Vint named the two mini mules that live at the center: Mick and Nugget.

A little fluffball “My husband actually was the one that we sent all the way to Arizona to rescue so when he came home with them I just couldn’t get over how Nugget was such a little fluffball and I knew he needed that name. Mick was the best thing that I could think of to go with that, so they are McNugget,” she said.

Alvaney said, “I have been working with some of the frightened horses who are slowly getting more accepting to humans. When a horse comes in starved, mistreated and/or abused and we can work with them, give them love and get them to trust humans again...that’s rewarding.”

Vint said she enjoys arrival days when new rescue horses come from wherever in the world they are being saved from, mostly from other states.

“They come in after a long travel and when they climb off the trailer, it seems like they can just tell that they are somewhere safe. You can practically feel the stress melting off of them,” Vint said. “I also love when wild and scared minis finally calm down enough to let you get close, when we finally build up enough trust that they are approachable and can be petted and cared for. Those are my favorite moments.”

Oliver said the horses can feel the genuine caring exuded by everyone at the sanctuary. “They know our hearts and let everything else go,” she said. “My kids can walk into a pasture and catch a horse.”

Grove said, “The best part about the sanctuary is watching the minis who have been abused begin to trust humans and flourish in their new lives. Several of these minis have lived previously rough lives, and this new chance for them to find loving homes is something that can be bittersweet, yet so rewarding.”

Educational tours, outdoor paint parties and open Barn Days are just a few of the ongoing events that would help sustain the operating costs of the sanctuary. Oliver is hoping that as COVID restrictions lift, those opportunities will return.

She thoroughly enjoys sharing with others what is accomplished at the sanctuary with hardworking volunteers, caring board members,

Volunteer Shari Skidmore gives Ghostrider a good cleaning at the So Cal Miniature Horse Sanctuary.

involvement from her children and beautiful animals. “We’ve got a great crew,” she said. “We just want to shine again.”

Vint said, “The volunteer team is invaluable, there are so many amazing souls that pour their hearts into the sanctuary and dedicate so much to these horses, but there is no greater asset in the world

of horse rescue than an amazing, transparent, honest and committed leader. Jeanne has dedicated her life to the rescue; I have never encountered someone with a bigger heart.”

More information, www.socalminihorse.com, www.socalmini.org, socalminihorse@yahoo. com, or (951) 764-5707.

Never Forget!

A Beautiful Work of Art,

OUR FLAG The Flag could only be American.

It could only be red, white and blue!

Betsy Ross knew what to do!

Sometimes our Flag is very still, not moving.

Patiently waiting for a breeze.

The wind comes so we may see the Flag in her Glory.

Waving to all of us and shouting, “We are free!! We are free!!”

Thank God we are free!

Always there. Always faithful.

If only we could be like the Flag.

Always there, always faithful.

God will not let it ever be destroyed!

It is our history and it is our future.

The Flag is part of our landscape.

We plant it in our yards where it belongs.

With the beautiful oak trees and California peppers.

And of course, with all the beautiful flowers we see.

Let’s not forget who to thank the most.

Our Betsy Ross of course!

We thank you, for your perseverance, For your love of the Flag!

The world will always be grateful.

Your legacy is the beautiful Art of the Flag you created.

It will last for so many generations to enjoy, No matter gender, color or creed.

We will parade it down all the streets of time.

Our Flag will be there for all to see.

It belongs to everyone.

With our Flag we are connected as one.

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Murrieta honors Marines killed in Afghanistan

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Josue Concepcion carries a Marine Corps flag at Town Square Park in Murrieta, Tuesday, Aug. 31, during a remembrance ceremony for the 13 servicemen and women killed in Kabul, Afghanistan Aug. 26.

A large American flag is flown on the ladder of a Murrieta Fire & Rescue engine during a remembrance ceremony at Town Square Park in Murrieta for the 13 servicemen and women killed in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Hundreds of people attend a remembrance ceremony at Town Square Park in Murrieta for the 13 servicemen and women killed in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Murrieta firefighters bow their heads during a prayer for the 13 service members killed in Kabul, Afghanistan.

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We observe Patriot Day and all that it represents

– we honor the value of life, those we loved and lost, our country’s resilience and the strength of the American spirit.

Murrieta firefighter Dan Grassmeier tolls a bell 13 times during a remembrance ceremony at Town Square Park in Murrieta for the servicemen and women killed in Kabul, Afghanistan.

A Valley History Motor Tour Menifee’s rich history found in monuments throughout the city

This Menifee History Monument at 28880 Reviere Road, tells about the Kirkpatrick Family, who came from Tennessee to homestead on 160 acres of land in the 1870s. They are one of the oldest families to live in the valley.

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Menifee residents and visitors may see a series of markers decorating some city properties to help educate them about the city’s historical significance. Twelve of the historical markers have been constructed by the Menifee Valley Historical Association with the help of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors.

YouTube videos tell about each of the markers in detail on a link where the locations of each of the markers is revealed. The videos allow visitors to find out about the rich history of the Menifee Valley through shared photographs and narration. More information and photos continue to be added by the association and additional artifacts from those times can be seen each Sunday at the Menifee History Museum at 26301 Garbani Road.

Readily seen on the monuments, and some videos, are excerpts from the historical records of the earliest pioneers in the Menifee Valley including the Zeiders family, Christensen family, James B. Ferrell Evans Family, Kirkpatrick

Family, Andrew Kittilson and William Brown family, McCall family and Motte Family. Also found on the monuments is information about the William Newport Ranch, the 1890 Menifee School, Del Webb Kings Inn and Romoland School of 1918.

Menifee Mayor Bill Zimmerman is on the Association board and often will conduct tours of the artifacts in the museum. Relatives from the early Menifee families sometimes appear at the museum that houses hundreds of artifacts from the time when Indians lived in the valley until it became a city in October 2008.

The Menifee History Museum is located on the Menifee Valley Middle School grounds and is only open on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Docents are on hand to take visitors on tours of the museum.

For more information, visit Menifee Valley Historical Association on Facebook, or at www.menifee history.com. Information is also available on YouTube.

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

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Volume 21, Issue 37

Murrieta celebrates cityhood with belated birthday bash

From left, Britan Houghton, 11, Derek Aubrey, 9, and Londyn Houghton, 8, play a jumbo Jenga game at the California Oaks Sports Park during the belated Murrieta Birthday Bash, Sept. 4.

People get relief from the heat as the Murrieta Fire Dept. sprays the crowd at the belated Murrieta Birthday Bash.

This boy trys to enjoy the water sprayed from a Murrieta Fire Dept. engine during the Murrieta Birthday Bash at California Oaks Park.

People enjoy the variety of inflatable attraction rides during the belated Murrieta Birthday Bash.

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Children enjoy the water sprayed from a Murrieta Fire Dept. engine during the Murrieta Birthday Bash at California Oaks Park.

Murrieta celebrates the city’s 30th year of cityhood during the annual Birthday Bash event.

Murrieta police officers on bicycles take a break from the heat in the shade at California Oaks Sports Park during the belated Murrieta Birthday Bash.

S. Chelsea Scott of the band “Faux Fighters,” a Foo Fighters tribute band performs for guests at the belated Murrieta Birthday Bash.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS Sept. 10 – 4 p.m. Idyllwild Mayor Max is again receiving visits from anyone visiting the mountain community and can be found with his pooch family on weekends at Wooley’s clothing store, 54274 N. Circle Drive in Pine Cove. He will entertain private visits at the mayor’s home for special occasions. For information, www.mayormax.com.

Sept. 10-12 – Same but Different Festival camping trip at Lake Perris State Recreation Park, 17801 Lake Perris Drive, Perris.

The four-day camping festival includes STS9, LSDREAM, The Motet, Sunsquabi, Dirtwire, and around 16 San Diego acts including Red Giant Project feat.

Karl Denson, Universe Peoples, Kaipora and others. Tickets at Songkick.com or Ticketcity.com.

Sept. 10 – 5 p.m. Hilltop Festival presented by Murrieta Firefighters Assn. at 28701 Los Alamos Heights Road, Murrieta, with live music, barbecue, local wine and brews. For tickets, see link www. eventbrite.com/e/hilltop-festivaltickets-165288659831?aff=ebdso porgprofile.

Sept. 10 – 8 a.m. The Cove Bar & Grill hosts a golf tournament supporting Murrieta Valley Pony Baseball at Menifee Lakes Country Club off Newport Road, Menifee. The Cove Ownership group is retired firefighters who have deep roots in the community. Information and tickets at Scramblehunter.com.

Sept. 11 – 6 p.m. Remembrance Day Ceremony Menifee’s Central Park, 30268 Civic Plaza Drive, Menifee. A time to remember the lives lost by terrorists at New York’s Twin Towers. Special presentations and visual tributes.

Attendees are welcome to decorate small bags with the names of lives lost and assist in displaying flags.

See www.cityofmenifee.us.

Sept. 11 – 5 to 10 p.m. Science Under the Stars: The Science of Music with celebrity Kodi Lee. Supporting educational programming at the Western Science Center, 2345 Searl Parkway, Hemet. Picnic outdoor setting in the park. Silent Auction. Tickets are $125 each at www.bidpal. net/wscmuseum/ticketing. For those that can’t make it to Hemet, a livestream Pass to Kodi Lee’s concert can be purchased for $15 at box office.mandolin.com/ products/kodi-lee-with-his-bandlive-livestream-pass.

Sept. 11 – 4 p.m. Sept. 11, 20th Anniversary Remembrance Day at Temecula’s Duck Pond, to honor those lost in the terror attack, Rancho California and Ynez roads. City officials to attend.

Leave remembrance messages at the memorial. Music by Spirit of Great Oak. Sept. 12 – 1 to 3 p.m. Dorland Mountain Arts community presents its Sunday Scribblers open to all writers of any sort with author

Trond Hildahl at the colony, 36701 Hwy. 79 South Temecula. It is also available on Zoom from 1 to 2 p.m.

See www.dorlandartscolony.org or info@dorlandartscolony.org for more information.

Sept. 12 – 2-4 p.m. Mama Mia at the Old Town Community Theater, 42051 Main Street, Temecula.

This is one of the grooviest, feelgood Broadway shows ever written and one of Temecula Valley Players’ most popular productions in its 39-year history, Cost $28.

Call for tickets (866) 653-8696.

Sept. 16 – 7:05 p.m. Canyon Lake Chamber sponsored ballgame, Storm vs. 66ers at the Storm Stadium, 300 Diamond Drive, Lake Elsinore. Ticket cost and details on Facebook.

Sept. 22 – 6 p.m. An in-person program of the Temecula Valley Historical Society about Helen Hunt Jackson, the author of “Ramona” will be presented at The Little Temecula History Center, 31780 Redhawk Parkway, Temecula. Contact Rebecca Farnbach at rebfrnbach@aol.com for more information.

Sept. 23 – 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Songs for Hope music at the Old Town Community Theater, 42501 Main St., Temecula. Inspiring songs for hope and healing after the COVID-19 pandemic. Free tickets at the theater, but seating is limited.

Sept. 25 – 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

TEDx Temecula presentation Human Being/Being Human at Old Town Community Theater, 42501 Main St., Temecula. Tickets available at the theater.

Oct 4 – 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. The Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce presents a Job-A- Palooza fall 2021 job fair free to job seekers at Menifee Lakes Country Club, 29875 Menifee Lakes Drive.

Employers may register online at BIT.LY/Menifee Jobs2.

ONGOING – Riverside Transportation Commission is offering Park and Ride Lots to connect with carpools, vanpools and transit systems in Beaumont at 600 E. 6th St., in San Jacinto at 501 S. San Jacinto Ave. and in Temecula at Grace Presbyterian Church, 31143 Nicolas Road, open from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. but not on weekends.

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

ONGOING – If you know a homebound older adult, resources in Menifee are available, including grab-and-go, cooked and frozen food for pickup. Courtesy Pantry items and meals delivered with no contact. Three days of emergency food can be delivered immediately or restaurant meal delivery for those who don’t qualify for food assistance programs. Call (800) 510-2020 for help.

ONGOING – The Riverside County COVID-19 Business Assistance Grant Program is accepting online applications for business grants up to $10,000 at www.rivercobizhelp.org that can be used for employee retention, working capital, protective equip-

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WORKSHOPS, MEETINGS and ANNOUNCEMENTS Sept. 13 – 7 p.m. On Mondays, the Temecula Valley Historical Society presents historical entertainment at the Vail Headquarters stage, 32115 Temecula Pkwy.

Sept. 16 – 11 a.m. Bright Business Murrieta presented at the Murrieta Innovation Center, 26442 Beckman Court, Murrieta.

Learn how to design a purposecentered Business Model and pitch your business. Reserve your spot at https://businesscirclenetwork. com.

ONGOING – MilVet sends military care packages for deployed U.S. Troops throughout the world and is seeking support for nutrition snacks, hygiene supplies and other small items that will show the love of those at home.

Help shop for most needed items without leaving your home by purchasing items remotely and having them delivered to volunteers for packing. All items on the list are special requests from deployed military men and women sent through Amazon at https://smile. amazon.com. Know someone deployed? Sign them up for monthly care packages: https://milvet.org/ request-for-care-packages.

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

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

ONGOING – 8-9 a.m. Attend the city of Wildomar’s Small

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ONGOING – 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Temecula Winchester Swap Meet continues, 33280 Newport Road in Winchester, Saturdays and Sundays only. The small local swap meet is only 50 cents for entry, and anyone under age 10 is free admission. No dogs allowed.

ONGOING – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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

ONGOING – Temecula’s Farmers Markets are offered in Old Town Temecula Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to noon, 4100 Main St. in Temecula; at Promenade Temecula, 40640 Winchester Road, outside JCPenney every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and at Vail Headquarters, 32115 Temecula Parkway, every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

In compliance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Riverside County Public Health orders, the farmers markets will be restricted to agriculture products only. Follow the Old Town Temecula Farmers Market on Facebook to stay updated. No pets are allowed.

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Business Roundtable on the third Wednesday of each month on Zoom. Register by emailing kdavidson@cityofwildomar.org and put “small business roundtable” in the subject line.

ONGOING – Noon to 1 p.m. Attend Murrieta Wildomar Chamber of Commerce’s weekly business briefing via Zoom or watch live on Facebook every Wednesday. Registration required at https://bit.ly/MWCBizBriefing.

The chamber business briefing is an opportunity to hear from city, county and business leaders about current and relevant business information.

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

ONGOING – Menifee Community Services offers online driver’s education courses for a $21.95 fee. The course includes animated driving scenarios, instructional videos, sample test, licensed instructor available to answer questions, DMV approved certificate of completion with all lectures and exams completed from home.

Designed for students and does not include behind-the-wheel instruction or a California driver’s permit.

Contact (951) 723-3880 or visit the city of Menifee to register at www. city of menifee.us.

ONGOING – 10-11:30 a.m.

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

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

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

ONGOING – Hemet/Winchester National Association of Female Entrepreneurs meets monthly. For new meeting dates and destinations, contact director Joan Wakeland at (909) 721-7648 or email Joanewakeland@gmail. com. Lake Elsinore/Murrieta/ Wildomar NAFE also meets each month in Lake Elsinore with director Sandie Fuenty. Call Fuenty at (714) 981-7013 or email sandiesldy@aol.com to learn when meetings will resume.

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

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

ONGOING – Temecula Valley Rose Society meets each month.

For more information and new meeting dates and places, visit www.temeculavalleyrosesociety. org.

ONGOING – Menifee Toastmasters meets every Thursday at noon for one hour at a designated place to have fun, enhance speaking capabilities, gain self-confidence and improve social skills.

For new dates, call (760) 807-1323 or visit www.MenifeeToastmasters.org for more information.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Theatre Talk Elizabeth Youngman-Westphal SPECIAL TO THE VALLEY NEWS

“Mamma Mia!” is a hit! Supported by a rock-star cast, each song is performed with heart When the lights turned on Friday night, Sept. 3, at the beautifully appointed Old Town Temecula Community Theater there was a buzz in the air. Excitement prevailed at the dawning of a new era.

Jason Green is heading up a new Board of Directors for the Temecula Valley Players, a nonprofit 501(c) (3) California corporation. It will be up to Green and this Board to drum up community support to pay these performers.

It’s called community theater to distinguish it from an Equity house.

That is where the performers actually get paid. These are not amateurs because there isn’t any money to pay them. The Temecula Valley Players are unpaid pros.

Let me be perfectly clear. Do not confuse the passion of unpaid performers with the rank of amateur. It’s not the same. After seeing just one production, it is my belief this cast should be put on the city’s payroll.

In case you didn’t know, it takes a tremendous amount of money to support a playhouse. It takes lots, and lots, and lots of donors providing huge endowments to stiffen the coffers.

Like Moonlight Amphitheater in Vista, the Temecula Valley Players are supported by the city of Temecula. Therefore, it is this writer’s belief, the city managers need to apply for funding from Cal Arts to meet payroll.

Enough politics, now for the good stuff.

All praise or blame starts with director Carol Damgen. This clever woman is a much acclaimed instructor at Cal State San Bernardino’s Theatre Arts department. Her astute approach on this much-seen play, “Mamma Mia!,” adds a freshness not before imagined. Damgen’s di-

rectorial hand is light, though subtle enough to brighten the production.

No wonder she has won numerous awards for her work. This one too, is deserving, if for nothing else but bringing out the best in this cast of real people.

Laced with charm, Georgia Kate (Sophie) exudes excitement and poise. Her vocals are clear and lyrical throughout. It’s the eve of Sophie’s wedding.

When her best friends Ali (Rocky Estevez) and Lisa (Regina Martin) arrive on the fictitious Greek island of Kalokairi to be her bridesmaids, Sophie welcomes them with the news that she has found her father after reading pages from her mother’s diary.

Estevez (Ali) radiates energy.

Along with the sparkling Regina Martin (Lisa), this blushing trio jubilantly bounce to the lyrics of “Honey, Honey.”

Sensing mischief, Donna Sherman (Sarah Farooqui) welcomes the bridesmaids just before the untimely arrival of Harry Bright (John Harnetiaux), Bill Austin (Jason Wesley Green) and Sam Carmichael (Jason W. Webb).

Faced with the sudden arrival of her cloudy past, Donna urges the men to leave. But they won’t, declaring they were invited to the wedding and given room keys by Sophie.

Farooqui is a delight to watch as she reveals Donna’s story. With beguiling nuance, Farooqui’s welltrained voice is filled with a charismatic vocal range pulling the audience into the story.

More fun kicks in when the men disclose their relationship with Donna from 21 years ago. Harnetiaux aka Head Banger talks about how he’d met her in Paris and then followed her to Greece to explore their connection. Exuding natural British charm and reserve, Harnetiaux is the consummate gentlemen tenor.

With a more robust voice is Green, the inveterate bachelorworld traveler. Green exudes natural

From left, Sonia Watson as Tanya Chesham-Leigh, Sarah Farooqui as Donna Sheridan and Rachel Pfeifer Green as Rosie Mulligan perform during a recent performance of “Mamma Mia!” by the Temecula Valley Players now playing at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater.

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charm, blissful comedic timing, and latent marauding instincts as he cavorts in the second act with Rosie Mulligan (Rachel Pfeifer Green).

Webb has played this role multiple times.That must be why he resonates as Sam. He brings magnetism and masculinity to musical theater through his singing and stage presence.

The Dynamos are Tanya Chesham-Leigh (Sonia Watson) and Rosie Mulligan. Born to entertain, both of these ladies fill their parts with charismatic talent. Watson shines in her break-out song “Does Your Mother Know” sporting the gams and chops to sell it as she slews Pepper, the bartender.

Green gets her chance at glory with “Take a Chance on Me” as she provocatively lures Bill into an onstage seduction. Green does not play a “bright-eyed, blushing, babydoll … ,” oh no, not our Rosie. She drops a show-stopping song slanted at an

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

Leoness Cellars

Leoness Cellars popular wines from left, Merlot, Zinfandel produced from the Deegan family vineyard and red wine. Valley News/Shane Gibson photos

The Mystery Wino SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Leoness Cellars might be the gold standard for how medium-tolarge wineries in Temecula should be run. Maybe that’s why the ancient, rust-eaten tractor parked outside their tasting room seems like a bad idea.

Don’t worry, it’s not. Long before the owners of Leoness made wine, they operated — and still operate — a farm management company. More than any of the other full-service wineries (e.g., Ponte, South Coast, Wilson Creek, Europa), Leoness wants guests to remember that great wines are made in the vineyard. This might be a cliché, but it also happens to be true.

And that’s why visitors must pay their respects to owner Gary Winder’s old tractor.

The Background Leoness Cellars sits on the De

Portola wine trail, where a dozen of Temecula’s 50 or so wineries can be found. The winery and its first-class restaurant overlook 13 acres of rolling Cabernet Sauvignon vineyards to the west and the Palomar Mountains to the south. Winder and co-owner Mike Rennie, one of wine country’s respected leaders and all-around nice people, created a farm management company called Stage Ranch in the mid-1980s. In 2002, Winder and Rennie, along with a dynamic young winemaker named Tim Kramer, started making wine from their own vineyards and those of their clients.

Twenty years later, Leoness is one of the region’s most popular wineries, producing more than 30,000 cases annually and hosting over 150,000 yearly visits. Along the way, they’ve added Temecula Valley Wine Management to their portfolio, where Kramer oversees winemaking for dozens of small

Patio view dining and tasting area at Leoness Cellars.

adult audience.

Anthony Moss plays Sky, Sophie’s fiancé. Although handsome and talented, Moss didn’t quite hit his vocals. Holding back his beautiful voice seems like an easy fix. Just adjust the volume on his mic.

Pepper (Aaron Moss) is the spicey bartender at the tavern. Attractive and flirty, he tries time and again to entice the spirited Tanya with his charms.

Understudies are prevalent throughout the multi-talented ensemble. Dance captain Peter Varvel plays Eddie, Gerard Velona plays Father Alexandrios, Robin St. John plays Sister Anastasia, Nichelle Myers-Yokeley plays Sister Helena.

Rounding out the cast is Kelsey Matheson, Kevin Alcott, Jenny Robinson, Michel Michelucci and Megan Pastrallo, Julia Peralta and Emily Segaar.

British playwright Catherine Johnson is best known for writing

“Mamma Mia!” based on the music of ABBA which she later turned into the highest grossing film in the UK in 2009.

Temecula Valley Theater complex is located at 42051 Main Street.

The box office is inside The Merc.

Tickets: (866) 653-8696 or visit temeculatheater.org. Performances run only until Sept. 19. Currently masks are at the guest’s discretion.

“Mamma Mia!” is worth the time and effort to find a parking spot. I recommend free parking at the Old Town Public Parking building on Mercedes Street because free street parking requires a parking fairy to find a spot.

“Mamma Mia!” performed by the Temecula Valley Players is rated a 10 out of 10 for the joy they provide.

This is a must see.

Elizabeth Youngman-Westphal can be reached at eyoungman@ reedermedia.com.

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Winery Review

wineries. They still make their wines exclusively from vineyards they manage and harvest in Temecula.

Since the beginning, Leoness and its talented winemaker have kept their focus on producing quality wines from classic French varietals. You won’t find Sangiovese, Tempranillo or Riesling, nor any eccentric red or white blends. Although I prefer Spanish and Italian varietals in Temecula, Leoness demonstrates that topquality wines can still be made from “noble grapes” like Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.

The Visit I’ve been going to Leoness since it opened its doors in 2003. Occasionally, I eat charcuterie on the patio with a glass of wine. In 2017, the winery and its award-winning restaurant underwent an ambitious expansion and renovation.

They added a lower-level patio and bar for private parties and overflow. New wedding venues were developed or expanded near the old production facility. Visitor capacity doubled along with wine production. Prices rose accordingly. Leoness’ wine is among the most expensive in the valley.

On weekdays, the winery is relaxing and open, with a peaceful, almost spa-like atmosphere.

A walking trail takes you into the vineyards. A man-made water feature babbles through the outdoor tasting area. On weekends, however, it is packed. Tasting reservations are a must. You’ve been warned.

The Wines Thanks to COVID, sit-down tastings on the main patio were off limits during my visit. I took a spot at one of the two long bars in the main tasting room.

My server, Greg, had been with the company since 2012, and his wine knowledge was impressive.

With his help, I tried two whites and five reds. All but one were from the entry-level Cellar Select series. (Don’t get me started on Leoness’ annoying, three-tier wine club. I admire it as a clever example of applied economics, but I hate it as a wine lover.) I began with the 2019 Viognier. It was aromatic, delicious and interesting — perfect for someone who is tired of

Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.

I also tried the 2020 Melange D’Ete, a Muscat and Sauvignon Blanc-based blend. I’m not a fan of sweet wines, but this had an agreeable balance of residual sugar and acid, with honey and pear on the palate. True to its name, it smelled and tasted of summer.

Next, I had an oaky 2016 Meritage, a Merlot-dominated blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. My first impression was of raspberry jam, but with some astringent tannins and herbaceous notes on the finish.

The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon had a typical ripe blueberry nose, as well as vanilla and baking spices from the oak. It tasted of stewed fruit and black currant jam. Like the cab, the 2017 Syrah was a bold, boozy, low-acid bomb with overripe flavors common to so many reds in Temecula.

My favorite wine of the day was the 2015 Vineyard Select Syrah from the Alessandro Vineyard in De Luz, located in the cooler mountains to the west. The aroma

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was astounding, with violets, pepper, blackberry and plum. The palate followed the nose. The lower alcohol level (at least for Temecula) accentuated the mouthwatering acids. It refreshed rather than exhausted my palate. I wanted more, which is always a good sign.

Conclusion Go to Leoness Cellars if you like… premium red and white wines, French varietals, aged wines, library selections, friendly and knowledgeable service, craft beers, great food, full-service restaurant, romantic atmosphere, tours, views.

Avoid Leoness Cellars if you like… hip vibe, younger crowd, Spanish or Italian varietals, great bargains, small crowds, party atmosphere, boutique winery, sparkling wine, wine slushies, food truck, easy parking.

Feel free to reach out to me with tips, questions or comments at mysterywino@protonmail.com.

Next up: Chapin Winery, Baily Winery, Cougar Winery

Address: 38311 De Portola Road, Temecula, CA 92593 Telephone: (951) 302.7601 Website: www.leonesscellars.com Email: info@leonesscellars.com Owners: Mike Rennie and Gary Winder Winemaker: Tim Kramer Established: 2003 Acres planted: 13 (Another 500+ acres under management through Stage Ranch) Current Wines Offered: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay, Grenache, Mourvedre, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah, Viognier, Zinfandel, Merlot, Meritage and Rhone blends, sweet, sparkling, beer, among others.

Cost per bottle: $$$ (of $$$) Cases per year: 30,000 + • Open seven days per week. 11:30 a.m.–5 p.m. (Monday –Thursday); 11:30 a.m.–6 p.m. (Friday); 11 a.m.–6 p.m. (Saturday); 11 a.m.–5 p.m. (Sunday).

• Closed on major holidays.

• Wheelchair accessible TASTINGS & TOURS • Charge for tasting: $25 per six one-ounce tastes • Groups of 10 or more must make reservations.

• Private tours and other events available. Check website.

FOOD Food is served on the patio during weekdays. Currently, the Restaurant at Leoness is open only on weekends. Reservations strongly encouraged. Friday-Saturday, 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sunday, 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

ENTERTAINMENT & PICNICS • Picnic area during the weekdays. Dogs on leashes are permitted.

• Amenities: Tours, weddings, private gatherings, special tastings, wine seminars. Live music throughout the year. Vineyard walk.

Check website for more details.

• Gift shop.

• Wine club.

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Rose care FUNdamentals for September 2021 Frank Brines ARS MASTER CONSULTING ROSARIAN

I checked the weather projections and learned that temperatures for the next 7-10 days for SoCal are for mid90s. Add to that higher than normal humidity due to warmer ocean water temperatures. All in all temperatures are trending higher in the last five years. I advise you to thoroughly hydrate your roses over the next few days to prepare them for the high temps coming, and continue to do so until cooler weather. If you’re using drip irrigation, run your system in the early morning or evening to give your roses the opportunity to thoroughly hydrate. If you’re using a hose or other non-surface method, do it in the early morning — it’s best to avoid getting water on vegetation during these high temp days.

If you are following my prescribed practice of allowing your roses to rest during the summer, you still have several weeks to take it easy before a mid-season pruning.

As a wise man once said, “Predicting things is difficult, especially in the future,” but one can only assume it will look a little like the past, especially with the weather. So I’ll give it a try: This year I had planned to do my mid-season pruning in the first week of September. Since there will be no fall rose shows and I have a slight infestation of Chilli Thrips and due to projected high temps, I

will remove all infected growths and then prune as I have time. If you’re experiencing thrips, plan to spray immediately. Be careful of removing too much vegetation that would expose canes to the hot sun and sunburn which could kill the cane.

If you have a special event for which you would like to have fresh rose blooms, count back 6-8 weeks from that planned event to determine when you should do your end-ofsummer pruning. You can possibly have two more bloom cycles this calendar year. Remember, a mid-season pruning is light, removing any point along a cane where many stems of blooms came out. For quicker repeat blooming, prune each cane back to just above the outward facing bud at the base of the first five leaflets’ leaf.

Keep roses hydrated During periods of sustained high temperatures it is necessary to ensure plants receive adequate water to stay hydrated. It takes only a few days in these temperatures without sufficient water for a bush to be severely damaged or killed. Assess conditions every morning. Look for wilted or dry crisping foliage. Sometimes if you discover it soon enough, dousing the stems and leaves with plenty of water in addition to applying plenty of water to the ground, may save the plant.

If you wait to inspect until the afternoon or evening it may be too late or you might not get a good

assessment of the plant’s condition: After a hot day, most plants can appear wilted while still receiving sufficient hydration. Also inspect your irrigation system to make sure it is delivering enough water, isn’t clogged and isn’t over watering — all problems that come with age in drip irrigation systems. If an emitter is delivering much more or much less water than others on the line, it can change the system pressure and affect the other emitters. The simple solution: Replace it!

Plants in pots require more frequent watering than those in the ground. As the soil dries it pulls away from the sides of the pots allowing water to run through the soil without penetrating the soil. Sun shining on the pot (whether black plastic or clay) can steam the roots of the plant which also requires more water to maintain a cooler temperature of the soil. This being said, plastic is still preferred over clay as clay loses moisture through its many pores. Double potting can moderate drying. This practice would at least have a curtain of cooling air between the pots, an insulation of some type would be more efficient. One more thing: The longer the soil is in a pot, the less porous space is available in the root zone — so repot every two years or so.

This time of year, hot temps also attract spider mites. If you see signs of yellowing foliage you may have

an infestation. Check the underside of the lower leaves for a grainy feeling substance or tap onto a paper to see these very small critters. The easiest way to treat it is to use a strong spray of water from below to give the plant a shower and rinse the mites to the ground. If you see fine webbing you may need a stronger method. Spider mites have been a big problem this year. They have been seen on many plants causing some to die.

I’ve noticed another problem as a result of the weather this year: High temps and humidity have increased instances of Black Spot (indicated by yellow leaves with usually round shaped black spots). I have not seen any sign of Black Spot in my garden yet. With the humidity comes dewy nights which then tends to incubate powdery mildew. I have been troubled by this mildew throughout this year in my garden. I have discovered damage from Chili Thrips, however that is difficult to recognize until it becomes obvious. At the first signs of any of these it is best to start treating with fungicide or a pesticide (preferably one containing Spinosad).

After the pruning has been accomplished and at least one thorough application of water, apply a good fertilizer. Read the directions on the container to discern the type of application and what to do. I use granules, powder or liquid and water

it in for the quickest effect. My colleagues are recommending the use of fish emulsion and seaweed fertilizers at the rate of 1Tablespoon each per gallon of water applied now. REMEMBER: Never fertilize a dry or stressed plant — always water the day before.

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Now is a great time to clear the debris in, around and under your rose garden. Due to the heat you may have a lot of leaf drop and old petals build up.

A valuable bimonthly magazine which covers rose topics is the “American Rose” published by the American Rose Society (ARS). Go to www.ARS.org or rose.org for more information on obtaining it.

When you have a moment to spare, or feel the need to get away, or when the day cools down, take your favorite beverage, a picnic basket and visit our local one-of-a-kind Rose Haven Heritage Garden, 30592 Jedediah Smith Road, Temecula (cross street is Cabrillo Avenue).

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Pala takes on the vine

The Pala Band of Mission Indians joins the emerging niche market of wine produced by Native Americans

Gondolas of freshly picked grenache grapes, at the vineyard of the Pala Band of Mission Indians, wait to be transported to the Camins 2 Dreams winery in Lompoc.

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Over the past decade, a small number of Native American reservations throughout the United States and Canada began planting vineyards and becoming wine producers, melding a spiritual and traditional love of the land with the ancient art of winemaking.

Although their winemaking operations are presently considered minuscule relative to the mega-industry of commercial wine production, tribes in British Columbia, Oklahoma, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Northern and Central California

have already established their own successful and critically acclaimed brands.

And now there is a Southern California newcomer to the tribal vine movement.

With last year’s grape harvest, the Pala Band of Mission Indians entered the emerging market of wine produced by Native Americans, and in August of this year they just harvested their second crop.

According to Christopher Nejo, legal analyst and researcher for the Pala Band of Mission Indians, the tribe is the first of its kind in this area to get into the wine-making business.

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Wine grapes are picked at nighttime when the air is cooler and the grapes’ sugar levels are stable.

that the Pala Indians are the first Native American tribe in all of Southern California to become involved with their own wine production, I do believe that we are the first to do so in San Diego and Riverside counties,” Nejo said.

Although it is commonly understood in the wine industry that there is generally a seven-year “vine-towine” period between newly-planted vines to adult vines, the Pala operation was able to achieve the 2020 harvest earlier than expected.

“We first planted the vineyards in 2017, but because the soil has such rich nutrition and the climate for grape-growing is so suitable here, we were able to harvest eight and a half tons of grapes last year,” Nejo said, adding that next year’s crop output in 2022 is anticipated to double the 2020 harvest.

Once the harvesting was done at night, the grapes were immediately transported to the Camins 2 Dreams winery in Lompoc, California for wine-making and bottling. The small winery is renowned throughout the industry because it is overseen by Central California’s Chumash tribe’s own Tara Gomez who has the distinction of being the first, if not the only, certified female Native American winemaker in the United States.

The 2020 harvest at Pala included European varietal wine grapes for viognier, syrah, grenache, Sangiovese and Mourvedre, but the recent 2021 crop yielded nearly 6,000 lbs. of viognier and grenache grapes, Nejo said.

Pala’s vineyards are currently grown on 5 acres which the tribe acquired a number of years ago from the onetime Ashley property holdings. The land was the site of mineral mining of tourmalines, morganite and kunzite by George A. Ashley, one of San Diego County’s pioneer miners and gemstone cutters. According to Nejo, the tribe has plans to expand the vineyard by an additional 5 acres.

One factor that influenced the

tribe’s decision to grow wine grapes included the nature of the soil itself which contains decomposed granite, creating favorable conditions for the grape vine’s deep roots to flourish.

And because the vines pull their nutrients and water sources from below the surface, the United States Supreme Court ruling in 2017 confirming that tribal primary water rights in the United States included groundwater as well as surface benefited the Pala decision to begin wine production.

Bottled under its own label, “Palangax,” the Pala Band of Mission Indians’ viognier wine is presently offered at the reservation’s Pala Casino Spa and Resort as well as sold at the Pala Mini Mart at 11154 Hwy. 76 in Pala. Other wines from the first harvest will be available this fall, Nejo said.

Following a trend among Native American winemakers who find label-naming inspiration from their own tribal languages, the Palangax label is derived from a translation of the Pala tribe’s Cupeño/Luiseño language’s words for “at Pala.”

“Considering the translation of Pala is ‘place of water,’ the literal translation of ‘Palangax’ is ‘at the place of water,’” Nejo explained, “so nowadays, ‘Palangax’ can roughly

translate to ‘we are from Pala’ or ‘from Pala’.”

Before the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 which regulated gaming activities on the tribal reservations in San Diego County, the Pala reservation was mostly limited to residential and minor agricultural activities. Today revenues from the reservation’s hugely successful and popular Pala Casino Spa and Resort, which first opened its doors in 2001, have been used to assist the tribe’s continued diversification of its agricultural businesses including the newest foray into grape growing and wine production.

“It’s a natural progression for us,” Nejo said, “because Pala had already been growing and operating hundreds of acres of citrus and avocado groves for many years.”

But the move to wine production is more than just parlaying a winning hand into agricultural success for the Pala Band of Mission Indians.

It’s also about a deep and spiritual connection of the Native Americans to the land and all that grows upon it.

“We have had the elders of the tribe come out and bless the vineyard each year,” said Nejo. “That’s a sacred ritual for us, and one that will always be part of our grape-growing seasons.”

Harvest workers prepare a gondola of viognier grapes for transportation to a winery in Lompoc.

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COVID hospitalizations slow as deaths rise in Riverside County Kim Harris MANAGING EDITOR

COVID-related hospitalizations have ticked up again in Riverside County. Currently there are 673 COVID-19 positive patients hospitalized, with the addition of only 13 new patients since Aug. 27, according to the Riverside University Health System. The number of patients in intensive care units for the same week remained at 148.

The number of known active

virus cases in the county was 7,896 as of Friday, Sept. 3.

The total number of cases recorded since the public health documentation period began in March 2020 grew by more than 6,301 cases from 332,499 to 338,800 over the past week, according to RUHS, which also reported 4,759 deaths up by 32 from the week before. Fatalities are trailing indicators because of delays processing death certificates, and can date back weeks, RUHS said.

Since March 2020, there have been three COVID-19-related deaths involving residents under 18 years old, translating to 0.0006% of all documented SARS-CoV-2 fatalities across the county, RUHS said.

Verified patient recoveries countywide are 326,145.

Altogether, the county had tabulated 3,361 cases of fully vaccinated people this year requiring post-vaccination treatment for the virus, according to Department

Voices for Children recognized nationally for LGBTQ+ inclusion efforts RIVERSIDE COUNTY – Voices for Children announced that it has been recognized as a toptier change-maker by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, which just released its third annual Change-Makers report. The local nonprofit organization, which transforms the lives of abused, abandoned, or neglected children by providing them with trained, volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocates, joins 119 child welfare agencies across the country who have worked with the HRC Foundation’s All Children - All Families program to improve the services they provide to the LGBTQ+ community, including children in foster care (one in three of whom are LGBTQ+). These organizations serve more than 1 million clients annually across 35 states and employ more than 24,000 employees.

“Voices for Children is committed to the safety and well-being of LGBTQ+ youth in foster care and to providing them with exceptional support through the advocacy of our specially trained CASA volunteers,” Jessica Muñoz, Esq., MFS, executive director for Voices for Children’s Riverside County program, said. “Our team is proud to have earned the Innovative Inclusion Tier of Recognition for 2021, and we look forward to continuing to implement the valuable resources and best practices provided by the HRC Foundation.”

Studies have shown that LGBTQ+ youth are overrepresented in foster care and face an increased

risk of both negative experiences and outcomes. Agencies and organizations supporting children in foster care must work to ensure that the abuse and neglect these children have experienced that led to their involvement with the child welfare system is never compounded by additional trauma while in foster care. According to the HRC Foundation: Approximately one out of every three youth in foster care is LGBTQ+; LGBTQ+ youth report higher rates of mistreatment while in foster care; LGBTQ+ youth report more frequent placement disruptions; LGBTQ+ youth report a higher likelihood of being placed in congregate care settings (group homes), Voices for Children said in a news release.

The agencies who participate in the ACAF program conducted an internal self-assessment, provided professional development to staff, and implemented ACAF’s “Benchmarks of LGBTQ Inclusion,” which track policy and practice changes within agencies.

The 2021 Change-Makers report features three “Tiers of Recognition,” which celebrate the progress agencies have made toward becoming fully welcoming to their LGBTQ+ clients.

Innovative Inclusion: 44 organizations, including Voices for Children, met all 25 applicable criteria and are going beyond to innovate their services for LGBTQ+ youth and families.

Solid Foundation for Inclusion: 40 organizations met all 25

applicable policy and practice criteria for LGBTQ+ inclusion.

Building Foundation for Inclusion: 25 organizations met foundational criteria, including non-discrimination protections.

“The third edition of our Change-Makers report shows that, despite the many hardships of the last year, more organizations than ever before are working alongside the Human Rights Campaign Foundation to make impactful change for the LGBTQ+ youth and families they serve,” Alison Delpercio, Human Rights Campaign Foundation Director, All Children - All Families, said.

“This year’s participants also demonstrated a growing commitment to intersectionality and ensuring organizational policies and practices do not reinforce the same systems of oppression that put youth and families at risk in the first place. By taking on these challenges, the change-makers featured in our 2021 report are models for youth-serving professionals everywhere.”

Since 2007, hundreds of child welfare agencies across the U.S. have used ACAF’s resources to enhance their efforts to achieve safety, permanency and well-being for LGBTQ+ youth and families. Read the full report online at https://reports.hrc.org/2021change-makers-report.

For more information, visit www.speakupnow.org.

Submitted by Voices for Children.

Assistance is available as COVID-19 unemployment benefits end RIVERSIDE COUNTY – Pandemic unemployment benefits expired for millions of Americans on Saturday, Sept. 4, and Riverside County officials are reminding affected residents about programs that can help with their health, food, housing and job training needs.

“Our department is a front door to resources for those who are struggling to make ends meet.

Many people need help right now and we encourage them to see what resources are available,” Allison Gonzalez, assistant director of Self-Sufficiency, a division of the Department of Public Social Services, said.

Riverside County’s Self-Suf-

ficiency programs serve nearly a half-million households countywide. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, applications for help with food, health and housing leaped by 20% in the pandemic’s economic fallout. Gonzalez predicts the county’s job training programs will grow busier as the economy reawakens and opportunities emerge.

“Our programs provide participants with tools, resources and support toward independence,” Gonzalez said. “We have various programs available to assist them and community partners with employment opportunities.”

Free or low-cost health care

coverage information is available at Covered California. Applications for CalFresh, CalWORKS and Medi-Cal can be submitted at C4Yourself.com.

California’s Housing is Key program offers rent and utilities assistance. Job seekers can find tools and opportunities through CalJOBS, a free virtual job center. Riverside County will host a virtual job fair on Sept. 23. More than 3,600 jobs will be available. Register at desertjobexpo.com.

To learn more, visit www.rivcodpss.org or call (877) 410-8827.

Submitted by the Riverside County Department of Public Social Services.

of Public Health Director Kim Saruwatari. She added that 23 virus-related deaths have been documented among the vaccinated.

Menifee, Hemet and Wildomar saw an additional two deaths from COVID-19, bringing the total of people who died to 178, 295 and 51, respectively. Murrieta, Lake Elsinore and San Jacinto each reported one new death bringing the totals in those cities to 141, 79 and 104, respectively. No new deaths were reported in Temecula.

As of press time, Menifee saw the largest increase in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases.

That city’s additional 379 cases brought its total to 11,359 confirmed cases. Hemet was up 357 cases for 10,828 total cases and Murrieta, saw an increase of 356 cases bringing its total of COVIDpositive patients to 10,466.

Temecula reported 237 new cases, Wildomar reported 108, Lake Elsinore reported 223 and San Jacinto reported 240 bringing their totals to 8,774, 4,144, 8549 and 7,555, respectively.

While seeing a rise in cases, the unincorporated communities continue to fare better overall.

In Anza, nine new cases were reported last week bringing the total number of cases up to 165.

To date, only two deaths have been

reported in Anza. East Hemet saw an increase of 83 cases bringing its total to 2,412 confirmed cases and 36 deaths. French Valley had 2,859 confirmed cases, up 93 over the past week and 18 deaths. In Lakeland Village 33 new cases were reported, bringing its total to 1,334 confirmed cases and 10 deaths, Temescal Valley had 2,955 cases, up 67 from the week prior, and 25 confirmed deaths and Valle Vista had an increase of 50 cases, bringing its totals to 1,734. confirmed cases and 26 deaths.

In August, federal health officials recommended that all vaccinated Americans get a booster eight months after they become fully vaccinated. That amounts to a third dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine – and “likely” an additional dose for people who received the one-dose Johnson & Johnson shot. The shots could begin the week of Sept. 20.

According to the RUHS, more than 60% of all county residents have either been fully or partially vaccinated.

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

City News Service contributed to this story.

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

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Providing help for someone with suicidal thoughts TEMECULA – When celebrity chef and travel television personality Anthony Bourdain committed suicide in 2018 at age 61, the world was taken aback because it seemed like Bourdain was on top of the world.

Many well-known people have committed suicide, including Robin Williams, Chris Cornell, Margot Kidder and Kate Spade. In 2021, “Dawson’s Creek” writer Heidi Ferrer committed suicide after a yearlong battle with COVID-19.

Those close to people who have taken their own lives often wonder what they could have done to help.

Although suicidal thoughts are not exclusive to the rich and famous, the tales of celebrities who take their own lives serve as sobering reminders that even those with fame, money and success may still fall into depths of depression that can lead to suicidal thoughts.

Suicide is a public health problem that affects people from all walks of life. Various factors can contribute to thoughts of suicide, and promoting supportive behaviors and improving education can reduce the numbers of suicides and suicide attempts. Consider these statistics, courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the

Government of Canada.

Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States.

More than 47,500 Americans took their own lives in 2019.

In 2019, 12 million American adults seriously thought about suicide, and 1.4 million made an attempt.

More than 10 Canadians die by suicide every day.

Suicide rates are on the rise in the United States, increasing by 33% since 1999.

For every death by suicide, at least seven to 10 survivors are significantly affected by the loss.

While certain instances of suicide seemingly come out of the blue, there are certain warning signs that may be present. Recognizing these signs can help people get prompt assistance.

The National Institute of Mental Health reports that the following are some signs that a person may be having suicidal thoughts.

Talking about wanting to die or wanting to kill themselves.

Mentioning feelings of hopelessness or indicating there is no reason to live.

Speaking of great guilt or shame.

Acting very anxious or agitated.

Displaying feelings of unbearable

emotional or physical pain.

Searching for legal ways of killing oneself.

Taking great risks that could lead to death.

Using alcohol or drugs more often.

Saying goodbye to family or friends and giving away important possessions.

Displaying extreme mood swings.

Suicidal thoughts are an emergency and taking action can save lives and prevent injuries. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration says if a person believes someone may be thinking about suicide the following actions should be taken.

Call 911, if danger for self-harm is imminent.

Ask the person if he or she is thinking about suicide. Listen without judgment.

Remove any objects that could be used in a suicide attempt.

Stay with the person until additional help arrives.

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EVMWD receives recognition for excellence in transparent practices LAKE ELSINORE – Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District received the District Transparency Certificate of Excellence by the Special District Leadership Foundation in recognition of its outstanding efforts to promote transparency and good governance for the third consecutive time.

“This award is a testament to the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District’s commitment to open government,” Phil Williams, president of the EVMWD board of directors, said. “Our staff is to be commended for their contributions that empower the public with information and facilitate engagement and oversight.”

To receive the award, the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District demonstrated the completion of essential governance transparency requirements, including conducting ethics training for all board members, properly conducting open and public meetings, and filing financial transactions and compensation reports to the State Controller in a timely manner.

The Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District also fulfilled website requirements, including providing readily available information to the

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Additionally, the district demonstrated outreach to its constituents that engage the public in its governance, through regular district newsletters, the “Splash Into Spring” and “Flow Into Fall” community open house events and an annual informational public budget hearing.

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EMWD amends final design contract for Golden Triangle sewer Joe Naiman WRITER

Eastern Municipal Water District amended the final design contract for the Golden Triangle sewer project.

Eastern’s board voted 5-0, Sept. 1, to add $59,908 to the contract with Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, which is headquartered in San Francisco and has offices in Murrieta and San Diego. The action brings the total contract amount to $312,099. The board motion appropriated a total additional amount of $118,612 to cover other consultants and engineering branch labor.

A gravity sewer system for the Golden Triangle and the surrounding area will be at the confluence of Interstate 15, Interstate 215 and Murrieta Hot Springs Road. It will include new sewers across Murrieta Hot Springs Road and across Interstate 15. The new sewer system will allow the district to abandon the existing Golden Triangle Lift Station.

Kennedy/Jenks Consultants initially received a $72,545 preliminary design contract in September 2019, and in December 2019 the board awarded Kennedy/Jenks a $229,487 final design contract.

In September 2020 an amendment adding $22,704 was small enough that it could be approved administratively rather than by board action. The sewer will cross Murrieta Hot Springs Road between Interstate 15 and Interstate 215, and night work will minimize traffic impacts. A separate administrative action in September 2020 approved a $6,000 contract with Trames Solutions to produce traffic control plans.

Third-party review of the trenchless design underneath Interstate 15 and additional surveying and geotechnical investigations will be required. EMWD staff and Kennedy/Jenks negotiated a fee of $59,908 for the additional work.

Approximately $20,000 will be required for third-party review of the trenchless design.

Kennedy/Jenks will update the final drawing plans and specifications based on the results of additional geotechnical boring, estimate the construction area required in the California Department of Transportation right of way for access and equipment laydown, include the Caltrans boundary in the final drawing plans, and update the estimated construction cost.

Cozad & Fox, which is based in

Hemet, will be a subconsultant to Kennedy/Jenks and will perform the necessary research to obtain Caltrans approval for grading and drainage, prepare additional aerial topographic survey data across Interstate 15, perform a field survey to verify the aerial topographic survey and to locate visible surface utilities, and incorporate the additional survey data into the existing survey database files. Kleinfelder, whose headquarters are in Riverside, is also a subconsultant and will obtain any necessary City of Murrieta and Riverside County Department of Environmental Health permits for the monitoring well, drill a boring 24 inches in diameter to a depth of approximately 25 feet, drill and install a monitoring well with a 6-inch diameter boring, conduct laboratory testing including moisture content and dry density determinations, provide additional engineering analysis to support the bore and jack portion if necessary, and prepare an addendum geotechnical report.

The final design phase is expected to be complete in January 2022.

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

EMWD to have video webcasts of board meetings Joe Naiman WRITER

Once Western Audio Visual completes the necessary infrastructure to broadcast Eastern Municipal Water District board meetings on video, the public will be able to watch video webcasts of the EMWD meetings.

The EMWD board voted 5-0, Sept. 1, to approve video webcasting of future board meetings and to authorize a $4,000 contract with Western Audio Visual for programming services.

During the April 1 Administrative Committee meeting EMWD board president Phil Paule requested that district staff evaluate the options and costs associated with providing webcasts of board meetings. District staff presented a report to the board July 21 which addressed various options available. The board referred the options to the Executive Committee for additional discussion and evaluation, and the Aug. 19 Executive Committee meeting discussed the options and requested that staff bring their recommendations to the Sept. 1 meeting. The online public meeting with video was the recommended option.

Both the online public meeting and the online public meeting with

video can occur without changes to existing technology, allow the public to view the meeting online, and allow audio to be recorded and published. The online public meeting with video option adds an active camera view of the board dais and presenters. The online public meeting option would not have included a cost while the online public meeting with video option has a $4,000 cost.

The third option was full production streaming which would include a full view and recording of board meetings and presenters. It would require a new content delivery system and would also require a video producer during meetings.

The one-time costs were estimated to be between $6,000 and $20,000 with recurring annual costs between $10,000 and $20,000.

The online public meeting with video implementation will not eliminate the dial-in number which allows listeners to hear the board meeting by telephone without the need for a computer.

Western Audio Visual is based in Orange and also has offices in San Diego and Phoenix.

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Menifee first city in Southwest Riverside County to begin jobs blueprint plan MENIFEE – The City of Menifee has announced the official launch of the city’s Jobs Blueprint Plan, positioning Menifee as the first city in Southwest Riverside County to undertake this type of plan for targeted job creation.

The plan includes developing a “roadmap” that will assist in attracting additional high-skill, high-wage jobs, and provide additional amenities and cultivate necessary talent pools. These are imperative to close the workforce gap with targeted jobs in Menifee and the Southwest Riverside County region.

By working with a diverse group of partner agencies, the city can garner a broad picture of necessary resources, challenges, and steps needed to attract desired industries through investment in the highly skilled workforce in Menifee. The partner agencies

from around the region, including Riverside County Workforce Development, Riverside County Office of Economic Development, intermediary, high school, higher education, health care, finance, advanced manufacturing, life science and information technology, came together Aug. 26 in what was the first of many stakeholder strategic committee sessions, to discuss current/changed labor market information for the city, region and state. Stakeholders provided target industry input for the development of the blueprint plan (addressing needs, challenges, availability, and resources of targeted industries and their local talent) paving the way for the region.

The new plan will assist Menifee with attraction needs and increasing targeted talent and skilled workforce for identified diverse high-wage and high-skill positions

based on the city’s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, which aims to diversify its local economy for long-term sustainment. Overall, the new jobs plan focuses on short- and long-term goals, where pursued job creation would eventually increase the overall quality of life in Menifee by reducing commuter times as well as provide additional and higher-end amenities for residents due to the higher incomes, demographics, and jobs created in the area.

The Jobs Blueprint Plan is based on the city’s CEDS approved by the Menifee City Council in 2018, which is a fluid five-year plan that utilizes stakeholders, labor market data, target industries, and identifies labor sectors aimed at diversifying the local economy and creating quality jobs both in Menifee and the Southwest Riverside

County region. To ensure synergy with the region and its partners, the Menifee Jobs Blueprint is closely in line with the County of Riverside’s CEDS. “The Jobs Blueprint Plan is an innovative approach that will benefit the city, our residents and larger Southwest region, by growing and attracting sought after key industries to Menifee, while also developing and engaging with our skilled workforce in the city,” City Manager Armando G. Villa said. “Menifee, its city council, staff, and stakeholders are all working diligently to provide for an increased quality of life for our residents, and they regularly collaborate to develop curriculum, pathways, programming and education needs, among others, to showcase how Menifee is the best place to grow, expand, or begin their business venture as the talent

is here.”

Mayor Bill Zimmerman continues, “This is why we hold regular Mayor’s Idea Exchange meet-ups with each industry sector that the city is targeting, including leading the Southwest Technology Council of Riverside County and Manufacturing Council of Southwest Riverside County, as these support networks are the fabric needed to grow them here in Menifee and regionally.”

For more information on Menifee’s Jobs Blueprint Plan, or other resources available for Menifee businesses, please contact Gina Gonzalez, Economic Development Director, or the Economic Development Department at EconDev@ cityofmenifee.us or visit www.

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EMWD ratifies Pala Sukut Construction to construct Trunk Sewer emergency Temecula water reclamation plant repair contract flood control measures Joe Naiman WRITER

When collapse from the Pala Trunk Sewer was reported for the second time in five months, Eastern Municipal Water District conducted an investigation and concluded that settling soil in the receiving pit was not properly compacted and caused an offset in the pipeline. An emergency repair contract discovered unanticipated groundwater entering the pipeline, which required additional work.

The EMWD board ratified the $348,743 emergency contract total and the $374,980 total expenditure on a 5-0 vote Sept. 1.

The Pala Trunk Sewer is 21 inches in diameter and provides service to a portion of the City of Temecula. Flow from the Pala Trunk Sewer is conveyed to the Pala Lift Station. A portion of the sewer line is within Pechanga Parkway and intersects several Metropolitan Water District of Southern California pipelines including a 70-inch pipeline which conveys water to San Diego County. The segments of the sewer which cross MWD pipelines were built using jack and bore methods including the use of large jacking pits.

In December 2020 the City of Temecula reported subsidence on Pechanga Parkway at Masters Drive. The location was approximately 20 feet from one of the MWD pipelines. At the time EMWD staff repaired the pavement.

When the City of Temecula notified Eastern that collapse had reoccurred in April 2021, EMWD staff conducted an investigation into the

cause and inspected the sewer. The inspection revealed that the sewer had a large offset of approximately 6 inches with a small amount of groundwater entering the sewer.

The investigation also found that the soil which was backfilled into the receiving pit was not properly compacted.

EMWD staff initiated an emergency repair project to repair the offset and replace the fill material in the jacking pit. The activity included sewer bypass pumping and incidental groundwater pumping.

Bids were solicited from Eastern’s list of on-call contractors, and three proposals were received June 9. T.E. Roberts, whose office is in Orange, submitted the low bid of $198,743. Work was delayed until the bypass pumping system was procured but began June 21. At the time the estimated duration of the repair was five days.

The quantity of groundwater encountered exceeded what was observed during the inspection. T.E. Roberts hired Griffin Dewatering to drill four dewatering wells and install dewatering pumping systems. That increased the scope of the project as well as delaying the repairs. The sewer repairs were completed July 9 and all site restoration activities were complete

by July 20. A change order was negotiated with T.E. Roberts for the additional work.

The $374,980 total cost includes $23,983 for inspection services and $2,254 for EMWD staff time as well as the $348,743 amount for T.E. Roberts.

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

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The Eastern Municipal Water District selected Sukut Construction as the contractor to construct flood control measures at the Temecula Valley Regional Water Reclamation Facility.

A 5-0 EMWD board vote Sept. 1 awarded a contract to Sukut Construction LLC, for the Santa Ana company’s bid of $2,864,168. The board also approved an $83,443 engineering services contract with Jacobs, which is based in Irvine, and a $114,075 soil testing contract with Inland Foundation Engineering Inc., which is headquartered in San Jacinto. The total appropriation of $3,802,751 also includes expenses for inspection, contract administration, easement acquisition, security service and a contingency amount.

The February 2019 storm flooded the water reclamation facility.

Jacobs performed a preliminary hydrologic assessment of the site which identified the causes and potential mitigation measures. The preliminary assessment identified stormwater runoff from an adjacent hillside as the cause of the flooding.

Jacobs later performed a detailed hydrologic assessment of the site and the preliminary design of miti-

term of each position will be Jan. 1, 2022 through Dec. 31, 2024.

The recruitment period for these positions is Sept. 1, 2021 – Oct. 31, 2021. Applicants may apply online through the City’s website at TemeculaCA.gov. Supporting documents, if any, must be submitted together with the application.

Qualified applicants must be a resident of the City of Temecula at the time the application is submitted.

Please contact the City Clerk’s office at (951) 694-6444 for additional information.

gation measures needed to protect the facility infrastructure. Interim flood control measures to protect electrical buildings were implemented in late 2019, and Jacobs completed the detailed hydrologic assessment and the preliminary design of the permanent flood control measures in early 2020.

The district then gave Jacobs a contract to perform the final design of the permanent flood control measures. Those include best management practices for erosion control, hardening an earthen channel, a new spill control pond, and an optional desilting basin.

An amendment to the final design contract provided for additional erosion repair design at the hillside above the reclamation plant.

The final design was completed in April 2021.

EMWD issued a request for construction bids May 3. Although multiple contractors attended the pre-bid walk-through, Sukut Construction provided the only response by the June 1 deadline. The bid was significantly higher than the engineer’s estimate. District staff contacted some of the contractors who did not bid and determined that the lack of responses was likely due to the volume of construction projects advertised in the region

during the same period. Eastern modified the scope of work and issued a new call for bids. The modified bid added rehabilitation of the Temecula Valley Regional Water Reclamation Facility backwash basins. The design to rehabilitate those backwash basins was completed in June 2021; the rehabilitation will require clean soil to replace two contaminated backwash basin bottoms and the stormwater improvement project will have excess soil from the spill pond excavation. The project was rebid July 6, and three bids were received by the Sept. 1 deadline although all three were above the $2,425,360 engineer’s estimate.

Sukut Construction had the low bid while Pacific Hydrotech Corporation, which is based in Perris, submitted the second-lowest bid which was $2,953,668.

The Jacobs scope of work during construction will include review of submittals, design clarification and record drawing preparation.

Inland Foundation Engineering will perform soil testing during the construction.

The work is expected to be complete by August 2022.

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

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Volume 21, Issue 37

Week Two high school football recap from around the valley

A stellar Apple Valley defense kept QB Brandon Rose and Murrieta Valley’s high-powered offense off balance most of the night, defeating the Nighthawks 27-14.

Valley News/David Canales photo

JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

Week Two of the high school football season brought about some great matchups, including a battle between two of the top quarterbacks in SoCal. The Murrieta Valley Nighthawks welcomed the Apple Valley Sun Devils into their house Friday, Sept. 3, where the visiting defense held the highpowered Nighthawks to just two touchdowns, forced a fumble, blocked a punt, and had four quarterback sacks on the night.

The game was a nonleague contest for both teams, though the energy had that of a Southwestern League bout as the game progressed. Apple Valley, who have become quite the contender in recent years (17-2 since 2017 when they won the Mojave River League), brought with them a balanced offensive attack and a defensive effort that helped them in their 27-14 win.

After forcing Murrieta Valley (1-1) to punt on its first possession, Apple Valley scored when quarterback Jayden Denegal (committed to Michigan) scampered in on a one-yard touchdown run to put the Sun Devils up 7-0. The Nighthawks answered when running back Colby Lotts tied the game on a three-yard touchdown run. Kaleb

Most would lift the Sun Devils back up by a touchdown when he scored on a two-yard run, capping an 80 yard, 13 play drive. What happened next would take the wind out of the home team’s sails when Apple Valley (1-2) recovered an onside kick and four plays later, Most scored from 7 yards out to put the Sun Devils up 20-7.

Travis Karg would score on a one-yard touchdown run to cut Apple Valley’s lead to 20-14, keeping the game close, but in the fourth quarter, with the Nighthawks looking for the possible go ahead score, Murrieta Valley was penalized for a chop block after QB Brandon Rose (committed to Utah) made his way to the Sun Devils’ 20-yard line. Apple Valley sealed the victory when Denegal scored on a 10-yard run with 4:25 to go, giving the Sun Devils a 2714 lead.

Denegal completed 11 of 15 passes for 141 yards on the night and added 52 yards on 10 carries.

Most gained 89 yards on 16 carries and receiver Logan Moon had seven receptions for 53 yards. Rose completed 11 of 22 passes for 118 yards as Lotts led Murrieta Valley on the ground with 72 yards on 13 carries. Tiger Bachmeier added six catches for 70 yards.

Quick game recaps include: Vista Murrieta 48, Tesoro

Murrieta Mesa linebacker Cade Moran (23) looks to tackle San Jacinto running back Eli Adams (28) Valley News/Action Captures Media Group at Murrieta Mesa High School Friday, Sept. 3.

21: The Broncos traveled to Rancho Santa Margarita where they dominated Tesoro’s defensive line accruing 411 yards on offense and six touchdowns. After scoring the game’s opening touchdown, Tesoro allowed 35 consecutive points to Vista Murrieta (2-1).

Senior running backs Matthew

Great Oak’s Angelo Ruperto (21) shakes off defenders to gain yardage for a first down against Shadow Hills in Week Two action.

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Caldera and Gavin Galzote led the ground attack for the Broncos. Caldera had 183 yards, scoring twice and Galzote rushed for 167 yards with four touchdowns. Brady Jones was 3 for 9 with 117 yards, which included a touchdown pass to Ezekiel Vestal, who scored from 35 yards out. Vista Murrieta forced four turnovers, recovered a blocked punt and Emilio Gutierrez and Avery Adams each had interceptions for the Broncos.

Yucaipa 24, Temescal Canyon 7: Senior running back Emmanuel Barajas scored a pair of touchdowns late in the second half to lead Yucaipa over Temescal Canyon in a nonleague football game.

With the victory, the Thunderbirds are now 3-0 to start the season.

Barajas had 23 carries for 144 yards and two touchdowns, including a 22-yard score that helped the Thunderbirds pull away with the lead. Sophomore quarterback Kai Smith completed 8 of 18 passes for 139 yards, including a 45yard touchdown to Everett Head.

Quarterback Koa Apana and Grant Givens had the Temescal Canyon offense moving early in the first half with connections of 20 yards and 15 yards, the latter resulting in a touchdown. It would be the only score of the game for the Titans.

San Jacinto 28, Murrieta Mesa 22: Dereun Dortch threw for

286 yards and four touchdowns as the Tigers (2-1) won their second nonleague game Friday, Sept. 3.

San Jacinto’s Dillon Gresham hauled in seven catches for 162 yards and a touchdown.

Etiwanda 44, Rancho Verde 0: Norion Espadron and Jordan Williams each rushed for two touchdowns as the Eagles (3-0) rolled over the Mustangs in a nonleague bout Thursday, Sept. 2.

West Valley 27, Banning 6: Fred Ference threw two touchdowns and rushed for another as the Mustangs (1-1) won their first preseason nonleague game Thursday, Sept. 2.

Other Week Two prep football scores from around the valley include: THURSDAY 9/2 Nonleague Elsinore 30, Marina 28 Hemet 43, Rialto 21 Desert Hot Springs 46, Perris 8 Rancho Mirage 18, Tahquitz 0 FRIDAY 9/3 Nonleague Temecula Valley 44, Colony 21 Shadow Hills 13, Great Oak 7 Redlands 41, Citrus Hill 0 Silver Valley 22, Nuview Bridge 15 Western Christian 36, California Military Institute 6 see FOOTBALL, page C-2

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Former area standouts ready for 2021 NFL season

Demetric Felton, a 2016 Great Oak graduate who played at UCLA after high school, made the 53-man roster for the Cleveland Browns.

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Former Paloma Valley High School football standout, Matt Orzech, made the 53-man roster for the Los Angeles Rams as a long snapper.

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JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

The preseason is over, and the 2021 NFL season officially kicked off Sept. 9 with a match-up between the Dallas Cowboys and the reigning Super Bowl Champions, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Florida at Raymond James Stadium.

This season marks the debut of an enhanced playing structure featuring a 17-game schedule. Every team will play 17 games with one bye week, hosting 10 games and as a result, Super Bowl LVI will take place Feb. 13, 2022 – a week later than normal at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.

With the start of the season, local fans will get to cheer on some of their favorite alumni from the area

who have grinded their way onto the rosters of NFL teams. Some have made the 53-man rosters, while others have been placed on the practice squads, which is nothing to scoff at. Life on the practice squad is generally pretty good. If you’re there, it means, generally, the team likes you enough to keep you around and develop you as a player so that you can eventually contribute to the team.

Here is a look at the local players donning NFL jerseys this year: Demetric Felton, a 2016 Great Oak graduate who played at UCLA after high school, was picked up by the Cleveland Browns in Round 6 of the 2021 draft. Felton made the 53-man roster for Browns as a hybrid talent who displayed his ability to play receiver and running

Curtis Bolton, a 2014 graduate of Vista Murrieta, now playing for Indianapolis Colts, will start this season on the practice squad.

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back during the preseason. Based on how he was positioned and played in the preseason games, it looks like the Browns are still trying to figure out the best way to utilize him. Conceivably, he could be WR6 on the depth chart with a lot of motion possibilities for him because he could be playing either receiver or running back.

Felton joins Sione Takitaki, a former Heritage High School standout who also played and graduated from Brigham Young University. Takitaki was idle during the preseason since he suffered a hamstring injury Aug. 19 in a camp practice. Takitaki, who will return on the 53-man roster, recorded 41 solo tackles and 26 assists for a combined 67 tackles and returned one interception for a touchdown last year.

Former Paloma Valley High School football standout Matt Orzech was claimed by the Los Angeles Rams earlier this summer off waivers from the Tennessee Titans and made the 53-man roster. The 2013 Paloma Valley graduate, who also played baseball, was a long snapper with Azusa Pacific University. In 2019, Orzech became the first Paloma Valley graduate ever to join an NFL team, signing as a free agent with the Baltimore Ravens that year but was cut and then signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars before the start of the season, playing in 136 snaps in 16 games. Orzech spent most of the 2020 season on the practice squads of the Miami Dolphins and the Titans and did not appear in any NFL games last year.

Vista Murrieta High School graduate, Javelin Guidry, who played for the University of Utah, signed with the New York Jets in 2020 and has now worked his way into the role as one of their top cornerbacks. Guidry played in 11 games for New York in 2020 and had 19 total tackles.

The Atlanta Falcons, who originally signed San Diego State defensive back, and former Vista Murrieta standout, Dwayne Johnson Jr. as an undrafted free agent, placed him on the practice squad to start the 2021 season.

Other NFL practice squad players include: Curtis Bolton, a 2014 graduate of Vista Murrieta, who previously spent time with the Houston Texans (2020) and Green Bay Packers (2019-20) but did not see game

Javelin Guidry (40), a 2017 Vista Murrieta High School graduate, signed with the New York Jets in 2020 and could be one of their top cornerbacks this season.

Valley News/Jets courtesy photo

Former Vista Murrieta standout, Dwayne Johnson Jr. (37), was placed on the practice squad to start the 2021 season for the Atlanta Falcons.

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action. Bolton, now playing for the Indianapolis Colts, originally signed with the Packers as an undrafted free agent May 3, 2019.

Lorenzo Burns, who played at Linfield Christian (2016 graduate), was recruited to play at the University of Arizona after high school. Burns played defense, earning MVP his senior year, and was picked up by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent. The Jaguars added Burns off the waiver wire after he spent the offseason and part of training camp with Arizona.

Another name dealing with the Arizona Cardinals involved former Heritage High School standout, Aleva Hifo, who was signed on Aug. 6 but recorded no stats in

Arizona’s week one preseason game. Hifo was cut on Aug. 18.

Hifo, a 2016 Heritage graduate, originally entered the NFL in 2020 with Kansas City as an undrafted rookie free agent from BYU and spent training camp with the Chiefs last year.

While there are certainly more players in the NFL with ties to the local area, these are just some of the reports coming in. With the kick-off of the 2021-22 NFL season starting this week, between the Dallas Cowboys and the reigning Super Bowl Champions, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, fans are gearing up for another interesting year of football.

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

FOOTBALL from page C-1 Escondido Charter 2, Temecula Prep 0 (forfeit) University Careers and Sports Academy 36, Cornerstone Christian 26 Cal Lutheran 28, Calvin Christian 6 San Jacinto Valley Academy 40, Rolling Hills Prep 34 SATURDAY 9/10 Nonleague Bishop’s 32, Rancho Christian 19 Lakeside 49, La Sierra 0 Photos and sports scores/stats/ highlights can be submitted to sports@reedermedia.com. Stats, standings, results provided by MaxPreps, local ADs, fans of the game and the Valley News Sports Department.

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West Valley’s John Estrada (3) looks to avoid the tackle of a Banning defender during their Week Two matchup.

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Wide receiver, Everett Head (4), tries to outrun Zachary Horton (3) during fourth quarter action at Temescal Canyon High School Friday, Valley News/Andrez Imaging Sept. 3.

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Mt. San Jacinto College football cancels two games after positive COVID-19 cases

The Mt. San Jacinto College football team canceled its first two football games of the season after five players tested positive for COVID-19.

Valley News/Action Captures Media Group

JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

SAN JACINTO – The Mt. San Jacinto College football team had to cancel its first two football games of the season after five play-

ers tested positive for COVID-19, according to a news release issued Thursday, Sept. 2.

Also, according to the release, the administration started a 10day quarantine period for the team after receiving guidance from the

Riverside County Department of Public Health.

Mt. San Jacinto was scheduled to open the season Saturday afternoon at home against Riverside City College. The Eagles’ game at Moorpark College on Sept.

11, also was canceled because it falls within the quarantine period.

The college will quarantine the football team until Sept. 12. Any student-athletes and coaches who are vaccinated and not showing symptoms are not required to quarantine.

“We are heartbroken for our student-athletes who have worked so hard and trained so long to prepare for these games,” Casey Mazzotta, Eagles football coach, said. “However, we know the health and safety of our students, staff and college community are a priority. This is the best course of action for everyone.”

MSJC has adhered to stringent COVID-19 prevention protocols in alignment with the CCCAA requirements, Riverside County Department of Public Health, and California Department of Public Health in an effort to protect the health and safety of the studentathletes and coaching staff. As a result of this comprehensive testing protocol, the school and its program quickly identified both symptomatic and asymptomatic COVID-19 positive studentathletes and began immediate contract tracing and quarantining procedures.

“We are confident that the MSJC student-athletes followed all masking procedures and can confirm that the coaches have adhered to all testing measures and protocols to protect and ensure the safety

of our students and staff,” Patrick Springer, Dean of Kinesiology and Athletics, said.

Mt. San Jacinto student-athletes are required to complete mandatory daily COVID-19 questionnaires before arriving on campus for any activities, including attendance in classes, practices or competitions. They are also required to adhere to aggressive COVID-19 testing protocols, with studentathletes tested once a week, within 72-hours of a competition. Additionally, all sports officials, game management, and coaching staff are required to be tested before a competition.

The college has also implemented a mandatory mask policy that requires students to wear a face covering while indoors. Studentathletes must also wear face coverings while not actively engaged in practice on the field/court.

RCC now will open the season Sept. 11 at Long Beach City College.

“It’s an unfortunate situation with Mt. San Jacinto having to cancel,” RCC football coach Tom Craft said in a news release issued Friday. “This is the type of thing that could happen at any time during the season. But at this point, we adjust, adapt and move on to the next test which is Long Beach.”

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

Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship celebrates Labor Day weekend at Pala’s Fox Raceway Event marks second visit to Southern California’s premier motocross venue JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

The Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, the world’s most prestigious off-road motorcycle racing series, made a return visit to Southern California’s premier motocross venue at Pala’s Fox Raceway this past weekend. As the championship battles come down to the wire, the Maxxis Fox Raceway II National served as a fitting opportunity for motorsports fans to celebrate the Labor Day weekend holiday.

The 11th event on the 12-round championship schedule signified Pro Motocross’ second visit to Fox Raceway, which saddles the San Diego County and Riverside County borders. This past May, the 2021 season kicked-off with a Memorial Day spectacle in Pala, where the sport’s international presence was on full display as Frenchman Dylan Ferrandis (450 Class), racing out of Lake Elsinore, and Australian phenom Jett Lawrence (250 Class) emerged triumphant. The pair of rising stars from two different continents returned to Pala in control of the championship, with Ferrandis on the verge of securing the prestigious 450 Class title and Lawrence gaining momentum at the perfect time to potentially capture his first professional title at 18 years of age.

The Fox Raceway, located on the Pala Indian Reservation, presents a distinctly unique challenge for the world’s fastest riders.

The dry, hard-packed Southern California soil can be some of the most difficult to master, but

The Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship made a return visit to Pala’s Fox Raceway Labor Day weekend.

with every competing manufacturer headquartered in the region, competitors spend a significant amount of time on area tracks, which makes for a relatively even playing field once they line up on the 40-rider gate and begin their battle for victory.

With its long rhythm sections, massive jumps, and dramatic elevation changes that provide high speeds and big air, Fox Raceway provides everything that makes motocross such a captivating sport, which ultimately caters to the thousands of spectators that line the trackside fences across the property. Pala’s presence in American motocross now spans more than a decade and is a direct result of the commitment from the Pala Band of Mission Indians to develop a top-notch, world-class motocross venue that deserves a place in the sport’s most prestigious racing series.

The 2021 Maxxis Fox Raceway II National consisted of a full day of action, featuring racing across two classes of competition – the youth-driven 250 Class, spearheaded by the sport’s most promising young talent, and the premier 450 Class, led by motocross’ most high-profile stars.

The podium saw Eli Tomac, Ferrandis and Menifee’s Cooper Webb take the top spots. With his second-place finish, Ferrandis clinched the 450 Class title in his first season of premier class competition. He became the 26th different 450 Class titleholder in 50 seasons and is also the first Frenchman in 30 years to win the motocross’ most prestigious championship. The 2021 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship will conclude Saturday, Sept. 11, with the sport’s oldest event in Northern California.

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CIF Southern Section boys’ and girls’ cross country watch list released spot in Division Five, but only for the girls’ team.

Of course, as the new school year continues to face COVID-19 obstacles, many local teams are going to have to embrace the challenges ahead with playing through the

Only three local programs sit atop the recent CIF Southern Section cross country watch list, including Linfield Christian, ranked No. 1 in Division 5.

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JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

It wasn’t a very long season due to COVID-19, but cross country did take place earlier this year, representing what should have taken place in 2020. Most schools had to stay within their own league when it came to competition, and some may only have participated in three

races, at most, but teams did find a way to compete.

Now, more than ever, local cross country programs are eager to see where they sit in the standings as their fall season gets underway. Top programs like Great Oak and Vista Murrieta, out of the Southwestern League, look to be contenders again this year in the Division One polls.

Linfield Christian took the No. 1

BOYS RANKINGS DIVISION 1 1. Newbury Park 2t. Great Oak 2t. Loyola 4. Roosevelt 5. San Clemente 6. Crescenta Valley 7. Vista Murrieta 8. Redondo Union 9. Rancho Cucamonga 10. Long Beach Poly DIVISION 2 1. El Toro 2. Dana Hills 3. Hart 4. Ayala 5. Mira Costa 6. Royal 7. Thousand Oaks 8. Canyon/Ana. 9. Claremont 10. Foothill

unknown circumstances surrounding the current pandemic. With the recent release of the 2021-2022 CIF Southern Section watch list, as selected by the CIF Southern Section council, as well as Prep-Cal Track, local teams can’t wait to hit

DIVISION 3 1. West Torrance 2. Palos Verdes 3. Capistrano Valley 4. St. John Bosco 5. San Marcos 6. Agoura 7. Mission Viejo 8. Servite 9. Buena 10. Torrance DIVISION 4 1. Orange Lutheran 2. Laguna Beach 3. JSerra 4. Cathedral 5. Oaks Christian 6. Harvard/Westlake 7. Big Bear 8. Foothill Tech 9. South Pasadena 10. Wilson/HH

DIVISION 5 1. St. Margaret’s 2. Thacher 3. Chadwick 4. Windward 5. Viewpoint 6. Flintridge Prep 7. Pacifica Christian/SM 8. Crossroads 9. Webb 10. Desert Christian GIRLS RANKINGS DIVISION 1 1. Newbury Park 2. Great Oak 3. Saugus 4. Beckman 5. Vista Murrieta 6. Redondo Union 7. Yucaipa 8. Huntington Beach 9. Roosevelt 10. Chino Hills

the ground running.

Since the three aforementioned schools were the only programs mentioned in the top 10 of their division, as of Sept. 2, this issue will cover all the CIF-SS schools listed on the watch list.

DIVISION 2 1. Mira Costa 2. Canyon/Ana. 3. Claremont 4. Westlake 5. West Ranch 6. Northwood 7. Ayala 8. Tesoro 9. Dana Hills 10. 1000 Oaks/El Toro DIVISION 3 1. Simi Valley 2. Corona del Mar 3. Brea-Olinda 4. Esperanza 5. Torrance 6. Palos Verdes 7. North Torrance 8. South Torrance 9. Bonita 10. Oak Park

DIVISION 4 1. JSerra 2. Oaks Christian 3. La Cañada 4. Laguna Beach 5. Orange Lutheran 6. Harvard-Westlake 7. Laguna Hills 8. South Pasadena 9. St. Lucy’s 10. Mayfield DIVISION 5 1. Linfield Christian 2. Cate 3. St. Margaret’s 4. Sierra Canyon 5. Flintridge Prep 6. Chadwick 7. Xavier College Prep 8. Ramona Convent 9. Cerritos Valley Christian 10. Viewpoint

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Honoring Traditions Gathering includes bird singing

Bird singers perform at the annual Pala Band of Mission Indians’ Honoring Traditions Village News/Shane Gibson photos Gathering, Aug. 28.

Bird dancers perform with bird singers during the Pala Band of Mission Indians’ Honoring Traditions Gathering.

Bird singers perform songs for guests attending the Honoring Traditions Gathering at Pala.

Young bird singers perform at the annual Pala Band of Mission Indians’ Honoring Traditions Gathering.

Charlie Rodriguez, 13, left, and Tuchily McLean, 11, display the bows they made to enter the bow & arrow contest at the Honoring Traditions Gathering.

Record Del Mar bet handle to provide Firefighter assigned to California blaze dies of illness much of $1.2M to fairgrounds Joe Naiman WRITER

The betting odds for horse races are adjusted based on the betting amount for each horse so that the track’s revenues are based on the total betting handle rather than which specific horse wins. There are some variables which may change the track’s take. Odds are in 0.1:1 increments, so minor differences may occur. If nobody correctly selects all six winning horses in a Pick Six wager a carryover pool increases the subsequent jackpot and is likely to attract additional wagers and thus increase the handle and the track’s share.

When a 55:1 long shot won the third race Aug. 19 at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club many of that day’s Pick Six tickets were eliminated with five races remaining.

No bettors correctly picked the six horses that day, and with nearly a $2 million carry-over Del Mar chose to implement a mandatory Pick Six payout two days later when the Pacific Classic and four other stakes races would be run.

A mandatory Pick Six payout, which pays bettors with five correct horses if no wager slip has all six winners, is standard for the final day of the meet. It is discretionary for other days, but the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club guessed

that a mandatory payout the day of major races would entice more bets.

The strategy worked. The $1,874,996 carry-over was complemented by $8,876,771 of new money for a total jackpot of $10,751,767 although with 822 correct tickets each winner only received $10,521.50. The total betting handle for Aug. 21 was $36,005,612. Excluding the 2017 Breeders’ Cup days the previous single-day record for Del Mar was $25,870,431.

Much of the handle is returned to bettors. A portion of the handle goes to the state, and some of the handle is used to subsidize stabling at facilities without racing. Some of the handle goes to the track to cover racing purse payouts.

The track commission involves both the facility where the racing occurred and the facility where the betting occurred, although for ontrack wagering the track receives both portions. That amount is for track operations and net revenues.

The term net revenues rather than profit is used because the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club is a nonprofit organization and net revenues are invested into facilities.

The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club leases the San Diego County Fairgrounds from the 22nd District Agricultural Association, which is

part of the California Department of Food and Agriculture. Some rooms or other areas are specific to the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, and net revenues might be spent on those rooms or on the track itself.

The grandstands building is also used by the San Diego County Fair, as are the barns, so net revenues might be spent on facilities which benefit the county fair as well as the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. Other structures are not used (or in the case of one of the exhibit halls used for parking), but the improvements paid for by the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club allow the San Diego County Fair to prioritize what the horse racing entity doesn’t.

The Aug. 21 handle generated $1,218,299 in track commissions and $1,479,248 for Del Mar purse money. Although some of the track commission revenue will be used for operations, the additional amount generated additional net revenue which will be used for fairgrounds facilities in the future.

The additional purse money will likely attract more horses and will likely increase betting handles for those races.

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

Wildfires prompt closure of San Bernardino, Cleveland national forests City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

The San Bernardino and Cleveland national forests will be closed under an order issued last week by the U.S. Forest Service, closing all but one of California’s national forests due to the state’s numerous wildfires.

The order closing all the forests in the Pacific Southwest Region went into effect at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30, and extends through Sept. 17. It is intended to help ensure the safety of the public and firefighters, according to Regional

Forester Jennifer Eberlien.

“We do not take this decision lightly but this is the best choice for public safety,” Eberlien said. “It is especially hard with the approaching Labor Day weekend, when so many people enjoy our national forests.”

By enacting the closures, the forest service seeks to minimize the likelihood of visitors becoming trapped in a national forest during a fire, decrease the potential for new fires to start and enhance firefighter and public safety by limiting exposure to COVID-19 that might occur during public evacuations.

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“More than 6,800 wildfires have burned 1.7 million acres across all jurisdictions in California, and the National Wildfire Preparedness Level has been at PL5 since July 14, 2021, only the third time in the past 20 years that the nation has reached PL 5 by mid-July,” the forest service said in a statement.

The only national forest in California not covered by the order is the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest which is not in the Pacific Southwest region.

Portions of the San Bernardino and Cleveland national forests are in Riverside County.

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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE (AP) – A firefighter has died of an illness while assigned to one of California’s largest wildfires, authorities said Sunday, Sept. 5, marking the first death in a season that has seen blazes destroy thousands of buildings and force entire towns to flee.

Edwin Zuniga with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said he couldn’t provide other details on the death.

The Dixie Fire began in mid-July in the northern Sierra Nevada and is the second-largest wildfire in recorded state history. It has burned nearly 1,400 square miles (3,625 square kilometers) in five counties and three national parks and forests, according to Cal Fire.

Three firefighters have been injured battling the blaze, which was 56% contained after destroying nearly 1,300 homes and other buildings.

The fire was being fought by 3,800 firefighters from various agencies. Calmer winds and higher humidity in the past two days helped crews trying to surround the fire, which at its peak raged through more than 100,000 acres of timber in a single day, fire officials said.

The blaze still was devouring 10,000 to 20,000 acres “which seems huge, except when you compare it to the size of the whole fire,” Robert Jones, a fire information officer, said.

It was the first reported death among the more than 7,000 wildfires that have hit California this year in a season marked by drought and hot, dry weather that has turned timber, brush and grasslands into tinder throughout the U.S. West.

California’s fires have burned over 3,000 square miles (nearly 8,000

square kilometers).

Fire concerns have shut down all national forests in the state.

California has experienced increasingly larger and deadlier wildfires in recent years as climate change has made the West much warmer and drier over the past 30 years. Scientists have said weather will continue to be more extreme and wildfires more frequent, destructive and unpredictable.

South of the Dixie Fire, the Caldor Fire remained only a few miles from the popular resort of Lake Tahoe on the California-Nevada border. About 22,000 residents of South Lake Tahoe were ordered to evacuate last week.

Overnight, crews working on the eastern edge of the blaze were able to hold the fire within current containment lines and the immense blaze was now 43% contained, according to Cal Fire.

There was no immediate word on when residents might be allowed to return home but in a Sunday morning briefing, Tim Ernst, a fire operations section chief, said crews would continue to quench embers and mop up hot spots to make it safe to repopulate some communities around South Lake Tahoe “in the coming days.”

Mandatory evacuation orders on the Nevada side of the state line were lifted Saturday, but some areas remained on a warning status.

Douglas County authorities urged residents to stay alert, saying the fire still has the potential to threaten homes.

The fire has injured five firefighters and civilians and burned more than 700 homes, Cal Fire reported.

Nearly 28,000 homes, businesses and other buildings remained threatened, ranging from cabins to ski resorts.

Police kill man who shot at Southern California school bus THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BUENA PARK (AP) – A man who shot at a Southern California school bus was shot and killed by police Friday, Sept. 3, after a chase, authorities said.

A patrolling Buena Park police officer saw a man in a vehicle shooting at the bus with a handgun at around 2 p.m., police said.

The driver and a student were in the bus but weren’t hurt, authorities said.

The suspect then drove away.

After about a 10- to 15-minute chase, the driver smashed through a locked gate at the back of the

Buena Park School District parking lot and hit a parked car before stopping, police said.

KTLA-TV showed police cars surrounding a white pickup truck in the lot.

Two police officers fired at the man, who died at the scene, police said. His name wasn’t immediately released.

No officers were injured.

A gun was found at the scene, police said.

Other details of the shooting weren’t immediately released and investigators were trying to determine a motive for the school bus attack.

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Army reserves coming to Fallbrook Rick Monroe SPECIAL TO THE VALLEY NEWS

Fallbrook residents may have seen someone in town with short hair wearing khakis, who may not be a Marine. If the pattern on the OCP – operational camouflage pattern – had larger “blotches,” is colored more green and black than tan, the person is likely a member of the U.S. Army.

They should be seeing more Army personnel around town, especially in September, as units of the Army Reserves shift into their new facility next to the Fallbrook Naval Weapons Station.

The Army is coming basically as tenants, with construction completed for three major buildings, 95,000 square feet total. The 19 full-time staff are beginning to move in now, and up to 800 reservists, many of them from

North County, will train mostly on weekends.

The date of the dedication or memorialization of the Army Reserve Center at Naval Weapons Station Fallbrook is still being determined. The facilities include an organizational maintenance shop, weapons simulator, physical fitness center, vehicle wash racks, offices and storage.

The various Army Reserve units are scheduled to arrive as soon as they are ready, Rosario G. Urquieta of the 63rd Readiness Division public affairs office said. The media affairs specialist is based in Mt. View in the Bay Area. She is a civilian working for the Department of the Army.

Soldiers that will be trained here are part of the U.S. Army Reserve based in Mt. View. The reservists have already signed a contract which keeps them in

the U.S. Army Reserve, usually four years or more, depending on how long they have been serving.

When a soldier is on military duty as an Army Reserve member, they usually are able to go into the local towns because they tend to be members of that community or another city nearby, Urquieta said.

U.S. Army Reserve units usually rotate their duty days among the units to make sure that the space is available to conduct effective training. Most Army Reserve units attend military training once a month for two days, depending on the training that they need to conduct for their specific unit or command. Most Army Reserve facilities have units that have been assigned to conduct their military duty or battle assemblies.

Before this location at the Naval Weapons Station in Fallbrook, the Army Reserve was leasing a

building in San Diego which was not cost effective for the Army Reserve, Urquieta said.

It’s become more common for the Department of Defense to have branches of the military share space, she explained. The Naval facility, under the jurisdiction of the Naval Weapons Station in Seal Beach, backs up to Camp Pendleton, but it is a separate facility.

Urquieta said the location was selected based on a study which determined that the highest concentration of soldiers in the area was near the station in Fallbrook, and the fact that there was land available for the construction.

Other Army locations in San Diego County include Miramar Army Reserve Center at the Marine Corps Air Station, Van Deman Hall in San Diego, Roark Hall at Camp Pendleton, and a leased facility, San Diego Army Reserve

Center in San Diego on Opportunity Road. The latter is a closing when Fallbrook is completed.

The Army Reserve soldiers will focus on the individual training for their units based on their command guidance.

The selection of the Pendleton site was based solely on the availability of land and the proximity to the higher concentration of Army Reserve Soldiers in the area, Urquieta said.

Most Reserve soldiers travel from their homes during military training daily for one weekend a month. If a soldier lives outside of commuting distance, then they would be housed in town for their military duty days. After the weekend military duty days are over, the soldiers travel back to their home of record.

Virus pushes some California hospitals near ICU capacity THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SACRAMENTO (AP) – Hospitals in the heart of California’s Central Valley are running out of beds in their intensive care units, state officials announced Friday, Sept. 3, as a more contagious version of the coronavirus continues to spread primarily among the unvaccinated population.

Hospitals in the eight-county San Joaquin Valley region have had fewer than 10% of staffed adult ICU beds for three consecutive days. State officials labeled it a “surge,” triggering special rules announced last month that require nearby hospitals to accept transfer patients.

In Fresno County and neighboring counties, the number of con-

firmed and suspected coronavirus patients in hospitals is more than double what it was four weeks ago, the Fresno Bee reported.

In San Joaquin County, new virus cases and the number of people admitted to hospitals have surpassed the peak numbers of cases and patients during last summer’s surge, according to the county health officer. But a spokeswoman for the county’s Office of Emergency Services said the county had enough hospital beds to avoid transferring patients out of the county as of Friday.

If the problem gets worse and ICU capacity falls to zero, the state says hospitals across California must also accept transfer patients.

Statewide, new coronavirus cases have declined following a surge

attributed to the delta variant, a more contagious and dangerous version of the virus. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Aug. 31 that more than 80% of Californians 12 and older have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine – putting California among the highest vaccine rates in the country.

But coronavirus-related hospitalizations in the state have continued to climb. As of Thursday, Sept.

2, 8,630 people were hospitalized because of the coronavirus across the state, more than five times higher than the number of people hospitalized July 1.

“This is still primarily, overwhelmingly, a pandemic of the unvaccinated,” Newsom said.

In this Dec. 29, 2020, file photo, Memorial Hospital registered nurse Steve Menchaca, right, and Emily Rentquiano tend to a patient in the COVID-19 intensive care unit in Bakersfield. Hospitals in the heart of California’s Central Valley are running out of beds in their intensive care units because of an influx of coronavirus patients. State officials announced Sept. 3 that hospitals in the 12-county San Joaquin Valley region have had fewer than 10% of staffed adult ICU beds for three consecutive days.

(Alex Horvath/The Bakersfield Californian via AP, File)

Navy identifies five sailors killed in helicopter crash off SD coast City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

The U.S. Navy announced Sept.

5 the identity of the five crew members who were killed when an MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter crashed into the sea off the coast of San Diego the week before.

They are, Lt. Bradley A. Foster,

29, a pilot from Oakhurst, California; Lt. Paul R. Fridley, 28, a pilot from Annandale, Virginia; Naval Air Crewman 2nd Class James P. Buriak, 31, from Salem, Virginia; Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Sarah F. Burns, 31, from Severna Park, Maryland; and, Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Bailey J. Tucker, 21, from St.

Louis, Missouri.

The U.S. 3rd Fleet on Sept. 4 shifted from search and rescue operations to a recovery operation.

One sailor aboard the MH-60S Knighthawk was pulled from the ocean after the aircraft went down Aug. 31, roughly 60 nautical miles from shore. The crash occurred as its six-member crew was engag-

ing in routine flight operations off the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which is homeported in San Diego.

The rescued sailor and two others who were injured aboard the carrier were taken ashore for medical care and listed in stable condition. Another three personnel on the ship suffered minor

injuries and remained aboard, officials said.

A military investigation is underway into what caused the crash of the aircraft, which was assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 8 at Naval Air Station North Island. Navy officials said only that it “was operating on deck before crashing into the sea.”

Evacuations lifted for thousands in Tahoe as wildfire stalls THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE (AP) – Tens of thousands of people who fled South Lake Tahoe in the teeth of a wildfire were returning home as crews finally managed to stall the advance of flames scant miles from the resort.

But authorities warned that residents of the scenic forest area on the California-Nevada state line weren’t out of the woods yet, with risks ranging from smoky, foul air to belligerent bears.

Evacuation orders for South Lake Tahoe and other lakeside areas were downgraded to warnings Sunday, Sept. 5, and California Highway Patrol officers began removing roadblocks along State Highway 50 from Nevada to the city limits that afternoon.

The threat from the Caldor Fire hasn’t entirely vanished but downgrading to a warning meant those who wish could return to their homes in what had been a smokechoked ghost town instead of a thriving Labor Day getaway location.

“So far it hasn’t been a mad rush of cars,” South Lake Tahoe Fire Chief Clive Savacool said at an evening briefing. “We’re happy to see that people are slowly trickling in, just because the city does need time to get ready.”

Savacool said officials hoped to have the local hospital emergency room open within 24 hours and said paramedics were staffing fire engines for emergency medical care.

However, he said people with health problems might want to consider staying away because of the smoky air.

People who do return should have enough medication and groceries and a full gas tank in order to be self-sufficient, Savacool said.

Law enforcement was still patrolling so “your home will still be safe,” Savacool said.

However, authorities also warned

In this Tuesday, Aug. 31, photo, a shopping mall is empty after a mandatory evacuation was ordered due to the Caldor Fire in South Lake Tahoe. State fire officials said evacuation orders for the area were reduced to warnings as of 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5. Some 22,000 people had been forced to flee the popular resort and nearby areas last week as the Caldor Fire roared toward it.

In this Sept. 1, file photo, a firefighter lights a backfire to stop the Caldor Fire from spreading near South Lake Tahoe.

that in the absence of humans, bears had gone to town, spreading trash everywhere that must be picked up.

“The delicate balance between humans and bears has been upset,” and anyone who thinks a bear may have entered their home should call law enforcement, El Dorado County sheriff’s Sgt. Simon Brown said.

The lifting of mandatory evacuation orders for the Tahoe area marked a milestone in the fight against the fire, which erupted Aug. 14 and spread across nearly 340 square miles (880 square kilometers) of dense national parks and forests, tree-dotted granite cliffs and scattered cabins and hamlets in the northern Sierra Nevada.

At its peak, the fire had burned as much as 1,000 acres an hour and last month virtually razed the small community of Grizzly Flats.

But in recent days the winds had eased and thousands of firefighters took advantage of the better weather to hack, burn and bulldoze fire lines, managing to contain 43% of the perimeter.

Most of the western and southern sides of the fire had been corralled,

drove flames through bone-dry vegetation.

In California, nearly 14,500 firefighters were battling 13 large, active fires. Since the year began, more than 7,000 wildfires have devoured 3,000 square miles (nearly 8,000 square kilometers), Cal Fire said.

No deaths had been reported specifically from the fires. However, authorities said two people assigned to fire-related duties died from illness this week, officials said.

Marcus Pacheco, an assistant fire engine operator for Lassen National Forest with 30 years of experience, died Thursday. He was assigned to the Dixie Fire burning north of the Caldor Fire, authorities said.

Other details weren’t immediately released.

The Dixie Fire began in mid-July in the northern Sierra Nevada and is the second-largest wildfire in recorded state history. It has burned nearly 1,400 square miles (3,625 square kilometers) in five counties and three national parks and forests, according to Cal Fire.

A retired firefighter who was

although some areas still were offlimits.

No homes had been lost on the northeastern side of the fire nearest to the lake, and crews managed to carve more fire line along one edge of a fiery finger.

The fire hadn’t made significant progress for days but there were still sections where crews were struggling to expand safe areas and mop up hot spots, allowing evacuation orders there to be lifted.

“We’re up into the wilderness area,” said Jake Cagle, a fire operations section chief. “It’s just a tough piece of ground. We’re in there beating it up. It’s over a two-hour hike to get in there.”

Mandatory evacuation orders on the Nevada side of the state line were lifted Saturday, although Douglas County authorities urged residents to stay alert, saying the fire still has the potential to threaten homes.

California and much of the U.S. West have seen dozens of wildfires in the past two months as the drought-stricken region sweltered under hot, dry weather and winds

(AP Photos/Jae C. Hong, File)

hired to help with the French Fire died from complications of COVID-19, authorities said. He was identified as Allen Johnson.

“Our team, the firefighting community and the world lost a great friend, mentor, teacher and comrade last night,” said a Facebook posting last Wednesday from California Interagency Incident Management Team 14.

The French Fire in Kern County was 52% contained after burning about 41 square miles (106 square kilometers).

Fire concerns have shut down all national forests in the state.

California has experienced increasingly larger and deadlier wildfires in recent years as year after year, environmentalists litigated and lobbied to stop efforts to clear the forests through timber harvesting, underbrush removal, and controlled burns. Meanwhile, natural fires were suppressed and the forests became more and more overgrown. The dried out and dead biomass accumulated, according to the California Policy Center.

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Biden moves to declassify documents about Sept. 11 attacks

President Joe Biden speaks from the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 3, on the August jobs report.

(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Eric Tucker THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden Friday, Sept.

3, directed the declassification of certain documents related to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a supportive gesture to victims’ families who have long sought the records in hopes of implicating the Saudi government.

The order, coming little more

than a week before the 20th anniversary of the attacks, is a significant moment in a yearslong tussle between the government and the families over what classified information about the run-up to the attacks could be made public.

That conflict was on display last month when many relatives, survivors and first responders came out against Biden’s participation in 9/11 memorial events if the documents remain classified.

Biden said Friday that he was making good on a campaign commitment by ordering the declassification review and pledged that his administration “will continue to engage respectfully with members of this community.”

“The significant events in question occurred two decades ago or longer, and they concern a tragic moment that continues to resonate in American history and in the lives of so many Americans,” the executive order states. “It is therefore critical to ensure that the United States Government maximizes transparency, relying on classification only when narrowly tailored and necessary.”

The order directs the Justice Department and other executive branch agencies to begin a declassification review, and requires that declassified documents be released over the next six months.

Brett Eagleson, whose father, Bruce, was among the World Trade Center victims and who is an advocate for other victims’ relatives, commended the action as a “critical first step.” He said the families would be closely watching the process to make sure that the Justice Department follows through and acts “in good faith.”

“The first test will be on 9/11, and the world will be watching,” Eagleson said.

Still, the practical impact of the executive order and any new documents it might yield was not immediately clear. Public documents released in the past two decades, including by the 9/11 Commission, have detailed numerous Saudi entanglements but have not proved government complicity.

A long-running lawsuit in federal court in New York aims to hold the Saudi government accountable and alleges that Saudi officials provided significant support to some of the hijackers before the attacks.

The lawsuit took a major step forward this year with the questioning under oath of former Saudi officials, and family members have long regarded the disclosure of declassified documents as an important step in making their case.

The Saudi government has denied any connection to the attacks.

Fifteen of the hijackers were Saudi, as was Osama bin Laden, whose al-Qaida network was behind the attacks. Particular scrutiny has centered on the support offered to the first two hijackers to arrive in the U.S., Nawaf al-Hazmi and Khalid al-Mihdhar, including

from a Saudi national with ties to the Saudi government who helped the men find and lease an apartment in San Diego and who had earlier attracted FBI scrutiny.

Though many documents examining potential Saudi ties have been released, U.S. officials have long regarded other records as too sensitive for disclosure. On Thursday, victims’ families and survivors urged the Justice Department’s inspector general to investigate the FBI’s apparent inability to locate key pieces of evidence they’ve been seeking.

The Justice Department revealed last month that the FBI had recently completed an investigation examining certain 9/11 hijackers and potential co-conspirators, and that it was working toward providing more information.

Under the terms of the executive order, the FBI must complete

by Sept. 11 its declassification review of documents from that probe, which it has referred to as the “Subfile Investigation.”

Additional documents, including any phone and bank records and reports with investigative findings, are to be reviewed with an eye for disclosure over the course of the next six months.

Shadow docket Supreme Court decisions could affect millions Gary Fields THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON (AP) – Traditionally, the process of getting an opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court takes months and those rulings are often narrowly tailored.

Emergency orders, especially during the court’s summer break, revolve around specific issues, like individual death penalty cases.

But that pattern has changed in recent years with decisions coming outside the court’s normal procedures. That has been especially true in the past two weeks. Since Aug. 24, that truncated process known as the shadow docket has moved at astronomical speed, producing decisions related to immigration, COVID-19 and evictions and, most recently, abortion.

Those three decisions, with the conservative wing of the court in the majority, have the potential to affect millions of people, in a fraction of the time and outside the normal scrutiny signed opinions can bring.

“My memory is, typically, if the Supreme Court was acting in July and August, it was really that quintessential emergency appeal, dealing with something like a death penalty situation. It wasn’t like: What is immigration law going to be in our country? It wasn’t: Will tenants have certain rights? It wasn’t the big substantive questions,” Jessica Levinson, a professor at Loyola Law School, said.

What is the normal process?

Participants petition the court to hear cases. If accepted, there are oral arguments before the justices, although during the coronavirus era that has meant via telephone.

Before this happens, a case usually has gone through a full review and appeal in lower courts. Those deliberations are part of the material the justices reference. Amicus briefs are submitted by parties interested in the case.

Once the arguments are heard the judges meet in conference, discuss the cases and take preliminary votes. Opinions are assigned to be written and draft opinions are exchanged and often amended and changed.

The overall process is deliberative and one where the justices justify their conclusions in somewhat lengthy written legal opinions. The process between oral argument and issued opinion takes months.

What happens on the shadow docket?

The shadow docket, a phrase coined by University of Chicago Law School professor William Baude, skips many if not all of those steps. The biggest element: It does not possess the transparency and disclosure of a typical docket.

Outside of a flurry of court filings between the plaintiffs and defendants in the three recent, prominent cases, there was little interaction between the court and the participants. None of the orders issued by the majority in the three cases was signed, although at least one of them ended the protection for

roughly 3.5 million people in the United States who said they faced evictions in the next two months, according to Census Bureau data from early August.

What are the cases?

The first decision dealt with the Biden administration’s attempt to end a Trump-era program that forces people to wait in Mexico while seeking asylum in the U.S. With three liberal justices in dissent, the high court refused to block a lower court ruling ordering the administration to reinstate the program informally known as Remain in Mexico.

Days later the court’s conservative majority said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lacked the authority to reimpose a moratorium on evictions, a temporary ban that was put in place because of the coronavirus pandemic.

And this past week, the court allowed a new Texas law to go forward that bans most abortions in the state and is the biggest curb to the constitutional right to an abortion in decades, despite the fact the justices said there are serious questions about the constitutionality of the law.

Do any justices oppose the abbreviated process?

The liberal wing of the court has been vocal, but Chief Justice John Roberts’ comments in the abortion law case may have been the most straightforward in indicating a desire for the traditional process to give courts time to examine the

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“not only unusual, but unprecedented” statutory scheme.

“We are at this point asked to resolve these novel questions — at least preliminarily — in the first instance, in the course of two days, without the benefit of consideration by the District Court or Court of Appeals,” Roberts wrote. “We are also asked to do so without ordinary merits briefing and without oral argument.”

Justice Elena Kagan joined Roberts in his dissent in the abortion law case and wrote one of her own specifically about the shadow docket. “Today’s ruling illustrates

just how far the Court’s ‘shadowdocket’ decisions may depart from the usual principles of appellate process,” she wrote. “That ruling, as everyone must agree, is of great consequence.”

She added that the majority ruling was missing guidance from the appeals court, included only cursory review of party submissions, and was done hastily and with little explanation for its conclusion. “In all these ways, the majority’s decision is emblematic of too much of this Court’s shadow docket decision making,” Kagan wrote.

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Afghan evacuees who fail initial screening Kosovo-bound Ellen Knickmeyer THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Washington (AP) – An ardent U.S. ally, Kosovo, has agreed to take in Afghanistan evacuees who fail to clear initial rounds of screening and host them for up to a year, a U.S. official said Saturday, in an intended fix to one of the security problems of the frantic U.S. evacuation from the Kabul airport.

The U.S. plan is likely to face objections from refugee advocates, who already complain of a lack of public disclosure and uncertain legal jurisdiction in the Biden administration’s use of overseas screening sites. Those quickly set up overseas transit sites are still operating near or at full speed to verify eligibility and look for security issues among thousands of Afghans and smaller numbers of Americans flown out of Talibanheld Afghanistan between Aug. 15 and Aug. 31.

The U.S. official spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss the plan. It was the first disclosure of what the U.S. intends to do with Afghans or other evacuees who have failed to clear initial rounds of screening or whose cases otherwise require more processing.

The U.S. Embassy in Kosovo in a statement later Saturday stressed that the arrangement did not mean Kosovo was taking evacuees who had been deemed ineligible for admission to the United States.

“Some applicants are still in the process of obtaining needed documents and providing all the information required to qualify under U.S law for immediate entry,” the embassy statement said.

The Biden administration had resisted months of urging from some refugee organizations and veterans groups to bring former

Afghan allies or others most vulnerable to targeting by the Taliban to American territory for security screening and other processing.

Several other countries for a time balked at temporarily hosting the United States’ Afghan evacuees, for fear of getting stuck with the Americans’ security problems.

That all presented major obstacles in U.S. preparations for evacuation of vulnerable Afghans, even before Kabul fell to the Taliban Aug. 15.

The Taliban’s lightning conquest of Afghanistan set off the chaotic U.S.-military airlift out of the Kabul airport.

The administration within days of the Taliban takeover mobilized thousands of U.S. troops, diplomats, law enforcement agents, border and transportation workers, volunteers and others for screening, processing and caring for evacuees at more than a half-dozen U.S. naval stations, airfields and army bases in Europe and Asia.

Officials and volunteers handed stuffed animals and toys to arriving children at many of the transit sites, and set up play areas.

The aim of the mobilization was to get deserving evacuees through to the United States as quickly as possible, and stop possible security risks among evacuees, and other evacuees who failed to qualify for relocation to the United States, before they touched foot on U.S. soil.

Refugee groups criticize the Biden administration evacuation effort as too late, and too little planned. The hastiness of the airlifts after Kabul fell has led to a minority of people among the evacuees getting thousands of miles from the Kabul airport before Americans detected problems, including some evacuees with security issues.

In one instance, a red flag popped up on an evacuee’s case as he was

mid-flight between two of the overseas transit sites, another U.S. official said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the processing. In a comparatively small number of cases, the U.S. transit sites overseas also are dealing with other evacuees who require further investigation, or who lie or destroy their identification in hopes of qualifying for immigration, that U.S. official said.

Some who managed to get through crushing crowds and U.S. and Taliban controls at the airport got put on planes and made it to transit sites, without any apparent eligibility for U.S. relocation as an at-risk Afghan, the official said.

Most Afghan evacuees are clearing processing in a matter of days at large transit sites that U.S. government employees set up quickly at military bases in Qatar, Germany and Italy, along with smaller sites elsewhere. Those evacuees then fly through Philadelphia or Washington Dulles airports for resettling in the United States.

Other U.S. officials have said they expect most or all Afghans whose cases may initially raise red flags or questions to pass further screening.

Eligible Afghans include those who worked for the U.S. government, or women’s advocates, journalists or others vulnerable because of their role in Afghan civil society.

The U.S. official who disclosed the Kosovo plan said the transit centers “provide a safe place for diverse groups ... to complete their paperwork while we conduct security screenings before they continue to their final destination in the United States or in another country.”

The U.S. will use a military camp, Bondsteel, that houses the U.S. Army near the Kosovo capital for the further screening and pro-

In this Aug. 29, 2021, file photo families evacuated from Kabul, Afghanistan, walk past a U.S Air Force plane that they arrived on at Kosovo’s capital Pristina International Airport. The Afghans came from the Ramstein military base in Germany, and they will be housed near the U.S. military Camp Bondsteel, 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of the capital Pristina.

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cessing of evacuees intended for resettlement in the United States, the U.S. official said. A site down the road that formerly housed road crews is to temporarily house evacuees bound for other NATO countries, under NATO’s management and care.

Germany and Italy each have set time limits of no more than two weeks for U.S. processing of any one evacuee on their soil.

Kosovo considers itself a close ally of the United States since the U.S. spearheaded a 1999 NATO air campaign against Serbian forces brutalizing Kosovo civilians. The two Afghan evacuee sites sit along a highway named after President Joe Biden’s late son, Beau Biden, who helped train local judges and prosecutors after the Kosovo war.

Kosovo leaders have agreed to one-year stays for the evacuees, with a possibility of extensions.

Kosovo’s prime minister and other officials turned out at the

airport to welcome the first Afghan evacuees.

The majority of Kosovo’s people are Muslim, like Afghans, although Kosovo’s constitution establishes it as a secular state.

Kosovo has a substantial minority of Orthodox Christian Serbs.

Refugee organizations say the U.S. hasn’t been open or efficient in its treatment of evacuees at overseas transit centers.

“There’s just a staggering lack of transparency from the administration about what is happening, who is there ... who to contact if there are issues” for evacuees at the sites, said Adam Bates, an attorney with the International Refugee Assistance Project, one of the main U.S. refugee organizations working with Afghans seeking escape from the Taliban.

He spoke before the Biden administration disclosed its plans for the Kosovo site.

Shortages of supplies and workers will delay Gulf rebuilding

Nathan Fabre checks on his home and boat destroyed by Hurricane Ida, Sunday, Sept. 5, in Lafitte, Louisiana. “We lost everything,” Fabre said about the destruction of his home.

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Paul Wiseman and Alex Veiga THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Houma, Louisiana (AP) – Joe Sobol, owner of Big Easy Construction in New Orleans, has bad news for homeowners who’ve been calling about roofs damaged

by Hurricane Ida or to get an update on renovations that were scheduled before the storm ripped through the area.

The job will cost a lot more than usual, and take much longer, too.

Ida slammed into the Gulf Coast, then took its destruction to the Northeast, at a time when building contractors were already grappling with severe shortages of workers and depleted supply chains. The damage inflicted by Ida has magnified those challenges.

The struggle to find enough skilled workers and materials will likely drive up costs, complicate planning and delay reconstruction for months.

“My expectation is that it only gets worse from here,” Ali Wolf, chief economist at the real estate research firm Zonda, said. Consider that Lake Charles, Louisiana, 200 miles west of New Orleans, still hasn’t recovered from the damage left when Hurricane Laura tore through the area a year ago.

The challenges facing construction companies stem from what happened after the nation endured a brutal but brief recession when the viral pandemic erupted in March 2020: The economy rebounded far faster and stronger than anyone expected. Businesses of all kinds were caught off-guard by a surge in customer demand that flowed from an increasingly robust economic recovery.

Workers and supplies were suddenly in short supply. For months now across the economy, businesses have been scrambling to acquire enough supplies, restock their shelves and recall workers they had furloughed during the recession.

Construction companies have been particularly affected. Among building executives Zonda surveyed last month, 93% complained of supply shortages. Seventy-four percent said they lacked enough workers.

And that was before Ida struck.

“Natural disasters do cause a strain on building materials, reconstruction materials and on labor,” Wolf said. “The difference today is that the entire supply chain has been battered even before Ida’s occurrence. You really have all these things hitting at the exact same time. Frankly, the last thing the supply chain needed was extra strain.”

A result is that the cost of materials and supplies has been surging.

Combined prices for windows, doors, roofing and other building products jumped 13% in the first six months of this year, according to Labor Department data.

Before 2020, by contrast, such aggregate prices would typically rise a bit more than 1% annually, on average, in the first six months of a year.

Prices for steel mill products were up more than twofold in July from a year earlier. Gypsum products, which are needed for drywall, partitions, ceiling tiles and the like, were up 22%.

Henry D’Esposito, who leads construction research at the real estate services company JLL, said the toughest challenge in rebuilding now is the delays in acquiring drywall, glass, steel, aluminum and other materials.

“A lot of the materials that you would need for any project and especially something this urgent, you’re not able to get on-site for weeks or months,” D’Esposito said.

Sobol, in the course of his career, has ridden out some of the biggest hurricanes to strike Louisiana, including Betsy in 1965, Camille in 1979, Katrina in 2005 and Ida last week. On Friday, he received a text from a client who had hired Big Easy for home renovations.

The client wanted to know whether the initial cost estimate still stood.

“I said, ‘You can probably add 10%,’” Sobol said.

And now the project will likely take nine months instead of six.

“We’re having to jump through hoops,” Robert Maddox, owner of Hahn Roofing in Boyce, Louisiana, 200 miles northwest of New Orleans, said. “We’re having to pay more for labor. We’re having to pay more for supplies. We’re having to bring supplies in.”

The insurance companies that are footing the bill for many of the hurricane repairs, Maddox said, can pose an additional burden.

“I’ve spent more time fighting with insurance companies over prices than I did roofing houses,” he said.

Jacob Hodges, co-owner of a family roofing business in Houma, Louisiana, complains that shingles are in such short supply that it’s hard to buy them in the same color consistently. One day, they’re available only in black; the next day, only gray.

Hodges takes what he can get.

So do his customers, who are desperate to have their roofs patched up or replaced after the storm.

Then there’s the labor shortage.

Among workers in short supply are framers, who build, install and maintain foundations, floors and door and window frames; carpenters; electricians; plumbers; and heating and air conditioning specialists.

“Workers? They have the power,” Wolf, the economist at Zonda, said. “They can go where they can make the most money. So if you need access to workers, you’re going to have to pony up.’’

Maddox said typical pay for roofers has soared 20% over the past year or so. Some can earn $400 a day.

“If you don’t pay them,” he said, “someone else will.’’

In normal times, demand for their services was so uneven that roofers often split their time working for different contractors.

“Now, we all need them,” Hodges said.

Making matters worse, the power is still out in many places, gasoline is in short supply and the Gulf Coast weather is sweltering.

With nowhere to stay, workers involved in reconstruction have to drive in from afar. Maddox said he has roofers commuting in from Lake Charles, a three-hour drive from the hurricane zone.

“We’re losing half our time driving,” he said.

He wishes that hotels that have running water would reopen, even without electricity, so that workers would have a place to stay.

“Those guys don’t mind cold showers,” he said.

Weighing the magnitude of the hurricane damage against the shortage of supplies and workers, Hodges envisions a prolonged, grinding period of reconstruction from Ida. “To get everything back like it was,” he said, “you’re talking ... well, we’ll probably be working on this this time next year.”

Wiseman reported from Washington, Veiga from Los Angeles.

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RCOE opens new STEAM-centered child development center in Murrieta MURRIETA – The antiquated idea of a child development center featuring a swing set and boxes of toys has been replaced by a technologically-focused classroom environment, and a playground featuring engineering equipment, built-in easels and musical instruments, at the new Las Brisas Child Development Center that opened in August.

Operated by the Riverside County Office of Education, the new center, at 24990 Las Brisas Road in Murrieta, offers STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) programs for income-qualified infants, toddlers and young preschool students.

Innovative features of the new Las Brisas Child Development Center include a STEAM focused inclusive learning environment that integrates students of all abilities. Playground features include a crawl-up/walk-up, built-in musical instruments, engineering equipment, art easels and a no-fall zone slide built into a hillside. There are unobtrusive observation areas for child development researchers, educators, and interns and partnerships with local health care providers, college/university child development programs, and local school districts.

“This inclusive, extraordinary facility is a model for future child development centers in our county and throughout California,” Riverside County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Edwin Gomez said.

“It’s never too early to introduce STEAM topics to students with age-appropriate curriculum, inclassroom technology, and by extending the lessons to the outdoor learning environment.”

The idea to transform the former mixed-use office facility and alternative education child devel-

A classroom at the new RCOE Las Brisas Child Development Center in Murrieta features a technologically focused environment.

Classrooms in the new RCOE Las Brisas Child Development Center in Murrieta features an adaptive slide for toddlers of all abilities.

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opment center was four years in the making.

“It’s been said that it takes a village to raise a child, and this facility has shown that it also takes a village to raise a child development center,” Riverside County Office of Education Assistant Superintendent for Early Learning Services JoAnne Lauer said. “It was only through the collaboration and support from different entities and teams within the organization we were able to bring the vision to reality and increase services for our children and families.”

“This has been an extraordinary adventure that is truly a ‘win-win’ for the organization and the community as securing infant and toddler care is hard to come by in Riverside County,” RCOE Early Care and Education Coordinator Candace Edwards said. “We set the bar so high on this project, and it has been exceeded by miles.”

The Las Brisas Child Development Center will offer center-based, and state preschool subsidized

programs for families that qualify for the services. The state-ofthe-art facility includes three classrooms set to serve up to 54 income-qualified students aged 0-3 years. Classrooms for infants and toddlers hold up to 15 students and the preschool classroom holds up to 24 students.

The inclusive programs offered at Las Brisas will integrate students with special needs rather than segregating them into other locations or programs.

“Inclusion is our foundation for this facility and every facility going forward. We are excited to bring all kids together — regardless of their abilities -- so they can learn together in a natural learning environment, both inside and outside the classroom,” Edwards said.

The facility was constructed from the beginning with community partnerships in mind.

Interns, researchers, child development educators, and students from Mt. San Jacinto College and other colleges, uni-

versities, and child-focused organizations, will take advantage of observation rooms built into each classroom behind one-way glass to prevent classroom interruptions.

Nursing students from Loma Linda University and West Coast University can fulfill their community health practicum rotation at the new facility.

“With this new facility, and strong partnerships with Head Start, and Murrieta Valley Unified School District, RCOE can offer a continuum of services starting with infancy. Families enrolled at Las Brisas Child Development Center will have access to high quality education and resource supports as well as opportunities to transition seamlessly to preschool and elementary school programs as their children grow,” Edwards said.

The Riverside County Office of Education’s Division of Early Learning Services oversees a wide variety of Federal and State funded programs serving young children and families. These programs fo-

cus on children from low income families to help them receive early education and preparation for entrance into public school, and child care and development services to assist families on their road to selfsufficiency.

The areas of expertise within the Division of Early Learning Services include Head Start/Early Head Start, Migrant Education, Migrant Head Start, California State Preschool Program, Child Development Center-Based Programs, Quality Rating Improvement System Block Grants (Quality Start Riverside County), Alternative Payment Program for child care, Resource and Referral, CalWORKs Stages 2 and 3 child care, Child Care Initiative Project and Child care health and safety.

For more information, to check income eligibility, or join the enrollment waiting list, please contact Jessica Perez, (951) 600-5620.

Submitted by the Riverside County Office of Education.

The City of Temecula and Temecula Valley Museum unveil a new Student Art Mural at Sam Hicks Monument Park celebrating Constitution Day and Citizenship Day TEMECULA – The City of Temecula, Community Services Department and Temecula Valley Museum announce a new Student Art Mural at Sam Hicks Monument Park, 28300 Mercedes Street.

This temporary public art piece celebrates Constitution Day and Citizenship Day. The Student Art Mural Project seeks to support emerging artists by providing a space to showcase their craft. Each month, student artists have the opportunity to paint a mural on varying topics facilitated by Bigfoot Graphics.

This month, in celebration of Citizenship Day Sept. 17, this mural

has a Temecula Citizenship theme created by 18-year-old art student Isabel Ivy Wallace, a recent graduate of Springs Charter School. Her goal was to capture the essence of the citizens of Temecula crediting her friends for encouraging her and her parents for being the inspiration for the faces.

On Sept. 17, 1787, the Founding Fathers signed the U.S. Constitution. Since then, the Constitution has served as the supreme law of the land. The Constitution, along with the Bill of Rights and other amendments, define our government and guarantee our rights. On Constitution Day and Citizenship

Day, an event which falls during Constitution Week, many people in the United States recognize the anniversary of the nation’s Constitution and the efforts and responsibilities of all citizens. In the summer of 1787, delegates convened in Philadelphia to create “a more perfect union” and to craft the country’s constitution.

They worked to develop a framework that would provide balance and freedom, taking into account federal and state interests, as well as individual human rights. The delegates signed the Constitution of the United States Sept. 17 that year. By June 21, 1788, the Consti-

tution was effective, having been approved by nine of the 13 states.

Temecula Mayor Maryann Edwards commented, “The City of Temecula honors Constitution Day and Citizenship Day with this depiction of the faces of Temecula by artist Isabel Ivy Wallace. This mural is a wonderful reminder that the words ‘We The People’ are symbols of unity and cooperation, and enhances the spirit of inclusion and patriotism, not just for our country as a whole, but for the citizens of Temecula in particular.”

The mural will be displayed at Sam Hicks Monument Park beginning the first week of September

and will be officially unveiled Sept. 14 at 3 p.m. The public is welcome to attend the unveiling.

The museum also celebrates Constitution Day and Citizenship Day through facts and free crafts in the Temecula Valley Woman’s Club Art and Education Room. All are welcome. The Student Art Mural Project is organized by Temecula Valley Museum. Local art students are invited to paint murals on canvas that will be displayed monthly at Sam Hicks Monument Park.

For more information, please call (951) 694-6450.

Submitted by the Temecula Valley Museum.

Snap Circuit Lab at the EVMWD celebrates installation of fill Ronald H. Roberts Temecula station at Tovashal Elementary School Public Library Sept. 20 Special ribbon cutting commemorates one of two new stations as TEMECULA – Are you a teen and enjoy S.T.E.M. activities?

Join us as we learn the basics of circuitry boards during the teen program, Snap Circuit Lab, on Sept. 20 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Ronald H. Roberts Temecula Public Library, 30600 Pauba Road.

Participants will be introduced to the different parts of a circuitry board and conduct various experiments to explore and to get familiar with electronic circuits.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Temecula Libraries, this program is designed for students in Grades 7-12 and limited to just 14 participants. Advanced registration begins two weeks before scheduled programs and events. Please

part of a pilot Water Bottle Fill Station program at the District

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register at the library reception desk or by calling (951) 693-8900.

Please visit TemeculaCA.gov/ Library for library information and to view our calendar of events and follow @TemeculaLibrary on Instagram to receive updates.

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From left, MVUSD Board President Linda Lunn, Raul Esteves, EVMWD Director Andy Morris, Principal Kathy Dixon, MVUSD Superintendent Patrick Kelley, Liam Chavez, Landen Chavez, and EVMWD General Manager Greg Thomas pose near the new fill station at Tovashal Elementary School in Murrieta.

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LAKE ELSINORE, CA – Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District (EVMWD) hosted a ribbon cutting event August 26 to celebrate the installation of a new water bottle fill station at Tovashal Elementary School in Murrieta.

The fill station is one of two stations that was recently donated by EVMWD as part of a

pilot program for local schools.

Through this program, schools within EVMWD’s service area can replace an existing drinking fountain with a water bottle fill station, provided by EVMWD at no cost.

“We’re excited to celebrate this new fill station and grateful to the Murrieta Valley Unified

School District staff and Board for their help in making this happen,” Andy Morris, a member of the EVMWD Board of Directors, said. “It’s an honor to partner with schools in providing clean, cool water to students for years to come.”

Landen and Liam Chavez, second- and third grade students at Tovashal Elementary School, celebrated the station’s “first pour” by filling their reusable EVMWD bottles to the top with refreshing water. Hundreds of their classmates will also benefit from this fill station in the coming months.

“Investing in the next generation is a top priority to us here at the District,” Kaitlyn Wu, Community Affairs Specialist, who oversees EVMWD’s education programs, said. “Through our education initiatives, we help students learn where their water comes from, how we keep it safe, and how they can pursue a career in this growing industry.”

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Marijuana grow lights can interfere with electronics Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

Amateur radio enthusiasts in the Anza Valley are reporting mysterious static on their radios, from base or home units to mobile CB radios. The intensity of the unwanted noise and interference may be caused by marijuana grow lights, namely, the light’s ballasts. see page AVO-3

KOYT 97.1 FM radio producer Erinne Roscoe takes video of the event to post on social media at the Rock Fire fundraiser at Minor Park Friday, Sept. 3.

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The Anza Valley community came together under the leadership of Christi James and others

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to organize a fundraiser to assist victims of the Rock Fire Friday, Sept. 3.

Four homes and seven outbuildings were destroyed on the south end of Anza after the blaze erupted

and scorched 295 acres Tuesday, Aug. 24. The fire was fully contained Friday, Aug. 27.

James, with the help of local churches, businesses, nonprofits and private donors, brought it

all together to create an event to collect funds for those impacted by the fire.

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Weed abatement deters flames

Cub Trek group lands in Lake Riverside Estates

Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

A trio of backcountry bush planes landed minutes apart on Lake Riverside Estates’ airstrip Friday, Sept. 3. The group of close friends had been airport hopping for most of the day.

“We did a lot of side country flying today, visiting multiple local strips and had lunch with friends and neighbors,” LRE pilot Anthony D. Longobardo said.

Their aircraft are called bush planes, developed specifically for short takeoffs and landings in rough terrain.

“These are planes with monster shocks and huge balloon tires made to land and take off on dirt roads, fields, river gravel bars, etc. in just a few hundred feet,” Longobardo explained.

Greg Johnson piloted his black factory-built Carbon Cub, Tobias

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When authorities talk about defensible space – the area between your home and a potential fiery disaster – they are being very serious. The Rock Fire in Anza that torched 295 acres and burned four homes and seven outbuildings Aug. 24 brought that into perspective.

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Aguanga woman collects mermaid tears in Aguanga Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

Kirsten Marie Klohe loves to make art out of antique and even discarded items. Her creations are colorful, inventive and unique. As a resident of the Bergman property in Aguanga, where she lives with her extended family, she has a lot of opportunities to discover interesting things to use in her art.

One day, while scouring the grounds for vintage metal to form into another project, she came across some colorful glass shards.

“I started making home decor art with old stuff that I find here on our property,” Klohe said. “About a month ago I came across some pieces of broken old purple glass and used it. Then I picked up a lot more. Most of the glass was smooth and foggy looking, like the sea glass that is called mermaid tears. Now I find myself looking at Multicolored glass chips called mermaid tears, have been worn smooth by erosion.

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Anza Electric cautions members about generators and extension cords ANZA VALLEY OUTLOOK STAFF

The Anza Electric Cooperative is asking their members and area residents to be extremely careful when using portable generators and extension cords.

“This type of equipment can be very hazardous when safe operating procedures are not used,” general manager Kevin Short said. “It is extremely important to follow the manufacturer’s instructions, especially regarding electric loading and proper fueling practices.”

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Heavy loads, including heating and air conditioning equipment, recreational vehicles, and high intensity discharge lighting should never be run with extension cords. These types of loads must be properly wired with approved equipment sized for the load and installed correctly.

Portable generators are not a substitute for permanent electric service. Overloading a generator can create an extreme fire hazard, especially if the generator is not located safely away from flammable or combustible materials.

Improperly back feeding an electric panel is extremely hazardous and should never be done. Always allow a generator to cool before attempting to refuel.

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Blaze burns several acres on north side of Anza City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

A brush fire that erupted Thursday, Sept. 2, on the north end of Anza scorched roughly 2 acres before firefighters stopped it.

The non-injury blaze was re-

ported at 2:53 p.m. in the 52100 block of Wheeler Road, near Higgins Road, just east of the Cahuilla Indian Reservation, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

The agency said multiple engine crews from the county and U.S.

Forest Service were sent to the location and encountered flames moving at a slow rate through medium vegetation.

At 3:15 p.m., the fire’s forward rate of spread was halted, and crews had the brusher 30% contained while making steady

progress encircling it completely, according to reports from the scene.

Initial reports indicated that the blaze might have erupted in an illegal marijuana grow, and sheriff’s deputies were summoned to investigate.

TREK from page AVO-1 and Jackie Burch arrived in their orange and white Carbon Cub that they built in their garage and affectionately call Pocahontas.

Longobardo, a private jet pilot, recreates in his experimental Piper Pacer he calls the BushWagon.

The group flies fairly often and visits private landing strips across the southwest.

“Our favorite thing is getting together for fly-in campouts and cookouts for the food, fellowship and fun,” Longobardo said.

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Greg Johnson’s black factory-built Carbon Cub features the fat tires that help define the backcountry bush planes.

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Marijuana grow lights can interfere with electronics Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

Amateur radio enthusiasts in the Anza Valley are reporting mysterious static on their radios, from base or home units to mobile CB radios.

The intensity of the unwanted noise and interference may be caused by marijuana grow lights namely, the light’s ballasts.

Grow lamps are low-resistance units when lit, but they require a high voltage bump to get started.

A ballast is a device that provides large enough voltage to get the light started, then regulates the amount of electricity going into the bulbs.

The American Radio Relay League - the national association for amateur radio enthusiasts - says that ballasts in many grow lights, such as the Lumatek LK-1000, can catastrophically interfere with amateur radio communications, notably in Colorado and California. Laws allowing the cultivation of cannabis in these states have compounded the issue.

According to Interference Technology’s website, “Grow lights, which consume a large amount of electricity, are integral to indoor marijuana growing operations because they allow the plants to be grown in a controlled environment, leading to the production of a higher-quality product compared to outdoor operations. Since the legalization of pot in certain states, these indoor growing systems, known as grow houses, have increased in number, along with the number of grow lights.”

Local radio enthusiasts have reported loud and invasive noise emanating from certain locations in Anza and Aguanga. Driving past some residences with mobile radio units yields incoming and outgoing interference, similar to passing

large light arrays, such as can be experienced near the Cahuilla Casino. Ballasts may be to blame.

“I had awful interference on my base station,” one CB radio operator said. “When the sheriff came and raided the neighboring greenhouses, the interference magically disappeared.”

ARRL has received numerous complaints over the last decade of significant noise in the medium and high frequency bands between 1.8 MHz and 30 MHz. This interference is reportedly generated from grow light arrays housed in homes, outbuildings, greenhouses and even shipping containers.

Electromagnetic interference, also called radio-frequency interference when in the radio frequency spectrum, is a noticeable disturbance generated by an external source that affects an electrical circuit by electromagnetic induction, electrostatic coupling or conduction.

Palomar Engineers, whose products suppress RFI/EMI interference from 100 KHz to 1000 MHz, offers solutions for growers to overcome this invasive noise.

Typical grow lights can be fluorescent, LED, high pressure sodium or metal halide. The HPS and MH lamps are available up to 1000 Watts each and require a ballast for proper operation.

Original ballasts were magnetic, but recent developments in switching power supplies have introduced electronic ballasts which are prone to square wave generation and can be rich in harmonics and RFI. Unbeknownst to most marijuana cultivators, these electronic ballasts are subject to Federal Communications Commission part 18 emission regulations, but many lights are imported from foreign countries that fail to test for these emissions per the requirements of

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the FCC rules.

These ballasts need to meet the consumer limits of FCC part 18 in order to be legal for use in the United States.

Devices that do not meet these requirements can affect radio spectrum users including amateur radio operators, public safety users - fire, police, emergency vehicles and other first responders, and even hospitals.

Reports of significant radio frequency interference from grow lights are becoming more and more common.

Grow lamp ballasts can make so much noise that anyone with a mobile citizens band radio can drive by and correctly guess what is going on inside a building.

Stephanie Rollain and Frank Shaffer catch up on recent events at the Rock Fire fundraiser at Minor Park Friday, Sept. 3.

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Growers trying to be secretive about their operations may not succeed when they are generating significant RF interference to radio communications.

Static noise from grow lights has been shown to be problematic at distances of over 1,000 feet. This is well over three times the distance one might expect from a legal light that meets the applicable FCC limits. They are also commonly controlled by a timer, cycling on and off at precise times. RFI in the 40 meter ham band (7 MHz) band is a good indication of a cultivation operation in the area.

There are solutions that can be incorporated into a growing program that uses lights.

Palomar Engineers offer a kit to

suppress interference to neighbors and nearby electronic devices.

As with any RFI problem, the solution of the Source-Path-Victim RFI problem is to eliminate or suppress the source, block the path, or protect the victim device with various filters and chokes for the path to the victim, according to Palomar Engineers.

To lodge a complaint about grow light interference, contact the Federal Communications Commission - www.fcc.gov/consumers/ guides/interference-radio-tv-andtelephone-signals.

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dogs came off the grill piping hot.

Dozens of individuals came up to donate cash in person, making a special trip to the park to do so.

The following groups contributed to the success of the evening - Living Hope Church, Valley Gospel Chapel, Calvary Chapel, The Anza Thimble Club, Mountain Hay & Feed, From the Heart Christian Women’s Ministries, Lions Club, Anza Valley Christian fellowship, the Anza Civic Improvement League, Anza Baptist Church, Anza LDS Church, Johnny Jukebox, KOYT 97.1 Community Radio and the Sacred Heart Church.

Other events are being planned, as well as ways for people to donate online. It is still being determined exactly what the victims require, so at this time, monetary funds are best.

For more information, please contact Christi James at (951) 595-2400.

Diane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

$2,440 in cash and gift cards for the fire victims.

“Wow!!! Was last night amazing or what?” she said. “So many groups, churches, and businesses coming together for those who were affected by the Rock Fire.

Thank you to all who donated and volunteered; just so grateful to live in a town that takes care of their own.”

Raffle items donated by Sandra Burnet of Mountain Feed and Hay were a huge hit, with excited winners jumping for joy as they won a custom leather purse, chick starter kit, hand-forged knife, bales of hay, clothes, a pet kit and more.

Burnet reported that the raffle prizes earned $270 cash toward the total collected. She also donated gift certificates to the cause.

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Weed abatement helps deter flames

Flames explode from untrimmed weeds and shrubs during the Bautista Fire in June 2020 in Anza.

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Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

When authorities talk about defensible space – the area between your home and a potential fiery disaster – they are being very serious.

The Rock Fire in Anza that torched 295 acres Aug. 24 brought that into perspective. Four homes and seven outbuildings were destroyed.

Well-maintained defensible space helped save at least one home from the flames.

Mowing, weed whacking, pruning and relocating combustible

into effect that extended the defensible space clearance around homes and structures from 30 feet to 100 feet. Proper and safely conducted clearances increase the chance that a house will survive a wildfire. This important buffer also provides for firefighter safety as crews work to protect structures and homes from the flames. If firefighters come across a home that is overgrown, they may realize it cannot be saved and move to the next property. Don’t let that be your house that is passed by during a wildfire.

materials like firewood piles are advised to help create a buffer between structures and a possible inferno. Anza Valley residents are familiar with the dangers of not maintaining a buffer zone and the importance of employing hazard reduction methods to keep it in good shape.

The state recommends that light fuels such as grass, small shrubs and weeds should be abated and tree branches trimmed to 6 feet from the ground within the defensible space.

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take home to complete required homework assignments consistent with content and cycles of the curriculum framework adopted by the State Board.

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Since abating brush usually means employing machines that can cause friction and create sparks, heat and flame, caution must be taken with their use.

In the Cal Fire area of San Diego County for the year 2014, improper equipment use caused 16% of the blazes. That’s 16% of fires that could have been easily prevented with education and common sense.

Mow or brush-hog before 10 a.m., when dew may be present on the grass and temperatures cooler, but never when it’s windy or when humidity levels are low.

The mower’s metal blades striking rocks can create sparks and start fires. This happens more easily in dry, crisp conditions.

In wildland areas, spark arresters are required on all portable gasoline-powered equipment, including tractors, harvesters, chain saws, weed-eaters and mowers.

Keep the exhaust system, spark arresters and mower apparatus in proper working order and free of debris buildup. Use the manufacturer recommended type of fuel and don’t overfill the tank.

Additionally, in wildland regions, grinding and welding activities require a permit and 10 feet of clearance around the work area. Keep a shovel and a fire extinguisher nearby and ready to use.

Don’t drive your vehicle onto dry grass or brush. Hot exhaust pipes, catalytic converters and mufflers can start fires that you won’t even see until it’s too late.

Keep your phone nearby and call 911 immediately in case of a fire start. Consider keeping a fire extinguisher in your car or truck.

Many residents opt to hire professionals to handle the task of weed abatement. Tree trimming and mowing services, weed control companies, and other contractors are available to help. Making sure the contractors are properly licensed and can provide proof of workers’ compensation and general liability insurance is a good idea for peace of mind. Professionals will know all the safe methods to use when working on your property.

Fire departments inspect properties and send out reports to homeowners to correct anything they see as a lapse in the defensible space, such as overgrown trees or shrubs.

Your property may be OK to you, but a threat to others in the community if a fire rips through your neighborhood.

At least 100 feet of defensible space around the home is imperative, worked on throughout the year, not just because it’s time for fire inspections. Be aware of what is around your property and the hazards they may present.

Understand that fire can start and come upon your home with little or no warning.

Hazard reduction is the key to defensible space around homes.

Being prepared for the worst and hoping for the best is a good strategy in the Anza Valley.

For more information on safe weed abatement, please visit www. preventwildfireca.org/EquipmentUse/ and www.readyforwildfire. org/Defensible-Space/.

Diane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

TEARS from page AVO-1

theorizes that the discarded broken pieces of glass have been worn down from being scuffed about in the rocks and soils of the property, which used to be a Native campsite more than a 100 years ago.

There are more mermaid tears to be discovered on her little parcel of the mountain. Klohe is determined to find them and create more unique artwork with their colorful contribution.

Diane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

the ground every time I go outside.

It’s everywhere.”

The glass had been worn smooth by the effects of erosion. Typically, such wear occurs with the endless waves of the ocean. The resulting sea glass is often called mermaid tears, crystalline treasures in magic sea colors of blue, purple, green, yellow and clear.

But the sea is far from the desert mountains of Southern California. How did it get there? Klohe

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Alleged head of multi-county marijuana growing operation to stand trial City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

MURRIETA – A 43-year-old San Diego man accused of using more than a dozen homes in Riverside, San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties exclusively to illegally cultivate marijuana must stand trial on 110 felony charges, a judge ruled Aug. 30.

Chiaming Tim Hsu was arrested in November 2019 during a multiwarrant sweep targeting each of

the homes he leased in Chino, Chino Hills, Hacienda Heights, Murrieta, Rancho Cucamonga, Riverside and Temecula.

Following a preliminary hearing at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta, Riverside County Superior Court Judge F. Paul Dickerson found there was sufficient evidence to warrant a trial on all counts, which include conspiracy, identity theft, maintaining a residence for the purpose of illicit activity, theft of utilities and

vandalism. The judge set a postpreliminary hearing arraignment for Oct. 8. Hsu remains free on a $540,000 bond.

During Cannabis Regulation Task Force raids Oct. 30, 2019, nine people allegedly employed

by Hsu to tend the defendant’s marijuana plants were arrested, according to the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. None but him were named, and he alone was charged in the case.

Thirteen homes were searched,

resulting in the seizure of 18,778 cannabis plants, DA’s office spokesman John Hall said.

“Bedrooms and other rooms in the homes were filled with cannabis plants in various stages of growth,” he said earlier.

Prosecutors allege $275,000 in electrical supplies were stolen as part of the multi-property grow operation.

The Cannabis Regulation Task Force, whose members include sheriff’s deputies, prosecutors,

probation agents and officers from several municipal law enforcement agencies, has been conducting raids on a regular basis since 2018, mainly targeting illegal storefront marijuana dispensaries in cities.

It was unclear when the investigation into Hsu’s alleged illegal drug-making began. He has no documented prior felony convictions in Riverside County.

Trio arrested following armed robbery, high speed chase Kim Harris MANAGING EDITOR

Three men were arrested in Murrieta after leading police on a chase through San Diego County following an armed robbery Sunday, Sept. 5, officials announced.

The chase began just before midnight when San Diego County Sheriff’s deputies responded to an armed robbery at a convenience store in the community of Lakeside, according to a California Highway Patrol news release.

The release reported that responding deputies observed three men, at least one of whom was armed with a pistol, running from the store and entering a gray BMW sedan. A high-speed pursuit of the BMW ensued, traversing several San Diego area freeways.

“CHP took over the pursuit, as it traveled north on Interstate 15, in the Mira Mesa area of San Diego,” the release said, adding that the suspects fled at speeds up to 130 miles per hour.

“The BMW exited and reentered the freeway twice, at one point ramming a CHP patrol vehicle on Winchester Road, in the City of Temecula,” CHP said.

According to the release, the BMW ultimately drove north on Interstate 215, within the city of Murrieta and as it exited onto the Los Alamos Road offramp, a passenger fired multiple rounds from a pistol at the pursuing officers.

“A CHP patrol vehicle was struck by the gunfire; however, no officers were struck or injured,” the release said. “The BMW entered a gasoline station on Los Alamos

Road, just east of Interstate 215, where all three suspects abandoned the BMW and fled on foot.”

The suspects then unsuccessfully attempted to carjack two bystanders in the gas station parking lot.

“A San Diego County Sheriff’s Department canine was released and contacted one of the suspects, who suffered bite wounds,” the release said, adding that the suspect shot the canine, before continuing to run. “CHP officers promptly arrested two of the suspects, without further incident; however, the third suspect remained at large for just over an hour.”

A coordinated search effort, including helicopters from the CHP and Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, was conducted by members of the CHP, San Diego

County Sheriff ’s Department, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, Murrieta Police Department, Menifee Police Department and Hemet Police Department.

The third suspect was eventually located by a Murrieta Police Department canine and though the suspect suffered bite wounds, was arrested.

“The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department canine was rushed to a nearby emergency veterinary clinic for treatment. He survived and is expected to make a full recovery,” the release said.

Because the crime originated in San Diego County with the Lakeside robbery, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department is handling the criminal investigation of the original armed robbery, but the CHP Investigative Services

Unit is handling the criminal investigation of all crimes committed during the pursuit.

The Murrieta Police Department is handling the criminal investigation of the subsequent attempted carjacking and assault on the Sheriff’s canine.

The three suspects, Alexander Juan Portilla, 18, of Santee, Angel Quinonez, 19, of Lemon Grove, and Killian Samuel Tompkins, 21, of San Diego, were all arrested and charged with attempted murder of a police officer, assault with a firearm, felony evading and resisting arrest.

The trio remains in custody and are currently being held at the Cois M. Byrd Detention Center in lieu of $1 million in bail.

Man accused of running down bicyclist in Riverside arraigned on murder charge City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

A motorist accused of intentionally running over a 46-yearold bicyclist on a Riverside street pleaded not guilty Thursday, Sept.

2, to a murder charge.

Sergio Reynaldo Gutierrez, 31, of Riverside allegedly killed Benedicto Solanga, also of Riverside, on the afternoon of July 29.

Along with the murder count, Gutierrez faces a sentence-enhancing allegation of using a deadly weapon -- his pickup truck -- in the commission of a felony.

The defendant was arraigned before Riverside County Superior Court Judge Gail O’Rane, who scheduled a felony settlement conference for Nov. 18 at the Riverside Hall of Justice and kept his bail at $1 million.

According to Riverside police Officer Ryan Railsback, the defendant was driving his Ford F-250 on Market Street, near the Pomona (60) Freeway underpass, when he encountered Solanga on his bicycle going in the opposite direction.

Railsback said there was an unspecified “interaction” between the defendant and victim, possibly traffic-related, after which

Felon accused of fatally shooting SJ man makes first court appearance City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

A probationer accused of gunning down a 31-year-old man during a confrontation outside a San Jacinto home made his initial court appearance Thursday, Sept. 2.

Juan Alonso Perez, 28, allegedly killed Gabriel Sanchez of San Jacinto in November.

Perez is charged with murder, being a felon in possession of a firearm and sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations.

He appeared before Riverside County Superior Court Judge Timothy Hollenhorst, who appointed

him a public defender and scheduled his arraignment for Sept. 16 at the Banning Justice Center.

The defendant is being held on $1 million bail at the Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta.

When sheriff’s detectives formally arrested him Monday, Aug. 30, he was already in custody at the Murrieta jail due to an unrelated auto theft and felony evading case.

According to sheriff’s Sgt. Ben Ramirez, Perez and Sanchez were involved in a dispute in front of a residence in the 21100 block of State Street on the morning of Nov. 6.

The sergeant alleged that dur-

ing the encounter, Perez pulled a handgun and shot the victim, then fled as witnesses called 911.

Ramirez said that Sanchez was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives spent the ensuing 10 months working to develop leads, which ultimately pointed to Perez as the alleged perpetrator, according to Ramirez.

Details regarding the separate case for which Perez was jailed earlier this year were not available.

Court records show he has prior convictions for eluding a peace officer, bringing contraband into a correctional facility, being in possession of controlled substances and parole violations.

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Solanga resumed his ride. At that point, Gutierrez “made a U-turn and struck the victim, causing him to be seriously injured,” then sped off, the police spokesman alleged.

Solanga died of his injuries three days later, according to Railsback, who said detectives spent the ensuing three weeks attempting to identify the pickup driver before ultimately determin-

ing that Gutierrez had allegedly been behind the wheel.

He was taken into custody without incident Aug. 17 along Sir Bedivere Drive in Riverside.

Gutierrez, who is being held at the Robert Presley Jail in Riverside, has no documented prior felony convictions in Riverside County.

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The Tom McGuinness story lives on through 9/11

Julie Reeder PUBLISHER

For those who are too young to remember, on September 11, 2001, 19 militant al-Qaida Islamic

extremists hijacked four airplanes and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States.

Two of the planes flew into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third plane hit the Pentagon and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after some passengers overpowered the hijackers and saved many lives that day.

We lost almost 3,000 people who were killed that day, including 344 firefighters, 71 law enforcement officers, 55 military personnel who died at the Pentagon. More than 90 countries lost 372 citizens in the attacks. It

Californians deserve the truth about wildfire prevention efforts Scott Wilk SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Governing a state is hard work, but governors aren’t supposed to mislead citizens, make up sympathetic stories or create rules they neglect to follow. Yet Gov. Gavin Newsom is a repeat offender of all those.

His latest offense? Fudging the numbers on the state’s wildfire prevention efforts.

Wildfires are burning vast swaths of California – families evacuated, habitat lost, homes, businesses and communities incinerated. Californians, assured repeatedly that wildfire prevention was a top priority of the governor, have learned otherwise.

Newsom not only has failed to invest in projects that would protect Californians’ lives and homes, he also has misled people about what

has been done.

The “fudging” concerns an initiative he ordered to big fanfare at an event his first full day in office.

From that Jan. 8, 2019, press conference in Colfax: “I place no greater emphasis and energy and sense of urgency than on the issue of public safety … And in particular the issues of emergency preparedness … We will place an historic investment in our emergency planning and emergency preparation in this state.”

State Sen. Scott Wilk, a Republican from Santa Clarita, represents California’s 21st Senate District, Senator.Wilk@senate.ca.gov. He is the Senate Republican Leader.

This article first appeared on CalMatters Network and is being republished under a Creative Commons license. CalMatters.org is a nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California policies and politics.

triggered major U.S. initiatives to combat terrorism and initiated the Homeland Security department and forever changed security, the way we travel and redefined what was legal and appropriate while surveilling our own citizens.

But after all that, what stands out the most for me is the memory of that day and how it became personal when it was discovered that one of our own was a pilot killed that day. People who are new to the area may not know the name of Fallbrook pilot Tom McGuinness. He was the co-pilot of the American Airlines flight 11, which was the first plane to crash into the World Trade Center tower with 92

people on board.

McGuinness, the veteran first officer, was a Top Gun pilot who had flown F-14 Tomcats for the Navy. He and his wife Cheryl and their two children lived here in Fallbrook and were active at Riverview Church and involved in the community just before they moved for his job to the East Coast. They were such a nice family. Cheryl wrote a book afterward, has remarried, and the McGuinness children have successfully carried on with their lives. Tom, their son, is a pilot who has followed in his father’s footsteps.

I still have the memories so vivid, not only of 9/11, but after-

ward of 14-year-old Tommy (now Tom) McGuinness speaking at the memorial service for his dad on behalf of his family at Riverview Church. It was an unbelievable scene. One I will never forget.

The link to the video below is an interview that is several years old now, but their story lives on. The video is a wonderful tribute to his father mostly, but also his mother, their marriage and their family as a whole.

Watch, “Faith and a Father’s Legacy… The Tom McGuinness Story” online at https://vimeo. com/74829629.

Senator Melendez introduces resolution pushing back on mandatory COVID vaccine requirements SACRAMENTO – California State Senator Melissa Melendez (R- Lake Elsinore) has introduced SCR 59 which encourages the Legislature to amend current law preventing discrimination against those making informed decisions not to receive a COVID vaccine.

“Californians have a right to decide what they choose to put in their bodies without being threatened with their jobs by government or employers,” Melendez said. “For an entire year, COVID vaccines were held out to be dangerous by political elites, who only now support strong mandates. Our Constitution allows free-thinking people to take responsibility and make decisions for themselves and their families; and those decisions should be free from retaliation or coercion by their government.”

Put simply, SCR 59 confirms the Legislature’s resolve to amend California Health and Safety Code Section 120140 with future legislation to support the constitutional mandate that “all people are by nature free and independent… .”

These changes would ensure that Californians must provide consent for any preventative, diagnostic or therapeutic medical interventions taken by the state with regards to a disease and its potential spread and the decision to withhold consent will not result in any disadvantage.

“Cities across this state have or are considering mandates seeking to segregate out the vaxxed from the unvaxxed” Melendez said.

“California shouldn’t promote the open discrimination of those who’ve made a choice when substantial outbreaks in highly

vaccinated places like Israel, Malta and Vermont make it obvious that an increase in vaccination rates doesn’t necessarily guarantee a reduction in COVID cases. Asking for passports or papers to verify your vaccine status to ride a bus, attend school or receive benefits is simply un-American.”

State Senator Melissa A. Melendez represents the 28th Senate District which is entirely encompassed in Riverside County and includes the cities of Blythe, Canyon Lake, Cathedral City, Coachella, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells, Indio, Lake Elsinore, La Quinta, Murrieta, Temecula, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage and Wildomar. Follow her on Twitter @senatormelendez Submitted by the office of State Senator Melissa Melendez.

could not begin until all revenues were in hand for the first segment.

But projected costs now range as high as $100 billion, making this the third most costly construction project in world history, more costly than the International Space Station and the 47,000 mile interstate highway project.

No groundbreaking without funding? In 2016 that promise vanished when work started on the initial segment between Madera and an almond grove in Shafter. But there’s no money for stations, for maintenance facilities, for grade separations, and speeds have been greatly reduced – meaning we’ll have slow

high-speed rail.

Governor Newsom requested $4.2 billion to complete the first link, but funds have not been allocated since many legislators are getting cold feet. Obviously, scarce transportation dollars could be better used elsewhere, as in highly urbanized areas like LA, or San Diego for that matter.

There is a way out. The federal government required development of a contingency plan to salvage funds already spent if there were “significant delays.” Obviously, we are having significant delays – the project is 13 years behind schedule. A plan submitted to the federal government would

allow transfer of the initial segment to Amtrak to improve travel times on its existing San Joaquin service.

We must cut our losses by getting value out of funds already spent. If we don’t bail out now, High-Speed-Rail will be the biggest train wreck in history.

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.

A Train Wreck Assemblymember Marie Waldron SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Reality is setting in for the high-speed rail project. Cost overruns, construction delays and false promises may have finally doomed the project.

In 2008, voters passed Prop.

1A, a $9.5 billion bond measure to help finance high-speed rail.

Promises included keeping costs under $40 billion, the state’s maximum investment would be 30%, funding from federal, private and local sources would pay the rest.

Additional taxpayer subsidies were prohibited, and construction

FAITH

Temecula residents pray for Marines killed in Afghanistan

Beth Maranville (left) and Temecula city councilmember Jessica Alexander pray at a community gathering in front of Temecula City Hall for the 13 US servicemen and women killed by a suicide bomber at the Kabul airport.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202111096 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: NECIBCHEF’N 23131 Harbor Seal Ct., Wildomar, CA 92595 Mailing address: 39520 Murrieta Hot Springs Rd. Suite 219-2049, Murrieta, CA 92563 County: Riverside NECIBCHEF’N LLC, 23131 Harbor Seal Ct., Wildomar, CA 92595 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: La Necia Butler, President Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 08/10/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3397 PUBLISHED: August 20, 27, September 3, 10, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202110454 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: COLE RACING 2830 Rubidoux Blvd, Riverside, CA 92509 County: Riverside Christopher Arleigh Cole, 8452 Sunshine Lane, Riverside, CA 92508 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Christopher Arleigh Cole Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 07/28/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3398 PUBLISHED: August 20, 27, September 3, 10, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202111252 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: GOLDEN EAGLE PROPERTIES 26169 Jefferson Ave., Suite B, Murrieta, CA 92562 County: Riverside Styner Enterprises, Inc., 26169 Jefferson Ave., Suite B, Murrieta, CA 92562 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company This LLC is registered in the state of CA Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 07/05/2011 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Deborah A Styner, President Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 08/12/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3399 PUBLISHED: August 20, 27, September 3, 10, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202111182 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SO CAL AUTO DEPOT 1200 W Florida Ave Ste T, Hemet, CA 92543 County: Riverside a. Manuel Preciado Contreras, 9075 Cleveland Ave, Riverside, CA 92503 b. Teresa Marie Contreras, 9075 Cleveland Ave, Riverside, CA 92503 This business is conducted by a Married Couple Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 10/01/15 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Manuel Preciado Contreras Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 08/11/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3400 PUBLISHED: August 20, 27, September 3, 10, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202111202 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MOVIE COLONY COSMETICS 10 Santa Clara Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 Mailing address: P.O. Box 1222, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 County: Riverside Inhouse Capital Group LLC, 10 Santa Clara Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company This LLC is registered in the state of CA Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Kourosh Taraz Vazdim Managing Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 08/11/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3401 PUBLISHED: August 20, 27, September 3, 10, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202111166 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CARDONA’S PAINTING 5337 37th St. Riverside, California 92509 County: Riverside Sandra -- Rossette, 5337 37th St. Riverside, California 92509 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Sandra Rossette Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 08/11/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3402 PUBLISHED: August 20, 27, September 3, 10, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202110826 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: IDYLLWILD GIFT SHOP 54260 North Circle Dr, Idyllwild, CA 92549 Mailing address: PO Box 230, Idyllwild, CA 92549 County: Riverside Mountain Dream, Inc., PO Box 42, Garden City, Utah 84028 This business is conducted by a Corporation This Corporation is registered in the state of CA Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 06/23/2015 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Richard Shahan, President Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 08/04/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3403 PUBLISHED: August 20, 27, September 3, 10, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202111562 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: FIRST RESPONSE FPS 2299 Dove Ct., San Jacinto, CA 92582 County: Riverside a. Michael David Johnson, 2299 Dove Ct., San Jacinto, CA 92582 b. Linda Sue Larkin-Johnson, 2299 Dove Ct., San Jacinto, CA 92582 This business is conducted by a Married Couple Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Linda Sue Larkin-Johnson Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 08/18/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3408 PUBLISHED: August 27, September 3, 10, 17, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202111621 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PROLIFIC LOGISTICS 7200 Almeda Rd Apt 817, Houston, TX 77054 County: Harris Cozzy Dozzy Inc, 44897 Muirfield Dr, Temecula, CA 92592 This business is conducted by a Corporation This Corporation is registered in the state of CA Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Charles Osborne, CEO Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 08/18/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3409 PUBLISHED: August 27, September 3, 10, 17, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202111608 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JOSEPH ROUSSEL 5001 W Florida Ave Space 501, Hemet, CA 92545 County: Riverside Joseph Mendel Roussel, 5001 W Florida Ave Space 501, Hemet, CA 92545 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Joseph Mendel Roussel Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 08/18/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3416 PUBLISHED: September 3, 10, 17, 24, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202111894 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: THE BROWNSON GROUP 81170 Calle Orfila, Indio, CA 92203 Mailing address: 49950 Jefferson St Suite 130, Indio, CA 92201 County: Riverside Eric Joseph Brownson, 81170 Calle Orfila, Indio, CA 92203 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 10/01/2011 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Eric Joseph Brownson Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 08/24/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3417 PUBLISHED: September 3, 10, 17, 24, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202110867 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PM HAIR 44630 Monterey Ave #200, Palm Desert, CA 92260 Mailing address: 41-312 Aetna Springs Rd, Indio, CA 92203, Indio, CA 92203 County: Riverside Patrick Robert Marchesson, 41-312 Aetna Springs Rd, Indio, CA 92203 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Patrick Robert Marchesson Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 08/04/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3405 PUBLISHED: August 27, September 3, 10, 17, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202111239 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ANZA GLASS AND MIRROR 57880 Mitchell Road, Anza, CA 92539 County: Riverside Kenneth Alan Gierloff, 57880 Mitchell Road, Anza, CA 92539 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 12/05/2014 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Kenneth Alan Gierloff Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 08/11/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3413 PUBLISHED: September 3, 10, 17, 23, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202112014 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ROBYN’S NEST AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITY 58050 US Highway 371, Anza, CA 92539 Mailing address: PO Box 390748, Anza, CA 92539 County: Riverside The Destination Place, LLC, 58050 HWY 371, Anza, CA 92539 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company This LLC is registered in the state of CA Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Robyn Garrison, Managing Member Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 08/25/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3418 PUBLISHED: September 3, 10, 17, 24, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202111263 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TRESS N GLOW 78680 Avenida La Jarita, La Quinta, CA 92253 County: Riverside Sheyanne Setara Huff, 78680 Avenida La Jarita, La Quinta, CA 92253 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Sheyanne Setara Huff Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 08/12/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3406 PUBLISHED: August 27, September 3, 10, 17, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202111797 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: REDLINE SRM 2299 Dove Ct., San Jacinto, CA 92582 Mailing address: 3337 W Florida #127, Hemet, CA 92545 County: Riverside a. Linda Sue Larkin-Johnson, 2299 Dove Ct., San Jacinto, CA 92582 b. Michael David Johnson, 2299 Dove Ct., San Jacinto, CA 92582 This business is conducted by a Married Couple Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 12/21/2016 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Linda Sue Larkin-Johnson Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 08/23/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3414 PUBLISHED: September 3, 10, 17, 24, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202112112 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PRECISION ENDODONTICS 25109 Jefferson Ave Ste 220, Murrieta, CA 92562 County: Riverside Shawn R. Anderson, DDS, MSD, Inc., 25109 Jefferson Ave Ste 220, Murrieta, CA 92562 This business is conducted by a Corporation This Corporation is registered in the state of CA Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 04/02/2014 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Shawn R. Anderson, President Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 08/18/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3419 PUBLISHED: September 3, 10, 17, 24, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202111193 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TEE FRANK REALTY 41925 5th Street Unit 408, Temecula, CA 92590 County: Riverside Terri Darlene Frank, 41925 5th Street Unit 408, Temecula, CA 92590 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Terri Darlene Frank Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 08/11/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3407 PUBLISHED: August 27, September 3, 10, 17, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202111469 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PACIFIC COAST VETERAN MAINTENANCE COMPANY 24254 Fair Oaks Ct., Menifee, CA 92584 County: Riverside Christian Leonel Valiente, 24254 Fair Oaks Ct., Menifee, CA 92584 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 12 AUGUST 2021 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Christian Leonel Valiente Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 08/17/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3415 PUBLISHED: September 3, 10, 17, 24, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202111742 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SMOKEBUCKS 1106 W Sixth St, Ste E, Corona, California 92883 Mailing address: 271 E Workman St, Ste 106, Covina, CA 91723 County: Riverside A and L International Sales Inc, 1106 W Sixth St, Ste E, Corona, California 92883 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company This LLC is registered in the state of CA Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 08/2021 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Karen Tadros, Managing Member Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 08/20/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3420 PUBLISHED: September 3, 10, 17, 24, 2021

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202111739 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PREMIERE AUTO LOCATORS 18385 Moss Road, Riverside, CA 92508 County: Riverside Anissa Michele Leinbach, 18385 Moss Road, Riverside, CA 92508 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Anissa Michele Leinbach Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 08/20/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3421 PUBLISHED: September 10, 17, 23, October 1, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202112006 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CACTUS CAT SUCCULENTS 5933 Greenfield Ave, Riverside, CA 92506 County: Riverside Tianqing – Huang, 5933 Greenfield Ave, Riverside, CA 92506 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Tianqing – Huang Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 08/25/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3422 PUBLISHED: September 10, 17, 23, October 1, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202111548 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: REVELLI BEAUTY LLC 45230 Club Sr, Indian Wells, CA 92210 County: Riverside Revelli Beauty LLC, 79770 Desert Willow St, La Quinta, CA 92253 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company This LLC is registered in the state of CA Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 01/01/21 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Vanessa Dacia Revelli, CEO Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 08/18/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3423 PUBLISHED: September 10, 17, 23, October 1, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202111484 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 7 DWARF BOUTIQUE 40493 Firenze Ct, Indio, CA 92203 County: Riverside Marisela -- Velarde, 40493 Firenze Ct, Indio, CA 92203 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 06/01/2021 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Marisela -- Velarde Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 08/17/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3424 PUBLISHED: September 10, 17, 23, October 1, 2021

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CVSW2107160 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Petitioner: HANK ZEMAN Filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: HANK ZEMAN Proposed Name: PRINCE MICHAEL EBERMAN IV THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE Southwest Justice Center 30755-D Auld Rd, Murrieta, CA 92563 www.riverside.courts.ca.gov Case Number: CVSW2107160 Case Name: Petition of Hank Zeman QUINTON SWANSON 152 S. HARVARD ST Hemet, CA 92543 NOTICE OF HEARING (Civil) Date: 09/30/21 Time: : 8:00 AM Dept: Telephonic Hearing Telephonic Meeting Number: 288-888-954# Pursuant to Appendix l, Emergency Rule 3, the court will be conducting certain hearings telephonically, until further notice.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CVSW 2106771 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Petitioner: AUVIA PAMELA JACKSON Filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: AUVIA PAMELA JACKSON Proposed Name: AUVIA PAMELA LEE THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 9-23-21 Time: 8:00 am Dept: S101 The address of the court: 30755-D Auld Rd, Murrieta, CA 92563, Southwest Justice Center A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Anza Valley Outlook Date: 8-6-21 Signed: Jeffrey Zimel, Judge of the Superior Court LEGAL: 3410 PUBLISHED: August 27, September 3, 10, 17, 2021

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CVSW2106826 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Petitioner: RUDY JAVIER GAMA Filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: RUDY JAVIER GAMA Proposed Name: KAIRO JAYCE GAMA THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 9-30-21 Time: : 8:00 am Dept: S101 The address of the court: 30755-D Auld Rd, Murrieta, CA 92563, Southwest Justice Center A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Anza Valley Outlook Date: 8-9-21 Signed: Jeffrey Zimel, Judge of the Superior Court LEGAL: 3411 PUBLISHED: August 27, September 3, 10, 17, 2021

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CVSW 2105316 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Petitioner: ABERASHE FULLER Filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: ABERASHE FULLER Proposed Name: ABERASH FULLER THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 10/28/21 Time: 8:00 am Dept: S101 The address of the court: 30755-D Auld Rd, Murrieta, CA 92563, Southwest Justice Center A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Anza Valley Outlook Date: 8/26/21 Signed: Jeffrey Zimel, Judge of the Superior Court LEGAL: 3425 PUBLISHED: September 10, 17, 24, October 1, 2021

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CVSW2107516 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Petitioner: JULIUS LEONEST BAKER Filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: JULIUS LEONEST BAKER Proposed Name: JAMES JULIUS BAKER THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 10/28/21 Time: 8:00 am Dept: S101 The address of the court: 30755-D Auld Rd, Murrieta, CA 92563, Southwest Justice Center A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Anza Valley Outlook Date: SEP 02 2021 Signed: Jeffrey Zimel, Judge of the Superior Court LEGAL: 3426 PUBLISHED: September 10, 17, 24, October 1, 2021

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CVMV 2104084 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Petitioner: GIORGIO PAOLO VERSACE Filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: GIORGIO PAOLO VERSACE Proposed Name: JORGE PAOLO VERASTEGUI THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 11/9/21 Time: 8:00 am Dept: MV2 The address of the court: 13800 Heacock St, Moreno Valley, CA 92553 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Anza Valley Outlook Date: SEP 03 2021 Signed: Belinda A. Handy, Judge of the Superior Court LEGAL: 3427 PUBLISHED: September 10, 17, 24, October 1, 2021

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Run your legal notices in the Anza Valley Outlook, adjudicated for Riverside County. n Application Order for Publication of Summons/Citation..........................$400 for 4 Weeks

n Notice of Petition to Administer Estate ....................................................$300 for 3 Weeks n Order to Show Cause for Change of Name................................................ $80 for 4 Weeks n Fictitious Business Name Statement ....... (Each additional name after two $5.00 each) $52 for 4 Weeks

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SUBMISSION OF EVIDENCE: Upon receipt of this notice, you must serve all parties named in this case with a copy of the evidence you want reviewed or considered by the Court. Service must be completed ten (10) calendar days before the hearing. Any evidence not provided to the opposing party may not be considered by the judicial officer.

All evidence must be received by the court no later than seven (7) calendar days before the scheduled hearing date.

You may submit your evidence to the court by: Email – at the following address DeptS101@ riverside.courts.ca.gov. Please send one email only.

Mail – By depositing in the U.S. mail addressed to the court location referenced above Drop Box – By depositing, in a sealed envelope, in a drop box located at any court location.

NOTE: Email submissions are limited to evidence only. Any unauthorized emails will not be read and will be deleted without any further action being taken. Ex parte communications shall not be sent to the email address, and any such ex parte communication will not be read or considered by the judicial officer.

When submitting evidence to the court, you must include the case number, date of the hearing and the name of the party submitting the evidence.

DAY OF HEARING: To appear via telephone dial (213) 306-3065 or (844) 621-3956 (toll free), when prompted Meeting Number: 288-888-954# Access Code: Press the # key (no number after the #) Please MUTE your phone until your case is called, and it is your turn to speak. It is important to note that you must call fifteen (15) minutes prior to the scheduled hearing time to check in or there may be a delay in your case being heard.

For additional information and instructions on telephonic appearances, visit the court’s website at www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/PublicNotices/WebexAppearances-Public-Access.pdf.

For more information on the court’s response to the Coronavirus, go to www.riverside.courts.ca.gov and click on the red COVID-19 banner.

Interpreter services are available upon request.

If you need an interpreter, please complete and submit the online Interpreter Request Form (https:// riverside.courts.ca.gov/Divisions/Interpreterinfo/riin007.pdf) or contact the clerk’s office and verbally request an interpreter. All requests must be made in advance with as much notice as possible and prior to the hearing date in order to secure an interpreter.

Assistive listening systems, computer-assisted real time captioning, or sign language interpreter services are available upon request if at least 5 days notice is provided. Contact the Office of the ADA Coordinator by calling (951) 777-3023 or TDD (951) 777-3769 between 8:00 am and 4:30 pm or by emailing ADA@riverside.courts.ca.gov to request an accommodation. A Request for Accommodations

by Persons With Disabilities and Order (form MC-410) must be submitted when requesting an accommodation. (Civil Code section 54.8.)

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Anza Valley Outlook Date: 08/12/21 Signed: Jeffrey Zimel, Judge of the Superior Court LEGAL: 3412 PUBLISHED: September 3, 10, 17, 24, 2021

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