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Temecula observes Pechanga Pu’éska Mountain Day

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In a short meeting, the San Jacinto City Council gave its final approval to comply with the state’s Senate Bill 1383 Short LivedClimate Pollutant Reduction Act concerning the city’s residential and commercial organic waste products and appointed a new San Jacinto planning commissioner. see page A-2

Entertainment Holiday events celebrate the season Kim Harris MANAGING EDITOR

The holidays are just around the corner and with family-oriented events throughout southwest Riverside County, there is something for everyone to enjoy this holiday season. see page B-2

Dignitaries reaffirm the city of Temecula’s proclamation that declares Nov. 15 as Pu’éska Mountain Day by reading it aloud to guests attending the annual Pechanga Pu’éska Mountain Day event. See story & more photos on B-1.

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Fighting fentanyl: Education versus misinformation, Part 2 Diane A. Rhodes SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Business New housing development approved by Murrieta Council Michelle Gerst SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Murrieta City Council, Tuesday, Nov. 16, unanimously approved a 972-acre mixed development after almost three hours of discussions and presentations. see page B-6

As fentanyl deaths continue to rise, concerned parents who were directly impacted by losing a child from it created a public service video to help educate others. They hope the short film, “Dead on Arrival” will find its way to every middle school and high school to help alert young people and their families about the crisis that exists in their own backyards.

“Educating the public, especially our young people, about the dangers of taking a pill that might be counterfeit and rife with the synthetic opioid fentanyl, is our goal,” Matt Capelouto said.

The Temecula resident lost his daughter, Alexandra, in December 2019 after she ingested half of what she believed to be see FENTANYL, page A-6

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Four parents who lost children to fentanyl poisonings are featured in the “Dead on Arrival” documentary that is available to all school districts, including from top left clockwise, Amy Neville, Steve Filson, Jaime Puerta and Matt Capelouto.

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My Sister’s Keeper Success Institute to host its annual Young Women’s Leadership Conference Diane A. Rhodes SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

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Success will be the word of the day at the Empower Her: Mentoring Rising Stars Young Women’s Leadership Conference Saturday, Dec. 4, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Presented by My Sister’s Keeper Success Institute, a nonprofit organization, the event will feature keynote speaker Avis Brown-Riley, who is an author, golf champion and mentor.

“Our annual conference is a time of inspiration and excellence, celebrating the success of our mentees and recognizing our supporters,” Kristen Newsome, founder and executive director of My Sister’s Keeper Success Institute, said.

The Temecula-based nonprofit was established in 2017 and began offering programs in 2018. Its first conference was launched in January 2019, and MSKSI has hosted

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San Jacinto City Council appoints new planning commissioner for city Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

In a short meeting, the San Jacinto City Council gave its final approval to comply with the state’s Senate Bill 1383 Short Lived-Climate Pollutant Reduction Act concerning the city’s residential and commercial organic waste products and appointed a new San Jacinto planning commissioner.

The approval to comply with SB 1383, made at the Tuesday, Nov. 16, council meeting, will mean the city commercial and retail food distributors, restau-

rants and residents will soon be required to separate their waste food products from the regular wastes and recyclable waste in containers for collection. At the last council meeting, the city learned its waste hauler CR&R Environmental Services is already working with local restaurants and food distributors to meet the newest regulations with the city having no other financial costs to meet the standards other than its current contract.

Residents in multifamily homes, like apartments, however, will need to separate their food wastes from other wastes for col-

lection. It may require the use of three containers, the regular waste containers which are brown and the green and place leftover food in a gray container. CR&R and the city will or has notified all those affected, with the rules going into effect in the new year.

The council, after reviewing four applications, chose San Jacinto resident Michelle Peterson to the city’s Planning Commission. The commission seat was vacated by Michael Heath after leaving the post to become the newest appointed city council member. Peterson is familiar with planning regulations and has

experience with Riverside County planning.

Heath, a Riverside County Sheriff sergeant, took his appointed council seat to replace former elected city council member Joel Lopez who rarely attended council meetings and now is awaiting trial on alleged domestic abuse felony charges and misdemeanor charges. Heath had served on the city’s Planning Commission for several years. He will remain on the council until Lopez’s original term expires.

The council authorized the levy of special taxes for road and street maintenance and police and fire

services for Quality Buds, a cannabis store, in San Jacinto located at 301 N. State Street. It will be annexed into Community Facilities District No. 2020-1.

The council also made a resolution of intention to annex Cottonwood Commons, a retail development, into Community Facilities District No. 2003.1 and authorize the levy of special taxes. There was no objection to the action. Cottonwood Commons is located on the northwest corner of Sanderson and Cottonwood avenues.

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

CONFERENCE from page A-1 three more since then with more than 150 participants.

“I founded this organization with a vision of mentoring young women in communities of color to become the next innovators who cure diseases, explore space, heal our environment, start and run innovative businesses and create technology that changes the world.

Our work shifts narratives about what is possible for young women of color as we invest in helping them to see their best future selves through the power of mentoring,” Newsome said.

Newsome, a Murrieta resident since 2004, said the annual conferences aim to engage champions in various industries and walks of life as keynote mentors to help young women of color believe differently about what is possible for their future and connect them to mentoring programs that will increase the odds of them reaching their goals.

This year’s theme is “Developing the Champion Within You” and will engage interactive activities around presentation skills, communicating strengths and a panel discussion on “The Power of a Champion’s Story.”

“We will discuss the creative force of our own lives and the impact of how we interpret events that happen to us,” Newsome said. “Young women who have attended past events have gained insight into their leadership style, discovered tools for mindfulness, confidence, visualized ways that they can change the world through careers in STEM and business and have been mentored to create an actionable plan to accomplish their goals.”

She said keynote speakers have included women leading in industries such as engineering, chemistry, psychology and business. This year’s keynote is one of the first African American female Junior Golf Champions in the U.S., Avis Brown-Riley.

Newsome said many of the girls who attended past conferences have continued to participate in MSKSI mentoring and personal development programs that con-

My Sister’s Keeper Success Institute founder and executive director Kristen Newsome listens to Dazhanae Houston, MSKSI Mentee who currently attends college at the University of Virginia and plans to pursue a career in medicine, at a conference in 2019. Dazhanae is now a junior mentor with the nonprofit’s Personal Development Program, MSKSI School of Awake.

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Kriscilla Robinson, a My Sister’s Keeper Success Institute mentee who became an entrepreneur as a teenager, receives recognition from the nonprofit’s founder and executive director Kristen Newsome at an Empower Her conference in December 2019.

tinue the leadership and personal development focus of the conference year-round.

“Girls who attend have reported that they are encouraged to know they are capable of leading and finding success in ways they had perhaps never imagined and that they are inspired by the women that look like them who stand before them as living examples of their own potential,” she said.

STEAM (Science,Technology, Engineering, Aeronautics, Math) and STEM mentoring and personal development programs are offered throughout the year at MSKSI. In 2022, they will be conducting the second part of a Math Mentoring Program, launching an Engineering Academy and giving girls the opportunity to participate in a virtual life-sciences summer program offered by CHOC and University Lab Partners: the Medical Innovation, Research and Entrepreneurship Program.

“We will also host our girls’

personal development monthly mentoring sessions and a summer day camp program at a local high school in early June,” Newsome said. “Parent information sessions and training will also be scheduled throughout the year to support parents as they support their students over the school year.”

Newsome has more than 20 years’ experience in career coaching, personal and professional development. She was a Senior Advisor for the Career & Personal Readiness Program for Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and assisted military members and their families in transitioning to civilian life and careers. She also had a strong career as a business coach “helping entrepreneurs build successful businesses that create raving fans and repeat clients.

“It has been my experience in life that mentors make a difference,” Newsome said. “Challenges can seem overwhelming, and mentors can make challenges seem

Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday to reflect

on what we should be thankful for, hold it tight to our hearts and let every memory stay with us.

I have been blessed with an amazing job as marketing director/ representative with the Village News & Valley News for 24 glorious years and will be retiring Nov. 30th. Julie Reeder, publisher, and I started the local weekly Village News in December 1997, and it is still going strong through all the years of highs, lows and COVID. I cherish every client and have had some great laughs and stories to remember. My retirement with my wonderful husband Spencer will be a new chapter in our lives and I wish the best of everything for my co-workers, clients and the Village & Valley News readers!

Now, I need to make a list of places I will be bike riding more often. See you around Fallbrook & Bonsall.

Happy Thanksgiving!

- Michele & Spencer Howard

Avis Brown-Riley will be the keynote speaker at the Empower Her: Mentoring Rising Stars Young Women’s Conference in Murrieta, Dec. 4.

achievable. For me, mentoring was not always intentional, as in a program I participated in. I watched and emulated the examples of women in my community whom I respected, and I admired their commitment to elevate everything they touched and to leave the world better than they found it.”

Founded for the purpose of targeting education equity, Newsome said not enough young people of color are developing the fundamental skills needed to succeed in STEM careers, yet this is rapidly growing as the highest-demand industry of the 21st century. “Young women of color, African Americans, Latinas and Native Americans are the least represented in STEM careers and higher education,” she said. “We are focused on changing that narrative and creating a seat at the table for young women to lead important and groundbreaking change that will impact not only their communities, but the world.”

Newsome knows that not every girl has the benefit of being in direct relationships with people who inspire their dreams, and these are the connections she hopes to make for the girls within her organization.

“You will find Kristen to be one dynamic lady who is on a mission to help our female youth,” Murrieta entrepreneur Rebecca Owens, founder and CEO of Swellter Inc., said.

“As many of the parents who have daughters in our program say, having a supportive mentoring community of women could have been a difference-maker in their lives as young women, and they

love the fact that it is available for their girls,” Newsome said.

“It is very important for young women to have exposure to the diverse and exciting possibilities that exist for their futures and to have the support to pursue them.

With representation, it becomes easier to imagine yourself solving different types of problems in the world and to understand it is within your reach.”

She said the nonprofit is always seeking volunteer mentors and corporate sponsors to participate in and support its work. “We are also seeking referrals to potential mentees that want to discover how they can help change the world for the better,” Newsome said. “We are accepting registration for our interest list for 2022 mentoring programs. We welcome everyone to support our mission through donations; no gift is too great or too small.”

Newsome said the conference is one that every girl from age 10 to 17 should attend “whether confident or shy, STEM princesses or girls who may not see themselves as math, engineering or science girls.”

Tickets for this year’s conference in Murrieta are available at https://linktr.ee/msksi and only available in advance. The ticket price for adults is $35 and includes lunch. Girls ages 10-17 are free but must register and attend with a responsible adult. The deadline to register is Nov. 30 but seating is limited so early ticket purchases are encouraged.

For more information, visit http://www.msksi.com or email info@msk-successinstitute.org.

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Winterfest event leads to temporary road closures in Lake Elsinore Diane A. Rhodes SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Lake Elsinore City Council members unanimously approved temporary road closures for the Winterfest event Saturday, Dec. 4, at its Nov. 9 meeting. The annual Winterfest and tree lighting event will take place on Main Street in Downtown Lake Elsinore from 3-7 p.m.

Beginning with a parade at 3 p.m., a variety of holiday craft vendors, free activity booths, food vendors, a snow sledding area, Santa’s Village, a holiday parade, entertainment, a tree lighting and visits with Santa will fill the downtown area. Local merchants often stay open late as the holiday season gets underway.

About 10,000 attendees are expected, leading staff to recommend road closures from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Main Street, between Franklin Street and Lakeshore Drive and between Spring and Main streets for the following: Graham Avenue and Heald, Peck, Sulphur, Limited and Library streets.

The sixth annual Hometown Christmas parade will kick off the event, traveling from the corner of

Library and Main streets to Franklin and Main streets. Any group interested in participating in the parade at no cost can register online at https://secure.rec1.com/CA/lakeelsinore/catalog?filter=c2VhcmNo PTE4MTA5MzM=.

Parking for the event will be available at the vacant lot at the corner of Peck and Main streets and along the surrounding public streets.

The event expenditures include equipment, materials, event preparations and personnel. The total cost for the event is approximately $25,000. Funds are accommodated via the Community Services Department’s 2021-2022 fiscal budget.

In addition, the city receives donations from many organizations to partially offset expenses. This year, approximately $1,000 in donations are anticipated. Additionally, vendor fee revenues are estimated to be about $3,375.

There are a variety of vendor opportunities available for crafters, activities and food. For more information, email mveliz@lakeelsinore.org or call 951-674-3124, ext. 292.

Temecula opens CHiPs for Kids toy drive TEMECULA – Each year the California Highway Patrol participates in the “CHiP’s for Kids” toy drive.

CHiP’s for Kids started from humble beginnings over 25 years ago in Los Angeles. Back then, a small group of California Highway Patrol officers banded together and decided to help the less fortunate children living in the communities they served.

The program has grown, and now nearly every CHP office in the state participates in helping children in their communities through this program. The Temecula CHP area has successfully participated in this program for the last decade. With the help of compassionate supporters in the communities they serve, the area

squad has been distributing toys to hundreds of less fortunate children in southwest Riverside County.

Once again, the CHP and Walgreens have partnered up in efforts to collect toys for less fortunate children. Members of the community wanting to assist can drop off any new, unwrapped toy at any CHP Office or Walgreens stores. CHiP’s for Kids toy collection runs through Dec. 20. Uniformed CHP officers will distribute the donated toys the week before and up to Christmas.

Any assistance you can offer will be greatly appreciated. If you have any questions, contact Public Information Officer Mike Lassig at 951506-2000 or MLassig@chp.ca.gov.

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The map of the Dec. 4 Winterfest shows the temporary road closures that were approved by the Lake Elsinore City Council, Tuesday, Nov. 9.

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New Menifee city street speed limits approved by the city council with recommendations Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

The Menifee City Council passed an amended citywide speed limit change order both decreasing and increasing some city roadway speeds, but asked for further study on the speed limit changes and police enforcement for the new limits in the Sun City area.

The question, made by council member Bob Karwin who represents that portion of the city, was asked when he suggested some of the changes, especially on the speed increase on portions of Sun City Boulevard from 25-35 mph that by law would prohibit golf cart use for the seniors in the area.

“That could be dangerous,” Karwin said.

Under law no golf carts are allowed to use surface streets that have 35 mph and up speeds

and could create an enforcement problem.

The council learned there still could be ways to create “traffic calming” means on the streets to keep speeds above 35 mph down, but radar enforcement would be difficult. Mayor Pro Tem Lesa Sobek suggested the city consider means of creating golf cart lanes on the higher speed roadways for those seniors whose only means of transportation are their golf carts.

The council passed the second amended Citywide Prima Facie Speed Limits Ordinance with the understanding there is some leeway in the speed limit recommendations that could be brought back to the council at a later time.

Sobek cast the one dissenting vote seeking more answers from staff and the police department on the golf cart issue.

The new highway speed study

showed approximately 14 highway recommended speed decreases and 21 highway speed increases on the 114 city owned street segments following Assembly Bill 43 guidelines, recently passed by the legislature.

The state highways have their own limits as posted. Those city street speed decreases and increases will be posted by public works in the next few months with the Menifee Police Department enforcing those changes. Motorists are expected to heed those limits or get tickets from the recently enhanced city police traffic enforcement team that is headquartered in Sun City.

The council also approved and authorized an increase of $130,000 for Pacific Office Interiors for design, procurement and installation of furnishings at Lazy Creek Recreation Center and exempted

the purchase from competitive bidding because it adds to the current contract that will cover the furnishings in the park’s newest building.

The park is located at 26480 Lazy Creek Road in Menifee where many city activities are sponsored.

The council accepted park improvements for the new Talavera Park associated with new housing development located in an area north of Rouse Road and Dawson Road in Menifee.

In other action, they adopted an ordinance extending the moratorium on utility-scale battery storage uses for another 10 months and 15 days so more study can be made on the safety of such facilities and their locations. The advent of new electric cars, machinery and other equipment required to reduce fossil fuels in worldwide climate changes that use large-size batteries, is requiring a need for places

to safely store the batteries which could contain hazardous materials.

The council continued a public hearing on the Menifee Planning Commission’s approval of a plot plan for the large Crossroads upscale grocery store development at Bradley and Newport roads until the Dec. 15 council meeting.

They also confirmed the council’s 2022 meeting dates, discussed the city’s Utility Art Box Utility program, and agreed to send off a letter to the Riverside County Board of Supervisors and Congressional District representatives approving of the late redistricting plan that will keep the same congressional district representatives for Menifee.

Most other items on the night’s agenda were approved, adopted or taken under advisement.

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

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In response to the fentanyl epidemic, Temecula Valley Unified School District identified the importance of the film’s message and arranged for a showing at Temecula Valley High School’s theater Thursday, Nov. 4. As part of its Parent University program, district parents were invited via an email blast to the event hosted by Capelouto.

Jason Vickery, director of safety and security at TVUSD, is working on coordinating school assemblies throughout the district about the dangers of fentanyl with a goal of reaching the most students possible.

He is also planning a second showing of the film in the near future.

While other local districts have not yet hosted a screening of the approximately 20-minute video, many are doing what they can to educate students and their families about the dangers of fentanyl.

Hemet Unified School District April Jones is the coordinator of behavioral and mental health, general education at HUSD, and said regular educational programs are offered to students and families through the district’s many regional partners. A teen prevention class was presented by Riverside University Health Systems, Public Health at Hemet High School, Oct. 5, as part of its Overdose Awareness Prevention Program.

“The presentation educated 26 students on fentanyl, heroin and other prescription opioids,” Jones said. “Students were also connected

Three parents featured in the “Dead on Arrival” fentanyl documentary shown at Temecula Valley High School theater, Thursday, Nov. 4, are, from left, Amy Neville, Steve Filson and Matt Capelouto.

One of many poignant messages found in the “Dead on Arrival” fentanyl documentary, available to the public. Valley News/Diane A. Rhodes photos

to substance use counseling, if needed, following the presentation.”

RUHS, Public Health, provided an opioid education and prevention program to the district’s Peer Leaders Uniting Students program.

PLUS is a proactive youth development program which empowers youth to lead, educate, influence and support their fellow peers. The PLUS Program, for students in sixth to 12th grade, is one of the few approaches in education which utilizes the natural channels of peer influence to address critical issues that impact positive youth development.

In collaboration with RUHS, a free interactive “Youth + Opioids” educational webinar for parents of youth and young adults in Riverside County was made available, Nov. 9.

Designed to provide valuable information on recognizing the signs and symptoms of opioid use, addiction and overdose, it also offered details

Based on the results of our screening our sites have CARE teams that review the data and connect students to services and supports as needed.

Our continuum of support includes teen intervene, seeking safety, drug and alcohol counselors, group counseling, individual counseling and even referrals to outpatient or inpatient treatments if necessary.”

HUSD also has Friday Night Live programs in its middle and high schools as well as an FNL Kids program for students in grades fourth to sixth. Friday Night Live is a prevention program offered by Riverside University Health Systems and facilitated and overseen

by Hemet USD staff. Jones said that FNL incorporates the teaching of such critical life skills as leadership skills, character development, critical thinking, decision-making and refusal skills while providing participants with the value of membership and belonging. For fourth through sixth graders, parents are an essential element to learning. FNL Kids provides a structure in which collaboration between parent and young person is fostered and connections are made.

“Through our partnership with RUHS, we offer a variety of Parent Support and Training opportunities,” Jones said. “All of our services are offered free of charge. Services are provided in the school and in the home, based on student and family preferences.”

For any questions about the Riverside County Overdose Awareness and Prevention Program, contact Bianca Gonzalez at Bigonzalez@ ruhealth.org or 951-358-7179.

San Jacinto Unified School District “We are trying to take a strong proactive approach to any type of drug use, in order to be preventive from the start,” Sherry Smith, deputy superintendent of personnel services at SJUSD, said. “As a result, we offer the SHJAE project at our secondary sites, which is an anti-substance abuse program. We also conduct DDA presentations on the implications of gangs and drugs.

Furthermore, San Jacinto has participated in districtwide Red Ribbon Week activities for many years.”

She said the district strongly participates in the “See Something, Say Something” campaign and provides health curriculum to fifth, seventh and ninth graders that cover topics such as alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. The danger of fentanyl is a topic that is embedded in drug presentations provided to students.

“San Jacinto invests greatly in the school counseling program,” Smith said. “We provide full-time counselors at every school site and they conduct school-wide preventive lessons to every classroom and student on topics such as making smart choices.”

Murrieta Valley Unified School District Drug prevention efforts at MVUSD are developed with com-

about local resources.

Riverside County’s OAPP offers information that can be shared with students and parents. The program’s goals include increasing the awareness and risks of prescription and illicit opioid use in Riverside County at-risk communities, promoting positive youth development by empowering students to act as a resource for their peers and decreasing the initiation of opioid use and misuse in Riverside County.

Jones said HUSD offers a variety of services to target substance abuse prevention and treatment.

“In grades 6-12 we administer the Whole Person Health Screener,” she said. “This screener is a socialemotional screener that assists us in understanding the social, emotional and behavioral needs of our students. A few questions ask students about their experience and use of alcohol, substances and tobacco.

munity agencies it has partnered with to prevent and address substance abuse, according to Public Information Officer Monica Gutierrez.

“Some of the partners we have collaborated with to educate our community about the dangers of substance abuse are Loma Linda, Riverside County Substance Abuse & Treatment Programs and The Hill Recovery Treatment Center,” she said. “New this year, our Student Support Division will be partnering with the District Attorney’s Office to offer community training about fentanyl.”

In addition to regular community training, the district utilizes Substance Use Tiers of Support for Students. Gutierrez said all counselors and administrators are aware of these services and routinely refer students to the site social worker if substance abuse prevention and treatment has been identified as needed.

In Tier 1, high schools partner with local law enforcement agencies to provide schoolwide, or grade specific training on the risks of substance use. Last year, MUVSD piloted “This is Not About Drugs” offered by Riverside University Health Systems as part of the RODA grant to bring awareness to opioid abuse and prevention. Gutierrez said once the program can be resumed in person, it will be offered to all freshman students.

In Tier 2, insight, a district led educational program in which participants are guided to examine the impact that drug and/or alcohol use has on their lives, and to consider what actions they can take to improve their lives. It is offered to students who are caught under the influence or in possession of paraphernalia. Families can also self-refer their student if they have concerns. The school district’s Mental Health Team facilitates these Saturday sessions.

In Tier 3, students are referred to the Riverside Substance Abuse & Treatment Program. They assess individual needs and either connect them to a group for substance users or will link them to a residential program if they need that level of help, according to Gutierrez.

“Almost all the parents in my shoes have one thing in common,” Capelouto said. “We all found out and really learned about fentanyl when it was too late. I can’t emphasize enough the need for parents to become educated on this danger. I couldn’t teach Alex what I didn’t know. These parents still have that opportunity.”

The “Dead on Arrival” video is not copyrighted and is available for free to anyone on Facebook.

For up-to-date information, please visit websites created by parents who continue to try to educate others so there are no more fentanyl poisonings. A few of them are http://druginducedhomicide. org, http://ANFHelp.org, http:// stopthevoid.org.

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Volume 21, Issue 48

Temecula observes Pechanga Pu’éska Mountain Day

People gather at Temecula City Hall for the annual celebration of the locally known holiday of Pu’éska Mountain Day, Nov. 15. Every year on Nov. 15, the city of Temecula reaffirms the proclamation for that day to be known as Pu’éska Mountain Day to celebrate the day in 2012 when the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians announced the purchase of the mountain to save it from being mined for its granite rock.

Kim Harris MANAGING EDITOR

The city of Temecula observed Pechanga Pu’éska Mountain Day Monday, Nov. 15, with a special event reflecting on the ways in which the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians, Temecula’s first citizens, shaped the community’s character and heritage.

The event was held at sunset on the steps of City Hall for a short ceremony featuring Proclamation recital of the city’s proclamation, originally drafted in 2012 by both Temecula and tribal councils that

affirmed Pechanga Pu’éska Mountain Day as a city holiday and shares the Pu’éska Mountain story that bonded the two communities.

Inside the conference center, food and drinks were served and a viewing of “The Mountain that Weeps,” a documentary by Brad Munoa, a member of the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians, highlighting the movement to protect Pu’éska Mountain, was held.

Munoa, who is a writer, director and producer for Pechanga Creative Studios, released the awardwinning film about the land-use battle between Granite Construc-

Kevin Hawkins, assistant city manager for the city of Temecula welcomes guests to the annual celebration of the locally observed Pu’éska Mountain Day.

tion Company, the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians and the local community in 2019.

Liberty Quarry was planned adjacent to the city boundary and would have been among the largest aggregate mining quarries in the United States with up to 1,600 gravel truck trips every day, boulder blasts, lights, noise and dust in the trajectory of the prevailing winds overlooking Temecula. Despite being rejected by the Riverside County Planning Commission, the mine was ultimately fast-tracked for approval by the 2012 county board of supervisors, none of whom remain on the board.

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After many years of opposition by an estimated tens of thousands of residents and businesses, the Pechanga Tribe, the city of Temecula, Save our Southwest Hills and San Diego State University, who came together in what many call an “unprecedented effort” to contest the project, Pechanga ultimately negotiated an agreement with a multi-billion dollar nationwide mining corporation in order to protect their sacred creation area in perpetuity, which in turn protected Temecula residents and businesses from the significant impacts of a mine this size.

According to a news release

Various items from protests against the Liberty Quarry from over 10 years ago are displayed at Temecula City Hall during the Pu’éska Mountain Day celebration.

Russell Murphy, Pechanga tribal council member, attends the city of Temecula’s Pu’éska Mountain Day celebration at city hall. Pu’éska Mountain is believed by Luisenos to be a sacred place during the Creation of the World.

A cake celebrating Pu’éska Mountain Day is provided for guests attending the annual event at Temecula City Hall.

issued by the city, before being elected to the Temecula City Council, Temecula Mayor Pro Tem Matt Rahn worked for San Diego State University and managed SDSU’s Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve which shared a boundary with the proposed Liberty Quarry and was vehemently opposed to the project.

“As proposed, this was going to be one of the largest mining operations of its kind, causing permanent damage to sensitive biological, cultural and hydrological resources,” Rahn said. “This area represents the last of so many things for southern California the last inland to coastal wildlife linkage, the last fully-protected free-flowing river, home to many endemic and sensitive species and a significant cultural legacy for Pechanga that could never be replaced. After nearly eight years of a very intense and often contentious battle, Nov. 15, 2012, Pechanga announced the purchase of this mountain and, unquestionably that remains among the best days historically for the city of Temecula.”

Temecula Mayor Maryann Edwards said that the film is “perfectly produced” and reflects a time in the history of Temecula that could have changed the city forever.

“The city of Temecula is grateful for this accurate and historic accounting of this challenging time,” Edwards said. “Pechanga Pu’éska Mountain Day formally sets aside one day to show our gratitude to the Pechanga Tribe for saving our community from the impacts of a massive open pit mine. Liberty Quarry would have irreversibly desecrated the mountainous area southwest of Old Town and the Luiseño Garden of Eden (Pu’éska Mountain which is the place of the Sacred Creation Area for all Luiseño Indian People).”

Interested residents and businesses can watch “The Mountain That Weeps” online at http://www. mountainthatweeps.com/.

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

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS If you have an upcoming community event, email it to valleyeditor@reedermedia.com, put “attention events” in the subject line. Readers should call ahead on some listed events for the latest updates.

CHILDREN’S EVENTS Dec. 5 – 4-7 p.m. “Hidden Talents of the Valley” is a talent showcase for middle and high school students with scholarships awarded at the Hemet Historic Theater, 216 E. Florida Ave., in Hemet. The cost is $10 for admission. Find more information at the Hemet San Jacinto Chamber of Commerce.

COMMUNITY EVENTS Nov. 25 – 11:30 a.m., 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. Enjoy a free Thanksgiving dinner in three sittings at the Kay Ceniceros Senior Center, 29995 Evans Road, in Menifee.

Reservations are necessary, call 951-672-9673. First responders are welcome to attend. The event is sponsored by the Menifee Interfaith and Community Service Council.

Nov. 26 – 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lake Elsinore Historical Society Jubilee Market, 183 N. Main St., Lake Elsinore. Support the dreamers for the society’s Black Friday event.

Nov. 30 – All day. Menorah Lighting at Menifee’s Central Park, 30268 Civic Plaza Drive, Menifee.

Phone (951) 672-6777 for more information.

Dec. 2 –10 a.m. to noon. Medicare Advantage Plan Community Meeting. Learn the benefits of Medicare Advantage at Denny’s, 2675 W. Florida Ave., Hemet.

Information, call Elena Estrada (619) 665-2054.

Dec. 4 – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Southern California Public Safety Career and Community Fair will be held at Mt. San Jacinto College’s Menifee campus, 28237 La Piedra Road, and hosted by the Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce. The event is an opportunity to meet local and regional public safety and military personnel and find out about career opportunities offered by a variety of public safety agencies and learn

about public safety educational paths in a multi-jurisdiction and multi-agency, family-friendly event, featuring close-up views of service helicopters, vehicles, a mounted posse and K-9s.

Dec. 4 – 5-9 p.m. Taste of the Season, a free culinary and shopping experience at the Promenade Temecula, 40820 Winchester Road, is hosted by the Veterans Supplemental Support Network.

Enjoy food, drink and products at the event of the year and raise funds for veteran hunger.

Dec. 11 – 2-4 p.m. “A Christmas Carol” will be presented at the Old Town Community Theater, 42051 Main St., in Temecula. Purchase tickets at the box office or at https:// tickets.temeculatheater.org/.

WORKSHOPS, MEETINGS and ANNOUNCEMENTS Nov. 27 – 10 a.m. Sun City Farmers Market is hosted by the Sun City Civic Association, 26850 Sun City Blvd., in Sun City.

Nov. 27 – 2-4 p.m. “The Nutcracker” is presented by the Inland Valley Classical Ballet at the Old Town Community Theater, 42051 Main St., in Temecula. Purchase tickets at the box office or at https:// tickets.temeculatheater.org/.

Nov. 29 – 9-10 a.m. Menifee senior citizens will meet with the superintendent of the Menifee Union School District at the Kay Ceniceros Senior Center, 29995 Evans Road, in Menifee. Contact Betti Cadmus at 951-672-1851, ext. 49601.

Dec. 4 – 9-10:30 a.m. Donuts with Santa will be held at three locations in Murrieta, including Alderwood Clubhouse, 28610 Baxter Road; Copper Canyon Park, 23790 Via Alisol, and Town Square Park. Admission costs one nonperishable food item per person to help needy families and the first 300 children get free donuts. Contact http://Murrietaca.gov/events.

Dec. 8 – 5:30-7:30 p.m. Hemet San Jacinto Valley Chamber Mixer will be held at American Legion Post 848, 312 E. Main St.. in San Jacinto.

ONGOING – Sons of Norway/

Scandinavia meets at noon the first Saturday of every month, September to June, at the Heritage Mobile Park Clubhouse, 31130 S. General Kearny Road., in Temecula. A potluck lunch is followed by a cultural program and short business meeting. Please come and enjoy company with fellow Scandinavians. Call 951-309-1597 or 951-849-1690 for more information.

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. 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

Santa and Mrs. Claus are always happy to visit with the children at Menifee’s annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony.

Valley News/Shane Gibson photo

Kim Harris MANAGING EDITOR

by Myles Mellor

The holidays are just around the corner and with family-oriented events throughout southwest Riverside County, there is something for everyone to enjoy this holiday season.

Here are just a few of the upcoming events for this holiday season.

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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 781-9326300, or for local meetings, call 925-321-0170 or visit http://www. foodaddicts.org.

ONGOING – Temecula Valley Rose Society meets each month.

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

Holiday events celebrate the season

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33. Hosp. area 36. Bellini opera 39. School girl communication 40. Where many banks are situated 44. Forty winks 45. Fingered 46. Neighbor of Minn.

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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 – 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

Lake Elsinore Visitors to Lake Elsinore can experience a parade, vendors, food, activities and much more during Lake Elsinore’s annual Winterfest from 3-9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4. Winterfest takes place in downtown Lake Elsinore along Main Street and is free to attend.

The event this year will feature the city’s annual holiday parade kicking off at 3 p.m. and a tree lighting at 6 p.m. on the corner of Graham Avenue and Main Street.

During the event there will be live entertainment, jumpers, sled runs and visits with Santa. Shoppers can stroll along down Main Street and browse vendors that will include local crafters, community groups providing free activities and food and merchandise booths.

For more information, visit http://www.lake-elsinore.org and click on “Community Services.”

Menifee Menifee is kicking off the winter season with the annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. The free festivities will take place Saturday, Dec. 4, at Mt. San Jacinto College located at 28237 La Piedra Road, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. The event will include games, crafts for children, a lighted wonderland with numerous photo opportunities and snow for sledding.

Entertainment for the evening will be provided by local community groups along with a special appearance from the big man himself, Santa!

This year, the city is teaming up with the Menifee Valley Community Cupboard and Menifee Police Department to collect food and gift donations for Menifee families in need. For admission to the snow area, bring either canned good items to be donated to the Menifee Valley Community Cupboard and/or an unwrapped gift to

be donated to Santa’s Workshop.

The first 500 guests will receive a free ornament.

Residents are invited to spread holiday cheer by signing up for Menifee’s Xtream Light Fight holiday house decorating contest sponsored by Mediacom. Entries will be accepted online beginning Nov. 29 through Dec. 13, with public voting taking place online through Dec. 19. Residents who decorate their homes for the holidays will be mapped on the city’s Geographic Information System to allow the community to visit and vote on their favorites. Winners will be announced and recognized Dec. 20 on the city’s website and social media accounts.

Santa will be stopping by for a special appearance for Menifee residents to take photos and enjoy fun activities during Breakfast with Santa Saturday, Dec. 11, at the Kay Ceniceros Senior Center – Palm Room at 29995 Evans Road Each participant above the age of two is required to register as space is limited. The price per participant is $10 and registration is now open.

Those interested in a more personal meet and greet with Santa can register for Menifee’s Santa on Wheels program. This is a unique experience where Santa can be scheduled to stop at a private party, house, or gathering of your choosing for a 15-minute personalized visit. While Santa would love to visit all the children in Menifee, he is available Dec. 15-21, not including weekends. Santa on Wheels is only available for Menifee residents and registration in now open, in-person only, at the Community Services Department located at 29995 Evans Road For more information, contact the Community Services Department at http://www.cityofmenifee. us/specialevents, email communityservices@cityofmenifee.us or call 951-723-3880.

Temecula Temecula will kick off the holiday season with its annual Christmas Tree Lighting at the Pond Monday, Nov. 29, from 7-8:30 p.m. at the pond, 28250 Ynez Road, in Temecula. Put on by the city of Temecula’s Community Services Department, there will be treats, a visit from Santa and a fes-

tive holiday musical performance.

Santa’s Electric Light Parade returns to 41000 Main Street in Temecula, Friday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. The parade will go through Old Town beginning at the intersection of Del Rio and Jefferson. There will be school marching bands, floats and food vendors, and the event will happen rain or shine, starting at 7 p.m. Be sure to bring blankets and chairs to get comfortable while watching the entries travel north along the parade route.

Sharpen those skates, practice your double axel and head on over to Temecula City Hall for Temecula On Ice beginning Dec. 10.

Sponsored by the Temecula Valley Auto Mall, this family friendly event returns with a state-of-theart ice rink, skate rentals, Bobby skating aid and its own radio station playing the best ice-skating music. An official grand opening for the event will be held Friday, Dec. 13. The event runs through Jan. 2.

For more information on Temecula’s holiday events visit, https:// temeculaca.gov/1120/TemeculaOn-Ice. Murrieta Holiday Magic returns to Murrieta offering fun for the entire family, Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 4-5, at Town Square Park and will feature crafts, food vendors along with the always popular Festival of Trees and Tree Lighting beginning at 5 p.m., Saturday.

But before Holiday Magic begins, why not join the city for Donuts with Santa Dec. 4 from 9-10:30 a.m. at one of three locations, Alderwood Park with a special event at the Alderwood Dog Park, Copper Canyon Park or Town Square Park. Donuts with Santa is free to attend, but the city asks that visitors each bring one non-perishable food item to donate.

For those in the spirit of giving, Murrieta’s annual toy and food drive is seeking donations of non-perishable food and new, unwrapped toys and gift cards to assist local families in need this holiday season. In addition to Santa picking up food and toys at his neighborhood stops, participants can drop off food and toy donations at Murrieta Community Center at 41810 Juniper Street, the Murrieta Senior Center at 5 Town Square, the Murrieta Police Department at 2 Town Square, Murrieta City Hall at 1 Town Square or any of the five Murrieta fire stations now through Dec. 20.

Santa will be at various locations throughout the city to visit the children of Murrieta between Dec. 9 and Dec. 18 for the city’s annual Santa Stops. Santa will be on his sleigh collecting canned food and toys for needy children in the area. Download the pdf list of this year’s Santa Stops online at http://www.murrietaca.gov and search “Santa Stops.”

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

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Movie Review: ‘Clifford the Big Red Dog’

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Bob Garver SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

As a child, I loved the colorful storybooks about Clifford the Big Red Dog. As a teenager, I had nothing against the cartoon. As an adult working in Times Square, I despised having to spend several hours a day this past week standing across the street from a billboard depicting a dead-eyed CGI Clifford holding a maintenance hole cover in his mouth like a Frisbee. Maybe if this new Clifford looked anything like the expressive character from my childhood, I might be willing to go easy on him, but the “dog” in this movie is not the character children know and love.

The movie sees moody Harlem seventh grader Emily Elizabeth, played by Darby Camp, left in the care of her irresponsible uncle Casey, played by Jack Whitehall. The only bonding activity that interests the teen is visiting an animal adoption tent run by the mysterious Mr. Bridwell, played by John Cleese.

She takes to a lost bright red puppy that Casey refuses to let her have for several good reasons, not the least of which is that their apartment’s super, played by David Alan Grier, enforces a strict “No Pets” policy in the building. But the dog follows her home, Casey can’t say no to those puppy dog eyes – more from his niece than the actual puppy dog – and he said it could stay just for the night. Emily Elizabeth foolishly gives the dog a

name, which adults know will make it that much harder to separate the two later, and perhaps even more foolishly makes a wish that Clifford will get big. This film being a children’s movie with a magical John Cleese, she wakes up in the morning to find that Clifford is still a dog and still red, but now really, really big.

The enormous Clifford causes immediate problems for Emily Elizabeth and Casey. He wrecks about every piece of furniture in the apartment, causes a scene in Central Park when he has to use the bathroom and requires a visit with an unhelpful vet, played by Kenan Thompson. But he also saves the life of a friendly local lawyer and you better believe I made the joke about that being more farfetched than a huge red dog, so Emily Elizabeth knows he has a good heart.

Meanwhile, an engineering tycoon, played by Tony Hale, wants Clifford all to himself so he can study what makes him so big in an evil plan to cure world hunger. Wait, why is his plan so evil? Mark my words, this character has a future as an entry in those “Villains Who Were Right All Along” articles. The rest of the movie sees Emily Elizabeth and Casey racing to protect Clifford, which may mean sending him away to an animal sanctuary in Asia. Oh no, please don’t let Clifford get sent to a huge sanctuary where he’ll be able to frolic in peace. The teenager from the crowded urban neighborhood with no idea of how to take care of him wants him as a pet.

The terrible advertising for “Clifford the Big Red Dog” actually played to the movie’s advantage, since my opinion had nowhere to go but up. But it does deserve a lot of the ill will that I had going in. The movie is filled with uninspired stock characters, sitcom-level dialogue, nonsensical motivations and many, many painful jokes. And yet, I’ll throw out a few compliments. The CGI dog isn’t as off-putting in motion as he is staring ahead. Camp is surprisingly decent when it comes to getting me to care about the relationship between Emily Elizabeth and Clifford. And John Cleese is so effortlessly charming that I’m willing to give this movie a C- rating by

a hair. No, not a huge Clifford hair, more like whatever you can find on Tony Hale’s head.

Grade: C-

“Clifford the Big Red Dog” is playing in theaters and available for streaming on Paramount+. The film is rated PG for impolite humor, the-

matic elements and mild action. Its running time is 97 minutes.

Contact Bob Garver at rrg251@ nyu.edu.

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Hospice of the Valleys named as 2021 Hospice Honors Elite recipient MURRIETA – Hospice of the Valleys has been named a 2021 Hospice Honors Elite recipient

by HEALTHCAREfirst, a leading provider of billing and coding services, CAHPS surveys and advanced analytics. This annual review recognizes agencies that continuously provide the highest level of quality care as measured from the caregiver’s point of view. It acknowledges the highest performing agencies by analyzing the performance of the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems hospice survey satisfaction measures.

“Hospice Honors Elite recipients are industry leaders in providing quality care and constantly seeking ways to improve,” Ronda Howard, vice president of revenue cycle and CAHPS at HEALTHCAREfirst, said. “We are honored to be aligned with such high performing agencies like Hospice of the Valleys and we congratulate them on their success.”

Award criteria were based on Hospice CAHPS survey results for an evaluation period of October 2019 through September 2020.

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Riverside County reports 38 new COVIDrelated deaths, most since March City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Riverside County reported 394 new cases of COVID-19 and 38 additional deaths Friday, Nov. 19, the most reported for a single day in the county since March.

The number of coronavirus patients hospitalized in the county increased to 257, up from 246 on Wednesday, Nov. 17, according to the Riverside University Health System. The number of those patients in intensive care was 69, up from 67 one day before.

The cumulative number of COVID cases recorded since the pandemic began in March 2020 stood at 371,878, up from 371,484 Wednesday.

A total of 5,353 deaths from virus-related complications have been recorded in the county in roughly the past 20 months. The fatalities are trailing indicators because of delays processing death certificates and can date back a month or longer.

According to RUHS PIO Jose Arballo, the 38 newly reported

deaths span from Aug. 4 to Nov. 14, with the youngest death being a 34-year-old from Mecca and the oldest a 97-year-old from Cathedral City.

The number of known active virus cases countywide Thursday was 3,415 – down 175 from Wednesday. The active count is derived by subtracting deaths and recoveries from the current total of 371,878, according to the county’s Executive Office.

Verified patient recoveries countywide were 363,110.

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report Friday, Nov. 19, that examined 1.2 million deliveries in 736 hospitals nationwide from March 2020 through September 2021.

Stillbirths were rare overall, totaling 8,154 among all deliveries.

But the researchers found that for women with COVID-19, about 1 in 80 deliveries resulted in stillbirth. Among the uninfected, it was 1 in 155.

Among those with COVID-19, stillbirths were more common in people with chronic high blood pressure and other complications, including those in intensive care or on breathing machines.

“These findings underscore the importance of COVID-19 prevention strategies,” CDC researcher Carla DeSisto and coauthors said.

There’s no information on how many had received COVID-19 shots, although the authors noted that the U.S. vaccination rate among pregnant people after delta emerged this past summer was 30%.

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VID-19 are more likely than others to develop severe, even fatal, illness and they face increased risks for preterm birth and other complications. Previous studies on stillbirths and COVID-19 had mixed findings, but the report bolsters concerns among obstetricians and anecdotal data.

While the absolute risk for stillbirth is low, anyone who is pregnant shouldn’t underestimate the dangers of COVID-19, Dr. Mark Turrentine, a professor at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, said. He helped write the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy.

Some experts have speculated that the virus may cause inflammation in the placenta or other abnormalities that could harm the fetus.

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said it’s possible some women were so critically ill that physicians trying to keep them alive “couldn’t intervene on behalf of a fetus that they knew was in trouble.”

The researchers relied on medical records, and they noted that they were unable to determine if the COVID-19 diagnoses listed at the time of delivery represented current or past infections.

Generally, stillbirths are more common among Black people, those who become pregnant over age 35 or those who smoke tobacco during pregnancy.

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New housing development with open space approved by Murrieta City Council Michelle Gerst SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Murrieta City Council, Tuesday, Nov. 16, unanimously approved a 972-acre mixed development after almost three hours of discussions and presentations. The Murrieta Hills project proposed by Pulte Homes will be built on land adjacent to Greer Ranch, just south of Menifee, east of Wildomar along Interstate-215.

The development of Murrieta Hills will be built in phases, with the first phase completed in 2023 and the final phase built out in 2031. Pulte plans to bring in 522 single-family homes, 228 apartments along with office and retail buildings.

The land has been a popular recreation spot for hikers, mountain bikers and dog walkers. Council was originally opposed to the project and their concerns were taken into consideration. More than half of the land will be set aside for natural open space including parks.

The Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority will oversee the more than 619 acres be-

The Murrieta Development Service Department shared a map of the proposed Murrieta Hills project that was approved by the Murrieta City Council during its Tuesday, Nov. 16, meeting. Phase one will be completed in 2023.

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A map showing the area of natural open space, including parks, that will be included in the Murrieta Hills 972-acre mixed development that was approved unanimously by the Murrieta City Council Tuesday, Nov. 16.

ing set aside for natural open space.

A staging area for the outdoor recreational activities will also be part of the development with plans to create it after phase one.

Members of the Pechanga Tribe were also originally against the project since there was evidence the land was once home to a village complex for the Luiseño Indians.

Pechanga tribal member and attorney Laura Miranda spoke to the

ments will be here for a long time.

We appreciate the dedication and commitment the city has made to address these complex issues with us.”

Councilmember Jonathan Ingram said, “We care a great deal about the cultural aspect of these areas and we will be working with you in the future when it comes to protecting those areas.”

“It is important we foster those

city council at Tuesday’s public meeting.

“With the additional mitigation measures placed in the staff report since we met in July with the planning commission, I am pleased to tell you that the Pechanga Tribe is moving from an opposed position to a neutral position on this project,” Miranda said. “Development proposals and developers will come and go but our respective govern-

Menifee’s ‘Shop Local Holiday Bingo’ promotes ‘early’ holiday shopping and supporting local businesses MENIFEE – The city of Menifee, in partnership with the Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce, announced the return of their shop local campaign “Shop Local Holiday Bingo,” as part of the Menifee FORWARD program to encourage Menifee residents to begin their holiday shopping early and “choose” shopping local when possible.

The 2021 Menifee Shop Local Holiday Bingo promotional game card is available for pickup at City Hall, 29844 Haun Road, during operating hours, and the Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce, 29737 New Hub Dr., Suite 102, or print a card at http://www.menifeebusiness. com. Residents and visitors can check off spaces on their bingo card when they make purchases at qualifying Menifee businesses as detailed on the bingo card.

Once a row or column is completed, participants can drop off

the bingo card at the Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce, along with accompanying receipts, to receive a free Menifee FORWARD tote bag and be entered to win a raffle basket, valued at over $500.

“The success of the 2020 Shop Local Bingo Campaign showed the tremendous amount of support that local businesses have from our community. We are excited to offer this campaign again in 2021. With several new brands opening this past year, there is even more reason to shop local this holiday season.” Gina Gonzalez, director of economic development, said. “Capitalizing on the regional pull our shopping centers provide, visitors and residents alike can ‘Shop Menifee’ and keep our local economy thriving that in turn provides the revenue for some of the city’s most vital services like police and fire.”

Menifee FORWARD is a shop local business support campaign for Menifee which was launched in part of the Menifee CARES Initiative to assist businesses and encourage residents to “Shop.

Support. Sustain.” the local business community.

Residents can join Menifee in celebrating small businesses in November and December over Black Friday, which is the day after Thanksgiving, Nov. 26; Small Business Saturday, Nov. 27, and holiday shopping from Nov. 1 to Dec. 25.

For more information on shopping local in Menifee, visit the “Menifee FORWARD” webpage at http://www.menifeebusiness. com/menifee-forward/, contact the Office of Economic Development at econdev@cityofmenifee. us or 951-672-6777 or contact the Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce at 951-672-1991.

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relationships,” Councilmember Lori Stone said.

“I agree it is important we work through our differences,” Mayor Scott Vinton said.

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Murrieta/Wildomar Chamber of Commerce launches Small Business Saturday contest MURRIETA – Shopping locally could have big rewards this holiday season in Murrieta with the #ShopSmallMurrieta giveaway. To celebrate Small Business Saturday, between now and Nov. 28 those who shop or dine at Murrieta businesses will be entered in a drawing to win one of two iPads. With each unique shopping trip eligible as an entry, residents are encouraged to support local businesses frequently as they kick off the holiday shopping season.

On Nov. 2, the Murrieta City Council proclaimed Saturday, Nov. 27, as “Small Business Saturday” to highlight the significance of supporting small, independently owned businesses in Murrieta.

Falling between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, it’s a day dedicated to supporting the diverse range of local businesses that are essential to the community.

“The city of Murrieta is proud to be an advocate for our small businesses so they can continue to strengthen our community. Each one of us can make a difference this holiday season. Let’s shop small, Murrieta,” Scott Agajanian, Murrieta’s deputy director of economic development, said.

To support this initiative, Murrieta is partnering with the Murrieta/ Wildomar Chamber of Commerce to launch a campaign that encourages consumers to shop locally.

Shoppers who take a selfie and post their photo with the hashtag #ShopSmallMurrieta and tag both the city of Murrieta and the chamber in their posts on Facebook or Instagram will have a chance to win an iPad. Two winners will be selected. The winner will be announced just following the weeklong contest Tuesday, Nov. 30.

“Supporting the small businesses in our community is crucial, es-

pecially with everything smallbusiness owners have had to endure in the past 20 months. This Small Business Saturday contest will help remind shoppers that when they choose to shop small, they make a big impact on our local business community,” Patrick Ellis, president and CEO of the Murrieta/Wildomar Chamber of Commerce, said.

Small businesses across the United States were responsible for 65% of new jobs from 2000 to 2019 according to the U.S. Small Business Administration. In Murrieta, there are more than 5,000 small businesses that create jobs, boost the local economy and preserve the community’s feel.

During the pandemic, most smallbusiness owners had to adjust the way they did business to stay open.

Many used social media to connect with the community and encourage them to shop locally. The city of Murrieta and Murrieta/Wildomar Chamber of Commerce encouraged the community to demonstrate their support for Murrieta businesses during this holiday season and spread the word through their social media posts.

To participate in the Small Business Saturday giveaway, just use the #ShopSmallMurrieta hashtag and tag city of Murrieta @CityofMurrieta and Murrieta/Wildomar Chamber of Commerce @MMWCoC in a Facebook or Instagram post between Monday, Nov. 22, and Sunday, Nov. 28. For more information regarding the campaign, contact Heather Estrada with the Murrieta/Wildomar Chamber of Commerce at heather@ mwcoc.org or Neveen Zeit with the city of Murrieta at nzeit@murrietaca.gov.

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Christmas comes early at the Assistance League of Hemacinto Diane A. Rhodes SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

With lighted Christmas trees, ornaments in various colors and sizes, holiday books, Santa items and much more, the Assistance League of Hemacinto opened its annual Christmas Room Thursday, Nov. 11. Assistance League members transformed the nonprofit’s meeting room, adjacent to its yearround upscale thrift store, into a dedicated holiday shop.

Meg Stuart-Cottrell heads the Christmas Room Committee and serves as its coordinator. She explained that as seasonal items are included in donations throughout the year, she keeps them together in a specific storage shed after they have been priced. It took about two weeks to transfer all the items into the Christmas Room and get everything set up, she said.

Chartered in 1979, the philanthropic volunteer organization has implemented and developed many community-based programs that benefit many residents. Best known for its Operation School Bell project that provides new clothing to students in need throughout the San Jacinto Valley, members also provide assistance for its Teen Parent Support program and adults returning to school with Mt. San Jacinto College scholarships.

Kathy Harvill volunteered with Assistance League for five years and served on the board as marketing communications chair for the past two years.

“We are all retired ladies who give our time to helping out in our valley and we’re all volunteers,” she said, adding that proceeds from the thrift shop and other fundraising efforts help them continue their philanthropic programs. “We are slowly getting back on our feet since COVID, as most of us are, and our Christmas store helps us with earning money to help our

community.”

Nellie Nania of Hemet picked up a carry-all basket when she arrived at the Christmas Room at 10 a.m. on the first day it was open.

“I come every year,” she said. “I love the vintage ornaments.”

She also had found a few yards of Christmas fabric that she and her daughter use to wrap gifts.

“The staff is friendly and it’s a comfortable place to shop,” Nania said. “Plus, I love all the things they do for young people. I used to go to Goodwill, but now I come here to donate and buy.”

Although the nearly 100-square foot Christmas Room contains most of the holiday-themed items that have been donated throughout the year, the regular 2,000-square foot thrift store has festive items as well, especially Christmas sweaters and some specialty toys that fill up the shelves and rounder racks.

Marge Clarke has been an Assistance League member for 11 years and said there are currently about 60 members, including two founding members, Sally McAlister and Sally Smith. Clarke serves as the thrift shop chair and said the boutique section with women’s clothing sells well as does any jewelry.

“Pre-COVID we did different fundraisers, like our fashion show luncheons, but right now we are relying on our thrift shop funds for the Operation School Bell children this coming year,” Clarke said.

In the past, an area at the rear of the building was set up like a retail store with new clothing items purchased by the members. School children would come in to shop for what they needed. Clarke said several years ago, they started arranging shopping trips at the Walmart Supercenter in San Jacinto where the students could pick out exactly what they wanted. She said it has worked out much better and that space is now sectioned off for seasonal and specialty donations such

Meg Stuart-Cottrell and Marge Clarke organize Christmas sweaters inside the Assistance League thrift store, adjacent to the seasonal Valley News/Diane A. Rhodes photos Christmas Room.

Assistance League of Hemacinto opens their annual Christmas Room for shoppers.

as Halloween, Easter and more.

“Everything is sorted out and has a place,” Clarke said.

She explained that the Operation School Bell committee determines how much money there is to spend for the upcoming school year.

Nurses or teachers from local schools recognize the children with needs and contact the Assistance League scheduler to provide the names and ages of the children.

That person notifies the school when the child can go shopping.

“We also offer emergency clothing throughout the year, when needed,” Clarke said.

There are 120 chapters of the national Assistance League organization, and most of them have an Operation School Bell component.

The members of the Hemacinto chapter said they feel fortunate to have recently welcomed nine new members.

“We have a mentor program where new members are assigned someone who trains them through all of our systems,” Clarke said.

The former Operation School Bell “store” was converted into a sorting and pricing room for all incoming donations.

Clarke said there is a strict policy that until an item has been on the floor for at least 24 hours, it cannot be purchased by any Assistance League member or volunteer.

“We cannot purchase anything before our customers get a chance to buy it,” she said.

Ten-year member Linda Wortman is the thrift store’s go-to per-

Several Assistance League members work in the annual Christmas Room, including from left, Linda Wortman, Kathy Harvill, Mary Ellen Hudson, Marge Clarke, Meg Stuart-Cottrell and Kay Armendariza.

son for pricing jewelry. She owned and operated Linda’s Ring Factory in Hemet from 1978-2009, when she closed it.

“I retired but I like to keep busy so I’m glad I’m able to help out here,” she said. “We need to make as much money as we can for the kids.”

She said there were some Christmas-themed necklaces, earrings and pins that came in.

Shopper Elizabeth Steiner said being at the store makes her feel very grateful.

“The staff is very helpful, and it’s not too early to think about Christmas,” she said.

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with its festively decorated Christmas Room is currently open Thursday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesdays through Saturdays, Dec. 1-24, at 180 N. Girard Street in Hemet. Donations are accepted Fridays from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

“The community has been great to us, so we like to be extra special to our customers,” Harvill said.

“This thrift shop is as successful as it is due to the dedication of our members; they work very hard.”

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Gavin Galzote of Vista Murrieta led the area rushers with 1,757 yards on the ground, scoring 22 touchdowns this past season.

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As the CIF Southern Section prep football finals inch closer, here are the area stat leader data before heading into the CIF Southern Section semifinals. Leaders were taken from the Maxpreps. com database before this week’s stats being posted. Each category shows the overall area leader, as well as local players that cracked the leaderboard. *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, social media and the Valley News Sports Department.

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Chaparral’s Cody Stordahl led the Southwestern League with 140 tackles on defense this season. Valley News/Courtesy photo

RUSHING Player, School Gross, Rim of the World Galzote, Vista Murrieta Harvey, Elsinore Norwood, Lakeside Roddy, Chaparral

Yards 2,311 1,757 1,425 1,331 1,188

Avg. 10.3 9.6 10.8 7.0 6.4

TD 35 22 15 12 12

Yards 3,610 2,998 2,340 1,829 1,793

TD 35 33 20 18 28

INT 11 4 10 8 2

Rec. 137 80 51 70 53 42

Yards 1,708 1,426 1,110 1,030 997 814

Avg. 12.5 17.8 21.8 14.7 18.8 19.4

TD 20 16 10 10 12 4

TD 36 25

2-PT 8 0

Kick 0 0

Pts. 232 150 108

KICK SCORING Player, School Matthews, Vista Murrieta N. Serna, Murrieta Valley Sprague, Elsinore Tulimero, Temecula Valley Figueroa, Temescal Canyon

FG 9-12 2-4 3-3 8-12 7-7

Long 43 42 32 37 43

XP 64-69 58-62 46-47 28-31 28-31

Pts. 91 64 55 52 49

TACKLES Player, School K. Mikhail, Bonita Stordahl, Chaparral Mendez-Lopez, Perris Hodges, Elsinore Valencia, Temecula Valley G. Serna, Murrieta Valley Poyer, Vista Murrieta Crump, Chaparral La Fontaine, Temescal Canyon

Tackles 146 140 118 114 104 102 101 101 98

PASSING Player, School Cooper, Beaumont Rose, Murrieta Valley Apana, Temescal Canyon Robinson, Orange Vista Jones, Vista Murrieta

Rush 225 183 132 191 187

Murrieta Valley’s Brandon Rose completed 280 passes for 2,998 yards this season and threw 33 TDs. Valley News/Action Captures Media Group

Comp.-Att. 269-382 174-280 162-250 115-177 108-173

RECEIVING Player, School Nunez, Beaumont T. Bachmeier, Murrieta Valley Caldwell, Perris Givens, Temescal Canyon Lamprey, Murrieta Valley Gbatu, Temecula Valley SCORING Player, School Gross, Rim of the World Galzote, Vista Murrieta Multiple players tied

SACKS Player, School Eck, Apple Valley Hutton, Rancho Verde Sosa, Nuview Bridge

Sacks 15.0 9.5 9.0

INTERCEPTIONS Player, School Valencia, CSDR Kennedy, Cal Lutheran Gbatu, Temecula Valley Multiple players tied

Int. 12 6 6 5

Nighthawk wide receiver, Tiger Bachmeier, had 80 receptions amassing 1,426 yards with 16 touchdowns this season.

Elsinore’s Matthew Hodges had 114 tackles this year on Defense for the Tigers.

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SAN BERNARDINO – For a second straight year all eyes in the CCAA volleyball world are turned toward Coussoulis Arena as an automatic bid to the NCAA D2 West Regional. It will be decided with five matches in three days.

Regular season champion Cal State San Bernardino and runnerup Cal Poly Pomona earned byes to Friday’s semifinal session and both advanced to the championship round.

If there was a theme to the evening it would be high-powered offenses at the disposal of Coyotes coach Kim Cherniss and Broncos coach Tracy Dahl.

In semifinal No.1, the Broncos

Cal State San Bernardino and runner-up Cal Poly Pomona both advanced to the championship round of the CCAA volleyball NCAA D2 West Regional finals.

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posted a team .313% attacking percentage behind a combined 21 kills, 5 errors and 59 attempts from sophomores Jazmyn Wheeler (11k) and Jazminn Parrish (10k) to sweep San Francisco State 25-17, 25-21 and 25-20. Set one featured seven ties and five lead changes with the Gators last holding a lead at 14-12 off Trinity Barr’s kill on Kimberly DeBoer’s assist. From there, the Broncos finished on a 13-3 run to grab a one set lead with Daisy Duke’s kill ending it. Cal Poly Pomona led wire-to-wire in sets two and three, surviving late Gator runs (9-2 in set two and 5-2 in the third) to advance.

Dahl said in post-match remarks, “We got off to a slow start tonight and I don’t feel like we found ourselves until about halfway through

the first set. After that timeout everything we did was a lot cleaner, and we played Bronco volleyball.”

Brynn Sherbert (Temecula/ Great Oak HS) who recorded 12 digs, added, “All during the COVID break we were in open gyms three times a week working for the opportunity we now have in the finals.”

Gators coach Matt Hoffmann remarked, “My choice tonight was not to talk about this loss but instead about the climb and how much hard work and trust we’ve had to have in each other to get here. Throughout this process we’ve realized that there will be good with the bad and it’s been about getting into the gym that see VOLLEYBALL, page C-3

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Tahquitz High School falls to Compton, Temecula Valley advances to Division 6 championship

The Tahquitz Titans fell to Compton 52-35 Friday, Nov. 19, in Division 12, semifinals.

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The Mt. San Jacinto College Lady Eagles traveled to and beat Chaffey Monday, Nov. 15, for their final match of the regular season where they won their second straight conference championship.

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The MSJC women’s volleyball team swept Cerro Coso and San Bernardino Valley to claim their second straight Inland Empire Athletic Conference championship.

Cerro Coso played tough, but the Lady Eagles fought off the Lady Coyotes 25-20, 26-24, and 25-21. Aleya Starnes led a balanced offensive attack with a match high 12 kills for the MSJC. Luci Villafana had 11 and Ruby Ruiz added 10 in the victory. Alex Sotello had 33 assists to lead the way for the Lady Eagles. Kayla Thompson picked up a match-high 23 digs to lead the defense while Ruiz added 13 and Villafana had 11. Two days

later the women of Mt. San Jacinto College cruised to a win on sophomore night as they defeated San Bernardino Valley 25-13, 2512, and 25-14.

The Lady Eagles traveled to Chaffey Monday, Nov. 15, for their final match of the regular season where they put an exclamation point on their second straight conference championship. MSJC got off to a bit of a slow start as they dropped the opening set to the Panthers 20-25 but came back to win the next three by scores of 2515, 25-20, and 25-21 to claim victory. The win capped off a second straight Inland Empire Athletic Conference championship and was the first time in the history of the volleyball program that the team had completed league play undefeated.

Ruby Ruiz, playing in her final regular season contest, led the Lady Eagle offense with 20 kills

in the match. Aleya Starnes added 13 knock downs and Luci Villafana had 10 on the evening. Alex Sotello had a match high 45 assists while on defense Kayla Thompson had 25 digs. Grace Tapia was strong at the net on defense as she had a solo block and four block assists.

MSJC, who will be making their fourth playoff appearance in the last five years, finish the regular season with an overall record of 17-5 and 10-0 in league. The Lady Eagles, who tied for the 2019 IEAC title, claimed the 2021 championship outright and are automatic qualifiers into the CCCAA Southern California Regional tournament. MSJC’s playoff appearance will be the Eagles fourth in the past five seasons. The” playin” round will take place against Canyon’s college this week.

Article contributions were made by the MSJC Athletic Department.

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Mt. San Jacinto College wins their second straight Inland Empire Athletic Conference championship and for the first time in school history completed league play undefeated.

Temecula Middle School’s perfect season ends with Pony Division baseball championship JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

It is not often the perfect undefeated season comes along and more often than not, when it does, it’s not something that just happens.

It takes hard work, dedication and a desire to be the best. Talent helps, and when it comes to middle school baseball, that’s usually the case.

These players are hopeful they will play high school baseball in the future, which is not too far away, and winning a middle school baseball championship definitely helps with confidence in your craft.

This year, it was a perfect season for the Temecula Middle School Bobcats. The 8th-grade boy’s baseball team ended its fall season with an unbeaten record of 15-0.

Coached by William Patton (Manager), Ryan Roa, Travis Campbell

and John Ruzzamenti, the Bobcats went 11-0 during the regular season, 2-0 during phase 1 of the end of season tournament and then 2-0 in a best of two out of three World Series Championship.

In the World Series Championship game Wednesday, Nov. 17, the Bobcats took down the Vail Ranch/ Day Middle School combination team to claim the title, which the school also won in 2019, going a perfect 18-0 that season as well.

This year’s Bobcats team consisted of Zachary Roa (25), Aaron Patton (28), Justin Ruzzamenti (13), Canaan Campbell (21), Ethan Janert (27), Luke Paradise (91), Josh Dalton (95), Caden Chrisman (15), Ty Brueske (5), Kaden Nedelcu (22), Joel Casteneda (23) and Logan Simon (99).

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The Temecula Middle School Bobcats eighth grade baseball team won the fall season championship with a perfect undefeated season.

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West Valley female football players help Mustangs reach playoffs

Coach Brent Perez, left, Vanessa Ledbetter, Lyric Jones, Ciara Green and Coach Tim Franzese of the West Valley High School Mustangs falls to Montclair 26-25 in the opening round of the CIF Southern Section Division 13 playoffs.

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player. She helped pave the way for other females to try out for the team. Ledbetter in 11th grade, Ciara Green in 10th grade and Lyric Jones in 10th grade were all inspired by their brothers to pursue football. Vanessa recalls watching her younger brother’s football practice for a youth league. She said she would be running the same drills as the football players on the sideline and asked her mother if she could join. Her mother talked to her about possibly joining the cheerleading team instead, but Vanessa knew her passion was to pursue football. She said football has been a great outlet for her to get her aggression out as well as break stereotypes.

Between the three females, they fill five positions. Ledbetter is a right guard; Jones is a receiver

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The West Valley Mustangs fell to Montclair 26-25 in the opening round of the CIF Southern Section Division 13 football playoffs, but thanks to their youth and allaround talents, especially from the three female players on their roster, a trip back to the playoffs next season is not too hard to fathom.

All season long football competitors lined up against West Valley, where they got to see some unexpected players. Vanessa Ledbetter and Ciara Green were two of the three female football players West Valley had rostered this past season.

Ledbetter, the veteran football player, played last year and was West Valley’s first female football

and safety; and Green is a receiver, corner and running back. Unfortunately, Jones missed the season due to an ACL injury she received in a tournament over the summer.

Both Jones and Green were starters for both of the school’s freshman/ sophomore and varsity teams.

Green has had three touchdowns this year and is the first female to carry the football for West Valley during a game, picking up 6 yards on her carry.

West Valley coaches said watching the girls play has been inspiring. Coach Brent Perez described his three athletes as fearless, stating that it is special to see them compete in a predominantly male sport. The three girls laughed when they described the reactions they had received from other teams they were competing against.

Vanessa Ledbetter, who also played in 2020, is West Valley’s first female football player and helped pave the way for other females to try Valley News/Action Captures Media Group photo out for the team.

West Valley players weren’t really sure what to expect when the girls suited up over the summer, but the coaches and the girls said they are no longer holding back and are treated the same as their male counterparts. When the dust

cleared on the season, West Valley went 7-4 and 2-2 in the Mountain Pass League.

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Temecula senior wins 10th world championship at Pole Art Italy

Greta Pontarelli, a 71-year-old senior from Temecula, recently returned to capture her 10th world title at the Pole Art Italy World Championships Monday, Nov. 15.

Temecula’s Greta Pontarelli won her 10th world title at Pole Art Italy World Championships with original choreography in her routine titled “The Alchemist.”

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Temecula’s Greta Pontarelli, 71, recently returned home from Torino, Italy, where she captured her 10th world title at Pole Art Italy World Championship, Nov. 15. Pontarelli, who appears to be unstoppable, had original choreography in her routine titled “The Alchemist” and captivated the crowd as she shared her journey of turning the challenges of our times into inner strengths and healing.

VOLLEYBALL from page C-1 next day and seeing what progress we can make.”

Jessica Haynie (Temecula/Chaparral) who recorded 10 kills said, “It’s been an honor to have played here and have played a part in building Gator volleyball into a program where people want to come and play.

Being good teammates and friends came first and then the volleyball product came next.”

Drew Morris (Temecula/Great Oak) who added 3 kills and 10 digs remarked, “It’s about connections and playing for the person next to you. We are truly just a family and want to play till that final point.”

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have my reach exceed my grasp.”

At this time, the rules to travel internationally seem to change daily, so going to Italy had its hurdles, but she made it, and conquered her division.

“When we overcome challenges, we find we grow wings we didn’t know we had. In life our biggest regrets are rarely our failures, but rather the “what if’s.”

Pole Art and Pole Sport have been approved by Sport Accord and the World Games, and IPSF (the international federation) is on track to eventually have the sport

included in the Olympic Games.

“Don’t let age or limitation keep you from pursuing your dreams,” Pontarelli said. “Dig deep inside, mine your treasures and share your gifts with the world.”

Additional information about Pontarelli can be found on Facebook at https://facebook.com/gretapontarelli and on Instagram at https://instagram.com/aerialzen.

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Host Cal State San Bernardino dropped a set to Cal State Los Angeles in their match despite hitting .323% in set two but bounced back to prevail 25-19, 25-27, 25-19, 2518. Alexis Cardoza (Chino Hills) led the Coyotes with 18 kills while Jenna Patton (REV), Jalyn Hayes (Cajon) and Melissa Garciglia all added 10 kills each. Marlee Nunley (Vista Murrieta) recorded 49 assists and guided the Coyotes to a team .257% attacking percentage.

In set one, the Coyotes finished on a 9-3 run with Garciglia and Patton providing the final kills. Meanwhile, set two saw extra points as the Golden Eagles rallied from a 22-17 deficit after Patton’s kill to prevail 27-25. In

that stretch Cal State Los Angeles recorded back-to-back service aces and Alejandra Negron added a solo block to help even the match. Sets three and four saw early lead changes but once the Coyotes took control in each of those sets, they were never seriously threatened.

CSUSB coach Kim Cherniss said, “As long as we learn a lesson going forward from it, I’m ok with dropping that second set. What I hope we learned was that you just can’t stop chasing points against quality teams like CSULA. We needed to push through that 25th point.”

Cardoza added, “Not getting to play last year was certainly disappointing but we had to just roll with

the punches and be prepared for that day when we could get back out here.

Everyone plays their best against us, and that pressure is something we thrive on. It’s why you come here as a player.”

Hayes said, “During the break, our staff did such an excellent job of keeping everyone engaged and checking in on us to make sure we were ok. Cal State LA is such a fun team to play against because they are highly skilled and full of energy, and we enjoy trying to match that.

We had the mindset of playing for each other and having fun in the process and it’ll be the same thing in the finals.”

Patton remarked, “We started

to adjust to what they were doing and did an impressive job of communicating their tendencies as the match went on. Our team is all about communication and that’s a big part of defense and frustrating opposing offenses.”

Golden Eagles coach Juan Figueroa said in defeat, “We fought and played hard tonight but really didn’t execute. In that set we won we just got lucky and overall, it was just a struggle. This is the group I started with, and they’ve been a joy to coach. I’m proud of them and now we prepare for what we hope is a trip to regionals.”

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Home Depot Foundation helps Menifee veteran landscape home

U.S. Army veteran Corey Mann helps a Home Depot worker to take a bag of Scotts Potting Soil to his backyard where volunteers from Home Depot and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 226 landscape his home in a Home Depot Foundation Operation Surprise effort to help Mann Veterans Day, Nov. 11.

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Several tons of donated landscaping supplies and plants are used to help U.S. Army veteran Corey Mann landscape his Menifee home by the Team #Home Depot from the Home Depot Foundation.

Home Depot volunteers from the Home Depot Foundation place rocks for a new backyard walkway outside U.S. Army veteran Corey Mann’s home in Menifee, a recipient of the Foundation’s Operation Surprise campaign on Veteran’s Day.

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More than a dozen Home Depot employees working with Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2266 gathered for the day before Veterans Day to surprise a fellow veteran by landscaping his home in Menifee.

Army military police veteran Cory Mann was taken by surprise Wednesday, Nov. 10, at his home at 30109 Snow Peak Court in Menifee, trucks filled with building materials, donated fertilizers, plants and Home Depot employees ready for work.

“It kinda of blew me away,” Mann said.

He said he was completely surprised when the first seven trucks drove up to his home, and on Veterans Day, as a semi-truck pulled up with sacks of Scotts Potting Soil and other plants and supplies.

Leading the force of employees from many Home Depots from as far away as Lancaster and the Coachella Valley and members of the VFW, was Sourin Vanhnarath, assistant manager of the Hemet Home Depot at Mann’s home. He and members of the crew hung up a sign on Mann’s home announcing the Home Depot help from the Home Depot Foundation, “Serving Communities Nationwide with Team #HomeDepot.”

For the next two days, the entire outside of the Mann home was converted into a landscaped showplace from the front yard to the backyard.

“Oh, man,” Vanhnarath said, who described the front yard as “destroyed, it was a little unkempt,” when his crews arrived.

“We are revitalizing it by putting in some new plants, a drip system and planting a new tree. The main thing was drainage in the back, but we went in and did a whole backyard.”

The backyard has graveled walkways, a circular fireplace, drought tolerant plants and many other amenities all with a new drainage system. The sides and front yards were landscaped with the labor of the dozens of Home Depot Foundation employees.

Mann who helped with the days of work said, “I’m really grateful for them and what they have done for me.”

He took time to tell how when he returned from Bahdad, Iran as an Army military police and what led up to him not finding employment and help with his domestic matters.

“I saw some things. RPG attacks, car bombs, small-arms fire. It was too much trauma,” Mann said.

He finished his tour but came home unknowingly, severely traumatized. He said did ask and found

EMWD approves water supply assessments Joe Naiman WRITER

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over a 20-year period can meet the demand for the project along with existing and other planned projects. The water supply assessment will be incorporated into the environmental impact report for the project. The city of Menifee is the lead agency for the EIR while the Panattoni Development Company is the developer for the project.

The Panattoni Industrial Island 3 and 6 project would construct two warehouse buildings with a combined area of almost 2.5 million square feet. The 121-acre site is south of Ethanac Road, east of Byers Road and west of Evans Street in Menifee.

Eastern’s most recent Urban Water Management Plan, which was adopted June 30, estimated that the mixed-use demand for the parcels which comprise the site would be 300.34 acre-feet per year. The total estimated water demand for the Panattoni Industrial Island 3 and Island 6 project is 75.08 acre-feet per year. The Urban Water Management Plan forecasts anticipated supplies and demand in five-year increments through 2045, when the district is expected to provide service to approximately 1,131,300 people.

The projected EMWD demand is 204,800 acre-feet in 2025 and 239,200 acre-feet in 2045.

The specific facilities needed to serve the Panattoni Industrial Island 3 and Island 6 water demands will be addressed in the project’s design conditions phase.

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help from the Home Depot Foundation in his home care.

Vanhnarath said the foundation helped the Mann home effort with a large donation.

The Home Depot Foundation partnered with VFW Post 2266 to complete the series of outdoor projects at the Mann home. The project followed all the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention government safety guidelines.

As part of The Home Depot Foundation’s national Operation Surprise campaign, local Team Depot volunteers created a backyard art studio and installed a fire pit for Mann to enjoy with his daughter.

Mann is an artist and lives with his daughter.

The project is part of The Home Depot Foundation’s Operation Surprise campaign, an annual celebration of The Home Depot’s commitment to giving back.

The foundation’s seasonal giving campaign, kicking off on Veterans Day and running through the end of the year, features life-changing surprises for communities and individual recipients. In addition, each Home Depot store nationwide will give back locally and support projects in the community where they operate.

“Corey and his daughter deserve

a beautiful outdoor space where they can relax and spend time together,” Vanhnarath said. “We are honored to team up with VFW Post 2266 to give Corey the home landscaping he deserves in gratitude for his service to this country.”

Helping with the project was Don Walker, commander of VFW Post 2266.

The Home Depot as more than 35,000 of the company’s associates are veterans or military spouses.

Over the past 10 years, The Home Depot Foundation has helped renovate and enhance more than 50,000 veteran homes and facilities, ensuring more of our nation’s heroes have a safe, comfortable place to call home that fits their individual needs. As a company that values service, Home Depot is honored to help support community members who served in the U.S. Armed Forces.

To learn more about The Home Depot Foundation visit http:// HomeDepotFoundation.org and follow them on Twitter @HomeDepotFound and on Facebook and Instagram @HomeDepotFoundation.

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

Don’t let FOG spoil your holiday cheer Avoid clogged drains by properly disposing of fats, oils and grease

Traditional holiday meals may cause clogged drains if not properly handled.

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LAKE ELSINORE – With the holiday season just around the corner, many families are looking forward to their annual gatherings.

The traditional holiday meals at those gatherings, however, may cause clogged drains if not properly handled. Foods such as meats, sauces, gravies, salad dressings, frostings, batter and butter can all contribute to clogged drains if disposed of improperly. Even a small amount of fats, oils and grease – FOG – can cause big problems for homeowners, particularly during the holiday season.

To ensure that clogged drains do not spoil the holiday fun, follow some simple tips.

Scrape all food into the trash before washing dishes or placing them in the dishwasher.

Pour oils, fats and grease from cooking into a disposable container, such as an empty jar or can, and let solidify. Then, place the

container into a trash can.

Use paper towels to wipe out any fat, oil, or grease residue left in a pan and dispose of in a trash can.

Mix small amounts of used fat, oil and grease with absorbent waste such as Kitty Litter, coffee grounds or paper towels before discarding.

Each homeowner is responsible for keeping their home sewer pipes in good working condition. When a sewer begins to drain slowly, it may be a sign that it needs to be cleaned or repaired. Clogs in the sewer pipe can be expensive to repair, so take preventative action by following the tips above. Consider having your home sewer pipe cleaned yearly by a professional plumber to prevent clogs and backups. For more information, visit http://www.evmwd.com.

Submitted by Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District.

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Missing Tennessee boy found in California, father arrested The Associated Press SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

A missing 3-year-old boy from Tennessee and a 16-year-old girl from Kentucky were found safe in Southern California and the younger child’s father was arrested, authorities said.

Deputies found Noah Clare and his cousin, Amber Clare, Thursday morning in Dana Point, south of Los Angeles, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said on Twitter.

Late Wednesday the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released surveillance camera images from nearby San Clemente, California, showing what appeared to be Noah and Amber along with 35-year-old Jacob Clare.

“At 8:50 a.m. a concerned resident called to report a young boy matching the description of Noah

Clare. OC Sheriff responded and took Jacob Clare into custody,” the sheriff’s department tweeted Thursday.

No charges were immediately announced and it wasn’t known if Jacob Clare had an attorney. He’s being held in California pending extradition to Tennessee, Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes said at a Thursday afternoon news conference.

Authorities previously said that Jacob Clare was wanted for aggravated kidnapping and custodial interference and could be armed.

No weapon was immediately found but detectives were still going through his possessions, Barnes said.

Noah was reported missing by his mother, Sunday, Nov. 7, after Jacob Clare, her ex-boyfriend and the boy’s father, didn’t return the child to her home in Gallatin, Ten-

nessee, at the end of a scheduled visitation, the Nashville Tennessean reported.

Amber Clare was reported missing by the Beaver Dam Police Department in Ohio County, Kentucky, according to the Tennessean.

The parents of Amber and Noah were traveling to Southern California and would be reunited with their children Thursday evening, Barnes said.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported Jacob Clare was driving a silver Subaru Outback, which authorities believe he purchased a week before Noah was reported missing. The Subaru, loaded with clothing and camping gear, was located by license plate readers in Arizona earlier this week.

The car was found abandoned in San Clemente Saturday.

A missing 3-year-old boy from Tennessee stands on the beach with Orange County sheriff’s deputies at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, Thursday, Nov. 18. Noah Clare from Tennessee and his cousin, 16-year-old Amber Clare from Kentucky were found safe in Southern California and the younger child’s father was arrested, authorities said.

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Thousands of giant sequoias killed in California wildfires Brian Melley THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lightning-sparked wildfires killed thousands of giant sequoias this year, adding to a staggering two-year death toll that accounts for up to nearly a fifth of Earth’s largest trees, officials said Friday, Nov. 19.

Fires in Sequoia National Park and the surrounding national forest that also bears the trees’ name tore through more than a third of groves in California and torched an estimated 2,261 and 3,637 sequoias, which are the largest trees by volume. Fires in the same area last year killed an unprecedented 7,500 to 10,400 of the 75,000 trees that are only native in about 70 groves scattered along the western side of the Sierra Nevada range.

Intense fires that burned hot enough and high enough to kill so many giant sequoias – trees once considered nearly fire-proof – puts an exclamation point on the impact of climate change. The combination of a warming planet that has created hotter droughts and a century of fire suppression that choked forests with thick undergrowth have fueled blazes that have sounded the death knell for trees that date back to ancient

civilizations.

“The sobering reality is that we have seen another huge loss within a finite population of these iconic trees that are irreplaceable in many lifetimes,” Clay Jordan, superintendent of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, said. “As spectacular as these trees are, we really can’t take them for granted. To ensure that they’re around for our kids and grandkids and great grandkids, some action is necessary.”

California has seen its largest fires in the past five years, with last year setting a record for most acreage burned. So far, the secondlargest amount of land has burned this year.

After last year’s Castle and SQF Complex fires took officials by surprise by wiping out so many sequoias, extraordinary measures were taken to save the largest and oldest trees this year.

The General Sherman tree – the largest living thing on earth – and other ancient trees that are the backdrop for photos that often fail to capture grandeur of the giant sequoias was wrapped in a foil blanket.

A type of fire-retardant gel, similar to that used as absorbent in baby’s diapers, was dropped on

tree canopies that can exceed 200 feet in height. Sprinklers watered down trunks and flammable matter was raked away from trees.

The measures spared the Giant Forest, the premiere grove of ancient trees in the park, but the measures couldn’t be deployed everywhere.

The bulk of the Suwannee grove in the park burned in an extreme fire in the Marble Fork of the Kaweah River drainage. The Starvation Complex grove in Sequoia National Forest was largely destroyed, based on estimates of how much of it burned at high severity.

In 2013, the park had done climate modeling that predicted extreme fires wouldn’t jeopardize sequoias for another 50 years, Christy Brigham, chief of resource management and science at the two parks, said. But that was at the start of what became a punishing five-year drought that essentially broke the model.

Amid the drought in 2015, the park saw giant sequoias torched for the first time. Two fires in 2017 killed more giant sequoias, serving as a warning for what was to come.

“Then the Castle Fire happened and it was like, ‘Oh, my God,’” Brigham said. “We went from the warning sign to hair on fire. To lose

Coyote found wedged in car bumper returned to wild following recuperation good health, despite its relatively advanced age.

“She was actually in wonderful condition before being hit by the car,” Christine Barton, director of operations and wildlife rehabilitation at the SDHS Ramona Campus, said. “Her coat and weight are exactly what we want to see in wild animals. We are so happy she recovered quickly and could be returned to her natural habitat.”

A coyote that was struck and seriously injured by a car is released back into the wild Friday, Nov. 19, following nearly three weeks of care and recuperation at the San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center.

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A coyote that was struck and seriously injured by a car was released back into the wild Friday, Nov. 19, following nearly three weeks of care and recuperation at the San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center.

The fully recovered animal was set free late Thursday afternoon in a San Marcos Parks and Recreation Department location near the parking lot where she was found Nov. 1, according to the humane society.

A passerby discovered the female coyote stuck in a hollow in the forward bumper of a sedan in a parking lot outside a San Marcos supermarket and called for help, thinking it was a dog, SDHS representative Nina Thompson said.

The owner of the car did not realize that the animal was trapped in the body of his vehicle and was inside the store shopping when the situation came to light, Thompson said.

After the coyote was cut free, she was taken to the Ramona wildanimal care center, where she was treated for shock and a severely injured paw pad.

Over the next several weeks, the veterinary team performed a series of examinations and extensive radiographs to ensure there were no fractures or internal bleeding, and a Project Wildlife medical team treated the animal with fluids and pain medication and kept her under close observation as she recovered.

Helping the coyote, described by veterinarians as a senior, get past her ordeal was her all-around

UC plans no resumption of standardized testing for admission The Associated Press SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

The University of California will continue to not use standardized tests for admissions decisions, an official told a meeting of the UC governing board.

UC regents were told Thursday, Nov. 18, that faculty could not find an alternative test that would not have the same bias problem that led the university to stop using the SAT last year, the Los Angeles

Times reported.

“UC will continue to practice test-free admission now and into the future,” UC Provost Michael Brown told the regents.

Supporters of standardized testing contend it is a uniform measure for predicting how students from varied schools and backgrounds will perform in college.

UC, however, decided that high school grades avoid biases in tests based on race, income and parent education levels.

In this Oct. 15, 2021, file photo a giant sequoia, right, shows blackened scarring from the forest fire, seen during a media tour of Redwood Canyon in Kings Canyon National Park.

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7,000 trees in one fire is crazy.”

A full mortality count from last year’s fire is still not available because crews in the forest were in the process of confirming how many trees died when lightning struck Sept. 9, igniting the Windy Fire in Sequoia National Forest and the SQF Complex in the park, Brigham said.

Not all the news from the estimates was bleak.

While fire burned into 27 groves and large numbers of trees were

incinerated, a lot of low-intensity fire that sequoias need to thrive cleared out vegetation and the heat will open cones so they can spread their seeds.

Areas, however, where fire burned so hot and seeds were killed, may not be able to regenerate. For the first time, the park is considering planting seedlings to preserve the species.

“I’m not ready to give up on giant sequoias,” Brigham said.

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House sends Biden’s mammoth spending package to Senate with provisions that Democratic Senators oppose Andrew Trunsky THE DAILY CALLER

The House Friday morning, Nov. 19, passed its version of President Joe Biden’s spending package, sending the $1.7 trillion bill to the Senate where it is all but certain to be picked apart by Democratic senators opposed to multiple provisions.

Included in the House bill are provisions on paid family leave, state and local tax deductions, spending meant to mitigate the effects of climate change, and other items which have been met with resistance from Democratic senators whose votes are critical to passing the package in the 5050 chamber.

But despite the coming Senate hurdles and staunch Republican opposition – House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy spoke against the bill and Democrats’ “one-party rule” for over eightand-a-half hours, blocking the bill from clearing the chamber Thursday night House Democrats touted the budget as a win for families and the working class before it passed the chamber on a 220-213 vote. Maine Democratic Rep. Jared Golden was the only lawmaker to cross party lines, joining Republicans in voting no.

“The Build Back Better Act will make transformational investments that will help more Americans access opportunities and achieve greater economic security,” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said on the House floor Thursday to applause from his Democratic colleagues. “This bill is truly for the people. Not just those who have too much, but those who have too little.”

The bill as written is the largest overhaul to the American socialsafety net in decades, establishing or expanding programs including universal preschool, Medicare expansions and price negotiations, the child tax credit and more. The House had moved toward a vote throughout the day Thursday, beginning the package in the morning and adjourning as lawmakers waited for the Congressional Budget Office to score it.

The score, which moderate Democrats had insisted on before voting on the bill, came Thursday afternoon. The CBO estimated that the package would add $367 billion to the national debt over the next decade, not including

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$207 billion in revenue that could be generated from increased IRS enforcement.

While the analysis was enough to satisfy moderate Democrats, it bolstered Republican arguments that the massive bill would only worsen the national debt as America’s economic recovery already faced decades-high inflation and days after Congress authorized and Biden signed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill.

“Every page of this all new Washington spending will be paid for from you, the American hardworking taxpayer,” McCarthy said in the beginning of his overnight speech, where he criticized the bill, railed against Democrats, and lamented everything from inflation to China to former President Jimmy Carter to McDonald’s dollar menu to Elon Musk.

“I want the American people to know, it will not be one-party rule in one year,” McCarthy later said, predicting that the Republicans would take back the House in 2022.

When the House reconvened at 8 a.m. Friday, Pelosi spoke before the vote, urging her colleagues to pass the bill and quipped about McCarthy’s tactics.

“As a courtesy to my colleagues, I will be brief,” Pelosi said.

Though House Democrats successfully passed the budget before leaving Washington for an extended Thanksgiving recess, the bill faces a rocky path through the Senate before it can arrive on Biden’s desk. Multiple Democratic senators, including Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and

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Most of Sanders’ opposition has focused on the SALT provisions, which he and Republicans alike have criticized as little more than a tax cut for wealthy Americans who live in Democratic-leaning states.

“I think it’s bad politics, it’s bad policy,” Sanders told reporters Thursday regarding the SALT deductions. “Bottom line, we need to help the middle class, not the 1%.”

Unlike Sanders, however, Manchin and Sinema have long objected to parts of the bill, with both of them vowing months ago to oppose its originally floated $3.5 trillion price tag. While Sinema already scrapped provisions raising taxes on corporations and wealthy Americans, Manchin has been outspoken against establishing paid family leave in the bill and has opposed several of the proposed climate change provisions.

“That’s a challenge. Very much of a challenge, and (top Democrats) know how I feel about that,” Manchin said earlier in November after news broke that House Democrats would include a paid family leave provision despite his opposition.

The Senate is set to take up the budget once it returns from Thanksgiving recess, coinciding with must-pass bills to fund the government and raise the debt ceiling.

“On a bill of this magnitude, this process takes time and patience,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer wrote in a letter to Democrats Sunday. “We will update you regularly on these steps.”

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A New York judge Thursday, Nov. 18, ordered the New York Times to appear in court the following week and defend publishing legal documents from Project Veritas and, in the meantime, stop publishing the privileged materials.

Justice Charles Wood said he may order the paper to remove all references to or descriptions to Project Veritas’s privileged attorney-client information and to return and/or immediately delete all copies of the privileged materials in the paper’s possession, unless he was convinced otherwise.

The paper or its lawyers were told to appear in New York Supreme Court for Westchester County, Tuesday, Nov. 23.

The New York Times recently published documents online that the paper said were from Project Veritas. The paper later took them down, but a story describing them is still available on its website.

Project Veritas lawyers said the documents were obtained improperly and their publication was not authorized by the group.

Complicating matters, Project Veritas is engaged in litigation against the paper over articles that were deceptive because they contained the opinions of the bylined writers, Wood ruled in March.

The paper successfully got a stay in discovery as it appealed the decision.

Project Veritas lawyers called the paper ’s acquiring of the privileged materials “a shocking display of unscrupulous gamesmanship.

“The lack of any justification for The Times’ conduct betrays it for what it is: a bare and vindictive attempt to harm and embarrass a litigation adversary by completely disregarding the sanctity of the attorney-client relationship,” they told the court.

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attorney-client privileged materials, written by a lawyer who is counsel of record in Project Veritas’ ongoing litigation against The Times, that were obviously stolen and provided to the Times without Project Veritas’ consent,” a lawyer told New York Times lawyers.

The source of the documents was not identified in the filing, in the paper’s stories or in an email reporter Adam Goldman sent Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe shortly before it published the files.

The documents include memos containing advice from lawyer Benjamin Barr as to how Project Veritas could avoid running afoul of legal problems when it conducts its reporting, which largely hinges on reporters going undercover.

Joel Kurtzberg, a lawyer for the paper, said in a filing that Project Veritas was asserting without evidence that The New York Times obtained the files improperly.

He said that Project Veritas was seeking the “extraordinary remedy of prior restraint,” or the prepublication suppression of certain material, which he argued was an infringement on the paper’s First Amendment rights.

Elizabeth Locke, a lawyer representing Project Veritas, told The Epoch Times in an email that the order didn’t fit that definition, since the material in question was

already made public.

“The interim order and more permanent relief sought are narrowly tailored to that misconduct.

Moreover, even if this were a prior restraint (it is not), there are certain circumstances where the law permits a court to enjoin the publication of materials before it happens – including, for example, by a protective order in litigation between litigants to prevent the use and dissemination of attorney-client protected materials,” she said.

The New York Times has said the publication of the memos themselves was inadvertent and that the documents were taken down “after editors discovered the mistake.”

Dean Baquet, the paper’s executive editor, said in an emailed statement that Wood’s Thursday ruling to show cause was “unconstitutional and sets a dangerous precedent.

“When a court silences journalism, it fails its citizens and undermines their right to know.

The Supreme Court made that clear in the Pentagon Papers case, a landmark ruling against prior restraint blocking the publication of newsworthy journalism. That principle clearly applies here. We are seeking an immediate review of this decision,” he said.

A representative declined to

James O’Keefe, founder of Project Veritas, is seen at the Values Voter Summit in Washington Oct. 12, 2019.

identify the source for the memos.

The paper said it obtained them before the FBI raids of Project Veritas-linked homes earlier in November.

The New York Times was the first to report on the raids, and Project Veritas has accused the paper of receiving leaks from the FBI. The bureau has not returned requests for comment.

According to the search warrant, law enforcement had reason to believe Project Veritas was involved in a conspiracy to possess stolen goods and transport them across state lines. The goods were described as property obtained from Ashley Biden, President Joe

Biden’s daughter.

Project Veritas said it acquired a diary last year said to be Ashley Biden’s from two people not affiliated with the group but ultimately decided against publishing it because it could not confirm its authenticity. The group said it provided the diary to local law enforcement in Florida.

The raids were widely condemned as violating the First Amendment.

Project Veritas asked the court to appoint a special master, or a retired judge to protect privileged material. The request was granted recently.

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Like many others, Noli Indian School students have been faced with unpredictable circumstances during the past couple of years.

Principal Donovan Post said he and the staff didn’t want to see them entirely miss out on a homecoming celebration again this year.

The Soboba Reservation school serves students in grades sixth to 12th, but it was the high schoolers that finally got to have their special day after a couple of weeks of delays.

Traditionally, there are activities all week long leading up to a homecoming football game.

Each class works on building a float that follows a chosen theme and the vehicles travel in a parade through the reservation from the school grounds to The Oaks. The homecoming king and queen are announced.

Due to circumstances beyond the school’s control, the date got pushed back two weeks from its original date of Oct. 29. Since the delay caused them to scrap a football game, administrators had to shift gears to provide the students, especially the senior class, an opportunity to have some type of event. They organized the Homecoming Coronation and Dance for Friday, Nov. 12.

Since the students also had their

Red Ribbon Week interrupted at the end of October, all students were treated to a barbecue lunch on campus with the help of Department of Public Safety personnel earlier that day. Soboba elders were invited to join in the school’s lunch and interact with the students as they resumed their Red Ribbon Week celebration. There was music and many fun activities before the 5 p.m. coronation of this year’s homecoming king and queen took place at The Oaks.

Despite the lack of a parade this year, Soboba tribal member Alice Helms was deemed grand marshal and was the first to make her way under the archway of black and red balloons set up at the 50-yard line of the football field. The balloons, which reflected the school’s colors, was created by Regina Nevarez and her family. Recognized for her involvement in many aspects of her tribe, Alice Helms was accompanied by her son, Benny Helms Jr. She said all of her grandchildren graduated from Noli and she has two great-grandchildren there now, Jesse Garcia and Mexeel Garcia. She has always been actively involved with the tribe and her late husband, Benny Helms Sr., served on Tribal Council and was known as a very talented football and baseball player and coach.

About 100 invited friends and family members sat in the stadium bleachers to cheer on the homecoming court as they made their

way onto the field. Cellphone cameras and applause met each student as they were called to centerfield.

The stadium’s bright lights illuminated the football field, but each student shined in their own way.

Freshman class sweethearts Babe Briones and Mexeel Garcia are both from the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians. Babe, 14, is the son of Duke and Santana Briones and Mexeel, 14, is the daughter of Dwan Helms-Garcia. She has attended Noli since the sixth grade and participated in basketball, softball and volleyball. She said she wasn’t surprised to be chosen: she was shocked. Babe has been at the school for one year. He said he was happy he was selected for this recognition.

Sophomore class duke is Damien Vega, son of Lisa Ortega, and sophomore class duchess is Luisa Rivera, daughter of Louie Rivera and Tanya Briones-Rivera.

Both students are members of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians.

Damien, 14, has been a Noli student since eighth grade and is active in ASB and AVID. Luisa, 15, has attended the school since sixth grade and is involved in all varsity sports as well as ASB and AVID. When she found out she was named duchess, she said, “I was happy because I thought I was going to lose.”

Damien said, “I was excited; I threw my hands in the air yelling ‘heck yeah!’”

Grand Marshal Alice Helms is escorted by her son Benny Helms Jr. to officially start Noli’s Homecoming Coronation Ceremony.

Junior class prince Addis Martin is the son of Anthony and Maulette Martin. Addis, 16, is a member of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians. Junior class princess, Ciara Ramos, 16, has been a Noli student since sixth grade and is active with ASB and AVID. She is a Soboba tribal member and serves on its Youth Council.

Each senior who was nominated for king or queen were introduced and walked out to the center field to wait for the winners to be announced. The following nominees were not able to attend the event: Frank Moreno, Rudy Pimental, Carmel Valenzuella IV, Caitlyn Briones, Alena Duenas, Natehya Magante and Melissa Sosa.

Nominees for senior class king who were at the event were Michael Thunder Briones, Jesse Garcia and Jeremiah Ramos, all members of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians. Briones, 17, is the son of Christopher Briones.

He said he was happy to be nominated. Garcia, 17, is the son of Dwan Helms-Garcia and started at Noli in his freshman year. He

is involved with ASB. Ramos’s parents are WooLoo and Orlando Mendoza. Ramos, 17, played football and is an active member with Soboba Youth Council.

Senior class queen nominees were Lanise Luna, Abby Nevarez and Ellie Mae Nevarez. Luna, 17, is the daughter of Llair and Juanita Luna and is from the Pala Band of Mission Indians. She has been at Noli since sixth grade and participates in AVID and the Beading Club. Twin sisters Abby and Ellie Mae, both 17, are the daughters of Mike and Regina Nevarez and are from the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians.

Emcee Bridget Lowe, who teaches high school math at Noli, opened the sealed envelope to reveal the names of the winners. The Noli Indian School 2021 senior class king is Jeremiah Ramos and senior class queen is Ellie Mae Nevarez.

All students were invited to attend a dance at the tribal hall from 7-11 p.m. where there was lots of music and refreshments.

Pursuant to Government Code 6061 and Education Code 5092

NOTICE OF PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TEMECULA VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

On October 7, 2021, a vacancy was created on the Board of Education of the Temecula Valley Unified School District when Trustee Steve Loner filed his resignation with the Riverside County Superintendent of Schools, effective immediately.

The Temecula Valley Unified School District Board of Education has provisionally appointed Allison Barclay to assume the vacant seat for Trustee Area 1 on the Board. The effective date for the appointment of Allison Barclay to the Temecula Valley Unified School District Board of Education is November 16, 2021.

Unless a petition calling for a special election pursuant to Education Code 5091 is filed in the Office of the Riverside County Superintendent of Schools within 30 days of this provisional appointment, it shall become an effective appointment. More information about this appointment can be obtained by contacting Sue O’Connell, Office of the Superintendent 951-506-7904.

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Noli Indian School seniors and twin sisters, Ellie Mae Nevarez and Abby Nevarez, competed for the title of Homecoming Queen.

Temecula student joins Loyola University Maryland class of 2025 BALTIMORE – Amelia Viktoria Arabe from Temecula is a member of the class of 2025 at Loyola University Maryland.

As first-year students embark on their college experience, they will all take part in Loyola’s living learning program, Messina. The common text for Messina is “Heartland” by Sarah Smarsh.

The book is an eye-opening memoir of working-class poverty in America that “will deepen our understanding of the ways in which

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Established in 1852, Loyola University Maryland is a Catholic, Jesuit comprehensive university comprising Loyola College, home to the university’s arts and sciences programs; the Sellinger School of Business and Management and the School of Education. Loyola University enrolls 4,000 undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students from across the country.

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Food giveaway feeds hundreds Two named employees of the in Anza year at Hamilton

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Elementary Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

Hamilton Elementary School announced the certificated and classified employees of the year Monday, Nov. 15.

Monica Parsons was selected as this year’s top certificated employee, and Robyn Young was awarded classified employee of the year. see page AVO-3

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Donations needed for Hamilton Elementary holiday store Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

Don Salazar with Hamilton Elementary School’s Parent, Teacher, Student Association requested donations for the holiday school gift store and Winter Wonderland, which will be held Friday, Dec. 10. see page AVO-4

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Winter gardening tips for high country residents Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

Winter chills and inclement weather need not spell the end of gardening endeavors in the high country. There are many vegetables that grow very well this time of year and provide fresh and nutritious food for the table with minimal effort.

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Bettina Geissler, left, Victor and Christy Foster hard at work at the Anza Pizza Factory for the food giveaway.

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types of food to be collected and distributed to anyone in need in the Anza Valley.

“Louis Ipolito put us in contact with a food distributor,” Christy Foster said. “We get big loads. As

a matter of fact, one time we were able to deliver 6,500 pounds of chicken to local residents.”

The Fosters never know exactly see FOOD, page AVO-5

Mountain communities’ transfer stations affected by driver shortfalls Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

Mountains of garbage, overflowing dumpsters and rolloffs and short tempers have almost been the norm at the Anza, Idyllwild and Pinyon Flats transfer stations in recent weeks.

Residents have been perplexed as to why trash is accumulating and not being removed in a timely manner. Many residents complained loudly on social media and others reportedly verbally abused staff at the dump sites.

On-site staff have no control on the trucking schedule that empties dumpsters and replaces the full rolloffs with empty ones.

Run by CR&R and the Riverside County Department of Waste Resources, the dumps are designed to take household and residential refuse. And like many other businesses, CR&R said it is having a see STATIONS, page AVO-3

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2021: a free food giveaway with fare arriving in huge trailers and emptied by volunteers.

Bettina Geissler, along with Victor and Christy Foster, have arranged for large loads of varied

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Household trash fills the Anza Transfer Station’s bins beyond capacity. Anza Valley Outlook/Diane Sieker photo

AEC displays new sign Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

The office building at Anza Electric Cooperative Inc. is sporting fresh, bright new signage.

The hand-crafted sign was modeled exactly after the sign that had hung on the face of the building for decades. Updated and refreshed, the new signboard features two Willy Wire Hands welcoming people to the office.

The old hand-painted sign had shown signs of severe weathering and rain rot. When examined by a signmaker, the decision was made to replace it rather than try to refurbish the original. Made from medium density overlay plywood, with several coats of primer and enamel paint, and lettered with the best self-adhesive vinyls, the new sign should last for decades to come.

A new sign above the office door at the Anza Electric Cooperative is a newer, brighter duplicate of the old AEC sign.

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ilton’s online calendar at http:// www.hamiltonbobcats.net/apps/ events/calendar/.

Hamilton Museum – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Open Wednesdays and Saturdays at 39991 Contreras Road in Anza. For more information, call 951-763-1350 or visit http:// www.hamiltonmuseum.org. Find them on Facebook at “HamiltonMuseum-and-Ranch-Foundation.”

Health, exercise, resources and recovery meetings Fit after 50 – 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Tuesday and Friday mornings at Anza Community Hall. Free. Wear comfortable clothes and supportive shoes. Call or text instructor Teresa Hoehn, at 951-751-1462 for more information.

Narcotics Anonymous Meeting – 6 p.m. Every Tuesday at Shepherd Of The Valley Church, 56095 Pena Road, in Anza. Open participation.

Veterans’ Gathering Mondays – 9-11 a.m., The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 39075 Contreras Road, in Anza. Men and women veterans come to share and help each other deal with posttraumatic stress disorder and other difficulties. Call John Sheehan at 951-923-6153. If you need an advocate to help with VA benefits, call Ronnie Imel at 951-659-9884.

The Most Excellent Way – Christ-centered recovery program for all kinds of addiction meets Fridays from 7-8:30 p.m. and Tuesdays from 8-10 a.m. Program is court approved; child care is provided. Transportation help is available. The group meets at 58050 Highway 371; the cross street is Kirby Road in Anza.

AA Men’s Meeting – 7 p.m.

Meetings take place Thursdays at 39551 Kirby Road in Anza, south of Highway 371.

Alcoholics Anonymous – 8 p.m. Wednesday evenings at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 56095 Pena Road in Anza.

For more information, call 951763-4226.

Bereaved Parents of the USA – The Aguanga-Anza Chapter of BPUSA will hold its meetings at 6 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday of each month at 49109 Lakeshore Blvd. in Aguanga. For more information, contact chapter leader Linda Hardee at 951-551-2826.

Free Mobile Health Clinic – Open every third Wednesday of the month from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

No appointment is needed. Uninsured may only be seen in the Anza Community Hall’s parking lot or inside the hall.

Medication Assistance and Treatment for Opioid Dependence – Get treatment for heroin addiction. Transportation to the clinic is provided. For more information, contact Borrego Health’s Anza Community Health Center, 58581 Route 371, in Anza. For more information, call 951-7634759.

Food ministries F.U.N. Group weekly food ministry – Deliveries arrive noon Thursdays at the Anza Community Hall. To order a paid box and help feed those who can’t afford to pay, drop off payment and cash donations by Thursday at 1:30 p.m., to ERA Excel Realty, 56070 Highway 371, in Anza. Pay

inside or drop off during the day in the red box outside. To drop it off, put name and request on an envelope with payment inside. A $30 box has about $100 worth of food and feeds six people. Half boxes are available for $15. Food is delivered once a week to those who cannot find a ride. For more information, call Bill Donahue at 951-288-0903.

Living Hope Christian Fellowship Community Dinner – 1 p.m.

Dinners are held the last Sunday of the month at the Anza Community Hall. All are welcome. Donations of time, money, etc. are always welcome.

Food for the Faithful – 8 a.m.

The food bank hands out food the last Friday of the month until the food is gone. The clothes closet will be open too. Emergency food handed out as needed at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. FFF is a non-denominational nonprofit. All in need are welcome; call Esther Barragan at 951-763-5636.

Bible Studies The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Anza – Sunday Sacrament is held 10 a.m.; Sunday School is 11 a.m.

Priesthood/Relief Society meets noon; Wednesday Boy Scouts gathers 6 p.m. and Youth Night is 7 p.m. For more information, call Ruiz at 951-445-7180 or Nathan at (760) 399-0727. The Wednesday Genealogy/Family History Class, 5-8 p.m., is open to the public at 39075 Contreras Road in Anza.

Native Lighthouse Fellowship – 10 a.m. The group meets the first Saturday of the month, and breakfast is served. All are welcome to fellowship together at the “Tribal Hall” below the casino in Anza.

For more information, call Nella Heredia at 951-763-0856.

Living Hope Bible Study – 8-10 a.m. Tuesdays at Living Hope Christian Fellowship, 58050 Highway 371, in Anza. All are welcome. For more information, call Pastor Kevin at 951-763-1111.

Anza RV Clubhouse – 7 p.m., the second Wednesday of the Month, Pastor Kevin officiates at 41560 Terwilliger Road in Anza.

Monthly Christian Men’s Breakfast – 9 a.m. Breakfast takes place the fourth Saturday of each month and rotates to different locations. Contact Jeff Crawley at 951763-1257 for more information.

Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church – 10 a.m. Weekly Wednesday Bible study takes place at 56095 Pena Road in Anza. Call 951-763-4226 for more information.

Valley Gospel Chapel – 7 a.m. Saturday Men’s Study meets weekly with breakfast usually served at 43275 Chapman Road in the Terwilliger area of Anza.

For more information, call 951763-4622.

Anza First Southern Baptist Church – 9 a.m. The church offers Sunday school for all ages with a 10:30 a.m. worship service and 6 p.m. for prayer and Bible study. Youth ministry meets Mondays from 6-8 p.m. The women’s Bible study meets Thursdays at 10 a.m., but it is on hiatus through the summer. Celebrate Recovery meets Fridays; doors open at 5:30 p.m. with large group meeting, 6-7 p.m.; small group share, 7-8 p.m.

and Cross Talk Cafe, 8-8:30 p.m.

Church is located at 39200 Rolling Hills Road in Anza. For more information, contact at 951-7634937, anzabptistchurch@gmail. com or http://www.anzabaptistchurch.com.

Clubs TOPS Meeting – Take Off Pounds Sensibly support group meets Wednesdays weekly. Weigh in at 8:30 a.m., meeting at 8:45 a.m. at Thompson Hall at the Anza Baptist Church, 39200 Rolling Hills Road, in Anza. For more information, visit http://www.

TOPS.org.

High Country Recreation – Second Monday of the month attend committee meetings at ERA Excel Realty in Anza. For more information, call Albert Rodriguez at 951-492-1624 or Robyn Garrison at (805) 312-0369.

HCR Bingo fundraisers – 6:30-9:30 p.m. second and fourth Fridays at Anza Community Hall.

Anza Valley VFW Post 1873 – Capt. John Francis Drivick III Post, the Ladies’ and Men’s Auxiliaries are located at 59011 Bailey Road in Anza. Mail P.O. Box 390433. Request monthly newsletter and or weekly menu by email at vfw1873anzaca@ gmail.com. For more information, call 951-763-4439 or visit http:// vfw1873.org.

High Country 4-H Club – 6:30 p.m. Meetings are on the third Wednesday of the month, except February, at Anza Community Hall. 4-H Club is for youth 5 to 19 years old offering a variety of projects. High Country 4-H Club is open to children living in the Anza, Aguanga and surrounding areas. For more information, call Allison Renck at 951-663-5452.

Anza Valley Artists Meetings – 1 p.m. Meetings are the third Saturday of each month at various locations. Share art, ideas and participate in shows. Guest speakers are always needed. For more information, call president Rosie Grindle at 951-928-1248.

Find helpful art tips at http://www. facebook.com/AnzaValleyArtists/.

Anza Quilter’s Club – 9:30 a.m. to noon. Meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at the Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 56095 Pena Road, in Anza.

Anza Valley Lions Club – The Anza Valley Lions Club is open to all men and women who want to work together for the betterment of the community. Guest meetings with dinner are held at 7 p.m. on the first Monday of each month at Anza Valley VFW Post 1873, 59011 Bailey Road, in Anza.

Meetings and events are posted on the Anza Lions Club website, http://www.anzalionsclub.org. For more information, call president Michele Brown at (760) 637-9173.

Boy Scouts Troop 319 – Cub Scouts meet 6 p.m. every Tuesday, and Boy Scouts meet 7 p.m. every Wednesday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Contreras Road, south of state Route 371, in Anza. For more information, call Richard Hotchkiss at 951-551-3154.

Boys Scouts Troop 371 – Boy Scouts meet at Lake Riverside Estates. For more information, call Ginny Kinser at (909) 702-7902.

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

Fire Explorer Program – 6 p.m. The program meets every second, third and fourth Tuesday of the month at Fire Station 29 on state Route 371 in Anza. Call 951763-5611 for information.

Redshank Riders – 7 p.m.

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

Anza Thimble Club – The club meets the first Thursday of the month at Valley Gospel Chapel, 43275 Chapman Road in Anza.

The social hour is 11:30 a.m., and lunch is served at noon. Contact Carol Wright at 951-763-2884 for more information.

Organizations Terwilliger Community Association – 6 p.m. Second Monday of the month at VFW Post 1873, 59011 Bailey Road, in Anza. Potluck dinner open to all. For more information, call Tonie Ford at 951-763-4560.

From the Heart Christian Women’s Ministries – Noon.

Monthly luncheon and guest speaker are held the second Saturday of each month. The $5 charge covers lunch at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 56095 Pena Road, in Anza. From the Heart helps the area’s neediest children and invites all women and men to join in their mission.

Donate or help with the rummage sales twice a year to raise funds for the cause or other events. For more information, call president Christi James at 951-595-2400.

Anza Community Hall – 7 p.m.

General membership meetings are held the fourth Thursday of the month. Memberships cost $20 per person or $35 per business, and both get one vote. No government funds are allocated for the Hall, which pays its bills through memberships and swap meets.

Voting members receive discounts off hall rentals, swap meet booths and save on propane gas from Ferrellgas. Mail membership to: Anza Community Building Inc. at P.O. Box 390091, Anza, CA 92539. The hall is located at 56630 Highway 371 in Anza. Swap meet held each Saturday of the month, weather permitting, early morning to 1 p.m. Vendors wanted. For more information, call 951-282-4267.

Anza Civic Improvement League – 9 a.m. meets the first Saturday of each month at the Little Red Schoolhouse. The league maintains Minor Park and Little Red School House, which are both available to rent for events. No government funds are allowed; the membership pays the bills – $10 a person, $18 family or $35 business membership.

For more information, visit http:// www.anzacivic.org.

SIGN from page AVO-2 The new sign features the Willy Wire Hands characters greeting visitors to the Anza Electric Cooperative office.

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Parsons and Young named employees of the year at Hamilton Elementary School

David Young, left, accompanies Classified Employee of the Year Robyn Young, next to Wayne Young at Hamilton Elementary School.

Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

Hamilton Elementary School announced the certificated and classified employees of the year Monday, Nov. 15.

Monica Parsons was selected STATIONS from page AVO-1 difficult time recruiting drivers for their trucks.

According to a company representative, the trucks are available – the issue is finding qualified and safe drivers to operate them.

“Their manager did tell me that when they can’t make it to Anza due to a lack of staff, they follow up the next day with a truck and on Saturdays they send up two trucks instead of one truck to clean up the transfer station,” a staff member from Riverside County Supervisor Chuck Washington’s office said.

“Unfortunately, short staffing is an industrywide issue and they are working to resolve it as best they can.”

Residents can help by recycling as much as possible. The dump will take recyclable materials, and there are rolloffs and a compactor for the purpose.

The Riverside County Department of Waste Resources offers many recycling programs for electronic waste, appliances, cardboard, plastics, CRV and metals. The items collected are sold to scrap buyers and the revenue received from this recycling effort helps to offset the cost of other mandated activities such as household hazardous waste collection events and electronic waste handling.

Many types of electronic products like TVs and microwaves contain hazardous substances such as lead and mercury and are considered dangerous waste. These products are not allowed to be discarded in the regular household trash collection bins. In California, these must be sent to a facility that has a special permit for recycling, storage and disposal of these materials.

According to the department’s website, electronic waste items which are regulated include computer monitors, televisions, cash registers; computers; computer peripherals, telephones, answering machines, radios, stereo equipment, tape players/recorders, phonographs, video cassette players/ recorders, compact disc/DVD players/recorders, calculators and some appliances.

In addition, the department is a state approved electronic waste collector and recycler. All electronic items accepted at the landfills or transfer stations are dismantled by department staff on-site. The residual material is separated by class and type and sent off-site for further recycling.

The Anza Transfer Station accepts electronic waste every day in a designated spot near the office. Appliances can also be recycled, and

as this year’s top certificated employee, and Robyn Young was awarded classified employee of the year.

“Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to our students and the community,” parent liaison Vicente Ramirez said. these include dishwashers, stoves, ovens, microwaves, water heaters, lawn mowers and small motorized equipment. Many of these can be disposed of in the special metal rolloff at the dump.

A wide variety of metals are very recyclable and accepted at the transfer station. Fencing, rebar, patio furniture, bicycles, structural steel, auto rims, radiators and window frames are but a small sampling of items that can be disposed of there.

Metals such as steel, aluminum, copper, brass, stainless steel, tin and bronze are welcomed. There is a special rolloff container for metal pieces to be disposed of at the station.

Paper and cardboard can also be recycled. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, 40% of all municipal solid waste consists of paper and paperboard products. Items accepted include paper bags, junk mail, cardboard boxes, egg cartons, newspapers and almost any other paper products. The station has a special compactor for mixed recyclables and a huge 10-ton roll off just for cardboard.

Plastics, glass and some packaging materials are also welcome at the Anza Transfer Station and can be inserted into the mixed recycle compactor on-site. If you have any questions regarding the location of these bins, feel free to ask the station employees.

Recyclable materials placed in the trash are not recycled, as solid waste trash will go straight to the landfill for burial. Use the designated bins, rolloffs and the compactor by the office to put your recyclables in so they will be taken care of properly, and not add to the overflowing dumpster issue.

Green waste should also stay out of the household waste dumpsters.

There are rolloff bins for this purpose. Grass clippings, prunings, weeds, pine cones, Christmas trees, branches and pine needles are welcome.

Waste prevention is a good strategy. Use reusable dishes instead of disposable items, donate unwanted items, purchase rechargeable batteries and other recyclable goods.

Reuse, recycle, and repurpose is a great plan.

While the problem with trucking out the waste from the mountain community transfer stations should be temporary, it’s always a good idea to produce as little trash as possible and recycle what you can.

To learn more, visit https://www. rcwaste.org/.

Diane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia.com.

Jeremy Parsons, left, accompanies his wife Certificated Teacher of the Year Monica Parsons with her son Anza Valley Outlook/Courtesy photos Brian Alderete at Hamilton Elementary School.

Classified staff consists of school employees that do not need certification or licensure to be qualified for the job they do.

Teachers must either be certified or working toward certification in the public school system. There are also certified roles that are not

typical teacher positions.

Young is an instructional aide for severely handicapped students and Parsons teaches second grade.

“It definitely came by surprise,” Parsons said. “The school staff made me feel very special. And by the way, everyone I work with

is really awesome. I feel fortunate to have such great support at home and at work.”

Diane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

Every single dumpster is full and waiting to be emptied at the Anza Transfer Station.

Mountains of garbage meet residents at the Anza Transfer Station.

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Donations needed for Hamilton Elementary holiday store Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

Don Salazar with Hamilton Elementary School’s Parent, Teacher, Student Association requested donations for the holiday school gift store and Winter Wonderland, which will be held Friday, Dec. 10.

“Because of the COVID restrictions we were unable to hold our annual Fall Festival,” Salazar said. “Our Fall Festival is our No. 1 fundraiser. We are planning a much smaller version as a Winter Wonderland.”

Presented by the school’s PTSA and sponsored by local business and organizations, past Fall Festivals have been organized by school staff, parents and community volunteers.

“We are setting up a holiday store for the students,” he said.

“We will open it up for a week and keep the items down on price so a student can come in and shop for their families. We’ll also open it during the winter festivals.”

Salazar is asking for donation items to stock the store and money donations as well. A tax donation form can be provided for any cash contributions.

Tables of gifts are available for students to buy for their families at the annual holiday store sponsored by the Hamilton Elementary School Parent, Teacher, Student Association.

From jewelry to candy, children can shop the many offerings at the holiday store presented by the Hamilton Elementary School Parent, Teacher, Student Association.

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“I have in the past asked for baskets to be donated so we can raffle them off,” Salazar said. “Other items that were big hits were door wreaths and ornaments.”

To make a donation, contact Don Salazar at dsalazar1962@ gmail.com.

The PTSA encourages parent involvement in their children’s school. For more information, visit the PTSA Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ groups/1958325670849439/.

Diane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

Wreaths are a student favorite at the holiday store presented by the Hamilton Elementary School Parent, Teacher, Student Association.

Gift baskets in an opportunity drawing will help earn money for the Hamilton Elementary School Parent, Teacher, Student Association.

Winter gardening tips for high country residents Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

Winter chills and inclement weather need not spell the end of gardening endeavors in the high country. There are many vegetables that grow very well this time of year and provide fresh and nutritious food for the table with minimal effort.

Whether using an established garden area, soft or hard pots, raised beds or straw bale structures, planting in the winter can be very rewarding. Many vegetable varieties need not be planted in a greenhouse to thrive.

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First, determine the garden’s hardiness zone for the perfect vegetable/climate matches. The National Gardening Association USDA Hardiness Zone Finder can be found online or in some gardening publications.

The zone map divides North America into 11 separate planting zones. Each zone is 10 degrees Fahrenheit warmer or colder in an

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“Planting time in Zone 8 is now,” Scott Briles of High Country Nursery in Anza said.

Growing in winter can be difficult at certain elevations and microclimates, Phil Noble of Sage Mountain Farms said.

“We are planting onions, lettuce, kale, spinach, arugula, mizuna, lettuce, salad mix, mesclun mix, Swiss chard, cilantro and other miscellaneous greens,” Noble said.

“Approach your planting project knowing that anything that you harvest should be considered a success. I always recommend that people grow something that they like first.”

Plant varieties that perform best in cool weather also benefit from fewer insect predators and more natural rainfall.

Seeds can be planted starting in late autumn, but these will take longer to become established at this time of year due to shorter days and cooler temperatures.

Many gardeners prefer to plant seedlings started indoors to get a head start on growth.

Plants do best in well-drained soil, no matter what time of year it is. Use fresh potting mix rather than reusing old dirt. It is also a great time to add compost to beds and established garden areas in preparation for spring plantings.

Besides home-composted amendments, consider natural manures such as alpaca and rabbit. These manures will not harm the plants and do not have to be aged. Many farmers will give it away for free. Poultry manure can be applied very sparingly if not composted.

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COURTS & CRIMES

RivCo launches probe into services, care of rescued Turpin siblings City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Riverside County announced Friday, Nov. 19, it has hired a former federal judge to investigate services and treatment provided to the 13 Turpin siblings who were rescued from a torturous home in Perris four years ago.

The move follows reports by ABC News in which some of the siblings said they were living in poor surroundings and unable to access basic services or money that had been raised for them through private donations – allegations backed up by county District Attorney Mike Hestrin.

In a statement Friday, Riverside County CEO Jeff Van Wagenen said his office has retained former U.S. District Judge Stephen G. Larson to investigate “the recent allegations regarding the care, services and placement provided to the 13 Turpin siblings by Riverside County departments.”

He said the probe will “analyze the services provided to the six minor children and seven adult children and assess the quality of care provided.”

“In addition, the examination will review the various departmental programs to assess the level of care, attention and services provided to

children and dependent adults under the programs’ care and supervision,” Van Wagenen said.

The report is expected to be presented to the county by March 31, and it will “serve as the foundation for action to implement policy and program reforms within Riverside County, as necessary,” he said.

The Turpin siblings ranged in age from two to 29 when they were rescued from the home of their parents, David Allen Turpin and Louise Ann Turpin, who are both now serving 25 years to life in prison for imprisoning and torturing 12 of their 13 children in what was described as a house of horrors.

Prosecutors said the children were often chained to their beds, permitted to shower only once a year and barely feeding them, leaving them woefully malnourished.

The couple’s 17-year-old daughter escaped the family’s Muir Woods Road residence Jan. 14, 2018, and told a 911 dispatcher that her two younger sisters were “chained up to their beds,” shackled so tightly their bodies were bruised, according to testimony from the defendants’ June 20-21 preliminary hearing.

“They chain us up if we do things we’re not supposed to”’ the girl said in a conversation with a 911 dispatcher, played in court. “Sometimes, my sisters wake up and start

crying (because of the pain).”

In interviews airing this month on ABC, Jordan Turpin, now 21, said she had been released without warning from extended foster care and left to fend largely for herself.

“I don’t really have a way to get food right now,” she said.

Her sister, 33-year-old Jennifer, told ABC, “Where I live is not the best area.”

Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin told ABC some of the adult children are “living in squalor” or in “crime-ridden neighborhoods,” unable to access money that was raised on their behalf after their rescue.

“That is unimaginable to me – that we could have the very worst

case of child abuse that I’ve ever seen, and then that we would then not be able to get it together to give them basic needs,” Hestrin said.

ABC reported some of the siblings have no meaningful access to basic needs such as health care, transportation, food or safe housing.

Melissa Donaldson, the county’s director of victim services, told the network the children “felt betrayed” by the county.

“Did we see kids having to not have a safe place to live or stay at times? Yes. Did they have enough food at times? They did not,” Donaldson said. “They had to go to churches and eat because they didn’t know how to manage money – and some without housing at times.”

In his statement Friday, Van Wagenen said his office is working to overhaul the county’s child welfare and dependent adult systems, and some improvements have already been made. But he acknowledged “more remains to be done.”

“Without exception, the focus of the county of Riverside is on improving the lives of those we serve,” he said. “We are committed to protecting the safety, health and welfare of the most vulnerable in our community and to safeguard them from harm and exploitation. While our dedicated staff work tirelessly every day to accomplish that mission, there have been instances in which those we seek to protect have been harmed.”

Man charged with murder for allegedly selling fentanyl to overdose victim City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

A 36-year-old man charged with murder for allegedly selling fentanyl to a 19-year-old, who died of an overdose in 2020, had his arraignment postponed to Dec. 3 Friday, Nov. 19.

Alvin Barrington Linton of Ontario was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of selling fentanyl to Javon Richard, who died from it

November 2020, according to Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Ryan Marcuse.

Linton was initially scheduled to appear at the Riverside Hall of Justice Friday to be arraigned on the murder charge but is now scheduled to appear for arraignment Dec. 3.

Deputies responded to a report of an unresponsive man at 2:46 p.m.

Nov. 9, 2020, in the 6400 block of Wells Springs Street, in Eastvale.

They arrived to find Richard dead.

Later investigations determined he died from a fentanyl overdose, according to Marcuse.

Months of investigation eventually identified Linton as the person who sold the narcotic to Richard, though how the discovery was made was not disclosed.

Linton was arrested Wednesday and booked into the Byrd Detention Center on suspicion of seconddegree murder. He remained held on $1 million bail.

Man pleads guilty to killing acquaintance outside Hemet business City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Bettina Geissler’s truck and trailer are emptied of their cargo of free food at the Anza Pizza Factory for the food giveaway Friday, Nov. 19.

A man pleaded guilty Friday, Nov. 19, to fatally stabbing a 63-year-old acquaintance outside a Hemet business in 2019.

Hyder Mahdi Jaffer, 52, of Hemet was convicted of the Dec. 30, 2019, slaying of Inder Jit of Winchester.

Along with the murder count, he faced a sentence-enhancing allegation of using a deadly weapon in the commission of a felony.

During a felony settlement conference at the Banning Justice Center Friday, Jaffer pleaded guilty to the murder charge and had the sentenceenhancing allegation dropped.

Jaffer was being held without bail at the Cois M. Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta.

According to Hemet police Lt. Jeff Davis, there was an unspecified confrontation between Jaffer and Jit as the latter sat in his vehicle in front of a business in the 1300 block of East Oakland Avenue, near San Jacinto Avenue.

The conflict culminated in Jaffer stabbing the victim in the chest, investigators said. Jit was discovered by passersby, who called 911. Patrol officers and paramedics arrived within a few minutes, but the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

Jaffer was immediately identified as a person of interest and detectives

spoke to him soon after the stabbing; however, he was not immediately arrested.

Davis said the investigative team ultimately gathered sufficient evidence to submit a request for charges to the District Attorney’s Office, and a criminal complaint was filed Feb. 18, 2020, after which Jaffer was taken into custody.

A possible motive was not disclosed, nor were any details about the relationship between the two men, other than that they knew one another.

Jaffer has no documented previous felony or misdemeanor convictions in Riverside County.

Children are excited by all the snacks at the Anza Pizza Factory for the food giveaway.

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FOOD from page AVO-1 when the food will be available, and sometimes not even sure of the amounts, but they keep the public notified via the Facebook group “Anza Free Food Give Away.”

Posts are made announcing times of arrival, where the food will be distributed and requests for volunteers to help unload.

“I came across the Anza Free Food Giveaway on Facebook one day and was finally able to see what it was all about,” Tina Ianniccari said. “It is so amazing that they do this in the community as I am sure it helps so many people like myself who are single mothers living paycheck to paycheck. I couldn’t be more grateful for what they do and what we received.”

The food at the Friday, Nov. 19, event was sponsored by the Anza Pizza Factory. Owner Jordan Gitlin paid for the food, as he does once a month. Thanksgiving items were featured, such as mashed potatoes, stuffing mix, beans, snacks, cornbread and frozen turkeys.

Loads such as the last one come from Stater Bros. grocery stores.

“This has been life changing,” Foster said. “When a community comes together, they thrive together.”

To find out more, visit Anza Free Food Give Away on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ groups/393138108872287.

Diane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

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Bettina Geissler assists a resident with her load of groceries at the Anza Pizza Factory for the food giveaway.

GARDENING from page AVO-4 time. Replacing soil nutrients keeps plants happy right up to the harvest.”

Winter replenishing of nutrients is critical, especially when using the same garden area year-round.

Even with cold hardy plants, if a hard freeze is predicted, protect crops with row sheets to trap the heat and prevent potential damage. It is not recommended to use plastic sheets or inexpensive tarps

as they may freeze and harm the plants.

Winter planting not only adds greenery to a yard or garden area, it provides wonderful fresh alternatives to buying produce at the market.

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Thankful for my friend Michele Julie Reeder PUBLISHER

This week as I take the time to consider what I am thankful for, I have a special friend who is at the top of the list. I am always thankful to God for my family, community, our employees, readers, advertisers, and those who have stood with us 25 years. But this week, as a company, and especially me personally, I am pondering how thankful I’ve been for Michele Howard.

Michele and I started working together 25 years ago. I am

thankful for her entrepreneurial spirit and her great attitude. This is the last week that we will be able to work hand in hand. She is retiring with her husband Spencer so they can start a new chapter in their lives.

While myself, along with the rest of the newspaper staff, are very happy for Michele and Spencer and wish them the best, she will be sorely missed.

Her presence will not only be missed by those of us who have had the pleasure of calling her coworker, but also the businesses and community members and everyone

who has enjoyed working with her.

It’s not just her bubbly presence, her creativity, and her great attitude, but also the homemade food and goodies she lovingly makes and always shares with everyone!

She is a foodie in the truest sense of the word and with her retirement she will be able to devote more time to the craft that she is so passionate about.

I am thankful that Michele has been a trustworthy friend, a hard worker, conscientious, fearless, a little crazy at Halloween, and she is one of a few who has really made this Valley News journey possible

in the midst of recessions, community fires, terrorist ransomware attacks, the tragic loss of devoted staff members and an ever changing news industry.

I will cherish the victories and the old-fashioned hard work we shared to keep the community connected. She truly made a difference.

Thank you, Michele. May the Lord bless you and Spencer in retirement and may you enjoy every day together in this beautiful, friendly town which you’ve been so much a part of. You certainly deserve it!

California deserves school choice California School Choice Initiative will offer true school choice to all Sarah Nagle, Senior Advisor CALIFORNIANS FOR SCHOOL CHOICE

The California public school system is currently sinking like the Titanic. A couple of decades ago California public schools were some of the best in the country. But those days are long gone. The last two years have been a wakeup call for parents, and a disaster for children.

In Sacramento when politicians talk about school choice, they are usually talking about money. But when parents talk about school choice, they are talking about something far more personal and far more important than tax dollars.

Inherently, citizens understand that school choice is about giving kids and parents a choice, a voice and a future. The landmark Educational Freedom Act would bring true school choice to all K-12 students in the state who choose to opt in to the proposed program.

By any metric, our public education system is failing too many kids. Back in 2019, the National Assessment of Educational Progress showed that only 32% of California’s public school fourth graders were “proficient” readers. Overall, according to the California Reading Coalition, currently more than half the children enrolled in schools in over 300 public school districts

can’t read at grade level.

Parents have a legitimate fear that their children aren’t being adequately educated by the public K-12 system. Wealthy families are sending their kids to private schools in record numbers. Parents of every ethnicity, educational and economic background are exploring homeschooling. However, too many families simply don’t have the financial means to escape a system that is systemically failing their children.

The Educational Freedom Act is designed to give parents and kids the freedom to choose without costing Californians more money. Currently the state is spending an average of $21,152 per year for every child enrolled in the public K-12 school system. Considering that, according to “Private School Review,” the average cost of a private elementary school in the state of California is only about $14,411 per year, we are spending a shocking amount of money on a public system that can’t even guarantee most of the kids can read at grade level.

Sadly, most of the students currently enrolled in public schools in California have very few choices regarding where they can attend school. As a result, kids get trapped in failing schools and the parents end up footing the bill.

The Educational Freedom Act is

designed to permit a portion of the Prop. 98 funding to follow the child to any accredited school in the state of California. Currently California public schools are funded through a combination of bonds, parcel taxes, donations, Federal Funds and Prop.

98 funding. As a result of Prop. 98, most public schools in California get most of their money based on student enrollment.

The Act treats all K-12 California students equally. An Educational Savings Account will be established for each K-12 child in California on request. Each ESA will receive $14,000 per year. ESA funds can be used to pay for tuition at any accredited public, private or parochial school. Any unspent funds will accrue in a low-risk portfolio. Parents would never have direct access to the money.

However, homeschool students can also enroll in an ESA and use ESA funds to pay for qualified educational expenses if they enroll in an accredited private school independent study program. Because funds can accrue, families would be able to save the extra money in their accounts for students to use at an accredited college or vocational school up until the student turns 30.

The Educational Freedom Act has the potential to offer practical, workable educational options to millions

of California kids. Our current system just isn’t working. We need to offer the 6.6 million school aged kids in California more options. We need to offer families of the future a choice and a voice.

The California Attorney General’s Office has issued the official title and summary for the Educational Freedom Act Initiative. Signature gathering has already begun. Volunteers represent a cross section of Californians. Yesterday I met a math teacher who is enthusiastically volunteering to gather signatures for the initiative because he thinks layers of administrative bloat have distracted schools from the core mission of teaching kids. He thinks educational choice will refocus schools on teaching.

Parents are volunteering to gather signatures because they want schools that listen to the needs of families. Grandparents are gathering signatures because they want their grandchildren to grow up in a world where we don’t accept failure as the new normal.

I’m volunteering to gather signatures for school choice because I was the beneficiary of school choice. I was a homeschool kid when homeschool kids were considered kind of kooky. The public perception of homeschool kids was that we were all the children of

religious conservatives, or angora goat raising hippies.

The reality is that most of us were the children of parents desperate to give their kids the best education they could. And that is what every parent wants. That is what every volunteer wants. What every teacher, grandparent and concerned citizen wants. We all want the kids to get the best education we can provide.

In order for the Educational Freedom Act to become a reality we need to gather 997,139 valid signatures to qualify for the November 2022 ballot. This means that in reality we need to gather 1.2 million signatures. We need your signature and eventually your vote. We’d love it if you would like to help volunteer. We have some money, we’ve had a few generous donations, but inherently this is a grassroots effort. We’re in this for the kids. We believe California kids and families deserve school choice.

For more information, we have a website, californiaschoolchoice. org. It has a calendar of events where you can find out how to sign the initiative. If you would like to help gather signatures or sign up to volunteer, you can email us at info@ californiaschoolchoice.org. Please help us make a difference.

FAITH

Would you rather stand out or blend in?

Tucked away in the drawer of my nightstand is a handmade shirt I wore as a child. It’s special to me for two reasons. One, because my mother made it for me, and two, it’s camouflage.

I have loved camouflage my entire life. As a little boy, the whole idea of pretending to be an Army

guy, blending into the background and being unseen was always exciting.

And let’s be honest, I still think it’s cool, and I still wear camo. But as fun as it is, God never intended for our lives to blend into the background. Instead, he intended for us to stand out.

It’s easy to fall into the trap of blending into the culture around you instead of standing out. Unfortunately, as a pastor, it’s often hard to distinguish between people who call themselves Christians and people who don’t. It’s very sad.

I want to challenge you for a moment to look at your life and see if you stand out or blend in?

Here are three ways to stand out instead of blending in.

Never be ashamed of the good news of Jesus.

Jesus gave us some strong words to consider when he said, “If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful

generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels” in Mark 8:38.

I can think of nothing worse than Jesus, the one who bore my shame, being ashamed of me.

That’s why you and I should be “not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes” in Romans 1:16.

Never conform to sin: be a living sacrifice.

Blending into a sinful society is easy. All you have to do is like what it likes and do what they do.

But conforming to the world is not God’s will for you. He has better plans for you.

That’s why I and the Apostle Paul “urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God – this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the

pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will” in Romans 12:1-2.

True rebellion is living for God, not for yourself.

Never hate your enemy: love them.

Of all the things that set a Christian apart, this is at the top of the list. It’s completely countercultural, and it’s only possible through Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit.

Jesus told us to stand out in this way when he said, “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven” in Matthew 5:43-45.

If you want to be known as God’s child, you must love people,

even your enemy.

The Apostle Peter drove this nail home when he said, “All of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing” in 1 Peter 3:8-9.

Jesus said that “because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved” Matthew 24:12-13.

But not with the godly. Their love never grows cold. It gets stronger.

Zachary Elliott is the lead pastor of Fusion Christian Church in Temecula. For more information, visit https://www.fusionchristianchurch.com, http://www.encouragementtoday.tv or find them on Instagram.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CVMV 2105316 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Petitioner: JESSICA INEZ JIMENEZ Filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: JESSICA INEZ JIMENEZ Proposed Name: JESSICA INEZ GONZALEZ 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: 12/21/21 Time: 8:00 a.m. Dept: MV2 The address of the court: Riverside Superior Court, Moreno Valley Branch, 13800 Heacock Street, #D201, 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: 10-18-21 Signed: Belinda A. Handy, Judge of the Superior Court LEGAL: 3465 PUBLISHED: November 5, 12, 19, 26, 2021

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CVMV 2103737 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Petitioner: DANIEL GARCIA, ANA MEJIA DE ALBA Filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: ALYA YAELI GARCIA MEJIA Proposed Name: YAELI ADELYN GARCIA MEJIA 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: December 21, 2021 Time: 8:00 AM Dept: MV2 The address of the court: Riverside Superior Court, Moreno Valley Branch, 13800 Heacock Street, #D201, 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: 10/19/2021 Signed: Belinda A. Handy, Judge of the Superior Court LEGAL: 3470 PUBLISHED: November 12, 19, 26, December 3, 2021

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CVSW 2109467 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Petitioner: SANDRA LYNN CERILLA Filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: SANDRA LYNN CERILLA Proposed Name: SANDRA ROSE CERILLA THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CVSW 2109495 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Petitioner: VERNISE GARCIA JUAREZ Filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: ANDRES GUADARRAMA GARCIA JR. Proposed Name: ANDRES GARCIA JUAREZ THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

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Notice is hereby given that the U.S. District Court filed a notice of Mail Returned as Undeliverable to Khyber Courchesne on September 10, 2021; the U.S. District Court filed an Order Vacating the OSC and setting a Telephonic Conference on September 14, 2021; the U.S. District Court filed a Minute Order confirming an attorneys-only Settlement Conference for September 16, 2021 on September 15, 2021; the U.S. District Court filed a Minute Order for the attorneys-only Settlement Conference held on September 16, 2021; the WaterMaster filed the CWRMA Report FY 2020 on September 30, 2021; and the U.S. District Court filed a notice of Mail Returned as Undeliverable to Barbara Cole on October 6, 2021, in United States v. Fallbrook Public Utility District, Civil No. 51-CV-1247-GPC-RBB, pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Copies may be obtained from the Clerk of the Court.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202114977 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PURPLE LION 1055 W Blaine St Ste 64, Riverside, CA 92507 Mailing address: 1055 W Blaine St Apt 64, Riverside, CA 92507 County: Riverside a. Jahiyah Amos Israel, 1055 W Blaine St Apt 64, Riverside, CA 92507 b. Latashia Lavelle Israel, 1055 W Blaine St Apt 64, Riverside, CA 92507 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: Jahiyah Amos Israel Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 10/27/2021 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: 3462 PUBLISHED: November 5, 12, 19, 26, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202114971 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: THE SUSHI SUSHI 40573 Margarita Road Suite E, Temecula, CA 92591 County: Riverside Kyo Chan Chong, 31634 Via San Carlos, Temecula, CA 92592 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: Kyo Chan Chong Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 10/27/2021 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: 3463 PUBLISHED: November 5, 12, 19, 26, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202114928 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: DARRINGTON ROSE RESTORATION CENTER 40119 Murrieta Hot Springs Rd, Ste C103, Murrieta, CA 92563 County: Riverside Maria Deshun Robinson, 37833 Sweet Magnolia Way, Murrieta, CA 92563 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: Maria Deshun Robinson Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 10/26/2021 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: 3464 PUBLISHED: November 5, 12, 19, 26, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202115132 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: NUNEZ CONSULTING 24793 Ambervalley Ave #2, Murrieta, CA 92562 County: Riverside Salvador -- Nunez, 24793 Ambervalley Ave #2, Murrieta, CA 92562 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: Salvador Nunez Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 11/01/2021 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: 3466 PUBLISHED: November 12, 19, 26, December 3, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202115050 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SABOR MEXICO 31735 Riverside Dr Unit G/H, Lake Elsinore, CA 92530 County: Riverside Martha Catalina Cardenas, 12560 Haster St Spc 124, Garden Grove, CA 92840 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: Martha Catalina Cardenas Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 10/28/2021 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: 3467 PUBLISHED: November 12, 19, 26, December 3, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202115357 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: NALUKAI FAMILY MANAGEMENT 32116 Corte Sabrinas, Temecula, CA 92592 County: Riverside Tammy Sue McGee, 32116 Corte Sabrinas, Temecula, CA 92592 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: Tammy Sue McGee Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 11/04/2021 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: 3469 PUBLISHED: November 12, 19, 26, December 3, 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 08/26/2021 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 Republished: November 12, 19, 26, December 3, 2021 Date of filing was wrong in first publication.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202115482 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MARY PICKFORD FOUNDATION 40836 Calle Bandido, Murrieta, CA 92562 County: Riverside Mary Pickford Private Foundation, 40836 Calle Bandido, 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 01/20/2016 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: Henry Stotsenberg, CEO Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 11/08/2021 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: 3472 PUBLISHED: November 19, 26, December 3, 10, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202115160 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: KAI’S SPORTS AGENCY 41554 Margarita Rd Apt 303, Temecula, CA 92591 County: Riverside Kingsley Dayton Ejillibe, 41554 Margarita Rd Apt 303, Temecula, CA 92591 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: Kingsley Dayton Ejillibe Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 11/01/2021 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: 3468 PUBLISHED: November 12, 19, 26, December 3, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202115604 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: STICKERMAN 42250 Spectrum Street, Suite A, Indio, CA 92203 County: Riverside Palm Springs Labels, Inc., 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300, Omaha, NE 68114 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 12/19/2003 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: Joshua -- Lorsch, CEO Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 11/09/2021 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: 3474 PUBLISHED: November 26, December 3, 10, 17, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202115667 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ADRIANA BEAUTY SALON 56565 US Highway 371 Unit B1, Anza, CA 92539 Mailing address: 39950 Howard Rd, Anza, CA 92539 County: Riverside Adriana -- Delgado, 39950 Howard Rd, Anza, CA 92539 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: Adriana Delgado Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 11/10/2021 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: 3475 PUBLISHED: November 26, December 3, 10, 17, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202115728 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ANGEL MASSAGE 68470 E Palm Canyon Dr, Suite C, Cathedral City, CA, 92234 County: Riverside Keith -- Roberts, 17560 Hudson Dr, Victorville, CA 92395 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: Keith Roberts Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 11/12/2021 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: 3476 PUBLISHED: November 26, December 3, 10, 17, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202115938 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TAKE A PIK 34763 Silversprings Pl, Murrieta, CA 92563 County: Riverside Raksmy -- Meas, 34763 Silversprings Pl, Murrieta, CA 92563 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 08/21/2018 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Raksmy -- Meas Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 11/19/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3477 PUBLISHED: November 26, December 3, 10, 17, 2021

SUMMONS

PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE

SUMMONS Cross-Complaint SHORT NAME OF CASE: Castanon v, Sehgal, et al.

CASE NUMBER: 30-2020-01153656-CU-CD-CJC NOTICE TO CROSS-DEFENDANT: PACIFIC STAR SHOTCRETE INC., a California corporation

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DIANE E. LOOMIS CASE #: PRIN 2101159 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of DIANE E. LOOMIS A Petition for Probate has been filed by TODD M. LOOMIS & TAMARA RENEA LAVENDER in the Superior Court of California, County of Riverside.

YOU ARE BEING SUED BY CROSS-COMPLAINANT: AQUARIUS INVESTMENTS, INC, dba AQUARIUS POOLS & SPAS, a California corporation You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the cross-complainant. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in the proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case.

There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpCalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.

The name and address of the court: Superior Court of California, County of Orange 700 Civic Center Drive West Santa Ana, California 92701 The name, address and telephone number of the cross-complainant’s attorney, or the cross-complainant without an attorney is: EILEEN T. BOOTH, JENNIFER H. CARROLL JACOBSEN & MCELROY PC 2401 AMERICAN RIVER DR. #100, SACRAMENTO, CA 95825 DATE: 08/04/2021 BY: DAVID H. YAMASAKI, Clerk of the Superior Court LEGAL #: 3461 PUBLISHED: November 5, 12, 19, 26, 2021

The Petition for Probate requests that TODD M. LOOMIS & TAMARA RENEA LAVENDER be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202115636 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PEARSON WOOD SERVICE 53160 McGaugh Rd, Mountain Center, CA 92561 Mailing address: PO Box 65, Mountain Center, CA 92561 County: Riverside Martha Pearson, 53160 McGaugh Rd, Mountain Center, CA 92561 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: Martha Pearson Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 11/10/2021 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: 3473 PUBLISHED: November 19, 26, December 3, 10, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202115689 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: OUT OF MY KLOSET 10592 Ridgefield Ter, Moreno Valley, CA 92557 Mailing address: 10592 Ridgefield Ter, Moreno Valley, CA 92557 County: Riverside Sheneka Lashone Gordon, 10592 Ridgefield Ter, Moreno Valley, CA 92557 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 1/1/2013 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: Sheneka Lashone Gordon Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 11/12/2021 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: 3478 PUBLISHED: November 26, December 3, 10, 17, 2021

N o t i c e To R e a d e r s : California law requires that contractors taking jobs that total $500 or more (labor or materials) be licensed by the Contractors State License Board. State law

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

also requires that contractors

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: 2/7/2021 Time: 8:45 a.m. Dept. PS3

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If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

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You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (Form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: Peter J. Babos, ESQ., 6346 Brockton Ave., Riverside CA 92506 951-444-6434 LEGAL #: 3480 PUBLISHED: November 26, December 3, 10, 2021

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www.cslb.ca.gov or 800contractors taking jobs that total less than $500 must state in their advertisements that they are not licensed by the Contractors State License Board.

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The Temecula City Council agreed to modify its Old Town Front Street closure plan Tuesday, July 14, and open up the main roadway to traffic while still allowing businesses to move their operations into street parking areas.

Old Town Front Street can be reopened to vehicular traffic “in a matter of days,” Luke Watson, director of Temecula Community Services, told the city council, though he said he couldn’t give a specific date when the road may be reopened because it was difficult to estimate how long it would take to see CLOSURE, page A-7

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