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Natalie Lucio, left, hugs Ashley Rassmussen after receiving a furnished trailer to house her and her two grandchildren. Rassmussen, Modern Lending of Temecula and other community members donated time and money to help provide shelter for the family.

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The folks at Modern Lending in Temecula didn’t know how far the spirit of giving during the holiday season would take them when they

put out a social media post looking to help some families this year. They do now. The firm, along with several volunteers and community members, handed the keys to a trailer to a family that had fallen on hard

times and were living in a difficult situation Sunday, Dec. 13, in Lake Elsinore. But that’s not all. “Together the community raised over $40,000 for the family,” Michelle Runnells, marketing

director of Modern Lending, said. “This was raised through the Lake Elsinore Moose Lodge fundraiser and the community on Facebook through GoFundMe. The funds see TRAILER, page A-3

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Lake Elsinore will have a new mayor and mayor pro tem for 2021. As is typical of most cities in southwest Riverside County, all of which are general law cities – that is, cities that do not have a city charter and function under state law with a five-member city council – Lake Elsinore rotates its mayor and mayor pro tem seats on an annual basis. Outgoing Mayor Brian Tisdale offered some thoughts before the council voted at its Dec. 8 meeting to make council members Bob Magee and Tim Sheridan the mayor and mayor pro tem.

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The Murrieta City Council selected a new mayor and mayor pro tem and swore in two new council members at the city council meeting Tuesday, Dec. 15. Murrieta’s current city council included Mayor Scott Vinton, Mayor Pro Tem Christi White, Councilmember Jonathan Ingram, Councilmember Lisa DeForest and Councilmember Lori Stone. The council said their goodbyes to outgoing Mayor Gene Wunderlich. Police Chief Sean Hadden and City Clerk Stephanie Smith retired and were recognized during the meeting as well. see MURRIETA, page A-6

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Worst COVID-19 week on record for southwest Riverside County Jeff Pack STAFF WRITER

In the weeklong tracking of COVID-19 pandemic data, Riverside County set records across the board, but none of them were positive when it came to the spread of the virus, with new cases, deaths and hospitalizations continuing to climb. From Friday, Dec. 11, to Friday, Dec. 18, Riverside County reported 28,112 new coronavirus cases and 171 deaths. Since the county began recording data associated with the virus, 141,062 have become infected and 1,744 residents have died from COVID-19. As of Friday, there were 1,092 people in Riverside County hospitals being treated for the virus and 224 in intensive care units. That made 283 more in the hospital and 54 more in the ICU than the Friday before. The county had performed 136,447 coronavirus tests over the past week and 1,968 people had reportedly recovered from the virus. The case rate per 100,000 residents as reported by the state grew from 47.8% to 92.2% over the course of the week, and the positivity rate also increased from 14.8% to 18.5%. As of Friday, there was 0% ICU bed availability in both Riverside County and the rest of the Southern California region. The regional ICU bed metric is a key indicator for Gov. Gavin Newsom’s regional stay-at-home order, which went into effect Dec. 6. The order was triggered when ICU bed availability across Southern California fell below 15%. The mandate is slated to remain in effect until at least Dec. 28, when regions may be moved out of lockdown if bed capacity has recovered. County Supervisor Chuck Washington said Tuesday, Dec. 15, that multiple counties, including Riverside, are requesting that the governor revise the regional definition and parcel counties into smaller sub-regions across Southern California, with the goal of modifying

the ICU capacity threshold, so it could be more easily met. The current stay-at-home order impacts bars, theaters, museums, hair salons, indoor recreational facilities, amusement parks and wineries – all of which are supposed to remain closed. Restaurants are confined to takeout and delivery, with capacity limitations on retail outlets. Late in the week, several local restaurants that had reportedly remained open to outdoor dining – and in some cases, indoor dining – had announced they had been contacted by Alcohol Beverage Control and would no longer be conducting in-person dining, takeout only. When it came to record-breaking coronavirus data, the cities and communities of southwest Riverside County were not spared either. In all, there were 6,614 new coronavirus cases and 45 deaths reported in the span of the week. Temecula suffered 571 new cases and one death, Murrieta 712 and six deaths, Wildomar 287 and two deaths, Lake Elsinore 702 and one death, Canyon Lake 91 and no deaths, Menifee 825 and seven deaths, Hemet 831 and 19 deaths and San Jacinto reported 626 and five deaths. The community of Anza reported 17 new cases, East Hemet 179 and two deaths, French Valley 214 and no deaths, Lakeland Village 101 and no deaths, Valle Vista 162 and two deaths and Winchester recorded 13 new cases. In a message relayed by the city of Murrieta Thursday, Dec. 17, J. Peter Baker, senior vice president of Loma Linda University Medical Center – Murrieta, said that the hospital was nearing capacity and asked the community to help limit the spread of COVID-19. “We are using every bed, resource, and staff member that we have available, but these levels are completely unsustainable for any period of time,” Baker said. “We are asking for the public’s help to ensure that we can provide care to those in need by helping to limit the spread of COVID-19.” Baker said it would be important

Health care workers conduct testing for COVID-19 at the drive-thru testing site at Diamond Stadium in Lake Elsinore managed and operated by Riverside University Health System Public Health Department. Valley News/Shane Gibson photo

for the public to socially distance, wear masks and practice proper hygiene especially considering the holiday season is upon the community. On Friday, front-line health care workers at Riverside University Medical Center in Moreno Valley lined up Friday, Dec. 18, to be among the first to receive Pfizer coronavirus vaccines in the county. None reported negative reactions to the vaccine and most shared the same feeling of relief, according to a report by City News Service. “I felt like 30 pounds had been lifted off my shoulders, knowing I had been vaccinated,” Dr. Nikki Mittal, a pulmonary specialist, said during a briefing outside the hospital. “This has been very hard on us. We know the vaccine is a first step but not the end.” The medical center received 1,900 doses, and according to representative Heather Jackson, the vaccination program for staff got underway in the early morning hours. Area hospitals expected to re-

ceive and administer the vaccine to front-line staff and hospital workers Monday or Tuesday, Dec. 21-22, after press time, according to hospital officials. Listed below are the number of confirmed cases and deaths attributed to COVID-19 since Riverside began recording data back in March: Temecula Confirmed Cases: 2,860 Deaths: 22 Murrieta Confirmed Cases: 3,431 Deaths: 40 Wildomar Confirmed Cases: 1,424 Deaths: 17 Lake Elsinore Confirmed Cases: 3,046 Deaths: 24 Canyon Lake Confirmed Cases: 402 Deaths: 4 Menifee Confirmed Cases: 4,038 Deaths: 53 Hemet Confirmed Cases: 4,042

Deaths: 103 San Jacinto Confirmed Cases: 2,814 Deaths: 36 Anza Confirmed Cases: 51 Deaths: 0 East Hemet Confirmed Cases: 835 Deaths: 12 French Valley Confirmed Cases: 884 Deaths: 4 Lakeland Village Confirmed Cases: 467 Deaths: 3 Valle Vista Confirmed Cases: 654 Deaths: 7 Winchester Confirmed Cases: 72 Deaths: 0 The COVID-19 data recorded by Riverside County can be located at http://www.rivcoph.org/ coronavirus. City News Service contributed to this report. Jeff Pack can be reached by email at jpack@reedermedia.com.

EMWD approves groundwater monitoring contracts Joe Naiman WRITER

Two actions at the Eastern Municipal Water District board meeting Wednesday, Nov. 18, approved groundwater monitoring contracts. Eastern’s board approved a $330,080 contract for the West San Jacinto Groundwater Sustainability Agency Monitoring Program and approved an agreement with

the Hemet-San Jacinto Watermaster to perform monitoring program services for the Hemet-San Jacinto Water Management Plan. Both actions were approved on a 5-0 vote. “The components of the program include testing and groundwater samples,” Rachel Gray, water resources planning manager of EMWD, said. In June 1995, the EMWD board adopted the West San Jacinto

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producers. Data collected from the West San Jacinto Groundwater Basin supports the development of a groundwater sustainability plan meeting SGMA standards as well as other regulatory requirements including statewide groundwater elevation monitoring, triennial ambient water quality recomputation, the Perris II reverse osmosis treatment facility monitoring and reporting program, EMWD’s recycled water program and the San Jacinto Watershed groundwater recordation program. The monitoring also supports regional planning and studies and the groundwater numerical model. Groundwater management plans are also a prerequisite for state grant awards and may also be used in applications for federal grants. The water year is Oct. 1 through Sept. 30, so Water Year 2021 is from Oct. 1, 2020, to Sept. 30, 2021. Data collected for Water Year 2021 will be summarized in the 2021 monitoring report which will be submitted to DWR by the end of March 2022. “It’s our first annual report,” Gray said. “We’re actually undergoing our first baseline sampling event.” That first monitoring report will become a template for subsequent annual reports. The district plans to utilize the environmental consulting firm Dudek, which is headquartered in Encinitas and has an office in Riverside, to prepare the report. Eastern, the Lake Hemet Municipal Water District, the city of Hemet and the city of San Jacinto collaborated to develop the Hemet-San Jacinto Water Management Plan in 2003. The

plan to manage water supplies and demands in the Hemet-San Jacinto Management Area required various legal steps, including the creation of a watermaster for the Hemet-San Jacinto Watershed, and in April 2013, the watermaster adopted the management plan. The Hemet-San Jacinto Management Area Monitoring Program established the monitoring of groundwater levels, groundwater quality, groundwater extraction and overall conditions of the management area. Eastern, the Lake Hemet Municipal Water District, the city of Hemet, the city of San Jacinto, the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians and private groundwater producers participate in the monitoring program. “Eastern is authorized by the watermaster to perform all the monitoring,” Gray said. The data collected by the monitoring program is included in an annual report which also provides historical data for the management area. The regional planning and studies supported by the HemetSan Jacinto Management Area Monitoring Program include the San Jacinto Valley Enhanced Recharge and Recover Program, the Santa Ana River Conservation and Conjunctive Use Program and the proposed Groundwater Reliability Plus program. The estimated cost for Eastern to perform the monitoring services for the Hemet-San Jacinto Management Area Monitoring Program is $191,715. Eastern will be reimbursed from the watermaster’s account after the watermaster is sent invoices. Joe Naiman can be reached by email at jnaiman@reedermedia. com.

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Members of Love on a Leash, the therapy dog nonproﬁt, prepare for a pet therapy parade for health care workers at Temecula Valley Hospital, Tuesday, Dec. 15, including from left, Margaret Graefen with Bear, Janet Lampe with Zamara and Jean Mitry with Louie.

Therapy dog Zamara looks out a car window during a pet therapy parade for hospital staﬀ at Temecula Valley Hospital. Valley News/Shane Gibson photos

Therapy dog Bear sits in the passenger seat of a car during a pet therapy parade at Temecula Valley Hospital happy to boost morale for hospital staﬀ.

Therapy dog Louie sits in the passenger seat of a car during a pet therapy parade at Temecula Valley Hospital in an eﬀort to boost morale for hospital staﬀ.

TRAILER from page A-1 raised will go toward grocery delivery once a month, space rent for them to have a secure place to live and college funds for the two kids. Stadium Pizza also donated pizza for a year for them, and the kids got new Chromebooks and cellphones – which were also paid for a year – so they can keep in touch with other family and friends. The community really did an amazing job.” According to Runnells, it all started when the team at Modern Lending, 30070 Temecula Parkway, Suite 200, in Temecula decided they would adopt some families this holiday season and asked the community for some ideas where they could help. “We opened up the company midway through 2019,” Brian Decker, president of Modern Lending, said in a phone call. “We said, ‘You know what, we really want to give back, do something a little bit extra. We basically put something out there to have people send to us that we wanted to provide an unreal Christmas experience to two or three families that are really in need. As well as maybe a dozen or so other families that have needs that are important, but maybe not as severe.” “I was tagged in a post from a teacher about helping her student,” Runnells said. “This student’s family consists of a grandmother, 11-year-old granddaughter and an 8-year-old grandson. The grandmother takes care of her family with Social Security and food stamps. The children’s mother is in prison, and their father is not in their lives. We found out about their living conditions with no running water, a porta-potty as a bathroom and holes in the trailer being covered with cardboard and duct tape to keep out the wind.” When Runnells brought it to Decker and company Vice Presi-

dent Taylor Loop, a light bulb went off in their heads, Decker said. “Taylor and I just kind of looked at each other, and we’re like, we both have kids. I have a 4-year-old and a 6-year-old; he has a 7-yearold and 9-year-old,” Decker said. “And we just couldn’t imagine not being able to provide for your kids and even having a safe roof over their heads. “We said, you know what, we’ll just go buy a new trailer. We put something up on social media that just said, ‘Hey, we’re looking to help a family out and bought a new trailer for Christmas. Does anybody know anybody selling a nice trailer?’” As it turns out, the post went viral locally, and they started getting suggestions and tips. “Michelle went down and met an individual who saw that post on Facebook that we were looking for a trailer and he said, ‘Hey, you know what? I have this awesome trailer, I’m asking 25 grand, but for what you guys are doing …,” Decker said. “I said, well, I’ll give you 20 grand for it. And he said, ‘I’m more than happy.’” The owner of the trailer offered to deliver it to the new site they had obtained for the family. Decker and Loop said they didn’t want to attend the surprise gifting to the family because they felt having too many people around would be a lot for them to handle. But they heard the reports. “I mean, they were just shocked,” Decker said. “They told me the grandma and the kids, they were just, they were freaking out. They now have the little things that we take for granted. They have their own area, their own beds. They couldn’t believe it. They were just straight-up shocked at being given things that most people just take for granted, like water.” Runnells said she was still in disbelief about what they and the

Members of the community celebrate a furnished trailer donation during a surprise unveiling for Natalie Lucio and her two grandchildren. Valley News/Shane Gibson photo

many who donated and helped make it happen have been able to do. “What was two teachers trying to find a way to better a student’s life, turned into an entire community rallying together to make a difference,” she said. “It’s just really good to see how the community reacted,” Loop said. “Brian and I kind of started this little thing and then it snowballed. A bunch of different local businesses who are hurting themselves chipped in. So, it was pretty cool to see.” Jeff Pack can be reached by email at jpack@reedermedia.com.

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John Ballard, a Pearl Harbor survivor and a Navy medic, turned 100 years old recently. The retired Navy chief petty officer can be found walking around with aid of his walker with his wife Gloria greeting his many friends and fellow veterans at The Village Retirement Home in Hemet. He lost hearing in one ear and only has partial hearing in the other; however, he does clearly remember that fateful day in December 1941. Who is a hero? In my book, I see a true hero who says he is not a hero but praises his fellow man for their heroic deeds. Here is what Ballard said during a virtual interview granted by his daughter Mary Edmundson, a Valle Vista resident, and friend John Decker. A direct interview was not possible because of the current stay-at-home orders and medical restrictions that allow

only family visits at The Village to protect its residents. He talked about his experience in the bombing of Pearl Harbor almost 80 years ago. “Wow, it’s been so damn long ago! At the age of 20, I was stationed on the USS Curtiss (AV-4) that was only 1-year-old and was docked in Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Oahu. It was a seaplane tender ship that had just come back from Wake Island two days before the surprise attack by the Japanese on U.S. planes and warships in Pearl Harbor,” Ballard said. “This horrific event plunged the U.S. into World War II. I was a medical corpsman – a medic. On the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, just before 8 a.m., no one knew what was about to happen. “It was a beautiful Sunday morning. I went to the top of the ship – topside - and then returned to the sick bay below. Right away a bugle sounded. A Japanese bomb had gone down through several decks and exploded in the berth,

killing 20 – or more men due to the explosion and fires. I looked through an open cargo hatch before it was closed and saw the USS Utah capsizing. It eventually sank. There were lots of sailors jumping off the ship trying to save themselves from drowning by being pulled down by the ship.” Many died at Pearl Harbor that day. “Many survived, but 58 died. All the planes that had been bombed on Ford Island were in sight as well. Battleship Row, on the other side, had been bombed to pieces! I helped evacuate the wounded from the first bomb strike on the deck that hit our ship hospital, and it was a horrid, bloody scene! Not too much later, a Japanese Kamikaze dive bomber hit us again – the bomb hit a gunner crane and exploded, but didn’t do much damage to the rest of the ship,” Ballard said. “I kept a piece of metal from it. This second attack killed the Japanese pilot as well as a good buddy of mine whose body had been blown into about four or five pieces. I had to pick up his body parts and put him into a bag. Growing up on a ranch in Nebraska, and not knowing how to swim, did not prepare me for this. “Onboard the USS Curtiss there were only four 5-inch guns, but the gunner was able to fire off a round that took out a Japanese miniature submarine. I wasn’t injured and my ship stayed afloat. I remained stationed on the Curtiss for the next two years,” Ballard said. Ballard served in the Navy for 20 years before retiring. “During my career in the Navy, I received three campaign medals: the World War II Campaign, the Philippine Campaign and the Okinawa Campaign. I retired after 20 years as a chief petty officer. I have been described as a hero, but I am not, it’s the ones who didn’t survive who are the heroes. Many people have never heard of Pearl Harbor, but those of us who know of this history and/or remember used to see my car’s license plate,” he said. Ballard answered a question about his longevity. He said, “I have inherited good genes, and during my two marriages, both of my wives have kept me from over exerting myself. Twenty years in the U.S. Navy may have helped. For exercise, I had played tennis up to three times a week beginning at age 14. I had to give it up at age 88. There is no real secret, just good genes. I was the 13th of 15 children born.

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being filmed in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1938,” he said. Ballard was surprised when I asked him what he wanted to do for the next 10 years. “Ha, ha, ha! I want to live and enjoy life,” he said. He said that younger people who want to live longer should, “Live a clean life and have loving relationships.” He praised The Village and the care given to those who reside there. “All of the staff are wonderful – I can’t say enough,” he said. “It is a great place to live during retirement. Everyone is so nice here. They treat us royally.” He shared his thoughts on the COVID-19 pandemic. “I am following the rules: social distancing, washing my hands and wearing a mask,” he said. “I plan to get the new vaccine as soon as it is available.” Chief Petty Officer John Ballard, the Valley News thanks you for your service to our nation and wishes you, your wife and all your family on your 100th birthday “Live long and prosper!” Tony Ault can be reached by email at tault@reedermedia.com.

I had eight brothers and six sisters. All but three, who died due to accidents, lived to be in their 90s. He smiled and said, “I’m fortunate to be in the good health that I am at 100 years old. I can get around, but now I need to use a walker – it is my ‘partner.’ My vision and hearing are down, but I can use a Kindle Reader to occupy some of my spare time. I’m thankful for my lovely wife, Gloria, whom I love very much.” He spoke more about his family. “An older brother, who fought in a trench in the Philippine Islands during World War II, was captured and survived the Bataan Death March of 1942. The prisoners marched 85 miles in six days. They were offered only one bowl of white rice daily. After that, my brother spent four years in a cramped, filthy Japanese prison camp. He lived to be 96. At the end of World War II, approximately 44,000 American and Filipino prisoners had died during the march and in the prison. Another older brother, when he was in the police force in Nebraska, was designated as Mickey Rooney’s chaperone, chauffeur and caretaker when the famous movie, ‘Boys Town,’ was

Pearl Harbor survivor John Ballard early World War II portrait.

opened up to nominations for the mayor and mayor pro tem positions. Magee and Sheridan were the only nominations, and both were elected to their new positions unanimously. City staff offered their appreciation to Tisdale in a Facebook post after the vote. “A huge thank you to our outgoing Mayor Brian Tisdale for his exceptional leadership during such an unprecedented leadership,” the city said. “Congratulations to Mayor Magee and Mayor Pro Tem Sheridan on their respective appointments. We look forward to an extraordinary 2021.” Will Fritz can be reached by email at wfritz@reedermedia.com.

MAYOR from page A-1 “2020 was not the year that I – you know, I didn’t expect things to work out sort of this way,” Tisdale said, referring to the coronavirus pandemic and the general havoc it has created. “I want to thank all of the staff for their support in keeping everything moving. You know, we still built a city. Walmart’s being built, Honda opened, just too many things to name that have occurred. I also want to thank everybody for your support of me. I spent a lot of time on this response with COVID-19 and doing things. It’s been an honor to serve as mayor for 2020.” With that, the meeting was

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San Jacinto approves new fire engine for Fire Station 25 Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

Longtime San Jacinto Councilmember Alonso Ledezma took the mayor’s gavel for the new year after three elected council members took their oath of office Tuesday, Dec. 15, during their regular council meeting. The newest city council then following discussion approved the $800,000 purchase of a new Type 1 Fire Engine to be manned at Station 25 by a full crew enhancing the residential and commercial fire and emergency services in the downtown and surrounding areas. Ledezma who has served on the city council for several terms was named to be the city’s mayor for 2021 taking over for Andrew Kotyuk who is leaving the council

after 10 years of service. Crystal Ruiz was nominated and won the post of Mayor Pro Tem for the year as well. Taking their oath of office from Sherry Norton, interim city clerk, during the livestreamed meeting were Ruiz who won reelection, Brian Hawkins and Phil Ayala. Mike Van Der Linden took the oath of office for the newest elected city treasurer. Former councilmembers Kotyuk and Russ Utz were praised by the council for their many years of service on the dais and presented plaques and recognition certificates. Kotyuk explained in his departing speech how he has seen the city progress and grow through the many years and thanked the staff and fellow council members seeing that it happened. Utz recalled

his years on the council and gave particular praise to the city manager and staff for the progress the city has made in the past decade. The council heard a presentation from Scott Lane, San Jacinto Fire chief and Cal Fire chief, about the department’s fire and emergency services, contracted from Riverside County, and statistics on how busy the two city fire stations have been over the past few years. Station 25 is located on First Street in downtown San Jacinto and responds to the majority of those calls. He cited the need for a new Type 1 fire engine and its three-member crew at the station to meet the needs of the residents and businesses that have been increasing significantly in the past few years. The Type 1 Fire Engine carries water, pumps, extra hoses and

emergency rescue components to meet every emergency need from fires to rescues, according to Lane. The purchase of the new engine will also fulfill much of the residents wishes who passed the Measure V one-cent sales tax seeking better public safety services, according to staff. The cost of the engine will be financed by the city’s development impact fees totaling the $800,000 with $195,968 for the additional firefighters coming from the general fund. The new engine will not be coming to the city until next spring, but the county will offer a Type 1 Engine loaner to the station until it comes in, Lane told the council. The council in a 4-0 vote, with Councilmember Joel Lopez leaving the teleconference early, approved the five-part resolution to

purchase and add the engine to Station 5. The council also approved a memorandum of understanding with the San Jacinto Unified School District to receive $1.3 million plus interest from previously delayed pass-through underpaid property taxes received by the city’s former Redevelopment Agency and missed by error by the state upon dissolving all the city and county RDA’s in favor of the state auditor. Staff said the payments will result in the city’s loss of some property tax revenue for 2021 and 2020 but is an obligation to the school district that must be paid. A representative from the school district thanked the council for its consideration. Tony Ault can be reached by email at tault@reedermedia.com.

EVMWD given Best in Blue Award nomination Joe Naiman WRITER

The Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District was a finalist for this year’s Huell Howser Best in Blue Award. The annual award is presented at the Association of California Water Agencies’ fall conference. This year’s ACWA fall conference was initially planned to be in Indian Wells, but the coronavirus quarantine transformed it into a virtual conference Dec. 2-3. The award winner was announced at the Dec. 2 morning keynote session. “It’s a complete privilege and honor to be recognized with agencies across the state for the work the district did,” Bonnie Woodrome, community affairs supervisor of EVMWD, said. “It was a great opportunity to showcase the work we did in the community, and we’re really proud to be recognized.” Six agencies were selected as finalists for the 2020 Huell Howser Best in Blue Award. The East Bay Municipal Water District in Northern California received the award for its public safety power shut-offs outreach campaign. The

award honors exceptional communications and outreach programs developed and implemented by water agencies. The Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District nomination was for the district’s per and polyfluoroalkyl substances outreach campaign. “There were several outreach efforts. We did community presentations throughout our service area,” Woodrome said. The outreach effort also included newsletters, bill inserts, social media and stakeholder meetings. Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances are a group of synthetic chemicals which include perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, perfluorooctanoic acid and other chemicals. PFAS chemicals have been manufactured and used in many industries since the 1940s, and the commercial use includes clothes, cosmetics, dental floss, furniture, carpets, pizza boxes, popcorn bags, nonstick cookware, lubricants, paints and firefighting foams. PFOS was phased out of production in the United States in 2002, and PFOA was phased out in the United States in 2015, although those chemicals are still present in some imported products.

Because PFOS and PFOA do not break down and can accumulate over time, those chemicals exist in the environment and in the human body. Exposure to PFAS chemicals may result in adverse health effects, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is undertaking studies to determine whether maximum contaminant levels for PFOS and PFOA should be established. In the interim the EPA has set an advisory target of 70 parts per trillion for PFOA and PFOS combined. The state’s Division of Drinking Water has established notification levels of 5.1 parts per trillion for PFOA and 6.5 parts per trillion for PFOS, and Division of Drinking Water staff plans are to issue new response levels of 10 parts per trillion for PFOA and 40 parts per trillion for PFOS. Last year the state Legislature passed Assembly Bill 756, which requires water providers whose systems exceed PFOA or PFOS response levels to shut off those sources or to issue extensive public notification. An actual limit will be set once scientific research on health effects produces more data. The plans of the Division of Drinking Water staff also include reviewing

five other PFAS substances for potential notification and response levels, although no timing for those results has been provided. “For us the impact has been to our Canyon Lake facility,” Woodrome said. The Canyon Lake Reservoir has been out of service in November 2019. “We have that facility offline,” Woodrome said. “That’s a good chunk of our water supply, about 10%, so we’re having to import water because of that. About 10% of our supplies are imported right now because of the PFAS regulations.” That facility exceeded the response level. One of the district’s wells exceeded the notification level and is being monitored but remains in service. EVMWD staff collected samples from 17 sources to test for PFAS contaminants. Meeting the expected state regulations is expected to increase the average EVMWD water bill by $4 each month due to the purchase of imported water, capital costs for treatment facilities and operations and maintenance expenses for the treatment. The Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District has ap-

proximately 40,000 connections and provides water to a population of approximately 155,000. The outreach effort included disclosure of the expected cost for the PFAS remediation. “That’s part of our transparency with the community,” Woodrome said. The expenses of the eventual treatment are part of the outreach campaign. The Best in Blue Award nomination was for the outreach component rather than the treatment plan itself. “This particular nomination for the Best in Blue is for the outreach effort,” Woodrome said. “This is specifically for the outreach that our district did to communicate with residents and businesses.” The engagement with the community will include updates on the treatment progress. “That is something that we’re working on,” Woodrome said. “We’re continuing. As far as water quality that’s always a top priority.” Joe Naiman can be reached by email at jnaiman@reedermedia. com.

Flood control district grants easements to Wildomar Joe Naiman WRITER

The city of Wildomar will be widening and realigning portions of Bundy Canyon Road and Scott Road. The city sought easements from the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, whose governing body is the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, and the district approved the easement conveyance Nov. 17. The county supervisors’ 5-0 vote grants Wildomar a permanent easement of approximately 33,476 square feet – an acre is 43,450 square feet – for road and utility purposes while granting two

temporary construction easements. The temporary construction easements are approximately 20,881 square feet and 858 square feet. The permanent easement and one of the temporary easements are on the same parcel. The Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District acquired that parcel in December 2015. The district acquired the other parcel in June 1992. The parcels are part of the Wildomar Master Drainage Project, and the land is used for Lateral C. The widening of Bundy Canyon Road and Scott Road from Cherry Street near Interstate 15 to Haun Road and Zeiders Road

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near Interstate 215 will widen and realign portions of a 6-mile segment. The road will be widened from two lanes to four, and major intersections will also have a leftturn lane. The widened road will also have a center striped median. The widening and realignment will eliminate substandard sight

distances and grades, improve the handling of increased traffic capacity which is anticipated due to new development, reduce existing traffic congestion and reconstruct the roadway to meet current design and safety standards. Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District

staff evaluated the request for the easements and determined that conveying the permanent easement will not interfere with the district’s use of the property. Joe Naiman can be reached by email at jnaiman@reedermedia. com.

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With the seating of the new council, staff announced that it was time to annually decide who will represent the city and represent their colleagues on various boards and committees throughout the county; some are internal, some are external. For Animal Control JPA, Ingram will continue being the current designee, with Stone serving as the current alternate. For the City Election Committee for LAFCO, Ingram will be the current designee, with White as the current alternative. The Joint Murrieta/Temecula Subcommittee for I-15’s current designee and alternative will remain as is. For the Regional Conservation Authority, the current designee and alternative will remain as is. For the Riverside County Habitat Conservation, the current designee will be DeForest, with White serving as the current alternative. For the Riverside County Transportation Commission, Vinton will remain as the current designee with DeForest as the current alternative. For the Riverside Transit Agency, the current designee and current alternative will remain as is. For student of the month, the current designee will be Vinton, with alternative being a rotating

schedule between the council to help share that load, as Ingram put it. For the Western Riverside Council of Governments, Stone will be the current designee, with White as the alternate. The Ad Hoc Subcommittees were decided next. For Administration and Finance, the current proposed representatives will be DeForest and Ingram. For Commission Appointments, the proposed representatives will be Vinton with White. For Economic Development, the proposed representatives will be White and Stone. The ad hoc subcommittee group representatives for International Relations will stay as is. For the Legislative Workgroup, the proposed representatives will be Stone and DeForest. For Trails, the proposed representatives will stay as is. For Water and Sewer for the LAFCO study, Ingram and DeForest will be the proposed representatives. To watch the meeting, visit http://onbase.murrietaca.gov/onbaseagendaonline. Lexington Howe can be reached by email at lhowe@reedermedia. com.

During the meeting, a presentation in honor of the 2020 city of Murrieta retirees thanked them for their service. Deona Knight, administrative services department, human resources manager, retired July 1. Barbara Priske, building and safety department, development services technician, retired Nov. 9. Denise Lopez, administrative services department, accountant, retired Nov. 14. From the Murrieta Fire Department, Matthew Bentley, fire captain, retired May 10; Mark Moore, fire captain, retired July 21; Richard Curran, fire captain, retired Aug. 1 and Andrew Spada, fire inspector, retired Oct. 17. From the Murrieta Police Department, Edwardo Vazquez, police officer, retired Feb. 27; John Nelson, police officer, retired March 28; Michelle Jacob, police services technician, retired April 11; Frank Pitetti, police corporal, retired June 30; Sandra O’Donnell, police sergeant, retired July 4; Robert Aberle, police officer, retired July 5; Julie Shannon, manager, public safety communication, retired Sept. 6; Danny Martin, police corporal, retired Dec. 20 and Robert Firmes, police captain, retires Dec. 31.

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HHS data from Dec. 14 shows local hospitals approaching ICU capacity The state reported no ICU capacity in Southern California a few days later Dec. 18 Will Fritz ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Coronavirus cases are continuing to skyrocket in Riverside County, and all three local southwest county hospitals showed increases in coronavirus hospitalizations for the seven days preceding Monday, Dec. 14, the most recent data set available from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Riverside County, Dec. 18, reported 8,244 newly confirmed coronavirus cases, the secondhighest daily total since the pandemic began, along with three dozen virus-related deaths and an uptick in hospitalizations. Health officials attributed the size of the increase to a backlog in testing results, which they also said was the case when reporting 10,949 cases – the highest daily total – Dec. 8, according to Jose Arballo, a representative for the Riverside University Health System. The aggregate number of COVID-19 cases recorded since the public health documentation period began in early March is 141,062, compared to 132,818 Thursday, according to RUHS data. The 36 fatalities reported Friday brings the county’s coronavirus death toll to 1,744. Three of the deaths date back to last month, with the rest occurring since Dec.

4, Arballo said. The case rate and death figures continue to be lagging indicators because of delays in processing laboratory test results and death certificates that are coded as COVID-19, officials said earlier this week. COVID-positive hospitalizations increased countywide Friday to 1,092, up 38 from the day before. That figure includes 224 intensive care unit patients, eight more than Thursday. Per the latest HHS data set, the increase in hospitalizations holds true in southwest county. For the seven days leading up to Dec. 14, Murrieta’s Loma Linda University Medical Center showed an increase of about 10 coronavirus-positive patients, while Southwest Healthcare System, which includes Rancho Springs and Inland Valley medical centers in Murrieta and Wildomar, respectively, and Temecula Valley Hospital each showed approximately five new coronavirus-positive patients. The next data set will be released by HHS Dec. 21, after press time. The Dec. 14 data set is the second one released by HHS – the agency began releasing detailed data earlier in December on the number of occupied beds, ICU capacity, number of confirmed and suspected coronavirus patients and more for hospitals across the country on a weekly basis.

In southwest county, local hospitals are approaching ICU capacity, although COVID-19 positive patients did not make up a majority of hospitalized patients at any of the local hospitals as of the Dec. 14 data set. COVID-19 positive individuals made up 38% of hospitalizations at Loma Linda University Medical Center in Murrieta, 23% at Southwest Healthcare System and 21% at Temecula Valley Hospital. But the increase in cases is still putting a strain on local hospitals’ ICUs, with the data showing Loma Linda at 54% ICU capacity, Southwest at 77% at Temecula Valley at 76%. Those percentages will likely be much higher in the Dec. 21 data set – the state of California reported the 11-county Southern California region’s available ICU capacity at 0% Friday, Dec. 18, compared to 6.2% the Friday before. Indeed, an announcement sent out by Loma Linda University Medical Center through the city of Murrieta, Dec. 17, indicated the hospital is seeing a high volume of patients. “Loma Linda University Medical Center – Murrieta is currently experiencing a high volume of patients and rapidly approaching capacity,” J. Peter Baker, the hospital’s senior vice president, said in the announcement. “We are using every bed, resource and staff member that we have available,

but these levels are completely unsustainable.” Baker urged the public to take heed of health precautions to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. “We are asking for the public’s help to ensure that we can provide care to those in need by helping to limit the spread of COVID-19,” Baker said. “We can do this together by social distancing, wearing masks and practicing proper hand hygiene. This is especially important as we approach the next few weeks when it is usually a time we gather together.” Baker asked community members, when making plans for gatherings, to “remember local hospital teams are working tirelessly to care for this community. Please help us by taking steps to flatten the curve and lower the spread of COVID-19.” Here is a look at some of the most recent HHS data on local hospitals: Loma Linda University Medical Center – Murrieta Total beds (seven-day average): 174.1 (172.3 previous week) Total inpatient beds used (sevenday average): 104.3 (103.9 previous week) Total adults hospitalized, confirmed COVID-19 positive (sevenday average): 43.6 (33.3 previous week) ICU beds (seven-day average): 22.3 (20.1 previous week)

ICU beds used (seven-day average): 12.1 (14.0 previous week) Southwest Healthcare System Total beds (seven-day average): 240.3 (217.9 previous week) Total inpatient beds used (sevenday average): 222.3 (205.4 previous week) Total adults hospitalized, confirmed COVID-19 positive (sevenday average): 51.3 (42.1 previous week) ICU beds (seven-day average): 25.1 (19.4 previous week) ICU beds used (seven-day average): 24.3 (18.9 previous week) Temecula Valley Hospital Total beds (seven-day average): 139.4 (unchanged from previous week) Total inpatient beds used (sevenday average): 126.3 (129.1 previous week) Total adults hospitalized, confirmed COVID-19 positive (sevenday average): 25.7 (20.6 previous week) ICU beds (seven-day average): 15.6 (16.1 previous week) ICU beds used (seven-day average): 11.9 (13.7 previous week) City News Service contributed to this report. Will Fritz can be reached by email at wfritz@reedermedia.com.

Menifee City Council approves 13 additional police department personnel Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

The Menifee City Council unanimously authorized the addition of 13 new full-time employees for the city’s police department, new police vehicles and a laser scanner kit to help describe traffic accidents in its Wednesday, Dec. 16, meeting. The authorization, that will include $1,250,821 in expenditures and $55,700 in revenue, came following a lengthy presentation and update on what the new police department has accomplished in the past six months with its current 78-person force put together by police Chief Pat Walsh, Capt. Dave Guiterrez and Capt. Chris Karrer. Walsh said the approval of the new personnel “will put us over the top,” and with it the city will “keep our eye on the prize.” The

chief’s prize, he said, is to one day make the city the safest in the state and safer than neighboring city Murrieta, which always has ranks very high in safety. The action will allow the department to hire five sworn patrol officers, two traffic officers and two community service officers in addition to three non-sworn service personnel. It also will permit the purchase of two motorcycles, additional police cars and a Leica RTC360 Laser Scanner and software that costs $98,406. The scanner will allow traffic officers to recreate 3D images of how a traffic accident occurred. The council also adopted a resolution assigning one police officer to the post-release accountability and compliance team to track the increase in released jail and prison inmates with a memorandum of

understanding with Riverside County on behalf of the probation department and PACT for Public Safety Realignment. Details of the department’s six-month accomplishments were made in slide presentations that can be viewed in part in the Dec. 16 regular city council agenda minutes. The city council also ratified the final election for city council and mayor and provided the Oath of Office to reelected councilmembers Lesa Sobek, Bob Karwin and Mayor Bill Zimmerman. Zimmerman nominated Sobek to be the city’s Mayor Pro Tem for 2021 receiving a unanimous vote from the new council members. Former Councilmember Greg August who retired from his District 1 was honored and presented recognition certificates for his

years of service to the district and the community. Karwin said he had “big shoes to fill” taking over from August and pledged his support to the ongoing programs that August was supporting. The newest Round 4 of the state’s CARES Small Business Relief Grant as part of the Menifee FORWARD initiative giving grants to some of the community’s small businesses suffering from critical loss of business due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic was approved by the council. During the discussion the council, seeking to encourage those small businesses in the community struggling with the loss of business, agreed to personally go out to as many of those businesses and offered encouragement that the pandemic is soon to end and the city is doing all it can to help those

businesses and the residents. They called the visits a “Blitz,” to help. Round 4 of the CARES money totals $150,000. Information about how businesses can apply for the grants was to be released to social media and on the city website the next day. A question arose during the meeting about the progress being made for the Offset Geary Street Storm Drain Easement. The council was assured the work on the project is very soon to start with all the necessary plans in place. The drain will be located on the west side of Geary Street north of McLaughlin Road the Cimarron Ridge LLC. Tony Ault can be reached by email at tault@reedermedia.com.

EMWD approves purchase, lease of parcels next to Warm Springs Lift Station Joe Naiman WRITER

One parcel adjacent to the Eastern Municipal Water District’s Warm Springs Lift Station will be purchased from the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, and a second parcel will be leased to the water district. A 5-0 EMWD board vote, Dec. 2, authorized the acquisition of the parcel to be purchased for $43,200, authorized the lease agreement for the other parcel, authorized Paul Jones, general manager of EMWD, or his designee to execute the purchase and lease agreements, authorized the water district’s director of engineering services to implement and administer the purchase and lease agreements and appropriated $128,500 for the acquisition and lease. The Warm Springs Lift Station was constructed in 1991 and is a regional sewage lift station serving Temecula and Murrieta. In September 2019, a limited condition assessment of the facility’s wet well noticed significant deterioration of concrete surfaces and that inspection led to a

recommendation to perform a more detailed analysis to assess the wet well’s structural integrity. On Jan. 8, the EMWD board approved an agreement with Carollo Engineers Inc., which is headquartered in Walnut Creek and has an office in Riverside, to perform the wet well assessment and a condition assessment of the upstream trunk sewers and to develop recommendations for repair or replacement. Carollo found that the structural integrity of the wet well was distressed but was capable of sustaining a limited load. The implementation of two interim measures allowed for the development of long-term solutions, and Carollo provided options to rehabilitate the existing lift station and to construct a replacement station adjacent to the existing site. On July 1, the EMWD board authorized a contract with Carollo for the design of a replacement lift station. The estimated cost for the Warm Springs Lift Station replacement, including environmental compliance and construction, is $3,056,900. A November 2019 emergency repair unrelated to the lift station replacement was to a manhole located

at the entrance to the lift station. That repair addressed a sinkhole and included placing temporary standby pumps and piping north of the site in case a complete bypass of the facility was necessary. The acquisition of one of the parcels and the lease of the other will support rapid response actions such as the November 2019 repair and will also enhance operational flexibility. The two adjacent parcels north of the Warm Springs Lift Station are owned by the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District and are associated with the Murrieta Creek Channel Project. Both parcels are adjacent to Diaz Road north of Zero Drive. The parcel Eastern will purchase is approximately 9,600 square feet and the parcel which will be leased is approximately 7,200 square feet. The parcel which will be purchased has a fair market value of $43,200. Based on fair market value for the property the water district will be leasing Eastern will pay $648 annually with an increase of 2% upon any renewal. The initial lease will be for a five-year term, and Eastern and the Riverside

Bicyclist struck, seriously injured by drunken driver in San Jacinto City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

A bicyclist was struck and seriously injured early Thursday, Dec. 17, by a suspected drunken driver in San Jacinto. The victim was riding through the intersection of Esplanade and San Jacinto avenues about 1:20 a.m. when the motorist ran into him, according to the Riverside

County Sheriff’s Department. Sgt. Anthony Pelato said patrol deputies reached the location moments later and found the “bicyclist trapped underneath the vehicle,” suffering major injuries to both legs. Firefighters extricated the man, whose name was withheld, and he was taken to a trauma center in serious but stable condition. Pelato alleged that the suspect, who was not immediately identi-

fied, was questioned by deputies and “determined (to be) under the influence of drugs and alcohol.” He was booked into the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning on suspicion of DUI and other offenses. The intersection was partially closed for several hours while a preliminary investigation was conducted.

County Flood Control and Water Conservation District will have an option to extend the lease for three additional five-year terms without further approval from either board. The lease includes a provision that the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District will review the need for the leased parcel 30 days before the expiration

of each term, and should the flood control district determine that the parcel is no longer necessary for the Murrieta Creek Channel Project the water district will have the exclusive option to purchase that parcel. Joe Naiman can be reached by email at jnaiman@reedermedia. com.

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EMWD renews lease with Mediacom Joe Naiman WRITER

The Eastern Municipal Water District renewed its lease with Mediacom California LLC for space within the Sun City Regional Water Reclamation Facility. The EMWD board voted 5-0 Wednesday, Nov. 18, to approve a new 20-year lease with Mediacom. The new lease will run from Dec. 1, 2020, to Nov. 30, 2040. Mediacom will initially pay $3,900 per

month, and the lease agreement has an annual rent escalator of 3%. The Sun City Regional Water Reclamation Facility is in the 29200 block of Valley Boulevard within the Menifee city limits. The reclamation facility parcel itself totals 41.5 acres, and the lease area is approximately 1 acre. The lease allows Mediacom to install, maintain and operate on an ongoing basis facilities for the transmission and reception of communications signals. The

original lease with Mediacom was for a 20-year term and was approved Nov. 15, 2000. Eastern did not experience any problems with Mediacom during the initial lease period. Eastern staff worked with consultants and legal counsel on the new lease. The district received a market-based appraisal from Epic Land Solutions Inc., May 1. Epic based its fair market value on leases of properties with similar use and development potential and

E.J. Meyer awarded EMWD pipeline conveyance contract Joe Naiman WRITER

E.J. Meyer Company has been awarded the Eastern Municipal Water District contract to construct conveyance pipelines for three EMWD wells. A 5-0 EMWD board vote, Dec. 2, awarded E.J. Meyer the contract for the Highland company’s bid of $1,688,888. The board action also authorized Paul Jones, general manager of EMWD, or his designee to execute a $91,858 contract with Tetra Tech, which is based in Irvine, to provide engineering services during construction and approved total additional appropriations of $2,607,000. The San Jacinto Valley Water Banking – Enhanced Recharge and Recovery Program is part of Eastern’s Groundwater Reliability Plus initiative to expand groundwater supply capacity by recharging imported water in the local groundwater basin. The groundwater production facilities will be implemented in phases. The first phase will include Well 201, Well 202 and Well 203 along with associated raw water conveyance pipelines. Phase 1 also includes Well 205 along with a centralized groundwater treatment facility system. The treatment plant at the corner of Hewitt Street and Evans Street

is currently called the Hewitt and Evans Groundwater Treatment Facility. The subsequent phases are expected to include eight additional wells along with conveyance pipelines. “The project provides for the extraction facility,” Greg Kowalski, principal civil engineer of EMWD, said. “We can extract that water when needed.” Previous agreements between Eastern and Tetra Tech include a preliminary design contract approved in September 2017 and a final design contract approved in October 2018. A January 2020 amendment to the final design contract added standby emergency generators at the well sites and treatment facility. The deadline to submit bids for the construction contract was Oct. 29. Thirteen companies submitted bids. “The bids were very close. We received a lot of competition,” Kowalski said. The engineer’s estimate for the project, which was based on costs from previous projects, was $3,250,000. The E.J. Meyer low bid of $1,688,888 was 48% under the engineer’s estimate. Eastern staff confirmed that the E.J. Meyer bid was accurate. Downing Construction Inc. of Redlands submitted the secondlowest bid of $1,871,129. The $91,858 engineering ser-

vices contract with Tetra Tech will include review of drawing submittals and change orders, site visits, project administration and preparation of as-built drawings. The additional $2,607,000 appropriation covers the construction and close-out phases. In addition to the E.J. Meyer and Tetra Tech contracts the amount includes $335,000 for internal staff time, $234,000 for environmental, geotechnical and surveying services, $25,000 for labor compliance, $15,000 for tribal monitoring and $189,142 for contingency. The total estimated cost of the project is $2,904,000 which also includes the planning, design, specification review and bid and award phases. In November 2006, the state’s voters passed Proposition 84, which authorized $1 billion of Integrated Regional Water Management funding, and some of the EMWD expense will be reimbursed by Proposition 84 grant money. The work on the conveyance pipelines for the three wells is scheduled to be completed within 365 days after the issuance of the notice to proceed. Joe Naiman can be reached by email at jnaiman@reedermedia. com.

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considered factors such as zoning and local rates of return. The $3,900 per month which was determined to be the fair market value slightly exceeds the previous monthly payment of $3,895. Mediacom’s electric power consumption is recorded through a common utility meter, and Mediacom is separately invoiced each month for electricity costs. Under the lease, Mediacom will be responsible for paying

any property taxes assessed which are attributable to Mediacom’s use of the property. Mediacom will be responsible for paying all utilities associated with the communications facilities including the reimbursement to Eastern for electricity used. Mediacom will have 24-hour access to the lease area. Joe Naiman can be reached by email at jnaiman@reedermedia. com.

EMWD suspends late fees Joe Naiman WRITER

The Eastern Municipal Water District has temporarily suspended late fees. Eastern’s board voted 5-0, Dec. 2, to suspend late fees. The suspension can be considered retroactive to May 1, and any late fees paid between May 1 and Dec. 2 will be credited to a customer’s bill. “We have a number of customers out there who are incurring a significant balance,” Dan Howell, EMWD senior director of administrative services, said. In 2019, the delinquency rate, which is defined as bills at least 1 days past due, was 3.5%. The delinquency rate was 14.3% in October 2020 and 18.3% as of the end of November 2020. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order of April 2 prohibited delinquent utility accounts from being shut off, but that does not eliminate the obligation to pay for services and Eastern continues to send bills to customers who are delinquent in their payments. The EMWD administrative code establishes a late fee if payments are not received in a timely manner. The $25 charge is applied to the customer’s account balance and is cumulative for each late occurrence. “The increases in our customer

delinquencies are generating additional late fees,” Howell said. Eastern staff has developed various programs to help customers meet their payment obligations. These include payment arrangements and waiving late fees upon request. “Staff has utilized several programs and procedures to assist customers in meeting their obligation,” Howell said. The process included a detailed review of past-due payment information for the late accounts. The staff members noticed various trends in the late payments including customers who paid off the full balance including late fees, customers paying off a partial balance including the late fees, customers who made no payments and customers who called the district’s customer service personnel to request assistance and had their late fees waived. If a partial payment is made, the payments first address the late fees and then the account balance itself, so the account balance is not reduced by the full amount of the payment. Approximately $3.1 million in late fees were collected between May and October, and those will be credited to the customers’ future bill obligations. Joe Naiman can be reached by email at jnaiman@reedermedia. com.

Harper and Hardy receives Pala Road resurfacing contract Joe Naiman WRITER

Hardy and Harper Inc. has been given the Riverside County contract to resurface approximately 1.7 miles of Pala Road in Temecula’s Wolf Valley area. The county Board of Supervisors voted 5-0, Tuesday, Dec. 15, to approve an addendum to the bid package and award Hardy and Harper a $1,206,000 contract, which matches the Lake Forest company’s bid. The action also approved a total project budget of $1,725,000. The work will resurface Pala Road from approximately 105 feet south of Pechanga Road to the San Diego County line. Some portions of Pala Road are extremely deteriorated, and for those segments the road will be completely excavated before being reconstructed to the existing grade with hot mix asphalt and a Class 2 aggregate base. The work for less deteriorated portions of the road will remove the existing asphalt concrete pavement and overlay it with hot mix asphalt. The segment of Pala Road which will be resurfaced ranges in width from 24 to 34 feet. The road improvement project will also include placement of an asphalt concrete dike, construction of pavement safety edge and shoulder backing, replacement of an existing culvert, construction of asphalt concrete drains, guardrail installation, traffic striping, thermoplastic pavement markings, installation of traffic signs and other associated work.

A 5-0 board of supervisors’ vote, Sept. 22, approved the plans and specifications for the construction, authorized the project for bid and found the resurfacing categorically exempt from California Environmental Quality Act review. That action also set a bid deadline of 2 p.m., Oct. 14. An Oct. 8 addendum addressed the aggregate base. Five bids were received by the deadline. The Hardy and Harper bid was the lowest with Onyx Paving Company of Anaheim providing the second-lowest bid at $1,369,000. The engineer’s estimate for the construction contract was $1,372,169. The total budget of $1,725,000 also includes surveying, engineering and inspection costs along with the previously-expended environmental and design work. A contingency amount of $120,600 is also part of the total budget. Revenue from what is known as the Road Repair and Accountability Act, which increased the gas tax by 12 cents a gallon effective November 2017 and increased vehicle registration fees between $25 and $175 based on vehicle value effective spring 2018, will fund the project cost. The construction is expected to begin in early 2021. The work will be phased so that the road can be kept open during construction as much as possible. The resurfacing is expected to be completed approximately two months after the start of construction. Joe Naiman can be reached by email at jnaiman@reedermedia. com.

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Fun lights up Soboba Christmas celebration

Santa and some helpers greet each vehicle at the drive-thru Soboba Christmas Party, Saturday, Dec. 12, making sure each child receives a present. Valley News/Soboba B and of L uiseñ o I ndians photo

Amelia Arres, left, and Carlene Masiel serve prepackaged goody bags ﬁlled ith hot cocoa mi and fruit snac s at the three hour drive thru Soboba Christmas party, with sisters Vicky Arres and Marilyn Arres.

Soboba Y outh Council sets up their decorated truck at the Soboba drive-thru Christmas party and also participates in the annual light parade to follo . They in ﬁrst place for their eﬀorts, including from left, Jesse Venegas, Ciara Ramos, Crystal Devore, Jeremiah Ramos, Tatiana Briones, Daniel Valdez and Iyana Briones. Not pictured: April Vallej o and Edwin Muro.

Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

The annual Soboba Tribal Christmas Party hosted by the Parks and Recreation Department took on a different look this year, but the laughter and joy were present as always. Families who reserved a spot for the drive-thru event were treated to live holiday music from DJ Mike Nevarez as they were guided past trunks trimmed with festive decorations and tasty giveaways. “Blessings and good health to everyone,” Nevarez said as he welcomed each family by name during the allotted time frame they were given to make the ride as smooth as possible. “We want to thank all the volunteers who donated their time and gifts to make this a merry Christmas.” Community members set up tables and handed out sweets to children riding in the vehicles and Santa was on hand to give each one a wrapped gift during the threehour party. Steve Lopez, sports coordinator for parks and recreation, said nearly 400 gifts were purchased to make sure no one missed out. “We shopped at the end of each week as the reservations came in so we knew who to buy for,” he

said. “We had baby gifts for 0-3 and then boy or girl gifts for ages 4-10 and 11-13. We purchased Amazon gift cards for older kids.” Soboba Youth Council filled the back of a pickup with a fully decorated Christmas tree that had wrapped gifts underneath and “snow” all around. The look was later lit up with colorful strands of Christmas lights to enter Soboba’s third annual Light Parade that started shortly after the giftgiving event ended and earned a first-place win. “We wanted to participate as a youth group as a way to contribute to our tribe and show what we do,” Tatiana Briones, 15, said. “We want to be good leaders and a good example to our youth.” Plastic candy canes filled with M& Ms and other goodie bags filled with sweets were handed out to each child that attended the party, as youth council members wished them all a happy holiday. Soboba Tribal Council members set up a booth to hand out treats and raffle prizes including generators, espresso machines, Roombas, big-screen TVs and more. “We are so thankful for everyone who participated this time,” Monica Herrera, Tribal Council secretary, said. “Every child got a stocking and the raffle winners were super excited. It was a nice

surprise for everyone because no one knew the adults would have a chance to get a gift, too.” Dione itchen, executive assistant to the Tribal Council, said names were randomly chosen from those who RSVPed for the event and 75 raffle prizes were given away. “We didn’t tell them ahead of time and they were so thrilled, especially ones that got the big TVs,” she said. “Because this year had to be done a little differently, Tribal Council decided to add the raffles to make it extra special.” Many families drove back to their homes to get set up along Castile Canyon Road to watch the light parade that started about 6 p.m. Others entered the parade of about a dozen vehicles that made their way along the route with joyful holiday favorites blaring from speakers. Individually wrapped candies were thrown by handfuls to excited children waiting along the street’s edges. Bianca Machado spent a several weeks getting her truck ready for the event. She handpainted oversized cutouts of Charlie Brown, Lucy, Snoopy and Woodstock for her “Peanuts” Christmas design. She was joined by her best friend and nephew who helped her put the finishing touches on everything and won a second-place prize for

bout pri es are included in a surprise ra e for families ho participated in the Soboba drive-thru Christmas Party at the Soboba ports Comple .

The oboba Tribal Council host a booth ith goodies and ra e pri es during the Soboba drive-thru Christmas Party, with help from Dione itchen, left, e ecutive assistant to the Tribal Council vice chair Geneva Moj ado, treasurer Sally Ortiz, sergeant-at-arms Daniel Valdez and secretary Monica Herrera.

their efforts. “I did more planning this year to make it better,” Machado said. “I like that it makes people smile when they see it. I mean, who doesn’t like Snoopy and the gang ” Soboba’s third annual Light Parade winners were selected by viewers along the parade route that

texted their choices. All winners received Amazon gift cards. Along with first-place winners Soboba Youth Council and second-place winner Bianca Machado, Wayne Nelson won third place for his decorated truck that most certainly contained more lights than any other vehicle in the parade.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS N o t i c e t o o u r r e a d e r s : E vents and businesses are under state orders for social distancing and recommendations to wear face masks to reduce the spread of CO V I D - 1 9 , please contact event sponsors before attending for the latest updates. CHILDREN’ S EVENTS: Dec. 25 – after dark. Look to the sky. Santa Claus is coming tonight! Merry Christmas! COMMU NITY EVENTS: Dec. 25 – Decorate Lake Elsinore is inviting residents and businesses to place an ornament on the Community Holiday Tree in the Historic Main Street parking lot at Gediman Square, 150 N. Main Street, to help decorate Lake Elsinore. Take, post and share a photo of the ornament or the tree by using the hashtag DecorateLE. The city will attempt to safely store and keep all ornaments for next year. All ornaments must have their own hooks. All community ornaments will be permitted on the bottom 5 feet of the tree. Dec. 25-30 – daily. Come see Countryside Marketplace’s Santa’s Hoof Camp holiday decor installations, 30010-30472 Haun Road, in Menifee. Oversized decorations transform the shopping destination into a spectacular event featuring Santa and his reindeer in-training in a safe, socially distant environment. or more information, visit https://www.countrysidemarketplace.com. Dec. 25 – daily. The city of Menifee and Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce has launched the Shop Small Bingo game. Pick up special bingo cards at City Hall, 29844 Haun Road, or the chamber office, 29737 Hub Drive, in Menifee. While shopping at participating Menifee small business, have the cards signed and take with receipts back to the chamber or city for an entry in a $500 raffle basket drawing. or more information, contact eondev@ cityofmenifee.us. Dec. 31 – 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Make an appointment to attend a blood drive honoring Cassi Tichy of Hemet who died of Ewing Sarcoma at Stater Bros. Market, 1537 S. San Jacinto Ave., in San Jacinto. Donors can make appointments with LifeStream Blood Bank by calling 800-879-4484. Donors must be in good health, and furnish ID. The drive will also benefit nonprofit Wings for Ewing Sarcoma.

Donors encouraged to wear yellow in memory of Cassi. Be sure to drink plenty of liquids and have a good meal before donating. Some walk-ins are welcome, observing all current health orders. Jan. 23 – 8 a.m. to noon. Got Tires? Attend the free old tire pickup community clean-up event at the public works yard, 521 N. Langstaff, in Lake Elsinore. The event is for city residents only who can transport up to nine tires maximum per trip for passenger, light truck and neighborhood electric vehicle tires only. No tires with rims will be accepted, and rims must be removed. Tires from businesses will not be accepted. Proof of residency will be required. ONG OING – If you know a homebound older adult, resources in Menifee are available, including grab and go, cooked and frozen food for pickup, Courtesy Pantry items and meals delivered with no contact. Three days of emergency food can be delivered immediately or restaurant meal delivery for those who don’t qualify for food assistance programs. Call 800510-2020 for help. ONG OING – The Riverside County COVID-19 Business Assistance Grant Program is accepting online applications for business grants up to $10,000 at http://www.rivercobizhelp.org that can be used for employee retention, working capital, protective equipment purchases, rent of mortgage payments and paying vendor notices. Eligible businesses, including nonprofits, must be in Riverside County, with less than 50 employees and a minimum of 1 and operating for at least one-year since March 1. For more information, call Riverside County Business and Community Services at 951-955-0493. ONG OING – 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Temecula Winchester Swap Meet continues at 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. ONG OING – 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. ONG OING – Temecula’s armers Markets are offered in Old Town Temecula Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to noon at 4100 Main St. in Temecula; at Promenade Temecula, 40640 Winchester Road, outside JCPennys every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and at Vail Headquarters, 32115 Temecula Parkway, every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. In compliance with the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention and Riverside County Public Health orders, the farmers markets will be restricted agriculture products only. Follow the Old Town Temecula Farmers Market on Facebook to stay updated. No pets are allowed. WORK SHOPS, MEETING S and ANNOU NCEMENTS: Dec. 25 – until all granted. Murrieta Small Business Grants Phase IV still may be available for a maximum of $5,000 and a minimum of $1,500 to businesses with 15 or fewer employees. All funds will be offered through a lottery process. Funding may still be available after preapplications were closed Dec. 24. See updates and applications at the city’s website www.cityofmenifee.us/ menifeecares or via email at M enifeeCaresG rants@cityofmenifee. us. Jan. 12 – 3-4:30 p.m. Attend the Inland Health Professions Coalition Nexus meeting via Zoom. The IHPC is a department within and facilitated by Reach Out focused on building a highly skilled and culturally competent health workforce in the Inland Empire. or information and registration, call 909-982-8641. Jan. 14 – 7:30-9 a.m. Murrieta/ Wildomar Chamber of Commerce Networking monthly breakfast will be held via Zoom.The cost is $10 members, $20 non-members and $25 soap box minute to promote business. To register, visit https://murrietachamber.chambermaster.com/eventregistration/ register/17632. Jan. 19 – 8:30-9:30 a.m. Hemet San Jacinto Chamber Women in Business Network will meet via Zoom. The women’s networking group encourages professionals to meet locals to collaborate with, support and empower. Hear from a monthly ocus Speaker, a teachable moment and updates for community events. For more information or to register, call 951-658-3211.

ONG OING – Noon to 1 p.m. Attend Murrieta Wildomar Chamber of Commerce’s weekly business briefing via oom or watch live on Facebook every Wednesday. Register 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. ONG OING – Everything ETO classes. These interactive step-by-step workshop 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 http://www. cityofmenifee.us/register or call 951-723-3880. ONG OING – Menifee Community Services offers online driver’s education courses with 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 http:// www.cityofmenifee.us. ONG OING – 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. ONG OING – Local National Association of emale Entrepreneurs group helps women grow both personally and professionally and meets monthly. Contact Robbie Motter, the NA E global coordinator, at 951-255-9200 or rmotter@aol.com for information about future meetings after the coronavirus restrictions are lifted. ONG OING – Hemet/Winchester National Association of emale 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 NA E also meets each month in Lake Elsinore with di-

rector Sandie Fuenty. Call Fuenty at 714-981-7013 or email sandiesldy@aol.com to learn when meetings will resume. ONG OING – Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous, a free 12step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, undereating or bulimia, has meetings throughout the U.S. and the world. Contact 781932-6300, or for local meetings, call 925-321-0170 or visit http:// www.foodaddicts.org. ONG OING – The Murrieta Garden Club meets each month at the Murrieta Community Center, 41810 Juniper St., in Murrieta. Anyone who likes to garden or is interested in plants is welcome. Memberships are $10 per year. Find more information about the monthly event or project on Facebook. ONG OING – Temecula Valley Rose Society meets each month. For more information and new meeting dates and places, visit http://www.temeculavalleyrosesociety.org. ONG OING – 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. or new dates, call 760-807-1323 or visit http://www.MenifeeToastmasters.org for more information. ONG OING – Sons of Norway/Scandinavia meet the first Saturday of every month from September to June. The virtual meetings are held on oom, at 11 a.m. Join Zoom meeting at https:// us02web.zoom.us/j/4232348177? pwd eDd1SDlDdW5sdVowWUp 1N3pBYmpGZz09 with the Meeting ID: 423 234 817 and passcode: yCp0 s. Everyone is welcome to enjoy some virtual company with fellow Scandinavians. For more information, call 951-849-1690. ONG OING – Parent Support Group is available for parents whose children of any age struggle with addiction. Education, skills and support are available in Temecula. or more information, call 951-775-4000 or email info@ thecenter4l ifechange.com. ONG OING –The city of Menifee offers a fitness class on Zoom Mondays through Fridays at 7 a.m., at 9 a.m. and at 12:30 p.m. or more information, contact 951-723-3880 or visit http://www. cityofmenifee.us/register.

Temecula to host virtual Grape Drop on New Year’s Eve TEMECULA – Temecula will ring in the new year and welcome 2021 with a virtual concert at 7 p.m. New ear’s Eve featuring Shoot 4 Tuesday and Undercover at 9:15 p.m. on acebook TemeculaParksandRec. Residents can join Temecula’s city council for the virtual New Year’s Grape Drop countdown at 9 p.m. and midnight. “This year’s virtual New Year’s Eve Grape Drop will allow everyone to view Temecula’s unique, signature event from the safety, warmth and comfort of their homes with loved ones,” Mayor Pro Tem Maryann Edwards said. “We definitely miss celebrating events in person, but public health

and safety continue to be our top priority.” ak Schwank, president of Temecula Community Service District and city council member, said, “Temecula has demonstrated great success providing our community with high-quality virtual events and programs throughout the pandemic in 2020. We remain hopeful that 2021 will bring better days ahead for all Temecula residents and our global community.” Visit http://TemeculaCA.gov/ Events for the full holiday lineup with specific dates and times. More information is available by following TemeculaParksAndRec on social media. Submitted by city of Temecula.

Temecula will celebrate New Y ear’s Eve with a virtual Grape Drop at 9 p.m. and midnight and concert on F acebook @ TemeculaParksandRec. Shawna Sarnowski P hotography photo

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See Temecula’s holiday light winners, craft kits for home and more Dec. 25-30 Lexington Howe STAFF WRITER

E ditor’ s Note: D ue to California’ s R egional Stay At O rder announcement, D ec. 3 , residents should call ahead and see if an event is still available before registering or attending. Please comply with county and state health orders, including washing your hands, wearing a face mask and staying 6 - feet away from other people while social distancing. ‘ Twas the Lights Before Christmas Temecula Community Services hosted a house decorating contest for Christmas. Anyone who would like to see the houses, including the winner’s houses can visit https://temeculaca.gov/holidays for a complete address list and access to the virtual map. Teen Z one Virtual Programming and Activities In December, the Temecula Community Recreation Center is providing several fun things during the holiday. In their monthly theme box, December covers “holiday magic” – it includes a pine cone Christmas tree craft kit; jingle bell picture frame craft kit; holiday word search and scramble and a customized ornament with

the participants name on it. The new program will host a different theme each month. The Teen one “classroom” is a Google Classroom with access to holiday activities that can be completed at home through December. Each day features a new movie, recipe and activity. For more information on these activities and programs, visit https://temeculaca.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID= 948. Southern California Railroad Museum Throughout December, the Southern California Railroad Museum in Perris will host weekend train and trolley rides. or more information or tickets, visit http://socalrailway.org/scrmevents/weekend-rides. Peltzer Ice Rink Peltzer Family Cellars in Temecula is hosting their third annual Peltzer Ice Rink until Jan. 10. The rink will be open daily Monday through riday from 3-9 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 1:30-9 p.m. Session times are 3 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 6 p.m., 7:30 p.m., plus 1:30 p.m. on weekends. Their ice rink bar will be open for drinks Wednesdays and Fridays from 3-8:30 p.m., plus Saturdays and Sundays from 1:30-8:30 p.m. Hot chocolate and treats will be avail-

The house at 3 3 099 Sage Court in Temecula wins in the “ Clark Griswold” category for the citywide holiday lights contest. Valley News/L exi ngton H owe photo

able for purchase at the snack bar. To limit lines and maintain social distancing, Peltzer amily Cellars asked that guests reserve

their session online in advance. For more information and tickets, visit http://reservations.orderport.net.

Lexington Howe can be reached by email at lhowe@reedermedia. com.

Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve stage pavilion nears completion Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

Riverside County Parks and Open Space District is planning a partial reopening of the Vernal Pool and Hidden Valley Trailheads at the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, while the new stage pavilion nears completion, reserve officials said. The 8,000-acre nature preserve above Murrieta has been closed, except for some trails, since the Tena a ire in 2019. The fire resulted in the loss of many trees, grasses and protected animals and destroyed the older pavilion adjacent to the visitor’s center at 39400 Clinton Keith Road. Firefighters saved the center building, but it has been closed to visitors since. Members of the Santa Rosa Plateau Nature Education oundation and volunteers have been monitoring the trailheads and gates to the reserve. The partial reopening of the reserve’s vernal pools, home of the rare protected fairy shrimp and Hidden Valley Trailheads will occur with the confirmation of additional volunteers, according to announcement from Riverside County Regional Park and Open Space District on social media. The parks district also invited volunteers, ages 18 to 24, to oin a new volunteer corps that will staff the partial reopening. Volunteer positions include trailhead, gatekeepers and trail protection. The trail protection assignments will require the ability to hike a 2.5-mile round trip trail. Volunteers will especially be needed riday, Saturdays and Sundays for three-hour shifts, from 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. If the volunteer positions are staffed, it will improve the transition to a full reopening of the reserve in the future, park

The Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve’s stage pavilion is the site of summer concerts and other special events at the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve before the 2019 Tenaj a F ire.

The new steel-beamed and roofed pavilion stage at the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve nears completion at the reserve after the Tenaj a F ire. Valley News/Courtesy photos

officials said. Anyone who interested in volunteering may email programs@ santarosaplateau.org with the subject line: “SRP Reopen Volunteer.” A volunteer application and additional information will be sent to applicants. Park officials said the new pavilion, which replaces the old stage destroyed in the Tena a ire, is now up on all four beams. Yet to be completed is rock work around the leg beams and interpretive tiles on the cement floor. When finished, the pavilion will be ready for the return of education programs and special events; a ribbon-cutting ceremony and special thank you event is in the works. The pavilion is used for park rangers and naturalists to present programs to school students and the public. It also serves as the stage for a series of summer concerts presented by the Santa Rosa Plateau Nature Education Foundation to raise funds to bring

opportunity to appreciate nature and understand outdoor science by exploring natural phenomena virtually at the plateau. Jamie Parsley, education coordinator of SRPNE , said, “It is our hope and vision that the new distance learning videos and accompanying lessons will serve as a bridge to future in person programs – a way to connect students to nature, help teachers continue to include quality environmental education in their curriculum and empower students with the desire to know and explore more on their own. When the seasons change again, and it is possible to welcome classes of students and their teachers back to in person programs, we hope the library of videos and lessons we are creating will continue to help strengthen and enhance student’s knowledge and experiences both before and after their in-person programming.” Continuing the work of the

elementary students to the reserve to learn how to become good stewards of the land around them. Since the reserve has been closed, the SRPNE community has been developing a video series called “Hawks, Rocks and Nature Talks, that will be launched in January on the foundation’s new ouTube channel, according to Austin Linsley, board president, in a recent SRPNE newsletter. The video series is enabled by grant funding from SoCalGas/ Sempra Energy and Inland Empire Community Foundation. The videos and lessons are being developed by teachers, videographers and Riverside County Park’s interpreter Rob Hicks. The video series is designed to engage students in the special open spaces protected on the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve. Students will see real life examples of local natural habitats, wildlife and science concepts they are learning about in school. They will have the

nonprofit organization, SPRNE is sponsoring a Run Hike Ride the Santa Rosa Plateau fundraiser that will run virtually live March 18 to April 18, on the foundation’s website, http://srpnef.org. amilies, with horses, can participate anytime, anywhere or on a designated course at Sylvan Meadows, an open multi-use area on the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, 39400 Clinton eith Road, in Murrieta. It will feature five different events spread over the month, a 5 , 10 and amily Event on the meadows, backyard, around the block or at home. To register, visit https://runsignup.com/Race/CA/Murrieta/SantaRosaPlateauRunHikeRide. or more information, call SRPNE at 833-651-1533. The SRPER visitor’s center is closed but can be reached at 951677-6951. Tony Ault can be reached by email at tault@reedermedia.com.

Murrieta Public Library offers free access to e-books during the pandemic Lexington Howe STAFF WRITER

While the Murrieta Public Library is closed to the public, they are offering reading, an online free reading program that launched Dec. 1. “We got the program because we got a grant from the Electronic Resources Collection Funding for California Public Library, through the California State Library,” Agnes Rita, supervising librarian of the Murrieta Public Library, said. “It’s supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provision of the Library Services and Technology Act administered in California by the state library.” The grant program was launched in response to the coronavirus pandemic and stay-at-home orders. “Most libraries in California are either closed to the public or partially closed to the public or

have limited services,” Rita said. Over the past summer, the library applied for the grant funding. “In our case, we were looking for a way to offer them books to check out without having us being physically open to them, so we thought about applying to get money for reading,” Rita said. “That’s how we got Freading at our library.” There are over 1,000 publishers and 100,000 e-book titles, books or graphic novels for those with a Murrieta library card. Several of the major publishers include HarperCollins, Lonely Planet and more. “ or kids, there’s Diary of a Wimpy id,’ Pete the Cat,’ Big Nate.’ One of the things that I think is nice about the service is that you don’t have to wait for it,” Rita said. “It’s simultaneous access.” They offer another e-book platform as well, called Overdrive, through Riverside County; how-

ever, to read a book, residents have to place a hold on it first. “With this one ( reading , it’s simultaneous, so multiple people can read the same book at the same time,” Rita said. Before closing due to the coronavirus pandemic, they were doing Grab & Go’s for curbside pickup. “People (could come up to the front of the library, pick up the book they placed on hold, and then that’s how we (gave it to them,” Rita said. “Prior to that we were doing curbside service, where we (were delivering books to people in the back of their vehicle.” Murrieta residents who don’t have a library card can apply for a card online. The library also offers other outlets, including podcasts with local interviews. “At the beginning of the pandemic, or the closures, we had our local teams do a little podcast and tell us how they feel about the closure, and how they felt being stuck

Located behind Murrieta City Hall and the Murrieta Police Station, the Murrieta Public Library, currently closed to the public, is still oﬀering their reading Program and other resources online. Valley News/L ex ington H owe photo

at home going to school,” Rita said. “Some of those kids were actually seniors from last year and that they expressed their feelings about it. It’s very interesting.” For more information on Fread-

ing, or the services the library is currently offering, visit https:// www.murrietaca.gov/261/Library. Lexington Howe can be reached by email at lhowe@reedermedia. com.

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TEMECULA – Visit Temecula Valley held their annual holiday decorating contests to encourage local tourism businesses to create a festive atmosphere for travelers and employees this season. Categories were Best Decorated Tree in a hotel, the Best Decorated Winery and VTV partnered with Old Town Temecula Association in sponsoring the best decorated Old Town business. “Thank you to all the businesses that decorated. Everyone did a great ob and definitely helped to spread holiday cheer,” imberly Adams, CEO and president of Visit Temecula Valley, said. The winner of the Best Decorated Tree is Temecula Creek Inn. Their beautifully decorated tree incorporated VTV’s theme “Find our Peace.” The tree will be on display inside their hotel lobby through the month of December. Other entrees included Carter Estate Winery Resort, Embassy Suites, Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn

Express, Inn at Churon Winery, uality Inn, South Coast Winery Resort Spa, SpringHill Suites and The New Inn. As a prize, Temecula Creek Inn will receive holiday treats to share with its staff and bragging rights. The Best Decorated Winery winner is Peltzer Winery. Competing wineries included Avensole, Bolero, Callaway, Carter Estate, Churon, Europa Village, Lorimar, Monte De Oro, Oak Mountain, Peltzer, Ponte, Robert Renzoni, South Coast, Wiens and Wilson Creek. The winning winery received $500. First place for Old Town Temecula’s Best Decorated Business goes to 1909 Temecula, the second-place winner is Mad Madeline’s Grill and third place is Truax Development. Contestants included 1909, Apparition Room, Au Savon de Provence, Baily’s, Be Good, Bottega Italia, Devilicious, Mad Madeline’s Grill, Old Town Pub Grub, Small Barn,

1909 Temecula, which covered one wall of the restaurant with this large Santa graphic, wins Old Town Temecula’s Best Decorated Business during Temecula Chilled.

Stone Church Brewing, Texas Lil’s Mesquite Grill, The Bank Plates Pours, The Gardener’s Cottage and Truax Development. First place received $500, second place $300 and third place $100. This year, the entrees were udged on a volunteer basis by five destinations: Destination Irvine, Greater Palm Springs Convention Visitors Bureau, Travel Costa Mesa, Visit Huntington Beach and Visit Santa Barbara. Drive through town to catch the holiday spirit and view these decorations or see all the entrees online at http://VisitTemeculaValley.com/ Temecula-Chilled. Visit Temecula Valley is the region’s official tourism marketing organization and resource for visitors. For visitor information and assistance, call 888-363-2852 or go to http://VisitTemeculaValley.com. Submitted by V isit Temecula V alley.

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Temecula Valley Hospital is nationally recognized with an ‘A’ for the fall 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade TEMECULA – Temecula Valley Hospital was awarded an “A” in the fall 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing Temecula Valley Hospital’s achievements in protecting patients from harm and providing safer health care. “Attaining our eighth Leapfrog A,’ along with our recently announced Leapfrog Top Hospital Award, is a reflection of the exceptional care delivered by our Healthcare Heroes,” Darlene Wetton, CEO of Temecula Valley Hospital, said. “Our staff and physicians provide high standards of care to the community. I am very proud of how our team demonstrates patient safety in everything we do at Temecula Valley Hospital, especially during a very challenging pandemic year.” The Leapfrog Group is an independent national watchdog organization committed to healthcare quality and safety. The Safety Grade assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D or “ ” grade to all general hospitals across the country and is updated every six months. It is based on a hospital’s performance in preventing medical errors, inuries, accidents, infections and other harms to patients in their care. “We are extremely grateful to hospital leadership and healthcare workers who have remained steadfast in prioritizing patient safety as our nation battles COVID-19,” Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group, said. “This ‘A’ is a testament to the care and commitment of those who work

for Temecula Valley Hospital. With the current pandemic exposing existing flaws within the U.S. health care system, we appreciate you putting patient safety first. Lives depend on it.” Developed under the guidance of a National Expert Panel, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses up to 27 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign grades to more than 2,600 U.S. acute-care hospitals twice per year. The Hospital Safety Grade’s methodology is peer-reviewed and fully transparent, and the results are free to the public. To see Temecula Valley Hospital’s full grade details and access patient tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit http://hospitalsafetygrade.org and follow The Leapfrog Group on Twitter and Facebook. Founded in 2000 by large employers and other purchasers, The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization driving a movement for giant leaps forward in the quality and safety of American health care. The flagship Leapfrog Hospital Survey collects and transparently reports hospital performance, empowering purchasers to find the highest-value care and giving consumers the lifesaving information, they need to make informed decisions. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, Leapfrog’s other main initiative; assigns letter grades to hospitals based on their record of patient safety, helping consumers protect themselves and their families from errors, in uries, accidents and infections.

Temecula Valley Hospital receives an “ A” in the fall 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing Temecula Valley Hospital’s achievements in protecting patients from harm and providing safer health care. Valley News/Courtesy photo

Temecula Valley Hospital, with a 5 Star Medicare Hospital Compare rating, brings advanced technology, innovative programs, patient-centered and family sensitive care to area residents featuring 140 private patient rooms. Temecula Valley Hospital is the first Universal Health Services Hospital Emergency Department in the country to achieve accreditation

from the American College of Emergency Physicians as a Geriatric Emergency Department. The hospital specializes in advanced cardiac services, stroke care, general and surgical specialties, and orthopedics as a recent Blue Distinction Center Designation for quality in knee and hip replacement surgeries. Temecula Valley Hospital is nationally recognized

for patient safety by the Leapfrog Group, with a 2020 and 2017 Top Hospital Award and eight ‘A’ grades for patient safety. For more information, visit https:// www.temeculavalleyhospital.com/ about/news. Submitted by Temecula V alley Hospital.

Universal Health Services hospitals in Riverside County actively respond to coronavirus TEMECULA – The Universal Health Services Hospitals in Riverside County: Corona Regional Medical Center, Southwest Healthcare System and Temecula Valley Hospital, focus on the health and safety of both patients and staff and the delivery of high-quality patient care. “Our hospitals have been preparing for and are actively responding to coronavirus challenges throughout this pandemic. We are handling the surge well, our staff has continued to step up and provide quality care to patients,” Brad Neet, group vice president of Southern California for Universal Health Services’ Acute Care Division, said. “Our hospital leadership teams meet daily to evaluate expansion needs and continue to respond to the increased volume in a safe environment for our patients and our staff. We are preparing if the surge expands even further.” Corona Regional Medical Center continues to make on-going adjustments to accommodate the community’s need for increased capacity. Some of the recent changes include opening up the former emergency room for an ICU COVID unit; converting the Outpatient Surgery

area into a sanitized ICU; converting many rooms in the hospital to airborne rooms to accommodate COVID and isolation patients. In addition, the hospital has put up containment throughout the Emergency Department to assist with isolating high-risk patients. Southwest Healthcare System, including Inland Valley Medical Center and Rancho Springs Medical Center, is reviewing the status of all elective surgeries on a day-today basis. When necessary, elective procedures are being postponed or canceled in order to accommodate the need for inpatient beds. To this point, outpatient surgeries have continued to be scheduled and performed safely. urthermore, neither medical center has needed to expand hospital bed capacity. Temecula Valley Hospital has made several adjustments in the hospital this past week to increase capacity, including the Ambulatory Care Unit area on the first floor is now open for med/surg/telemetry level of patients, the secondary post-anesthesia care unit area is being utilized for the care of our pre/post cardiac catheter patients. A patient discharge area has been established in the main lobby, which

will be utilized for our patients who have been discharged and are only waiting for a ride home instead of waiting in an inpatient bed. “We remind our community to continue to be vigilant, observe all precautions, wear a mask, social distance, wash hands and do not delay seeking care for emergencies,” Neet said. “Our hospitals are here to serve and care for you. If you have further questions about COVID-19 guidelines, please visit https://www.cdc.gov/ or https:// www.rivcoeh.org/OurServices/ Coronavirus.” Corona Regional Medical Center is a 238-bed community hospital network comprised of a 160-bed acute care hospital and a 78-bed rehabilitation campus. The medical center is located in Riverside County – bordering Orange, Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties – offering health care to approximately 275,000 people. Information about patient care or employment opportunities with Corona Regional Medical Center can be obtained by calling 951737-4343 or visiting our website at http://www.coronaregional.com. People seeking help in finding a physician or specialist can contact

the physician referral line, a service of Corona Regional Medical Center at 1-800-882-4362. Southwest Healthcare System – Inland Valley is the only hospital in the region to offer Level II Trauma Services, an advanced certified primary stroke center, total oint center with advanced certification from the Joint Commission for hip and knee surgery, as well core certification for shoulder surgery, spine services certified by The Joint Commission. Inland Valley is a nationally recognized center for weight-loss surgery by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program and was awarded the Blue Distinction for outstanding bariatric surgical services. Southwest Healthcare System – Rancho Springs, awarded the Blue Distinction for outstanding maternity care, features the largest family birth center in the region, including a Rady Children’s Level III neonatal intensive care unit. The only hospital in southwest Riverside County to offer pediatric ER Services from Rady Emergency Physicians 24 7, Rancho Springs is also an advanced certified primary stroke center, as well as the region’s

only hospital system equipped with the da Vinci Robotic X I surgical system. Temecula Valley Hospital, with a 5 Star Medicare Hospital Compare rating, brings advanced technology, innovative programs, patientcentered and family sensitive care to area residents featuring 140 private patient rooms. Temecula Valley Hospital is the first Universal Health Services Hospital Emergency Department in the country to achieve accreditation from the American College of Emergency Physicians as a geriatric emergency department. The hospital specializes in advanced cardiac services, stroke care, general and surgical specialties, and orthopedics as a recent Blue Distinction Center Designation for quality in knee and hip replacement surgeries. Temecula Valley Hospital is nationally recognized for patient safety by the Leapfrog Group, with a 2020 and 2017 Top Hospital Award and eight ‘A’ grades for Patient Safety. or more information, visit https:// www.temeculavalleyhospital.com/ about/news. Submitted by U niversal Health Services.

Consider these physical activity guidelines for children, adolescents and adults TEMECULA – Staying healthy is a full-time job for people of all ages. While it might not always prove so easy to exercise or eat right, the benefits of healthy living are undeniable. According to the Partnership to ight Chronic Disease, “prevention” refers to helping people avoid getting sick or identifying diseases early so treatment can begin. Disease screenings are a vital component are two vital components of preventive care, but children, adolescents and adults can take more active roles in preventive care by embracing physical activity. The Department of Health and Human Services said that physical activity fosters normal growth and development and can help people feel better, function better, sleep better and reduce their risk for a large number of chronic diseases. Reducing risk for chronic disease keeps people out of the doctor’s office or the hospital, and it also can help save considerable amounts of money. One report from the The Milken Institute estimated that high chronic disease and obesity rates are responsible for more than $1 trillion in lost productivity in

the workplace every year. In addition, the National Commission on Prevention Priorities said that increasing the use of five preventive services to 90% can save more than 100,000 lives in the United States each year. Such services include advising smokers to quit and offering medication or other assistance to help them. In recognition of the role exercise plays in preventive care, the DHHS recommends children, adolescents and adults follow these physical activity guidelines. Child ren and ad olescents The DHHS recommended that children and adolescents between the ages of six and 17 should get 60 minutes or more of moderateto-vigorous physical activity every day. Most of the 60 minutes or more per day should be either moderate- or vigorous intensity aerobic physical activity and should include vigorous-intensity physical activity at least three days a week. Children and adolescents should include muscle-strengthening and bone-strengthening physical activities at least three days a week, as part of their 60 minutes or more of daily physical activity.

Parents can consult with their children’s physicians to determine age-appropriate muscle- and bonestrengthening activities for their youngsters. Ad ults The DHHS advised adults to make a concerted effort to move more and sit less throughout the day. Some physical activity is better than none. Adults who sit less and do any amount of moderateto-vigorous physical activity gain some health benefits. For substantial health benefits, adults should get at least 150 minutes to 300 minutes of moderate-intensity, or 75 minutes to 150 minutes a week of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity each week. An equivalent combination of moderate- and vigorous-intensity aerobic activity can serve as a substitute. Ideally, aerobic activity should be spread throughout the week. Adults should do musclestrengthening activities of moderate or greater intensity that involve all major muscle groups two or more days a week, as the DHHS said these activities provide additional health benefits. These guidelines also apply to

older adults, but older adults also should incorporate balance training into their exercise routines. In addition, the DHHS urged older adults to consult with their physicians about the appropriate level of effort for physical activity relative

to their level of fitness. People of all ages should include physical activity in their preventive health care routines. More information about exercise is available at http://www.health.gov.

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TEMECULA – In early December, Pechanga Development Corp. donated toys, gifts and money for children and families in need through three venerable Southern California charities – ABC7’s Spark of Love, the Marines’ Toys

for Tots and the Debbie Chisholm Memorial Foundation. The funds and gifts totaled nearly $15,000, and Pechanga leaders said they aim to help more deserving people this holiday season, too. Pechanga Firefighters and

Pechanga Resort Casino team members recently shopped for underserved Southern California children and teens. In Pechanga’s sixth year partnering with the ABC7 Spark of Love Toy Drive in con unction with Toys for Tots, Pechanga donated a van load of toys to the special cause. This year, Pechanga team members dropped off the new gifts directly to the Los Angeles City ire Department, the toy donation headquarters. “This year looks a little different, but that didn’t stop us from wanting to help in the safest way possible. Pechanga has a long history of supporting the community. It’s something we really believe in,” en Perez, board member of Pechanga Development Corporation, said. “I think the biggest donation we offer are our team members and members of the Pechanga Fire Department who are out there voluntarily. This is a big deal for them and they look forward to this every year. We had enough people to fill up cart after cart with toys, and even had to close off an entire checkout lane to accommodate us. We’re really proud of that.” Each holiday season, Pechanga

Prioritize safety during holiday activities which increase fire risk during this season UINC , Mass. – Traveling for the holidays might not be on the menu due to COVID-19, but comfort food, festive decorations and cozy nights in are sure to lift everyone’s spirits. Unfortunately, these activities can often lead to fire, with Christmas Day and Christmas Eve as two of the top days each year for home fires caused by cooking and candles. The National Fire Protection Association encouraged everyone to keep safety in mind in order to lessen the chance that a fire will disrupt their holiday celebrations. “ or a lot of people, December tops the list for the most heartwarming time of year, but it’s also a leading month for home fires in the U.S.,” Lorraine Carli, vice president of outreach and advocacy for N PA, said. “Carefully decorating your home and mindfully cooking your meals can help make your holidays safer.”

NFPA statistics highlight the increased risk of fire during the holidays. Decorations More than half, 51 , of the home decoration fires in December are started by candles, compared to one-third, 32 , in January to November. rom 2014-2018, an estimated average of 770 home structure fires per year began with decorations, excluding Christmas trees. These fires caused an average of two civilian deaths, 30 civilian in uries and $11.1 million in direct property damage per year. More than two of every five or 44 of decoration fires occurred because the decoration was too close to a heat source, such as a candle or hot equipment. One-fifth, 21 , of the home decoration fires occurred in December, while 10% happened in January. Christmas trees

Fires caused by Christmas trees are uncommon, but they are more likely to be serious when they do occur. Between 2014-2018, U.S. fire departments responded to an average 160 home fires that started with Christmas trees per year. These fires caused an annual average of two civilian deaths, 14 civilian in uries and $10.3 million in direct property damage. Electrical distribution or lighting equipment was involved in 45 of home Christmas tree fires. In more than one-fifth, 22 , of the Christmas tree fires, some type of heat source, such as a candle or equipment, was too close to the tree. Cooking Cooking is the leading cause of reported home fires and home fire injuries and the second leading cause of home fire deaths. An average of 470 home cooking fires were reported per day in 2018.

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also donates to the Marines Corps Toys for Tots. The monetary donation allows the Marines to continue their program goal – giving the gift of a new toy and helping to bring the joy of the holidays and sending a message of hope to America’s less fortunate children. Pechanga also donated funds to the Debbie Chisholm Memorial Foundation. The Southern California foundation supports families with seriously ill children and works to grant the children’s wishes. Pechanga’s contribution allowed many families in the Inland Empire to have a holiday they may not have otherwise been able to. The funds helped purchase trees for decoration and gifts for the children and parents. Pechanga donates turkeys and funds for holiday hams to regional food banks and rescue missions for the holidays each year. To watch a YouTube video of Pechanga’s donation, visit https:// youtu.be b-ASTPw5 18. For more information about how Pechanga has been giving back during the pandemic, visit http:// www.pechanga.com/communityoutreach-during-pandemic. Submitted by Pechanga R esort Casino.

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Thanksgiving is the peak day for home cooking fires, followed by Christmas Day and Christmas Eve. Unattended cooking is the leading cause of home cooking fires. Cand les Between 2014-2018 U.S. fire departments responded to an annual average of 7,610 home structure fires caused by candles. These fires caused an average 81 civilian fire deaths, 677 civilian fire in uries and $278 million in direct property damage annually. On average, 21 home candle fires were reported each day. Three of every five, 60 candle fires started when something that could burn, such as furniture, mattresses or bedding, curtains or decorations, was too close to the candle. Candle fires peak in December. January ranked second. Nearly three times as many fires started by candles were reported on Christmas – an average of 58 Christmas fires – as the daily average. Find a wide variety of tips and resources surrounding holiday fire safety on the NFPA Winter Holidays page, https://www.nfpa. org Public-Education ire-causesand-risks/Seasonal-fire-causes/ Winter-holidays. ounded in 1896, N PA is a global self-funded nonprofit organization devoted to eliminating death, in ury, property and economic loss due to fire, electrical and related hazards. The association delivers information and knowledge through more than 300 consensus codes and standards, research, training, education, outreach and advocacy, and by partnering with others who share an interest in furthering the NFPA mission. or more information, visit http://www.nfpa.org. All NFPA codes and standards can be viewed online for free at http://www.nfpa. org/freeaccess. Submitted by National Fire Protection Association.

Temecula announces winners of the 2020 ‘Twas the Lights Before Christmas Home Decorating Contest TEMECULA Temecula Community Services Department announced the winners of the 2020 ‘Twas the Lights Before Christmas Home Decorating Contest. Award categories and winners are as follows: Neighborhood: Corrigan Place; Clark Griswold: 33099 Sage Court; Simply Homemade: 32801 Rovato Street; Reason for the Season: 43125 Corte Almonte; Debatable Inflatables: 46645 Peach Tree, and Norman Rockwell: 28939 Lexington Road. Residents can enjoy all these festive displays with their family, while observing all health and safety protocols. To view all entries, find the map on the city website at http://TemeculaCA.gov/ Holidays. Submitted by city of Temecula.

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The 4 Ps every business needs Kyle Hotchkiss DIGITAL MARKETING SPECIALIST

ou’ve heard it before, and you’ll hear it again: this year has been rough. Businesses in every industry have been rocked to their core. or many businesses, marketing budgets were cut; events were postponed and promotions had to be cleverer. Small businesses were hit the hardest. Many found themselves racing to find solutions that would help retain revenue and save profits. Many businesses had to reinvent the wheel and the restaurant sector was a prime example. Restaurants had to completely convert their business model once they could no longer allow inside dining. Other businesses had to reevalu-

ate their products, their pricing, their placement and their promotions. These are what we call “the 4 Ps” of marketing, or the “marketing mix.” It may have been the first time many of these businesses had to reevaluate such ideas since their conception. What many businesses don’t know is that these things should be evaluated regularly, even without a yearlong pandemic. There are internal and external factors that are going to impact a business every year. These factors impact a business’ product relevance, price efficiency, adequate placement in the market and the effectiveness of its promotions. Businesses that understand the marketing mix are always coming out with new services and products.

They’re constantly adjusting prices in response to the market. They’re also pivoting product or service placement in the market and releasing new promotions. Understanding your business’ product, price, placement and promotions in the current economic climate will aid you in the discovery of new insights and fresh new solutions. You might have the right product, but it’s at the wrong price, in the wrong market of buyers or the promotion may not be enticing enough because your competitor has a better offer. In which case, you might increase your production to lower consumer price and pivot your marketing efforts to a new audience to stay competitive. After reviewing your 4 Ps, you

might find that your product isn’t solving a need for your prospective audience. You might have to reevaluate your product or service and maybe create a better one. ou might also find that the price is too high for affordability or too low for anyone to take your service seriously. Your product must match the real and perceived value of your audience. You must also take into consideration the way that price competes in the marketplace and your cost to provide that product or service. After reviewing your product placement strategy, you may decide that your product is in the wrong stores or on the wrong shelf in those stores. Lastly, an effective promotional strategy determines correct mes-

saging and effective targeting. Your message might not convey the benefit of your service or product well enough. Problems in your promotional strategy will hurt your sales numbers. The 4 Ps of the marketing mix is so important for an effective marketing strategy. A business should use these concepts to guide their marketing campaigns. Marketing professionals know this information and apply these principles often, but not every business owner has the time to do it. Call Reeder Media at 760-7237319 for a free consultation and get the insight you need to grow your business. K yle Hotchkiss can be reached by email at khotchkiss@reedermedia. com.

Rancho Water’s Planning and Administration Committee moves design project forward Jeff Pack STAFF WRITER

The Planning and Administration Committee of the Rancho California Water District moved forward to the board of directors the awarding of an agreement for the preliminary design of a pump station expansion pro ect during its meeting Thursday, Dec. 17. “Just to give you an overview this is really the third project in a series of three to supply this entire portion of our district,” Jake Wiley, principal engineer with the district, said in his presentation. “This one is really a target for grant funding and really the importance of this project really raised its head in the last few years starting in 2017. In 2017 we had the Wildomar fire which actually evacuated a portion of this area. We actually met as operators in the room and really started to look at the pulling of backup power and the ability to fill up reservoirs and the things that we need to do to this area.

It really shone a light on the inability of the Carancho Pump Station to adequately provide enough supply to where we weren’t draining the Tenaja tank. “Really it’s a weak link in the supply chain,” he said. Wiley said the firm, Wood Rodgers, was the top proposal for the project. “Woods Rodgers proposal really showed that they took an early look at this thing,” Wiley said. “We provided a lot of general alternatives that we wanted to look at within the R P, but they really expanded that and put some good thought into it, gave us some nice exhibits to look at, some pros and cons of these different items. “I think in selecting them, we really get someone who has a jumpstart on the thing,” he said. He said staff isn’t really looking at an alternate proposal at the moment. The committee asked staff to explain the financing for the pro ects. “This pro ect, as well as the other

projects to go together for the whole of the ob ective, are all built into that the five-year Capital Improvement Pro ect, so that’s been planned for in our financial set-aside,” Richard Aragon, assistant general manager of Rancho Water, said. “There’s sufficient funding there because it’s been built into the plan. Obviously, the additional cost we will have to make sure there’s funding for that. The grant hasn’t been factored in so if we do get any grant funding that’ll just be a cherry on top so to speak. “One of the other objectives right now is the stimulus funding, specifically earmarked on the federal side. We figured this would be a good candidate because of the wildfire connection and how much of a priority that’s been with the legislature,” Aragon said. The project design recommendation was moved with a unanimous vote. The committee also heard a presentation on a succession planning strategy.

Rancho California Water District’s Planning and Administration Committee meets via teleconference Thursday, Dec. 17 . Valley News/Courtesy photo

“We have been working on this item since the summer when we realized that this retirement wave is not over,” Eva Plas er, assistant general manager of Rancho Water, said. “Another one is hitting and we were kind of hoping the silver tsunami would move on and we would settle down but it just keeps on coming.” She said the district has done a lot of reorganization. The committee also heard updates

on grants and water use efficiency efforts, outreach and educational efforts and state legislative and federal lobbying activities. They also heard a presentation on human resources activities. The special meeting of the board of directors had difficulties in the teleconference broadcast. Jeff Pack can be reached by email at jpack@reedermedia.com.

Williams takes seat as EVMWD board president LA E ELSINORE – Director Phil Williams was elected president at the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District board meeting Thursday, Dec. 10, after a 5-0 vote by the board. Williams’ leadership has focused on ensuring fiscal responsibility, increasing education and assistance opportunities and strategically managing local water supplies for a sustainable future. He will lead the board as president for the seventh time in his 19 years of service. “I am honored to represent our community through my role as EVMWD board president,” Williams said. “Along with the board of directors, I am committed to providing excellent service to our customers and ensuring a safe, reliable water supply for years to come.” Williams represents EVMWD’s Division 4, which includes areas of Corona and western Lake Elsinore, as well as the unincorporated com-

Phil Williams is the president of Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District for 2021, following a 5-0 vote at the Dec. 20 board meeting.Valley News/Courtesy photo

munities of Horsethief Canyon and Alberhill. Williams, a local real estate broker and licensed general contractor, is a lifelong resident of Lake Elsinore. He serves on numerous EVMWD committees including the legislation, conservation and outreach and finance and adminis-

tration committees. Williams also represents the district through board positions at the Lake Elsinore and San Jacinto Watersheds Authority, San Jacinto River Watershed Council, ACWA JPIA, Local Agency Formation Commission and more. Other board officer positions announced at the meeting include Darcy Burke, Division 1, as vice president, and Harvey Ryan, Division 2, as treasurer. Rounding out the board of directors are Jared

McBride, representing Division 3, and Andy Morris, representing Division 5. Board officers serve a one-year term. The EVMWD board of directors regularly meets on the second and fourth Thursday of each month at 4 p.m. Meetings are open to the general public and currently offered in a virtual format as a result of COVID-19. For additional details and access instructions, view the meeting agendas at http://www. evmwd.com.

EVMWD provides service to more than 155,000 water and wastewater customers in a 97-square-mile area in Western Riverside County. The district is a sub-agency of the Western Municipal Water District and a member agency of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Visit the EVMWD at http://www.evmwd.com for additional information. Submitted by E lsinore V alley M unicipal Water D istrict.

Happy Holidays from us here at the Chamber!

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Notice for the Owners and Occupants of Rental Property in Hemet The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the City of Hemet’s Rental Registration and Crime-Free Rental Housing Programs (“Programs”) are being repealed pursuant to a voluntary compliance agreement with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) related to a compliance review HUD conducted of the Programs pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Owners of rental property are no longer required to submit a Crime Free Certification, utilize the City’s Crime Free Lease Addendum, pass CPTED inspections, attend Crime Free Rental Housing Training, or undergo annual code inspections under the Programs. Owners and managers of rental housing are reminded that they must comply with fair housing laws. Owners and managers should be mindful of the following: • You may not evict or refuse to renew a lease because the tenant or a household member is a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking or elder abuse (as described in Cal. Code of Civ. Proc.§ 1161.3). • You may not evict or refuse to renew a lease solely because the tenant or a household member calls emergency services, including 911. • An arrest on its own is not evidence of a crime. Many people who are arrested later have the charges against them dropped. An eviction or other adverse housing action for criminal activity should be based on a conviction or other substantial evidence that a crime occurred. • Not all convictions suggest that a person would be a bad tenant. The best way to assess whether an applicant who has a criminal history will be a good tenant is to conduct an individualized assessment of that person’s circumstances, including the nature, severity and recency of each offense, and any evidence of rehabilitation. If you believe you have been harmed by the City’s Rental Registration and Crime- Free Rental Housing Programs, you may file a complaint with HUD by contacting Nathanael Hill at 415-489-6541 or nathanael.r.hill@ hud.gov.

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SPORTS December 25 – 31, 2020

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Volume 20, Issue 52

High school and youth sports remain on hold through end of January

Updated state guidelines leave little room for most contact sports JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

After months of anticipation where youth and high school are concerned, an update from the California Department of Public Health was released Monday, Dec. 14, outlining a more detailed look at when competitions can once again take place. The newly released chart gives a more descriptive look at which sports will be allowed to take part in competitions based on the state’s color-tiered system, which looks at test positivity and adjusted case rates for COVID-19. The new guidelines for youth, including high school and club, and adult recreational sports will not allow team competitions to begin until at least Jan. 25, unless state health officials amend that date when they reassess the disease transmission trends by Jan. 4. The document states teams must not compete in out-of-state tournaments as many club teams have done during the pandemic. For now, at least there is some hope for parents, athletes, coaches and school administrators. The major obstacle all-around is figuring out what needs to take place to have a sports season for the 2020-2021 school year. The California Interscholastic Federation, which governs high school sports, will have to figure out a revised calendar. What the new CDPH chart means for some sports brings about a grim outlook, especially for football, volleyball and basketball. For those sports to take place in January, February or March as scheduled, a county would need to be in the moderate orange tier. Los Angeles County has been in the purple tier for months and would need to go into red before reaching the orange tier. Riverside just went back into the purple tier as well, with a surge in positive COVID-19 cases increasing daily. There should be some counties in California that can reach that orange tier, however. Unless the CIF chooses to cancel specific sports, revising and overhauling the calendar is the only option. High-contact sports such as football can be moved near the back of the calendar – instead of first – and sports such as track, swimming, golf and tennis,

New guidelines for youth, including high school and club, and adult recreational sports will not allow team competitions to begin until at least Jan. 25. Valley News/Courtesy photo

which the California Department of Public Health announced, Dec. 14, can be held amid widespread purple tier COVID-19 levels can move to the front. If given the green light, outdoor low-contact sports such as swimming and diving, track and field, cross-country, golf, and tennis should start once that Jan. 25 date comes to fruition. Outdoor moderate-contact sports such as softball, baseball, girls’ lacrosse, field hockey and gymnastics, which according to the guidelines can be done at substantial red tier coronavirus levels would follow. Then the back end would include high-contact outdoor sports such as football, soccer, water polo, boys’ lacrosse during orange tier conditions and finally indoor highcontact sports, such as basketball and wrestling. The seasons will be short, probably no more than half the normal length, and playoffs most likely will not be part of the equation. But at this point, after all these students, particularly the seniors, have gone

through, nobody should be concerned about playoffs. With vaccines hitting the states and looking to be made available to the masses within a couple of months, lower positivity rates should be seen in the months ahead, offering a ray of hope for most student athletes. Of course, fall sports athletes who had their seasons delayed in July while waiting to see if the coronavirus could be controlled do in fact face staggering odds. California Interscholastic Federation officials and the governing body’s 10 section commissions were scheduled to meet Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 15, to discuss the state’s new health guidelines for high school and youth sports. Ron Nocetti, executive director of CIF, said the calendar was not discussed at the meeting Tuesday because it is possible the guidance could change. “There were questions about things we could look at in the future,” he said. “But everyone is going to proceed pretty cautiously

This photo is a look at the color-coded tier system that California health oﬃcials ill use for high school sports. county must be in the designated tier, which is based on the rate of COVID-19 spread in that area, for a sport to be allowed to hold competitions and full practices. Valley News/California Department of P ublic H ealth photo

because it says clearly in the guidance that they’re going to reassess the start date Jan. 4. People are a little hesitant to do things until we

see if that Jan. 25 date is going to hold.” JP R aineri can be reached by email at sports@reedermedia.com.

San Jacinto High School student athletes sign National Letters of Intent for college JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

San Jacinto High School senior, K aj iya Hollawayne, signs his National Letter of ntent to play football for niversity of California Los ngeles in fall 2021.

Lea Iribe, a senior at San Jacinto High School, signs her Letter of ntent to play softball for mbry Riddle eronautical niversity in fall 2021. Valley News/Courtesy photos

Student athletes from area high schools that also took part in National Letter of Intent signing day ceremonies are still rolling in, and San Jacinto High School has two seniors to add to the list. Kajiya Hollawayne signed his letter of intent Wednesday, Dec. 16, which is the first day of the year that a high school football player can sign, and Lea Iribe signed her letter of intent, Nov. 11, in front of immediate families and the camera. These high school seniors were recognized for committing to play sports and further their education at the next level. The first day of the year that a high school senior can sign a binding national letter of intent with an NCAA, NCCAA or NAIA college, committing in writing to attend that school in exchange for a commitment from the school to receive financial aid and scholarships for 2021 was Wednesday, Nov. 11. Hollawayne signed his intent letter to play football at University of California Los Angeles and Iribe made her commitment to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical see S IG N , page C-2

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SPORTS

CIF releases 2021 spring sports playoff groupings Basketball and golf up in this week’s look

The Murrieta Mesa girls golf program enters the season in Division 2 as the playoﬀ groupings for the spring golf season ere recently released by the C outhern ection oﬃces. Valley News/F ile photo

The outhern ection oﬃces of the C which is set to begin in March.

JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

As local student athletes and their families hold on to the hope that high school sports will return in 2021, the offices at the CIF Southern Section released its playoff groupings for the spring sports season. The sports calendar is going to look extremely different in 2021 as the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly altered the high school sports year schedule. Though there will not be state playoffs, or regional playoffs for that matter, if a team qualifies for their league playoffs, these are the predetermined divisions that they will play in based upon a formula created by the CI that reflects the success of the teams over the past two years. With the recent spike in positive COVID-19 cases, officials within the state and southern section of-

recently release playoﬀ groupings for the

fices have put a halt to releasing the updated guidelines for youth sports, including high schools. Though the request to stop conditioning until further notice is a recommendation, it has been left up to the athletic directors at member schools to decide what needs to be done within their programs. Some have canceled workouts overall, and some have let the positive case numbers per county decide what their plan will be, allowing teams to continue with what they had already been doing. With high hopes all-around, the recent release of the CIF Southern Section playoff groupings is a positive sign for the following schools being mentioned, who are inside the Valley News coverage area for the cities of Hemet, Temecula, Murrieta, Menifee and Wildomar. This week, the Valley News will highlight the sports of basketball

bas etball season,

Valley News/Annette Saenz photo

and golf teams in the area. BOY S’ BASK ETBALL DIVISION 1: Great Oak, Rancho Christian, DIVISION 2AA: Murrieta Mesa, Temecula Valley DIVISION 2A: Chaparral, Murrieta Valley DIVISION 3AA: Citrus Hill, Temescal Canyon DIVISION 3A: Heritage, Orange Vista, Paloma Valley, Perris, Vista Murrieta DIVISION 4AA: Elsinore DIVISION 4A: Hemet, Lakeside, Linfield Christian, San Jacinto, West Valley DIVISION 5AA: California Military, San Jacinto Valley, Santa Rosa, Tahquitz, Temecula Prep DIVISION 5A: California Lutheran, Cornerstone Christian, Hamilton, River Springs Hemet/ Temecula

G IRLS’ BASK ETBALL DIVISION 1: No local teams DIVISION 2AA: Murrieta Mesa, Rancho Verde, Vista Murrieta DIVISION 2A: Great Oak, Lakeside, Paloma Valley DIVISION 3AA: Chaparral, Hemet, Temescal Canyon, DIVISION 3A: Murrieta Valley, Orange Vista, San Jacinto, DIVISION 4AA: San Jacinto Valley, Temecula Valley, DIVISION 4A: Cornerstone Christian, Elsinore, Rancho Christian, DIVISION 5AA: California Lutheran, Citrus Hill, Linfield Christian, Tahquitz, West Valley, DIVISION 5A: Hamilton, River Springs Hemet/Temecula, California Military, Santa Rosa, Temecula Prep BOY S’ G OLF DIVISION 1: Murrieta Valley DIVISION 2: Chaparral, Great Oak DIVISION 3: Temecula Valley DIVISION 4: Elsinore DIVISION 5: Murrieta Mesa,

Vista Murrieta, DIVISION 6: Cornerstone Christian, Heritage, Linfield, Paloma Valley DIVISION 7: California Lutheran, California Military, Citrus Hill, Lakeside, Orange Vista, Perris, Rancho Verde, San Jacinto, San Jacinto Valley, Santa Rosa, Tahquitz, Temecula Prep, Temescal Canyon, West Valley G IRLS’ G OLF DIVISION 1: Great Oak DIVISION 2: Murrieta Mesa, Temecula Valley, Vista Murrieta, DIVISION 3: Chaparral, Murrieta Valley DIVISION 4: Elsinore, Hemet, Heritage, Lakeside, Orange Vista, Paloma Valley, Perris, Rancho Verde, San Jacinto, Tahquitz, Temescal Canyon, West Valley * These groupings can also be seen on the CIF-SS website on the sport page at http://www.cifss.org. * If we missed any local high school teams, please let us know. JP R aineri can be reached by email at sports@reedermedia. com.

Skateboard icon promotes healthy living after battling addiction JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

Skate culture has always been characterized by strong elements of individuality, creative expression and a certain misfit mentality that places the industry in a league of its own. The sport’s long love affair with alcohol and drugs serves as another distinctive feature, making high addiction rates within the community little surprise. Heavy hitters like Andrew Reynolds, Elissa Steamer and Arto Saari opened up about their struggles with addiction, and many veterans with similar experiences are now using their passion for skateboarding as a point of reference for a more sober approach to life. San Diego skateboard prodigy Brandon Turner also got sober after years of substance abuse

San Diego skateboard prodigy, Brandon Turner, opens up about his struggles with addiction, using his passion for skateboarding as a point of reference for a more sober approach to life. Valley News/Courtesy photo

and run-ins with the law, proving that age doesn’t have to slow you down; it can actually make you better. He’s also bucking the longheld notion that skaters retire or slowly disappear after the age of 30, having recently made history after completing the biggest switch hardflip down Wallenberg at the age of 38 and being named the oldest contender in Thrasher’s 2020 Skater Of The Year contest. With drug deaths already at a 13% increase over last year, Brandon partnered with local rehab center Healthy Life Recovery to create a skate recovery program that offers lessons and a supportive community for recovering addicts. “Coming to Healthy Life Recovery was one of the best decisions I have ever made,” Turner said. “After spending most of my life battling with addiction and trying

a few different treatment programs this one has helped me by far the most.” The San Diego rehab center offers education and treatment to help on the journey to sobriety. Whether you are transitioning out of a residential setting or starting your recovery, their outpatient rehab and sober living can help you achieve lasting sobriety. The addiction treatment program is designed by clinical professionals to provide individualized levels of care. To find out more information, contact their addiction treatment center online at https://healthyliferecovery.com. For more information on Brandon Turner, visit https: theboardr.com profile 341 Brandon_ Turner. JP R aineri can be reached by email at sports@reedermedia.com.

MSJC opts out of Spring I athletics season amid ongoing COVD-19 pandemic MENIFEE – Mt. San Jacinto College has decided to opt out of the upcoming Spring I athletics season out of an abundance of caution during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The college

considered state and county health guidelines as well as the current COVD-19 trends in making its decision by the Dec. 18 deadline set by the California Community College Athletic Association.

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MSJC met with other Region 9 community colleges and found they are making the same decision. During the summer, the CCCAA approved a plan to shift the traditional fall sports of football, women’s volleyball, women’s soccer and women’s golf into the winter. If the pandemic had eased up, those sports would have coincided with the winter sports of men’s and women’s basketball. Instead, the pandemic began to spike again, forcing the decision

on Spring I sports, which runs Feb. 4 through April 17. “This was an extremely difficult decision,” Dr. Roger Schultz, superintendent and president of MSJC, said. “This year has hit our student-athletes and us fans hard. But the realities of the pandemic mean there will be no other teams for MSJC Eagles to play against and we must do everything we can to keep our students safe and healthy. That said, we are hopeful that our MSJC Eagles can play

in Spring II. Before our studentathletes do play again, we will make sure they are prepared and protected.” A decision on Spring II sports, which runs March 27 through June 23 and includes softball, baseball, men’s and women’s tennis and men’s golf, must be made by Feb. 26. Submitted by M t. San Jacinto College.

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their time and guidance, and a special thank you to parents for supporting these students who have spent so much time in the sport their child loves,” Hall said. When Galliano asked the students to share their future plans and who’d they like to thank, both seniors were all smiles and quick to answer. “I’m going to major in kinesiology,” Hollawayne said. “I like to thank my mom, dad, brothers, sisters as well as my coaches, and I’m happy that football gave me an opportunity for college.” “I plan to study forensic biology,” Iribe said. “I like to thank my parents, travel ball team and coaches, and I’m truly grateful

that softball has given me an opportunity to attend such an amazing college.” If there are other student athletes from any area schools playing at the next level and did not get recognized by the media, send more information and pictures to sports@reedermedia.com. Article contribution made by D awn Lawrence, SJHS coordinator of communications and emergency preparedness. Lawrence can be reached at 9519270, ext. 4 4 1 1 , or at dlawrence@sanjacinto.k12.c a.us. JP R aineri can be reached by email at sports@reedermedia. com.

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University, located in Prescott, Arizona, for softball. “It’s always the hope and desire of the Athletic Department here at San Jacinto High School to not only see our students further their education after graduation, but to also further their athletic careers as well,” Amanda Galliano, athletic director of San Jacinto High, said. “It is with a tremendous amount of pride that we get to do just that for these athletes in our football and softball programs.” Principal Courtney Hall shared her pride in the athletes, noting they are all role models on campus. “Thank you to our coaches for

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YouTube now censors dissenting views

Julie Reeder PUBLISHER

After a complete and coordinated media blackout of news that might shed a negative light on the Biden family and their documented ties to Ukraine, Russia, China, Iran, Khazikstan etc., by the New York Post until after the election. After Senate hearings with Twitter and Facebook CEOs. After most states filed antitrust lawsuits with Google, YouTube, owned by Google, announced it will censor all content that mentions fraud and elections in the same video. It’s tantamount to the phone company telling half the country, “You can’t say that on our phones. We are going to cut those calls as soon as we hear those words. Or, you don’t believe like we do, so you can’t use our phones.” It’s an unbelievable problem for our First Amendment right of free speech and the freedom of dissent

and the freedom to present grievances to the authorities. YouTube made the announcement Wednesday, Dec. 16, that they would start “removing any piece of content uploaded... that misleads people by alleging that widespread fraud or errors changed the outcome of the 2020 U.S. presidential election.” The problem is that people are just starting to bring their evidence to light. No judges have seen the evidence yet. It’s only been presented in news conferences, in Senate hearings and in legislative hearings in the states where the problems have been alleged. So what is now happening the last few days on YouTube is news coverage that contains both the words “fraud” and “election” in it is bleeped. What is even more interesting – and dangerous – is that it’s not just any news channel or person talking, it’s also included the Senate Homeland Security hearing. Jesse Binnall, one of Trump’s lawyers who was making an opening statement during the Senate Homeland Security hearing on election fraud also had his opening statement removed from YouTube. This man was invited by senators who have been duly elected by their constituents and are responsible for investigating election fraud. They wanted to hear all the evidence. He was under oath. How can we have transparency if our communication channels remove dissenting content of their

twenty-somethings who think they know better than literally half the country? Binnall said on his Twitter account, “YouTube has decided that my opening statement in the U.S. (Senate), given under oath and based upon hard evidence, is too dangerous for you to see; they removed it. To this day, ‘our evidence has never been refuted, only ignored.’ Why is Google so afraid of the truth? #BigBrother,” lawyer Jesse Binnall. Binnell testified that in Nevada 42,000 people voted twice with the same name and same address, 1,500 dead people voted. Nineteen thousand votes were from people who didn’t live in Nevada, and they weren’t in the military or students. Eight thousand votes came from non-existent addresses, and 15,000 votes were registered in commercial buildings or vacant addresses. Another video of his testimony at the hearing, uploaded Thursday, Dec. 17, by a separate account, appeared to still be up. While it’s a long shot for Trump to actually turn the election around, there are legitimate outstanding legal challenges. There were alternative slates of electors who voted for Trump during the Dec. 14 meeting of the Electoral College, and it appears that Republican legislators are planning to not accept the Biden/ Harris Electoral College votes from the six states where there was alleged fraud that took place.

For goodness’ sake, they have 1,000 sworn affidavits and video backing their claims. Why would people not want more transparency instead of less? Binnall, who filed lawsuits in Nevada, said the election was riddled with fraud. He said, “Thousands upon thousands of Nevada voters had their voices canceled out by election fraud and invalid ballots,” he told senators during the hearing. Binnall also said that the campaign was denied transparency when it attempted to seek audits of voting machines or ballots. As they probed the alleged irregularities, Binnall told the hearing that the campaign was refused access by state election officials to the code of voting machines for a forensic review of whether they were hooked up to the internet. They were requesting a forensic audit and weren’t allowed near the machines, much less an audit. “We were denied (transparency) at every single turn” in Nevada, he said, adding that one Nevada official “locked himself in his office” and wouldn’t open the door when Trump’s lawyers tried to serve him a subpoena. During a news conference recently from the Amistad Project on election dark money, former Kansas AG Kline said a Wall Street Journal reporter asked him, “Mr. Kline, how can you criticize our election process? That undermines our democracy.” Kline’s response was golden.

He said, “Would we have ever uncovered Watergate, would we have ever revealed the excesses of the government in interning Japanese Americans? Would we have ever improved ourselves to the current condition where we recognize not only men, but women as well as those with different skin colors have inherent and intrinsic rights to be protected by the government without criticism of the government?” What is happening with our journalists? To question authority undermines our democracy? Maybe these journalists need some world history lessons. To be in lockstep is dangerous. It is their job to be cynical and question authority. Transparency is paramount. Every citizen has the right to stand up and complain. The lifeblood of democracy is open discourse and debate. The job of a journalist is to criticize when the government goes wrong and the manner in which the government conducts itself. Cultural hegemony asks us all to shut up. Maybe with totalitarian governments but not in America. What we are seeing today is a lack of transparency in government and media that criticises, shuts down dissenting views and is complicit instead of being a watchman of the government. Julie R eeder can be reached by email at jreeder@reedermedia. com.

back against that kind of pursuit of liberty? Have we not already? Are we allowed to happily drive drunk down the promenade, sideswiping vehicles and picking off pedestrians with our bumpers? Are those lives less important than the one drunkenly behind the wheel? Or have we thought that perhaps that sort of pursuit of happiness is too irresponsible for our communities and we make laws in order to punish those that engage and dissuade those from embarking on such behavior. We stand up to the selfish and destructive members of society and place restrictions on them. And here we are complaining about local restaurants being forced to close because, after publicly and loudly declaring they were going to remain open while citing “freedom,” the state cracked down on them for continuing to endanger the lives of their customers. It’s one thing to be irresponsible and break the rules in place to protect the community, it’s another thing entirely to publicly post statements on social media. That’s like burglarizing your neighbor’s house and leaving a

note on the front door saying you did it – and you’ll do it again tomorrow night. Last week, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, which is loathe to getting involved in anything COVID-19 related for fear of seeming politically motivated – see Chad Bianco – informed the public that it is, in fact, illegal to fire bullets into the air as an expression of freedom. You may ask yourself why would firing a gun into the air be illegal? Freedom. Gravity. Gravity is the reason. But it makes you wonder, in that split second before one of our community members walks outside and aims their gun into the sky, would they stop and think about where that bullet might land? Or is the frothing for freedom too great? Is that pursuit of liberty so overwhelmingly driving that they can’t think beyond the yank of the trigger? Is the freedom to pull the trigger for freedom too powerful for them to resist taking the chance of killing an innocent bystander with a stray bullet? Who has these feelings?

Do these people wander through a Best Buy and pull stuff off the shelves, walking out of the building with brand-new big screens, screaming, “Give me liberty or give me death!?” I am betting they aren’t those people. I think these are people so caught up in the catchphrases, so fueled by false equivalencies to dictatorships and tyrannies that they bow to the power of their confirmation bias and lash out. They take money from people while putting them and their family members at risk. They fire guns into the air and endanger their neighbors. The bastardization of the words “freedom” and “liberty” is now used to explain away selfishness and indulgence. And that’s wrong. Here, I will make my point in a catchphrase: “Liberty, freedom and rights come with responsibility.” They aren’t an excuse to hurt others for fun.

When ‘liberty’ endangers the ‘rights’ of others First, let me say, I am not writing this to change anyone’s mind. I am writing it to express my disdain for the outright abuse of the words many Americans like me cherish. “We are guaranteed the right to ‘life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,’ and this is my life, liberty and pursuit of happiness,” according to an Escondido coffeeshop owner who said he intended to keep his business open, as usual, despite lockdown orders from the county and the state. Considering those lockdown restrictions were put in place to protect people from being exposed to a proven deadly virus ravaging our communities, one has to ask the question: At what point do your “rights” end when they begin to infringe on the “rights” of others? It is a difficult question to ponder, and we have become a nation of catchphrases that uses bumper sticker logic to express ourselves. Add in a heavy dose of social media misquote sharing and memes – oh, don’t get me started on the memes. My age group, and the groups behind me, are the most marketed to groups in the history of the world. That’s why we love a good

quick quote. Many seek out a simply worded explanation for an opinion they already have but lack the energy or devotion to expressing it in their own words. Many take snippets of wisdom from here or there and adhere them to their existing confirmation bias. It’s easier, simpler … cuter on a Facebook post. But using such catchphrases lacks depth, conviction, origin of thought and effort to see more than 3 inches beyond the end of our nose. There has to be more depth to us than what’s on display currently. To explain my issue with the usage of “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” in the way this man used it, is translate it as such: “I don’t care what happens to my customers; I need to make money.” Well, let’s go down that road. Let’s pretend a coffee shop owner decided, “Hey, I need to make more money, I am going to start serving alcohol in my coffee.” And then he starts offering his boozy coffee to children. Hey, why not? Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, after all. Whatever floats your boat, right Would we, as a society, not push

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Don’t support stereotypes by legislating them Joe Naiman WRITER

We can fire all the baseball executives and television commentators who make stereotypical comments, but we will still never rid ourselves of the prejudices brought into the open by those people. The civil rights movements and the honors given to minority leaders have not erased stereotypes from the minds of many people. It is doubtful that any forced action will change the thoughts of Americans. However, the government of this country can play a part by repealing laws which encourage stereotypes. Legislators stereotype when they pass laws. Many states have mandatory seat belt laws because “seat belts are safer.” Most have

banned prostitution and gambling because “prostitutes bring crime” and “gambling brings organized crime.” Many motorcycle riders are forced to wear helmets because “helmets are safer.” Adults under 21 are prohibited from legally consuming alcoholic beverages because “young adults cannot drink responsibly.” On the other end of the age spectrum, many workers are forced to retire at 65 or 70 because “older people cannot do the job as well.” There are some cases in which a person involved in an automobile or motorcycle accident would be safer wearing a seat belt or helmet. However, there are many cases in which the motorist would be trapped and killed by the seat belt, or the helmet would snap the rider’s neck. The view of mandatory seat belt and helmet law proponents that seat belts and helmets

are always safer is a stereotype and is no more accurate than saying that blacks can’t swim or that blondes have no brains. Of course, these stereotypes are not true. My son’s godfather, who is Black, was once a lifeguard. I met my first wife, who is blonde, at a Mensa party. And I know people who are alive today because they were not wearing a seat belt at the time of an auto accident. The hypocrisy of legislating some stereotypes while trying to dispel others is counterproductive. If the legislatures were to decide to require blacks to wear life preservers while in water, civil rights leaders would howl, regardless of whatever drowning statistics were used as a basis for ustification. If lawmakers were to require schools to place blondes in special classes or to force an affirmative action program for Mensa to admit more

blondes, they would not survive the next election. Yet lawmakers have thought it acceptable to force their own generalizations upon the public in the form of legislation. They are, in a sense, telling the public that what happens in some instances happens all the time. They have gotten away with it because these stereotypes are not racial, but rather are based on lifestyle and/or age. The stereotyped are encouraged to change their lifestyle or, in the case of the drinking age, wait a few more years. It is something the government feels that it can control. A stereotype, or prejudice, “prejudges” a group. It assumes for “all” or “most” based on the actions of “some” or “a few.” It is true whether the stereotype is based on race, lifestyle, age or any other differentiating factor.

Legislation has perpetuated stereotyping by incorporating pre udices into laws which affect the public. Such laws reinforce the art of stereotyping. If the legislatures of this nation actually want to limit prejudice, they should start with themselves. They should be aware that seat belts and motorcycle helmets aren’t necessarily safer, that prostitutes and gambling don’t always bring crime, that young adults are responsible and that older adults often retain their abilities over the years. The fired baseball executives and television commentators only brought prejudice into the open. The lawmakers of this country are creating it. Joe Naiman can be reached by email at jnaiman@reedermedia. com.

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EDUCATION

TVUSD board, superintendent acknowledge district may continue virtual classes in spring

The district remains ready to reopen as soon as it is authorized to do so, McClay says Will Fritz ASSOCIATE EDITOR

It may be quite some time before Temecula schools are able to open again in person. Temecula Valley Unified School District’s superintendent, as well as the district’s Board of Education, acknowledged as much in their discussions of the reopening landscape at the Dec. 15 board meeting. But the district stands ready to reopen whenever it becomes safe to do so. “Please hear me loudly and clearly when I say that the district is ready to reopen as soon as we are granted permission to reopen,” Superintendent Jodi McClay told TVUSD’s board and community members watching the meeting. As she has reiterated at previous meetings, however, TVUSD does not have the ability to reopen without approval from health authorities, she said. “We do not have the legal authority to open,” McClay said. “The school board does not have that authority; the superintendent does not have that authority. So, we are in a position of having to take the guidance from the California Department of Public Health as well as the Riverside County Department of Public Health – as really it should be. We are educators, not public health experts.” In theory, there are two ways in which TVUSD schools could be allowed to reopen – if Riverside County returns to the red tier of the state’s coronavirus reopening plan, and if health officials grant a waiver to the district to reopen elementary schools. It looks increasingly unlikely, however, that Riverside County will be back in the red tier anytime soon, as positive coronavirus cases continue to skyrocket – there were 3,679 new coronavirus cases Dec. 16, and the county’s overall COVID-19 positive rate is 18.5%,

compared to 14.8% a week ago. Anything higher than an 8% positivity rate puts Riverside County in the purple tier. “We’re currently going in the wrong direction but we all hope that will turn around,” McClay said. When the county does eventually move out of the purple tier, schools will be able to reopen after 14 days in the red tier or lower. McClay said the district would be ready to reopen “on Day 15.” And the district’s waiver to reopen elementary schools is stuck in limbo, with Riverside County Department of Public Health officials choosing not to review new waivers amid the current surge of cases. McClay said county health officials are working with TVUSD on a regular basis to ensure that the district’s waiver meets their criteria once they are able to review it. “The hints that we’re receiving indicate possibly having permission or improved trending after that Martin Luther King Jr. Day (holiday),” McClay said. If the current case trend continues – which it looks like it almost certainly will – McClay said TVUSD will start the spring semester Jan. 5 in the exact same format it is at present. Middle and high school students may see some class changes as they would in a normal year, but elementary students will remain in their current classes with their current teachers. “Basically at this point, school in Temecula Valley will look like it is now – with online learning Monday through Friday,” McClay said. The district has had some students including those without internet access, with special needs or other considerations, participating in a number of in-person learning hubs, but many of those have had to be closed in the last two weeks because of potential coronavirus exposures.

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“In one particular day, I believe it was last Wednesday or Thursday, 12 hubs had to be closed because of potential exposure,” McClay said. Considering the direction coronavirus cases are going in, some board members suggested that at some point, the district may have to decide in-person learning will not start again at all during the 2020-2021 school year. “As a parent I think it’s pretty tough kind of getting your hopes up with these dates and riding these roller coasters where I know a lot of parents that I talk to, at some point, they just tune it out,” board member Adam Skumawitz said, who was sworn in during closed session at the beginning of the Dec. 15 meeting along with incoming board members Steve Loner and Steven Schwartz. McClay said the district still is thinking there will be some type of reopening action in January or February, but that if circumstances prevent school reopenings even longer, the questions of what to do will be brought to the board. “If we are getting into March

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or spring break when there’s only seven or eight weeks left, we may come to the board and say is this really worth it, is this something we want to do?” McClay said. In the event that in-person classes do restart, McClay said TVUSD will “move mountains” to ensure that as few students are moved from their current teachers as possible. Loner, a firefighter in the city of Riverside, said he wanted to offer his perspective on the coronavirus situation for anxious parents, who he worried were having their expectations set “a bit high.” “I mean when this thing first started happening last March or April, you know, it was bad and we would go on a fair number of COVID-19 positive patients,” Loner said. “There was a lull throughout the summer, and then beginning last month that number started ramping up exponentially and to where now we’re at a point where we have zero beds left in the ICU, wait times at the hospital of up to three to six hours, yesterday it was taking ambulances sometimes 45 minutes to an hour to get on scene

of calls in various cities in the Inland Empire.” He said he believes “the window is slowly closing in on us” as to when to pull the trigger on deciding not to reopen. “The reality is we’re making these contingency plans on the chance that these numbers are gonna improve and the reality is in the weeks to come these numbers are only going to get significantly worse,” Loner said. “And while I hate to be such a pessimist because that’s the complete opposite of how I lead my life, the reality is this is what I have seen every day at work. So pushing forward and continuing to figure out what those best laid plans are gonna be.” In addition to being the first meeting for Skumawitz, Loner and Schwartz, the meeting was board member Sandy Hinkson’s last as board president – board member Barbara Brosch will serve as the new board president for 2021, with Hinkson as board clerk. Will Fritz can be reached by email at wfritz@reedermedia.com.

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EDUCATION

MVUSD board holds moment of silence, pushes back start date

Pictured is a screen shot of graduation rate rankings within the state of California and the ran ing of Murrieta Valley niﬁed chool istrict student graduation rates. Valley News/Courtesy photo

Jeff Pack STAFF WRITER

Murrieta Valley Unified School District’s governing board began its Tuesday, Dec. 15, annual organizational and educational facilities corporation meeting with a moment of silence for former superintendent Stan Scheer who died days before from COVID-19 in Colorado. Scheer, 77, died days after his wife, Marian, 82, succumbed to the coronavirus. He served as superintendent for the district from 2006 to 2012, leaving to assume the same role for a school district in Colorado. In the other significant event of the night, Superintendent Patrick Kelley passed along information regarding the virus and how it relates to the reopening of schools, saying it was unlikely that the county would allow the schools to open Jan. 11, 2021, as planned for the start of the second semester. “It’s clear and it’s evident at this time that we’re not going to have the authorization that is required from public health entities to reopen in an in-person model,”

Kelley said. “As such we’re going to be taking a look what things look like two weeks later for Jan. 25, so, I want to announce to the community that that’s the date that we’re looking and hoping to have things in place and ready to go.” He said sports will be decided in the next few weeks with an eye toward beginning Jan. 25 as well. “As we remain in the purple tier, competition may be able to resume for sports such as mountain biking, cross-country, dance, golf, swimming, tennis and track and field,” he said. “If we get to the red tier we can look forward to baseball and softball that can emerge. Other sports will have to wait a little longer until orange and yellow emerge.” The board also approved proposed revisions to administrative regulation – temporary athletic team coaches regarding administrative personnel and coaching roles at high schools. Beginning July 1, 2021, the board will prohibit the employment of any person as a temporary athletic team coach who is “also employed in a management position within the Murrieta Valley

Unified School District.” “I learned a lot about high school coaching, counseling and administrative duties,” Lunn said about correspondence she had with district stakeholders. “What I learned was how much the extracurricular activities of coaching overlap with a day job duties of counseling and administration. What was also said to me was the impact of a counselor or administrator leaving during the regular school or workday to attend to coaching responsibilities and the impact that those absences have on other employees in that department and to the students in their care. “What Mr. Kelley reminds us about in the question is we always have to ask ourselves how does this support student learning and achievement? During the three years that I’ve been on the board, the district has prioritized finding ways to support counselors and administrators by increasing staff and student services across all four high school. Based on the feedback that I got from all four of our stakeholder groups ... I will be supporting the revision as it is written with no changes.” The revision was approved unanimously. At the beginning of the meeting, the board also elected Linda Lunn to serve again as the board president and board member Oscar Rivas to serve as the clerk of the board. Kenneth Dickson was the delegate to the Riverside County Committee on School District Organization and he nominated Paul Diffley who was voted into the position. Kelley was reappointed to the position of secretary of the board. They also reported that in closed session they took no action on public employee items and con-

ferenced with labor negotiations. The governing board also recognized retiring Murrieta police Chief Sean Hadden for his years of cooperation with the school district and recognized all of the team members on the district’s FaceShield Project Team. “We just want Chief Hadden a wonderful retirement and thank him for his partnership for many years with the school district and just helping that relationship flourish for the betterment of our students,” Kelley said. “Last spring, when our community needed personal protective equipment do to COVID-19 our very own CTE coordinator Valerie Bacchus spearheaded the face shield project,” Lunn said. “The goal of the face shield project was to make PPE items specifically face shields and ear protectors using home-based 3D printers. Jackie Dobbins, then been president of the Murrieta Rotary Club, championed the project to the club who agreed to fund the purchase of materials needed. Thirty-five community members volunteered to 3D print a shield and ear protectors for distribution to area medical personnel and local businesses. In all six local rotary clubs, participated and they all helped by contributing time, resources and support. “Now more than ever we’ve got to work together to take care of each other and MVUSD is happy to recognize these volunteers for their selfless acts of kindness,” she said. Kelley gave his report and started with a report on state graduation rates. “Our district has always performed very well with that but I would really like to point out some of these key figures that emerged in the latest round that was just

released by the state of California,” he said. “When you are taking a look at districts with more than 2,000 graduating students each year, whether you take a look at a four-year grouping or a five-year grouping, Murrieta Valley Unified School District has the second highest graduation rate in the state of California. That is a pretty amazing statement.” He said the district ranks behind only San Ramon Valley in the Bay Area. “This is just a measure, but I really want to reflect on why is this so good,” Kelley continued. “We have such leadership at our high schools that are making the environment possible. We have counselors who go after kids one by one to make sure that the things that they need to have in place are in place so that they’re going to be graduates. We have teachers who work so hard to get kids across the finish line with maybe that one course that they haven’t passed to get them to that point. We have support staff who stand behind the kids making sure that they’re doing those pieces that need to happen for graduation. “It takes a full team and whether it’s teachers, support staff, administrators, counselors, just amazing people who have been committed to making this happen year-in and year-out for graduating seniors,” he said. The board approved the consent calendar which included the approval to dispose of obsolete and unusable materials, the acceptance of donations and approval of university agreements. The board also approved a new job description for the chief technology officer for the school year. Jeff Pack can be reached by email at jpack@reedermedia.com.

LEUSD students will continue distance-learning following winter break Will Fritz ASSOCIATE EDITOR

It’s official: Lake Elsinore Unified students will continue learning in a virtual format following winter break. The district’s board of trustees approved an updated reopening strategy Dec. 17, extending distance learning into the new year and adjusting the start of the spring semester for elementary students. “In order to facilitate a smoother academic transition for all elementary students,” the spring semester for grades TK-5 will begin Wednesday, Feb. 17, rather than Tuesday, Jan. 12, the first day of school after winter break, according to a district announcement. Distance learning under existing teacher and student assignments will continue unchanged for elementary students during the nearly one-month window, the district said, and parents will receive spring semester class rosters in the second week of January. For students in grades 6-12, the spring semester will begin Jan. 12 as it would normally. Those grades will remain in a distance learning model as well and will be subject to teacher and roster changes “to accommodate both virtual learning for families that expressed this preference when surveyed and on campus cohort/hybrid instruction once it is safe,” the district said. Grab-and-go meal service will resume Jan. 12, after winter break at the same school locations as present. Athletic conditioning, the dis-

trict said, is suspended through Jan. 4, and state and regional championships have been removed from the CIF Season 1 sports calendar. “As allowed under guidance from the California Department of Public Health and local health orders, LEUSD will evaluate conditions in order to notify student participants as to when activities such as conditioning and competition can safely resume,” the district said. “A modified sports season and calendar for LEUSD high schools will also be explored.” LEUSD doesn’t have much of a choice in continuing distance learning – with Riverside County remaining in the purple tier of the state’s coronavirus reopening plans, schools that have not yet begun their reopening models must not move forward with any new reopenings. Even those districts that have applied for a waiver to reopen elementary schools, as Temecula Valley Unified has, have found themselves stuck in limbo, with county health officials declining to move forward with any new waivers at the moment. Though there was little discussion of the update, board member Stan Crippen did share some thoughts on the feedback the board has continued to get from the community throughout debates on reopening over the course of the pandemic. “We’ve had a great opportunity over the last two board meetings to hear from more parents than I’ve probably ever heard from in the time I served on the board for 10 years,” Crippen said. “And we just want to thank everybody for

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said. “Each of those students is diverse and each of those students have needs, and what we as a board have done and will continue to try to do is to meet the needs of those individual students as best we can and under the parameters we have been given from the state and county. We appreciate your understanding and hope that as you listen, you can hear the caring that’s here on this board.” Will Fritz can be reached by email at wfritz@reedermedia.com.

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Christmas tree recycling highlights composting in Riverside County RIVERSIDE COUNTY – The holiday season ends with plenty of returns, and Christmas trees are no exception. Return a natural Christmas tree to the ground it grew in by dropping it off at a Riverside County landfill to be recycled into a nutrient-rich soil amendment. Through the free Christmas tree drop-off program, natural trees collected at the Badlands and Lamb Canyon landfills will be chipped and combined with food waste from the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility in Banning to create compost. This program at Lamb Canyon is an innovative way to ensure that organic waste is diverted away from landfill burial, recycled and turned into a valuable soil amendment. Natural Christmas trees must be prepared for recycling by removing

all decorations, lights, tinsel and tree stands. Flocked trees cannot be recycled through this program and need to be cut up and placed in your regular trash container. Other natural Christmas trees that are recycled at free drop-off sites, or at the curb, will be taken to local green-waste processors to be recycled into compost or mulch. Most trash haulers will collect Christmas trees curbside for two weeks after Christmas. Place the prepared tree next to or inside the green-waste container on your regular pickup day. Trees over 4 feet tall should be cut in half. Contact your waste hauler for more details. For those without a curbside pickup program, several dropoff locations will accept up to three properly prepared residential

Christmas trees for free through Jan. 2, including A. Lua Wood Recycling, 18938 Mermack Ave., in Lake Elsinore; B.P. John Recycling, 28700 Matthews Road, in Romoland, accepting until Jan. 31; Burrtec Recycle Center, 41-800 Corporate Way, in Palm Desert, Burrtec customers only; Burrtec/ Robert A. Nelson Transfer Station, 1830 Agua Mansa Road, in Riverside, Burrtec customers only; Riverside County Badlands Landfill, 31125 Ironwood Ave., in Moreno Valley, accepting until Jan. 2, and Riverside County Lamb Canyon Landfill, 16411 Lamb Canyon Road, in Beaumont, accepting until Jan. 2. For more information on this program, call the Riverside County Department of Waste Resources at

Riverside County landﬁlls at Badlands and Lamb Canyon collect natural Christmas trees for recycling into a nutrient-rich soil amendment. Valley News/Courtesy photo

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Doctor: ‘Felt like 30 pounds lifted off my shoulders’ after being vaccinated City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Front-line health care workers at Riverside University Medical Center in Moreno Valley lined up Friday, Dec. 18, to be among the first to receive Pfizer coronavirus vaccines, and while none reported negative reactions, they shared the same sensation – relief. “I felt like 30 pounds had been lifted off my shoulders, knowing I had been vaccinated,” Dr. Nikki Mittal, a pulmonary specialist, said during a briefing outside the hospital. “This has been very hard on us. We know the vaccine is a first step but not the end.” The medical center received a total 1,900 doses, and according to representative Heather Jackson, the vaccination program for staff got underway in the early morning hours. “We’re extremely grateful to all of our front-line workers – from housekeeping, translation services, nurses and doctors,” Jackson said. “They’re working hard every day. Please say a prayer for our teams and medical center. We hope the vaccine

arrival serves as a beacon of hope.” The county is slated to receive more than 25,000 vials this week and next. The first shipment of 14,625 arrived Thursday. The total number next week has not been verified, but county im Saruwatari, director of Department of Public Health, said it will contain 10,000 to 11,000 doses. “This is a new chapter and offers a practical pathway out of the pandemic,” Dr. Geoffrey Leung of Riverside University Health System, said. “The arrival of the first shipment of vaccines is a new phase.” He said the inoculations will not translate to an immediate resolution to the current coronavirus surge, and he encouraged county residents to continue practicing safe behavior, staying out of public gatherings, minimizing outside contact at home and washing hands regularly. “Each of our actions has a ripple effect and will help turn the tide more quickly,” he said. According to pharmacist Dr. Nikita Patel, the medical center’s vaccination program was established in October, and “ultra-cold freezer

requirements” for the Pfizer doses are being closely adhered to. “We’re very excited and remain optimistic, but we cannot become complacent,” she said. “Especially now, we must continue with precautions.” Staff said the second-wave surge in COVID-19 cases has stretched the hospital’s resources, and because of space limitations, some pediatric patients, diagnosed with any illnesses, are being sent to Loma Linda University Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of Orange County for treatment. Alexa Lara, a housekeeper in the COVID unit and emergency room at Riverside University Medical Center, received her vaccination soon after Mittal and said she felt “honored and blessed” to be among the first. “I am in daily exposure and do have concerns and worries when I go home about bringing something to my family,” she said. “Every patient I see is family to me. It’s very heartbreaking to be in that COVID-19 unit. Now I know I can walk in there with confidence.”

Both Lara and Mittal admitted having reservations about the efficacy of the vaccine and its potential for causing unforeseen impacts. “I was a little hesitant because this had been made faster than any other vaccine that’s been produced,” Mittal said. “But after I saw the numbers on how many patients had been tested without bad outcomes or side effects, I felt more confident. Now, we have a little more protection.” Lara said she spoke to an emergency room physician at length about receiving the shot, after which she “felt very safe and secure taking it.” “I don’t have any soreness or tenderness in my arm. I feel perfectly fine,” she said. Mittal said she sees the “sickest of the sick” at the medical center, and the latest spike in illnesses has been “exceedingly hard” to cope with. But now there is a reason to feel better about the future. Health care workers at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs began receiving inoculations Thursday, Dec. 17. “It’s a beautiful feeling here.

We’re all very excited and hopeful that this is the beginning of a new chapter,” Todd Burke, representative for Tenet Healthcare, which operates the hospital. He said the facility has the capacity to administer 120 doses per day. The hospital is expecting another 165 does to be sent from Riverside County in the near future. “After the general and acute-care hospitals are served, skilled nursing facilities will be next, then first responders – emergency medical technicians and paramedics,” Saruwatari told the board of supervisors Tuesday. She said area pharmacies will be partnering with the county to provide shots. The exact timeline for offering vaccinations to the general public was not detailed. While the Pfizer vaccine is going nationwide following U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval, the other SARS-Cov-2 vaccine, manufactured by Moderna, was approved Thursday and will be rolling out soon, but Saruwatari did not have an estimate for when those vaccinations would be available.

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Murrieta has a champion dog among them Lexington Howe STAFF WRITER

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A dog from Murrieta recently won Best of Breed in the AKC National Championship Working Group. The owner, Dani Hall, has been involved in working with mastiffs her entire life. “My parents have been doing this since 1982,” Hall said. Hall’s mastiff, Dobis, is 3 years old and has been showing since he was 1 year old. “He got his championship pretty quickly,” Hall said. “He’s doing what we call in the dog show world

‘campaigning,’ which is basically after you become a champion, you show against other champions and you try to become a top ranked mastiff in the country.” Hall said mastiffs are easy to prepare ahead of time. “With mastiffs, the grooming that you need to do is just your basic wash and nails, making sure they’re clean,” Hall said. “A lot of focus for mastiffs is really ust to make sure that their skin is nice and their coat is pretty.” For training, she took Dobis to a local boarding facility for obedience class. The obedience

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class is to help become him more focused and more socialized than he already is. Hall said dogs can compete in different types of shows. “If you’re not a champion, you show in what’s called the classes, and those are separated by male and female, and then from there they’re separated by individual classes,” Hall said. To become a champion, you have to receive a certain number of points, and you have to have gotten at least two majors, according to Hall. “Easiest way to think of a major, which is just big entries of dogs where you have a cluster of points – once you’ve gotten enough points, you become a champion you can compete in best of breed where you compete against other champions,” Hall said. Hall said mastiffs are the best dogs. “Great family dog, they’re very obedient, they just want to be with you,” Hall said. In Dobis’ competition, there were 12 dogs in the ring. According to Hall, usually the entry is higher, but due to COVID-19 it was smaller this year. Hall and her family run a kennel called Southport Mastiffs. “We are one of the top winning kennels in the history of the breed,” Hall said. “We actually bred and owned and showed the top winning mastiff in the history of the world; his name was Sherman.” Hall said that mastiffs have become a popular breed over the last 10 years. “They’re great companions,” she said. For more information about the breed, visit https: www.mastiff. org/. Lexington Howe can be reached by email at lhowe@reedermedia. com.

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Congress seals agreement on $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill Andrew Taylor THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Top Capitol Hill negotiators sealed a deal Sunday, Dec. 20, on a $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package, finally delivering long-overdue help to businesses and individuals and providing money to deliver vaccines to a nation eager for them. The agreement, announced by congressional leaders, would establish a temporary $300 per week supplemental obless benefit and a $600 direct stimulus payment to most Americans, along with a new round of subsidies for hard-hit businesses and money for schools, health care providers and renters facing eviction. It came after months of battling and posturing, but the negotiating dynamic changed in Republicans’ favor after the election and as the end of the congressional session neared. “This is a model for the challenging work ahead for our nation,” President-elect Joe Biden said in a statement. House leaders informed lawmakers that they would vote on the legislation Monday, and the Senate was likely to vote Monday, too. Lawmakers were eager to leave Washington and close out a tumultuous year. “There will be another major rescue package for the American people,” Senate Majority Leader

Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said in announcing the agreement for a relief bill that would total almost $900 billion. “It is packed with targeted policies to help struggling Americans who have already waited too long.” Democrats acknowledged it wasn’t as robust a relief package as they initially sought – or, they said, the country needs. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi vowed more to come once Biden takes office. “It is a first step,” she said. “We have to do more.” A fight over ederal Reserve emergency powers was resolved Saturday night by the Senate’s top Democrat, Chuck Schumer of New York, and conservative Republican Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania. That breakthrough led to a final round of negotiations Sunday. Still, delays in finalizing the agreement prompted the House to pass a one-day stopgap spending bill to prevent a government shutdown at midnight Sunday. The Senate was likely to pass the measure Sunday night as well. The final agreement would be the largest spending measure yet. It combined $900 billion for COVID-19 relief with a $1.4 trillion governmentwide funding plan and lots of other unrelated measures on taxes, health, infrastructure and education. The governmentwide funding would keep the govern-

ment open through September. Passage neared as coronavirus cases and deaths spiked and evidence piled up that the economy was struggling. The legislation had been held up by months of dysfunction, posturing and bad faith. But talks turned serious in recent days as lawmakers on both sides finally faced the deadline of acting before leaving Washington for Christmas. “This bill is a good bill. Tonight is a good night. But it is not the end of the story, it is not the end of the job,” Schumer told reporters. “Anyone who thinks this bill is enough does not know what’s going on in America.” The $300 per week bonus jobless benefit was one-half the supplemental federal unemployment benefit provided under the $1.8 billion CARES Act in March and would be limited to 11 weeks instead of 16 weeks. The direct $600 stimulus payment to most people would also be half the March payment, subject to the same income limits in which an individual’s payment began to phase out after $75,000. The CARES Act was credited with keeping the economy from falling off a cliff amid widespread lockdowns this spring, but Republicans controlling the Senate cited debt concerns in pushing against Democratic demands. Republican politicians, starting with President Donald Trump, focused more on

reopening the economy and less on taxpayer-financed steps like supplemental obless benefits. Progress came after a bipartisan group of pragmatists and moderates devised a $908 billion plan that built a middle ground position that the top four leaders of Congress – the Republican and Democratic leaders of both the House and Senate – used as the basis for their talks. The lawmakers urged leaders on both sides to back off hardline positions. “We put our heads down and worked around the clock for nearly a month to produce a bipartisan, bicameral bill to address the emergency needs of our country,” the bipartisan group of about a dozen lawmakers said in a statement. “Our consensus bill was the foundation of this final package.” Republicans were most intent on reviving the Paycheck Protection Program with $284 billion, which would cover a second round of PPP grants to especially hardhit businesses. Democrats won set-asides for low-income and minority communities. After the announcement, Schumer and Pelosi, D-Calif., announced additional details, including $25 billion in rental assistance, $15 billion for theaters and other live venues, $82 billion for local schools, colleges and universities and $10 billion for child care. The governmentwide appropriations bill would fund agencies

through next September. That measure was likely to provide a last $1.4 billion installment for Trump’s U.S.-Mexico border wall as a condition of winning his signature. The bill was an engine to carry much of Capitol Hill’s unfinished business, including an almost 400page water resources bill that targets $10 billion for 46 Army Corps of Engineers flood control, environmental and coastal protection projects. Another addition would extend a batch of soon-to-expire tax breaks, including one for craft brewers, wineries and distillers. It also would carry numerous clean energy provisions, $7 billion to increase access to broadband, $4 billion to help other nations vaccinate their people, $14 billion for cash-starved transit systems, Amtrak and airports. Democrats failed in a monthslong battle to deliver direct fiscal relief to states and local governments, but they successfully pressed for $22 billion to help states and local governments with COVID-19-related health expenses like testing and vaccines. The end-of-session rush also promised relief for victims of shockingly steep surprise medical bills, a phenomenon that often occurs when providers drop out of insurance company networks.

Navarro releases 36-page report alleging election fraud WASHINGTON – White House adviser Peter Navarro released a 36-page report alleging election fraud called “The Immaculate Deception.” He presented the contents of the report in a news conference Friday, Dec. 17. According to the executive summary, “this report assesses the fairness and integrity of the 2020 presidential election by examining six dimensions of alleged election irregularities across six key battleground states.” Evidence used to conduct this assessment included more than 50 lawsuits and judicial rulings, thousands of affidavits and declarations, testimony in a variety of state venues, published analyses by think tanks and legal centers, videos and photos, public comments and extensive news coverage, according to the report. “ rom the findings of this report, it is possible to infer what may well have been a coordinated strategy to effectively stack the election deck against the Trump-Pence ticket,” Navarro said in his report. “Indeed, the observed patterns of election irregularities are so consistent across the six battleground states that they suggest a coordinated strategy to, if not steal the election outright, strategically game the election process in such a way as to stuff the ballot box’ and unfairly tilt the playing field in favor of the Biden-Harris ticket. Topline findings of this report included: - The weight of evidence and patterns of irregularities are such that it is irresponsible for anyone – especially the mainstream media

– to claim there is “no evidence” of fraud or irregularities. - The ballots in question because of the identified election irregularities are more than sufficient to swing the outcome in favor of President Trump should even a relatively small portion of these ballots be ruled illegal. - All six battleground states exhibit most, or all, six dimensions of election irregularities. However, each state has a unique mix of issues that might be considered “most important.” To put this another way, all battleground states are characterized by the same or similar election irregularities; but, like Tolstoy’s unhappy families, each battleground state is different in its own election irregularity way. - This was theft by a thousand cuts across six dimensions and six battleground states rather than any one single “silver bullet” election irregularity. - In refusing to investigate a growing number of legitimate grievances, the anti-Trump media and censoring social media are complicit in shielding the American public from the truth. This is a dangerous game that simultaneously undermines the credibility of the media and the stability of our political system and Republic. - Those journalists, pundits, and political leaders now participating in what has become a Biden Whitewash should acknowledge the six dimensions of election irregularities and conduct the appropriate investigations to determine the truth about the 2020 election. If this is not done before Inauguration Day, we risk putting into power an illegitimate

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and illegal president lacking the support of a large segment of the American people. - The failure to aggressively and fully investigate the six dimensions of election irregularities assessed in this report is a signal failure not just of our anti-Trump mainstream media and censoring social media but also of both our legislative and judicial branches. - Republican governors in Arizona and Georgia together with Republican majorities in both chambers of the State legislatures of five of the six battleground states – Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin – have had both the power and the opportunity

to investigate the six dimensions of election irregularities presented in this report. Yet, wilting under intense political pressure, these politicians have failed in their constitutional duties and responsibilities to do so – and thereby failed both their states and this nation as well as their party. - Both State courts and federal courts, including the Supreme Court, have failed the American people in refusing to appropriately adjudicate the election irregularities that have come before them. Their failures pose a great risk to the American Republic. - If these election irregularities are not fully investigated before

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Interfaith Council gives annual Humanitarian Awards

Craig Smedley, right, of Interfaith Council of Murrieta and Temecula poses with Jared Medley, Meesha Moghaddam and Denton Burr of Temecula Protest, who received the community organization or business a ard at C s annual Humanitarian ards and ith Chuc earer, left, winner of the individual Humanitarian of the Y ear award, Nov. 22, at the council s annual Night of ratitude. Valley News/Courtesy photo

MURRIETA – The Interfaith Council of Temecula and Murrieta presented the annual Humanitarian Awards Sunday, Nov. 22, at the annual Night of Gratitude at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Murrieta in the outdoor pavilion. The event was also broadcast on YouTube for those who could not attend in person. The concept of the Humanitarian Award was brought to fruition by Barbara Matthews Scott, who each year solicits nominations from all the faith organizations in IFC membership, as well as from the public. The Interfaith Council was honored to present each recipient with an engraved crystal award donated by Steve Butterworth of Fallbrook Awards. The winner of this year’s individual award was Charles “Chuck” Searer, a volunteer at the Community Mission of Hope, as well as at Dream Center Lake Elsinore, Hands & Feet Ministry and Rancho Community Church. Searer was nominated by Allison Willits, operations manager

at the Community Mission of Hope. “Chuck has been serving locally for many years,” Willits said. “He is a volunteer deacon at Rancho Community Church where he has ministered to many over the years. He ran ‘Jobs for Life’ classes to help those who are out of work to hone skills needed to interview, retain jobs etc.” Searer worked as a case manager at Project T.O.U.C.H. where he volunteered at the winter homeless shelter. He is also a member at large with Dream Center in Lake Elsinore where he participates with the “Adopt a Block” program, helping to clean up the streets and minister to the community. He is an active member of Homeconnect, a county program connecting homeless people to housing in Riverside County. Each Tuesday he drives to the meeting in Riverside to advocate for clients. At Community Mission of Hope, he is the lead case manager and volunteers every Wednesday to meet with clients. “For the last four years Chuck has used his expertise to help move many

from homelessness to housing,” Willits said. “He is always actively working to learn all he can and regularly attends trainings and conferences on his own. He has a passion for helping seniors, struggling families and is currently working with those previously incarcerated to help them get back on their feet. “As our lead case manager, Chuck is a mentor to the volunteer case managers at CMOH. When we have a tough case or are in need of a resource, we all call Chuck. He either has the information or helps us get it. He is always there to lend a helping hand and ear. He is willing to help others learn to do what he does and trains our new case managers, so he is willing to share all of his knowledge. The best part about Chuck is he does all of this with great humility and kindness,” Willits said. She said Searer is willing to help anyone, even the most difficult clients. “On his days off he can be found visiting clients turned friends, taking clients to doctors’ appointments or sitting next to them in court,” she said. “Chuck doesn’t wait for clients to come to him. When he sees someone in need, he goes to them. An example of this is when helping move our homeless clients into low-income housing, he notices neighbors of our newly housed. He will literally knock on their doors to make sure they are all right, and when he finds they need resources, he starts working to help. He has founded a moving ministry here at CMOH and built a team who helps physically move people and provides needed household essentials and furniture.” By trade, Searer owns an insurance company. He said his passion is working with older adults to make sure they are getting all of the resources out there to help them finish well. “He has hired clients of CMOH at his business to help them get back into the workforce,” Willits said. “He truly walks the walk. We are so grateful to have Chuck as part of our team at CMOH. He is an amazing human

and humanitarian.” Other people spoke about Searer at the award ceremony as well. “Chuck takes others’ burdens on as his own and does not rest until he finds a solution,” Maegan Bourlett, executive director of CMOH, said. “All this while being kind and gentle, even helping those who are sometimes rude and impatient. He isn’t bothered by the disrespect and attitude he sometimes faces from the very people he’s working to help. He helps them just as much as he’d help anyone else. He’s the picture of mercy. He backs up his compassion with action.” “I have known Chuck for over a decade now,” Anne Unmacht, executive director of Project T.O.U.C.H., said. “I have worked with so many volunteers during my time as director of Project T.O.U.C.H., a homeless and transitional charity, and I can honestly say that I have never met a more devoted, and patient volunteer. Chuck is one who goes way above and beyond the call of duty for those in need. His heart is enormous and his giving spirit is endless. I would give anything to have more volunteers with the heart of Chuck.” The winner of the Community Organization or Business Award was Temecula Protest, nominated by member Meesha Moghaddam. “Temecula Protest was formed in May 2020 following a multitude of protests sparked by the murder of George Floyd,” Moghaddam, said. “The grassroots organization has rallied and organized community outreach in Temecula to end police violence and the unreasonable use of excessive force, response and treatment to community issues, showing support and solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community, defunding the police, implementing BIPOC education curriculum in schools and advocating for police, immigration, education and mental health policy reform. “Our core values align with the Interfaith Council’s aims to eliminate prejudice and encourage social justice. We do this by insisting that

it is collectively our responsibility to hold people accountable when they harm a member, or members, of our community, regardless of any involved individual’s belief, race, abilities, political background, religion, gender, sexuality, spiritual belief, ethnic background or otherwise discriminatory factor. We aim to encourage other small towns to organize and gather members of their community whose values align to push for local change and improve/ change the systems around them to improve the quality of life of those around them. “Our organization seeks to provide a safe space where people can peacefully engage and hold civil discussions about local and community issues to find solutions together and create a stronger sense of responsibility and a more genuine feeling of trust within our community.” Temecula Protest has organized many events throughout the city, engaging with the homeless community and providing decompression sessions. In light of recent COVID-19 regulations, the group also hosted virtual events such as virtual protests, phone-a-thons and social media outreach. “We have dedicated the past four months to organizing events to bring about change and constant revision within Temecula and improvement of policies and systems,” she said. “We believe in bringing awareness to social injustices, highlighting local issues, locating viable resources that benefit and we engage with our communities to determine how we can better it as well as create a safe space for voices to be heard. Our strong values and beliefs are what brought us together.” The Interfaith Council meets on the second Tuesday of every month via Zoom, from noon to 1:30 p.m. New members and guests are welcome. The next meeting will be held Jan. 12. For more information, contact the secretary at 951-698-6116 or martimusician@verizon.net.

more, but that you would wish your friends and family to have the same gift you received from God. Here are the gifts God wants you to re-gift. The gift of His son Jesus Christ Jesus is the gift that keeps on giving. He is God’s ultimate gift to us, and he makes every other gift on this list possible. Isaiah 9:6 said, “For to us a child is born, to us a Son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Jesus is the gift you must re-gift. Everyone needs him. The gift of His grace Jesus is God’s unlimited and

extremely costly gift card to us. Jesus paid the price so that we might receive God’s free and infinite grace. Ephesians 2:8 said, “God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God.” When you re-gift Jesus to others, you’re also giving them access to God’s grace. The gift of the Holy Spirit The wonderful thing about God’s gifts is that he doesn’t leave us to figure it out on our own. We would be terrible at it. He gives us His Holy Spirit to live in us and guide us as we walk with Jesus. He is our helper. Acts 2:38 said, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the for-

giveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” The gift of eternal life Every gift anyone has ever given you on Christmas has been temporary. They’ve all worn-out or become garage sale fodder. But the gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ never ends. Romans 6:23 said, “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Z achary E lliott is the lead pastor of Fusion Christian Church in Temecula. For more information, visit https: / / www.fusionchristianchurch. com, http: / / www.encouragementtoday.tv r nd hem n n a ram

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Have you ever received a gift you were sure was a re-gift? I know I have. Or better yet, have you ever been guilty of the infamous re-gift? I’m guessing, yes. I think we all have. I recently was told a story about a guy who received a gift card to a store from a supposedly good friend. He was excited about the gift card and couldn’t wait to spend it. That excitement continued until it came time to check out and was informed the card had less than a dollar on it. Can’t buy much with that. What a friend. As Christmas Day drew nearer

and nearer, gifts were on everyone’s mind. And to a certain extent, they should be. Gifts are a central part of the Christmas celebration. When you open your gifts this Christmas, there will be some you love and some you don’t. There will be some you hope come with a gift receipt, and there will be those you won’t be able to return. Those are the gifts that are in danger of becoming a re-gift. Be careful how you open those. You’ll want to keep them as pristine as possible. With all of the chaos of gifts exchanging hands, there is a particular set of gifts that God gives that you won’t ever want to return. They are, however, acceptable re-gifts. Not that you wouldn’t have them any-

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High Country 4-H Club wanted to make a contribution to the community, so they decided to give out hand-painted flower pots and packaged flower and herb seeds. The High Country 4-H Club board members arranged to give the planters and seeds away at the Community Food Bank, Nov. 12. see page AVO -4

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vidual gifts to meet both the wants and needs of local children was met with smiles, laughter and well wishes as the gifts were handed out in a drive-thru event. “Last night was our biggest

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Ravens give gifts Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

An Anza resident solved an interesting mystery that has occurred for months on her small ranch. Random pebbles and small, shiny metal objects have been found in her stock water trough, left there as gifts from ravens. Tara Butchart is known for her kindness toward her furry and feathered friends, and now some of them are returning the favor, bird fashion. “I started noticing the gifts quite some time ago,” she said. “I didn’t realize it was the ravens until recently. I even got a small one just this morning.” Butchart leaves unsalted, shelled peanuts out for the big black birds every day. Besides enjoying these see RAV EN S , page AVO -4

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Free d rive-thru Christmas d inner is served at Anza Community Hall Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

The Anza Living Hope Church, the High Country Youth Center and dozens of donors will sponsor a free Christmas dinner with all the fixings in a drive-thru event Friday, Dec. 25, at the Anza Community Hall. Individually packaged meals will be offered from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. The drive-thru event will follow all current state and country health orders. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be in attendance to greet attendees as they pass through the line, all at a safe social distance. One meal per person in the vehicle will be offered. The dinners include turkey with fixings, pie, cookies, cocoa and candy. There are approximately 225 meals planned for the event. anta and Mrs. Claus ill be available to elcome participants in the Christmas drive thru dinner oﬀered at the Anza Community Hall F riday, Dec. 25. Anza Valley O utlook/ Diane Sieke r photo

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welcome. For more information, contact the AEC office at 951763-4333. Regular Happenings Hamilton High School – Find out what is happening using Hamilton’s online calendar at http:// www.hamiltonbobcats.net/apps/ events/calendar/. Hamilton Museum – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Open Wednesdays and Saturdays at 39991 Contreras Road in Anza. For more information, call 951-763-1350 or visit http:// www.hamiltonmuseum.org. Find them on Facebook at “HamiltonMuseum-and-Ranch-Foundation.” Health, exercise, resources and recovery meetings Narcotics Anonymous Meeting – 6 p.m. Every Tuesday at Shepherd Of The Valley Church, 56095 Pena Road, in Anza. Open participation. Veterans’ G athering Mond ays – 9-11 a.m., The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 39075 Contreras Road, in Anza. Men and women veterans come to share and help each other deal with posttraumatic stress disorder and other difficulties. Call John Sheehan at 951-923-6153. If you need an advocate to help with VA benefits, call Ronnie Imel at 951-659-9884. The Most Ex cellent Way – Christ-centered recovery program for all kinds of addiction meets ridays from 7-8:30 p.m. and Tuesdays from 8-10 a.m. Program is court approved; child care is provided. Transportation help is available. The group meets at 58050 Highway 371; the cross street is irby Road in Anza. AA Men’ s Meeting – 7 p.m. Meetings take place Thursdays at 39551 irby Road in Anza, south of Highway 371. Alcoholics Anonymous – 8 p.m. Wednesday evenings at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 56095 Pena Road in Anza. For more information, call 951763-4226. Bereaved Parents of the U SA – The Aguanga-Anza Chapter of BPUSA will hold its meetings 6 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday of each month at 49109 Lakeshore Blvd. in Aguanga. For more information, contact chapter leader Linda Hardee at 951-551-2826. Free Mobile Health Clinic – Open every third Wednesday of the month from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. No appointment is needed. Uninsured may only be seen in the Anza Community Hall’s parking lot or inside the hall. Med ication Assistance and Treatment for Opioid Depend ence – Get treatment for heroin addiction. Transportation to the clinic is provided. For more information, contact Borrego Health’s Anza Community Health Center, 58581 Route 371, in Anza. or more information, call 951-7634759. Food ministries F.U .N. G roup weekly food ministry – Deliveries arrive noon Thursdays at the Anza Community Hall. To order a paid box and help feed those who can’t afford to pay, drop off payment and cash donations by Thursday at 1:30 p.m., to ERA Excel Realty,

56070 Highway 371, in Anza. Pay inside or drop off during the day in the red box outside. To drop it off, put name and request on an envelope with payment inside. A $30 box has about $100 worth of food and feeds six people. Half boxes are available for $15. ood is delivered once a week to those who cannot find a ride. or more information, call Bill Donahue at 951-288-0903. Living Hope Christian Fellowship Community Dinner – 1 p.m. Dinners are held the last Sunday of the month at the Anza Community Hall. All are welcome. Donations of time, money, etc. are always welcome. Food for the Faithful – 8 a.m. The food bank hands out food the last Friday of the month until the food is gone. The clothes closet will be open too. Emergency food handed out as needed at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. FFF is a non-denominational nonprofit. All in need are welcome; call Esther Barragan at 951-763-5636. Bible Stud ies The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-d ay Saints in Anza – Sunday Sacrament is held 10 a.m.; Sunday School is 11 a.m. Priesthood/Relief Society meets noon; Wednesday Boy Scouts gathers 6 p.m. and Youth Night is 7 p.m. For more information, call Ruiz at 951-445-7180 or Nathan at 760-399-0727. The Wednesday Genealogy/Family History Class, 5-8 p.m., is open to the public at 39075 Contreras Road in Anza. Native Lighthouse Fellowship – 10 a.m. The group meets the first Saturday of the month, and breakfast is served. All are welcome to fellowship together at the “Tribal Hall” below the casino in Anza. For more information, call Nella Heredia at 951-763-0856. Living Hope Bible Stud y – 8-10 a.m. Tuesdays at Living Hope Christian ellowship, 58050 Highway 371, in Anza. All are welcome. For more information, call Pastor evin at 951-763-1111. Anza RV Clubhouse – 7 p.m., the second Wednesday of the Month, Pastor evin officiates at 41560 Terwilliger Road in Anza. Monthly Christian Men’ s Breakfast – 9 a.m. Breakfast takes place the fourth Saturday of each month and rotates to different locations. Contact Jeff Crawley at 951763-1257 for more information. Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church – 10 a.m. Weekly Wednesday Bible study takes place at 56095 Pena Road in Anza. Call 951-763-4226 for more information. Valley G ospel Chapel – 7 a.m. Saturday Men’s Study meets weekly with breakfast usually served at 43275 Chapman Road in the Terwilliger area of Anza. For more information, call 951763-4622. Anza First Southern Baptist Church – 9 a.m. The church offers Sunday school for all ages with a 10:30 a.m. worship service and 6 p.m. for prayer and Bible study. Youth ministry meets Mondays from 6-8 p.m. The women’s Bible study meets Thursdays at 10 a.m., but it is on hiatus through the summer. Celebrate Recovery

meets ridays; doors open at 5:30 p.m. with large group meeting, 6-7 p.m.; small group share, 7-8 p.m. and Cross Talk Cafe, 8-8:30 p.m. Church is located at 39200 Rolling Hills Road in Anza. For more information, contact at 951-7634937, anzabptistchurch@gmail. com or http://www.anzabaptistchurch.com. Clubs TOPS Meeting – Take Off Pounds Sensibly support group meets Wednesdays weekly. Weigh in at 8:30 a.m., meeting at 8:45 a.m. at Thompson Hall at the Anza Baptist Church, 39200 Rolling Hills Road, in Anza. For more information, visit http://www. TOPS.org. High Country Recreation – Second Monday of the month attend committee meetings at ERA Excel Realty in Anza. or more information, call Albert Rodriguez at 951-492-1624 or Robyn Garrison at 805-312-0369. HCR Bingo fund raisers – 6:30-9:30 p.m. second and fourth Fridays at Anza Community Hall. Anza Valley VFW Post 1873 – Capt. John Francis Drivick III Post, the Ladies’ and Men’s Auxiliaries are located at 59011 Bailey Road in Anza. Mail P.O. Box 390433. Request monthly newsletter and or weekly menu by email at vfw1 8 7 3 anzaca@ gmail.com. For more information, call 951-763-4439 or visit http:// vfw1873.org. High Country 4-H Club – 6:30 p.m. Meetings are on the third Wednesday of the month, except February, at Anza Community Hall. 4-H Club is for youth 5 to 19 years old offering a variety of projects. High Country 4-H Club is open to children living in the Anza, Aguanga and surrounding areas. For more information, call Allison Renck at 951-663-5452. Anza Valley Artists Meetings – 1 p.m. Meetings are third Saturday of each month at various locations. Share art, ideas and participate in shows. Guests speakers are always needed. For more information, call president Rosie Grindle at 951-928-1248. ind helpful art tips at http://www.facebook.com/ AnzaValleyArtists/. Anza Q uilter’ s Club – 9:30 a.m. to noon. Meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at the Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 56095 Pena Road, in Anza. Anza Valley Lions Club – The Anza Valley Lions Club is open to all men and women who want to work together for the betterment of the community. Guest meetings with dinner are held 7 p.m. on the first Monday of each month at Anza Valley VFW Post 1873, 59011 Bailey Road, in Anza. Meetings and events are posted on the Anza Lions Club website, http://www.anzalionsclub.org. For more information, call president Michele Brown at 760-637-9173. Boy Scouts Troop 319 – Cub Scouts meet 6 p.m. every Tuesday, and Boy Scouts meet 7 p.m. every Wednesday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Contreras Road, south of state Route 371, in Anza. For more information, call Richard Hotchkiss at 951-551-3154. Boys Scouts Troop 371 – Boy Scouts meet at Lake Riverside Estates. For more information, call Ginny inser at 909-702-7902.

Civil Air Patrol – Squadron 59 is looking for new members of all ages. For more information, call squadron commander Maj. Dennis Sheehan from the Anza area at 951-403-4940. To learn more and see the club’s meeting schedule, visit http://www.squadron59.org. Fire Ex plorer Program – 6 p.m. The program meets every second, third and fourth Tuesday of the month at Fire Station 29 on state Route 371 in Anza. Call 951763-5611 for information. Red shank Rid ers – 7 p.m. Backcountry horsemen meet at the Little Red Schoolhouse in Anza, the second Thursday of each month. Visit http://www. redshankriders.com or call Carol Schmuhl for membership information at 951-663-6763. Anza Thimble Club – The club meets the first Thursday of the month at Valley Gospel Chapel, 43275 Chapman Road in Anza. The social hour is 11:30 a.m., and lunch is served at noon. Contact Carol Wright at 951-763-2884 for more information. Organizations Terwilliger Community Association – 6 p.m. Second Monday of the month at V W Post 1873, 59011 Bailey Road, in Anza. Potluck dinner open to all. For more information, call Tonie Ford at 951-763-4560. From the Heart Christian Women’ s Ministries – Noon. Monthly luncheon and guest speaker are held the second Saturday of each month. The $5 charge covers lunch at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 56095 Pena Road, in Anza. rom the Heart helps the area’s neediest children and invites all women and men to join in their mission. Donate or help with the rummage sales twice a year to raise funds for the cause or other events. For more information, call president Christi James at 951-595-2400. Anza Community Hall – 7 p.m. General membership meetings are held the fourth Thursday of the month. Memberships cost $20 per person or $35 per business, and both get one vote. No government funds are allocated for the Hall, which pays its bills through memberships and swap meets. Voting members receive discounts off hall rentals, swap meet booths and save on propane gas from Farrell Gas. Mail membership to: Anza Community Building Inc. at P.O. Box 390091, Anza, CA 92539. The hall is located at 56630 Highway 371 in Anza. Swap meet held each Saturday of the month, weather permitting, early morning to 1 p.m. Vendors wanted. For more information, call 951-282-4267. Anza Valley Municipal Ad visory Council – 7 p.m. Second Wednesday of each odd month at Anza Community Hall. Group serves as local liaisons to the county from the community. For more information, call 951-805-6800. Anza Civic Improvement League – 9 a.m. meets the first Saturday of each month at the Little Red Schoolhouse. The league maintains Minor Park and Little Red School House, which are both available to rent for events. No government funds are allowed; the membership pays the bills – $10 a person, $18 family or $35 business membership. For more information, visit http:// www.anzacivic.org.

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Racing pigeon to fly home to Michigan Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

A well-traveled bird has landed at a local aviary, amazing both local pigeon expert irsten lohe and its teenage owner in Michigan. lohe was given care of the bird while it’s in Aguanga due to her knowledge of homing pigeons, as she owns the resident flock that can often be seen orbiting Bergman’s Museum ust off Highway 371 in Aguanga. Upon close inspection, she discovered two bands on the fowl’s legs. “I immediately knew it was a racing pigeon because of the bands on her ankles,” lohe said. “One band is the timer and the other is the registration band.” She said she immediately contacted the American Racing Pigeon Union and gave them the band numbers. They directed her to the band maker – Jedds – which was also printed on the band. “I called Jedds, and they gave me the owner’s name and phone number. I contacted Joseph, and needless to say, he was shocked and very grateful. He lives near Detroit and is 15 years old. He just started pigeon racing just last year.” This particular bird has been missing for a year, and Joseph never thought he would see her again, she said. “He is sending me a pigeon shipping box, and I’ll be sending her back to Michigan after the holidays,” lohe said. The pigeon flew so far to get to Aguanga, now she will be flown home to Michigan. The American Racing Pigeon Union is a national organization for pigeon racing hobbyists. The organization was founded Nov. 9, 1910, in Washington to centralize regional clubs, establish standardized rules, award cash prizes and promote the racing of homing carrier pigeons.

The American Racing Pigeon Union registered bands contain a great deal of information, such as the name of the national organization that has registered the bird, the year the bird was hatched and banded/registered, letters representing the pigeon club the band is registered to, and a one-up number unique to each pigeon based on the club letters. Sometimes, however, the band may just have the owner’s name, phone and/or address on it that you may call or write them. What should you do if you find a pigeon? Most found birds are hungry and thirsty. Water is necessary before all else. It may be exhausted and not even realize that water is in front of it. Gatorade or other sports drinks may be added to the water. A teaspoon or two per cup of water will help replenish electrolytes. Pigeons eat grain. Popcorn, rice, split peas, barley, buckwheat, bird seed and chicken scratch are all good feed for a found bird. eep the bird safe. A bird cage, animal crate or chicken enclosure will hold the pigeon for a day or so with no problem. Finding the bird’s owner is the next step. The pigeon should have a band on its leg, and the owner can be traced through one of the national pigeon organizations with that information. Sometimes, after 24-48 hours rest with food and water, most homing pigeons are more than capable of finding their way home on their own. Simply release the bird in an area free of wires or other obstacles, and it will usually head home immediately. Homing pigeons are protected by state laws, and because their owners care for them, every attempt should be made to locate the owner. D iane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

This racing pigeon ends up in guanga after ying all the ay from Michigan. Anz a Valley O utlook /Courtesy photos

Bands on the pidgeon’s legs identify the owner, who was contacted about his missing bird.

TOYS from page COVID-19, for sure, however that didn’t stop the generosity of our amazing little town. We couldn’t have been more grateful and we were all humbled over and over again.” Families lined up an hour in advance of the event, eager to have their children enjoy a happy, fun-filled holiday. “We did the event in a drivethru style for the safety of our families, and we feel that it went fairly smoothly. The line was long; however, it was constantly moving,” James said. The volunteers shopped, wrapped and organized the gifts for the children and families. “I want to thank Cindy R. Llamas, GeriLyn Blanton Mellin, Christi Harnen Pomije, Tammy Marana, Wandakaye Crawford, Aurora Perez, Paola Fujii Canaday, Cindy Watson, evin Watson, Darlyn Carrillo and Easton, Richard Hotchkiss, Lynnette Smith, Marta Spencer, Jeff-fa-fa and all of the people who privately adopted stockings or donated funds,” James said. “None of this would have happened had they not sacrificed their time, and expressed such dedication and love to this program.” The Cahuilla Casino, Anza Electric Cooperative, Living Hope Church, Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Calvary Chapel, Anza Baptist Church, Valley Gospel Chapel, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, ERA Realty, Bank of Hemet, Rancho Chapel and Rancho RV Resort also contributed to the community effort. “Thank you to all of the families who came to get gifts! Praying that each and every one of you have an amazingly, blessed season, knowing that you are loved, and trea-

sured. Merry Christmas Mountain Community,” James said. Parents were thrilled with the outpouring of generosity toward their children. Dixie letcher said, “We cannot thank From the Heart enough for all you guys do to make sure our kiddos have anywhere from school supplies, shoes, socks and Christmas presents. With all the stress and craziness we have all dealt with in 2020, you always know how to put a smile on these kiddos’ faces and warmth in everybody’s hearts. Cheers to all you all do for everybody; you are all truly a blessing to us all.” From the Heart Christian Women’s Ministries serves and focuses on families and children in need in the mountain communities of Anza, Aguanga, Mountain Center and Idyllwild. Fundraising events are held throughout the year to help collect money to aid the cause. Rummage sales, luncheons, raffles and the annual holiday dinner all help to present activities such as the gift giveaway. To learn more about the From the Heart Christian Women’s Ministries, visit their Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/

Christina James oversees the activities during the F rom the Heart Women’s Ministries’ toy giveaway Thursday, Dec. 17 .

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High Country 4-H Club spreads some happiness during COVID-19

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High Country H Club gives out planted seeds in hand painted o er planters to cheer up the community during COVID-19.

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cause of the current health orders due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 4-H Club families took shifts passing out the planters. The 4-H Club gave the planters away for free. Most people took one, but some people did not. One person wanted to give the 4-H Club a donation for the gift, but the club did not accept the gift because they weren’t doing it for the money. They were doing it to bring a little joy to people in town during COVID-19. “‘I really enjoyed being able to hand out some pots to people,”

Piper Bell, president of High Country 4-H Club, said. “For having to deal with COVID-19, we were still able to brighten everyone’s day with some individual custom pots. It was wonderful to see some smiles and that was just a highlight of the week.” Club members said it was incredible to see the look on every person’s face when they received a planter and seed packets. High Country 4-H Club is considering what to do for their next service project.

KOYT-FM 97.1 announces Light Up The Valley Holiday Light contest winners Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

O T 97.1 M Anza Community Broadcasting announced the winners in their Light Up The Valley Holiday Light Decoration contest. The event included two categories – Residential and Commercial/ Nonprofit Business displays. Santa Claus himself, along with the O T oyote team selected their favorite displays. Cash prizes were awarded to the winners: $200 for first place, and $50 for second and third places in each category. A total of $600 in prizes was dispersed to the victors. RAV EN S from page treats, they also partake in some of her geese and duck feed. They began to leave interesting objects in return for the free meals. “Since I started collecting the little tokens, I’ve received a couple metal items and lots of stones of various sizes. Before I knew it was something other than my geese, I just tossed out numerous nuts, bolts and washers. They must think I like the rocks because I’ve been collecting them all and now that’s all I get,” Butchart said. “I have my favorite trinket, some sort of latch that is one part but came in two separate deliveries. I had no idea it was one piece until I showed them to my husband Harold and he put them together. I would’ve never figured it out.”

“Thank you to all who entered the Light Up The Valley Holiday Light Decoration Contest 2020,” Erinne Roscoe, program director of O T- M 97.1, said. “Not only did you help make this holiday season merry and bright in our beautiful valley, but you helped to support your community radio station O T 97.1 oyote Radio. All the displays were wonderful. Santa and the O T oyote had very hard decisions to make, and after much debate and many cups of hot cocoa. They gave us their favorites for each category.” Business on roﬁt winners First Place – Overland Realty Second Place – The Barn Stop

Third Place – Anza First Southern Baptist Church Resid ence winners First Place – Mark and Tena Canchola, 41033 Rolling Hills Drive Second Place – Joanne Salazar, 57190 Benton Way Third Place – oe Paulin, 56300 Mitchell Road rom riday, Dec. 18, through Sunday, Dec. 20, the nonprofit, all-volunteer community public radio station played on-air holiday music, descriptions of the displays and judging results with the intention of creating a drive-thru listening event for the community. For more information, call 951-

763-5698 or email info@koyt971. org, or visit https://koyt971.org/ light-up-the-valley-contest-2020.

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

Both crows and ravens are common in the Anza Valley, filling the skies and fields with their antics. Crows, ravens and magpies are all part of the Corvidae family of birds. Worldwide there are over 120 different species of Corvids. These birds tend to feed in open areas, even catching food cooperatively. They eat small animals, grain, fruits, insects, invertebrates and carrion. Members of the family Corvidae will store excess food, burying it or hiding it in trees or holes. They access the stored food when needed. Corvids can communicate warnings, threats, tauntings and cheers. Their alarm calls are used as signals by other species. Crows can also mimic sounds made by other animals. Crows and ravens will position

sentries to oversee the feeding of the group and warn against predators. Crows have been observed drop-

ping nuts onto a street and waiting for a car to run them over and crack the shells. They also drop shellfish onto rocks to achieve the

same purpose. D iane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

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Linda Krupa to lead RTA board of directors in 2021

Linda K rupa will lead the Riverside Transit Agency board of directors for 2021. Valley News/Courtesy photo

RIVERSIDE – Board members have unanimously selected Hemet City Councilmember Linda rupa to lead the Riverside Transit Agency board of directors for 2021. As chair, rupa will be responsible for leading the 22-member board in setting policy, guiding agency priorities, conducting the agency’s board meetings and representing the agency during public events. rupa, who has been on the board since 2011 and served as chair during 2017, fills the position most recently held by Wildomar City Councilmember Bridgette Moore. “I am honored to be selected to this important position for a second time,” rupa said. “This is truly a significant period for the Riverside Transit Agency as we work to rebound from the challenges of the past year and examine ways to remain a vital part of our communities.” rupa assumes leadership during a challenging period for the agency, which has experienced declining ridership and revenue due to the pandemic. rupa said RTA will continue to make safety a priority while focusing on strategies for recovery, as well as to building a world-class transit center in downtown Riverside, expanding technology aboard buses and continuing efforts to convert

the agency’s fleet to zero-emission buses by 2040. “Hope is what drives us to be the best,” rupa said. “Even during these challenging times, RTA has never lost hope and the ability to see beyond the setbacks and recognize there is always something positive on the horizon.” In addition to her responsibilities on the board of directors, rupa also serves on RTA’s Budget and Finance Committee, which has provided crucial financial oversight and ensured positive audit results year after year. rupa is a long-standing member of the Hemet/San Jacinto chapter of Transportation NOW, a grassroots group dedicated to promoting public transportation in the region. RTA board members also voted Temecula City Councilmember ak Schwank as first vice chair and Calimesa Mayor Pro Tem Linda Molina as second vice chair. The Riverside Transit Agency provides public transportation for western Riverside County, operating 33 fixed routes, five express routes and Dial-A-Ride service. RTA’s service area spans 2,500 square miles, among the largest in the nation. For bus route and schedule information, contact RTA at 951-565-5002 or visit http:// RiversideTransit.com. Submitted by R iverside Transit Agency.

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for people to obtain information and supplies. The Friends Uniting Neighbors Group and Fishes and Loaves ministries use the Community Hall to distribute free food and meals. Community Hall board meetings are open to the public and everyone is encouraged to attend. The next open meeting will be Thursday, Jan. 4, at 7 p.m. Anyone interested in becoming a member of the Anza Community Building Inc. can call 951-428-0901. For more information, visit the Community Hall on Facebook or at http://www.anzacommunitybuilding.org/. D iane Sieker can be reached by email at dsieker@reedermedia. com.

“The Cahuilla Casino and Hotel donated $500 to help buy food and a bunch of other people are cooking turkeys for the dinner,” Robyn Garrison said. “There will be about 10 volunteers coming that day to serve. Santa and Mrs. Claus are coming to hand out cookies and candy and hot cocoa.” The Anza Community Hall has always been available to rent for special occasions such as weddings, quinceañ eras, parties and more. The Anza swap meet takes place Saturdays in the Community Hall’s parking lot. In times of emergencies, such as power outages and fires, the Community Hall is a meeting place

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Movie Review: ‘The Croods: A New Age’ Bob Garver SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Going into “The Croods: A New Age,” I barely remembered anything from “The Croods” from 2013. I remembered that Emma Stone, Nicolas Cage, Catherine eener and Cloris Leachman voiced cave people, but that was about it. I had even forgotten that Ryan Reynolds was in it, mainly because I had written Reynolds off as a box office draw before his 2016 resurgence in “Deadpool.” Speaking of 2016, that was the year of “La La Land,” which won Emma Stone an Oscar for Best Actress, the highest-profile announced win for that movie to stick. Two of the cast members have moved on to bigger and better things, but they were able to return and do this sequel. That’s a win for the movie in and of itself. And aside from some pathetic box office domination during weekends where nothing else wanted to open, that’s the only win this movie gets. At the beginning of the film, the teenaged Eep, played by Stone, and Guy, played Reynolds, are two crazy young people in love, which Eep’s father Grug, played by Cage, reluctantly tolerates. Guy is enamored with Eep, but he hates having to sleep in a big clump with the rest of her family, which also includes Eep’s mother Ugga, played by eener, grandmother Gran, played by Leachman; brother Thunk, played by Clark Duke; younger sister Sandy, played by ailey Crawford, and at least two animals. He wants to find a paradise called Tomorrow, where he and Eep can live in privacy. Grug, hard-headed as he is, wants Eep to stay with her pack and spend her days hunting, foraging and barely surviving. Eep

fighting, and Grug is eating the bananas that are supposed to be sacrificed to an army of Punch Monkeys – monkeys that punch everything. The monkeys decide to make sacrifices of the humans instead, setting in motion the action portion of the film. The conflicts in this movie pan out so predictably. Is there any chance that the Croods and Bettermans won’t be friends by the end of the movie? Or that Guy and Eep won’t make up once their relationship is tested? Or that they won’t ultimately make long-term decisions that manage to please everyone? No, all the movie’s creativity went into the eye-candy action sequences and hybrid animals like angadillos and Piranhakeets. I’m sure these creatures were Valley News/Courtesy photo fun to invent, but clearly a disproportional amount of effort went into creatis torn between the two ideas, but ing them for a series of two-second it doesn’t matter because there’s no gags. That’s not to say that I don’t like Tomorrow to tempt her, and there the action sequences and the crazy probably never will be. The next morning, the family animals and some of the gags – finds Tomorrow. It’s a lush oasis never underestimate the power of a filled with food, inhabited by an good eye-gouge. But there needs to “advanced” family called the Bet- be a better movie surrounding them, termans, who knew Guy before he and this story is dull, dull, dull. I met the Croods. Father Phil, played should be rooting for this movie to by Peter Dinklage, and mother bomb against stronger competition, Hope, Leslie Mann, are eager to not begging for it to succeed so that get Guy reacquainted with their something – anything – can keep daughter Dawn, played by elly the theaters in business. As it is, Marie Tran, even though he already I’ll recommend going to see “The has a girlfriend in Eep. It turns out Croods: A New Age” in theaters, that it’s Eep who is more excited following all safety protocols, of to hang around with Dawn, since course, and checking your opinshe’s never been around a girl ion against mine to see if you too her own age. Eep takes Dawn on think this movie is a piece of wellan adventure outside the walled animated junk. Grade: Ccompound, which Dawn loves as a “The Croods: A New Age” is contrast to her sheltered existence, but this does not sit well with the rated PG for peril, action and Bettermans. Actually, nothing rude humor. Its running time is 95 about the primitive Croods sits minutes. Contact Bob G arver at rrg2 5 1 @ well with the snobby Bettermans. Cultures are clashing, everyone’s nyu.edu.

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Are Christmas carols, cards and greetings at school constitutional?

Harold W. Pease, Ph.D. SPECIAL TO ANZA VALLEY OUTLOOK

In the present year of COVID-19 tyrannical governors shut down religious services, a First Amendment right, as fast as they could. During the summer months, Antifa defaced and with ropes tore down statues of past national heroes included those who made America free, as for example, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln and they threatened to destroy statues of Christ. They also set afire churches, one St. John’s Episcopal, located near the White House. In these states, there is definitely developing hostility against the Constitution and liberty. Sadly, I also sense a growing movement against Christianity. In this midst, people are sometimes made to feel that symbols

of Christianity should be mostly hidden. So what are the constitutional rights in school with respect to Christmas? It might surprise some to learn that the Constitution does not allow the government to prevent people from doing most things that they do at home also in public – at school. The constitutionally ill-informed like to refer to the “separation of church and state” as the rationale for a prohibition of religious or seasonal expression in public places. No such language exists in the Constitution. To prevent anyone from doing these things would be as unconstitutional as mandating that they do them. Actually, the language of the First Amendment, from which opponents to religion derive this falsehood, is “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” Such was included for the sole purpose of preventing the government from creating a national religion as had happened in European countries for more than a thousand years. Simply, government may not establish a state religion. Instead, government is charged with protecting “the free exercise thereof” of all religions. So decorate those school Christmas trees – not diversity trees, distribute Christmas cards with biblical messages in them instead of holiday cards to school friends,

greet school friends and colleagues with merry Christmas instead of happy holidays, sing “Silent Night” and “Joy to the World,” in school choirs and don’t change Christmas break to winter break or “Sparkle Season.” Religious people have a culture and heritage to preserve, so say the courts. They can have a Nativity scene in the classroom or on school grounds, but outdoor Christmas activities are better left to parent organizations. Anyone can do these so long as other secular messages are not disallowed. Some people might think that I am giving a view and practice from 60 years ago. It is true that amazingly this view remains in place. Whereas the Supreme Court has participated in constitutional distortion in so many other areas in the past, the original view, the “free exercise” of religion, still holds. The Court has not ruled on any measure that would silence those who celebrate Christmas openly and in public places. If it did so it might fairly be accused of creating an organization of the irreligious to destroy religious freedom. Yes, people might get a letter from the American Civil Liberties Union threatening the “free exercise thereof” of religion but the Supreme Court has never upheld their view – in fact, the opposite has been established in case after case. Because the ACLU has been successful in creating the opposite

public impression, they bully and bluster the ignorant into forfeiting their constitutional rights. Should they do more than bluster, which is impractical given their loss ratio in court, defending a person’s right to celebrate Christmas in the traditional, or even historical, manner is protected by the Constitution and defended by the Alliance Defending Freedom who in the past have offered free legal assistance. Attorneys all over the country volunteer their services to protect this part of the Constitution. Should a student or faculty member feel threatened by their leadership or wish counsel on this subject they can be reached at 1-800-835-5233 and such are invited to visit http:// www.AllianceDefendingFreedom. org. The Alliance will be happy to send a letter encouraging them to honor your First Amendment rights. Alliance literature said the things that may be done in the public setting as well. Colleges may decorate campus Christmas trees. Christmas programs may include religious songs. The courts have recognized for many years that Christmas carols have achieved a cultural significance that ustifies their being performed in public schools. Moreover, teachers may constitutionally present Christmas passages from the Bible when treating the event in the historical sense. The First Amendment does protect the

right of individuals to private religious expression on public property – even nativity scenes. Even showing paintings of Jesus Christ in public parks is constitutional. May the government sponsor religious displays inside government buildings? Of course. How could the Supreme Court rule otherwise? Moses with the Ten Commandments is chiseled in stone on their building. Prayer is held every working morning in both the House and Senate chambers, and each dedicate a room for quiet meditation and prayer for the legislators. So LibertyUnderFire invites everyone to exercise their religious and Christmas freedoms. How else will they be maintained? If not you, then who? If not now, then when? Doing nothing only exacerbates the problem and encourages opponents to bluster and intimidate all the more. Merry Christmas to my liberty loving friends. Harold W. Pease, Ph.D ., is a syndicated columnist and an expert on the U nited States Constitution. He has dedicated his career to studying the writings of the Founding Fathers and to applying that knowledge to current events. He taught history and political science from this perspective for over 3 0 years at Taft College. To read more of his weekly articles, visit http: / / www.LibertyU nderFire.org.

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F I CT I T I O U S B U SI NESS NAME ST AT EMENT ile umber The following person s is are doing business as S MOK E EX P RES S inchester d uite , Temecula, alifornia County: R iverside eras umseya, trawberry Tree n, T emecula, CA 9 259 2 T his business is conducted by an I ndividual R egistrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to ection of the usiness and rofessions ode that the registrant nows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to e ceed one thousand dollars , . egistrant eras umseya tatement was filed with the ounty ler of iverside ounty on T T a T , TT ST AT EMENT GENER AL L Y EX P I R ES AT T H E END O F F I VE Y EAR S F R O M T H E DAT E O N T T T CO U NT Y CL ER K , EX CEP T , AS P R O VI DED I N b T , I T EX P I R ES 40 DAY S AF T ER ANY CH ANGE I N T H E F ACT S SET F O R T H I N T H E ST AT EMENT TT T T T A CH ANGE I N T H E R ESI DENCE ADDR ESS O F T . TT B U SI NESS NAME ST AT EMENT MU ST B E F I L ED B EF O R E T H E EX P I R AT I O N. T H E F I L I NG O F T H I S ST AT EMENT DO ES NO T O F I T SEL F AU T H O R I Z E T H E U SE I N T H I S ST AT E O F A F I CT I T I O U S B U SI NESS NAME I N VI O L AT I O N O F T H E R I GH T S O F ANO T H ER , T T , T T ., P R O F ESSI O NS CO DE) . I H ER EB Y CER T I F Y T H AT T H I S CO P Y I S A CO R R ECT CO P Y O F T H E O R I GI NAL ST AT EMENT O N F I L E I N MY O F F I CE. P ET ER AL DANA R I VER SI DE CO U NT Y CL ER K . LEG AL: 3 2 7 4 P UB LIS H ED : D e c e m b e r 2 5 , 2 0 2 0 , J a n u a r y 1 ,8 ,1 5 ,2 0 2 1

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F I CT I T I O U S B U SI NESS NAME ST AT EMENT ile umber The following person s is are doing business as 1 . C H ERIE AMOUR C OMP AN Y 2 . ROOTS H OME AN D B OD Y 3 . ROOTS B AB Y 4 . S UG AR AN D G LITTER range treet, iverside, ailing address range treet, iverside, CA 9 2502 County: R iverside herie mour obinson, range treet, iverside, T his business is conducted by an I ndividual R egistrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to ection of the usiness and rofessions ode that the registrant nows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to e ceed one thousand dollars , . R egistrant: Cherie Amour R obinson tatement was filed with the ounty ler of iverside ounty on T T a T , TT ST AT EMENT GENER AL L Y EX P I R ES AT T H E END O F F I VE Y EAR S F R O M T H E DAT E O N T T T CO U NT Y CL ER K , EX CEP T , AS P R O VI DED I N b T , I T EX P I R ES 40 DAY S AF T ER ANY CH ANGE I N T H E F ACT S SET F O R T H I N T H E ST AT EMENT TT T T T A CH ANGE I N T H E R ESI DENCE ADDR ESS O F T . TT B U SI NESS NAME ST AT EMENT MU ST B E F I L ED B EF O R E T H E EX P I R AT I O N. T H E F I L I NG O F T H I S ST AT EMENT DO ES NO T O F I T SEL F AU T H O R I Z E T H E U SE I N T H I S ST AT E O F A F I CT I T I O U S B U SI NESS NAME I N VI O L AT I O N O F T H E R I GH T S O F ANO T H ER , T T , T T ., P R O F ESSI O NS CO DE) . I H ER EB Y CER T I F Y T H AT T H I S CO P Y I S A CO R R ECT CO P Y O F T H E O R I GI NAL ST AT EMENT O N F I L E I N MY O F F I CE. P ET ER AL DANA R I VER SI DE CO U NT Y CL ER K . LEG AL: 3 2 7 2 P UB LIS H ED : D e c e m b e r 1 1 , 1 8 , 2 5 , 2 0 2 0 , J a n u a r y 1 ,2 0 2 1

F I CT I T I O U S B U SI NESS NAME ST AT EMENT ile umber The following person s is are doing business as 1 . TEMEC ULA C H IROP RATIC 2 . TEMEC ULA V ALLEY C H IROP RAC TIC ne d, te , Temecula, County: R iverside Donald Curtis Myren Jr , 3730 Nautical Dr., arlsbad, T his business is conducted by an I ndividual R egistrant commenced to transact business under the ﬁctitious name listed above on T

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