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Local News Temecula Physician’s Assistant arrested for sexual battery

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Abby Reinke Elementary is selected as Distinguished School

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Thomas Frank, a 70-year-old physician’s assistant for Inland Valley Pain Innovative Pain Treatment Solutions Clinic in Temecula was arrested on December 6, 2023. He was released on a $50,000 bond, according to County Jail records. Frank is a resident of Escondido. see page A-7

Education San Jacinto Valley students honored in November Diane A. Rhodes Special to the Valley News

The Hemet/San Jacinto Student of the Month program held its most recent recognition breakfast at the Soboba Casino Resort Event Center on Nov. 16. Seven local high school seniors were recognized and honored for their character, love of learning and commitment to academics in addition to their involvement in school and community activities and their ability to overcome difficult life circumstances. see page C-4

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Abby Reinke Elementary School students celebrate their Apple Distinguished School achievement during their Friday Flag ceremony. Abby Reinke Elementary School was chosen by Apple Inc. for their Distinguished School designation for their innovation in education through technology. See more photos of the presentation on page A-2.

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Signatures submitted to recall TVUSD Board President Komrosky

Jessica Ussher Valley News Investigative Intern

On Wednesday, Dec. 6, approximately 5,274 signatures were submitted for the recall of Dr. Joseph Komrosky, president of the Temecula Valley Unified School Board (TVUSD) who was elected into office in November 2022. The number of signatures received to recall Komrosky exceeds the 4,280 signatures that are required to schedule a recall election.

The Riverside Registrar of Voters will now process the signatures, validating the proper ones and disallowing duplicates and signatures of people who don’t live within the district boundaries or who aren’t registered voters.

Who is Dr. Komrosky? After serving and retiring as an airborne U.S. Army Ranger, Dr. Komrosky holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Claremont Graduate University and is a tenured college professor teaching logic full-time at Mount San Antonio College. He also teaches critical thinking part-time at the California State University of San Marcos. Before this career, he worked in the field of nuclear see RECALL, page A-6

[Right] Dr. Joseph Komrosky was elected to president of the Temecula Valley Unified School Board in November 2022.

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Menifee City Council approves Central Park Amphitheater cover construction contract Narrow 3 to 2 vote Tony Ault Staf f Writer It was a narrow vote, but the residents of Menifee may soon see the construction of an architecturally beautiful cover over the Central Park Amphitheater and a pedestrian walkway over the Paloma Wash from the park to the Haun Road shopping center.

The decision to move ahead with the building of the amphitheater cover came from the Menifee City Council Wednesday, Dec. 6, with the majority of the council voting for the amphitheater cover at an estimated total cost of $6,626,861 but not without serious discussion.

Mayor Bill Zimmerman and Council member Ricky Estrada gave no votes to the project, seeing the see AMPHITHEATER, page A-5

A rendering shows Menifee’s proposed Central Park Amphitheater.

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Murrieta City Council hears success of the Explore Murrieta website at Dec. 5 meeting Tony Ault Staf f Writer The Murrieta City Council heard a glowing yearly report on the Explore Murrieta website from Patrick Ellis, president and CEO of the Murrieta/Wildomar Chamber of Commerce at its Dec. 5 meeting.

Exploremurrieta.com examines the city’s outdoor recreation, history and culture, food and drink possibilities and events that bring visitors and businesses to Murrieta, considered one of the safest cities in California.

Ellis told the council in the past year there has been a 211% increase in viewers and a 65% increase in those who follow the website along with 1,400 signups for the city’s Bandwango passes.

In Murrieta the Bandwango passes are built to be an all-in-one ticket option for visitors to local restaurants and hiking trails.

He went over a number of the successful Explore Murrieta campaigns during the year including the SuperBloom and Bandwango events. He said in the coming year Explore Murrieta will be first working on strategic planning, the opening of the Murrieta Hot Springs Resort (February), website redesign and development, a revolved creative campaign, expanded paid media channels

and targets.

The council thanked him and the chamber’s efforts in promoting Murrieta.

After approving 13 consent items the council focused its attention on Fiscal Year 2022/2023 and approved appropriations and carryover of unspent (budget) amounts into the 2023/24 year. The presentation given by Murrieta Finance Director Jennifer Terry and Geovanny Calvopino city financial analyst showed the city’s total revenue at $204,557,987 (113%) and expenditures at $168,612,218 (-1% under budget) with $35,945,768 left over with some already spoken for by CIP projects.

It was shown that the highest cost for the city was for its personnel including the Fire and Rescue and Police Departments at $77,977,434 as would be expected for the city of more than 100,000 residents.

They continued on to explain what would be done with the unassigned fund balance in Measure T funds and carryovers into the next fiscal year with $23 million of that set aside for Capital Improvement Projects leaving about $13 million for distribution next year. The council was asked to approve the year end financial report and amend next year’s fiscal year budget including the rollover and

Exploremurrieta.com highlights recreation, activities, dining and entertainment all within Murrieta, inviting tourists and locals to explore all it has to offer.

Valley News/Courtesy photo the appropriation of the Measure T fund balance.

The council unanimously accepted the fiscal year end report on unspent funds and appropriated the fund balance for the next fiscal year with little comment.

Murrieta City Clerk Cristal McDonald sought the council’s permission to update and adopt the Citywide Records Management Program that included the destruction of a huge amount of

paperwork or old public records (before 1991) that are no longer used or needed with the advent of electronic data storage.

She said the records retention schedule will be updated, as is required every 5 years, with the goal of reducing the huge number of unneeded paper records still being kept by the city clerk’s office.

Some of the previous permanent records will now be removed after a certain number of years

while others, like infrastructure plans and mylars, will still remain permanent.

The council approved the updated records retention schedule that remains compliant with all county, state and federal regulations.

The council amended and restated the Community Facilities District (CFDs) Goals and Policies.

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

DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL ABBY REINKE ELEMENTARY from page A-1

Chris Dixon, TVUSD director of instructional technology speaks to students at Abby Reinke Elementary School about their achievement in attaining the Apple Distinguished School designation. Abby Reinke Elementary School is one of 880 schools chosen worldwide for the designation. Vail Elementary School in Temecula was also chosen this year as an Apple Distinguished School.

Jeff Oldfield, education leadership executive with Apple Inc., presents an Apple Distinguished School plaque to TVUSD Abby Reinke Elementary School principal Natalie Waddell, Dec. 8. Abby Reinke Elementary School was chosen by Apple Inc. for their Distinguished School designation for their innovation in education through technology.

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Jeff Oldfield, education leadership executive with Apple Inc., speaks to students at Abby Reinke Elementary School about their achievement in attaining the Apple Distinguished School designation.

Abby Reinke Elementary School students unveil an Apple Distinguished School banner that will be displayed at the school.

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Menifee updates public on street projects and construction MENIFEE - The City has project and construction updates to share with the community. For a current list of street projects and construction updates, visit our interactive mobile and web map at www.cityofmenifee.us/traffic.

Holland Road Overpass – City Capital Improvement Project The City is actively performing work related to the Holland Road Overpass project. Holland Road between Hanover Lane and Antelope Road will remain closed for

the duration of the project, which is expected to last 15 months. For additional information and to sign up for project updates, visit www. hollandoverpass.com.

Newport Road at Winterhawk Road – New Popeyes Location The developer for Popeyes has completed all the offsite street improvements on Newport Road.

Traffic lanes are now open in all directions.

Casa Blanca/Willows/Lake Ridge Neighborhood Resurfac-

ing Projects The Casa Blanca/Willows/Lake Ridge Neighborhood Resurfacing project is now completed. Traffic lanes are now open in all directions.

SoCal Gas Company – Bradley Road at Salt Creek Southern California Gas Company has completed relocating utility lines on Bradley at Salt Creek. Traffic lanes are now open in all directions.

Matthews Road Closed – Palo-

mar Road to Menifee Road Fortera Pipe and Precast have completed their project on Matthews Road, Palomar Road, and Menifee Road. Traffic lanes are now open in all directions.

Bradley Road at Holland Road – Storm Drain/Sewer Construction Work Sewer and storm drain facilities are currently being installed adjacent to Holland Road as part of the Menifee 80 residential housing tract. This project is under active

construction and motorists should expect intermittent traffic control and lane shifts on Holland Road during construction.

For questions on the project/ construction updates listed, please contact Philip Southard, Public Information and Legislative Affairs Officer, at 951-746-0654 or at psouthard@cityofmenifee.us.

Submitted by the City of Menifee.

Diana’s Dance Company selected as Menifee’s December Business Spotlight MENIFEE – Menifee announced “Diana’s Dance Company” as the city’s December Business Spotlight, a program of the Economic Development Department’s B3 – Building Better Businesses – program.

Diana’s Dance Company was established in the 1980s, with ownership of the studio changing hands in 1997 when Diana Snow took over. Recognizing the positive impact the studio had on the dancers, their families and the community, Snow said she was determined to carry on her passion for dancing. She places high importance on the quality of movement behind their dance techniques. For Snow, dance is not only about executing the correct technique, but it is also about connecting with the audience and expressing oneself through movement. She said the body is a powerful tool for communication and it can be used to convey a wide range of emotions, from joy and love to pain and sorrow.

Diana’s Dance Company offers an array of classes, available six days a week, featuring contemporary, hip-hop, tap, jazz, ballet and technique. Diana’s Dance Company has a team of 10 instructors who offer classes to children as young as nine months old to those up to 18 years of age. Over the years, Snow has seen former dancers return to the company with their own children, representing a full circle moment that demonstrates Diana’s Dance Company’s legacy.

In addition to its regular dance classes, Diana’s Dance Company features a performance team of

23 members who perform at Menifee’s local events and also has a competition team that participates in regional and national dance competitions.

“Diana’s Dance Company is more than just a dance studio, it’s a community where members grow up together,” Mayor Pro Tem Bob Karwin said. “Diana’s Dance Company makes a difference in Menifee by giving back through community events and outreach programs. It’s inspiring to see the long-standing impact they continue to have on our community.”

Snow said she finds fulfillment in both music and working with children. Her studio serves as a vessel, allowing her to connect with her students while also providing them with the opportunity to engage with the Menifee community, she said. The city said Snow’s dance program has made a lasting impression in Menifee, including participation in Menifee’s Relay for Life event and their annual Dancers Against Cancer fundraiser. Each October, the studio raises funds by selling T-shirts for DAC, which provides financial assistance and inspiration to dance educators, choreographers, dancers and their families who have been impacted by cancer.

Diana’s Dance Company also co-hosts a “Spread the Joy” toy and food drive collecting unwrapped toys, non-perishable food items or canned food to spread some joy. Residents were invited to join them this year Friday, Dec. 8, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., featuring classic cars, Santa’s workshop, food and an opportunity to take

Diana’s Dance Company offers an array of classes, available six days a week, featuring contemporary, hip-hop, tap, jazz, ballet and technique. In addition to its regular dance classes, the company features a performance team of 23 members who perform at Menifee’s local events and also has a competition team that participates in regional and national dance competitions.

Valley News/Courtesy photo pictures with Santa.

For more information about Diana’s Dance Company, visit http://www.dianasdanceco.com.

To view their Business Spotlight video, visit http://www.youtube. com/watch?v=Oq1iVBFpFNs. The Menifee Business Spotlight is part of the Economic Development Department’s B3 – Building Better Businesses – program, which aims to showcase local businesses that go above and beyond the call of business, foster pride in

Menifee’s thriving business community and promote diversity in Menifee’s local economy.

Chosen applicants, who are nominated by the community, are honored during a special presentation at a city council meeting and receive a free 30-second professional video developed by the Economic Development Department showcased on the city’s business website at http://www. menifeebusiness.com.

Nominations are encouraged to

recognize businesses in Menifee that contribute to the betterment of the Menifee community. Visit the link to apply at http://www.cityofmenifee.us/BusinessSpotlight.

For more information on the Business Spotlight program, or other resources available to Menifee businesses, contact the Economic Development Department at econdev@cityofmenifee.us.

Submitted by city of Menifee.

Temecula opens registration for its Adult Sports Leagues upcoming seasons

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TEMECULA ─ The city of Temecula’s Community Services Department offers a variety of Adult Sports Leagues for adults, ages 18+. Team registrations for the upcoming 2024 winter/spring seasons are fast approaching.

Get together a group of friends or co-workers and join in on the action. The Community Services Department offers adult softball, kickball and basketball sports leagues. Games are held on weekdays from 6-10 p.m.

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Each league offers a variety of skill levels. So, if participants are just a weekend warrior, highly skilled player or fall somewhere in between, there is a sport and league for their level. Individuals are encouraged to build their team.

For more league information, pricing and to download team registration packets for the various sports leagues, visit http:// TemeculaCA.gov/Sports.

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M.A.L.H.Y. Community Outreach Protective Services hosts human trafficking awareness event PERRIS – M.A.L.H.Y. Community Outreach Protective Services Inc. hosted a human trafficking awareness event at Perris High School Tuesday, Oct. 17, with special programs coordinator Robert Bryant of Perris Lake High School presenting. The human trafficking awareness presentation was attended by more than 75 students, parents, faculty and staff members. On the panel were experts from the trafficking field such as author, counselor, teacher, advocate and human trafficking survivor Dess Perkins; founder of M.A.L.H.Y. Jessica Smith; mental health counselor Jehrel Bruno; Perris Youth Services representative and a Riverside County Sheriff Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force Deputy.

Human trafficking is a monstrous crime that silently plagues society, transforming the lives of countless women, men and children into unimaginable nightmares. While it may seem to be a distant problem, the inconvenient truth is that it thrives right here in Southern California, closer to home than residents might want to admit. It is a dark underbelly that festers within our communities, preying on the vulnerable like a venomous snake waiting to strike, according to M.A.L.H.Y. To combat this harrowing reality and shed light on the oftenunnoticed victims, organizations like M.A.L.H.Y. have emerged as fierce advocates. They have made it their mission to raise human trafficking awareness and provide vital support to survivors.

M.A.L.H.Y. stands for “Mental Health; Addiction; Love; Human Trafficking; Youth Literacy.” The resources M.A.L.H.Y. provided are free of charge and include counseling services and recovery programs, housing, job placement, food, clothing, financial education, serving legal documents to alleged offenders, sports camps, notary services, medical exams and mediation services.

Southern California, with its sprawling cities and diverse popu-

The speaker panel for the human trafficking awareness event with M.A.L.H.Y. Community Outreach Protective Services Inc. imparted their expertise about human trafficking.

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Robert Bryant, who is a special programs coordinator for Perris Lake High School, hosts a human trafficking awareness event with M.A.L.H.Y. Community Outreach Protective Services Inc. Tuesday, Oct. 17.

The Perris High School ASB student committee attends the human trafficking awareness event. lations, has become a magnet for trafficking due to its close proximity to international borders, major transportation hubs and a booming entertainment industry.

In 2019, the National Human Trafficking Hotline identified 1,353 potential human trafficking cases in California alone; however, it is only the tip of the iceberg. Many cases remain hidden, concealed by layers of fear, manipulation and the constant threat of vio-

lence. The victims are coerced into a life of exploitation through various means. They could be lured with false promises of a better future, manipulated by romantic relationships or systematically trapped in situations where the odds are stacked against them.

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It is essential for all residents of Southern California to be aware of the signs that indicate human trafficking may be occurring in their neighborhoods. Awareness is the first step towards prevention and the eventual eradication of this malignant cancer. Signs to watch for include uncharacteristic withdrawal from social networks, sudden changes in behavior or appearance, fearfulness, lack of identification, restricted freedom of movement and a reluctance to disclose personal information.

Organizations like M.A.L.H.Y. are actively involved in addressing this crisis. They work to educate local communities and schools on recognizing, preventing and intervening in human trafficking cases. “If you see something, say something,” law enforcement agencies say.

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effort. Everyone, from citizens to policymakers, can play a role in combating this crime. The community can educate themselves further on the topic of human trafficking by attending seminars, workshops or webinars about the issue to deepen their understanding. Engage with community initiatives aimed at human trafficking awareness and lend a voice to affect change.

M.A.L.H.Y. thanked all their supporters, sponsors and donors this year. M.A.L.H.Y. has a toy drive for children ages 10-17 through Dec. 20. They are looking to receive new unwrapped toys, puzzles, stuffed animals and gift cards to distribute this holiday season. Dropoff locations are currently at Temecula Hera Hub and the Murrieta Postal Center.

Volunteer hours will be provided for those who participate in the drive.

For more information, visit http://www.malhy.org or contact 951-704-0025.

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New Year’s financial resolutions Now that we’ve reached 2024, you might be thinking about your goals and hopes for the new year.

But in addition to whatever personal resolutions you might make — volunteering, going to the gym more, learning a new language and others — why not make some financial resolutions, too?

Here are a few to consider: Boost your retirement savings.

If you can afford it, try to increase your contributions to your IRA and 401(k) or similar employersponsored retirement plan. The more you put away in these accounts, the greater your chances of reaching your retirement goals.

At a minimum, contribute enough to your 401(k) to earn your employer’s match, if one is offered.

And whenever your salary goes up, consider raising the amount you put into your 401(k).

Reduce your debts. It’s not always easy to reduce your debts — but it’s worth the effort. The lower your debt load, the greater your monthly cash flow. So, look for ways to consolidate debts or find other, possibly more productive, ways of using credit. And if you truly can’t afford something that’s nonessential, don’t go into debt for it. “Live within your means” is an old piece of advice, but it’s just as valid now as ever.

Build an emergency fund.

If you suddenly needed a major

home or car repair, or received a large medical bill not fully covered by insurance, would you have the funds available? If not, you might be forced to dip into your retirement accounts or other long-term investments. To avoid this possibility, try to build an emergency fund containing several months’ worth of living expenses, with the money kept in a liquid, low-risk account that’s separate from the ones you use to meet your daily expenses. It can take a while to build such a fund, but if you make it a priority and contribute regular amounts each month, you can make good progress.

Avoid emotional decisions. Too many people overreact to events in the financial markets because they let their emotions get the better of them. If the market is temporarily down, it doesn’t mean you need to sell investments to “cut your losses” — especially if these investments still have good fundamentals and are still appropriate for your portfolio. It can be hard to ignore market volatility, but you’ll be better off if you focus on the long term and continue following an investment strategy that’s designed to meet your needs.

Review your goals. Over time, your goals may have changed. For example, while you once might have wanted to retire early, and planned for it, you may now find

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munity in restaurants and hotels and a place for many community events not currently available. She said it was a gift to the community and a way to “amplify” Menifee.

“It will create synergy within our city,” Sobek said. “Let’s take this jump!”

Council member Dean Deines said the amphitheater would be “a wonderful gathering place…I would support this. Cost is a new reality. We need to make this effort.”

The three recommendations to approve the construction contract, an agreement with T.Y Lin International for design support and on-call professional advice were all approved with a majority 3 to 2 vote.

Paloma Wash Bridge The council approved the purchase from Bridge Brothers Inc. of a prefabricated pedestrian and bikeway bridge over the Paloma Wash from Central Park to the Haun Street shopping and residential area in the amount not to exceed $812,746.43. The pedestrian bridge was another project foreseen by council in 2011 and a planned capital improvement project. The bridge entrance on the west side will be off Central Park and cross over to the Haun Road shopping center. The five member council approved the purchase and authorized the city manager to execute the purchase order through the finance department. The project is in the CIP plan.

Karwin approved the bridge, but thought it would be a much larger project and “more walkable.”

A member of the community attending the meeting said in public comment the council should consider lighting the bridge so pedestrians and bike riders can see the crossing better at night. It is being planned.

Golden Meadows Zone change Much of the night’s meeting was taken up with a public hearing on a major modification of a zoning code amendment requested by Golden Meadows housing tract located in the southwest portion of the city with more than 500 homes planned. The amendment sought

cost of the structure way above the original proposed cost.

The structure itself will be contracted to Optima RPM Inc. for a price not to exceed $5,133,427.

In addition to the theater cover itself would be the cost for design support services by T.Y. Lin International who originally designed the cover, and construction management costs.

Providing the request for the long studied project was Jonathon Nix, director of community services, who outlined the project, its costs and where the funding for the project could be found. Nix noted the original project idea came to light in the spring of 2018 with the cost of the initial amphitheater cover well under $1 million. Since the COVID-19 pandemic and rising inflation, the cost of material and construction has increased.

Nix said the higher cost of the construction, however, can still be met by using the leftover American Rescue Plan monies, local parks accounts, DIFs and available fund balances along with general funds.

Mayor Zimmerman said at the night’s meeting that because the price and design of the amphitheater had increased significantly he had to vote against the project still favoring the initial much lower cost.

“This price is too much,” he said. “You will get no support from me.”

Estrada agreed with Zimmerman saying he believed the money for the amphitheater project might go for more parks in the city and its infrastructure.

“It’s better spent on needed infrastructure,” he said.

Favoring the amphitheater cover was Mayor Pro Tem Bob Karwin who said he liked the project although the cost was high.

“Man, it’s a lot of money,” he said, but the cost for the same project would be even higher in future years. “I will support it.”

Council member Lesa Sobek said she saw it as being a triple effect for the city. She said it could bring more business to the com-

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Valley News/Shane Gibson photo that you’d like to work a few more years. If that’s the case, you may also need to adjust your financial and investment strategies.

Revisit your estate plans. If you’ve married, divorced, remarried or added children to your family within the past few years, you may need to review the account titling and beneficiary designa-

tions on your 401(k) and other retirement assets, along with your estate-planning documents, such as your will or living trust. You might also need to revise these documents in other ways.

Of course, you may not be able to tackle all these resolutions at one time, but if you can work at them throughout the year, you can

potentially brighten your financial outlook in 2024 — and beyond.

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to increase the number of homes in the development adjacent to a rural horse ranch area generally located north of Wickerd Road and west of Sherman Road. The plan is to increase the number of homes in one development section from 161 to 240 on smaller lots and different setbacks.

In the past, many local ranchers and farmers objected to the project saying it was taking away from their country way of living and would cause far more traffic on the dirt roads leading to their properties in the area particularly from a nearby school. The developer and builder, Richmond Homes, listened to the those residents and made modifications in response to their requests, in particular enlarging a park, making it more equestrian friendly, putting up gates on both sides of the dirt road going through the development and adding a streetlight in the area to better control traffic.

The developer, in response, agreed to place the gates between the dirt road, put in the traffic signal and berm off the highway for the protection of students going

to and from the school and other items.

The responses to the residents adjacent to the development, were explained in detail before the city council by the developer. Many of the changes were brought before the Menifee Planning Commission who, working with the developer and residents, in the end approved the zone modifications.

While a few of the residents objected to the changes before the council, they said they appreciated what the developers, the Planning Commission and staff did in the process. But they still objected to the zone modifications, saying it would not be compatible with the surrounding area.

While most council members approved of the recommendation after hearing from the developers and residents in the public hearing, Estrada did not approve of the modifications. He said he agreed with the nearby rural residents that the project, initially approved

by Riverside County before Menifee’s tentative approval, would not fit in with the rural neighborhood. He was the only “no” vote

on the resolution.

Consent items approved The council approved 28 other consent items during the meeting with no discussion.

The Menifee City Clerk swore in Maurico Sanchez as the newest member of the Parks, Recreation and Trails commission before the council.

Master Sgt. Frank Puebla, the Paloma Valley High School Navy Junior ROTC instructor, was named the Outstanding Citizen of the Month in Menifee for his work with the high school students in teaching discipline and respect for others through the military training program.

Diana’s Dance Company who appeared last week at the Menifee Christmas Tree Lighting and Parade event at Mt. San Jacinto College was put in the Menifee Business Spotlight for the month of December.

The council gave recognition to the family of Jordan Hughes for donating a park bench to the John V. Denver Park.

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Disaster was averted early Sunday morning, Dec. 10, when some homeowners’ dogs alerted them that there was trouble. Their residential structure fire started in the early morning at 2:50 a.m. The fire was reported in the vicinity of the 2700 block of Reche Road in Fallbrook and was a fully engulfed structure within minutes, according to NCFPD PIO John Choi.

This area is especially vulnerable as it is near Live Oak Park and heavily wooded with old oak trees.

PIO Choi said, “Crews arrived in approximately eight minutes to find a fully involved two-story residential structure fire. The structure did not have any working smoke detectors. Fortunately, the residents were alerted of the presence of fire by their dogs. By the time the residents were alerted, the fire was well-established. Consequently, by the time our crews reached the scene, the home was fully engulfed.

“Despite the challenges posed by the fully engulfed structure, our teams, through their aggressive and well-coordinated efforts, successfully contained the fire, preventing its spread to nearby homes and vegetation. We are pleased to report that no civilian or firefighter injuries were reported from this incident.”

PIO Choi reported that the incident is currently under investigation by the North County Fire Investigation Unit.

PIO Choi expressed profound gratitude “to our esteemed neighboring firefighting agencies, including, Oceanside Fire, Vista Fire, Pala Fire, and Cal Fire, for their invaluable support and collaborative efforts during this incident. Your unwavering dedication to service played a pivotal role in ensuring the safety and well-being of our community, and we commend your commitment to our shared mission.”

[Right] North County Fire Protection District firefighters help contain the fire to the structure by wetting down nearby trees and shrubs.

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The recall campaign was initially launched in June 2023 and targeted the board majority who in addition to Komorosky includes Jennifer Wiersma and Danny Gonzalez. However, the signatures collected for Wiersma and Gonzalez were far below what was received for Komrosky and as such were not submitted.

As per the official recall website RecallAll3.org, the opponents of the TVSUD majority, One Temecula Valley Political Action Committee (PAC) writes of the board’s “heavy handed approach to governance,” al-

leging that students are forced to question their educational future and parents are forced to rethink enrolling their children in TVUSD schools. Opponents claim that TVUSD schools were previously considered among the top in the state.

President Komrosky clarified the academic position of TVUSD schools stating that “Locally speaking, Temecula Valley USD is considered number 2 in Riverside County - just behind Murrieta. Broadly speaking, the State rankings are a little fuzzier, but some would characterize Temecula Valley USD as around number 60 in the State… Or, one could claim Temecula Valley is in the top 15% of unified school districts in California. This is

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probably a fair estimate. Just using academic performance scores is a more narrow way to compare what students in Temecula have as compared with other school districts. For example, the AP, IB and CTE offerings for students are solidly in the top 15% in the State” One Temecula Valley PAC also highlighted the TVUSD ban of Critical Race Theory (CRT) and the firing of the previous superintendent Jodi Maclay “despite her exceptional performance evaluations”- a quote from a one page document found on RecallAll3.org.

Gonzalez and Komrosky have also been accused of hiring a new attorney costing $620 per hour and spending hundreds of thousands of taxpayers’ money to recruit a new superintendent.

Opponents of TVUSD describe these examples on the official website as “fiscally irresponsible,” and in an interview with the Valley news, Jeff Pack, cofounder of One Temecula PAC said “There is nothing tangible that they have accomplished that is beneficial for students.”

TVUSD President Komrosky responded by saying, “Speaking personally, everything that I have done as President of the TVUSD board has been for the students.

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the voice of my community in Temecula [and] to protect the children.”

In response to the controversy surrounding the board’s legal expenditure, Weirsma said at the Nov. 14 TVUSD board meeting, “Nothing about this year has been normal. Nothing about this year has been standard.” Gonzalez stated that legal counsel has been sourced at a discounted rate, and referenced the attacks the board has faced from outside the district that the board needed to defend itself against.

President Komrosky elaborated on what he and the TVUSD board have accomplished, stating “As elected board members we have gone back to basics on students’ educational needs, which can be summarized as two things … students having a good education and being safe [the students need to be protected] in our school district. If you look at everything I have done this year it falls under those two categories.”

Regarding the duties of the union, President Komrosky stated, “The union represents membership fees from the teachers.

The union’s first priority is not the students. The Temecula One Pac are not elected officials and they don’t represent the majority of the voice for the community values of Temecula….. That’s what Danny Gonzalez, Jennifer Wieserma, and myself do. We were elected to represent the values of our community here in Temecula.”

The TVUSD board also passed a flag policy stating that all flags other than the American flag and California flag needed approval from the administration, causing pushback from the board’s opponents. Pack stated, “The board is not addressing what the district and the students need. Instead they are prioritizing a national political playbook.”

President Komrosky highlighted, “Some classrooms did not have an American flag; some teachers were not even doing the Pledge of Allegiance. That’s not good because it doesn’t reflect CA ED Code 233.5 which emphasizes great concepts like patriotism. “Each teacher shall endeavor to impress upon the minds of the pupils the principles of morality, truth, justice, patriotism, and a true comprehension of the rights, duties, and dignity of American citizenship, and the meaning of equality and human dignity, including the promotion of harmonious relations, kindness toward domestic pets and the humane treatment of living creatures. To teach them to avoid idleness, profanity, and falsehood, and to instruct them in manners and morals and the principles of a free government.”

As for the recall, President Komrosky stated that he is in possession of video showing members of the Temecula One Pac campaigning for signatures at the homes of community members and telling them false information about the TVUSD board.

Komrosky said, “If I am recalled, I want to be recalled when somebody is informed, not based upon a lie. There is only one way out of a lie, and it’s called telling the truth. That is what my campaign message will ground itself on, as I properly inform the constituents in our community of Temecula of what they’re voting on.”

According to the Registrar of Voters, recalling Komrosky would cost approximately $75,000 to the district and due to the time needed to verify signatures and organize an election, it is unlikely that a recall would coincide with the March 2024 presidential primaries, meaning Dr. Komrosky would likely have several months to run a campaign against the recall.

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In the Riverside County Superior Court trial of David Alan Floyd, testimony commenced Wednesday, Dec. 6, against the 60-year-old Temecula man.

Floyd is accused of the firstdegree murders of Angel Ponce and Danielle Ricker, both 31, at his residence.

The couple had been living at Floyd’s home when the incident occurred earlier this year.

Floyd, who is representing himself, is charged with multiple felonies including a special

circumstance allegation for multiple murders, various firearms and bodily injury enhancements.

The prosecution alleges that Floyd had conflicts with Ricker, his former “sugar girl,” and her boyfriend, Ponce, leading up to the fatal shooting during an argument over their occupancy at his property.

The defendant is detained at the Cois M. Byrd Detention Center without bail, following his February arrest. He was taken into custody after an investigation into the January killings.

The prosecution’s trial brief

notes that Floyd had known Ricker for a decade and that she and Ponce were residing in his house when tensions escalated over a restraining order and residency rights. According to the brief, Floyd admitted in recorded jailhouse conversations that he shot Ponce to avoid a physical altercation and Ricker because “she was there.”

Floyd is also alleged to have transported the victims’ bodies in his Porsche to a remote location in Sage, where they were later found by detectives utilizing information Floyd provided to

Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley utilizes grant funding to transform Menifee and Sun City neighborhoods

TEMECULA – Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley (Habitat), a leading nonprofit dedicated to supporting solutions for affordable housing, is pleased to announce the impactful results of its 2023 partnership with RING. With the support of RING’s generous grant funding, Habitat has made significant strides in revitalization efforts in the Menifee, Sun City area over the past year, creating a tangible difference in the lives of local residents.

On April 22, 2023, Habitat participated in the Menifee Better Together initiative, a communitywide effort to foster positive change in the Menifee Sun City neighborhoods. During this event, Habitat executed a variety of projects aimed at improving the quality of life for local residents. These initiatives included the completion of 19 senior home revitalizations, a Covidmemorial garden beautification project, and the planting of over 100 trees and native plants in local parks within the City of Menifee. Habitat also actively engaged with the community during an Earth Day event, offering resources for residents and distributing flower seeds ReStore information to promote recycling and sustainability. Furthermore, Habitat’s commitment to community betterment extended beyond the April event, with the successful completion of five home repair projects, including whole house paint preservation initiatives.

“The support from Ring has been a game-changer for our neighborhood revitalization efforts. With RING’s support, we were able to accomplish so much more.. The Menifee Sun City communities have witnessed a transformation that will have a lasting impact on the lives of their residents for years to come.

We are extremely grateful for the partnership with RING and their dedication to improving the neighborhoods we serve,” shared Tammy Marine, Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley CEO. Habitat operates year-round to create affordable housing solutions and improvements in the region. Their commitment to community development is evident through various events, including the Menifee Better Together initiative, and the operation of two ReStores and one Design Center in southwest Riverside County.

These locations serve not only as retail storefronts but also as programs that provide job opportunities, a platform to repurpose gently used items, and a means of reducing waste that would otherwise end up in local landfills. The Design Center offers a unique resource for home goods shopping, while the ReStores offer low-cost home improvement solutions.

The grant from RING is a part of their $100,000 commitment to Habitat for Humanity, dedicated to supporting affiliates across the U.S. engaged in neighborhood revitalization efforts. RING’s investment in Habitat’s projects demonstrates their commitment to making a real difference in communities across the country.

his family and corroborated by traffic cameras.

If convicted of the murder charges, Floyd faces a life sentence without parole.

Valley staff can be reached by email at valleystaff@ reedermedia.com.

David Alan Floyd was arrested in connection with the death of two missing people.

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Temecula Physician’s Assistant arrested for sexual battery Julie Reeder Publisher

Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley utilizes grant funding from RING to transform Menifee and Sun City neighborhoods Valley News/Courtesy photos

Thomas Frank, a 70-year-old physician’s assistant for Inland Valley Pain Innovative Pain Treatment Solutions Clinic in Temecula was arrested on December 6, 2023. He was released on a $50,000 bond, according to County Jail records. Frank is a resident of Escondido.

Frank is suspected of victimizing a patient during medical visits in the examination room and the Sheriff’s Dept. is seeking the public’s help to see if there are other potential victims.

According to a Riverside County Sheriff’s dept. press release, “In November 2023, the Southwest Sheriff’s Station Investigations Bureau received a report of a sexual battery occurring at a healthcare facility located in the 27000 block of Enterprise Circle, Temecula.

“The allegations involved a licensed physician’s assistant victimizing a patient during medical visits in the examination room.

The allegations were investigated, and it was determined that Harold Thomas Frank, a 70-year-old resident of Escondido, committed sexual battery against a patient at the healthcare facility.”

On December 6, 2023, investi-

Physician's assistant Harold Frank who was arrested and charged with sexual battery.

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gators executed a search warrant in furtherance of this investigation and arrested Harold Frank.

Frank was booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center for sexual battery.

“This is an ongoing investigation, and no further details will be released. We believe Harold Frank may have victimized other patients during medical exams.

We encourage these victims to contact Investigator Dawn Gouvion at 951-696-3000.”

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RIVERSIDE – The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) provides onetime financial assistance to help balance an eligible household’s utility bill.

The Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) is a temporary emergency program to help low-income families with assistance on water and sewer bills.

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Riverside’s Energy (SHARE) provides low-income residents with utility bill assistance.

Households may be eligible for these programs if they are a resident of Riverside County and their household’s income is at or below 60% of the state median income.

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Temecula announces 2023 Santa’s Electric Light Parade winners

Inland Jeep Freeks won the Autos category for the 2023 Santa’s Electric Light Parade.

TEMECULA – The city of Temecula announced the winners from the 2023 Santa’s Electric Light Parade and thanked all who showed their holiday spirit and community pride while spreading light and cheer.

The many unique and creative parade entries made it difficult to select winners in each specific category, according to the city.

The winners included Animals: Temecula Valley Dachshund Club; Autos: Inland Jeep Freeks; Autos (Commercial): Rancho Water; Band (Middle School): Dorothy McElhinney Middle School Crimson Colt Brigade; Band (High School): Paloma Valley High School Wildcat Brigade; Eques-

Temecula Cowgirls won the Equestrian category for the 2023 Santa’s Electric Light Parade.

Valley News/Emmanuel Aguilera-Vega photos

St. Jeanne de Lestonnac won the Religious category for the 2023 Santa’s Electric Light Parade. trian: Temecula Cowgirls; Floats : Temecula Little League All Stars; Floats (Commercial): Re-Bath Temecula; Marchers: Temecula Valley High School ASB; Specialty: Te Ori Mana Polynesian Dance Studio; Religious: St. Jeanne de Lestonnac and Overall: The Spirit of Great Oak Band & Guard.

To view photos of all parade

entries, visit http://Flickr.com/ CityofTemecula.

For information on all upcoming Temecula Community Services Department events, activities and programs, visit http:// TemeculaCA.gov/TCSD and follow @TemeculaParksandRec on social media for updates.

Submitted by city of Temecula.

[Below] Te Ori Mana Polynesian Dance Studio won the Specialty category for the 2023 Santa’s Electric Light Parade.

[Above] The Spirit of Great Oak Band & Guard won the Overall category for the 2023 Santa’s Electric Light Parade.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS To submit an upcoming community event, email it to valleyeditor@reedermedia.com, put “attention events” in the subject line.

CHILDREN’S EVENTS Dec. 15 - Jan. 17 Rotary Club of Murrieta inviting high schoolers to speak and vie for prize money in its Four-Way Speech Contest in the Rotary District 5330 competition. Must write about things we think, say or do: Is it the TRUTH, Is it FAIR to all concerned?Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

Entries must be submitted by Wednesday, January 17, 2024 for the Murrieta contest which will be held at 6 p.m. on January 31, 2024 at the Murrieta Valley Unified District Headquarters, 41870 McAlby Court, Murrieta. The entry application and contest rules can be requested by email at murrietarotary@gmail.com.

Dec. 16 - 9 - 10 a.m. Lake Elsinore Breakfast with Santa at Fire Station 97, 41725 Rosetta Canyon Drive, Lake Elsinore. Pre-registration and a $6 ticket required. Children under 2 no ticket required.

For more information email mveliz@lake-elsinore.org or sstuckey@lake-elsinore.org Dec. 16 - 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

The Reading Lab for children 1st5th grade at the Menifee Public Library, 28798 La Piedra Road, Menifee by Goshen Prep Dec. 18 - 4-5 p.m. Card Making Fun for teens and adults with materials and tools provided at the Menifee Public Library, 28798 La Piedra Road, Menifee

COMMUNITY EVENTS Dec. 15-17 MilVet Holidays for Heroes Toy Drive for military and veterans families campaign. Sponsorship opportunities available.

MilVets headquarters at 33040 Antelope Drive, Suite 114 or see milvet.org/donate/p/santasponsor or milvet.org Dec. 15 - 5 p.m. Grand Opening Temecula on Ice in Old Town Temecula with a state-of-the-art ice rink, rental skates, Bobby skating aids, and its own radio station playing the best ice-skating music!

Located in Town Square Park, 41000 Main Street. The rink is open daily to Sunday, Jan. 7. Hours of operation are Sunday through Thursday from 10 a.m - 9:30 p.m. and Friday through Saturday from 10 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Dec. 16 - 1 - 5 p.m. Hemet Christmas Festival at Valley Baptist Church, 1480 N. Kirby St., Hemet. Petting zoo, puppet skits, food and other events. Free and open to the public.

Dec. 16 - 7 p.m. Temecula Holiday Home Bike Tour ride-ing through l the holiday decorations the neighborhood has to offer. All participants must be confident bike riders and stay with the group on this guided tour, Bikes will not be provided. Meet at Wolf Creek Park to begin the tour. Visit TemeculaCA.gov/Register to register.

Dec. 22 - 7 p.m. Glade Jul by Southern CA Damekor a program of Scandinavian Christmas Music at the United Church of the Valley. 41685 Date StMurrieta. Free

admission 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 Avenue and in Temecula at Grace Presbyterian Church, 31143 Nicolas Road, open from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. but not on weekends.

ONGOING – Line dancing classes are held Wednesdays from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Lake Elsinore/ Wildomar Elks Lodge, 33700 Mission Trail, in Wildomar across from the Animal Friends of the Valleys. Classes have a DJ with learning levels beginning to intermediate. Have fun and exercise at the same time at $5 per lesson.

Contact Joyce Hohenadl at 951674-2159 ONGOING – Sun City Civic Association Monthly Square Dance sessions are held Sundays from 1:30-5 p.m. at 26850 Sun City Boulevard.

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 the California Department on Aging at 800-510-2020 for help.

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

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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 allowed.

WORKSHOPS, MEETINGS, NOTICES Dec. 14 - 5-8 p.m. MilVet assembling Holiday Care Packages for deployed troops in the Corporate Room at 34846 Monte Vista Drive, Wildomar. Reservations required because of limited space.

Contact milvet.org/donate/p/december23. $25 donation includes refreshments and a light snack.

Dec. 15 - Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District invites the public to take a survey if they would like to see another recreation center and gymnasium.

Take the survey at https://survey. zohopublic/zs/BwCvs One respondent will receive a $50 gift certificate.

Dec. 15 ‘Tis the season to “Shop Local” in Menifee! The City of Menifee encourages residents and visitors alike to shop at the wide variety of businesses throughout the city for all their holiday needs.

From dining and entertainment to beauty and gift-giving, Shop Local Menifee has lined out 45 fun ways to shop locally See menifeebusiness.com/45days for an interactive calendar of ways to support local businesses this holiday season.

Dec. 15 -Jan. 5 – 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Friday - Sunday. Dorland Mountain Arts associate artists’ fine art exhibit at the gallery.

Public welcome at 36701 Hwy 79 South Temecula. See www. dorlandartscolony.org for more information.

Dec. 15 - City of Temecula Adult Sports Leagues Upcoming 2024 Winter / Spring Season Registration Packets Available Online Now. Offering Adult Softball, Kickball, and Basketball Sports Leagues. Games are held on weekdays from 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. Build your team today. Different skill levels. For more League information, pricing, and to download Team Registration Packets for the various sports leagues, please visit TemeculaCA.gov/Sports.

Dec. 16 - 12-2 p.m. Lakeland Village Community Christmas Toy Fest with toy giveaways for children K-5 and time to meet Santa. Prizes for teens. Lakeland

Village Community Center, 16275 Grand Avenue, Lake Elsinore, United States

Dec. 18 - 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. Genealogy Club meets at the Menifee Public Library, 28798 La Piedra Road, Menifee Dec. 20 - 2-3 p.m. Adult Art Workshop by the Art Club at the Menifee Public Library, 28798 La Piedra Road, Menifee ONGOING – Want to help deployed American troops remotely?

Help shop for the most needed items without leaving home as an easy way to help support deployed men and women by purchasing items remotely and having them delivered to MilVet at designated drop-off locations for packing. All items on the list are special requests from deployed military men and women. MilVet is a nonprofit organization that holds monthly packaging events at different community locations in the area. For drop-off locations and packaging locations, visit http://www.milvet. org/military-care-packages.

ONGOING – Multiple Sclerosis Support Group Meeting meets the third Monday of each month at the Mary Phillips Senior Center, 41845 Sixth Street, in Temecula from 10 a.m. to noon. For more information, email gaugustin206@ gmail.com or join the meeting.

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.

ONGOING – Menifee Community Services offers online driver’s education courses for a $21.95 fee. The course includes animated driving scenarios, instructional videos, sample tests, 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 http:// 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 – 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.

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Movie review: ‘The Boy and the Heron’

at the estate, and I have to believe there’s some sort of “Snow White” parallel there. They’re animated in a different, jarring fashion than the human characters we’ve seen up to that point, and the way they talk and move is off-putting too. Only one of them, named Kiriko (Florence Pugh) is necessary for the story. I have a theory that Miyazaki held a contest among his animation team to see who could design the funniest-looking old lady character in his trademark style, and he liked so many entries that he created more characters just so he’d have an excuse to use them.

Mahito has such a hard time fitting in at school that he smashes his head with a rock to get out of going. It’s around this time that the gradually-building fantasy elements start manifesting, and I can’t help but wonder if what follows is a result of brain damage.

A mysterious heron has been following Mahito around the property.

He finally asks it what it wants, and surprisingly, the bird (Robert Pattinson) has an answer. It wants to take him to an alternate world ruled by his great-granduncle, a world where a younger version of his mother (Karen Fukuhara) is still alive.

From there, the movie is a crazy adventure through an alternate reality, maybe several alternate realties, it’s all so confusing.

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NOTE: This Japanese film is available in both “Subbed” and “Dubbed” versions. This review will focus on the “Dubbed” version with the English-language voice cast.

Anime legend Hayao Miyazaki has come out of retirement for “The Boy and the Heron,” a sprawling fantasy with semiautobiographical elements. Surprisingly, it’s the more grounded elements that work better, maybe because they’re lifted from Miyazaki’s own life. They’re part of his own story so he made sure to get them right before letting himself indulge in the fantastical portion of the film.

The film follows 12-year-old Mahito Maki (Luca Padovan) a few years after the death of his mother in a Tokyo hospital fire. His father (Christian Bale) marries his mother’s younger sister Natsuko (Gemma Chan) and together they move to the countryside, to an estate originally built by Mahito’s eccentric architect great-granduncle (Mark Hamill). I really was drawn into the story of the boy being whisked away to a new family life in an unfamiliar place, a position of affluence where he’s nevertheless incredibly lonely and broken.

Then the maids showed up and the movie lost me.

There are seven maids that work

zarro people around every corner.

Somehow parakeets are the dominant species, and their king (Dave Bautista) wants to keep it that way.

Eventually Mahito learns the hard lesson that the real world, with all its faults and malice, is better than even the best fantasy world, though I question how tempting the fantasy world actually is when it’s filled with bloodthirsty parakeets.

Maybe “The Boy and the Heron” makes more sense to people wellversed in Miyazaki’s style. His contributions to animation – not just in Japan, but worldwide – can’t be overstated. He even won a Best Animated Feature Oscar before Disney ever did. This was my first official exposure to his work, and I can’t say I cared for it. I got a sort of whiplash from being constantly thrown into new fantasy worlds with new rules every five minutes.

It doesn’t help that this movie is coming out at a time when people are tiring of the “multiverse” genre. Miyazaki clearly wants to get as many of his ambitious ideas onscreen as he can at age 82, but I didn’t need to be hit with everything, everywhere, all at once.

Grade: C “The Boy and the Heron” is rated PG-13 for some violent content/bloody images and smoking.

Its running time is 124 minutes.

Contact Bob Garver at rrg251@ nyu.edu.

Pageant fundraiser Breakfast with Santa Ramona returns at Golden Era Golf Course in San Jacinto

Children and family members enjoy the Holiday Pancake Breakfast at Golden Era Golf Course.

Valley News/Courtesy photos Rehearsals and signups will begin on Jan. 27, 2024 for the Rock Indians and Village Children. The President’s Dinner, where the new cast for the 101st season will be announced, will be held Jan. 13 at the Hemet Public Library. At the President’s Dinner the Arias Troubadours will be honored for their 100th anniversary of performing at the Ramona Pageant.

For more information on Ramona please call 951-658-3111 or go to www.ramonabowl.com.

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Ramona’s Holiday Pancake Breakfast returned to the Golden Era Golf Course Sunday, Dec. 3 to help raise funds for the Ramona Outdoor Pageant at the Ramona Bowl in Spring 2024.

The breakfast began in 2012 with Steve Di Memmo, a Ramona Bowl representative for the San Jacinto City Council who joined the pancake cooking team. Di Memmo,who first suggested the Breakfast with Santa fundraiser, is a long supporter of the Ramona Pageant.

Nearly 150 area grandparents, parents and children attended the breakfast of eggs, pancakes,

sausage, orange juice and coffee.

Santa Claus was on hand to take photos with the children who gave their last minute Christmas toy list to the jolly old elf.

The Soboba Foundation donated the toys for the children attending the breakfast. There was a drawing every half hour to better distribute the toys.

Lori Van Arsdale, Ramona Bowl Amphitheater board member attending the breakfast said, “ We are thrilled to be back with our hosts at Golden Era.” The Ramona Bowl will be celebrating its 101th season coming up in 2024. This breakfast concluded the 100th anniversary year and kicked off the new century of Ramona.

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Soboba Indian Health Clinic appreciates its patients

Nutrition director Afua Khumalo, right, chats with visitors during the Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health Inc. Patient Appreciation Day at the Soboba Indian Health Clinic, Wednesday, Nov. 15.

Valley News/Alex Tapia of StylePhotography photos Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians Special to the Valley News Although Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health Inc. has been hosting Patient Appreciation Day events for more than a dozen years, Wednesday, Nov. 15, marked the first time one was held at the new Soboba Indian Health Clinic, which opened in March.

“This event is an opportunity for our patients and staff to meet each other and allow the patients to talk to the staff who work at that clinic in an informal manner outside the clinical exam room,” CEO Bill Thomsen said. “It is an opportunity to talk about our services offered from that department, to go ‘behind the scenes’ in an area of the clinic the patient may not ordinarily visit and just take a walk through the clinic to see firsthand the building where we provide healthcare services for our patients.”

Every clinical department – medical, dental, lab, radiology, pharmacy, eye care, behavioral health, WIC and nutrition, diabetes program – was present.

Also on hand were members of the clinic’s support services, such as the human resources department, patient registration, patient services, patient advocate and its grant-funded programs, such as Native Challenge.

Each department had a table set up with informational handouts available to anyone who stopped by. These handouts are an introduction or an orientation to the department and the services they offer. The dental department offered a handout about proper brushing techniques and the importance of daily brushing and flossing. The medical department provided a handout on the importance of a well-child checkup for children. Each department had something specific to educate

the patient to take charge of their health and learn a little bit more about self-care.

Behavioral Health Department representatives and Soboba Tribal members Kelli Hurtado and Damon Miranda offered information about nutrition, AA meetings, Talking Circles and more.

“I talked about my Celebrating Families class and a lot of the patients did not know that we offered all these programs,” Hurtado, a community prevention and health educator, said.

Miranda is a peer support specialist who does Talking Circles in the community as well. The department offered promotional items and snacks to all visitors.

“Patient Appreciation Day is very important to let patients know that we care about them and also to update them on new details and classes the clinic offers,” Hurtado said. “I really love events like this because I’m able to connect

Julie Arrietta-Parcero, left, board of directors delegate for Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians with Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health Inc., poses for a photo with Bill Thomsen, CEO of RSBCIHI.

A representative from Veterans Administration replenishes handouts for visitors to the Soboba Indian Health Clinic.

Patient advocate Hunter Fields, left, talks about programs with visitors to his table during a Patient Appreciation Day event.

Joining Bill Thomsen, second from left, CEO of Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health Inc., at the Patient Appreciation Day event are RSBCIHI Board of Directors Tribal delegates, from left, Julie ArriettaParcero, Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians; Jonell John, Cahuilla Band of Indians; Veronica Saul, Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians; Veronica Espinoza, Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians; Suzanne Lugo, Morongo Band of Mission Indians, and Trinidad Krystall, Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians.

with the community and see new faces and old faces; I love telling him about all the programs that we offer.”

Thomsen said the Soboba Tribal TANF program and U.S. Veterans Affairs were invited to host tables.

“Per an agreement with the VA, we can provide health care services to Indian veterans in our clinic system and then bill the VA for such services so long as the veteran is registered with the VA,” Thomsen said.

The event also gave RSBCIHI representatives the opportunity to share some of the past and present developments happening within all eight sites/clinics that offer health services. Thomsen said that under the leadership of its board of directors, Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health Inc. began a large-scale capital projects plan in 2013 to replace its aging clinic buildings. It began with the purchase of a building in the city of Grand Terrace to relocate the San Manuel Clinic from a leased building in Highland.

“After about 18 months of construction, the new San Manuel Indian Health Clinic opened its doors to our Indian population,” he said. “Once this project was completed, our board of directors continued to move forward in purchasing a building in Barstow to replace an undersized leased office so more clinical services could be available to the Indian population in the Barstow and surrounding area. We then moved

along to the Torres-Martinez clinic and replaced a triple-wide trailer with a brand new 11,605-squarefoot clinic building. Next up was a new 11,605=square-foot Pechanga clinic to replace a small clinic which was housed jointly to the Pechanga Tribal Silver Feathers center. We then shifted gears to construct a first-time-ever clinic (3,500 square feet) on the Santa Rosa reservation while also constructing a new clinic for the first time on the Cahuilla reservation.”

He said those two clinics replaced a leased office suite in the town of Anza which had been used as the local clinic in the mountains for more than 20 years. The next move was to Soboba. The current 38,000-square-foot clinic is double the size of the old clinic which was located about a half mile away in San Jacinto.

“We are now focusing on the Morongo Indian Health Clinic and working through the schematic stage of development and will begin construction on that new clinic later in 2024,” Thomsen said. “Except for the San Manuel and Barstow clinics, all new clinics are on our Indian reservations which we serve. The Tribes have been very generous partners in land allocation for these new clinics. Without their support and that of our board of directors, these capital projects may not have been possible or at least more difficult in land allocation off reservation.” see CLINIC, page B-8

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First 5 Riverside County partners with Riverside University Health System and Baby2Baby to provide over 300 car seats to families

RIVERSIDE COUNTY – First 5 Riverside County and Riverside University Health System – Public Health teamed up to address car safety this holiday season as they distributed 360 car seats to over 200 low-income families throughout November.

The seats were provided by Baby2Baby, a national nonprofit that received a $1 million grant from the California Department of Public Health to purchase and distribute convertible car seats to agencies that work with families with young children.

“One of the leading factors in infant mortality is vehicular accidents, so we’re here to provide car seats to families to reduce risk and build awareness,” F5RC Deputy Director Ricardo Quezada said.

Families registered with F5RC or RUHS to pick up the free car seats at drive-thru events held at Riverside County’s Family Resource Centers. The FRCs are located in Desert Hot Springs, Mead Valley, Mecca and Jurupa Valley.

F5RC also provided an allotment of car seats to Temecula WIC.

The partnership between F5RC and RUHS ensured opportunities for families to receive training, both virtual and in-person, on how to safely install the seats.

RUHS – Public Health’s Injury Prevention Services also provided booster seats to families with older children who have outgrown size requirements for a car seat but still need additional support to ride safely in cars. RUHS is hosting follow-up installation workshops after the events to ensure continued education is available to families.

According to the California Office of Traffic Safety, “California law requires all children under two years old to ride in a rear-facing car seat, unless the child weighs 40 or more pounds or is 40 or more inches tall. Children under the age of 8 are required to be secured in a car or booster seat. Children who are 8 years old or at least 4-feet-9 may be secured by a booster seat, but at minimum wear a seat belt.”

Infants and children are the most vulnerable in car accidents if they are not buckled in correctly

or worse, are not placed in a car seat at all. No matter how strong a parent holds on to their child while in a moving vehicle, the impact of an accident or abrupt stop will yank them away from their hold, even while the car travels at a low speed. The most effective way to reduce injury is to properly secure children in a car seat.

“Every family wants to keep their children safe, and providing car seats is one way First 5 can help. Over 200 Riverside County families are now better informed and equipped to transport their children whether it’s to school, to run errands or to visit loved ones near and far over the holidays,” Tammi Graham, executive director of F5RC, said.

For eligible families who could not receive seats at the events, RUHS provides training and car seats at a reduced cost. Families may contact 800-455-4942 to enroll.

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Saving your pet dog with CPR or the Heimlich maneuver Tony Ault Staf f Writer

The Red Cross and fire departments across the nation encourage everyone to learn how to revive a person who has stopped breathing with CPR or having trouble breathing with the Heimlich maneuver. However, that same life saving first aid can also save a dog if it has collapsed and stopped breathing and has no pulse.

Since the family dog today is considered a part of the family it is important to learn how this time proven method of saving lives can apply to it as well.

If perhaps your family dog suddenly falls down and stops breathing it is first the time to check its gums and eyes. If the gums are found to look gray and if the pupils of his eyes are unresponsive to light. If they are, then check its pulse which can be found in

several places, just behind the wrist, below the ankle or where its left elbow touches the chest. which can be found with your middle and index finger. If there is no pulse and he has stopped breathing it is time to begin CPR. Lay the dog on its right side and begin compressions by placing your hand over its ribs where its elbow touches the chest. Begin compressions, but do not do so if the dog has a pulse. Check the pulse after one minute and then every few minutes until there is a pulse and its breathing. Then take him to a veterinarian immediately.

Giving breath You can then help him breathe by placing your mouth over his nose and blowing air into it.

But, be cautious about the size of your pet. If it is a small dog under 30 pounds do not compress more than 1 / 2 to 1 inch and give a breath of air after five compres-

sions . If the dog is medium to large, from 30 to over 90 pounds compress from 1 to 3 inches. For a medium sized dog 30 to 90 pounds still five compressions and breathe. Over 90 pounds compress 10 times and then breathe in his nose. Stop CPR after 20 minutes.

The Heimlich maneuver Sometimes your dog may have swallowed something, causing him to have trouble breathing.

If this is the case the Heimlich maneuver can be appropriate. If its breath won’t go in, the airway may be blocked. If so, turn your dog upside down with its back against your chest. Wrap your arms around the dog and clasp your hands together just below its rib cage (since you’re holding your dog upside down, it’s above the rib cage, in the abdomen.)

Using both arms, give five sharp thrusts to the abdomen. Then

California Black Health Network and California Health Care Foundation announce How Do I…? campaign

SACRAMENTO – The California Black Health Network in collaboration with the California Health Care Foundation announced the “How Do I…?” campaign, a groundbreaking initiative to empower Black Californians with the information and resources needed to navigate the health care system, advocate for themselves and their loved ones, and take decisive action in the face of discrimination.

“CHCF Grantee EVITARUS interviewed over 200 Black Californians and surveyed more than 3,000 to truly understand their experiences with health care, the degree to which they experienced racism in the health care system, and their ideas about how to make both their experiences and outcomes better. This campaign is a direct response to their request for community-based information about navigating the health care system and for assistance in getting the high-quality, equitable care they deserve,” Katherine Haynes, senior program officer of CHCF, said. “EVITARUS’s research showed unequivocally that Black Californians are highly engaged in the pursuit of physical and mental health – it’s the health care system that continues to fail them.”

As part of its Health4Life initiative and overarching goal to improve health literacy, CBHN is working hand in hand with the Black community by providing individuals with a range of resources, including “How Do I…” fact sheets, online tools, workshops and community events, to ensure that everyone has access to the information they need to make more informed decisions about their health.

“It’s unacceptable that more than one in four Black Californians

avoid care due to concerns that they will be treated unfairly or with disrespect. Even higher numbers of Black Californians who identify as LGBTQIA+ (41%) and those enrolled in Medi-Cal (35%) report having avoided care,” Rhonda Smith, executive director of CBHN, said. “Black Californians overwhelmingly express a desire for a health care system that better serves their needs. By putting information and resources into the hands of individuals who need – and want – it the most, “How Do I…?” will empower our community to make the health care system work for us.”

“How Do I…?” launched following “Listening to Black Californians,” a three-phase study led

by EVITARUS, a Black-owned public opinion research firm in Los Angeles. The study was created to understand Black Californians’ experiences with racism and the powerful influence it holds over their care and health outcomes. Indepth interviews and focus groups identified a range of barriers – including unfair treatment by health care providers, lack of representation in leadership, avoidance of care and lack of patient-provider relationship – that prevent members of the Black community from receiving equitable health care.

The third phase of the study, a statewide survey of over 3,500 Black Californians, illuminated what Black Californians have in common about health and health care and where their attitudes and experiences diverge.

Black Californians are highly intentional in their pursuit of physical and mental health. Most report focusing on their mental health at 79%; getting appropriate screenings or preventive care at 77% and tracking health indicators, such as blood pressure and

cholesterol at 71%.

Most Black Californians are insured, have a regular provider, and have had at least one visit with a health care provider in the last year. Nine in ten or 90% said they currently have health insurance coverage and 83% have access to a regular provider. Over 9 in 10 or 92% have seen a doctor or health care provider in the last year.

Nearly one in three Black Californians has been treated unfairly by a health care provider because of their race or ethnicity. This experience occurs particularly for Black Californians with mental health conditions at 47%; for those who identify as LGBTQIA+, which includes lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual and more at 43%; for those with disabilities at 40% and for women at 40%. A significant number overall at 38% and of Black women in particular at 47% said there has been a time when a health care provider did not treat their pain adequately.

“I feel like Black voices aren’t as loud. They are not taken as seriously… I wasn’t listened to, and it ended up being a very serious, actually life-threatening problem… I told [my doctor] I was short of breath, and he told me, ‘You are out of shape… You just need to lose weight and exercise more.’ It ended up being that I was severely anemic and had to have two blood transfusions,” said a focus group participant who had private insurance and lived in an urban environment.

For more information about the “How Do I…?” campaign, visit http://www.cablackhealthnetwork. org/how-do-i/ and follow CBHN on social media channels.

Submitted by California Black Health Network and California Health Care Foundation.

CPR can not only save the life of a beloved human in your life, but Valley News/Karina Young photo also a beloved canine companion. check its mouth or airway for the object. If you see it, remove it and give two more rescue breaths.

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Riverside County reports first flu-associated deaths Riverside County health officials are urging residents to take steps to protect themselves from influenza and other respiratory illnesses, including getting vaccinated, following two recent flu-associated deaths.

The deaths involved a 73-year-old man from mid-county and a 79-yearold woman from western Riverside County. They were the first two reported influenza-associated deaths in Riverside County this flu season, which generally runs from October to April. Both had underlying health issues and died at local hospitals.

No further information about the individuals is being released.

“These tragedies remind us that influenza can be serious, especially for those who have health issues or weakened immune systems,” said Dr. Geoffrey Leung, public health officer for Riverside County. “There are simple steps that can be taken to protect ourselves. Most important of these is to get vaccinated. We recommend that everyone over 6 months of age receive the flu vaccine.”

For younger children and older adults as well as people with certain health conditions, respiratory viruses can cause more severe disease and may require additional medical care.

Each year, influenza cases send scores of patients to Riverside County hospitals and lead to a number of deaths and ICU cases. Nationally, influenza causes tens of thousands of deaths and hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations each year.

In addition to vaccines, the public can take these steps to protect themselves from flu, COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses: Wash hands thoroughly and frequently Cover coughs and sneezes Keep children home when sick Consider indoor masking Disinfect frequently used surfaces For more information about respiratory illnesses and vaccines, visit RUHealth.org or to see the county’s respiratory illness dashboard visit https://www.ruhealth.org/publichealth/respiratory-viruses.

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HOME & GARDEN

How to keep your Christmas tree and family safe this holiday season Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna Special to the Valley News This last week we covered outdoor Christmas safety. Let’s look at a few indoor safety facts and tips. Did you know that half of those that purchase live Christmas trees fail to keep them properly watered? There’s also other factors that can cause Christmas tree fires.

Here is how to keep you and your family safe.

When purchasing an artificial tree, look for the label “Fire Resistant.” When purchasing a live tree, check for freshness.

When setting up a tree at home, place it away from fireplaces and radiators.

Heated rooms dry live trees out rapidly, be sure to keep the stand filled with water.

Do not block doorways.

Use only lights that have been tested for safety by a recognized testing laboratory.

Check each set of lights, new or old, for broken or cracked sockets, frayed or bare wires, or loose connections, and throw out damaged sets.

Always replace burned-out bulbs promptly with the same wattage bulbs.

Use no more than three standard-size sets of lights per single

extension cord.

Never use electric lights on a metallic tree.

The tree can become charged with electricity from faulty lights, and a person touching a branch could be electrocuted.

Turn off all lights when you go to bed or leave the house.

The lights could short out and start a fire.

Never use lighted candles on a tree or near other evergreens.

In homes with small children, take special care to avoid sharp, weighted, or breakable decorations.

Keep trimmings with small removable parts out of the reach of children who could swallow or inhale small pieces, and avoid trimmings that resemble candy or food that may tempt a child to eat them.

Do not burn wrapping papers in the fireplace.

For additional holiday safety information, contact your local fire department.

Merry Christmas and be safe!

Sam DiGiovanna is a 35-year fire service veteran. He started with the Los Angeles County Fire Department, served as fire chief at the Monrovia Fire Department and currently serves as chief at the Verdugo Fire Academy in Glendale.

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EMWD approves construction contract for Los Alamos Hills facilities Joe Naiman Writer The Eastern Municipal Water District board approved a construction contract and a pair of support services contracts for the Los Alamos Hills Water Facilities Project.

A 5-0 EMWD board vote Dec. 7 approved a construction contract with SEMA Construction, Inc., for the company’s bid amount of $3,498,562.32. The board action also approved a $166,700 geotechnical support services contract with Converse Consultants and a $70,661 contract with Albert A. Webb Associates for engineering services and surveying during construction. The project budget also includes $208,000 for inspection, $165,000 for internal labor costs, and a $204,000 contingency so the board approved a total of $4,314,000 of new appropriations

for the project.

Los Alamos Hills is within the Murrieta city limits. The area has 49 lots and 44 of those are currently occupied. Privately-owned pumping wells are currently used to provide water supply to the property owners, and in the past some residents have experienced well failure or overpumping. The Los Alamos Hills Water Facilities Project will provide a looped water system from the adjacent 1580 pressure zone. Approximately 6,700 feet of linear pipeline eight inches in diameter and 5,000 linear feet of 12-inch pipeline will be constructed along with appurtenances along Los Alamos Road, Ruth Ellen Way, Celia Road, Mary Place, and Mason Road.

In March 2022 EMWD staff requested a feasibility assessment from Albert A. Webb Associates, which is based in Riverside, to define the scope and cost of a

water infrastructure extension to Los Alamos Hills.

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 included $350 billion of Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds allocations for eligible state, territorial, tribal, and local governments. The funding addresses the public health emergency and economic impacts of the coronavirus epidemic and can be utilized for four eligible categories: mitigation of negative economic impacts, premium pay for eligible workers performing essential work, provision of government services lost revenue would have eliminated, and necessary infrastructure investments including water, sewer, and broadband. The City of Murrieta offered to provide EMWD with $3,000,000 of APRA funding to support the construction of water infrastructure for Los Alamos Hills. A July 2022 EMWD board

meeting included approving a design contract with Albert A. Webb and approval of an interagency agreement with the City of Murrieta which includes the designation of roles, cooperative responsibilities, and timing as well as financial participation.

The eventual city contribution was $3.28 million.

An environmental Mitigated Negative Declaration was made available for public review January 24. The 30-day public comment period concluded February 23. The EMWD board adopted the MND March 15.

EMWD staff solicited bids for a construction contract on September 20. Five bids were received by the November 1 deadline.

SEMA Construction, Inc., which is headquartered in Colorado and has a San Diego office, submitted the low bid. Downing Construction, Inc., of Redlands had the

second-lowest bid amount of $3,758,323.00. SEMA Construction has not previously performed work for Eastern, but reference checks and a review of SEMA’s past performance portfolio indicates successful completion of similar projects. The contract duration is 365 calendar days from the contract start date.

Converse Consultants, which is based in Rancho Cucamonga, will provide geotechnical observation and testing services during construction. Albert A. Webb Associates will provide engineering and field surveying services during construction including pre-construction and progress meetings, site visits, reviews of submittals, requests for information, potential change order reviews, preparation of record drawings, and construction field surveying services.

EMWD approves grant applications for advanced water purification facility, conveyance infrastructure Joe Naiman Writer The Eastern Municipal Water District board approved applications for two grants from the State

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A single 5-0 vote Dec. 7 approved resolutions in support of the grant applications. One of the applications seeks $15 million for the district’s planned Purified

Water Replenishment Advanced Water Purification Facility while the other requests $11.2 million for the project’s conveyance pipelines and blending facility.

The Eastern Municipal Water District’s Groundwater Reliability Plus Program is intended to improve the quality and yield of water from the San Jacinto groundwater basin and includes the Purified Water Replenishment Project.

The Purified Water Replenishment Project will include recharge ponds, an advanced recycled water treatment facility, a blending station, and conveyance infrastructure. Phase 1 of that project will recharge up to 4,000 acre-feet per year of a blend of advanced treated water and recycled water into recharge ponds along the San Jacinto River corridor.

The Purified Water Replenishment Advanced Water Purification Facility will be located adjacent to

the San Jacinto Valley Regional Water Reclamation Facility. Infrastructure will convey recycled water from the San Jacinto Valley Regional Water Reclamation Facility to groundwater recharge ponds in the upper San Jacinto groundwater basin, where it will be blended with diluent water for infiltration. A portion of the recycled water will receive additional treatment through an advanced water purification facility prior to groundwater recharge.

The capacity of the project will be phased and ultimately will be 15,000 acre-feet per year.

In November 2021 the EMWD board awarded Brown and Caldwell the final design contract for the Purified Water Replenishment Advanced Water Treatment Facility Project. The project is expected to be advertised for construction in February 2024.

EMWD staff identified com-

ponents of the project which are eligible for Recycled Water Funding Program grants from the State Water Resources Control Board.

The Purified Water Replenishment Advanced Water Purification Facility has an estimated construction cost of $125 million, and the maximum grant award would be $15 million. The estimated cost for the conveyance pipelines and blending facility is $32 million, and the $11.2 million grant request would cover 35 percent of that.

The United States Bureau of Reclamation has already approved a $27.5 million WaterSMART Water Recycling and Desalination Planning Grant award for the project. Eastern will fund the project through $78,750,000 of connection fees and $33,750,000 from the district’s capital charge if no additional grant funding is received.

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Menifee City Council joins with Menifee Valley Chamber to launch JOBSNow Initiative

MENIFEE – Menifee City Council and the Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce formalized the JOBSNow Initiative, cementing their ongoing collaboration to strengthen business growth and development, in a ceremony at City Hall, Wednesday, Dec. 6.

The JOBSNow Initiative was previously approved by the Menifee City Council at their meeting Wednesday, Nov. 15. The partnership between the two entities aims to attract new businesses to the city while nurturing their growth.

With its burgeoning population and educated workforce, Menifee said it was positioning itself to become a hub for high-wage, high-skill target industries, both regionally and nationally.

“We are thrilled to partner with the Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce for the Menifee JOBSNow Initiative to continue to diversify, strengthen, and expand both our business community and our workforce,” Gina Gonzalez, director of the city’s economic development, said. “This is a vital partnership to our city and will provide measurable metrics for retention, outreach and marketing efforts.”

The JOBSNow Initiative will provide resources and support for both new and existing businesses in the area. It includes incentives, workforce development programs and assistance with navigating local regulations and permits. The initiative aims to drive long-term economic growth and prosperity for the entire community by making it easier for businesses to establish and grow in Menifee. The Menifee Valley Chamber of Com-

Connie Stopher, executive director of Economic Development Coalition; Menifee Councilmembers Ricky Estrada, Lesa Sobek, Dean Deines; Mayor Pro Tem Bob Karwin; Mayor Bill Zimmerman; Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce Board members Jason White, Vicki Carpenter, Stacy Hartfiel, John Pironti, Jesse Simms, Kirk Skorpanich, Tony Reverditto and Noel Cajudo launch the Menifee JOBSNow Initiative at the city Valley News/Courtesy photo hall Wednesday, Dec. 6. merce will play a key role in the implementation of the initiative, working closely with local businesses and city officials to ensure its success.

“The chamber of commerce is

very excited to kick off this new initiative with the city and continue the vital support of our local business community,” John Pironti, chair of the Menifee Valley Chamber Board, said. “Working together,

we will ensure that Menifee’s economy continues to thrive.”

For more information on the Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce, visit http://www.menifeevalleychamber.com. For more

information on the JOBSNow Initiative, contact the Economic Development Department at econdev@cityofmenifee.us or call 951-672-6777.

Submitted by city of Menifee.

Did you get a message that your Facebook page is be deleted? It may be a scam Reeder Media social media team

You may have received a message that appears to come from Facebook, notifying you that your Facebook pages has been scheduled for deletion. This type of scam, unfortunately, is not uncommon in the digital world, especially on social media platforms like Facebook. Here’s a breakdown of concerns and some insights on how to address them: Understanding the Scam: The “Facebook Page Scheduled For Deletion” scam is a tactic used by cybercriminals to exploit Facebook users. They create urgency and fear, leading users to take actions that compromise their ac-

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This can involve phishing links, fake warnings, and impersonation of Facebook representatives.

Identifying the Scam: To discern if a notification about Facebook page deletion is real or a scam, consider the following: Official Communications: Genuine notifications will come from Facebook’s official channels, like the Page Support Inbox or the email associated with your page.

Verified Sources and News Reports: Check for news or reports on reputable tech websites about such incidents.

Page Activity Analysis: Review the activity on the page. A legitimately active and managed page

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Response to Scam Encounters: Reporting to Facebook: If you come across a suspicious page or message, report it to Facebook immediately.

Raising Awareness: Share your experiences to educate others about these scams.

Protect Personal Information: Be cautious with your personal data. Use privacy settings and two-factor authentication to secure your account.

Real-Life Scam Examples: You mentioned cases like Sarah and Alex, who fell victim to this scam by providing their login credentials through a fake Facebook

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Safety Tips on Facebook: Avoid Suspicious Pages and Links: Be cautious about engaging with unknown pages or clicking on unusual links.

Review Privacy Settings: Regularly update your privacy settings to control who sees your information.

Be Skeptical of Unexpected Messages: Verify the identity of unknown contacts and do not share sensitive information.

Conclusion and FAQs: Facebook can indeed schedule a page for deletion if it violates their

Community Standards or Terms of Service.

Authentic notifications will have official Facebook branding and come from a Facebook-owned domain.

If you receive such a notification, verify its authenticity and take appropriate action based on Facebook’s guidelines.

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REAL ESTATE

Review of all things Real Estate: Is the housing market going to crash?

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I get these questions a lot. When will housing prices fall? Will there be a housing market crash? When is the best time to purchase a house?

Everything I read and listen to indicates that “no,” there isn’t going to be a housing market crash.

Prices may flatten if mortgage interest rates rise and continue to lock buyers out of the market but even that is a changing dynamic as rates have dropped from +8% to currently in the low 7%, and even into the high 6% with certain government backed loans.

I have included select bullet points below from various headlines on the internet to make the case, but the easiest point to grasp is there is not enough inventory to meet demand, even with the highest mortgage interest rates in 23 years.

Inventories are very low. The National Association of Realtors says there was a 3.6-month supply CLINIC from page B-4 An important need is being met through RSBCIHI’s diabetes program, a federal grant-funded program through the Special Diabetes Program for Indians to increase the education, awareness and prevention of diabetes in Indian Country. This program hosts numerous community events to inspire patients to exercise, learn nutritional habits toward controlling diabetes and getting the whole family involved in health care.

“For many years, RSBCIHI has organized a Native Youth Olympics game for our kids ages 4-18 to get them involved in different types of activities such as a 50-yard run, a basketball shootout, a softball toss, soccer shootout and other events to educate everyone on the importance of some sort of activity,” Thomsen said. “The COVID-19 pandemic put a hold on this event for a few years,

of homes for sale in October. Back in early 2022, that figure was a meager 1.7-month supply. This ongoing lack of inventory explains why many buyers still have little choice but to bid up prices. And it also indicates that the supply-anddemand equation simply won’t allow a price crash in the near future.

Builders can’t build quickly enough to meet demand. Homebuilders pulled way back after the last crash, and they have never fully ramped up to pre-2007 levels. Now, there’s no way for them to buy land and win regulatory approvals quickly enough to quench demand.

While they are building as much as they can, a repeat of the overbuilding of 15 years ago appears highly unlikely. The fundamental reason for the run-up in price is heightened demand and a lack of supply.

Demographic trends are creating new buyers. There’s strong demand for homes on many fronts.

Many Americans who already owned homes decided during the

pandemic that they needed bigger places, especially with the rise of working from home. Millennials are a huge group and in their prime buying years, and Hispanics are a growing demographic also focused on home ownership.

Lending standards remain strict.

In 2007, “liar loans,” for which borrowers weren’t required to document their income, were common.

Lenders offered mortgages to just about anyone, regardless of credit history or down payment amount.

Today, lenders impose tough standards on borrowers and those who are getting a mortgage overwhelmingly have excellent credit.

The median credit score for new mortgage borrowers in the second quarter of 2023 was a stellar 770, so says the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. “If lending standards loosen and we go back to the wild, wild west days of 2004-2006, then that is a whole different animal,” said Greg McBride, Bankrate’s chief financial analyst. “If we start

to see prices being bid up by the artificial buying power of loose lending standards, that’s when we worry about a crash.”

Foreclosure activity is minimal.

In the years after the housing crash, millions of foreclosures flooded the housing market, depressing prices.

But that’s not the case now. Most homeowners have a comfortable equity cushion in their homes.

Lenders weren’t filing default notices during the height of the pandemic, pushing foreclosures to record lows in 2020. And while there has been an uptick in foreclosures since then, it’s nothing like it was.

Convincing? As I have bemoaned in previous articles how there is lack of consensus among the learned economists, I do believe the above headlines and talking points indicate the housing prices are not going to tumble and there doesn’t appear to be a housing crash on the horizon.

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RSBCIHI has several other grants with Riverside and San Bernardino counties that address mental health prevention education services.

There are also several federal grants through its Native Challenge program to provide education to young parents on parenting skills and a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons crisis prevention program.

“Recently, RSBCIHI was awarded a five-year federal grant to partner with local 988 crisis centers to ensure there is a comprehensive and coordinated response to Tribal individuals at imminent risk for suicide,” Thomsen said. “We also have a U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime program to support existing services in a com-

Community prevention and health educator Kelli Hurtado, second from right, and laboratory manager Samantha Byers, far right, share information with visitors during the Riverside-San Bernardino County Valley News/Alex Tapia of StylePhotography photo Indian Health Inc. Patient Appreciation Day.

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prehensive and culturally salient manner to those individuals who identify as a victim of crime. There are so many things RSBCIHI does for our communities outside of medical and dental for the benefits of the Indian population we serve.”

Thomsen has worked with RSBCIHI since February 1996, beginning his career as a temporary property & supply clerk. He then worked his way into the quality management coordinator position and was chief operating office for 12 years before assuming his position as CEO in April 2021.

“As CEO of RSBCIHI, it provides me with an opportunity to lead a team of Indian and nonIndian employees who all want to work toward achieving our mission statement each day. My position allows me to meet patients and listen to their concerns and improve our delivery system of care,” Thomsen said. “Our board of directors, who are elected from their respective Tribes, accept an obligation to provide the highest quality and most comprehensive healthcare services we can through our funding from Indian Health Services. There are challenges every day in meeting the needs of communities, but it is a challenge we accept every day when we come to work.”

The RSBCIHI board of directors is composed of designated tribal members from the nine consortium tribes. Each Tribal board member is selected by their general membership to serve a two-year term or as designated by the individual Tribe.

Each Tribe has two primary and two alternate delegates. Soboba’s delegates are Camille Diaz and Julie Arrietta-Parcero; alternate delegates are Lisa Ortega and Monica Herrera.

“I feel these events are good for the patients because they are able to ask questions at each department,” Arrietta-Parcero said. “We also appreciate the employees that work for us.”

The board has a great responsibility to serve Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health Inc. as well as representing their Tribal health care interests for the betterment of the community. Their combined leadership brings expertise to many health-related topics affecting RSBCIHI. The board and its sub-committees meet regularly and are responsible for the oversight of the strategic and financial health of the organization.

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

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SPORTS December 15 – 21, 2023

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Tee it up; help local top-ranked junior golfer fight his battle with cancer JP Raineri Spor ts Editor

TEMECULA – If you know golf and haven’t heard the name Sebastian Glenn yet, don’t worry, it’s only a matter of time before you do. Glenn, now 15 years old, was one of the top-ranked junior golfers in the country just a few short years ago. Then COVID-19 hit, shaking things up for not just Sebastian and his family, but for families all over the world.

The young golfer, who by age eight already had a hole-in-one under his belt (another at age 12), took advantage of the world’s down time and spent as much time as he could perfecting his craft. With his father Jamie in tow, Sebastian learned every nook and cranny of most of the local courses, especially Redhawk and Temecula Creek Inn, when they were open during the pandemic.

“Redhawk is in our back yard and being so close really helped him work on his approach to the sport,” Jamie said. “Temecula Creek Inn also played a huge part in working on his game. They kept Sebastian on as one of their only remaining members after they changed ownership years back, and he knows both courses like the back of his hand.”

A self-taught, left-handed phenom, Sebastian is a magician on the course. As the Valley News Sports Editor, I know this because I just played a round with him last week at Redhawk. I was in awe at every turn. His putting skills are incredible, his drives are amazing, and his ability to place a ball on the green from 100 yards out is second to none. As a bogey golfer, with some pars and birdies that come and go, I learned a lot about my game from Sebastian that day, even though he barely knows what shooting bogey golf is all about.

In fact, his only two bogeys on the day came from him trying to show me some things he was working on, which I didn’t even fault him for. Of course, being a stickler for the rules, he policed himself, taking the extra shots on his scorecard. Talk about an amazing kid!

The thing that made our round even more amazing was Sebastian had just gone through a round of chemotherapy days earlier, and that morning he had just been diagnosed with pancreatitis, for a second time in the past few years. This time it will require him to wear a medical backpack for about 30 days, which will keep him off the course as the new year begins.

Currently a golfer for Great Oak High School, 15-year-old Sebastian Glenn is a self-taught, left-handed phenom on the rise, battling Leukemia.

Valley News/JP Raineri photo Sebastian and his family received the life-altering news last year that he has Lymphoblastic Leukemia/ Lymphoma, which obviously came as a shock to everyone. Just days before he found out, Sebastian was on the golf course making his way through the CIF Southern Section playoffs with his teammates from Great Oak when back pain started to hit him in a way he had bever felt before.

As a freshman on the varsity golf team, he didn’t want to say anything about the pain since he didn’t want to hinder his team’s chances of winning. While he couldn’t bend over to get his ball at the end of his second day of the tournament, he tried to take some time to try to rest, but when his pain wouldn’t subside, the family began the journey of finding out what was wrong with him.

In 2022, Sebastian Glenn, pictured here (middle) with his Great Oak golf team, received the life-altering news that he has Lymphoblastic Leukemia/Lymphoma.

Valley News/Courtesy photo “There was a lot of praying going on,” Jamie said. “There was so much coming our way from the medical professionals

we were working with. From the discussion of rare blood diseases to ones involving cancer, we knew whatever the ultimate diagnoses

was going to be, he was going to have a fight ahead of him.” see GLENN, page C-2

Cheer and football teams from Murrieta Valley Pop Warner enjoy high-level competition JP Raineri Spor ts Editor M U R R I E TA – T h e 9 U Blitzhawks Pop Warner team from Murrieta made their way to play in the Wescon Pop Warner Super Bowl in Orlando, Florida last week. The Blitzhawks, who went undefeated with fourteen wins and zero losses through the season, up to the semifinals of the Super Bowl tournament, competed in the D1 National Championship bracket.

O n S u n d a y, D e c . 3 , t h e Blitzhawks won their first-round game 38-7 over the SoCo Warriors from Colorado, setting the stage for their semifinal game where they faced Richmond Heights, playing out of Ohio. That game took place Wednesday, Dec. 6, and ended in a 6-0 loss for our local hometown team.

In a post on Facebook the league had this to say, “Congratulations to our 9U Blitzhawks on the most incredible season! They came up

a bit short in a hard-fought game.

We are so very proud of all these boys and coaches! They became National Semi-Finalists after the most amazing undefeated season!”

Murrieta Valley Pop Warner had a few cheer teams compete last weekend at the JAMZ Holiday Showcase Cheerleading Competition in Anaheim. The Division 12 Lady Warhawks had a big win by not only placing first but receiving the giant bear for the most spirited award too.

In another post on Facebook the league had this to say, “Way to go girls, we are so proud of you!! Go Hawks!”

Games from the Wescon Pop Warner Super Bowl in Orlando can be viewed online by visiting w w w. p o p w a r n e r s u p e r b o w l . com. More info on the JAMZ Holiday Showcase Cheerleading Competition can be found at www.jamz.com. To find out more see POP WARNER, page C-3

The 9U Blitzhawks, out of the Murrieta Valley Pop Warner league, went 14-1 through the season, leading up to the semifinal round of the Wescon Super Bowl in Orlando, Florida last week.

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SPORTS

Vista Murrieta boys hoop it up over Linfield Christian in preseason matchup JP Raineri Spor ts Editor

Heading into their first home game against Linfield Friday, Dec. 8, Vista Murrieta had been on the road for nine straight games. The Vista Murrieta Broncos and the Linfield Christian Lions faced off without much rest after finishing up games the previous day. Vista Murrieta knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past nine matchups – but Linfield Christian was up for a good challenge.

Last Saturday, Vista Murrieta (9-1) faced Rancho Verde (7-0) in a battle between two of the state’s top teams. Vista Murrieta took a 73-65 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rancho Verde. The loss put an end to Vista Murrieta’s undefeated start to the season.

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Vista Murrieta’s Brody Guinn with a dunk in the final minute of the Broncos win over Linfield Friday, Dec. 8. rougher on Saturday after their third straight loss. They lost to Oak Hills on the road by a decisive 68-54 margin. The loss doesn’t tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Julius Brower, who scored 14 points along with 5 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier Cox, who scored 14 points.

Vista Murrieta took a serious blow against Linfield Christian in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, falling 75-47.

Thankfully for Vista Murrieta, a graduated Mike McNair (who scored 32 points along with 8 rebounds and 6 assists) didn’t suit up this time as the Broncos won 75-66. Top scorers for Vista Murrieta were not noted online, but Linfield had help from their leaders in Xavier Cox (12 points), Julius Brower (20 points), and Drew Pierce (18 points).

While preseason games run through the start of Christmas break next week, Vista Murrieta will begin Southwestern League action against Temecula Valley

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Vista Murrieta’s Cisco Munoz dribbles past Linfield Christian’s Luke Bohmer in a preseason matchup Friday, Dec. 8. (currently 4-4) Tuesday, Jan. 2, as Linfield gets Ambassador league play started against Arrowhead

Christian (currently 5-4) Friday, Jan. 5.

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GLENN from page C-1 The young golf prodigy, who is also a stud on the basketball court and is a huge NBA and Syracuse University Basketball fan, spends most days trying to juggle the pain and anxiety that cancer brings, while keeping his hope of one day playing professional alive.

Sebastian sleeps with his 56-degree wedge, which recently replaced his 60-degree one that occupied the pillow next to him. His reasoning stems from the fact that it’s a very important club for professional golfers to use and he said with a smirk, “I have to be really good from outside the green with it, or else I better find something else to do.”

When he wakes up in the morning there is a whole list of things Sebastian has to do before practicing golf can even come in to play. A lengthy list includes taking his daily medicine, eating healthy meals, and of course, school work, which he gets to do at home thanks to TVUSD, which has a program in place so he can practice and work while he goes through this portion of his sickness. Along with Jamie, his mother Veronica and older sister Simile are also dedicated to being by his side fighting with him.

“Some days it’s a 1 on the pain level, some days it’s a 10,” Jamie said. “No matter what type of day it is, we are there to help him any way we can and somehow, we always seem to find our way to the golf course, at his request. I can’t say no to that.”

Sebastian was treated at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego and was overnight for almost four months straight this past summer.

His doctors and care team have informed him that he will have a two-year all-out battle to keep this disease at bay and eventually beat it.

A 27-hole scramble tournament is being held to help raise funds for the Glenn family as Sebastian’s medical bills continue to build up while he battles cancer.

Valley News/Courtesy photo Obviously, a cancer diagnosis comes with an extreme number of stressors that no family could ever prepare for, including medical bills that most aren’t even aware of.

While there are many programs out there that help families hit with child illnesses, not all finances get covered. With that said, friends and family set up a GoFundMe where donations can help by making some of the finances easier to bear.

The family is also in the planning stages of hosting a 27hole tournament fundraiser on Jan. 29, 2024 to help raise funds.

Stepping up to help is longtime community philanthropist Craig Johns who, along with his wife Libby, has been involved in many organizations in town for decades.

While they proudly helped run their family’s business, Wilson Creek Winery, for years, they worked with many campaigns that targeted Alzheimer’s, ALS research and programs for youth with special needs (Champions Baseball League within TYB, SNAP, Alzheimer’s and ALS Nationally).

“It takes a village, and there

are lots of ways to help within the community you live in,” said Johns, who has known Sebastian since he was seven years old. “I have been blessed with being able to mentor him with life skills and lessons about balance and being a student athlete and competitor. When Jamie asked me to help with a golf tournament, I didn’t even think twice. I immediately said yes, got off the phone and started making phone calls.”

Johns began sending texts and emails and within hours gathered 76 golfers. The goal is to get 200 golfers out to Temecula Creek Inn Golf Club on Monday, Jan. 29.

The course is offering a significant discount in order for most of the funds generated to go directly to helping support Sebastian and his family.

“Please round up a foursome and play in this fun community event while raising much-needed funds for a desperate family in our village,” Johns said.

Foursomes are the most ideal sign up according to Johns, who also is promoting the sponsorship

of a hole with a tee sign at only $125 per company or family who want to put their name and/or logo on it. Once at the event, there will be many other ways to help, including buying gift baskets, auction items, raffle tickets and a golfer package for the day.

“You can even sponsor a golfer or a foursome,” Johns added.

Though he will be recovering and not able to play in the event, Sebastian will be in attendance and will get out to shake hands and sign autographs with his many supporters on the day of the event.

Sign up a foursome online by going to the golfgenius.com website found in the online portion of this article. Contributors can also donate cash to the GoFundMe site on the registration page, also found in the online version of the story. For more information contact Craig Johns, event director, at Craignjohns@gmail.com.

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

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SPORTS

Chaparral takes out Aquinas in girls’ basketball action

Great Oak picks up fourth straight win after defeating Fallbrook

Chaparral Freshman, Zetta Faasua (24), goes up for a layup against Aquinas in the Pumas non-league win Tuesday, Dec. 5.

Valley News/Time Stood Still Photography JP Raineri Spor ts Editor The Chaparral Pumas basketball team scored 51 points and held the visiting Aquinas Falcons to 40 in the Pumas non-league triumph on Tuesday, Dec. 5. Leading scorers for the Pumas were Lexa Ava Li (So) with fifteen points, Angela

Dela Cruz (Sr) with eighteen points, and Zetta Faasua (Fr), who netted thirteen.

The Pumas, who were sporting a 6-2 record, put it on the line when they traveled to Shadow Hills for a non-league contest Friday, Dec. 8.

Chaparral fell to the Knights team who were coming off a 71-32 nonleague win over Valley View. As

the Christmas break approaches Chaparral will battle through five more preseason games as they prepare for their home conference opener versus Murrieta Mesa (currently 5-6) Tuesday, January 2 at 5:30 p.m.

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

Temecula Prep basketball teams defeat CSDR in non-conference bouts

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B o t h t h e Te m e c u l a P r e p varsity boys’ basketball team and girls’ basketball team won their preseason games over California School for the Deaf-Riverside High School last week. The boys’ team won by a score of 82-52 with Antonio Jones being selected as the Temecula Prep player of the game. The girls’ team scored a decisive 50-25 triumph with top scorers coming by way of freshman Reese Miller (15 points), Abby Bennett (14 points), and Zylah Coleman (11 points).

The Patriots own a 3-4 record on the boys’ side as they prepare for a non-conference preseason game this week against Orange Vista (6-3, Sunbelt League) as well as a South Valley League matchup versus Santa Rosa Academy (6-6, 2-0). The girls’ team possesses a 4-5 record with a 0-1 mark in South Valley League play. The Lady Patriots will prepare to also play Santa Rosa Academy (5-4, 2-0) this week, as well as Hemet (4-4, Inland Valley League) in a non-conference bout.

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

Great Oak’s Ryan Rippel (16) engages in a foot battle with a Fallbrook opponent in the Wolfpack’s 3-1 win.

Valley News/Rob Davis Photography JP Raineri Spor ts Editor The Great Oak varsity boys’ soccer team won their game against Fallbrook High School by a score of 3-1 Friday, Dec. 8. The win keeps the Wolfpack undefeated on the season at four wins and zero losses. A look at the standings heading into this past week shows Murrieta Valley at 4-1-1, Vista Murrieta is at 2-1-2, Murrieta Mesa is at 1-3-1,

El Dorado bests Temecula Valley girls’ basketball in non-league action

Temecula Prep’s Joseph Leon looks to dribble past a California School for the Deaf-Riverside High School defender last week in a non-league matchup.

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Temecula Valley’s Yvette Topete (10) and Juliana Henriquez (10) jockey for positioning against El Dorado players as Elizabeth Shedd (13) eyes a rebound in their preseason matchup Wednesday, Dec. 6.

Valley News/Time Stood Still Photography JP Raineri Spor ts Editor

[Right] Reese Miller (1) scored 15 points over California School for the Deaf-Riverside High School last week in a non-league matchup.

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Temecula Valley is at 0-2, and Chaparral is 0-2-1.

The Wolfpack will keep the preseason going this week with games against Palm Desert and Oceanside. Southwestern League action will get underway in the New Year when they open up at home against Murrieta Valley Tuesday, Jan. 2. Game times during league will be at 7 p.m.

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

In last Wednesday’s non-league match, the visiting El Dorado Golden Hawks basketball team scored a good 52-35 triumph over the Temecula Valley Golden Bears.

Leading scorers for the Golden Bears were Sienna Fergerson (Jr) with nine points, and Karlee Wellonen (Sr), who netted 13.

Temecula Valley turned around the next day to play the Beaumont Cougars in a non-league challenge, attempting to improve on their 5-4 season record, which they did with

a 45-42 victory. The Cougars went into the challenge with a 1-3 record after their 41-38 non-league loss to San Jacinto (6-6), who the Golden Bears will face this week as well.

There are still a handful of preseason games left before the Christmas break as Temecula Va l l e y p r e p a r e s t o b e g i n Southwestern League action when they open against Vista Murrieta Tuesday, Jan. 2. The Broncos, heading into this week, were sitting at 1-6 on the season.

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

POP WARNER from page C-1 information about Murrieta Valley’s Pop Warner and Cheer programs visit www.mvpw.org.

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[Left] The Division 12 Lady Warhawks not only placed first at the JAMZ Holiday Showcase Cheerleading Competition in Anaheim last weekend, but also received the most spirited award too.

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San Jacinto Valley students honored in November Diane A. Rhodes Special to the Valley News

The Hemet/San Jacinto Student of the Month program held its most recent recognition breakfast at the Soboba Casino Resort Event Center on Nov. 16. Seven local high school seniors were recognized and honored for their character, love of learning and commitment to academics in addition to their involvement in school and community activities and their ability to overcome difficult life circumstances. And they do this all in a setting that honors God, country, family, community and free enterprise.

Students are nominated by teachers or other school personnel for making a difference in their homes, schools and communities.

Local program founder and event facilitator Karena Zermeno also represents one of the sponsors, Altura Credit Union. Backpacks filled with gifts, a Student of the Month award, certificates of recognition and much more were donated by community 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 full of supporters that included principals, teachers, peers and family members, as well as community and school district dignitaries.

November’s students of the month from Hemet Unified School District schools are Trillis Payne, Rhianna Salazar, Isaiah Suso, Rey Urtiz and Luke Wright. San Jacinto Unified’s honorees for November are Sahid Aguilar and Sunshine Alvarado.

Hemet Unified School District Trillis Payne West Valley High School Principal Gerardo Zavala said Trillis was chosen to be recognized for excelling at building connections and establishing meaningful relationships with his peers which has led to him being one of the most well-liked students on campus. Football head coach Brent Perez said Trillis contributes to West Valley on and off the football field. He said the senior demonstrated the power of improvement through perseverance after he had to suspend him from the football program in his junior year. After five months of no contact, Perez felt it was time to reconcile and realized that he was the same as Trillis at one point and everyone deserved the power of a fresh start.

This year, Trillis became team captain, but Perez said it is not the title but the influence he has on his teammates that shows how far he has come. Trillis has been accepted to North Arizona University and will pursue his dream of becoming a judge while playing football at the Division 1 school and then attending law school. “My biggest contribution to my school is being a campus leader and helping the

Recipients of the Hemet/San Jacinto Student of the Month award for November are, from left, Rey Urtiz, Sunshine Alvarado, Luke Wright, Sahid Aguilar, Rhianna Salazar, Trillis Payne and Isaiah Suso.

Valley News/ StylePhotography by Alex Tapia younger students,” Trillis said.

“About two years ago, when I was a sophomore, I was a kid that teachers didn’t like. I was like a messed-up kid to everybody. That made me want to do better.” He said he learned that if you don’t make smart decisions, you can’t get smart results.

Rhianna Salazar Tahquitz High School recognized Rhianna in November for being a humble example of what it means to overcome, persevere and embrace change and improvement in one’s life. Jeff Prickett, who teaches math, physical education and AVID and served as Rhianna’s mentor while she was a Teaching Assistant for him, said he was impressed that she had turned her life around, allowing herself to be guided by peers to stay on a solid path. Prickett said, “The life she led before was not the life she wanted to define her in the future.” Rhianna said her greatest contribution to her school is that she is an active student, playing volleyball, soccer and being on the track team and participating in AVID and ASB. She plans to major in medicine to become an anesthesiologist. “One challenge I have overcome in the past is not letting difficult challenges identify who I am,” she said. “I am someone who was misjudged because I tried to carry myself in a way that may be more mature than some of my peers. Rhianna has suffered the loss of dear family members to drugs and illness and was most upset hearing the sorrow of her mother after her grandmother passed away and

Maleia Thurber of Baldwin Wallace University garners Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference accolade BEREA, Ohio – Maleia Thurber, graduate of Chaparral High School in Temecula, is one of 67 Baldwin Wallace University fall sports student-athletes to be named to the 2023 Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference team.

As an Academic All-OAC selection, a student-athlete must be a sophomore or higher in class standing, maintain varsity status and have at least a 3.50 cumulative GPA. A student-athlete may only receive Academic All-OAC on three occasions.

The 67 student-athletes included 24 from football, five from men’s cross-country, nine from men’s soccer, six from women’s crosscountry, 13 from women’s soccer and 10 from women’s volleyball.

Of the 67 selections, seven are

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three-time Academic All-OAC student-athletes, 22 are repeat selections and 38 garner their first selection.

Baldwin Wallace University, founded in 1845, was one of the first colleges to admit students without regard to race or gender.

An independent, coeducational university of 3,500 students, Baldwin Wallace University offers coursework in the liberal arts tradition in more than 80 academic areas. Located in Berea, 12 miles from downtown Cleveland, Ohio, Baldwin Wallace University offers students the cultural, educational and business advantages of a major metropolitan area.

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knowing there was no way she could help her. “I think the most significant life lesson I can take with me going into college is that when bad things happen to not let them keep me down. I need to realize that everything is a learning and experience,” Rhianna said.

Isaiah Suso The Western Center Academy singled out Isaiah and Executive Director Paul Bailey said he appreciated the opportunity to share the words of nominating teacher Benjamin Brandt, who was unable to attend. “He has demonstrated such amazing character that not only does every staff member highly respect him but so does every student who knows him,” Brandt wrote. Last year, the student body awarded Isaiah with the Top Gentleman of Western Center Academy. Brandt said he is always building up his classmates and has learned how to share his opinions while treating others with the dignity they deserve. His mother, Holly Suso, said, “The past 18 months have been very challenging for our household. We have had a series of unfortunate events, starting with the loss of Isaiah’s cherished fur baby.” Due to layoffs in the tech sector, Holly has been unemployed for the past nine months and that subsequently led to the family losing their home. “Through it all, I’ve watched Isaiah persevere and somehow make a way out of no way,” Holly said, adding that despite an inadequate work/ study space, he has excelled in numerous AP, Honors and college courses. He has risen through the ranks of AF JROTC and has a 4.5 GPA. He recently attended Boys State to represent Hemet and the Western Center Academy.

Isaiah said, “This year has been a greater test of my academic performance than all the years I’ve been alive and admittedly a greater test of my willpower.” He said after the financial hardship his family began to face, new stressors began to emerge which “made up the largest mountain I have ever needed to climb in my life.” He said it became difficult to balance the stress of home life and school life, which already had its own stressors. “But one thing worse than being trampled by hard times is your human conviction being extinguished,” Isaiah said.

“I choose to keep moving forward so that one day I can tell the next kid who’s going through the same thing what the other side of the mountain looks like.”

Rey Urtiz Hamilton High School Counselor Jason Sonnier welcomed CTE teacher Louie Vega to the podium to speak about the student he nominated for this month’s award.

Vega said that during his two years in the construction program, Rey has displayed a hunger for knowledge and is always ahead on projects. He said Rey is patient and challenges other students, adding that he thinks with those attributes Rey should consider becoming a teacher. Rey said, “What I believe is the greatest thing I do for my friends and family is talk to them because communication is one

thing that we all should do but we do not do enough.” He said back when he was shy and didn’t talk with others he felt as if no one cared about him so he challenged himself to just talk to everyone he could. He said that is the greatest life lesson he learned and encouraged others to communicate more. “Even if it’s just for a minute, you will make people feel like they’re appreciated,” Rey said. His future career plans are to be a megatronics engineer, which is an integration of multiple technologies to create mechatronic systems that can perform complex tasks autonomously.

Luke Wright Hemet High School’s top choice this month is Luke and principal Jeff Franks said he is an “amazing example of how to learn to adapt and dominate.” With a 4.3 Grade Point Average, his math teacher Kristin DeWit explained how Luke recently moved here from London, England. “Besides being a knowledge seeking, outstanding math student, he is the most polite student that perhaps I have ever taught,” she said. Luke has lived in seven different countries, learning multiple languages. Luke thanked many supporters including his parents “for being my pillars of strength, embodying the values of resilience and determination to me.” He went on to say, “As a child, I had the unique opportunity to travel to various countries with each experience being very different from the last.” He said the constant moves and need to repeatedly sever and build connections left a lasting impression on him emotionally but instilled in him the importance of living in the moment. Luke said each move brought new curriculums and cultural nuances.

In June, after his parents divorced, Luke moved to California with a mixture of excitement and a deep ache for the bonds he had to leave behind. “The challenges were different but the resilience I acquired from my earlier experiences became my guiding light,” he said. He was able to overcome cultural barriers and gain respect and understanding for different cultures. He is aiming to major in computer science at college with a minor in foreign language as he believes that through language “we can connect with other people on a greater level.”

San Jacinto Unified School District Sahid Aguilar San Jacinto High School chose to honor Sahid, a straight-A student who has earned a 4.5 GPA while taking multiple Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and MSJC dualenrollment courses. Activities Director and San Jacinto High School alumna Danielle Powell described him by saying, “Sahid is a phenomenal student who possesses a steely determination and takes on any challenges that come his way.” She shared that he is part of the WorkAbility I Program and has paid work experience from the SJUSD IT department setting

up new Chromebooks for students at district schools. Last summer he went to Sacramento as a participant in the California Youth Leadership Program sponsored by the California Department of Rehabilitation. He also tutors UCR students in math. “Sahid, you are an amazing student and we are very proud of you and your accomplishments,” Powell said before introducing Instructional Aide Lora Wood, who nominated him and has worked with him since he was in seventh grade at North Mountain Middle School.

“I’ve seen him overcome quite a bit,” she said. Sahid said, “My life evidently has not been a normal one. I was born with a rare genetic condition known as FreemanSheldon Syndrome. Out of eight billion people on this planet, only 200 share this experience and it’s been a challenging one.

I’ve had a plethora of surgeries since birth.” He said that through it all, he has found the power to persevere and thanks God for that power. “I don’t let it get to me,” Sahid said. “I think of myself as a normal person.” After a major surgery in the summer of 2019 caused him to miss his entire eighth grade of in-person schooling, the onset of the pandemic led to a second year of isolation. “Again, through it all, I found the power to persevere and I think that’s something we all need to learn and know that things will get better,” he said. “Take me for example. My parents were told at my birth that I would never walk and 17 years later, I walked up here to give my speech today.”

Sunshine Alvarado Mountain Heights Academy’s Sunshine was nominated by teacher Sarah Heritage, who said the outstanding senior has overcome personal struggles of depression and self-doubt. She said to her, “I always knew you could do it Sunshine and I’m glad I was able to help encourage you to see the best in yourself and realize you could do anything. I always want you to remember that the path you take is less important than the journey and your final destination.” Sunshine said she believes her greatest contribution to her family and community is how sympathetic and emotional she is. “Being compassionate is one of the biggest contributions you can give and receive. It is something I have always looked for in others,” she said. She shared a favorite quote of hers from Mother Teresa that states, “Never be so busy as not to think of others.” Sunshine said a major challenge in her life has been overcoming trauma from a young age that led to the self-doubt she continues to struggle with today, with depression being a huge part of it. This led to her being unable to attend school on a regular basis, causing her to fall behind. “The most significant life lesson I will take with me is to never give up,” Sunshine said. “I realize now there is always time to change and start over and be a better you.”

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Freedom Crest Elementary celebrates 20 years of education MENIFEE - Freedom Crest Elementary celebrated its 20th Anniversary during the Freedom Friday assembly. The special event, held on Dec. 8, brought together students, staff, and city leaders to acknowledge two decades of education and community spirit. The Freedom Friday assembly itself is a 20-year tradition.

The morning kicked off with a heartfelt rendition of the National Anthem by Eloise Bowler, a proud alumna of Freedom Crest Elementary. The assembly continued with the Pledge of Allegiance and a spirited performance of the school song by the Spirit Squad.

MUSD Board Trustee Bob O’Donnell spoke, congratulating Freedom Crest on this special anniversary. He reminded students that his son John O’Donnell had the privilege of selecting the school’s name. Also present was Mayor Bill Zimmerman and Councilwoman Lesa Sobek. They congratulated the students and staff, and presented a certificate of appreciation to Principal Orr. The event also included a special acknowledgement of the staff who were present when the school first opened: Rachel Kozloff, Karen Freeman, Sandra Muniz, Candi Anderson, Craig Gruber, Kay Schaffer, and Kim Boudreaux.

The school’s founding principal, Gary Winn, was unable to attend but sent his warmest regards.

F r e e d o m C r e s t t e a c h e r, Sandra Muniz, who has been with Freedom Crest Elementary School since its opening, shared, “It’s been amazing to be a part of this 20-year journey. This school is special to me as I began my educational career here, my son came to school here, and now my grandson is here!”

A notable moment came when Orr unveiled a time capsule, providing a glimpse into the

past and present of Freedom Crest. Items stored in the capsule included a letter from the school’s first principal, commendations from state legislators, a program from the grand opening ceremony, and a school shirt.

Principal Orr also highlighted the creative ways students actively participated in the 20thanniversary celebration. Various grade levels engaged in a “20 Challenge,” each contributing to a unique initiative such as creating a time capsule with 20 items and letters, completing 20 jumping jacks for 20 days, collecting nonperishable food items, 20 acts of kindness, completing 20 laps around the track, assembling 20 care packages for the unhoused, crafting holiday cards for seniors, participating in a campus clean-up by picking up 20 pieces of trash, and more!

District Superintendent, Dr. Jennifer Root, shared, “As we celebrate twenty years at Freedom Crest Elementary, we recognize its unique history and the impact it has had on the educational community. It truly is a special place creating limitless futures for students.”

About Menifee Union School District With schools dating back to the 1880s, Menifee Union School District serves over 12,000 students across 16 physical campuses and 1 digital campus. As a California Pivotal Practices Award Winner, MUSD innovatively serves students from preschool through 8th grade. MUSD is led by its 12th Superintendent, Dr. Jennifer Root, and is governed by a Board of Education composed of five publicly elected officials who serve their respective trustee areas.

The Freedom Crest Elementary Spirit Squad cheers energize the crowd at the 20th Anniversary event on Friday, Dec. 8.

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From left to right, Menifee Mayor Bill Zimmerman, Freedom Crest Elementary principal Eli Orr, and Menifee council member Lesa Sobek pose with the Freedom Crest falcon mascot at the 20th Anniversary event.

Eloise Bowler, Freedom Crest alumna, sings the National Anthem.

Principal Orr unpacks the time capsule from 20 years ago.

McCarthy Building Companies breaks ground on $285M UCR student housing project RIVERSIDE – McCarthy Building Companies Inc. broke ground on the $285 million, 424,000-square-foot North District Phase 2 Student Housing Development at University of California Riverside. This intersegmental project, one of the first of its kind in California, will house students from UCR and Riverside Community College District, providing those students the opportunity to experience affordable campus living.

The recent surge in enrollment at UCR and RCCD colleges created a substantial disparity between housing demand and available options. Students have been compelled to explore offcampus housing alternatives, which may not always be safe or convenient. This project aims to address the current housing shortage and ultimately provide a secure, comfortable, and modern living environment for both undergraduate and graduate students.

“The McCarthy team is proud to be part of this revolutionary project, which helps bridge the gap between larger universities and community colleges,” Sarah Carr, vice president of McCarthy, said. “This housing development

A rendering illustrates the North District Phase 2 Student Housing Development at University of California Riverside that will house students from both UCR and Riverside Community College District.

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The new housing development will be 424,000 square feet and provide 429 single and double occupancy apartment-style units.

will provide affordable options that will enhance graduation rates not only for UCR students, but for Riverside City College students as well – a benefit to the entire community.”

Located on UCR’s main campus, the project will provide 429 modern single and double occupancy apartment-style units ranging from one to four bedrooms and complete with kitchen/living room spaces along with contemporary amenities such as high-speed WiFi, air conditioning, designated study areas and communal spaces designed for both academic focus and social engagement, including a café/market, new recreation fields and a central park. The project has also received funding through the State Higher Education Student Housing Grant Program to provide affordable beds for UCR and Riverside City College students, bringing the total number of beds to 1,568 and ensuring that students from diverse backgrounds have access to safe, affordable housing.

“We can’t solve all the problems

that are challenges for students, but we can solve those two by bringing students to the campus, letting them live here, wear their UCR or RCC T-shirt, and just be part of the campus,” Kim Wilcox, chancellor of UCR, said. “It breaks down a barrier and aside from the housing, it provides them with a different sense of themselves.”

This intersegmental housing project “is meticulously and intentionally designed to break persistent cultural and psychological barriers that many of our first-generation and lowincome students experience through a process of total immersion into the UC system,” Wolde-Ab Isaac, chancellor of RCCD, said. “My hope is this unique partnership and innovative approach will serve as a model for others to emulate around the state.”

The first students of the North District Phase 2 Student Housing Development are expected to move in in 2025.

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REGIONAL NEWS Highway Updates

California Transportation Commission announces area highway projects coming Tony Ault Staf f Writer The California Transportation Commission announced it allocated $1.1 billion for projects that will repair and improve the state’s transportation infrastructure.

The funding includes more than $300 million for projects across California that will make the system more climate resilient while investing in bike and pedestrian pathways and increasing natural disaster preparedness.

Fifteen projects, totaling $309 million, are funded through the Local Transportation Climate Adaptation Program, which is part of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $15 billion clean transportation infrastructure package in the 20222023 state budget to further the state’s climate goals.

The $1.1 billion allocation approved today includes $323 million from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 and more than $115 million via Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.

Some local projects the CTC approved included $6 million near Lake Elsinore on Interstate 15, Construct Best Management Practices to achieve statewide National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit compliance units for Total Maximum Daily Load; $40 million near Perris on Interstate 215, Rehabilitate pavement by repairing localized failure, grinding roadway and overlaying with asphalt to extend pavement service life and improve ride quality. Work includes upgrading facilities to Americans with Disabilities Act standards, upgrading guardrail,

enhancing highway worker safety, and installing slope stabilization and erosion control measures.

It includes $4.4 million near Lake Elsinore on Interstate 15 to upgrade facilities to ADA standards; $6 million near Corona, Construct deceleration lane prior to southbound Ontario Avenue off ramp; $4,200 for City of Menifee Bradley Road Bridge over Salt Creek Resilience Improvement Project and $12,500 for City of Moreno Valley, Moreno MDP Line K and Reche Canyon Detention-Debris Basin Resilience Improvement Project.

The LTCAP provides $400.5 million over five years, with $148 million in state funding and $252.5 million from the federal Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation Formula Program established in the IIJA. The IIJA, also known as the “Bipartisan Infrastructure Law,” is a once-in-a-generation investment in our nation’s infrastructure to improve the sustainability and resiliency of our energy, water, broadband and transportation systems. Since 2021, California has received more than $32 billion in IIJA funds, including more than $24 billion for transportationrelated projects.

In addition, Senate Bill 1 provides $5 billion in transportation funding annually that is shared about equally between the state and local agencies. Road projects progress through construction phases more quickly based on the availability of SB 1 funds, including projects that are partially funded by SB 1.

For more information about California transportation projects funded by IIJA and SB 1, visit

http://RebuildingCA.ca.gov.

Corona The Riverside County Transportation Commission announced there will be weeknight full closures of westbound Route 91 in Corona through Jan. 17, 2024 as a part of the continuing 71/91 Interchange project which may affect southwest Riverside County motorists going to and from work in Los Angeles and the beach communities.

Due to the holidays, however, no closures will be scheduled from Dec. 22, through Jan. 1, 2024, with the closures resuming the next day.

RCTC advised motorists traveling on wesbound Route 91 and southbound Route 71 should plan extra time to reach local destinations and businesses in the area for closures happening at different times.

To reduce their traffic time, motorists traveling westbound are encouraged to avoid the area by using northbound Route 71 to westbound Route 60 to southbound Route 57 to navigate around the closures.

Similar to the eastbound Route 91 full closures that occurred this fall, the westbound Route 91 closures will allow crews to safely continue construction of support structures and formwork for the new connector. The support structures for the new connector will be approximately 30 feet in height with more than 200 beams being positioned during these weeknight closures.

Anza/Aguanga The California Department of Transportation continues work on a $5.2 million slurry seal and rumble strips maintenance project on state Route 371 from Aguanga through Anza in Riverside County.

This project will involve dig outs, slurry seal operations, striping and installation of safety rumble strips on the inside and outside of the lanes in both directions. Weather permitting.

Two crews will be performing slurry seal operations and adding rumble striping on Route 371.

Work is taking place from the junction of state Route 79 and Route 371 to the junction of state Route 74 and Route 371.

One-way traffic control will be in effect for slurry seal operations.

Do not pass the pilot vehicle as the recently slurred roadway needs to be set. Hours of operation: Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Hemet/Lake Elsinore bridges Caltrans continues work on a $17.9 million bridge retrofit and upgrade project on Route 74 near Lake Elsinore at Morrill Canyon and outside of Hemet at Strawberry Creek in Riverside County.

Crews are working to preserve two historical bridges at the Strawberry Creek Bridge near Mountain Center and the Morrill Canyon Bridge near Tenaja Truck Trail.

Current work includes excavation for new bridge abutment footings, forming the abutment footings and placing of rebar. Other work includes upgrades with slab overlay and new guardrail systems on the existing bridges, bringing lane and shoulder widths up to current standards.

Strawberry Creek Bridge is an active construction zone. Daily operations are Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Construction schedule subject to materials availability and weather

conditions.

Temporary traffic signals are in place at each end of the bridge with K-rail, making the bridge single lane access only. The signal will remain in place 24/7 throughout the duration of the project with one-way/single lane traffic control. Do not proceed if the light is red, one-way/single lane only. Wait times at the signal are approximately 5 minutes.

Moreno Valley bridge Caltrans is continuing work on the bridge upgrade on state Route 60 in Moreno Valley. This project removes and replaces the damaged girders on the westbound Theodore Street Overcrossing.

Caltrans advised there will be a nightly westbound full freeway closure on Route 60 at Theodore Street starting Friday, Dec. 15.

Theodore Street overpass will remain closed.

Westbound Route 60 has a full closure and Theodore Street on ramp is closed, Monday through Friday from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly.

Eastbound Route 60 Theodore Street on ramp is closed Wednesday from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.

The westbound detour guides drivers to exit westbound Route 60 at Theodore Street off ramp to Ironwood Avenue, to Redlands Boulevard, and proceed to the westbound Route 60 on-ramp to re-enter the highway.

The eastbound detour guides drivers to take Theodore Street/ World Logistics Center Parkway to westbound Eucalyptus Avenue, northbound on Redlands Boulevard and proceed to the eastbound Route 60 on-ramp.

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

EMWD approves participation and cost share for Doheny desal project Joe Naiman Writer The South Coast Water District is pursuing the Doheny Ocean Desalination Project, and the Eastern Municipal Water District will be a participant in the funding and the tentatively the receipt of water produced.

The EMWD board voted 5-0 Dec. 7 to authorize EMWD general manager Joe Mouawad or his designee to enter into a cost share agreement for the Doheny Ocean Desalination Project. Eastern’s share for the procurement and design phases will be $2,580,000, and the board action also appropriated that amount.

The South Coast Water District provides water to Dana Point, Laguna Beach, and parts of San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano (part of San Diego County including the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station and San Onofre State Beach as well as part of Camp Pendleton became part of the South Coast Water District in 2000 when the TriCities Municipal Water District which served primarily Orange County was consolidated into the South Coast Water District; the San Diego County area is now served directly by the San Diego County Water Authority).

Dana Point location The seawater desalination plant would be located in Dana Point.

The proposed facility would be built in phases and have an ultimate production capacity of 15 million gallons per day (mgd).

The first phase would build capacity for 5 mgd. Part of the reason for building the desalination plant is to have an emergency water supply for southern Orange County in the event imported water delivery from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (WMD) is interrupted, and the South Coast Water District would likely only need between 1 mgd and 2 mgd of the initial capacity. The other 3 mgd to 4 mgd would be available for potential partners, so SCWD staff and board members are open to opportunities for local and regional partnerships.

The proposed Doheny Ocean Desalination Project will be adjacent to the San Juan Creek in Dana Point.

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Water exchange agreement A September 2022 EMWD board action directed Mouawad to work with SCWD staff members, the Municipal Water District of Orange County (which provides retail service to Anaheim, Fullerton, and Santa Ana and wholesale service to 27 retail water agencies), and other stakeholders.

Eastern will not have direct access to the water produced by the desalination project, so the EMWD interest would be a water exchange agreement in which EMWD would purchase an established amount of water produced by the Doheny Ocean Desalination Project in exchange for an equivalent amount of water provided by MWD through the Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC).

Eastern and MWDOC are both MWD member agencies. The letter of interest was approved at a November 2022 EMWD board meeting, and that board action also created an ad hoc committee to oversee the effort.

would only be 1 mgd so that district, Eastern, the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, the City of San Clemente, and the Laguna Beach County Water District would each receive that amount from the initial 5 mgd capacity while each agency would pay 20 percent of the estimated $12,900,000 cost.

That cost consists of $3,000,000 for procurement and $9,900,000 for the design-build contract which includes a 10 percent contingency, so each agency’s share of the cost is $2,580,000 to cover $600,000 for procurement, $1,800,000 for the designbuild phase, and $180,000 for the contingency amount. The participating agencies have the option to terminate participation at subsequent milestones including the expected February 2025 timeline for acceptance of guaranteed pricing and partner long-term commitments.

Formal committment The letter of interest was a formal commitment for EMWD staff to agree to the continuation of discussions and to outline the next step for potential EMWD participation. Actual EMWD participation was contingent upon understanding of the structure of Eastern’s participation, the EMWD cost to participate, the amount of water available for exchange, the ability of MWD and MWDOC to provide water supply reliability benefits to Eastern, the potential for MWD participation and purchase as MWD supply, and consideration of Eastern’s up-front financial commitment and the value to EMWD. Eastern and the South Coast Water District reviewed the specific legal structure under which desalinated ocean water will be supplied to Eastern, including a water supply and purchase contract or a joint powers agreement. The desalination plant is expected to be under SCWD ownership, and that district would

also manage the procurement and contracting process for the benefit of project participants.

Eastern worked collaboratively with SCWD and MWDOC staff to determine the cost for EMWD to purchase Doheny Ocean Desalination Project water and the amount of water available for purchase.

Minimum water purchase That also included expectations for minimum water purchases and an understanding of future cost obligations and impacts.

E M W D s t a ff a l s o w o r k e d collaboratively with SCWD, MWDOC, and MWD staff to develop a framework for the water exchange and water supply benefits to Eastern. Any up-front funding would have the purpose of offsetting future EMWD obligations for water supply and considerations of opportunities for first right of refusal for supply from future phases.

Under the current cost share agreement the SCWD demand

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Interpretations of Riverside County supervisors meetings now available en español RIVERSIDE COUNTY – Providing critical and highquality county services starts with understanding the needs of the whole community. It is with this principle in mind that the Riverside County Board of Supervisors meetings, agendas and minutes are now available en español.

The new Spanish offering is aimed to increase civic participation in county government and enhance county decision-making. This means residents may now watch, listen and read along in Spanish as they engage with county government through live translation.

“Increasing Spanish access has been an important issue for me and for the community,” Supervisor V. Manuel Perez, Fourth District, said. “When our constituents participate in meetings in their own language, not only can they better understand the issues that impact the communities they live and work in, but they can also feel more confident providing feedback to the county. Our

entire community deserves to understand the business of the county and to be heard on matters in front of the board. I give kudos to our county team for doing this, for having the will to do this, and the county of Riverside for making this happen, as one of the first counties to now have agendas available entirely in Spanish and real-time Spanish interpretation provided at meetings.”

Riverside County’s population is 52% Hispanic and current estimates set Spanish spoken in the home at 33%, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Interpreters simultaneously translate the entire board of supervisors meeting from English to Spanish, as well as public comments from residents who wish to address the board in Spanish. Listening devices are available with the clerk of the board for those residents attending the meeting in person and who wish to listen en español. For those who watch board meetings online, a Spanish livestream of the board meeting is available on

the clerk of the board’s website at https://rivcocob.org/boardsupervisors-meeting-videosspanish.

The board of supervisors meeting agendas and proceedings are also translated in Spanish and posted on the clerk of the board’s website at https://rivcocob. org/2023-agendasproceedings.

The agendas and proceedings provide Spanish speaking residents a chance to review the business in front of the board before the board takes a vote.

“Whether in person or remote, our Spanish speaking constituents will hopefully be more engaged in county government, which will aid the decision-making process,” Supervisor Yxstian Gutierrez, Fifth District, said. “We want to hear from residents. Take an active part in our board meetings without worrying about language barriers.”

To see the board of supervisors meeting videos, agendas and minutes in Spanish, visit http:// rivcocob.org.

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Study shows Salton Sea could meet nation’s lithium demand for decades

Southern California’s Salton Sea contains enough lithium to meet the nation’s needs for decades.

Valley News/Kit Leong, Adobe Stock photo COACHELLA - A federal analysis released Tuesday, Nov. 28 confirmed Southern California’s Salton Sea contains enough lithium to meet the nation’s needs for decades.

Salton Sea in Riverside’s Coachella Valley has the potential to produce an estimated 375 million lithium batteries for

electric vehicles — more than the total number of vehicles currently on U.S. roads, according to a recently released Department of Energy analysis.

The numbers on the Salton Sea potential lithium deposit dwarf the estimated lithium deposits available in Nevada’s Thacker Pass, the largest known source of

lithium in the nation.

The analysis was conducted at DOE’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory quantifying the domestic lithium resources in the Salton Sea region.

The analysis showed If the Salton Sea lithium can be extracted, it could give the U.S. the ability to produce domestically sourced

More land to be reserved for wildlife passage in San Jacinto’s Route 60 area

RIVERSIDE – The Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority was collectively awarded over $19 million in state and federal funding at the Wednesday, Nov. 15, California Wildlife Conservation Board meeting and through the federal Non-Traditional Section 6 grant program.

These grants will allow the RCA to acquire approximately 1,310 acres for conservation near Corona and Moreno Valley. RCA will purchase two properties for protection: the B Canyon and Wolfskill properties.

T h e B C a n y o n P r o p e r t y, located just outside Corona’s city limits, is south of Route 91, bordering the Chino Hills State Park and the Cleveland National Forest. Approximately 670 acres of land will be added to the MSHCP reserve and will secure the essential connection of important habitats fragmented by

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Route 91. B Canyon is adjacent to one of only two functional undercrossings of Route 91 in this part of western Riverside County.

The mountain lion, a candidate for listing under the California Endangered Species Act, and other wildlife have been observed traveling through the Route 91 undercrossing adjacent to B Canyon.

The property also supports the federally endangered Brauton’s milk-vetch, federally threatened coastal California gnatcatcher and MSHCP-protected species such as northern harrier, Southern California rufous-crowned sparrow, Cooper’s hawk, turkey vulture, bobcat and coyote.

On the other side of western Riverside County, the funds awarded will allow the RCA to acquire the Wolfskill Property just outside Moreno Valley near Route 60 and the San Jacinto Wildlife Area. The Wolfskill

Property is approximately 640 acres and part of the Badlands Formation. Vegetation habitats such as chaparral, coastal sage and grassland mark this property’s landscape. Species such as the loggerhead shrike, coastal western whiptail and the federally threatened Stephens’ kangaroo rat and coastal California gnatcatcher have been documented in this area and are anticipated to utilize these habitats within the Wolfskill property.

Wolfskill, in conjunction with adjacent Bureau of Land Management-owned MSHCP conserved land connect to a regionally important wildlife crossing constructed as part of the Riverside County Transportation Commission’s Route 60 Truck Lanes Project.

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lithium, ending the nation’s dependence on rival countries for a supply of the metal like China and Taiwan.

“Lithium is vital to decarbonizing the economy and meeting President Biden’s goals of 50% electric vehicle adoption by 2030,” said Jeff Marootian, DOE secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy. “This report confirms the once-in-a-generation opportunity to build a domestic lithium industry at home while also expanding clean, flexible electricity generation.”

But that opportunity hinges on whether emerging technologies can make extracting lithium from brine cost-effective on a commercial scale.

Generating electricity from the Salton Sea, a geothermal area, will require extracting hot brine from underground aquifers to produce steam that drives turbines. Brine used for geothermal energy is rich in lithium that can theoretically be extracted environmentally safe. environmentally.

The Salton Sea, according to reports, is believed to have the highest concentration of lithium, contained in geothermal brines, in the world. Some environmentalists say the geothermal lithium extractions may minimize the environmental impact of conventional lithium mining practices, like open-pit mining or

evaporation ponds.

Berkshire Hathaway Energy, EnergySource and Controlled Thermal Resources are working on plans to extract lithium from the Salton Sea’s rich geothermal resources.

However, the DOE warns that those plans are based on those existing companies’ ability to access the entire Salton Sea geothermal reservoir for electricity production, and to extract lithium resources from the geothermal brines.

The federal government invested $11 million in brine lithium extraction to develop and accelerate technologies for extracting and converting batterygrade lithium from geothermal brines and has become one of President Biden’s goals.

Gov. Gavin Newsom recently established a lithium extraction tax of up to $800 a ton. While some residents closest to the geothermal plants reported to the DOE they believed a combined lithium extraction and geothermal energy production facility would have a positive impact on their communities. However, other nearby communities expressed concern about the resulting air quality.

The Salton Sea lithium extraction internet post first appeared in the Nevada Current by author Jeniffer Solis.

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Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies locate a stolen RV and arrest the driver in Aguanga Wednesday, Dec. 6.

Diane Sieker Staf f Writer Riverside County Sheriff ’s deputies recovered a stolen recreational vehicle and arrested

the driver in Aguanga Wednesday, Dec. 6.

According to a representative with the Department’s Media Information Bureau, at 12:10 p.m. deputies located a stolen RV. They

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The two occupants of the vehicle were detained. The driver, 56 year old Joseph Navas, was taken

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Navas faces charges of felony possession of a stolen vehicle and is being held at Southwest

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Anza Baptist Church to present 2023 Fall Sports Awards Banquet honors Hamilton High School indoor living nativity athletes

The Anza First Southern Baptist Church will present an indoor living nativity Friday, Dec. Anza Valley Outlook/Diane Sieker photo 22 and Sunday, Dec. 24.

Diane Sieker Staf f Writer Members of the Anza First Southern Baptist Church will present an indoor living nativity titled Emanuel, God With Us, Friday, Dec. 22 at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 24 at 10:30 a.m..

The free event will be held at the church, 39200 Rolling Hills Road, Anza, illustrating and celebrating the birth of the Lord Jesus.

Live actors and even animals will take part in the well-planned scenes.

Light refreshments will be

provided for guests. “ T h i s y e a r, w e a r e bringing the nativity indoors - actors, animals, the whole shebang,” said organizer Angela Deulen. “Bringing the nativity indoors is going to allow us to add so many special features to the presentation, including special music, caroling and an overall depth to the nativity narrative that we just could not do outside.

In the 35 years or so that I have been participating in these kinds of events, I’ve never seen anything quite like what we have put

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According to Duelen, these annual Christmas events take months to plan.

For more information about the Anza First Southern Baptist Church, please visit them on Facebook at www.facebook. com/anzabaptistchurch. To reach them by phone, please call (951)763-4937.

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The Hemet Sportsman’s Club’s Fall Sports Awards Banquet honors outstanding high school athletes Saturday, Dec. 2, at Hidden Hacienda Farms in East Hemet.

Anza Valley Outlook/Krystle B. Hamlett photo Diane Sieker Staf f Writer The Hemet Sportman’s Club presented their annual Fall Sports Awards Banquet honoring outstanding high

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Fresh application assistance and free community health services are also available. Bring your own reusable bags to take food home. Volunteers welcome. For more information, contact the AEC office at 951-763-4333.

Friends of Anza Valley Community Library – Anza Valley Community Library is located at Hamilton High School, 57430 Mitchell Road. The library is open to the public, but not during school hours. Hours are 4-7 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and 12-4 p.m. on Sunday. Closed Monday through Wednesday.

Hamilton High School – Find out what is happening using Hamilton’s online calendar at www.hamiltonbobcats.net/apps/ events/calendar.

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

Backcountry Horsemen Redshank Riders – Meetings on the second Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. Locations change, so please contact Mike by email at stumblinl55@gmail. com or by calling 951-760-9255.

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 951751-1462 for more information.

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

Ve t e r a n s ’ G a t h e r i n g 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 post-traumatic stress disorder and other difficulties.

Call John Sheehan at 951-9236153. If you need an advocate to help with VA benefits, call Ronnie Imel at 951-659-9884.

The Most Excellent Way – A 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 951-763-4226.

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, Anza. For more information, 951-763-4759.

Food ministries F.U.N. Group weekly food ministry – Deliveries arrive by 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 – Dinners at 1 p.m. 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 951-7635636.

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

Priesthood/Relief Society meets at 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 951-7630856.

Living Hope Bible Study – 8-10 a.m. Tuesdays at Living Hope Christian Fellowship, 58050 Highway 371, 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 951-763-1257 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 – Begin your week with Sunday School for all ages at 9 a.m., followed by Sunday morning worship at 10:30 a.m.

On Sunday nights, the church has prayer on the 1st and 4th Sundays from 6-7 p.m. and Bible study on the 2nd and 3rd Sundays from 6-8 p.m. On Monday evenings, from 6-8 p.m., the youth group (6 to 12 grade) meets for games and Bible study.

Anza Baptist Church also offers Men’s and Women’s Ministries, a Homeschool Support Group, Summer Vacation Bible School and a Seniors’ Ministry. The church office is open Wednesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The church is located at 39200 Rolling Hills Road in Anza.

For more information, contact the church at 951-763-4937 or visit www.anzabaptistchurch.com.

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

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

Anza Valley Artists Meetings – Meetings at 1 p.m. 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 www.facebook.com/ AnzaValleyArtists.

Anza Quilter’s Club – 9:30 a.m. to noon. Meets the first 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 www.facebook.com/ LionsofAnzaValley. For more information, email president Greg Sandling at President.

AnzaLions@gmail.com or Chris Skinner at Secretary.AnzaLions@ gmail.com.

Civil Air Patrol – Squadron 59 is looking for new members of

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Organizations Te r w i l l i g e r C o m m u n i t y 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, 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. Single memberships are $30 and include discounts to events for one person and 1 vote in elections and meetings.

Family memberships are $50 and include discounts for a family up to 5 members and 1 vote in elections and meetings. Business memberships are $50 and allows an employer to receive discounts for up to 5 people, including themselves, and includes 1 vote on elections and meetings. No government funds are allocated for the Hall, which pays its bills through memberships and swap meets. 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. For more information, call 951-2824267 or email achageneral@ g m a i l . c o m o r v i s i t w w w. anzacommunitybuilding.org.

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 the 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 www. anzacivic.org.

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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 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 951-763-5611 for information.

Redshank Riders – 7 p.m.

Backcountry horsemen meet at the Little Red Schoolhouse in Anza, the second Thursday of each month. Visit 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 the Anza Community Hall, 43275 Chapman Road in Anza. The social hour is 11:30 a.m., and lunch is served at noon.

Contact Carol Wright at 951-7632884 for more information.

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Anza Quilters Club hosts annual Christmas luncheon

Club members and guests await the next fun game at the Anza Quilters Club Christmas Luncheon Tuesday, Dec. 5.

Anza Valley Outlook/Courtesy photos Diane Sieker Staf f Writer The Anza Quilters Club gave their annual fun and educational Christmas luncheon at the Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in Anza Tuesday, Dec. 5.

Games, food, gifts and fellowship were enjoyed by guests during the party. The group of good-humored women made guests feel at home and bestowed them with gifts at the end of the meeting.

The potluck lunch included a variety of homemade soups and breads, salads and treats.

During the event, time was given for a quilt show and tell.

From colorful freshly made quilts to 100-year-old heirlooms, each one had a fascinating story told by its owner or creator. Rounds of applause rippled through the room as each quilt was displayed.

“What a great time everyone had at the annual Anza Quilters Club Christmas luncheon,” said said club organizer Pat Sprint.

“There was plenty of food, holiday sweets, door prizes and games.

Thanks to all those who donated to the Opportunity Quilt. The funds that were collected will be returned to the community.”

Jennifer Raya and Eliana Neville were the winners of the door prizes and the Opportunity Quilt was won by Helen Strahan of Idyllwild.

The nonprofit Anza Quilters club is a group of women who come together to share their passion for quilting. Traditionally, they painstakingly create a large quilt annually to raffle off in order

to raise funds for community nonprofit organizations.

“We have one fundraiser a year - our Opportunity Quilt - which we raffled off today,” said Sprint.

The Anza Quilters Club was created by quilting pioneer Virgina “Rusty” Hedrick in 2001.

“We are a group of women who have come together for a common cause - quilting - and of course the sharing of different skills,” said Sprint. “To belong to our group, you do not have to be a quilter.

We have women here who knit, crochet, dye their own materials and do other crafts.”

The goals of the group are listed as creating good friendships and fellowship through the common interest of quilting; the sharing of ideas, donations to community projects and those in need and to further interest in the art of quilting.

Membership is open to everyone. Dues of $5 per person are paid monthly at the club meeting. Some of these funds are distributed to the church to pay for use of the facility and others deposited into the club’s account to cover costs and donations.

Monthly activities include Block of the Month, Fabric Exchange, Half-yard Fabric Challenge, Christmas Block Exchange, Round-Robin Project, Show and Tell and many other interesting and enjoyable undertakings.

Club projects include the creating and raffling off the Opportunity Quilt annually, and voluntary projects such as lap quilts, pillow cases, baby beanies and other items destined

Eliana Neville wins a door prize at the Anza Quilters Club Christmas Luncheon Tuesday, Dec. 5.

Jennifer Raya wins a door prize at the Anza Quilters Club Christmas Luncheon.

Julie Nevilles shows off a quilt at the Anza Quilters Club Christmas Luncheon.

Quilts and creatity are all the rage at the Anza Quilters Club Christmas Luncheon.

for the community and other organizations.

The Anza Community Hall, Anza Scholarship Fund, Anza Civic Improvement League, Hamilton Museum, From the Heart Christian Women’s Ministries, KOYT 97.1 FM Community Radio, High Country Recreation and Kids of Anza have all been recipients of the club’s efforts. The ladies also make and donate patriotic quilts to the local

Veterans of Foreign Wars to honor Anza’s local veterans. The sewers have also made children’s quilts for the Ronald McDonald house at the Loma Linda Hospital.

Additionally, the group is now holding sewing classes for both adults and children this year.

The Anza Quilters Club meets at the Shepherd of the Valley Church in Anza on the first Tuesday of the month from 9:30 a. m. until 2 p.m.. A monthly project is planned

for the meetings and attendees are encouraged to bring lunch and supplies.

For more information, please contact Pat Sprint at jpsprint@ gmail.com or Ellen Elmore at luvtoquilt2@gmail.com.

The Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church is located at 56095 Pena Road in Anza.

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

Living Free Animal Sanctuary dog of the week: Meet Bubba II

Hi, I’m Bubba II!

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Bubba II is a 7-year-old terrier mix that loves people. Despite being a hefty dog, he seems to think he is lap dog size. He is always trying to get as close to you as possible and will climb into your lap if given the chance.

Bubba enjoys going on walks and visiting the dog park. He enjoys playing with toys and really likes climbing the rocks in his kennel yard. Bubba arrived with some anxiety but has started to relax and show off his fun, goofy personality.

Bubba will flourish in a family

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ANZA LOCAL Athlete 2023 Fall Season.

The banquet was located at the Hidden Hacienda Farms in East Hemet. A buffet-style lunch was provided for all players and family that attended the event.

The Hemet Sportsman’s Club, an IRS 501(c)3 nonprofit public benefit corporation, was formed in 2011 to serve amateur athletics in the San Jacinto Valley and Anza.

Their mission is to fill the financial gap that exists between what youth and high school programs need and what schools and family members provide.

Donations help athletic teams with equipment, uniforms, transportation and recognition.

Funds are raised through donations, hosting special events, membership dues and other activities. The majority of the club’s members are former athletes or avid sport enthusiasts who want to contribute their time, money and effort to helping local athletes.

Membership is by invitation.

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BANQUET from page D-1 School 2023 Fall Girls Volleyball MVP at the event.

Schools that were among the chosen were Hamilton High School, Hemet High School,San Jacinto High School, San Jacinto Valley Academy, Tahquitz High School and West Valley High School.

Football, girls volleyball, girls cross country, boys cross country, girls golf, boys water polo and girls tennis were all eligible for awards.

Hamlett was a nominee for the 2023 Stangel Award. Seven students were finalists for this award. This was the first year a high school junior has been a nominee.

“Unfortunately William did not win the award but he was overjoyed for the running back that did,” said his mother Krystle Hamlett. “William is ready to start training for next year’s football season.”

Angie Delgado was a nominee for the Female Most Outstanding

Senior Angie Delgado, left, is awarded Hamilton High School 2023 Fall Girls Volleyball MVP and junior William Hamlett is awarded Hamilton High School 2023 Fall Football MVP by Hemet Sportman’s Club Saturday, Dec. 2, at Hidden Hacienda Farms in East Hemet.

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Massive expansion of gov’t surveillance powers buried in house intel committee bill, experts say Jason Cohen Daily Caller News Foundation Contributor A massive expansion of federal government surveillance powers lies deep within a House Intelligence Committee bill that could face a vote as soon as Tuesday, experts warned.

The bill, dubbed the FISA Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2023, would reform Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which has come under intense scrutiny amid allegations that the tool has been knowingly abused by the FBI. It would alter the definition of “electronic service communications provider” to include ‘‘equipment that is being or may be used to transmit or store such 11 communications,’’ which would include any entity or business that offers an internet connection, thereby drastically increasing surveillance authorities, according to experts.

“Under Section 504 of the House intelligence committee’s

bill, any entity that has access to *equipment* on which communications may be transmitted or stored, such as an ordinary router, is fair game,” according to Co-Director of the Liberty and National Security Program Elizabeth Goitein. “What does that mean in practice? It’s simple… Hotels, libraries, coffee shops, and other places that offer wifi to their customers could be forced to serve as surrogate spies. They could be required to configure their systems to ensure that they can provide the government access to entire streams of communication.”

“These changes would vastly widen the scope of businesses, entities, and their affiliates who are eligible to be compelled to assist 702 surveillance,” according to law firm Zwillgen’s Founder Marc Zwillinger and Legal Director Steve Lane.

The bill would barely restrict any searches of Americans, if any, according to Attorney Gene Schaerr.

“The bill’s marquee ‘reform’ is

the prohibition of only a handful of searches or ‘queries’ of information about Americans under Section 702,” Schaerr wrote. “The type of search the bill would prohibit is ‘evidence-of-a-crime only’ queries. But in 2022, out of over 200,000 queries of Americans’ data, there were only two instances of the FBI accessing Section 702 data under this rubric. And even if that prohibition were in place, the FBI could easily evade it simply by claiming in every instance that agents were looking for some (hypothetical) terror threat in addition to possible crimes.”

The Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act (PLEWSA), a rival bill put forward by the House Judiciary Committee and spearheaded by Republican Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs, could also be up for a vote Tuesday.

The legislation would sharply limit the government’s powers under Section 702 by requiring a warrant for any searches in the U.S., according to its text.

Privacy advocates support PLEWSA while former national

security officials support the FISA Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2023, according to The New York Times.

“We must overhaul Section 702,” Biggs told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “For years, the intelligence community has abused this spying authority to conduct hundreds of thousands of warrantless, mass surveillance searches on Americans.”

“My bill — PLEWSA — ends the warrantless surveillance of Americans and combats the weaponization of the federal government,” Biggs added.

“Without implementing the serious reforms found in my legislation — including requiring a warrant for all U.S. searches and closing loopholes involved in backdoor searches — our Fourth Amendment rights will be all but gone.”

Republican Ohio Rep. Mike Turner and Democratic Connecticut Rep. Jim Himes introduced the bill and Turner’s press office told the DCNF it would not give authority for the

intelligence community to target Americans with surveillance without a warrant.

“The allegation that the FISA Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2023 expands the program’s reach to target Americans is categorically false,” Himes told the DCNF. “Section 504 is a narrow modification intended to modernize the statute to ensure it remains relevant to ever-evolving communication technologies. As with all portions of Section 702, the government is only permitted to use the authority to target specific foreign targets based overseas, and all of the protections built into the statute by Congress and enforced by the FISA Court will remain in place. Arguments otherwise are either misinformed or disingenuous.”

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Red state AG launches investigation into media matters over report on Elon Musk’s X Jason Cohen Daily Caller News Foundation Contributor

Republican Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is launching an investigation into Media Matters for America, a leftwing organization that released a report about alleged antisemitism on Elon Musk’s X in November.

Media Matters published research in November alleging that X had been placing ads from major brands next to pro-Nazi content; however, X later sued Media Matters over the study, claiming it was manipulated and defamatory. Bailey sent a letter to Media Matters on Monday asserting that the group may have run afoul of Missouri consumer protection laws if X’s allegations

are true and instructing Media Matters to preserve documents related to group’s research on X. “I am especially concerned that Media Matters’ actions, if proven true, have hampered free speech by targeting an expressly pro free speech social media platform in an attempt to cause it financial harm while defrauding Missourians in the process,” Bailey wrote.

Bailey argued that, if Media Matters did indeed publish false and defamatory information about X, then their efforts to fundraise off their research may have violated Missouri laws against fraud.

Media Matters must maintain documents, including internal correspondences and correspondence with advertisers about withdrawing ads from

X, according to the letter. It also must maintain “internal communications regarding [its] policies, strategies or operations related to generating stories or content intended to ‘cancel,’ ‘deplatform,’ ‘demonetize,’ or otherwise interfere with businesses or organizations located in Missouri, or utilized

by Missouri residents” and “communications and documents related to soliciting charitable funds from residents of Missouri.”

Apple, Comcast, IBM, Lionsgate, Paramount Global, Sony and Warner Bros. Discovery all withdrew their advertising from X following Media Matters’ report.

“Media Matters accessed accounts that had been active for at least 30 days, bypassing

X’s ad filter for new users,” X’s lawsuit says. “Media Matters then exclusively followed a small subset of users consisting entirely of accounts in one of two categories: those known to produce extreme, fringe content, and accounts owned by X’s bigname advertisers. The end result was a feed precision-designed

by Media Matters for a single purpose: to produce side-by-side ad/content placements that it could screenshot in an effort to alienate advertisers.”

Media Matters has raised funds from organizations managed by Arabella Advisors, a consultancy that supports a dark money network aligned with left-leaning groups and causes. The Arabellamanaged Hopewell Fund contributed $250,000 to Media

Matters in 2022 and $150,000 in 2020, while the New Venture Fund has contributed $150,000 to Media Matters since 2018, according to tax documents.

Left-wing billionaire George Soros’ Open Society Foundations also granted the group $500,000 in 2021, according to its grant database.

Bailey’s press office and Media Matters did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.

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‘A bit of an awakening’: Wall Street is pulling out of China as its economy teeters on the brink Will Kessler Daily Caller News Foundation Contributor

Wall Street is increasingly pulling its money out of China as the country’s economy continues to struggle amid a real estate crisis and troubling economic data, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Government data from China shows that institutional investors have pulled out over $31 billion in stocks and bonds from the Chinese financial system this year through October, marking the worst outflow since 2001 when the country joined the World

Trade Organization, according to the WSJ. The Chinese economy has failed to show significant economic improvement since the COVID-19 pandemic due to a debt-laden real estate sector coupled with recent purchasing managers indexes in November showing a decline in both the manufacturing and service sectors.

To e x a c e r b a t e C h i n a ’s economic woes, more foreign investment is leaving the country than is coming in for the first time since the 1990s, as a large number of foreign manufacturers and other companies flee, according to the WSJ. Top financiers told

Wisconsin Rep. Mike Gallagher at a recent event that they were pulling back their investments in the country, with one of the people in attendance saying there had been “a bit of an awakening” from U.S. financiers about the risks involved in Chinese investments.

The Chinese economy is being weighed down by a real estate crisis, a sector that once contributed heavily to the country’s economic growth but is now debt-laden and at risk of bankruptcy. Companies responsible for the construction of around 40% of Chinese homes have defaulted on their debt since 2021, with major developers

Evergrande and Country Garden now threatening to default as well.

Investors are also finding China increasingly hostile to businesses on national security matters, with the country starting investigations and even raiding foreign firms over investment risks and restrictions on access to data, according to the WSJ. Despite the concern around doing business in China, many business leaders are still interested in tapping into the large Chinese market, with a number of them attending a dinner in the U.S. featuring Chinese President Xi Jinping in November for the purpose of establishing a better

bilateral economic relationship between the two countries.

Hundreds of executives were in attendance, including Apple CEO Tim Cook, Black Rock CEO Larry Fink and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, with the Chinese president ultimately receiving a standing ovation from his American audience.

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Can universities facing antisemitism lawsuits hide behind the First Amendment? harassing him, blocking his exit, and reportedly throwing him to the ground. They cite threats against Jewish fraternity houses, kosher kitchens and other campus institutions frequented by Jewish students.

There are claims of grade discrimination by professors against Israeli students or students who express pro-Israel views.

Although Mr. Cardona echoed the Biden administration in joining together antisemitism and Islamophobia as equal dangers on campus, it is obvious that the major hostilities today are directed at Jewish and Zionist students rather than Islamic or Palestinian Arab students. Indeed, some, though not all, of the threats have come from Islamic and Arab students.

Antisemitic and Islamophobic hate speech are all protected by the First Amendment, with several exceptions. Incitement to immediate violence and harassment are not protected. Nor is providing material support for designated terrorist groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah. This includes financial contributions that are intended to fall into the hands of a terrorist group.

There is an important legal difference between actions taken by the Department of Education, which is a governmental agency, and those taken by private individuals who bring lawsuits against universities. The

Alan M. Dershowitz Daily Caller News Foundation There are no binding precedents on these complex issues, and the courts will have to balance conflicting rights — to free speech and to a safe environment.

Violence and threats against Jewish students have become so rampant on many American campuses as to create a hostile and unsafe environment. University administrators face difficult challenges — legal, educational, moral and financial — in trying to deal with this growing concern.

Recently, the secretary of education, Miguel Cardona, warned schools receiving federal aid that if they are insensitive to antisemitism and Islamophobia on their campus, they could lose federal funding. Harvard, on whose faculty I served for 60 years, is among them, and I am prepared to become a whistleblower and witness against my school.

At the same time, I and other lawyers have been called by numerous parents of Jewish students who are contemplating lawsuits against colleges to which they are paying tuition for their children. They report that Jewish students are experiencing hostile environments and threats to their safety.

They point to events such as that which occurred at Harvard, where a group of anti-Israel students surrounded a Jewish student,

government is prohibited from taking any action that compels either a public or a private university to restrict protected free speech.

This does not preclude a private citizen from bringing a lawsuit against either a public or a private university for creating or tolerating a hostile environment toward its Jewish students or for failing to satisfy its contractual obligation to protect them from harassment or threats of violence. Suits have already been filed against NYU and the University of California at Berkeley, and more are coming.

A public university may be able to defend its refusal to ban protected speech under its own First Amendment obligations. A private university can also claim to be acting in the spirit of the First Amendment, but such a claim might not constitute a complete defense to a breach of contract suit that alleges that a private university ignored its obligation to its students to provide a safe environment.

There are no binding precedents on these complex issues, and the courts will have to balance conflicting rights — to free speech and to a safe environment.

Universities will not be able to defend against the claim that it is applying a double standard to Jews as contrasted with other minorities.

It is crystal clear that such a double standard exists at most universities. No university would

, to the streets

tolerate a Ku Klux Klan club that publicly stated that, say, the lynching of African Americans was justified. Nor would it tolerate public statements that gay or transgender students who were attacked deserved it because of their lifestyles.

These are all examples of constitutionally protected speech that no university would tolerate.

Yet Harvard refused to condemn student groups that published letters blaming the Hamas atrocities of Oct. 7 “entirely” on Israel. Other universities have remained silent in the face of rabidly antisemitic posters such as the one demanding that the world be “clean” of Jews.

The First Amendment requires all government institutions to remain neutral when it comes to the content of ideas. As Chief Justice Rehnquist put it in 1990: “Under the First Amendment there is no such thing as a false idea.”

This means no university that is public or accepts federal funding can seek to distinguish between Jews and other minorities, on the grounds that Jews are somehow “privileged.”

They must apply precisely the same standard to anti-Jewish or anti-Israel provocations as they would or do to anti-Black, antifeminist, or anti-gay speech. It is doubtful that any university today meets that test. To the contrary, the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion bureaucracies at many universities

expressly exclude Jews.

As a former president of Harvard, Secretary Summers, recently put it: “[w]ith few exceptions, those most directly charged with confronting prejudice — Offices of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion — have failed to stand with Israeli and Jewish students confronting the oldest prejudice of them all.”

So, if a lawsuit can establish that a given university — private or public — created or tolerates a hostile environment against Jewish students that it would not tolerate against other minority students, that lawsuit might well prevail, even against a First Amendment defense.

Alan Dershowitz is professor emeritus at Harvard Law School and the author of “Get Trump,” “Guilt by Accusation” and “The Price of Principle.” Andrew Stein, a Democrat, served as New York City Council president, 1986-94.

This piece is republished from the Alan Dershowitz Newsletter.

Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, Emeritus at Harvard Law School, and the author most recently of The Price of Principle: Why Integrity is Worth the Consequences. He is the Jack Roth Charitable Foundation Fellow at Gatestone Institute, and is also the host of “The Dershow” Podcast.

The views and opinions expressed in this commentary are those of the author and do not reflect the official position of the Daily Caller News Foundation.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202314993 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: WOODBRIDGE FINANCE & INSURANCE CENTER 10955 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA 92505 County: Riverside Woodbridge International LLC, 10955 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA 92505 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company This LLC is registered in the state of CA Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above.

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Andrew Schmidt, Managing Member Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 10/12/2023 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: 4002 PUBLISHED: November 24, December 1, 8, 15, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202316539 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TACOS VAZQUEZ 29037 Stoneridge Terrace, Lake Elsinore, CA 92530 County: Riverside a, Yanira Vazquez, 29037 Stoneridge Terrace, Lake Elsinore, CA 92530 b. Linda Eva Vazquez, 29037 Stoneridge Terrace, Lake Elsinore, CA 92530 This business is conducted by Co-partners 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: Yanira Vazquez Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 11/13/2023 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: 4003 PUBLISHED: December 1, 8, 15, 22, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202317104 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: FLYING AVOCADO FARM 45400 Calle Pintoresca, Temecula, CA 92590 County: Riverside a. Mark Brandt, 45400 Calle Pintoresca, Temecula, CA 92590 b. Kara Brandt, 45400 Calle Pintoresca, Temecula, CA 92590 This business is conducted by 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: Mark Brandt Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 11/29/2023 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: 4005 PUBLISHED: December 8, 15, 22, 29, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202317367 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CONGRUENT DIGITAL 32823 Fermo Ct, Temecula, CA 92592 County: Riverside Real Integrated Marketing, LLC, 32823 Fermo Ct, Temecula, CA 92592 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company This LLC is registered in the state of CA Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 9-15-2018 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: Brian A. Jensen, Sole Member Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 12/05/2023 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: 4006 PUBLISHED: December 15, 22, 29, 2023, January 5, 2024

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DISTRICT COURT CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA CASE NO.: D-23-674348-D, Dept. O Chomsaeng Chanthavong, Plaintiff, vs. Vanhxay Keobounphan, Defendant.

SUMMONS NOTICE! YOU HAVE BEEN SUED. THE COURT MAY DECIDE AGAINST YOU WITHOUT YOUR BEING HEARD UNLESS YOU RESPOND IN WRITING WITHIN 21 DAYS. READ THE INFORMATION BELOW CAREFULLY. To the Defendant named above: A civil complaint petition has been filed by the plaintiff against you for the relief as set forth in that document (see the complaint or petition). The object of this action is: Divorce. If you intend to defend this lawsuit, within 21 days after this summons is served on you (not counting the day of service), you must: 1. File with the Clerk of Court, whose address is shown below, a formal written answer to the complaint or petition.

2. Pay the required filing fee to the court, or file an Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis and request a waiver of the filing fee. 3. Serve a copy of your answer upon the Plaintiff whose name and address is shown below. If you fail to respond the Plaintiff can request your default. The court can then enter a judgement against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition. STEVEN D. GRIERSON, CLERK OF COURT, By: Shaun Salcedo, Deputy Clerk, Date 9/5/2023, Family Courts and Services Center, 601 North Pecos Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89155, Issued on Behalf or Plaintiff: Chomsaeng Chanthavong, 6250 W. Arby Ave #149, Las Vegas, NV 89118, In Proper Person, Published in Anza Valley Outlook, November 17, 24, December 1, 8, 15, 2023

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: CVSW 2309929 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Petitioner: THI TRAN and THANH TRAN Filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: DOANH NHAN TRAN Proposed Name: BRIAN TRAN 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: 2-8-2024 Time: 8:00 A.M. Dept: S101 The address of the 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: Valley News/Anza Valley Outlook Date: 12-4-23 Signed: Belinda A. Handy, Judge of the Superior Court LEGAL: 4007 PUBLISHED: December 15, 22, 29, 2023, January 5, 2024

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File Number: R-202311993 Filed Riverside County Clerk’s Office Peter Aldana The following fictitious business name(s) has been abandoned by the following person(s): HAIR BY SHNI 36508 Geranium Drive, Lake Elsinore, CA 92532 County: Riverside Schneidig Albert Aroche, 36508 Geranium Drive, Lake Elsinore, CA 92532 This business is conducted by an Individual The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in Riverside County on 08/11/2023 Signed by: Schneidig Aroche THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY ON 11/30/2023 LEGAL: 4004 PUBLISHED: December 8, 15, 22, 29, 2023

T.S. No.: 230906310 Notice of Trustee’s Sale Loan No.: 12792 Order No. 95528013 APN: 579410-011 Property Address: 44475 Cary Rd Anza Area, CA 92539 You Are In Default Under A Deed Of Trust Dated 12/1/2021. Unless You Take Action To Protect Your Property, It May Be Sold At A Public Sale. If You Need An Explanation Of The Nature Of The Proceeding Against You, You Should Contact A Lawyer. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below.

The amount may be greater on the day of sale. No cashier’s checks older than 60 days from the day of sale will be accepted. Trustor: Jo Ann Hawkins as Trustee of the Jo Ann Hawkins Revocable Trust Dated November 18, 2014 and Darryl Rufus Wylie, a married man as his sole and separate property as joint tenants Duly Appointed Trustee: Total Lender Solutions, Inc. Recorded 12/8/2021 as Instrument No. 20210722510 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Riverside County, California, Date of Sale: 1/9/2024 at 9:30 AM Place of Sale: bottom of stairway of building located at 849 West Sixth Street, Corona, CA Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $256,749.15 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 44475 Cary Rd Anza Area, CA 92539 A.P.N.: 579-410-011 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. Notice To Potential Bidders: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

Notice To Property Owner: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (877) 440-4460 or visit this Internet Web site www.mkconsultantsinc. com, using the file number assigned to this case 230906310. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Notice To Tenant: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (877) 440-4460, or visit this internet website site www.tlssales.info, using the file number assigned to this case 230906310 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee.

Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale.

When submitting funds for a bid subject to Section 2924m, please make the funds payable to “Total Lender Solutions, Inc. Holding Account”. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. Date: 12/8/2023 Total Lender Solutions, Inc. 10505 Sorrento Valley Road, Suite 125 San Diego, CA 92121 Phone: 866-535-3736 Sale Line: (877) 440-4460 By: Rachel Seropian, Trustee Sale Officer Published: 12/15/23, 12/22/23, 12/29/23

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