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Jack Davis Flournoy, who started the annual March of Remembrance for the Jewish Holocaust in Murrieta six years ago, died of COVID-19 pneumonia on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2020, after several days of fighting the virus.

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As the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, 2021 saw a plethora of changes throughout southwest Riverside County. From individuals and groups supporting frontline health care workers to the loss of thousands of residents and the eventual reopening of the state and local businesses, 2021 was a year like no other.

Read on for a recap of some of the biggest news stories affecting the Temecula Valley and surrounding communities over the past 12 months.

Week ending Jan. 1 Jack Davis Flournoy, who started the annual March of Remembrance for the Jewish Holocaust in Murrieta six years ago, died of COVID-19 pneumonia on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2020, after several days of fighting the virus.

Week ending Jan. 8 Just making it under the wire of requirements demanded for state funding, Thursday, Dec. 30, the City of Lake Elsinore officially opened The Anchor, a crisis stabilization housing complex for homeless individuals seeking to transition away from living on the streets.

Lake Elsinore City Manager Grant Yates announced he would be resigning from his position with the city in February 2021.

Menifee City Council announced it would continue its efforts to take over all the parks in the city despite a recent Riverside County court decision approving

the request but conditioning the proposed parks takeover from Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District with tax increases to some city residents.

Week ending Jan. 15 Murrieta Museum announced founding member Al Vollbrecht died from COVID-19 Monday, Dec. 28, 2020. He was a member of Murrieta Rotary and played an instrumental role in the club’s Field of Honor which takes place at Town Square Park each year.

COVID-19 numbers in Riverside County continued to surge with nearly 6,000 new cases and 45 deaths reported.

‘Let Them Play California’ rallies were planned by a grassroots movement of coaches, players and parents with the intent to get Gov. Gavin Newsom’s attention in hopes of convincing him to allow a high school sports season in 2021.

Week ending Jan. 22 Local communities rallied to bring food to front-line health care workers. The effort was spearheaded by Murrieta resident Dave Bohorquez who said he first felt the call to help alongside his wife when the couple realized the need was greater than what he and his wife alone could provide.

Wildomar City Council voted to allow cannabis businesses within city limits during its meeting Wednesday, Jan. 13.

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Conference was hosted by Riverside County DPSS – Children’s Services Monday, Jan. 11, through Thursday, Jan. 14.

Week ending Jan. 29 Area residents and firefighters turned out Sunday morning, Jan. 24, to honor 54-year-old Temecula resident and Rancho Santa Fe Fire Capt. Chris Mertz, who died Jan. 20, from complications related to COVID-19.

The City of Murrieta deemed all businesses as “essential” through a resolution passed during its Jan. 25 meeting.

As the number of residents dying of COVID-19 continued to grow, mortuaries were faced with a lack of space to store the bodies of the deceased. In San Jacinto, a request from Miller-Jones Mortuary to that city’s council for cold storage for the bodies was denied during a Jan. 19 meeting.

Week ending Feb. 5 Dave Fontneau, executive director of Cops for Kids, recognized the volunteer work of a young child, Reece Walsh, at the Lake Elsinore City Council meeting Tuesday, Jan. 26. Walsh, her grandmother, mother and her group of friends came up with a plan to help the community on their own and together, they raised over $3,000 for Cops for Kids that went back into the community and delivered gifts to over 600 children in need during the holiday season.

The City of Wildomar approved its first cannabis dispensary owned and operated by Current Veterans South LLC. The City of Murrieta launched a short-term vacation rental web portal Tuesday, Jan. 26. The portal aims to protect live-in STVR hosts and residents nearby, while safely providing an alternative rental option to visitors.

Week ending Feb. 12 Murrieta resident Raymond Lopez Jr. created a home business out of his struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder.

After serving in the Marines from August 1994 until January 2001, he was medically discharged.

Even though he has PTSD, Lopez Jr. started his own businesses and continues to help others with the same condition.

Cole Canyon Trail, 23173 Wiashal Trail, in Murrieta is the city’s longest hiking path stretching 3.82 miles, bordering Cleveland National Forest and the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve and has been subject to pollution and vandalism, leaving city maintenance struggling to keep trash and graffiti at a minimum.

Wildomar resident Kyla Vela was nominated with five others for Big of the Year by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County and the Inland Empire.

Week ending Feb. 19 Hospitals in southwest Riverside County continued to show declines in COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU patients, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, with the numbers as of Feb. 7 dropping substantially from those released the previous week.

Temecula’s Community Services Department announced a new playground was installed at Stephen Michael Linen Jr. Memorial Park, 44935 Nighthawk Pass.

The renovated project honors Temecula’s first responders with a public safety-themed playground

The remains of firefighter Chris Mertz are led to a hearse at Temecula Valley Hospital Jan. 24, before a procession of first responders and family to a mortuary in Menifee.

Temecula Valley Hospital staff work as a group gathers in front of the hospital to play music and pray for the health care workers.

Hemet fire Chief Scott Brown announces his retirement, Wednesday, March 10.

with many new features, including a “police station” play structure for children 5-12 years old with a two-story enclosed tower, two 12foot spiral slides, a double slide, several climbers, ladders and a hex pod climber.

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced it had seized 355 pounds of cocaine, 29 pounds of heroin, 589 pounds of methamphetamine and more than $1 million in cash in its Operation Winter is Coming.

Week Ending Feb. 26 Dawg Waterpark at Country Kennels in Murrieta hosted the first jump of the season for members of the Pacific Coast Air Dogs club, Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 20-21. About 20 dogs and their handlers competed in nine different divisions from Novice to Ultimate Elite and a Featherweight Division for dogs under 16 inches.

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The Menifee Police Department presented a call to the Menifee City Council to come up with some penalties and registration requirements that would help halt the large number of false business and some residential burglar alarms being responded to by officers in the city. The police department from the time it opened July 1, 2020, received 1,881 alarm calls in commercial and residential false alarms. The police responded to 1,665 calls and 18 alarm calls were actual incidents.

Car club fanatics, billiards fans, sports fans, art fans, face painting fans, boutique fans and more made their way to Old Town Temecula Saturday, Feb. 6, to support Rosemarie Rodriguez, owner of Killarosa Boutique, located inside The Emporium, 42030 Main St, Unit C. Rodriquez opened her boutique during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Week ending March 5 Kendra Thomas and Andrea Dunham are the daughters of Gillian Larson, who is not only best known for her stint on the realitybased adventure TV show, “Survivor,” but also as the founder of Reality Rally, an annual fundraiser held in Old Town Temecula to raise support for Michelle’s Place Cancer Resource Center. The two sisters took it upon themselves to create the Sunshine Project which created “little bags of sunshine” for hospital workers.

With the COVID-19 positivity rate dropping below 10% in Riverside County, school districts throughout the state began to finalize their plans to return elementary students to in-person learning. Before reopening for in-person instruction, all districts, including those in southwest Riverside County, had to submit plans showing they have met Cal-OSHA regulations for COVID-19 health and safety protections and have completed a separate checklist of health and safety practices. Social distancing, personal protective equipment, ventilation and testing requirements are among the requirements that had to be met.

Robert Johnson, city manager of San Jacinto, revealed the city’s planning division was working on a 924-dwelling unit and commercial development along Warren Road north of the Ramona Expressway during his Feb. 16 report to the city council.

Week ending March 12 A dedicated team of sheriff’s deputies was established to police Old Town Temecula. The city partnered with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department to implement enhancements to law enforcement in Old Town and “provide added engagement with business owners, employees and residents.” The dedicated team includes six sheriff’s deputies, two traffic enforcement motorcycle deputies, one supervisor, one community services officer and one investigator.

Aspiring Eagle Scout Jake Otjen of Murrieta recently constructed four raised garden beds for his grandfather and the other residents of Vineyard Place, a memory care community.

The City of Temecula was set to approve an agreement with a contractor to reconstruct the Margarita Recreation Center at the upcoming city council meeting, Tuesday, March 9. Temecula City Council approved an $8.6 million contract with De La Secura Builders for the recreation center reconstruction project. The contract would also allow the Temecula city manager to approve change orders up to 1.4% of the contract amount, or about $120,000.

Week of March 19 Hemet Fire Chief Scott Brown, after serving the city for the past six years, announced his

retirement Wednesday, March 10. “After much deliberation and discussions with my family, I have decided to retire from the fire service in order to spend more time with my family and to pursue other interests,” Brown said in a news release. “I am very proud of the men and women of the Hemet Fire Department who have worked tirelessly to help us raise the level of professionalism and operational readiness of the department.”

The Lake Elsinore Unified School District Thursday, March 11, approved an updated reopening calendar that called for elementary schools to be open for part-time, in-person learning in April. Anticipating approval of the district’s COVID Safety Plan by the Riverside County and state of California departments of public health, LEUSD’s board voted Friday, March 12, to approve a plan that will begin in-person instruction for TK-K students April 5, the Monday after spring break, to be followed by first and second grades April 12; third and fourth grades April 19, and fifth and sixth grades April 26.

Coronavirus hospitalizations in the Temecula and Hemet valleys stood at their lowest points in months, according to the latest data released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. A data release from March 8, based on statistics from hospitals across the nation for the seven days preceding Feb. 26, individuals with COVID-19 now make up just 10% of patients at Temecula Valley Hospital, 11% of those at Southwest Healthcare System (which includes Inland Valley and Rancho Springs medical centers in Wildomar and Murrieta, respectively), 11% of those at Loma Linda University Medical Center Murrieta and 7% of those at Hemet Global Medical Center. Meanwhile, Menifee Global Medical Center did not report any coronavirus patients.

Week ending March 26 Students in Temecula elementary schools returned to on-campus learning Tuesday, March 16, after a little more than a year in a distance learning format. Temecula Valley Unified School District students began part-time, in-person learning after receiving approval from county and state health officials, though parents had the option to keep their students in the virtual learning format if they wished.

The Menifee Interfaith and Community Service Council in cooperation with the City of Menifee placed a special Coronavirus Memorial and Peace Garden in the city’s Central Park at 30268 Civic Plaza Drive.

“I thought I was just going for a beer,” retiring Lake Elsinore City Manager Grant Yates, who was surprised by more than 100 city employees, city council members, state officials and others at a special retirement party Thursday, March 18, in the parking lot of The Diamond, Storm Stadium in Lake Elsinore, said.

Week ending April 2 Temecula City Council gave direction to city staff Tuesday, March 23, to explore ways to resume in-person council, board and commission meetings while continuing to allow members and residents to participate remotely.

Lake Elsinore City Council criticized a deadline set for the Rosetta Hills dirt haul route of tract 30698 during its Tuesday, March 23, meeting. “If I recall correctly, these two tracts were approved about 17 years ago,” Mayor Robert E. “Bob” Magee said. “These go back long before any of these folks bought these homes, so they bought it and there was already a tract map there, and because of the state Legislature and the different peaks and valleys we’ve seen in the economic cycles, it’s been extended either by this

Xzavier Avalos was named the first recipient of the Soboba Fire Department Chief Howard Maxcy Sr. Firefighter of the Year award.

Teacher Nicole Thomas welcomes students back to class at Ysabel Barnett Elementary School in Temecula for in-person learning after one year of school closures during the pandemic, Tuesday, March 16.

Dan Melendez stands next to a mural he painted inside the vintage Historic Hemet Theatre lobby based on a sketch by the late Steve Covington.

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council or by legislation, so we find ourselves today on kind of an older project the neighborhood has grown up around.”

Xzavier Avalos was named the first recipient of the Soboba Fire Department Chief Howard Maxcy Sr. Firefighter of the Year award.

The distinction was set in motion when the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians opened its state-of-the-art fire station in June 2019.

Week ending April 9 COVID-19-positive hospitalizations in Riverside County fell below 100 Monday, April 5, representing a one-year low as the county awaited confirmation that it would be moved into an even less restrictive tier under the governor’s public health regulatory apparatus.

Artist Dan Melendez dedicated the past several months to bringing the Golden Age of Hollywood back to the lobby of the Historic Hemet Theatre. The COVID-19 pandemic, which closed the venue to live concerts and other social events since March 2020, gave volunteers of the nonprofit Historic Hemet Theatre Foundation time to regroup and concentrate on a much-needed renovation to the 100-year-old cornerstone of downtown Hemet.

Lake Elsinore residents got their first look at the new Walmart Supercenter at 29260 Central Avenue, Wednesday, March 31. The new store replaced the old Lake Elsinore Walmart store at 31700 Grape Street. The new Walmart Supercenter, with over 320 fulland part-time associates, features a larger layout and new services for the Lake Elsinore community, including online grocery pickup and express delivery.

Week ending April 16 The annual March of Remembrance, organized by the Holocaust Remembrance Foundation of the Valley, was pared down, Sunday, April 11, from past events due to COVID-19 restrictions on large gatherings. About 150 people gathered at Murrieta’s 412 Church to preserve the memory of the Holocaust and remember the millions of Jewish lives that were lost. Two sessions were held to accommodate everyone with some inside the church viewing video messages and others outside.

The Brady Bunch has nothing on the Willis family of Menifee. After raising five biological children, Gary and Pam Willis made the decision to adopt seven siblings who were orphaned in 2018. Now with a dozen children, the Willises said they are enjoying their second pass at parenting.

Southwest Healthcare System announced a $400 million Inland Valley Medical Center expansion.

The expansion will make Inland Valley Medical Center a new stateof-the-art facility with a sevenstory patient tower and more beds for patients.

Week ending April 23 Temecula unveiled a brandnew aerial ladder truck that is 57 feet in length, with a 101-foot ladder, to be housed at Station 73 in the business/industrial area of Temecula. The custom-built new truck replaced a 2003 ladder truck, which will be used on reserve and parked at Fire Station 95, the city’s newest fire station off Butterfield Stage Road.

When Menifee’s Olivia Ximines competed on last season’s American Idol television show, she made the top 20 but was not able to advance into the top 10. For Season 19, the producers gave some of the contestants a second chance by having a first-ever comeback show. Airing April 19, Ximines, 17, was vying to be the singer that rounded out the Top 10 when the winner was revealed May 2.

The Hemet City Council approved a more transparent detailed financial reporting procedure and decided to maintain the city’s own no spending limits on election campaigns in the future instead of

using the state’s election campaign limits in its April 13 city council meeting.

Week ending April 30 Within four hours Menifee residents, city officials and others worked to clean up main highway rights of way, eight senior citizens’ homes outside were rejuvenated and dozens of others drove to two trash pickup sites with loads of trash they had collected. The special cleanup event, called Menifee Better Together, marked the first time since COVID-19 pandemic restrictions that the community rallied together under the guidance of Menifee’s Community Services Department and city manager’s office to “clean up the city.”

Hemet’s Western Center Academy was the only Riverside County school to advance to the Academic Decathlon national competition this year. The charter school’s 2-year-old team was formed by coaches Rex McDonald and Keith Rossi.

The Western Science Center in Hemet took advantage of the COVID-19 tier reduction with the opportunity to show off some of their latest paleontology finds and educate students and residents about animals that roamed the planet during the ice age, Saturday, April 24. For the first time since March, the Western Science Center staff with Alton Dooley, Ph.D., executive director of the center, were on hand to greet more than 60 participants and their families to the latest dinosaur remains found at the second Science Saturday event since March 2020. Strict COVID-19 restrictions were followed with masks on and family separations. see 2021, page A-4

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LOCAL 2021 from page A-3 Week ending May 7 Local names like Demitric Felton Jr. (Great Oak High School), Lorenzo Burns (Linfield Christian), Dwayne Johnson Jr. (Vista Murrieta), Camryn Bynum (Corona Centennial) and Javon McKinley (Corona Centennial) will have an opportunity to impact a professional team, or at least that was their hope following the 2021 NFL draft.

A Riverside County Superior Court Judge ruled that Hemet resident Joe Males’ position as a Hemet City Council member be annulled, leaving the position possibly open after May 27. The minute order annulling his election followed a ruling that Males was not eligible to run for the District 4 seat because he did not live in the area as of the last filing date.

Michelle’s Place announced the expansion of services for all cancer patients. “After years of helping breast cancer patients and providing wigs to anyone who needs one, cancer patients of all kinds started asking us for resources,” Executive Director Kim Gerrish said.

Week ending May 14 Seeds for Cultivating Inclusion, A Community Farming Project, were planted in 2015 when a handful of mothers who had children with special needs wanted to create a space that could provide day programs for adults with special needs. Julia Carona, Samantha Morton, Doreen Camerota and Laura Valencia knew that all too often adults with special needs do not get the opportunity to reach their full potential. Garden Director Mary Ann Tams said the parents worked together on a plan where clients could learn something useful and potentially marketable.

When Murrieta resident Jody DeSimone, known online as Girlgraphix, posted a 45-second video on her TikTok account in March, she did not expect for it to go viral and become an all-consuming mission for her. She invited her followers to contact her if they needed a friend or someone to simply check in on them from time to time and thousands of TikTokers have taken her up on that offer.

Menifee City Council, in a continuing workshop May 5, prioritized a number of Capital Improvement Projects it sees will be coming in the 2021-2022 budget. Menifee city staff is now working on the proposed budget to be presented to the council before the recommended next fiscal year June 30 budget deadline.

Week ending May 21 Eight convicted felons were arrested Wednesday, May 12, for parole and probation violations during a compliance sweep in the San Jacinto area that turned up illegal drugs and guns. The operation was carried out by Riverside County Sheriff’s Department SWAT and K-9 deputies, as well as county

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probation officers, anti-gang personnel and the Soboba Department of Public Safety.

Temecula’s District 2 Councilwoman Jessica Alexander spoke out against those who called her racist following two city council meetings where she was singled out for comments she made. Alexander, who is a freshman councilmember, found herself in some hot water over a statement she made during the April 13 city council discussion on returning to in-person meetings where she drew a parallel between being forced to wear masks in order to meet in person and Rosa Parks making the decision to stand up and sit at the front of the bus.

That comment garnered attention from local, regional, national and international news, as well as late night TV shows.

Authorities announced the arrest of Jack Dennis Potter, 68, in the cold case murder of Temecula resident Laurie Diane Potter, 54, whose remains were found Oct. 5, 2003, in the 1600 block of Hilton Head Court, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. Laurie Potter’s remains were unidentified for nearly two decades after her legs were discovered in an apartment complex dumpster.

Week ending May 28 Murrieta City Council members witnessed the swearing in of Tony Conrad as Murrieta Police Department’s newest chief of police during its May 18 meeting. Conrad had served as interim chief since December following the retirement of former Chief of Police Sean Hadden.

Michelle’s Place Cancer Resource Center held its annual Walk of Hope fundraising event to honor those who have lost their lives to cancer and those who are currently fighting it and surviving it, May 23.

Former Hemet resident Janna Livesay Hoehn moved to Hawaii 30 years ago. Ten years ago, she and her husband took a trip to Washington D.C. and because the Vietnam War had been happening during her high school years, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall was the first stop on her must-see list. That visit put her on a meaningful mission to

Inland Empire’s Keinner Pina scores on a wild pitch by Lake Elsinore pitcher Jefferson Garcia (41) and a throwing error by catcher Brandon Valenzuela in the Lake Elsinore Storm home opener May 11. The game marked the first time since the beginning of COVID-19 that fans could watch the team live and in person.

assist with the virtual Wall of Faces project associated with the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund.

Members of Lake Elsinore’s Homeless Task Force launched The Anchor, an innovative project to help lessen the weight experienced by many homeless people living in the area. Lake Elsinore has become increasingly proactive and aggressive in addressing homelessness in its community. In May 2017, the Homeless Task Force was established and included two city council members, Natasha Johnson and Brian Tisdale. Its purpose was to develop and pursue strategies to reduce homelessness in the community.

Week ending June 4 The future is bright for Vista Murrieta High School Valedictorian Naketris “Nikki” Kirk. The 18-year-old had a 4.57 weighted GPA, completed 17 AP and Dual Enrollment courses with MSJC and because of those accomplishments was accepted into UCLA. But those accomplishments aren’t the only thing Kirk has to be proud of, she was also Vista Murrieta’s first Black valedictorian.

Litter was so prevalent in the late 60s and early 70s that in 1971, the then-U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Clifford M. Hardin introduced Woodsy Owl to the nation. Many remember his motto, “Give a hoot; don’t pollute” and over the following decades, Woodsy Owl helped educate and inspire youth, as well as those in the education fields, to engage in conservation of the environment.

While a nationwide effort is always appreciated, for Wildomar District 4 Councilmember Bridgette Moore, it was the local trash lining the streets and roadways of her city that prompted her to take drastic action.

A drugged driver who caused a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 15 in Temecula that killed a Murrieta woman pleaded guilty Thursday, May 27, to second-degree murder.

Javier Caldera, 27, of Auburn, Washington, also pleaded guilty to felony charges of driving under the influence of drugs, reckless driving and hit-and-run with sentenceenhancing great bodily injury allegations, as part of a plea agreement with the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office in which no charges were dropped.

Week ending June 11 The new Town Square Park Amphitheater in Murrieta opened with a celebration June 2. The ampitheater is capable of seating more than 700 people.

A $445,103 professional services agreement with T.Y. Lin International for design, engineering and architectural services for the Central Park amphitheater in downtown Menifee was approved in a 4 to 1 vote of the Menifee City Council.

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make a difference. Incorporated in July 2020, the charitable organization received its nonprofit status in October. Maria-Kassandra said that being a humble Filipino family, they wanted to reach out and help Indigenous people who still live in the Philippines as well as those of Filipino descent living in local communities.

Week ending June 18 The court ordered annulment of Hemet City Mayor Pro Tem Joe Males’ November 2020 election, led the council to call for a special election to fill his open seat in November or earlier. The decision was made by the four remaining council members following a heated and sometimes emotional discussion at the June 8 meeting whether or not he should be appointed back on the council that night.

More than 30 large concrete trucks rumbled onto Mt. San Jacinto College’s Menifee Valley Campus Thursday, June 10, pouring concrete for the foundation of the stadium at the MSJC Athletics & Kinesiology Complex.

At its June 8 meeting, Lake Elsinore City Council members pulled two of 13 Consent Calendar items for further discussion. Item No. 6 included a presentation from Community Development Director Karen Brindley regarding the construction of a new housing development. The Planning Commission has approved Planning Application No. 2016-56, known as Running Deer Estates, for the design and construction of 96 single-family, single-story residential units and a variance request for Lot 7 of Tract No. 31957.

Week ending June 25 Lake Elsinore held its inaugural Juneteenth Celebration event at the Diamond Stadium, June 18. Juneteenth is a nationally recognized holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States June 19, 1865.

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Former Vista Murrieta standout, Michael Norman, won the men’s 400m title with a season-best time of 44.07.

Murrieta and USC track and field standout, Michael Norman, was on his way to the Tokyo Olympics after winning the U.S. men’s 400m title at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials being held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, Sunday, June 20. Due to the 2020 Olympic Summer games being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Norman made the U.S. track and field team for the 2020 Olympics, which was held in Tokyo, Japan July 23-Aug. 8, 2021.

San Jacinto City Councilmember Joel Lopez was indicted on four charges stemming from an alleged illegal marijuana dispensary. Lopez, 35, was indicted on felony counts of conspiracy and maintaining an unlawful marijuana facility, as well as misdemeanor counts of selling cannabis without a permit and failure to file a sales and use tax return with the state. Edward Padilla Jr., 32, of San Jacinto was also indicted for the same charges. see REVIEW, page A-6

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LOCAL REVIEW from page A-4 Week ending July 2 Country Music Superstar Billy Ray Cyrus performed onstage at the inaugural Old Town Music Festival presented by The Stampede Saturday, June 26.

New Menifee Police Department officers and Chief Pat Walsh, nearing the anniversary of the department with many city officials attending, were officially sworn in during special ceremonies June 21.

Hemet City Council approved the city’s new Strategic Plan for the next five years and the 2021-2022 budget with last minute amendments at the June 22 regular meeting. The new Strategic Plan helps direct the council’s course for the city’s budgets for its General Plan.

The Plan also guides how the 76 sworn police officers and 49 sworn firefighters, city parks and other employees are to help the nearly 85,000 residents of the city.

Week ending July 9 Mayor Scott Vinton, enthusiastic and upbeat, addressed the crowd at Murrieta’s Town Square Park Amphitheater June 29, with the Murrieta 2021 State of the City address.

Referring to the city’s birthday July 1, the theme was “30 years strong and getting better all the time.”

A Temecula business owner who was arrested allegedly thought he was meeting a 13-year-old boy for sex. Albert Abbott, 42, the owner of Abbott Manor Weddings and Events in Temecula was arrested June 15 and is facing three charges relating to sex with a minor following the incident which was also posted to the CC Unit YouTube channel.

Animal Friends of the Valleys was selected as the 2021 California Nonprofit of the Year by Assemblymember Kelly Seyarto (R-Murrieta) for the 67th Assembly District. Each year, in honor of California Nonprofits Day, legislators from across the state highlight a nonprofit from their district that has provided exemplary service to their community.

Week ending July 16 The City of Murrieta once again found itself on AdvisorSmith’s “Safest Cities in America” list. AdvisorSmith, a leading information resource for business advice and original research, updates its study on the safest cities in America annually and Murrieta was ranked as the No. 6 safest midsize city, behind Cary, North Carolina (No. 1), Sugar Land, Texas (No. 2), Thousand Oaks (No. 3), Simi Valley (No. 4) and Allen, Texas (No. 5). Rounding out the top 10 were Irvine (7), Santa Clarita (8), Lakewood Township, New Jersey (9) and Edison Township, New Jersey (10).

A heated discussion on the rise of non-emergency burglar alarms and mandatory burglar alarm registration at the July 7 Menifee City Council Meeting sent a proposed alarm ordinance back to the police department for a more original plan without mandatory requirements.

Country Music Superstar Billy Ray Cyrus performs onstage at the Old Town Music Festival presented by The Stampede Saturday, June 26.

From left, Madison Rowley, 5, her sister McKenzie, 3, and Scarlett Rose, 6, find relief from the summer heat at a splash pad on Nicolas Road in Temecula, July 10.

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Murrieta City Council members discussed and approved a resolution to establish a tiered system for signature events that would increase their financial amount of in-kind support based on the amount of years an event has been ongoing in Murrieta. During their regular meeting July 6, city council members also agreed that in the future they will review and discuss additional policies and changes to the process and rules for signature events, potentially including alcohol vendors in the future.

Week ending July 23 Members of the Murrieta Valley High School cheer squad held a rally for support in reinstating their cheer coach’s job, feeling he was wrongfully terminated for his sexual orientation, July 14.

About a dozen Menifee residents appeared to discuss their ideas on the city’s plans for improving the quality of life, housing and transportation before city officials July 15 at Menifee City Hall and Zoom.

The resident input is part of the Menifee’s 2021 to 2029 6th Cycle Housing Element Update required by the state.

Temecula City Council heard an update from its Racial Diversity and Inclusion Initiative but many residents on hand for the July 13 meeting weren’t happy about the commission, which was formed by council July 14, 2020. During the more than five hours long meeting, a slew of public speakers called for dissolution of the commission,

Members of the Murrieta Valley High School cheer squad rally for support in reinstating their cheer coach’s job who they feel was wrongfully terminated for his sexual orientation, July 14.

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by Mayor Maryann Edwards and Mayor Pro Tem Matt Rahn.

Week ending July 30 The annual cancer survivor and caregiver luncheon presented by the Soboba Foundation and the Relay for Life of Inland Empire West welcomed about 150 guests to the Soboba Casino Resort Event Center July 18. The theme for the American Cancer Society event was “Unmask the Cure” and featured the colors and celebration of a Mardi Gras holiday.

All state employees and all workers at hospitals and health care facilities across California will be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination under a state policy, and those who are unable or refuse to do so will have to be tested at least once a week.

Menifee residents may soon have a new and closer Passport Acceptance Facility in the Menifee City Hall at the city clerk’s offices with the approval of the Menifee City Council July 21. Menifee residents have to go to Winchester or other city or county locations to apply for passports, a necessary requirement for travel outside of the United States. It can take 12 to 18 weeks before the passport application is approved.

Week ending Aug. 6 Many students are returning to full-time, in-person instruction for the 2021-2022 academic school year with COVID-19 mask mandates in place for all students and teachers, according to district public information officers, but some parents are not happy with the decision. Temecula Valley Unified, Murrieta Valley Unified, Menifee Union, Lake Elsinore Unified, Hemet Unified and San Jacinto Unified school districts are all requiring masks be worn indoors by teachers, students and staff.

The body of a man believed to have drowned in Lake Elsinore was found Sunday, Aug. 1. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said at around 4 p.m. Saturday that the man had been swimming with a family member near their boat when the boat began to drift

People gather at Temecula City Hall to protest the Race, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Commission (REDI) before a city council meeting with an agenda item to vote on whether or not to rename and restructure the commission, Aug. 10.

away. That’s when the man went underwater and never resurfaced, sheriff’s officials said.

The Riverside County Library System held a grand opening ceremony complete with ribbon cutting for its newest facility, the French Valley Library at 31526 Skyview Road July 31.

Week ending Aug. 13 The Riverside County Registrar of Voters Office gave an update to plans for the California Gubernatorial Recall Election in the form of a letter to voters. According to the update, all registered voters in Riverside County will be mailed a ballot in accordance with new legislation recently enacted by the State regarding the conduct of the California Gubernatorial Recall Election.

Menifee city staff was directed to develop a public educational and governmental channel in partnership with Mt. San Jacinto College and Riverside County to better inform residents of city business and enhance their participation, by the city council at its Aug. 4 meeting.

The Western Science Center museum, where one of the largest Mastodon fossil collections in the nation is housed, announced it will be reopening Aug. 21 combined with the 2021 Inland Empire Science Festival.

Week ending Aug. 20 Temecula City Council, in the early morning hours Aug. 11, made the decision to keep the name Race, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion for its REDI Commission despite efforts from Temecula City Councilmember Jessica Alexander who brought forth an agenda item requesting a name change due to concerns by many who spoke out against it at earlier council meetings. The REDI Commission, formed by the council July 14, 2020, had been under fire by many throughout the Temecula Valley for the perception that it would actually cause racial division, not unite the city, like it was expected to do.

A shared mission to cultivate a generation of youth who are inspired and empowered to live a purposeful life through self-discovery, self-love and self-mastery led Jean Bacher and Destiny Walker to establish My Selfie Movement about a year ago. The nonprofit recently presented a two-day Back 2 School Youth Workshop that helped young participants find tools within themselves that they can utilize as they head back into classrooms this semester.

Temecula’s first mayor, Ron Parks, was recognized posthumously during the Aug. 10 Temecula City Council meeting by current Mayor Maryann Edwards.

Parks died Monday, Aug. 9. “He was a hero for us,” Edwards said.

“He was Temecula’s first mayor on the first city council. He was instrumental in helping to form and shape and grow this city just

in every way.”

Week ending Aug. 27 While elected San Jacinto City Councilmember Joel Lopez, who refused to resign his post, sat in jail awaiting trial on felony domestic violence charges, San Jacinto City Council took action to censure him during its Aug. 17 meeting.

Lopez, 35, was arrested on felony domestic violence charges Aug. 5, a little more than a month after he was arrested and indicted in June on felony counts of conspiracy and maintaining an unlawful marijuana facility, as well as misdemeanor counts of selling cannabis without a permit and failure to file a sales and use tax return with the state.

For Temecula Springs Charter School student Victoria Nelson school had always been a good experience. The 11th grader is well-known at the school for her positive attitude and exceptional work ethic, but thanks to an incident that occurred Thursday, Aug. 19, the straight-A student, along with her brother senior Drew Nelson, won’t be returning to the school anytime soon. According to Gary Nelson, his children didn’t wear their masks on the first day of school due to their religious beliefs. The siblings, he said, were told they could not return to school until they agreed to wear masks.

As the drought continued to worsen in California, U.S. officials declared the first-ever water shortage from the Colorado River last week that serves some 40 million people in the West. The move triggered cuts to some Arizona farmers next year amid the ongoing drought. Water levels in major reservoirs had dropped far below historic averages according to data released online by the California Department of Water Resources.

While Lake Perris remained at 86% capacity, down 2% from July, reservoirs to the north such as Pine Flat Lake (20%) San Luis Reservoir (16%) and even Folsom Lake (24%) were dangerously low and with no measurable snow pack in the state, the likelihood of lake levels improving was virtually nonexistent.

Week ending Sept. 3 One firefighter suffered minor injuries and two structures were destroyed in a brush fire that broke out Saturday, Aug. 29. The Chaparral Fire, which was first reported at 12:38 p.m. near Tenaja and Cleveland Forest roads south of the unincorporated community of La Cresta in Cleveland National Forest, quickly exploded charring 1,500 acres, triggering evacuations and air quality warnings before firefighters brought it partially under control.

Rebecca and Darell Farnbach were recognized for their contributions to the city by Temecula City Council, Tuesday, Aug. 24, receiving the placement of their names on the city’s Wall of Honor

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A Riverside County Sheriff’s deputy holds back protesters as they demand to hear a TVUSD board meeting and public speakers from outside the conference center building while the large group rallies for support against mask mandates when school resumes in Temecula July 20.

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The Chaparral Fire burns vegetation near Tenaja and Cleveland Forest roads, Aug. 28.

Lake Elsinore Mayor Bob Magee speaks about the city’s recent accomplishments and future endeavors during the Lake Elsinore State of the City address, Sept. 30.

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in City Hall.

Two candidates officially filed to run for an open Hemet District 4 City Council seat to be determined by a special election Nov. 3. They are Joe Males and Marc Searl, both known residents in the district. The seat was opened when a Riverside County Superior Court Judge annulled the 2020 election of Males because he was alleged not to have lived in District 4 at the time his nomination papers were filed as the city election code indicates.

Week ending Sept. 10 The City of Murrieta honored the 13 servicemembers killed in Kabul, Afghanistan during a remembrance ceremony held at Town Square Park, Aug. 26.

The Menifee City Council agreed to further examine a possible rent control ordinance supporting the current county rent control ordinances and discussed the city’s illegal business regulations at its Sept. 2 meeting. Council’s discussion was preceded by a Golden State Mobile Homeowners lobby representative’s explanation of the county’s current rent control ordinance allowing mobile home park owners to collect $12 per year per mobile home and keep the rent increases on leased or rented mobile home properties to no more than the cost of living increases each year.

Following months of declining COVID-19 hospitalizations, numbers ticked up again in Riverside County with 673 COVID-19-positive patients hospitalized, and the addition of 13 new patients since Aug. 27, according to the Riverside University Health System. The number of patients in intensive care units for the same week remained at 148.

Week ending Sept. 17 Temecula, Menifee and Murrieta all honored those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks during special ceremonies held on the 20th anniversary of the event.

As the drought continued to worsen in California with no relief in sight, water experts were speaking out saying that the state wasn’t ready for another prolonged period of dryness. “We are in worse shape than we were before the last drought, and we are going to be in even worse shape after this one,” Jay Lund, co-director of the Center for Watershed Sciences at University of California at Davis, said.

It was an emotional day in Hemet for more than 100 residents, dozens of firefighters and police officers and Mt. San Jacinto College art students as a huge, restored wall mural was unveiled depicting local firefighters raising a flag to bring awareness of the fateful 9/11 terrorist attack on the twin towers in New York 20 years ago.

Week ending Sept. 24 It seems strange to say there are new items at a museum that is known for its historic artifacts, but the Hemet Museum was looking forward to curating a new piano

player exhibit as it reopened after an 18-month closure due to the pandemic. Before its official reopening on Sept. 17, dedicated volunteers hosted a celebration that attracted many familiar faces as well as some new ones.

Lake Elsinore City Council members quickly worked through their agenda items during the Sept.

14 meeting and had to take things out of order due to a scheduled public hearing at 7:30 p.m. to discuss redistricting. Todd Tatum from National Demographics Corporation returned to meet before the council to explain the process and make a call for residents of Lake Elsinore to get involved by helping them draw the maps which will include the boundaries for each of the five districts that fall under the council’s jurisdiction.

The City of Menifee was seeking public input on the community’s most pressing needs, which will be used to develop a five-year plan for using federal funding for projects aimed at improving the lives of residents. Menifee citizens were being asked to participate in a short, online survey about priorities and needs in nine areas: housing, community facilities, community/ special needs programs, homeless services, business and infrastructure, social services, public transit, natural disaster vulnerability and broadband internet equity.

Week ending Oct. 1 Red Hawk Elementary School was one of 28 California schools named as a National Blue Ribbon School, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona announced last week. Cardpma made the announcement during his Return to School Road Trip, Tuesday, Sept.

21, while at Walter R. Sundling Jr. High School, in Palatine, Illinois, another school receiving the award.

Only 325 schools nationwide received the honor.

On Tuesday, Sept. 21, the State Water Resources Control Board adopted guidelines that would determine how the agency will administer the $1 billion financial relief program for community water systems’ unpaid water bill debt from residential and commercial customers who were unable to pay their bills due to COVID-related financial hardship. The California Water and Wastewater Arrearages Payment Program will disburse funds between Nov. 1 and Jan. 31, 2022, prioritizing small drinking water systems first.

A discussion on the resignation of Murrieta Mayor Scott Vinton and how he might be replaced by appointment or special election was held to almost the end of the Murrieta City Council meeting Sept. 21.

Week ending Oct. 8 With a theme of “Bring it LE” Mayor Bob Magee outlined what had been brought to the city of Lake Elsinore during the past year and what is on its way during the annual State of the City address Sept.

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talked about Lake Elsinore’s long history of being a destination for outdoor activities, from powerboat racing in the 1920s to hang gliders, sailplanes and parachutists arriving in the 1950s and its motocross heritage immortalized by Steve McQueen.

Riverside County Supervisor Kevin Jeffries announced that after completing his current term, he would be retiring from politics entirely. “When I ran for reelection last year for my third term, I told a number of people that this would be my last campaign, and that I intended to retire when my term expires at the end of 2024,” Jeffries said in a statement issued Friday, Oct. 1.

“I want to be accessible,” Menifee Mayor Pro Tem Lesa Sobek said, living up to her words with a casual conversation with the residents of her District 3 held at the Menifee Library, Tuesday, Sept.

28. More than a dozen residents from her voting district met with her and a number of other Menifee city officials, including Mayor Bill Zimmerman, accompanied Sobek as she explained some of the projects happening in her district that covers the residents and businesses southwest of Interstate 215.

One of the largest oil spills in recent Southern California history fouled popular beaches and killed

wildlife while crews scrambled to contain the crude before it spread further into protected wetlands.

At least 126,000 gallons (572,807 liters) of oil spilled into the waters off Orange County, according to a statement from the city of Huntington Beach.

Week ending Oct. 15 Classic car owners made their way down Washington Avenue during the Murrieta Rod Run Friday night cruise at the start of the two-day event, Oct. 8. The event returned after being suspended in 2020 due to COVID-19.

Officials in Menifee said that the city is poised for increased growth, building on the decadelong population surge that netted a 32% gain in local residents. Mayor Bill Zimmerman said the fact that Menifee grew by 25,008 residents between 2010 and 2020, according to the U.S. Census data, is a “major accomplishment” that reflects the desirability of the area.

After a nationwide recruitment, the city of Hemet announced Thursday, Oct. 7, the hiring of Eddie Sell as the city’s new fire chief. Sell will lead the Hemet Fire Department and will serve as a key part of the executive team for the city of Hemet. Sell brings more than 30 years of experience in the fire service to Hemet, is a veteran of the United States Navy and has worked for the Bureau of Land Management, several units of Cal Fire and, most recently, the Long Beach Fire Department.

Week ending Oct. 22 It was a full house at Pechanga Resort Casino for Temecula Mayor

Maryann Edwards’ annual State of the City address, Thursday, Oct. 14. The early morning event kicked off with Edwards singing the entire Armed Forces Medley in honor of all U.S. service members who stood to be recognized while attendees waved American Flags during the Temecula Cares themed gathering before highlighting the city’s recent accomplishments and future plans.

Three regional water agencies hosted a celebration event Oct. 13 to commemorate the recent completion of their $37 million, three-year construction project that enhances energy and operating efficiencies of the Santa Rosa Water Reclamation Facility. The project and facility are owned and managed by the Santa Rosa Regional Resources Authority, a partnership between Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, Rancho California Water District and Western Municipal Water District.

More than 2,000 people, from children to thirsty adults, visited the Rooted in Nature Craft Brew Festival to enjoy the warm day at Marna O’Brien Park Saturday, Oct. 16. “It is like taking your handcuffs off,” one visitor who was at an event for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions hit in March of last year ,said.

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YEAR from page A-7 Week ending Oct. 29 The City of Temecula held a remembrance ceremony at city hall for local residents who died from complications of COVID-19 Thursday, Oct. 21. The ceremony included the presentation of the white COVID-19 remembrance flags that flew at the Temecula Duck Pond in honor of local residents who died to their families.

The City of Lake Elsinore honored Hispanic Heritage Month and Dia De Los Muertos Saturday, Oct. 16, with its inaugural Mariachi Festival. More than 2,600 attended the festival which was held at Lake Elsinore’s Diamond Stadium and featured Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuellar, Jarabe Mexicano and Ballet Folklórico de Los Ángeles and ended with a fireworks finale that lit up the October fall skies.

“We are committed to go forward,” George Krikorian, owner of the Krikorian Multiscreen Theater that now sits only partly finished and often termed an eyesore in Menifee, told the Menifee City Council Wednesday, Oct. 20. Krikorian appeared before the council that evening after driving three and one-half hours hours in heavy traffic. Appearing at first very humble, he told the council that the construction on the adjoining retail center on Newport Road off Civic Center Drive will be going ahead within 30 to 60 days with many new tenants already promising to move in.

Week ending Nov. 5 Menifee City Council member Bob Karwin for the first time met with many of his constituents at his inaugural District 1 Town Hall held at Sun City Civic Association’s Webb Hall Tuesday, Oct. 26. Webb Hall, normally reserved for members only, was mostly filled, with only one attending not living in the Sun City area. Karwin admitted to the large assemblage that he does not live in the Sun City area but promised, although Sun City, once its own unincorporated community of 55 and older residents, would never be “erased” as a senior community in what is now Menifee.

Hemet City Council approved an agreement with City Net, a growing organization providing

outreach to the homeless including offers of shelter and health care, that will include the rental or lease of 10 apartment units to the city for those seeking housing help.

The City of Murrieta invited residents to review a California Environmental Quality Act study for Beyond Food Mart at Jackson Avenue project at the northeast corner of Murrieta Hot Springs Road and Jackson Avenue.

Week ending Nov. 12 “It’s Our Time,” Wildomar Mayor Dustin Nigg said, encouraging development, business and industry representatives to consider his city as its next location at the Nov. 4 State of the City address at Marna O’Brien Park.

The event brought other nearby city mayors, local business owners and managers, Wildomar staff members, Cal Fire and many other dignitaries from the Inland Empire to hear the achievements in the last year of the newest city in southwest Riverside County.

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved the renewal of the Temecula Wine Country Tourism Marketing District. A 4-0 vote Nov. 2, with Kevin Jeffries abstaining, extended the district retroactive to Nov. 1. The extension will be through Oct. 31, 2026, although subsequent Board of Supervisors approval can allow for additional renewals.

During a Nov. 8 special called meeting of the Murrieta City Council, Cindy Gagliano Warren was selected by council to serve residents in the city’s 5th District to replace Mayor Scott Vinton who was leaving the council due to his family’s planned move to Tennessee. Vinton, who served just shy of one term on the council, submitted his letter of resignation Aug. 31, a press release issued by the city said. He was appointed Murrieta’s mayor this year and will step down as mayor Dec. 21.

Week ending Nov. 19 Veterans throughout southwest Riverside County were celebrated at a plethora of Veterans Day events ranging from luncheons to parades.

Six public hearings were covered at the Tuesday, Nov. 9, Hemet City Council meeting, including one to add to Hemet’s Industrial and Commercial zones making

Wildomar Mayor Dustin Nigg gives a presentation about the city’s recent accomplishments and future endeavors during the Wildomar State of the City address.

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it more friendly to the newer and emerging businesses and another to allow buildings up to 55 feet in height and away from residential neighborhoods. The council also authorized the city manager to purchase three large trucks for the public works department to replace aging vehicles and to meet the state’s mandated clean air standards for vehicles.

As fentanyl deaths continued to rise, concerned parents who were directly impacted by losing a child from it created a public service video to help educate others. They hope the short film, “dead on arrival,” will find its way to every middle school and high school to help alert young people and their families about the crisis that exists in their own backyards.

Week ending Nov. 26 The City of Temecula observed Pechanga Pu’éska Mountain Day Monday, Nov. 15, with a special event reflecting on the ways in which the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians, Temecula’s first citizens, shaped the community’s character and heritage. The event was held at sunset on the steps of city hall for a short ceremony featuring recital of the city’s proclamation, originally drafted in 2012 by both Temecula and tribal councils that affirmed Pechanga Pu’éska Mountain Day as a city holiday and shares the Pu’éska Mountain story that bonded the two communities.

Menifee City Council passed an amended citywide speed limit change order both decreasing and increasing some city roadway speeds, but asked for further study on the speed limit changes and police enforcement for the new limits in the Sun City area.

Studio 395 Foundation Inc., Boys & Girls Club of Southwest County and Assistance League of Temecula Valley were allocated Community Improvement Designation funding during the Nov. 16 Riverside County Board of Supervisors meeting. The supervisors’ 5-0 vote approved grants of $55,000 for the Studio 395 Foundation, $25,000 for the Boys & Girls Club and $5,000 for the Assistance League of Temecula Valley.

Week ending Dec. 3 Marshal Whatley, 48, of Murrieta was killed when the singleengine Zodiac 601XL crashed in heavy brush near the under construction Sommers Bend housing development, just a few miles southeast of the French Valley Airport at 10:36 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 22.

Local cities held a variety of events to ring in the holiday season including the annual lighting of the holiday tree at the Temecula Duck Pond Monday, Nov. 29.

As the drought continued to persist, local water agency Eastern Municipal Water District announced it was increasing its drought stage to Stage 3a, according to a news release issued by the agency Thursday, Nov. 18. EMWD’s Board of Directors urged customers who are exceeding their water budgets to eliminate wasteful practices as part of EMWD’s move into Stage 3a of its Water Shortage Contingency Plan.

The city of Lake Elsinore celebrated the completion of its new Public Works building during a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house event held Monday, Nov. 15. The remodel of the 6,000-square-foot old cabinet manufacturing building took a year to complete and cost the city $2.4 million to complete. The energy efficient, state-of-the-art building features seven offices,

Olek Postovoit, 2, sits on Santa’s lap and describes what he would like for Christmas during the annual Temecula tree lighting event Monday, Nov. 29.

two conference rooms, an elevator, a teaching and staff training room, four restrooms and locker rooms.

Week ending Dec. 10 Five generations of the Domenigoni family were honored as southwest Riverside County’s most selfless volunteers with the Exchange Club of Hemet-San Jacinto Valley’s annual Book of Golden Deeds award Thursday, Dec. 2. The event was held at the Soboba Casino Resort’s Palm Room that included a holiday dinner and award presentations by the Exchange Club, the City of Hemet and Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District.

Bear Demographics census consultants and Menifee city staff conducted their first of four public workshops to explain how local residents can help redraw the four city voting districts following the completion of the 2021 census. The workshop was held Wednesday, Dec. 1, at the Sun City Library in Menifee. The workshop was the first of four planned by the city to gain input from city residents to help inform the mayor and city council about their community of interest to help create any needed changes in the four districts following the latest 10-year census statistics.

Former San Jacinto City Councilmember Joel Lopez pleaded guilty Dec. 1, to operating an illegal cannabis shop in the city and was immediately sentenced to one year in jail and five years probation. Lopez, 36, admitted charges of conspiracy and maintaining an unlawful marijuana facility, both felonies, as well as selling cannabis without a permit and failure to file a sales and use tax return with the state, which are misdemeanors.

Week ending Dec. 17 Cities across the State of California were joining forces to fight to reclaim local control over land use and zoning. City council members in Murrieta passed a resolution at the Dec. 7 public meeting to support the “BrandHuang-Mendoza Tripartisan Land Use Initiative.” The resolution is

to amend Article XI of the Constitution of The State of California to make zoning and land use a local community affair, not of state interest.

Murrieta’s Assistant to the City Manager, Louie Lacasella, presented the resolution on behalf of Councilmembers Lisa DeForest and Lori Stone.

Dorland Associated Artists gathered for a reception Dec. 11, at The Merc Gallery in Old Town Temecula where they are showing some of their best works in visual arts through Jan. 2, 2022.

The special event is held once a year at the Old Town Gallery and Theater, 42051 Main Street, and sponsored by the Dorland Mountain Arts Colony.

A team of volunteers who help clean up trash throughout the City of Wildomar stumbled across a rare magazine from Vanity Fair published June 24, 1908. City Councilmember Bridgette Moore who leads the Wildomar Beautification Team discovered the periodical that was in pristine condition, wrapped in a clear plastic sleeve. “Our team was out, alongside the 1-15 corridor early December in Wildomar picking up trash when I found the magazine,” Moore said.

Week ending Dec. 24 A set of winter storms moved through the area in late December dumping nearly 4 inches of rain on a parched southwest Riverside County. The rain was predicted to stick around into New Year’s week, providing some muchneeded relief, moving that area of the county’s drought status from severe to moderate.

Murrieta City Council selected Councilmember Jonathan Ingram to serve as mayor of Murrieta and Councilmember Lisa DeForest to serve as mayor pro tempore.

The Riverside Transit Agency board members unanimously selected Temecula City Councilmember Zak Schwank Friday, Dec. 17, to lead the RTA board for 2022.

Motorists travel in heavy rain along Winchester Road in Temecula Valley News/Shane Gibson photo during a Dec. 23 storm.

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Holiday concert fulfills dream for Menifee band

Menifee Mayor Bill Zimmerman greets band leader Benjamin Zimmer prior to BenZBand’s holiday concert at Central Park in Valley News/AC Sports photos Menifee Dec. 19.

Diane A. Rhodes SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

BenZBand brought holiday cheer to the audience at Menifee’s Central Park Sunday, Dec. 19, but it also was a dream come true for band leader Benjamin Zimmer who has aspired to be a musician for a long time. The Paloma Valley High School senior is multiply disabled and legally blind with chronic medical conditions that have resulted in 20-plus surgeries.

He is nonverbal and uses an augmentative and alternative communication device to communicate.

“Ben’s three favorite things are faith, friends and music,” Debbie Zimmer, Ben’s mother and the band’s manager, said. “He has always loved to play instruments.

I play piano, so as a toddler we began putting him at our piano and he seemed to come alive and try harder to move to create sound himself.”

His two older brothers, Jonah, 24, and Nolan, 21, took private music lessons and played in school bands. When Ben was 2 years old, he attended a conference in San Jose for children who are blind and multiply disabled. A curriculum created by Denmark psychologist Lilli Nielsen called Active Learning, www.activelearningspace.org, resonated with the young child.

“Ben came alive and discovered that there was a world out there that he wanted to engage with,”

Zimmer said. “And experimenting with making sound with various materials began his development to later learn to move his body to do other things such as to walk with support, speak with an AAC device, do collaborative art projects, work in his garden and more.”

Although he loves to play many different instruments his mother said he identifies as a drummer, always carrying his drum pad and drumsticks with him in the backpack strapped to his wheelchair so he can play whenever he gets a chance. He was in band and the percussion class at Bell Mountain Middle School and has been enrolled in the percussion band class at Paloma all four years.

“For Ben, it isn’t about being the best, it is about being part of something,” Zimmer said. “With the level of his physical disabilities, he will always be dependent on others to assist him with daily life. This makes him a natural-born team player and he loves to include others and be with friends.”

The neurodiverse band was formed when four families with children with disabilities came together in 2020 during the isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Ben lost everything when schools and many of his support services closed down,” his mother said.

“He couldn’t participate in virtual schooling due to his disabilities nor connect through social media, texting and getting together

Dillan Amundson plays keyboard and guitar for BenZBand, who performed their first public community concert at Central Park in Menifee.

Levi Bowman plays acoustic guitar during BenZBand’s holiday concert in Menifee.

BenZBand prepares to take the Central Park stage in Menifee. The five band members, in Santa hats, are joined by their backup band and lead mentor musician. Band manager Debbie Zimmer is at far left.

Benjamin Zimmer plays drums during his band’s holiday concert at Central Park in Menifee.

like other students were doing.

His social life and community involvement simply stopped. He was devastated and confused. We had to do something to save our son; to bring back his spark and joy of living.”

With a goal to find Ben a group to belong to that would provide meaningful relationships and a shared interest, Debbie and her family set out to create something on their own and were inspired by reading Andrea Moriarty’s book, Radical Inclusion. “The San Diego mother helped her son, Reid who has autism, develop his Jungle Poppins band. I would not have believed it was possible to start a band without her modeling the ‘how.’ It also made us realize that many of our friends with children with special needs were having the same struggles,” Debbie said.

The young adults began meeting weekly to practice music in the Zimmers’ backyard where they could be safe by being outdoors and wearing masks, although some band members cannot wear them due to medical conditions. Staying 6 feet away from each other did not diminish the socialization they were able to strengthen through these meetings. “They all share the desire to learn how to play in a band and all share the love of music and making new friends,” Debbie said.

The band worked with a music therapist from Amplify Music Therapy in Temecula but after it closed its doors in June due to pandemic-related issues, Debbie said the band was left without a music therapist and in danger of coming to an end. “We had a summer camp-out party in Ben’s backyard and we told the band we were taking a break for the summer and we all prayed for answers,” she said. “In August, Joe Yarbrough saved BenZBand and agreed to be our lead mentor musician to jam with the band and teach them at weekly practices hosted at our

home, where we have converted our living room into a music room over the past year.”

The holiday concert at Menifee’s Central Park was BenZBand’s first public community event but not its first gig.

In September 2020, Ben celebrated his 17th birthday with a drive-by birthday parade in his driveway. Debbie said the families got together to make tie-dyed shirts for the members and one of the mothers designed a band logo that was put on the shirts. Zimmer invited Yarbrough, their church music worship and youth group leader at that time, to mentor the young adults in the band. He showed up with a few of his musician friends and they all played alongside one another.

“Ben’s dream was coming true,” Zimmer said.

A “Reverse” Christmas Caroling was held at the Zimmers’ home in December 2020. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the band met in the open garage and invited family, neighbors and friends to walk or drive by to enjoy their Christmas music.

BenZBand played a song with the worship team at Awakening Church in Murrieta during a Sunday service several months ago. “It was a powerful inclusive moment,” Debbie Zimmer said.

“It was the first time I have ever witnessed seeing individuals with disabilities being included onstage with a band. Awakening Church is so inviting to individuals of all abilities. The senior pastor’s son, Levi, is one of Ben’s friends in the band.”

Ben, 18, said by way of his AAC device that he likes music because it makes him “feel good” and “happy.” His mom said he reacts most positively to jazz, worship and rock music genres. BenZBand member Levi Bowman, 22, plays drums and acoustic guitar. The Winchester resident played percussion in school bands from fifth

through twelfth grade. He said he enjoys all his friends, the lessons and all the fans of the band.

“I like Ben because he is great company,” he said. “He is super calm and so nice. He lives for the Lord.”

Drummer Jordan Henderson, of Temecula, enjoys being with her band friends. Ethan Crownhart, 18, also plays drums and enjoys seeing all his friends whenever the band meets. Dillan Amundson, 19, plays electric guitar, piano and drums.

“My favorite part about the band is I join with moms, Joe, Ben, Levi, Joey, Ethan and Jordan because I really care for them,” she said. “Ben is fun and excited and kind. He is really good about listening to his mom and dad.”

Dillan’s mother, Rachelle Amundson said her daughter has always liked music and was considering musical training when she heard about BenZBand. “She has made progress by leaps and bounds in the past two years,” Rachelle said. “She is learning to listen and that really helps her, and she has gained a ton of confidence.”

Lead mentor musician Yarbrough is joined by members of the BenZ Backup Band: Jamie Brees, Alex Dario, Dylan Pack and Andrew Reimer. Band member alumni include Joey Hoke and Joseph Hardin.

Yarbrough, of Menifee, has known Ben for about three years.

He’s been playing instruments since he was 11 and has toured in bands. Now 30, he has been a worship pastor since he was about 18 years old.

“What I love most about working with the band is the kids’ personalities,” he said. “They all have such unique, funny, caring hearts that make my week always better.”

The Zimmer family has lived in Menifee for 28 years and Debbie said they all love the community. see CONCERT, page B-2

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS If you have an upcoming community event, email it to valleyeditor@ reedermedia.com, put “attention events” in the subject line. Readers should call ahead on some listed events for the latest updates.

COMMUNITY EVENTS Dec. 31 to Jan. 2 – 5 p.m. Visit Temecula on Ice on Main Street in Old Town Temecula.

Dec. 31 – 8 p.m. to midnight.

Enjoy the New Year’s Eve Grape Drop at the Temecula Civic Center in Old Town Temecula.

Jan. 8 – 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The College Scouting Bureau will host the Softball California Combine at Mt. San Jacinto College, 28237 La Piedra Road, in Menifee. Five or more players will get $25 off registration fee, and nine players will receive $50 off per person.

Contact Cortney McCormick at cmcormick@collegescoutingbureau.com or visit http://Activekids. com for more information.

Jan. 9 – 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Kiss the Bride Show at Wilson Creek Winery, 35960 Rancho California Road, in Temecula with runway fashion shows and displays from the area’s best wedding professionals.

Jan. 15 – 8 a.m. to noon. Check out the year-round Hemet Farmers Market, South Harvard Street and 135 E. Florida Ave., in Hemet.

Jan. 15 – 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Attend the Mom Matters Mini Conference at Ronald H. Roberts Temecula Public Library, 30600 Pauba Road, in Temecula and create local friendship connections, provide education and ignite mothering motivation.

Jan. 15 – 3-7 p.m. Check out the Temecula Wine & Beer Garden, 28464 Old Town Front St., in Temecula.

Jan. 28 and 29 – 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Stars of the Valley Golf and Gala at Pechanga Resort Casino, 45000 Pechanga Parkway, hosted

by Charity for Charity. The 15th anniversary of the event helping local charities. Gala Saturday, Jan. 29. See Facebook for details.

ONGOING – The city of Menifee offers in-city or out-of-city special event vendor applications

online or at Menifee City Hall to apply for signature and other special events. Contact Menifee City Hall, 29844 Haun Road, 951-6726777 or online at businesslicensing@cityofmenifee.us.

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

ONGOING – Sun City Civic Association Monthly Square Dance sessions are held Sundays from 1:30-5 p.m. at 26850 Sun City Blvd., Sun City.

ONGOING – If you know a homebound older adult, resources in Menifee are available, including grab-and-go, cooked and frozen food for pickup. Courtesy Pantry items and meals delivered with no contact. Three days of emergency food can be delivered immediately or restaurant meal delivery for those who don’t qualify for food assistance programs. Call 800-5102020 for help.

ONGOING – 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The Temecula Winchester Swap Meet continues, 33280 Newport Road in Winchester, Saturdays and Sundays only. The small local swap meet is only 50 cents for entry, and anyone under age 10 is free admission. No dogs allowed.

ONGOING – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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

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

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every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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

WORKSHOPS, MEETINGS and ANNOUNCEMENTS Dec. 31 – 10 a.m. Attend the last day of the Pala Casino Spa Resort Pala Bowl Slot Tournament and try for the $10,000 grand prize package with tickets to football’s biggest game of the year, Sunday, Feb.13. Running until 11:59 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 30. Guests can insert their card in any tournament machine to play once every 24 hours. Winners will be announced and contacted Saturday, Jan. 1, at 10 a.m. The top five winners of the monthly tournament will each receive two tickets to select Los Angeles football home games of their choice, along with an Added Play prize. The top 200 scores from each month of the slot tournament will be invited back to participate in the Finale Tournament for the Big Game Prize Package, starting Friday, Jan. 3, and running until Saturday, Jan. 29, with many other prizes.

Dec. 31 – Daily. Explore the Grinchmas Holiday Experience, 17600 Collier Ave., Suite B117, in Lake Elsinore for a selfie-experience gallery.

Jan. 8 – 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Take on the Urban Adventure Quest Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure at the Temecula Valley Visitors Center, 28690 Mercedes St., Suite A, in Temecula.

Jan. 8 – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Enjoy Second Saturdays at the Southern California Railway Museum, 2201 S. A Street, in Perris with photo scavenger hunts, lawn games and other activities. Find tickets and other information on Facebook.

Jan. 9 – 2-4 p.m. Enjoy a Tribute to Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack: Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford who ruled Hollywood and Las Vegas in the 1960s at the Old Town Community Theater, 42051 Main St., in Temecula. For more information and tickets, visit https://tickets.temeculatheater.org/.

Jan. 10 – 3 p.m. Theater workshop meets at the Lakeland Village Community Center, 16275 Grand Ave., in Lake Elsinore. Bob Rubel presents the workshop for all age groups. Come learn to act. For more information, email info@studio395.org or call 951-471-4407.

Jan. 10 and 31 – 10-11:30 a.m.

GriefShare recovery support group meets at Canyon Lake Community Church’s Family Center, 30515 Railroad Canyon Road, in Canyon Lake. The friendly caring group will walk alongside one another during life’s most difficult experiences. The cost is $20 and includes a workbook. Contact Peter Van Dyke, pastor of congregational care, at 951-244-1877.

Jan. 22 – 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pet CPR/First Aid Class is presented by The Front Line Coalition at Whispering Oaks Terrace, 39417 Pala Temecula Road, in Pala. For more information, Checkout.square.site/ merchant/ML91BRCWF7KS5/ checkout/DDY7QBLVG7XWGONO6FP2BKYA. Jan. 27 – 6 p.m. Menifee announced that the city will receive some federal Community Block CONCERT from page B-1 She taught at Chester W. Morrison Elementary School in Menifee and Ben’s father, Darrin, is currently a fourth grade teacher at Menifee Virtual School housed at Hans Christensen Middle School.

When Menifee Mayor Bill Zimmerman heard BenZBand wanted to perform at the park, he put the family in touch with the city’s Community Services Department to reserve the outdoor stage and help advertise the event.

“We are grateful for the city’s assistance and to the individuals who have reached out to pay for new ‘Winter Tour’ shirts for us and for free hot cocoa for our audience,” Debbie Zimmer said.

Before the show opened with a performance of The Little Drummer Boy, Yarbrough welcomed everyone and said, “Have fun because that’s what we are doing every time we get together.” At the concert’s conclusion, he said, “It’s really been an honor of mine

Grant Program funding for fiscal year 2022-2023. Nonprofit and service organizations are urged to apply for portions of the grant before Feb. 10. An information workshop will be held Thursday, Jan. 27, at Menifee City Council Chambers, 29844 Haun Road. Attendance is required if applying for funds. For more information, call 951-723-3713 or email elebron@ cityofmenifee.us.

Jan. 29 – 7 a.m. Attend the Professional Demonstration Skydiver Course at Skydive Elsinore, 20701 Cereal St., in Lake Elsinore. The one-day course is for USPA C- and D-licensed/qualified skydivers who want to learn how to organize and perform safe and professional demonstration jumps and constitutes a download of 35 years. For more information, follow them on Facebook.

Feb. 17 – 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Menifee’s annual Broker’s Appreciation Luncheon at Fairfield Inn and Suites, 30140 Civic Plaza Drive.

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

ONGOING – Sons of Norway/ Scandinavia meets at noon the first Saturday of every month, September to June, at the Heritage Mobile Park Clubhouse, 31130 S. General Kearny Road., in Temecula. A potluck lunch is followed by a cultural program and short business meeting. Please come and enjoy company with fellow Scandinavians. Call 951-309-1597 or 951-849-1690 for more information.

ONGOING – MilVet sends military care packages for deployed U.S. troops throughout the world and is seeking support for nutrition snacks, hygiene supplies and other small items that will show the love of those at home. Help shop for most needed items without leaving your home by purchasing items remotely and having them delivered to volunteers for packing. All items on the list are special requests from deployed military men and women sent through Amazon at https:// smile.amazon.com. Know someone deployed? Sign them up for monthly care packages: https://milvet.org/ request-for-care-packages.

ONGOING – 5-8 p.m. Temecula Community Services Department hosts “Art Off The Walls” every first Friday, featuring art from a variety of artists exhibiting in multigenre forms. “Art Off The Walls” is housed exclusively at The Merc, 42051 Main Street, Temecula.

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

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

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

Registration required at https://bit. ly/MWCBizBriefing. The chamber business briefing is an opportunity to hear from city, county and business leaders about current and relevant business information.

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

ONGOING – Menifee Community Services offers online driver’s education courses for a $21.95 fee.

The course includes animated driving scenarios, instructional videos, sample test, licensed instructor available to answer questions, DMV approved certificate of completion with all lectures and exams completed from home. Designed for students and does not include behind-the-wheel instruction or a California driver’s permit. Contact 951-723-3880 or visit the city of Menifee to register at www.city of menifee.us.

ONGOING – 10-11:30 a.m.

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

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

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

ONGOING – Hemet/Winchester National Association of Female Entrepreneurs meets monthly. For new meeting dates and destinations, contact director Joan Wakeland at 909-721-7648 or email Joanewakeland@gmail.com.

Lake Elsinore/Murrieta/Wildomar NAFE also meets each month in Lake Elsinore with director Sandie Fuenty. Call Fuenty at 714-9817013 or email sandiesldy@aol. com to learn when meetings will resume.

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

ONGOING – Temecula Valley Rose Society meets each month.

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

ONGOING – Menifee Toastmasters meets every Thursday at noon for one hour at a designated place to have fun, enhance speaking capabilities, gain self-confidence and improve social skills. For new dates, call 760-807-1323 or visit http://www.MenifeeToastmasters. org for more information.

to come here. It’s easy to teach people about basic music but the best part about being in BenZBand is they teach you something that’s unteachable and that’s passion and acceptance and to love unconditionally.”

The band looks forward to future appearances at parks, community events, private events, coffee shops and more. “We stress that we don’t want to be known as ‘a special needs band’ but a band where everyone plays a role like a body part, and together we are one body,” Debbie Zimmer said. “We are a neurodiverse band. Everyone is unique and has something to offer this world; we all need and learn from each other.

“We are at our humble beginnings and hope to continue and move forward for Ben’s career aspirations to be a musician by having this outreach band not only bless him and his friends but include individuals of all abilities from the community as well.”

A GoFundMe page has been cre-

ated for the band to bring together mentors, peer partners and neurodiverse musicians of all abilities.

Donations are welcome to help offset the cost for small stipends for weekly guest mentor musicians to jam with the band, purchase of instruments and equipment, monies to take the band members to concerts and shows to expand their musical and cultural experiences, trips to neighboring cities with music therapists for private band lessons and to share the joy of making music by giving instruments to other disabled persons in need.

To further expand the band’s presence, the Zimmers would appreciate hearing from anyone who would like to book the band for an event or support them in other ways.

For more information, visit https://gofund.me/7e67d9d6, BenZBand2020@gmail.com or @benzband2020 or send an email to BenZBand2020@gmail.com.

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ENTERTAINMENT From a top-secret wine cellar in Temecula Wine Country, it’s…

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Doffo Winery The Mystery Wino SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

With Christmas nearly upon us, I hope you’ve set aside a few bottles of Temecula’s best for that special wine aficionado in your life. If not, drop by your favorite winery and get yourself something nice. Tell them the Mystery Wino sent you.

This week, I’m heading to Doffo Winery at the very end of Rancho California Road. When I first started frequenting wine country back in 2005, I found that for many winos, there was Doffo, and there was everybody else. Perceptions changed as more wineries were built and more people discovered Temecula. Still, Doffo remains a powerhouse, despite selling only 5,000 cases per year.

The background Born to Italian immigrants on a soybean farm in Argentina’s Pampas region, owner and winemaker Marcelo Doffo left in 1975 to seek his fortune in southern California.

Twenty years later, he found himself making wine in his garage in Lake Forest. He soon developed the same passion for winemaking that his own father and grandfather had decades ago.

In 1997, he purchased 15 acres on the outskirts of wine country.

The property was the former site of a 19th century, one-room schoolhouse that reminded him of his childhood school. He moved his wife and their five children away from Orange County. At first, he planted only four varietals, focusing on sustainable viticulture – low- or no-till farming, cover crops, intense canopy management, high density planting and

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so on. He even played classical music to his vines, which he claims soothes them.

The winery began modestly in a house on the property. Soon they converted the four-car garage into a tasting room. In the last decade, Doffo expanded operations into a huge metal building that holds the production facility, an additional tasting room, a gift shop and his collection of vintage motorcycles.

It has always been a family business, with his son Damien Doffo in charge of winemaking and viticulture, and his daughters working on the business side.

The visit I pull into the main parking lot around 11:30 a.m. on a Saturday, just ahead of the crowds. I bypass the older part of the winery and go to the metal structure with its larger tasting room and long outdoor patio. Marcelo’s 100 vintage motorcycles perch along the walls both inside and out. From my table, I can see the vineyards as well as the rolling hills and coastal mountains. Sunsets are stunning here. The atmosphere is mellow and happy. John Legend is singing “Christmas is Here” on the sound system. Visitors tend to be older than average.

The black-clad servers at Doffo are friendly and knowledgeable, especially Alex and Jennifer, both of whom could teach a master class on how to sell and serve wine. Today, my young server Desiree tracks down the answers to my wine-related questions. I buy a delicious Argentine-style Kobe burger with shoestring fries at Fuego y Sal, the pop-up eatery that operates on the weekends. On

The scenery at Doffo Winery located at 36083 Summitville Street in Temecula’s wine country.

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Doffo Winery guests experience a garage like setting inside the MotoBarrel Room.

A variety of popular Doffo Winery red wines from left, Mistura, private reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Super Tinto and Zinfandel.

DOFFO WINERY 36083 Summitville Street, Temecula, CA 92592 Tel: 951-676-6989 Email info@doffowines.com www.doffowines.com Owner: Doffo Family Winemakers: Damien and Marcelo Doffo Founded: 1997 Acres planted: 15 Typical wines offered: cabernet sauvignon, syrah, malbec, petite sirah, zinfandel, various red blends, library wines, dessert wines.

Price range: $$$ (of $$$) Cases: 5,000 ACCESS • Hours for visits and tastings: Open daily 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Closed on major holidays • Wheelchair access • No guests under age 21 on Saturdays.

• Overflow parking nearby with a golf cart shuttle.

TASTINGS & TOURS • Charge for tasting: $48 per four tastes for two people or $24 for one person • Groups of eight or more must make reservations.

• Vineyard and winery walking tours offered • Two tasting rooms and several patios.

• Private members patio.

• Reservations recommended.

FOOD Fuego y Sal is an Argentine-themed catering business operating on weekends. It offers homemade empanadas, burgers, sandwiches, fries, chimichurri sauce and other casual bites.

ENTERTAINMENT & PICNICS Picnic area open to the public.

Private gatherings and tastings for wine club members. “Polenta Day” in December; Argentine Asado. Gift shop. Dog Friendly. Members patio. Wine club. Check the website for details.

weekdays, they offer a selection of charcuterie and other small bites from which to choose.

The wines Doffo keeps it simple. You won’t find 20 different varietals here. In fact, there are no whites, rosés, Italian or Spanish varietals.

They make only malbec, syrah, cabernet sauvignon, petite sirah, zinfandel and related blends. They use only their own fruit – a rarity in Temecula, as demand for wine outstrips local grape supply.

Doffo’s style tends toward fruit forwardness, smooth tannins and luscious mouthfeel. Alcohol levels are usually moderate, with balance and finesse prized over “power” and over-ripeness.

Don’t come here looking for bargains. Doffo is one of the most expensive wineries in the valley.

You will pay between $70 and $90 per bottle on average, though they do have occasional sales.

Several years ago, I asked Marcelo why his prices were so high. He told me that if he priced his wine any lower, he would run out of his modest inventory by fall. He makes a good point.

On this visit, I enjoyed two different flights – the main Doffo

flight and a “new releases” flight.

Each flight included four pours for $24. All the wines were terrific, though I preferred those on the main menu. I started with the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon, which sees 18 months in French and American oak. I tasted blackberries and cherry, with a smooth, spicy finish.

The 2018 Malbec had a gorgeous aroma of violets, vanilla and baking spices. I appreciated its lighter, food-friendly style. The flavors were front loaded with blackberry, currant and pepper. The 2018 Zinfandel was excellent, even though I’m not a big fan of the varietal. It had the typical zinfandel nose of dried fruit and stewed plums, but the wine was well-balanced and fruit forward, with round tannins and a long finish. The higher alcohol at 14.5% gave it a perception of sweetness, especially on the front palate.

My favorite wine of day was the 2018 Salute, which is 60% petite sirah and 40% malbec. On the palate, there were generous ripe plum and black cherry flavors. It packed a mid-palate punch of dark fruit and pepper. Another blend I’ve enjoyed over the years is the Mistura, which is 60% cabernet

sauvignon and 40% syrah.

I finished with a pair of dessert wines. The 2006 Tiago – a fortified zinfandel kept more than a decade in barrel – was ridiculously smooth and well balanced. Even after 15 years, it had well-defined structure and perceptible tannins. I tasted caramel, leather and sweet tobacco notes throughout the wine. Equally excellent was the non-vintage Los Nietos, a dessert wine made from syrah and aged 60 months in American oak.

Go to Doffo Winery if you like… premium red wines, French varietals, Zinfandel, Argentine-themed pop-up eatery (weekends), small bites, views, knowledgeable and friendly servers, multiple tasting areas, gift shop, boutique winery, views, laid-back atmosphere, picnic grounds and motorcycle museum.

Avoid Doffo Winery if you like… whites, rosés, Spanish or Italian varietals, wide selection, GSMs, small crowds, bargains, fullservice restaurant, kid-friendly, dog-friendly, beers, wine slushies, people watching, television and party scene.

Next up: My Favorite Wines and Wineries of 2021

MotoDoffo is a display of owner Marcelo Doffo’s vintage motorcycle collection.

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HOME & GARDEN

How the weather affects California’s giant redwood trees Roger Boddaert SPECIAL TO THE VALLEY NEWS

Early in my childhood, my parents would take summer outings to explore the many parks and natural wonders within California. On one of those exploring excursions, we traveled to the northern section of California to camp among the giant redwood trees.

At that camping experience, I first saw the giant and majestic sequoia sempervirens or California coastal redwood trees. That aweinspiring trip instigated the forming and governing of my future journey within the world’s plant kingdom.

Imagine standing in a grove of giant trees and looking upward to the sky above, over 300 feet from the forest floor, and feeling the incredible spirit of those redwood trees as a young lad.

The coastal redwoods grow along the northern Pacific coast of California and are survivors of the forests that existed some 140 million years ago.

The iconic redwood forest is about a 500 mile stretch along the Northern California coastal belt.

They are rarely found far from the sea and enjoy the moist temperate rains and coastal fog that shroud these trees throughout the year.

The tallest of those trees grows in the flood plains of the creeks and rivers that are subject to periodic colossal flooding.

The fog plays a significant role as it hovers over these tall giants and supplies summer moisture that condenses on the uppermost branches. This water source is valuable, so the tree does not have to transport water up to its top from the ground below.

Within the tops of the redwoods is a unique ecosystem of living organisms all to themselves, like ferns, salal, frogs, birds, invertebrates, mushrooms and many species of mosses and fungi living in harmony.

Both in circumference and volume, the most massive trees on earth are the sequoiadendron giganteum trees. These are often called the Big Tree or Sierra redwoods of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains.

The General Sherman redwood is

Redwoods, the tallest trees in the world, grow in Northern California.

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located in the high Sierra Mountain range. A few years ago, I attended a holiday wreath-laying ceremony at that iconic tree with some friends; we had to trek through the snow to pay homage to this giant tree.

The firefighters of last summer heroically wrapped aluminum fire protectors around the base of General Sherman, and it was saved from the surrounding fires.

The beloved redwoods are now experiencing significant climate changes, with less rainfall and dried under canopy vegetation on the forest floor, fueling fires with more frequent lighting strikes throughout the dry seasons of the year.

These giants have played a significant role in fighting climate change as a carbon sink.

The redwood trees have very thick spongy bark ranging up to 12 inches and range in color from

reddish-brown to gray, making them reasonably resistant to fires and insect invasions.

But when trees of any type go through a drought cycle, their immune and defensive systems start to break down and are vulnerable to outside invasive circumstances, just like you and me. I have often said trees are like people, with no two being exactly alike.

The recent fires in Northern California have scoured these stands of trees, and it is estimated that over 10 to 15,000 redwood trees have been lost in 2021 alone.

Some new trees will sprout from the tree’s base, but we will have to wait and see and let nature respond in her way.

When trees are lost in these specialized forests, the hillsides become denuded, erosion can wash away the precious topsoil, organic matter and the eroding

Redwood leaves look a little like some fern foliage and are similar to pine needles but not as sharp.

silt can build up in rivers, changing the water quality for flora and fauna in that region and drinking water as well.

Earth’s forests contain thousands of species of trees, each of which is distinguished by its seeds, leaves and growth. Regardless of species, all trees have the same general structure and requirements for survival.

They all utilize water, soil, air and light to manufacture food and to grow and produce seeds for the next generation in their species.

These giant root systems only grow to about 5-8 feet in depth but extend as much as 300 feet wide from the original tree trunk, collecting water and nutrients to sustain life.

The seed cones of these mighty giants are only the size of a dime but produce trees about one-third the size of the Empire State Build-

ing, which is a towering 1,454 feet in height from the floor of the Manhattan cityscape.

The fibrous root network has miles of mycorrhizae mycelium fungi to interconnect from tree to tree. This communication system transports various information amongst all living trees and is a wealth of valuable data as the trees coexist in forests and woodland settings.

The timber industry started in 1800 in California to cut and harvest these giants for the demanding lumber needs of the gold rush.

Currently, only 3% of redwoods remain under local, state and national protection through parks, preserves and private holdings.

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, and the next best time is today.

Contact Roger Boddaert at 760728-4297.

Weber Water Resources Bobcat makes itself at home at awarded EVMWD contract De Luz residence for Diamond Well equipment Joe Naiman WRITER

Weber Water Resources LLC was awarded the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District contract for permanent equipment installation at Diamond Well.

A 5-0 EVMWD board vote Thursday, Dec. 16, awarded the Riverside company a contract for $225,023. The work will include installing a new vertical turbine pump, column piping including the tube and shaft, the motor and associated equipment.

Diamond Well is in the 32000 block of Diamond Drive in Lake Elsinore. The well underwent rehabilitation in 2018 and 2019 but subsequently had vibration issues which limited operation and production capability. The production rate began to decline in early 2020.

Multiple attempts were made to isolate and eliminate the source of the vibration issue, and in March 2021, the down-hole pump equipment was removed for inspection and analysis. The inspection revealed wear to most of the pump bowls, which was likely caused by

cavitation over time.

The well casing, discharge piping and above-ground appurtenances are still in serviceable condition so only the pump and associated column piping and hardware were recommended for replacement. The scope of work also includes minor modifications to the well head for improved access for down-hole water level measurements. The improvements and modifications are expected to keep the well in service for the next five to eight years.

Although four companies responded to the district’s request for proposals, Weber Water Resources had the only responsive and responsible bid. In March, the EVMWD board awarded Weber Water Resources a contract to rehabilitate the district’s Joy Street Well, and the company has also rehabilitated two EVMWD Cereal wells.

The work is expected to take approximately 5 1/2 weeks.

Joe Naiman can be reached by email at jnaiman@reedermedia. com.

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Resident Ken Hennell receives a furry visitor at his home in De Luz when a bobcat made itself at home about 40 feet from Hennell’s house.

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Flood control district to purchase 5 Temescal Creek Floodplain parcels Joe Naiman WRITER

The Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District will acquire five parcels in the Temescal Creek Floodplain in unincorporated Lake Elsinore.

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors members are also the board of the Riverside County

Flood Control and Water Conservation District, and the county supervisors voted 5-0 Tuesday, Dec. 14, to authorize the real property purchase from The Northern Trust Company. The supervisors’ action also found the purchase to be categorically exempt from California Environmental Quality Act review.

The five parcels total approximately 5.16 acres and are off

Temescal Canyon Road. The flood control district will pay $305,000 for the five parcels, which is the appraised market value. The acquisition of the property will prevent development encroachment into the floodplain.

Joe Naiman can be reached by email at jnaiman@reedermedia. com.

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HEALTH

Hemet man finds his own way when medical insurance fails him

Gary Oakley, with help from T.H.E. Center trainer and assistant Doug Roth, rides Red for the first time Nov. 22.

Gary Oakley attends a community event at Soboba Springs Golf Course Nov. 18.

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Diane A. Rhodes SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

When Gary Oakley entered the world as a three-pound preemie in 1950, he said there wasn’t much known about how to keep early arrivals alive and functioning. “The best technologies available were an incubator and prayer,” he said.

“I was never able to get many details from my parents about the early years; they didn’t want to talk about it.”

Oakley, who has lived in Hemet with his wife Cheryl since 2014, said he didn’t start walking until he was about three when his parents were connected to the Shriners’ Hospital in St. Louis. This is where his cerebral palsy was diagnosed and he eventually had two corrective surgeries at that hospital. The first, at age 3, was to lengthen his heel cords so he wouldn’t walk on his tiptoes and the second, when he was seven, was to keep his right foot and ankle from turning inward.

“The procedure involved fusing my ankle,” he said. “From the visible scars that remain since having this procedure, I’m assuming this also had something to do with trying to give me more hip movement by doing something to the adductors. But I am no expert when it comes to understanding what was done.”

Oakley’s mother did share that the procedure was seen by the doctors as the last resort after trying physical therapy and braces.

“She told me the doctors were ‘groping’ for answers,” he said.

“My parents never gave up trying to find answers that would enable my body to function better. Even though I had no further surgical procedures at Shriners’ Hospital after age seven, they faithfully made the two-to-three-hour drive to St. Louis every three to six months for follow up, to determine if there was anything more that could be done to make me better.” At age 16, the services stopped.

Oakley, 71, has lived with minimal medical intervention following childhood procedures until his mid-30s when he began to experience chronic pain. He isn’t sure why it began. He has run many long-distance races, completing five full marathons. He drove thousands of miles over a 10-year period while working as a field representative, program manager and grant writer for a nonprofit organization.

While training for his first marathon, he was struck by a car traveling at 55 mph. Oakley suffered a small fracture in his back after an in-home fall and he has broken his ribs too many times to count.

Other than spending a few weeks in traction and trying a few pain relievers, he didn’t do much in the way of looking for answers until fracturing his back in 1998.

“I had a laminectomy for stenosis in my lower back in 1999,” he said. “It did not help; I was unable to walk without assistance. I had to stop working. I was given medications, injections, poked and prodded for who knows what.

“After the traditional medical folks had all but given up on me knowing the laminectomy and injections didn’t work and that medications made me sick, I was referred to a physical therapist who told me the soft tissue was twisted, battered and bruised,” he said. “My body was out of alignment, twisted and rotated like a corkscrew. I needed to be unwound.

“The treatment protocols made available through what I would call the American model of medicine don’t work for me,” Oakley said.

“The American model of medicine is a cookie cutter, one size fits all approach based on two strategies.

To fix what’s wrong, you cut it or medicate it. I’ve had ‘cut it or medicate it’ medical people walk out of the room on me when I told them what they had done or were doing was not working. They have washed their hands of me and offered no alternatives.”

He said the “ideal” protocol that works for him does not involve medication or cutting. He needs to move and be moved. Moving means walking, strolling barefoot, running, biking, swimming, treading water and core and balance strength training. Being moved means he needs help keeping tissue soft and stretched by someone who is familiar with cerebral palsy, spasticity as well as what can happen to all of us as we live our daily lives.

Oakley has two types of spasms.

The ones that are a result of his cerebral palsy and the others from the way he lives his life. In his case, the soft tissue gets stuck and needs to be released. When it is stuck, gravity pulls his body forward toward the ground, affecting his balance.

“I have found a protocol called myo fascial release works very well for me to provide relief,” he said. “Ideally, I need to be moving

Gary Oakley, astride Red, is walked around an enclosure at T.H.E. Center in Hemet by assistant and trainer Doug Roth, who has worked at the nonprofit for 17 years. Also helping by walking alongside the horse is Gary’s wife, Cheryl.

every day and I need to be moved two to three times per week.”

This holistic approach is not accepted by most insurance companies. Oakley has a Medicare HMO and said most HMOs are very restrictive when it comes to allowing consumers to find providers who can implement strategies that work for them.

“Representatives from the insurance companies are judge and jury when it comes to determining whether a treatment plan is ‘medically necessary.’ It has been my experience that even if I were to find an in- or out-of-network that could be helpful, insurance carriers love to say no,” he said. “We need health care advocates who conduct reviews independent of insurance carriers and medical groups.”

Oakley recently was referred to a local person who is familiar with myo fascial release and said he noticed improvement right away. He said not having to travel out of state for this treatment will help soften the financial impact. He sees her as frequently as his budget allows.

He said his gait pattern and mobility benefit from custom inserts in his shoes. The cost of these orthotics range from $450 to $500 a pair. He gets the best results if the inserts are replaced every six to eight months. He purchases them out of pocket because HMO providers have told him that the orthotics are “not medically necessary” in his case.

“It is my understanding that [insurance] carriers will pay for orthotics if you are diabetic, and I am not diabetic. And even if I was, because I have cerebral palsy, the standard orthotic designed for diabetics likely would not meet my needs,” he explained. “Podiatrists I have seen across the years have appealed [to my insurance carrier] on my behalf a number of times.

Their appeals have always been rejected.”

Oakley said the most important thing he goes without is consistency of treatment. He has found that his body functions best and his pain is easier to manage when he has access to myo fascial release two to three times a week. Getting evaluated for and purchasing custom orthotics as often as needed is a financial challenge for him and his wife, Cheryl. “I’m certain we are not alone when it comes to keeping up with health care costs, finding the right protocols and strategies that work,” he said.

He said he knows there are many people facing similar challenges, both seen and unseen. “Cheryl has been dealing with liver, kidney and digestive issues for a number of years,” Oakley said. “These things combined have resulted in untold hours of pain, lack of energy, sleepless days and nights and a distended abdomen that steals her self-esteem.”

Her primary care physicians and others she has seen throughout the years, have been unable to find any solutions to her problems, he said.

“Because HMO providers block/ box you in when it comes to who she can see, her options are limited,” Oakley said. “It’s not possible to access providers like the Cleveland or Mayo Clinics, for example, without huge out-ofpocket expense. Her current PCP wants to try a new medication for which there is no generic and the HMO will not approve it without an override. And even if they were to approve the override, there would be an out-of-pocket copay.”

Through his participation in

many community events and projects Oakley has learned of many other people facing similar challenges.

“I just wish the American models of health coverage and medicine were more proactive,” he said.

“Health care policymakers and insurance companies need to be more open to holistic approaches.

If providers can’t take care of you by dispensing a pill or cutting on something, they seem to be at a loss about what to do.”

His life and health care goals are very straightforward. “I’m not looking to be pain free. That’s not realistic. I’ve lived way too long to expect that. I just want to manage it,” Oakley said. “I want to be emotionally healthy. Pain and the challenges and stresses that come with daily living can steal this from all of us. This can be a tough one for me.”

He admits he is responsible for many of the health challenges he is dealing with now and realizes he should have been more proactive earlier. He said he will never know if he would be faring better now

had he requested physical therapy after being hit by that automobile when he was younger or if he had done core, strength and balance work during the 10-year period he was doing work-related driving.

Oakley recently started therapy at T.H.E. Center in Hemet. The nonprofit uses horses to help people of all ages with their disabilities, whatever they may be.

For Oakley, horseback riding is helping him strengthen his core.

After just a few weekly visits, he has noticed a big difference.

Being a very community-minded person who is always empathetic to others, Oakley would like to do something that would help anyone looking to find health care services that meet their needs or manage the costs of it. “Just thinking outside the box … for those of us who are able, could some services be provided in exchange for community service? Are there colleges or vocational training sites in need of individuals for research projects or practicum hours? These are just a couple of thoughts to get the discussion started,” he said.

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BUSINESS

San Jacinto City Council approves urgency ordinance, forwards tentative SB 9 housing plan to Sacramento Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

With time running out, the San Jacinto City Council approved an urgency ordinance outlining the city development codes for the construction of two-unit housing projects and lot splits following California’s new Senate Bill 9 rule allowing for more affordable housing.

To meet the state’s Jan. 1 deadline, the city needed to send its plan to implement SB 9 to California’s Housing and Urban Development; however, the initial ordinance as drawn will be the subject of public workshops first in the planning department and before the city council in the next few weeks.

SB 9 has been a subject of debate among the city council in recent months, because it would allow property owners with large enough lots to either split those lots and build up to eight units of rental housing, regardless of current single housing zones.

San Jacinto city attorney Michael Maurer was careful to explain the requirements of SB 9 to the council, noting it was not an easy one to understand before the proposed urgency ordinance was discussed.

According to California Legislative Information, SB 9, which was approved Sept. 16, requires that cities “would require a proposed housing development containing no more that two residential units with a single-family residential zone to be considered ministerially with discretionary review or hear if the proposed housing develop-

A mural rendering, created by San Jacinto native Alberto Ahumada, shows what will be painted on the side of the Jim Conner Youth Building building at the city’s new Community Garden in Salle Park, depicting the city and its amenities through the Art In Public Places Program.

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ment meet certain requirements, including, but not limited to, that the proposed housing development would not require demolition or alteration of housing.”

Maurer, in presenting the proposed urgency ordinance, said the city had the right to impose objective subdivision standards and design standards to meet SB 9. Also, the city could determine the units had to be at least 800 square feet in floor area, and in other circumstances, it might require certain setbacks, access and parking to be safely required. One outside parking space would be OK on the city streets. The rent a landowner might charge would have to fit those of lower income levels.

The ordinance, as written, would not have to meet some environmental requirements but would not be allowed in historic or landmark areas with no tents or other impromptu shelters allowed.

Council members questioned how or exactly should the parking and setbacks be imposed if the landowner property split does not provide safe access for the tenants or how their vehicles can be parked.

The Urgency Ordinance No. 2113, which passed by the council’s 5-0 vote, takes immediate effect and is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. The public hearings on the ordinance must be held before a final vote

by the council. The details of the urgency ordinance can be found in the council’s Dec. 21 agenda packet on the city website at http:// www.sanjacintoca.gov under the city clerk department.

Next, the council discussed and approved $30,000 for a mural to be painted on the side of the Jim Conner Youth Building building at the city’s new Community Garden in Salle Park, depicting the city and its amenities through the Art In Public Places Program.

The council sent out bids for professional and local artists to paint the mural at the Community Garden in the next few months.

The garden was established at Salle Park during the past year with resi-

dents invited to use it along with other improvements.

Two artists presented their ideas for the mural during the bid process, Keith Blum, a professional artist from Palm Springs, and San Jacinto resident Alberto Ahumada.

Blum is known for his mural works throughout California and sent a sketch of what he would paint showing barrels of vegetables and bicyclists pedaling pedestrians walking on the streets of the city.

Ahumada grew up and went to school in the city and offered a colored sketch of a lady looking at an array of flowers and a caption, “Be Healthy. Be Well. Be San Jacinto.”

The council praised both artists for their presentation and unanimously approved Ahumada’s rendering. His work would cost the city an estimated $23,000, but he said he would grant back $2,300 of the cost to the city.

He said he would need to plaster the wall of the building first before painting the mural, and it would take seven to eight weeks to complete.

The council also recommended a contract extension with Ramona Humane Society for shelter services, funding for a grant to expanding the city’s Homeless and at Risk People program to include an emergency winter shelter, a pavement restoration program for Mountain Avenue and a road widening construction project for Warren Road through the Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee program.

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

Temecula Valley Elks donates toys to the “CHiPs for Kids Toy Drive” TEMECULA – Volunteers from Temecula Valley Elks Lodge No. 2801 delivered toys to the Temecula California Highway Patrol office Wednesday, Dec. 15, for the “CHiPs for Kids Toy Drive.” The members donated over three large boxes of toys for the children ages zero to 16. All donations were new, unwrapped toys, which were given to needy families and children in southwest Riverside County.

CHiPs for Kids started 20 years ago in Los Angeles. Back then, a small group of California Highway

Patrol officers banded together to help the less fortunate children living in the communities they served The program has grown to include nearly every CHP office in the state. The Temecula CHP area has participated in this program for the last decade. With the help of many supporters in the communities they serve, the Temecula area squad has distributed toys to hundreds of less fortunate children in southwest Riverside County.

Submitted by Temecula Valley Elks Lodge No. 2801.

Volunteers, including Pete Recatto, third left; Bob Walker, middle; Bob Farrens, second right, and Diane Farrens, right, from Temecula Valley Elks Lodge No. 2801 deliver boxes of donated new, unwrapped toys to the “CHiPs for Kids Toy Drive” at the Temecula California Highway Patrol office Wednesday, Dec. 15, with officers, Mike Lassig, left, and Greg Peterson, second left, and Sgt. Nathan Baer, third right.

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EMWD updates capacity fees Joe Naiman WRITER

The Eastern Municipal Water District updated its capacity fees charged for new connections.

A 4-0 EMWD board vote Wednesday, Dec. 15, with Stephen Corona absent, adopted what is officially called the Financial Participation Charges and the Water Supply Development Fee. The action authorized a continued annual adjustment to Financial Participation Charges based on changes in the Engineering News Record construction cost index.

The new fees will take effect Saturday, Jan. 1.

“The goal is to ensure that the fee is fair,” John Adams, EMWD chief financial officer, said.

A Financial Participation Charge is a one-time fee assessed on new connections for water or sewer service and assures that the development pays its fair share of existing and planned EMWD capital facilities. The EMWD board had not addressed connection fees since 2011, although the rates have been adjusted annually

for inflation.

In September 2020, the district issued a request for proposals for consulting services on a new connection fees study which would update revenue requirements and the cost allocation for EMWD capacities. Carollo was chosen to perform the study which included various criteria calling for the charges to represent a reasonable nexus to the costs incurred by Eastern for benefits received by future customers, to be fair and equitable for different types of future customers and to be consistent with industry practices and American Water Works Association standards.

The 2011 study utilized a blended approach of replacement cost new, which escalates the original cost of infrastructure to presentday dollars to provide an estimate of the full replacement cost and full carrying cost which includes the opportunity cost of capital in the replacement cost new valuation. In 2011, the risk-related premium on some of Eastern’s capital assets, particularly recycled water infrastructure, merited the

full carrying cost valuation. The recycled water system is now stable and permanent, so the full carrying cost was not needed for the update which utilized replacement cost alone.

The total Financial Participation Charge cost increase from $14,569 to $16,134 equates to 10.7%. The water component was increased by 22.6% from $5,584 to $6,845, the wastewater treatment fee was changed from $6,027 to $6,081, and the wastewater collection fee which had been $2,958 is now $3,208. The Water Supply Devel-

The Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District board awarded Trinity Construction the contract for the Palomar Well replacement.

A 5-0 vote Thursday, Dec. 16, approved a contract with Trinity Construction, which is headquartered in the Lake Arrowhead suburb of Cedar Glen, for $3,305,286.80 and appropriated $3,402,817.80 which also includes $81,005 for staff time and $16,526 for overhead. The new well will be within the Wildomar city limits on Timothy Road approximately 175 feet northeast of Palomar Street.

The original Palomar Well was constructed in 1967 for a private owner. The Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District acquired the well in 1983 and used it for potable water production. The well collapsed in February 2006 and ceased to be operational, and in July 2006, the well was abandoned and filled. A 2007 hydrologic assessment determined that the water quality itself was good and that a new well could be constructed on the existing site.

The current phase is the wellhead facilities and equipment phase. A pipeline was the first phase of the project and well drilling and development constituted

the second phase. An EVMWD board action in July 2015 approved a professional services agreement with Richard Slade & Associates LLC for hydrogeologic and inspection services, and that study determined that the well would require flushing lines both for the well development work and for normal operations of the well.

Kennedy/Jenks Consultants was given the engineering and design services contract in August 2016.

Borden Excavating was awarded the contract to construct the flushing pipelines, which were completed in June 2018. A September 2018 board action approved a contract with Zim Industries Inc. to drill the well, and the drilling and casing installation were completed in June 2019.

The contract for the construction of well head facilities and equipment was advertised for bid Sept.

17. Two bids were received by the Nov. 2 deadline. Trinity Construction submitted the low bid at $3,305.286.50. SCW Contracting Inc., whose office is in Rainbow, provided a bid of $3,611,500.

The work will be completed within 275 days after the authorization to proceed.

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G/M Business Interiors to refurbish Lake Elsinore DPSS building Joe Naiman WRITER

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved an offer Tuesday, Dec. 14, from G/M Business Interiors to refurbish the county’s Department of Public Social Services building in Lake Elsinore that was damaged in a fire, March 5.

The supervisors’ 5-0 vote approves the $2,174,709 quotation from G/M Business Interiors for the purchase and assembly of furniture and space design services for the DPSS facility on West Minthorn Street and authorizes the county’s purchasing agent to issue a purchase order to G/M Business Interiors for that amount. The purchasing agent was also authorized to issue additional purchase orders for up to 20% of that cost contingent on the availability of funding.

The Lake Elsinore building was used by the self sufficiency, adult services, and children services

divisions of DPSS and had a staff of 245. The staff are currently at nearby DPSS facilities, and there is a trailer at the Lake Elsinore location which allows DPSS to operate limited hours. DPSS is also conducting home visits and virtual services. The furniture purchase along with the design and assembly will allow the office to return to full operational capacity.

Orange County has a “piggyback” agreement with the G/M Business Interiors to allow other agencies to purchase items from G/M Business Interiors through the agreement. G/M Business Interiors, which is based in Riverside, was awarded that regional cooperative agreement through a competitive bid process.

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EMWD staff worked with the Riverside County chapter of the Building Industry Association on the proposed fee changes.

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2021 year in review; The top 25 sports moments from southwest Riverside County JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

The book is closing on 2021, which means it is time to look back on the year in local sports.

Obviously, everyone came into the new year on a cautious note as the world continued to deal with 2020’s COVID-19 pandemic.

However, sports programs and the athletes that play them, were committed to prevailing in our local communities. They were able to do what they love to do this past year, which is compete on area fields, courts, mats and in pools. They did so in front of friends, families and fans again as the return of the loud and rowdy student bodies was a welcomed sound wherever they could be heard.

The most memorable moment of 2021 came right at the beginning of the year, 10 months after high school sports were shut down in California due to the pandemic.

Student-athletes, families, coaches and supporters held rallies statewide Jan. 15 to support a return to play, which absolutely paved the way for government and CIF-SS approval. Cross country was the first sport to return Feb. 6, and the rest of the outdoor sports were eventually given the OK to return Feb. 26 and indoor sports March 5. In this edition of the Valley News, we look chronologically at at the top 25 local sports moments

of 2021.

24. Local student athletes honored on signing day With masked-up, on-campus ceremonies or at-home photo ops, student athletes from around the area got to take part in “more normal” National Letter of Intent signing day ceremonies for the first time during the pandemic. They were recognized for committing to play sports and further their education at the next level. In all, over the course of the 2020-2021 school year almost 100 local high school athletes signed their National Letter of Intent.

23. Delayed prep football season finally got underway Nearly 16 months after the last city football game had been played, local high school football teams took to the field to open their 2020 football seasons in the spring of 2021. Unfortunately, it was the shortest season ever, with no playoffs, or aptly named league champions, but school officials did an excellent job navigating an ever-changing sea of health and safety guidelines.

22. Soles resigned from Great Oak cross-country program Doug Soles, one of the most winning high school coaches in Riverside County history, stepped down as head coach of Great Oak’s cross-country and track teams after 17 seasons. Also stepping down was coach Daniel Noble, who is

High school athletes like Temecula Valley seniors Abbey Armstrong (Fresno State) and Jadyn Hepler (Cal Baptist University) sign their National Letters of Intent at one of the first in-person ceremonies of the pandemic.

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For the first time in over a year, high school football teams across southwest Riverside County hit the gridiron to compete.

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Doug Soles stepped down at Great Oak High School after coaching the boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams to a county-record 14 state championships.

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‘Let Them Play’ rallies were held locally in early January 2021 to get Gov. Gavin Newsom’s attention in hopes of convincing him to allow a high school sports season amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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one of Soles’ top assistants. Both finished out the pandemic-altered cross-country season and did not coach track and field. Soles, 45, left after Great Oak’s boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams won a county-record 14 state championships, a national title in 2015 at the Nike Cross Nationals in Portland, Oregon. The boys’ team are the reigning Division I state champions and have won each year since 2014 and the girls’ cross-country team won its first state title in the CIF-State Championships and had seven consecutive state titles between 2012 and 2018 before Clovis (Buchanan) won in 2019.

Despite the news of Soles resigning, Great Oak High School finished their season by sweeping both the boys’ and girls’ races, in the final meet of the shortened high school cross-country season in 2021, wrapping up yet another unbeaten season as the top program in the area. Wolfpack seniors Brianna Weidler and Austin Montez took first place and top honors leading the way for their programs in the Southwestern League.

21. Lancers NCAA Championship debut included Elsinore’s Gabe Thorne California Baptist University men’s water polo became the first program in school history to compete at the NCAA Championships Thursday, March 18, and former Elsinore High School standout Gabe Thorne was in the water for the Lancers. CBU made history at the Western Water Polo Association Championship when it won its first-ever conference title, then the sixth-ranked Lancers went up against third-ranked national power UCLA but fell 19-14. Thorne had a 6-3 record in goal and maintained a 53.0 save percentage, 10.46 goals-against average, 105 saves, 11 steals and two assists.

20. Area football players joined NFL ranks The 2021 NFL Draft featured several college players with ties to the Inland Empire, plus other area players continued their careers.

Demetric Felton Jr. (Great Oak High School; UCLA) made the 53man roster for Browns as a hybrid talent. Felton joins Sione Takitaki, a former Heritage High School standout. Lorenzo Burns (Linfield Christian; University of Arizona) was picked up by the Jaguars off the waiver wire after he spent the offseason and part of training camp with the Arizona Cardinals.

Dwayne Johnson Jr. (Vista Murrieta; SDSU) was picked up as an undrafted free agent and placed on the practice squad to start the 2021 season by the Atlanta Falcons. Former Paloma Valley High School football standout Matt Orzech was claimed by the Los Angeles Rams off waivers from the Tennessee Titans and made the 53-man roster.

Vista Murrieta High School graduate Javelin Guidry, who played

Former Great Oak standout, Demetric Felton Jr. (10), who played at UCLA after high school, was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in Round 6 of the 2021 NFL draft.

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Murrieta rider Colt Nichols holds his AMA Supercross championship trophy.

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for the University of Utah, signed with the New York Jets in 2020 and worked his way into the role as one of their top cornerbacks.

Curtis Bolton, a 2014 graduate of Vista Murrieta, is now playing for the Indianapolis Colts.

19. Nichols, Cooper won the AMA Supercross season championships The 2021 AMA Supercross season concluded May 1 at RiceEccles Stadium in Salt Lake City and the season champions included Murrieta rider Colt Nichols and Menifee’s Justin Cooper. Nichols won the 250SX East season championship. Cooper was the 250SX West champion. Both are part of the Monster Energy/Star Racing Yamaha team. Jo Shimoda of Menifee, who is with the Monster Energy ProCircuit Kawasaki team, was second in the final 250SX East standings.

18. Murrieta Mesa on top of their game in a number of spring sports The Murrieta Mesa girls’ basketball team made the most of their time on the court during this pandemic ridden season, which was moved to the spring instead of playing out their normal winterbased schedule. In 2020, before COVID-19 taking its course, the Lady Rams won their first league title going undefeated 10-0 in the Southwestern League, making it to round two of the CIF Southern Section Division 3AA playoffs. In the 2021 year, with only a 12-game schedule, they went 8-2 in league

to win back-to-back titles.

The Murrieta Mesa girls’ lacrosse team won the school’s first ever Southwestern League title when they defeated Vista Murrieta 18-4 Wednesday, May 19. This team went a perfect 10-0 in league during the 2021 season and wrapped up with an 11-game winning streak and were undefeated at home during the course of their year.

Murrieta Mesa’s baseball team only needed to win one game after going 10-0 in league to clinch an outright Southwestern League title for the second time in school history. After dropping games to Murrieta Valley, and Temecula Valley, Murrieta Mesa got the win they needed at home Friday, May 21, taking down the Golden Bears 10-5. Five RBIs and two home runs from senior Makana Olaso (All CIF), and 9 strikeouts in 6 and two-thirds innings on the bump from Southwestern League Pitcher of the Year, Jhayden Raineri (All CIF), sealed the deal in the Rams’ win.

On the softball field, the Lady Rams beat Vista Murrieta to clinch their second-ever Southwestern League title as well. Jaelynn Eaves wasted no opportunities at the plate Wednesday, May 26, driving in six runs on three hits to lead Murrieta Mesa (16-7, 13-2) past Vista Murrieta, 11-3. Eaves drove in runs on a single in the first, a double in the second, and a home run in the sixth. see SPORTS, page C-2

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SPORTS SPORTS from page C-1 And finally, Saturday, May 29, the Murrieta Mesa girls swim team traveled to Rancho Santa Margarita for the CIF Division 3 Championships where they won the school their first section title in program history. Of course, they did it in dramatic fashion. Murrieta Mesa won the final event of the day, the 400-yard freestyle relay, in 3 minutes, 41.38 seconds. Coming into the final event, the Lady Rams were in second place in the team standings, behind Viewpoint, with Chino Hills and Crean Lutheran not far behind.

17. Lakeside softball won the CIF-SS Division 7 title The Lakeside Lady Lancers had no trouble rolling to a 14-0 victory over St. Monica Catholic in the CIF Southern Section Division 7 championship game Saturday, June 19, at Barber Park in Irvine.

With a familiar face in the coaches’ box, Austen Urness, who was once a standout catcher at Lakeside High School, the Lady Lancers’

Murrieta Mesa claimed the 2021 Southwestern League baseball title with a 10-5 win over Temecula Valley Friday, May 21.

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Murrieta Mesa’s Jhayden Raineri, currently playing at Salem University, was named SWL Pitcher of the Year, selected to the All-CIF team and broke five school records during the 2021 season.

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16. Linfield won the CIF State Division 5 Regional soccer championship One week after falling to St. Bonaventure in the 2021 CIF Southern Section’s Division 6 championship match, the Linfield Christian girls’ soccer team returned to Ventura College to win the school’s first-ever CIF State Regional championship. Sinclair Francescon scored the winning goal and the Lions recorded their third consecutive shutout in the regionals. Dani Williams delivered a corner kick into the penalty area during the 11th minute of their CIF State championship match. There was a scramble in front of the net, but Francescon was able to get her foot onto the ball and booted it into the net.

15. Top high school athletes competed in California track and field State championships The CIF track & field State championships were not held for a second straight season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but that did not prevent the sports community from preparing a stage for the top prep athletes to compete. The California track and field State championships came about in response to that development, and some local athletes who received the invitation took full advantage of the opportunity. Top individual accolades went to: High Jump - 1st place - Darius Hill (12; Vista Mur-

rieta); Shot Put - 1st place - Cade Moran (11; Murrieta Mesa) and Triple Jump - 1st place - Summer Stevenson (12; Great Oak).

14. Temecula’s Gavin Johns named Tennessee Tech Athletics Man of the Year The passion to play baseball at the highest level is something that countless children dream about from an early age, and Temecula’s Gavin Johns is no exception. The recent Tennessee Tech graduate has been playing the game since he could swing a bat and he has played the game well. From his days in youth baseball in Temecula, to playing high school baseball locally, to National championships in Junior college, playing for UCLA and then Tennessee Tech, Johns has been on a mission to play professional baseball for as long as he can remember. In 2021 Johns was named the Tennessee Tech Athletics Man of the Year. He feels blessed, honored and stated that he wants to thank his family, friends, coaches, mentors, trainers and everyone in his life for molding him into the man he is today.

13. Area players selected in MLB draft The 2021 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft took place in July. In total, 612 college and high school players were drafted, including three local players from the Temecula Valley: Andy Thomas, a 2016 graduate of Murrieta Mesa high school, who went to play at Baylor University,

The Murrieta Mesa girls swimming team won the school’s first ever CIF Southern Section Division 3 championship Saturday, May 29, at Santa Margarita High School.

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was selected in round 5 to the Seattle Mariners as the 144th pick; Carson Seymour, a 2017 graduate of Great Oak High School, who played at Dartmouth and Kansas State, went in round 6 to the New York Mets as the 172nd pick; Tyler Hardman, a 2017 graduate from Temescal Canyon High School, who went to play at Oklahoma, went in round 5 to the Yankees as the 153rd overall pick; and Andre Granillo, a 2018 graduate of West Valley High School, who went on to play for UC Riverside, was taken in the 14th round by the St. Louis Cardinals.

12. Temecula’s Evan Mobley goes to Cleveland Cavaliers with No. 3 overall pick The Cleveland Cavaliers selected former Rancho Christian and USC standout Evan Mobley with the No. 3 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft Thursday, July 29. Mobley flourished in the Pac-12 last season by averaging 16.4 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game for the Trojans. He was named the Pac-12 Player of the Year and an All-American in the process.

As a junior at Rancho Christian, Mobley averaged 19.2 points, 10.4 rebounds and 4.7 blocks per game and was named the California Gatorade Player of the Year. In his senior season, he averaged 20.5 points, 12.2 rebounds, 5.2 blocks and 4.6 assists per game, leading Rancho Christian to a 22–8 record.

He repeated as the California Gatorade Player of the Year, joining Jrue Holiday as the award’s only two-time winners. Evan was also named Morgan Wootten National

Player of the Year and was selected to play in the McDonald’s AllAmerican Game, Jordan Brand Classic and Nike Hoop Summit, but all three games were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

11. Temecula’s Kelsie Whitmore named Big West Softball Field Player of the Year Kelsie Whitmore added Big West Field Player of the Year to her resume. The former 2016 Golden Bear graduate was the 14th Fullerton Titan to ever be named and had one of the best offensive seasons in school history in 2021. This was the second straight year Fullerton has claimed the award. Her 12 home runs were second in the Big West and tied for the 10th-most in program history for a season. It was her first time being named to the All-Big West First Team as she was a member of the second team in 2019. Whitmore’s past includes being a two-time USA Women’s National Baseball Team gold medalist at the 2015 COPABE Pan American Game qualifier in La Vega, Dominican Republic and at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada and a USA Women’s National Baseball Team silver medalist at the 2014 WBSC Women’s World Cup in Miyazaki, Japan.

10. Murrieta’s Michael Norman won track and field gold in Tokyo The U.S. men’s track and field team struggled at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, however, in the last track and field event of the games, Michael Cherry, Michael Norman, Bryce Deadmon and Rai Benjamin

Temecula’s Gavin Johns (left) was named Tennessee Tech Athletics ‘Man of the Year.’

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SPORTS got redemption in the finale. Norman, who was raised in Murrieta, won an Olympic gold medal, running the second leg on the U.S. 4x400 men’s relay team at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo. The 4x400 team joined shot putter and world record holder Ryan Crouser as the only male U.S. Track and Field gold medalists at the Tokyo Olympics.

The two overall gold medals are the fewest number of gold medals for a U.S. men’s track and field team at a single Olympics.

9. Murrieta’s Kingsley topped Colorado tournament for Toreros Former Murrieta Valley Nighthawk and current redshirt junior for the University of San Diego, Harrison Kingsley, won his first tournament as a Torero Tuesday, Sept. 28, taking home the first-place trophy at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational.

The Murrieta native also helped San Diego golf to a fourth place finish out of 17 teams.

Kingsley put together a tournament-record 15-under 201 (6768-66) to earn the victory at the Colorado National Golf Club (Par 72, 7,705 yards), beating out 99 other golfers for the first-place spot. As a team, the Toreros got out to a one-stroke lead (268) after the event’s first round of play, then shot 291 and 274 to finish in fourth place overall with a 31-under 833.

8. Temecula’s Evan Mobley posted historic stat line for NBA rookie debut Temecula native and Cleveland Cavaliers rookie, Evan Mobley, got his NBA career started off with a bang Wednesday, Oct. 20, after posting a rare final stat line in a loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. Mobley, who earned the start, produced 17 points, nine rebounds, six assists, one steal and had one blocked shot in 38 minutes of work in the 132121 loss. He converted on 7-of-13 shot attempts from the field, including 1-of-2 from 3-point range.

Mobley is just the second rookie in history to record at least 17 points, nine rebounds, six assists, one steal and one block in a debut game. The other player to reach those numbers in a debut was Deandre Ayton, who plays for the Phoenix Suns.

7. Murrieta Valley won the Southwestern League football title For the Southwestern League, Murrieta Valley (7-3, 5-0) won their first league title since capturing back-to-back championships in 2016 and 2017 behind the arm of Hank Bachmeier, who is now at Boise State. The Nighthawks title this year came at the hands of another Bachmeier sibling, as well as the steadfast arm of senior Brandon Rose. Rose threw four touchdowns on the night, two of which went to Tiger Bachmeier, as well as two to J.T. Saenz, and also scored on his own eight-yard

Temecula’s Kelsie Whitmore was named Big West Field Player of the Year earlier this summer.

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The Mt. San Jacinto College Lady Eagles traveled to and beat Chaffey Monday, Nov. 15, for their final match of the regular season where they won their second straight conference championship.

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run. The Nighthawk QB completed 11 of 20 passes for 229 yards, while running back Travis Karg added 119 yards on 17 carries and a touchdown. Elsinore (7-3, 3-1 in league) was the only other team in the area to win a title but shared their league championship with Heritage.

6. MSJC volleyball claimed second straight conference volleyball title The MSJC women’s volleyball team swept Cerro Coso and San Bernardino Valley to claim their second straight Inland Empire Athletic Conference championship. Cerro Coso played tough, but the Lady Eagles fought off the Lady Coyotes 25-20, 26-24 and 25-21. The Lady Eagles then traveled to Chaffey Monday, Nov. 15, for their final match of the regular season where they put an exclamation point on their second straight conference championship.

5. Temecula senior wins 10th world championship at Pole Art Italy Temecula’s Greta Pontarelli, 71, captured her 10th world title at the Pole Art Italy World Championship, Nov. 15. The Temecula resident has graced the covers of numerous international magazines, performed on national and international television and has been featured with Miley Cyrus in her videos and ad campaigns. Pontarelli has also been on American

Harrison Kingsley, a former Murrieta Valley Nighthawk golfer and current redshirt junior for the University of San Diego, won the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational in 2021.

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Murrieta Valley quarterback Brandon Rose (16) was named the Southwestern League Most Outstanding Player after helping lead the Nighthawks to this year’s title. Valley News/Action Captures Media Group

Ninja Warrior twice and was the oldest person to attempt the course.

She trains at least five days a week in her home pole studio where she also teaches private lessons.

4. Area teams run through CIF Southern Section Cross Country finals, all the way to state Cross country teams from the Inland area recently competed in the CIF Southern Section Cross Country finals at Mt. San Antonio College with hopes of advancing to the CIF State Championships at Woodward Park in Fresno. The lone Inland team champion was Linfield Christian in Division 5, which secured a 14-point victory thanks to three top-10 individual finishes. Senior Ryley Burns (second with a time of 18:38.6), Emma Lakatos (8th) and Scarlett Welsome (10th) all set new personal records on the day. The Lady Lions defeated both St. Margaret’s and Viewpoint, two teams that entered the day ranked higher than that of Linfield, who won their school’s first-ever CIF Southern Section cross country title. A few other prep teams that also had standout performances without claiming titles included the Great Oak boys and girls, as well as Vista Murrieta. Great Oak’s boys entered the finals having won five consecutive section championships, and the girls had won eight. But, back in top form was Newbury Park, who had some historically great performances this year. Newbury’s boys’ team had runners place 1-6, scoring 15 points to the Wolfpack’s 96; and Newbury’s girls outscored Great Oak, 43-110.

3. Murrieta’s Tyler Wade headed back, back, to Cali, in Yankees/Angels trade Murrieta Valley High School alum, Tyler Wade, enjoyed a career year in 2021 for the New York Yankees. The 2013 Nighthawk graduate posted career-highs in batting average (.268), on-base percentage (.354) and plate appearances (145) while leading the team with 17 stolen bases. Wade, 27, played second base, shortstop, third base, left field, center field and right field for the Bronx Bombers and in 402.2 defensive innings, Wade’s only errors in 2021 came at second and third base, where he committed two each. On Monday, Nov. 22, Wade was officially traded to the Los Angeles Angels by the Yankees who will receive a player to be named later or cash considerations.

2. Temecula’s Isaiah Mobley named tournament MVP for USC Temecula native and former Rancho Christian standout, Isaiah Mobley, scored 18 points and had 12 rebounds as No. 24 USC’s stifling defense earned a 58-43 victory over San Diego State in the title game of the Paycom Wooden Legacy. Drew Peterson scored 16 points and Chevez Goodwin added 10 as the Trojans improved to 6-0 at the start of the tournament.

1. MSJC Football won the American Division Championship The MSJC football team put together a big defensive effort against Antelope Valley on their way to a 17-6 win in the Hemet Sportsman’s Club American Championship Bowl at Carl Quandt Stadium. The Eagles scored the first 14 points

Michael Norman of Murrieta (left) celebrates with Michael Cherry, Rai Benjamin and Bryce Deadmon after winning the gold medal in the men’s 4x400-meter relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics Saturday, Aug. 7, in Tokyo, Japan.

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Greta Pontarelli, a 71-year-old senior from Temecula, captured her 10th world title at the Pole Art Italy World Championships Monday, Nov. 15.

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Murrieta Valley High School alum, Tyler Wade, who had a career year in 2021 for the New York Yankees, was officially traded to the Los Valley News/Jerry Soifer photo Angeles Angels Monday, Nov. 22.

Paycom Wooden Legacy Tournament MVP Isaiah Mobley (3), the Trojans’ junior forward, was the centerpiece of the USC defense and had 18 points, 12 rebounds, two blocks and a steal against SDSU. Valley News/Action Captures Media Group

of the game and never gave up the lead as they won their first ever American Division Championship, finishing the season 9-1 on the field. The Eagles, who were cochampions of the American Mountain Division, beat Antelope Valley, the champions of the American Pacific Division, for the second time this season to claim the crown.

Sherod White, who was named the game’s MVP, rushed for 60 yards, and added 83 more receiving. On defense Kelvin Davis earned Defensive Player of the Game honors after recording 11 total tackles, 8 solo and 3 assists. The win put a bow on a huge season for MSJC as they claimed their first conference title since 1999 and now claim their first bowl win under Head Coach

Casey Mazzotta, who is in his 14th season at the helm. *The full versions of these sports stories can also be found online at www.myvalleynews.com. **We had so many contributing writers this year, including many of our own readers, who helped with not only the stories in this issue, but so many more. As the sports editor, I want to send a heartfelt thank you to my photographers as well staff writers, editors and the many others who contributed to the sports section.

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Mt. San Jacinto was victorious in their final football game at Carl Quandt Stadium, winning the Hemet Sportsman’s Club American Championship Bowl trophy.

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Soboba wraps up its annual toy drive SAN JACINTO – The generosity of the public who donated toys to this year’s Soboba Gives Back!

Toy Drive was outstanding, but when Soboba Tribal Elders heard the amount was a little short of expectations this year, they said they decided to support the project by donating 400 toys.

“Now we can ensure that every group that requested toys for kids in their programs and communities will wake up with a new toy on Christmas morning,” Soboba Foundation President Dondi Silvas said. “We are so grateful to our Elders for stepping up to help out this way.”

Additionally, Ricardo Macias who works at Soboba’s Parks and Recreation Department, requested players who attended his recent Wolves Basketball Camp donate a toy to the event as well. At least a dozen extra gifts were collected from his team and their families.

More than 5,400 toys valued at $20 each were distributed to about 35 worthy nonprofits and community organizations who work with disadvantaged families all year long and know of their struggles, especially during the holiday season.

Hemet and San Jacinto unified school districts each received 1,000 toys to distribute to identified families most in need this year.

The Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians’ 45-foot-long luxury bus was filled with toys that were unstuffed at events hosted by both districts.

SJUSD held their event Monday, Nov. 29, and hundreds of community members of all ages joined in the toy-passing brigade, transporting toys from the bus to its warehouse. San Jacinto High School cheerleaders and friends sorted each toy by age group to make distribution easier when they were picked up by the families at a later date during a drive-thru event.

Soboba Tribal Chair Isaiah Vivanco thanked everyone who helped that night as well as the effort that went into getting the bus stuffed with toys before they could be delivered.

“I want to thank our Foundation, Andrew Vallejos and all our volunteers who put these toys together,” he said. “We know the San Jacinto district will get these toys out to the kids who need them. We can’t thank you guys enough. We really appreciate all of you coming out here today; it’s good to see the community come together and support each other. It’s an awesome event.”

Soboba Foundation President Dondi Silvas said, “It’s always great to see everybody here to help out the school district. We can always count on you to be here to support us all and all the efforts that we’re trying to do. Thank you for helping unstuff the bus filled with 1,000 toys” HUSD hosted its event at Tahquitz High School Thursday, Dec. 9, where toys were taken from the bus for safe storage until they could be distributed to needy families. Both events put participants in a festive mood with blaring holiday music and hot coffee and cocoa.

Aside from the school districts that enjoy robust relationships with Soboba, nonprofits were delighted they were able to plan Santa visits and Christmas celebrations where each child attending could receive a toy, thanks to the Soboba Gives Back! Toy Drive.

Jared Dobbins has been the executive director of VIP Tots in Hemet since 2017. He said they were thankful to have received 150 toys for ages 18 months through 6 years old for children attending the center as well as their siblings.

“We have a long partnership with Soboba for the toy drive,” Dobbins said. “Our staff, as well as our families, look forward to it every year and we are beyond grateful for the partnership with Soboba to make this happen each and every year. It is a huge blessing to our families.”

Dobbins said VIP Tots has been open for 43 years and it “exists to create engaging, inclusive environments where young children learn, and adults have access to

Soboba Elders donate 400 toys to the annual Soboba Gives Back! Toy Drive to ensure all the requests from nonprofits and others who serve youth would be met. Valley News/Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians photos

Soboba Elders donate 400 additional toys to the Soboba Gives Back! Toy Drive that benefits local families, Monday, Nov. 29, including in the back row, from left, Tribal Council Treasurer Daniel Valdez, Soboba Foundation President Dondi Silvas, Tribal Council Chair Isaiah Vivanco, Tribal Council Sergeant-at-Arms Kelli Hurtado, Pamela Valdez and Tribal Council Vice Chair Geneva Mojado and seated, from left, Tribal Council Secretary Sally Moreno-Ortiz, Susan Soza and Rosemary Morillo, president of the Elders group.

positive solutions for supporting children.”

Irene Siler represents two organizations that benefit from Soboba’s generosity: Church of the Saints and Higher Ground Church of God in Christ. Each received 50 toys for children ranging from three through 8 years of age. She is vice president of the Church of the Saints and administrative director of outreach.

“Prior to COVID-19 we would have an outreach at Weston Park in Hemet or at our church,” Siler said. “We would fix Christmas dinner and have music and games.

We passed out clothing and other donated items. We ministered to the families, passed out salvation tracks, books and bibles. If the event was held at the church, there was a Christmas program by our youth ministry. At the end of each event our pastor would hand out the gifts to each child.”

Due to the pandemic, New Beginnings Church of San Jacinto was reopened in April. It is a subdivision of the Church of the Saints. This year, as Christmas is on Saturday which is the church’s normal day of worship, an abbreviated service is planned, with gifts being handed out afterward.

“We are grateful for the generosity of Soboba,” Siler said. “It is because of their altruism we have now and in past years been enabled to be a help in our immediate communities and beyond.

It means a great deal that we are able to bless multiple children in our community who might not be able to receive gifts.”

She said that many of the families are homeless, or the parents just need a little extra help.

“For the last three years we also helped out the parents by wrapping

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Church of the Saints is a nonprofit, small fellowship of churches, organizations and individuals.

“On a small scale, we help where and when we can,” Siler said.

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The Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians’ 45-foot-long bus is stuffed with 1,000 toys that were delivered to San Jacinto Unified School District for distribution to area children.

Soboba Foundation President Dondi Silvas, left and Tribal Chair Isaiah Vivanco thank the hundreds of community volunteers who helped “unstuff the bus” at San Jacinto Unified School District’s warehouse.

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California sets Feb. 1 deadline for health worker boosters Adam Beam THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

California’s roughly 2.5 million health care workers have until Feb. 1 to get a coronavirus vaccine booster shot or risk losing their jobs, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday, Dec. 22.

Newsom gave more details on the booster mandate during a news conference Wednesday at a vaccine clinic in Oakland. He had initially announced the new rule on Tuesday afternoon.

California was the first state to require health care workers to be vaccinated, a rule that took effect in September. Most workers have complied. But thousands of others have either lost their jobs or been suspended.

Now, California joins New Mexico as at least the second state to require a booster shot for its health care workers. Also this week, two of the nation’s largest public university systems, California State University and the University of California, announced students must have a booster shot for the spring semester.

California also requires other groups to either be vaccinated or submit to weekly testing, including state workers and, eventually, teachers and students. But Newsom said Wednesday there is no plan to require those other groups to get a booster shot.

Instead, he said California would provide up to two take-home coronavirus test kits for each of the

California Gov. Gavin Newsom prepares to give himself a COVID-19 PCR test at the Native American Health Center in Oakland, Wednesday, Dec. 22. California’s roughly 2.5 million health care workers have until Feb. 1, to get a coronavirus vaccine booster shot or risk losing their jobs, Gov. Newsom announced Wednesday.

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state’s more than 6.1 million public school students while also expanding hours at the 6,288 state-run testing centers.

Newsom said rules about booster shots could change, however.

“Hopefully we won’t have to consider that if all of our interventions are successful,” Newsom said.

California is doing a lot better compared to other states in terms of the virus’ spread. Of everyone tested for the virus in California, just 3.3% test positive – the lowest rate in the nation, Newsom said.

California has the sixth-lowest case rate, with 13.6 new cases for every 100,000 people over seven days.

As of Tuesday, California had 3,589 coronavirus patients in the hospital, a 12% increase since Dec. 1. But that’s far less than the peak of last winter’s surge, when the state had nearly 22,000 coronavirus patients back before vaccines were widely available. Today, more than 70% of California’s roughly 40 million residents are fully vaccinated.

Much about the omicron coronavirus variant remains unknown, including whether it causes more or less severe illness. Scientists said omicron spreads even easier than other coronavirus strains, including delta variant.

Federal officials said Monday,

Dec. 20, omicron is now the most common form of the virus in the U.S., accounting for 73% of all cases. In California, state officials estimate omicron accounts for about half of cases, but Newsom said the true number is likely much higher and will be released Thursday, Dec. 23.

California reported more than 10,900 new cases Tuesday, Dec. 21. On Wednesday, Los Angeles County – the nation’s most populous with nearly 10 million residents – reported more than 6,500 new cases, more than double the amount from Tuesday. Local health officials said the county could have more than 20,000 cases per day by the end of the year.

Barbara Ferrer, the county’s public health director, said officials are not considering any booster requirements beyond the state’s new rules for health care workers. More than 2 million residents in Los Angeles County who are over the age of 5 remain unvaccinated. And 62% of residents who are eligible to receive a booster shot have not done so.

Statewide, more than 8.8 million Californians have gotten a booster shot so far.

“We need to increase that number if we’re going to hold the line and decrease the growth for hospitals,” Newsom said.

While hospitals have far fewer coronavirus patients than they did a year ago, most are struggling with a shortage of health care workers.

A recent study by the University of California, San Francisco estimated

a statewide nursing shortage would persist until at least 2026.

A new mandate for booster shots could convince more workers to quit. But the California Hospital Association on Wednesday said it supported the new rule “to further protect health care workers and hospital patients.”

“While we don’t yet know enough about Omicron to determine its precise impact on the need for hospital care, we do know that booster shots offer an additional layer of protection – something that will be vital to ensuring care for all in need as California and the nation as a whole continue to face a persistent shortage of health care workers,” Carmela Coyle, president and CEO of California Hospital Association, said.

The California Nurses Association said it is reviewing the new booster mandate for health care workers. In a news release, the group said it strongly supports everyone getting vaccinated while respecting medical and religious exemptions. But they said other measures are needed to protect health care workers.

“Science shows that a multiplemeasures approach to infection control is the most effective, and vaccination is just one, albeit critical, component,” the group said in a news release calling for more personal protective equipment and proper staffing levels at hospitals.

Associated Press reporter Stefanie Dazio contributed reporting from Los Angeles.

Highway updates Holidays bring local highway construction projects to a temporary halt Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

Most southwest Riverside County highway construction projects by Caltrans and Riverside County Transportation Commission have been canceled for the holidays through Monday, Jan. 3, but work is continuing on some projects in the Menifee area.

Those projects canceled for the holidays are at the Interstate 15 and Railroad Canyon interchange, Route 74 in the Hemet and Romoland area to the Interstate 215, Highway 74 on the Ortega Highway from Elsinore

to the beach cities and on Interstate 15 from Rainbow to Temecula. Still motorists are warned to be cautious in those construction areas as the extreme winter weather approaches the area and that construction work is subject to change.

In Menifee, some work is continuing at various locations. Officials said that work will take place on westbound McCall Boulevard between Encanto Road and Oakhurst Avenue. Earlier construction start times will be in effect during the school holiday break from Tuesday, Dec. 21, through Monday, Jan. 3,.

Construction activity will move to a later start time of 8:30 a.m., once school is back in session. The Palomar Road at Matthews Road Case Road Storm Drain Improvements and Matthews Road and Case Road reopening has been rescheduled and is now expected to be reopened the week of Jan. 3.

Palomar Road remains closed until further notice.

Lennar will continue to haul import material through the holiday weeks Scott Road /Leon Road Intersection Improvements for the housing development there.

Work is now underway to widen

traffic lanes and construct signal improvements at the intersection of Scott Road and Leon Road. Travel lanes are currently open in all directions as work is occurring. The intersection improvement project is a joint effort between Riverside County, Perris Union High School District and the City of Menifee.

In a news alert, Menifee officials said the underground improvement work for the Justice Center in the Menifee Town Center on City Hall Drive started Monday, Dec. 27.

The work will require daytime road closures on City Hall Drive from Town Center Drive to Great Oak

Road. Detours will be provided for the traveling public during working hours.

The Menifee Public Works team would also like to remind the community to take extra care in traveling during the holiday season.

In addition to construction in the growing city, the city is preparing for the upcoming storms. They encouraged motorists to pay close attention to all roadway signage and drive cautiously through areas impacted by project work or potential stormwater flows.

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

New year, new traffic laws in California City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

The start of 2022 will feature several new laws going into effect aimed at improving public safety throughout the Inland Empire and elsewhere, according to the California Highway Patrol.

One of the laws highlighted by the agency is Assembly Bill 974, which was signed by the governor Thursday, Sept. 16, and requires anyone under 18 years old who rides an equestrian animal – horses, mules and donkeys – on a paved highway to “wear a prop-

erly fitted and fastened helmet.”

The legislation is intended to enforce the same requirements for youths who ride bikes, nonmotorized scooters, skateboards, in-line and roller skates.

Additionally, the new law requires a person of any age to wear reflective gear or a lamp while riding equestrian animals after dark on paved highways.

Fines for first-time violators are $25 per infraction; however, anyone using an equestrian animal in a parade or festival is exempt from the helmet and gear provisions, according to the legislation.

The CHP also spotlighted Assembly Bill 798, which was signed into law Friday, Sept. 24, and removes restrictions previously imposed on federally recognized Native American tribes operating emergency vehicles on their reservations.

There are 109 designated tribes statewide, 11 of which are in Riverside County.

The bill specifically permits all the tribes to acquire and deploy ambulances, as well as firefighting and other emergency vehicles, without the state requiring that the vehicles be inspected by the CHP,

Zak Schwank to lead RTA Board Of Directors in 2022

Temecula City councilmember Zak Schwank is the president of the Riverside Transit Agency board for 2022 as of Friday, Dec. 17.

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RIVERSIDE – The Riverside Transit Agency board members unanimously selected Temecula City Councilmember Zak Schwank Friday, Dec. 17, to lead the RTA board for 2022.

As chair, Schwank will be responsible for leading the board in setting policy, guiding agency priorities, conducting the agency’s board meetings and representing the agency during public events.

Schwank, who has been on the board since 2019 and served as vice chair during 2021, fills the position most recently held by Hemet City Councilmember Linda Krupa.

“I am honored to be selected by my fellow Board members for this important position,” Schwank said. “RTA is working hard to recover from the challenges of the past few years and I’m thrilled to be part of this important chapter in our history. This is truly an exciting time to be a bus rider.”

Over the next year or so, RTA is focused on kicking off a microtransit program in the Hemet-San Jacinto area, opening a new transit center in Riverside and continuing programs to offer free rides to youth and college students. Much of the agency’s efforts will be spent regrowing ridership in the wake of the pandemic.

“We are pushing hard to give people more reasons than ever to ride the bus,” Schwank said. “We are more motivated than ever to propel this agency forward into a brighter future, to make good on our unwavering pledge to be the best transit system in the business.”

In addition to his responsibilities on the board of directors, Schwank also serves on RTA’s administration and operations committee and is a longstanding member of the southwest chapter of Transportation NOW, a grassroots group dedicated to promoting public transportation in the region.

Schwank has lived in Temecula with his wife and children since 2001 and was elected to the Temecula City Council in 2018. Before being elected, he served on the Temecula Community Services Commission from 2012-2018.

Schwank currently represents the cities of Menifee, Murrieta and Temecula as a regional council member of the Southern California Association of Governments. He enjoys hiking and biking with his family and is currently pursuing a degree in political science at California State University San Marcos.

RTA board members also voted Calimesa Mayor Pro Tem Linda Molina as vice chair and Canyon Lake Mayor Jeremy Smith as second vice chair.

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and without those individuals who may legally operate them having to go through the Department of Motor Vehicles for special licenses.

Previously, the state treated tribal emergency vehicles the same as privately operated ones, mandating rigorous inspection and licensing; however, the legislation recognized that the tribes are sovereign and self-governing and that imposing a lengthy approval process was unjustified.

The issue came to the fore in 2019 when the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians acquired a

“state-of-the-art ambulance” but couldn’t use it for a year because of the protracted inspection process and licensing for all of the tribe’s 50 firefighters who might need to operate it.

Lastly, the CHP issued a reminder about a law that took effect over the summer under a measure approved in the 2019-2020 legislative session – Assembly Bill 47.

As of July 1, a motorist convicted of using a mobile phone without a hands-free device for a second time within a 36-month period will have a point added to their license.

Officials announce $10,000 reward in case of missing Fallbrook woman City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Authorities announced a $10,000 reward Thursday, Dec. 22, for information leading to the whereabouts of an 84-year-old woman who went missing in Fallbrook in early November.

Elena Carlotta Roy disappeared from her Woodcreek Drive home in the afternoon Wednesday, Nov. 3, according to the San Diego County Sheriff ’s Department.

Despite repeated and intensive searches of the rural community by deputies, neighbors and search-and-rescue volunteers, her whereabouts remain unknown, according to the department.

Roy, who suffers from dementia and wandered away from her home on one occasion last year, was described as 5-feet-4, weighing 115 pounds, with brownish gray hair and brown eyes.

She is believed to have been wearing black pants, a gray-andwhite short-sleeved shirt, blueand-brown shoes, a tan beanie, a brown purse and glasses with tan frames at the time of her disappearance. The sheriff’s department has

also released a video of Roy, taken from a Fallbrook grocery store one day before she disappeared.

In the video, which can be seen at https://vimeo.com/657244409, Roy is believed to be wearing the same clothes she wore on the date of her disappearance.

Roy’s family is offering a $9,000 reward for information leading to her whereabouts, in addition to a $1,000 reward offered by San Diego County Crime Stoppers.

Per her family, she has also gone by the names of Elena Charlotta Lorea and Elena Charlotte Roy. As part of their ongoing efforts to locate Roy, sheriff’s officials are asking Fallbrook residents to check their own properties to see if she may have gotten lost in one of their yards.

Anyone spotting a woman matching Roy’s description was asked to call 911. Anyone with information about her whereabouts was asked to call the sheriff’s Homicide Unit at 858-285-6286 or the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at 888-580-8477. Information on how to send anonymous web and mobile app tips is available at http://www.sdcrimestoppers.org.

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Outlets hurt by dwindling public interest in news in 2021 David Bauder THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK (AP) – The presidential election, pandemic and racial reckoning were stories that drove intense interest and engagement to news outlets in 2020. To a large degree, 2021 represented the inevitable hangover.

Various metrics illustrate the dwindling popularity of news content.

Cable news networks were the main form of evening entertainment for millions of Americans last year. In 2021, weekday primetime viewership dropped 38% at CNN, 34% at Fox News Channel and 25% at MSNBC, according to the Nielsen company.

The decline was less steep but still significant at broadcast television evening newscasts: 12% at ABC’s “World News Tonight” and the “CBS Evening News;” 14% at NBC’s “Nightly News,” Nielsen said.

The Trump era saw explosive subscriber growth for some digital news sites like The New York Times and Washington Post. Yet readers aren’t spending as much time there; Comscore said the number of unique visitors to the Post’s site was down 44% in November compared to November

2020, and down 34% at the Times.

While a Dec. 23 headline on the Los Angeles Times front page “How Much More Can We Take?” referred to COVID-19, it could easily be applied to the news appetite in general.

For the most part, smart news executives knew the peaks of 2020 were not sustainable.

“It was entirely predictable,” news media analyst Ken Doctor said.

Perhaps that was most obvious at the cable news networks.

They built a prime-time model almost entirely focused on political combat during the Trump years, which made it difficult for them to pivot to something different, Tom Rosenstiel, a journalism professor at the University of Maryland, said.

“You become, to some extent, a prisoner of the audience you built,” Rosenstiel said.

Those networks remain focused on politics even as viewership interest wanes. The media monitoring company NewsWhip looked at 14 million political articles online last year and found they had an average of 924 engagements, or social media interactions. The 13.5 million articles NewsWhip has traced in 2021 had an average of 321 engagements.

To a certain extent, these outlets have turned elsewhere for revenue opportunities, Doctor said. CNN is preparing to debut a new streaming service early next year, and recently poached Fox News’ Chris Wallace to join that effort.

Fox News, while doubling down on conservative commentary following perceived threats from outlets like Newsmax and OANN, directed fans to its Fox Nation streaming service. Arguably Fox’s most attention-getting programming of the year was a documentary on the Jan. 6 Capitol riot by Tucker Carlson, that asserted it was an effort to silence Trump supporters.

Both CNN and MSNBC face key programming decisions in the new year. CNN must replace its most popular host, Chris Cuomo, who was fired after it was revealed how he helped his brother through a political scandal. MSNBC must replace Brian Williams in its lineup and will most likely see its most popular personality, Rachel Maddow, cut back on her hours.

Although usage of the Times’ digital site is down, the company passed 8 million subscriptions and is on pace to grow further. Doctor said the Times has done an effective job of diversify-

ing beyond politics, most notably with its Wirecutter service of consumer recommendations.

Leaders at the Post have wrestled with how to deal with their readers’ dependence on political fare, according to the Wall Street Journal. The company is looking internationally for growth opportunities, Doctor said, a focus that plays to the strength of its new executive editor, Sally Buzbee.

“People to some degree have focused inward,” Rosenstiel said.

“They’re getting the news that they need but it’s not as much news as it was a year ago.”

Particularly for the national news outlets, Rosenstiel said 2021 may best be remembered as a transitional year away from the frenzied news pace of the Trump years.

He sees the effect of those years in the intensity with which the media has covered every twist and turn of legislative negotiations over President Joe Biden’s “Build Back Better” bill. Like most work in Congress, it’s slow-moving and filled with incremental developments.

He’s concerned that concentration on this story has distracted from other priorities, including focusing on local efforts to restrict voting rights, ultimately a more

important story.

Some 100 to 120 local newspapers shut down in 2021, a number that is on pace with the declines of the past two decades, Penelope Muse Abernathy, a professor at Northwestern University, said.

Yet local news outlets are also expected to have their smallest number of job cuts in 14 years, according to the research firm Challenger Gray & Christmas.

That comes after 2020 saw the biggest number of lost newsroom jobs since 2008.

“What we’re seeing this year is kind of a watershed moment in the pivot from a print business model that is diminishing to a digital model that is beginning to take shape,” Timothy Franklin, Abernathy’s colleague at Northwestern, said.

He cited the Boston Globe and Minneapolis Star-Tribune as two newspapers that are succeeding in the transition.

Local news outlets saw a boost in digital subscriptions as people sought information in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. While interest in pandemic news has waned, Abernathy said she believes the outlets have done well in keeping many of those new subscribers.

Flight cancellations continue due to bad weather, sick crews Tali Arbel THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Travelers queue up at the Southwest Airlines curbside check-in area at Denver International Airport Sunday, Dec. 26. Airlines canceled hundreds of flights Sunday, citing staffing problems tied to COVID-19 to extend the nation’s travel problems beyond Christmas. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

NEW YORK (AP) – Flight cancellations that disrupted holiday travel stretched into Monday, Dec. 27, with major U.S. airlines each canceling dozens of flights.

Staffers calling out sick because of COVID-19, particularly since the emergence of the omnicron variant, have left airlines short in recent days. According to FlightAware, which tracks flight cancellations, airlines have canceled roughly 4,000 flights to, from or inside the U.S. since Friday, Dec. 24.

Delta, United, JetBlue and American have all said that the

coronavirus was causing staffing problems, and European and Australian airlines also canceled holiday-season flights because staff were infected, but weather and other factors played a role as well.

Winter weather in the Pacific Northwest led to nearly 250 flight cancellations to or from Seattle on Sunday, Alaska Airlines said, and the airline expects more than 100 flight cancellations Monday, Dec. 27,. But it says that crew calling out sick because of COVID-19 is no longer a factor.

United said it canceled 115 flights Monday, out of more than 4,000 scheduled, due to crews out with COVID-19.

Flight delays and cancellations tied to staffing shortages have been a consistent problem this year. Airlines encouraged workers to quit in 2020 when air travel collapsed, and were caught short-staffed this year as air travel rebounded faster than almost anyone had expected.

U.S. health officials on Monday cut isolation restrictions for Americans who catch the coronavirus from 10 to five days, and similarly shortened the time that close contacts need to quarantine.

The union for flight attendants has pushed back against that, saying the isolation period should remain at 10 days.

Virginia parents sue school district over CRT curriculum Tom Ozimek THE EPOCH TIMES

Parents in Virginia have sued the Albemarle County School Board over so-called “anti-racist” curriculum materials that they allege are indoctrinating their children with the tenets of Critical Race Theory that are actually racist at their core.

The plaintiffs, nine parents and their children, filed the complaint in Albemarle County Circuit Court Dec. 22 with the help of attorneys from Alliance Defending Freedom, a legal nonprofit.

ADF said in a statement that the parents had filed suit against

the school board for “enacting discriminatory policies and indoctrinating students in radical ideology,” violating students’ civil rights by treating them differently based on race.

“Our clients believe that every person is made in the image of God, deserves respect and therefore, should not be punished or rewarded for something over which they have no control,” ADF Senior Counsel Kate Anderson said in a statement. “Public schools have no right to demean students because of their race, ethnicity or religion.”

Albemarle County Public Schools did not immediately respond to a request for comment

on the lawsuit.

The parents’ complaint notes that, in 2019, Albemarle County Public Schools adopted an “AntiRacism Policy” with the stated goal of eliminating all forms of racism, but that this policy and its implementation into the school curriculum are steeped in the ideas of CRT, which “views everyone and everything through the lens of race.”

“Far from exploring ideas or philosophies surrounding justice and reconciliation, that ideology fosters racial division, racial stereotyping and racial hostility. So does the Policy,” the complaint states.

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The parents claim that incorporation of CRT into the curriculum amounts to “embracing a radical new understanding of ‘racism’ that harms and denigrates everyone,” classifying all individuals into racial groups and identifying them as either “perpetually privileged oppressors or perpetually victimized members of the oppressed, denying agency to both.”

The complaint says that the ideas of CRT impute racism not just to those who consciously discriminate on the basis of race but also to “those of a certain race (white) who do not actively participate in the prescribed dismantling” of what CRT advocates argue is systemic racism baked into America’s institutions and implicitly present in the attitudes of those who aren’t actively “antiracist.”

O n e e x a m p l e o f C RT i n the school curriculum involves a slide instructing eighth graders to understand racism as “the marginalization and/or oppression of people of color based on a socially

constructed racial hierarchy that privileges white people,” according to classroom materials cited in the complaint.

Another example features a slide encouraging students to be “antiracist,” because “[i]n the absence of making anti-racist choices, we (un)consciously uphold aspects of white supremacy, white-dominant culture, and unequal institutions and society.”

The parents are asking the court to block the school district from implementing parts of the “antiracist” policy that require “the indoctrination of Albemarle students in an ideology that denigrates students, all students, based on their race.”

They argue that the policy violates the plaintiffs’ equal protection rights, forces them to affirm messages that go against their beliefs, silences dissenting opinions in violation of free speech rights and interferes with parents’ rights to direct the upbringing and education of their children.

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Lockdown policies and mask mandates linked with lower IQ in children, psychiatrist says Tammy Hung THE EPOCH TIMES

The nation’s recent lockdown policies and mask mandates will create a generation of children who exhibit lower IQs and signs of social brain damage, according to a clinical psychiatrist for children and adolescents.

Dr. Mark McDonald cited an Aug. 11 study by Brown University that found that “children born during the pandemic have significantly reduced verbal, motor, and overall cognitive performance compared to children born pre-pandemic,” during an interview with host Cindy Drukier on a Dec. 25 episode of NTD’s “The Nation Speaks.” NTD is a sister media outlet of The Epoch Times.

The masks, “Zoom schools” and lockdown mandates have led to “deprivation overall, of social contact, of not being able to see faces, being stuck at home all day long, and this has actually caused brain damage to the youngsters,” he said.

In another interview in the episode, Professor Carl Heneghan, the director of Oxford University’s Centre for Evidence-Based Medi-

cine, cited evidence that pandemic restrictions and the “fear we instill into children” has led to the worsening of psychological problems.

Heneghan cited his Oct. 2 study, which concluded that “eight out of 10 children and adolescents report worsening of behavior or any psychological symptoms or an increase in negative feelings due to the COVID-19 pandemic.”

“School closures contributed to increased anxiety, loneliness and stress; negative feelings due to COVID-19 increased with the duration of school closures,” the study reports. “Deteriorating mental health was found to be worse in females and older adolescents.”

Adolescents above the age of 12 also did worse than children under 12, as adolescents face increasing peer pressure, social pressure, and are more aware of messages being delivered globally, according to Heneghan.

“The first thing is to deescalate any fear and anxiety around COVID for children,” Heneghan said.

“For children, COVID is actually a very safe disease” and children shouldn’t be worried about the impact of COVID “on themselves

or their future health.”

He said that “shutting areas like schools was a mistake,” as keeping them open is good for education, “social connectedness, and wellbeing.”

“We should really prioritize education and those interventions that are in children’s best interest,” he said.

According to a Dec. 20 study, data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also showed that mental health-related visits in 2020, when pandemic restrictions were first imposed, increased by 24% in 5- to 11-yearolds and 31% in 12- to 17-yearolds, compared to 2019 data.

Anecdotally, McDonald noted that he’s seen children who “refuse to make eye contact, who are wetting their pants or wetting the bed at night, cannot go to sleepovers or be away from their mother for extended periods of time.”

Teenagers, on the other hand, come out of lockdown restrictions being “so wrapped up in social media and phones and Zoom school because they’ve been trained for the last year and a half, that they do not even want to go out anymore,”

Hugo Chappaz, 9, left, waits with his father Benoit Chappaz, right, and his mother to be vaccinated at the National Velodrome in Saint-Quentinen-Yvelines, west of Paris, France Dec. 22.

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he said.

McDonald called the government and media corporations out for creating a “behavioral conditioning program,” in which children are subjected to “irrational, ridiculous” situations such as eating outside on a 40-degree day and having to run marathons or play sports with masks on.

As of Dec. 27, the Biden ad-

ministration is recommending that children “too young to be vaccinated” should be “surrounded by vaccinated people and mask in public indoor spaces, including schools,” according to the COVID plan on the White House website.

As of Dec. 27, the website states that “over half of the nation’s adolescents have been vaccinated.”

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FDA authorizes Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill weeks after landing $5 billion deal with Biden administration Jack Phillips THE EPOCH TIMES

The Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization to Pfizer’s COVID-19 treatment pill Wednesday, Dec. 22.

The pill, Paxlovid, is taken twice per day for five days in combination with a second medicine called ritonavir, classified as a generic antiviral drug. The drug is aimed at helping patients who are suffering from “mild-to-moderate” COVID-19 from becoming so sick that they need to be hospitalized, officials and Pfizer have said.

“Today’s authorization introduces the first treatment for COVID-19 that is in the form of a pill that is taken orally, a major step forward in the

fight against this global pandemic,” Dr. Patrizia Cavazzoni, director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, said in a news release about the agency’s approval.

The drug, only available via a prescription, can be initiated as soon as possible following a positive diagnosis of COVID-19.

“This authorization provides a new tool to combat COVID-19 at a crucial time in the pandemic as new variants emerge and promises to make antiviral treatment more accessible to patients who are at high risk for progression to severe COVID-19,” Cavazzoni continued.

But the pill is not designed to be used for “pre-exposure or postexposure prevention” of COVID-19 virus or for individuals who have

been hospitalized due to severe or critical COVID-19, according to the FDA news release.

And the FDA stressed that the drug cannot be a substitute for vaccination and again recommended the common COVID-19 vaccines or booster shots.

The Biden administration has already purchased some 10 million courses of Paxlovid in a deal worth $5 billion. In November, the White House announced that the federal government will work to ensure treatments are free and accessible for the general public.

Delivery will begin by the start of 2022 and will continue through the remainder of the year, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. Meanwhile,

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla told news outlets earlier this month that his firm already shipped the drug to the United States, saying they would be ready when the FDA grants them an emergency use authorization.

“This breakthrough therapy, which has been shown to significantly reduce hospitalizations and deaths and can be taken at home, will change the way we treat COVID-19,” Bourla said.

The FDA decision comes about a week after Pfizer reported that its new oral drug is able to reduce the risk of death or hospitalization from COVID-19 virus by up to 89% if it is taken shortly after symptoms appear.

Before Wednesday’s decision, the only COVID-19 antiviral treatment that has been granted an

emergency use authorization by the FDA is remdesivir, a drug that’s being sold under the brand name Veklury.

In recent months, some severely sick COVID-19 patients and family members of those patients have said that the cheaply produced antiparasitic drug Ivermectin produced positive results. An elderly patient in Illinois recovered following a court order that allowed him to use Ivermectin, which the FDA hasn’t cleared for use for COVID-19, the man’s attorney said Dec. 1.

The FDA, meanwhile, is weighing a COVID-19 pill from Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics that, like Pfizer’s pill, is meant to be taken two times per day for five days.

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California Rep. Duncan Hunter gave up his yearlong federal corruption fight against charges and pleaded guilty Tuesday, Dec. to misusing his 3, campaign funds, paving the way People Republican to for the six-term page gather for Temecula’s 30th anniversary step down.

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Local business ernment officials owners and govcommemorate the retirement d of who has led the Alice Sullivan Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce as long as Temecula for almost has been an incorporated city VALLEY STAFF tion at the Pechangawith a celebraResort Casino Grand Ballroom Monday, Sept.

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Sullivan announced school students will tour two manufacturing in May that she planned to retire after servfacilities and the city’s ing the Friday, Oct. 4, innovation center almost Temecula community for as Manufacturing part of the city’s chamber30 years – she has led the Day event. since May 1990, just a few months after incorporated in the city officially December 1989. see page D-5 And she’s made known over those her presence decades, showing nearly three every city council up to almost meeting during that time, launching local shopping initiatives, chamber’s tourismspinning off the committee into After 29 years leading the Temecula is celebrated see RETIRING, Valley Chamber during a party of Commerce, page A-2 with members retiring of

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Wood Environment of several fish Lake Elsinore survey studies and Infrastructure City Council apat the lake in proved an agreement Solutions helps an effort to improve Kim Harris with fish netting water and fish Work Action Group with Social MANAGING from the shore habitat quality clad in T-shirts at Lake Elsinore EDITOR for fishing and cil’s Tuesday, Sept. at the counduring recreation. along the Lake and hip waders 24, meeting to The Lake Elsinore Shane Gibson provide street outreach Elsinore shoreline. photo Fish Survey, The water quality homeless individuals services to sticky morning dawned hot and Their goal? To catch, measure, consisting of three fish-capturing in tag and release Tuesday, Sept. both within troubled lake. the sometimesthe city limits and fish in the city’s events, was designed to help 24, The surveys, in the surround- slew of volunteers and when a namesake lake Lake the ing area. scientists conservation. all in the name of Elsinore and San Jacinto Water- first Sept. 4, a second Sept. 24, sheds Authority identify both short and a third with a date yet to be and long-term projects improve see page A-4 see SURVEY, page A-5

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Murrieta break improvements s ground on Town Square Park Jeff Pack STAFF WRITER

Murrieta City Council members, staff and dignitaries tried to find shade under the Murrieta-branded canopies and underneath trees to escape the heat Town Square on the existing Park ing a groundbreaki stage durWednesday, Nov. ng ceremony 6.

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Local student featured in regional ‘Water Is Life’ calendar LAKE ELSINORE – Luke Gill, a first grade student at Donald Graham Elementary School in Wildomar, received top honors in Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s annual student art contest. His art will be featured in the 2022 Be Water Wise calendar along with other winners of the annual poster contest.

Gill’s submission was one of 37 chosen from among thousands of entries throughout Southern California – winning a local poster contest through Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District and advancing to the regional calendar competition. His winning poster depicted a colorful outdoor scene with the compelling message “We have one world; please save water.”

“We are proud to have Luke representing our district with such a vibrant piece of art,” Phil Williams, board president at EVMWD, said. “This poster contest offers the opportunity for students to express conservation messages in an engaging, creative way and Luke really rose to the challenge. Through this

contest, students like Luke get to learn about environmental stewardship and become an advocate for change.”

The 2022 “Water is Life” calendar will be distributed to approximately 13,000 recipients and displays creative messages of water conservation and stewardship. The calendar is also available to download online at http://www.mwdh2o.com/ education under the Student Art program page.

By participating in the Be Water Wise program, EVMWD encourages local elementary school students to creatively engage with the concept of environmental responsibility. In addition, EVMWD incorporates water education into local classrooms with free materials, presentations, tours and activities. All programs are free to educators within EVMWD’s service area.

To learn more about water education programs offered by EVMWD, visit http://www. evmwd.com/education.

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Luke Gill, a first grade student at Donald Graham Elementary School in Wildomar, receives top honors in Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s annual student art contest with his message: “We have Valley News/Courtesy photo one world; please save water.”

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MSJC holds inaugural fall ceremony MSJC board of trustees select new to celebrate graduates, transfer president, clerk students

Yesenia Carrillo is one of about 200 Mt. San Jacinto College students who participated in the college district’s first fall graduation and transfer drive-thru celebration at its San Jacinto Campus Friday, Dec. 17.

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SAN JACINTO – Yesenia Carrillo of Hemet was among about 200 Mt. San Jacinto College students who participated in the college district’s first fall graduation and transfer drive-thru

celebration at its San Jacinto Campus Friday, Dec. 17.

Carrillo, who earned an associate degree in business administration, urged her fellow students to keep going and to cross the

finish line. “‘Never give up your dreams.’

Those have been my 14-yearold son’s words,” Carrillo said. “‘Don’t give up, mom!

Your business is calling you!’ I dedicate this to my family, which has been with me until the end.

We did it!”

Carrillo worked hard over the past couple of years to earn her cap and gown at MSJC and said she plans to seek her bachelor’s degree from University of California Riverside beginning in early 2022.

MSJC held the celebration to salute not only the nearly 900 summer and fall degree-earners but also the many transfer students who will head to a four-year university or college.

MSJC’s spring 2022 registration is open, and the semester begins Tuesday, Jan. 18. Students can register at http://www.msjc. edu/schedule.

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The Mt. San Jacinto College Board of Trustees selected Trustee Tom Ashley as board president and Trustee Joshua Rivera as board clerk before the Thursday, Dec. 16, board meeting. Seen here from left to right are Trustee Ann Motte of Area 4; Trustee Vicki Carpenter of Area 3; Clerk Joshua Rivera of Area 2; President Tom Ashley of Area 5 and Trustee Brian Sylva of Area 1. Valley News/Mt. San Jacinto College photo

SAN JACINTO – The Mt. San Jacinto College Board of Trustees held its annual organizational meeting Thursday, Dec. 16, before its regular board meeting, selecting a new president and clerk.

Trustee Tom Ashley, who serves Murrieta and Temecula in Trustee Area 5, was selected to serve as board president. Trustee Joshua

Rivera, an MSJC alumnus serving San Jacinto, Hemet and other communities in Trustee Area 2, will serve as clerk of the board.

For more information, visit https://go.boarddocs.com/ca/msjc/ Board.nsf/Public.

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DigiFest Temecula opens submissions to its 6th annual digital media festival TEMECULA – DigiFest Temecula, the sixth annual three-day festival hosted by nonprofit JDS Creative Academy, opened submissions for the 2022 digital media competition. Categories include short film and video, animation, game design, music, photography, digital art and illustration, podcast and website design.

Everyone is welcome to submit their work, and high school students are eligible to submit in the student section for a $5 per entry fee. Those out of high school can submit in either the amateur category for $10 an entry or at the professional level for $15 per entry. Early submission deadline is Friday, Jan. 28. The late submission deadline is Friday, March 25, and prices increase by $5 per entry in each level from early deadline to late deadline.

DigiFest Temecula is an international digital media festival created to promote networking, appreciation and recognition opportunities for those entered. DigiFest Temecula was held virtually for 2020 and 2021, due to COVID-19, but is back in person for 2022. All judging is done by industry professionals from companies including

Disney, Universal, NBC and more.

Lynn Cohen, the festival coordinator, said, “DigiFest allows opportunities for all, students especially, to submit their creations and have them judged by professionals. The event itself gives those who enter a chance to network and meet those in the digital media industry. DigiFest really gives an opportunity to gain valuable professional experience and accolades which can be leveraged for future opportunities.”

JDS Creative Academy announced Abbott as the title sponsor for DigiFest Temecula 2022.

The event will take place at JDS Studios and throughout the city of Temecula from Friday to Sunday, April 22-24. For more information about DigiFest Temecula, visit https://digifesttemecula.org/ or call 951-296-6715.

DigiFest Temecula has been a staple in the Temecula region for five years and strives to bring opportunities in the digital-media industry to all. The festival was founded by Diane Strand, executive director of JDS Creative Academy.

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Small earthquake strikes near Aguanga City News Service SPECIAL TO ANZA VALLEY NEWS

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2021, a year in review Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

The year 2021 was one of recovery and returning to normal in many ways. From children attending in-person schooling once again to festivals and dinners being held at Minor Park and the Anza Community Hall, Anzans were glad to leave 2020 behind them.

Local nonprofits such as From the Heart Christian Women’s Ministries made sure children had school supplies, Easter gifts and a Christmas to remember. The Anza Electric Cooperative teamed up with the FIND food bank and others to feed people in the valley every month.

The community pulled together to help those affected by the Rock Fire, from donating items and money to attending a special fundraising event at Minor Park.

Halloween and a special Community Christmas event were held with record numbers of residents

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Anza resident Squeak Smith makes chugging through the snow drifts look easy at the Axle Benders Socal 4 by 4 club’s Thomas Mountain Adventure run Saturday, Jan. 30.

coming out to participate and enjoy. Things were getting back to as normal as possible after the start of the pandemic.

Here is a look at some of the top stories of 2021.

January 2021 Local mother honors memory of son Kim Szymanski adopted a portion of state Route 371 to honor the memory of her son and his friend who both died in an accident three and a half years ago on that section of the road.

Szymanski picked up trash along the section of highway Monday, Jan. 18.

“I spent about three and onehalf hours picking up my little two-mile stretch of state Highway 371,” she said. “If only I could pick everything up, but so much is too close to the roadway and is considered dangerous. Once again, a lot of what I picked up was alcohol-related, little bottles of liquor and beer mainly, enough to fill up at least half a bag, and they are large bags.”

February Axle Benders host trail run The Axle Benders Offroad 4 by 4 Club SoCal hosted a trail run on Thomas Mountain in Anza Saturday, Jan. 30.

About 20 four-wheel drive vehicles took part in the event, dubbed the Thomas Mountain Adventure Run. The four-wheeling enthusiasts were treated to about 12 to 18 inches of new snow as they made their way up the 6S13 Thomas Mountain trail, a 16 mile route with beautiful views of Garner Valley, Anza Valley, the San Jacinto Mountains and Cahuilla Mountain.

March Teen’s surprise drive-by birthday parade brings smiles to all A teen’s 15th birthday is a special moment in time, and Jolene Maggilin wanted to make sure her son DeAngelo would have a memory to treasure.

“My 14-year-old son has autism, and I asked him who he wanted at his upcoming birthday party,” Maggilin said. “He said that it didn’t matter, that no one ever comes to his birthday parties anyway.”

She wanted to show him that people do love him, even if he did not know them personally, and that the community cares about him.

Maggilin turned to social media to organize a drive-by birthday party parade for her son.

California’s first low-income community solar project unveiled in Anza GRID Alternatives Inland Empire, the Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians and the Anza Electric Cooperative Inc. celebrated California’s first low-income community solar project with a ribbon-cutting Friday, March 26, at the tribe’s reservation near Anza.

GRID IE was awarded a $2.5 million grant under the California Department of Community Services and Development Low-Income Weatherization/Community Solar Pilot Program to fund this nearly one-megawatt solar array consisting of approximately 3,000 panels located on the Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians’ reservation.

The project broke ground in June 2020 and was completed in January 2021. The CSD Santa Rosa Solar Project was expected

to provide $5.4 million in savings to benefit low-income members of Anza Electric Cooperative over a 30-year period.

April Rubidoux Riders Club hits the trail in LRE Lake Riverside Estates homeowners were thrilled to welcome the Rubidoux Riders Club for their trail ride at Lake Riverside Estates Saturday, April 24.

About 20 equestrians participated in the event, hosted by LRE resident Jessica Ludwig. “We rode I think about 14 miles,” Robin Santillan said. “It was great fun and we had a fantastic barbecue after the ride.”

LRE riders Kathleen Kastner and Sabrina Drake and their mounts also enjoyed the day with friends in the club.

May ACIL fundraiser collects clothes The Anza Civic Improvement League hosted a fundraiser to collect clothes and other soft items Saturday, May 15.

“We collected a trailer load of bagged clothes Saturday,” ACIL secretary Phil Canaday said. “It was a great day and the community really came out and supported us!”

The event collected soft goods for a thrift store in Murrieta called Savers, which will pay the nonprofit by the pound for their load.

The resulting funds will be used to continue to maintain and insure the park and the Little Red Schoolhouse.

Equestrians visit Graffiti Coffee Shop

Baristas at Graffiti Coffee Shop gladly welcomed some unusual customers May 10, as furry and curious faces pulled up to the order windows. Equestrians Sabrina Drake, Linda Hepp and Donna Caplan rode their calm and beautiful steeds to the shop to order sweet treats for horses and riders alike.

“It was great fun,” Drake said.

“The horses get a horse treat there and we get our coffee.”

The trio is known for their riding prowess in Lake Riverside Estates and beyond. They rode over 9 miles that day.

AEC feeds Anza with help from Hope Collaborative Anza Electric Cooperative employees, Food In Need of Distribution Food Bank personnel and volunteers from local community groups welcomed the HOPE Collaborative to participate in an additional food distribution event for the month Saturday, May 22, from 10 a.m. to noon.

HOPE Collaborative is the Child Abuse Prevention Council for Riverside County which works with seven Regional Collaboratives composed of various individuals from community-based organizations, schools, medical organizations and others. These individuals come together to identify the needs in their region and how they can use their money to prevent child abuse.

June Hamilton High grads recognized at commencement ceremony Family, school staff and friends watched as the Hamilton High

Volunteers pack boxes of food into waiting cars at the AEC/FIND mobile pantry held once each month.

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DeAngelo and his mother share a long, loving hug after his birthday parade held by friends and relatives Thursday, March 18.

The future’s so bright that John Shanko has gotta wear his shades after graduating from Hamilton High School Wednesday, June 2.

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Hamilton High School cheerleaders take a break against a sparkling clean pickup truck at their fundraiser car wash Saturday, July 10.

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School Class of 2021 Commencement took place Wednesday, June 2.

Cheers erupted as graduates received their diplomas. Not quite a traditional graduation, this year’s event was a socially distanced and COVID-19-aware celebration.

Face coverings were required, and grads entered the gym in three separate groups to walk the stage.

Nothing could dampen the spirits of the class, who, along with their 2020 predecessors, have faced unique educational challenges due to the pandemic.

Local equestrian competes in endurance races A local horsewoman has begun an exciting new adventure with her willing and faithful mount Cosmo.

Lake Riverside Estates resident Gail Price and her chestnut gelding successfully competed in the Cinders Trot endurance races Saturday, May 22, and Sunday, May 23, in Flagstaff, Arizona.

ATHYRIO cleans Minor Park The And The Horse You Rode In On nonprofit charity group hosted a cleanup event at Minor Park Saturday, June 19. Assisted by Anza Civic Improvement League members, community volunteers and local businesses, the park was brought back to tip-top shape in a matter of hours.

“What an amazing turn-out,” ATHYRIO member Cezanne Ryerson-Jodka said. “If anyone has some brown paint to donate, we can paint the amphitheater planter wall soon as well.”

July Hamilton High cheerleaders host carwash fundraiser Amid cheers and laughter, the Hamilton High School cheerleaders scrubbed cars and trucks during their fundraiser car wash Saturday, July 10. Hosted by the Sinclair gas station in Anza, the event raised money for uniforms and accessories for the squad.

“We offered a regular wash and a deluxe wash, which included a slice of watermelon and a chilled bottle of water,” coach Selena Acosta-Stafford said.

All of the earned proceeds help fund cheer uniforms for themed Varsity football games and the Blackout Game, cheer bows for new members and windbreakers and hoodies for the squad.

From The Heart rummage sale serves Anza The From the Heart Christian Women’s Ministries hosted a successful rummage sale at the Anza Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints July 7 through July 10.

The sale raised funds for the organization’s annual Backpack Giveaway to assist area schoolchildren this fall. Donated items were sold at reasonable prices, with shopper after shopper walk-

ing away with arms full of special treasures.

AEC presents 70th annual meeting Due to pandemic health mandates and meeting restrictions, the Anza Electric Cooperative Inc. held its 70th annual meeting virtually, July 17. A link to the 48-minute presentation was posted on the AEC website and hosted

by YouTube. KOYT 97.1 LPFM provided an audio simulcast, the election results and a question and answer session live.

Elected to District One position was Diane L. Sieker, elected to District Two position was Harold Burdick, elected to District Three position was Stephen Silkotch Sr. and elected to Director at large position was Ryall Stewart.

August Glider makes unplanned landing in Anza field A glider made an unplanned landing in a hay field in Anza Saturday, July 31. Both craft and pilot were unscathed.

Pilot Rick Anderson left the Warner Springs Gliderport that morning and made his way to Mount San Jacinto, wafting on the warm air thermals. As thunderstorms erupted in Anza, the uplift became undependable and he was not able to soar across the mountains to get back to the airfield in Warner Springs. The glider could not attain the proper altitude for the last leg of his journey.

“This isn’t going to happen,” he said, adding that he found a flat expanse of stable earth and landed safely in the hay field off Kirby Road, much to the delight of local residents.

Dollar General construction begins in Anza After an almost nine-year process, the much-anticipated construction of the popular variety store Dollar General began.

The contractor originally broke ground at the lot next to the Community Hall in Anza Thursday, March 11. Delays in obtaining permits resulted in a lag in activity until late July.

“They have their permits and are moving forward,” Bill Donahue, with Anza Community Building Inc., said.

Vandals destroy Minor Park restrooms Vandals broke into the restrooms at Minor Park July 28, destroying toilets and ripping sinks from the walls.

Charles Cadwell Sr., a director at large with the Anza Civic Improvement League, said, “Thanks to some major vandalism at the park, the restrooms will be temporarily out of service.”

ACIL oversees maintenance and upkeep of the park.

The damage was extensive and

Stephanie Rollain and Frank Shaffer catch up on recent events at the Rock Fire fundraiser at Minor Park Friday, Sept. 3.

a police report was been filed with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

“I just locked the building up, and shut off the water and power,” Cadwell said.

September More than $2,400 raised for Rock Fire Victims The Anza Valley community once again came together under the leadership of Christi James and others to organize a fundraiser to assist victims of the Rock Fire Friday, Sept. 3.

Four homes and seven outbuildings were destroyed on the south end of Anza after the blaze erupted and scorched 295 acres Tuesday, Aug. 24. The fire was fully contained Friday, Aug. 27.

James, with the help of local churches, businesses, nonprofits and private donors, brought it all together to create an event to collect funds for those impacted by the fire. The fun-filled event produced $2,440 in cash and gift cards for the fire victims.

Sheriffs continue enforcement of illegal marijuana cultivation The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department teamed up with several law enforcement agencies to serve search warrants related to marijuana cultivation at six locations in the unincorporated area of Anza Sept. 16.

According to a Sheriff’s Department representative, the search yielded approximately 1,720 marijuana plants that were eradicated, and an additional 800 pounds of processed marijuana were seized, for a total combined weight of approximately four tons.

Radec Cemetery remembered The local historical site in the tiny berg of Radec is the area’s main claim to fame. The Radec Cemetery is easily reached by turning on the second dirt road off County Route 3 and the 79 South coming up from Temecula.

The property is fenced, but the gate opens easily, inviting visitors to browse respectfully among the graves. The Radec Cemetery, thought to be started in or around 1889, has about 80 people buried there, including Samuel Tripp, his wife and many of their descendants. Many of those were early settlers in the Aguanga Valley area.

The half-acre site was donated to the County of Riverside in December 1955, although the donation did not include an endowment to maintain the cemetery.

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted Aug. 17 to authorize the abandonment of Radec Cemetery and dedicate what will

Some graves are a mystery, but still tenderly cared for at the Radec Cemetery near Temecula.

be called Pioneer Memorial Park.

A memorial or other sign will be erected to honor those who are buried in Radec Cemetery and the

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A 3.2 magnitude earthquake struck near Aguanga at 4:44 Thursday, Dec. 23. It was 5 miles south southwest of Aguanga in Riverside County and 17.4 miles east south-

east of Temecula.

It was about 2.5 miles deep. It was centered 20.9 miles northeast of Escondido and 21.1 miles east of Fallbrook.

There were no reports of damage or injuries.

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Deputies announce their presence at a locked gate during a search in the area where sheriffs believe a suspect in a car theft is hiding along Jack Shamrock Lane in Anza, Friday, Oct. 22.

A tiny puppy receives prayers and blessings at the Blessing of the Animals celebration Saturday, Oct. 2.

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ANZA from page AVO-3 October Blessing of the animals ceremony serves local pets Father Kien Kieu of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Anza blessed some of the Valley’s finest pets Saturday, Oct. 2, in a special ceremony just for them. The short ceremony blessed dogs both young and old, a cat, a tortoise, a parrot and even a couple of horses.

All were perfectly behaved for their dedication, as their owners beamed with pride.

Catholic tradition offers the Blessing of the Animals in remembrance of Saint Francis of Assisi’s love for all God’s creatures. Francis wrote a Canticle of the Creatures, honoring all the Lord’s living things.

“All praise to you, Oh Lord, for all these brother and sister creatures.”

Hamilton Bobcats win Homecoming game 64-15 The Hamilton High School Bobcats stormed the field for a 64-15 win during their Homecoming game over the Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Mustangs Thursday, Oct. 7.

Suspect remains at-large following early morning shootout in Anza Police were looking for a suspected car thief in Anza following an hourslong search Friday, Oct. 22.

The search began at 1:37 a.m. after deputies with the Hemet Mountain Station were dispatched to Mitchell Road and Jack Shamrock Lane regarding a vehicle that had been carjacked from owner Lorraine Elmore of Lorraine’s Pet Supply in

Anza earlier in the week.

Elmore was approached by a man wearing a hoodie who demanded her keys at gunpoint. She complied and no one was injured in the incident.

According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Media Information Bureau, when deputies arrived on the scene Friday, as they approached the vehicle, “they heard shots being fired in their vicinity.”

“They immediately contacted the victim who stated he saw and confronted the suspect in the area while they were conducting their investigation.”

The suspect produced a firearm and fired it and fled the area immediately after the shooting, the report said.

“Several more units arrived on scene and conducted an extensive check of the surrounding area for the subject who was not located,” the report said.

November 15th Annual Halloween Event at Minor Park hauntingly spooktacular The Anza Civic Improvement League, along with community businesses and organizations hosted trunk or treats and presented wellorganized and thrilling fun and games at Minor Park Saturday, Oct. 30.

“This is the biggest and best Halloween in the park I have ever seen,” one costumed attendee said.

Scores of children ran to and fro, acquiring treats, participating in contests and racing all over the playground. Trick or treating, food,

The Hamilton High Bobcats win their Homecoming game 64-15 Thursday, Oct. 7.

a scream contest, chalk painting, pumpkin carving contest and costume contests were all presented at the park.

Bobcats earn CIF South Valley League championship title The Hamilton Bobcat football team faced off against the Nuview Bridge Knights for the South Valley League Championship Thursday, Oct. 28, in a home game that turned out to be full of thrills and excitement.

The home team was victorious 26-20, to earn the California Interscholastic Federation South Valley League championship title in a double overtime battle.

“This was a hard fought game and it was clear that both teams played their hearts out,” Hamilton head coach Patrick McGowan said.

“This game was so close it took two overtime periods for a winner, and your Hamilton Bobcats came out on top 26-20.”

Food giveaway feeds hundreds in Anza Anza residents who follow social media have been privy to some excellent news since February of this year. A free food giveaway with fare arriving in huge trailers and emptied by energized volunteers has been the valley’s best kept secret in recent months.

Bettina Geissler, along with Victor and Christy Foster have arranged for large loads of varied types of eatables to be garnered and distributed to anyone in need in the Anza Valley.

“Louis Ipolito put us in contact with a food distributor,” Christy Foster said. “We get big loads. As a matter of fact, one time we were able to deliver 6,500 pounds of chicken to local residents.”

December Lions Club of Anza meeting unites the community The Lions Club of Anza Valley conducted its first general meeting at the Anza Community Hall Monday, Dec. 6. The event was very well attended by the public.

Lions members present included Greg Sandling, Christopher Skinner, Marlo Larsen by virtual attendance, Heather Bourgeois, Rod Bourgeois, Ian Evans, Shannon Fink, Ted Fink, Weston Holzer, Lorne Larsen, Dennis McQueary, Paula McQueary and

Little witches and goblins enjoy the playground at the 15th Annual Halloween Event at Minor Park Saturday, Oct. 30.

Bettina Geissler, left, and Victor and Christy Foster are hard at work at the Anza Pizza Factory for a food giveaway Friday, Nov. 19.

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“The club will focus on the Gymkhana and Turkey Shoot events because we are good at running them and know how to run them well,” Sandling said. “The club plans on beginning these activities again once we have the approval by Agri-Empire/Larry Minor and have adequate manpower. We would love to be able to host a traditional Anza Days in 2022. It will take a large amount of manpower. We don’t want a few people to be doing the jobs of 20 people. It will be a lot of work. We don’t want to give false hope of saying we are having it to only post in the newspaper that it has been canceled. We will discuss it at future meetings.”

One dead, one injured in Aguanga collision One person died and another was injured after two vehicles collided head-on in Aguanga Wednesday, Nov. 23.

David Land, 73, of Anza, was killed in the crash that was first reported at 5:29 a.m. in the area of

Two travel trailers consumed by fire in Aguanga

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Community Christmas celebration attracts hundreds Anza’s local churches, nonprofits, community clubs, crafters, artists, bakers and vendors presented a community Christmas celebration in Minor Park in Anza Saturday, Dec. 4.

The festivities featured Santa’s Village, a Christmas Concert by the Hamilton High School Band, photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus, a holiday boutique and Ms. Kim’s Little Kids Dance Class performances.

“This celebration was so beyond amazing! Anza coming together as Anza does! Woohoo!” organizer Christi James said.

The park was alive with vendors offering bakery items, holiday gifts and even interactive art. Happy families browsed and enjoyed the sights as children mobbed the playground. A huge line formed to see Santa and Mrs. Claus, who were cheerfully quizzing children about their goodness factors inside the Little Red Schoolhouse.

Santa discusses how good this little boy has been all year at the Community Christmas celebration at Minor Park in Anza Saturday, Dec. 4.

Two travel trailers in Aguanga were consumed by a fire Wednesday, Dec. 22, that was possibly ignited by a defective natural gas tank that exploded.

The blaze was reported about 4 p.m. on a parcel near the intersection of Sage Road and Tyler Street, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

The occupant of the property was at the location when the fire erupted, but it was unclear whether he suffered any type of injuries, according to the department.

Multiple engine crews went to the fire, battling the flames for roughly 40 minutes before gaining the upper hand, officials said.

Initial indications were that a gas storage tank connected to one of the trailers exploded, triggering the blaze, according to reports from the scene.

Crews remained at the location, mopping up, until about 7 p.m.

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Probationer who fatally struck pedestrian gets 2 years in prison City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

A probationer who ran over and killed a 31-year-old man after the victim walked in front of him on a Riverside street, then fled the scene, was sentenced Wednesday, Dec. 22, to two years in state prison.

Jeffrey Scott Carey, 53, of Riverside pleaded guilty last week to hit- and-run resulting in death, along with a sentence-enhancing allegation of fleeing the scene of a deadly accident, for the February death of Hector Cardenas of Ontario.

Carey’s plea was directed to Riverside County Superior Court Judge Sean Crandell, without input from the district attorney’s office.

Crandell imposed the term of imprisonment that he deemed appropriate given the circumstances but refrained from specifying the amount of victim restitution that should be paid to Cardenas’ family. The judge instead directed the Department of Probation to make a determination and return to court next month for further adjudication of the matter.

At about 7:45 p.m., Feb. 15, Cardenas walked in and out of

westbound lanes of Jurupa Avenue, just west of Florence Street, for unknown reasons, according to Officer Ryan Railsback of the Riverside Police Department.

Witnesses told police that at one point, Cardenas even laid down, causing vehicles to go around him.

His behavior was never explained.

Railsback said Carey was driving a Subaru Impreza westbound and slammed into the victim, barely pausing before accelerating away from the location. Paramedics pronounced Cardenas dead at the scene.

Detectives gathered evidence and spoke to several witnesses but were not immediately successful in finding potential suspects. After developing leads over several months, however, they ultimately identified the car and driver, according to Railsback.

An arrest warrant was served at Carey’s workplace in Jurupa Valley, where he was taken into custody without incident, June 11.

According to court records, the defendant has previous convictions for hit-and-run resulting in property damage, receiving a stolen vehicle, possession of controlled substances and creating a malicious disturbance.

Police seek help identifying bicyclist struck by vehicle on Christmas Eve City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Police in Hemet asked the public for help in identifying a bicyclist who was struck by a vehicle on Christmas Eve and remains hospitalized in critical condition.

The crash occurred at 11:24 p.m. when a blue Toyota Camry was driving southbound on Sanderson Avenue and crossed a green light into the Devonshire Avenue intersection, where the bicyclist was struck, according to the Hemet Police Department.

First responders found the bicyclist unconscious but still breathing in the roadway and took him to a hospital, where he remained in critical condition, police said.

Authorities said the driver of the Camry stayed at the scene and cooperated with police. Neither

alcohol nor drugs was suspected to be a factor in the crash and no arrests were reported.

Lt. Eric Dickson said investigators have been unable to identify the bicyclist and asked the public for help. He was described as a Hispanic man between the ages of 15 and 18, about 5-feet-9 inches tall and weighing about 130 pounds.

Police said he was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, a brown belt and blue jeans at the time of the crash and has two small tattoos on his left hand.

Anyone who knows someone who matches that description and has been unaccounted for since Friday night was asked to contact Dickson at 951-765-3795, or via email at edickson@hemetca.gov.

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Authorities investigating death of woman as possible homicide City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Authorities continue to investigate the death of a woman whose body was found in Mountain Center.

The woman’s body was found with unexplained injuries at around 5:40 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 24, in the open area of a large private prop-

A fire at an illegal marijuana cultivation site on the north side of Sage Wednesday, Dec. 22, scorched just under a half-acre before crews got it under control.

The non-injury blaze was reported at about 11:35 a.m. in the area of Sage and Red Mountain roads, roughly 3 miles southeast of Diamond Valley Lake, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

The agency said multiple engine crews were sent to the location, preceded by a Cal Fire air attack boss in an observer plane and a water-dropping helicopter.

The chopper made several runs on the slow-moving fire, halting

its forward rate of spread at 12:35 p.m., according to officials at the scene.

Firefighters contained the blaze just before 1 p.m. and remained at the location, mopping up, until 3 p.m.

A battalion chief overseeing operations requested sheriff ’s deputies to investigate the illegal grow. There was no word on the number of cannabis plants under cultivation.

The cause of the fire was not immediately known.

Sage is an unincorporated community, and the Riverside County Board of Supervisors has not authorized any commercial cannabis farms there or in any other unincorporated area.

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A Menifee police DUI checkpoint nabbed one drunken driver and resulted in eight citations and an arrest near Newport and Winter Hawk roads Saturday, Dec. 18, in Menifee.

Motorists along the highway intersection were halted as officers checked drivers’ licenses, signs of alcohol abuse and other violations that evening from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m.

In the stops, according to a news release by police Chief Pat Walsh, one driver was arrested for driving intoxicated and another for delaying and obstructing a police officer

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in the performance of his duty.

The eight citations were issued for either operating a vehicle without a license or driving with suspended or revoked driver’s license.

The checkpoint was announced publicly but it still was highly effective, according to the police department. Checkpoint locations are selected on a history of collisions and DUI arrests. The primary purpose of a checkpoint is not to make arrests, instead they are conducted to promote public safety by deterring drivers from driving impaired or operating a vehicle without a valid license.

The Menifee Police Department,

according to Walsh, is committed to keeping the public safe when they are driving on city streets. In a recent city council meeting, residents complained that motorists were driving too fast on Newport Road from Winchester Road to Lindenberger Road and running stop signs on city streets.

Funding for this checkpoint was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Safety Administration. Other checkpoints may be set up in the future.

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Trial date set for felon accused of stabbing two last New Year’s Day City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

A Jan. 7 trial date was confirmed Thursday, Dec. 23, for a felon accused of stabbing two men during an unprovoked attack last New Year’s Day in Lake Elsinore.

Andrew Ernest Avila, 29, of Lake Elsinore allegedly perpetrated the assault near Lakeshore Drive and Spring Street on the afternoon of Jan. 1, 2021.

Avila is charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count of mayhem, along with sentenceenhancing deadly weapon and great bodily injury allegations.

During a status hearing at the

Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta, Riverside County Superior Court Judge F. Paul Dickerson conferred with the prosecution and defense, and both sides agreed to make preparations for trial proceedings next month.

Avila is being held on $5 million bail at the nearby Byrd Detention Center.

According to sheriff’s Sgt. Jeff Reese, the attack happened in the middle of the day, when the defendant allegedly confronted the victims, whose identities were not released, for unspecified reasons, pulling a knife and inflicting multiple puncture wounds on both men.

Witnesses called 911, as Avila

fled the scene, according to the sergeant. He said that the victims were taken to Inland Valley Medical Center in Wildomar, where they were treated for lifethreatening injuries and eventually recovered.

Patrol deputies were unable to immediately locate the assailant.

However, within a few days, detectives obtained leads indicating where he might be, culminating in Avila’s Jan. 7 arrest on North Main Street in Lake Elsinore, according to Reese.

Court records show that the defendant has prior convictions for assault with a deadly weapon and carrying a concealed weapon.

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The identity of the woman was not released pending notification of her family.

Anyone with information about the death was urged to call Master Investigator Loureiro of the sheriff’s Central Homicide Unit Station at 951-955-277 or Investigator Rinkert of the sheriff’s Hemet Station at 951-791-3400.

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Cable News, it’s their own fault

Julie Reeder PUBLISHER

We have an Associated Press story on page C-6 about the dwindling interest in national news. It’s largely credited to the 2020 presidential elections, racial reckoning and the COVID-19 pandemic.

The part of the story that is missing (as is typical with The Associated Press) are the proven missteps, lies, defamation, and blatantly bad reporting that cable and broadcast news audiences are finally figuring out.

We’ve endured the Governor Andrew Cuomo debacles, along

with his brother Chris Cuomo’s firing from CNN following his inappropriate use of his journalistic standing to attempt his brother defend himself against alleged sexual assaults, CNN’s chief Legal Analyst Jeffery Toobin exposing himself, CNN producers who are being investigated for inappropriate activity with children, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

We were fed hateful angry anti-Trump conspiracies for three years, including the Russia Conspiracy and Ukraine gate, which was proven to be not true, and they ran out of disgraced lying politicians like Adam Schiff, to parade in front of the camera.

How different would it have been if they just reported the facts?

What if mainstream news would have been willing to report that the now discredited dossier was paid opposition research by the DNC and Hillary’s campaign?

Amy Robach, an ABC anchor, exposed her network through Project Veritas, after the network “quashed” her interview, suggesting that ABC had yielded to threats from powerful forces.

Epstein Island for pedophiles was labeled a conspiracy theory,

until it wasn’t. The media was complicit, as so many other things, and many young girls paid the price.

Then there was Nick Sandmann, one of the Covington Catholic students who has won at least three defamation lawsuits against CNN, Washington Post and NBC. These suits were for hundreds of millions of dollars, but the amount settled hasn’t been disclosed. I believe there are three more cases that are yet unsettled.

“My life changed forever in that one moment. The full war machine of the mainstream media revved up into attack mode,” Sandmann said about the news at a Republican Convention. “They did so without ever researching the full video of the incident, without ever investigating Mr. Phillips’s motives or without ever asking me for my side of the story. And do you know why? Because the truth wasn’t important. Advancing their anti-Christian, anti-conservative, anti-Donald Trump narrative was all that mattered.”

Then there was Jussie Smollett, who the media without questioning, just supported openly when he reported that he had been the

victim of a racist and homophobic attack. Mainstream media ended up with egg on their faces when Smollett was not only found out to be lying, but ended up being convicted on chargers that he lied to police Then there was Kyle Rittenhouse. Several media outlets reported outright lies, again. They reported that he brought a gun across the state line. They reported that he shot black people and portrayed him as a white supremacist.

Again, not true.

Now Rittenhouse says there will be a reckoning for the media for the way they misrepresented him, as they did Nick Sandmann. It seems lawsuits are the only way to make them feel the sting of blatant lies. You can lie about public figures, like Trump, but you can’t lie about high school children.

People are getting tired of biased propaganda when they are looking for news.

So, while Chris Cuomo will be gone and there will be reduced hours for Rachel Maddow, that’s not where it ends. Alternative media is filling the gap. Epoch TV, OANN and Newsmax are all growing. Joe Rogan, who may

have the world’s most popular podcast on Spotify, is reported to have 10 million listeners, in addition to hundreds of millions of people who have watched his top shows on YouTube. Even a fairly new show, Timcast IRL, with independent journalist Tim Pool, gives nightly news a run for their money.

They aren’t in bed with the White House or going to meetings where there are agreements made on how stories will be reported, or how successful alternative treatments for COVID-19 will be mischaracterized. Their sponsors aren’t Pfizer and Moderna, or Johnson & Johnson.

So as a person in the industry, I can testify to the fact that rhetoric and narrative has taken over and is killing the major networks. Unless they can turn it around and replace rhetoric with real unbiased investigative reporting, their audiences will be sitting with them in their echo chamber, angry and constantly afraid, hearing lies and more misinformation. Meanwhile independent news and new media will fill the space with open minds, facts from both sides, and critical thinking.

records expunged, to overhaul the bail system, to establish a singlepayer health care system, all failed.

Housing-related legislation, which created a great deal of controversy, was aimed at easing the housing shortage by eliminating single-family zoning in many areas. Duplexes will be allowed in some areas, with up to four units on lots previously zoned singlefamily. Near transit zones, up to 10 units will be allowed on some single-family lots.

The largest budget in history passed in June, a record $232.6 billion. It included $4 billion for small businesses to help them

recover from the pandemic, $7 billion in subsidies to help people who couldn’t pay their rent or utility bills, along with $600 stimulus payments for most residents who lost jobs and income as a direct result of the pandemic. A huge $31 billion surplus is projected next year.

The state has spent $13 billion on homelessness since 2018, yet our homeless population has increased 24%. The budget for 2021-2022 allotted another $12 billion over the next three years to address the problem, including $2.75 billion to buy hotels, motels and commercial buildings

to reduce the growing homeless population.

Much is unresolved, and problems persist despite vast amounts of spending. When we reconvene in January, we’ll be taking another close look at many of these monumental issues.

Assembly Republican 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 Mountain, Pauma Valley, Rainbow, San Marcos, Temecula, Valley Center and Vista.

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During 2021, 2,776 bills were introduced in Sacramento, despite a suggested 12-bill limit for each assemblymember. The legislation we reviewed involved some of the most consequential issues facing California.

Hot topics this year ranged from health care affordability, homelessness and housing to the environment, the economy, criminal justice and much more. Since most bills fail to pass, the most significant results often involve failed legislation, and this year

was no different. Bills to legalize psychedelic drugs, to allow criminal offenders to have their

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What you shouldn’t forget this Christmas

Zachary Elliott SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Have you ever forgotten Christmas? I mean, just totally spaced the holiday altogether? I’m sure the answer to that is a big fat no.

How could you? It’s impossible to miss with all the lights, Christmas trees, events and traffic. You would literally have to be living under a rock or dead to forget it’s Christmas.

Even though you might not have forgotten it’s Christmas, there are a couple of things that might have slipped your mind, something that you should never forget.

Here’s what you shouldn’t forget this Christmas.

Don’t forget that God favors you.

If you have siblings, I’m sure at some point you felt your parents played favorites during Christmas.

It didn’t even have to be true; you just felt that way. Or maybe you were the favorite, and everyone resented you for it.

Either way, you should know that you are God’s favorite, despite what your parents might say.

We see this in the life of a young teenage girl named Mary, who was told that she would give birth to the savior of the world, talk about life changing.

Announcing this shocking news, “The angel went to her and said, ‘Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.’

Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. But the angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God,’” in Luke 1:28-30.

The good news is that God doesn’t just favor Mary. You have his favor, too.

The angels sang this same tune to the shepherds in the field the night Jesus was born. They sang, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests,” in Luke 2:14.

That’s you. You are who the angels sang about.

Now maybe you don’t feel like you have God’s favor. Life just isn’t going the way you planned.

Well, guess what? That’s precisely how Mary felt.

Her whole world was turned upside down. Her life plans were drastically altered the night the angel visited her. You better believe that she didn’t feel like she had God’s favor. That’s why she wondered at the greeting.

But guess what? God’s favor had nothing to do with her feelings and it has nothing to do with yours. But it has everything to do with Jesus.

That’s why the second thing we shouldn’t forget this Christmas is so important.

Don’t forget that Jesus came

to save sinners.

I’m sure Joseph, Mary’s fiancé, didn’t feel too favored by God when he found out she was pregnant before they were even married. His world was turned upside down as well. The whole situation was a family drama to the 10th degree.

Right when Joseph reaches his breaking point, God sends his angel to let Joseph know that he’s found favor too. But not in the way Joseph anticipated.

The angels said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins,” in Matthew 1:20-21.

In other words, God wanted Joseph and Mary to see the bigger picture. God was about to rain down his unmerited favor on the world through the person of Jesus Christ. And he was going to do this by saving people from their sins.

That was Jesus’ whole mission in life and the reason he came. To save the people he loves by showing his favor through the cross.

So, the next time you forget the importance of Christmas. Just remember, Joseph and Mary were favored by God simply because Jesus was involved in their life.

God favors you for the exact same reason.

Zachary Elliott is the lead pastor of Fusion Christian Church in Temecula. For more information, visit https://www.fusionchristianchurch.com, http://www.encouragementtoday.tv or find them on Instagram.

SUMMONS STATE OF INDIANA, MARION COUNTY IN THE MARION CIRCUIT COURT PATERNITY DIVISION CAUSE NO: 49CO1-0601-JP-002059 IN RE: THE MATTER OF Kamya Phillips b/n/f Shaquita Tunstill, Petitioner Mother; Brent Phillips, Respondent Father TO RESPONDENT FATHER: Brent Phillips, Whereabouts unknown You are hereby notified that you have been ordered to appear virtually via Webex for a final hearing set in response to Petitioner Mother’s Verified Petition to Modify Custody on March 8, 2022 at 4PM in the cause number and court indicated above and that Petitioner Mother has filed a Verified Petition to Modify Custody.

Logon information is as follows: https://mscourts.webex.com/mscourts/j.php?MTID=m05b4231c1ba181ce95344867699747c9 Meeting number (access code): 179 344 6270 Meeting password: sWVyvbf4452 (99898234 from phones) Join by phone 1-844-992-4726-toll free If you do not appear, evidence may be heard in your absence and a determination made by the court of all issues raised by the Petition. If you wish to retain an attorney to represent you in this matter, it is advisable to do so before the date stated in the order to appear.

If you take no action in this case after receipt of this Summons, the Court can grant Petitioner Mother’s petition and make a determination regarding any of the following: child custody, child support, parenting time, payment of medical expenses, or any other matters related to the minor child.

Dated: 12/3/2021 BY: Myla A. Eldridge, Clerk, Marion County Indiana The following manner of service is hereby designated: Service on individual by publication Merryn Gluys, Counsel for Petitioner Mother/Gluys and Miller, An Association of Attorneys/Broad Ripple Office/1915 Broad Ripple Avenue/Indianapolis, Indiana 46220/Office 317-503-5932/merryngluys@ sbcglobal.net/www.indyfamilyatty.com ORDER ON PRETRIAL CONFERENCE And ORDER TO APPEAR FOR FINAL CUSTODY HEARING Pending before this court is Mother’s Verified Petition for Termination of Third – Party Custody and related relief. This court conducted a pretrial conference on Thursday, December 3, 2021. Mother appeared in person and by counsel. Pro se Father failed to appear. Intervenor did not appear; the Court observes that Intervenor’s consent to the granting of Mother’s Verified Petition has been efiled previous to today’s hearing.

The Court now sets a final hearing in this cause for March 8, 2022 at 4PM, thirty minutes. All parties are ordered to appear before the Court at this time. This hearing will be conducted remotely via Webex. Parties are to check in with Court staff remotely prior to the start of the hearing. Any exhibits to be offered at the hearing shall be each be e-filed separately 48 hours prior to hearing. E-noticed exhibits should be premarked as Pet. or Resp. and comply with the Indiana Rules on Access to Court Records or be subject to being stricken from the record.

Meeting link: https://mscourts.webex.com/mscourts/j.php?MTID=m05b4231c1ba181ce9534486769974 7c9 Meeting number (access code): 179 344 6270 Meeting password: wWVyvbf4452 (99898234 from phones) Join by phone 1-844-992-4726-toll free SO ORDERED ON 12/6/2021 Laura Gaskill JUDGE, MARION COUNTY INDIANA CIRCUIT COURT PATERNITY DIVISION LEGAL #: 3486 PUBLISHED: December 17, 24, 31, 2021, January 7, 2022

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202115991 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ALL TECH TUNE UP 8651 Indiana Ave O., Riverside, CA 92504 County: Riverside a. Ruben Ortega Estrada, 11002 Nebraska Ave, Riverside, CA 92505 b. Elizabeth Lynell Ortega, 11002 Nebraska Ave, Riverside, CA 92505 This business is conducted by a Married Couple Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Elizabeth Lynell Ortega Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 11/22/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3484 PUBLISHED: December 10, 17, 24, 31, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202116118 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 818 CONSTRUCTION INC. 3877 Malaga St, Corona, CA 92882 County: Riverside 818 Construction Inc., 3877 Malaga St, Corona, CA 92882 This business is conducted by a Corporation This Corporation is registered in the state of CA Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

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

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202116383 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BIG FLUFF 8401 Rocky Rd, Anza, CA 92539 Mailing address: PO Box 390736, Anza CA 92539 County: Riverside Victoria Jewell Jackson, 8401 Rocky Rd, Anza, CA 92539 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 9/01/2021 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Victoria Jewell Jackson Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 12/03/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3487 PUBLISHED: December 17, 24, 31, 2021, January 7, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202116328 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: RIDE ON MOBILE DETAILING 8301 Rocky Rd, Anza, CA 92539 Mailing address: PO Box 390736, Anza CA 92539 County: Riverside Jeffery Allen Kessman, 8301 Rocky Rd, Anza, CA 92539 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on NOVEMBER 8, 2021 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Jeffery Allen Kessman Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 12/02/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3488 PUBLISHED: December 17, 24, 31, 2021, January 7, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202116207 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. THE FLANNEL STORE 2. MALLORY BLOOM 3. ADDISON FROST 33034 Vendange Drive, Winchester, CA 92596 County: Riverside Myrtle Tree Holdings, 33034 Vendange Drive, Winchester, CA 92596 This business is conducted by a Corporation This Corporation is registered in the state of CA Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 10/17/2021 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Jelena Allen, President Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 11/30/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3489 PUBLISHED: December 17, 24, 31, 2021, January 7, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202116310 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: RAM TEAM CONTRACTOR 39884 La Moria Ct, Murrieta, CA 92562 County: Riverside Ram Team Contractor, 39884 La Moria Ct, Murrieta, CA 92562 This business is conducted by a Corporation This Corporation is registered in the state of CA Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 11/2016 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Victor Ramirez Neri, President Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 12/01/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3490 PUBLISHED: December 17, 24, 31, 2021, January 7, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202114547 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SANRIO SURPRISES 1212 Galleria At Tyler, Riverside, CA 92503 County: Riverside Doris Eunhee Cho, 1212 Galleria At Tyler, Riverside, CA 92503 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 9/29/2010 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Doris Eunhee Cho Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 10/20/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3457 PUBLISHED: October 29, November 5, 12, 19, 2021 Republished: December 24, 31, 2021, January 7, 14, 2022 Registrant’s name was spelled wrong in original publication.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202117206 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CAL MUTUAL 28581 Old Town Front St, #313, Temecula, CA 92590 County: Riverside Kizzow, Inc, 28581 Old Town Front St, #313, Temecula, CA 92590 This business is conducted by a Corporation This Corporation is registered in the state of CA Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Shane Dailey, President Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 12/21/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3496 PUBLISHED: December 31, 2021, January 7, 14, 21, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202116887 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 4TH DIMENSION DIGITAL ARTS 31940 Via Cordoba, Temecula, CA 92592 County: Riverside Joseph Steven Figueroa, 31940 Via Cordoba, Temecula, CA 92592 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above.

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

Registrant: Joseph Steven Figueroa Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 12/13/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3492 PUBLISHED: December 24, 31, 2021, January 7, 14, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202113530 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: KAYLEE NAILS & SPA 1820 Hamner Ave Ste B, Norco, CA 92860 Mailing address: 1509 S Old Fashion Way, Anaheim, CA 92804 County: Riverside KT Beauty Services, LLC, 1509 S Old Fashion Way, Anaheim, CA 92804 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company This LLC is registered in the state of CA Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: Kaylee Tran, Manager Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 09/27/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3453 PUBLISHED: October 22, 29, November 5, 12, 2021 Republished: December 24, 31, 2021, January 7, 14, 2022 Registrant and business information was missing in original publication

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202116608 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES PHOTO BOOTH 24443 Leafwood Drive, Murrieta, CA 92562 County: Riverside Schneidig Albert Aroche, 24443 Leafwood Drive, Murrieta, CA 92562 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above.

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

Registrant: Schneidig Albert Aroche Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 12/07/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3493 PUBLISHED: December 24, 31, 2021, January 7, 14, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202116943 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CURIOS TONILA 33280 Winchester Rd, Winchester, CA 92596 County: Riverside a. Alma -- Munguia De Cisneros, 30790 Paradise Palm Ave, Homeland, CA 92548 b. Eduardo Rocha Cisneros, 30790 Paradise Palm Ave, Homeland, Ca 92548 This business is conducted by a Married Couple Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above.

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

Registrant: Alma Munguia De Cisneros Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 12/14/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3494 PUBLISHED: December 24, 31, 2021, January 7, 14, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202117053 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: INLAND VALLEY DRIVING SCHOOL 28780 Old Town Front St, B-2, Temecula, CA 92590 County: Riverside Cavco Enterprises, Inc., 43020 Blackdeer Loop, Suite 203, Temecula, CA 92590 This business is conducted by a Corporation This Corporation is registered in the state of CA Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on 12/1/2021 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).)

Registrant: James Cavataio, Vice President and COO Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 12/16/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3497 PUBLISHED: December 31, 2021, January 7, 14, 21, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202116174 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: KK CASTRO RENTALS 4154 46th Street, San Diego, CA 92105 Mailing address: PO Box 890868, Temecula, CA 92589 County: Riverside Karen Kay Rogers, 31908 Leigh Lane, Temecula, CA 92591 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above.

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

Registrant: Karen Kay Rogers Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 11/29/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3491 PUBLISHED: December 24, 31, 2021, January 7, 14, 2022

ABANDONMENT BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File Number: R-201913047 Filed Riverside County Clerk’s Office Peter Aldana The following fictitious business name(s) has been abandoned by the following person(s): INLAND VALLEY DRIVING SCHOOL, INC 28780 Old Town Front St, B-2, Temecula, CA 92590 County: Riverside Inland Valley Driving School, Inc., 28780 Old Town Front St, B-2, Temecula, CA 92590 This business is conducted by a Corporation The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in Riverside County on 09/24/2019 Signed by: Tahsin Atrushi, CEO/President THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY ON 12/09/2021 LEGAL: 3498 PUBLISHED: December 31, 2021, January 7, 14, 21, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: R-202116771 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ROMO CONSTRUCTION 31560 Via Del Paso, Winchester, CA 92596 County: Riverside Osvaldo -- Romo, 31560 Via Del Paso, Winchester, CA 92596 This business is conducted by an Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above.

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

Registrant: Osvaldo -- Romo Statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 12/10/2021 NOTICE—IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. PETER ALDANA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CLERK. LEGAL: 3495 PUBLISHED: December 24, 31, 2021, January 7, 14, 2022

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TRUSTEE’S SALE NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-19-876184-CL Order No.: DS7300-19007639 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 7/19/2000. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): Robert F. Szymanski and Kimberly Anne Szymanski, husband and wife as joint tenants Recorded: 8/3/2000 as Instrument No. 2000-301564 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of RIVERSIDE County, California; Date of Sale: 1/26/2022 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: 2410 Wardlow Road #111, Corona, CA 92880, in the Auction.com Room Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $74,958.41 The purported property address is: 51590 OLD MINE TRL, ANZA, CA 92539 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 572-090-026-3 572-090-027-4 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code.

The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800280-2832 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this internet website http://www.qualityloan. com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-19-876184-CL. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the internet website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase.

First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 800-280-2832, or visit this internet website http:// www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-19-876184-CL to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 2763 Camino Del Rio S San Diego, CA 92108 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 800-280-2832 Or Login to: http://www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 6457711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-19-876184-CL IDSPub #0175872 12/24/2021 12/31/2021 1/7/2022

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