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Section Volume 14, Issue 49
New Anza farm aims to feed the community
The winter garden Linda McDonald-Cash Landscape Designer Hello fellow gardeners! This week we’re getting some rain – yay! So with the chillier fall weather here, maybe more rain, it’s feeling more like fall heading into winter – and that’s a good thing. However, many people forget about the fact that they still have a living breathing garden out there that they could be enjoying – at least from the window! I’d like to talk about some plants that shine in cooler weather, and it’s nice to include some of these in any garden because even though we live in Southern California, it’s NOT always summer is it? see page B-1
The Nobles pose with Sage Mountain Farm Secretary Yadira Meza and their son, Benjie, in front of the salad mix rows on the farm.
Opinion
Jodi Thomas Anza Valley Outlook Manager
The biggest affront to the Constitution since FDR
Phil Noble never dreamt that we would become a farmer when he left his six figure job in corporate America, health benefits and perks, but that is exactly what he has become. His successful business, Sage Mountain Farms, was birthed out of
his backyard garden in Hemet; he resided there with his wife, Juany, in the beginning stages of his farming success. They grew a garden that yielded more than they could use so they took their excess produce to the Temecula Farmers Market and sold it there. Soon the Nobles began to receive letters and stories telling them
how their produce changed their patrons’ lives and health. It was those stories that changed the Nobles’ trajectory; they spurred a passion that grew into a certified organic farming empire that spans four counties in Southern California. This year the Nobles have had some changes and moved the farm from their Aguanga location to
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Anza. The Farm can easily be seen from the highway as you enter into town from the west side. Their new farmstead, which sells fresh vegetables and fruit, can be seen by people as they drive by. Their mission and goal is to feed communities healthy, chemical free, in-season vegetables.
see FARM, page A-6
Harold Pease, Ph. D On November 16, President Obama announced his executive amnesty in a live address to the nation. After the American people soundly rejected his policies on November 4, he had the audacity to address us in prime time fashion, defiantly rejecting existing law and placing himself above Congress on immigration law.
Annual job interview contest at Hamilton High School gives students a taste of seeking employment
see page A-8
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Teachers Jean Frasier and Jane Recht stand with community volunteer interviewers at the Hamilton High School Mock Interview Contest. Allison Renck photo
Allison Renck Local Contributor On Thursday, Nov. 20, Hamilton High School in Anza held its Fourth Annual Job Interview Contest. This event focuses on giving students enrolled in Career and Technical
Education Classes the opportunity to develop skills they will need to gain employment in the future. Teachers Jean Frasier and Jane Recht, who are instructors for Career and Technical Education Classes, have developed instruction materials that highlight all the
necessary steps students need to do, to obtain employment. In a write-up for the Mock Interview Contest, Frasier and Recht stated, “Students prepared by selecting a job from the Hamilton High School Contest Weebly Website, studying the job descrip-
tion, applying for one of the jobs with a cover letter, resume and job application. Students have been working for six weeks on their application packets and learning how to prepare for, dress and interview
see INTERVIEW, page A-4
Roy’s Alpaca Ranch Open House hosts many out of town visitors Allison Renck Local Contributor “I love to work from home,” Don Roy said as he patted the Black Alpaca he had haltered for the public to visit with. This is a sentiment that many Anza Residents share with Don. Don and Julie Roy have found a way to do what they love while being at home. This year they celebrated their 10 year with their annual Alpaca
Farm Day. On their farm day, they open their farm to the public. At these farm days Don is down in the Alpaca pen area educating visitors about the alpacas and Julie is up in the home store introducing visitors to products made with alpaca wool. This year’s event included visitors from Fallbrook, Rancho Mirage and the Los Angeles Area. Mel Genter from Rancho Mirage
see ALPACAS, page A-8
Don Roy answers questions from the public about their Alpacas at their 10th Alpaca Farm Day. Allison Renck photo