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Boxing and Sportsmanship Go

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at Team Quest 16 Bouts in sweltering heat MARK LENTINE | STAFF WRITER

INVESTIGATION

“Norco 80” hostage says there was a third man “I will go to my grave knowing that there was at least one other man involved.” MARK LENTINE | STAFF WRITER

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s soon as Gary Hakala pulled into the parking space, he knew something was wrong. "They just didn't look right. They looked at me with an odd stare, as though they were trying to size me up." Instead of getting out to fix his mirror as he had intended, Hakala stayed inside the van and walked to the back to grab a padlock and secure the trailer, "…because I was suspicious of the guys in the car, so I wanted to lock down the trailer. I never got the chance," said Hakala, hostage in what has been

dubbed, "America's most spectacular bank robbery," the 1980 Norco, California bank robbery/ hostage/murder case. In a flash, three Hispanic men descended upon Hakala's van. "All three were Hispanic. One came through the passenger side, one through the driver's side, and one opened the sliding door. I was as close to them as I am to you right now. There's zero chance that I was mistaken. I said it then, and I'll say it now: I saw three Hispanic men: two of them were the Delgado brothers, yes, but there was a third Hispanic man.

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t Team Quest Athletic Center (TQAC) in San Jacinto, it’s all about family. As owner Corey Grant, and other family members and officials looked on and officiated, 16 spectacular bouts were held this past Saturday, July 20 at TQAC’s “Team Quest presents IKF/PKB Kickboxing” event. “We are extremely pleased to present this exhibition,” said Team Quest Athletic Center owner Corey Grant, adding, “at these bouts we always stress speed over power, and we are constantly looking for proper technique and sportsmanship.” Owner Grant and the rest of the family/staff at TQAC boasts an impressive collective resume. Grant was a big 10 and an NCAA qualifier in wrestling before he turned to coaching. Into 2007 he began his Brazilian Jiu Jitsu training before earning his black belt under Ricardo Feliciano in June 2016. He has been competing in MMA since 2007. Trainer Jared Vanderaa is an EFC Champion heavyweight, and Trainer Anthony Paredes is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. The day featured many exciting bouts as combatants presented impressive training in sweltering conditions.

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here are many residents of our valley that are doing their part by making positive changes and working towards the growth of our commu-

nity. One great example: Grandfathers for Golf. Grandfathers for Golf is a non-profit, charitable 501(c)(3) program. They are staffed mostly by senior citizens, all of which are volunteers. The organization

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MORE TRAFFIC COMING OUR WAY Winners for each bout are as follows; BOUTS/WINNER Matthew Walck Danya Padura Vanessa Ochoa Alex Ayala Oscar Leal Christian Love vs. Aaron Martinez-DRAW Gaby Huerta Angel Becerra

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$50 Million Job Coming To the 15 Fwy KYLE HEADLEE | STAFF WRITER

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he past three prints I have told you about construction projects going on around town or in town. We have covered the center median job going down Florida Ave, we talked about the "Safety Cones" being added in Gilman Springs, and we previewed the 60Swarm before it became huge news locally. One

thing I was adamant about was that leaving town towards Temecula wasn't going to change. Well, one week later and I have some bad news. Congressman Ken Calvert Helped Obtain the Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation for Temecula. I have spent years working in San Diego and have spent hours, many hours sitting on the 15 fwy

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SAN JACINTO SOCCER COACH ARRESTED

San Jacinto LeaderShip Academy’s Former Coach suspected of misconduct with a minor KYLE HEADLEE | STAFF WRITER

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an Jacinto Leadership Academy is a school that prides itself on structure and behavior. They take a military-style approach to education and discipline. Each student is expected to have a positive attitude, be on time, and be organized. Teachers and Faculty even refer to students

as Cadets instead of students. The school prides itself on having a top-notch work ethic and dedication to excellence in order to achieve success in their future. All that structure and discipline couldn't prevent the unthinkable from happening. Being a coach at a school is a tough job. Parents are supposed to trust that you are looking out for their kids, you have to break the hearts of kids

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who are trying out for a team but aren't quite ready, as well as deliver results to the Athletic Director at your school in order to maintain your position. That's a lot of pressure for just one person, but it's never an excuse to lay hands on, or sexually violate a student. That should never happen. On July 10th, 2019 Eric Rath resigned from his position as a soccer coach at San Ja-

NAMI Education Programs

NAMI Mt. San Jacinto, the local organization of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, offers free NAMI Education Programs. Includes child care and light refreshments. The programs are taught in English unless otherwise indicated. Information: (951) 765-1850 namihemet@gmail. com. Connection Recovery Support Group Every Thursday, 12 – 1:30 p.m. – Connect and encourage and support participants in a structured support group format. Hemet Behavioral Health Clinic, NAMI Room.

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cinto Leadership Academy. Rath walked on to the campus as the soccer coach in February 2019. For him to resign from his spot not even after a full year at the position was seen as very odd. The very next day Rath was detained, arrested, and booked for a felony charge of Lude Acts with a Minor. His arraignment is sched-

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Conexión Support Grupo Espanol First and third Wednesdays, 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Spanish language discussion for adults dealing with mental health issues. Hemet Behavioral Health Clinic, 650 N. State St., Hemet. NAMI room.

Auditions for Outward Bound

Tuesday/Wednesday, August 6-7 at 7 p.m. Ramona Hillside. Playhouse will hold auditions for Outward Bound, a play written by Sutton Vale and Directed by Susan O’Connell. Seeking: 2 men, 3 women. Performances start September 20. Phone: (951) 658-5300. Web: www.ramonahillsideplayers.org.

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Tom Telles Anthony Caraza vs. Angel Becerra-DRAW Chris Charlie Michael Hoar John Tabarez Christian Latoof vs. Michael Martinez-DRAW Michael Hoar Jason Smith While the capacity crowd was treated to many exciting matches, for owner Grant, the school and the philosophy are about much more than just fighting. “We’ve been here about 11 years. We spoke with the Torres–Martino Desert Cahuilla Indian Group, and they expressed the need for a facility like ours. They worked with us to make this happen. We work with youth from the reservation and the community at large

Friday | July 26, - August 1 | 2019 to instill confidence, professionalism, sportsmanship and maturity in our young men and women. Probably 80% of our coaching staff are top-notch professional fighters, and we bring that sort of discipline and respect to our facility and we instill it in our members,� said Grant. Big winners on the day included Michael Hoar (2 trophies), Angel Becerra (2 trophies) and Women’s Division winner Gaby Huerta. “We stress that all women and children of all ages are always welcomed here, and we do our best to make them feel at home. This is a family,� said Grant. The next event is scheduled for some time in November. For further information Team Quest Athletic Center can be reached at teamquestsj.com, 951 487-2700, or 2181 W. Esplanade Avenue, San Jacinto.

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THE TEAM: Staff and Students at TQAC. | Photo by Mark Lentine

DRAW/WINNER: Angel Becerra. | Photo by Mark Lentine

WINNER: Gaby Huerta. | Photo by Mark Lentine

TQAC OWNER: Corey Grant. | Photo by Mark Lentine

THE GYM: Team Quest outside. | Photo by Mark Lentine

WINNER: Michael Hoar. | Photo by Mark Lentine

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CRIME & INCIDENTS

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One Killed in Fire in San Jacinto Mobile Home One person was killed on Wednesday 24th in a mobile home fire in San Jacinto. The fire was reported about 7:45 p.m. at a single-family mobile home in the 600 block of East Main Street, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. Fire crews were able to quickly knock down the fire, but one confirmed fatality was discovered during the primary search, fire department spokesman Bob Roseen said. The victim's age and gender were not immediately available. No other injuries were reported. City News Service

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2 arrested in Southern California skate park assault Authorities have arrested two people and are seeking a third in connection with a violent assault on three teenage boys at a Southern California skate park. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department says Moreno Valley deputies learned Sunday about a video circulating on social media that showed the victims being attacked without provocation while many onlookers stood by without intervening. Investigators reviewed Moreno Valley’s city-wide camera system and found that it recorded the Saturday night attack in its entirety, showing that it was premeditated. The Sheriff’s Department says two 17-year-old boys and a 35-year-old man were identified as suspects, and two were later taken into custody. The department says the 14- and 15-year-old victims of the attack have also been identified but their names are being withheld. Associated Press

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Massive California freeway repairs likened to ‘Carmageddon’ A section of a major Los Angeles-area freeway will be undergoing repairs for 15 weekends over the next four months, sparking comparisons to “Carmageddon,” a 2011 freeway bridge demolition that many feared would be a traffic nightmare. The California Department of Transportation began a $134 million pavement repair project Monday on State Route 60 and will undertake another project during the fall to replace bridge structures. The combination of the two along with other interchange projects has been dubbed the “60 swarm.” Full directional closures will begin July 26. The eastbound lanes will be closed for eight weekends followed by westbound closures the next seven weeks. Associated Press

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Tons of marijuana seized in Southern California raids Authorities have seized 5.9 tons (5.35 metric tons) of marijuana at illegal grow sites in Southern California. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department says 32 search warrants were served Thursday in the Perris area, about 60 miles (96 kilometers) southeast of Los Angeles. The department says the searches also turned up 21 guns, a so-called honey oil lab for extracting marijuana hash oil. There have been 10 arrests. Associated Press

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Leader of Robbery Crew That Targeted Auto Supply Chain Pleads Guilty A 21-year-old Moreno Valley man who headed a crew that robbed more than a dozen AutoZone stores throughout the Inland Empire pleaded guilty today to federal charges. Daeon Raishawn Cox admitted one count each of conspiracy, interference of commerce by robbery and brandishing a firearm to commit a crime of violence under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney's Office. Prosecutors dropped 10 related charges in exchange for Cox's admissions. U.S. District Judge Jesus Bernal scheduled a sentencing hearing for Cox on Oct. 7 at the federal courthouse in downtown Riverside. The defendant is being held without bail at a federal detention facility in San Bernardino. His co-defendant, 25-year-old Dashon Raymond White, earlier this month pleaded guilty to identical charges. He's also being held without bail and is slated for sentencing on Sept. 23. A third defendant, 19-year-old Jada Shardae Allen, is scheduled to stand trial Oct. 8 on two counts of conspiracy and one count of brandishing a firearm in a crime of violence. She is free on a $40,000 bond. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, the robbery series occurred last year between Sept. 5 and Dec. 13, with holdups occurring in Fontana, Hemet, Moreno Valley, Redlands, Riverside and unincorporated areas of San Bernardino County. Prosecutors said the crew would scout AutoZone stores to rob, then carry out the holdups at a later time. In documents submitted as part of Cox's plea agreement, the U.S. Attorney's Office cited a robbery in Redlands as an example of the operation. Prosecutors said White cased the store, identifying where the safe was located, then returned hours later with Cox, who used an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle to rob the outlet, forcing the clerk to empty the safe of $1,500 cash. Multiple law enforcement units combined efforts to develop strategies for catching the bandits, and in early December, Fontana police detectives put an AutoZone under surveillance, believing the crew would target the location. According to prosecutors, on Dec. 12, the defendants attempted to rob the store, culminating in a pursuit, during which the trio crashed their vehicle ,and attempted unsuccessfully to flee on foot. Cox and White are each facing a potential maximum 27 years behind bars for their offenses, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. City News Service

Crime report throughout the San Jacinto Valley June 29 to July 5 HEMET

Sat. June 29 Assault, 1900 Block E. Devonshire Ave. Theft, 1600 Block W. Acacia Ave. Grand Theft Auto, 1000 Block E. Devonshire Ave. Theft from Vehicle, 2100 Block Le Grande Dr. Burglary Residential, 300 Block N. Buena Vista St. Vandalism, 300 Block N. San Jacinto St. Strong Arm Robbery, 3600 Block W. Florida Ave. Burglary from Vehicle, 1800 Block E. Florida Ave. Burglary Commercial, 100 Block N. Girard St. Assault, 200 Block N. Mayflower4 St. Grand Theft Auto, 2700 Block Cypress St. Burglary from Vehicle, 1900 Block Parkview St. Sun. June 30 Theft, Elk & Rosalia Grand Theft Auto, 1200 Block W. Florida Ave. Stolen Truck, 400 Block S. Harvard St. Mon. July 1 Forgery Credit Cards, 400 Block N. Taylor St. Unattended Death, 400 Block N. Weston Pl. Grand Theft Auto, 700 Block Buchanan St. Theft, 200 Block W. Fruitvale Ave. Grand Theft Auto, 700 Block N. Girard St. Tues. July 2 Theft from Vehicle, 2000 Block W. Florida Ave. Theft, 700 Block E. Latham Ave. Assault, 400 Block Walnut St. Burglary Residential, 200 Block Vivian Ln Wed. July 3 Burglary Vehicle, 200 Block Valley View Dr. Truck Stolen, Gilbert & Long Grand Theft Auto, 2300

Block W. Florida Ave. Burglary Vehicle, 1100 Block Rosalia Ave. Truck Stolen, Whittier & Lanier Thurs. June 4 Robbery Commercial, 3500 Block W. Florida Ave. Burglary from Vehicle, 100 Block Westmont Ave. Burglary from Vehicle, 3500 Block W. Florida Ave. Fri. July 5 Unattended Death, 800 Block Buchanan St. Theft from Vehicle, 3500 Block W. Devonshire Ave. Theft from Vehicle, 2100 Block Juneberry Ave. Theft, 600 Block N. Yale St. Theft of Bicycle, 500 Block N. State St. Truck Stolen, Rosalia & Palm Theft, 900 Block Dunbar Ct.

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Sat. June 29 Breaking & Entering, 100 Block E. Main St. Theft of Vehicle, 1200 Block Praise St. Assault w/Deadly Weapon, 800 Block E. Main St. Assault, 200 Block S. Sheriff Ave. Sun. June 30 Theft, 500 Block Idyllwild Dr. Assault, 1900 Block Carroll Dr. Theft, 600 Block S. State St. Assault, 600 Block De Anza Dr. Breaking & Entering, 1800 Block Rue Merlot Mon. July 1 Theft, 600 Block S. Jordan Ave. Theft, 700 Block S. San Jacinto Ave. Tues. July 2 Theft of Vehicle, 1800 Block Rosemont Cir. Theft of Vehicle, 1300 Block Camino Rosaleen Theft, 1500 Block Beringer Dr. Disorder, E. 7th St. & S. San

Jacinto Ave. Wed. July 3 *No Crime Report this Day Thurs. July 4 *No Crime Report this Day Fri. July 5 *No Crime Report this Day

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Sat. June 29 Theft of Vehicle, 41300 Block Sequoia Ln. Sun. June 30 Theft of Vehicle, 26200 Block San Jacinto St. Breaking & Entering, 24800 Block Loire Ct. Theft, Amazon St. & Loire Ct. Breaking & Entering, 1800 Block Rue Merlot Theft from Vehicle, 41400 Block Johnston Ave. Mon. July 1 Theft of Vehicle, 41200 Block Crest Dr. Tues. July 2 Breaking & Entering, 47000 Block E. CA 74 Drugs, Stanford St. & Whittier Ave. Wed. July 3 Breaking & Entering, 41200 Block Crest Dr. Drugs, 40700 Block Stetson Ave. Theft of Vehicle, 42300 Block Santiago Dr. Theft, 41700 Block Lori Ln. Thur. July 4 Theft, 43700 Block Castile Canyon Dr. Breaking & Entering, 26600 Block Cornell St. Fri. July 5 Assault w/Deadly Weapon, 25600 Block Minorca St. Drugs. 41000 Block E. CA 74 Theft from Vehicle, 40400 Block Melrose Ave.

In the process of developing the weekly Crime Report for Hemet, we utilize the CommunityCrimeMap.com webpage and for Valle Vista and San Jacinto, we employ the CrimeReports.com webpage to source our information. The City of Hemet Police Department and the San Jacinto Police/Riverside County Sheriff Department’s report their respective incidents of crime to these webpages from which we select the most serious crimes and attempt to reflect proportionality between cities as provided in FBI/UCR statistics. Occasionally however, these police agencies do not immediately report their crime incidents, at which time TVC weekly crime report lacks updated information for a given city for the period in question. We always try to be accurate with available crime information but rely on these sources that sometimes may be incomplete or nonexistent.

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Player ProFIle Sheldon Newton PLAYER PROFILE

The Big Guy In The Middle KYLE HEADLEE | STAFF WRITER

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his week's player profile is Sheldon Newton. Sheldon is the starting Defensive Tackle for the Tigers. He is built like a grown man who shoves everything that's in his way to the side. From a distance, you would think he is a mean, intimidating monster, but when you get to sit back and talk to him, you realize he is a cool guy with a lot to say. Sheldon is a two-sport athlete who plays Football and Basketball for the Tigers. He says he is naturally better at football, but his passion is for basketball. Sheldon loves English class in school. Last year, he had an awesome teacher who liked to hear their opinions and ideas. He felt like that teacher cared about what he thought and how he felt. Sheldon has spent his childhood moving around between Chicago, Mississippi, and landed in San Jacinto last year. He likes where he is and happy that he gets to play for Coach G. Sheldon loves to listen to music. His three favorite artists are 50cent, Eminem, and J.Cole. Even though Sheldon loves sports, he is determined to attend college and graduate; rather, he earns an athletic scholarship or not. I asked him what he

wants to study in school. He said, "The dream would be to become a judge, but if that doesn't pan out, I'd like to become a teacher and help make a difference in kids' lives." A very respectable mentality. Sheldon is on the right track, he finished his junior year with a 3.5 GPA but has a goal to finish with a higher grade point average in his senior year. His father is one of the reasons why he works so hard on his sports and school. Sheldon's dad has been his role model his whole life. He inspires Sheldon to work harder than everyone in the room. He never wants to be outworked by someone. His dad has sacrificed so much for him and his siblings, and he hopes that one day, he can show him how thankful he is to him for everything he has done. I'm excited to watch Sheldon play this year; he has a great build and mindset that reminds me of David Irving (Former Tiger who played for the Dallas Cowboys) he is a great leader, encouraging the defensive line and a natural competitor. Before the team did some walkthrough drills, the defensive line was told not to touch the quarterback. Sheldon smacked his lips. It's not because he doesn't like his quarterback, but rather because he wants everyone to know that he is here and is about his business.

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TRAINING: Sheldon Rushing The Quarterback At Practice | Photos by Kyle Headlee

SAN JACINTO HARDKNOCKS WEEK 2

38 Days To Rise Coach G Starts To Prepare His Team KYLE HEADLEE | STAFF WRITER

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he message was real this week at San Jacinto High. "38 Days To Rise To The Occasion." Coach Galliano drilled to his team. It wasn't aggressive or even loud, but it was constant. "38 Days Fella's, That's All You Got To Be Ready." To the Athletes on the field that might seem like a lifetime, but we all know 38 days can sneak up on you in the blink of an eye. Due to CIF rules and regulations, the players aren't allowed to be fully dressed out yet. That means no pads for another couple of weeks. Coach G and his coaching staff use this time to implement new plays in their playbook, evaluate new talent, and discuss upgrades/position battles they have on the team. One thing is for sure. Barring any crazy unforeseen event, the starting quarterback slot is locked down. Kajiya Hollawayne is re-praising his role as the field general of the Tigers this year. Last year as a sophomore he led his team to a CIF championship game and even though they fell short, Kajiya looks poised and ready to run it back in his Junior year. He took command in the passing drills, Telling his guys when they were running the wrong route, not out of cockiness or spite, but like a true leader who cares about his team. One player who seemed to be newer to the program was told to run a 10-yard inside post. Instead of running straight for 8-yards and cutting inside the way

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ON THE FIELD: One on One drills | Photos by Kyle Headlee the route was designed, he ran a 5-yard slant route. This may seem like a like no big deal to most people, but Coach G runs a sophisticated offense and expects players to know their roles. If this player was to make a mistake like that in the middle of the game, it could kill the offensive momentum. Kajiya didn't get mad, chew the player out, or tell the coach. He called the player over to him and took thirty seconds to explain why it's important for him to know his route and what he is supposed to do. The player said sorry, and they smacked hands. The next time up, he ran a perfect route; a real demonstration of leadership from a future D-1 College Football player. The defense is starting to come together with players like Sheldon Anchoring the defensive line, Sheldon is a man-child who pushes everything out of his way on his path to the quarterback. Ortiz

was holding down the Linebacker group. His coach described him as pure instincts and Rocha being the leader in the secondary. There is plenty of speed and strength on the defensive side, but what those three players bring to the table is something that isn't too common nowadays and something that most football coaches would love to have in just one player. Pure attitude and aggressiveness, all three of these players took every drill as serious as they would a game. Giving it everything they had, trashtalking, and telling other defensive players if they blew an assignment. One thing I know for sure is the defense is going to be fun to watch. For more pictures of Hardknocks go to Author Kyle Rae Headlee on Facebook and like that page. If you have a player on the team and see a picture you want, feel free to grab it; I upload all the photos from every practice.

knowing that I was so close to home, but easily still 2 hours away from being able to kick off my shoes and enjoy a nice homemade meal. That section of freeway needs work, but is this the right time? For Hemet & San Jacinto residents, you are going to run into construction traffic every direction you try to go when leaving town. There are still a couple of routes to get out, but with the majority of Hemet & San Jacinto funneling through those routes, the congestion is going to be intense. The main focus of this project is to help the 15/215 interchange; if you have ever spent any time on that section of the freeway, you know how annoying staring at the same set of brake lights in front of you can be. The specifics of the job have not been listed yet, but 50million can go a long way. I'm not exactly sure if it's going to be a lane widening (It's already five lanes wide), or maybe extra bridges will be built to be used as on-ramps/off ramps are what the city is looking for. Based on the budget and the

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DEFENSE: Rocha breaking up the play | Photos by Kyle Headlee

uled for Aug.5th, and as of right now, only one child has come forward. It is unknown if more will eventually come forward or if this was a singular act. The district has declined to speak or give any information about this event at this time. Almost all the information came from a letter that was sent to the parents and then was uploaded onto Facebook. Eric Rath passed all of the district background checks and even obtained an Activities Supervisor Clearance Certificate before being hired for the position. The district is offering to counsel to any student or parent who may

amount of work that needs to be done in that area in order to fix the bottlenecking issue that happens at the 15/215 interchange, I expect the project to be at least a year to a year and a half long if everything goes according to plan and a good company is hired to do the work. With that being said, one thing is known for sure; this project is going to happen, Luckily for us, there is still quite a lot of work to be done before they break ground, Including; Survey, Drafting Blueprints, Architectural Design, and Bidding. Before the job even begins, that means that all the other road enhancements going on around us have a possibility to be wrapped up before this project starts. Once more piece of information is available, I will let you know. I'll be looking to get details on the kind of work they are looking to do and the time frame the city is giving the people for how long the work will last. Then I will provide you with a realistic time frame, so you know what to expect. Also remember, Speed Limits are reduced by half, and traffic tickets are doubled in construction zones. Keep that in mind as you travel through all this construction. be affected by this event — a very respectable act from the district. Eric Rath has a history of coaching in the area, including Temecula, Riverside, and Hemet/ San Jacinto. With a history of coaching multiple soccer teams/ clubs over the last six years, the number of victims could potentially be more than have already come forward. If you have or had a relationship with Eric Rath and would like to come forward with more evidence, please contact the Hemet Police Department (951)765-2400. Sometimes coming forward with something like this is hard, but remember if you don't speak up, you let him win. As information continues to come in, I will provide updates to the story.

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EDUCATION

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DeShawn Smith is All-In

San Jacinto Tiger Giving Back To The Community KYLE HEADLEE | STAFF WRITER

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his week's Alumni is DeShawn Smith from The San Jacinto Valley. DeShawn graduated in 2006. He was a threesport athlete at SJ and was recently inducted into the San Jacinto High School Hall Of Fame. After high school, DeShawn played football college but struggled to find a situation that was good for him. DeShawn never stopped playing football though, as many know it's hard to quit on something that has been such a major part of your life for so long. DeShawn continued his playing career with the Socal Coyotes and only recently retired in order to follow his dream of being a difference-maker in the community. DeShawn started Camp All-In an athletic training camp for all ages to enhance their speed, power, and agility. He is on a path with Camp All-In to encourage local youth to never give up on their dreams and develop habits that will guarantee success in their future rather that's in sports or education. DeShawn's mission is to help support kids who may not get much support in their

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There's no way I was wrong. I know what I saw." After enduring unimaginable pain for almost six hours, Hakala thought his ordeal was over. He sought to put it behind him as quickly as possible when he left the hospital later that same night. But his ordeal wasn't quite over. "The news cameras had spread my picture and story all throughout the country within minutes of my release from the hospital. As soon as I exited, the news guys with their cameras grabbed me and started firing questions. My mom and dad lived in Wyoming at the time, and they saw the story and called me as soon as they saw it. I was telling the police, even in the hospital that there was another Hispanic man to go along with the two Hispanic men and three white guys they were after. No one wanted to listen." When the hospital, the police, and the news crews were done with him, Gary Hakala was tired, alone…and stranded. "Nobody cared. I was just there, with no ride…miles from home. After all that, a reporter who arrived late, by the last name of Rose, he was from KABC-7…he drove me home. Nobody cared about me." The other thing nobody seemed to care about was the fact that the assailants were in control of Hakala's van…they knew his address.

THE 3 IMPORTANT THINGS IN DESHAWN'S LIFE: 1) DeShawn playing Football. 2) Photo with his Family. 3) DeShawn training kids in All-In | Courtesy Photos everyday lives. He wants them to know that they aren't alone and not to give up on their dreams. DeShawn has a very special way of putting himself on their level so that they can relate with him and is honest that maybe growing up he didn't make the best decisions, but that's why he is here to help make sure they don't follow that same path. As much as DeShawn pushed When he got home, Gary Hakala was about to receive a solemn reminder that his saga wasn't quite finished. "When I got home... there were muddy footprints all throughout the house. And remember…this was that same night before they had caught those guys the next day." Hakala didn't wait around to see who might show up next. "I immediately beat it to a friend's house and stayed there for a few days." For a full year, Hakala carried protection everywhere he went. "I didn't even go to the bathroom without protection. After a year I figured I'd kind of forgotten what the guy looked like...and I began to relax. But I'll never forget that there were 3 Hispanic men." When asked if George Wayne Smith (who, at the time of the robbery had a slightly "Hispanic" look) could have been the mysterious "third Hispanic," Hakala was unequivocal, "Hell no. It clearly wasn't him. This guy was smaller...and more sedate than any of the other guys. Smith might have been a nice guy under normal circumstances, but these weren't normal circumstances. During the robbery he was hyped up and brash, barking orders at very one. Smith was the one in charge. The third guy was also, very obviously not the ring-leader. Manny (Delgado) secured me, Billy (Delgado) was driving, and the third Hispanic was just taking orders." Hakala recalls many other instances that support his asser-

excellence on the field, he also pushes excellence in the classroom. He wants his kids to develop a work ethic that they can use in school and sports. Never be outworked by someone in the same room as you and hard work beat talent when talent doesn't work hard. It's DeShawns dream to have a 100% success rate of all his athletes going to college and gradu-

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ating with Bachelors, Masters, or Ph.D.'s. DeShawn Smith is quickly becoming a positive influence on our community and is hoping that by investing in these kids, they will grow up to do the same thing. If you are interested in signing your kids up for Camp All-In add DeShawn Smith on Facebook. DeShawn hopes to build a top of the art training facility for local athletes to get their work in. He

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RECOVERING: George Wayne Smith

tion of a sixth assailant. "When we pulled up to…what seemed to me to be a warehouse…this was before they set the diversion and before they actually robbed the bank…it was wherever they loaded the bombs and bullets, three other guys entered the van. I heard what I came to know from TV and in court was Smith's voice holler out, "Where's the dude?" You see, he wasn't in the van originally. It just wasn't any of those five guys…not the three they caught, nor the two that died. Smith never saw me, and I never saw him because I was backwards in that little closet in my van." And Hakala says that, contrary to what one might think, he was not nervous or frightened by what was going on. "I thought to myself, "I'll be damned if my last

minutes on earth are going to be spent begging for my life. If I'm going to go out, I'm going out defiant. There was little I could do of course, but I certainly wasn't frightened. At first, I was dead calm…and then I got angry. I was never nervous or out of control. I knew and know everything that went on." Hakala can still clearly remember that the man in question was much younger than Smith. He also recalls that the young man's hair was very neatly combed and manicured. "Yes, I saw pictures of Smith in the papers, and he had… sort of an Afro and scruffy facial hair. The guy I saw was younger and was clean-shaven. The difference was night and day." Hakala also points to what he told the police the day they asked

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believes that college athletes and professional athletes from the inland empire need a place to stay in shape during the offseason and wants to be the number one place they think of. As well as using the facility to help the youth take their game to the next level. Do you know any alumni highlight from one of the local high schools? Send me an Email and tell me a little bit about them. him to identify all three men in prison. "I told them the truth. I turned to the police and said, "Yes, I know this is Mr. Smith and I know these are the Harvens, but I only know that from the newspapers and the TV. I never saw Mr. Smith while I was in the van. I told them that even then." The young Hispanic was very compliant with all the orders he was given. "They told him to take my glasses off. He was actually within just a couple of inches of me at most...and he's the one who took my glasses off. We were looking at each other eye-to-eye when he began to remove the eyeglasses from my face. When I objected, he said, "Don't worry, I'll put them in the glove compartment." And that is precisely where the female police officer retrieved them for Hakala later in the day. "She had started to ask me some questions. I answered one, maybe two and said, "Listen, my head is splitting. I'm not answering anything else until you get me my glasses in the glove compartment. She got them and then she continued to question me." Looking back through the lens of nearly forty years can be difficult. Recall of fine details may be all but impossible, but while Gary Hakala may have lost the details of the facial features of the timid, clean-cut well-manicured young Hispanic man he knows existed, his testimony then-and-now, has never wavered. "I will go to my grave, knowing that there was at least one more man involved."

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f you drive on Florida Avenue any time of the day or night, you are placing both your life and insurance coverage into the hands of pedestrians who wouldn't know a crosswalk from outer space. Drive east or west on Florida Avenue and up to half a dozen or more pedestrians will walk across the street in front of you not looking either way for approaching vehicles. Certain vehicle laws apply specifically to pedestrians, i.e., Section 219954: PEDESTRIANS OUTSIDE CROSSWALKS: (a) Every pedestrian upon a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway so near as to constitute an immediate hazard. Section 21955 CROSSING BETWEEN CONTROLLED INTERSECTIONS Between adjacent intersections controlled by traffic control signal devices or by police officers, pedestrians shall not cross the roadway at any place except in a crosswalk.

Section 21956 PEDESTRIAN ON ROADWAY (a) No pedestrian may walk upon any roadway outside of a business or residence district otherwise than close to his or her lefthand edge of the road. It goes without saying that the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right of way to any pedestrian approaching thereon. Drivers do not ordinarily aim to run a pedestrian down, but all too often a pedestrian will challenge a 3500-pound piece of metal and become an accident victim despite all the rules. Why do pedestrians do that, you ask? Because a jaywalker adapts him or herself to the habit or is in a hurry or simply expects some angel from above will stop an oncoming vehicle from seriously harming or even killing them. Then there is another reason. A new game has been developed on Florida Avenue, especially around Weston Park on the near east side of town. Some idiot will jump off the sidewalk at a vehicle slowing passing in the curb lane and hope to do an easy bounce off, go to the E.R. and then call the first ambulance chaser lawyer in

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from A1 currently has 40-50 volunteers, all dedicated to teaching Golf to young children that come from both low-income families and financially solvent families, all at no cost. They are partnered with Golden Era Productions to use the Golden Era Golf Course in San Jacinto, as well as with Valley-Wide Recreation to use the Echo Hills Golf Course, in Hemet. Everyone that is a part of Grandfathers for Golf is there for the betterment of the children's lives, as well as to be a part of something bigger than the individual. President of the organization, Tony Viola, describes, " I've noticed a phenomenon over the years that I have been here, and that is the fact that all of these volunteers out here have bonded together and become a family. They became their support system, helping each other throughout senior citizenship". He continued, adding, “The kids and volunteers all come from different backgrounds and cultures, and they’ve meshed very well. They learn from each other’s differences and use them to have a great experience”. Another volunteer, Bob Wadlow, has volunteered with Grandfathers for Golf for three and a half years. He tells of his experience, "Helping the kids every day gives us a chance to give back. I've been volunteering my whole life, helping children, and not only is it a good experience for us but at the same time, we are helping these children learn the game of golf, the proper etiquette of the sport, the behaviors, and mannerisms. It gives life a purpose". The Grandfathers offer beginner, intermediate, and advanced classes. They have programs every season of the year. For the fall, winter and spring programs, their charter partners with the San Jacinto Unified School District to have busses at every middle school in the

GOLF FOR YOUTH: Danny Crosser, the Beginners Coach for Grandfathers for Golf. | Photo by Fidel Villalobos III

Helping the kids every day gives us a chance to give back." BOB WADLOW

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valley to provide the kids with transportation to every class. Once enrolled, GFG provides every child with a golfing hat, shirt, and their own set of clubs, free of charge. Parents are always welcomed to come to watch and can be down on the course, taking every step of the session alongside their children. A new volunteer, Ron Davis, found a few hours of his time that he could dedicate to such a positive and impactful cause. Davis, who lives in Huntington Beach, called the organization, "inspiring" and "welcoming." Many of the volunteers, like Davis, found out about the organization through their Men's and Women's

Club, where adults gather and hang out, around the game of Golf. On Thursday mornings, they meet at the Golden Era Golf Course, at 7:30 a.m. For the mere price of $25, you will receive a continental breakfast, lunch, and 18 holes of Golf. $5 of the $25 is entered into a prize pool, while the rest of the proceeds go directly to Grandfathers for Golf. This is a great way to meet the volunteers and gather more information on what the Grandfathers are all about. Another option, as Davis suggests, is, "...to come down and hang out. See everything that these guys have going on here. You see the difference it makes for these kids once you're here helping them out".

Viola praised his volunteers, but also the donors, stating that, "Golden Era Productions, San Jacinto Unified School District and Soboba are our main contributors, along with the many other individual donors here in the valley." He also spoke on the lasting effect that his organization has had on families. He described a young boy with autism, whose parents signed him up with Grandfathers. He was nonverbal, and they took him in and taught him Golf. He was able to socialize with the children, as well as with the Grandfathers. In the end, they helped him towards becoming verbal. Years later, Viola receives a call from the boy's parents, saying that he is doing well and has a job. They credited the Grandfathers for Golf as the ones who changed that boy's life, forever. This one example is a perfect representation of what Viola, Wadlow, Davis, and the rest of the organization stands for. They wake up each morning, looking forward to walking onto the course, and sharing their knowledge and wisdom with the children of our community. Seeing the smiles on the faces of our youth is their biggest goal. As they put it, "Volunteers come in all types: men, women, older, younger, liberal, conservative. The core value that unites them all in a single purpose is that they want to make a difference in a child's life". The Grandfathers for Golf are always looking for more volunteers, and are ready to welcome you to the golf course. They plan on pursuing future growth, changing their official name too, "Grandfathers for Golf, Inc." If you are interested in volunteering or getting your children involved, please visit: www.grandfathersforgolf.org The author of this story can be contacted at villalobos3fidel@gmail.com

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Bible underscores Lincoln's belief he was to end slavery JOHN O'CONNOR| CONTRIBUTED

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Bible given to Abraham Lincoln in the final months of the Civil War ties together the 16th president’s budding views on spirituality and his belief that God was calling him to end slavery as well as his widow’s labors to solidify his religious standing, historians say. The King James Bible was eventually given by Mary Lincoln to Noyes W. Miner, a beloved Springfield neighbor and a Baptist minister whose descendants donated it to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, which unveiled it to the public on Thursday. The 18-pound (8-kilogram) volume has a cover of hand-tooled leather and gilt lettering, and is inscribed to the president from “the Ladies of the Citizens Volunteer Hospital of Philadelphia.” Historians believe Lincoln received it on June 16, 1864, the day he visited the city for a fundraiser for the U.S. Sanitary Commission, a private agency that raised money and recruited volunteers to care for the Civil War’s sick and wounded. Lincoln had donated dozens of autographed copies of the Emancipation Proclamation to the cause. The gift is a boon for the library and museum, which has been beset in recent years by a political battle for control of the institution and its fundraising foundation’s struggle to pay off a debt of $9 million that had gone toward the purchase of Lincoln memorabilia, including a stovepipe hat of dubious authenticity. State historian Samuel Wheeler said the Bible binds Lincoln’s developing spiritual outlook and reliance on scripture to answer the ghastly questions posed by war with his widow’s efforts after his April 1865 assassination to have him remembered as spiritual rather than as the religious skeptic he had been earlier in life. “During the Civil War, there is an evolution that takes place in Mr. Lincoln’s religious thoughts. He is searching for God’s purpose. He’s redefining his relationship with his maker, and he’s trying to figure out what is God’s purpose

in this war,” Wheeler said. “He believed that God was using him to end American slavery.” It’s unlikely that Lincoln, who is known to have carried a New Testament and kept handy a daily devotional, used the “presentation” Bible for regular meditation, Wheeler said. But multicolored ribbon markers are distributed throughout the book, which Mary Lincoln told Miner her husband had placed when she gave Miner the book in 1872. That it ended up in Miner’s hands was likely a strategic, as well as neighborly, move, Wheeler said. Mary Lincoln was outraged when her husband’s former law partner, William Herndon, started noting in essays, lectures and finally a biography that the martyred president was an atheist. Miner was among close friends who expended considerable energy refuting that notion, writing at one point, “I never heard a word fall from his lips that gave me the remotest idea that his mind was ever tinctured with infidel sentiments.” The Bible was last inherited in 1994 by Miner’s great-great-great-grandson, William Prescott Wolcott of San Francisco. Its power as a tangible link to history was evident in the way an airline employee became teary-eyed while viewing it as it went through a private security screening while en route to Illinois, said Ian Hunt, the institution’s acquisitions chief. Landing such an intimate Lincoln artifact can help soften the edges of some of the facility’s public-relations struggles, particularly one that technically involves not the library and museum, but its fundraising foundation. The foundation announced last year it must pay off by this fall a $9 million debt from a 2007 loan to buy artifacts or face selling some of the collection. The cause has been hampered by evidence that secret efforts to authenticate a stovepipe hat purportedly belonging to Lincoln failed. Fallout over that revelation prompted executive director Alan Lowe to sever a consulting contract he had with the foundation. “I hope that people know throughout the nation and the world that we are very dedicated to what we do in terms of preserving the legacy and presenting the legacy of Abraham Lincoln — that we are good custodians of the materials that we that we oversee, that we take care of them, that we utilize them in the proper ways to teach and to inspire,” Lowe said.

BIBLE TRIVIA 1. Is the book of Esther in the Old or New Testament or neither? 2. Which of Jesus' disciples walked on the water with Him? Andrew, Peter, James, John 3. From the Bible, who interpreted the handwriting on the wall? David, Joseph, Daniel, Belshazzar 4. Who was the other man on trial with Jesus that the crowd freed? Barnabus, Pontius, Barabbas, Caesar 5. How many days did Jesus pray in the desert? 3, 10, 20, 40 6. Where did the Lord tell Jonah to go? Jericho, Ninevah, Jerusalem, Israel

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4) Barabbas 5) 40 6) Ninevah

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G.M. “Casey� Cameron September 29, 1925 - July 18, 2019

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Man dies after he stabs self and deputies use stun gun Southern California authorities are investigating the death of a 28-year-old man who stabbed himself and then was shocked with a stun gun when he refused to drop the knife. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said Tuesday that deputies responded to a reported attempted suicide on July 11 in San Jacinto. They arrived within minutes at a home and were directed by the 911 caller to a family member in the backyard who was bleeding profusely from his neck and holding a knife. The department says Jose Andres Lopez refused to drop the knife after several commands from authorities, and was then stunned. He later died at a hospital. Authorities say the department is investigating since Lopez died following a use of force by the deputies. Associated Press

PERRIS

5 Arrests Made In Connection With Illegal Street Race In Perris

Phyllis Mills October 25, 1930 - July 19, 2019 Phyllis Mills was born on October 25, 1930, in Ash Lake Minnesota and passed away on July 19, 2019, in Hemet California. Residing in Hemet for the last 37 years, Phyllis was best known for her time as a New Accounts Representative at Hemet Federal Savings & Loan at the Main Branch located at Florida Avenue and Buena Vista Street, now the City Of Hemet Offices. Phyllis is survived by her sisters, Gladys and Eleanor and her three children; daughter Tamera Estill, son Jim W Mills III, and daughter Bobbie Christie and many grandchildren & great-grandchildren. Phyllis Mills will be interned at Riverside National Cemetery on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at 10:01 am. A reception will be held following the graveside service at the Hemet United Methodist Church, 530 South Buena Vista Street, Hemet CA from 11:30 to 3:00. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: CHOC - Children’ s Hospital of Orange County or the American Heart Association.

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hopes of ripping off your insurance company. This is a dangerous game but it quite popular in Hemet. You say, there was a wit-

ness who said it wasn't my fault. That should exonerate you of blame. Good luck with that one. If you ever so much as had a simple ticket for jumping the yellow light it will be held against you by the so-called victim's lawyer in a court-

room. I questioned an insurance agent in the home office of a major personal insurance carrier and was told, "The suits in the executive offices don't trust juries in personal injury cases when it comes to being hit by a car or truck. They

Five men could face charges stemming from an illegal street race in Perris and Menifee, according to sheriff's officials. The Riverside County Sheriff's Department began receiving reports around 10 p.m. Saturday of about 50 vehicles being driven recklessly near the intersection of Encanto Drive and McCall Boulevard in Menifee, according to Sgt. Dan Ponder. Members of the sheriff's Takeover Racing Enforcement Team had also received information about a ``park and chill'' meet-up being hosted near that area by a group suspected of organizing illegal street races in the past, Ponder said. As deputies responded to investigate, reports began coming in of an illegal street race in the area of Morgan Street and Redlands Avenue in Perris, about 12 miles away, he said. Sheriff's deputies converged on the area and detained six suspects in four vehicles, including two who were suspected to be ``active participants'' in the street race, Ponder said. "Numerous vehicles fled the area, many of which left behind evidence of colliding with each other in their attempt to flee,'' Ponder said. ``At this time, none of those collisions have been reported to law enforcement, nor have any injuries as a result of collision at the location been reported.'' Ponder said an investigation revealed the ``park and chill'' in Menifee and the illegal street race in Perris both involved the same group of drivers. Five men, identified as Luis Ruiz, 19, of Lake Elsinore; Seta Gillman, 20, of Menifee; Johnathan Skala, 32, of Chula Vista; Omar Rahman, 20, of San Jacinto; and Austin Aaron, 19, of Menifee, were all arrested on suspicion of crimes related to illegal street racing. A juvenile was also detained at the scene and later released to his parents, Ponder said. All five adults were taken to the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside, and their vehicles were impounded for 30 days, he said. City News Service will pay off because a jury might feel sympathy for the plaintiff and bring back a million dollar verdict because the so-called victim seemed believable. Indurate companies don't like to take chances. So, the next time you

see someone standing in the middle of a street gazing ever so longingly at the other side, that person may be playing the game, or perhaps it is someone not even thinking of profiteering at your expense. No sir. They may just be giving them-

selves the right of way with rolling traffic be damned. So be forewarned. When in doubt, slow down and wait for them to make up their mind. Just sayin'. rustystrait@gmail.com

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City Councilwoman Karlee Meyer prefers action to talk MARK LENTINE| STAFF WRITER

“I haven’t told many people cause they wouldn’t understand...but dressing up like a homeless person and spending most of a night in Weston Park taught me so much,” says Meyer, adding, “You learn what truly helps the homeless community and what doesn’t.” What has truly worked is Meyer’s, “Know Where It Goes” (KWIG) program. While giving money to a homeless person may make the giver feel good, Meyer has been told by homeless friends that that’s the last thing that should be done. “We’re all compassionate to the needs of the homeless… but what I learned on the street is that the vast majority of monies given to the homeless go directly to drugs. I actually had one of my homeless friends tell me point blank, ‘Karlee, do not give us money.’” Meyer says that though the wont to give is a noble impulse, the method in which someone gives is just as important, “Money, given directly to those who are addicted or who haven’t learned to manage money, is essentially wasting money. We have local

KARLEE MEYER | Courtesy Photo organizations already in place that vet the needs of the homeless, and these organizations need our support.” Enter the “Know Where It Goes” program (knowwhereitgoes.com). The KWIG program brings many organizations together to communicate and address homeless issues across the city. People can give to local agencies that provide permanent solutions to those in need. “I sat down one day and figured out that if we had only 50 full-time panhandlers and they receive $150 a day-which my homeless friends tell me, is a low figure…and you multiply that by 365 days…you would have 2.7 million dollars.” “For $240,000 a year, Valley Restart takes care of 120 people and pro-

vides housing, shelter, food, utilities, and social support. Just think of how all that money given to panhandlers could be better utilized. Think of the massive positive change we could make if we put our change in the right hands,” says Meyer. While some may see the KWIG Program as uncaring, Meyer sees the program as just the opposite. “I tell people to come follow me when I’m driving around, befriending the homeless, devel-

oping trust, and offering solutions. They want to be given a purpose and encouraged. Many organizations in town will take them right off the street and provide all the services they need. I feel this offer is better than my pocket change or buying them a burger. I found out that, among the homeless, Hemet is known as an “easy target”-they know to come here because people are so giving...but all that’s

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PROFILE IN SERVICE

Rob Lindquist is a very appreciated person in the community MARK LENTINE| STAFF WRITER

Rob Lindquist is one of the most beloved human beings in the San Jacinto Valley. Ask anyone, and you will hear them laud the many decent qualities about the man. But just who is this local icon and why has he managed to avoid the slings and arrows that are so often slung at public figures? I saw down with him for a couple of hours recently and listened as he unraveled his life and career. “I was born in room 3 of the brand new Hemet Hospital in 1942. My parents were members of the Lutheran Church. My father was a rose grower and also a hybridizer of roses, which means that he crossbred roses and created 7 All American varieties hybrids like Tiffany and Granada.” The senior Lindquist was

well known and regaled for his accomplishments throughout the world. Contrary to the family’s status, young Rob enjoyed a very normal childhood in a small community as much agricultural as anything else. “My early life began at a house located at the corner of Girard Street and Devonshire Avenue in Hemet. We would later move to a large house located at the corner of Cornell and MAYBERRY. My parents were not restrictive, and I was permitted to roam about the hills that surrounded the valley.” Young Rob took an interest in his father’s activities and would eventually become an expert in the rose industry himself. Public speaking also fascinated him. “I remember in 1950 when my father took me along to an interview at the Mission Inn in Riverside

where he was to be interviewed about his rose business. That was exciting for me, and I somehow knew that despite my shyness, I might one day be able to speak publically myself.” That would come later because he was still experiencing the magic of growing up. “My grandfather owned a 40-acre ranch in the far east end of Hemet sometime in the late 1920s. It was on the other side of the ranger station. I romped and roamed and fulfilled my curiosity on everything about nature that I possibly could. There was a reservoir on the property, and despite the dangers for a youngster around so much water, I loved it.” The Kelly and Wilson families were the first to create grapefruit and orange orchards in East Hemet, which became a jungle of excitement for a young lad like

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Rob. During his excursions into nature, he also was educated locally. “I enrolled in kindergarten at Hemet Elementary School, which would due to earthquake damage to the foundation lie unoccupied for a long time and only recently be rebuilt on the site. When we moved out to the orchard district, we were too far away from that school, so

my parents transferred me to the wooden Little Lake School which had been built in 1910. Going there is one of the most delightful experiences of my childhood. It was a section of nationalities and several varieties of Native Americans who were somewhat dominant. If you were a new boy, you might be greeted by an Indian boy rushing up and poke you in the chest and sometimes knock you flat on the ground and then say, ‘Want to play?’ It was a welcome to the turf, and we soon became fast friends. Some of those boys became my lifelong friends.” Rob went on to Hemet Junior High and Hemet High School. After graduation, he enrolled in Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. “I spent one semester at Brigham Young. My buddy from Hemet who was there with me had to return home

for some reason or other which left me a lonesome Lutheran surrounded by 14,000 fellow students and feel alone. Consequently, I also returned to Hemet and soon enrolled in Cal Lutheran College in Thousand Oaks, California, where I majored in Classical Languages and linguistics. The school was new and only in its second year and barely getting off the ground. It was the wildest place I was ever in, and I loved it.” Came graduation and young Rob headed off for a hitch in the Air Force during the Viet Nam War where he served honorably. When did he decide to run for political office? “That came about through an odd circumstance because politics would have been the last thing in the world that I

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NEVER AGAIN

Hundreds of black deaths in 1919 are being remembered JESSE J HOLLAND | CONTRIBUTED

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merica in the summer of 1919 ran red with blood from racial violence, and yet, 100 years later, not many people know it even happened. It flowed in small towns like Elaine, Arkansas, in medium-size places such as Annapolis, Maryland, and Syracuse, New York, and in big cities like Washington and Chicago. Hundreds of African American men, women and children were burned alive, shot, lynched or beaten to death by white mobs. Thousands saw their homes and businesses burned to the ground and were driven out, many never to return.

SPECIAL REPORT: RED SUMMER It was branded “Red Summer” because of the bloodshed and amounted to some of the worst white-on-black violence in U.S. history. Beyond the lives and family fortunes lost, it had far-reaching repercussions, contributing to generations of black distrust of white authority. But it also galvanized blacks to defend themselves and their neighborhoods with fists and guns; reinvigorated civil rights organizations like the NAACP and led to a new era of activism; gave rise to courageous reporting by black journalists; and influenced the generation of leaders who would take up the fight for racial equality decades later. “The people who were the icons of the civil rights movement were raised by the people who survived Red Summer,” said Saje Mathieu, a history professor at the University of Minnesota. For all that, there are no national observances marking Red Summer. History textbooks ignore it, and most museums don’t acknowledge it. The reason: Red Summer contradicts the post-World War I-era notion that America was making the world safe for democracy, historians say. “It doesn’t fit into the neat stories we tell ourselves,” said David Krugler, author of “1919, The Year of Racial Violence: How African Americans Fought Back.” That could change. A monument has been proposed in Arkansas. Several authors have written about the bloody summer. A Brooklyn choral group performed Red Summer-theme songs like “And They Lynched Him on a Tree” in March to commemorate the centennial. At the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Mathieu and author Cameron McWhirter plan to present some of their findings July 30 .

Researchers believe that in a span of 10 months, more than 250 African Americans were killed in at least 25 riots across the U.S. by white mobs that never faced punishment. Historian John Hope Franklin called it “the greatest period of interracial strife the nation has ever witnessed.” The bloodshed was the product of a collision of social forces: Black men were returning from World War I expecting the same rights they had fought and bled for in Europe, and African Americans were moving north to escape the brutal Jim Crow laws of the South. Whites saw blacks as competition for jobs, homes and political power. “Ethnic cleansing was the goal of the white rioters,” said William Tuttle, a retired professor of American studies at the University of Kansas and author of “Race Riot: Chicago in the Red Summer of 1919.” They wanted to kill as many black people as possible and to terrorize the rest until they were willing to leave and live someplace else.” The violence didn’t start or end in 1919. Some count the era of Red Summer as beginning with the deaths of more than two dozen African Americans in East St. Louis, Illinois, in 1917 and extending through the Rosewood Massacre of 1923, when a black town in Florida was destroyed. All told, at least 1,122 Americans were killed in racial violence over those six years, by Tuttle’s count. In 1919 alone, violence erupted in such places as New York; Memphis, Tennessee; Philadelphia; Charleston, South Carolina; Baltimore; New Orleans; Wilmington, Delaware; Omaha, Nebraska; New London, Connecticut; Bisbee, Arizona; Longview, Texas; Knoxville, Tennessee; Norfolk, Virginia; and Putnam County, Georgia. In the nation’s capital, white mobs — many made up of members of the military — rampaged over the weekend of July 1922, beating any black they could find after false rumors of a white woman being assaulted by black men spread. “In front of the Riggs Bank the rioters beat a Negro with clubs and stones wrapped in handkerchiefs; the bleeding figure lay in the street for over twenty minutes before being taken to the hospital,” Lloyd M. Abernethy wrote in the Maryland Historical Magazine in 1963. “Sensing the failure of the police, the mob became even more contemptuous of authority — two Negroes were attacked and beaten directly in front

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The number of World War II veterans topped 16 million during the war. Now there are fewer than half a million still alive, all in their 80s and 90s. We’re losing over 300 WWII veterans each day. Most of them have never seen the memorial in Washington, D.C., that was built in their honor. Honor Flights Network, a nonprofit, works to change that. Since 2010, it has escorted 222,133 veterans to see the memorial, at no cost to the veteran. Last year HFN took 21,000 veterans to Washington. The one-day trips leave from a “hub” in most states and fly to Washington, where they visit the memorial dedicated to them, as well as the Vietnam and Korean memorials. These trips are scheduled multiple times a year. But it takes money and volunteers (guardian escorts) to pull it off, and there are over 38,000 veterans on a wait

list. We’re running out of time to get all the vets to Washington who want to go. There are programs to help more veterans get there. The Solo program is for those who have friends and family who can fund the air trip and hotel for one to three days. The Lone Eagle program is for veterans who are not near an airport hub. Once in Washington, the veteran and his escort will join the main group for all their activities. In addition, Honor Flights has expanded to include Korean War and Vietnam War veterans. If you can send money, please do. The address is Honor Flight, Inc., 175 South Tuttle Road, Springfield, OH 45505, or donate at www.honorflight.org. (Don’t miss the video on the website). If you want information or can serve as an escort, call Honor Flight at 937521-2400, or Jane Julian at 614-5586220. If you have any medical experience, that’s a bonus, but there are many roles you can fill.

New Options Replace Choice Medical Care FREDDY GROVES | CONTRIBUTED

The Veterans Choice Program is no more, replaced by the MISSION Act of 2018. The final parts and pieces of the Veterans Community Care program are now in place. The MISSION Act (Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks) brings new options, letting you get care out in the community if you qualify. For example: * You need a service you can't get at the Department of Veterans Affairs. * You live in an area with no full-service VA facility, such as in New Hampshire, Alaska or Hawaii. * You're grandfathered in with distance requirements under the old Choice program, such as 30 minutes to a VA facility for primary care or 60 minutes for specialty care, or a wait of over 20 days for primary care or 28 days for specialty care. * Your VA doctor thinks it would be best if you get civilian care.

A note for those whose health keeps them at home or who live in rural areas: TeleHealth is now authorized across state lines, which was barred before, under the Anywhere to Anywhere program. (Look at the VA Video Connect app if you think you'll sign up with video care. It will connect your laptop and phones and other devices.) Another new option is civilian urgent care. If you come home with the flu or a bug, you don't have to wait for a VA appointment. You can access a network of retail (like a pharmacy) and walk-in urgent-care locations. Retail is for things like a sore throat or earache, and urgent care is for more serious stuff like wounds and casts. You'll need to stay within the VA network and have your status verified. The VA also will pay for related short-term prescriptions. Check vaurgentcarelocator.triwest. com and find your nearest urgent care location, so you'll know in advance where is.

Louisiana WWII vet receives France’s highest honor AP | CONTRIBUTED

JENNINGS, LA. — A Louisiana veteran of World War II has received an award from France for his actions during the war. News outlets report 97-year-old Lawrence Boudreaux received a French Legion of Honor medal Tuesday for his service at Normandy. France’s new ambassador to the United States, Philippe Etienne, bestowed France’s highest order of merit to Bou-

dreaux at a veterans home in Jennings. Etienne says France wanted to pay tribute to Boudreaux and “all American veterans who liberated France and Europe.” Private First Class Boudreaux was inducted into the Army on February 9, 1943. His battles and campaigns include Normandy, Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe. Among Boudreaux’s other medals are the Purple Heart Medal and Bronze Star Medal.

Thefts of ... Everything FREDDY GROVES | CONTRIBUTED

We've seen these stories before: a Department of Veterans Affairs employee finally gets caught stealing drugs. Usually this happens in a VA hospital, but not always. Recently, a former chief pharmacist at a veterans care home admitted that he stole 12,000 doses of various opioids and tampered with the electronic and manual prescription logs to cover it up. And how long will he stay in the slammer? It's likely to only be four years. There are problems in veterans care homes, but it isn't always drugs that are taken. Sometimes it's cash. In one care home, the receptionist was charged with stealing $8,000 in prepurchased meal money and then fixing the books. Turns out this receptionist was a convicted felon and had stolen $60,000 from a previous employer, a fact that never showed up in a background check. At another VA nursing home, an assistant administrator got hold of a veter-

an's ATM card and checkbook and used it as his own personal piggy bank. A fiduciary, responsible for managing a veteran's money, misdirected $71,000 of a veteran's assets and kept collecting after the veteran had gone into a veterans' care home. A registered nurse at another veterans' care home brazenly stole money. At yet another veteran home, two people were charged with stealing donated money that was to be used for an event for the residents. Sometimes, though, it's not drugs or cash. Sometimes it's medals. That's when it gets personal. A 96-year-old veteran had his Legion d'Honneur medal, France's highest decoration (given to him by the French consul general for his efforts on D-Day) stolen from a bedside drawer. The veteran's job during the war in France was to mark minefields. I'm glad to report that the veteran's nephew managed to get him a replacement medal from France.

Army veteran from San Francisco Bay drowns at Lake Tahoe AP | CONTRIBUTED

RENO, Nev. — Authorities have identified a 34-year-old San Francisco Bay Area man who drowned at Lake Tahoe as a U.S. Army veteran who worked as a correctional officer for the San Mateo County Sheriff ’s Office. The Douglas County sheriff ’s office says bystanders pulled Andreiam Jeffrey Arqueza from the water at Zephyr Cove

on Tahoe’s southeast shore at about 4 p.m. Tuesday. Deputies began life-saving measures on the shore but he later was pronounced dead at a hospital in South Lake Tahoe, California. The San Mateo County Code 30 Foundation says Arqueza — who went by “AJ” — served in Iraq and previously worked for the Santa Clara County Sheriff ’s Office.

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s the old saying goes “where there is smoke there is fire.” Senator Elizabeth Warren who is now a Democratic presidential candidate, in no uncertain terms is warning that another economic crisis could happen in the near future. Senator Warren basis her prediction on rising household and corporate debt. “Warning lights are flashing, whether it’s this year or next year, the odds of another economic downturn are high and growing.” Warren has been speaking for years about debt, risky mortgage lending practices, and the looming housing and financial crisis. “Despite a strong U. S. economy and a low unemployment rate, trouble however, could be right around the corner. The fact of the matter is that it’s very difficult to improve upon an unemployment rate of 4 percent by generating sufficient job growth to push the unemployment rate below 4 percent.” “Don’t overlook the fact that inflation has been picking up since the beginning of the year. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers, less food and energy, hit 2.4 percent in July 2018. That’s its highest reading since September 2008. While some inflation is good (the Fed typically targets 2 percent), more than that can be bad news according to Sean Williams of the Motley Fool. Home sales are beginning to decline in key markets. Williams goes on to say that during the Great Recession, housing was a leading indicator of the trouble that lay ahead. It’s possible that we could be seeing similar warning signs (without insanely high mortgage default rates) this time around. “More specifically, in June 2018, we witnessed an 11.8 percent year over year decline in new and existing home and condominium sales in California, according to CoreLogic. Califor-

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nia’s housing market is often a leading indicator to the industry as a whole. Seeing sales dip by a double digit percentage should be a warning that Wall Street and investors pay attention to.” Credit card debt and late payments are on the rise. A report released by credit reporting agency TransUnion as of February 2018 found that three

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Heat Wave ANDREW F. KOTYUK | COLUMNIST

Just last month we were enjoying the June gloom. Boy, what a difference a month makes. The scorching heat is with some added humidity. Around here it is called earthquake season, and there have been plenty of those recently too. The weather hasn’t been the only thing heating up. Metals have moved to their 52week high. Gold moved first up to into the low $1,400’s, and silver eventually followed up to the lower $16’s. They are hitting the ceiling so to speak for the last 52 weeks. Our Firm recommends taking profits here. In June we gladly recommended to buy around $14.50 and here around $16.45 is good exit point. This trade would return around 14%. Pretty hot for two months. Don’t get greedy here. Yes, it could break out, but it could also fall back to its lows. Netflix took a big hit recently with subscriber growth missing expectations. The market is frying it punishment for the big miss. As a FANG member Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, and Google, it possesses the ability to move sharply and strongly. These stocks have led the market with their returns outperforming every index. Time to start watching it. Its all-time highs were just shy of $400. Priced at $306 this is a 25% discount. We do not recommend buying here. Our buy limit is just north of $250. This would be a 38% discount. As Warren Buffett states, “Whether we’re talking about socks or stocks, I like buying quality merchandise when it is marked down.” The lower you buy an investment, the less risk to the downside it has and the more upside there is. When you flip these numbers by buying at $250 and selling at $400 it represents a 60% return. Alpha is watching the Volatility Index, and it appears to be at annual lows around $12. The high of the year boiled over $36. At a third of its price range, we are watching to see how low or how comfortable the market gets. The VIX, known by this symbol, is a popular measure of the stock markets expectation of vol-

atility implied by S&P500 index options. The higher it is, the higher the expected volatility the market is expecting. Lower means there is very little expected volatility. A good time to look for investment opportunities is usually when this index is high, reflecting that the market has fallen. You can purchase this as an ETF such as symbol TVIX. It is negatively correlated to the stock market. Adding it to your portfolio when the market is at all-time highs is similar to pouring a cool glass of lemonade on a hot July afternoon. It doesn’t turn down the heat, but it will balance you and allow you to endure the heat. If the market falls from here, the VIX will go up offsetting the drop you may have. As Maynard Ferguson said, “So cool your hot, so hot your cool.” That’s the way every portfolio should be. Andrew F. Kotyuk, CIMA* is CEO and Principal of Alpha Wealth Management LLC. For questions or investment topics please email me afkotyuk@alpha-wealth.com.

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doing is taking advantage of our citizens and attracting more homeless.� Meyer, who began the Homeless Outreach Program in 2017, has seen a positive change here in

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of the White House.� Carter G. Woodson, the historian who founded Black History Month in 1926, saw the violence up close. “They had caught a Negro and deliberately held him as one would a beef for slaughter, and when they had conveniently adjusted him for lynching, they shot him,� Woodson wrote. “I heard him groaning in his struggle as I hurried away as fast as I could without running, expecting every moment to be lynched myself.� In Elaine, Arkansas, poor black sharecroppers who had dared to join a union were attacked, and at least 200 African Americans were killed. Ida B. Wells, a pioneering black journalist and one of the few reporters to interview victims, noted a woman named Lula Black was dragged from her farm by a white mob after saying she would join the union. “They knocked her down, beat her over the head with their pistols, kicked her all over the body, almost killed her, then took her to jail,� Wells wrote in her report “The Arkansas Race

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Hemet through the KWIG program. “The progress is slow but steady, but that’s fine because this isn’t about overnight success. It’s about the program being as effective as possible, and bringing support not just to the homeless, but to business owners and citi-

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Riot.� “The same mob went to Frank Hall’s house and killed Frances Hall, a crazy old woman housekeeper, tied her clothes over her head, threw her body in the public road where it lay thus exposed till the soldiers came Thursday evening and took it up.� Black journalists like Wells played an important role in getting the story out. “Black newspapers like the Chicago Defender were instrumental in providing an alternate voice that represented why African Americans deserved to be here, deserved equal rights and were, in some cases, justified in fighting,� said Kevin Strait, a curator at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Red Summer also marked a new era of black resistance to white injustice, with African Americans standing up in unprecedented numbers and killing some of their tormentors. Returning black soldiers from World War I led the charge, using skills they refined in Europe. “The Germans weren’t the enemy — the enemy was right here at home,� said Harry Haywood in his autobiography, “A Black

Communist in the Freedom Struggle: The Life of Harry Haywood.� In Washington, Carrie Johnson, 17, became a hero for shooting at white invaders in her neighborhood. She fatally shot a white policeman who broke into her second-story bedroom. She claimed self-defense, and her manslaughter conviction was overturned. The NAACP gained about 100,000 members that year, said McWhirter, author of “Red Summer: The Summer of 1919 and the Awakening of Black America.� Soon, blacks were “going to Congress, they’re pressing congressmen and senators to pass anti-lynching legislation. At the same time, they’re fighting back in the courts, they’re filing lawsuits when people are being mistreated or railroaded.� The lessons of Red Summer would reverberate after World War II. “You have a similar situation where African Americans had done their part to make the world safe for democracy, and black veterans came home, and many of them were alive or had heard the stories of what happened in 1919,� Krugler said. “And they said, ‘Never again.’�

$5,644 as of 2017. 3) The percentage of accounts that were delinquent 90 days or more had jumped from 1.48 percent in 2014 to 1.87 percent in 2017. As interest rates rise, servicing the debt will become more difficult, perhaps resulting in higher delinquency rates that in turn can create a negative domino ef-

fect for companies behind those loans. In closing, Williams goes on to say that “though averages alone don’t provide enough concrete evidence that a recession is near, they are another piece of a growing puzzle that implies a recession is closer than you probable realize.�

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might be interested in. Sharon and I had married in 1970 and had started our family of three daughters and living in our second home, a small house. The gentleman who lived across the street was older and a member of the local Democrat Club. “One ay he came across the street with another guy, a very tall guy, who had been mayor of a large city in Alaska. I had spoken with the neighbor on a number of occasions. We sat down under a tree in the yard, and my neighbor began the conversation. He said,’ Well, son, you know we really like the way you think and believe that you ought to run for city council�. It didn’t matter that I was a Republican since the office was and continues to be non-partisan.� With their encouragement, Rob went to see Bob Record, a big dairyman who was also involved in local politics. “Bob, a very genial sort, directed me to his wife, Cornelia, the matriarch of the Record family. She gave me a list of all the important movers and shakers I would have to deal with if I ran for office. I duly made the rounds and explained my ideas about how the town should grow and hopefully prosper.� He ran and was elected not once, but twice and became mayor of the small city, one of the youngest mayors in Hemet’s history. Like anyone with ideas, he created political opponents, and during his second term on the council when he encountered forces that he felt kept him from implementing some of those ideas. He was replaced by Councilman Nishino who would also serve as mayor. He also encountered into those forces. He was referred to by some as the sleeping mayor. He wasn’t sleeping. When he got bored, he meditated. Rob Lindquist did not grow moss beneath his feet. He went on to create a

Downtown Business Association and worked to keep the downtown business community from moving to the west side of town where a new business district is currently expanding. He was incremental in situating the Hemet Mall as an inside mall rather than at the old county fairgrounds. Rob created a furor with the manager of the Mall when he joined the Chamber of Commerce. “That’s when I organized the Downtown Business Association to keep downtown from being yanked away to the far west side of town and served as its president for a time. I feared everything would go west. My decision infuriated Mall Management and some business owners who opened there.� Despite the furor, Rob managed to see that most of the downtown business district stayed downtown and eventually the Mall folks realized there was enough business to go around. It is impossible to hold any kind of anger against Rob Lindquist - he is just too nice a person, and everyone knows all he has given of himself to the community. There is a multitude of ventures that bear the signature of Rob in one way or another. He owned a bicycle shop downtown from 1978 to 1985. At one point he became so involved with the future of Hemet that he came close to a breakdown. “My father came to me and explained how to get rid of some of the pressure. He suggested that I make a list of all my involvements, then sit down quietly and go over that list, marking off the ones I didn’t need and concentrate on the remaining one. I did as he suggested and son all my problems drifted away.� From the time he was two years old, his parents knew that he had a singing voice and encouraged him with that talent. “I sang in high school and musicals at the local community college. At one point I was working with a

guy who worked down in the desert and all the way coming and going I would sing. He suggested I contact Ann Ayres, the voice teacher at Mt. San Jacinto Community College. I took his advice and found her to be wonderful in bringing out the best of my voice.� Apparently, she did because he is one of the bestknown tenors in town and warbles everything to big band to light classics. If he chose he could probably sing professionally on a national level, but he simply enjoys soloing at The Science of Mind church that he now claims as his place of faith. “Science of Mind better satisfies my needs,� he says. He is currently President of the Hemet Museum and has been since 2007. Under his leadership, the Museum has become quite a tourist sight under his leadership and a source of local history for the valley’s students. One could go on and on and still not cover all his services to this community. However, from an outsider’s viewpoint, I would say his most important accomplishment in the community that he was General Manager of the Lake Hemet Metropolitan Water District where his efforts were always directed toward pure water at a reasonable cost to the citizens. Rob Lindquist has his disappointments about the way city officials have not made more progress but chooses not to delineate them. That’s the kind of guy he is, and that’s why I say he is one of the most popular citizens of our valley. You can find him most mornings next door to the Museum at the Destination Coffee Bar and Bistro located at the corner of State Street and Florida Avenue with his working his crossword puzzles and hold discourse with his pals. It is a genuine pleasure to declare that Rob Lindquist is a real Profile in Service. rustystrait@gmail.com

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HISTORIC HEMET THEATRE

Aeromyth was a great success Fans of Aerosmith rock the house at HHT SUSAN CARRIER | CONTRIBUTED

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ast weekend’s Tribute to Aerosmith brought fans from across Southern California and beyond to celebrate the music of Steven Tyler and Aerosmith. Aeromyth performed a flawless recreation of a high-energy show by the iconic 1970’s hard rock band. Even before the band took the stage, fans flowed down to the foot of the stage, to get a close-up look at the After the show, dozens of fans stayed to take photos with the band, raving that this could be the best show ever. But then, that sentiment seems to be a regular reaction at Hemet’s popular concert venue. This show was the band’s first appearance at HHT. As usual, they loved the crisp acoustics of the auditorium, the talented tech team that dialed in their soundcheck in record time, and most of all the enthusiastic crowd that clapped and cheered at a thunderous volume from the first song to the last. Next up is the Tribute to REO Speedwagon on Saturday, August 3rd. Ridin’ The Strom Out will bring their hard-Rockin’ show, filled with classic hits like “Can’t Fight This Feeling,” and “Take It On The Run.” Meanwhile, patrons holding tickets for the canceled Tribute to Tom Petty on Saturday, August 17th, need to bring their tickets to the Box Office. Tickets can be exchanged for the replacement show, a Tribute to Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac by Gypsy. Tickets can also be exchanged for any

other show or a refund. • Season Three begins in late August, with: • Tribute to Madonna (8/31) • Tribute to The Beach Boys (9/14) • Tribute to The Eagles (9/28) • Tribute to The Beatles (10/12) • Tribute to Buddy Holly & the Legends of Rock & Roll (10/26) • Tribute to Huey Lewis & the News (11/2) • Tribute to The Blues Brothers (11/23) • Tribute to Styx (12/7) The country music Friday Nite Live Series continues with: • Young Guns of Country - Tribute to the Superstars of Country Music (8/23) • Tribute to Brooks & Dunn (9/20) • Tribute to Roy Orbison (10/4) • Tribute to Reba McEntire (11/8) • Tribute to Keith Urban (12/13) Tickets for Tribute Mania and Friday Nite Live shows are $22 presale / $25 day of show. Showtime is 7:00 pm, with doors open at 6:15 pm. Information on all theatre events is available at www.HistoricHemetTheatre.com or by calling the ticket office, (951) 658-5950.

ON STAGE: Aeromyth making a phenomenal tribute to the famous rock band Aerosmith. | Photo courtesy of Susan Carrier

THURSDAY, JULY 25

NATIONAL HIRE A VETERAN DAY

FRIDAY, JULY 26

NATIONAL AUNT & UNCLE DAY

10 am - 4 pm: Diamond Valley Lake, 951-765-9579 11 am - 3 pm: Hemet Museum, 951929-4409 11 am - 4 pm: San Jacinto Valley Museum, 951-654-4952 11 am - 4 pm: Estudillo Park Water Conservation Education Garden, 951694-4952

SATURDAY, JULY 27

NATIONAL DAY OF THE COWBOY

8 am - 1 pm: Hemet Farmers Market, Harvard St. 11 am - 4 pm: Estudillo Mansion, 951-927-7367 11 am - 4 p m: Estudillo Park Water Conservation Education Garden, 951-694-4952 11 am - 4 pm: San Jacinto Valley Museum, 951-654- 4952 11 am – 5 pm: Art at the Center, David McChesney, DVAC, 951-6523822* 2:30 pm: ‘Night, Mother’, Ramona Hillside Playhouse, 951-658-5300* 6 pm – 12 am: American Legion Post 53 Anniversary Dinner/Dance, 951-658-2436*

7 pm: Music @ the Center, w/Dennis & Zach Caplinger, DVAC, 951652-3822* SUNDAY, JULY 28

NATIONAL PARENT’S DAY

10 am - 4 pm: Diamond Valley Lake, 951-765-9579 10 am - 5 pm: Stepping out of the Past, Western Science Center, 951791-0033 11 am - 3 pm: Hemet Museum, 951-929-4409 11 am - 4 pm: Estudillo Park Water Conservation Education Garden, 951-694-4952 11 am - 4 pm: San Jacinto Valley Museum, 951-654-4952 11 am – 5 pm: Art at the Center, David McChesney, DVAC, 951-6523822* 2:30 pm: ‘Night, Mother’, Ramona Hillside Playhouse, 951-658-5300* MONDAY, JULY 29

INTERNATIONAL TIGER DAY

9 am - 11:45 am: Hemet Valley Knit Group, 951-330-1004 11 am – 5 pm: Art at the Center,

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11 am - 5 pm: Fingerprints Youth Museum, 951-765-1223 11 am – 5 pm: Art at the Center, David McChesney, DVAC, 951-6523822* 5 – 7 pm: Valley Wide Aquatic Center Family Fun Night, 951-929-0047* 7:30 pm: ‘Night, Mother’, Ramona Hillside Playhouse, 951-658-5300*

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10 am: Valle Vista Summer Fun Bingo, VV Community Center, 951-9276673* 10 am - 4:45 pm: Fingerprints Youth Museum, 951-765-1223 10 am - 4 pm: Diamond Valley Lake, 951-765-9579 11 am - 3 pm: Hemet Museum 951929-4409 11 am – 5 pm: Art at the Center, David McChesney, DVAC, 951-6523822* 8 pm: Concert Under the Stars, Ramona Bowl Amphitheatre, 951-6583111*

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David McChesney, DVAC, 951-6523822* 5 - 9 pm: Tacos & Karaoke w/Steve Brooks, SJ American Legion, 312 E. Main St., SJ 7 pm: HHT Classic Films, “Over the Hill Gang, 1969” 951-658-5950 TUESDAY, JULY 30

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FRIENDSHIP

10:15 am: Compulsive Eaters Anonymous, San Jacinto, 951-5378797 11 am - 3 pm: Hemet Museum, 951-929-4409 11 am - 5 pm: Fingerprints Youth Museum, 951-765-1223 11 am – 5 pm: Art at the Center, David McChesney, DVAC, 951-6523822*3 pm: HHT Classic Films, “Jigsaw, 1949”, 951-658-5950 12:30 pm: Vintage Afternoon Movie, African Queen, RSVP to 800-8864471* 5:30 – 9:30 pm: Bingo @the American Legion Post 53, 951-658-2436*

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he Hemet Elks Lodge #1740 is hosting a Casino Night Event FUNdraiser and Steak Dinner for the Ramona Bowl on August 3rd at 6:00 p.m. Enjoy a delicious steak dinner and play the night away for some great prizes, plus every ticket holder gets a $20 gift card good for events at the Ramona Bowl. The Ramona Bowl is very excited to partner and have the help of the Hemet Elks Lodge and its members for this FUNdraising Casino Night event. The Ramona Bowl is a non-profit organization

whose funding only comes from event ticket sales, donations, and sponsorships. It sits on 168 acres, and all the maintenance and upkeep must come from these sources. So come on out to Casino Night, have a great meal and a lot of fun and help a very good cause. Tickets are $50 and include a steak dinner, $250 in Casino Play Money, a $20 Gift Card good for Ramona Bowl Events and a chance to win some great prizes. Saturday, August 3rd at 6:00 p.m. at the Hemet Elks Lodge, 1305 West Florida Avenue, Hemet 92543. For tickets and information call 951-658-3111 or 951-925-1740.

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Join us for the Oldlympics! Registration for the 35th annual Oldlympics, a series of competitions for people age 50 and older, opens Thursday, July 25. Operated by Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District, the Oldlympics will be held from Sept. 20 to Oct. 8 at various locations throughout Hemet and San Jacinto. More than 600 people are expected to compete. Events are: bench press, billiards, bingo, bowling, chair volleyball, cribbage, Fun-tathlon, golf, horseshoes, lawn bowling, pickleball, pinochle, Scrabble, shuffleboard, swimming, table tennis, tennis, Texas Hold ’em, tournament blackjack and track and field. The event concludes with an Awards Banquet on Oct. 8. Fees start at $5 for a single event. For information, call 951-927-6673 or visit gorecreation.org.

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 31

NATIONAL MUTT DAY

11 am - 3 pm: Hemet Museum, 951-9294409 11 am - 5 pm: Fingerprints Youth Museum, 951-765-1223 11 am – 5 pm: Art at the Center, David McChesney, DVAC, 951-652-3822* 6:30 - 9:30 pm: Senior Dance, Stage Robbers, Hemet West Clubhouse, $6.00. Kathy Perry, 951-692-0891* THURSDAY, AUG. 1

NATIONAL GIRLFRIENDS DAY

8 am - 1 pm: SJ Farmer’s Market, Farmer’s Corner 11 am - 5 pm: Fingerprints Youth Museum, 951-765-1223 8 pm: Tierra/Ramona Bowl Amphitheatre, 951-658-3111* FRIDAY, AUG. 2

NATIONAL ICE CREAM SANDWICH DAY

11 am - 3 pm: Hemet Museum, 951-9294409 11 am - 4 pm: San Jacinto Valley Museum, 951-654-4952 11 am - 5 pm: Fingerprints Youth Museum, 951-765-1223 5 – 7 pm: Valley Wide Aquatic Center Family Fun Night, 951-929-0047* Dusk: Valle Vista Movies in the Park, VV Community Center, 951-927-667* SATURDAY, AUG. 3

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INTERNATIONAL BEER DAY

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Chance the Rapper - The Big Day

where everything is changing, as TV star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) make their way around an industry they hardly recognize anymore.

Of Monsters and Men - Fever Dream

Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, Tim Roth, Leonardo DiCaprio, Al Pacino, Kurt Russell, James Marsden, Julia Butters

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Dead in the Water

Lloyd Cole - Guesswork

John invites his buddy David “Coop” Cooper and his attractive wife Vivian onto his new yacht, encouraging the couple to relax and get away from it all. They embark on a sea journey on John’s yacht, The Bella which, becomes the stage for a deadly game.

Mini Mansions - Guy Walks Into A Bar

Judd Nelson, Casper Van Dien, Brianne Davis, Chris Helton, Jason Usry, Griff Furst

Clark - Kiri Variations

Astronaut

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Angus, a lonely widower, has his long-extinguished dream to become an astronaut reignited when a national competition is announced. The prize? One ticket for a trip to space!

Sugar Ray - Little Yachty

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Pennyworth: Season 1 Unmasking Jihadi John: Anatomy of a Terrorist July 29

After Darkness July 30

The Haunting of Sharon Tate (2019)

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San Jacinto Unified School District FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Jacinto Unified School District today announced its policy for serving meals to students under the National School Lunch / School Breakfast Programs for the 2019 - 2020 school year. All students will be served breakfast and lunch at no charge at the following sites:

For additional information, please contact: Karina Salcido-Ruiz, Nutrition Services, 221 Bissell Place, San Jacinto, CA 92582, 951-654-9371 ext. 3792 or ksalcidoruiz@sanjacinto.k12.ca.us.

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GAS PUMP: Topping off at the filling station may seem like a savvy move. But drivers, their vehicles and the planet are best served by taking the pump handle out of the tanks at the familiar sound of the nozzle’s click.| Courtesy photo

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he familiar click of the nozzle when filling up at the gas station is recognizable to anyone with a few miles of driving under their belt. Once that nozzle clicks, just about every driver faces the decision of whether or not to squeeze a few extra cents worth of gas into their vehicles or remove the nozzle from their vehicles, place it back where it belongs and head off on their way. Such scenes play out every day across the globe, and it’s likely that the majority of drivers try to squeeze a few extra drops into their tank. While topping off can seem like a financially savvy way to delay your next trip to the filling station, doing so may only cost drivers and the planet they call home. The following are four great reasons to skip topping off the next time you pull into a filling station. 1. Topping off costs you money. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, drivers who top off at the pump are likely paying for gas they’re not getting. That’s because gas station pumps have vapor recovery systems that feed gas vapors back into their tanks in an effort to decrease air pollution. So any gas that drivers try to pump into their tanks after the nozzle has clicked may only be drawn into the vapor line and fed back into the gas station’s tanks and not your vehicle’s fuel tank.

2. Topping off may damage your car. Topping off won’t just hurt your pocketbook; it can potentially damage your vehicle as well. Fuel tanks need extra room inside them so gas can expand while the car is being operated. Without room to expand, gas may evaporate into the vehicle’s vapor collection system, which can damage the system and produce greater gas emissions, thereby harming the planet. 3. Topping off can affect the air you breathe. If you had a choice, would you pay extra for more air pollution? Likely not. But the EPA notes that this is precisely what many people are doing when they top off their gas tanks. When vehicle’s fuel tanks are overfilled, gas vapors can escape into the air and produce toxic air pollutants. That adversely affects air quality, which ultimately affects your health as well. 4. Topping off can cost the gas station money. Many drivers may wonder why gas stations, who would seemingly benefit financially from topping off, post signs that forbid topping off. But the EPA notes that gas stations are likely to lose money due to drivers squeezing an extra few cents worth of gas into their vehicles. That’s because topping off can damage the station’s vapor recovery systems, causing them to operate improperly and requiring potentially costly maintenance.

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eturns on home improvement projects vary. In its annual Cost vs. Value Report, Remodeling magazine notes the projects that yield the best returns on investment in a given year. But a host of factors, including the type of market (buyers or sellers) and the region where the home is being sold, ultimately combine to determine if homeowners investments in home improvement projects will provide the returns they were hoping for. Though theres no way of guaranteeing a home improvement project will yield a great return, real estate professionals often cite improving curb appeal as an excellent way to attract prospective buyers and potentially get the asking price or more when selling the home. Improving curb appeal makes even more sense in todays real estate market, when many people do their own searching via real estate websites such as Trulia or Zillow. When using such sites, buyers will likely be less inclined to click on a listing if exterior photos of the property

are not eye-catching. Various projects, including tending to lawns and gardens, can improve curb appeal. An added benefit to focusing on landscaping to improve curb appeal is it promotes spending time outdoors in spring and summer. In addition, many lawn- and garden-related home improvement projects need not require professional expertise. 1. Maintain a lush green lawn. Lawns that fall into disrepair may not give buyers a correct impression about how homeowners maintained their homes. Lawns with multiple dead spots and grass that appears more brown than green may lead many buyers to assume that the homes interior was equally ill-cared for. Maintaining lush green lawns is not as difficult as it may seem. Applying fertilizer and aerating at the appropriate times of year (this varies by region) can promote strong roots and healthy soil, making it easier for grass to survive harsh conditions like drought. When watering in summer, do so in early morning or evening so as little wa-

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beds, 3 baths • 3,042 sqft • 7,405 sqft lot • Built in 2005 2812 Hartley Pkwy, SJ $379,000 4 PAID SOLAR!!Someone is going to make an incredible buy on this gorgeous home with substantial upgrades. This lovely home includes a downstairs bedroom and 3/4 bath; a large chef quality kitchen, formal dining and theater possible family room. Upstairs is a loft and two secondary bedrooms and their full bath as well as a lavish master suite with an office alcove, it's bath and generous walk-in closet. FOR SALE

beds, 3 baths • 1,500 sqft • 1,802 sqft lot • Built in 1998 28 Via Carisma, Aliso Viejo $777,000 3 BACK ON THE MARKET after extensive Renovations & included items such as, newer Stainless Appliances, Washer & Dryer. New & nearly new matching laminate flooring throughout. (No Carpet), Plantation Shutters throughout. Custom Kitchen and Master Bath. Newly Upgraded tub and shower in secondary bath. A truly unique modern masterpiece, which offers a private community pool and a park across the street. FOR RENT

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4 beds, 3 baths • 2,066 sqft • 6,098 sqft lot • Built in 1991

1033 E Commonwealth Ave

3 beds, 3 baths • 2,065 sqft • 7,405 sqft lot • Built in 2004

2592 Colby St, Hemet

3 beds, 2 baths • 1,356 sqft • 8,000 sqft lot • Built in 1959

27020 Santa Fe St, Hemet

Large lovely home in a great location. This two-story beauty has lots of living space. There is a den/office downstairs with a 3/4 bath; family room with a warm brick fireplace, an upgraded kitchen with breakfast bar and a living/dining room with 2-story ceilings, there is also a downstairs laundry room. Upstairs there is a large master suite with walk-in closet and dual vanity.

Truly a lovely home! First there is a well-maintained front yard, brick walls, and a large back yard with plenty of room for a bar-b-q. Inside wood laminate flooring, a tiled entry and a large sweeping family/dining great room with a fireplace. If you like to entertain in your kitchen, this home has your name: the kitchen is open to the great room and includes the stove, a new microwave and a generous pantry.

Newer flooring, paint, cabinets, appliances-the works! Circular drive, two car garage. Low cost outside maintenance. You will love this clean, bright, beautiful home! Located on a very large lot that is divided into two separate lots, the house includes only the portion it is located on. Please no pets! Available Now! Call for an appointment for a private showing.

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234 Hemet / San Jacinto closed transactions for week of July 8th thru July 14th, 2019 HEMET 41684 Whittier Avenue 42130 Jennifer Avenue 25056 Sansome Street 1085 Lilac Street 26346 Naomi Drive 2750 Cypress Street 24824 Wendell Drive 3781 Park Avenue 7869 Armour Drive 247 Appaloosa Drive 1175 Lucerne Drive 1295 Cawston Avenue 764 Elk Street 26411 Thacker Drive 575 Opal Avenue 3198 Everlasting Street 36320 Alamar Mesa Drive 345 Secory 26090 Amanda Street 610 Onyx Street 42061 Thornton Avenue 41780 Crest Drive 8647 Mann Lane 27025 Bonnie Court 1490 Apple Blossom Way 260 Vivian Lane 26461 Gene Street 136 Las Lunas Street 1512 Sweet Basil Circle 486 Soboba street 26965 Meridian Street 40194 Stetson 40365 Thornton Avenue 4492 Memory Lane 1055 Corwin Pl 3663 Seattle Street 1541 Sweet Basil Circle 910 Windsong Street 620 Snead Drive 1440 Lodgepole Drive 460 Cawston Avenue 4508 Shetland Street 43145 San Mateo Way 3324 Heliotrop Street 1141 Westmont Avenue 44194 Merced Road

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ter is lost to evaporation as possible. 2. Address brown patch. Even well-maintained lawns can fall victims to brown spots. According to the lawn care professionals at TruGreen, lawns in regions with hot temperatures and high humidity can be infected with brown patch, a common lawn disease that is caused by fungus, which can produce circular areas of brown, dead grass surrounded by narrow, dark rings. Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences notes that removing dew that collects on grass leaves each morning, which can be accomplished by mowing or dragging a water hose across affected areas, can be an effective way to reduce brown patch. Homeowners without much lawn care experience can consult professional landscapers to address the issue. But those looking to

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sell their properties should note that buyers often walk the grounds of homes they are considering buying. So addressing any issues on the lawn should be a priority for sellers. 3. Confine dogs to certain areas. Dog owners may want to let their pets roam free in their yards. But homeowners about to put their properties up for sale may want to confine their fourlegged friends to certain

areas. That’s because dog urine can be high in nitrogen. Nitrogen itself is not harmful to lawns, but in high concentrations it can contribute to yellow or brown spots. Also, highly acidic dog urine may even adversely affect pH levels in the soil. Curb appeal can go a long way toward helping homeowners sell their homes, and a lush lawn can be used to catch the eye of prospective buyers.

45521 State Highway 74 Unit#22, Hemet, CA 92544 $33,500

Quiet, and comfortable 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom manufactured home in a nice family park located in Valle Vista at the base of Mount San Jacinto. Owners have repaired or upgraded everything inside and out. The property is move in ready and comes with all appliances. The covered carport can easily accommodate two vehicles, while two aluminum sheds provide ample storage. The large open living area flows comfortably into the kitchen. The kitchen has tons of counter and cabinets space. Great for a young family or anybody that wants to escape the grind of the city. Park offers a large recreational area with a kitchen, pool, and beautiful lawns to accommodate large groups of family and friends.

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VERY QUIET 55+ GATED RV This beautiful 1 bedroom 1 bath boast 600sf of well laid out open floor plan (square footage based on 400sf + 200sf enclosed sun room). The very quiet 55+ gated RV resort MOUNTAIN SHADOWS offers full benefits to the home owners (YOU OWN THE LAND) including a heated salt water pool, library, meeting rooms, billiard area, weight room and more. HOA is $170 per month and includes water, sewer, trash, cable and so much more. You will have full use of the heated salt water pool, hot tub, library, billiard room, and exercise room. The park is gated with 24 hour security and a manager on duty, close to shopping and public transportation, possible financing through Santiago Financial (800/232-3908) Seller financing available. $87,000

SINGLE LEVEL RANCH STYLE HORSE PROPERTY Large single level ranch style home offers over 2500 square feet of living space with a large lot, 2 a/c units, and large open concept kitchen. This spacious home has a large bonus room, formal dining area, upgraded master bathroom; the large lot has plenty of room for RV parking, horses and all of you toys with plenty of room for upgrades and storage. This type of property is located in a very sought after area of town surrounded by custom homes with large lots, make it yours today. $450,000

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MOBILE HOME Mobile home on its own land in a senior community Sierra Dawn Owner will carry Asking price $75,000.

PEACE & QUIET SENIOR LIVING 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath, bonus room (possible 3rd bedroom) central A/C and heating, manufactured home built in 1989 Triple-Wide boasting 1536 square feet with faulted ceilings, open floor plan, tiled flooring throughout. Situated in beautiful Country Lakes MHP featuring picnic areas, pools, clubhouses, fishing lakes, horseshoe area, and privacy. Close to shopping and easy access out of town, don’t miss out call today. $130,000

LARGE SENIOR HOME This ready to home in senior home is located in a very sought out senior community where you own the land. This well maintained 3 Bedroom, 1.75 bath home, central A/C, carport converted to a garage, Jack & Jill bathroom, Laminate flooring with carpeted bedrooms. The master bedroom has a large walk-in closet (10x8) double sink in master bathroom, separate walk-in shower and soaking tub, right across the street to clubhouse 4 which offers guest parking. low maintenance landscaping with rock yard on the sides and artificial turf in the front yard with Apricot, lime, pomegranate, and Plum trees. $140,000

BAKERY FOR SALE Do you want open up a bakery? This is it!!! This is a full service bakery/coffee shop that serves lunch, This business has been open for about 5 years and is very successful. The seller has to move on a must sell this bakery today, The asking price is $149000 or best offer. Make an offer today and start making money today.

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Located in the historic Randsburg Mining District, and Gold Crown Consolidated Lode Claim is located one mile south of the historic Yellow Aster mine in the same physical geographical formation. The property contains shale, Placer, and Quartz, The owner will carry with reasonable down and terms. $109,000

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FULLY REMODELED SINGLE FAMILY HOME! This Exceptional 2 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom home boasts 1222 square feet of living space tucked away in a quiet family area, the home has just undergone a full remodel with new kitchen, bathrooms, flooring and more. This one will be perfect for first-time home buyers or someone wanting to downsize into a home that is truly TURNKEY! Please call today while it’s available! $230,000.

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Growing up hillbilly - Chapter IX

Bill and Me - Continued from last week RUSTY STRAIT | COLUMNIST

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randma’s edict to separate my cousin Bill and me didn’t work. They couldn’t keep us apart at school. I devised a scheme. “When you come down the holler, crawl up under the house, knock on the floor and I’ll meet you around the corner.” Bill agreed that was one clever idea. So when he came down from the holler, he’d crawl under the house and rap on the living room floor. Usually, Grandma would be back in the kitchen or in her bedroom. I lived in the front room, where I slept on the sofa. “See who’s at the door, Raymond.” “Ain’t nobody at the door.” “I heard a knock.” “Nobody knocked, Grandma. You must be hearing things.” “Don’t be sassy and don’t you be up to no tricks.” “Grandma, I’m readin’ a book.” I waited a few minutes; I said, “Grandma, I’m going down to the A&P to see if I can make some money carrying groceries.” “All right, but don’t you go gettin’ in any trouble.” I was out the door to meet Bill without a wagon. That arrangement went on for a couple of months, then I got into a disagreement with Grandma and moved back in with my mother. No more knocking on floors. One morning Bill came by after mom had left for work. Must have been about seven. “What’s up with you? I asked. “Kinda early ain’t you? “What to hop a freight?

We both had itchy feet, always wanting to go somewhere we’d never been. Usually, mom paid our way back, but not always. We were notorious freight train hoppers often climbing onto a boxcar for a short ride and hopping off at the edge of town, then hiking back home through the woods. “Sure, Let’s go.” And off we went. This time when we were ready to get off, the train picked up speed, and we were both afraid to jump. “Jump, Raymond.” “You first.” “No, you go.” “I ain’t about jump until you do.” Meanwhile, the train continued to pick up speed. We climbed down to where the cars hooked up. When the train moved a gap appeared in the connection between the cars. As we breezed along, I let my left foot slip down into that open space. That’s where it rested when the train started to slow down. In a flat second my foot might have become mashed potatoes. I barely managed to yank it out before the connection jammed, squashing my tennis shoes. We ended up in the railroad yards at Point Pleasant by the Ohio River, seventy miles from home. Broke, tired and hungry, we went into a service station where the attendant took pity and gave us baloney sandwiches and glasses of milk. I called my mother, long-distance collect. “Go to the Greyhound station in Point Pleasant. There will be two one way tickets to Charleston waiting for you.” We didn’t get to go right home, though. The next bus to Charleston wouldn’t be leaving until the next morning. We slept on hardwood benches in the cold waiting room. When our bus arrived in Charleston during noon-hour, Mom was on duty in the lunchroom. “You look like drowned rats,” she said, slipping us into a back booth. “When’s the last time you had anything to eat?” “A baloney sandwich in Point Pleasant yesterday.” She ordered us hamburgers and fries. “When you’re finished eating, you get yourself home and take a bath. We’ll talk to tomorrow.” She turned to Bill, “Your dad will take care of you.” It surprised me she’d admit she knew us. We looked like tramps, filthy dirty from the coal soot that belched out of the engine’s smokestack, plus which, I had only one tennis shoe. Mom never whipped me that time, but I wasn’t allowed out of the house for a month except to go to school and believe me when my mother said a month, she counted the days. Rivers were an integral part of my youth. I had a great love of water and fishing. Bill and I would walk, hike, or hitch a ride to find a fishing spot. Fortunately, West Virginia abounds in Rivers and creeks - where every kind of fishing imaginable is available. The Elk River is known to have the most species of fish than any other river in the country. I can still hold my own with a rod and reel, but I was a late bloomer when it came to flapping my water wings.

MUSIC: Eva Mikhailovna. | Courtesy Photo DIAMOND VALLEY ARTS CENTER

Eva and The Vagabonds are back! DVAC | PRESS RELEASE

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va and The Vagabonds will be back at the Diamond Valley Arts Center for Music At The Center on Saturday, August 10th 2019. Admission is $15 for Members and $20 for General Admission. As always, DVAC members receive their price Online at checkout. Don’t forget your coupon code. Throughout the existence of Eva and the Vagabond Tales, many people have expressed gratitude for music that people can relate to. “It is often the hardest music to express on a daily basis, and not too many people want to feel these emotions or connect with that part of themselves, but when they do want to, it is incredibly important that [this kind of music] is available to them.”- Eva Mikhailovna. During live performances, Mikhailovna is accompanied by a group of musicians whom are known as the “Vagabonds”. The Vagabonds consist of accordion, bass, percussion, trumpets, violins, piano, and other various instruments,

although more commonly the band can be found playing as a four piece group. Currently, Mikhailovna is accompanied by long time members Alan Arteaga, Jasmine Capitulo (accordion) and Jacob Pflum (percussion). The band continues building its sound from the foundations of old time music and melancholy story-telling, bending the laws of traditional songwriting and sound. “The main intriguing factor about The Vagabond Tales is the inexplicit chameleon effect of ageless mood,” writes Independent Feedback Blog. The music is continuing to extend its fan base across the United States, while Mikhailovna is writing and arranging more pieces for the future, touring, and performing all around the west coast. “The natural evolution of their sound will be one to look out for, because they are one sleeper hit group that can go somewhere.” MUSIC AT THE CENTER is a fundraiser for The DVAC and its programs. Doors open at 7:30 pm with the concert beginning at 8:00pm. Please email dvacinfo@gmail.com for sponsorship opportunities.

ON STAGE: Eva and The Vagabonds performing. | Courtesy Photo

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Akita / Alaskan Malamute mix

Thor has such a unique and cute face. He’ll make you smile with his scrunched-up nose. He has a very calm, sweet, and loving personality, although he needs to lose a few pounds to maintain a healthy weight. Thor came to us as a stray with a micro-chip. His owners of record haven’t responded to our efforts to reach them, so Thor is now in the market for a new home. Thor is about 5 years old and he weighs 102 lbs. Thor is micro-chipped, up to date on his vaccines, de-wormed, neutered, and is AVAILABLE NOW! 160416 / R232605

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Domestic Short Hair mix “Archie” first came to our shelter as a stray with some skin issues. His little head had a bald spot, but that didn’t stop his confidence from shining through. Archie became a staff favorite with his cute chipmunk cheeks. Archie loves to cuddle, and his little meows will melt your heart. Archie is about 5 years old and weighs 9 pounds. Archie is up to date on his vaccines, dewormed, will be neutered prior to his adoption, and is AVAILABLE NOW. 157389 / R230975

Ramona Humane Society, 690 Humane Way, San Jacinto, CA., 92582 Open 7 days a week, 951-654-8002.

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DOB: 2/11/19 Male German Shepherd Mix

Renegade is a very loving puppy that enjoys being with people. He wants to please and tries very hard to do what people expect of him. Renegade is learning to walk on a leash and looks forward to getting out for his walk. He has a goofy personality, is very playful, and will be a beautiful family dog. Renegade is very young and will become a large dog once he grows into his feet. He will be best in a home with an adopter that is a good pack leader and knowledgeable about raising a puppy.

LIME

DOB: 3/12/19 Male DSH Brown and Black Tabby Meet Lime! Lime came here in March with his 3 siblings and now he is all ready to find a home of his own—preferably a home with other cats due to his playful personality. Lime is very social and the second you start loving on him, he purrs like crazy. Come visit this friendly boy today! All of our cats are spayed or neutered, microchipped, and up to date on all vaccinations. Our two requirements for adopting a cat are: — Must be indoors only, cannot go outside — Declawing is not allowed

Living Free, is a donor-supported, nonprofit, no-kill animal sanctuary. Located at 54250 Keen Camp Road in Mountain Center off Highway 74, 15 Minutes from Idyllwild. For more information, call: 951-321-9982 or visit living-free.org/adopt.

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ogs have fewer taste buds than humans, but they can distinguish between different flavors as sweet, bitter, sour, and even salty. But like us, they can have preferences for some particular foods, and that can help us to create their new menu. It must be balanced and contain the amino acid the dogs need. An excellent way to give your dog a delicious meal and with all the amino acid they need is to use plant and animal foods. Dogs are omnivorous animals, and even if they can eat a lot of veggies and fruits, experts say that 7080% of their diet should be meat and fish. Cooking your dog’s meal has a lot of benefits: you can use fresh and organic ingredients, it won’t have artificial flavors as the big companies use, your dog will be happier with homemade food, and the best of all, you can save money on dog food. There are a lot of healthy ingredients your dog will love, but if you’re willing to start this new diet for your pup, remember to visit your vet first because like humans, dogs are different from each other, depending on their age, breed, and lifestyle, they may need something special for them. For instance, a poodle puppy may have different necessities from a male 5-year-old bulldog. So whenever you know what particular need your dog has, it’s time to go shopping! If the doctor said that your pup needs more vitamins or proteins, that’s what you should look for in the grocery store. There are many options for you to choose, different vegetables, fruits, and even grains, try to buy a little at the start so you can begin to give it to your pet, and see if they like it, if not you can try another food. One of the many perks of having a dog is that they love food, so the chances are that anything you gave them, they will love! Dogs are pretty easy to make happy, and a good meal will help a lot, and it’s better if we make them healthier as well. But something you always must consider is that dogs can’t eat some foods like chocolate, grapes, avocado, milk and some others. When you start cooking for your dog, you should use olive oil, because it’s healthier than reg-

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ular oil. And don’t worry, you may think that if you start cooking homemade meals for them, you should have a lot of precautions and many steps, but that’s not true. A lot of meals you already do for you and your family are probably good for your dog to eat too. And maybe the only thing you would change is the oil you use or perhaps add more ingredients. Dogs can eat rice, meat, scrambled eggs, tuna, and many other things. If you already started thinking about giving your dog a more balanced diet, this is the way; it can be easier than you think, and tastier even for you. And that’s why I give you a recipe for a healthy snack, and that will also help your dog stay cool on these sunny days. You will need: - 1 Ripe Banana - 4 Cups of Orange Juice (100% natural and without sugar) - ½ Cup of Yogurt (Lactose-Free) - Popsicle Mold Dog Snacks that can be used as popsicle sticks - Peanut butter as a sweetener (optional) Mix everything in the blender and pour it in the mold, and use the snack as a stick. Freeze and give your friend the greatest summer snack. Don’t worry about the mess because most likely, your dog will lick everything.

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The roar of a king, or just a meow? Disney’s “The Lion King” is back in theaters DIANA JIMENEZ | STAFF

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must admit, I’m a Disney fan, and the original Lion King is one of my favorite Disney movies. If you haven’t seen the new one or the original, you should stop reading this, because I will give some spoilers, so consider this your warning. Disney is now trying to make their best movies in live-action, and for some, that’s great news, but for others, it may seem like they ran out of new ideas. They have tons of movies, and some of them are good and should stay as they were. Lion King is the perfect example of that. This adaptation is not bad; it’s pretty great, is beautiful. The animation is perfect; you can even think some scenes are recorded in the real savanna, but being honest, it looks kind of weird when you see a warthog singing ‘Hakuna Matata.’ The whole movie looks like a NatGeo documentary but with songs. It’s amazing the work they did with the animation, IT IS, but for a lot of people and myself, it just seems somewhat bizarre. The movie follows the same story as the original, there’s nothing new, and they make a clear reference to another Disney movie, which is a nice touch. However, as a Disney fan and mostly as a Lion King fan, there’s one majestic lesson the movie taught me, and it’s not in this new film. One single quote could have made the film so much better. “Oh yes, the past can hurt. But from the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it.” Rafiki says it, and it’s a phrase that stuck on me since childhood. And everybody can agree that it is an excellent motto. It’s not as famous as ‘Hakuna Matata,’ but it’s just as good. For kids that will grow up watching this new film, it would be a bit of excel-

THE LION KING: Critics are destroying the Lion King on the internet all around the world. | Photo property of Disney Studios

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lent advice for them. Critics are destroying the Lion King on the internet all around the world. Even if the animation is damn good, it’s actually because of

it, people believe that the characters lack expressions, animals look so real, and obviously, you can’t tell if a wild animal is happy or sad in real life, and that is what happened with this animation. It is amazing how realistic it looks, yet for a kid’s movie may not be the best option to see how Mufasa dies so graphic. I can recall hearing a lot of kids crying (maybe I did a little too), and scream when the hyenas attacked an animal. The best part of the movie is when Simba, Timon, and Pumbaa sing ‘Hakuna Matata,’ and the song ‘Can you feel the love tonight,’ Beyoncé and Donald Glover make an astounding duo, the song is now on my playlist and probably will on yours too. So now you know, the new adaptation is good, but not as good as the original. In my opinion, Disney has created great live-action movies like The Jungle Book, The Beauty and the Beast, and some others not that good like Dumbo, and now The Lion King. Let’s see what Disney makes next.

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