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NATIONAL NEWS

Protesters chant as Trump visits Dayton & El Paso ZEKE MILLER AND JILL COLVIN | AP

iming to play the traditional role of healer during national tragedy, President Donald Trump paid visits Wednesday to cities reeling from mass shootings that left 31 dead and dozens more wounded. But his divisive words preceded him, large protests greeted him and biting political attacks soon followed. The president and first lady Melania Trump flew to El Paso late in the day after visiting the Dayton, Ohio, hospital where many of the victims of Sunday’s attack in that city were treated. For most of the day, the president was kept out of view of the reporters traveling with him, but the White House said the couple met with hospital staff and first responders and spent time with wounded survivors and their families. Trump told them he was “with them,” said press secretary Stephanie Grisham. “Everybody received him very warmly. Everybody was very, very excited to see him.” Trump said the same about his reception in the few moments he spoke with the media at a 911 call center in El Paso. But outside Dayton’s Miami Valley Hospital, at least 200 protesters gathered, blaming Trump’s incendiary rhetoric for inflaming political and racial tensions in the country and demanding action on gun control . Some said Trump was not welcome in their city. There were Trump supporters, as well. In El Paso, former Rep. Beto O’Rourke spoke to several hundred people at a separate gathering. O’Rourke, a potential Democratic 2020 presidential rival, has blistered Trump as a racist instigator but also told those in his audience the open way the people of his home town treat each other could be “the example of the United States of America.” Emotions are still raw in both cities in the aftermath of the weekend shootings. Critics contend Trump’s own words have contributed to a combustible climate that has spawned death and other violence. The vitriol continued Wednesday.

Trump’s motorcade passed El Paso protesters holding “Racist Go Home” signs. And Trump spent part of his flight between Ohio and Texas airing his grievances on Twitter, berating Democratic lawmakers, O’Rourke and the press. It was a remarkable split-screen appearance for TV viewers, with White House images of handshakes and selfies juxtaposed with angry tweets. Trump and the White House have forcefully disputed the idea that he bears some responsibility for the nation’s divisions. And he continued to do so on Wednesday. “My critics are political people,” Trump said as he left the White House, noting the apparent political leanings of the shooter in the Dayton killings. He also defended his rhetoric on issues including immigration, claiming instead that he “brings people together.” Some 85% of U.S. adults believe the tone and nature of political debate has become more negative, with a majority saying Trump has changed things for the worse, according to recent Pew Research Center polling. And more than three quarters, 78%, say that elected officials who use heated or aggressive language to talk about certain people or groups

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SUPPORTER: A Trump supporter

holds a 'Welcome President Trump' sign outside University Medical Center, where President Trump was visiting shooting victims, following a mass shooting which left at least 22 people dead, on August 7, 2019 in El Paso, Texas. Trump visited Dayton, Ohio, on Wednesday. | Photo by Mario Tama

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In an interview with his sister, Rosemary, I learned that this was not his first serious head injury. “My brother was a talented vocalist and keyboardist. Sometimes it was difficult to tell which he loved the most.” Kevin Corbeil, a former band member with Clint and currently and currently with the Chris Gates band, Child of War. “I met Clint about nine years ago when I was playing in a metal band. “We met up in a show where we were

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number of local bands are coming together to play at a fundraiser for one of their own at the Derby Bar and Grill tonight. CLINTON CHARLES NAVRKAL, JR was an avid skateboarder from his school days until his life was taken from him by a freak skateboard accident while visiting his girlfriend’s family in a small town in Tennessee more than 2,000 miles from his home in Hemet.

A graduate of Alessandro High School in Hemet, he was employed at the Valley Academy. All of his friends knew him simply as Clint. He was only thirty years old and in many ways still a kid gliding about town on his beloved skateboard. However, in many ways, he was an entrepreneur and businessman.He was the sole owner of Make An Impact Productions in Hemet where he consulted with rock bands, was a great videographer and photographer. When bands in the area wanted to video a gig or promo, they called Clint.

MOMENTS IN TIME

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Device Help - Please join our volunteers on Thursday, August 15th @ 3-4 pm to learn how to use your smartphone or tablet. Do You Hoopla? - Download the app or go to Hoopladigital.com. Log in with your library card. Borrow free digital movies, music, and more with no late fees! Historical Hemet News - You can now search the Hemet News from Home! View the Historical Hemet News from 1899-1958,

ON AUGUST 9 OF 1974

Richard Nixon officially resigns as president of the United States, departing in a helicopter from the White House lawn. Minutes later, Vice President Gerald Ford was sworn in. Ford spoke in a television address, declaring, "My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over."

ON AUGUST 10 OF 1937

The electric guitar is recognized by the United States Patent Office with the award of Patent No. 2,089.171 for the Rickenbacker Frying Pan. The guitar used a heavy electromagnet that surrounded the base of the steel strings like a bracelet.

ON AUGUST 11 OF 1806

Explorer Meriwether Lewis is shot in the

ultiple people were injured and hospitalized after a major-injury traffic collision in San Jacinto early this morning, Wednesday, Aug. 7. The crash, which involved a small passenger vehicle and a tandem trailer big-rig, happened on Sanderson Ave. north of Ramona Expressway, according to officials. The two-vehicle crash caused Sanderson Ave. to be closed for about seven hours and caused a traffic nightmare with frustrated commuters and area residents later reporting delays of up to several hours. Deputies from the San Jacinto Sheriff’s Station, along with Cal

and the Riverside Press Enterprise from 1992 to today. These resources are available with your Hemet Library card.

VALLEY-WIDE RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT Kids Belly Dance and Kids World Fusion Dance - Come join the fun! This class is designed for fun and exploration of movement. Free dancing, group dancing, veils, zills (finger cymbals), tambourines, Poi and so much more. hip, probably by one of his own men. Private Cruzatte, who was blind in one eye and nearsighted in the other, insisted he had not shot his captain. Lewis, however, had the offending bullet: A .54 caliber slug from a modern U.S. Army rifle, identical to the one carried by Cruzatte.

ON AUGUST 12 OF 1964

British author and journalist Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond, the world's most famous fictional spy, dies in England. His novels about the debonair Agent 007 were based in part on Fleming's real-life experiences. The first Bond book, "Casino Royale," was published in 1953.

ON AUGUST 13 OF 1902

German engineer Felix Wankel, inventor of a rotary engine, is born in Germany. Wankel reportedly came up with the idea for a new

Fire/Riverside County Fire and other emergency personnel, were dispatched to the scene of the crash about 2:10 a.m., Riverside Sheriff’s Sgt. Bryan De Loss later reported. When officials arrived at the location they found a silver Toyota coupe and a semi-truck pulling tandem “bottom-dump” trailers wrecked at the scene. Both vehicles sustained “major damage,” according to De Loss. “All occupants of the vehicles were transported to area hospitals for treatment of their injuries,” the Sgt. explained; saying, “The occupants of the Toyota are in serious

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ON AUGUST 14 OF 1945

An official announcement of Japan's unconditional surrender to the Allies is made public to the Japanese people. Even though Japan's War Council had submitted a formal declaration of surrender on Aug. 10, fighting continued. In fact, two days later, a Japanese submarine sank two American ships.

ON AUGUST 15 OF 1979

"Apocalypse Now," the acclaimed Vietnam War film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, opens in theaters. It told the story of an Army captain who is sent into the Cambodian jungle to kill a U.S. Special Forces colonel who has gone AWOL and is thought to be crazy.

LOCAL NEWS

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SOBOBA BAND OF LUISEÑO INDIANS

Soboba students honored "We are fortunate to be able to help alleviate some of their stress. We're a small community so it's easier to assist those headed in that direction."

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arning good grades is a reward all students strive for but being honored for it in front of friends, family and your community makes it extra special. Tribal members from the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians who are in middle and high school, as well as recent graduates, were recognized at the 2019 Academic Achievement Awards Ceremony on July 28. Those with a grade point average of 3.0 and above were singled out for their hard work and dedication to school. Tribal Council members presented each with a certificate, trophy and braided lei with dollar bill rosettes. Chairman Scott Cozart, Vice Chairman Isaiah Vivanco, Secretary Monica Herrera and Sergeant at Arms Rose Salgado greeted each student on stage so they could be applauded for their efforts. "We are constantly looking for ways to bring our community together and to recognize our youth for their accomplishments," Herrera said. "We are very proud of them." Cozart opened the luncheon ceremony by welcoming about 150 guests to the Soboba Casino Resort Event Center. This is the fourth year the event has been held to recognize student scholars. "We want to acknowledge all the elders and family members that are here today supporting the success of our Tribal youth and more importantly, we are here to celebrate the achievements they have made," he said. "Achievement can be defined as something accomplished with special effort. These youths have proven that hard work and dedication can result in amazing accomplishments for our

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people. We owe it to them to provide them with the tools to succeed." Jade Makayla Reyes was the only recipient of a Platinum Certificate of Academic Excellence for her 4.0 GPA. She is a seventh-grader at Rancho Viejo Middle School in Hemet, and her favorite subject is art. "I'm going to do the same thing next (school) year and strive for another 4.0," said Jade, 12. Her mom, Breanna Reyes, said she always stresses the importance of education to her three children. "I always made sure she planned ahead to prepare for tests and staying in communication with her teachers was really helpful," Reyes said. Daniel Vazquez will begin eighth grade at North Mountain Middle School in San Jacinto this month and was one of 17 recipients of a Silver Certificate of Outstanding Achievement for maintaining a 3.0 to 3.4 GPA. "The first two quarters I did great, but I had to work hard to stay strong later on," said Daniel, 13. "I talked to my teachers, and they helped me get back on track." He admits getting distracted by video games but learned from experience that his studies need to be his priority. Daniel's favorite subjects are language arts and social studies. Sisters Ava and Kaya Ciccone-Cozart both earned a Gold Certificate of Superior Achievement for a GPA of 3.5 to 3.9. Parents Allison and Jason Cozart said their girls are hard workers and very competitive. "I give them positive rein-

forcements and make sure they have the tools they need," Jason Cozart said. "Fortunately, they both understand how valuable education is and that it leads to opportunities in life. He said they have great role models in their older cousins, girls who played softball in college and showed them how it can be done. Ava, 12, said her favorite subject is social studies while Kaya, 16, plans to study kinesiology in college, so she's taking an elective sports medicine class at Hemet High this coming school year. "It's a wonderful feeling to see them be so successful because we want them to be everything they can be," said Dee Cozart, the girls' grandmother. Tribal elder Marian Chacon was at the event to congratulate her great-nephew, Rudy Sanchez, who also earned a Gold Certificate. "It's nice to recognize what our young people are doing," she said. "I'm so proud of what they've done." There were 22 young people who were awarded a certificate of recognition for the successful completion of all high school graduation requirements. "It is such a nice feeling to see these young students do so well and to recognize them for excelling in their academic careers," Salgado said. "I am also happy that we were able to honor our recent high school graduates as well." Vivanco said this event is just one way to help young tribal members succeed. He let them know that there are agreements in place with

SILVER CERTIFICATES: Recipients of a Silver Certificate of Outstanding Achievement included, from left, So'a Nelson, Loovi Herrera, Byrie Lindsey, Jocie Yepa, Jasmine Basquez, Tanya Elizabeth Rivera, Luisa Rivera, Alex Vallejo IV, Carmel Paul Valenzuella IV, Daniel Vazquez, Soowut Rodriguez and Lawrence A. Modesto III. | Photo courtesy of Rodrigo Pena Photography

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GOLD CERTIFICATES: Students who received a Gold Certificate of Superior Achievement included, from left, Lorraine Andrea Salgado-Galvan, Avellaka Manzanilla, Ava Ciccone-Cozart, Kaya Ciccone-Cozart, Tishmanim Rhodes, Riley Ward and Rudy V. Sanchez. | Photo courtesy of Rodrigo Pena Photography

PLATINUM CERTIFICATES: Jade Makayla Reyes earned a Platinum Certificate of Academic Excellence for maintaining a 4.0 GPA last school year. She was honored at Soboba's Academic Achievement Awards Ceremony on July 28 at the Soboba Casino Resort Event Center. Congratulating her are Tribal Council members Isaiah Vivanco, Monica Herrera, Scott Cozart and Rose Salgado. | Photo courtesy of Rodrigo Pena Photography local colleges such as California State University, San Marcos and the University of Redlands so they can have a smoother pathway to continue their educations. "We are fortunate to be able to help alleviate some of their stress," he said. "We're a small community so it's easier to assist those headed in that direction." Vivanco added that the

one-of-a-kind gifts presented to high school graduates give the younger students an incentive to continue doing well. "It's something cool we like to give to the kids," he said. Gold Achievement honorees with a GPA of 3.5 to 3.9 were Jayden Basquez, Iyana Briones, Ava Ciccone-Cozart, Kaya Cic-

cone-Cozart, Yawaywish Laupsa-Briones, Avellaka Manzanilla, Dilhitchalakai Delores Modesto, Tishmanim Rhodes, Lorraine Andrea Salgado-Galvan, Rudy V. Sanchez and Riley Ward. Those recognized with Silver Achievement for maintaining a GPA of 3.0 to 3.4 were Jasmine Basquez, Jarred Briones, Jimmy Briones, Tatianna Briones, Crystal Rae Devore, Loovi Herrera, Victor Hurtado, Byrie Lindsey, Lawrence A. Modesto III, So'a Nelson, Luisa Rivera, Tanya Elizabeth Rivera, Soowut Rodriguez, Carmel Paul Valenzuella IV, Alex Vallejo IV, Daniel Vazquez and Jocie Yepa. Class of 2019 high school graduates who additionally received a hand-etched pottery plate and a Pendleton blanket with the tribe's logo on it were Ataax Arviso, Delbert Briones, Shaleen Castello, Eliana Duro, Skylar Gavin, Sherrina Herrera, Brandon Karnes, Canyon Lindsey, Ryder Lindsey, Italia Manzanilla, Jade Lisa Morillo, Nicholas Novotny, Celena Pimentel, Antonio Reynoso, Lynnae Rhodes, Jetta Rikerd, Louie Rivera, Temet Etu Rodriguez, Raquel Romero, Ariyana Salgado, Raymond Smestad and Anthony Vallez.

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES: Recent high school graduates recognized at the event included, from left,

Louie Rivera, Jade Lisa Morillo, Raquel Romero, Italia Manzanilla, Anthony Vallez, Temet Etu Rodriguez, Celena Pimentel, Sherrina Herrera, Ataax Arviso, Ryder Lindsey and Canyon Lindsey. | Photo courtesy of Rodrigo Pena Photography

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both performing. As it often happens in the music industry, we just began a conversation and our friendship grew from there. He was a happy guy, friendly and likable. I never knew him as a young man. He was smart and playing keyboard in a band called, “Burning the Empire.” Later we both were doing our thing with a band called “Dimensions of Fear.” We played together for three years and I got to know him pretty well. “We sort of lost contact for a while when he moved up to Washington state but took back up as friends when he returned to Hemet. He never talked much about his family, but

he appeared to come from a middle-classed atmosphere. “I knew about his previous brain injury. He’d had a rough time but finally recovered. However, the recent injury compounded the previous one, and he didn’t recover. I remember that when he was assaulted it took him a while to recover because he had so much to relearn. “We are putting on our fundraiser as his friends in the music business and any monies raised will go directly to his family.” What exactly is going to happen tonight? Kevin continued. “It is a celebration of his life, a celebration of all the awesome things we can remember about him.” Some of the bands that will be performing are:

Chris Gates’ “Child of War.” “101 Proof ” - a Pantera cover band. “The Sea is Mine” “Modern Racket.” There may be other bands, depending on whether they are committed to pre-scheduled gigs elsewhere. Date: Friday, August 8th Showtime: First band at 7:30 PM Lactation: The Derby Bar and Grill - 2860 W. Florida Avenue, Hemet, CA 92545 There is no tighter fellowship than that between young musicians. When they have a cause, they give until it hurts. A good example of what friendship is all about, wouldn’t you say? Just sayin’ rustystrait@gmail.com

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CRIME & INCIDENTS

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Public Safety Academy Open to Riverside Residents Residents who want a better understanding of police operations and how they can contribute to the safety of their community are invited to attend a ``Citizen Academy'' hosted by the Riverside Police Department, officials announced today. The next academy is set for Sept. 12 and will require a once-a-week commitment through Nov 21. According to the police department, the academy will include classes on neighborhood watch, traffic safety and how to report crimes. There will be no formal training in law enforcement techniques. However, attendees will come away with a ``basic insight as to how police personnel perform their duties,''Community Services Bureau spokesman Enrique Barboza said. "All sessions are in a classroom setting,'' he said, noting that no physical training will be required, but attendees "may (need) to stand for up to three hours.'' Most classes will be held at the police department's Magnolia Station, on the west end of the city. Applications for admission to the academy are being accepted. Barboza said applicants, who must be at least 18 years old, are required to undergo an ``informal background check'' prior to acceptance. Anyone interested can download an application at http://www.riversideca.gov/rpd/community/academy. asp, or contact Barboza for more information at 951-826-5704. City News Service

THERMAL

Lewd Acts On A Child

In August of 2019, the Thermal Sheriff’s Station received a report of Lewd Acts upon a child which had allegedly been committed in the city of La Quinta. Investigators conducted an investigation, during which time they determined the victim had been sexually assaulted between the years of 2002 and 2003. Investigators located the suspect, Marco Antonio Cardenas 50, who currently resides in the City of Indio and placed him under arrest. Cardenas was booked into the John Benoit Detention Center on several felony charges related to sexual assault on a child. This is an ongoing investigation, and anyone who may have further information is encouraged to contact Investigator Berryman at (760) 863-8950. Riverside Police Department

RIVERSIDE

Southern California police looking for attempted kidnapper

Authorities in Southern California are looking for a man who fled after an unsuccessful attempt to kidnap a teenage girl who fought him off. Riverside police responded to a call Tuesday around 8 a.m. about a possible kidnapping attempt. Police say a teenage girl was walking on a sidewalk and was approached by a man in a parked vehicle. The man grabbed the girl and attempted to force her into his vehicle, striking her with a metal object. She was able to fight him off and run away. The man then got into his four-door pickup and fled Associated Press

IDYLLWILD

Rangers Impose Prohibitions on Campfires, Outdoor Smoking to Prevent Fires

Starting Tuesday, visitors to the San Bernardino National Forest will be barred from lighting camp fires and using stoves outside of designated areas due to the increased risk of wildfires. According to forest rangers, thick vegetation from heavy winter rains, combined with extremely hot and dry conditions now prevalent in Southern California, have elevated wildfire danger in locations throughout the 676,666-acre federal preserve. "The wet winter has provided a very mild fire season on the forest so far, but vegetation is beginning to dry out,'' San Bernardino National Forest Fire Chief Jaime Gamboa said. Effective today and continuing to Dec. 31, the restrictions will apply under a U.S. Forest Service order: 1. campfires, stove fires and any other type of open burning are only allowed in designated locations listed by the USFS; 2. individuals who hold a California Campfire Permit may use portable stoves and lanterns outdoors, as long as they have fuel shut-off valves; 3. smoking is limited to the inside of vehicles or buildings, or in a specifically designated site; and 4. welding is prohibited. Violations can result in fines as high as $10,000 or six months in jail, as well as all liability costs should a vegetation fire start due to prohibited activity, according to the Forest Service. Southern California wildfire season generally spans May to November, but can last longer, depending on the arrival of winter rains. More information is available from the USFS's Idyllwild Ranger Station at 909-382-2922, or via the San Jacinto Mountains Monument Visitors Center, 760-862-9984. City News Service

Counterstrike Firearms Vandalized-No Guns Stolen

Crime report throughout the San Jacinto Valley July 13 to July 19 HEMET

E. Devonshire Ave.

Sat. July 13 Theft from Vehicle, 200 Block Monte Vista Way Theft, 400 Block Santa Missing Person, Kimball & Carmalita Trespassing Commercial, 1300 Block E. Devonshire Ave. Grand Theft Auto, 3500 Block W. Florida Ave. Burglary of Vehicle, 500 Block W. Devonshire Ave. Theft of Vehicle Parts, 1100 Block E. Menlo Ave. Burglary of Vehicle, 1100 Block Rosalia Ave. Sun. July 14 Theft, 1100 Block W. Johnston Ave. Child Abuse, 600 Block S. Thompson St. Runaways, 600 Block S. Thompson St. Burglary Residential, 2000 Block W. Oakland Ave. Theft from Vehicle, 800 Block W. Florida Ave. Theft from Building, 3000 Block W. Acacia Ave. Vandalism, 2200 Block W. Florida Ave. Theft from Vehicle, 500 Block N. Gilbert St. Theft from Building, 200 Block N. Mayﬂower St. Mon. July 15 Truck Stolen, 2000 Block E. Menlo Ave. Unattended Death, 500 Block W. Devonshire Ave. Vandalism, 700 Block Lorraine Ln. Theft, 1100 Block E. Menlo Ave. Vandalism, 800 Block W. Devonshire Ave. Theft, 1600 Block E. Florida Ave. Tues. July 16 Theft from Vehicle, 500 Block De Soto Dr. Theft, 600 Block S. Santa Fe St. Theft from Vehicle, 500 Block E. Fruitvale Ave. Vandalism, 2400 Block W. Oakland Ave. Missing Person, 1100 Block

Wed. July 17 Theft from Building, 400 Block N. Elk St. Theft, 300 Block N. Lyon Ave. Theft, 2500 Block La Paz Ave. Theft, 3100 Block W. Florida Ave. Burglary Commercial, 3100 Block W. Florida Ave. Resisting Arrest, 200 Block N. Hamilton Ave. Burglary Commercial, 200 Block N. Sanderson Ave. Thurs. June 18 Theft, 500 Block E. Fruitvale Ave. Theft from Vehicle, 100 Block S. San Jacinto St. Theft, 700 Block N. State St. Burglary Vehicle, 500 Block W. Florida Ave. Assault, 500 Block N. Gilbert St. Grand Theft Auto, 500 Block S. San Jacinto St. Fri. July 19 Assault w/Gun, 400 Block N. San Jacinto St. Grand Theft Auto, 3000 Block W. Acacia Ave. Simple Assault, 700 Block Mazana Dr. Theft from Building, 200 Block S. Carmalita St. Grand Theft Auto, 500 Block Cedar Pl. Vandalism, Florida & San Jacinto Grand Theft Auto, Date & Thompson Burglary Residential, 900 Block Val Verde Dr. Theft from Vehicle, 1200 Block W. Florida Ave. Grand Theft Auto, 400 Block N. Santa Fe St. Truck Stolen, 600 Block S. Franklin St. Theft, 2900 Block W. Florida Ave. Theft from Vehicle, 300 Block S. Inez St.

SAN JACINTO

Sat. July 13 Disorder, 1000 Block Enchanted Trails Breaking & Entering, 900 Block W. Esplanade Ave.

Robbery, 1800 Block S. San Jacinto Ave. Assault, 1600 Block Garden Ln. Sun. July 14 Theft of Vehicle, 1100 Block Las Rosas Dr. Assault w/Deadly Weapon, 2900 Block Cherry Laurel N. Assault, S. Jordan Ave. & E. Main St. Theft, 1500 Block S. San Jacinto Ave. Theft, 100 Block S. Sanderson Ave. Theft, 1200 Block S. San Jacinto Ave. Mon. July 15 Theft, 1800 Block Vosburg Ct. Theft of Vehicle, 400 Block S. Grand Ave. Theft, 1100 Block S. Santa Fe Theft, 600 Block De Anza Dr. Theft of Vehicle, 600 Block E. Old 2nd St. Breaking & Entering, 700 Block Grassy Meadow Dr. Theft, 1500 Block S. San Jacinto Ave. Tues. July 16 Assault, 500 Block Reposo St. Assault, 500 Block Cypress St. Assault, 300 Block N. State St. Breaking & Entering, 1000 Block Enchanted Trails Theft, 1800 Block S. San Jacinto Ave. Wed. July 17 Theft of Vehicle, 600 Block De Anza Dr. Breaking & Entering, 400 Block El Dorado St. Breaking & Entering, 800 Block W. Esplanade Ave. Property Crime, 400 Block N. State St. Theft, 1800 Block S. San Jacinto Ave. Theft of Vehicle, 1 Block St. & E. St. Theft of Vehicle, 400 Block De Anza Dr. Theft of Vehicle, 300 Block W. 5th St. Thurs. July 18 Breaking & Entering, 600 Block S. San Marcos Pl.

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.

CRIME WATCH All arrests and arrest warrants are public record. Posts regarding either are based on information obtained from complaint affidavits, arrest affidavits, and police reports. All persons wanted or arrested are innocent until proven guilty.

VEHICLE PURSUIT, HIT & RUN, DUI, FELONY WARRANT

BEATEN: Counter Strike Firearms was hit on August 5th. No guns were taken since they couldn’t breach the safe room. Staying open normal hours. Tuesday - Saturday 10-6pm. | Photo courtesy of Mark Lentine

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Palm Desert - On Tuesday, August 6, 2019, at 11:07 A.M., Deputies from the Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station responded to Fred Waring Drive and Town Center Way reference a suspect with a felony warrant. Deputies located the suspect’s vehicle, a grey Toyota Versa driving erratically. Deputies attempted to stop the suspect, Jose Matus, age 26 of Coachella, and he failed to yield. Based on the suspect’s driving actions and the arrest warrant a vehicle pursuit was initiated. Matus collided into an occupied vehicle near Hwy 74

and Shadow Mountain Drive causing minor damage to both vehicles. Matus fled from the collision and continued to evade deputies. The pursuit terminated in the driveway of a residence on Kavanaugh Court. Jose Matus was arrested for a no bail felony arrest warrant, felony evading, DUI, and Hit and Run collision. No one was injured during the incident. Jose Matus was medically cleared and booked into the county jail for the above charges. Anyone with information about this investigation is

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encouraged to contact Deputy Patrick Mushinskie at the Palm Desert Station (760) 836-1600.

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Arturo Ojedn Jr AKA The BodyGuard

He protects the left side of the line

KYLE HEADLEE | STAFF WRITER

rturo Ojden Jr also known as AJ, is the Left Tackle at San Jacinto. He is entering his senior year and is a dual-sport athlete. He plays Varsity football and competes on the varsity wrestling team as a heavyweight. AJ has been playing football for seven years and has loved every minute of it. He especially loves that he gets to be as aggressive as he wants and never backs down from anyone. The teamwork and bonding are important to him too. Aj comes from a big family and loves the sense of brotherhood the football team gives him. AJ dreams of going to Luther College in Iowa and wants to major in history. He eventually wants to come back to San Jacinto High School and be a History Teacher. As well as being a history teacher, AJ would love to become the Varsity Wrestling Coach when he makes his return to SJHS. AJ is Bi-lingual and loves to sing Corrido music, which is a type of Mexican music that usually tells a story to the listeners. His favorite artist is Chalino Sanchez and loves to sing his songs. He considers himself one of Chalino's biggest fans. It's something that not too many people know about AJ, but he doesn't hide it. He has a passion for his mu-

sic. AJ looks up to his mom for everything she does for the family; she works a job, runs the household, and takes care of everyone's needs. "Anything anyone needs she takes care of it, she is the biggest team player I know," AJ said about his mom. He says his family is super competitive and is always trying to one-up each other. His mom even gets involved in family basketball games; AJ said she is a lockdown defender who plays solid defense against his younger brother, who is a fantastic basketball player. AJ has two younger brothers, four younger sisters, and one older sister. He considers them a tight-knit family and wants to be a great role model for them. He wants to show his younger siblings if you work hard, you can achieve your goals. He prides himself on being a great role model to them and tries his best to stay out of trouble so that they don't see him messing up. He is doing that by playing multiple sports, trying his hardest in school, and planning on attending college full-time next year. AJ is on the left side of the line this year; it will be his number one goal to protect Kajiya's blindside. Other than that he will open up running lanes for his team and make sure there are holes for the running backs to get through.

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2020

NEVER BACK DOWN: The Bodyguard Ready To Play.| Photo by Kyle Headlee

THE SEASON IS APPROACHING FAST

Coach G gets strict as his team is running out of time to be ready Seventeen More Days Until Game Day & School Is Starting KYLE HEADLEE | STAFF WRITER

ere we go, two weeks away from their first game at Great Oaks in Temecula. The Tigers have finally made their way into pads, and are getting prepared to play. Coach G this week was stern, by this time players should know what they are supposed to be doing. Coach G continually reminded his team "17 more days boys, that's all we have to be ready. 17 more days." This week is what you would remember as "Hell Week" as the boys get into pads and practices move into Two-a-Days (Two full practices in one day) the weird thing is that the school's schedules have changed and so have CIF regulations over the past few years. I remember being in pads for at least two or three weeks before we started school. The Tigers are set to start school on Thursday, August 8th, and their first game comes on the 17th. Time is coming

down to the wire. I was very impressed this summer with the way Coach G, and his staff handled their team, to me it seemed like very little to none quit the program and most of them already knew the system, with only some strategies and plays being implemented into the playbook. Kajiya Hollowayne, Juan Denny, and Damonce Williams are ready to show what an electric offense they have. They have been practicing some very complicated college-level packages that I can't wait to see in action on the field in the coming weeks. Kajiya Hollowayne (Tigers Starting QB) is looking to increase his ranking amongst scouts as UCLA already offered him a full-ride athletic scholarship. He hasn't signed with them nor does he seem close to making a decision yet, but this is an excellent opportunity for everybody on the San Jacinto Tiger Football team as scouts from all over the nation will be here this season to watch Kajiya play. The Tigers Defense is look-

ing solid and holding their own in practice against such an electric offense. Ryan Cogdill (Coach G's defensive package) has done a great job at putting players in the right spot to be successful. His Defense is anchored by Kameron Rocha in the secondary who swaps between safety and defensive back, I've watched Kameron shut down his teammates all summer long in one on one drills, and play high-level zone defense when playing over the top. The great thing about Kameron is he isn't scared to get in the box and lower the boom. He enjoys it. Nathan Ortiz who plays old fashioned smash mouth football as the middle linebacker, chaos seems to follow him everywhere he goes on the field. He is confident in his skill and is very intuitive as the Middle Linebacker. Lastly, the big man in the middle Sheldon Newton, Sheldon has no problems getting to the Quarterback; his only issue is he has been held in check all season being told not to hit the

TRAINING: Antoine Sullivan With A beautiful Catch| Photo by Kyle Headlee

HELL WEEK: Monce Shredding the Defense| Photo by Kyle Headlee offense too hard. I can't wait to see what happens when he isn't playing against his team because he is big, fast, and strong. I envision Sheldon being a problem for many backfields this year when his

restraints are lifted off. My last article of this year's Hardknocks coverage will come in next week's print as I cover San Jacinto's first scrimmage against Valley View at 6:00 on August 10th. Until

then you can check out more pictures of Hardknocks at Author Kyle Rae Headlee on Facebook, If your child is in a picture feel free to download them and keep them, all I ask is you follow the page.

SJHS'S PITCHER SIGNS CONTRACT WITH D-2 SCHOOL

Felician University gives De La Cruz an athletic full ride San Jacinto Tigers Athletes Making Big Waves KYLE HEADLEE | STAFF WRITER

lexis De La Cruz, better known as DLC, just graduated from San Jacinto in June. She led the Mountain Pass League in strikeouts last season and was voted All-League. She is making headlines this week as she signed a letter of intent to join the Felician University Softball Team. I know this is a dream come true for her and her family, most girls who grow up playing Softball only dream of opportunities like this. Alexis spends her summers playing for the SoCal Dynasty Softball team, and

that is where she started to get attention from college scouts. In high school, she kept her grades up and her dominant pitching up to keep the scout's eyes on her. Felician is a member of NCAA Division II and competes in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference. The Golden Falcons expect to begin the 2020 campaign with a 10 to the 14-game trip to THE Spring Games in Clermont, Fla., in early March. Where we can expect to see Alexis debut as one of the pitchers there. I will be trying to figure out how to stream her games for the community to see and cheer her on. At the very least,

I will be writing updates on her games and performances in the paper for the community to follow. Felician is located in New Jersey which should serve as quite a culture shock to DLC who is a Southern California native. Cold winters and plenty of snow and rain will be a new experience for her, but what won't be is that diamond. I got the honor to watch DLC play a couple of times this season, and she had a unique way of keeping her composure no matter what the situation was. One thing is for sure; she throws HEAT! But the most impressive part of her game is her confidence

DLC: De La Cruz in her Final Game at Hemet High| Photo by Kyle Headlee rather in the circle or in the batter's box she shows up ready to play and put in work. While at Felician University DLC is going to major in biology, she intends on playing there all four years and would love to leave a legacy behind when she graduates.

Felician University is excited to have her, and the city of San Jacinto is proud of DLC. The Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle would like to congratulate Alexis De La Cruz on all of the hard work she has put in over the years to get to this spot. I'm sure there

have been many hours, long car rides, blood, sweat, tears, and pain, but it's all been worth it to get to this point. Now it's time for her to get back to the grind and back to work as she represents the valley every time she steps in the circle.

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EDUCATION

Friday |August 09 - 15 | 2019

NEWSPAPER LINGO - PART II

The newspaper bih’niss and its lingo The language of newspapers and print has a colorful history… and a bright future MARK LENTINE | S. WRITER

FOLD LINE: Imaginary vertical line that divides the “gutter” in half. FOLIO: A line at the top or bottom of a newspaper page that gives the newspaper name, section and page number, and publication date. FOURTH ESTATE: Traditional term for “the press” which originated in the 18th century English parliament. FUGITIVE GLUE: Also called credit card glue, E-z-release glue, or (colloquially) booger glue, snot glue, or gooey glue, is a low-tack adhesive that produces a removable, non-permanent joint. There is only a minimal residue of the other material remaining on the glue, and a minimal amount of damage caused to the separated surfaces. Fugitive glues are frequently used in marketing, where some object (such as a product sample or a return envelope) is glued to another, usually paper, object such as a mailing envelope or a magazine. They tend to perform best on smooth, non-porous surfaces.

meet. HALFTONE: Tiny dots that make a photograph suitable for printing. HEADLINE (HED): The title of a story or article. HICKEY: Spot or imperfection in printing, most visible in areas of heavy ink coverage, caused by dirt on the plate or blanket. Also called bulls eye and fish eye. HONOR BOX: Vending machine that sells newspapers on the street. Also called a “rack.” INVERTED PYRAMID: The traditional organization of a news story, with the most important facts at the top and less important details at the end, where they can be lopped off if necessary. INSERT: Any preprinted material “inserted” into the newspaper. See “Preprint.” ISLAND: A single ad that is positioned on a news page and is surrounded by editorial copy. JUMP: Text continued on another page.

GALLEY: Final proof print before publication. GRAF (GRAPH): A short form of paragraph.

KICKER: The first sentence or two of a story’s lead, set in a larger font than the rest of the copy.

GONZO JOURNALISM: In 1971 journalist Hunter S. Thompson coined the term to mean a kind of experimental journalism in "which facts are deemed to be less important than perceived underlying truth (especially where deliberately altered consciousness is involved).”

LEAD (LEDE): The first few sentences or paragraphs of a story, dates to about 1912 and is usually spelled “lede” to prevent confusion with lead, the metal that was once used in printing, but that spelling didn’t show up until 1965.

GRAVURE: A printing process which allows a number of impressions to be made in one operation at high speed. Sheet-fed paper is printed from a plate on which a design is etched. Roll-fed printing from an etched cylindrical plate is called Rotogravure. GRIPPER MARGIN: Unprintable blank edge of paper on which grippers bear, usually 1/2” or less. GUTTER: The margin of white space between two columns or where two pages

LEADER: Row of dashes or dots used to guide the eye across the page to text or figures. LINOTYPE: The mainstay to set type for newspapers, periodicals, etc. from the late 19th century to 1970s and 80s. Before Ottmar Mergenthaler’s invention of the linotype in 1884, newspapers were limited to eight pages. LITHOGRAPHY: Printing process that prints from flat plates using water to repel ink from non-image areas of the plate. LONELY HEARTS: Refer-

ring to lonely-hearts columns originated in the early 1930s while agony aunt, a British English term for the writer of an advice column, is from 1974. MAGENTA: One of the four inks used in process color. Incorrectly referred to as red. MAKE-GOOD: Free rerun of an ad because of an error or misprint on the part of the newspaper. MORGUE: Newspaper library of past editions. NEGATIVE: Reverse photographic image of copy, on film, negative film or paper. A full-page negative is used to burn a plate.

and six picas in an inch. PLATE: Sheet of metal, plastic, rubber or other material used to produce an image that transfers ink to newsprint. PRINTER’S DEVIL: An apprentice in a printing office. Also said to have been the spirit that would come in and rearrange the metal lines of type used to make newspapers, periodicals etc. See “Linotype.”

SKY BOX: Teasers, or promotional boxes, above the nameplate of the newspaper.

PROOF: A print made to check for errors.

SPADEA: A single page folded vertically around the spine of a section (i.e. advertising, color comics) covering 1/2 of the front page and 1/2 of the back.

PULLOUT: Copy extracted from a story and enlarged or highlighted to draw readers’ attention.

NEWS HOLE: Space in a newspaper allotted to news features, editorials, illustrations, and other non-advertising material.

QUARTERFOLD: Format that is one-fourth the size of a broadsheet or standard page (booklet size).

NEWSIE, NEWSY, NEWS HAWK: A person who seems newspapers, usually on a street corner.

RAGGED LEFT or RIGHT: Copy set with an unjustified, uneven left margin, or uneven right margin.

NUT PARAGRAPH (NUT GRAF): A summary paragraph that explains (“in a nutshell”) why the reader should read a story.

OFFSET: Printing method in which ink is transferred from plate to a rubber surface (blanket) before it is transferred to paper. ORPHAN: Part of a word that carries over to the final line of a paragraph. OVERRUN: Copies printed in excess of the quantity needed for distribution in the newspaper. PAGE PROOF: Full-size copy of a composed page that is sent to the editorial departments to be checked for errors. Sometimes called a “galley proof.” PAPARAZZI: Photographers who "pursue celebrities and attempt to obtain candid photographs," comes from the "surname of the freelance photographer in Federico Fellini's 1959 film La Dolce Vita." PICA: Printing measure; there are 12 points in a pica

SKID: Platform designed to hold a quantity of product, which can be moved intact by a fork-lift truck. In the newspaper industry, a skid is usually used to store and move pre-printed inserts.

REPLATE: A change to the newspaper during press run. SANS SERIF: Typestyle without fine cross strokes on the ends of the letters. The face is generally even in overall weight with very little contrast between thick and thin strokes. SAU: Standard Advertising Unit, copyrighted, nationwide system that standardizes the advertising column width. SCOOP: A story obtained and distributed ahead of competitive media. SERIES (SERIAL): A group of related stories or features generally run on successive days or weeks. Rusty Strait’s “Growing up Hillbilly” has been serialized in this newspaper. SERIF: Typestyle characterized by uneven lines and/or light cross strokes at the top, bottom, and ends of characters.

SLUG: Editorial code used on stories and photos that corresponds with code on the page dummies. These codes are used to show positioning.

SPIKE: To kill a story. SPREAD: A newspaper package, element, ad or feature that spreads (bleeds) across the gutter of facing pages. STRINGER: An independent writer or photographer who sells materials for publications. The name comes from a time when payment was determined by measuring the story or photo with a piece of knotted string. STET: Proofreading term signifying that copy marked for correction should remain as originally written. STITCH AND TRIM: Process that binds and cuts printed material. STOP: Discontinue delivery of newspaper. STYLE BOOK: The guide for grammar, capitalization, and other word usage for a publication. The Associated Press (AP) stylebook is widely used; however, some newspapers develop their own. SUBHEAD (SUB HED): Small headline within the text used to break up a long story and make it more readable. SYNDICATION: Selling material—comics, columns etc.— to a number of publications at the same time. TABLOID (TAB): A newspaper about half the page size of a broadsheet. By 1901, the term tabloid was being used to describe newspa-

pers that gave stories in condensed form, "usually with illustrated, often sensational material." The word tabloid was originally a trademark referring to a "small tablet of medicine," says the Online Etymology Dictionary, and eventually came to refer to "a compressed form or dose of anything.” The term is now usually used in the pejorative sense. TEARSHEET: Entire page that is torn from a publication for one of the following: 1. For proof of publication. 2. To initiate corrections or changes. 3. For color guidance or as a layout. TEASER: A small promotional item to whet interest for something inside the paper. TK (“To Come”): Indicates that something (headline or art) will come later. WEB: 1. A continuous sheet of newsprint in roll form as it is fed through the press. 2. The “World Wide Web” or Internet. WIDOW: A word or paragraph that carries over to the top of the next column or a single word at the end of a paragraph left on a line of its own. WIRE (WIRE SERVICE): A source of information, stories, maps and photos. Agencies with offices around the world provide global coverage for subscribers or members. Examples of wire services include Associated Press and Reuters. YELLOW JOURNALISM: Fabricated or sensationalized news. The term yellow journalism was coined around 1898 during the peak of the “circulation battles” between Joseph Pulitzer's New York World and William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal. Yellow journalism is "journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers," and comes from "the use of yellow ink in printing “Yellow Kid” a cartoon strip in the New York World. ZONING: Offering advertisers the opportunity to target specific areas with preprints or run of paper.

THE VILLAGE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY

SRCAR®

The Village presents its 2019 Scholarship Awards

Scholarship Foundation Awards 28 Scholarships to Local High School Seniors!

MARK LENTINE | S. WRITER

SRCAR | CONTRIBUTED

he Annual Scholarship Awards were presented at The Village Retirement Community on Tuesday, June 25. The Village Scholarship Program is an independent 501(c) 3 non-profit organization made up of Village Residents who meet monthly for the sole purpose of promoting and scheduling activities that support the scholarship fund. Active since 1995 and a separate entity from The Village Retirement Community, the Scholarship Committee has been awarding academic scholarships and grants to outstanding employees of The Village Retirement Community and Healthcare Center who are actively pursuing their educational and vocational advancement. Qualified applicants must be currently employed by The Village or HealthCare Center. Full time and part-time students enrolled in a two or four-year college or university are eligible to apply. In addition to the academic scholarships, the Committee also provides educational grants for those students who are participating

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in studies outside the traditional university system. The spirit of the program and the generosity of the residents at The Village denote the special relationships that are formed with the employees. It is because of this relationship that the individuals who interact with the residents in a variety of services, appreciate the opportunity to be part of the scholarship program. Residents become mentors of sorts. Following the journey of each student as they move forward to

obtaining their degree or certification. This year a former employee of The Village, Paula King returned to speak at the Awards presentation. She gave a heartfelt account of how the scholarship program made an impact on her life and career. As a trained harp therapist, she has comforted many in need and today generously volunteers throughout the Valley with her beautiful music. The scholarship recipients were glad to hear of Paula’s background and

ties to The Village. From nursing to creative carpentry, from the elementary school teacher to cosmetology, the range and field of study that the scholarship recipients pursue professionally is diverse. Each excited in discovering their career desires and getting the needed support to complete their field of study. One of the scholarship recipients put it best, “I followed my heart. I loved woodworking as an

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or over 30 years, Southwest Riverside County Association of Realtors has been awarding scholarships to qualifying and deserving local high school seniors. On any given year, up to 30 scholarships are presented to students in Southwest Riverside County who are furthering their education. This year, we are happy to present awards in the amount of $1,000 each to these students who will begin school in the Fall: ·Alan Del Villar, Cal Baptist University ·Anthony Nichols, Palomar College ·Brianna Bormann, Palomar College ·Cheyenne Wierzbieki, California Lutheran University ·Dakota Meza, Mt. St. Jacinto College ·Dana Fellhauer, University of California, Riverside ·Dayna Hamilton, Arizona State University ·Eliza Carranza, University of California, Riverside ·Emily Gerdes, Northern Arizona University ·Emma Smith, California State University, Fullerton ·Jacob Kaukani, University of California, Riverside

·Jared Dittamo, University of California, San Diego ·Jonathan Borin, Oregon State University ·Karys Hoekstra, Santa Barbara City College ·Katelyn McGowan, Cal State University, San Marcos ·Katelyn Timmons, UCLA ·Lauren Taylor, Providence Christian College ·Malia Vilches, Arizona State University ·Mara Swartz, Northern Arizona University ·Massimo Lorenzetti, Bentley University ·Mayson McIntire, Dixie State University ·Mylee Howe, Arizona State University ·Owen Laidlaw, Mt. St. Jacinto College ·Paige Siegel, California State University, Monterey Bay ·Rajah Venable, University of the Pacific ·Seanna Giapapas, Santa Barbara City College · Serena Arango, Palomar College ·Sydney Moran, Westmont College Many fundraisers take place annually in order to raise dollars for the SRCAR® Scholarship Founda-

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FAITH & RELIGION

Friday |August 09 - 15 | 2019

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FAITH CORNER

Play it safe? No way!! SUSAN BECKETT | COLUMNIST

recently watched an interview with Mike Rowe — the host of the very popular TV series, Dirty Jobs. His "dirty jobs" consisted of participating in grimy, stomach-churning, and often unappealing jobs, right alongside the employees. Some of his more memorable jobs have included sewer inspector, roadkill cleaner and snake wrangler. He once even joined a crew as a sharksuit tester. I personally will take a pass on all of the above-mentioned jobs! But the interview with Mike was fascinating. His subject matter was basically, "Don't play it safe." Americans, he believes, are being taught to play it safe when we ought to be out there taking chances and making waves! Think big - don't retreat make a difference. I liked what I was hearing! Naturally, being a pastor, my thoughts turned to all the people in the Bible who tackled 'dirty jobs' and came out as total winners. My top dirty job award in the Bible would have to go to young David as he stood up to giant 9'6" Goliath with a "don't play it safe" attitude that we are still talking about today! He was the hero of the day, saving Israel from the advancing Philistines.

In his mind, David knew he couldn't afford to play it safe and he knew Israel couldn't afford for him to play it safe. Israel needed a brave soul to stand up for God and country and David believed he was the guy. So while everyone else, and I mean everyone, including King Saul, cowered in their tents, David drew on his strength and knowledge of God and tackled the Goliath problem. A guy named Bob Parsons once said, "Not much happens when we're in our comfort zone. I hear people say, 'But I'm concerned about security.' My response to that is simple: "Security is for cadavers." Geez - that quote certainly gets your attention! It reminds me of another: "Dead at 40. Buried at 70." Thought-provoking for sure! It seems today there are so many voices trying to fill us with fear. "Be careful, be cautious, or you might get hurt. We must play it safe at all costs." Really?? Sadly, (just a side note here) this philosophy has even made its way into many of our schools. Games such as tag, Red Rover, dodgeball and . . . are you ready for this? Musical chairs have been banned. Why? They are dangerous and someone might get hurt or even excluded. We seem to be teaching even our little children to 'play it safe' or else! I really have to laugh. How many of

us would have been total duds back in those Bible days? Quite a few, I'm afraid. The Bible tells us that God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, love and a sound mind. So where are the Elijah's challenging the pagan priests? Where are the John the Baptists crying out for truth? Paul and Silas made such a difference in the cities that one town accused them of turning the world upside down! And what had they done that was so terrible? They got people saved, healed, delivered and set free! I bet they never once thought of "playing it safe." Theodore Roosevelt wrote the following in 1910. (It's so good I've always thought it should be a Bible verse.) "Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure…than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat." Sure sounds like something David, Elijah, and John the Baptist would all approve of doesn't it?! Definitely a far cry from "playing it safe!" Pastors Bob and Susan Beckett pastor The Dwelling Place City Church at 27100 Girard Street in Hemet. For more information, visit them at: www. dpcitychurch.com.

BIBLE TRIVIA

Know yourself that you may know God

1. Is the book of Hebrews in the Old or New Testament or neither?

PASTOR RICK PULS | COLUMNIST

2. "Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord" is found in what book? Psalms, Proverbs, Numbers, Jeremiah

had been on staff at a church for twelve years when I left to assume the senior ministry of a congregation not too far away. I had preached occasionally at the former church, but not enough to establish a rhythm or a style of speaking that was unique to me. At the new church, I would speak every Sunday. I had done so in the past, about 20 years earlier, but never felt completely comfortable about this part of my duties. I faced a new challenge in this new position. At first, I sounded a lot like the senior pastor at the church I had left. My style of delivery and mannerisms mimicked his. However, slowly over time, my own style and voice emerged. I discovered more how God made me and how He wanted to use me in this capacity. This was not the first time I faced questions about my identity. When I graduated from high school, I entered college determined to prepare for a career in medicine. I majored in microbiology and took plenty of science courses. About my junior year, I faced a crisis of identity. I no longer had the certainty of my goals. I felt the call of the Lord to pastoral ministry and transferred to a Christian university. I later pursued degrees in counseling psychology. Decades later, I realized

that God had not called me to heal physically, but had chosen me as an instrument to help heal others spiritually and emotionally. Identifying a sense of self is one of our primary tasks, but it’s one of the hardest. We tend to identify ourselves by what we do (performance), what we have (possessions), what others think of us (popularity), or what has happened to us (pain). Many of us spend our lives trying to fulfill someone’s expectations for us. We often replay patterns that we have unconsciously learned from our families of origin. This profoundly impacts our relationships with others and with God. How can we offer our true selves in service to God when we are deluded by a false sense of self ? What are some signs that we don’t know ourselves? Trying to live as an extrovert when you are really an introvert. Finding yourself constantly saying yes to try to please others, when you really want to say no, then wondering why you’re so stressed. Bottling up anger or disappointment because they are “negative” emotions, rather than finding healthy ways to express them. Some of the other indicators of a false self-include: getting depressed when people are upset at you; needing the approval of others to feel good about

yourself; remaining silent in order to keep the peace; avoiding looking weak or foolish for not having the answer; criticizing others in order to feel better about yourself; feeling fearful of taking risks; doing what others want so they won’t get mad at you; and comparing yourself a lot to other people. Ephesians 4:23-24 says, “You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.” Old self and new self, or false self and true self, in order to understand and have a genuine relationship with God, change must occur in our lives. God helps us to see ourselves realistically with all of our flaws and distortions, and then gives us the power to change into the true version of what He made us to be. Hemet Valley Christian Church will present a 90-minute workshop called, “Know Yourself that You May Know God,” on Friday, August 16, starting at 10:00 a.m. It will provide a platform to take a good assessment of yourself, and begin the journey of discovering how God made you and the purposes He has for you, at whatever stage of life you’re in. We hope you will join us for this transformative experience.

FAITH IN BRIEFS UNITY VALLEY CHURCH IN HEMET On Sunday, August 4, Unity Valley Church will host a workshop for seniors titled, “A Taste of Conscious Aging.” This fun and interactive workshop will guide participants to reflect on their own assumptions and stereotypes about aging, retire the inner critic, and connect with each other to consider new possibilities for aging with grace and more self-compassion. Time: 12.00 – 1:45. Location: 140 N Buena Vista Street in Hemet. Cost: $20 (no one turned away for lack of funds). Lead by IONS Conscious Aging Facilitator, Robyn Plante. For more about the Conscious Aging program: https://noetic.org/experience/conscious-aging/. For further information about the workshop, please visit: http://unitychapel-hemet.com/ or Unity Valley Church Phone: (951) 658-4290. TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH Everyone is welcome to join us for worship. We are less than 1/4 mile south of Florida Avenue (State Hwy 74) on the west side of S. Columbia Street. The church can be seen from Florida Avenue. NEW HOURS: Every Sunday at 9:30 am: Join us for a wonderful service presented by Pastor Linda Vogelgesang followed immediately by fellowship in the Celebration Center. Visitors are welcome to all events on the calendar unless otherwise noted. Visit us: 191 South Columbia St., Hemet CA 92544. Phone: (951) 658-5013 FAITH WORLD HARVEST CHURCH Faith World Harvest Church is a place where people can meet Jesus, engage in life-giving community, and everyone is welcome. We believe in creating a space where people can encounter God, learn the Word, and discover God's plan for your life! Join us for our services! Sunday Mornings at 10 AM and Wednesday Evenings at 7 PM. Visit us: 630 W. Latham Avenue, Hemet, CA. 92543. Phone: (951) 658-8331 CENTRAL CHURCH OF CHRIST OF HEMET Join us for our Worship on Sunday at 10:00 AM. A children's class takes place during the preaching. We also have an adult Bible class on

most Sunday evenings at 5:00 PM. Come visit us at 575 S. San Jacinto St, Hemet, CA 92543. Call us: (951) 925-7317.

3. What did Abel do for a living? Carpenter, Keeper of sheep, Tax collector, Tentmaker 4. Who was the first woman judge in Israel? Deborah, Sarah, Jezebel, Lydia 5. To whom did Jesus say, "Get thee behind me, Satan"? Andrew, Rizpah, Elijah, Peter 6. Who prayed three times a day at an open window? Daniel, Jonah, Stephen, Solomon

BIBLE WORLD ANSWERS

VALLEY EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH Everyone is welcome to the Valley Evangelical Free Church. We exist to glorify God by leading people to Christ and establishing them as fruit-bearing disciples. At Valley, it is our heart to provide a safe, healthy, engaging and loving environment for children where they can experience the love of Christ, grow in that love and, in turn, share that love with those around them. Providing a safe, healthy, and engaging children’s environment is our highest priority. Childcare workers and teachers are carefully screened and trained. Join us in Worship every Sunday at 10.30am for English and at 1pm en Español. Come visit us at 341 N Lake St., Hemet, CA 92544 - Phone: (951) 927-2182 - Email: valleyefchurch@gmail.com. DWELLING PLACE FAMILY CHURCH Did you know that Dwelling Place City Church has a private, Christian school? K4-11th grades! Meets on the church campus and our next fall year begins on August 19, 2019. Enrollment is now open! Website: www.dpcskids.com. Email: info@ dpcskids.com. Phone: (951) 599-9011. HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC CHURCH At Holy Spirit Catholic Church, established to meet the needs of Catholics in the Valley, is a community centered around the Eucharist. We have a vibrant Faith Formation Program that focuses on the needs of both young and adult parishioners. The program which has been in operation for the past ten years has evolved into a multifaceted ministry that encompasses RCIA, for those who wish to become fully initiated into the church, Marriage Preparation, Infant Baptism Adult Confirmation and Faith Formation for elementary, junior high children and older teens. A revitalization program called "Remembering" is also available for adults who have been away from the church for a lengthy period of time. For more information visit us at 26340 Soboba St, Hemet, CA 92544. Or call us: 951-927-8544.

BIBLE TRIVIA ANSWERS 1) New 2) Psalms 150:6 3) Keeper of sheep

4) Deborah 5) Peter 7) Daniel

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A life of service....or serving time… As a child, local realtor Kevin Saunders chose a life of service...and that has made all the difference. MARK LENTINE| STAFF WRITER

"Sports started it all for me: you have to learn to be selfless in sports: it's all about the team and about winning. All the bad guys I saw were very selfish: I knew I didn't want to become like them," says Saunders, adding," I grew up in the mean ugly streets of San Bernardino, San Berdoo. I'm proud of my heritage and my old community, but as a child, I had a choice: the streets and crime…or the life I chose: a life of support and service." said Kevin Saunders, one of the top agents at Brubaker-Culton Realty. A strong family life instilled in Saunders a sense of helping others while you're helping yourself. "I'd always been interested in performing and in helping performers. During the early 2000s, I launched "KS Media" in Los Angeles. I managed the databases of the talent that's the stars, managed the team, and companies, agents, promoters, and studios. Before long, I was negotiating client rates and amenities, directing…all from the knowledge base and business skills I had learned along the way. Soon I was processing client's omissions and judging talent," says Saunders, adding, "that's where and how I met Don." "Don" just happened to be Don Cornelius. For scores of kids, Cornelius and his "Soul Train" show was the direct conduit for the country's best R &B and funk. Then came Kevin Saunders, rap and hiphop. "All those years of dancing, cutting my own (clean) rap albums...and promoting acts, came together. At first, Don wasn't too hip on rap and hip-hop," says a laughing Saunders. "Don said, "What's this stuff ? They're just saying the same thing over and over…" but I told him that this was the next big thing." Not too long after my stint with Soul Train, I got into work for "Workplace Hollywood," and I working with names like Geffen and Spielberg." From there, Saunders was handed one of his proudest moments: Production Assistant for the 35th NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles. "I worked directly with the talent-big names, attending and coordinating planning, pre-production meetings and worked directly with the TV team."

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expression of my creative side. Through the scholarship program at The Village, I am moving forward to getting my degree.” Says Brandon, part of the dining room team. The Village, an active

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Then came a move to Hemet. "I loved real estate and had owned a few houses myself. I still loved performing…and I thought, "Real Estate!" You're in front of an audience every time you show a house. I also want to tie in videos with my sales, because I still have a good sense of humor, and I think that that puts people at ease." Putting "people at ease," must be working, as Saunders immediately won "Newcomer of the year for Brubaker-Culton, then in short order, Saunders racked ups ten sales in his first year. He has continued his hallmark care, concern, personality and salesmanship this year. "I just won agent of the month, two months in a row…and I just won the "Triple Crown": Top Sales, Top Commission and Top Activity," says Saunders. Saunders is also blessed with a 20 year-marriage and a beautiful daughter 13-year-old daughter named Sonai. "I'm very blessed with the way things are right now…but I want more. I want to overcome all obstacles to become an entertaining salesman who backs up all he does with outstanding care and service."

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make violence against those people more likely. In Dayton, raw anger and pain were on display as protesters chanted “Ban those guns” and “Do something!” during Trump’s visit. Holding a sign that said “Not Welcome Here,” Lynnell Graham said she thinks Trump’s response to the shootings has been insincere. “To me he comes off as fake,” she said. Dorothee Bouquet, stood in the bright sun with her 5-year-old daughter and 2-year-old son, tucked in a stroller. She told them they were going to a protest “to tell grownups to make better rules.” But in El Paso, where more protests awaited, Raul Melendez, whose father-in-law, David Johnson, was killed in Saturday’s shooting, said the most appropriate thing Trump could do was to meet with relatives of the victims. “It shows that he actually cares, if he talks to individual families,” said Melendez, who credits Johnson with helping his 9-year-old daughter survive the attack by pushing her under a counter. Melendez, an Army veteran and the son of Mexican immigrants, said he holds only the shooter responsible for the attack. “That person had the intent to hurt people, he already had it,” he said. “No one’s words would have triggered that.” Local Democratic lawmakers who’d expressed concern about the visit said Trump had nonetheless hit the right notes Wednesday. “He was comforting. He did the right things and Me-

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strates in the Oregon District, where a mass shooting early Sunday morning left nine dead and 27 wounded, on August 07, 2019 in Dayton, Ohio. Trump visited the city today to offer his support to the community but did not go into the Oregon District where the shooting occurred. The shooting happened less than 24 hours after a gunman in Texas opened fire at a shopping mall in El Paso killing 22 people. | Photo by Mario Tama

lania did the right things. It’s his job to comfort people,” said Sen. Sherrod Brown, who nonetheless said he was “very concerned about a president that divides in his rhetoric and plays to race in his rhetoric.” “I think the victims and the first responders were grateful that the president of the United States came to Dayton,” added Mayor Nan Whaley, who said she was glad Trump had not stopped at the site of the shooting. “A lot of the time his talk can be very divisive, and that’s the last thing we need in Dayton,” she said. Grisham, responding on Twitter from aboard Air Force One, sad it was “genuinely sad” to see the lawmakers “immediately hold such a dishonest press conference in the name of partisan politics.” Despite protests in both cities, the White House insisted Trump had received positive receptions. One aide tweeted that Trump was a “rock star” at the

Dayton hospital. The White House did not allow reporters and photographers to watch as he talked with wounded victims, medical staff and law enforcement officers there, but then quickly published its own photos on social media and released a video of his visit. There was discord in El Paso, too. Rep. Veronica Escobar, the Democratic congresswoman who represents the city, declined to meet with Trump. “I refuse to be a prop,” she said in an interview on CNN. Visits to the sites of mass shootings have become a regular pilgrimage for recent president, but Trump, who has sometimes struggled to project empathy during moments of national tragedy, has stirred unusual backlash. Though he has been able to summon soothing words and connect one-on-one with victims, he often quickly lapses into divisive tweets and statements — just recently painting immigrants as “invaders,” suggesting four

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STATS SINCE 2011 • 12,025 families registered – 35,473 people almost an average 3 people per family, averaging 132 new families per month • Average annual income for our registered families is $13,904.00 • Average Federal Annual Poverty Level for a family of 3 is $ 20,780.00 • Services we provide are: Emergency Food, Utility and Rental Assistance. We also provide new and/or used refrigerators for Veterans and seniors when they are in need or homeless and put into housing. • We serve 46 registered Homeless Veterans at our pantry • We serve 413 registered Inactive Veterans at our pantry • We serve 190 registered Disabled Veterans at our pantry • We serve 2,419 registered Disabled senior families at our pantry • We serve 2,700 who live on social security income only • We serve 2,880 seniors 60 years and older • We deliver twice a month to 21 Homebound/Disabled Seniors a month who have no family or a means to get to our pantry • We serve 3,188 Single Mom families at our pantry

• Less than ½% of the people we serve or have served are homeless on the streets • The break down of age groups for our pantry: • 33% of our clients are children under the age of 18 years old • 40% of our clients are between the ages of 18 and 54 years old • 27% of our clients are between the ages of 55 and 93 years old • We average an annual income for our clients of $13,904.00 per year. The National Poverty Level annual income is $20,780.00. Our client are 33% lower annual income than the national averages STATS SINCE JANUARY 2018 TO MARCH 2019 1. We have registered 984 families at our pantry. That is an average of 65 new families per month registering • Extremely Low Income ($0.00 to $14,150.00) This is 82% of our clients/ families fall under this income level • Very Low Income ($14,151.00 to $23,600.00) This is 13% of our clients/ families fall under this income level • Low Income ($23,601.00 to $37,750.00) This is 4% of our clients/families fall under this income level • Moderate Income ($37,751 and higher) This is 1% of our clients/families fall under this income level.

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tion. Some of these events include bowling, BINGO, Texas Hold'em, and our very popular Chili CookOff for Charity. For more information, please contact SRCAR® at (951) 894-2571 or visit us at www.srcar.org The Southwest RiverDemocratic congresswoman of color should “go back” to their home countries even though they’re U.S. citizens and deriding majority-black Baltimore as a rat-infested hell-hole. As the presidential motorcade rolled up to a 911 center in El Paso, it passed a sign aimed at Trump that said “Racist go home.” Elsewhere in the city, O’Rourke told several hundred people that his hometown “bore the brunt” of hatred from the shooting but could also hold an answer to the strife. “The way that we welcome one another and see our differences not as disqualifying or dangerous but as the very source if our strength, as the foundation of our success — that needs to be the example of the United States of America,” O’Rourke said. On the eve of his trip, Trump lashed out at O’Rourke, who had tweeted that Trump “helped create the hatred that made Saturday’s tragedy possible” and “should not come to El Paso.” O’Rourke “should respect the victims & law enforcement - & be quiet!” Trump snapped back. And on his flight between one scene of tragedy and the second, Trump said he turned in as another 2020 rival, former Vice President Joe Biden, excoriated him in a speech that slammed him as incapable of offering the moral leadership that has defined the presidency for generations and “fueling a literal carnage” in America. Trump declared the speech “Sooo Boring!” and warned that, “The LameStream Media will die in the ratings and clicks” if Biden wins.

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CRASH: Officials say a Toyota swerved into oncoming traffic and was struck by an oncoming tandem trailer big-rig pulling “bottom-dump” trailers. | Photo by Albert Paul Lopez

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condition.” Based on the circumstances, members of San Jacinto Station’s Collision Reconstruction Team responded and assumed the investigation. During their preliminary, on-scene investigation deputies determined the Toyota had been traveling southbound on N. Sanderson Ave. just before the collision. At the same time, a semi-truck towing “bottom dump” trailers was traveling north in the

number two lane of traffic, De Loss explained. “The Toyota veered to the right then to the left consequently crossing into the northbound lanes of traffic,” De Loss continued. “The two vehicles collided in the northbound lanes causing major damage to both vehicles.” During their investigation, deputies called for the temporary closure of Sanderson Ave., from Ramona Expressway to Gilman Springs Rd. The roadway remained closed for nearly seven hours and was re-opened around 9 a.m., according to De Loss.

ROAD CLOSED: While investigating the cause of the crash and

clearing the roadway, officials called for the closure of N. Sanderson Ave., causing significant delays of up to several hours for area commuters. | Photo by Norma Jean

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Poor Micky came to us as a stray covered in mats. Our volunteer groomer was able to help this little man with a makeover, so he is no longer in pain. Micky is such a happy boy who loves to take walks to our yards and cuddle on your lap while he watches others walk past. Micky is about 9 years old, weighs 9 pounds, and will be the best doggie for his new family. Micky is up to date on his vaccines, dewormed, will be neutered prior to his adoption, and is AVAILABLE NOW.

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f you’re a pet parent, you’re far from alone. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, nearly six in 10 American households have at least one pet. When the time comes to move that household, however, there are a few things you should consider to keep your four-legged family members happy and healthy.

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MOVING WITH PETS 1. Before you pick up the rental moving truck: • Check with your pet’s veterinarian to see if a mild sedative is recommended for the move. • If your animal will be traveling in a crate, consider preparing him ahead of time by leaving the crate out and open for your pet to go in and out of freely. • Consider taking small trips in your car with your pets in a crate or carrier to help get them more acclimated before your big move. • Put your pet on a leash or in a kennel or cage when outside the moving truck. • Be sure to have an appropriate ID tag attached to your pet’s collar with a current phone number. You might also consider microchip technology that has the full information about your pet placed on a chip under his skin. 2. During your move: • Try to keep your pets away from the action. • Animals should travel only in the cabin of the Penske rental truck, where the driver can control the temperature and keep an eye on the animal. Use a dog harness or crate your pet properly for the trip. Never place pets in the back of a moving truck, as the temperature can become

Lola’s sweet personality is very contagious with her wide smile, cheery disposition, and sometimes soulful look. She loves to run fast at the park and enjoys a dip in the pool. An adopter or family that can be strong pack leaders will be excellent for Lola. She will probably be fine with older children. Lola is still waiting for that special place she can call home. She will thrive best with an active family that will provide lots of basic training and love to help her be the best she can be.

dangerously high and create an unsafe environment for animals. • While on the road, make sure to take your pet’s favorite blankets, toys and high-value treats to make the ride as comfortable and enjoyable as possible. • Bring enough water and food for the journey, as well as any medications they may need. • If you are moving with small pets, such as guinea pigs, birds or fish, keep them contained at all times. • Never leave your pet in the truck. • If your pet becomes overheated while traveling, take her to an air-conditioned area and place her in a shallow tub of cool water or rub her down with cool, wet towels. • If you have to travel a long distance to your new home and have to stay somewhere overnight, look for a pet-friendly establishment. 3. When you arrive: • Make sure to unpack your pet’s belongings—bedding, food and water bowls, toys—as soon as you get there. Having familiar items around will help your pet adjust as quickly as possible to his new surroundings. • Remember, pets may take a little while to get used to a new place with new smells and sounds. Be patient and understanding of any bathroom accidents or unusual hiding as they establish themselves into a new environment and learn that the new home is a safe place. LEARN MORE For further moving tips and tactics, visit www.PenskeTruckRental.com. There, you can also learn about free unlimited miles on all one-way truck rentals; discounts for AAA members, college students and members of the military; packing supplies; and 24/7 roadside assistance.

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Man who sold sick, dying puppies ordered to stop, pay $480K

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Say “good morning” to Koffee! Koffee is one lovable cat looking for her forever home. She enjoys cuddles and craves attention from the staff and visitors of Living Free. Not only is she a pure sweetheart, but she is also very curious and enjoys playtime! Come and meet Koffee today! All of our cats are spayed or neutered, microchipped, and up to date on all vaccinations. Our two main requirements for adopting a cat are: — Must be indoors only, cannot go outside —Declawing is NOT allowed

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Massachusetts man has been ordered to permanently stop operating an unlicensed and unsanitary pet shop out of his home and to pay more than $480,000 in penalties and damages for selling sick and dying puppies to customers. State Attorney General Maura Healey announced Monday that a judge entered a default judgment against Heath Morse, of Shrewsbury, barring him from ever

selling dogs in the state. The state sued Morse in November. Authorities say from 2016 until October he sold more than three dozen Bulldog puppies for thousands of dollars each. More than a quarter of the puppies sold ultimately died, many within days of purchase, and customers paid thousands in veterinary bills to treat or euthanize sick dogs. A working number could not be found for Morse.

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50 wild animals woman kept in North Carolina home euthanized AP | CONTRIBUTED

orth Carolina authorities have euthanized more than 50 wild animals, including opossums, raccoons and squirrels, that a woman was

keeping inside her suburban home and yard. The News & Observer reports Wildlife Commission officials responded to Kimberly Childress’s home on Aug. 1, suspecting she was violating permits for holding

and rehabilitating wild animals. A search warrant obtained by the paper states raccoons and opossums were running freely around her house with her pets. Sgt. Forrest Orr said rabies concerns forced them to euthanize 39 opossums, seven rac-

coons and five squirrels. He said dogs, a cat, sugar gliders and a pigeon were temporarily taken from Childress, then returned. Childress faces five misdemeanors, including failing to meet standards for holding wildlife and provide clean water.

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Fearing the next AOC, House Democrats hoard campaign cash ALAN FRAM | AP

omewhere out there, the next Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez lurks. So wary House Democrats are amassing campaign war chests to scare off progressive upstarts from challenging them in primaries — or trounce them if they try. A look at 41 incumbent House Democrats who face potential 2020 party primary opponents shows 16 have already stockpiled over $1 million in campaign funds. The figures from Federal Election Commission reports for the first six months of this year show that 20 raised over $500,000 during that period alone. That’s not stopping challengers from targeting powerful committee chairmen and other well-financed incumbents, though the hurdles they face are clear. So far only four Democratic challengers in these races have at least $100,000 socked away. The most is $352,000 by business consultant Marie Newman, who’s waging a primary rematch against Illinois Rep. Dan Lipinski, one of Congress’ most conservative Democrats. He has double her cash on hand, though she’s out-raised him so far this year.

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“If you don’t have the money to fight an air war, you fight a ground war,” Monica Klein, a New York consultant who works with progressive Democrats, said of challengers who often lack money for TV commercials. “You try to out-organize your opponent and have those conversations at the doors, on the phone, face to face.” Many challengers have barely started their campaigns but the

early figures underscore a cold reality. Even with today’s energized and increasingly well organized progressive movement , incumbents’ fund-raising advantages — plus their name recognition and connections — are usually insurmountable. The list of Democratic incumbents facing primary challenges will grow considerably, but most of those races won’t be truly competitive.

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Trump vows urgent action after shootings, offers few details ZEKE MILLER AND JONATHAN LEMIRE | AP

peaking out against weekend mass shootings that rocked a nation, President Donald Trump called for bipartisan solutions to the bloodshed but offered few details and faced pointed questions from Democrats about whether he had the moral authority to rally America against the spasm of violence and racism. Trump, back at the White House on Monday after remaining largely out of view for two days at his New Jersey golf club, declared the shootings in Texas and Ohio barbaric crimes “against all humanity” and called for unity to respond to an epidemic of gun violence. He blamed mental illness and video games but made no mention of more limits on the firearms that can be sold. Trump said he wanted legislation providing “strong background checks” for gun users, though he has reneged on previous promises along that line after mass attacks. He seemed to abandon his latest idea of linking gun control legislation to immigration

policy just a few hours after proposing it. “We vow to act with urgent resolve,” Trump said as the death toll from the shootings in El Paso and Dayton reached 31 late Monday. His scripted remarks included a solitary denunciation of white supremacy, which he has been reluctant to criticize, and he made no mention of the anti-immigration rhetoric found in an online screed posted just before the El Paso attack that mirrored his own incendiary language. Detectives sought to determine if it was written by the man who was arrested. The mayor of El Paso said at a news conference that Trump would visit the city Wednesday, though some local lawmakers and others signaled opposition, and the Federal Aviation Administration advised pilots of a presidential visit to Dayton. At the White House, Trump declared, “In one voice, our nation must condemn racism, bigotry and white supremacy.” He said he had directed the FBI to examine steps to identify and address domestic terrorism. “These sinister ideologies must

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ed a statement in which he called for the nation to “soundly reject language coming out of the mouths of any of our leaders that feeds a climate of fear and hatred or normalizes racist statements.” Obama did not mention the president by name. Trump pointed to the media. “Fake News has contributed greatly to the anger and rage that has built up over many years,” he

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be defeated. Hate has no place in America,” he said. In the past, the president’s calls to the nation’s better angels, without renouncing his own divisive language about immigrants and political opponents, have proved fleeting. His path to the White House was built on the politics of division, and aides say he views his road to reelection on again sowing discord and unease about cultural, economic and demographic changes. Democrats on Monday accused Trump of fostering an environment of hate that led to the shootings, and they angrily renewed their calls for his defeat next year. “He’s been racist from day one — before day one when he was questioning whether Barack Obama was born in the United States,” said former Rep. Beto O’Rourke, a 2020 presidential contender who represented El Paso. “He’s trafficked in this stuff from the very beginning, and we are reaping right now what he has sown and what his supporters in Congress have sown. We have to put a stop to it.” Former President Obama post-

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tweeted. He suggested early Monday on Twitter that a background check bill could be paired with his longsought effort to toughen the nation’s immigration system. But he didn’t say how or why he was connecting the issues and did not elaborate on that proposal during his 10-minute address from the Diplomatic Reception Room. He has frequently sought to tie his immigration priorities — a border wall and transforming the legal immigration system to one that prioritizes merit over family ties — to legislation around which he perceives momentum to be building. His latest proposals would mostly leave it to Congress, which is on recess, to sort out solutions . Adhering to what has become a GOP talking point of blaming mental illness and not firearms for mass shootings, Trump signaled he would oppose large-scale gun control efforts pushed by Democrats, saying, “hatred pulls the trigger, not the gun.” He called for law enforcement

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Honolulu authorities investigate arsons at 3 Waikiki hotels Honolulu police said Wednesday surveillance video recorded images of the same man at three different high-rise hotels near Waikiki Beach where fires were intentionally set in recent days. Two rooms were burglarized while guests were evacuated from one of the hotels, the 25-story Waikiki Beachcomber by Outrigger. Surveillance video at the hotel showed a man carrying at least two backpacks similar to the ones taken in the burglary. The fire, which broke out near a storage room on the 14th floor, caused $1.8 million in damage. Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the man. Images showed him wearing a baseball hat, mustache and goatee. No one was injured in the fires. Each fire began at night in a hallway on a floor with guest rooms, said Honolulu Fire Department Captain Scot Seguirant. Firefighters have referred the case to police for investigation. Police wouldn’t say if more officers were being sent to patrol the popular tourist area. An Associated Press request to interview Honolulu Police Chief Susan Ballard was declined. The first fire caused $4,000 in damage Sunday at the Alohilani Resort. The third fire broke out on the 28th floor of the 38-story Hilton Hawaiian Grand Waikikian on Tuesday. Hotel security put out the flames with a fire extinguisher after it caused $10,000 in damage, police said. Matt Kim of San Francisco, who is visiting the

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and social media companies to do more to combat extremism and spot warning signs of violence online. He also asked for a reduction in the “glorification” of violence in American culture, including video games, though research does not link their usage to shootings. Additionally, Trump directed the Department of Justice to seek and prioritize the enforcement of the death penalty in cases of hate crimes and mass shootings. Congress has proven unable to pass substantial gun violence legislation this session, in large part because of resistance from Republicans, particularly in the GOP-controlled Senate. Trump himself has backed away from previous pledges to strengthen gun laws. After other mass shootings he called for strengthening the federal background check system, and in 2018 he signed legislation to increase federal data sharing. In December 2018, The Trump administration banned bump stocks, the attachments that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire like machine guns and were used during the October 2017 shooting massacre in Las Vegas. But Trump has resisted calls to toughen other gun control laws. At a February meeting with survivors and family members of the 2018 Parkland, Florida, school shooting in which 17 people died, Trump promised to be “very strong on background checks.” Trump claimed he would stand up to the gun lobby and finally

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islands with his family, said he saw the road to the Grand Waikikian was closed Tuesday but had no idea there had been a case of arson. “That’s pretty scary, especially security wise,” said Kim, who is staying at the sprawling Hilton complex in Waikiki. He said he would like to see more foot patrols around the area but doesn’t plan to change hotels unless officials recommend he do so. Hilton spokesman Nigel Glennie said the resort doesn’t publicly disclose security measures as a matter of policy. But he said the hotel has reviewed the incident and will make any appropriate changes. Marc and Mariam Walkowski of Grand Rapids, Michigan, were sitting outside the Alohilani hotel on Wednesday, but didn’t know there had been a case of arson there three days earlier. The couple, who is staying on the 16th floor of a nearby Courtyard Marriott, had walked by the Waikiki Beachcomber by Outrigger on Monday. “The streets were pretty flooded with tourists and people from the hotel,” Marc Walkowski said. “It appeared that they evacuated nearly everybody.” People were taking photos and video and were calm, he said. “There’s a lot of hotels in this area so I’m not concerned that ours would be a target, but you never know,” he said. “We weren’t aware that it was arson, we assumed it was an accident.” His wife said they don’t plan to do anything differently because of the fires. They’ll be careful and not dwell too much on the negative. “Obviously it’s Hawaii and we’re enjoying that,” she said.

get results in quelling gun violence. But he later retreated, expressing support for modest changes to the federal background check system and for arming teachers. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said Monday that Trump should push the GOP-controlled Senate to take up the House’s background check bills. “It took less than three hours for the president to back off his call for stronger background check legislation,” they said in a joint statement. “When he can’t mention guns while talking about gun violence, it shows the president remains prisoner to the gun lobby and the NRA.” With his Monday proposals, Trump responded to the shootings with ideas that many Republicans in Congress can embrace — without confronting the gun lobby or tackling the issue of firearm accessibility that many view as a driver of gun violence. During his White House address, he stuck to a somber tone, but advisers acknowledge that — as it did during following a similar White House address in Charlottesville’s aftermath — the call for unity could easily shatter if Trump were to react negatively to cable news coverage or if the markets continued to fall amid escalating trade tensions with China. Trump at one point in his remarks erroneously stated that the Ohio shooting had taken place in Toledo, not Dayton. It followed an error made by former Vice President Joe Biden Sunday evening, when he described shootings in “Houston” and “Michigan” before correcting himself.

Nobel laureate Toni Morrison dead at 88 HILLEL ITALIE| AP

obel laureate Toni Morrison, a pioneer and reigning giant of modern literature whose imaginative power in “Beloved,” “Song of Solomon” and other works transformed American letters by dramatizing the pursuit of freedom within the boundaries of race, has died at age 88. Publisher Alfred A. Knopf announced that Morrison died Monday night at Montefiore Medical Center in New York. Morrison’s family issued a statement through Knopf saying she died after a brief illness. “Toni Morrison passed away peacefully Monday night surrounded by family and friends,” the family announced. “The consummate writer who treasured the written word, whether her own, her students or others, she read voraciously and was most at home when writing.” Few authors rose in such rapid, spectacular style. She was nearly 40 when her first novel, “The Bluest Eye,” was published. By her early 60s, after just six novels, she had become the first black woman to receive the Nobel literature prize, praised in 1993 by the Swedish academy for her “visionary force” and for her delving into “language itself, a language she wants to liberate” from categories of black and white. In 2012, Barack Obama awarded her a Presidential Medal of Freedom. “Her writing was not just beautiful but meaningful — a challenge to our conscience and a call to greater empathy,” Obama wrote Tuesday on his Facebook page. “She was as good a storyteller, as captivating, in person as she was on the page.” Morrison helped raise American multiculturalism to the world stage and helped uncensor her country’s past, unearthing the lives of the unknown and the unwanted, those she would call “the unfree at the heart of the democratic experiment.” In her novels, history — black history — was a trove of poetry, tragedy, love, adventure and good old gossip, whether in small-town Ohio in “Sula” or big-city Harlem in “Jazz.” She regarded race as a social construct and through language founded the better world her characters suffered to attain. Morrison wove everything from African literature and slave folklore to the Bible and Gabriel Garcia Marquez into the most diverse, yet harmonious, of literary communities. “Narrative has never been merely entertainment for me,” she said in her Nobel lecture. “It is, I believe, one of the principal ways in which we absorb knowledge.” Winner of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for “Beloved,” she was one of the book world’s most regal presences, with her expanse of graying dreadlocks; her dark, discerning eyes; and warm, theatrical voice, able to lower itself to a mysterious growl or rise to a humorous falsetto. “That handsome and perceptive lady,” James Baldwin called her. Her admirers were countless — from fellow authors, college students and working people to Obama and fellow former President Bill Clinton; to Oprah Winfrey, who idolized Morrison and helped greatly expand her readership. Morrison shared those high opinions, repeatedly labeling one of her novels, “Love,” as “perfect” and rejecting the idea that artistic achievement called for quiet acceptance. “Maya Angelou helped me without her knowing it,” Morrison told The Associated Press during a 1998 interview. “When she was writing her first book, ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,’ I was an editor at Random House. She was having such a good time,

and she never said, ‘Who me? My little book?’ “I decided that ... winning the (Nobel) prize was fabulous,” Morrison added. “Nobody was going to take that and make it into something else. I felt representational. I felt American. I felt Ohioan. I felt blacker than ever. I felt more woman than ever. I felt all of that, and put all of that together and went out and had a good time.” The second of four children of a welder and a domestic worker, Morrison was born Chloe Ardelia Wofford in Lorain, Ohio, a steel town outside of Cleveland. She was encouraged by her parents to read and to think, and was unimpressed by the white kids in her community. Recalling how she felt like an “aristocrat,” Morrison believed she was smarter and took it for granted she was wiser. She was an honors student in high a school, and attended Howard University because she dreamed of life spent among black intellectuals. At Howard, she spent much of her free time in the theater (she had a laugh that could easily reach the back row), later taught there and also met and married a Jamaican architect, Harold Morrison, whom she divorced in 1964. They had two children, Harold and Slade. But although she went on to teach there, Howard disappointed her. Campus life seemed closer to a finishing school than to an institution of learning. Protesters, among them former Morrison student Stokely Carmichael, were demanding equality. Morrison wanted that, too, but wondered what kind. “I thought they wanted to integrate for nefarious purposes,” she said. “I thought they should demand money in those black schools. That was the problem — the resources, the better equipment, the better teachers, the buildings that were falling apart — not being in some high school next to some white kids.” In 1964, she answered an ad to work in the textbook division of Random House. Over the next 15 years, she would have an impact as a book editor, and as one of the few black women in publishing, that alone would have ensured her legacy. She championed emerging fiction authors such as Gayl Jones and Toni Cade Bambara, helped introduce U.S. readers to such African writers as Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka, worked on a memoir by Muhammad Ali and topical books by such activists as Angela Davis and Black Panther Huey Newton. A special project was editing “The Black Book,” a collection of everything from newspaper advertisements to song lyrics that anticipated her immersion in the everyday lives of the past. By the late ’60s, she was a single mother and a determined writer who had been pushed by her future editor, Robert Gottlieb of Alfred A. Knopf, into deciding whether she’d write or edit. Seated at her kitchen table, she fleshed out a story based on a childhood memory of a black girl in Lorain — raped by her father — who desired blue eyes. She called the novel “The Bluest Eye.” Morrison prided herself on the gift of applying “invisible ink,” making a point and leaving it to the reader to discover it, such as her decision to withhold the skin color of her characters in “Paradise.” Her debut as an author came at the height of the Black Arts Movement and calls for literature as political and social protest. But Morrison criticized by indirection; she was political because of what she didn’t say. Racism and sexism were assumed; she wrote about their effects, whether in “The Bluest Eye” or in “Sula,” a story of friendship and betrayal between two

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black women. “The writers who affected me the most were novelists who were writing in Africa: Chinua Achebe, ‘Things Fall Apart,’ was a major education for me,” Morrison, who had studied William Faulkner and Virginia Woolf as a graduate student, told the AP in 1998. “They took their black world for granted. No black writer (in America) had done that except for Jean Toomer with ‘Cane.’ Everybody else had some confrontation with white people, which was not to say that Africans didn’t, but there was linguistically an assumption. The language was the language of the center of the world, which was them. “So that made it possible for me to write ‘The Bluest Eye’ and not explain anything. That was wholly new! It was like a step into an absolutely brand new world. It was liberating in a way nothing had been before!” She had no agent and was rejected by several publishers before reaching a deal with Holt, Rhinehart and Winston (now Henry Holt and Company), which released the novel in 1970. Sales were modest, but her book made a deep impression on The New York Times’ John Leonard, an early and ongoing champion of her writing, which he called “so precise, so faithful to speech and so charged with pain and wonder that the novel becomes poetry.” Setting her stories in segregated communities, where incest and suicide were no more outrageous than a sign which reads “COLORED ONLY,” Morrison wrote of dreamers for whom the price was often death, whether the mother’s tragic choice to murder her baby girl — and save it from slavery — in “Beloved,” or the black community that implodes in “Paradise.” Like Faulkner, her characters are burdened by the legacy, and ongoing tragedy, of slavery and separation. For Faulkner’s white Southerners, losers of the Civil War, the price is guilt, rage and madness; for Morrison’s slaves and their descendants, supposedly liberated, history follows like the most unrelenting posse. “The future was sunset; the past something to leave behind,” Morrison wrote in “Beloved,” in which the ghost of the slain daughter returns to haunt and obsess her mother. “And if it didn’t stay behind, well, you might have to stomp it out. Slave life; freed life — every day was a test and a trial. Nothing could be counted on in a world where even when you were a solution you were a problem.” Morrison’s breakthrough came in 1977 with “Song of Solomon,” her third novel and the story of young Milkman Dead’s sexual, social and ancestral education. It was the first work by a black writer since Richard Wright’s “Native Son” to be a full Book-of-the-Month selection and won the National Book Critics Circle award. It was also Morrison’s first book to center on a male character, a novel that enabled her “get out of the house, to de-domesticate the landscape.” But the mainstream was another kind of education. Reviewing “Song of Solomon,” author Reynolds Price chided Morrison for “the understandable but

weakening omission of active white characters.” (He later recanted.) When “Beloved” was overlooked for a National Book Award, a letter of protest from 48 black writers, including Angelou and Amiri Baraka, was published in The New York Times Book Review, noting that Morrison had never won a major literary prize. “Beloved” went on to win the Pulitzer and Morrison soon ascended to the very top of the literary world, winning the Nobel and presiding as unofficial laureate of Winfrey’s book club, founded in 1996. Winfrey chose “Song of Solomon,” “The Bluest Eye,” “Paradise” and “Sula” over the years and would list all of Morrison’s works as among her favorites. Winfrey also starred in and helped produce the 1998 film version of “Beloved.” As with so many other laureates, Morrison’s post-Nobel fiction was viewed less favorably than her earlier work. Morrison received no major competitive awards after the Nobel and was criticized for awkward plotting and pretentious language in “Love” and “Paradise.” But a novel published in 2008, “A Mercy,” was highly praised. “Home,” a brief novel about a young Korean War veteran, came out in 2012 and was followed three years later by a contemporary drama, “God Help the Child.” Morrison herself was the subject of an acclaimed documentary, “Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am,” which came out this year. Morrison’s other works included “Playing in the Dark,” a collection of essays; “Dreaming Emmett,” a play about the slain teenager Emmett Till; and several children’s books co-authored with her son, Slade Morrison (who died of cancer in 2010). In November 2016, she wrote a highly cited New York essay about the election of Donald Trump, calling his ascension to the presidency a mark of what whites would settle for to hold on to their status. “So scary are the consequences of a collapse of white privilege that many Americans have flocked to a political platform that supports and translates violence against the defenseless as strength. These people are not so much angry as terrified, with the kind of terror that makes knees tremble,” she wrote. “William Faulkner understood this better than almost any other American writer. In ‘Absalom, Absalom,’ incest is less of a taboo for an upper-class Southern family than acknowledging the one drop of black blood that would clearly soil the family line. Rather than lose its “whiteness” (once again), the family chooses murder.” She taught for years at Princeton University, from which she retired in 2006, but also had an apartment in downtown Manhattan and a riverfront house in New York’s Rockland County that burned down in 1993, destroying manuscripts, first editions of Faulkner and other writers and numerous family mementoes. She had the house rebuilt and continued to live and work there. “When I’m not thinking about a novel, or not actually writing it, it’s not very good; the 21st century is not a very nice place. I need it (writing) to just stay steady, emotionally,” she told the AP in 2012. “When I finished ‘The Bluest Eye’ ... I was not pleased. I remember feeling sad. And then I thought, ‘Oh, you know, everybody’s talking about “sisterhood,‘” I wanted to write about what women friends are really like. (The inspiration for ‘Sula’). All of a sudden the whole world was a real interesting place. Everything in it was something I could use or discard. It had shape. The thing is — that’s how I live here.”

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Should we be asking ourselves if we’re racist’s CALVIN PORTER | COLUMNIST

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(Regarding the mass shooting incidents in Dayton, El Paso and Gilroy) C-SPAN show

I would like to encourage my fellow citizens to take a couple of minutes out of their busy lives and watch C-SPAN to get a better idea how Congress works to help our citizens and understand how diligently they work on our behalf. Wasting this much time in high school would have demanded detention. John Matthews Legends Club Drive, Mount Pleasant (Published on The Post and Courier Newspaper)

Renounce violence

We have just witnessed yet another act of white nationalist domestic terrorism, this time targeting Hispanics in El Paso Texas. (The facts regarding the second mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, were yet to be revealed). I will credit President Donald Trump for condemning the El Paso shootings, but I suspect that he did so based on the advice of one of his political strategists. Trump, of course, will deny that the hatred, violence and eliminationism that he espouses and spews on a nearly daily basis is in any way responsible for these acts. His words and tweets have made overt racism, hatred and targeting of “others” the norm of Republicans. I don’t expect that Trump will change; he is an amoral being and is incapable of rising above the maturity of a 4-year old. Sen. Lindsey Graham was correct when he stated during his run to be the 2016 Republican presidential nominee that Trump is unfit for the office. When will Republicans and Trump supporters in general have enough of Trump’s pathological lying, narcissism and racist dog whistles? I challenge Sens. Graham and Tim Scott to put the country ahead of their partisanship and renounce Trump’s calls to violence. John Cox

Dragoon Drive, Mount Pleasant (Published on The Post and Courier Newspaper)

We need to do something

As I sit here once again, listening to the news of more mass shootings, I am struck by how powerless I feel. I keep thinking, what can I do, what can I do??? Yelling at the TV doesn’t seem to help. Talking calmly and rationally to my fellow citizens doesn’t seem to stop it. Pleading with lawmakers doesn’t work. Marching doesn’t help. Is it time to talk about drastic legislative steps to curtail this madness? No. It’s way past time. Here are my requests to any responsible adult in our Congress who will listen: 1. Make universal background checks happen immediately. Ninety-seven percent of Americans want this. If you don’t make it happen you are not doing your job. 2. Ban assault-style weapons. It’s much harder to kill large numbers of people with a handgun. 3. Ban high-capacity magazines. Seconds count during a shooting, trust me. Taking longer to load a weapon is a good thing. 4. Immediately stop fanning the flames of white supremacy and racist comments. None of these things are difficult to do unless our lawmakers are beholden to gun manufacturers. To everyone in Congress, I ask that you do your job. Our country has a serious gun violence problem. Take serious steps to help keep us safer. Pass common sense gun legislation now. Yvonne Cech

Danbury, Conn. The writer is a former librarian of Sandy Hook Elementary School who locked herself, her assistant and 18 fourth graders in a closet during the shooting in 2012. (Published on The New York Times Newspaper)

It could have happened in our city

The stories and threats never truly settle within you until it happens to your hometown. It affects you when you have to check on your own family. El Paso is known as one of the safest cities in the United States, but all it takes is someone with malice, hatred toward immigrants seeking refuge, open racism and a rifle to disrupt that peace. It hurts that this happened to the city where I grew up. Thoughts and prayers do not and will not work. Do something. If you are in El Paso, donate blood throughout the week. If you cannot do so or live out of town, donate to the victims. The threat is not coming from outside; it’s brewing in here. Call your representatives. Call your governor. Call your White House. Demand gun regulations. Take care of one another. That is what’s needed. Christina Miranda

Austin, Tex. (Published on The New York Times Newspaper)

t this juncture of our illustrious history as the greatest country on the planet earth, resulting from the amalgamation of multitudes of immigrants of all backgrounds and colors contributing their talents, creativity and hard work, since the very birth of our country, should we ask ourselves the hard question: are we a country of racist’s? Should we ask ourselves if we really needed an enabler filled with hate speech to elicit our true feelings of racism, or is it as some opine an intrinsic character flaw we bring into this world upon taking our first breath? Are we sufficiently and sincerely enraged to witness the shootings of innocent bystanders, regardless of age or gender for any reason, but especially when the motive is a matter of race? Do we feel in our hearts genuine compassion for those who have fallen at the hands of a deranged person and for their friends and relatives? These questions are worthy of serious contemplation and public commentary because our survival as a civilized country depends on the answers. We are embarked now more than ever upon a slippery slope of self- destruction. Are we to leave to our children and grandchildren a country in racial strife or a legacy of peace and harmony? Will we be able to step up to the question of providing the same opportunities to everyone?

In the past several decades, we have witnessed destructive race confrontations that have never been forgiven nor forgotten. Property and lives were lost and resentment endures in those individuals that were directly and indirectly affected. As a country, we are in dire need of professional counseling in the form of a nationwide program designed, managed and financed by academia, the clergy, private business and government to address our deep-rooted race issues. A plan that will first turn our attention to the need of accepting our racial intolerance before we can move forward towards healing. Never before since the Civil War has this nation’s unity been challenged with such urgency from within that only powerful leadership can eliminate. Racism in all its forms, whether it’s out in the open or cleverly disguised is a decease that is eating away at the vitals of America as this article is being written. In the wake of the recent mass killings in El Paso, Texas, Wikipedia writes: “On August 3, 2019, a domestic terrorist attack/mass shooting occurred at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, killing 22 people and injuring 24 others. The attack was allegedly carried out

by Patrick Crusius, who wrote a manifesto titled The Inconvenient Truth and posted it on 8chan where he cited a supposed “Hispanic invasion of Texas” and “simply trying to defend my country from ethnic and cultural replacement brought on by an invasion” as motivations, as well as praising Australia-born terrorist Brenton Harrison Tarrant the perpetrator of the Christchurch, New Zealand mosque shootings and read his manifesto The Great Replacement.” America is wounded and divided, behooving us all to stand up and do battle against this lethal domestic enemy. Say no to racism.

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Markets Volatility Spikes ANDREW F. KOTYUK | COLUMNIST

arket volatility has spiked the last two weeks as the Federal Reserve and U.S.-China trade negotiations reversed course. After raising rates each quarter last year, the Fed’s changed direction and dropped interest rates for the first time since 2007. After the Great Recession rates bottomed out and were not raised until 2016. Since then rates were raised periodically until this year when the Reserve received criticism on raising the rates too high and negatively impacting inflation. After much pressure and inflation showing no sign of life and data showing a slowing economy the Fed’s lowered rates by a quarter percent last week. It is highly unlikely that this will be the only rate drop. Right now, the futures market has four (4) more rate drops of a quarter percent through 2020. Almost immediately after this, President Trump announced raising tariffs by ten (10%) percent on $300 billion worth of Chinese goods. The new tariffs would start on September 1st. Talks had cooled since earlier in the year prior to the G20 Summit where positive comments were the last public milestone. This announcement caught the market by surprise last week, resulting in the market losing ground. China announced they would retaliate over the weekend to the new U.S. tariffs. U.S. markets opened Monday to China stating that in retaliation they would drop their currency, the Yuan to extremely low levels against the dollar. As this news was digested the broad markets fell. Noted was the Dow Jones that fell over 900 points at the worst

point Monday. The U.S. in, response, labeled China as a currency manipulator. These two U-turns force the volatility indices to more than double. These headwinds are not likely to change anytime soon based on history. Taking inventory of both countries and the global market at this point; it appears to be a game of chicken to see which county blinks first. With the Federal Reserve now in a dovish defensive move Administration is positioned to hold the line and play hardball. Going into next year, the consensus is that both countries will be moved to reach an agreement. As this volatility spikes, a defensive posture in any portfolio makes sense to keep the powder dry as they say. For fixed-income portfolios, as rates are dropped shifting to longer-term

notes will lock in rates and help avoid the interest rate risk that has started. Today’s short-term rates will easily be cut in half. For equities waiting to buy for better opportunities ahead is the name to this game. Identifying what to buy and at what price to buy or lower your cost basis in a holding will pay off once we are out of these headwinds. Keep in mind that taxloss selling of holdings at a loss and rotating into another security that is better position is another way to play the correction. Lastly, remember rebalancing during volatile times too. You want to spike not be spiked in these markets. 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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Garage Sale 1195 S Thompson St Hemet Fri Aug 9th Sat Aug 10th 6am-5pm Assorted Items

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HISTORIC HEMET THEATRE

Stevie Nicks tribute hits the stage at HHT SUSAN CARRIER | CONTRIBUTED

n Saturday, August 17th, the Historic Hemet Theatre will host a tribute to the iconic Stevie Nicks and the British-American rock band, Fleetwood Mac. During the 1970s, Fleetwood Mac became a music sensation, topping the record chart and winning awards around the world. Their 1978 album, Rumours, became the eighth-highest-selling album in history. As a member of Fleetwood Mac and as a solo artist, Stevie Nicks has produced over 40 top hits and sold more than 140 million records. This year, she became the first woman ever to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice (in 1998 with Fleetwood Mac and in 2019 as a solo artist). She has also been named one of the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time. Top hits by Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks include, “Stop Dragging My Heart Around,” “Leather and Lace,” “Silver Springs,” “Gold Dust Woman,” “Talk to Me” and “Seventeen. The L.A. based band, GYPSY, performs a Tribute to Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac that is a dynamic rock concert ex-

perience. The show includes elaborate costumes and captivating storytelling as well as world-class musicians fronted by the amazing vocals of Lisa McCormick. Even Stevie Nicks has remarked on the similarities between Lisa and herself. This concert replaces the Tribute to Tom Petty that was canceled due to a scheduling conflict. Patrons holding tickets to the Petty concert need to exchange their tickets as soon as possible to ensure availability for this show. This show is the last concert in Season Two of the Tribute Mania Concert Series. Season Three begins later this month with tributes to: Madonna (8/31) The Beach Boys (9/14) The Eagles (9/28) The Beatles (10/12) Buddy Holly & the Legends of Rock & Roll (10/26) Huey Lewis & the News (11/2) The Blues Brothers (11/23) Styx (12/7) The country music Friday Nite Live Series continues this month with Young Guns of Country - Tribute to the Superstars of Country Music (8/23), followed by tributes to Brooks & Dunn (9/20), Roy Orbison (10/4), Reba McEntire (11/8) and Keith Urban (12/13). Show tickets $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: GYPSY performs a Tribute to Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac. | Photo courtesy of Susan Carrier PERFORMANCE: The show includes elaborate costumes and storytelling. | Photo courtesy of Susan Carrier

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 8

NATIONAL HAPPINESS HAPPENS DAY

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 951-929-4409 FRIDAY, AUGUST 9

NATIONAL BOOK LOVER’S DAY

10 am - 4 pm: Diamond Valley Lake, 951-765-9579 11 am - 3 pm: Hemet Museum, 951-929-4409 11 am - 4 pm: San Jacinto Valley Museum, 951-654-4952 11 am - 4 pm: Estudillo Park Water Conservation Education Garden, 951-694-4952 11 am - 5 pm: Fingerprints Youth Museum, 951-765-1223 5 – 9 pm: Valley Wide Aquatic Center Fun Night, 951-929-0047* SATURDAY, AUGUST 10

NATIONAL GARAGE SALE DAY

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 8 pm: Music at the Center, Eva & The Vagabonds, DVAC, 951-6523822* SUNDAY, AUGUST 11

SON’S AND DAUGHTER’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 MONDAY, AUGUST 12

MIDDLE CHILD’S DAY

9 am - 11:45 am: Hemet Valley Knit Group, 951-330-1004 5 - 9 pm: Tacos & Karaoke w/ Steve Brooks, SJ American Legion, 312 E. Main St., SJ 7 pm: HHT Classic Films, 951658-5950 TUESDAY, AUGUST 13

LEFT HANDER’S DAY

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 3 pm: HHT Classic Films, 951658-5950 5:30 – 9:30 pm: Bingo @the American Legion Post 53, 951658-2436* 7 – 9 pm: Hemet City Council Meeting, 450 E. Latham St. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14

NATIONAL V-J DAY

11 am - 3 pm: Hemet Museum, 951-929-4409

11 am - 5 pm: Fingerprints Youth Museum, 951-765-1223 1:30 pm: Fine Arts Demonstration / Joe A. Oakes, HVAC, 951652-4592* 6:30 - 9:30 pm: Senior Dance, Ron & Diana, Hemet West Clubhouse, $6.00. Kathy Perry, 951692-0891* 7 pm: Kool August Nights, Estudillo Mansion, 150 S. Dillon Ave., San Jacinto* THURSDAY, AUGUST 15

FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION

8 am - 1 pm: SJ Farmer’s Market, Farmer’s Corner 11 am - 5 pm: Fingerprints Youth Museum, 951-765-1223 FRIDAY, AUGUST 16

NATIONAL TELL A JOKE DAY

11 am - 3 pm: Hemet Museum, 951-929-4409 11 am - 4 pm: San Jacinto Valley Museum, 951-654-4952 11 am - 5 pm: Fingerprints Youth

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Ser Boutique Grand Opening

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For each purchase you will receive a free raffle ticket to get a chance to win a 43-inch flat screen 4K TV which will be raffled-off next Saturday, August 10 of 2019

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

CALENDAR from C1

Museum, 951-765-1223 SATURDAY, AUGUST 17

WORLD HONEY BEE DAY

10 am - 5 pm: Fingerprints Youth Museum, 951-7651223 11 am - 3 pm: Hemet Museum, 951-929-4409 11 am - 4 pm: Estudillo Mansion, 951-255-5598 11 am - 4 pm: San Jacinto Valley Museum, 951-6544952 5 – 9 pm: Hot August Courtyard Party with live music, vendors, etc., 951-663-7140* 7 pm: Tribute to Stevie Hicks & Fleetwood Mac, Historic Hemet Theatre, 951-658-6950* 9 pm: Dinner & Karaoke w/Brian Bell, SJ Amer. Lgn. Post 848, 312 E, Main St., SJ SUNDAY, AUGUST 18

NATIONAL FAJITA DAY

RIBBON CUT: Owners Eric & Lucy Johnson cutting the ribbon to Ser Boutique this past Saturday. | Photo by Eddie George

10 am - 4 pm: Diamond Valley Lake, 951-765-9579 10 am - 5 pm: Stepping out of the Past, Western Science Center, 951-791-0033 11 am - 3 pm: Hemet Museum, 951-929-4409 11 am - 4 pm: San Jacinto Valley Museum, 951-6544952

Look for coming events WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21 7 pm: Kool August Nights, Estudillo Mansion, 150 S. Dillon Ave., San Jacinto FRIDAY, AUGUST 23 7 pm: Tribute to the Superstars of Country Music, Historic Hemet Theatre SATURDAY, AUGUST 24 8 pm: Bassist Dylan Asa & Jazz Vocalist Lia Booth, DVAC, 951-652-3822 SUNDAY, AUGUST 25 2:30 pm: Photographer David McChesney’s “Wild Desert” & Classical Guitarist Ernesto Ale with “Hurricane” David’s harmonica, DVAC, 951-652-3822 SATURDAY, AUGUST 31 THRU SUNDAY SEPT. 29 Tues – Sat, 10 am – 5 pm: Life in the Ancient Seas, WSC 951-791-0033

RAFFLE: Congratulations to Mr. Mario Savilla who won a color TV and to Lisa Bennett who won the sharing contest. Lisa won a $50 gift card to Ser Boutique located at 109 S State Street in San Jacinto. | Photo by Eddie George

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What’s good now! Cinema Music

Upcoming albums FRIDAY, AUGUST 09, 2019

T.V.

Electric Youth - Memory Emotion

On Theatres

Half Alive - Now, Not Yet

Friday, August 09, 2019

Dora and the Lost City of Gold

Ra Ra Riot - Superbloom

Having spent most of her life exploring the jungle with her parents, nothing could prepare Dora for her most dangerous adventure ever – High School. Always the explorer, Dora quickly finds herself leading Boots (her best friend, a monkey), Diego, a mysterious jungle inhabitant, and a rag tag group of teens on a live-action adventure.

Marika Hackman - Any Human Friend

Isabela Moner, Temuera Morrison, Adriana Barraza, Julia Pistor, Danielle Sanchez-Witzel, Eugenio Derbez.

Rick Ross - Port Of Miami 2

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark It’s 1968 in America. Change is blowing in the wind...but seem-

Slipknot - We Are Not Your Kind

ingly far removed from the unrest in the cities is the small town of Mill Valley where for generations, the shadow of the Bellows family has loomed large. It is in their mansion on the edge of town that Sarah, a young girl with horrible secrets, turned her tortured life into a series of scary stories.

Strung Out - Songs Of Armor And Devotion

Elizabeth Grave, Dean Norris, Lorraine Toussaint, Austin Zajur.

The Regrettes - How Do You Love?

The Kitchen Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish and Elisabeth Moss star as

Tori Kelly - Inspired By True Events

three 1978 Hell’s Kitchen housewives whose mobster husbands are sent to prison by the FBI. Left with little but a sharp ax to grind, the ladies take the Irish mafia’s matters into their own hands.

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Elisabeth Moss, Andrea Berloff, Common, Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, Michael De Luca, Aaron L. Gilbert

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Cable Girls: Season 4

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The Family

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Aquaman, 2018

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Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television

Andy Irons: Kissed by God (2018)

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The InBESTigators

Overthinking with Kat & June

Sharkfest: Special

iZombie: Season 5

Succession season 2

Andy Irons: Kissed by Gods (2019)

Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling

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Of all the odors that can get grounded into the upholstery and carpet in a car RICHARD PERRY| CONTRIBUTED

Greetings from the Hemet Car Guy, Recently we took in trade a Beautiful 13-year-old vehicle that reminded me of my father because he had that one only in a different color before he passed away three years ago. Dad was very particular, even though he smoked, he knew to never smoke in the car because of the odors that can get ground into the upholstery. Dad always wanted to keep it “Cherry” He also knew smoke smell affects the resale value. Unfortunately, even though we didn’t see any burn holes, it was obvious the previous owner of this vehicle smoked in it by the omitted smell. So you ask how you get that out. Fortunately for us, we have a professional detailer, “Kevin.” These are some of the tools he uses, and you can actually it yourself if you take the proper steps. Since there are several types of surfaces in a car that smoke smells can cling to, there are also several different methods for removing the lingering scent of cigarettes. So start with this. • VACUUM - Use a vacuum to clean both the carpet and upholstery thoroughly. This removes smelly particles like tar and ash that may have settled into the floor and seats of your vehicle. You can also vacuum the dashboard, inside the vents, and elsewhere. • BAKING SODA - When simply vacuuming isn’t enough, sprinkling some baking soda on the carpet and upholstery may help. The baking soda can help pick up or absorb smells, after which you vacuum it up. • WINDOW CLEANER - Offensive odors like cigarette smoke can also linger due to translucent buildups on your windows. You may also be able to use window cleaner on your dash, steering wheel, center console, door panels, and elsewhere, but be sure to test the chemical on an incon-

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spicuous place first. • ABSORBENTS - Baking soda can help soak up bad smells like cigarette smoke, but it’s far from your only option. Common kitchen materials like white vinegar and coffee sachets and also help, as can active charcoal and a variety of gel-based products.

sometimes you will have to go one step further to neutralize smoke odors that have soaked into the upholstery and carpet. There are upholstery and carpet cleaning products out there that are specifically designed for this purpose, but baking soda can help neutralize these odors as well. Removing smoke smells from a car with baking soda is a multistep process: • Clean and vacuum the seats and floor of the car. • Make sure that the seats and floor of the car are totally dry. • Sprinkle baking soda on the upholstery and carpet. • Leave the baking soda on the upholstery and carpet for several minutes. VACUUM UP THE BAKING SODA Baking soda absorbs offensive odors like smoke, which is why some people leave an open box in their refrigerators. Leaving an open box in your car can have the same effect if sprinkling it on

the carpet and vacuuming it up doesn’t do the trick right away. WHAT IF BAKING SODA DOESN’T WORK? If treating the upholstery and carpet with baking soda doesn’t neutralize the lingering cigarette smoke odor, then you may need to resort to more drastic measures. One option is to steam clean the upholstery, which requires equipment that most people don’t like our detailer has. Although you can rent a steam cleaner and do this type of job yourself, it may also be useful to check into professional services that specialize in removing odors like the ones you are dealing with. CLEANING SMOKE RESIDUE FROM OTHER CAR INTERIOR SURFACES Cigarette smoke has a habit of seeping into porous surfaces like upholstery and carpeting, but it doesn’t end there. Smoking also tends to leave an oily residue on

other surfaces, which can contribute to a lingering smoke smell even if you vacuum and use absorbent materials like baking soda and activated charcoal. The main surfaces to worry about in terms of cleaning up the oily residue from smoking are the windows and the dashboard, but it won’t hurt to give every surface in the car a good, thorough scrubbing. Water typically won’t cut it, literally, but a good, foaming window cleaner will often do the trick on the windows, dashboard, and other surfaces where oily smoke residues build up. Smoke residue can also get caught in your vehicle’s cabin air filter, so it’s a good idea to swap that out as well. At VIP Autos that is the first thing, we do on every car; smokers or not. DEALING WITH LINGERING SMOKE SMELLS IN DUCTWORK Short of tearing apart your dash to access all of your ductwork,

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PREPARING A CAR TO REMOVE LINGERING SMOKE SMELLS Whether you’ve recently kicked the habit, or you bought a car from the previous owner. The first step is cleaning the obvious like any butts or ashes still in the car, either tucked away in ashtrays or littering the floor, those have to be the first to go. The only way to remove smoke smells from a car once and for all is to start with a clean slate. Smoke odors can penetrate and burrow into any porous surface, so cleaning the car out doesn’t stop with removing old butts and ashes. The next step is to clean out any belongings or other stuff that’s sitting around on the floor or seats of the car so that you can vacuum everything. Vacuuming the carpet and upholstery can help draw out lingering odors, but that may not be enough. REMOVING SMOKE SMELLS FROM CAR UPHOLSTERY AND CARPET Vacuuming is a good start, but

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Growing market leader Vogler Feigen Realty joins Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Female-Owned Company Is a Top Riverside County (Calif.) Firm with 27% Market Share in Hemet, CA. VFR| CONTRIBUTED

MADISON, N.J. Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC announced today that Vogler Feigen Realty, one of Riverside County’s top brokerages with a 27% market share in Hemet, Calif., has affiliated with the brand. Now known as Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Vogler Feigen, the company did $95.1 million in sales volume in 2018. The company, which was founded by Loni Vogler and Sonya Feigen in late 2010 has grown to 55 agents with two offices serving the Hemet, San Jacinto, Sun City and Menifee areas. The U.S. Census Bureau recently shared that Riverside County was the fifth fastest growing county in the nation.

The company joins Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Registry (Temecula, CA) as the second Riverside County brokerage to join BHGRE this summer. The brand now has 12 California affiliated companies with nearly 1,500 agents in the Golden State. “The decision to partner with Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate gives us unique and innovative resources that will facilitate our central mission: to connect our clients with knowledgeable, and talented agents who have relevant real estate industry tools interwoven into their brokerage,” said Vogler. Vogler and Feigen believe BHGRE’s PinPoint, the brand’s proprietary predictive marketing tool that utilizes Better Homes & Gardens® magazine and its publisher

Meredith Corporation’s data from its 175 million consumers, along with BHGRE’s Be Better University, will provide their agents with immediate technology and training benefits. “The Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate lifestyle brand resonates with our company culture to provide valuable resources to our clients during and after their transactions,” said Sonya Feigen. “We are thrilled to welcome Loni, Sonya and their team of agents,” said Sherry Chris, president and CEO of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate. “We greatly admire Loni and Sonya for striking out on their own as female entrepreneurs and finding tremendous success as market leaders. They are special and

we are looking forward to working with them to help them grow even further.” ABOUT BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS REAL ESTATE LLC Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC is a dynamic real estate brand that offers a full range of services to brokers, sales associates and home buyers and sellers. Using innovative technology, sophisticated business systems and the broad appeal of a lifestyle brand, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC embodies the future of the real estate industry while remaining grounded in the tradition of home. Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC is a subsidiary of Realogy Holdings Corp. (NYSE: RLGY), a global leader in real estate fran-

chising and provider of real estate brokerage, relocation and settlement services. The growing Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate network includes more than 12,000 independent sales associates and 360 offices serving home buyers and sellers across the United States, Canada, Jamaica and The Bahamas. The brand announced its expansion into Australia and New Zealand in April of 2018. Better Homes & Gardens® is a registered trademark of Meredith Corporation licensed to Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC and used with permission. An Equal Opportunity Company. Equal Housing Opportunity. Each Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate Franchise is independently owned and operated.

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physically cleaning the interior surfaces throughout the duct system is more or less not going to happen. You can replace the cabin air filter, and clean the compartment it slots into, but the rest of the system is more or less out of reach. One option that sometimes works is to locate the fresh air intake for your HVAC system, turn the fan and air conditioning on, and make sure the vehicle is parked in a well-ventilated area. You will then want to spray a deodorizer into the fresh air intake. While this isn’t as good as physically cleaning inside the ducts, absorbing Smoke Smells in Cars Versus Covering Them Up. Bak-

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ing soda works to absorb bad smells, as opposed to air fresheners that simply cover up bad car smells. In addition to baking soda, there are a number of other substances that you can leave in your car, tucked away under the seats, that can absorb bad odors over time. Activated charcoal, white vinegar, coffee grounds, and a variety of commercial products can all be used to soak up offensive smells like smoke. The idea is that by leaving a bowl of white vinegar, coffee grounds, or sachets of activated charcoal in your car overnight—or even longer-term—they will absorb some or all of the smoke. When you remove

the absorbent and dispose of it, you’re also removing whatever bad smells that it soaked up while it was in the car. Products like Febreze are similar in that they are designed to remove, or alter, the molecules behind smelly odors rather than just masking them. Febreze, in particular, utilizes a method that traps odor molecules. The smelly molecules are still there after you spray the Febreze, but they can no longer bind to your scent receptors, so you can’t smell them anymore. So while the Febreze may have neutralized some malodorous molecules, the source was still there to emit yet more smoke smell, so by first removing the source of the smell, by cleaning out ashtrays, vacuuming, and cleaning windows and other surfaces, a product like Febreze is more likely to work. It’s the next best thing that you can easily do at home.

REMOVING SMOKE SMELLS FROM CARS WITH OZONE GENERATORS In some cases, you can vacuum and use odor-absorbing products as much as you like, and a nasty smoke smell will continue to linger. This is where ozone generating technology comes into play. Professional automotive cleaners and detailers often use ozone generators to knock out stubborn smells, so you have the choice of either taking your car to one of these professionals or renting an ozone generator and doing the job yourself. It’s important to note that ozone generators aren’t the same as air purifiers or ionizers. Car air filters and purifiers can filter out some bad smells, if the molecules are big enough and the filter medium is fine enough, but ozone generators are on a totally different level than plug-in ionizers. The way that ozone generators work is by using coronal discharge or ultraviolet radiation to break normal O2 molecules down into single oxygen atoms.

www.HSJChronicle.com These single oxygen atoms then bind to O2 molecules, creating O3, or ozone. Ozone is inherently unstable, in that the extra oxygen atom tends to break off and bind to other molecules. When this happens, the ozone molecule turns back into regular O2, and the other substance is altered by having an additional oxygen atom attached to it. This can effectively neutralize bad odors when the oxygen atoms bind to the molecules of smelly substances like smoke and alter the chemical structure. Although ozone can be effective at knocking out tough odors like smoke, it can also be hazardous to your health. This is why ozone generators are usually used in unoccupied areas and turned off before the area is used again. The general process of using an ozone generator to remove smoke smells from a car is: • Clean the interior of the vehicle and remove any sources of bad odors. • Place the ozone generator in the vehicle or connect a

hose to the generator and route it into the vehicle. • Run the ozone generator to fill the interior volume of the car with ozone. • Several times during the course of the ozone treatment, run the vehicle’s HVAC fan on recirculate to ensure that ozone passes through the ductwork and heater box. • Air out the vehicle before driving it, then drive it with the windows down, wipe down surfaces, and vacuum to remove any residual ozone smell. Since ozone can be hazardous to your health, it’s important to minimize your exposure when working with an ozone generator. With that in mind, it’s a bad idea to do this type of job while the vehicle is in a confined space like a garage, and you’ll want to avoid breathing in too much O3 both during and after the job. If all this is too much, call a professional Hope this Helps Good Driving! The Hemet Car Guy

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We have over 400 Legionnaires, and all have been an essential asset to our Legion. Our Legion is broken down into four groups: the Legionnaires, Riders, Sons, and the Auxiliary. To be able to function and keep our doors open on a day-to-day basis, we have our Friday Night dinners served between 5-7 pm, where each of the groups serve the best meals in town. American Legion Riders volunteer at the Legion on the 1st Friday of each month to cook a Southern Fried Chicken dinner with mashed potatoes and gravy with green beans, ham hock, and Roll. American Legion Legionnaires volunteer on the 2nd Friday to cook and their meal consists of a Cheese Burger, potato salad or coleslaw and a drink. American Legion Auxiliary volunteer on the 3rd Friday and they cook a tasty Mexican dish consisting of 2 Tacos, Beans and Rice, and a can of Soda. American Legion Sons Volunteer on the 4th Friday of every month. They cook Spaghetti, Garlic Bread, Salad, and a drink. All dinner meals cost $8.00 per meal. Donâ€™t forget! On the 2nd Saturday of the month, the Legion serves breakfast

e are the American Legion Post 53, and we work hard for our Veterans. Chartered in 1919 (the same year Congress granted the National Charter to the American Legion), the Legion met at Hemet Elementary School. The existing building was erected in 1947 and has been in continuous operation since construction. We have in our Legion two Silver Star recipients from the Vietnam War, Don Simpson and Ronnie Imel, both Army Veterans. Don Simpson was awarded for his actions during Vietnam Service: Army Rank: First Sergeant Division: 9th Infantry Division. Ronnie Imel was awarded for his actions during Vietnam Service: Army Rank: Staff Sergeant Division: 1st Infantry Division Ronnie Imel was also inducted into the 75th Ranger Regiment Hall of Fame in 2017. The Silver Star is awarded for gallantry in action and is the third-highest military combat decoration that can be awarded to a member of the United States military.

at the American Legion. Games start at $10.00 per package. We have 16 Bingo games with large payouts between $80.00 to $250.00. Doors open at 3 pm. Early Bird Bingo starts at 5:30 pm. Regular Bingo begins at 6 pm. Wait! We also have a bus that picks you up and drops you off. Say it ainâ€™t so! We just want you, the reader, to know that we are here and to join us for our activities where all proceeds go to helping our Veterans. Keep an eye out for our other activities on www.alpost53.com and weâ€™re also on Facebook. The American Legion Post 53 organization exists with the sole mission to aide and support our local Veterans living within the Riverside County area. In order to continue serving them, we desperately need financial assistance. If you or your organization would like to make a tax-deductible donation of any amount, we would be most appreciative. For further information, please contact Joe Males Acting Post Commander at the American Legion Post 53 Hemet, CA at (951) 658-2436. Thank you in advance for your support. Tax ID number and 501 (c) (19) numbers available upon request.

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unless VA paperwork is found in the veteran's belongings. I know of three situations in the past six months where veterans with no relatives were buried -- yet hundreds and thousands showed up at their funerals. In those instances, word went out via a social media blog requesting that people come to pay their respects. Some traveled many miles to be able to attend and notified others in the area. Now and then a local funeral home will put out word for nearby residents to

When a veteran dies and there is no family to tend to the details, the cremated remains will sometimes stay in storage for years. They're called Unclaimed Veterans. If the eventual burial takes place in a Department of Veterans Affairs cemetery, it's called an Unattended Interment. Sometimes these veterans are homeless; sometimes they're in a care facility. Sometimes no one knows the whole truth

attend the funeral of a veteran without family. Use it as the clearing house for any plans you might make, such as for "Taps" or notifying veteran motorcycle groups. That way you won't be duplicating efforts. Ask specifically what they need. It might be they only require your attendance and anyone else you can bring with you. Either way, the veteran can receive military honors, including "Taps" and a gun salute, often performed by the American Legion if the burial takes place in a

civilian cemetery. If asked to attend the funeral of a veteran without family, please try to go. While they don't have a biological family, these veterans do have a military family -- us. To learn more, there are Unclaimed Remains Burial Resources and Unclaimed Veteran Remains fact sheets available on the VA's cemetery website (www.cem. va.gov). Also look online for the Dignity Memorial Homeless Veterans Burial Program (www.dignitymemorial.com).

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ntil I ran away to join the U. S. Navy at age seventeen, the Pentecostal, Nazarene and Southern Baptist Churches were the center of my life. Prayer meetings on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings, and Youth Assemblies on Tuesday. Church events took up most of Sunday. Sunday school at ten, regular services at noon, then we had the evening service. I lived, breathed, and recited the Bible as did all my cousins and friends. Because of so much church, I was constantly in trouble with my grandmother who believed everything in the Holy Bible, word for word. She had an expression about the Good Book, “If it’s in the Bible, its God speaking.” No one ever disputed her. Despite the austerity of the “Bible Belt” part of the country, old-timey religion has its humorous moments. As a young man, I found humor in everything, and despite Grandma’s dictums, I often saw anything to do with religion as hilarious. One night during prayer meeting at Reverend Earl G. Hissom’s Holiness Tabernacle, Sister Weisman got up to testify. Something about her and her manner of speaking sent me into hysterics. I couldn’t help myself, nor could Blanch. Sister Weisman’s testimonies often went on for thirty-five or forty minutes, and nobody dared interrupt her. On this particular occasion, when Reverend Hissom asked for those who had a testimony to raise their hand, hers went up first. Tall and gangly with strands of gray hair seeming to float on air in every direction, she seated herself in the first row. It was i m -

possible to ignore her. The good reverend had a lot more patience than I ever would. She dreamed a lot, usually about the good Reverend Hissom and herself in some sort of situation. “Brother Earl,” she bellowed to the rafters, “I had a dream last night, and you were in it. We were there in front of the pearly gates. I can see it now as plain as day. The Lord himself came down and invited us to come in. Praise the Lord.” The women in the amen corner shouted out, “Tell it sister.” Their sonorous chorus echoed through the cavernous building. I snickered. Grandma’s look to shush me was useless. Blanch and I were not allowed to sit next to each other in church because we always found something funny which led to giggling. So we were seated on opposite sides of Grandma. When my snickering increased, Blanch muffled a girlish squeal - she tried hard to hold it in. Grandma sternly mouthed the words. “Be quiet.” Meanwhile, Sister Weisman kept rambling on about her visit to Heaven with Brother Earl. I expected any minute to hear her talk about their night in a heavenly bed. It became difficult to muffle the outburst I had been holding in. I suffered much longer than human e n durance

should have to until she said, “and you know something else, Brother Earl, your wife was nowhere in sight.” The preacher’s wife turned almost purple. Murmurs flew across the congregation, igniting my fuse. One glance at Blanch and I exploded with laughter. So did she and several other kids. Grandma’s face turned blistering red. Adding to her embarrassment, I blurted out, “Why don’t she just kiss him and sit down.” Mind you, I was fifteen years old, not a small child. Undistracted, Sister Weisman continued on with her epic story as though she and Brother Earl were the only two people in the room, or at Heaven’s Gate. She rambled on for another five minutes, then sat down. Reverend Hissom did not ask for another testimony. “Turn in your hymnals to Praise Be the Power. Page 358.” We lived at 812 Bigley Avenue, a good mile from church and had no car, so we always walked back and forth to the Tabernacle. On the way back to our home after church, Grandma plucked a switch from a Lilac bush. I made up my mind that she wasn’t going to use that thing on me. “You ought to be ashamed of yourself, acting like heathens in God’s house. I’m gonna teach you the right way if it kills me.” She went on and on all the way to the house. Blanch and I, both too scared to speak, stifled giggles. No matter how serious it might be, if it had to do with religion, we gig-

gled. Jimmy Sanders, the boy next door, waved at us as we entered the back yard. I made a weak hand motion in return. Brick steps led up to the kitchen door. Blanch walked ahead of me. Grandma brought up the rear. Blanch took a step and opened the screen door. Grandma swung the switch, intended for me. I ducked and ran next door, past Mrs. Sanders. I didn’t wait for her to ask me in. It was not unusual for kids in our neighborhood to go into each other’s homes without knocking. “Miz Sanders, Grandma’s gonna beat me to death.” I ran into Jimmy’s room and crawled under his bed. In a few minutes, his mother came into the room. “Raymond, your grandmother wants you to come home. She said right now.” I pretended not to be there. “You hear me Raymond? Mrs. Vickers wants you to come home.” “Tell her I ain’t comin’ home until she promises not to take that switch to me.” Mrs. Sanders turned out to be a good mediator. After some bickering back and forth, she finally came into the bedroom and said, “All right. You can come from under the bed now. She ain’t gonna switch you. Gave me her word.” I crawled from under the bed and crept next door to our house. Grandma, making coffee in the kitchen, said, “I’m lettin’ you off this time. God knows you de-

LITTLE HOUSES: Some of the Spirit houses, built over the graves. | Photo by Arlene Lehtone

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n a wonderful 27day escorted motor-coach tour of Alaska and the Yukon, that we took with Gadabout Tours, one of our most unique visitations was at the historical Eklutna Historical Park. Eklutna is a small native community within the Municipality of Anchorage, in the United States state of Alaska. Alongside the Cook Inlet, about 30 minutes from Downtown Anchorage, my husband Lloyd and I found that Eklutna, dating back to 1650, is the oldest inhabited Athabascan Indian community in the Anchorage area, and that it has approximately 800 years of human history. This Indian village of Eklutna was inhabited by the Tanaina Tribe of the Athabascan people who occupy this area. Just about all residents of the Eklutna Village are either Alaska Native or part Native, most of them being members of the federally recognized Native Village of Eklutna. The first non-Native settlers arrived here around the 1840s and were Russian Orthodox missionaries. Their influence is still evident at this Eklutna Historical Park Cemetery. When the Russians appeared, they supposedly criticized the natives for burying their dead above the ground, and beneath rock clams. When Alaska was sold to the United States, many Russians went back to Russia. However, their influence remained, and Russian Orthodox now is the biggest Christian faith in Alaska. A blending of Russian Orthodox Christianity and native Athabascan traditions developed, bringing about these colorful graves, with more than eighty native spirit houses, being positioned over traditional graves. We viewed the sacred burial ground of the

ARLENE LEHTONE: Photo courtesy of by Arlene Lehtone Dena’ina Indians, also called Tanaina. Following custom, these highly decorated spirit houses provide shelter for the spirits of the departed. This cemetery is the most photographed graveyard in Alaska and outweighs any other features of the village. The cemetery at Eklutna, founded around 1650, is famous for its small and decorative spirit houses, which are miniature houses built atop the graves. They are made in a diversity of styles and colors, with unusual styles and colors distinctive to certain families and family members. The blending of colors is from a marriage between two families, and every family has its own color scheme and style. Some graves also are marked with an Orthodox Christian cross, which honor the resting places of the Orthodox non-native members of the church. The graves originally contained guns, cups, and other items that the deceased might need in the afterlife. The Dena’ina Athabascan village of Eklutna is the last of eight villages that existed before the Alaska Railroad was built, which brought an arrival of American colonists around 1915. An Alaska Railroad siding and station house were constructed near the village Eklutna in 1918. The federal government managed a boarding school for native children near the village prior to World War II, and the U.S. Army established a facility

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close-by in the mid-20th century, which now is gone. We saw two Russian Orthodox churches at Eklutna, the historic Old Log Russian Orthodox Church and the new Orthodox Church. The charming little old log church is kept up for historical purposes, is on the National Register of Historic Places, and states, “Most Holy Theotokos Save Us.” The lovely church originally was built in Knik around 1870, and relocated to Eklutna around 1900, where it was used until replaced by the new church. Lloyd and I also saw the new St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, which was built in 1962 by the people of Eklutna, and still is a fully functioning church. An adjacent sign described the history of the restoration of the church to us. A distinguishing feature of Russian Orthodox churches is the onion-shaped domes on top of the cupolas. Many historians do not agree about the

SMALL CHAPEL: The historic Old Log Russian Orhodox Church. | Photo by Arlene Lehtone origin of this individualistic design, but some of the historians mention the influence of Persia on this aspect of Russian church architecture. The interior of Alaska is

home to the Athabaskan Native Peoples, and the Heritage House Museum provides tours and information about the merging of the Athabascan and missionary cultures. Just about all the

Eklutna Village are Alaska Native or part Native, the majority being members of the federally recognized Native Village of Eklutna. For employment, most Tribal Members commute to work in Anchorage, Eagle River, or the Matanuska-Susitna Valley. Eklutna first was seen on the 1930 United States Census, listed as an unincorporated village, with 158 residents. It continued to report on the census until 1970 and was annexed into Anchorage in 1975. While Lloyd and I were visiting Eklutna Historical Park, we came upon an arts and crafts fair at the entrance, where we learned that Qiviut is combed from the undercoat of the musk ox. This fiber is rarer than cashmere, is eight times warmer than wool, is light as a summer breeze, and is used for sweaters and scarves. From enchanting Eklutna, we drove to Anchorage, 24 miles distant, and continued our terrific 27-day guided sightseeing tour of Alaska and the Yukon.

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CEMETERY: Spirit House with a fence around it. | Photo by Arlene Lehtone

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stay out of some deep trouble with Grandma. In those days caskets were set up in the front room of a home with veils covering the open area (to keep the flies off some poor old grandma or grandpa somebody or other. Caskets rested on accordion catafalques. Tall pillars with candles or oil lamps stood at the head and foot. At each end of the catafalque, there was space enough for little kids to move through, and we were moving, like pissants, in a steady stream. The lady who died lived half-a-mile or so up the holler from us. Although she attended our church, she was only some old lady to me. Several of us kids continued our parade under the casket and having a great time without any thought of mourning or grieving over somebody we hardly knew. Grandma, sitting at the kitchen table with some other church ladies, could see us through the door. “Raymond, come here.” “Aww, Grandma, we’re just playing.” “I said right now.” In the kitchen she sat me down on a low stool next to her. “Somebody’s going to knock that casket over, and it ain’t gonna be you.”

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serve a switchin’, but if you ever do something like that in church again, there ain’t gonna be nobody beggin’ off for you. You understand me?” “Yes, ma’am.” Blanch and I had been through this routine too many times to stop. One evening, several years earlier, at suppertime, Grandma bowed her head to say grace. Grandpa never said grace in his whole life. Blanch and I rarely did. Grandma said grace at our house. She began, “Lord bless this house....” I interrupted with a tiny snicker; Blanch soon joined me. “...please God teach these heathens to respect you...” Giggling out loud, I squinted across the table at Blanch. Her eyes were shut tight, but she shorted through her nose and soon we both erupted. “...and amen for now.” Whack! Whack! One hand went left across Blanch’s mouth; the other went to me. Within seconds my lips were not only bleeding but swollen in a bee-

sting pout. When it came to her religion, Grandma did not fool around. Funerals were big social events among country folk. Still are in some hollers and around dirt farmers. Before any funeral took place, they had wakes that often lasted two or three days. Families and friends who rarely saw each other got together and gossiped until the day of the funeral. Small country churches swelled to bursting with people on such occasions. Folks came from miles around. Funerals were equal to weddings. I got the beating of my life for giggling at the funeral of an old man who was the worst reprobate in the holler. As the preacher rambled on about the great virtues of this man whom everybody in the congregation knew to be a liar and a cheat, and womanizer, I couldn’t hold it in any longer. I laughed so hard I peed my pants. After the service, grandma gave me a switchin’ outside the church in front of everybody. I mean she really laid it on extra. I was still in short pants. The welts on my legs were visible for a week. I well remember another time. Still in my pre-school years, I barely managed to

dox Church built in 1962. | Photo by Arlene Lehtone

I hadn’t been sitting by Grandma for more than four or five minutes when an ungodly noise came from the front room. Sure as shootin’ the pine box toppled over to the floor, and split apart. In the process, the old woman’s body was sprawled out in the middle of the room. In my most innocent pose, I looked up to Grandma. She said, “You open your mouth and I’m gonna slap you silly.” Someone once said that life is a contest. I think a little differently. I think we are all contestants in life, whether it is love, games or sibling rivalry. As early as I can remember, I loved contests. I have been obsessed with crossword puzzles from the age of six when I asked my mother the definition of a word. She went out and bought me a dictionary and anytime I repeated the question she would say, “Look it up in the dictionary.” Radio game shows were fair game for me, spelling contests, singing contests all were part of my intense desire to learn. Even now I work six or seven crossword puzzles every day. They exercise the most important organ in the body - the brain!

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HOROSCOPES August 9, 2019 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) A chaotic atmosphere taxes the patience of the Aries Lamb, who prefers to deal with a more orderly environment. Best advice: Stay out of the situation until things settle. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Tension runs high in both personal and workplace relationships. This can make it difficult to get your message across. Best to wait until you have a more receptive audience. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) This is a good time to take a break from your busy schedule to plan for some well-deserved socializing. You could get news about an important personal matter by the week’s end. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) An offer of help could come just when you seem to need it. But be careful about saying yes to anything that might have conditions attached that could cause problems down the line. LEO (July 23 to August 22) Sometimes a workplace colleague can’t be charmed into supporting the Lion’s position. That’s when it’s time to shift tactics and overwhelm the doubter with the facts. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) You continue to earn respect for your efforts to help someone close to you stand up to a bully. But be careful that in pushing this matter you don’t start to do some bullying yourself. LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Don’t ask others if they think you’re up

to a new responsibility. Having faith in your own abilities is the key to dealing with a challenge. P.S.: That “private” matter needs your attention. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) This is a good time to use that Scorpion creativity to come up with something special that will help get your derailed career plans back on track and headed in the right direction. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) While change is favored, it could be a good idea to carefully weigh the possible fallout as well as the benefits of any moves before you make them. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) The Goat continues to create a stir by following his or her own path. Just be sure you keep your focus straight and avoid any distractions that could cause you to make a misstep. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) A colleague’s demands seem out of line. But before reacting one way or another, talk things out and see how you might resolve the problem and avoid future misunderstandings. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) A personal matter appears to be making more demands on your time than you feel you’re ready to give. See if some compromise can be reached before things get too dicey. BORN THIS WEEK: You’re able to communicate feelings better than most people. Have you considered a career in the pulpit or in politics?

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arcelo Ebrard, titular de la Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores (SRE), reveló la lista de los mexicanos que murieron en el tiroteo en El Paso, Texas. El canciller envío condolencias a las familias y en conferencia de prensa aseguró que les brindará acompañamiento.

SARA ESTHER REGALADO Y ADOLFO CERROS HERNÁNDEZ Era un matrimonio, residentes de Ciudad Juárez, que se encontraba en el Wal-Mart Cielo Vista. Ella era originaria de Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, mientras que él era de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes. En redes sociales, familiares de la pareja intentaron contactarla sin éxito. Horas más tarde informaron que el domingo a las 11:30 horas las autoridades les habían informado sobre su muerte en el tiroteo. Agregaron que desde que ocurrió el ataque "han sido horas muy difíciles, ahorita estamos unidas y viviendo nuestro duelo". JORGE CALVILLO GARCÍA La muerte de Jorge Calvillo García fue confirmada por el alcalde de Torreón, Coahuila, Jorge Zermeño Infante. El presidente municipal envió condolencias a los familiares de Calvillo Gardía. "Dios dé consuelo a su familia y amigos, así como a todos los afectados con este suceso". GLORIA IRMA MÁRQUEZ Irma, como le decían sus familiares y amigos, era originaria de Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. Sus familiares pidieron en redes sociales información de su paradero, pues explicaron se encontraba con otro familiar, quien resultó ileso en el tiroteo, pero a ella no la podían localizar. Este domingo la despidieron con emotivos mensajes en redes sociales, a quien recordarán como una "persona alegre, con mucho cariño y mucho amor como el que nos daba ella". ELSA MENDOZA DE LA MORA Elsa Mendoza era una maestra, originaria de Yepomera, Chihuahua y radicaba en Ciudad Juárez, donde fue directora de la primaria Jaime Torres Bodet, ubicada cerca de El Paso. La familia de la víctima explicó que la maestra Elsa se bajó del automóvil, donde su esposo e hijo la esperaban mientras ella compraba unos artículos en el supermercado donde ocurrió el ataque. Mendoza Era directora de la primaria Club de Leones y Rafael Veloz, de la zona 63, de Ciudad Juárez. Familiares lamentaron la muerte de Mendoza, a quien calificaron como una persona alegre y amorosa. Ex alumnos expresaron su conmoción por la muerte de Elsa Mendoza, recordada por "ser excelente maestra querida por todos, atenta profesional y amorosa con sus alumnos". El secretario de Educación Pública, Esteban Moctezuma Barragán, y la sección 8 del Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación (SNTE) expresaron sus condolencias a la familia. MARÍA EUGENIA LEGARRETA ROTHE La sexta víctima era originaria de Chihuahua, Chihuahua, y llegó a El Paso para recoger a su hija en el aeropuerto, pero antes hizo una parada en el Walmart de Cielo Vista para comprar algunos artículos para el hogar. María Eugenia es hermana de Martha Legarreta, reconocida pintora y escultora chihuahuense, quien pidió ayuda en redes sociales para localizarla. “Aún no aparece mi hermana pero todo indica que puede estar entre los detenidos dentro de las tiendas del área de la masacre”, escribió.

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SARA ESTHER DELGADO Y ADOLFO CERROS: Mexicanos víctimas del tiroteo en El Paso, Texas. | AP Photo

Cuatro muertos en serie de apuñalamientos en California AP | CONTRIBUCIÓN

l 7 de Agosto, Un hombre mató a cuatro personas e hirió a dos en una serie de robos y apuñalamientos en el condado Orange de California antes de ser detenido, dijo la policía el miércoles. Un sospechoso de 33 años, de Garden Grove, fue detenido tras dejar caer un cuchillo y un arma, según las autoridades. En un primer momento no se publicó su nombre. Las agresiones parecían haber sido aleatorias y los únicos motivos conocidos eran “robo, odio, homicidio”, según dijo en una conferencia de prensa el teniente de la policía de Garden Grove Carl Whitney. “Sabemos que este hombre estaba lleno de ira y que hizo daño a mucha gente esta noche”, dijo. Los ataques ocurrieron en un margen de unas dos horas en Garden Grove y la localidad vecina de Santa Ana, al sureste de Los Ángeles. La policía respondió en un principio a un aviso por robo en un apartamento donde nadie re-

sultó herido, indicó Whitney. Se registraron robos en una panadería y una aseguradora, donde una mujer sufrió varias puñaladas en la espalda. Se esperaba que sobreviviera. Una persona dijo haber visto el ataque en un video de seguridad, añadió Whitney. La policía recibió después otro aviso desde el mismo complejo de apartamentos, donde dos hombres habían sido apuñalados. Uno murió en un balcón y otro en el hospital. También hubo robos en un establecimiento de cobro de cheques y en una gasolinera, donde un hombre sufrió un corte tan profundo que casi perdió la nariz, dijo el teniente. Las autoridades localizaron el Mercedes plateado del sospechoso en una tienda 7-Eleven de Santa Ana, donde un guardia de seguridad fue desarmado y asesinado a puñaladas, añadió Whitney. También fue asesinado un empleado de un Subway cercano. Tanto el sospechoso como todas las víctimas eran hispanos, señaló Whitney.

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a principal diplomática del gobierno del presidente Donald Trump para Latinoamérica presentó su renuncia en medio de disputas internas sobre las políticas migratorias para la región, aseguraron funcionarios federales el miércoles. La subsecretaria de Estado para Asuntos del Hemisferio Occidental, Kimberly Breier, dejó el cargo esta semana, señalaron dos funcionarios y un asistente del Congreso, quienes ofrecieron distintas versiones de su salida. Indicaron que Breier comentó que su decisión se basó en motivos personales, pero los dos funcionarios dejaron entrever que dejó el cargo por las diferencias respecto al reciente acuerdo migratorio que Es-

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tados Unidos firmó con Guatemala. El asistente del Congreso indicó que la salida de Breier está relacionada

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MORTON, MISSISSIPPI

Arrestan a 680 personas en redadas migratorias REDES SOCIALES: Luto por pérdida de profesora. | AP

MARIA EUGENIA LEGARRETA ROTHE: Originaria de Chihuahua, Chihuahua. | AP Photo

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gentes federales de inmigración allanaron el miércoles siete plantas procesadoras de pollo en Mississippi y arrestaron a 680 empleados, en su mayoría latinos, en la operación más grande de su tipo en al menos una década. Las redadas, planeadas hace meses, se llevaron a cabo apenas horas antes de la visita del presidente Donald Trump a El Paso, Texas, la ciudad fronteriza de mayoría lati-

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na en donde un hombre relacionado con un manifiesto publicado en internet sobre una “invasión hispana” está acusado de matar a 22 personas. Alrededor de 600 agentes del Servicio de Control de Inmigración y Aduanas (ICE por sus iniciales en inglés) ingresaron a las plantas operadas por cinco compañías y establecieron un perímetro para evitar que los empleados huyeran del lugar. En Morton, ubicada unos 65 kilómetros (40 millas) al este de la capital Jackson, los trabajadores arrestados

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principalmente con responsabilidades familiares. Los funcionarios y el asistente solicitaron el anonimato porque no estaban autorizados a hacer comentarios sobre asuntos relacionados con el personal. El Departamento de Estado se abstuvo de momento de hacer declaraciones. The Washington Post, el primer medio en reportar la renuncia de Breier, informó

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alizar unas compras, pero nunca regresó. Le sobreviven sus dos hijos, de 5 y 9 años de edad, y su esposa. El canciller Marcelo Ebrard dio a conocer más tarde el nombre de la séptima víctima del tiroteo.

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fueron suficientes para llenar tres autobuses — dos de hombres y uno de mujeres — en la planta de Koch Foods Inc. Las personas arrestadas fueron trasladadas a un hangar militar para ser procesadas por violaciones migratorias. Alrededor de 70 familiares, amigos y residentes los despidieron entre gritos de: “¡Déjenlos ir! ¡Déjenlos ir!”. Poco después llegaron dos autobuses más. Un niño de 13 años de padres guatemaltecos no pudo contener el llanto mientras se despedía de su madre, empleada en Koch. Algunos de los trabajadores intentaron huir a pie, pero fueron capturados en el estacionamien-

to. Domingo Candelaria fue uno de los trabajadores que pudieron demostrar que estaban legalmente en el país, por lo que se les permitió salir de la planta una vez que los agentes inspeccionaron los maleteros de sus vehículos. “Fue una situación muy triste allá adentro”, dijo Candelaria. Mississippi es el quinto mayor productor de pollo del estado y la complicada labor dentro de las plantas es realizada principalmente por inmigrantes latinos dispuestos a aceptar cualquier empleo. Las plantas procesadoras de pollo dominan las economías de Morton

y otros poblados al este de Jackson. Koch, con sede en Park Ridge, Illinois, es uno de los principales productores de pollo del país, y cuenta con operaciones en Mississippi y otros cinco estados. La compañía no respondió a llamadas telefónicas y correos electrónicos en busca de comentarios. Matthew Albence, director interino del ICE, dijo a The Associated Press el miércoles durante una entrevista en Pearl, a poca distancia de la planta de Koch, que las redadas podrían ser las mayores de la historia en un lugar de trabajo en un solo estado. Al preguntarle sobre las redadas que coincidieron con

la visita del presidente a El Paso, Albence dijo: “Esta es una operación a largo plazo que se ha estado realizando”. Dijo que los operativos tienen una “neutralidad racial” y se basan en evidencia de residencia ilegal. Los empleadores podrían ser acusados de contratar a sabiendas a empleados que están ilegalmente en el país y serán auditados en busca de fraude fiscal, de documentos y salarial, comentó Albence. Bill Chandler, director ejecutivo de Mississippi Immigrant Rights Alliance, dijo que las “terribles” redadas “son un nuevo intento de desterrar a los latinos de Mississippi” y culpó a Trump

por avivar el racismo con sus comentarios incendiarios sobre los inmigrantes. “Esto es lo mismo que está haciendo Trump en la frontera con la Patrulla Fronteriza”, declaró, en referencia a las reforzadas medidas por combatir el ingreso de inmigrantes a Estados Unidos. Los enormes operativos migratorios eran habituales durante el gobierno del presidente George W. Bush, incluyendo uno en una planta empacadora de carne kosher en Postville, Iowa, en 2008, que resultó en el arresto de cerca de 400 personas. El presidente Barack Obama los evitó y limitó las labores migratorias en lugares de trabajo a auditorías.

que la funcionaria tuvo diferencias con la Casa Blanca respecto a un acuerdo con Guatemala al que se oponen varios defensores de los derechos humanos. A través de un tuit, la hija del presidente Ivanka Trump, le agradeció a Breier por su “amistad y gran servicio”, y señaló que extrañará trabajar con ella. Breier es la segunda funcionaria de alto rango del Departamento de Estado que sale del gobierno este mes. La semana pasada, Kiron Skinner, directora de planeación de política del departamento,

fue destituida debido a quejas sobre el estilo de su gestión, dijeron las fuentes. El gobierno de Trump ha tenido dificultades para llenar numerosas vacantes diplomáticas de alto nivel, y hasta hace apenas poco tiempo el Senado ratificó los nombramientos de diplomáticos para el este de Asia y el Pacífico y para Oriente Medio. Los cargos de subsecretario de Estado para el Sur y Centro de Asia, y para Europa son ocupados en forma interina. Breier, especialista en asun-

tos sobre México, se integró en el gobierno de Trump en octubre de 2018, después de una carrera en los sectores público y privado centrada en América Latina. Fue elogiada por sus comentarios y análisis sobre la región cuando estuvo en el Consejo de Seguridad Nacional durante el gobierno del presidente George W. Bush. Sin embargo, su negativa a testificar ante el Congreso siquiera una sola vez durante los 10 meses que estuvo en el cargo irritó a diversos legisladores.

Durante una sesión a puerta cerrada de la Comisión de Relaciones Exteriores del Senado hace apenas dos semanas, los republicanos Marco Rubio y Todd Young manifestaron su disgusto de que ella o alguien de su oficina no aceptaran testificar en dos audiencias programadas sobre Centroamérica y Colombia, según dos colaboradores del Senado, que solicitaron el anonimato porque no estaban autorizados a hacer declaraciones sobre el asunto. Es sabido que Breier tenía

una disputa con Mauricio Claver-Carone, su contraparte del Hemisferio Occidental en el Consejo de Seguridad Nacional, dijeron los dos colaboradores. También señalaron que a ella la habían marginado de participar en el diseño de la política para Venezuela —en la que la inmigración y el comercio figuran como los desafíos más apremiantes en la región— después de que Trump nombró a Elliott Abrams enviado especial para el país sudamericano, que enfrenta una grave crisis.

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