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Santa’s Electric Light Parade brings holiday fun to Old Town Temecula

Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

Bear Demographics census consultants and Menifee City staff conducted their first public workshop to explain how local residents can help redraw the four city voting districts following the completion of the 2020 census. see page A-2

Local Hemet teachers learn inside and outside of district classrooms Diane A. Rhodes SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

The Hemet Teacher Residency program through the Alder Graduate School of Education is going strong at several Hemet Unified School District locations. see page A-4

Home & Garden ‘Christmas Disneyland of Bonsall’ celebrates heritage Rick Monroe SPECIAL TO THE VALLEY NEWS

Michael Hefner said some locals call his home the “Christmas Disneyland of Bonsall.” The elaborate, festive decor inside the home features 40 Christmas trees and other decorations that are indeed “Disneyesque” but with a personal touch. see page C-4

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Santa rides in the back of a convertible and waves to spectators lining Jefferson Avenue during Santa’s Electric Light Parade in Old Town Valley News/Shane Gibson photo Temecula, Friday, Dec. 3. See more photos on pages B-4 and B-5.

Menifee Police Department takes a bite out of crime with latest technology Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

A police positive city council, Measure DD, grants and other law enforcement contributions have allowed the Menifee City Police Department to use highly effective technology in reducing crime in one of the fastest growing cities in California.

Praising the city’s police department is Menifee Police Chief Patrick Walsh whose technically wise police force is making it one of the safest cities in the state, the goal of the Menifee City Council and its residents.

He said in a recent news release, his “police department is committed to using technology to reduce crime in the city and enhance officer safety.”

Outlined as the best part of the see TECH, page A-2

Menifee Police Captain Chris Karrer prepares a specially designed robot to be used in remote investigations without an officer physically present. The robot is used to examine dangerous items in remote locations with telecommunication cameras and a Wi-Fi monitor.

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The Valley’s Domenigoni family honored by the Exchange Club of Hemet-San Jacinto Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

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Four smiling generations of the Domenigoni family are honored with the Exchange Club of Hemet-San Jacinto’s Book of Golden Deeds and Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District awards at a dinner honoring them for years of community service.

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Five generations of the Domenigoni family were honored as southwest Riverside County’s most selfless volunteers by the Exchange Club of Hemet-San Jacinto Valley’s annual Book of Golden Deeds award Thursday, Dec. 2.

The event was held at Soboba Resort and Casino’s Palm Room that included a holiday dinner and award presentations by the Exchange Club, the city of Hemet and Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District. Accepting the Book of Golden Deeds award for the family was Andy Domenigoni, the patriarch of the farming and cattle ranching family.

Cindy Domenigoni was called to the podium to recite a history of her family from their beginnings on a ranch off Winchester and Garboni roads that connect the cities of Hemet, San Jacinto, Menifee, Murrieta and Temecula. see DOMENIGONI, page A-8

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Menifee holds first redistricting workshop in Sun City Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

Bear Demographics census consultants and Menifee City staff conducted their first public workshop to explain how local residents can help redraw the four city voting districts following the completion of the 2020 census. The workshop was held Wednesday, Dec. 1, at the Sun City Library in Menifee.

The workshop was the first of four planned by the city to gain input from city residents to help inform the mayor and city council about their community of interest to help create any changes in the four districts needed following the latest 10-year census statistics.

The workshops are held in conjunction with dedicated links on the city’s websites to have residents help city officials present the required district changes by the January deadline. Menifee residents can actually work on the district maps to meet the requirements or they can draw their own district maps and submit them to the city clerk.

About half a dozen residents from Menifee, mainly in the Sun City District 1, represented by council member Bob Karwin, who appeared at the workshop with members of the city staff and Andrew Westfall, owner of Bear Demographics and Research census consultant. Westfall and his staff were hired by the city to help conduct the census and suggest any district boundary changes since the last census was made in 2011. The firm’s statistics will be reviewed with all the residents’ suggestions before being submitted by March 2022 when the final map is adopted. Residents have until February 2022 to submit their ideas.

Westfall showed those attending how they can access the current boundary maps, neighborhoods block by block, at http://www. cityofmenifee.us/redistricting. And TECH from page A-1 new police technology the officers use are Axon Body Worn cameras or BWCs; Axon Taser 7s, drones and Automated License Plate Readers or ALPRs. “One of the first things is the body worn cameras. I have one myself,” Walsh said. Each of the on-duty sworn officers wears the camera during their patrols as do code enforcement officers.

“It is very helpful if you are out at a crime scene or talking to a

Map shows the current Menifee districts that will be changed soon.

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how they can place them in the preferred district that will meet the equal and contiguous requirements of the other district. The website shows each neighborhood’s population numbers and the racial breakdown in those areas.

Westfall said Menifee was fortunate that it has about an equal population of Whites and Latinos throughout all the city neighborhoods. The race and ethnic balance makes it easier to determine the new district boundaries. He reiterated that political parties are not a part of the redistricting statistics.

The latest census shows Menifee

has 102,527 residents, up by thousands since the last census due to Menifee being in the top five of fastest growing cities in Southern California.

Under federal and state law, each district in a city must have an equal number of residents in each district and need to be contiguous with considerations linked to race and ethnicity. It should not be related to political parties. It would mean that each of the city’s four districts would have to have approximately 25,632 residents.

The 2021 Menifee census calls for changes in each district, since

some districts gained more residents than others. To meet the equal and fair distribution of the district the public needs to be called on to help the city outline the districts.

Three more public workshops are planned by the city. Residents may attend the workshops and bring their own redistricting map taken from the city website or learn more about how they can contribute to the final redistricting plan.

The next workshop will be held Monday, Dec. 13, in the Menifee Library, 28798 La Piedra Road.

The third workshop will be held

potential victim or suspect,” he said, adding that it also sometimes helps exonerate officers from alleged abuse or misinformation.

He indicated that it may make the officers better themselves. He added they also make a difference in many court cases with the visual evidence presented.

Walsh said the ALPR camera is “making an incredible difference and we are trying to get HOAs (Homeowners Associations) to purchase to put them on their entrances to the neighborhood.”

Many of the businesses in Menifee are already using the ALPRs to identify employees and customers coming into their stores. The city has purchased 27 of them that are on major thoroughfares and streets.

The cameras are not limited to providing license plate numbers in traffic violations but can give officers objective and actionable leads to solve criminal investigations, locate missing persons, locate and recover stolen vehicles and locate and arrest dangerous criminals.

Walsh recalled one incident when murder suspects from Los Angeles was driving through Menifee and was totally surprised that an ALPR had picked up his wanted vehicle’s license plate leading to his arrest miles away fron the scene. “They were shocked. They commented, ‘how did you find us? We are way far away from LA.’” He noted that almost every city around Menifee has the same type of cameras and uses them well.

The department also bought a number of high power tasers, or Axon 7s, that help officers deescalate actual attempted or physical attacks resulting in lower injuries both to the suspect and the officers.

Walsh said there is also laser equipment, which is new to many of the officers, but they are learning to use them effectively.

“We got one of them that actually maps crime scenes and

accident scenes specific to where the tire marks are and the broken glass and the accident...It draws a 3D picture of it.”

Walsh indicated that some of the city police cars have or will have in-vehicle cameras that will record what is happening as an officer pursues or confronts a suspect. “They put a camera in the back cage area too (in police cars) that records conversations. There is no expectation of privacy once you are in a patrol car,” he said.

He recalled once, in another city when he and a fellow officer saw two men with guns. He said they snuck up on them, disarmed them and put them in the caged back seat of their patrol car. The recorder in the back seat of the car recorded how the suspects were planning on killing them with the guns. “We didn’t know they were going to kill us,” Walsh said.

He said the department also has a drone that can monitor events and criminal investigations from the air. They also help in finding missing persons, all without making personal contact. In the same manner, the department has a robot used to enter a crime scene and picture it without an officer being physically present. The robot is kept in the back of a police van for use at any time. It has been helpful in locating bombs or suspects in a building or crime scene area.

The robot is used in conjunction with the Sheriff’s Department and other police agencies with similar robots as needed. A Wi-

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Wednesday, Jan. 12, at the Kay Cisneros Senior Center, 29925 Evans Road and the final workshop Saturday, Jan. 29, at Marion V. Ashley Community Center, 25625 Briggs Road. City Clerk Sarah Manwaring urged interested residents to attend or use the city dedicated website to forward their redistricting ideas.

A presentation of the final draft will be shown during a public hearing in the Menifee City Hall at 29844 Haun Road, Wednesday, Feb. 2.

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

Menifee Police Chief Patrick Walsh wears his body camera to record his patrol actions just like the departments’ other patrol and code enforcement officers. The electronic device not only records the action of the officers on duty but also helps protect them from false accusations by witnesses.

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Fi monitoring screen is used in a distant area.

Walsh is expecting even more of the most up-to-date law enforcement equipment in the next few months.

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

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LOCAL Menifee three-vehicle crash leaves one dead, two injured Trevor Montgomery SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Authorities say one person was killed and two others were injured in a three-vehicle traffic collision in Menifee early Saturday evening, Dec. 4. The deadly crash happened in the 27000 block of Encanto Drive, near Rouse Road and adjacent to the 215 Freeway, according to officials.

City of Menifee police officers and Cal Fire, Riverside fire person-

Jack, Sue and Barney Woodward pose for a picture in front of the Murrieta Fire truck during the Murrieta Festival of Trees held at Town Square Park Saturday, Dec. 4. Valley News/Action Captures Media photos

nel were dispatched to the scene around 6:15 p.m. after receiving reports of a multi-vehicle collision with at least one victim trapped, Cal Fire said in a social media release after the accident.

When officials arrived they confirmed finding one person trapped and began a cut and rescue operation to free the injured victim. Paramedics also began evaluating and treating two other victims injured in the collision.

Despite life-saving efforts, Maria

Gonzalez, 37, of Perris, succumbed to her injuries and died at the scene. The other two victims were transported by ground ambulances to area hospitals with injuries described as minor and moderate.

The name of the victim killed in the crash has not yet been released, pending notification of the person’s family.

No further details were immediately available and Menifee PD’s accident investigation is continuing.

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Hemet teachers learn inside and outside of district classrooms Diane A. Rhodes SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

The Hemet Teacher Residency program through the Alder Graduate School of Education is going strong at several Hemet Unified School District locations. A three-year memorandum of understanding was signed between the two educational powerhouses in 2020.

It took one year of coordinating and finding the right candidates to be mentor teachers and resident teachers. After the matches were made, the duos began working together in the classroom at the start of the 2021-2022 school year.

There are 26 schools within the district and about half are participating in this program. Teacher residents are Arcelia Arellano, Kimberlee Bevis, Stephanie Bonty, Kenneth Braden, Charmaine Camper, Laura Cherland, Alexandra Hernandez, Natalia Ledesma, Riley Lick, Sarai Martinez, Rebecca Ruiz and Katie Szymanski. Seven of these individuals live locally and either worked at the district in some capacity and/or attended schools in the San Jacinto Valley.

The program provides future teacher candidates with a master’s degree in education and a California teaching credential during the course of one school year. Derek Jindra, HUSD’s assistant superintendent of human resources, said the district has teamed up with Alder Graduate School of Education to connect community members to higher levels of education. Anyone who has a bachelor’s degree but no teaching credential can apply for admittance to the program.

“HUSD is investing $18,000 into each resident teacher with a $15,000 stipend per resident and a $3,000 stipend for each mentor teacher,” Jindra said. “Our resident teachers passed a rigorous interview process and were selectively matched to highly qualified HUSD mentor teachers holding the same credential type.”

Teacher on special assignment, Wendy Soto, serves as the program’s liaison. Each mentorresident teacher team will work together to co-plan, co-instruct and co-debrief together for the entire 2021-2022 school year. Resident teacher coursework began June 14, and their fieldwork started Aug. 5, HUSD’s first teacher workday for the academic year. The resident teacher spectrum spans K-12 and includes special education, secondary math, ELA and science teachers.

“We have five multiple subject residents and one specializing in dual language immersion,” Jindra said. “Throughout this journey, our residents receive on the spot, live opportunities to work with our students while they integrate and practice elements of their coursework in

everyday classroom settings. All our HUSD students deserve the best instruction and Hemet Unified is committed to achieving this goal through preparing quality educators through a program focusing on inclusive practices, diversifying our teaching staff to reflect our community and equitable outcomes for all students.”

The team at Jacob Wiens Elementary instructs mild-to-moderate special education students. Resident teacher Rebecca Ruiz works closely with mentor teacher Kelsie Bradley, who has taught at the school since 2015.

“We have recently moved to a more inclusive model here at Jacob Wiens where students are taught in the general education setting for the majority of their day,” Bradley said. “We are currently pushing into those classrooms and supporting our students there. We currently have 27 students on our caseload that we provide services to.”

After Rebecca Ruiz completed her bachelor’s degree in 2020, she was ready to apply to graduate school when she learned about the Alder/HUSD teacher residency program.

“Once I researched the program, I was all in,” she said. “Alder believes in bringing a change to our schools and the communities they partner with. By building relationships with like-minded people and engaging in critical conversations about diversity, equity and inclusion, Alder aims to cultivate success for every student through recruiting and educating excellent teachers and leaders who reflect our school’s communities. That was something I got excited to be a part of.”

Program’s importance Bradley’s firsthand experience with special education students allowed her to see the importance of the teacher residency program.

“I have a love for teaching and making a difference in young students’ lives,” she said. “I noticed a pattern of high turnover rates in elementary education, more specifically special education. I really believe that this is due to lack of teacher preparation. I felt as if new teachers were thrown into the classroom with no real experiences.

I thought this program would be a great opportunity to help shape the future of a special education teacher and really set them up for success.”

She feels that everyone benefits from the teachers working together and planning together.

“The theory and practices that Rebecca is gaining in her program are fresh and new; it gives me the opportunity to learn from her and in the end our students are really the ones who benefit,” Bradley said. “I think my biggest focus was ensuring that Rebecca felt comfortable and could really shine in her own ways. I felt it was important for

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Mentor teacher Kelsie Bradley, at right, oversees resident teacher Rebecca Ruiz instructing a small group lesson at Jacob Wiens Elementary School in Hemet.

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staff and students to know that she is my equal. I wanted to give her the opportunity to build her own relationships and really highlight her individual strengths.”

Ruiz said her coursework is intentionally embedded into her fieldwork, which she finds advantageous.

“I draw on my coursework knowledge every day during my co-teaching experiences where I can actually put theory into practice with actual students after learning it just the day before,” she said. “It is an invaluable experience to have a mentor teacher who is a master at their craft teaching you for an entire year while you get to co-teach with them and learn from them every single day.”

A Hemet native and West Valley High School graduate, Ruiz said she feels a deep sense of honor and gratification being selected to be a part of the teacher residency program.

“I cannot wait to become one of HUSD’s outstanding educators,” she said.

“Rebecca has done an excellent job building relationships with our students’ families and they have responded well to the new addition,” Bradley said. “Some parents have shared how nice it is knowing that their students have two teachers that they can look up to.”

An added instructor Cawston Elementary’s mentor teacher Kimberly Pesavento Vannaman works with resident teacher Laura Cherland as she pursues her multiple-subject credential. The fifth-grade class has 34 students this year, and Pesavento Vannaman said she welcomed having an additional instructor.

“I love helping others and wanted to pass on the amazing things I have learned working for Hemet Unified to my resident teacher,” she said. “My students are excelling because there are two adults in the classroom. With 34 students, it is hard to pull all students for small groups. With Laura, we are able to get through the whole class every two days.”

Cherland said she applied for the program because it allowed her to co-teach a class with a mentor teacher for the entire school year.

“As a former kindergarten assistant, I knew the benefits from working in a class for the whole year; learning routines, developing relationships with the students and building rapport with the school staff,” she said. “Also, the cost of attendance was by far the most affordable compared to the other schools I was accepted to as a masters/credential teacher candidate.”

Pesavento Vannaman said Cherland brings a unique perspective to the classroom because she has experience with lower grade levels.

“This year the district is focusing on literacy and Laura really helps with my students who are reading far below grade level,” she said.

“Laura knows how to teach at their level for small groups and with my background teaching sixth graders I am able to challenge my above grade level readers. We make such a great team, and I am learning so much from her.”

Cherland said the Alder coursework is directly related to what is being done in the classroom.

“It has been profoundly beneficial to learn an educational theory and then put it into practice the very next day,” she said. “The immediate application of coursework to my fieldwork has deepened my knowledge and understanding of the topics covered; from the importance of a whole-child approach in education, to best practices with planning, and classroom management. I cannot stress how invaluable this aspect of the program has been.”

Pesavento Vannaman said she ap-

preciates the opportunity to provide feedback to Alder on every lesson that Cherland completes.

“We go over her Glows (positives) and Grows (what to work on) for every lesson,” she said.

Cherland said, “Alder has really set us up for success. We are supported in our coursework, as well as regular check-ins from professors to see how everything is going.

These supports are in addition to our mentor teachers, who are a wealth of knowledge, encouragement and advice.”

Cherland is a product of Hemet Unified School District, having attended Valle Vista Elementary, Dartmouth Middle School and Hemet High.

Celebrating community “I love Hemet,” she said. “My husband and I are raising our kids here; we are active members of the theater community and find great joy in attending community events.

My family believes our vibrant, diverse community is worth celebrating and hope we can encourage others to look for the good, while coming up with actionable ways to address the challenges.”

“The students really adore Laura; they see us both as their teachers,” Pesavento Vannaman said. “I know I am very privileged to have Laura as a resident teacher because from day one she has been very confident and ready to jump in. I hope that next year Laura will be hired at Cawston and that she can be part of the fifth-grade team because anyone who has her on their team will positively benefit. Our students will always remember the year they had two amazing teachers.”

Beaumont resident Kenneth Braden is using his math skills to teach students at Dartmouth Middle School, partnering with mentor teacher Rozalyn Hovivian. He applied for the program because he felt it was an effective first step to allow him to give back in some way.

“Also, I felt it was the best program to acclimate me to the realities of teaching,” he said. “The program is intense.”

It is Hovivian’s sixth year of teaching mathematics at Dartmouth. Her principal, Toshimi Minami, brought the program to her attention and thought that she would be a good fit, she said. She decided to apply because she thinks it is a great idea to have a teacher candidate in the classroom for an entire year to learn all the different aspects of teaching that other types of programs like student teaching do not show.

“Watching someone new to education grow in their craft and being a part of that growth is a huge highlight,” Hovivian said.

Working together She and Braden work together to plan lessons.

“At the beginning of the school year I did most of the planning and shared with him what we would be doing,” she said. “Then Kenneth started leading a couple classes a day. Now Kenneth is starting to plan lessons using the materials I have and what he creates himself. We check in with each other regularly about what needs to be covered and Kenneth shares his ideas for the lessons. As the semester and school year goes on, Kenneth will take over more of the planning and I will continue to collaborate with him on teaching practices.”

Braden said he has enjoyed making connections with his mentor teacher, Dartmouth teachers and staff, the students and other members of the Alder residency program.

“I am learning a lot of good material and techniques that I believe will help me to become an effective

teacher,” he said.

Hovivian said the students love having multiple teachers in the classroom.

“They like having more adults because they can get support in their learning so much faster than when there is only one teacher in the room,” she said. “The parents who have interacted with our teaching team have also appreciated having multiple teachers in the classroom so that their child has more support for their learning throughout the day.”

Jindra said the high-quality mentors were selected to show what the culture and climate of HUSD is all about and that this program also aims to help diversify the workforce. The current resident teachers span all age groups, and one is an Air Force veteran.

“This is an invaluable experience for them to learn while in a program, not only the pedagogy but the climate of how to work with children, students and their families,” he said.

Although headquartered in Redwood City, the hybrid Alder Graduate School of Education does not have a traditional campus. President and CEO Heather Kirkpatrick said the school is intentionally designed as an apprenticeship/residency at K-12 school partners such as HUSD so that teachers are immersed with mentor teachers in school systems where they hope to work after graduation. In-person coursework takes place in their region.

Teaching pathway Julie Fabrocini, Alder’s senior director of partnerships, said, “Alder GSE grew out of the hope that we could create a pathway into teaching that would be a small way to increase the numbers of teachers, to also bring more teachers into the profession who reflect their local communities and finally, to set them up to be deeply prepared and ultimately to stay in the profession because they are so effective.”

Alder GSE works closely with Wendy Soto, HUSD’s teacher residency program coordinator, to provide one full-day seminar of mentor support each month as well as observation and feedback cycles for residents each month. Mentors provide informal feedback to their residents weekly and formal feedback several times a year.

“These mentor teachers just fill my bucket,” Soto said. “They are all in for the kids and I’m so excited to get to know them and see them in the classroom, preparing the next generation of teachers.”

Soto has been at HUSD for 14 years and has worked at many of its schools in different capacities.

HUSD Superintendent Christi Barrett said, “Our interest in the Alder program goes beyond our need to mitigate staffing challenges that are being experienced throughout the state. While the program does provide a pipeline of qualified, local employees who know and/or resemble our community, the partnership is special to us for a variety of reasons. It creates a personal, work-based learning experience that is tailor-made to provide firsthand experiences within our programs, with our students and as a part of our culture. As participants work alongside our mentor teachers, they are being acclimated to our systematic approach to delivering on our district goals to ‘Embrace, Educate and Empower; Every Student, Every Day.’ Whether participants decide to apply at HUSD or work elsewhere, I am proud that HUSD is a part of an opportunity to serve our community by helping train and support future educators.”

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Here we are just 4 weeks until years end. The two questions I seem to be asked in this sellers market are “How long will this last?” and “What will next year be like?” While there is not any definitive answer, I am confident that every market area has sub-markets that perform differently than the total market. Give us a call and we will share the data available on how your specific sub-market is performing.

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3126 Via Del Cielo, Fallbrook 4,618 sf panoramic view estate overlooking Monserate Winery on 4.69 acres in Fallbrook! Sunsets and Breezes galore to be enjoyed at this gorgeous property. Picture windows frame views from every room over the rolling hills of Fallbrook and the Gird Valley. Main level primary suite includes a gym and office area. Additional downstairs bedroom and 2 more upstairs bedrooms with an upstairs entertainment area!

Upgraded kitchen with top of the line stainless appliances and multiple doors to open up to your indoor-outdoor living on your view decks! Pool that is 9 ft. deep features a 10 ft. waterfall and private raised spa perched high for maximum views!

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Every December, Hope Clinic for Women offers a free “Toy Shop” for our clients to bless them and their families for Christmas. We are now collecting NEW toys for ages 0-7 years to fill our “store” and we need your help! Will you donate a toy to help us give a child in this community a brighter Christmas? If you can give, we are accepting donations at our building, 125 E. Hawthorne St, Fallbrook, 92028, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Please call us at 760-728-4105 if you have any questions about what we can accept or want to be involved. We are so grateful for your support!!

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Menifee celebrates the holiday season with the annual Christmas Tree Lighting event Dec. 4 Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

It was “snow” much fun for more than 1,000 Menifee families with excited children crowding the Mt. San Jacinto College Menifee Valley Campus during the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony with imported snow, Santa and Mrs. Claus, NFL players and other dignitaries Dec. 4.

The children, some who perhaps for the first time, felt the cold snow and slid down an imported ice chute and saw snow falling from snow-blowing elves and even old St. Nick at the event that began just before dark. Delighting the parents and children was the traditional Christmas tree lighting enhanced by the falling snow and Christmas songs led by popular singer Anahi Rodriquez onstage.

Children throughout the evening played giant Lego games, bucket pool, played in the snow, wrote to Santa while their parents

met National Football League players Travis Davis and Sherman Cocroft, Referee Paul Bartlett, professional golfers from JS Gold Enterprises and Presidential Lifetime Achievement award Jaime A. Sanchez and other special guests.

More than two dozen vendors lined the road leading to the festively decorated stage where Santa was to appear following a parade with bands, Baile Folklorico dancers and participating costumed visitors.

A long line of parents and children waited their turn to drop off toys and food for needy children for the Menifee Community Cupboard to distribute. Children received a wristband so they could slide down the imported ice chute.

Menifee’s Police and Fire Department personnel showed off their equipment including the city’s newest 102-foot ladder truck and the police SWAT team vehicle.

Menifee mayor Bill Zimmerman flips the switch lighting up the city’s Christmas tree with Santa, Mrs. Claus, city council members and the city manager excitedly looking on at the annual Christmas tree lighting Dec. 4 at Mt. San Jacinto College’s Menifee Valley Campus.

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The smell of fresh popcorn, tamales and other items sold by food trucks and vendors wafted through the cooling night air as the screams of delighted children were heard having fun with Christmas soon approaching.

It was one of the best nights the residents of the city had since the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic struck almost two years ago restricting many events like the Christmas tree lighting event, according to city officials enjoying the night’s fun.

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

Santa and Mrs. Claus tell the children watching to be sure to leave Santa some milk and a cookie on Christmas Eve when he visits during the Menifee annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony Dec. 4.

It is snowy fun for these little girls making snowballs in the Snow Zone imported for the Dec. 4 Menifee Christmas Tree Lighting at the MSJC Menifee Valley Campus.

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Council members, the city committee, the naming process, elections, city logo/seal creation and much more.

Temecula Mayor Maryann Edwards said, “It has been 32 years since the city of Temecula was incorporated, and we owe a debt of gratitude to the courageous and dedicated group of leaders who had the vision and passion to create this unique city that we are fortunate to call home. The city of Temecula is proud to honor our city founders as they share their firsthand, factual, sometimes frustrating, and often funny stories about Temecula’s birth and formative years from 1989 through today with visions for tomorrow.”

Temecula’s mayor also debuted the new Temecula Alumni Video Series at the Tuesday, Nov. 23, City Council Meeting. Temecula’s council members will check in on former city officials and retired staff revealing life after serving Temecula. By asking just a few simple questions, Temecula will

be sharing brief updates publicly from its emeritus city family.

These historical digital communications are another way the city is highlighting the “Temecula Cares” theme for 2021 by celebrating Temecula’s old traditions and new opportunities. Temecula Alumni videos will also be available on the City Founders Digital Exhibit at http://TemeculaCA.gov/TemeculaAlumni.

The City Founders Digital Exhibit and Temecula Alumni Video Series serve as historical accounts for future Temecula residents, fulfilling the city’s commitment of honoring and celebrating its history as stated in Temecula’s Quality of Life Master Plan.

For more information on Temecula’s History, visit http://TemeculaValleyMuseum.org and to view Temecula’s website, visit http://TemeculaCA.gov. For more information, contact the Community Services Department at 951-694-6480.

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LOCAL DOMENIGONI from page A-1 Their working historic ranch is on the west side of Metropolitan Water District’s Diamond Valley Reservoir where much of the Domenigoni’s ranch once extended out to Lyon Street in Hemet.

Cindy Domenigoni, wife of Andy Domenigoni for over 50 years, highlighted the family’s first settlement in the Valley made by Angelo and Antonio Domenigoni who emigrated from Brussels, Switzerland, in 1874. Angelo and another emigrant, Ardenso Garboni, came together to America on the same ship, according to family history. In the coming years, the ranch and farm extended out and up to Idyllwild and engaged in dry and dairy farming. They dabbled in wine grape raising as well. Today, the family still dry farms in the Valley and has property in Idyllwild. One of the old vineyards still exists.

At the end of the family presentation, each of the generations attending stood to be recognized. Each generation of the family received a round of applause from the Exchange Club members and Hemet-San Jacinto Valley leaders attending the dinner.

Exchange Club Committee Chair Vincent Record, Ph.D., presented Andy Domengoni the Book of

San Jacinto High School chamber singers entertain with Christmas carols at the Exchange Club of Hemet-San Jacinto’s Book of Golden Deeds dinner honoring the Domenigoni family.

Cindy Domengoni, wife of Andy Domengoni, reads the history of the Domenigoni family since their arrival as farmers and ranchers in the Hemet-San Jacinto Valley at the Exchange Club’s Book of Golden Deeds dinner at the Soboba Resort and Casino, Thursday, Dec. 2.

Members of the fourth generation of the Valley’s Domenigoni family, Donald, Diane, Andy and Steve, pose for a photo at the Exchange Club’s Book of Golden Deeds dinner honoring them at the Soboba Resort and Casino.

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Members of the Domenigoni family honored with the presentation of a Book of Golden Deeds by the Exchange Club chat with each other at the dinner table at the Soboba Resort and Casino.

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Golden Deeds after recognizing others in the Valley who also received the distinguished awards. He said in announcing this year’s winner, “This year, the Domenigoni family is the perfect recipient. A family that has guided dauntless positive impacts on the lives of many people in the Hemet-San Jacinto Valley.”

It was the 54th Book of Golden Deeds award presented by the Exchange Club.

“I think it is such an honor to be recognized by a group like this and this distinguished award for this family,” Andy Domenigoni, after receiving the award, said. “We don’t belong to a lot of clubs. We just kind of do our own thing and to be recognized for the things we do.

I think it is part of our history, part of our past and legacy building and what my grandfather and my father did. I think we are obligated to carry this on and help this Valley.”

The Exchange Club Golden Deeds

award honors those who have rendered service to the community, usually without recognition.

“These are everyday folks who have given of their time and talent to simply help others; and volunteer efforts are very important to our society and should not go unnoticed. Honoring a fellow citizen is a heartwarming and inspiring act not only for the honoree, but for our entire community,” according to the Exchange Club.

The local Exchange Club has supported community programs such as the Nursing program at Mt. San Jacinto Community College, Jerry Searl Youth Sports Park, Diamond Valley Lake Community Park and Aquatics Facility and scholarships for youth. Major contributions are received through community events such as Autumn Elegance, Salute to Veterans and The WEEKEND. Tony Ault can be reached by email at tault@reedermedia.com.

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Volume 21, Issue 50

Winterfest brings holiday cheer to Lake Elsinore

Riverside County Sheriff’s lead off the 2021 Lake Elsinore Winterfest parade Saturday, Dec. 5, in downtown Lake Elsinore.

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Families march in support of Elsinore High School at the Lake Elsinore Winterfest parade in downtown Lake Elsinore Saturday, Dec. 5.

A Riverside Fire truck driver waves to the crowd during the Lake Elsinore Winterfest parade Saturday, Dec. 5.

Parents, faculty and children of the West State Preschool participate in the Winterfest parade in downtown Lake Elsinore Saturday, Dec. 5.

A family enjoys the seasonal music during Lake Elsinore Winterfest Saturday, Dec. 5.

Temescal Canyon High School drummers put on a curbside performance during Like Elsinore Winterfest Saturday, Dec. 5.

A young Samantha gets a moment with Santa to tell him her Christmas wish at Lake Elsinore Winterfest Saturday, Dec. 5.

The Inland Carolers sing Christmas carols with the crowd during Winterfest 2021 in downtown Lake Elsinore, Saturday, Dec. 5.

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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.

COMMUNITY EVENTS Dec. 10 -16 – 9 a.m. to noon Temecula Valley Republican Women’s Foundation toy drive for new and unwrapped toys for children ages 1-12 benefiting Lake Elsinore Dream Center and HOPE Food Pantry. Drop off at 506 W. Minthorn St., Lake Elsinore.

Contact 703-859-1865 or email brandy.meeker@hotmail.com.

Dec. 10 – 5 p.m. Temecula on Ice on Main Street, downtown Old Town Temecula.

Dec. 11, 17, 18 – 6:45, 7:30 p.m. 20th annual Living Nativity at Calvary Sunrise Church home of Lily Kelly Ministries, 24935 Washington Ave., Murrieta. With live animals and church members in costume acting out the first Christmas. Free to the public.

Dec. 10 – 6:30 p.m. Outdoor Christmas Pageant. The story of Christmas presented at Gateway Nazarene Church, 23560 Jefferson Ave., Murrieta.

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

Dec. 11 – 8-9:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Breakfast with Santa at the Kay Ceniceros Senior Center Palm Room, 29995 Evans Road, Menifee. Games and other activities.

Cost $10 each participant. Can register for the Santa on Wheels program.

Dec. 11 – 8-9:30 a.m. and 1011:30 a.m. Breakfast with Santa at the Valley-Wide San Jacinto Regional Park Sports Center, 901 W. Esplanade, San Jacinto. $3 per person. Each child will get a home craft with other prizes given away including Disneyland Tickets.

Carry-out breakfast. Tickets at the

Regional Park or the Valle Vista Community Center.

Dec. 13 – 6 p.m. Learn to Paint a Christmas Scene with Christmas with Women’s Ministry, Seventhday Adventist Church, 29855 Bradley St., Menifee. RSVP valleysda.com/events.

Dec. 15 – Weekdays only.

Santa on Wheels. Reservations required. www.cityofmenifee/ special events. 951-723-3880 Dec. 15 – 5-7 p.m. Gingerbread House drive-thru event sponsored

by Valley-Wide at the Valle Vista Community Center, 43935 Acacia Ave., Valle Vista. Families will drive through and be given kits with all the ingredients and pieces to build a gingerbread house at home. They are asked to email photos of their finished houses to enter a contest for prizes. Tickets must be purchased in advance at the facility or online at gorecreation.org, as kits are limited. None will be sold at the event. The cost is $2 per kit.

Dec. 18 – 12-8 p.m. Chilled in the Park, Ronald Reagan Sports Park, 30875 Rancho Vista Road, Temecula. Fun and fireworks at 7:45 p.m.

Dec. 31 – 8 p.m. to midnight.

New Year’s Eve Grape Drop at the Temecula Civic Center, Main Street Old Town Temecula.

ONGOING – The city of Menifee offers in-city or out-of-city special event vendor applications online or at Menifee City Hall to apply for signature and other special events. Contact Menifee City Hall, 29844 Haun Road, 951-6726777 or online at businesslicensing@cityofmenifee.us.

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

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Dance sessions are held Sundays from 1:30-5 p.m. at 26850 Sun City Blvd., in Sun City.

ONGOING – If you know a homebound older adult, resources in Menifee are available, including grab-and-go, cooked and frozen food for pickup. Courtesy Pantry items and meals delivered with no contact. Three days of emergency food can be delivered immediately or restaurant meal delivery for those who don’t qualify for food assistance programs. Call 800510-2020 for help.

ONGOING – The Riverside County COVID-19 Business Assistance Grant Program is accepting online applications for business grants up to $10,000 at http://www.rivercobizhelp.org that can be used for employee retention, working capital, protective equipment purchases, rent or mortgage payments and paying vendor notices. Eligible businesses, including nonprofits, must be in Riverside County, with a minimum of one but less than 50 employees and operating for at least one year since March 1. For more information, call Riverside County Business and Community Services at 951-955-0493.

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

ONGOING – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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

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

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

WORKSHOPS, MEETINGS and ANNOUNCEMENTS Dec. 10 – 5-9 p.m. Temecula Chilled Holiday Market, at the Historic Vail Ranch Headquarters, 32127 Temecula Parkway, Temecula. Photos with Santa Dec. 10 – 10 a.m. Last month of the Pala Casino Spa Resort Pala Bowl Slot Tournament with the $10,000 grand prize package with tickets to football’s biggest game of the year on Feb.13. Running until 11:59 p.m. Dec. 30. Guests can insert their card in any tournament machine to play once every 24 hours. Winners will be announced and contacted Jan. 1, 2022, at 10 a.m. The top five winners of the monthly tournament will each receive two tickets to select L.A. football home games of their choice, along with an Added Play prize. The top 200 scores from each month of the slot tournament will be invited back to participate

in the Finale Tournament, for the Big Game Prize Package. Starting Jan. 3 and running until Jan. 29.

Many other prizes.

Dec. 17 – 5-9 p.m. Menifee Trading Post presents a Night Market – Mercado del Sol – that celebrates art and local community products, food and drink, live music and unique experiences at 30141 Antelope Road in Menifee.

Dec. 18 –10 a.m. to noon. Dresses and Dreams Project Gamechanager Workshop 2 Mental Health and Suicide Awareness Prevention for ages 15 and up. Hear about Riverside County’s public health and teen suicide prevention. Zoom meeting ID 212 961-6651.

Feb. 17 – 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Menifee’s annual Broker’s Appreciation Luncheon at Fairfield Inn and Suites, Civic Plaza Drive.

ONGOING – Caltrans offers volunteers a stipend of $250 a month for cleaning up highways from the Clean California Adopt a Highway Program. Visit http:// www.cleancalifornia.com for full details.

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 951-3091597 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 The Walls” is housed exclusively at The Merc, 42051 Main Street, Temecula.

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

ONGOING – 8-9 a.m. Attend the city of Wildomar’s Small Business Roundtable on the third Wednesday of each month on Zoom. Register by emailing kdavidson@cityofwildomar.org and put “small business roundtable” in the subject line.

ONGOING – Noon-1 p.m. Attend Murrieta Wildomar Chamber of Commerce’s weekly business briefing via Zoom or watch live on Facebook every Wednesday.

Registration required at https://bit.

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

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

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

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

ONGOING – 10-11:30 a.m.

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

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

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

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

ONGOING – Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous, a free 12step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, undereating or bulimia, has meetings throughout the U.S. and the world. Contact 781932-6300, or for local meetings, call 925-321-0170 or visit http:// www.foodaddicts.org.

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

ONGOING – Temecula Valley Rose Society meets each month.

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

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

For new dates, call 760-807-1323 or visit http://www.MenifeeToastmasters.org for more information.

Temescal Canyon High School presents ‘Every Christmas Story Ever Told! (And Then Some)’ LAKE ELSINORE – Temescal Canyon High School will present ‘Every Christmas Story Ever Told!

(And Then Some)’ Friday, Dec. 10, and Saturday, Dec. 11, at 7 p.m. at the Jeanie Corral Performing Arts Centre.

What begins as yet another annual production of Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol” soon devolves into a slightly irreverent look at all of those favorite “Beloved Holiday Classics” including ”It’s a Wonderful Life,” ”The Nutcracker,” “Frosty the Snowman,” “Rudolph the Red-Nosed

Reindeer,” ”A Charlie Brown Christmas,” “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and much more.

The four actors, who play over 30 characters throughout the 95-minute performance, take the audience on a high-octane, tinselcovered rollercoaster ride of jollity and frivolity. Starring students Anastasia Easley, Sydney Manning, Mason Sandoval and Alex Trovato with stage manager Alaya Walker, “Every Christmas Story Ever Told! (And Then Some)” was written by Michael Carleton, John K. Alvarez, James FitzGerald and

Jim FitzGerald.

Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for students. Download the GoFan app or go to http://GoFan.com on a mobile device or from a computer for tickets.

Parental Note: There is a lengthy discussion as to whether Santa Claus exists, but it is eventually decided that he does.

For additional information, call 951-253-7250. Temescal Canyon High School is located at 28755 El Toro Road in Lake Elsinore.

Submitted by Temescal Canyon High School.

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Temecula Valley Players production of ‘A Christmas Carol’ returns to Temecula

From left are Bob Cratchit played by John Harnetiaux, Mrs. Cratchit played by Nichelle Myers, Tiny Tim played by Madilyn Fletcher, Rosemary Cratchit played by Mallory Barr, Elizabeth Cratchit played by Izzy Acosta and Martha Cratchit played by Sarah Gamble in the Temecula Valley Players presentation of “A Christmas Carol The Musical” at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater. The play runs through Dec. 12.

Ebenezer Scrooge played by Tim Harvey and the Ghost of Christmas Present played by Samantha Maxwell perform the musical number “Abundance and Charity” as part of the Temecula Valley Players production of “A Christmas Carol The Musical” onstage Valley News/Shawna Sarnowski photos through Dec. 12.

Movie Review: ‘Encanto’ Bob Garver SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Disney has done it again. The studio synonymous with animated movie musicals has given audiences another classic to add to the collection in “Encanto.” It’s a good one, with diligent animation, imagination on display in nearly every frame and songs by current Broadway king Lin-Manuel Miranda. It’s such a well-polished movie that even though I know what I’m seeing is practically perfect, it’s hard not to dwell on a few minor imperfections.

The movie centers around the magical Madrigal family, particularly teenager Mirabel, played by Stephanie Beatriz. Abuela Alma, played by Maria Cecilia Botero, lost her husband years ago, but was granted a miracle in the form of an enchanted candle that brought her

house to life and gave superhuman abilities to her descendants. Now Mirabel’s mother Julieta, played

by Angie Cepeda, can heal any injury with her cooking, her aunt Pepa, played by Carolina Gaitan, can control the weather with her mood – usually in the form of rain, to avoid confusion with another Disney character with ice-based weather powers, her uncle Bruno, played by John Leguazamo, can see into the future – but he’s been exiled due to some upsetting prophecies, her cousin Dolores, played by Adassa, can hear everything – especially things she’s not supposed to, her cousin Camilo, played by Rhenzy Feliz, is a shapeshifter, her cousin Antonio, played

by Ravi-Cabot Conyers, can communicate with animals, her sister Luisa, played by Jessica Darrow, is super-strong – both in physicality and resolve, and her other sister

Isabela, played by Diane Guerrero, can grow plant life at will – though some say her real power is perfection. And again, the house itself is imbued with magic, with cupboards and floorboards that serve the family’s every need. One of those imperfections I mentioned is that it seems like overkill to have both the characters and the house be magical. As fun as the house is, I feel like it should be the star of its own movie, here it feels like a hat on a hat.

Aside from her uncle Felix, played by Mauro Castillo, and father Agustin, played by Wilmer Valderrama, who were born to non-magical families, Mirabel is the only Madrigal without a special gift. She wants one badly, and she was supposed to get one. But something went wrong – the audience never finds out what, exactly – at her gift-granting ceremony,

and now she feels like she’s less gifted than everyone else. Think there’ll be a lesson in here about how you don’t need magical powers to be truly gifted? Plus she still gets to interact with the house, which as far as I’m concerned is like having magic of her own.

The problem is that the magic of the house is on the fritz and in danger of disappearing. Maribel wants to save it to prove her worth, but how does she save something so intangible? The answer likely lies with her ostracized uncle Bruno, but the rest of the family is so creeped out by him that he’s practically considered a villain. If Mirabel wants to save the magic, she’ll have to do something with Bruno and the rest of her family that is way out of everybody’s comfort zone… communicate with them.

For all its eye and ear candy,

“Encanto” is a movie where a lot of drama could have been spared with a few well-chosen words and previous hugs. It also plays a little too blatantly to certain Disney tropes, especially with that MacGuffin-y candle that the characters practically destroy themselves trying to protect. And the songs, while catchy, really only make sense in the context of the story and can’t stand on their own.

But to focus on those complaints is to miss the bigger picture. Disney has delivered a cute, funny, creative, expertly animated movie with songs by one of the all-time greats. You’ll do well to take the family to see it this holiday season.

Grade: B “Encanto” is rated PG for some thematic elements and mild peril.

Its running time is 99 minutes.

Contact Bob Garver at rrg251@ nyu.edu.

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Santa’s Electric Light Parade brings holiday fun

The Great Oak High School marching band performs and marches in Santa’s Electric Valley News/Shane Gibson photos Light Parade in Old Town Temecula, Dec. 3.

Great Oak High School cheerleaders march on Jefferson Avenue during Santa’s Electric Light Parade in Temecula.

Santa’s Electric Light Parade participants spread Christmas cheer during the annual holiday event in Temecula.

The effect of snow is created along the parade route during Santa’s Electric Light Parade in Temecula.

Students from Thompson Middle School in Murrieta march and spread Christmas cheer at Santa’s Electric Light Parade.

Riders with the Scripps Miramar Saddlebreds trot down Jefferson Avenue during Santa’s Electric Light Parade in Temecula.

Temecula Little League players wave to spectators at Santa’s Electric Light Parade.

Emily Drummond, 3, plays with a toy during Santa’s Electric Light Parade in Temecula.

Ballet folklorico dancers perform as they march down Jefferson Avenue during Santa’s Electric Light Parade.

Ballet folklorico dancers perform as they march down Jefferson Avenue during Santa’s Electric Light Parade.

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A young girl portraying an angel marches in Santa’s Electric Light Parade in Temecula.

Weston Delozoer, 6, watches Santa’s Electric Light Parade participants march along Jefferson Avenue in Temecula.

Members of the Temecula Valley High School marching band perform as they march along Jefferson Avenue in Santa’s Electric Light Parade.

Members of the Inland Jeep Freeks club show off their offroad vehicles during Santa’s Electric Light Parade in Temecula.

Members of the Temecula Valley High School marching band perform as they march along Jefferson Avenue in Santa’s Electric Light Parade.

Leanna Anolin, left, and Bridget Hoffman wave to spectators from a VW bus during Santa’s Electric Light Parade.

From left, Addison Heintschel, 8, Scarlett Gibson, 6, and McKenzie Rowley, 3, wave to Santa as he arrives along the parade route during Santa’s Electric Light Parade.

Ariel Roman of Calvary Baptist Church portrays the Ghost of Christmas Present from “A Christmas Carol” during Santa’s Electric Light Parade.

Pastor Ryan Rench of Calvary Baptist Church portrays the Ghost of Jacob Marley from “A Christmas Carol” during Santa’s Electric Light Parade.

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LE Outlets host inaugural Holly Jolly Jamboree

Dominic Rodriguez of Bonjour Kefir Yogurt sells European style yogurt during the Holly Jolly Jamboree at the Outlets at Lake Elsinore.

Shoppers enjoy local vendors and festivities during the Holly Jolly Jamboree at the Outlets at Lake Elsinore, Dec. 5. The event includes holiday crafts for children, a farmers market and a toy drive.

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Macarons made and sold by vendor Momma Mondragon’s Macarons during the Holly Jolly Jamboree at the Outlets at Lake Elsinore.

Shoppers enjoy local vendors and festivities during the Holly Jolly Jamboree at the Outlets at Lake Elsinore.

Connie Thomsen smells a Buddha’s hand fruit from the Rancho Encantado citrus farm in Deluz held by managing farmer David Estrella at the Holly Jolly Jamboree.

Grocery Outlet Bargain Market opens newest store in French Valley FRENCH VALLEY – Grocery Outlet Bargain Market, extremevalue grocery retailer, opened its newest location Thursday, Dec. 2, at 35958 Winchester Road in Winchester. The store hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

“We are overjoyed to be a part of the French Valley community and be able to provide big savings on quality groceries,” Grocery Outlet independent operators Warren and Susie Loc said. “This partnership with Grocery Outlet gives us the ability to grow our business, create new jobs and more importantly, give back to our local community.”

The Locs presented a $500 donation to both the Bella Vista Middle School and the Military Veterans Support Services. The Bella Vista Middle School’s mission is to provide a safe, engaging

and effective learning environment for the Murrieta community. The Military Veterans Support Services’ mission is to provide low-cost and free comprehensive resources through community organizational outreach and providing philanthropic programs to enrich the lives of veterans, seniors and families in the local community.

In celebration of the opening, through Thursday, Dec. 30, customers may enter for a chance to win $1,000 in groceries To enter, customers may access the online contest at https://www.groceryoutlet.com/win-groceries-FrenchValley. Entry must include a valid, working email address where the entrant can be notified. The winner does not need to be present to win but they must claim their prize within three days of notification

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The store created 34 new jobs in the community and will be providing savings on name brand, high quality merchandise for its local consumers. Grocery Outlet offers the same trusted brands as traditional grocery stores, but at lower prices. Its buyers scour the country to find the top manufacturers with excess inventory and seasonal closeouts so Grocery Outlet can offer “WOW savings” on thousands of name-brand products at significantly lower prices. Grocery Outlet stores are independently operated by local families who are committed to supporting their communities.

For 75 years Grocery Outlet, an extreme-value grocery retailer based in Emeryville, offered customers big savings on brand-name products. The company has more than 400 locations throughout California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Washington.

Stores are owned by independent operators based in the communities they serve.

Grocery Outlet offers a full range of products including fresh produce, meat, deli and dairy, along with a wide assortment of natural and organic choices.

Grocery Outlet also carries a large selection of beer and wine, health and beauty care, as well as seasonal items. A third-generation, family-led company founded in 1946, Grocery Outlet provides local customers a place to find deals on name brands they trust.

For more information about Grocery Outlet, visit http://www.

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Follow French Valley Grocery Outlet on Facebook: @FrenchValleyGroceryOutlet.

Submitted by Grocery Outlet.

Independent operators Warren and Susie Loc open the all-new French Valley Grocery Outlet Thursday, Dec. 2.

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A shopper checks out a case of bagged salad at the all-new French Valley Grocery Outlet Thursday, Dec. 2.

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California Competes Grant Program Temecula Community funding available to businesses Service Department California might not benefit earns Capella Award of Diane A. Rhodes SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS from a nonrefundable tax credit but could utilize a grant. Recog- Distinction Businesses that want to locate nizing that the state must have or stay and grow in California are being encouraged to apply for a part of $120 million in California Competes Grant Program funds available for allocation for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. The application period is open Jan. 3-24.

The maximum grant award is $36 million.

Any size business is eligible to apply if it meets at least one of the following criteria: it will create at least 500 new full-time jobs in California, it will make capital investments of at least $10 million or the project will take place in an area of high unemployment and/or poverty as defined in the California Competes Tax Credit regulations.

The funding opportunity came about through the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, which serves as California’s leader for job growth and economic development efforts. GO-Biz offers a range of services to business owners including attraction, retention and expansion services, site selection, permit assistance, regulation guidance, small business assistance, international trade development, assistance with state government and much more.

The CCGP evolved from the California Competes Tax Credit that was created in 2013 to fo-

State offers a grant opportunity for local businesses.

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cus on helping businesses grow and stay in California. GO-Biz evaluates the most competitive applications based on the factors required by statute, including total jobs created, total investment, average wage, economic impact, strategic importance and more. In 2018, the program was extended for an additional five years with at least $180 million in tax credits available for allocation to business each year through 2023. While the CalCompetes Tax Credit program has demonstrated tremendous success incentivizing businesses to choose California, a tax credit by its very nature may not provide the immediate assistance that businesses need to put Californians to work as quickly as possible, particularly as it recovers from the pandemic-induced recession.

Additionally, many companies looking to expand or locate in

the resources available now to incentivize businesses to remain in the state, add new, quality fulltime jobs or restore jobs lost as a result of the pandemic or other factors, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s enacted state budget for fiscal year 2021-2022 created the California Competes Grant Program and appropriated $120 million in funding.

The CCGP incentivizes the creation of new, quality, full-time jobs that might not otherwise be created in California. The primary goal of the CCGP is to incentivize businesses to choose California and to create quality, full-time jobs in the state. A significant priority for this grant program is to make resources available to businesses for whom a non-refundable tax credit would not provide a significant financial benefit. The CCGP was specifically created for three types of businesses: businesses that continuously reinvest profits, generating either significant research and development tax credits and/ or net operating losses resulting in little to no tax liability; smaller businesses with relatively low tax liabilities and startups with little to no tax liability.

For more information, visit http://www.business.ca.gov/CalCompetes, 916-322-4051 or CalCompetes@gobiz.ca.gov.

Outdoor markets in Menifee highlight local craftsmanship, artistry and makers MENIFEE – Menifee announced the addition of two new private outdoor markets to join the Menifee community, which are aimed at bringing new and fun shopping options to Menifee and supporting its local small-business owners, the Sun City Farmers Market and Menifee Trading Post Night Market.

“These fun marketplace opportunities provide our local micro/ cottage and small businesses with accessible ways to sell their goods offline at family-friendly events for our residents and visitors to enjoy local products and food,” Menifee Mayor Bill Zimmerman said.

The Sun City Farmers Market is a morning farmers market, operating every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sun City Civic Association, 26850 Sun City Blvd. The new farmers market is growing and looking for new vendors to help provide healthy eating options and produce. The market offers home baked treats, handcrafted goods, healthy pet food and goods, canned jams, Argentina empanadas, fresh organic fruit and vegetables and more. Local business or farmers market vendors can apply online for a space at https://www.suncityfarmersmarket.com/ or contact 951-795-0044 for more information.

Menifee’s newest night market, Menifee Trading Post, will take place at Mercato Del Sole in the parking lot behind Living Spaces, 30141 Antelope Road. The night market is held on the third Friday of every month from 5-9 p.m.

The new night market, hosted by Simply Made Local, features over 30 curated vendors with various artisan wares, modern goods, handcrafted products, along with food options. Interested in becoming a vendor? Visit http://simplymadelocal.com for applications and for more information.

Submitted by city of Menifee.

TEMECULA ─ The Public Relations Society of America Inland – Empire Chapter recognized the Temecula Community Services Department with a Capella Award of Distinction Thursday, Nov. 5, at their 56th annual Polaris Awards Ceremony at the Pechanga Resort and Casino.

Temecula received the award for the Around & About Temecula Season III (Episodes 22, 23 & 24) Video Promotion (Tactic Video Short Form). The PRSA-IE Polaris Awards represent the highest standards of performance in public relations and communications professions within the Inland Empire.

“I am extremely proud of the Around & About Temecula Series and the Team that works hard to put these episodes together,” Zak Schwank, city council member and president of Temecula Com-

munity Services District, said.

“These videos are a great way for us to reach out a little bit deeper into the community in a meaningful way.”

Polaris Awards recognize exemplary public relations efforts that successfully incorporate sound research, planning, implementation and evaluation. This year, there were several exceptional entries in 27 categories from agencies from hospitality to government and PR agencies to education – all raising the bar in the field of public relations.

To view all 24 episodes of Around & About Temecula and 15 episodes of Park Adventures Series, visit http://TemeculaCA. gov/AroundTemecula and http:// TemeculaCA.gov/ParkAdventures.

Submitted by city of Temecula.

Menifee reminds businesses to renew licenses for 2022 MENIFEE – As a courtesy reminder, all Menifee business licenses expire Friday, Dec. 31, and require annual renewals that are valid for one calendar year.

Renewals can be submitted online, by mail or in person at Menifee City Hall, 29844 Haun Road.

The deadline to renew business licenses is Feb. 28, 2022.

Business owners can renew their business license at https:// businesslicenses.cityofmenifee.us/ Renew/Renew1/BusinessLicense.

For more information or questions, contact the Business License Division at businesslicensing@ cityofmenifee.us or at 951-6726777.

Submitted by city of Menifee.

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Sixth annual Austin Gorrell Memorial Baseball Classic honors former player

Orange Lutheran’s OC Lightning team defeated Great Oak 8-1 to win the sixth annual Austin Gorrell Memorial Baseball Classic Tuesday, Nov. 23, at Cal Baptist University.

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JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

In 2015, Kerry and Gina Gorrell were given the news that no parent ever wants to hear. They received word that their oldest son Austin had died in his college dorm room while sleeping. At the time, Austin, a freshman playing baseball for the University of Nevada, had been diagnosed with a heart condition called cardiomyopathy.

The diagnosis came during his preseason physical administered by the school’s athletic department in 2015.

The condition put Austin at a 3% chance of suffering heart failure and forced him to medically redshirt his freshman season.

Before playing for the University of Nevada, Austin was a standout catcher for the J.W. North Huskies out of Riverside.

“At Nevada they do an EKG (electrocardiogram) on every one of their athletes,” Kerry Gorrell, Austin’s father, said in a past interview. “They caught a little blip and said something wasn’t right.

No one knew about the condition until they diagnosed it.”

Austin was not wearing his assigned defibrillator vest when he died from heart failure at the early age of 19. His sudden death shook the Inland baseball community and that is when the Austin Gorrell Memorial Baseball Classic was created. Austin’s family and friends wanted to not only help honor Austin, but to also help local players with scholarship opportunities for college.

The tournament, which started out with only nine area high school baseball teams, is a major draw

this time of year for teams and coaches as it helps them get an early gauge on their rosters, in a real game environment. The annual home run derby, held Friday, Nov. 19, at Ryan Bonaminio Park in Riverside, was won by Norco’s Jacob Kruswicki and kicked off the five-day event. It was also an opportunity for the Gorrell family to interact with the baseball community and share their son’s story with those in attendance.

The games themselves are not CIF-Southern Section sanctioned games, since those do not take place until next spring, but the championship game, held at Cal Baptist University’s James W. Totman Stadium, does pull in just as much excitement as any CIF finals game though, which was held Tuesday, November. 23, at 5 p.m. During the week leading up to the final game, at each host site, there are tournament representatives that sell merchandise, where all the proceeds go toward the Austin Gorrell Scholarship fund. At the championship game, the Gorrell family then disperses scholarship checks to seniors that were selected by submitting essays to the tournament committee, on why they deserve the scholarship.

“We continue to pray that people understand the story behind what this tournament means to our family and that they realize their donations and purchases go back to seniors looking to play the game at the next level,” Kerry said.

The sixth annual Austin Gorrell Baseball Classic wrapped up with a game between Orange Lutheran High School (OC Lightning) and Great Oak High School. World Series champion and former UC

Great Oak’s Dylan Fien won the tournament’s Matt Becerra award.

Riverside player and head coach Troy Percival spoke to all the players at the final game, where more than $25,000 in scholarships was awarded to eight student-athletes.

The OC Lightning, who scored four runs in the third inning and three more in the fourth, defeated Great Oak 8-1 to claim the tournament title for the second consecutive time since 2019. The OC team was led by Ben Reiland and former Vista Murrieta SS and Menifee resident, Mikey Romero, who each had two hits and two RBIs. Karson Bowen chipped in with three RBIs and scored twice for the Lightning.

Nolan Tillett pitched into the third inning to earn the win, and Gabe Miranda doubled and pitched the seventh inning to close it out.

UCLA commit, Dylan Fien, who also won the tournament’s Matt Becerra award, was one of the only shining lights for the Wolfpack in the final game. Fien went 2 for 2 with a walk for Great Oak, who beat Norco 4-1 in the tournament opener Saturday, Nov. 20, and defeated Riverside King in the semifinals two days later.

The Wolfpack, who missed the playoffs last season after going 7-8 in the Southwestern League (1213 overall) look young but have strong talent at the upperclassmen level. Orange Lutheran won 30 games during the spring and was a CIF Southern California Division 1 postseason semifinalist In all, 38 teams participated in the tournament’s return, following last year’s forced hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Other local high school teams that competed this year included Heritage, Tahquitz, Chaparral, Temescal Canyon, Elsinore, Cit-

Gina and Kerry Gorrell stand with the scholarship award winners as they continue honoring their son Austin with a yearly baseball tournament for local high school teams.

rus Hill, Murrieta Mesa and Vista Murrieta. A few of the local teams, outside of Great Oak, made it as far as the semifinals. Vista Murrieta fell to the OC Lightning in the gold bracket and in the silver bracket, Murrieta Mesa (2021 Southwestern League champions) and Chaparral both advanced but lost. Chaparral fell to Ramona and

Murrieta Mesa lost to La Sierra.

Preparations are already underway for next year’s tournament.

To find out more information, visit www.austingorrellbaseballclassic.com.

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MSJC Football wins American Division Championship JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

The MSJC football team put together a big defensive effort against Antelope Valley on their way to a 17-6 win in the Hemet Sportsman’s Club American Championship Bowl at Carl Quandt Stadium. The Eagles scored the first 14 points of the game and never gave up the lead as they won their first ever American Division Championship, finishing the season 9-1 on the field. The Eagles who were co-champions of the American Mountain Division beat Antelope Valley, the champions of the American Pacific Division for the second time this season to claim the crown.

The Eagles scored midway through the first quarter when Taliq Brown had a 19-yard TD reception from Devan Freedland. The extra point gave MSJC the 7-0 lead at the end of one period. The Eagles then put together a long 12 play 87-yard drive to push the lead to 14-0 on a 24-yard run from Sherod White. The Eagle defense set up

the score by intercepting a pass at the Eagle four-yard line. Hunter Rapolla made the interception to keep Antelope Valley out of the end zone on what turned out to be the only turnover of the day. The MSJC defense continued their dominance into halftime as the Eagles kept the game at 14-0.

Antelope Valley’s only score of the game came with 5:32 to play in the third when Carlos Hill scored on a 31-yard pass from Caden Hinton. The extra point was no good and MSJC held on to a 14-6 lead after three periods. The Eagles pushed the lead to 11 points with 9:30 to play when Nick Sabilla connected on a 22-yard field goal to cap off a 75-yard drive.

The Eagle offense was held well below their average of 515 yards per game, but still managed 370 total yards, while MSJC’s defense held Antelope Valley under 300 yards for the game.

Sherod White, who was named the game’s MVP, rushed for 60 yards, and added 83 more receiving. see MSJC, page C-2

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Temecula Middle School sweeps baseball championships JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

It is not often the perfect undefeated season comes along and when it does, it is 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 talent starts to separate itself.

Middle school players, despite wanting to play with their friends, also want to win. They are hopeful they will play high school baseball in the future, which is not too far away, and winning a middle school baseball championship helps with the confidence in their craft.

This year, it was a perfect season for the Temecula Middle School Bobcats. The sixth-grade boy’s baseball team, which is the Bronco w w w . m y v a l l e y n e w s . c o m

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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 sixth-grade 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).

As for the seventh- and eighth-

grade team, who represent the Pony Division, their almost perfect season ended with a championship as well. That gave TMS a sweep in the middle school division taking home both championships. The older Bobcat team went 15-1 on the season with their only loss being by one run in the semifinals to Bella Vista’s eighth-grade team.

That same Bella Vista is who they came back to beat in the finals.

“It’s a bittersweet moment for me,” head coach Matthew Krueger said. “I’ve had the honor to coach the TMS team twice, the first time was when my oldest son played on the team and this year with my youngest son, and it’s been such an incredible experience to see the kids develop and have so much fun representing their school.”

The offensive and defensive numbers were off the charts this season. The older Bobcats team scored 136 runs on the year and only allowed 41 to be scored against them.

The Temecula Middle School Bronco Division Bobcats, pictured here with their coaching staff, won the fall season baseball championship Valley News/Courtesy photos with a perfect undefeated season.

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Wine Town Rollers ready to skate into the holidays Eighth annual Naughty vs Nice holiday themed roller derby bout coming to Temecula

Wine Town Rollers is now offering youth flat-track roller derby as an affordable sport option for boys and girls ages 6-17.

The Temecula Valley’s first roller derby league, the Wine Town Rollers, will be hosting a holiday themed roller derby bout Saturday, Dec. 11 at Ronald Reagan Sports Park in Temecula. Valley News/Courtesy photos

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The Wine Town Rollers, the Temecula Valley’s first roller derby league, will be hosting a holiday themed roller derby bout Saturday, Dec. 11, at Ronald Reagan Sports Park in Temecula, 30875 Rancho Vista Road

Doors open at 4:30 p.m. as the junior derby league kicks off the night with a junior Naughty vs Nice bout at 5 p.m. Next up, at 7 p.m. is the Wine Town Rollers 8th annual Naughty vs Nice holiday themed flat track roller derby bout for local adult skaters. Entry is free, however donations can be made to the league in-person

or online at http://paypal.me/winetownrollersca.

“Bring your favorite folding chair and snacks and you can pick your spot closer to the track,” Media Director Ellianna “Foxxxy Blocksy Brown” Jameson said.

WTR is devoted to the hardhitting world of women’s flat-track roller derby and is a full member

league of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association. The league currently consists of one local home team, in addition to the WFTDA charter travel team, the Whine Makers. The organization is also now offering youth flat-track roller derby as an affordable sport option for boys and girls ages 6-17.

“Rampage Junior Derby, Temecula Valley’s only youth roller derby team, is celebrating their inaugural season and looking for new skaters,” Jameson added. “Zero experience is required.”

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schedule is 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays at Ronald Reagan Sports Park in Temecula.

If you or anyone you know is interested in joining the junior league, email juniors@winetownrollers. com. For information for adults wishing to become a skater with Wine Town, joining its officials’ crew “The Law” or becoming one of the integral volunteers that help keep this group running, email recruiting@winetownrollers.com.

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CIF Southern Section prep basketball scoreboard JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

Basketball season is off to a great start locally and here are some of the scores and records from this past weekend for area teams inside the Valley News coverage area.

Friday, Dec. 3 Ambassador League Hemet (3-2) – 53 Arrowhead Christian (5-4) – 62 Stats/highlights: None reported for either team as of yet Ivy League Temescal Canyon (6-4) – 54 Valley View (6-2) – 56 Stats/highlights: None reported for Temescal Canyon as of yet Rancho Verde (3-3) – 53 Diamond Bar (3-2) – 62 Stats/highlights: None reported for either team as of yet Inland Valley League Moreno Valley (6-2) – 52 Elsinore (6-0) – 79 Stats/highlights: None reported for Elsinore as of yet Yucca Valley (1-5) – 42 Hemet (4-2) – 64 Stats/highlights: None reported for either team as of yet Southwestern League Huntington Beach (1-9) – 53 Vista Murrieta (7-1) – 63 Stats/highlights: None reported for either team as of yet JW North (5-3) – 57 Murrieta Valley (4-2) – 64 Stats/highlights: None reported for either team as of yet Murrieta Mesa (4-4) – 49 Summit (6-2) – 59 Stats/highlights: None reported for either team as of yet Great Oak (5-1) – 70

Alyanna Boggs (20) backs her opponent down into scoring position during nonconference play at Elsinore High School.

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Payton Skands (#0) and Great Oak squeaked by Rancho Christian 55-54 at Centennial’s Battlezone Showcase.

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Rancho Cucamonga (7-1) – 58 Stats/highlights: None reported for either team as of yet South Valley League Santa Rosa Academy (3-2) – 53 Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catho-

lic School (2-5) – 18 Stats/highlights: McCray – 24 pts, 13 rebounds (SRA); Steward – 11 pts, 4 rebounds, 4 steals (SRA) California Military Institute (25) – 34

Menifee senior softball players form inaugural Christmas Charity Tournament

Temecula Prep (4-2) – 61 Stats/highlights: None reported for either team as of yet Nuview Bridge (1-3) – 28 California Lutheran (2-5) – 48 Stats/highlights: None reported for either team as of yet Saturday, Dec. 4 Ambassador League Elsinore (7-0) – 71 Woodcrest Christian (7-1) – 64 Stats/highlights: None reported for Elsinore as of yet Inland Valley League Yucca Valley (1-5) – 42 Hemet (4-2) – 64 Stats/highlights: None reported for either team as of yet Mountain Pass League Citrus Hill (0-9) – 44 Paloma Valley (3-4) – 60 Stats/highlights: Talbert – 23 pts, 17 rebounds (CH); Brown – 9 pts (CH); None reported for PV as of yet Southwestern League Temecula Valley (0-7) – 65 Carter (3-5) – 79 Stats/highlights: None reported for either team as of yet Fairmont (1-10) – 34 Vista Murrieta (7-1) – 73 Stats/highlights: None reported

for either team as of yet Murrieta Mesa (4-5) – 61 Silverado (5-4) – 52 Stats/highlights: None reported for either team as of yet Great Oak (6-1) – 37 Etiwanda (6-0) – 61 Stats/highlights: None reported for either team as of yet Murrieta Valley (4-2) – 61 Chaparral (5-0) – 66 Stats/highlights: None reported for either team as of yet South Valley League Hamilton (4-2) – 39 Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School (3-5) – 52 Stats/highlights: None reported for either team as of yet Santa Rosa Academy (4-2) – 61 Temecula Prep (2-5) – 28 Stats/highlights: Steward – 18 pts, 8 rebounds (SRA); McCray – 17 pts, 14 rebounds (SRA) **Photos and sports scores/ stats/highlights can be submitted to sports@reedermedia.com. Stats, standings, results provided by MaxPreps, local ADs, fans of the game and the Valley News Sports Department. To report a change or correction to the schedule, also email us at the aforementioned email.

CROSSWORD answers for puzzle on page B-2 The Menifee Valley Upper Division Senior Softball program held their inaugural Christmas Charity Tournament last weekend at the Big League Dreams Sports Park in Perris.

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JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

The Menifee Valley Upper Division Senior Softball program held its inaugural Christmas Charity Tournament Thursday, Dec. 2 and Friday, Dec. 3 at the Big League Dreams Sports Park in Perris. Over 300 players, families and friends attended this year’s festivities, which brought in close to 250 new unwrapped toys. The toys collected will be donated to the “Toys for Tots” charity.

“We were exceptionally proud to have four Marines from Camp Pendleton on hand to pick up the toys and greet the players,” Steve Baranick, MVUDSS President and tournament director, said.

Fifteen teams competed in the

3-division tournament. Congratulations to the 65+ Division Champions ‘Samurai,’ the 70+ Division Champions ‘No Guts, No Glory,’ and the 75+ Division Champions ‘Olde Dawgs.’

The Menifee Valley Upper Division Senior Softball league provides qualified skilled senior softball players, age 55 and over, with highly competitive tournament-caliber games on a weekly basis. Their ultimate goal is to be recognized as the preeminent league in Southern California for upper division senior softball.

Within its rules, policies, decision making, guidelines, actions and normal league/game functioning, MVUDSS strives to ensure equality and fairness of treatment and opportunity for all existing

and potential players irrespective of race, sex, gender, religion/creed, color, ethnicity, national origin or sexual orientation.

Although MVUDSS supports freedom of expression, during its games and at its venue site(s), the league discourages displays of political parties/causes/issues/candidates or social injustice issues/ causes for action. The league will not offer recognition of, nor support for or against, any of these issues, causes, parties or candidates.

For more information about upcoming Menifee Valley Upper Division Senior Softball events please call Steve Baranick at 951870-0114 or visit www.MVUDSS. org.

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

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HOME & GARDEN

‘Christmas Disneyland of Bonsall’ celebrates heritage

Bonsall residents Michael Hefner and his mother, Sylvia Colton, go all out decorating their home for Christmas, which includes putting up 40 themed Christmas trees.

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Rick Monroe SPECIAL TO THE VALLEY NEWS

Michael Hefner said some locals call his home the “Christmas Disneyland of Bonsall.” The elaborate, festive decor inside the home features 40 Christmas trees and other decorations that are indeed “Disneyesque” but with a personal touch.

The public isn’t invited inside the home on Aquaduct Road, just west of Interstate 15, but Hefner said he expects more than 200 friends and family to visit for a party in early December.

Hefner said he admits that it’s a bit overboard but cited a good reason for celebrating.

“The inspiration comes from when my grandmother, Guadalupe Quesada, immigrated from Mexico in 1926 when she was 12 years old to live with her aunt in Pasadena. She arrived on Christmas Eve and seeing all the lights and Christmas trees, she was awestruck,” he said. “From that time on, the family went all-in, in remembrance of her coming to the U.S. and the blessings here in the U.S. Each year, the celebration has grown.”

Hefner had the home built in 2005, so it will be their 16th annual Christmas party in Bonsall.

Although the home’s exterior is decorated, the driveway ascends a tall hill that is not suited for drive-by looks, Hefner said. A 16foot Nativity star, however, can be seen by drivers traveling along the northbound I-15. There are lights and reindeer and Santa fixtures in the front.

There’s a huge wreath on the front door, but it’s when visitors enter the home that the adventure begins. The first thing they see is a miniature village, complete with an electric train.

That’s just the start. This house had 37 decorated trees set up over two weeks before Thanksgiving, and another three in the kitchen

A traditional-themed Christmas tree is one of 40 decorated trees inside Michael Hefner’s Bonsall home.

Sylvia Colton and her son, Michael Hefner, place ornaments on their beach-themed Christmas tree.

The presidential-themed Christmas tree is one of Michael Hefner’s favorites. Many of the presidential ornaments were purchased in Washington.

were going up after Hefner’s Thanksgiving meal for a gathering of over 20 guests.

Each of the Christmas trees has its own name or theme. For example, there’s the Snowman Tree, Christmas Card Tree and Red Bow Tree. Others include the Bird House, Gift Box and Tiffany trees.

There’s also a large tree decorated with gold angels framed by the grand staircase with poinsettias.

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reindeer pulling sleighs along the tall ceilings, Santa and snowball decorations on all the windowsills, snowmen on the walls and a centerpiece with Santa’s workshop.

There are a dozen miniature trees, 3-feet tall, with these themes: Homemade (by children and grandchildren), Angels, Religious, Mermaids, Characters, Gone with the Wind (Scarlet), Purple, Disney, 12 Days of Christmas, Norman Rockwell, the 1950s – many given from his grandmother, and Chinese New Year.

One of the larger trees is the Beach Tree with flamingos, shells and seahorses. Others include an Elf Tree, Dancers, a Bear Tree and a Santa Tree that includes many hand-carved ornaments by Hefner’s brother.

Additional themed trees are the Blue Ribbon, Travel, Victorian and Stamps. Hefner is retired, after working for 26 years for the U.S. Postal Service.

There is also a section in the home for five nativity scenes, as

well as Christmas trees to honor Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.

“It’s about bringing everyone together,” Hefner said.

A long garland of Christmas cards saved over many years brings fond memories, he said.

The featured Traditional Tree is 13 feet tall with a star on top.

Another popular large tree is the rotating Presidential Tree with an American flag in the background.

Hefner said he is serious about politics, and in September, he was selected as the Republican Patriot of the Year by the San Diego Republican Party. He said he was in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021, when the White House was under siege, and four years earlier he attended the inauguration of former President Donald Trump. Hefner said he has been with his partner Terry Brown for 41 years and married for 28 years. They are foster parents. He described himself as a conservative Catholic, Republican and gay.

Hefner’s mother, Sylvia Colton, had her own Santa collection for 30 years before moving to the guest home on the property in 2007. She contributed hundreds of ornaments to Hefner’s collection, he said.

Hefner said his home was built with the Christmas decorations in mind. The large great room has

multiple light switches for the different areas where power would be needed for the trees and displays.

When the architect asked what would go into the large room under the stairwell, Hefner replied that it was a storage room to be filled with containers for Christmas ornaments and decorations.

How many ornaments? Hefner said they would be impossible to count, and the number continues to grow.

“I’ve had trees and ornaments donated, including the Victorian Tree,” he said. “We have enough ornaments for five more trees, but no room. If something won’t fit in the storage room, we can’t keep it.”

He said the layout of the trees has some variation from year to year, mostly with the major trees.

The home, which is located on a hill overlooking east Bonsall, has solar panels.

“We save power during the year, but give it all back during Christmas,” he said.

The decorations stay up until after Jan. 6, for Epiphany. Once decorations are down, he said the feeling is always, “the house is so empty.”

“The trees, ornaments, cards and decorations bring back wonderful memories,” Hefner said. “It’s certainly worth all the work.”

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HEALTH

AMA backs update to CDC opioid prescribing guidelines CHICAGO – The American Medical Association urged advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Injury Center to recommend an overhaul of the CDC’s guidelines on opioid prescriptions for patients with pain.

The AMA comments mirrored those of the Opioid Workgroup, which was established for the purpose of reviewing draft revisions to the CDC’s 2016 guideline for prescribing opioids. The resulting Opioid Workgroup report, available online at https://www. cdc.gov/injury/pdfs/bsc/OWGReport-of-Recs-1-12-06.30.21FINAL-508.pdf, outlined the foreseeable misapplication of the guidelines and pointed to more productive ways to move forward.

The report was presented to the Board of Scientific Counselors, which voted Friday, Nov. 26, to endorse it with few amendments.

The AMA urged the CDC to remove arbitrary thresholds, restore balance and support comprehensive, compassionate care as it revises the guideline. In comments to the CDC Injury Center’s Board of Scientific Counselors, AMA Board of Trustees Chair Dr. Bobby Mukkamala said that the opioid epidemic is becoming more lethal despite the CDC restrictive guideline due to illicitly manufactured fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine.

At the same time, patients are suffering from the undertreatment of pain and the stigma of having pain.

Mukkamala, who also is chair of the AMA task force focused on pain management and the drug overdose epidemic, said, “CDC’s threshold recommendations continue to be used against patients with pain to deny care. We know that this has harmed patients with cancer, sickle cell disease and those in hospice. The restrictive

policies also fail patients who are stable on long-term opioid therapy.”

States and insurers have turned the guideline into laws and unbending regulations, preventing physicians from treating patients as individuals with specific needs.

The AMA outlined its concerns and recommendations in 2020 in a letter to the CDC. According to the CDC, it is anticipated that a revised guideline will be posted for public comment in late 2021.

“On behalf of the physician and medical student members of the American Medical Association, I am writing to provide comments on the work of the Injury Center’s Board of Scientific Counselors to advise the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the update to its 2016 Guideline for Prescribing Opioids” Mukkamala said in the letter to the CDC. “A revised CDC Guideline that continues to focus only on opioid prescribing will perpetuate the fallacy that, by restricting access to opioid analgesics, the nation’s overdose and death epidemic will end. We saw the consequences of this mindset in the aftermath of the 2016 Guideline. Physicians have reduced opioid prescribing by more than 44% since 2012, but the drug overdose epidemic has gotten worse.

“The opioid epidemic is now mostly fueled by illicitly manufactured fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine.

“As the CDC heard from dozens of patients at the hearing, the 2016 Guideline is hurting patients.

Patients with painful conditions need to be treated as individuals.

They need access to multimodal therapies including restorative therapies, interventional proce-

dures and medications. These include non-opioid pain relievers, other agents and opioid analgesics when appropriate.

“Instead, patients with pain continue to suffer from the undertreatment of pain and the stigma of having pain. This is a direct result of the arbitrary thresholds on dose and quantity contained in the 2016 CDC Guideline. More than 35 states and many health insurers, pharmacies, and pharmacy benefit managers made the CDC’s 2016 arbitrary dose and quantity thresholds hard law and inflexible policy.

“CDC’s threshold recommendations continue to be used against patients with pain to deny care. We know that this has harmed patients with cancer, sickle cell disease and those in hospice. The restrictive policies also fail patients who are stable on long-term opioid therapy.

“While the patient harm from the 2016 Guideline was unintended, it was not unforeseeable.

“The AMA urges CDC to make all of the changes to the guideline that the AMA recommended in our June 2020 letter, much of which is also supported by Opioid Workgroup report and has been endorsed by the CDC Board of Scientific Counselors. Patients with pain need CDC to adopt the AMA and Opioid Workgroup recommendations to remove arbitrary thresholds, restore balance and support comprehensive, compassionate, equitable care.

“Patients with pain need the CDC to be their advocate and urge it to rescind the perceived limits on opioid therapy doses or days.

“We have an opportunity here to care for these patients responsibly with your help. Thank you,” Mukkamala said.

Submitted by the American Medical Association.

What sufficient sleep does for the human body

Without a good night’s rest, even the most physically active, nutritionconscious individuals are vulnerable to a host of ailments and illnesses.

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TEMECULA – Sleep is an often unsung hero of overall health. Diet and exercise get their fair share of glory, but without a good night’s rest, even the most physically active, nutrition-conscious individuals are vulnerable to a host of ailments and illnesses.

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, most adults need seven or more hours of sleep on a regular schedule each night. Athletes may even benefit from additional sleep.

In fact, a 2011 study published in the journal Sleep examined the effects of sleep extension on the athletic performance of collegiate basketball players. That study found that athletes asked to extend their normal sleep times exhibited faster sprint times and increased free-throw accuracy and a reduction in fatigue at the end of the

sleep extension period.

Improved athletic performance is not the only way that sufficient sleep benefits the human body.

Sufficient sleep and the immune system The Mayo Clinic said that the immune system releases proteins called cytokines during sleep.

The release of certain cytokines needs to increase when individuals are experiencing infections or inflammation, which is one reason why doctors often recommend extra sleep to sick patients. Without adequate sleep, the immune system may not produce enough cytokines, and that can increase the frequency with which individuals get sick.

Sufficient sleep and weight gain The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health said there is

mounting evidence to suggest a link between insufficient sleep and weight gain and obesity. Studies exploring this potential link have been conducted for decades and have examined how sleep affects people of all ages and genders.

At the 2006 American Thoracic Society International Conference, researchers who had tracked women’s sleep habits for 16 years found that those who slept just six hours per night were 12% more likely to experience major weight gain than women who slept seven hours per night. Experts aren’t entirely sure why this relationship exists, but the results of various studies support the idea that insufficient sleep is a potential catalyst for gaining weight.

Sufficient sleep and chronic disease The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that insufficient sleep has been linked to the development and management of various chronic diseases. For example, the CDC indicates that insufficient sleep has been linked to an increased risk for type 2 diabetes. In addition, the CDC reports that instances of high blood pressure, stroke, coronary heart disease, and irregular heartbeat are more common among individuals with disordered sleep than they are among people without such sleep abnormalities.

Sleep is not often mentioned alongside diet and exercise as a vital component of overall health.

But a good night’s rest is no less vital to long-term health than a healthy diet and physical activity.

Elizabeth Hospice to hold training TEMECULA – The Elizabeth Hospice invited individuals interested in helping adults and children facing the challenges associated with a life-limiting illness and those grieving the death of a loved one to a free volunteer orientation session via Zoom video conferencing.

Hospice volunteers are part of the care team at The Elizabeth Hospice and have an opportunity to make a difference in someone’s life.

Attendees will learn about a

wide variety of virtual and inperson opportunities throughout San Diego County and southwest Riverside County, including: serving as a patient companion, providing caregiver respite, performing aromatherapy, sewing Cuddle Bears, officiating at veteran pinning ceremonies and much more.

Information will be provided on both the application and training process.

An email address and a device with a camera interface are needed to participate in the training ses-

sion or attendees can join by phone. Prospective volunteers can choose from the following dates: Dec. 14, from 10-11 a.m.; Jan. 6, from 4-5 p.m.; Jan. 17, from noon to 1 p.m.; Feb. 4, from 10-11 a.m. and Feb. 15, from 4-5 p.m.

To ensure a place at the volunteer orientation session, contact the Volunteer Department at 800797-2050 or send an email to volunteer@ehospice.org.

Submitted by Elizabeth Hospice.

De-stress with Donuts at the Temecula library, Dec. 13 TEMECULA – Teens visiting Ronald H. Roberts Temecula Public Library, 30600 Pauba Road, can “de-stress” from how hectic things can get at the end of the year at the teen program, De-stress with Donuts, Monday, Dec. 13, from 6-7:30 p.m.

Enjoy board games and card games while playing away the stress! Did they mention there will be doughnuts? Snack on something sweet while playing games with friends.

Sponsored by the Friends of the

Temecula Libraries, this program is for students in grades 7-12 and is limited to 20 participants.

Advanced registration begins two weeks before scheduled programs and events. Register at the library reception desk or call 951-6938900.

For more information, visit http://TemeculaCA.gov/Library for library information and to view the calendar of events and follow @TemeculaLibraryTeens on Instagram to receive updates.

Submitted by city of Temecula.

Early warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease TEMECULA – Alzheimer ’s disease is an insidious illness that slowly robs individuals of their memories, personalities and relationships. The Mayo Clinic said Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurological disorder that causes brain atrophy and cell death, which contributes to continuous decline in thinking, behavioral and social skills. It eventually affects a person’s ability to live independently.

The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease, which is believed to affect approximately 5.8 million Americans age 65 and older.

While there currently is no cure for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, there are strategies that can help mitigate symptoms. An ability to recognize dementia symptoms early can help millions take proactive steps to improve quality of life.

Below are some early warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease, courtesy of notable health organizations, including MJHS Health System, the Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s New Zealand and the Mayo Clinic.

Recent memory loss that affects daily life.

While it is normal to forget where you left keys, names or telephone numbers from time to time, a person with dementia may have difficulty remembering recent events or where they live.

Personality changes.

Individuals may begin to show subtle differences in their personalities, including mood swings. For example, a person who is easygoing may become reluctant to interact with others.

Difficulty with familiar routes.

A person with dementia may have regular difficulty driving familiar routes or finding the way home.

Trouble finding the right words.

Finding words to converse freely can be difficult for people with Alzheimer’s. Such individuals may experience particular difficulty finding the right words to express their thoughts or identify objects.

Disorientation with time.

Someone with Alzheimer’s disease may be confused about the time of day and what is appropriate for that time.

Decreased or poor judgement.

Individuals with dementia may make consistently poor decisions and may start paying less attention to their physical appearance.

Difficulty following a plan.

A person with Alzheimer’s disease may have challenges solving problems, such as working with numbers, following a recipe or keeping track of finances.

Early signs of dementia may be confused as normal age-related changes; however, when such signs present themselves, it is critical to speak with medical professionals to get a clear diagnosis.

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Visitors with two or four legs welcome at rescue ranch

Right Layne Foundation owner Candace Abreu shows Emily Sammons how to hold a baby pig.

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People are beginning to find out about the Right Layne Foundation, a rescue ranch on 5.5 acres near the fire station on Olive Hill Road in Bonsall.

Candace Abreu pleads for people not to just drop off animals in front of their gate. She explained that recently several chickens were left that way and one died, with others nearly perishing from the heat.

“Call first,” she said. “We’re able to welcome most animals, but if you call first, we’ll give you the gate code and have a new home ready.”

Abrea has lived on the property for two years, after previously living for 13 years in Vista. Just recently, her vision for the property became a place to rescue, adopt, foster and rehabilitate animals.

The foundation is named after Abrea’s grandson Layne, who enjoys his time on the property, helping in his own way.

Abreu said she does most of the work that includes feeding animals, cleaning out the stalls and a multitude of other tasks.

During a visit to the ranch the day before Thanksgiving, she had to break up a confrontation between two male tortoises who

would crash into one another.

There is also a female tortoise on the grounds.

Later, one of her dogs snatched a rabbit that escaped from its enclosure. Abreu was quick enough to intervene and the rabbit survived, she said.

“That’s life on the ranch,” she said afterward. “It’s a lot of work, including making ends meet.”

Her husband works as an electrician, and she earns some money from selling animals she breeds and from boarding horses.

She said she plans to open a petting farm that will operate by invitation only, with payment by donation to the nonprofit foundation. Abreu said it’s now ready for visitors, but that she hasn’t collected any gate receipts yet.

In addition to the tortoises and a dozen or so rabbits, the property is home to four dogs, a score of guinea pigs, three alpaca, three pot belly pigs and a Juliana pig with litter, one peacock, one mule, two ponies, four goats, three “senior” thoroughbred horses and another horse, two cows and a drop calf.

The thoroughbred horses – Cash, Cowboy and Trigger – roam in the main corral. When Abreu received them, they were aged, abused and neglected, with serious weight loss. Each is returning to normal health, and she estimated

the age of each to be 17 to 18 years, definitely in the senior category.

“Taking care of horses costs a hunk of money, but they really needed a home,” she said.

Abreu said she recently had a volunteer from Hope International University at the ranch, cleaning out pens and would like to get more students interested in community service hours, as well as home school students and others who would be interested in helping.

Dogs help protect the animals from coyotes and other dangers, she said. One of the alpacas is sometimes a nuisance by seeking attention from visitors.

“She was raised by humans and bottle fed,” Abreu said. “The others were raised by their mother and have better manners.”

Abreu said she grew up in Santa Monica in a lower income family surrounded by rich folks. She said she experienced abuse and neglect growing up, then struggled with addiction and homelessness, but she has been clean and sober 31 years.

While in Los Angeles, she got started in her first animal rescue outreach by capturing feral cats which she would later release.

She also fostered dogs, and found animals were so therapeutic for her and others.

Candace Abreu feeds the alpacas to Emily Sammons’ delight.

Visitors wait for the mother Juliana pig to leave the pen so they can visit with her piglets.

Abreu said she likes to work with vets now, and partners with other organizations to help those with needs.

“The suicide rate is so high, and Camp Pendleton is so close,” she said. “Many of the Marines or former Marines are from farms in the Midwest, and visits to our ranch can make a difference.”

Abreu said she works with the mental health community in letting people find solace at the ranch, and the foundation held a special event

Wednesday, Dec. 8, with Love on the Ground, a Carlsbad program focused on creating a safe and sustainable community to assist people get off the streets.

She’s worked with Falcon Ridge Equine Rescue in Valley Center and the Fallbrook Animal Sanctuary.

Right Layne Foundation is located at 5768 Olive Hill Road, in Bonsall. For information about volunteering, donating or scheduling a visit, call 310-780-0502.

Annual bald eagle closure now in effect in Big Bear area SAN BERNARDINO – San Bernardino National Forest officials have closed an area around a bald eagle nest in Fawnskin on the northwest side of Big Bear Lake. The annual closure includes the lower end of the Grays Peak

Trail, Grout Bay Picnic Area and Big Bear Yellow Post Site No. 1.

Two adult eagles, locally known as Jackie and Shadow, have been working on the nest in recent weeks, bringing in sticks and other building materials. Such behavior

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ties, including eggs and offspring, if feeling threatened. The area is also used by other bald eagles in the area for foraging and roosting.

No entry into the area will be allowed, including for snow play activities. People interested in

seeing nesting activities, however, can tune into a live webcam feed provided by the Friends of the Big Bear Valley at https://www. friendsofbigbearvalley.org/.

Submitted by San Bernardino National Forest.

Two-year investigation into drug dealing in LA’s Skid Row nets 50 arrests City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

A two-year investigation into narcotics dealing in the Skid Row area of Los Angeles has resulted in 50 arrests and the seizure of various quantities of drugs, including more than 46,000 fentanyl pills, authorities said Friday, Dec. 3.

The multi-agency operation included personnel from the Los Angeles Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration, and targeted those responsible for “sales and distribution of narcotics in the Skid Row area, primarily to the homeless population,” the LAPD said in a statement.

“Many of the individuals living in the Skid Row area are also narcotics users,” according to an LAPD statement. “The street dealers prey on the homeless when they receive their public assistance at the beginning of the month. It is well known that gang members and associates from areas throughout Los Angeles County have traditionally controlled narcotics sales in the Skid Row area.”

To date, authorities have seized five kilograms of cocaine, 857 pounds of methamphetamine, 5 pounds of heroin, one kilogram of fentanyl, more than 46,000 fentanyl pills, six firearms and about $250,000 in cash from narcotics sales, police said.

Fifty arrests have been made, including four people taken into custody this week, and another 16

arrests are pending, police said.

“This operation should communicate a clear message to these individuals and other gangs operating in the Skid Row area that it is not business as usual, and law enforcement will use all available resources – state, federal and local – to bring them to justice if they chose to victimize our communities by engaging in the distribution and sales of dangerous narcotics,” police said.

The charges faced by the suspects include possession for sales, and conspiracy to sell and/or distribute illegal narcotics. If convicted on the most serious charged offenses, the defendants could face up to 10 years in prison.

“This investigation showed us there are people living in the suburbs, some with violent criminal histories, who wake up every day and make the conscious decision to commute to the downtown area and sell dangerous and highly addictive drugs on the streets,” DEA Los Angeles Field Division Special Agent in Charge Bill Bodner said.

“Their target customers in many cases are people experiencing homelessness.” Bodner said. “With drug caused deaths up nationally over 30% from last year, and the signs of mental health struggles and substance use disorder becoming more and more evident in our city, we must continue to take steps like this investigation to stop this callous exploitation and victimization of our most vulnerable communities.”

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Federal appeals court denies Biden’s attempt to move vaccine mandate case to a more liberal courtroom Brianna Lyman THE DAILY CALLER

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the November jobs report, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Friday, Dec. 3, in Washington after the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a motion filed by his administration the same day that would transfer the OSHA vaccine mandate case to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a motion filed by the Biden administration Friday, Dec. 3, that would transfer the OSHA vaccine mandate case to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.

The court refused to allow the case to be moved to the circuit court in Washington, D.C., and ruled each side must file their arguments by Dec. 10, despite petitioners’ request.

President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate, which was set to take effect Jan. 4, was temporarily halted by the 5th Circuit, with the case then moving to the 6th Circuit to determine whether to maintain the 5th Circuit’s halt.

The 5th Circuit ruled that the peti-

tions “give cause to believe there are grave statutory and constitutional issues with the Mandate.”

The rule would have required employers with 100 or more employees to either mandate the vaccine for all employees or require negative weekly testing and mask-wearing.

Biden’s vaccine mandate for health care workers has also faced legal troubles, with two judges ruling against the mandate. Missouribased U.S. District Judge Matthew Schelp granted an injunction for the vaccine mandate for health care workers in November, ruling there was a detrimental impact of losing qualified health care workers due to the mandate. Schelp also said the mandate “is likely an unlawful promulgation of regulations.”

That ruling was later bolstered

by a federal judge in Louisiana who issued an injunction against the mandate for health care workers that applied to all 50 states Tuesday, Nov. 30.

“In addressing the geographic scope of the preliminary injunction, due to the nationwide scope of the CMS Mandate, a nationwide injunction is necessary due to the need for uniformity,” the court document issued by the U.S. District Court for The Western District of Louisiana said.

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Security heightened at major store chains after series of ‘flash mob’ robberies Bryan Jung THE EPOCH TIMES

Security is being boosted in retail outlets across the country this holiday shopping season, as stores and law enforcement face a pandemic of organized retail crime by smash-and-grab mobs.

Major stores like Home Depot, CVS, Target and Best Buy have been some of the worst afflicted by the “flash mob” raids, which have increased in scope and in size in recent weeks.

Stores in California, Illinois and Minnesota have been repeatedly attacked in the past few weeks, with the Bay Area being hit hard in particular.

At the end of November, a wellcoordinated gang raided a San Francisco-area Nordstrom, stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of items.

Bystanders watched helplessly as dozens of looters in cars drove up to the store and overwhelmed the staff, ransacking shelves and terrorizing customers before driving away, with police making only a handful of arrests.

Only a few days later, a brazen mob of 40 looters ransacked a Louis Vuitton and other stores in

San Francisco’s Union Square.

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, charged nine people for allegedly participating in the Louis Vuitton incident, which cost retailers more than $1 million in losses.

In the suburbs of Minneapolis, dozens of people stole goods from Best Buy stores over the Thanksgiving weekend.

The size of the groups and the organized nature of the crimes have overwhelmed store staff and security personnel and have put a strain on local law enforcement.

Critics are blaming the increase in serious property crimes on supposed left-wing district attorneys and permissive policies by state governments that encourage such activities.

In California, a 2014 law downgraded the theft of less than $950 worth of goods from a felony to a misdemeanor.

“We’re trying to control it the best we can, but it’s growing every day,” Ben Dugan, president of The Coalition of Law Enforcement and Retail, said in speaking to the Wall Street Journal.

He said that retailers are expanding their security presence as a short-term response to the type of

theft seen over the past few weeks.

Law enforcement and retail executives suspect that these incidents are being conducted by organized criminal networks that recruit young people to steal items to be sold for profit online.

It is thought that the gangs are exploiting the recent growth in e-commerce during the pandemic, which has led to more demand for underpriced goods online.

The National Retail Federation estimates that organized retail crime, which is a crime distinct from shoplifting, has cost retailers an average of $700,000 per $1 billion in sales.

National and local retailers are currently lobbying for new federal and state legislation that would make the online reselling of stolen goods more difficult.

Many of these stolen goods are being resold online anonymously through Amazon.com, Facebook Marketplace and on other platforms.

Spokespersons from Meta Platforms Inc., which hosts Facebook Marketplace and from Amazon, have told the WSJ that they are assisting the crackdown on the sale of stolen merchandise sold on their websites.

Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore, center, arrives for a news conference outside the Los Angeles Police Headquarters in Los Angeles Thursday, Dec. 2, where he announced arrests in recent smash-and-grab thefts at stores, part of a rash of organized retail (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) crime in California.

They said that they are working closely with local law enforcement and affected retailers, and are encouraging their customers to report suspiciously listed items.

A coalition of district attorneys in the Bay Area are working together to combat organized retail theft to break up the criminal networks that make it profitable.

The California Highway Pa-

trol announced that they are working with retailers and local California law enforcement to round up the smash-and-grab suspects.

States like Florida and Illinois are also setting up special retail crime task forces to better coordinate efforts in fighting the crime wave.

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Business economists expect persistent inflation: NABE survey Tom Ozimek THE EPOCH TIMES

A 48-member panel of business economists has sharply raised its expectations for inflation compared to its September forecast, with two-thirds predicting that wage increases will keep inflation higher over the next three years.

A survey released Dec. 6 by the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) shows that its panel of forecasters expects consumer prices to rise 6% in the final quarter of the year compared to the year-ago quarter, marking a sharp upward revision to the 5.1% rate of inflation the panel predicted in September for the same period.

Julie Coronado, vice president of NABE, said that 71% of the forecasters expect the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, the so-called core PCE price index, to remain above the central bank’s 2% target until at least the second half of 2023.

“NABE Outlook survey panelists have ramped up their expectations

for inflation significantly since September,” Coronado said, with the survey showing forecasters expect the core PCE inflation rate to hit 4.9% for 2021.

Core PCE running at an annual pace of 4.9% would be significantly higher than the median projection from the Federal Reserve, which said in its most recent summary of economic projections, issued in September, that it expects a reading of 3.7% for all of 2021. The Fed’s September prediction was itself sharply higher than its June forecast of 3.0%.

While the Fed expects core PCE to drop significantly next year to 2.3% and fall again in 2023 to 2.2%, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged in recent congressional testimony that factors pushing inflation higher would stick around “well into next year,” adding that it’s “time to retire” the word “transitory” from the central bank’s messaging around inflation.

Surging inflation, which in the 12 months through October hit a 31-year high of 6.2% and more

than doubled its monthly pace to 0.9% compared to September, has put pressure on the Fed to tighten its loose monetary policy settings.

Policymakers are mulling an accelerated timeline for phasing out the central bank’s massive bond-buying program, which has provided a tail wind to risk assets like stocks. A faster taper schedule would make room for an earlier rate hike by the Fed. While Powell said the Fed’s test for scaling back stimulus has been met on the inflation front, he said the labor market recovery has been lagging. The jobs recovery is a key touchstone for the Fed, with the central bank reluctant to pull back on stimulus too quickly to ensure a long economic expansion for the labor market recovery to firm up.

While the U.S. economy remains around 2.4 million jobs below prepandemic levels, the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.2% and the labor force participation rate has edged up.

While nearly 60% of the NABE panelists expect the job market to

US religious group says Haitian gang released 3 hostages Peter Smith and Evens Sanon THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – A religious group based in Ohio announced Monday that a violent gang in Haiti has released three more hostages, while another 12 remain abducted.

The statement from Christian Aid Ministries said the people were released on Sunday, Dec. 5, in Haiti and are “safe and seem to be in good spirits.” The group provided no further details.

On Nov. 21, the religious organization announced that the 400 Mawozo gang had released the first two hostages of a group of 17 kidnapped in mid-October. There are 12 adults and five children in the group of 16 U.S. citizens and one Canadian, including an 8-month-old.

The leader of the 400 Mawozo

gang has threatened to kill the hostages unless his demands are met. Authorities have said the gang was seeking $1 million per person, although it wasn’t immediately clear if that included the children in the group.

“We are thankful to God that three more hostages were released last night,” the statement from Christian Aid Ministries, an Anabaptist missions organization based in Berlin, Ohio, read. “As with the previous release, we are not able to provide the names of the people released, the circumstances of the release, or any other details.”

The group reiterated its request for supporters to devote Monday through Wednesday as days of prayer and fasting “to intercede for those who are still being held as well as those who have been released.”

The release comes amid an ongoing spike in kidnappings in the capital of Port-au-Prince and elsewhere in Haiti, which is struggling to recover from the July 7 presidential assassination, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck in mid-August and a severe fuel shortage.

On Sunday, a gang leader known as “Ti Lapli” posted a YouTube video warning people not to cross in upcoming days through the Martissant community, which has been the site of violent clashes between warring gangs.

“Insecurity has increased,” the gang leader said. “I invite the people of Martissant to stock up on food and gasoline. The next few days will be difficult. We will not remain with our arms crossed in face of those who try to destroy us.”

Smith reported from Pittsburgh.

reach full employment by the end of next year, views were split over whether the labor force participation rate, which inched up to 61.8% in November, would ever return to its pre-pandemic level of 63.3% in February 2020.

Of the half that expects a full rebound in the labor force participation rate, just 5% predicted this would take place by the end of next

year, with around 25% expecting a protracted recovery in the measure through 2024 or even later.

The NABE panel’s views on the persistence of upward price pressures dovetail with remarks made by a number of economists who have raised the alarm on the stickiness of the current bout of inflation.

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Hemet-San Jacinto Valley students honored in November Diane A. Rhodes SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

The Hemet/San Jacinto Student of the Month program held its most recent recognition breakfast event at The Maze Stone restaurant at Soboba Springs Golf Course, Thursday, Nov. 18. Seven local high school seniors were honored for demonstrating character, integrity, love of learning, involvement in school activities, athletics and community service. Students were nominated by teachers or other school personnel for making a difference in their homes, schools and communities.

November’s students of the month from Hemet Unified School District schools are Alexis Chanelo, Zachary Cholodenko Vollan, Christopher Huerta, Kamaree Lewis and Nahum Pina. San Jacinto Unified honorees are Sam Chaney and Sameer Farag.

Program founder and event host Karena Zermeno also represented one of the sponsors, Altura Credit Union. Backpacks filled with gifts, a Student of the Month plaque, certificates of recognition and much more were donated by the program’s sponsors to the award recipients. Each student was invited to the podium to share their personal story, past challenges and future goals with a room filled with supporters that included principals, teachers, peers, family members and community and school district dignitaries.

Tahquitz High School’s Alexis Chanelo was recognized for his resiliency, managing to maintain straight-A grades while caring for his sick mother who died in September.

“Moving to Hemet and going to Tahquitz has had a huge positive impact in my life; giving me opportunities for a better future,” he said.

Chanelo’s entrepreneurial spirit is leading him to possibly start his own business, he said. He felt his greatest contribution was being there for others because “mental health is the most challenging

obstacle to face.”

Zachary Cholodenko Vollan from Hamilton High School is captain of the Bobcats CIF football team and is also on the wrestling team. He was nominated for his thoughtfulness, perseverance and determination. While many students did less during the COVID-19 related lockdowns, Vollan’s teacher said he chose to do more by taking online classes at Mt. San Jacinto College alongside his regular high school coursework. He is on the cusp of becoming a Boy Scouts of America Eagle Scout and has been accepted at two colleges where he plans to play football.

His goal is to pursue a law degree and become a prosecuting lawyer to “make our community a better, safer place.” Vollan’s sister was killed by a drunken driver and this tragedy helped shape his career path as he wants to see justice done for others.

“I think the biggest lesson I learned is mental discipline which I’ve achieved through sports; it will put me in a better position to succeed in life,” he said.

The Western Center Academy’s Christopher Huerta said his greatest contribution to his community, school and family is his positive outlook on life. While in middle school, his mother fell into a deep depressive state which caused her to turn to drugs and alcohol to ease her inner pain. After a serious car accident left her in a coma, Huerta visited her in the hospital’s ICU and was too young to comprehend what was going on. After many years, she was able to be transferred to a nearby hospital so he could visit her every day.

“For my future, I want to go into neurology to help patients with similar conditions like my mother,” he said. “The most significant lesson I will take to college is that tomorrow isn’t guaranteed.”

West Valley High School recognized Kamaree Lewis for having a lot of love in his heart and his willingness to share it with others as a strong role model. His economics teacher said he is the “pride

Recipients of the Hemet/San Jacinto Student of the Month award for November are, from left, Christopher Huerta, Sam Chaney, Kamaree Lewis, Nahum Pina, Zachary Cholodenko Vollan, Alexis Chanelo and Sameer Farag.

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of West Valley High.” Lewis said he feels his greatest contribution is providing emotional support to others, listening and talking in a positive way. He wants to work in the psychology field as a behavior therapist. He said moving from Chicago to Hemet when he started high school took a huge toll on his own mental health, pushing him to almost end his life.

“Your mindset is the strongest tool you have; it can either take it to your lowest lows or your highest highs,” he said.

Nahum Pina was Hemet High School’s choice for November.

His math teacher nominated him for his hard work, being the only one of her students to receive a “5” on the Advanced Placement Calculus test. He is ranked No. 1 in the school’s class of more than 500 seniors. Being a first-generation American citizen, he didn’t speak English when he began school and has volunteered at his church as a youth group leader and at Valley Community Pantry.

“I see a lot of people in need and I’m glad I’m able to help,” Pina said.

He has been accepted to California Baptist University, majoring in computer science or software

engineering and pursuing a career in computer programming or cybersecurity.

Sam Chaney from Mountain View High School was singled out for this month’s honor, and Principal Ken Swanson said, “She’s a kid who makes me feel good about myself; accepting people the way they are.”

She was new to the school and the Valley this year and got involved with things right away, including becoming an ASB officer. She helped at a schoolwide blood drive, being the volunteer who held the hands of other anxious students. Her nominating teacher said academically, she is focused and determined, completing so many credits she was able to graduate early.

In her prepared speech, Chaney said, “Even though my past has made me have a hard time remembering things and communicating how I feel, I can work through it and push through the hard times and my trauma. Throughout my life I’ve had a lot of struggles.

I sunk deep into depression and survived suicide. Now I’m working to believe I’m not a screw-up.”

She plans to become a licensed vocational nurse and become a

pediatric registered nurse.

San Jacinto High School selected Sameer Farag for being such a reliable force on campus. He has applied to Stanford where he wants to pursue psychology as a career.

School counselor Angela McClaron said, Farag “has impacted each one of us in some way, not just with his academics but with his spirit, with his wisdom and with his gentleness.”

Farag recalled attending the San Jacinto Leadership Academy where he reminded fellow students to be kind to one another.

“At this point, I didn’t know that psychology even existed. I just spoke to them out of my heart and a bunch of people started calling me a therapist in middle school,” he said.

The students thanked him for helping them through their struggles.

Zermeno asked all the students to stand and be applauded for the great influence they have on motivating the community.

“Students like you make such a difference,” she said. “Keep being that difference.”

For more information, visit http://www.studentofthemonth. net.

Soboba partners with school districts to feed local families SAN JACINTO – The Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians, its Foundation and Soboba Casino Resort joined forces to ensure that needy families would have a hearty meal this Thanksgiving. The San Jacinto Unified School District organized a drive-thru event Friday, Nov. 19, before students were released for a weeklong break from school. The following day, Saturday, Nov. 20, families who received vouchers through Hemet Unified School District programs lined up at the district office on Acacia Avenue to receive their meals.

“It’s important for us to see the families that are receiving these meals,” Dondi Silvas, president of the Soboba Foundation, said. “It’s easy to give but to volunteer to help means so much more. We are grateful for all the help we had at both locations. I would like to give a special thanks to our sponsorship coordinator Andrew Vallejos for organizing these two events. It was great to see tribal Executive Officer Steven Estrada along with tribal administration employee and tribal member Lynn Saenz. Soboba Casino Resort’s assistant general manager and tribal member Jason Cozart and some of his team members were also there to volunteer their time, which was great.”

Tribal members who joined in the giveaway for the first time were Wade Abbas and Dione Kitchen.

Soboba Foundation board members, such as secretary Antonia Briones-Venegas, readily gave their time to the cause and some brought along family members to help as well. Pitching in were treasurer Julie Arrietta-Parcero and her husband Albert Parcero, vice president Catherine “Cat” Modesto and her husband Ray Godinez and president Dondi Silvas with her son Joseph Burton. Also assisting, representing the Foundation and Soboba Tribal Council, were treasurer Daniel Valdez and chair Isaiah Vivanco.

Modesto said she likes to help others.

“It’s all about being able to bless people who don’t have much, giving back and working together for your community,” she said. “Everyone here has a smile on their face; it’s a good feeling. I’m grateful we are blessed enough to be able to bless others.”

The overwhelming message from those who were recipients of So-

boba’s generosity was “thanks for giving” as 2,000 families throughout the San Jacinto Valley were treated to a turkey and all the fixings needed for a robust Thanksgiving Day feast. In addition to those with children attending schools at either of the valley’s districts, all charter schools as well as Valley Community Pantry and Noli Indian School students from non-gaming tribal families received the same abundant meal makings.

Each identified family received a 22-pound turkey, cornbread stuffing, and cans of roasted turkey gravy, whole kernel golden fancy corn, cut green beans, cut yams and jellied cranberry sauce. A large package of seasoned mashed potatoes, dinner rolls and a thawand-serve pumpkin pie completed each meal.

More than 100 volunteers started arriving at San Jacinto High School’s parking lot at least an hour before the giveaway event to prepare. Pallets of items were stacked high as helpers wheeled carts by each one in an assemblyline fashion to expedite distribution.

Personnel from each site within the district set up a greeting line to welcome each vehicle and accept their voucher upon arrival. Some helpers, such as Dave Pyle, superintendent of San Jacinto Unified School District, directed traffic throughout the afternoon.

“I don’t think the timing could be any better, this is a great send-off for the holiday week,” Pyle said.

“Soboba is an incredible partner to work with, such a powerful community partner and so giving.”

Vince Record was volunteering while wearing many hats, as a SJUSD employee, Hemet San Jacinto Chamber of Commerce chair and a longtime resident.

“It’s awesome to have this donation from Soboba; it’s staggering how much food they give out,” he said. “Seeing people who are helping to give out the food get as much pleasure as the ones receiving it is very rewarding. A lot of families are going to have a great meal this year.”

Tammy White, director of nutrition services for SJUSD, oversaw the operation of about 30 workers from her department who had already worked a full day but stayed on to help distribute the food.

“We had a new employee say

they had never seen a turnout of volunteers like this,” she said.

“It’s something we know but it’s nice to hear someone express it.

Everybody is having a good time and is thankful for each other and thankful to Soboba for all the food they provide.”

Carla Adame, family & community engagement specialist at the SJUSD Parent Center, worked closely with the schools to identify the families most in need.

“First and foremost, Soboba continues to think of us, and we’re super grateful for that,” she said, “Look at all these families that don’t have to worry about where their Thanksgiving dinner will come from. This is such a feel-good event and so much fun after what we’ve all been through with (pandemic) closures and everything.”

At HUSD, Emily Shaw was helping coordinate Saturday’s drive-thru giveaway. As the district’s Parent Resource Center’s director of wellness and community outreach, she was directly involved with referrals that came in for this year’s meal distribution.

“This is an amazing opportunity that Soboba offers us,” Shaw said.

Along with families that picked up their meals, about 80 meals were delivered to HUSD students in outlying areas, such as Idyllwild and Anza.

Parent engagement specialist Miriam Ortiz said there are a lot of unique situations in the community which makes her even more grateful for the Soboba sponsorship, allowing the district to use its resources in other much-needed ways.

“Their support allows for us to do more with what we have and use our resources in a creative way,” she said. “I find it difficult to disconnect when I hear about some of the situations our students are in, but I find myself amazed by many of our families’ resilient attitudes.”

Organized a bit differently than the previous day, HUSD’s nutrition center prepackaged boxes of all non-perishable items ready for pick up. Warehouse manager Sonny Rachunok made sure helpers had full pallets of boxes to put in the trunks or back seats of vehicles as they passed through the double pickup lines set up around canopies where volunteers assembled. Frozen items were kept inside refrigerated trucks until needed.

Soboba Tribal members, employees from Soboba Casino Resort and Tribal Administration join Soboba Foundation officers to pitch in at San Jacinto Unified School District’s turkey meal giveaway Friday, Nov. 19.

Valley News/Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians photo

Alexandrea Sponheim, public information officer for HUSD, said aside from many volunteers provided by Soboba and its entities, there were about 10 volunteers from HUSD management and 10 volunteers from administration services as well as about eight volunteers from nutrition services and 15 parent liaisons from school sites. Additionally, six security workers were on traffic duty, and

other community members joined in throughout the three-hour event.

“We are so thankful to Soboba for the donations to make this happen,” Sponheim said. “This is not just about San Jacinto Unified or Hemet Unified, it’s about everyone wrapping their arms around our families.”

Submitted by Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians.

Mediacom offers $60,000 in scholarships to high school seniors SUN CITY – Mediacom Communications opened applications for $60,000 in scholarship support for high school seniors who plan to obtain further education. The scholarship program is in its 21st consecutive year, and Mediacom’s investment will award $1,000 World Class Scholarships to 60 high school seniors.

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football head coach Patrick McGowan said. “Aurelius Orozco, Caleb Speir and Zack Vollan.

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A 36-year-old man suspected of killing an Anza resident during a dispute in October, is in custody in Northern California, where he allegedly perpetrated offenses unrelated to the Riverside County case, authorities said last week.

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Michelle Aarvig is an energetic, good-humored and sensitive woman, always offering to give of her time to help others. In 2018, she felt the need to do something special for someone during the Christmas season. The Cranston Fire, power outages and other happenings instilled a deep sense of community in her, as well as others in Anza.

“I was taught that before I could receive a gift I had to choose something to do for someone else,” she said. “I continued the tradition with my own children by feeding the homeless and when my grandkids were born, we taught them.”

She decided that crafting gift baskets would be a great way to spread the love. Aarvig called her project Baskets of Love and went to work collecting the materials she would need.

“I wanted to help our community of Anza,” Aarvig explained.

“I knew I couldn’t do it alone. So I posted my idea on social media and asked for donations to add to the baskets. I met up with wonderful people all over the area to collect their donations. I received gift cards, baby items, toys, clothes, canned goods, earphones, soap, pet food and toys, hygiene items and more.”

Years later, Aarvig is still going strong with her kind mission. From 17 baskets in 2018, she’s committed to an estimated 20 for the 2021 holiday season. She has joined forces with Christi James and the From the Heart Christian Women’s Ministries to receive the names of needy families. A distribution event will be held at the Little Red Schoolhouse in Minor Park on a date and time to be announced via social media.

To complete the baskets, she also invests her own money and creative ideas. The baskets feature brand-new useful and decorative see BASKETS, page AVO-4

Michelle Aarvig, with assistant granddaughter Adyson, prepare to Anza Valley Outlook/Courtesy photo deliver baskets of love in 2020.

Hamilton Elementary students learn 3D printing in after school program Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

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Senior Caleb Speir is selected, along with two of his Hamilton High School Bobcat teammates, to play in the Tiki Bowl in Orlando, Florida, this Anza Valley Outlook/Courtesy photos December.

A student designs an object using special software at the Hemet Unified School District’s S.A.F.E. After School Program’s 3D Printer Club.

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Students enrolled in Hemet Unified School District’s S.A.F.E. After School Program at Hamilton Elementary School are learning computer design using user-friendly software and creating physical objects in the new 3D Printer Club.

The program is available at the school for students in grades TK-5.

From concept to design, printing and finishing, the students have embraced the assignments with enthusiasm. Activities are appropriate for the various age groups.

“We use Tinkercad as our design program,” second grade teacher Monica Parsons said. “To start, students learn how to add shapes to a workplane. During the design process, students learn to modify shapes’ dimensions, create hollow sections, add text and so much more. The Tinkercad program has self-paced lessons for students who are ready to accelerate their see 3D PRINTING, page AVO-5

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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 951-7634439 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 has been reinstated and is open to all men and women who want to work together for the betterment of the community. The group is working on securing a new venue for meetings. Meetings and events are posted on the Anza Lions Club of Anza Valley Facebook page at https://www.facebook. com/LionsofAnzaValley. For more information, email president Greg Sandling at President.AnzaLions@ gmail.com or Chris Skinner at Secretary.AnzaLions@gmail.com.

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.

Bank of Hemet provides tips to protect accounts Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

The Bank of Hemet is alerting its customers about scams designed to steal their personal information and ultimately, their bank account funds.

The local Anza financial institution is dedicated to reducing the risk of fraud on the Zelle network.

They are sharing details of the social engineering scam with their customers, stressing the importance of protecting bank accounts by following these tips and best practices.

The Bank of Hemet will never call you to request information received via text or pressure you to reset your online banking login password. Don’t trust caller ID, as it can be modified remotely by hackers to show the bank’s name.

Don’t provide your online banking login credentials, one-time

password, account number or personal information by email or text or phone call. Use the bank’s published phone number to reach out and confirm that the request is legitimate. Don’t give information over the phone if you receive a call stating that a transaction is canceled, even if the caller claims to be from your financial institution.

Once again, contact your bank using a published phone number to inquire about the transaction.

Don’t click on links in unsolicited emails or texts or give an unsolicited caller remote access to your computer.

Scams are well thought out and deployed by criminals. Don’t be a victim. For more information, visit the Bank of Hemet online at www. bankofhemet.com.

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

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Crochet Club creates colorful crafts

Cezanne Jodka shares her crochet patterns at the Crochet Club.

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Different techniques are shared at the new Crochet Club.

Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

A local woman has decided to share her immense knowledge of crocheting with like-minded individuals in the Anza and Aguanga area. Cezanne Jodka has formed a group she calls the Crochet Club.

“My grandmother taught me how to crochet at the age of five and I’ve done it off and on since, but about four years ago I really got ‘hooked’ and started to crochet as a form of meditation,” Jodka said. “I channel some amazing artists when I’m crocheting and have made some beautiful items.”

Jodka is well-known for her skill and handmade items in her rural community of Lake Riverside Estates.

“Crochet can become an addiction with all the amazing colors and materials to use. I’ve even crocheted with rope to make a welcome mat,” she said.

Jodka had posted some items for sale on her Facebook page and her friend Lacie Robison suggested that she teach people how to do this interesting craft.

“I mulled it over for a while and decided it would be fun and Baby blankets and beanies will be a staple at the Crochet Club.

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years, so this is close to my heart,” Speir’s mother, Heather, said.

“Caleb was quarterback during all our winning league games that got us to the playoffs this year. I’m so proud of him and his team.”

To see the latest on the Hamilton Bobcats football team, please visit them on Facebook at www. facebook.com/Hamilton-BobcatsFootball-420263675152195.

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a great way to meet people so that was the beginning of the Crochet Club,” she said. “I wanted to make it comical, like Fight Club, but somehow the humor just didn’t translate.”

The first meeting of the group was Saturday, Dec. 4, and a good number of people gathered at Jodka’s Lake Riverside Estates home for a warm, fun and inspirational affair.

“Here’s your chance to learn how to crochet or share your techniques and patterns with others,” Jodka said.

For more information about the Crochet Club, visit them at www.facebook.com/ groups/1234471860354874.

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

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Chrystie Murphy shares wildflower photos with Anza Valley

A close look at the ocotillo flowers reveal delicate orange and yellow petals.

Ocotillo erupts with both leaves and flowers after a rare desert rain.

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White and yellow blooms form a stunning composition captured by Murphy.

Murphy closes in on a delicate desert flower with her camera.

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A longtime photographer, Murphy’s talent is mostly self-taught, with a course through the New York Institute of Photography.

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10 years old,” she said. “I have always loved photography, but I didn’t choose it as a profession until I was in my late twenties. I fell in love with being able to capture a moment in time and freeze it as a memory to share.”

Murphy also enjoys taking portraits of families and couples, and

even treks with the Jeep club in which she is a member.

“I really love being out in nature and letting it show me what’s there,” she said.

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

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Next year Aarvig promises to make even more baskets with the help of her friends as her labor of love for the Anza community.

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Natalie Daniels shows off the enormous basket given to her family from Michelle Aarvig and other generous donors in 2018.

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What Christmas really means

Zachary Elliott SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Christmas isn’t about you.

Although it might seem like it, with all the gifts, parties and eggnog, one could think it was all about them very quickly. But it’s not.

Christmas is about Jesus. He is

all that your Christmas will ever need. In fact, he is all your life will ever need.

And just in case you’ve missed it, here are three essential things to remember about what Christmas means.

Christmas means God’s victorious light came down into our darkness.

Lights are one of the main attractions during the Christmas season.

Some will sit in their car for hours just to look at a well-decorated house with all the twinkling lights.

We love our Christmas lights.

But let’s not forget that Christmas is about the true light from heaven coming down to us.

John 1:1-5 said, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was

not anything made that was made.

In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”

No matter how dark your life might seem right now, the light of Jesus can shine the darkness away.

Jesus said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life,” in John 8:12.

Christmas means that you have the right to become God’s child.

John 1:9-13 said, “The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children

of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.” There is nothing better than to be a son or daughter of God. Christmas means that we have the great privilege, through Jesus, to become part of God’s family.

You might come from a great family, or you might come from a broken family. Christmas is about God wanting you to be part of his eternal family.

Christmas means that God came down to earth for you.

The doctrine of the incarnation is an essential belief of the Christian faith and fundamental teaching of Christmas.

John 1:14 said, “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.”

God came down to earth by way

of Jesus Christ to save you from your sins. You didn’t have to climb to the heavens or accomplish some great achievement; instead, God came down to you.

It was the miraculous work of the Holy Spirit. As Matthew 1:1 said, “The birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.”

So, what’s Christmas about? It’s about how much God has done for you.

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.

Students thrive on showing off their work at the Hemet Unified School District’s S.A.F.E. After School Program’s 3D Printer Club.

[Right] A finished printed and painted reptile will always be treasured by its young creator at the Hemet Unified School District’s S.A.F.E. After School Program’s 3D Printer Club.

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This child paints her printed creation at the Hemet Unified School District’s S.A.F.E. After School Program’s 3D Printer Club.

3D PRINTING from page AVO-1 knowledge of design. The 3D files are transferred to a memory card.

The memory card is placed in the 3D printer for printing. The club uses a Dremel 3D20 printer and PLA plastic.”

The 3D printer was purchased by the S.A.F.E. program. The district is in the planning stages of offering a second session of the 3D Printing Club after the winter break.

The skills learned in the classes are not only fun, but prepare the students for technology they may encounter later as adults. It gives them a solid understanding of how people can use these tools to accomplish many tasks.

“The students love learning how things work. I feel fortunate to work with such creative and curious pupils,” Parsons said.

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

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Man suspected of killing Anza resident apprehended in Northern California City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

A 36-year-old man suspected of killing an Anza resident during a dispute in October is in custody in Northern California, where he allegedly perpetrated offenses unrelated to the Riverside County case, authorities said recently.

Benjamin Winkle was arrested Sunday, Nov. 28, by Placer County Sheriff’s Department personnel and booked into the South Placer Jail, where he’s being held without bail. Details regarding his alleged offenses in Northern California were not disclosed.

Riverside County Sheriff’s Sgt. Richard Carroll said Placer County

officials notified homicide detectives in Perris that he was behind bars. Intrastate extradition proceedings are expected to be completed this month. Carroll alleged that on the afternoon of Oct. 6, Winkle and 37-year-old Michael Mendoza were involved in an unspecified confrontation in the 61200 block of Indian Paint Brush Road in Anza. During the dispute, the suspect allegedly pulled a weapon, the type undisclosed, and inflicted fatal injuries, according to the sergeant. Winkle allegedly fled before deputies arrived, but investigators soon confirmed his identity, culminating in a warrant being issued for his arrest, Carroll said.

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OPINION Editor’s Note: Opinions do not necessarily reflect the views of the Valley News & Anza Valley Outlook staff. We invite opinions on all sides of an issue. If you have an opinion, please send it as an e-mail to valleyeditor@reedermedia.com, or fax us at (760) 723-9606. Maximum word count 500. All letters must include the author’s name, address and phone number. The Valley News & Anza Valley Outlook reserves the right to edit letters as necessary to fit the publication’s format.

The revolving door, corruption and collusion

Julie Reeder PUBLISHER

Years ago during a potential cancer scare (which didn’t turn out to be an issue) I was researching cancer treatments. I learned a lot as far as alternative treatments.

Another thing I stumbled upon was the collusion and corruption between government agencies and big pharmaceutical companies.

One doctor in Texas, Dr. Stanislaw Burzynski is a medical doctor and pioneering biochemist. He discovered a unique and proprietary method of successfully treating most cancers, called Antineoplastons AS2-1. His reward has been harassed for decades by the Food and Drug Administration, Health and Human Services, and the Texas Medical Board. Burzynski has faced four grand juries, accusing him of fraud and using

unapproved drugs to treat a variety of cancers which ended in no finding of fault on his behalf. Finally, Burzynski was indicted in their fifth grand jury in 1995, resulting in two federal trials and two sets of jurors finding him, again, not guilty of any wrongdoing.

According to a documentary, “Burzynski, the Movie,” $60 million of taxpayer money was spent by the government agencies attempting to discredit him.

Burzynski had to spend $2.2 million defending himself. All of this was while he was in the middle of FDA approved clinical trials for those cancer treatments that were healing people who were turned away from traditional treatments and left with no hope of recovery.

If convicted, Burzynski would have faced up to 290 years in a federal prison and $18.5 million in fines after healing many patients who had nothing to lose by going to Burzynski. Those patients, according to published reports, have had amazing results.

According to the documentary, “The primary reason that the cancer industry and its regulatory agencies fear the approval of Antineoplastons is purely economical.”

Inexpensive effective cancer treatments are a potential liability for an industry that generates hundreds of billions of dollars annually.

If Antineoplastons were FDAapproved for just one cancer type this would mean that anyone of

any age diagnosed with any type of cancer could legally insist their oncologist provide them with Antineoplastons “off-label.” Given the gentle and nontoxic nature of these medications, most people would begin to opt for Antineoplastons as a first line of defense against their cancer instead of first choosing life-threatening yet profitable chemotherapy and radiation.

According to the documentary “Burzynski, the Movie,” Burzynski’s reward for curing cancer patients was that the FDA, Internal Revenue Service, and many other entities were raiding his offices, stealing patient files and hundreds of thousands of documents relating to his treatments. The HHS (The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention falls under HHS) went behind his back and tried to steal his patents. They actually filed 11 patents based on his work, using his documentation and referencing only his initials. They hired people to launch a smear campaign, put up blogs and Wikipedia pages with false information. They contacted his colleagues all over the world to make sure they knew he was “being investigated.”

I wasn’t aware that government agencies like the CDC could even own patents.

I didn’t know that the FDA receives 45% of its budget from the pharmaceutical industry, through “user fees,” according to fda.gov.

I didn’t know that the FDA depends on the very pharmaceutical

companies that will profit from the medicines to conduct the safety studies.

I didn’t know that there is an incestuous revolving door between the government agencies, big pharma, congressional staffers and lobbyists. This has been well documented. Government workers are incentivized to work with the big companies because there may be a very lucrative position for them after the drugs make it through the trials and onto pharmacy shelves.

The CDC owns hundreds of vaccine patents, according to a list published by https://patents.justia. com, and spends $4.9 of its $12 billion annual budget (as of 2019) buying and distributing vaccines.

The HHS owns hundreds of vaccine patents and often profits from the sale of products it supposedly regulates, according to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kennedy Jr. (yes of the Kennedy family) is an environmental attorney who has won landmark cases fighting government agencies and companies like Monsanto. He now fights for children’s health causes.

I didn’t know that government employees could get paid on the side for the work they are doing.

According to Kennedy, high level officials, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the Chief Medical Advisor to the President and one of the highest paid government employees in the nation, receives yearly

emoluments (payment for work in the form of money or something else of value) of up to $150,000 in royalty payments on products that they help usher through the approval process.

“When I learned that extraordinary fact, the disastrous health of the American people was no longer a mystery,” Kennedy said. “I wondered what the environment would look like if the Environmental Protection Agency received 45% of its budget from the coal industry.”

According to an article published by The Associated Press, yearly royalties of up to $150,000 are legal, but until 2005 those payments were not required to be disclosed to patients. That means before doctors and scientists were required to disclose to patients they had a financial interest in the drugs they were testing that hundreds, perhaps thousands, of patients in National Institutes of Health experiments made decisions to participate in experiments that often carried risks without full knowledge about the researchers’ financial interests.

This is why we must be diligent, skeptical and do our own research.

There is always somebody willing to sell us out for money. We can’t afford to give people and agencies the benefit of the doubt. We expect people to be honest because we are honest, but corruption runs rampant and it’s documented.

Julie Reeder can be reached by email at jreeder@reedermedia.com.

The U.S. Postal Service continues to fail the people of Lake Elsinore For more than 40 years, the U.S. Postal Service leased a small building on Graham Avenue in Downtown Lake Elsinore. This site handled three Zip codes, P.O. boxes and allows customers to visit the retail counter daily.

Never designed for high volume vehicular or pedestrian traffic, this facility reached its limit before the turn of the century. In response to the increased demand, the U.S. Postal Service repeatedly renewed and extended its existing lease and moved in an unpermitted, mobile office trailer to handle overflow mail completely ignoring the ser-

vice needs of the second fastest growing city in the county and the state of California.

In 2003 when I first ran for office, the postal workers gave me a tour of the facility and urged me to support their efforts to build a new post office befitting of our community’s needs. Since then, I have consistently lobbied our congressional representatives as I watched Temecula, Murrieta, Wildomar and Canyon Lake all receive new and/or updated post office facilities while Lake Elsinore and its burgeoning population were passed by, over and over again.

Finally, in 2018, the U.S. Postal Service reached out to Lake Elsinore and informed the city council that we were in line for the next new post office. In fact, we were told it might be the only one built in California in the foreseeable future. Our economic development team swung into action and over several months many meetings were held, sites were visited and an offer was ultimately made. The properties – one owned by the city and the other held by a private party – went into escrow in 2019 and the due diligence and design process began in earnest.

In October 2019, representatives from the U.S. Postal Service told us during a design meeting to “hurry up and pick out your name because we will be finished in 12 months.”

Then, suddenly, without warning in January 2020, before the pandemic began, the U.S. Postal Service canceled escrow without explanation. The next month our congressional representative was informed that plans had changed and a “new retail building” was being considered. It wasn’t until May 2020 that our congressional representative received a formal

response that the construction of a new building had been ruled “cost prohibitive.”

Yet again, this month without warning a paper notice was taped to the front of the Lake Elsinore post office announcing they will be moving to a new location on Casino Drive. The “new” facility is a 35-year-old abandoned Sizzler building. The U.S. Postal Service will occupy half of this structure, leaving the other half vacant. All this activity, of course, while using federal privilege to ignore our see POSTAL, page AVO-7

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Former San Jacinto city councilmember admits illegal cannabis sales City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Former San Jacinto City Councilmember Joel Lopez pleaded guilty Dec. 1, to operating an illegal cannabis shop in the city and was sentenced to one year in jail and five years probation.

Lopez, 36, admitted charges of conspiracy and maintaining an unlawful marijuana facility – both felonies – as well as selling cannabis without a permit and failure to file a sales and use tax return with the state, which are misdemeanors.

The plea was during a status hearing at the Banning Justice Center and was made directly to Riverside County Superior

Court Judge Timothy Hollenhorst, without input from the District Attorney’s Office.

Not one of the charges for which Lopez was indicted was dismissed.

In June, his co-defendant, 33-year-old Edward Padilla of San Jacinto, admitted a conspiracy charge, and the three remaining counts under his indictment were dismissed as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors.

Padilla, who had no documented previous felony convictions in Riverside County, was sentenced to two years probation.

According to the District Attorney’s Office, the defendants came under investigation in 2019 after evidence surfaced that they had

been operating a cannabis shop, alternately called “Santa Fe CoOp,” “Santa Fe Collective” and “Santa Fe.” The pair also hired others to help run the illicit dispensary, located at 1190 S. San Jacinto Ave., according to prosecutors.

The indictment stated that the men “placed cannabis or THC products for sale in display cases,” and that they “sold cannabis or THC products ... to members of the public.”

A mobile delivery service was also utilized.

The amount of money collected from the operation was not specified.

It was further unclear exactly

when it was shut down.

Lopez was arrested June 10, but he posted bail the same day and was released. Padilla was taken into custody a few days later and also posted bond.

Lopez had no documented previous felony convictions in Riverside County. He was elected to his first term in November 2018.

In October, his four colleagues on the San Jacinto City Council voted to remove him from his seat for lack of participation in a 90-day period. He was replaced by Councilmember Michael Heath, who began attending meetings Oct. 19, according to the Office of the City Clerk.

Former San Jacinto City Councilmember Joel Lopez pleaded guilty Dec. 1, to operating an illegal cannabis shop in the city and was sentenced to one year in jail and five years probation.

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Chula Vista man sentenced nearly six years in prison for fentanyl distribution City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

A Chula Vista man who distributed more than 100 pounds of fentanyl and other drugs was sentenced Wednesday, Dec. 1, to nearly six years in federal prison.

Ernesto Renteria, 45, pleaded guilty earlier this year to four counts related to possessing drugs with the intent to distribute and received a 71-month term Wednesday.

According to his plea agreement, Renteria was storing drugs at his home and shipping them to distributors across the United States through UPS. Drug Enforcement Administration agents seized 108.2 pounds of fentanyl from Renteria, along with smaller amounts of fentanyl analogue, cocaine and methamphetamine, according to the U.S.

Attorney’s Office.

DEA Acting Special Agent in Charge Shelly S. Howe said in a statement, “The quantity of fentanyl DEA agents seized from Ernesto Renteria is disturbing.”

The U.S. Attorney’s Office called the seizure “yet another example of drug cartels pushing huge quantities of fentanyl into the San Diego community” and cited last month’s arrest of a trucker who allegedly tried to cross into the U.S. through the Otay Mesa Port of Entry with drugs in his trailer.

Federal authorities said they found and seized a “record-breaking” 17,584 pounds of methamphetamine and 388.93 pounds of fentanyl from the man’s trailer, Nov. 19.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, DEA Agents nationwide have seized a record-high 12,000 pounds of fentanyl this year.

Man accused of supplying lethal dose of fentanyl arraigned City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

A man accused of supplying a lethal dose of fentanyl to a 19-year-old Eastvale resident pleaded not guilty Friday, Dec. 3, to second-degree murder.

Alvin Barrington Linton Jr., 36, of Ontario was arrested in November following a yearlong investigation into the death of Javon Richard.

Linton was arraigned before Riverside County Superior Court Judge O.G. Magno, who scheduled a preliminary hearing for March 18 at the Riverside Hall of Justice and left the defendant’s bail set at $1 million.

He was being held at the Cois M. Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta.

According to sheriff’s Sgt. Ryan Marcuse, in the afternoon Nov. 9,

2020, deputies were called to a home in the 6400 block of Wells Springs Street in Eastvale and discovered Richard dead.

An autopsy ultimately confirmed that he had ingested an undisclosed quantity of the synthetic opioid fentanyl. Marcuse said that homicide detectives spent the ensuing months trying to identify the party who had supplied the drug, and Linton was allegedly determined to be the seller.

The defendant was arrested Nov. 17.

Linton is one of nearly a dozen people countywide charged with murder for allegedly providing lethal doses of fentanyl to victims.

The drug is manufactured in China and smuggled across the Mexican border, according to Sheriff Chad Bianco.

It is known to be 80-100 times more potent than morphine and is a popular additive, seamlessly

mixed into any number of narcotics and pharmaceuticals.

Bianco and district attorney Mike Hestrin announced earlier this year that they would be taking a hard line on fentanyl deaths, charging murder whenever circumstances warrant and the evidence is unmistakable.

Hestrin told the board of supervisors over the summer that the county was on pace to document 500 fentanyl deaths this year. The number of fatalities has doubled every year since 2015, and in that time, there has been an overall 800% rise in fentanyl-related overdose deaths, according to public safety officials.

The county, in partnership with area chambers of commerce, has initiated freeway messaging campaigns warning of the potentially deadly consequences of fentanyl use.

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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-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-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-202116146 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: INLAND RETRO 11637 Hubbard St, Moreno Valley, CA 92557 County: Riverside Eduardo -- Rodriguez, 11637 Hubbard St, Moreno Valley, CA 92557 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 6/27/2016 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: Eduardo -- Rodriguez Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 11/29/2021 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: 3482 PUBLISHED: December 3, 10, 17, 24, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202115930 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: DEA TRANSLATION SERVICES 3390 Country Village Rd, Riverside, CA 92509 Mailing address: P.O. Box 310927, Fontana, CA 92331 County: Riverside Dea Elena Abraham, 3390 Country Village Rd, 1106, Riverside, CA 92509 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Dea Elena Abraham 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: 3483 PUBLISHED: December 3, 10, 17, 24, 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 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202112982 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: EZIONY CONSTRUCTION 79727 Morning Glory, La Quinta, CA 92253 County: Riverside a. Shay -- Eziony, 79727 Morning Glory, La Quinta, CA 92253 b. Dorit -- Eziony, 79727 Morning Glory, La Quinta, CA 92253 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: Shay Eziony Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 09/15/2021 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: 3440 PUBLISHED: October 8, 15, 22, 29, 2021 Republished: December 3, 10, 17, 24, 2021 Business name was incomplete in original publication.

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

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202115991 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ALL TECH TUNE UP 8651 Indiana Ave O., Riverside, CA 92504 County: Riverside a. Ruben Ortega Estrada, 11002 Nebraska Ave, Riverside, CA 92505 b. Elizabeth Lynell Ortega, 11002 Nebraska Ave, Riverside, CA 92505 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: Elizabeth Lynell Ortega Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 11/22/2021 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: 3484 PUBLISHED: December 10, 17, 24, 31, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202115822 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. ROBINSON’S REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS 2. LILIKOI PROPERTIES 3. NEW CENTURY INVESTMENTS 4. NEW CENTURY REAL ESTATE 5. ROBINSON’S MEDICAL BILLING 6. HAMILTON BILLING SERVICES 9041 Magnolia Avenue, Suite #006, Riverside, CA 92503 County: Riverside Eric Bernard Robinson, 2428 Saltbrush Circle, Corona, CA 92882 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: Eric Bernard Robinson Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 11/16/2021 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: 3481 PUBLISHED: December 3, 10, 17, 24, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202116118 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 818 CONSTRUCTION INC. 3877 Malaga St, Corona, CA 92882 County: Riverside 818 Construction Inc., 3877 Malaga St, Corona, CA 92882 This business is conducted by a Corporation This Corporation is registered in the state of CA Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Marko David Birlea Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 11/24/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3485 PUBLISHED: December 10, 17, 24, 31, 2021

CHANGE OF NAME 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.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 12/30/21 Time: 8:00 AM Dept: S101 The address of the court: Riverside Superior Court, Southwest Justice Center, 30755-D Auld Road, Suite 1226, Murrieta, CA 92563 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: NOV 09 2021 Signed: Jeffrey Zimel, Judge of the Superior Court LEGAL: 3479 PUBLISHED: November 26, December 3, 10, 17, 2021

POSTAL from page AVO-6 local codes and design standards, while they do as they please to yet another leased facility.

This complete lack of respect for the people of our valley is reminiscent of what was done to us by a telephone provider back in the day. In the early 1990s, former Mayor Gary Washburn famously tossed the new Yellow Pages from the council dais since it neglected to list Lake Elsinore on the front cover. His act of outrage worked, and within weeks, a new phone book was distributed throughout our valley.

While phone books are no longer in style, it’s time to send a message to the U.S. Postal Service.

They cannot keep stepping over us.

President Joe Biden just received approval from the House for his Build Back Better Program, and if approved by the Senate, it will send trillions of federal dollars out into the universe to improve infrastructure. Shouldn’t the second fastest growing city in the 10th largest county in the biggest state in the union with an ethnically diverse, growing population warrant a new post office? Surely, it can’t still be “cost prohibitive.”

Rehabbing an old restaurant into a small retail service is not building back better. We deserve more.

Robert “Bob” Magee Mayor, City of Lake Elsinore

PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE 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.

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.

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.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: 2/7/2021 Time: 8:45 a.m. Dept. PS3 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.

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.

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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