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Volume 15, Issue 48

Community comes together for first Anza Renaissance Fair

Jodi Thomas Area Manager One hundred and two men, women, and children, were packed into the hull of the Mayflower, along with provisions and animals. Existing on a diet of dry fish, peas, and pork, one can imagine the stench of being shut in together due to foul weather over the 66-day journey to the New World. see page A-3

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HUSD approves bus lease agreement Tony Ault Writer The Hemet Unified School Board has approved a $ 2.5 million agreement with Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA LLC to lease/purchase at total of 25 variable passenger school buses and ten 25 seat school buses. see page A-7

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Yes, states can refuse Syrian refugees Harold Pease, Ph. D Special to Anza Valley Outlook

Showing their Medieval Style, Robyn Garrison and Cindy Cooley at the Anza Renaissance Fair.

Allison Renck Writer The “Queen,” alias Teri Crutchfield, and the “Princess” alias America Daniels, and their appointed court opened the first Anza Renaissance Fair by strolling the grounds in regal fashion at Kirby and Highway 371 Saturday Nov. 14.

The property, owned by fair organizer Robyn Garrison, accommodated the activities and community groups that banded together to make this a well-attended fund raising event. Garrison said in her email after the event; “The most important thing was how many community groups participated. The spirit of joining together for a common goal. This was not about

the High Country Boys and Girls Club, but about all of us working together.” The Boys and Girls Club is the recipient of the fair’s proceeds. The event began at noon with vendors selling merchandise, fairgoers dressed in period costumes and children enjoying the bouncing houses. The vendors consisted of merchants from Anza and the

see FAIR, page A-6

Tony Ault Writer The long anticipated Mountain Sky Travel Center at the Cahuilla Casino on Highway 371 is now open and will provide another service station for Anza Aguanga Valley residents. The center includes a self-service gas station, a smoke shop, convenience store, and fast food service. The spacious convenience store has a large quantity of necessary food and drinks, some frozen foods, an array of convenience items for men and women, and self-serve soda and coffee machines. The deli counter provides a variety of hot dinner and sandwich items including fried chicken and pizza. Store employees are happy to provide quick service to customers. A large flashing neon Travel Center sign on Highway 371 lights the way for travelers.

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nearby areas like Temecula and Pinon. The items being sold included period costumes, crafts, Native American jewelry, alpaca wool items, Tupperware and more. Many non-profit groups were present including Gina Perrin, Director of Heavenly Horse Haven. Perrin reported her booth was about

Cahuilla Mountain Sky Travel Center open

More than half of the states, as of last report, have placed restrictions on Syrian Refugees entering their states until the federal government can show a better screening program to insure that our Muslim sympathetic president has screening programs in place to screen out potential radical Islamic extremists.

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This bright and flashing neon sign on Highway 371, just south of Cary Road, shows the way to the newly opened Mountain Sky Travel Center on the Cahuilla Indian Tribe Reservation in Anza.

see CENTER, page A-3

Happy Birthday Taz! A tribute to a friend Michelle Hunt Writer For those of you who don’t know R.D. Hoffstot, lovingly known as “Taz” or “Mr. Taz,” he is one of the many gems we have here in our little town of Anza. He has old school values and ethics and would literally give someone the shirt off his back if it was needed. So, when the call came from The Community Cafe at 7:45 a.m. Monday morning asking for his help, he responded exactly as I knew he would. It was irrelevant that it was his birthday, the wind was howling, and that he had just had major dental work done. He assured Trevor he would be right there. As people grow older, it seems to

be increasingly difficult to actually surprise them on their birthday, but my plan was executed flawlessly. Taz walked through the cafe’s front door with only one thing on his mind, which was to help in any way he could. Then he looked up and saw the banner I had previously made the year before. Surprise! He was treated to a scrumptious breakfast of sausage gravy and biscuits, with a side of scrambled eggs and ham and a steaming cup of coffee. Some of his friends were able to stop by and offer birthday wishes. I want to thank Louis Ippolito, owner of the Community Cafe, and his warm and wonderful staff,

see TAZ, page A-5

Taz spotting the banner.

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