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Volume 17, Issue 52

Murrieta City Council approves Holocaust Memorial for Town Square Park

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The question whether or not San Jacinto should declare itself a “sanctuary city” and each councilmembers’ stand on the issue, came up once again during the Tuesday, Dec. 19, council meeting. see page A-4

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Founding members of the nonprofit Holocaust Remembrance Foundation of the Valley pose for a photo behind a model of the new Holocaust Memorial which will be installed in Murrieta’s Town Square Park.

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The city of Murrieta is one step closer to bringing a Holocaust Memorial to Town Square Park with the unanimous approval of a donation agreement issued by that city’s council at its Dec. 19 meeting.

The memorial, a collaboration between the Jewish and Christian communities, is estimated to cost roughly $411,000 and will be covered by the nonprofit Holocaust Remembrance Foundation of the Valley. With the council’s approval, the nonprofit can begin their fundraising campaign for the project.

It is estimated that up to 6 million Jews were killed during the Holocaust, and it is the hope of the foundation to build the first educational Holocaust Memorial in Riverside County, according to Congregation B’nai Chaim board member Irv Michlin.

“As far as we know, this is the

first educational Holocaust Memorial in the county,” he said.

The memorial, featuring 10 vertical panels, would be located on the north side of Town Square Park and is designed to fit into scale with the other memorials in the park. The

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Seniors with dementia, preschool children come together to make crafts for the holidays Alex Groves AGROVES@REEDERMEDIA.COM

85-year-old Margo Oldham bore a wide smile Wednesday, Dec. 20, as she made a Christmas tree and ornament sticker crafts with young children from Promise Lutheran Church & Christian Preschool.

“We love having the children come in,” she said. “We get to do fun things.”

At another table, 83-year-old Carol Mattern agreed with that sentiment.

“They’re really sweet kids; really friendly,” Mattern said.

Oldham and Mattern have dementia. They’re among a number

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Seniors and children make crafts together at The Vineyard in Murrieta.

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Murrieta teen recognized for excellence, excels despite blindness Alex Groves AGROVES@REEDERMEDIA.COM

A 17-year-old Murrieta girl who is blind was recently honored with a special award for her all-around exceptionalism during an event in Los Angeles Dec. 16.

Lillyannah Russo was recently presented with the Stevie Wonder Star Student Award, which recognizes a student who has performed in an exceptional manner in all areas of their lives.

The award was presented to Russo at the Junior Blind Children’s Holiday Carnival in Los Angeles by Wonder’s son and daughter, Sophia and Kwame Morris.

Russo was born with a condition that caused her to have significant vision loss and only limited light perception, but in spite of that she has persevered in both school and life.

She has excelled in her classes at the Murrieta Canyon Academy and

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Lillyannah Russo, 17, was the recipient of Stevie Wonder Star Student Award for 2017. Russo is pictured with Wonder’s son and daughter, Sophia and Kwame Morris.

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Angel Tree Party brightens Christmas for children of prisoners WILDOMAR – The Community Outreach Ministry, founded by Dr. Mona and Bob Davis, hosted the 17th annual Angel Tree Christmas Party Sunday, Dec. 17. In partnership with Angel Tree, a program of Prison Fellowship, the event held at Elks Lodge No. 2591 of Lake Elsinore and Wildomar is a way for incarcerated moms and dads to ensure their children receive something under the tree.

The familiar faces of volunteers greeted the children from Murrieta, Temecula, Wildomar and Lake Elsinore. As the youngsters arrived with their caregivers – in some cases one of their parents, in other cases a grandparent – the children were offered face painting, met Smokey Bear and toured a U.S. Department of Forestry fire truck.

Jonay Cordeiro, branch manager of Wells Fargo Central Avenue in Lake Elsinore and his team taught an educational financial literacy game, allowing the children to have fun while gaining knowledge around finances.

Many wore their best dresses and suits for the occasion as they anticipated the gifts they would take home on behalf of the parent or parents they may not see that often.

Among the 200 southwest Riverside County children adopted this year to receive gifts through the local Angel Tree program coordinated by the Davies’ Wildomar-based nonprofit were sisters Isabella, 9, and Angelina, 8, of Murrieta.

Their father, Albert Ortega, was sentenced in 2009 to life in prison.

The girls were just babies at the time, their mother Ashley Linn said. Although they talk to him on the phone, he is currently incarcerated at Corcoran State Prison in Northern California – a seven-hour drive from Murrieta, she said.

Not unlike others in attendance at the annual party, this event marked the third year Linn brought her daughters. Linn said that beyond the holiday event, the Davies have lent their support throughout the years since her daughters’ father first signed on to the program.

“Mona and Bob have a lot of resources for the kids and myself so it really helps,” Linn said. “The girls love it.”

With one look around the bustling Elks Lodge dining room, those resources from various community groups and businesses were evident.

Volunteers were on hand, ensuring the children enjoyed the evening, including Elks Lodge members Al and Mary Ann Kuk. Ankoma Hose headed up the gift tables for excited children to celebrate Christmas. Denise Ronzello and her team from Shear Expressions Salon served food catered

by New Life Culinary Creations.

Sharyn Bennett led the children’s choir from Mountain View Church of Wildomar in performances of “The Little Drummer Boy” and “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”

Ventriloquist Pamela Vasquez and Luke Gus sang and shared the Christmas story with children as they gathered up close. Jaelin Neal of the Neal Brothers sang the national anthem.

Others helped outside the lodge with gift tables, including Cynthia Duran of Sewing and Craft Stories; Linda Dominguez of Girl Scouts Beyond Bars of San Gorgonio; Johnna Hose, Community Outreach Ministry’s assistant Angel Tree coordinator and Vista Community Clinic, which brought its dental bus and provided dental assessments and prizes.

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Dr. Mona Davies, center, co-founder of Community Outreach Ministry, poses with sisters Isabella, 9, and Angelina, 8, whose father was sentenced to life in prison when they were infants. The sisters were among 200 served with gifts on behalf of their parents during the Wildomar nonprofit’s 17th annual Angel Tree Christmas Party, Dec. 17, at Elks Lodge No. 2591.

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Destiny, 4, and her grandparents, Isabel and Joel Viramontes, left, and Donene Gagnon, right, receive an invitation to Community Outreach Ministry’s 17th annual Angel Tree Christmas Party after Destiny’s father registered for the Angel Tree program through Prison Fellowship. Both of Destiny’s parents are currently behind bars, her grandparents, who share custody of their granddaughter, said.

Families pose for photos by the Christmas tree after receiving gifts at Community Outreach Ministry’s 17th annual Angel Tree Christmas Party for children of incarcerated parents, held Sunday, Dec. 17, at Elks Lodge No. 2591.

Children of incarcerated parents gather up close as ventriloquist Pamela Vasquez and Luke Gus share the Christmas story as part of Community Outreach Ministry’s 17th annual Angel Tree Christmas Tree Party held Sunday, Dec. 17, at Elks Lodge No. 2591.

agencies who contributed their time included Kevin Ferris of USFS, who brought Smokey and the firetruck; Murrieta Police detective Joshua Rodriguez, who shared information on the police department’s Explorer program as well as the California National Guard’s Challenge Academy, Sunburst, for teenagers at risk of dropping out of high school and the Temecula Valley Young Marines, who posted the colors.

Debi Cortez and her team from Purses of Heaven filled bags with Dr. Mona Davies’ book, “Children’s Liberation From Incarceration,” and Angel Tree informational booklets. Cortez’s organization also

presented 30 mothers with purses, toiletries and gifts.

Meanwhile, students from Heritage High School Key Club and Murrieta Mesa High School Choir were volunteers and visited each of the booths to become acquainted with their organizations.

In all, children from 93 southwest Riverside County families were served at the Christmas party; 57 percent of whom were girls and 43 percent of whom were boys.

Twenty-two percent were ages 1418, 13 percent were ages 11-13, 40 percent were ages 5-10 and 25 percent were ages 0-4. Forty-seven percent were Hispanic, 39 percent were Caucasian, 12 percent were

African-American and 2 percent were Asian.

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SpaceX launch lights up So Cal skies

The Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket as seen over Anza. Angelina Gahler photo

Kim Harris VALLEYEDITOR@REEDERMEDIA.COM

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Air

Force Base shortly after 5:30 p.m., Dec. 22 had social media buzzing.

Thousands took to Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms to discuss the launch. Most

people were unaware it was happening leading to plenty of questions and comments from posters.

According to Spaceflightnow. com, Hawthorne-based SpaceX launched 10 communications satellites into “low-earth” orbit aboard the Falcon 9 on its final launch of the year.

The Falcon 9 rocket carrying the satellites launched at about 5:30 p.m. from Vandenberg. The satellites were deployed by 6:49 p.m.

“We’re 10-for-10,” John Insprucker, a Falcon 9 lead engineer at SpaceX announced via Twitter. “All 10 Iridium satellites have deployed right on time into the desired orbit.

Falcon 9 looked good all the way through that sequence.”

Iridium has acquired healthy signals from all 10 satellites, SpaceX reported.

The launch was visible across most of Southern California, which was treated to a spectacular light show as the rocket streaked across the sky.

Camera-wielding witnesses snapped photos and quickly posted them on social media, with many wondering if it was a UFO. SpaceX founder Elon Musk, responding to one person on Twitter who said the launch sparked an “alien debate” in his family, wrote jokingly, “It was definitely aliens.”

The 10 satellites are part of Iridium’s NEXT system, which will ultimately include 81 satellites.

Friday’s launch was the fourth set of 10 launched by SpaceX, which is scheduled to launch 75 of the 81 in the NEXT system. SpaceX plans to have all 75 satellites launched into orbit by mid-2018.

According to SpaceX, the satellite array will offer a “next-generation communications platform” known as Certus. The array will also include the Aireon aircraft tracking and surveillance system.

“In a historic first, upon completion this system will provide air traffic control organizations and aircraft operators that purchase the service with real-time, global visibility of ADS-B equipped aircraft.”

City News Service contributed to this story.

Mattocks discusses Manzanita Ranch on ‘She’s Gone Country’ radio show Joe Naiman JNAIMAN@REEDERMEDIA.COM

During the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, the “She’s Gone Country” radio show, hosted by Becky and Vicki Christensen, was broadcast from the Cowboy Marketplace gift exposition at the Mandalay Bay. The Dec. 11 show featured military rodeo and included an interview with retired Camp Pendleton Marine and current Menifee resident Lynn Mattocks, who spoke about the Manzanita Ranch program for veterans’ rehabilitation.

“I think it’s great to get the word out,” Mattocks said.

Mattocks has worked with Manzanita Ranch for approximately six years.

“It’s just a program that works great not only for veterans but for veterans’ families,” he said. “You can’t believe the good. It makes a whole new person out of you.”

Manzanita Ranch is located by the Pacific Coast Trail in Anza, although the mailing address is in Temecula.

“It gives us great riding. People just get so excited over it. It’s helped kids raised their grades in school,” he said.

The program includes equestrian riding and care instruction.

“We teach them everything about the horse,” Mattocks said.

Manzanita Ranch is able to accommodate the disabilities of veterans to allow them to ride.

“Some of them lost part of their limbs,” Mattocks said. “Some of them have PTSD.” Post-traumatic stress disorder also can affect a veteran’s family, as well as the veterans themselves.

Mattocks is also on the board of directors for the Sergeant Reckless memorial, and he mentioned Sergeant Reckless on the “She’s

Gone Country” show. Sergeant Reckless was a mare who served the Marine Corps in the Korean War, continued her active duty service at Camp Pendleton after the Korean conflict and remained at Camp Pendleton after she was retired from military duties. In 2013, a statue of Sergeant Reckless was dedicated at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia, and the success of a fundraising effort allowed for a statue at Camp Pendleton and for a memorial marker at her Camp Pendleton grave to be dedicated in October 2016.

Mattocks worked with Sergeant Reckless when they were both at Camp Pendleton and often took the mare to parades and other events.

“She was so good,” Mattocks said. “She had the ‘can do, will do’ attitude. I used that.”

Mattocks spent 30 years in the Marine Corps, including six years in the reserves as well as 24 years active duty. He was in the Marines from 1955 to 1979 and retired from the Marine Corps as a master sergeant. Mattocks spent approximately 12 years of his career stationed at Camp Pendleton. He lived in Oceanside before moving to Murrieta in 1975 and has lived in Menifee since 1981.

Mattocks noted that the Marines’ “can do” attitude applies in rodeo.

“In my mind I knew I could ride that bull or that horse,” he said.

Mattocks attended high school in Grenola, Kansas. He began competing in amateur rodeos in 1952 and joined the Rodeo Cowboys Association, which is now the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, in 1954. Mattocks rode both bulls and broncs, although he gave up saddle bronc riding in 1970 and bareback riding in 1973. He continued as a

bull riding competitor until 1982.

Mattocks participated in the Rancho California Rodeo which took place Nov. 15-16, 1969, and was the first Rodeo Cowboys Association rodeo held in Temecula.

Mattocks has been to every National Finals Rodeo performance since NFR moved to Las Vegas in 1985. He turned 50 in 1985 and received his PRCA gold card.

“Rodeo people, I have found through the years, are always there to help,” Mattocks said.

Although he never won the Military Rodeo Cowboys Association’s All-Around championship, Mattocks won the MRCA’s Bareback Riding championship five times, the Saddle Bronc Riding championship three times and the Bull Riding championship twice. He also won a Wild Horse Race competition twice.

“I would have done a lot better if they hadn’t kept sending me overseas,” he said.

Mattocks spent three years in Vietnam and was wounded four times. While he was in Vietnam, he once mounted himself on top of a water buffalo which bucked Mattocks off into a rice paddy.

“I did not win the Water Buffalo Riding,” Mattocks said.

Mattocks was involved in combat counterintelligence while in the Marines.

“I had a good job in the Marine Corps,” he said.

Mattocks continues to participate in community activities. He is on the Rancho California Trails Committee and helped plan the Wine Country Trails Network.

“You don’t stop,” Mattocks said. “When you’re out of the military, you give 110 percent.”

The appearance on “She’s Gone Country” was the second for Mattocks. He appeared on the 2015 show when Military Monday fell Dec. 7.

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MEMORIAL from page A-1 panels would start with the rise of antisemitism and end with the freeing of those held in concentration camps as well as honor those who fought to free the Jewish people from the camps.

During the council meeting, Murrieta’s Parks & Recreation Manager Lea Kolek said the purpose of the proposed memorial is to pay tribute to the memory of those who lost their lives and suffered through the Holocaust.

“The goal for this memorial is to inspire the community to face hatred and genocide and foster human dignity,” she said.

The idea for the memorial came about following increased attendance at the annual March of Remembrance held in the city, according to the Rev. Jack Flournoy, who told council the purpose of the memorial, in addition to Kolek’s comments, was to honor survivors of the Holocaust who call the city home.

“At one time, there were about 25 survivors of the Holocaust who lived in Murrieta,” he said. “Most have passed on of course, but we do have a few left.”

He said it would be designed so that people could learn and would tell the story from the beginning to the end.

“You can see this can happen not just now but for generations to come,” he said.

Councilman Rick Gibbs said that this memorial is really a memorial that goes well beyond, “because it is for all of humanity.”

Mayor Jonathan Ingram said that there are many things in his life that he is honored to be engaged in and the Holocaust Memorial happened to be one of them.

“This has been an amazing process to watch with how endeared people

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A model of the new Holocaust Memorial shows what the finished product will look like after it is installed in Murrieta’s Town Square Park.

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are to this and what it means and that we can never forget, as Christians, as human beings that we are obligated to make sure that something like this, never transpires again,” he said. “It’s very important and it’s a privilege to work with you anyway I can.”

Ingram said he would be the first to write a check in support of the memorial.

In other news, council approved a

resolution to support the “Move I-15 Through Temecula” task force which addresses the freeway congestion throughout the valley. The council will appoint two members to the task force. The city council also adopted a resolution authorizing the purchase of new streetlights and to finance retrofitting of streetlights.

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San Jacinto City Council will no longer weigh ‘sanctuary city’ question Tony Ault TAULT@REEDERMEDIA.COM

The question whether or not San Jacinto should declare itself a “sanctuary city” and each councilmembers’ stand on the issue, came up once again during the Tuesday, Dec. 19, council meeting.

The burning issue on immigration enforcement, fostered by California Gov. Jerry Brown’s declaration the state is a “sanctuary state,” reached the San Jacinto Council for the second time. The question brought before the council earlier this year was tabled. This time, even with a motion by Councilman Alonzo Ledezma asking the council to declare the city a sanctuary city made and quickly withdrawn, the council closed the discussion, stating the city will remain what they call a “non-sanctuary city.”

The request to put the issue on the Tuesday council came initially from Councilman Andrew Kotyuk who said each of the council members should state their view on the city becoming a sanctuary city or not and to clarify the history of the city.

The council heard from a number of residents who asked to declare San Jacinto a sanctuary city, in order to take the fear away from many of those living in the city who believe federal immigration officers

will be out in force looking for them. One resident commented in Spanish, “They are afraid to come out the front door because immigration will be there to arrest them.”

Councilman Scott Miller called San Jacinto Police Chief John Salisbury to the podium to state what the department’s enforcement policy on immigrations is.

“The sheriff’s department and the San Jacinto Police Department do not enforce federal immigration law in our field operations,” Salisbury said.

In response to Miller’s question, do the local police go around the city looking for undocumented people, Salisbury said, “No, we don’t.”

Miller further questioned Salisbury about the department’s cooperation with the federal immigration officers, if the city did become a sanctuary city.

“I don’t think that would drive sheriff’s policy in regard to our cooperation with federal immigration authorities,” Salisbury said.

Miller said any action on federal immigration law the city took “would not change anything at all.

A resolution would do nothing.”

Mayor Crystal Ruiz said she was reluctant to even put the discussion on the agenda because as far as she believed, any action in declaring

San Jacinto a sanctuary city would have no effect on Gov. Brown’s declaration the entire state is a “sanctuary state.”

“This was not my choice to put this on the agenda,” Ruiz said. “I fought very hard to keep this off the agenda because I don’t think that this is place to discuss on something that has already come down from the governor.

“The governor signed a law saying we are a sanctuary state,” Ruiz said. “The governor said we are going to do marijuana. You can’t choose which one you like and which one you don’t. The whole point of this to me is motivated by politics. And frankly, I know that technically we are politicians up here, but this in not what we should be doing in this city right now. This not what we should be doing from this dais. This to me is an absolute atrocity that we are sitting here discussing this policy when nothing we say or do matters. We aren’t going to affect the way the sheriff does their job. Thank God.” She suggested that if the council were to make a resolution, it should be about gang violence or other crimes.

“Let’s take a stand on what really matters here,” she said.

Kotyuk has announced he will be running for a state assembly seat,

and Miller and Ledezma are up for council re-election in November 2018.

The meeting did bring about discussions from the council who recalled that in a sense they were all immigrants and proud to be Americans. Ledezma described how hard it was to become a U.S. citizen, but now he is proud to be an American.

Kotyuk said he was married to a Hispanic woman and loves her and their children. Ruiz is married to a Hispanic man. Councilman Utz, who was not present at the Tuesday meeting, mentioned at an earlier meeting how members his family were originally immigrants.

“We are all immigrants,” Miller said.

At the conclusion of the discussion, the council unanimously agreed that they would have no more discussions or actions on the city becoming a sanctuary city. City Manager Rob Johnson said the city in essence is, and has always been, a “non-sanctuary city.”

During the meeting, it was noted that the San Jacinto School Unified District has declared the district a “safe haven” and is protecting each of the students’ records as confidential and that the children of immigrant families cannot be punished by immigration officials.

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Mobile office hours are held at the chamber of commerce, 615 N. San Jacinto St., in Hemet on the first Tuesday of every month.

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Preschool students Ayden Canales, Camyrn Lawls and James Johnston make crafts with residents at Murrieta’s Vineyard Place.

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Children from Promise Lutheran Church and Christian preschool sing and dance for residents at Vineyard Place, a memory care facility, Wednesday, Dec. 20.

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of residents who live at Vineyard Place, a home specializing in care for the elderly who suffer from memory problems.

Children from the preschool visit the nursing home regularly, an arrangement that Cody Kohlhagen, the life engagement director for Vineyard Place, helped facilitate.

He said his son attended the preschool so he met with school officials and pitched them the idea of visits. The children have been visiting Vineyard Place every other month for a little over a year now.

They’ve done crafts, sang songs and in one particularly exciting visit played a game of “Simon Says,” led by Oldham outdoors.

“I love what I do for them, but watching the kids do it for them is really important and really exciting,” he said. “They just bring energy with them, which my residents pick up on.”

It’s a positive experience for the children as well, Kohlhagen said.

“Their teacher said that at this age these kids are really proud of their arts and crafts,” he said. “And they get really excited to give them to the residents, and they get really excited when they come back and a month or two later and see that it’s still on their door, their shadow box, their memory box. They get

really excited to know that that was their craft they gave someone.”

Though the visits will likely have a lasting impression on the children who visit, they won’t sometimes for the seniors. But doesn’t mean nothing is gained.

“For our residents with Alzheimer’s dementia we try to create moments of joy,” Kohlhagen said. “Because for some of my residents, 10 minutes after these kids leave they’re not going to remember they were here, but being able to show them that craft that they made and show them the pictures that we take of what they’re doing with these kids, will help remind them.”

It’s also about making residents feel good, he said.

“This feeling that they get will stay with them,” he said. “So even though they won’t remember what they did maybe an hour ago, they’ll still say, ‘It’s a good day. I don’t really know what I’ve done today but it’s been a good day.’”

After making Christmas trees, the group of preschool students did a series of holiday and Christianthemed songs to the delight of the seniors in the room.

When the singing and dancing was done, Oldham spoke out among the crowd.

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California DMV reminds motorists of new laws set to take effect in the new year SAN DIEGO – With the new year fast approaching, the California Department of Motor Vehicles is reminding motorists about new traffic laws taking effect in 2018.

Due to a change in the road maintenance and rehabilitation program, the cost of operating a vehicle in the state is set to rise.

The program adds a fee to those registering their vehicles or renewing their registration. Fees range from $25 to $175 depending on the market value of the vehicle.

The widespread new laws address numerous issues.

Cannabis in Vehicles: Prohibits

smoking or ingesting marijuana or marijuana products while driving or riding as a vehicle passenger.

Buses and Seatbelts: Effective July 1, 2018, a passenger on a bus equipped with seat belts will be required to be properly restrained by a safety belt. This law also prohibits children between 8 and 16 years of age from being transported on a bus, unless properly restrained by a safety belt or child passenger restraint system that meets federal safety standards.

DUI: Passenger for Hire: Beginning July 1, 2018, it will be unlawful for a person to operate a

motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.04 percent or more when a passenger for hire is in the vehicle at the time of the offense.

Parking Violations for Registration or Driver License Renewal: Creates a process for low-income Californians with outstanding parking violations to repay their fines and penalties prior to the parking violation being reported to the DMV. It also allows for someone with outstanding parking penalties and fees to obtain or renew a driver license.

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lieu of the required motorcycle skills test. Applicants for an original motorcycle license or motorcycle endorsement under 21 years of age continue to be required to complete a novice motorcyclisttraining program.

Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Program: Beginning January 1, 2018, the DMV is required to begin collecting at the time of registration or renewal the Transportation Improvement Fee (TIF) ranging from $25-$175, based on the current value of the vehicle.

ards and Plates: Makes changes to the administration of the Disabled Person Parking Placard and Disabled Person License Plate Program, including requiring applicants to provide proof of true full name and birthdate. The law also will limit the number of replacement disabled person parking placards an applicant can request without obtaining a medical certification to four in two years.

Motorcycle Training Courses: Authorizes the DMV to accept a certificate of satisfactory completion of any motorcyclist-training program approved by the CHP in

San Jacinto City Council OKs streetlight purchasing plan Tony Ault TAULT@REEDERMEDIA.COM

The San Jacinto City Council in its regular business meeting Tuesday, Dec. 19, gave final approval for an incentive loan for the planned Mason Jar Brewery, extended a land use development plan for a housing tract and the financing plan to buy 1,810 streetlights in the city from Southern California Edison.

The $200,000 San Jacinto City Business Incentive loan was offered the owners of the Mason Jar Ranch Bistro and Brew Pub after they posted a letter of intent to lease the 5,600-square foot for-

mer sports bar at the San Jacinto Esplanade Center for six years.

The Manson Jar Brewery, owned

by Grace Santiago and Robert Carter, will include a restaurant bistro, country store with local farm and ranch products and their own selection of craft beers. The final approval of the loan to be paid with interest over 10 years will bring needed sales taxes to the city.

They were welcomed to the community by the council who bid them well for their unique venture.

Mayor Pro Tem Russ Utz was unable to attend the meeting, however a quorum remained.

The owners of the David Newsome Revocable Living Trust

that is still planning to subdivide 5.79 gross acres into 44 singlefamily residential lots and a park lot located on the south side of Ramona Boulevard, west of Tiger Lane was granted an extended land use agreement by the council.

The property is zoned residential medium and is currently vacant.

The time for the project to be finalized and built was going to expire soon, but the owners requested the extension.

Following presentations by Andy Ramirez, city parks and streets superintendent, and Casey Daily of the Western Riverside Council of Governments, the council approved a $2.5 million

The financing issuance will cost $55,000. The total of all costs cannot exceed $2.5 million. The final purchase and financing plan still needs approval by Edison and the financing bank.

With the election of a new mayor and mayor pro tem, Mayor Crystal Ruiz forwarded an updated list of the council members who will be sitting on various local, regional and state committees and advisory councils. The new assignments can be found on the city website, www. ci.san-jacinto.ca.us.

The next scheduled city council meeting will be held Jan. 16 at an announced location.

financing plan for the purchase 1,810 streetlights in the city of San Jacinto from Southern California Edison and the cost of retrofitting the lamps.

The purchase of the streetlights, according to WRCOG, will save the city an estimated $1.18 million over the next 20 years and provide better lighting for streets and neighborhoods, according to City Manager Rob Johnson and city staff.

The streetlight purchase for the city is estimated at $1,625,625.

The retrofit for brighter LED lamps will cost $666,680. There will be a $114,616 contingency cost for lamp replacement and repairs.

Riddle buys Dale Chavez headstall with $150 bid at Cowboy Reunion auction Joe Naiman JNAIMAN@REEDERMEDIA.COM

Temecula saddle maker Dale Chavez donated a headstall to the Cowboy Reunion auction which sold for $150, Dec. 16.

“He’s been a good supporter of ours, and these are first class,” auctioneer Jesse Franks said.

Former National Finals Rodeo bareback rider Rusty Riddle had the winning bid for the headstall at the live auction which was part of the

Dec. 15-16 Cowboy Reunion at the Orleans Hotel in Las Vegas.

Riddle expects the headstall he purchased at the auction to be used for events where the horses are on display rather than for general riding activities.

“You’ve got to have your everyday stuff and your Sunday clothes.

Your horses are the same way,” he said.

A headstall is part of a bridle or halter which fits around a horse’s head to control a horse being ridden.

“We’ll take them and put them to use. We won’t hang them up,” Riddle said. “We have lots of horses. We’ll use them.”

Riddle, who is originally from the Texas town of Weatherford, now lives in Vernon, Texas. He began his bareback riding career in 1968 and obtained his Rodeo Cowboys Association, which is now the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, card in 1970. He qualified for the National Finals Rodeo in eight consecutive years from

Springs and the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, which administers both the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and the Rodeo Historical Society.

Chavez has become a regular donor for the auction.

“He’s just always so gracious about helping us with our fundraising,” Cowboy Reunion organizer Liz Kesler, said.

1972 through 1979, and from 1972 through 1975, he finished second in the final bareback riding world standings behind Joe Alexander.

After breaking his leg in 1979, he retired from competing at the age of 31.

The Cowboy Reunion is part of National Finals Rodeo Week and includes a live auction and a silent auction, which complement registration fees in raising money for the Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund, the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado

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A different staff member or community member will present at every Menifee Munch event.

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Murrieta announces winners of annual Holiday Home Decorating Contest Kim Harris VALLEYEDITOR@REEDERMEDIA.COM

Ten homeowners and one block featuring awe-inspiring Christmas light displays have clinched bragging rights for the next year for their skill in decorating their homes for the holidays in Murrieta’s annual Holiday Home Decorating Contest.

There were no Scrooges on the list of winners, which ranged from “Best Overall” home, “Best Block” and “Most Holiday Spirit” to a handful of honorable mentions.

Most homes keep their lights on until the first of the year, so it’s not too late to grab the family and a cup of hot chocolate and get out there to see them.

This year 26 entries were submitted to the contest, which asked the public for their help in determining the most festive homes for the holiday season. In the online voting – which took place Dec. 7 through Dec. 18 – 608 people cast votes for their favorites.

The winners of each category and the honorable mentions are received a special recognition yard sign as well as mention on the city’s website. A map of all entries is available at Murrieta City Hall and online at www.murrietaca.gov.

This year, “Best Block” was awarded to Shamrock Lane, “Best Overall Home” was awarded to 25021 Corte Vienna, “Best Use of Lights” went to 27882 Tree Ridge St., “Most Creative” was awarded to 24431 Ridgewood Road, “Most Holiday Spirit” was awarded to 36010 Corte Renata and “Most Festive” went to 25462 Alpine Court.

Homes at 33712 Shamrock Lane, 23633 Lincoln Ave., 33675 Shamrock Lane, 33600 Zinnia Lane and 33700 Shamrock Lane were all recognized for their efforts with honorable mentions.

For more information on the Holiday Home Decorating Contest, visit the city’s website or contact Parks and Recreation at (951) 304-7275.

Complete with snow and music, the home located at 25462 Alpine Court was voted as “Most Festive” in Murrieta’s annual Holiday Home Decorating contest.

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A home located 25021 Corte Vienna was voted as “Best Overall Home” by visitors in Murrieta’s annual Holiday Home Decorating contest.

“Best Use of Lights” in Murrieta’s annual Holiday Home Decorating contest was awarded to the decorators at 27882 Tree Ridge St.

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“She’s actually graduated,” Russo’s mother, Jean Russo, said. “She took the California State Testing to test out of high school so she graduated in October of this year.”

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Equitation therapy is something that is often used to help people with both physical and mental disabilities by helping them to form a bond with the horse they’re riding.

Lillyannah, who suffered from some trust issues from going blind, found the experience to be extremely

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The teen has a favorite horse she likes to ride with, an AndalusianArabian mix named Cherry.

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In spite of her sight limitations, Lillyannah Russo put much effort into horse-riding and has become quite skilled at it.

“The biggest challenge we had was finding a coach,” Jean Russo said. “But other than that, she really is a natural; she takes to riding like a fish to swimming.”

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Bike giveaway brightens holiday for Riverside County children RIVERSIDE – Few things will light up a child’s eyes at Christmastime more than a shiny new bicycle.

Thanks to Community Action Partnership and Bicycles for Children, a Corona-based nonprofit organization, 75 Riverside County youngsters will be riding a new bike in time for the holidays. The Holiday Bike Giveaway handed out the bicycles to children from each of the county’s five supervisorial districts.

“It is such a wonderful feeling to see the smiles and laughter when the kids ride the bicycles for the first time knowing they will be able to take the bikes home,” 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington said.

The first batch of bikes was handed out Dec. 19, in Perris followed by more throughout the county.

“The holidays are a special time of year for our children and families. I am pleased to join with Community Action Partnership of

Riverside County to put a smile on the faces of so many children during the holidays,” 4th District Supervisor V. Manuel Perez said.

The children were selected by a committee made up of CAP staff after being recommended by parents, community members and others.

Financial need is a key factor in the selection, CAP officials said.

CAP is part of Riverside University Health System-Public Health.

The CAP program started in 2015, and scores of bicycles have been given out over the years.

Bicycles for Children, a nonprofit based in Corona, was a key partner, and John White, peer assistance and leadership teacher at El Cerrito Middle School, is the program coordinator, Brenda Salas Freeman, executive director for CAP, said.

“The program continues to grow which shows there is a need in the community,” Salas Freeman said.

“It is worth it to see the joy the bicycles bring to the children.”

Community Action Partnership and Bicycles for Children give 75 Riverside County children new bicycles in time for Christmas.

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Online system to ease traffic collision reporting MENIFEE – The Menifee Police Department announced a new service to the community recently. A citizen’s online police traffic collision reporting system is now available to the public. Non-emergency, non-injury and minor traffic collisions and hit-and-run traffic collisions, which have no suspect driver information and no suspect vehicle information, can be reported online by going to the Menifee website at www.cityofmenifee.us. The service

is free to the public and offers a convenient means of creating a police report for minor fender bender traffic collisions that occur within Menifee.

“This new online program provides residents with a convenient, free tool to quickly report nonemergency fender benders and hit and runs. People usually need to report traffic collisions for insurance purposes, and this new online tool is simple way to get the information needed to complete the next steps

after an accident,” Menifee Police Chief Capt. Greg Fellows said. “It also gives the police department a more streamlined approach to responding to and tracking these incidents, freeing up more time to focus on resident safety.”

To submit a non-emergency incident using the online reporting system, residents can follow the link at www.cityofmenifee.us/COPRS. Upon completion of the online traffic collision report, a Menifee police

Volunteers needed for homeless pointin-time count 2018 RIVERSIDE – In just a few weeks, communities nationwide will begin conducting their annual pointin-time homeless count and survey.

Up to 500 volunteers are needed to conduct Riverside County’s survey of the homeless to determine the region’s needs for homeless services and to help guide decisions about how to use resources.

The Department of Public Social Services will partner with the Riverside County Continuum of Care to conduct the one-day survey, Jan. 23. The continuum is a network of homeless-services providers in the private and public sectors. The PIT count is mandated by the U.S. Department of Housing

and Urban Development.

Riverside County’s 2018 PIT homeless count is divided into two components – a street-based count, which will take place 5:30 to 9:30 a.m. and a service-based count, which takes place 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Last year, approximately 500 volunteers were deployed across the region to successfully count and survey the unsheltered population.

Volunteer recruitment is encouraged among neighborhood and nonprofit organizations, college students, faith-based institutions, community service clubs and social service providers. Important data will be collected on the general homeless population and subpopulations of

homeless veterans, families, youth and chronically homeless individuals.

The 2017 count identified 1,638 unsheltered and 768 sheltered homeless people totaling 2,406 in Riverside County. The count increased by 11 percent from 2016 to 2017.

Unsheltered homeless people include those living in places unfit for human habitation, such as on the street or in a park.

Organizations or individuals may register to help online at www.RiversideHomelessCounts.com. Questions may be directed to Donyielle Holley, the Riverside County pointin-time coordinator at (951) 3583844 or at RivCoPIT@RivCo.org.

officer will review the report for detail and accuracy. Once approved, a Menifee Police Department case number will be provided. In the event the Menifee police officer reviewing a traffic collision report believes further investigation is

required, those involved will be contacted by phone.

For all emergency accidents, always call 911. For more information about this program, contact the Menifee Police Department nonemergency line at (951) 210-1000.

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Reality Rally Sync Showdown head in the audience judged Sult, response so great that the its first ever Lip was Rat as a kick-off for April 7. The of Ceremonies this every year Jonat Pala Mesa Resort that orga- Mastercoordinator and sports mar- Reality Rally,” said Chairman event event was so successful promoter. founder and director making it the into town last nie Fox. Fox is and keting and management Reality Rally raced it a plethora nizers are considering Entertainment, performances event for the annual with of Jonnie Fox The high energy weekend bringing of TV’s most regular kickoff voting, but ul- vocal entertainment group Jonnie Michelle’s led to some close fundraiser benefiting chose Matt of stars from some shows including Place Breast Cancer Resource timately the audience Sherman page A-7 popular reality see RALLY, over Ashley and Afraid,” the Gallagher “Survivor,” “Naked Race.” Fans Center. participated in place. Dennis Luciani’s groups second for Amazing Fifteen and “The both reality of events to showdown featuring flocked to a variety players. favorite meet with their

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The children effort to combat post midyear to State Route over the City Council voted grows in Riverside on page A-3. manager $50,000 for city finances to his legal marijuana see page A-6 See more photos allocate the city expert in order jections five years. According won with an County. next consult handbag to combroke even this resolution for provided a designer in Business see page A-7 forecast, Menifee exto reach a city Farm Insurance efforts that can year with $29.6 million in both Julie Ngo of State Reality Rally at the recent Women Paul Bandong photo munity outreach and of 2016. generated revenues. public safety

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HS Girls’ Basketball: Murrieta Valley’s Megan Ormiston scores 1,000 career point JP Raineri SPORTS@REEDERMEDIA.COM

To the visiting Colony High School team, it was probably just another preseason basketball game, but for the Murrieta Valley Lady Nighthawks (6-4) Wednesday, Dec. 20, was going to be a very special day. Megan Ormiston, a four-year varsity basketball player, has dominated the bottom of the net since first stepping onto the courts at Murrieta Valley High School. As a freshman she got to watch and learn what it took to play high school basketball at a higher level, scoring 80 points along the way. From there it seemed she loved the challenge and went on to score over 700 points her next two seasons.

As a senior and 87 games into her high school career, Ormiston needed just 3 points against the Lady Titans to reach a milestone not many high school basketball players get to see the luxury of enjoying, 1,000 career points. With 4 minutes and 30 seconds left in the second quarter, Ormiston sank a basket and the whole gym lit up like a Christmas tree from the camera flashes as she recorded her 1,000-career point. After the basket, the game stopped momentarily as Murrieta Valley’s Head Coach Nicolas Pardue presented the senior with a special basketball signifying the occasion.

“This was a big night for Megan, who is leading our team with 19.8 points and 17.3 rebounds per game so far this season,” said Murrieta Valley Head Coach Nicolas Pardue. “She is a leader on the floor, has worked really hard to improve her game and has great things in store for her as she

Head Coach Nicolas Pardue gives Murrieta Valley senior, Megan Ormiston, a special basketball commemorating her 1,000-career point as a Lady Nighthawk Wednesday, Dec. 20.

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heads off to UCSB next season.”

The Murrieta Valley girls’ basketball team went on to notch their sixth win this season with a 59-41 victory over Colony.

Ormiston finished the game with

Megan Ormiston is committed to play basketball at the University of California at Santa Barbara in 2018 and is currently second on the alltime scoring and rebound list at Murrieta Valley.

15 points, which now gives her a grand total of 1012 total points as a Nighthawk. Senior Ashley Miller led the Lady Nighthawks in scoring with 16 points, sophomore Paris Petitt added 7 points, Jaazer Ridges scored 6, senior Jillian Jinkins had 5, sophomore Yasmine Thompkins sank two baskets and the younger Ormiston, Sydney, who is a freshman this year, scored 4 points.

Megan, who sank in 455 points as a junior, is committed to play basketball at the University of California at Santa Barbara in 2018 and is currently second on the all-time scoring and rebound list at Murrieta Valley behind 2001 graduate Rachel Woodward.

In four years with the Murrieta Valley, before heading off to play basketball at USC, Woodward scored 2,390 points, grabbed 1,549 rebounds, handed out 292 assists and recorded 397 steals.

Murrieta Valley will be home to play against Paloma Valley this week and will open up against Great Oak Tuesday, Jan. 9.

Murrieta Valley senior, Megan Ormiston, goes up for the basket that gave her 1,000 career points as a Nighthawk.

HS Football: Longtime local coach takes over at Temecula Valley, Esposito excited JP Raineri SPORTS@REEDERMEDIA.COM

Bert Esposito is a longtime Temecula resident and one of the valleys most long standing successful football coaches. Those that know Bert, know he was born to be a coach.

Esposito coached at Linfield Christian from 1995-99, then went on to turn things around for a Ramona team that had a two year drought in the win column. After that he led the Rancho Verde Mustangs for a year, was an offensive coordinator at La Sierra, and then took the reins at Paloma Valley where he had great success from 2004 to 2016 before stepping down.

Last season Esposito was an assistant at Chaparral High School, but has now officially returned to

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Former Paloma Valley High School head coach, Bert Esposito, a longtime Temecula resident, will now take the reins at Temecula Valley High School as their new head football coach.

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College football’s early signing period was such a formality going into this past year, but now that it is official, many local players took advantage. After an NCAA panel signed off on the idea earlier in 2017, the Collegiate Commissioners Association – a committee of league commissioners – gave the new signing period the green light.

The early signing period went into effect this year for high school football players, making the Class of 2018 recruits the first to have the choice of using it.

The signing period lasted 72 hours, beginning Dec. 20 and running through Dec. 22. Players had the choice of whether to sign in December or wait until the signing period that starts on the first Wednesday of February and runs until April 1.

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Men’s and women’s soccer and men’s water polo do not have an early signing period. As a general rule, NCAA DIII schools do not have to use the NLI, but most do.

Each NAIA schools use their own versions of the NLI and it is not the same as those used by NCAA schools. The NLI is also referred to as the “Letter of Intent” or “LOI”; they are the same thing.

Last week a handful of the Inland area’s top high school football players sent off their NLI’s including Murrieta Valley Nighthawk receiver Marquis Spiker, who set Inland career records for receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns all before his final game of the season. Spiker signed with the University of Washington and was 1 of 9 players from the area to sign with Pac-12 Conference schools.

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ESPOSITO from page B-1 head coaching after announcing on Facebook Wednesday, Dec. 20, that he’s the new head football coach at Temecula Valley High School.

“I am extremely excited about leading the Golden Bears. They obviously have struggled for the last 10 years, so it is going to be a process and a challenge,” Esposito said. I have taken on those challenges my whole career and so far it has worked out very well in every instance. I am now back in the town that I have lived in for the last 23 years and I feel like it’s my opportunity to try and revive the tradition.”

It’s no secret the Golden Bears program has struggled since founding coach, Bud Kane, retired in 2007 after 22 seasons. Since then the Golden Bears have made the playoffs just once when they lost in the first round to Mission Viejo under Rick Mey, who was the head coach for two years before Lenny Dykes took over for the past two seasons. Last year Temecula Valley had one of their worst records ever going 0-10 and now Esposito will be Temecula Valley’s fifth head

The early signing period that went into effect this year for high school football players lasted 72 hours, beginning Dec. 20, running through Dec. 22.

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Great Oak Athletic Director, Eric Morton, watches as Brennan Jackson says a few words while his fellow signees Jaime Navaaro and Jack Lamb await their turn to address the crowd.

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MVHS WR Marquis Spiker posted this picture on social media after signing his Letter of Intent to play football next year at the University of Washington.

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Murrieta Mesa QB Jeff Miller signs his Letter of Intent to play football Courtesy photo next year at Towson.

football coach since Kane retired.

The first thing the new TV coach says he wants to do is go in and change the culture. “I will come in and set some standards and hold the kids accountable to those standards including academics, conditioning, behavior, strength & conditioning, leadership, development, etc.”

In 26 seasons overall, Esposito has a record of 161-115-4, including a Division 10 championship in 1991 with Southern California Christian in Orange. The role for Esposito at Temecula Valley High School is comprised of being a walk on head coach and he will continue to work at Paloma Valley and says he is still happy with that. “I don’t have to say goodbye to all the outstanding coaches, teachers, staff and students that I have built solid relationships for 14 years. Now I get to add to that and bring in new relationships and help to affect so many more lives. I look at it as a huge blessing to be a part of two outstanding institutions. I am excited for the challenge.”

As for hiring a new staff, he will first be looking at the guys that were working on staff with Coach Dykes. “I feel coach Dykes did a

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very good job here and I intend to continue to keep him on staff as he is an outstanding person and coach.

The kids Love him and I can see why. I will also be looking around the community to fill many spots till I find the guys that are willing to buy into what I am about and willing to grind and put a lot of energy into what it will take to turn the program around.”

Esposito says he just so appreciative of all the support and excitement that has already been pointed in his direction. “I have had hundreds of positive reinforcements on social media and

have truly felt the energy from the people of Temecula and the belief that we will get Temecula Valley High School competitive again.

The principal and athletic director, Allen Williams and Grant Martin, have been tremendously supportive already and I can’t thank them enough for that already. All I can promise to everyone is that I am here to give it my all and I plan on doing that all the time. I love this game and helping to change lives and I have a tremendous passion for what I do. I can’t wait to see what happens.”

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HS Basketball: Local teams come together; hoop it up for Mandville family

Heritage senior Francis Dogani (0) goes up for 2 of his 28 points against Murrieta Mesa in the Patriots loss to the Rams at the Third Annual Jared Mandville Hoop Festival.

Temecula Valley’s Ethan Winter (12) gets around Jeremy Martinez (2) of Temescal Canyon during the final game of the Third Annual Jared Mandville Hoop Festival Saturday, Dec. 23. Time Stood Still Photography

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The Third Annual Jared Mandville Hoop Festival took place Saturday, Dec. 23, at Temecula Valley High School and involved local area high school basketball teams from the Sunbelt and Southwestern Leagues. The tournament shifts locations and is put on to honor former Perris boys basketball coach Jared Mandville, who died of cancer in 2015.

“We appreciate all the support we get as this gets bigger and bigger every year. All the proceeds go directly to the Mandville family and during this time of year we know it really helps lift their spirits seeing all the players out here competing and playing the game Jared loved,” says Temecula Valley Head Coach, Kyle Armstrong. “One thing Jared used to always say was ‘leave it all on the court or don’t play the game’ and that truly showed in the hearts of the players in this tournament.”

Five games in all took place dur-

ing the day, showcasing some of the top talent from the area. The Southwestern League teams took 3 of the 5 games that were played. Under new head coach, Craig Anderson, who took over this past season, Paloma Valley (9-4) beat Murrieta Valley (3-6) in the first game of the day, 62-53. Junior shooting guard, Damario Willard, went on a second half scoring spree with 20 of his 22 points coming during that stretch and his Wildcat teammate and fellow junior, Richard Zweifach, scored15 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. Alex Cartwright led Murrieta Valley with 15 points.

The next game saw Great Oak (7-3) sail past Elsinore (5-6) with a bit a heavy margin, 72-30. Tej Johnson led the Wolfpack with 13 points and pulled down eight rebounds. Christian Ross added 12 points for Great Oak and Elsinore’s Bryan Romero led the Tigers with 13 points.

Game three of the day pitted Murrieta Mesa (9-3) against Heritage (8-3) as the Rams coasted to

a 70-57 victory over the Patriots.

Shamar and Lamar Wright led the way for the Rams, combining for 45 points in the game while senior shooting guard Francis Dogani scored 28 points for Heritage.

Vista Murrieta (9-1) slipped past Perris (2-8) the fourth game of the day, 76-60. Brendon Newble scored 17 points and Kyle Greeley added 15 as Vista Murrieta routed the Panthers. Perris was led by freshman Shadi Abdelrahman who finished with 28 points and drilled eight 3-pointers in the game.

The most exciting game of the tournament was between Temescal Canyon (7-4) and Temecula Valley (3-3) as they took the crowd to their feet numerous times in an OT thriller to wrap up the day. The Titans ousted the Golden Bears 5857 in the final seconds of the game to move to 8-3 on the season. Evan Tupper scored 13 points to lead the Titans. Nate Jacobsen led Temecula Valley with 20 points.

Damario Willard’s 22 points helped lift the Paloma Valley Wildcats past Murrieta Valley in the first game of the Third Annual Jared Mandville Hoop Festival.

Vista Murrieta’s Max Allen boxes out Perris defenders during the Third Annual Jared Manville Hoop Festival..

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SPORTS AROUND THE VALLEY Temecula Valley’s Jo Marie Vanderbyl (14) had one goal in the Lady Golden Bears recent 3-0 win over King.

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HS Boys’ Basketball: Pasadena - 48 Rancho Christian - 58 HS Girls’ Basketball: Girls’ Basketball Nike Tournament of Champions Quarterfinal King (9-2) - 71 Chaparral (8-3) - 35 CHS: Villanueva 12, Thompkins 5, Fa’asu 9.

Vista Murrieta (9-2) - 80 Lakeside (5-4) - 49 VMHS: Barton 13, Cooley 10, Stoll 10, Bernardo 7, Jimerson 7, Kingsley 7, Mead 7, Willis 7, Smith 5, Lingat 4, Rich 3.

LHS: Armendariz 16, Reyes 12, Gugumardite 8, Diaz 7, Weinmann 6.

Highlights: Vista Murrieta jumped out to a 42-19 halftime lead behind a season-high 13 points from Keiara Barton and double-doubles by Imari Cooley (13 Rebounds) and Gabby Stoll (10 Rebounds). Jolene Armendariz had a game-high 16 points, including 14 in the 2nd half, to lead Lakeside.

Girls’ soccer: Nonleague Great Oak (4-2-4) - 2 Paloma Valley - 2 Goals: Diefenderfer (GO) 1, Ardent (GO) 1.

Saves: Blumenthal (GO) 5.

Temecula Valley’s Noah Sanchez chases down Temescal Canyon’s Annette Saenz photo David Robles in a recent match.

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Health

Hemet Valley Medical Center spreads holiday cheer, treats patients to caroling

Hemet Valley Medical Center staff and carolers warm up in the hospital’s lobby before spreading Christmas cheer throughout the hospital, Dec. 21.

Hemet Valley Medical Center staff and carolers sing Christmas songs on a patient floor of the hospital.

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Hemet Valley Medical Center CEO Dan McLaughlin strums a guitar with Christmas carolers at the hospital.

Hemet Valley Medical Center staff and carolers tour all floors of the hospital spreading Christmas cheer to staff and patients.

Hemet Valley Medical Center staff member Terri Barbaccio sings Christmas songs with participating colleagues and carolers throughout the hospital’s floors.

Hemet Valley Medical Center staff and carolers sing and strum guitars on various floors of the hospital.

Hemet Valley Medical Center Chaplain Donald Jentes joins Christmas carolers spreading Christmas cheer on a patient floor of the hospital.

Hemet Valley Medical Center CEO Dan McLaughlin stops to share Christmas cheer to working hospital staff.

Hemet Valley Medical Center CEO Dan McLaughlin helps lead a group of hospital staff and carolers in spreading Christmas cheer throughout the hospital’s floors.

Murrieta child dies of flu-related complications

Hemet Valley Medical Center staff and carolers spread Christmas cheer in the hospital’s intensive care unit.

Hemet Valley Medical Center staff stops to enjoy the Christmas cheer shared by carolers and staff.

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MURRIETA – A Murrieta child died of complications stemming from a flu infection – the first documented death of the 20172018 influenza season in Riverside County, health officials said.

The victim, identified only as a child under 10 years old, succumbed to the illness Thursday, according to the department of public health.

“This is a tragic reminder that the flu still kills,” county Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser said.

Kaiser said it’s still unknown if the child had an underlying condition or compromised immune system, potentially putting the youngster at greater risk.

Kaiser said good hygiene, in-

cluding frequent hand-washing, is key to staving off the flu, and it’s important to steer clear of anyone who may be infected.

The doctor urged parents and guardians to keep their children home from school if they’re infected.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, influenza season generally begins in October and can continue into May. In the last month, outbreaks of the virus have been recorded in Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts and Oklahoma, the agency said.

More information is available at www.cdc.gov/flu/about/season/ index.html.

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TEMECULA – National statistics have said that 82 percent of children will have used alcohol, or some other drug, before graduating from high school. Upward of 15 percent will go on to experience a lifetime of problems related to their use of substances.

The question for all parents facing this situation is “In which category is my teen?”

Although there are no absolutes, the best indicators to answer this question are these questions.

Is there a significant family history of alcohol or drug abuse in the natural family? The closer the history of abuse to the parents, especially the same sex parent, the greater the probability. Addiction clearly has some basis in family history and genetics.

Has the teen had any past negative consequences related to substance use with a return to the use again despite parental action and the pain of those consequences?

Examples would be school problems, negative attitude changes, legal or health problems, finding paraphernalia or relationship problems.

Although this one is not likely to be shared with a parent, does the teen express clearly the emotional benefits of their use of any psycho-

active substance, meaning do they like getting high?

If these examples are present, there is a very good chance that the adolescent may have a biochemical pre-disposition to addiction, and it is imperative that they receive assistance.

There are many options for parents facing teen addiction, but they are often paralyzed by fear and disagreements between spouses regarding the best path to take. A professional assessment can help parents depolarize and find a common strategy that will help the entire family begin healing.

With 20 years of experience in the Temecula Valley, Hill Alcohol and Drug Treatment is uniquely qualified to assess situations and make appropriate referrals. They have a list of other parents who have successfully navigated these problems and are highly motivated to share their experiences, feelings and results with others.

They have had success with specific wilderness programs, followed by local support, that have proven life-changing for many families.

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Health

Riverside University Health System ramps up fight against antibiotic resistance by educating patients, providers and public MORENO VALLEY – The consequences of society’s overreliance on antibiotics can be seen coming through the doors of Riverside University Health System Medical Center on a regular basis, and pharmacists there want to curtail the trend.

“We are seeing 3-year-old children coming in with strains of bacteria that are resistant to most antibiotics and they’ve never been hospitalized before,” Nikita Patel, a senior clinical pharmacist who specializes in infectious diseases at the 439-bed Medical Center and teaching hospital in Moreno Valley, said.

With the height of cold and flu season fast approaching, Patel is joining health experts across the globe who are cautioning patients – and their providers – about the harmful and potentially deadly

effects of taking antibiotics when they are not needed. Patel said RUHS Medical Center has ramped up its antibiotic education campaign to improve patient outcomes and reduce antibiotic resistance.

The focus includes educating patients, providers and the public about the harmful effects of using antibiotics unnecessarily and ways to use them judiciously when they are needed.

“Patient education is critical,” Patel said. “December through February is commonly the peak of the flu season in Southern California.

The common cold and flu do not need antibiotics.”

Patel said some overprescribing is due to pressure from the patients who view antibiotics as miracle drugs even though they have strict limitations. Prescription medications known as antiviral drugs can

be used to treat the flu, but they must be started early, within two days of getting sick. Patel said these medications are different from antibiotics, and they make symptoms of flu milder and shorten the time patients are sick.

Still, Patel said the best way to protect against cold and flu is to wash hands frequently, avoid those who are infected and get a flu vaccine every flu season. Those who are sick should treat their symptoms, which antibiotics are not designed to do, she said.

According to national data, at least 30 percent of antibiotic courses prescribed in the outpatient setting are unnecessary. Most of this unnecessary use is for acute respiratory conditions, such as colds, bronchitis, sore throats caused by viruses and even some sinus and ear infections. Each year in the United

As RUHS Medical Center’s antibiotic steward, Patel has two years additional concentrated residency training in infectious diseases than a typical pharmacist.

She has helped organize trainings for physicians within the hospitals and clinics, which serve almost a half million patients annually. But after four years, Patel sees a need for more public education.

“This is a global problem, and hospitals do not have all the answers,” Patel said, adding that antibiotic use is pervasive in society, including in the production of meat, milk and eggs.

“Public awareness and understanding are the most critical next steps to achieving better use of antibiotic treatments and preserving their efficacy for future generations,” Patel said.

States, at least 2 million people become infected with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics and at least 23,000 people die each year as a direct result of these infections, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The World Health Organization has declared antibiotic resistance as a worldwide threat to public health.

Common infections that used to be treated with oral antibiotics are becoming increasingly challenging to treat as these antibiotics are losing their efficacy against constantly evolving drug-resistant bacteria and superbugs that are resistant to all antibiotics. In some cases, Patel said patients come in with simple urinary tract infections that no longer respond to oral antibiotics.

In these cases, doctors are forced to move to stronger intravenous antibiotics to combat the infection.

Temecula Valley Hospital earns national award for quality TEMECULA – Highlighting its nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, Temecula Valley Hospital was named a Top General Hospital

by The Leapfrog Group, an independent hospital watchdog organization, for the first time. The Leapfrog Top Hospital award is widely acknowledged as one of the

most competitive honors American hospitals can receive.

“Receiving the Leapfrog Top Hospital honor is something that our physicians and staff should be very proud of. Only six hospitals in California received the Top General Hospital award,” Darlene Wetton, CEO of Temecula Valley Hospital, said. “Our team values

quality and patient safety as the core of the care we provide to our community. The Top Hospital designation is the gold standard for comparing hospitals on safety, quality and efficiency, empowering patients the lifesaving information they need to make informed decisions on where to receive their health care.”

Michelle’s Place Breast Cancer Resource Center hosts educational seminar on nutrition and cancer

Dr. Jerry Hizon will be the speaker at an educational seminar on nutrition and cancer at Michelle’s Place Breast Cancer Resource Center, Tuesday, Jan. 9. Courtesy photo

TEMECULA – Michelle’s Place Breast Cancer Resource Center is hosting an educational seminar, “Nutrition and Cancer: New Research and Resources” 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9, at the center in Temecula. Dr. Jerry Hizon is a family medicine and primary care

sports medicine physician in Murrieta will lead the seminar.

Good nutrition is important for cancer patients. Eating the right kinds of foods before, during and after cancer treatment can help the patient feel better and stay stronger. Nutrition therapy is used to help cancer patients keep a healthy body weight, maintain strength, keep body tissue healthy and decrease side effects both during and after treatment. Recently, the ketogenic diet has received attention for its successes in reducing tumor size. This attention will be a major focus of linking nutrition and cancer.

Hizon specializes in family practice and medical services for athletes, people who enjoy sports recreationally and those interested in complementary medicine. In the past, he has worked as a sports physician for a number of professional football events, including serving as the medical team physician for the San Diego Chargers.

As a sports physician and nutrition coach, Hizon is proud to serve his community as well as his private practice patients.

Over the past two years, he has

How about new year’s resolutions that work?

The American Counseling Association SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

New year’s resolutions might not seem like a great idea since few people manage to keep them, but making a smart resolution can accomplish a number of good things.

Making new year’s resolutions that are easy to break is a bad idea. Broken resolutions can make people feel like a failure, having fallen short of their goals. It can seem like an example of weakness and can erode self-confidence and self-esteem.

Bad resolutions are resolving to do things that are close to impossible to achieve. Things like losing 30 pounds in one month or looking like an Olympic athlete won’t be possible because someone resolves to start visiting the gym again.

While such resolutions aren’t really helpful and could be detrimental when they fail, it doesn’t mean that sensible resolutions are something to avoid. Resolutions usually mean positive changes.

Well-planned resolutions can help improve parts of someone’s life and provide a positive sense of accomplishment.

The key to successful resolutions is to set realistic goals.

Usually that means breaking big tasks in to smaller, more manageable units. Take losing weight, for example. Forget about losing a total number of pounds, and

instead the goal could be to make small changes toward a healthier diet that will naturally lead to weight loss. Instead of radical dieting plans, have a mini-goal of cutting out one high calorie food each week and replacing it with a healthier fruit or vegetable.

If getting back in shape is the goal, start slowly with things that can certainly be accomplished and build on that as time passes.

Maybe it’s just getting in a daily 15-minute walk, which is an easy goal and one that can be increased as a person’s fitness improves.

Similarly, while stopping smoking is a common resolution, trying to do it “cold turkey” is a difficult task. Instead, try an initial minigoal of cutting by 10 percent the number of cigarettes smoked each day. Or maybe the goal is to simply start the process by contacting the doctor or hospital about smoking cessation programs or stop-smoking aids.

Creating realistic resolutions with attainable mini-goals is a means for developing a plan to reach final goals. As those mini-goals are accomplished, it provides reinforcement to help motivate people to move onto the next step. And that is what makes for a smart and successful new year’s resolution.

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transitioned to a ketogenic diet and has researched the many benefits it can bring to cancer patients.

A ketogenic diet can help to increase energy, alleviate stress level and achieve an overall decrease in physiological inflammation.

Whether people are looking to lose weight, manage a chronic medical condition or simply want to overhaul their eating habits, changing their diet for the better is one of the best ways to improve their overall health.

The seminar is open to the public. To RSVP, visit www.michellesplace.org/seminar-rsvp or call (951) 699-5455. Michelle’s Place is a full-service breast cancer resource center, providing free resources to women and families impacted by breast cancer in the community. The center is located at 27645 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 117, in Temecula.

Temecula Valley Hospital was recognized nationally alongside 45 Top General Hospitals, six of them in California. Performance across many areas of hospital care is considered in establishing the qualifications for the award, including infection rates and the hospital’s capacity to prevent medication errors. The rigorous standards are defined in each year’s Top Hospital methodology.

“We are proud to recognize Temecula Valley Hospital as a 2017 Leapfrog Top Hospital.

This demonstrates extraordinary

dedication to patients and the local community. The entire staff and board deserve praise for putting quality first and achieving results,” Leah Binder, president and CEO of Leapfrog, said.

To qualify for the Top Hospitals distinction, hospitals must submit a Leapfrog Hospital Survey. The selection of Top Hospitals 2017 is based on surveys from nearly 1,900 hospitals. To see the full list of institutions honored as 2017 Top Hospitals, visit www.leapfroggroup.org/tophospitals.

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Education

Bautista Creek Elementary welcomes its new principal HEMET – Bautista Creek Elementary School welcomed its new principal at the beginning of this school year. Greg Giroux, former assistant principal for Bautista Creek, was promoted to principal after Dr. Kristi Watson became Hemet Elementary School’s principal.

Giroux has been in education over 14 years. He was a volleyball coach for a summer camp, until he found his love of teaching. Giroux quit his job as a sales representative and went back to school to get his credentials at California State University San Bernardino, he said.

Giroux said he will always have an attachment to the classroom, but he is happy that his new posi-

Greg Giroux has been named as principal for Bautista Creek Elementary School.

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tion allows him to positively affect even more students. This year, he is working on building upon his existing relationships with staff and working collaboratively as a team to better support students.

He is excited to use their time together to discuss student results and programs currently in place and to gain a better understanding of what students at Bautista Creek need.

Giroux said he is excited with the energy and enthusiasm of his team. He considers himself a good listener and wants to be as transparent as possible with his staff. He encourages them to ask questions and work together so they can think of new ways to get students excited to learn. He said he knows

that being a new principal can be a challenge and encourages his staff to embrace the change as they discuss and implement change on behalf of their students.

Giroux said his focus for student success does not end when he leaves work, but he applies his focus of learning in raising his two daughters. Over the summer, he and his wife took their two daughters on a college tour to Yale and Harvard to excite their children about the possibility of furthering their education. He said his education has made the life that he leads possible, and he wants the same opportunities for not only his children, but for his students as well.

Murrieta Chamber of Commerce announces November Students of the Month MURRIETA – The Murrieta Chamber of Commerce held its monthly Student of the Month award ceremony, Nov. 30, and honored six high school seniors, including Hannah Hebdon of Springs Charter School, Stephanie Seibuhr of Oak Grove Center, Monique Barrera of Murrieta Canyon Academy, Arabella Reece of Murrieta Valley High School, Allyson Bean of Vista Murrieta High School and Jonah Sanchez of Murrieta Mesa High School.

Murrieta Valley High School senior Arabella Reece is an excellent student who is passionate about learning and living life to the fullest. As an International Baccalaureate diploma student, Reece takes academically rigorous courses, and she is ranked fifth in her class of 596 students. Reece is also a varsity distance runner, and she has verbally committed to attend Pitzer College in the Claremont Consortium and run on their cross country and distance track teams while pursuing a degree in media studies. Reece sings and plays guitar in a band, and she wants to pursue a career in the entertainment business. Reece also runs a charity called “For the Record” where the money raised goes to help underfunded music programs.

Murrieta Canyon Academy senior Monique Barrera transferred to MCA in her sophomore year.

She was behind in credits, and MCA has helped her do better.

The Murrieta Chamber of Commerce recognizes six high school seniors as November Students of the Month, Nov. 30, including Hannah Hebdon of Springs Charter School, Stephanie Seibuhr of Oak Grove Center, Monique Barrera of Murrieta Canyon Academy, Arabella Reece of Murrieta Valley High School, Allyson Bean of Vista Murrieta High School and Jonah Sanchez of Murrieta Mesa High School High School. Also in attendance are Dan Stake of Alta Pacific Bank, Sandy Word of Which Wich, CEO Andy Morris of the Murrieta Chamber of Commerce, Derric Gonzalez of Altura Credit Union and Mary Walters, the Murrieta Valley Unified School District executive director of Secondary Education and master of ceremonies of the event.

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Barrera said overcoming the death of her older sister has made her stronger as a person. Although she struggled in school and made mistakes, she said mistakes are part of the learning process and now she stands strong and doesn’t give in to peer pressure. Barrera plans

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HEMET – The Hemet Unified School District’s Governing Board of Education recently attended a workshop facilitated by Kent Bechler, Ph.D., the lead partner for executive leadership development of Leadership Associates, because the district thinks that students shouldn’t be the only ones learning.

The workshop focused on the district’s vision and goals and how to set the district up for success.

Throughout the workshop, the trustees learned about the two requirements for a successful district and how to ensure their employees feel valued. They talked about their overall leadership personality and how they can work together to ensure students are succeeding.

They delved into what makes a great district and what they can do to continuously improve the district as a whole to become a smarter and healthier organization.

“The district is fortunate to have the leadership of this board. They are cohesive and share a common mind that focus on student success,” Bechler said.

The board will use this conversation to provide input to staff as they create the district’s vision and goals. Throughout the school year,

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uncomfortable situations. Bean has played varsity golf for four years, and she was chosen All-League three times and is a three-time CIF qualifier. Bean has received a division one golf scholarship to the University of Denver. She plans to major in math with a concentration in finance, and she wants to be a high school or college math teacher.

Murrieta Mesa High School senior Jonah Sanchez is an outstanding student who is completing Murrieta Mesa’s Health Careers Pathway. He has been a four-year member of the school’s NJROTC program, and this year, he is a senior commander who leads and mentors 75 cadets. In addition to balancing his academic schedule with his responsibilities as a senior leader in NJROTC, Sanchez is a nationally ranked mountain biker, and he holds the 2015 State Championship title and the 2016 SoCal Series Championship in mountain biking. Sanchez said he has learned that dedication, commitment and perseverance are the keys to reaching success. Sanchez plans to attend Milligan College in Tennessee, attend emergency medical technician and nursing schools and become a firefighter.

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to attend Mt. San Jacinto College and transfer to a four-year college.

Oak Grove Center senior Stephanie Seibuhr is part of the leadership group at her school. She has learned to prioritize her time, and she works two jobs on campus as a teacher assistant. Seibuhr has learned to step out of her comfort zone, make connections and use a growth mindset. She uses healthy

coping skills, and she has learned to bounce back from adversity. She enjoys painting and photography. Seibuhr wants to attend Victor Valley Community College, and she would like to work with a suicide prevention service to help people who feel helpless and alone.

Springs Charter School senior Hannah Hebdon is in the Keys independent study college prep program. Hebdon’s mother has had health issues for a couple of years, and the program allowed Hebdon to pursue her education at home while helping care for her younger siblings. Hebdon is an independent worker who is disciplined, and she has learned that patience is the key to hard work and success. Hebdon is known for being humble, for having a broad perspective on life and for being a good listener. She is a member of National Honor Society, and she takes dual enrollment classes. Hebdon plans to attend Mt. San Jacinto College and transfer to a four-year college. Her goal is to become an obstetrician and gynecologist.

Vista Murrieta High School senior Alyson Bean is a four-time scholar athlete who maintains a 4.4 GPA while taking 14 dual enrollment and advanced placement courses. Bean is president of Vista’s Bronco Bleacher Creatures, the school’s spirit club which makes the school a better place by holding recognition events and sports rallies. Bean also started “Find a Friend Friday,” and she said her role in Bronco Bleacher Creatures has taught her to get comfortable in

The Hemet Unified School District Governing Board of Education members attend a workshop focusing on the district’s vision and goals.

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Superintendent Christi Barrett has asked all employees to participate in a “See, Hear, Feel” activity.

Every staff member within the organization is being asked what they always see, hear and feel in a good school district and what they see, hear and feel in a bad school district. This input will be collected and used to create the district’s vision and goals. During the board’s “See, Feel, Hear” activity, they stressed the importance of providing a safe learning environment, a place where students are challenged academically and an organization that is student centered.

“This workshop provided the opportunity for our governing board to gain a better insight into the leadership work the cabinet team has been engaged with. It is important that we are able to align our leadership philosophy with the governing board and provide them the opportunity to contribute to the development of the shared vision of the District,” Barrett said.

The board walked away from the four-hour workshop with a more concrete idea of employee expectations and responsibilities as well as the board’s role and participation.

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Guerrero Padilla is the son of Araceli Ruelas of Riverside and

brother of Refugio Guerrero of Tacoma, Washington; Galdina Guerrero of San Diego and Lizzette Wright of Temecula. He is a 2017 graduate of Rubidoux High School in Riverside.

The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military dis-

cipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills.

Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits toward an associate degree in applied science through the Community College of the Air Force.

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Business

National Charity League’s Temecula Valley Chapter holds annual tea and fashion show TEMECULA – The National Charity League’s Temecula Valley Chapter celebrated their annual chapter tea at Galway Downs in Temecula, Dec. 3. National Charity League is a nonprofit national organization of mother and daughter members in chapters across the United States.

The tea is one of the league’s time-honored traditions that afford mothers the opportunity to impart to their daughters the importance of taking time out of their fast-paced lives to enjoy a leisurely afternoon with friends. Ticktockers or daughters learn hostess skills, as well as how to be a proper and appreciative

Members of the National Charity League’s Temecula Valley Chapter pose for a photo during their annual tea and fashion show, Dec. 3.

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guest. Ticktockers also take on mentorship position by learning tea etiquette and passing the information to their respective classes.

Both Patronesses or mothers and Ticktockers enjoyed the traditional wearing of hats and vied for prizes in a hat contest.

The highlight of the event came when the class of 2019 Ticktockers showcased their individuality in a fashion show. The girls modeled outfits from their personal style, extra-curricular activities and with a variety of “decade styles” from the 1920s-1990s. Not only did the Ticktockers overcome nerves by walking the runway stage in front

of over 200 members and guests, they learned poise, confidence and self-care during their short modeling program which included fabulous guest speakers.

The National Charity League tea tradition is truly a unique experience for both mothers and daughters that will carry on for years.

National Charity League’s Temecula Valley Chapter is currently holding their annual membership drive. Mothers and current sixth grade daughters are welcome to join the 2018-2019 year by inquiring on their website, www.temeculavalley.nationalcharityleague.org, about finding a sponsorship.

Kiwanis Club of Temecula Valley distributes 200 stuffed animals to local charities

The Kiwanis Club of Temecula Valley poses for a photo with the 200 stuffed animals they donated to local charities.

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TEMECULA – The Kiwanis Club of Temecula Valley was proud to distribute 200 stuffed animals to four local charitable organizations Thursday morning, Dec. 14,

at Wellness and More, which is located at 25377 Madison Avenue in Murrieta.

According to Kiwanis president Tom Teagle, Greg Kind, the im-

mediate past president, was made aware that the PetSmart store on Temecula Parkway in Temecula had several hundred stuffed animals available to any organization who could distribute them to charitable organizations within the community.

“Greg found out about these stuffed animals from the Murrieta Mesa High School teacher, Mr. Halikas, who is their Key Club adviser,” Teagle said. “Greg subsequently contacted the PetSmart store manager, Brian Mensing, and let him know that our Kiwanis Club has contacts with several local charities that would like to give these stuffed animals to those in need during the upcoming holiday season.

“Mr. Mensing was kind enough to donate 200 of them to us for distribution through our contacts, and we are truly grateful for this generous, timely donation,” Teagle said.

Another Kiwanis member Bran-

dy Baez Colon is the site manager at the Boys and Girls Club of Southwest County. She coordinated with three other organizations – the Rose Again Foundation, the Community Outreach Ministry and the Grandfathers Motorcycle Club – to be recipients along with the Boys and Girls Club to help distribute the stuffed animals to families they serve.

The Kiwanis Club thanks those involved at their monthly meeting.

“We want to thank Jennifer Hernandez, owner of Wellness and More, for hosting our presentation of the stuffed animals to these great organizations at her place of business today,” Teagle said and introduced representatives from these organizations to the others in attendance, including Mona Davies, co-founder of the Community Outreach Ministry; Rhonda Franks,

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Officer positions announced at Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District board of directors meeting LAKE ELSINORE – Director Harvey Ryan was appointed to a second year as president at Thursday’s Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District board meeting after a 4-1 decision by the board. Ryan, whose leadership has focused on finding innovative and costeffective solutions to securing water supplies, will lead the board as president for a fourth time in his 14 years of service.

“It is an honor to represent the community as the EVMWD board president,” Ryan said. “Together, with the board of directors, we will continue to fulfill our commitment to ensuring reliable water supplies for the future and providing excellent service to residents and businesses.”

Ryan, a longtime resident of Lake Elsinore and a local business owner, was first elected to the board in 2005. As a director of Division 2, he represents portions of Lake Elsinore, Meadowbrook and the Sedco area. Ryan serves on several EVMWD committees, including the Finance and Administration Committee, Engineering and Operations and the

Legislative, Conservation and Community Outreach Committee.

He also represents the district on the Federal Affairs Committee of the Association of California Water Agencies and is the vice chairman for ACWA Region 9, which includes Riverside, San Bernardino and Imperial counties.

Other board officer positions announced at the meeting include Andy Morris, Division 5, as vice president and Phil Williams, Division 4, as treasurer. Rounding out the board of directors are Nancy Horton, representing Division 1, and George Cambero, representing Division 3. Board officers serve a one-year term. The EVMWD board of directors meets regularly 4 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursday each month at the EVMWD Headquarters, located at 31315 Chaney Street in Lake Elsinore.

EVMWD provides service to more than 144,000 water and wastewater customers in a 97 square mile area in Western Riverside County. The district is a subagency of the Western Municipal Water District and a member

agency of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.

Visit the EVMWD at www.evmwd.com for additional information.

CEO of Rose Again Foundation and Sam Smith, founder of the Grandfathers Motorcycle Club.

“We are so grateful that the Kiwanis Club of Temecula Valley was selected to distribute these stuffed animals,” Teagle said. “This is just one of the numerous ways that our club serves our community, and we are always happy to partner with other community service organizations to better serve those in need.”

Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time. The Kiwanis Club of Temecula Valley is focused on serving the needs of their community with emphasis on children.

For information about the Kiwanis Club of Temecula Valley, visit their website at www.kiwanistv.org or call Lynn Effinger at (951) 514-5699.

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Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce appoints new executive director

Tony LoPiccolo has been appointed the new executive director of the Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce.

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MENIFEE – The Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce announced their new executive director, Tony LoPiccolo, took the helm at the chamber, Dec. 1.

LoPiccolo has experience running a chamber of commerce, as he served on the Lake Elsinore Valley Chamber of Commerce for more than 10 years as a director and as

an executive board member. He also served as a director for Cops for Kids, The Boys and Girls Club of Southwest County, Southwest California Legislative Council and Rotary Club of Lake Elsinore.

He served as a Boy Scout leader for Troop 220 and served on the Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizens Award committee.

LoPiccolo has worked in the finance industry since the early 1990s. He worked for a consumer finance company for seven years, and he worked for a large bank in the Temecula Valley for 12 years as a branch manager.

LoPiccolo has been married to his wife Leslie for 30 years, and they enjoy hiking, kayaking, reading, relaxing and traveling together.

They have two adult daughters, Pamela and Meredith, two sonsin-law, Neil and Brett, a grandson, Devin, and a Jack Russell terrier named Bashert. They have been homeowners in the Inland Empire for 29 years, currently living in Menifee. LoPiccolo is also certified under the city’s community emergency response team.

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Lake Elsinore’s ‘Santa Dash’ gets participants get in the holiday spirit with fitness fun

Joey Kearney, the recreation lead for Lake Elsinore’s Community Services Department, counts down to the moment a crowd of festively dressed people can begin running or walking for the Santa Dash 5K Run/Walk at Diamond Stadium in Lake Elsinore on Saturday, Dec. 23.

Family members Natalie Carrillo, Aiden Carrillo, Ava Kraus, Chase Klein, Rachel Carrillo, Abigail Klein, Laynie Martinez, Miriam Kraus, Jessica Martinez, Sarah Santos, Gabriel Santos, Kelcey Martinez, Ethan Martinez and Ian Kraus were dressed up for the occasioning, dawning elf, reindeer and Santa Claus costumes.

Dozens of people came out to participate in the Santa Dash 5K Run/Walk at Diamond Stadium in Lake Elsinore on Dec. 23, including Mayor Bob Magee.

Dozens of people dressed up festively and participated in the Santa Dash 5K Run/Walk at Diamond Stadium in Lake Elsinore.

Participants both young and old got involved with the Santa Dash event in Lake Elsinore.

Many people were clad in holidaythemed clothing and outfits for the Santa Dash event.

Many people dressed as Santa Claus on Saturday, Dec. 23, for the Santa Dash. The event took place at Diamond Stadium and was put on by Lake Elsinore’s Community Services Department.

Brad Kennedy and wife Lizzie Kennedy brought their extended family as well as their dogs to participate in the Santa Dash 5K Run/Walk in Lake Elsinore Saturday morning.

Some people bolted when given the signal while others ambled down the 5K path and took in the scenery.

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Dozens of people got to preemptively combat calories from upcoming Christmas meals and look festive as they did so for the Santa Dash 5K Walk/Run outside Diamond Stadium in Lake Elsinore Saturday, Dec. 23.

The event, put on by Lake Elsinore’s Community Services Department, invited people to dress up as their favorite holiday character or tradition. The people met that invitation head-on. The parking lot was filled with reindeers, elves and Santa Clauses, many of whom were taking selfies.

Joey Kearney, the recreation lead for Lake Elsinore’s Community Services Department, said

that participants would either walk or run a 5K in the field adjacent to the baseball stadium.

He said the purpose of the event was to get people to up and moving, but an added benefit was that it allowed people to celebrate what they loved about the holidays as well.

“Everyone’s out here looking festive and in the holiday spirit,” Kearney said.

Mason Dowell and Miguel Lopez, two seniors at Temescal Canyon High School, took first and second place respectively in the 5K. Both seniors participate in Track and Field and Cross Country at their school. They said that they anticipated they were going to do well.

“We love running, so this seemed like a fun way to celebrate

It wasn’t just adults and children who got to participate in the fun. Numerous people brought their canine companions with them to get some exercise as well.

Christmas and do what we love,” Dowell said.

Though temperatures around 8:30 a.m. were fairly chilly, it wasn’t a deterrent for the teens.

“I like how the temperature was,” Lopez said. “It was great running weather.”

As dozens of people finished the 5K they were treated to cups of cold water as well as the cheers of their friends and family members.

At least one guest found the event to be lackluster.

“It felt a little underprepared,”

A group of runners celebrate their completion of the Santa Dash Saturday.

said participant Jared McBride, “It just kind of felt like they came last minute, and threw up a table.”

McBride said he would have liked to see such things as a race clock, vendors and maybe a place to get warm beverages such as hot chocolate.

“I could see if this was grandma and grandpa putting it on last minute and they said, ‘hey everyone, we’re going to run it and get some friends together,’ but this is a city event,” he said.

For some guests, the event wasn’t

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so much about competing as much as it was about spending time outdoors and enjoying the scenery.

Such was the case for Dilayla Ebel, a member of the Lake Elsinore Storm booster club who is active at the stadium.

Ebel said since she is active at the stadium she tries to make many of the events, but the reason she found the Santa Dash alluring was simple.

“I just like to be out,” she said.

“This is a beautiful place to walk. I mean, look at all the cool people.”

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Pets of the Week Animal Friends of the Valleys

Hi, my name is Ghosty. I am a 5-year-old Alaskan Malamute and big, cuddly polar bear.

I love my belly rubs and am great with farm animals. I love laying out in the sunshine and am ready to go home for the holidays!

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Hi, my name is Lucy. I am a 8-year-old domestic short hair cat and such a sweet and loving girl. My former owner died and now I need a new home. I love to lay on your chest or lap and will cuddle with you all day. Don’t let my age fool you, I am spunky and have plenty to say. I can’t wait to find my “fur” ever home.

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My name is Shayna. I am a 1-year-old Labrador, Shepherd mix and a very sweet girl.

I am good with other dogs and while I am a bit shy at first, I always make friends wherever I go. I am up-to-date on my shots and am looking for a loving home. I am all ready to go home with you!

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My name is Savannah. I am a beautiful, 2-year-old domestic short hair mix and such a gorgeous girl! I am spayed, up-to-date on my shots, good with other kitties and litterbox trained. Is there room in your heart for me?

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For more information on Shayna, Savannah and other great pets for adoption, contact the Ramona Humane Society at (951) 654-8802 or visit www.ramonahumanesociety.org.

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Entertainment

First events for new Pechanga Summit announced

Grasshopper Passion, a Chinese operatic group, will perform at Pechanga Resort & Casino, Jan. 20, inside the all-new Pechanga Summit.

Jessica Newton SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Pechanga Resort & Casino readies its gleaming new 68,000 square feet of new event space for the public with three major shows in January 2018. Named the Pechanga Summit, guests can be one of the first to experience the new event center by reserving tickets to Grasshopper Passion, a Chinese operatic group, Bellator 193 or Adam Sandler.

Tickets for all three events are currently on sale from $39-$228

and may be purchased online at Pechanga.com, by calling (877) 711-2946 or in person at the Pechanga box office.

Grasshopper Passion will perform 8 p.m., Jan. 20; Bellator MMA presents Larkin vs. Gonzalez 5 p.m., Jan. 26 and Adam Sandler will perform live 7 p.m., Jan. 28.

Pechanga Summit was added to Pechanga Resort & Casino as a part of the property’s $285 million resort expansion. The Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians broke ground on the two-year project in December 2015 that will conclude

in December 2017. Entertainers, concerts, live sporting events, trade shows, weddings or any large group will now have a 40,000-square-foot area to book. In total, Pechanga now offers 274,500 square feet of indoor and outdoor contemporary meeting and event space, which will significantly enhance the amenities, space and visibility of Pechanga’s event offerings.

An indoor pre-function area wraps around Pechanga Summit on three sides for pre-event socializing and features three phone charging bars and three cultural installations,

Adam Sandler will perform live at Pechanga Resort & Casino, Jan. 28, Courtesy photos inside the all-new Pechanga Summit.

a green room is exclusively reserved for speakers and VIP guests and groups, retractable chandeliers and a ceiling catwalk for lighting, sound and event rigging.

In these last two years, Pechanga more than doubled the size of its resort amenities and added more than 3,500 jobs to the region. The project added a new, AAA Four Diamond, 568-room and suite

hotel wing; a stand-alone luxury two-story spa and salon with 17 treatment rooms, a fitness center and hydrotherapy pool terrace; a 4.5-acre, resort-style pool complex with eight pool areas; two new restaurants and an additional 67,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor event space.

Spin over to ‘Biking Temecula’ at the Ronald H. Roberts Temecula Public Library, Jan. 25 TEMECULA – The community is invited to join cycling enthusiasts Matt Peters and Zak Schwank, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 25, at the Ronald H. Roberts Tem-

ecula Public Library for “Biking Temecula.”

With over 97 miles of bike lanes, Temecula strives to be a bicyclefriendly community. “Biking Tem-

ecula” will include talks on both the Bike Lane and Trail Program and the Temecula Bike Train.

Both city programs aim to encourage cycling and make it ac-

cessible by connecting homes, businesses, shopping centers, parks and schools.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Temecula Libraries, this program

is open to adults 18 years and older. Space is limited, and carpooling is encouraged. For additional information, call (951) 693-8900.

a surprisingly dangerous squirrel, and more snakes. I’m a big-time ophidiophobe, so during the snake scenes I was glad that this movie’s special effects were all unconvincing CGI. For the non-snake scenes, I wasn’t so glad. There’s also a villain played by Bobby Cannavale, who’s so bland that when Cannavale’s name appeared in the end credits, I wondered where he had been in the movie. Process of elimination should have told me he was the villain, but I thought he was incapable of being that boring.

The emphasis is actually much more on humor than action, and the movie really hopes you like adult stars acting like teenagers whose personalities don’t match their bodies. Johnson is insecure, Hart acts tough even though he doesn’t have the body to back it up, Gillan doesn’t know how to flirt, Black is a female in a male’s body, those kinds of gags. Black is especially painful because he doesn’t sound like a teenage girl, he sounds like what a hack male writer from 2015 thinks a teenage girl sounds like.

Also, the movie doesn’t seem to know whether it wants a PG or PG-13 rating (it’s PG-13), so the humor is mostly tame save for a few lowbrow jokes that are supposed to be edgy. It’s the worst of both worlds.

“Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” isn’t an offensively bad movie, just an annoying one. It’s pretty easy to tell what beats the story is going to hit, and we wait as the movie slogs through each one. Plus the whole “three lives” bit essentially means that the climax won’t come until each character has lost two. Things are kept lively, but it’s not an interesting liveliness. After two hours, I was more than ready to say goodbye to the jungle.

Grade C“Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” is rated PG-13 for adventure action, suggestive content and some language. Its running time is 119 minutes.

Contact Bob Garver at rrg251@ nyu.edu.

‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’

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Bob Garver SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

“Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” bears very little resemblance to its 1995 predecessor. That film was about a jungle-themed board game that invaded our world. This movie is about a jungle-themed

video game that sucks players into its world. It’s probably better that this film goes in a different direction. All the inevitable jokes about the displaced animals invading suburbia and becoming internet sensations would get old real quick.

After a teenager in the 90s is whisked into the game Alan Parrish-style, we flash forward to present day and meet our new cast of teenagers. Bethany (Madison Iseman) spends all her time on her phone and gets detention for Facetiming during a quiz. Martha (Morgan Turner) is a loner who gets detention for refusing to participate in team sports in gym.

Spencer (Alex Wolff) is a nerd who gets detention for writing a term paper for his jock acquaintance Fridge (Ser’Darius Blain), who, you guessed it, also gets detention.

The youth are forced to do chores together, so naturally the first thing they do is start playing the “Jumanji” video game. They haphazardly choose their characters and then get magically transported into the game, where adventure awaits.

The scrawny Spencer suddenly finds himself in the body of the brawny Smolder Bravestone (Dwayne Johnson). The enormous Fridge is now stunted sidekick Mouse (Kevin Hart). Unflashy Martha is now the flash-tastic Ruby Roundhouse (Karen Gillan, the only adult actor who seems like they communicated with their teenage counterpart about their character’s mannerisms). And the female Bethany is now the very male Shelly Oberon (Jack Black).

Eventually they meet up with missing-teenager-turned-game-mainstay Seaplane McDonough (Nick Jonas). If the group ever wants to get back to the real world, they have to finish the game without getting killed. That is, if they don’t kill each other first, because they’re still teenagers and they have drama.

Seriously, two of them do kill each other, but they all have three lives, so the murders don’t take.

The action is what you’d expect from a jungle adventure movie.

The group has to contend with hippos, elephants, a cobra, jaguars,

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Reading International unveils plans for a re-imagined Reading Cinemas at Cal Oaks Plaza CULVER CITY – Reading International announced that its Reading Cinemas at Cal Oaks Plaza in Murrieta is in the final stages of a complete transformation. The re-imagined theater will be officially unveiled at a grand opening event in February 2018. The multimillion dollar makeover on the seventeen-screen complex will feature luxury recliner seating throughout, including in the two Titan Luxe premium auditoriums with immersive Dolby Atmos sound.

All of the interior spaces have been refreshed to enhance the

movie-going experience with a bright elegant lobby, bar and lounge, updated food and drink services and a reception desk replacing the box office outside. Spotlight, the company’s first in-theater, seat-side waiter service in the U.S., will offer a new craft food and drink menu in six of the auditoriums. Nine of the auditoriums, including both Titan Luxe and a limited food and drink menu, will be open to the community during construction beginning Friday, Dec. 22.

Reading Cinemas at Cal Oaks Plaza will offer exceptional com-

fort in each auditorium, allowing movie lovers to stretch out and truly focus on the film. Each plush, recliner seat features a sufficiently sized tray table, allowing everyone to indulge in the new menu with style and ease. Guests may conveniently reserve seats in advance online at www.CalOaks.ReadingCinemasUS.com, or download the new Reading Cinemas U.S. app on the Apple Store or Google Play.

Moviegoers will discover a cinematic experience featuring pristine presentation of Hollywood’s blockbusters with Titan

Tralain to perform in Music at the Center in January HEMET – Tralain will perform at the Diamond Valley Arts Center for Music at the Center 6: 30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6.

Tralain is a singer and songwriter and performs her original music and quality covers live in the Temecula and Murrieta area.

Available for solo gigs, duo gigs or performing with the Tralain band, her sound is soulful and intense. She has been rocking the Southern California music circuit for over 10 years. Also an experienced studio singer, Tralain has worked with various well-known acts and producers such as Carl Stevenson from Forest for The Trees and James Valentine. Her music is available to listen to on Myspace.com, and she is currently recording a new album with her duo group “Dose.” Find Tralain on Facebook “Tralain Roslyn” to keep up with the latest shows and new releases.

Admission is $15 for members and $20 for general admission.

Student tickets are $5 for online presale and $10 at the door. Tickets are available online at www. thedvac.org or by stopping by the art center. As always, DVAC members receive $5 off online orders with coupon code. More information about Tralain can be found at www.tralainnation.com.

Music at the Center is a fundraiser for the DVAC and its programs.

Tralain will perform at the Diamond Valley Arts Center as part of the Courtesy photo Music at the Center series, Saturday, Jan. 6.

Temecula’s First Friday art exhibitions showcase talented artists at The Merc and Civic Center TEMECULA – The community is invited to start 2018 off with art, culture and entertainment by attending Temecula’s First Friday of the new year with the debut of a whole new Art Off The Walls experience in Temecula’s conference center at the Civic Center, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5.

The Gallery at The Merc, 42051 Main Street, will host artist receptions.

Begin the free monthly art crawl at The Gallery at The Merc, 6 to 7 p.m., for an artist reception.

Meet the artistic duo Walter and Daniel Santos. Walter Santos, an accomplished photographer, will be exhibiting his captivating landscape portraits. Daniel Santos, a noted still-life painter, paints from a chiaroscuro viewpoint using strongly contrasting effects of light and shadow. Refreshments will be served, and music will be provided by Mike Sut in The Merc.

The new Art off the Walls venue, Temecula’s Conference Center at the Civic Center, 41000 Main Street, will host local artists exhibiting in all mediums.

Luxe. Each of the two Titan Luxe premium auditoriums will offer the ultimate comfort of luxury recliner seating and feature wall-to-wall movie screens accompanied by Dolby Atmos sound.

“Dolby Atmos is a powerful object-based audio system moving around 360 degrees with pinpoint accuracy to completely immerse movie lovers into the action and heighten the impact of the story,” John Sittig, Reading International’s director of projection and sound, said. “Dolby Atmos will simply create an unforgettable cinema experience.”

The February 2018 debut will include a freshly prepared food menu designed by Santos Loo, former Food Network food stylist and chef. Different menus throughout the day can be enjoyed before, during or after the film. An assorted selection of local and international wines, craft beers and cocktails curated

by Ken Gillich, senior food and beverage director for Reading Cinemas, will complement Loo’s menu. Handmade sweet treats will be offered as well, perfectly paired with gourmet coffee and tea from Intelligentsia, one of the finest coffee roasters in the U.S. Also in February 2018, for the first time in the U.S., Reading International will launch Spotlight, an in-theater, seat-side waiter service in six auditoriums, each comprised of 35 luxury recliner seats. Spotlight guests are encouraged to arrive 20-30 minutes prior the movie and will be escorted to their seats by a Spotlight waiter who will take their order and deliver the food and drinks just before the film begins. Each Spotlight auditorium, providing an intimate state-ofthe-art cinematic experience, is the perfect venue for exclusive group bookings for employee outings, book clubs, church groups, client appreciation, area sports teams, extended families and friends’ night out. Group reservations can be made at the theater or online.

The newly renovated Reading Cinemas will serve as a venue for the community to experience a range of programs specially tailored for film lovers. “The Greatest Films of All Time,” hosted by John Sittig, a noted film historian, 50-year industry veteran and local area resident, is a classic film series based on a survey of 1,500 film scholars, critics and industry leaders naming the 100 greatest

films of all time. Throughout the year, a variety of genres and titles will include: “The Sound Of Music” – family, “Shane” – western, “Singin’ in the Rain” – musical, “The Deer Hunter” – wartime, “Double Indemity” – film noir and “Raiders of the Lost Ark” – blockbuster. Each movie presentation will be introduced with Sittig’s insider perspective on the film. For the younger crowd, a Generation Z movie series will be programmed strictly through social media.

In addition to the well-appointed auditoriums providing elegance for moviegoers, with customizable lighting and sound options and a range of digital formats, all auditoriums are ideal for private events including impactful corporate presentations, film festivals or intimate screenings.

Private rentals may be arranged online or directly with dedicated events managers of Reading Cinemas.

As construction proceeds, Reading Cinemas opened nine auditoriums, including the two Titan Luxe auditoriums, Dec. 22, all offering the new luxury recliner seating. Traditional concession will be available during construction. Every day before the official unveiling of the full concept in February 2018, Reading Cinemas will give each ticketholder a free popcorn of any size.

“We’re excited to welcome our guests into our newly renovated auditoriums, even though our full cinema transformation is not complete,” Terri Moore, Reading International’s vice president of operations, said. “During this transitional period, my message to our guests is ‘Pardon our dust. The popcorn’s on us!’”

To celebrate the February 2018 debut of the re-imagined Reading Cinemas, movie enthusiasts are encouraged to get social for a chance to win free movies for a year by posting a photo showcasing their love of cinema at ReadingCalOaks on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and include the hashtag #ReadingCalOaksMoviesAllYear. The contest runs through March 31. The photo with the most likes on a single post will win.

Reading Cinemas at Cal Oaks Plaza is located at 41090 California Oaks Road in Murrieta. For more information, visit www.

CalOaks.ReadingCinemasUS. com or follow on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter at @ ReadingCalOaks.

Enjoy delicious refreshments, a live musical performance by Bob Bozonelos and a captivating outdoor hula-hoop performance by Hillia Hula Hoop Extraordinaire, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The city of Temecula Community Services Department supports Art Off The Walls, which allows the public to meet artists, purchase original artwork, enjoy refreshments and listen to live music at two locations in Old Town Temecula.

The Truax Group, Bernard Truax II, Bernard Truax III and Ross Jackson, has hosted Art Off The Walls in the Truax Building for the past three years, helping to elevate and to celebrate talented artists in the community and the city will continue that tradition at the new location in the Civic Center.

For more information on arts, culture and entertainment in Temecula, contact the Temecula Community Services Department at (951) 694-6480. Artisans interested in exhibiting at First Friday events may contact the ACE team at (951) 694-6417.

Pala to host Paint and Sip, Jan. 6, in underground wine cave PALA – Pala Casino Spa & Resort will host a Paint and Sip art event, 1 to 3:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 6, in the underground wine cave.

Tickets, $40 per person, are available at the Pala box office, by calling (877) 946-7252 or by visiting www.startickets.com. To charge by phone, call (800) 5853737.

The ticket price includes all art materials including paint, brushes and a canvas so participants can duplicate the featured painting, “Make a Wish.” Art instruction

will be provided by the Paint and Sip Temecula Studio in Temecula.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS CHILDREN AND TEENS: ONGOING – Explore Science every Friday night from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Pennypickle’s Workshop. $5 per person. 42081 Main St. in Temecula. Information: www. pennypickles.org.

Dec. 31 – 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

New Years Eve at Noon ages 2 and over. $8 per person. Celebrate the New Year Pennypickle-style... at noon instead of midnight! You won’t want to miss the Professor’s very special party for those too young to stay up late. Reserve your spots now - this event always sells out. Call (951) 308-6376 to pre-register.

ENTERTAINMENT: Dec. 31 – 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Rocky Horror New Year’s Eve at the Historic Hemet Theatre, 216 E Florida Ave $15 general admission includes bag of props and midnight toast.

Come join the HHT shadow cast for the zaniest New Year’s in town. Beer/wine available. Rated R: under 17 not admitted without parent or adult guardian. Information: (951) 658-5950.

Jan. 4 – 8-10 p.m. Garth Brooks tribute at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula. Information and tickets: https://temeculaca.gov/ temeculatheater.

Jan. 5 – 8-10 p.m. The Dustbowl Revival at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula. Information and tickets: https:// temeculaca.gov/temeculatheater.

Jan. 6. – 7 p.m. Tralain at Diamond Valley Arts Center, 123 N. Harvard St., Hemet. $20 general admission, $15 members, student discount available. (951) 652-3822.

Jan. 7 – 2-4 p.m. Rat Pack: 102 Years of Sinatra at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula.

Information and tickets: https:// temeculaca.gov/temeculatheater.

Jan. 26 to Feb. 4 – 7:30 p.m.

“My Old Lady” at the Ramona Hillside Playhouse, 27402 Ramona Bowl Road, Hemet. Friday and Saturday performances at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. $15 reserved seating. $10 opening night. Information: (951) 658-5300.

Jan. 11-21 – 8-10 p.m. Little Women at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula. For showtimes and ticket information, visit https://temeculaca.gov/temeculatheater.

ONGOING – 7 p.m. Second

Saturday of the month. Speakeasy at the Merc presents live Traditional Jazz of the 20s-40s.

Performances feature the house band, Second Hand Jazz with vocalist Rosalie Porter, in rotation with prominent southern California Traditional Jazz artists. 42051 Main St., Temecula. Tickets www.tickets.temeculatheater.org.

ONGOING – 7-9 p.m. Country Live at the Merc, presented by Gwyn Sanborn. Every first and third Saturday for a live country music show featuring the house band backing up the valley’s hottest country artists. Check the schedule online at www. countryatthemerc.info. A second show will be added at 9 p.m. if first show sells out. 42051 Main St., Temecula. Information: (866) 653-8696 or email: tickets@temeculaca.gov.

ONGOING – 3 p.m. Classics at The Merc. Presented by California Chamber Orchestra association with Temecula Presents.

Co-produced by the California Chamber Orchestra and Temecula Presents. Every second and fourth Sunday afternoon.

Features an individual musician or small ensemble performing a wide range of music. 42051 Main St., Temecula. Information: (866) 653-8696 or email: tickets@temeculaca.gov.

ONGOING – 7:30 p.m. Jazz at the Merc, presented by Sherry Williams. Each Thursday (and special performance dates throughout the year). Be treated to a different jazz group in the intimate space known as “The Merc.”

42051 Main St., Temecula. Information: (866) 653-8696 or email: tickets@temeculaca.gov.

COMMUNITY EVENTS: Now-Jan. 8 – 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Temecula on Ice at 41902 Main St. in Temecula. Information: temeculaonice@gmail.com.

For a full schedule and pricing, visit www.temeculaca.gov.

Dec. 31 – 6 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

New Year’s Eve Grape Drop at the Temecula Civic Center. 41000 Main St. in Temecula. Welcome in 2018 Temecula-style at the annual New Year’s Eve Grape Drop.

The celebration will include live music, vendors, and kid’s activities. You can ring in the New Year twice with an East Coast (9 p.m.) and West Coast (midnight) countdown! Vendor purchases not included Dec. 31 – 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. New Year’s Eve Celebration at the Diamond Valley Arts Center, 123 N Harvard St. in Hemet. $55 per

person. Ring in the new year with Destination Coffee Bar & Bistro.

Food, drink & entertainment. Reserve your space (951) 652-0040.

Jan. 10 – 11:30 a.m. Grand opening of Menifee Fire Station 7 at the corner of Cherry Hills Boulevard and Bradley Road in Menifee. Join us to celebrate the opening of Station 7, Menifee’s first city-owned and built fire station. Riverside County and Cal Fire officials will make a brief presentation. Information: www. cityofmenifee.us.

Jan. 15 – 7:30-10 a.m. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast at the San Jacinto Campus Library. 1499 N. State St., in San Jacinto. The 12th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast “Next: The Struggle for Social Justice and Equity” will feature a full breakfast, an art contest, presentations on the theme of the day, and Native American drummers and dancers.

This event is free and open to the public. Seating is strictly limited and an RSVP is required to: Professor Willie Hamilton at (951) 487-3685 or whamilto@msjc.edu.

ONGOING: Weekly classes at the Hemet Art Association Gallery, 144 N. Harvard St. in Hemet. Tuesdays, Painting with Acrylics (beginners to intermediate) 4:30-7:30 p.m. Information: Paula Squier (805) 341-2707.

Thursdays 9 a.m. to noon, Portraits in Oil (all levels). Cost for class is $15. Information: Jack Roberts (951) 652-3679. Thursdays 1-4 p.m. Painting in Oil (all levels). Information: Jerry Horn (951) 654-5620. Fridays 1-4 p.m.

Watercolor Painting (beginners to intermediate). Cost for class is $15. Information: Judy Stoh (951) 927-4176. All classes are open to the public.

ONGOING – 8-11 a.m. Fundraising breakfast at Lake Elsinore/ Wildomar Elks Lodge No. 2591 to raise money for the Lodge and five Boy Scout units chartered by the Lodge. Third Saturday of each month. Cost $9 for adults and $5 for children under 7.

WORKSHOPS, MEETINGS and ANNOUNCEMENTS: Jan. 9 – 9:30 a.m. Murrieta Garden Club meeting at 41816 Juniper St. in Murrieta. Business meeting followed by a guest speaker from U.C. Riverside.

Please join us for an informative, fun morning. Information: Barb at (951) 677-7310. Like us on Facebook.

Jan. 15 – 11 a.m. Temecula Valley Newcomers Club Meet-

ing and Luncheon. Our January entertainment features Anthony the Magician, the talented Anthony Hernandez. Everyone is welcome. If you have recently moved to the Temecula Valley or have lived here for many years and want to get out more, meet new people and have fun, Temecula Valley Newcomers Club (TVNC) is for you. Come see what it’s all about at the TVNC monthly luncheon at Wilson Creek Winery, 35960 Rancho California Road, Temecula. Paid reservations are required at least one week before luncheon, RSVP to Anne at (951) 677-7149. This Club is a social organization with many different activities for members such as card games, book clubs, mahjong, movie groups, theater trips, lunch and dinner groups and much more.

Information Gwen at (951) 4611525.

Jan. 24 – 1-3 p.m. Hospice Orientation Session at The Elizabeth Hospice located at 27720 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 200 in Temecula. Are you thinking about becoming a hospice volunteer?

Please join us for an upcoming volunteer orientation session to find out more about why so many volunteers find this role so rewarding and fulfilling. You will also learn about the application and training requirements process, what qualities we are looking for in a volunteer, and what the expectations are for a volunteer. Once on board, volunteers will serve in the area they live. Information: https:// elizabethhospice.org.

EVERY THURSDAY – 6-7 p.m. Parent Support Group for parents of young adults battling chemical dependency at Hill Recovery, 41877 Enterprise Circle N. Suite 100, Temecula. Education, intervention tools, peer support, peace of mind. Information: Erin (951) 719-3685 or Kathleen (951) 440-2014. www.hillrecovery.com.

ONGOING - Truth and Tavern Society at the Pitstop in Menifee on the third Sunday of each month. Come to an atmosphere where people can talk and discuss life’s issues they have. Submit questions through a variety of social media locations, which become the basis for conversations that month. Location allows for people to come and go at their leisure, while being a relaxed and neutral atmosphere to hold conversations. Information www. truthandtavernsociety.com.

ONGOING – Animal Friends

of the Valleys needs donations: cat food, dry cat food, wet kitten food, dry small breed dog food, dry dog food, dry senior dog food, dry weight maintenance dog food, wet dog food, cat litter and newspaper. Donations can be dropped off at Animal Friends of the Valleys, 33751 Mission Trail, Wildomar.

ONGOING – Desert Hills Memory Care Education and Connections support group at 25818 Columbia St. Hemet on the second Monday of every month at 10 a.m. Complimentary respite care will be available for loved ones during these meeting. Open to anyone who would like more support and education while caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s or related form of dementia. Information: Chantelle (951) 652-1837.

ONGOING – Sun City Certified Farmers Market is held from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Friday in the parking lot of the Menifee United Church of Christ, 26701 McCall Blvd. Vendors offer produce, crafts, food and more. Information: Pamela (951) 491-4111.

ONGOING – Memoir Writing Group every second and fourth Monday from 1-3 p.m. at the Mary Phillips Senior Center, 4845 Sixth Street, Temecula, everyone has a story, join them and write.

ONGOING – Parent Support Group available for parents whose children of any age struggle with addiction. Education, Skills, Support. Every Tuesday at 6 p.m. at 43397 Business Park Drive. Suite D8, Temecula. Information: (951) 775-4000 or info@ thecenter4lifechange.com.

ONGOING – Lake Elsinore/ Wildomar Elks Lodge 2591 hosts Bingo at the lodge each Thursday to raise funds for its charities. Occasionally the lodge arranges for additional Bingo games to help community groups raise funds as well. Located at 33700 Mission Trail, Wildomar. Information: (951) 674-6804.

ONGOING – The Elks Ladies of Lake Elsinore/ Wildomar Elks Lodge 2591 Clippendales processes newspaper coupons to send to Kadena Air Base in Okinawa.

Jean Babinski the group which meets the second Tuesday of each month at the lodge at 5 p.m. to cut and process the coupons which are then sent to military families to use at the commissary, PX and other stores where they receive discounts on their purchases.

‘Rock the Oaks’ music festival to raise funds for Oak Grove Center MURRIETA – The Oak Grove Center will ring in the New Year with the 10th annual Rock the Oaks live music festival benefiting the arts and autism programs.

Rock the Oaks has evolved over the past decade expanding the audience as well as its connection to local and regional artists. The 10th annual Rock the Oaks will include a handful of new artists performing for the first time and bring back fan favorites from the past decade. Rock the Oaks kicks off its first show 7 p.m. Friday,

Jan. 26, at The Bridge Church in Murrieta and continues through the weekend with a matinee show 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, leading into their final show 7 p.m.

Saturday.

Rock the Oaks showcases artists of all kinds, from pop, rock and country singers to gospel, blues and Broadway performances. Each show has a unique line up, including all different genres. The Saturday matinee showgoers are in for some fun as there will be a live sing-off

between three groups to compete for the “Golden Mic Award,” and the audience will cast their vote for the winner.

Tammy Wilson, Oak Grove CEO, is excited to see artists from the past return this year to celebrate the 10th year milestone, she said.

“This will be a year of great talent as well as celebration for all that has been accomplished through the arts over the past decade,” Wilson said. “With The Bridge Church’s theater and the

wonderful production elements, they have made this show engaging for everyone. As our primary fundraiser for the arts and autism programs at Oak Grove, we are able to provide our kids with much needed artistic outlets such as visual and performing arts, dance, drama, music and more – that we would otherwise not be able to offer. The arts are very important to their growth and healing.”

Oak Grove Center is a fulltime treatment center for at-risk

and special needs youth. Funds from Rock the Oaks allow Oak Grove Center to implement lifechanging art, music, dance and performing arts enrichment activities for all at-risk and special needs children and youth.

Tickets are available for purchase on www.OakGroveCenter. org. Group discounts and twoday festival tickets are available as well.

assignments. Revelation is a realm of hope. It is joy personified in delight as resolutions arrive. It is all you need. Revelation is your power on earth, my child.

Seek revelation from my heart.

Pray with greater understanding.

Behold. The angelic are summoned. Warriors of God arrive.

Give a shout. Hallelujah. Strategies and blueprints of heaven unfold within your mind.

The mere answers you are seeking are swallowed up in glory as my revelation, purposes, love and power are displayed through your life.

This day, turn to revelation prayer. The move of God in your life will bring the awareness of me to others. Arise and take this world for the kingdom of the most high.

“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him,” according to James 1:5.

Father, I surrender to you my

scrambling prayers. I know that you are good and have good things for my life. I ask for your perfect peace to rest upon me.

Move in my life to resolve the circumstances that have created fear or worry. I choose today to rest in you. In Jesus name, amen.

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“His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness,” according to 2 Peter 1:3.

My child, have you finally grown weary? Is the cloak of frustration that covers your soul, consuming your energies? Are the bonds of darkness, worry, unrest, anxiety, blotting out your brilliance, intellect and power?

I look upon your heart and perceive your questions. Be assured, I am intently listening to you as you pray. Yet, My sweet child, bend your knee and pray differently.

Your prayers and petitions are scrambling for a hasty resolution to your current struggle and pain.

But, alas, haste offers merely a

temporary relief while closure remains aloof and distant. I long to place into your life a permanent healing, a remedy of such magnitude that never again will you struggle with this preponderance of ache.

Seek not simplicity of answers.

Seek revelation. Seek my heart.

Turn the hours of petitionprayers into plunging prayer. Ask to enter in. Seek to be welcomed into depths of perfection. Jump off the cliff of mundane and safe footing, swim through the seas of love, grace, mercy. Touch the center of my heart. Worship in expectant peace. Rest in me.

Peace resides within revelation of my realm, providing every resolution to every problem of mankind.

Revelation unlocks wisdom.

Request wisdom, and I will send her to you, laden with scrolls of decree for your future. Revelation downloads transport simplicity of design to complicated challenges, impossible relationships and evil

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VALLEY NEWS DECEMBER 29, 2017

The new year at Bel Vino Winery has promise

The tables are set and the gazebo is decorated, awaiting the wedding on the lawn of the Bel Vino Winery’s hilltop terrace, 33515 Rancho California Road, in Temecula.

Weddings are popular events at the rustic old-world Courtesy photo winery.

Top bands and entertainment are featured weekly, weather permitting, at Bel Vino Winery’s unique outdoor garden and stage on the hill above Temecula Wine Country at 33515 Rancho California Road. Courtesy photo

Bel Vino Principal Winemaker George Bursick leans against barrels of fermenting 2017 Pinot Noir at the winery warehouse in Temecula. The warehouse holds 1,200 barrels of Bel Vino wines and almost 2,000 from other Tony Ault photo Temecula wineries.

Bel Vino Winery General Manager Erika Batiz shows a three-bottle gift package of Bel Vino’s finest holiday wines available at the winery, 33515 Rancho California Road, in Tony Ault photo Temecula.

Bel Vino Winery’s gift shop affords visitors an opportunity to find the perfect gift or remembrance of their trip to the beautiful hilltop winery in Temecula’s Wine Country.

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Patrons of the Bel Vino Winery in the barrel tasting room enjoy glasses to the winery’s newest wines. The Bel Vino Winery at 33515 Rancho California Road has three tasting room bars available.

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Bel Vino Winery owner and staff wishes everyone a joyous New Year and wishes to serve their guests with the finest wines, great entertainment, a beautiful wedding location, gift shops and tasting bars all atop the hill overlooking the beautiful Temecula Wine Tony Ault photo Country.

Cabernet sauvignon comes off the bottling machine at the Bel Vino Winery warehouse at 27469 Colt Court in Tony Ault photo Temecula.

A bride and groom prepare their vows at a recent wedding on the lawn of the Bel Vino Winery’s hilltop terrace overlooking the beautiful Courtesy photo vineyards of Temecula’s Wine Country.

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Bel Vino Winery, one of Temecula Valley’s premier wineries, will be ringing in the New Year with new wines, an expanded wedding venue and top-flight entertainment which sure to please visitors coming to beautiful Temecula Wine Country in 2018.

Recently, the winery’s principal winemaker, George Bursick, ran hundreds of bottles of Bel Vino’s new and rare malbec wine and a tasty red syrah that will be appearing in Bel Vino’s tasting rooms this new year. Malbec, usually used only as a wine blend, will be available only in the Bel Vino tasting rooms in its original barrel form. It is a must taste for the wine lover.

Bel Vino General Manager Ericka Batiz and wedding coordinator Elizabeth Snow-Markham are busy preparing a new and expanded wedding venue for the lovers who choose Bel Vino’s beautiful hilltop wedding terrace and bed-and-breakfast for their special day at 33515 Rancho California Road in Temecula’s Wine Country.

Winter, spring, summer and fall, Bel Vino will be featuring top line entertainment on the outdoor hilltop stage or in the spacious barrel room lounge every weekend depending upon the weather. Coming in January, Batiz said, the winery will host the frequently requested Salsa Night, 6 to 10 p.m., every Friday. They have

also planned a series of five special concerts by Endeavor, a favorite alternative rock band, and a number of other cover bands through the year. The bands take the stage every Saturday and Sunday.

What would a getaway day be without an offering of delicious food, served along with a paired wine at the Bel Vino Bistro? Chef “Woodie” Thomas and his crew will be preparing everything from his specialty red wine beef stroganoff to the Bel Vino burger, an American favorite.

Bel Vino Reserve wines that will be paired with the meals may include the 2007 Lagrein Grand Reserve, the 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve or the 2012 Merlot, Cabernet Franc or Panache Signature wines. Another surprise awaits Bel Vino patrons in the coming year: Bel Vino sparkling wines, which are favorites for parties and celebrations.

Winemaker Bursick often works at the Bel Vino winery warehouse, 27469 Colt Court, in Temecula.

“I am so excited about it,” he said of the wines that are about to come out. Eying one of Bel Vino wines, he said he is seeing the quality of the Bel Vino and other Temecula Wine Country wine continuing to improve.

“The challenge is exciting, to come down here and see what’s happening,” Bursick said. He commutes to the Bel Vino warehouse from his home in Santa Rosa, in California’s Napa and Sonoma Valley area.

Bursick’s dedication and experience in his 37 years of making the

finest wines exemplifies Bel Vino Winery owner Mike Jenko’s desire to insure the best taste and quality of the Temecula wines.

Meanwhile, Batiz is working hard at the winery and said her focus this year will be offering new services and entertainment for patrons of Bel Vino Winery.

“I am really looking to address enlarged parties, corporate events, seminars, weddings and expanding those venues,” Batiz said.

Batiz said that she wants to invite the community to see what makes Bel Vino stand above the rest.

“We have something for everyone here: red and white wines, delicious food and beer for the non-wine lover, live music every weekend and even a bed-and-breakfast for those who just want to get away for a few days, Batiz said. “Our friendly staff will make you feel right at home. We can even make you a private tour of the winery and vineyard and give you an experience of a lifetime.

“The new year is going to bring some exciting things, including a new selection of sparkling wines, new red wines including our melbac and syrah and salsa every Friday night in our Barrel Room,” Batiz said.

The Bel Vino Winery hilltop wedding terrace and two-suite bed-andbreakfast affords a luscious green grass lawn surrounded by flowers leading to a raised white gazebo where bride and groom can exchange their vows while overlooking beau-

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tiful vineyards in Temecula Wine Country. Up to 150 guests can be accommodated on the lawn, decorated with tables, delicious wines and plates of savory food. The wedding venue also has a buffet dinner option if preferred, Batiz said.

If an inside wedding, corporate event, party or seminar is preferred, Bel Vino Winery opens its 3,300 square-foot bed-and-breakfast across from the bistro and barrel room.

Bel Vino Winery has its own “Wine Club” whose members enjoy special events and wine discounts in the Bel Vino Wine Club room. The Wine Club on Saturday nights offers free snacks and other delicious foods to its members and is always open with a smile and a greeting from

Wine Club Manager Christopher Dumm.

For more information about Bel Vino Winery, visit www.BelVinoWinery.com or call (951) 676-6414 for reservations. Contact Elizabeth@ belvinowinery.com for wedding information.

Wine tasting is offered seven days a week, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and by the glass, 5 to 6 p.m. The Bel Vino Bistro is open Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Fridays, 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. There is no picnicking allowed when the bistro is open. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday thru Friday.

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Dining in the Valley

Los Vaqueros Cantina & Grill in Hemet boasts wide selection of unique menu items

The pechugas de pollo at Los Vaqueros Cantina & Grill in Hemet is a popular special at the restaurant and has inspired some customers to travel far distances just to enjoy the dish.

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As guests walk into Los Vaqueros Cantina & Grill in Hemet, it’s hard not to notice the brightly colored walls, exposed brick, antler lamps descending from the ceiling and other elements of Western decor.

The place looks and feels like an old hacienda, but it’s not just the ambiance that will transport guests away from the hustle and bustle and the nearby strip malls of West Florida Avenue. The food is made with great care, which is seen from the moment that bowl of fresh, still slightly warm tortilla chips arrive at the table with its accompanying bowl of salsa.

At a station not far from the restaurant’s entrance, two ladies make all the fresh corn and flour tortillas that will be used in the restaurant’s various dishes.

“They’re here every day; they make them fresh every day, flour

and corn,” General Manager Olivia Garcia said. “Pretty much everything is fresh here at the restaurant.”

The restaurant’s dishes are unique as well.

Many Mexican restaurants offer a variation of Chile relleno, the deep-fried Anaheim Chile, dipped in egg and stuffed with Monterey Jack cheese, but Garcia said Los Vaqueros’ take on the dish is more rustic, similar to what might be found in some small Mexican towns.

The dish starts with a roast and peeled poblano Chile; it’s stuffed with a mixture of mashed potatoes, queso fresco and Monterey Jack cheese and coated in an egg batter and fried.

The mashed potatoes and cheeses melt together into a hearty filling that pairs well with the smoky and earthy flavor of the surrounding pepper.

Another hearty meal that’s sure to please is Los Vaqueros’ rib-eye

From left to right, Los Vaqueros Cantina & Grill’s Chile relleno, enchilada and rib-eye steak.

Los Vaqueros Cantina & Grill’s rib-eye steak comes served with rice, beans, guacamole and salsa.

steak. The tender-broiled steak is marinated with fresh orange juice and spices to make a delicious carne asada marinade.

The steak arrives tender and slices like butter. The citrus component from the marinade isn’t hidden, but rather it accentuates the meat without overpowering it.

The steak comes with rice, beans, guacamole and salsa ranchera The restaurant serves the hardto-come-by dish, pechugas de pollo, which are cuts of chicken breast doused in a creamy sauce with green chiles, onions and cheese.

Garcia said she has customers who drive to Hemet from more than an hour away just to eat the pechugas de pollo. She said they came to town to visit relatives, tried it, but couldn’t find it elsewhere, so they come back again and again.

Los Vaqueros has a full list of traditional Mexican soups, or caldos, to try such as abondigas, which is meatball soup, caldo de pollo, which is chicken soup, and tortilla soup. On weekends, guests can taste the pozole and the menudo soups.

Of course, the restaurant serves plenty of more typical Mexican fare, such as tacos, burritos, fajitas and enchiladas. The restaurant offers traditional takes on enchiladas as well as a menu item called “sizzling enchiladas.”

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Fresh tortilla chips and salsa await guests who visit Los Vaqueros Cantina & Grill.

“Those come in a skillet, the same way the fajitas come out,” Garcia said. “And they are two corn tortillas, and they’re stuffed with your choice of steak or grilled chicken and then they’re covered in a creamy chipotle sauce. On top you get lettuce, pico de gallo and queso fresco.”

It’s hard not to get stuffed with Los Vaqueros’ generously hearty portions of food, but those who fancy a dessert will have a lot from which to choose.

Dessert menu items include sopapillas, flan, fried ice cream and churros with dipping sauce, but there’s more than just those staples offered.

Los Vaqueros offers the creatively named “Greengo,” or considering that its green, perhaps not too creatively named, dessert.

Whatever it’s called, they roll mint chocolate chip ice cream in Oreo cookie crumbles, apply plenty of hot fudge and whipped cream and topped it with bunuelos, or cookie dough balls.

Los Vaqueros is located at 3909 West Florida Avenue. For more information about the restaurant and its menu, visit www.losvaquerosrestaurant.com.

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Dining in the Valley

Entertain with ease during the holidays

Stuffed Pepperoni Potato Skins.

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TEMECULA – One element that makes the holidays so special is spending quality time with loved ones. When hosting, it is your chance to put smiles on your guests’ faces with tasty foods for everyone to enjoy. Spend less time in the kitchen preparing and more

time with your guests with small changes and simple shortcuts that may be all it takes to bring ease to the holidays and be the host with the most (fun, that is).

Reinvent old favorites.

Take your holiday appetizers and small bites from ordinary to exceptional with novel takes on your favorite recipes. For example,

potato skins are a classic crowdpleasing appetizer and easy-tomake snack. Give them a creative twist by stuffing potato halves with pepperoni and shredded mozzarella for a flavorful new way to enjoy a timeless favorite.

Make it easy.

Have fun preparing a meal for guests and save time in the kitchen

Bacon and tomato scramble makes for delicious start to day TEMECULA – Scrambled eggs are a versatile breakfast and brunch staple. Many ingredients can be added to scrambled eggs to give them a fresh taste each time.

The following recipe for “Bacon and Tomato Scramble” is from Norman Kolpas’ “Buongiorno!

Breakfast and Brunch, Italian Style,” published by Contemporary Books.

Fill each potato boat by evenly stuffing with minced garlic, pesto, cheese and pepperoni.

Place potato skins on sheet pan and bake 10 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly. Remove skins from oven and let cool before serving.

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Heat oven to 375 F. Cook pasta according to package directions.

Cut meatballs in half.

In large skillet, combine marinara sauce and meatballs; bring mixture to boil over high heat.

Reduce heat to medium-low; stir well, cover and simmer 5-6 minutes, or until meatballs are heated through, stirring once.

Stir in drained pasta; mix well.

Transfer half of mixture to 8-inch baking dish; top with 1 cup cheese.

Repeat layering with remaining pasta mixture and cheese.

Bake 20-25 minutes, or until mixture is heated through and cheese is melted.

10 baby potatoes 2 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic 5 teaspoons pesto 20 teaspoons mozzarella cheese 10 slices small Armour Pepperoni, diced Heat oven to 350 F. Line sheet pan with foil. Set aside.

Rinse potatoes and place in microwave on high 3 minutes.

Remove potatoes from microwave and let cool 5 minutes. Slice potatoes in half lengthwise. With spoon, scoop out center of each potato to make boat.

Bacon and Tomato Scramble Yields 4 to 6 servings Ingredients 4 Roma (plum) tomatoes 6 strips good-quality lean smoked bacon, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 shallots, minced 12 extra-large eggs, beaten until slightly frothy Salt Freshly ground black pepper 2 tablespoons finely shredded fresh basil Directions With the tip of a small, sharp knife, cut out the cores of the tomatoes. Cut each tomato in half crosswise and, with a fingertip, scoop out and discard the seeds.

Cut the tomatoes into rough 1/2inch dice.

Scatter the bacon pieces evenly in a nonstick skillet and cook over medium-low heat until golden brown, about five minutes. With

when using ingredients like fully cooked Armour Original Meatballs. Flavor and substance are key to any great meal, especially when feeding a crowd. From appetizers to everyday dishes, frozen meatballs make it simple to create crowd-pleasing meals, cutting down on the preparation time so you can get back to fun and entertaining. Be the hero at your next holiday gathering with zesty Meatball Baked Ziti, which can be prepared and ready to serve in next-to-no time.

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a slotted spoon, remove the bacon from the pan and drain on paper towels. Pour off almost all of the fat from the skillet, leaving just a thin glistening.

Return the skillet to mediumlow heat and add the butter and shallots. Saute until the butter has melted and the shallots begin to sizzle, about two minutes.

Add the eggs and cook, stirring

Meatball Baked Ziti 16 ounces ziti pasta, uncooked 1 package (14 ounces) Armour Italian Style or Original Meatballs, thawed 1 jar (24 ounces) marinara sauce 2 cups grated mozzarella or provolone cheese

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REAL ESTATE / HOME & GARDEN

Tricked out with tech, bathroom features take smart living to a whole new level

With new products joining in the high-tech industry at an exponential pace, there’s a way to boost the smart function of every room, even the bathroom.

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No luxurious home upgrade is complete without the enhancements of modern technology.

High-tech and intelligent devices lend ease to everyday activities and enrich homeowners’ ability to enjoy the comforts of home. With new products joining this category at an exponential pace, there’s a way to boost the smart function of every room, even the bathroom.

Environmental elements like lighting and temperature are among the first signals the brain processes when entering a new space. Aligning those nuances with individual comfort and preferences is the ultimate expression of personalization.

Motion or voice control sensors make it possible to bring lights to life with next to no effort, while a smart thermostat with differentiated climate zones can adjust to meet people’s needs throughout the day, perhaps kicking up a few degrees to prevent a chill when emerging from a steamy shower.

There truly is no limit to the home features that can work harder, faster and smarter – even when it comes to the toilet. If the notion of an intelligent toilet seems extreme to the senses, that isn’t surprising.

“When Americans hear the word bidet, most have an outdated picture in their minds of a standalone fixture, but in fact, the functionality is now built into a toilet or attachable seats, and they are simple to use. Once you try one, you won’t be able to live without it,” Shane Allis, marketing director of Kohler Sanitary Products, said. “From intelligent toilets to cleansing seats that attach to existing toilets, modern day bidets are for consumers who are looking for an upgrade to their toilet routine.”

In fact, according to a recent survey conducted by Kohler, about two-thirds of Americans would choose a toilet that would give them a cleaner, fresher feeling, and three in five think washing with water would give them a cleaner feel than toilet paper alone.

An overall fresher feeling and features like a deodorizer, night light and heated seat have strong

appeal, according to the same survey, and those features are all offered in options like the Kohler Veil, an ultimate, one-piece intelligent toilet with integrated cleansing functionality that provides optimum hygiene and individual comfort. From personal cleansing to an LED nightlight to hands-free opening, closing and flushing – all of which are easy to control on a touch-screen LCD remote control – the toilet brings unexpected options to the bathroom. Explore the available models and learn more about intelligent toilets at www.Kohler. com/IntelligentToilets.

Whether it’s a playlist that energizes the family for the day or soothing sounds to center them before an important meeting, a new meaning to the phrase “singing in the rain” can be acquired with a showerhead that includes a built-in wireless, removable speaker that can be synced to a smartphone music library.

When the shower goes digital, homeowners can actually bring water, steam, music and light together into one sensory experience.

Beyond that, it’s even possible to configure the shower to cycle through spa programs that target different areas of the body with varied water sprays and temperatures.

A jetted tub is just the beginning when it comes to creating a spalike atmosphere. Today’s options let homeowners trick out their tub with everything from bubbles and heat to sound and color. Advanced hydrotherapy options use air or sound to massage, soothe, invigorate or relax body and mind – all controlled at the touch of a button.

Don’t forget the heated back to keep warm even longer.

If someone is blessed with a stunning view out the bathroom window or if they simply prefer the aura of natural light, they may be reluctant to hide behind heavy window treatments. Yet again, technology offers the solution. Shades powered with a remote control and even film coverings that convert from transparent to opaque with the touch of a button can give them the freedom to embrace their privacy or celebrate the sun’s rays.

The big features may deliver the

There truly is no limit to the home features that can work harder, faster and smarter – even when it comes to the toilet.

“wow” factor, but little touches can add up for a big impact as well. Mirrors that recognize faces and voices to deliver customized media, such as news and music, can also be programmed to alter the temperature and lighting while conducting toiletry business. Other accessories to round out the hightech renovation include devices such as smart scales that integrate with other devices to maximize a health and wellness routine.

With these tech upgrades and more, homeowners can turn an ordinary bathroom into an entirely new, refreshing experience.

[Right] When the shower goes digital, homeowners can actually bring water, steam, music and light together into one sensory experience.

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Real Estate / Home & Garden

Avoid these home seller mistakes Mike Mason SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

and allow the sale to proceed smoothly.

Never forget that preparation is king. There is a lot that goes into getting a home ready for sale. Start with the cleaning, take care of any needed repairs, update as possible and before putting the home on the market, declutter and stage the home so that another family can imagine living there with their personal belongings and not the sellers.

Don’t cut corners. It is OK to invest both time and money into making a few needed repairs. Now is not the time to cover things up and start cutting corners with cheap materials or quick temporary fixes. Duct tape is not a good friend. Do the job right and do it with the right products so that the repair will last for years to come.

Watch the calendar. Selling a home is a process that has some very important, even critical dates to which must be adhered. When tasked with these responsibilities, the seller needs to get them done and done on time. Their failure to comply may result in the buyer not believing they have to comply with their deadlines and may drag things out as well or worse, the entire deal could fall out of escrow.

Don’t blame the real estate agent. The contract belongs to the seller, not the agent. Sure, the real estate agent should go over all of the terms and conditions with the seller and explain each step of the process along with all relevant dates on the time line and let them know what to expect. Perhaps they did and the seller was just overwhelmed, or perhaps they didn’t.

Either way, the contract has the seller’s signature on it and they are responsible for its execution. So, pay attention to what it says and don’t ever tell anyone that “you didn’t know.” Dumb is not a pretty look on anyone.

Selling a home is so inconvenient. Seriously, who keeps their home “show ready” day in and day out with the hope that today is the day that the right buyer will show up and make that great offer? Well it may be, so the seller needs to keep their house ready to show at all hours of the day, every day and

Christmas is over, it’s time for homeowners to get their homes ready for sale in the spring, and they’re contemplating what steps to take, what needs to be done and what’s it all going to cost to sell the home for the top dollar in the hot spring sellers’ market. To eliminate stress from the formula when just the thought of all that lies ahead is already creating this sinking feeling of despair deep inside homeowners everywhere as the anxiety is already starting to mount.

Don’t worry, read through these tips to identify common sellers mistakes and how to avoid them.

First, don’t consider an agent who is quick to agree on what price to sell the home. That’s what seller’s don’t want, a “yes man.” Remember, the seller pays the agent a serious commission for their expertise. Why hire a mechanic and tell them how to do brakes? Or hire an accountant and stand over their shoulder telling them how to complete a tax form? I think not.

So why would anyone hire a real estate agent who is quick to accept the seller’s price and not offer their expertise first? In the business, it’s called “buying the listing.” The agent knows that it won’t sell for this price and that they’ll be able to come to the seller at a later point for a price reduction, and the seller will find themselves “chasing the market,” which typically results in an ultimate selling price. Find an agent that’s trustworthy to give honest advice and not keep any dirty little secrets.

Next, get educated on the selling process. No one likes surprises when it comes to real estate. Read articles like this one, both online and in print. Gather as much information as possible on the entire process, let it all sink in, before discussing the entire process with a trusted real estate agent. Understanding the process and what to expect from each party will go a long way at reducing stress levels

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on very short notice. Remember, the quicker the house sells, the more it will typically sell for and the quicker the seller will no longer have to endure this inconvenience.

Remember, it’s only temporary, and there is a great reward once it’s done.

Do you judge a book by its cover? We all do and so will any potential buyers when considering or not considering a home. The judging starts with the photos and videos the agent takes or has taken and blasts across the internet. If the home is seen poorly by buyers on the internet, the odds of a quick sale for top dollar are greatly diminished.

Does the seller have a phantom house? If the house can’t be found, at all, on the internet, then the

agent has really let down the seller.

It’s a fact that over 90 percent of all homebuyers start their search on the internet. If a potential buyer cannot find the home, chances are very good that they may never get to see it, let alone write an offer and buy it.

Finally, communication is everything. Just like every other aspect of life when someone is looking for success, selling a home requires a clear channel of communication with the real estate agent. Sure, the agent may have been courting the heck out of the seller when trying to get the listing, but once the sign is in the yard and the lockbox is on the door, it may be impossible to get any sort of response about anything at all.

If the seller can’t reasonably com-

municate with their agent, they may want to look at the terms of the listing agreement and go ahead and fire them. If nothing else, let any concerns be known to their broker, who actually owns the listing and not the agent, and ask for a replacement agent.

Call (951) 296-8887 and get the information needed to make an informed, educated decision.

Questions regarding available inventory and/or other real estate matters please contact, Mike@ GoTakeAction.com. Mike Mason, Realtor & Broker/Owner of MASON Real Estate. LIC: 01483044, Temecula Valley resident for 30+ years, Board of Director (since 2011) Southwest Riverside County Association of Realtors.

December Rose Care FUNdamentals Frank Brines, Master Consulting Rosarian SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

The recent sprinkles or light drizzle was so sparse that gardeners should discount it as having any benefit to gardens. The accompanying cool weather will help to hydrate the thirsty soil.

Roses could still be seen actively growing and blooming in many area gardens during the Thanksgiving holiday, but believe it or not, roses need a four to six week rest or “dormancy” period during the winter months.

During dormancy, the plants go through natural hormonal changes that prepare them for the next growing season. Dormancy is triggered by a variety of factors. Cold temperatures, including frost, slow the plant’s metabolism. The current mild temperatures will likely delay setting dormancy this year; some rose gardens are coming into a full bloom cycle this very day.

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quality; however, it is nice to see them so late in the year.

Gardeners can help trigger dormancy by not deadheading or pruning this month. Allow the rose “hips” to mature so they can send signals to the plant that it’s time to rest and marshal its energy for a vigorous growth spurt in the spring. Just the same, be sure to monitor the plants when daytime temperatures are warm. They still need to be kept hydrated. Also, do not fertilize until after the major pruning in January or February, and then only after a couple inches of new growth.

On the topic of pruning, some gardeners in the Temecula Valley are anxious to prune their roses in December. That’s understandable because we haven’t had a hard frost yet, even though the average date for first frost in this area is Nov. 17. Pruning now not only prevents dormancy, but it also produces tender new shoots that will most likely be killed by the next hard frost. So, the bottom line is to please wait four to six weeks after the first frost to do any major “spring” pruning.

Watch the Temecula Valley Rose Society website or local newspapers for the dates for free spring pruning workshops.

The Asian chili thrip is spreading rapidly in the southwest and is becoming a global threat. This pest is extremely successful and particularly resistant to conventional control methods. I’m sorry that I haven’t any new information regarding this pest. Scientists are still working on a treatment that will help control it, and I will provide more information as I receive it.

There is still time to order that new rose plant for the garden.

Garden stores may still be adding to their list of orders, or go to a favorite online nursery and make an order. There are many fine new roses that are simply must haves.

Many are more disease resistant than in the past. Most nurseries or wholesalers no longer print catalogs, so for a list of current roses available from each, visit their online stores.

A few new varieties I find of interest are: At Last – floribunda, good apricot color, fragrance and disease-resistant; Bordeaux – floribunda and wine red, large blooms, heat tolerant and disease resistant; Easy Spirit – floribunda and white, Hybrid T form, fragrance, hybridizer Tom Carruth, disease resistant and lasting form; Frida Kahlo – floribunda and scarlet red-striped gold, small clusters, mild fragrance, disease resistant, compact and hybridizers Christian Bedard and Tom Carruth; Gaye Hammond – bright yellow with touches of orange, slight fragrance, disease resistant and a bloom-making machine; Parade Day – grandiflora and fuchsia pink-striped white, strong fragrance, hybridizer Christian Bedard and holds color; Flowerland – shrubby, pink, low one and one-half foot growing habit, 6065 petals, fragrant and great for small spaces or enmass; Golden Iceberg – mild spicy fragrance.

For more ideas, visit TVRS’ Rose Haven garden at 30592 Jedediah Smith Road, in Temecula, as well as their website at www.TemeculaValleyRoseSociety.org. Spread the joy of roses!

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WestMar Commercial Real Estate announces recent transactions TEMECULA – WestMar Commercial Real Estate, a leading local real estate services firm, announced the following transactions.

Netini Melk purchased 27,954 square feet of retail space within the Bella Piazza Shopping Center from 215/MHS. The property is located at 40230 and 40250 Murrieta Hot Springs Road, in Murrieta. Jerry Palmer, Fred Grimes and Scott Forest of WestMar Commercial Real Estate represented the seller, and Jerry Palmer represented the buyer in the transaction.

Zenith Homes purchased 10,131 square feet of office space within the Banning Office Building from Banning Office Building. The property is located at 161 W. Ramsey Street, in Banning. Jerry Palmer and Fred Grimes of WestMar Commercial Real Estate represented the seller, and Jerry Palmer represented the buyer in the transaction.

Crown Packaging Corp leased 16,948 square feet of industrial space within Alessandro Business Center from Alessandro Business Center. The space is located at 1900 E. Alessandro Boulevard, Unit 1, in Riverside. Lessee will be operating a packaging supplies business at this location. Jerry Palmer of WestMar Commercial Real Estate represented the lessee in the transaction.

Saalex Solutions leased 4,929 square feet of office space from Taylor Reagan. The space is located

at 27525 Enterprise Circle West, Suites 101 A and 101 B, in Temecula. Lessee will be operating an informational technology and engineering business, specializing in government subcontracting, at this location. Jerry Palmer and Luanne Palmer of WestMar Commercial Real Estate represented both parties in the transaction.

Back Corner Bar & Grill leased 4,325 square feet of retail space within the Glen Ivy RV Park Restaurant from the Glen Ivy RV Park Owner Association. The space is located at 24601 Glen Ivy Road, in Corona. Lessee will be operating a restaurant at this location.

Jerry Palmer and Luanne Palmer of WestMar Commercial Real Estate represented both parties in the transaction.

Trailhead Chiropractic leased 2,439 square feet of retail space within the Margarita Square Shopping Center from DKN Holdings and CDFT. The space is located at 39400 Murrieta Hot Springs Road, Suite 122-B, in Murrieta. Lessee will be operating a chiropractic office at this location. Scott Forest of WestMar Commercial Real Estate represented the lessor in the transaction.

Britzgo leased 2,394 square feet of office space from Taylor Reagan. The space is located at 27525 Enterprise Circle West, Suite 101-C, in Temecula. Lessee will be operating a hearing aid distribution

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business at this location. Luanne Palmer and Jerry Palmer of WestMar Commercial Real Estate represented the lessor in the transaction.

Gamer’s Arsenal leased 2,336 square feet of retail space within Plaza Las Brisas from Plaza Las Brisas. The space is located at 39840 Los Alamos Road, Suites 12 and 13, in Murrieta. Lessee will be operating a gaming store at this location. Mark Esbensen and Scott Forest of WestMar Commercial Real Estate represented the lessor, and Luanne Palmer of WestMar Commercial Real Estate represented the lessee in the transaction.

California Burrito leased 2,237 square feet of retail space within the Margarita Promenade Shopping Center from Number 2 PC. The space is located at 40573 Margarita Road, Suite E, in Temecula. Lessee will be operating a Mexican restaurant at this location. Scott Forest of WestMar Commercial Real Estate represented the lessor in the transaction.

Izzy’s Pizza leased 2,122 square feet of retail space within Plaza Las Brisas from Plaza Las Brisas. The space is located at 39872 Los Alamos Road, Suites 4 and 5, in Murrieta. Lessee will be operating a pizza restaurant at this location.

Mark Esbensen, Scott Forest of WestMar Commercial Real Estate represented the lessor, and Jerry Palmer of WestMar Commercial Real Estate represented the lessee in the transaction.

Delish Vietnamese Restaurant leased 2,018 square feet of retail space within the Margarita Promenade Shopping Center from Number 2 PC. The space is located at 40573 Margarita Road, Suite D, in Temecula. Lessee will be operating a Vietnamese restaurant at this location. Scott Forest of WestMar Commercial Real Estate represented the lessor in the transaction.

Specialised Imaging leased 1,784 square feet of industrial space from Heritage Partners Temecula Properties. The space is located at 40935 County Center Drive, Suite D, in

Temecula. Lessee will be operating a high-end digital laser technology business at this location. Luanne Palmer of WestMar Commercial Real Estate represented the lessee in the transaction.

China Jo leased 1,500 square feet of retail space within the Winchester Square Shopping Center from Winchester Springs. The space is located at 39252 Winchester Road, Suite 121, in Temecula. Lessee will be operating a Chinese restaurant at this location.

Scott Forest and Mark Esbensen of WestMar Commercial Real Estate represented the lessor in the transaction.

Jianhua Meng and Lisu Yue leased 1,372 square feet of retail space within Margarita Center from Mon Mon. The space is located at 39520 Murrieta Hot Springs Road, Suite 221, in Murrieta. Lessee will be operating a reflexology business at this location. Scott Forest of WestMar Commercial Real Estate represented the lessor in the transaction.

Temecula Clay leased 1,358 square feet of retail space within Vail Headquarters at Redhawk Town Center from Vail Headquarters. The space is located at 32127 Temecula Parkway, Suite D, in Temecula. Lessee will be operating an art studio at this location. Scott Forest of WestMar Commercial Real Estate and Chad Iafrate with Cushman Wakefield represented the lessor in the transaction.

Quality Innovative Solution leased 1,350 square feet of office space within the Packard Professional Building from Zensei. The space is located at 41690 Enterprise Circle North, Suite 108, in Temecula. Lessee will be operating a governmental contractor business at this location. Luanne Palmer and Jerry Palmer of WestMar Commercial Real Estate represented both parties in the transaction. $99 PC Repair leased 1,200 square feet of retail space within Murrieta Springs Plaza from Murrieta Springs Retail Group. The

space is located at 25320 Madison Avenue, Suite A, in Murrieta. Lessee will be operating a PC repair business at this location. Scott Forest of WestMar Commercial Real Estate represented the lessor in the transaction.

Superior Mattress leased 1,119 square feet of retail space within the Butterfield Ranch Shopping Center from BRSC 3-6. The space is located at 33353 Temecula Parkway, Suite 105, in Temecula.

Lessee will be operating a mattress store at this location. Mark Esbensen of WestMar Commercial Real Estate represented both parties in the transaction.

Southern California Movers leased 756 square feet of office space within the Packard Professional Building from Zensei. The space is located at 41690 Enterprise Circle North, Suite 112, in Temecula. Lessee will be opening corporate offices for a moving company at this location. Luanne Palmer and Jerry Palmer of WestMar Commercial Real Estate represented both parties in the transaction.

J&T Accounting Services leased 688 square feet of office space within the Packard Professional Building from Zensei. The space is located at 41690 Enterprise Circle North, Suite 210, in Temecula.

Lessee will be operating a tax and accounting services business at this location. Luanne Palmer and Jerry Palmer of WestMar Commercial Real Estate represented both parties in the transaction.

Based in Temecula, California and founded in 1988, WestMar Commercial Real Estate is one of the leading commercial real estate brokerage firms in southwest Riverside County, with professionals specializing in office, industrial, retail, investment and land property types. Their collaborative platform enables us to help landlords, tenants, buyers, sellers and investors maximize the value of their real estate and align it with overall business strategy.

Temecula Office of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage collects 660 toys at its Toys for Tots movie night TEMECULA – The Temecula office of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage collected 660 toys at its Toys for Tots movie night, Dec. 6.

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also brought chicken sandwiches for the attendees. Santa Claus was also there along with the Chick-fil-A cow. It was a great family friendly community event that helped benefit Toys for Tots.”

The Temecula office hosts the Toys for Tots movie night every year at the local Temeku cinema.

At the event, the theater shows two holiday movies and entry to the event requires an unwrapped, unopened toy. This year, the movie theater showed “Elf” and “Polar Express.”

“Coldwell Banker’s dedication and support for Toys for Tots is a huge blessing for Temecula Valley,” Heather Toth, owner of Chick-

fil-A Temecula, said. “Chick-fil-A Temecula was honored to be a part of this wonderful event.”

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The Dec. 13 decision now recognizes the Santa Rosa Regional Resources Authority as the party responsible for the waste discharge requirement order. The Santa Rosa Regional Resources Authority includes the Rancho California Water District, which previously operated the reclamation facility.

“It was a name change,” Alex Cali, RWQCB water resources control engineer, said. “Everything

else in the permit stayed the same.

It just reassigned responsibilities.”

In August 1994, the RWQCB issued an order prescribing waste discharge requirements for the Joaquin Ranch Water Reclamation Facility, which is no longer in operation, and the Santa Rosa Water Reclamation Facility. In November 2015, the Rancho California Water District, the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water district and the Western Municipal Water District formed the Santa Rosa Regional Resources Authority as a joint-powers agency. Ownership of the Santa Rosa Water Reclamation Facility was transferred from the Rancho California Water District to the Santa Rosa Regional Resources Authority, Aug. 24, 2017.

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Real Estate / Home & Garden Southern California Water Wise art contest showcases local talent

Noelia Tuitasi and Adan Martinez of Lake Elsinore receive recognition for their artwork at the awards recognition ceremony at Metropolitan Water District in Los Angeles.

Noelia Tuitasi of Lake Elsinore describes her water wise artwork at the Awards recognition Ceremony at Metropolitan Water District in Los Angeles.

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LAKE ELSINORE – Two students from Lake Elsinore, Adan Martinez and Noelia Tuitasi, received top awards at Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s annual poster art contest through Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District’s education programs. Martinez and Tuitasi were invited to a recognition ceremony at Metropolitan’s headquarters in Los Angeles, Dec. 7.

The students were two of 36 students chosen to be honored out of over 14,000 entries from around Southern California. This year theme was “Water is Life,” which focused on the importance of water to all life on earth.

Tuitasi, who was a student at William Collier Elementary School when she submitted her art, depicted two neighbors, one using water inefficiently and the other using water wisely with a California-

friendly garden. Martinez, also of William Collier Elementary School, drew a colorful depiction of Lake Elsinore with boat sails declaring ways to save.

The art will now be featured on Metropolitan’s 2018 calendar which is available at Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District’s Headquarters. For more information about EVMWD’s poster art contest and education programs, visit www.evmwd.com/education.

EVMWD provides service to more than 144,000 water and wastewater customers in a 97square mile area in western Riverside County. The district is a subagency of the Western Municipal Water District and a member agency of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Visit the EVMWD website at www.evmwd. com for additional information.

Christmas tree recycling highlights composting in Riverside County RIVERSIDE – The holiday season always ends with plenty of returns and people can return their natural Christmas tree to the ground it grew in by dropping it off at a Riverside County landfill to be recycled into a nutrient-rich soil amendment.

Through the free Christmas tree drop-off program, natural trees collected at the Badlands and Lamb Canyon landfills will be chipped and combined with food waste from the Larry D. Smith Correctional Fa-

cility in Banning to create compost.

The food-waste composting pilot program at Lamb Canyon is an innovative way to ensure that organic waste is diverted away from landfill burial, recycled and turned into a valuable soil amendment.

Natural Christmas trees must be prepared for recycling by removing all decorations, lights, tinsel and tree stands. Flocked trees cannot be recycled through this program and need to be cut up and placed in the regular trash container.

Other natural Christmas trees that are recycled, at free drop-off sites or at the curb, will be taken to local green-waste processors to be recycled into compost or mulch. Most trash haulers will collect Christmas trees curbside for two weeks after Christmas. Place the prepared tree next to or inside the green-waste container on the regular pickup day.

Trees over 4 feet tall should be cut in half. Contact the waste hauler for more details.

For those without a curbside

pickup program, several drop-off locations will accept up to three properly prepared residential Christmas trees for free through Jan. 7.

They include A. Lua Wood Recycling, 18938 Mermack Ave., in Lake Elsinore; B.P. John Recycling, 28700 Matthews Road, in Romoland until Jan. 31; Burrtec Recycle Center, 41-800 Corporate Way, in Palm Desert for Burrtec customers only; Burrtec and Robert A. Nelson Transfer Station, 1830 Agua Mansa Road, in Riverside for

Burrtec customers only; Riverside County Badlands Landfill, 31125 Ironwood Ave., in Moreno Valley and Riverside County Lamb Canyon Landfill, 16411 Lamb Canyon Road, in Beaumont.

For more information on this program, call the Riverside County Department of Waste Resources at (951) 486-3200 or visit the waste guide on their website for more green holiday suggestions at www. rcwaste.org/wasteguide/holiday.

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Celebrating the holidays, the Temecula way Kim Harris VALLEYEDITOR@REEDERMEDIA.COM

By the time you read this opinion piece the 2017 Christmas holiday will be a thing of the past, but I need to share what happened to me on Christmas Day, because I was touched by what I experienced.

This year Christmas was a little bit different in our household, and frankly, I was super excited about it, I mean who doesn’t want to try something new, right?

For the first time in my 51 years on this planet, I didn’t celebrate Christmas with my family Dec. 25. Due to our busy schedules and three of the four people living in my house, having to work on Christmas, we held our family celebration Dec. 24.

Nothing really changed but the

date. We still opened presents.

We still stuffed ourselves with everything from Christmas ham to my all-time favorite pecan pie. We laughed ourselves silly as we spent the day together, playing board games and sharing our stories of Christmas past. It was, as always, amazing. The only thing missing this year was volunteering at a local holiday dinner with the family, and yes, I did miss that part of our family celebration.

However, I found something to fill the gap by volunteering to work on Christmas Day, so the rest of the Reeder Media staff could enjoy their time with friends and family on this holiest of days.

Every year in Temecula, there is a Community Christmas dinner presented by local rotary clubs and the city. I’ve never attended

this event, but this year, since we had a change of plans in how we celebrate the holiday, I was home alone and free to attend, and boy am I glad I did.

Many came out for the occasion, enjoying camaraderie an of course, the excellent dinner prepared by the volunteers from three Rotary clubs – Temecula Sunrise Rotary, Temecula (noon) Rotary and the Temecula Valley-New Generation Club and representatives from the city of Temecula who served up a fully cooked meal of turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetables and dessert.

I saw everyone from Santa Claus himself to city officials and those who are struggling to make ends meet came together at the Mary Phillips Senior Center in Old Town Temecula. There was plenty of

holiday cheer with laughter and the sharing of stories among friends and strangers that cannot be rivaled, and it was amazing!

I want to give a huge shoutout to everyone who made this event possible. It was truly amazing to see those who volunteered give up their time and efforts on the holiday to ensure that the entire community was fed Christmas dinner and given the opportunity to meet new people and share in fellowship with one another, no matter what their political views or religious backgrounds.

I am so thankful everyone in my house had to work, giving me the opportunity to attend.

Mark Sitar, president of the Temecula Sunrise Rotary Club and co-chair of the event said that the tradition is an important one for the city and one that embraces the

holiday spirit.

“This is for anyone who wants a place to go on Christmas Day,” he said. “It is a simple concept that touches people throughout our community.”

Sitar gets it and fortunately for me, so do I. I was touched by the way the community all came together for this great event, so much so that I plan on doing this with my entire family next year.

The next time you have the opportunity to attend or better yet, volunteer at one of Temecula’s community events, I would recommend you do so. If all their events are like the Community Christmas Dinner, you are in for a rare treat.

But hey, it’s only my opinion.

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Select Committees on Regional Transportation Solutions, Waste Reduction and Recycling and, important for our district, the Wine Committee are all working during recess.

My six standing committees, which will resume after we reconvene Jan. 3, are Governmental Organization, Health, Rules and Ethics. And I’m vice chair of the Local Government and the Arts, Entertainment, Sports,

Tourism and Internet Media committees.

I’m looking forward to a busy 2018, serving as your representative in Sacramento.

Minority Floor Leader Marie Waldron, R-Escondido, represents the 75th Assembly District in the California Legislature, which includes the communities of Bonsall, Escondido, Fallbrook, Hidden Meadows, Pala, Palomar M o u n t a i n , P a u m a Va l l e y, Rainbow, San Marcos, Temecula, Valley Center and Vista.

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The Legislature is half-way through its 2017-2018 session, but work has continued since recess began in September.

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during recess.

I am vice chair of the Assembly Rules Subcommittee on Harassment, Discrimination and Retaliation Prevention and Response, which recently held a lengthy hearing in Sacramento to gather information about current processes and areas needed for improvement to protect victims and hold violators accountable.

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District Attorney Mike Hestrin announces charges and the arrest of former sheriff’s deputy for murder RIVERSIDE – Former Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy Oscar Rodriguez was arrested for the murder of Luis Carlos Morin Jr., Thursday, Dec. 21.

Morin was shot and killed, Jan. 27, 2014, when Rodriguez was

attempting to arrest him on an outstanding warrant. The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office initially cleared Rodriguez with a determination that the shooting was justified, according to a news release from that same office.

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Not long after, Morin’s family filed a civil suit against the county, the release said.

During that lawsuit, the district attorney’s office learned that Rodriguez was having an intimate relationship with Diana Perez, the mother of Morin’s children. Based on that additional information, they realized this incident was not an officer-involved shooting review; it was a murder investigation, the district attorney’s office said.

The case was reopened and the district attorney’s office, together with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, conducted a lengthy and thorough investigation of the case. The newly gathered evidence

was presented to the Riverside County grand jury over the past few weeks.

The grand jury, which is made up of 19 members from the community, indicted Rodriguez for murder, according to Penal Code section 187 and for the use of a firearm causing the death of Morin, as per Penal Code section 12022.53d.

If convicted as currently charged, Rodriguez could face up to life in prison, the news release said.

In addition, the grand jury indicted Diana Perez on one count of being an accessory to murder, according to Penal Code section 32.

Perez also was arrested Thursday night. If convicted as currently

charged, Perez could face up to three years in custody, the district attorney’s office said.

“As the son of a law enforcement officer and a prosecutor for nearly 20 years, I know firsthand that the people who wear the badge are good people,” District Attorney Mike Hestrin said. “They love and protect this community each and every day and can be trusted, but when someone violates that trust and abuses his power that person will be held accountable – just like anyone else. No one is above the law.”

The pair is scheduled to be arraigned at the Larson Justice Center, Jan. 3.

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MURRIETA – A felon who fled from sheriff’s deputies in a stolen car that got stuck on the shore of Lake Elsinore was sentenced Thursday, Dec. 21, to four years in state prison.

Alexis Kiyana Wilkerson, 25, of Lake Elsinore pleaded guilty in November to auto theft, receiving stolen property, identity theft and possession of a controlled substance.

Riverside County Superior Court Judge Mark Mandio certified the plea agreement and imposed the midterm sentence for the charges.

Wilkerson’s co-defendant, Rich-

ard Eugene Burns, is slated to be sentenced, Feb. 27. He admitted the same felony allegations as Wilkerson, with the exception of the drug possession charge.

On the morning of May 25, deputies received a LoJack alert from a vehicle that had been reported stolen, traveling in the area of Casino and Diamond drives, according to sheriff’s Sgt. Luke Torres.

Deputies spotted the car traveling southbound on Casino Drive near Malaga Road and signaled the driver to stop, but Wilkerson floored it instead, Torres said.

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aga, went through the dead-end barrier and drove onto the dirt, grounding to a halt adjacent to a levee, according to the sergeant.

Wilkerson and Burns bailed from the car and headed into the brush.

With the help of a K-9 team, deputies located her, uninjured, less than an hour later. Burns was able to elude capture but was identified and arrested within two weeks.

According to court records, Wilkerson has prior convictions for burglary, theft and being in possession of a controlled substance.

Burns has priors for receiving stolen property and theft.

Drugs are a suspected factor in Canyon Lake crash that killed one, injured two others Alex Groves AGROVES@REEDERMEDIA.COM

A three vehicle crash in Canyon Lake Thursday morning, Dec. 21, killed one person and injured two others, and drugs were believed to be a factor, sheriff’s officials said.

The incident happened shortly before 7 a.m. in the area of Vacation

and Yosemite drives, according to a Riverside County sheriff’s news release.

Sheriff’s officials said that a vehicle was driving west on Vacation Drive and veered into the eastbound lanes, striking an oncoming vehicle head-on.

A 29-year-old Canyon Lake resident was severely injured and

later died at the hospital; two others sustained only minor injuries, according to the release.

The name of the person killed was not released, pending notification of family members.

Sheriff’s officials asked that anyone with information about the crash contact the Perris Station Traffic Team at (951) 210-1000.

Man killed in crash with big rig west of Perris Alex Groves AGROVES@REEDERMEDIA.COM

A 25-year-old man was killed when the car he was driving was broadsided by a big rig west of Perris, Monday, Dec. 18, the California Highway Patrol said.

The man was driving a 1998 Honda Accord west on state Route 74 just west of Ethanac Road when he drifted into the dirt at the right-

hand shoulder of the north roadway edge, CHP officer Mike Lassig said in a news release.

The man overcorrected, fishtailed and lost control of the Honda, which ended up in the path of a 2014 Freightliner three-axle big rig truck traveling in the opposite direction, according to Lassig.

The front end of the big rig collided with the right side of the Honda, causing major damage.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Both the eastbound and westbound lanes of SR-74 were blocked, and a SigAlert was issued. Roads were closed in the area of the crash for about three hours.

The man’s name had not been released as of press time.

The California Highway Patrol Temecula Area office is investigating the crash.

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