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Blaze destroys Hemet apartment complex 15 displaced and a firefighter hospitalized TREVOR MONTGOMERY | CONTRIBUTED

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uthorities say ten children and five adults were displaced after a blaze tore through a Hemet apartment complex earlier today, Sunday, Sept.1.

Although several animals were rescued from the intense fire, at least two cats are reportedly still missing and have not been located.

The only reported injury from the destructive blaze, which erupted at a complex on the 800 block of Douglas Ct., between Johnston and W. Whittier avenues, was a firefighter who had reportedly been training just prior to the call. He was transported to Hemet Valley Hospital for treatment of heat exhaustion,

according to officials at the scene.

Today’s destructive blaze was the second apartment complex fire to hit the San Jacinto valley this week, after a San Jacinto fire destroyed another complex, displacing 10 residents and their pets last Thursday, Aug. 28.

City of Hemet firefighters and police officers were dispatched to the blaze around 12:30 p.m., after receiving multiple reports of a large and growing fire at the apartment complex.

When officials arrived they reported finding a two-story complex fully engulfed in flames, with thick,

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SJ man, 46, ejected and killed in fiery, 100 mph wreck TREVOR MONTGOMERY | CONTRIBUTED

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MOMENTS IN TIME

COMMUNITY BRIEFS

he Wheelhouse Skate facility is hosting a double header Cornhole Tournament to raise funds for Minor’s Gold Traveling Baseball Origination this weekend.

Additionally the American Cornhole Organization with hold its annual Regional Cornhole Tournament. Regional Director William Howell explains.

“Mike Lynch, director of the youth Traveling Baseball Club won a free tournament from me in a silent auction last year and we will be honoring that event on Saturday to raise funds for their club.”

The afternoon event is open for registration at 1:30; the tournament begins at 2PM. Cost for each player is $40. First place team will be awarded $300. The balance of the money goes to support the baseball club which has grown from one team to the current three.

The baseball club has an eight year histo-

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ry. This is their first fundraiser at the Wheelhouse. Director Lynch explains further.

“We have held other tournaments. We have an annual fund raiser at Golden Era Golf Course. They have been exceptionally kind and supportive of our club and share their profits with us. We appreciate their support. We would like to keep the teams doing tournaments for years to come. We are not affiliated with any particular school or organization. Our club is open to all kids who want to play baseball and have the experience of traveling to various locations.”

There are currently three teams in the Club and have played in tournaments in Las Vegas and Reno Nevada. In Southern California they have traveled to Beaumont, Perris and San Diego.

The afternoon tournament ,for the kids and in the evening the adult Regional Tour-

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HARVARD MUSIC EXCHANGE

The Super Saturday Music Show!!! Tellies Talk Album Release! - Get ready for another special and fun SUPER SATURDAY MUSIC SHOW!!! We got some local favorites and some new guest bands coming from Riverside and San Dimas. Saturday, September 7, 2019 from 6:45 pm to 10 pm.

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Come Swim With Me- " Family's with Special Needs." Saturday, September 7. For more information call (951) 654-1505.

THE WESTERN SCIENCE CENTER

The Western Science Center is proud to host two individual lecture series at the museum:

On Sept. 6, 1847

Writer Henry David Thoreau moves in with Ralph Waldo Emerson in Concord, Massachusetts, after living for two years in a shack he built himself on Walden Pond. In 1854, his collection of essays, "Walden, or Life in the Woods," was published.

On Sept. 7, 1813

The United States gets its nickname, Uncle Sam, when a newspaper picks up on the story of Samuel Wilson, a meat packer who supplied barrels of beef to the United States Army. Wilson stamped the barrels with "U.S." for United States, but soldiers began referring to the grub as "Uncle Sam's."

On Sept. 8, 1504

One of the world's most beloved works of art,

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uthorities say a 46-yearold San Jacinto man died after losing control of his speeding vehicle and plowing head-on into a San Jacinto tree earlier this morning, Sunday, Sept. 1.

The accident, which happened

on State St., just south of Soboba Rd. and north of Record St., caused the victim to be ejected from his vehicle; which exploded and burst into flames upon impact. The car fire then ignit-

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HUSD

Is there a safer option?

Parents complain about pesticides used to clean weeds at school KYLE HEADLEE | STAFF WRITER

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ften times, when you drive by one of the local schools, you will see some of the greenest and neatest fields around.

Despite all of the kids that run and play on the grass every day, it

raises a question on what is being used to keep these fields so clean.

Certainly, there is some sort of maintenance/lawn care program the district has put together for the schools to follow, but what does

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MSJC Lecture Series – produced in collaboration with Mt. San Jacinto College during the spring and fall semesters, this lecture series features professors from MSJC speaking on a wide rage of topics, including history, literature, the social sciences, and more. Held the 1st Thursday of the month at 7:00 PM during the Spring and Fall semesters.

Monthly Science Lectures – featuring some of the most respected names in science, this monthly lecture series covers topics such as paleontology, anthropology, anatomy and more. Held the 3rd Thursday of the month at 6:00 PM, subject to change.

Volunteer Orientation - Want to share your love of science and nature at Riverside County’s largest natural history museum? Join us at the Western Science Center as a volunteer! Saturday, September 7, 2019 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM. 2345

Searl ParkwayHemet, CA. The Science of Superheroes - We’re kicking off the fall season of Science Saturdays with the Science of Superheroes! Prepare to save the world with hands-on science based activities.

Activities for Science Saturdays are FREE! There is an additional fee to enter the museum. Children under the age of 13 must be accompanied by an adult.

Saturday, September 7, 2019, from 10:30 AM 1:00 PM at Western Science Center, 2345 Searl Parkway, Hemet.

"David," by Michelangelo Buonarroti, is unveiled to the public in Florence, Italy's Piazza della Signoria. It reportedly took 40 men four days to move the 17-foot-tall, 12,000-pound marble masterpiece 1/2 mile to the site.

skills and effectiveness in dealing with local Native Americans.

On Sept. 9, 1956

Elvis Presley makes his first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show." Sullivan had originally banned Presley but finally signed him to an unprecedented $50,000 deal for three appearances.

On Sept. 10, 1608

English adventurer John Smith is elected council president of Jamestown, Virginia -- the first permanent English settlement in North America.

Smith was popular because of his organizational

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Celebration of Poetry - September 7 from 9:30

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On Sept. 11, 1814

During the Battle of Plattsburg on Lake Champlain, a newly built U.S. fleet under Master Commandant Thomas Macdonough destroys a besieging British squadron, forcing the British retreat to Canada on foot. The American victory saved New York from possible invasion.

On Sept. 12, 1940

A collection of prehistoric cave paintings is discovered near Montignac, France. They depict 600 painted and drawn animals and symbols and nearly 1,500 engravings from the Upper Paleolithic period some 16,000 years ago.

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ACCIDENT from A1

ed a vegetation fire. It was not immediately known if the victim was wearing a seat-belt at the time of the crash, according to CHP. Witnesses from as far as several blocks away later reported seeing the vehicle traveling at over 100 mph just moments before hearing a loud boom followed by an explosion.

CHP, along with Riverside County Sheriff ’s and Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire departments and other emergency personnel were dispatched to the scene just after 1 a.m., after receiving reports of a vehicle that had smashed into a tree and burst into flames, CHP Sgt. Brian King later reported from the scene.

Deputies arrived within minutes of the dispatched call and confirmed finding a vehicle fully engulfed in flames and updated that the car fire had begun to spread to nearby vegetation.

More than two dozen Cal Fire and Soboba firefighters and paramedics soon arrived at the scene and spent about thirty minutes knocking down the vegetation blaze ignited by the vehicle fire. The

ACCIDENT: Michael Anthony Vega, 46, of San Jacinto, was killed after crashing into a tree early this morning. Officials later said witnesses reported seeing the victim’s vehicle traveling at over 100 mph moments before the collision. | Drew Spinner photo impact left the car, which was later described as a 2018 Dodge Charger, destroyed and completely unrecognizable.

The driver and sole-occupant of the vehicle, who was identified Michael Anthony Vega, 46, of San Jacinto, suffered major traumatic injuries when he was ejected from his car and was pronounced deceased at the scene at 1:10 a.m.

During their subsequent investigation, CHP officers determined the driver of the Dodge had been traveling northbound on State St. at a high rate of speed, when “for reasons still under investigation the vehicle went off the roadway and collided into a tree,�

FIREFIGHTERS: Firefighters survey the destruction and sort through the damage of a fiery wreck that killed a man after a fatal, high-speed crash earlier this morning. | RVC News photo

King reported. “As a result of the impact, the driver was ejected out of the vehicle and the vehicle caught on fire,� the Sgt. continued; saying, “The tree that it struck then caught on fire as well.�

The tremendous, highspeed collision left vehicle parts and debris scattered across more than 100 yards of the roadway, leaving it blocked and impassable.

As their investigation continued, CHP located and interviewed at least one witness who told them they were ordering food at a Del Taco in the area of State St. and Ramona Expressway when they saw the victim’s vehicle race by.

The witness “put the vehicle at over 100 mph�, according to Sgt. While officials worked at the scene and cleaned up extensive debris left by the crash they called for the temporary closure of State St. The road remain closed for several hours, and was reopened around 4 a.m.

Alcohol and/or drug intoxication have not been ruled out as contributing factors in the fiery wreck and CHP’s investigation into the deadly crash is ongoing.

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nament will take place, according to Howell.. The American Cornhole Organization Regional Tournament is enjoying its second year in Hemet. “We bring players from far and wide as well as local.� says Howell.

The Cornhole Regional Tournament is open for sign in at 5:00 PM, with tournament beginning at 6:30 LM. Both William Howell and Mike Lynch expressed extreme gratitude to Jesse Vivanco, owner of the Wheelhouse, for generosity and support.

FIRE

from A1 black smoke billowing high into the air. Firefighters also reported that the blaze had begun to spread to nearby palm trees and other vegetation and that the fire was threatening other structures.

Based on the severity of the fire and immediate threat to other nearby apartment complexes and residents, officials at the scene requested additional support; at which time all five of the City’s engine companies, along with Cal Fire and Soboba Fire department were dispatched to the scene to assist.

In total, nearly 40 firefighters from five City and three County engine companies, along with a truck company, a paramedic squad, a Breathing Support Unit and multiple battalion commanders and fire chiefs, responded to the blaze.

After confirming all the residents had made it out of their apartments, firefighters began an aggressive attack on the blaze.

As firefighters battled the blaze from the ground, from on the roof, and from high atop the ladder truck, the fire began to rip through the complex roof, at which time firefighters had to evacuate from atop the building.

Although all the occupants were able to safely get out their apartments, two cats and two dogs were initially reported missing. The two dogs were eventually rescued from the burning building; however, as of this report, the two cats were still missing and unaccounted

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Whether you’re a Cornhole Fan or not, this event is for a good cause and - you might enjoy remember you youth baseball years as well

as the bean ball tournaments which are predeceases to Cornhole. Just sayin’

for. The two rescued dogs were assessed by AMR for injuries and later returned to their grateful owners.

Firefighters eventually brought the blaze under control, but the complex and all the resident’s belongings were destroyed by the fire and considered a total loss.

American Red Cross officials were summoned to the scene to assist the displaced families and a bus was brought to the location to ferry the families to a temporary shelter.

Based on the severity of the blaze and the number of people displaced, Red Cross officials made an immediate, on-scene donation of $3,000 to the affected families, who reportedly lost everything but what they were wearing when they fled in terror from their burning apartments.

Community reporters Gary Rainwater from Facebook’s Hemet Valley Incidents and Robert Carter from Public Safety Incidents later reported they were first

to arrive at the scene of the blaze, arriving several minutes before firefighters.

According to witnesses, rather than film the scene of the devastating fire, the two reporters sprung into action.

The pair were seen grabbing garden hoses and using them to try to douse the growing flames as they spread from the apartment into the side and back yards of the property and began threatening other nearby apartment complexes.

Once firefighters arrived at the scene, Rainwater and Carter resumed filming and documenting the blaze.

Theirs and other photos and videos can be seen here.

As of this report, firefighters remain at the scene of the blaze conducting extensive overhaul and mop-up operations and are continuing to look for hot spots and extinguish other small vegetation fires as they pop up.

It is unknown how the fire started at this time, and the cause of today’s blaze is still under investigation.

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FIREFIGHTER: Firefighters prepare to begin battling a blaze

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CRIME

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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.

Crime report throughout the San Jacinto Valley August 10 to August 16

THERMAL

Search warrant service reference criminal threats and felon in possession of a firearm On September 03, 2019, deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, Thermal Station Southern Coachella Valley Community Services District, Coachella Community Action Team, La Quinta Special Enforcement Team, and Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB) served a search warrant in the unincorporated area of Thermal.

This operation was initiated by deputies when they investigated a complaint of criminal threats and felon in possession of a firearm occurring on August 27, 2019.

During this incident the suspect was identified as Jose Eduardo Mascareno, 31 of Thermal. Mascareno was also wanted for two outstanding felony warrants out of Riverside County. During the service of the search warrant, the suspect barricaded himself inside the residence. SEB was contacted and responded.

SEB deployed their avatar robot and K9 unit deployed their dog. Ultimately, SEB entered the residence and located the suspect hiding in one of the bedrooms, behind a dresser he had positioned to wedge himself

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JOSE EDUARDO MASCARENO | Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept.

against the wall. Mascareno was charged with Criminal Threats, Felon in possession of a firearm/ammunition, and two outstanding felony warrants. Mascareno was booked at Indio Jail.

PERRIS

Lewd conduct in a public place On August 31, 2019, at 11:37 am, deputies assigned to Menifee responded to the Menifee Town Center, located at the intersection of Newport Rd., and Haun Rd., regarding a suspicious person.

The reporting party called to report an Asian Male Adult approaching women asking them if they would to engage in sexual intercourse with him. The male was also seen walking through the parking lot looking inside vehicles.

An additional citizen called

Riverside Sheriff’s Dispatch to report the same male attempted to open the door to her vehicle while she was inside of it.

When deputies arrived, they located and detained 31-year-old Vincent Flores of Menifee, in front of a business. Deputies interviewed the victim and determined a violation of Lewd Conduct in a Public Place occurred.

Mr. Flores was subsequently booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center.

VINCENT FLORES | Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept.

LAKE ELSINORE

Illegal firearms

On Friday, August 30, 2019, at approximately 9:25 PM, a deputy from the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station conducted a traffic enforcement stop of a vehicle and trailer at Club Drive and Spring Street, in Good Hope. The driver, Edgar Meza-Gonzalez (32 years, residing in Perris) and the passenger, Austin Harris (21 years, residing in Perris), were both detained. Several prohibited firearms were located in the vehicle.

A records check showed the vehicle had expired registration and the trailer it was

AUSTIN HARRIS | Riverside

EDGAR MEZA-GONZALEZ |

pulling had been reported stolen out of Ontario. Both Harris and Gonzalez were arrested for weapons viola-

tions and possession of stolen property. They were booked at the Cois Byrd Detention Center.

County Sheriff’s Dept.

Mon. August 12 Theft from Vehicle, 200 Block N. State St. Motor Vehicle Stolen, 2400 E. Devonshire Ave. Motor Vehicle Stolen, 200 Block S. Columbia St. Vandalism, 2500 Block W. Florida Ave. Tues. August 13 Motor Vehicle Stolen, 200 Block S. Columbia St. Grand Theft Auto, 800 Block Kristen Ln. Grand Theft Auto, 500 Block Greystone Ln. Vandalism, 1600 Block E. Oakland Ave. Theft, 1600 Block E.

Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept.

Wed. August 14 Unattended Death, 300 Block San Vandalism, Florida & Sanderson

Thurs. August 15 Disorder, W. 7th St. & S. San Marcos Pl. Fri. August 16 *No Crime Report on this Day

Thurs. August 15 Assault, 600 Block N. State St. Vandalism, 700 Block N. State St. Theft, 200 Block S. Girard St. Theft from Vehicle, 200 Block S. Yale St.

VALLE VISTA

Fri. August 16 Sex Pervert w/child, 2600 Block E. Florida Ave. Grand Theft Auto, 700 Block Traci St. Vandalism, 600 Block N. Kirby St. Theft, 600 Block N. Kirby St. Burglary Residential, 200 Block N. Meridian St.

Sun. August 11 Disorder, 41900 Block Stetson Ave. Property Crime, 44500 Block Stewart Way

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Sat. August 10 *No Crime Report on this Day Sun. August 11 *No Crime Report on this Day Mon. August 12 *No Crime Report on this Day Tues. August 13 *No Crime Report on this Day Wed. August 14 Property Crime, 1800 Block S. San Jacinto Ave. Property Crime, E. Esplanade Ave. & S. San Jacinto Ave. Assault, 1800 Block Shakespeare Sq.

Sat. August 10 Theft, 26000 Block Columbia St. Theft, 42900 Block Masonic Dr. Property Crime, 27800 Block Vista Del Valle

Mon. August 12 Prostitution, 41700 Block Stetson Ave. Tues. August 13 Theft, 42100 Block Little Lake Rd. Breaking & Entering, 43200 Block Babcock Ave. Theft, 41200 Block Dixon Dr. Wed. August 14 Theft, 27700 Block Vista Del Valle Property Crime, 1800 Block S. San Jacinto Ave. Breaking & Entering, 26400 Block Olive Dr. Property Crime, E. Esplanade Ave., & San Jacinto Ave. Breaking & Entering, 26000 Block San Jacinto St. Thur. August 15 Theft from Vehicle, 26600 Block Lore Heights Ct. Theft of Vehicle, 43300 Block E. CA 74 Theft of Vehicle, 25900

CRIME BRIEFS INDIO

Man accused of stabbing sister to make court appearance

Suspect arrested for assault on peace officer and vehicle theft ing struck by the vehicle and was uninjured. Today, Gang Task Force Officers located Cruz near the 88000 block of Avenue 70 in Thermal and took Cruz into custody without incident. Cruz was charged with Assault with a Deadly Weapon on a Peace Officer and Vehicle Theft.

Cruz was booked at the Indio Jail.

The Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force is committed to creating

DAVID CRUZ | Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept.

safe and secure neighborhoods free of violent crime and gang activity.

TEMECULA - Arrest of theft suspects, possession of stolen property, possession of a prohibited firearm On Friday, August 30, 2019, at 8:00 AM, deputies assigned to the Temecula Sheriff’s Station’s Burglary Suppression Team, served a search warrant in the area of the 3000 block of West Thornton Ave, Hemet. The search warrant was the result of an extensive investigation

Sun. August 11 Vandalism, 1500 Block E. Florida Ave. Grand Theft Auto, 300 Block Avenida Calandria Theft, Lyon & Florida Theft, 500 Block El Dorado Way Alcohol Violation, 1300 Block E. Florida Ave. Theft/Purse Snatch, 1600 Block W. Florida Ave.

Florida Ave.

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

THERMAL

On Friday, August 30, 2019, at 9:30 A.M. the Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force conducted follow-up investigation reference an incident that occurred on Thursday, August 22, 2019 in Thermal.

During the initial incident, the suspect later identified as David Cruz, 29 of Thermal, drove a stolen car at a Deputy Sheriff in an attempt to run the deputy over. The deputy was able to avoid be-

Sat. August 10 Theft from Vehicle, 800 Block E. Menlo Ave. Strong Arm Robbery, 1700 Block W. Florida Ave. Assault w/knife, Raymond & Florida Vandalism, 400 Block Apricot Ln. Vandalism, 500 Block N. Gilbert St. Theft from Vehicle, 1400 Block E. Oakland Ave. Theft, 200 Block N. Mayflower St. Assault, 2600 Block W. Florida Ave.

into an organized retail theft ring targeting retailers such as Walmart, Costco, Lowes, Home Depot, and others.

Over $60,000 of stolen property was recovered at the location, along with two stolen firearms and a sawed-off shotgun.

Three subjects were ar-

rested at the residence.

Angel Amezola (55), Gilbert Garcia (35), and John Cayanan (25), all residing in Hemet. They will be booked into Cois Byrd Detention Center on multiple charges, including possession of stolen property and possession of a prohibited firearm.

A Desert Hot Springs man who allegedly stabbed his sister in the face is due back in court today.

Juan Angel Lopez, 38, is scheduled to appear this morning for a trial- readiness conference. He's accused of attacking his sister on Dec. 7, 2017 at a transient camp in the Desert Hot Springs.

After the two argued on and off throughout the day, Lopez allegedly approached his then 35-yearold sister while she was talking to someone and stabbed her in the face with a knife, according to an arrest warrant declaration.

He was originally charged in early 2018 with attempted murder, mayhem and several sentence enhancements for causing great bodily injury, but a judge dismissed the attempted murder charge in January.

The nature of the argument between Lopez and his sister was not detailed in the warrant, nor was the severity of her injuries.

The sister, as well as other witnesses, positively identified Lopez as the suspect, according to the declaration, which also alleges that he sent several text messages to one of the witnesses that indicated he was coming to the area to stab his sister. Lopez remains jailed in Indio in lieu of $1 million bail.

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CABAZON

Man killed in Cabazon crash id'd

Authorities today released the name of a New Mexico man killed in a collision on Interstate 10 in Cabazon.

Scott Fliegel, 56, of Albuquerque, was pronounced dead at the scene of the two-vehicle crash, which was reported at 10:08 a.m. Tuesday on eastbound I-10 near Main Street, according to the California Highway Patrol and the coroner's office.

Fliegel's passenger, a 43-year-old woman from Albuquerque, was taken to Desert Regional Medical Center with moderate injuries, and the other driver, a Torrance man, was treated for minor injuries at San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital in Banning, the CHP reported.

The 51-year-old motorist, whose name was not released, was weaving in and out of traffic in a 2008 Mercury Marquis when he swerved into Fliegel's Ford F-150 pickup truck in another lane, CHP Officer Darren Meyer said.

The back of the Mercury struck the front of the truck, causing both drivers to lose control of their vehicles, which slid sideways toward the right- hand shoulder, Meyer said. Both vehicles overturned, tumbled down an embankment and landed on Railroad Avenue just south of the freeway, he said.

Meyer said an investigation was underway to determine whether alcohol, drugs, driver distraction and mechanical failure may be factors in the Collision.

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THERMAL

Man arrested in Thermal after barricading himself in home

ANGEL AMEZOLA | Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept.

JOHN CAYANAN | Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept.

GILBERT GARCIA | Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept.

A man who allegedly barricaded himself inside a Thermal home when sheriff's deputies arrived to serve arrest and search warrants was behind bars today.

The Riverside County Sheriff's Department received a complaint on Aug. 27 involving alleged criminal threats and a felon in possession of a firearm at a home in the 88700 block of Thermal, and arrived a week later with a warrant to search the home, according to sheriff's Sgt. Sal Gonzalez.

When deputies arrived at the residence on Tuesday, 31-year-old Jose Eduardo Mascareno -- who was also wanted on two outstanding felony arrest warrants -- holed up inside, the sergeant said. Deputies initially deployed a remote-controlled robot and a K-9 unit to search the home before making entry, he said. They found Mascareno hiding behind a dresser in one of the bedrooms, Gonzalez said.

Mascareno was booked into the Indio jail, with bail set at $150,000.

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SPORTS

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GAME RECAP

West Valley defends their field Student body section was “lit” as The Mustangs dominated The Rams KYLE HEADLEE| CONTRIBUTED

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t was a long night for Desert Mirage's defense trying to keep up with West Valley's skill players. Most of West Valley's starters didn't even see the field in the second half and were cheering on their teammates from the sidelines. West Valley scored two touchdowns in the very beginning of the game, one after receiving the ball at kick-off and the other after forcing a turnover (via fumble) and making Desert Mirage pay for the mistake by turning Tyrone Jackson Jr. (#3) loose for a 60 yard run, the game was quickly getting out of hand for the Rams and the Mustangs rushing game looked dominate.

Tyrone Jackson Jr wasn't the only player who got to see the end zone last Friday night. Alfred Jones scored two times, once through the air and once on the ground.

Tyrone Jackson Jr banked in two rushing touchdowns total and

over 100 yards. Their performances made it hard to choose one of them for player of the week, so The Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle decided that they both would share player of the week honors for this game. However, the Mustangs offense was feeling generous and four other players were able to get into the end zone.

The student body section was screaming, dancing, and cheering their team on all game long.

Many of the students came down and congratulated the team on their blowout victory, many of them looked like they were on the field with the team for the last two hours. That's how hard they were cheering on their fellow Mustangs.

The final score of the game was 55-0. The Mustangs put on a dominant showing in all phases of the game and looked like they might be ready to move up to a more competitive division like they were in the past.

Coach Perez had this to say to

the team after the game, "You guys enjoy this win, it was a big win and this is the first time West Valley has been 2-0 since 2014, however, get it all out of your system tonight because we are back here at 9:00 in the morning for film and Temecula Valley isn't going to let us run all around the field on them like we did tonight, so we have to start preparing immediately. You understand? Celebrate until 9:00 tomorrow morning, and I want you guys in the film room ready to start preparing for next week."

Coach Perez want them to enjoy their victory, but wanted them to understand that they need to start looking at next week's matchup, Temecula Valley has an excellent program and is coming off a victory against Elsinore High. A matchup against them will help West Valley see what they need to tighten up before league games against Beaumont, Hemet, San Jacinto, and Citrus Hills. As of right now, the league play looks like it's

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Alfred Jones #10 | Photo by Kyle Headlee going to be tight.

In other Mountain Pass League Games; Tahquitz edged out Indo 1413, Hemet recorded their first win of the year against Vista Del Lago 35-21, San Jacinto fell to Woodrow High School 27-13, Beaumont was

impressive in their week two victory over pacific 56-14, and Citrus Hill won their first game of the season 27-19 against Palm Springs. Pictures of the game will be available on my personal Facebook page @ AuthorKyleRaeHeadlee

BLOWOUT VICTORY: .West Valley’s Student Body Section Cheering On Their Team| Photo by Kyle Headlee.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Tyrone Jackson Jr. | Photo by Kyle Headlee.

LFA FIGHT

GAME OF THE WEEK

Jared Vanderaa headlines LFA74 A tough match for our hometown heavyweight champ KYLE HEADLEE| CONTRIBUTED

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ared Vanderaa took on Renan Ferreria at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium last Friday night. Legacy Fighting Alliance put on the fight; it was a heavyweight bout that was important to both men. Jared Vanderaa is currently the Heavyweight Champion in South Africa for EFC, Renan Ferreria is a fighter from Brazil training underneath legendary Brazilian fighters "Big Nog" & "Little Nog" it was heavily suggested before this fight that the winner would get an opportunity to challenge for the LFA Heavyweight Belt or might even get that call that most MMA fighters dream of from Dana White at the UFC. In the first round, both fighters looked excited and ready to fight; they met in the center of the cage and started trading hard punches and leg kicks.

There were a few scrambles and grappling exchanges, but the majority of the first round consisted of great striking exchanges.

Jared Vanderaa weighed in at 264 and is listed as 6'5" he is certainly a huge man, but his opponent Re-

nan is listed as 6'10" and weighed in at 248 pounds. Renan definitely looked like the bigger man, but that doesn't always mean better, Jared looked great in the grappling transitions and to me appeared to be stronger and got the better of those exchanges.

In the second round, Renan landed a great right straight that came right down the pipe.

Renan's arms are so long that it looked like Jared miscalculated the distance and let the punch clip him.

Vanderaa is usually great at slipping shots like that. The punch put Jared on the mat, but didn't really hurt him. He appeared to be composed and defended Renan's barrage of punches from the top.

Renan landed a couple of huge elbows that split Jared's forehead and opened him up, Vanderaa fought his way up to a standing position.

The fighters were now both on their feet. Vanderaa executed a beautiful trip and took Renan to the ground.

Vanderaa was controlling this position until it looked like he took a deep breath in and threw

a punch straight down, at that moment Renan started to position himself to finish the fight, seconds later Jared Vanderaa was caught in a deep triangle choke and tapped out.

Renan Ferreria will have his eyes set on the LFA Heavyweight Championship since currently, the title is vacant. His next bout will probably be in early 2020 and for the belt or in the UFC as a rookie with that organization.

Jared Vanderaa will have to wait for the California Commission to make a decision about a medical suspension since Vanderaa took some huge shots.

Vanderaa will be looking at Dana White's Contender Series for his next fight in order to regain traction on the road to the UFC. Maybe there is a title defense in his future. Either way, we expect Jared Vanderaa to bounce back stronger than ever and keep representing Hemet & San Jacinto in the cage.

The Hemet & San Jacinto would like to congratulate Jared Vanderaa on an amazing fight and can't wait for his next match!

We wish you a speedy recovery Champ!

HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP: Jared Vanderaa and His Opponent Before The Fight| Photo by Kyle Headlee

San Jacinto welcomes Murrieta Mesa

San Jacinto needs to make a statement coming off a loss KYLE HEADLEE| CONTRIBUTED

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he Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle is taking you to San Jacinto High School this week for the Game of the Week. This week San Jacinto High is welcoming Murrieta Mesa into "The Jungle" as the two teams look to show the rest of Southern California that they are serious contenders. San Jacinto started the season off with a huge win against Great Oaks showing dominance in every phase of the game, but their winning streak was quickly brought to an end when they traveled to Long Beach last week to play Woodrow High School. San Jacinto lost this matchup, causing them to drop from the 94th ranked school in California to the 144th ranked school.

The team (lead by Junior Quarterback Kajiya Hollawayne) will be looking to come out hot and put a lot of points on the board tonight in order to make a statement to the rest of the division, "Just because we took one L doesn't mean we are out of it." Ryan Cogdil (Defensive Coordinator of the Tigers) isn't happy that the team lost, but believes it could be good for them; now they can come together as a team and show everyone that they are a serious threat this year.

Murrieta Mesa is ranked 302 in California. They are starting nonleague play 0-2; their first game was a blowout loss to La Serna and last week they were involved in an offensive dog fight losing to

Etiwanda High School in overtime 42-35. On paper San Jacinto should be able to control this game; they have the talent to do so. It all comes down to the players trusting their coaches play calls and sticking to their assignments. Football is as much of a chess match as it is a physical contest and it takes both Players and Coaches to trust each other and be in sync in order for the team to find success.

San Jacinto needs to use this week to find their identity again and remember that they only went as far as they did last year by play as one team that fired on all cylinders. Coach Galliano and Kajiya Hollawayne will do everything in their power to get that high pace offense working as it should be, this week. Ryan Cogdill needs one of his defensive playmakers to step up and be a leader on the field after losing one of his captains to injury last week. Who on the defensive side of the ball is going to step up and become the leader in his absence?

Other Mountain Pass League Matchups tonight include: Beaumont vs. Perris, Hemet vs. Banning, Tahquitz vs. Lakeside, West Valley vs. Temecula Valley, and Citrus Hill vs. Pacific. You can see the winners and losers of this game in next week's paper, but why wait?

Subscribe to The Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle Facebook/Youtube for faster updates on local sports news. Pictures of the game will be available on my personal Facebook page @AuthorKyleRaeHeadlee.

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THE SOBOBA SECTION

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RIBBON-CUTTING

Soboba Aquatics Center Dedication MIKE HILES | CONTRIBUTED

T CHECK: From left, Santa Rosa Tribal Administrator Vanessa Minott, Santa Rosa Tribal Chairman Steven Estrada, Soboba Foundation President Geneva Mojado and Soboba Tribal Vice Chairman Isaiah Vivanco at the future site of the Santa Rosa Recreational Park. | Photo courtesy of Risa Johnson.

SOBOBA FOUNDATION

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he Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians established the Soboba Foundation to offer philanthropic support to other nonprofits that benefit such things as education, health matters and youth sports. But whenever the opportunity arises for the group to assist non-gaming Native American tribes, it gladly offers backing.

Such was the case recently when the Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians Park and Recreation Committee approached the foundation seeking funding for a tribal community park. The board of directors, led by president Geneva Mojado, unanimously voted to grant the tribe $10,000 toward the project.

Santa Rosa’s Tribal Chairman Steven Estrada said the reservation, located near Mountain Center, is home to more than 100 residents, with a majority of them being under the age of 18.

“The current project has been a goal of the tribe for many years, but our youth really urged us to focus on it when they put in our strategic plan,” he said. “The committee has done an amazing job in helping us complete this goal through their hard work and commitment.”

The tribe formed a committee to create a park that was envisioned by the youth who live at the reservation. An afterschool “Children’s Future Search” event was held in April and all children in elementary school grades were invited to participate. They were asked to think about what they like most about where they live and what changes they think would make their community even better.

After their answers were recorded, the children were asked to draw their vision of a perfect park design.

Pictures included basketball courts, a movie theater and a scooter path.

Their ideas were implemented directly into the tribe’s strategic plan.

Participants were treated to an ice cream social and a prize drawing. Of the 10 children involved, only one had lived on the reservation less than half his life; most have always lived there. Almost 50% said they plan to continue living at Santa Rosa after they grow up. Future career aspirations include teachers, police officers and professional athletes.

“Our youths were instrumental in collecting quarters for donations and individual tribal members donated from their distributions – it’s been a true community effort,” Estrada said. “The support from the other tribes and organizations helps us immensely, and we are truly grateful for their generosity.”

FUNDRAISING VOLUNTEERS: Antonio, COLLECTION: Brothers Leonard Mar-

Exequiel, Samuel and Damian Minott at the site of the future Santa Rosa Recreational Park. | Photo courtesy of the Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians

tinez from Cahuilla (left) and Marvin Martinez from Santa Rosa (right) were among the youths collecting quarters. | Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians

HERO: Jerimi Brown was a superhero in collecting quarters for donation. | Photo courtesy of the Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians

CAMPAIGN: Jazmine and James Redner were among the children who helped with the Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians’ design and fundraising campaign for its reservation park. | Photo courtesy of the Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians

he ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Soboba Aquatics Center at San Jacinto High School featured a crowd of excited students, staff and community members. Not just because the $6.5 million project was unveiled on August 30 but because a fundraiser was held to determine who would take the first jump into the pool.

Before the contest winner was announced, San Jacinto Unified School District Superintendent Diane Perez made some comments about the momentous occasion.

“We believe excellence comes through equity and access and having our district open its first pool is a way of signaling to everyone that our kids deserve what every other student deserves,” she said.

“I’m overcome with emotion and overcome with the support of this community that stepped up. And no one did more than the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians to make today possible.”

San Jacinto High School Principal Courtney Hall invited the Inter-Tribal Bird Singers and Bird Dancers, led by Wayne Nelson, to present a few songs after a Native American blessing was given by Steven Estrada.

The entire Soboba Tribal Council was present, three of which are alumni of San Jacinto High School: Chairman Scott Cozart, Vice Chairman Isaiah Vivanco and Sergeant at arms Rose Salgado. Several Soboba Foundation members in attendance also graduated from the school.

Salgado said it was great to see such a great turnout at her alma mater. Born and raised on the Soboba Reservation, she attended San Jacinto schools from kindergarten through high school.

“It has been a long time coming for this school to get a swimming pool and we as a tribe are so proud of the ability to help them do so,” she said.

Salgado, a former San Jacinto school board member, then presented a proclamation to San Jacinto Unified on behalf of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians which congratulated them on the completion of the new facility.

Jerry Peebles, president of the San Jacinto Education Foundation

SWIMMING: San Jacinto Unified School District Superintendent takes a jump into the Soboba Aquatics Center swimming pool, followed closely by school board president John Norman. | Photo Courtesy of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians and alumnus of the high school, said he was pleased when the district decided to incorporate a First Jump Fundraiser for the nonprofit into the much-anticipated center’s grand opening.

“We are all volunteers so 100% of donations always goes to meeting any needs in the district,” said Peebles, who has been a member for 17 years.

Shortly before the ceremony began, $500 had been donated through a contest of who should take the first jump into the pool: SJUSD School Board President John Norman, Superintendent Diane Perez, San Jacinto High School’s principal Courtney Hall, ASB Director Antoinette Miles or Coach Aric Galliano. Norman and Perez were neck and neck in votes until the final donation from CR&R made it a tie. A total of $1,557 was raised from the event.

The facility features the Myrtha professional CIF-regulation pool, concrete deck, bleachers, digital scoreboard, coach’s office and all start-up equipment necessary for swimming and water polo – all housed within the Soboba Aquatics Center structure.

Norman commented on the beautiful new facility and said he was happy to share in the enthusiasm displayed by the crowd in attendance.

“But you really can’t do this kind of thing alone and we owe a debt of gratitude to Soboba,” he said.

POOL: The swimming pool is the cornerstone of the new Soboba Aquatics Center at San Jacinto High School. | Photo Courtesy of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians

DESIGN: Youths were an integral part of the design and fundraising for the proposed Santa Rosa Recreational Park. | Photo courtesy of the Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians

DESIGN: Youths pitched in to collect and contribute quarters for the funding of a future park at Santa Rosa Reservation. | Photo courtesy of the Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians

The purpose of the Santa Rosa Recreational Park is to provide a safe, well-maintained area that promotes physical activities and offers cultural activities. There is currently a small playground area behind the Tribal Hall but it is geared toward

younger children. The park will serve all Santa Rosa tribal and community members and visitors to the reservation.

Donated funds, from Soboba and other neighboring tribes, will be combined with Santa Rosa’s committed funds of $17,000 to cover the cost of the park’s construction, fencing and grading as well as the extension of a water line to the area for irrigation and to provide drinking water for parkgoers. All concrete and masonry work, irrigation and planting are being done by Master Landscape in Hemet.

“The Santa Rosa tribe will erect a monument that will forever memorialize the contribution of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians,” Estrada said. “Our tribes have always maintained a strong cultural and social relationship and we are so happy to see it continue through this project.”

Plans are to break ground at the end of this month and have the project completed by Nov. 1.

MOCK-UP: An artist’s rendering of an aerial view of the Santa Rosa Recreational

Park. | Photo courtesy of the Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians

RIBBON-CUTTING: For the Soboba Aquatics Center at San Jacinto High School was held on August 30. | Photo Courtesy of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians

SPEECH: Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians member Rose Salgado, center, is

joined by school board members, district superintendent and high school principal during the ribbon cutting for the new Soboba Aquatics Center at San Jacinto High School on August 30. | Photo Courtesy of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians

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BIBLE TRIVIA 1. Is the book of Labor in the Old or New Testament or neither?

2. From Ecclesiastes 4, how many are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor? Two, Three, Five, Seven 3. In 1 Kings 5, how many thousand men comprised the labor force that King Solomon raised?

1, 5, 10, 30 4. What son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor in David's kingdom? Baal, Adoniram, Cyrenius, Phaneul 5. From Exodus 20, how many days shalt thou labor and do all thy work? Two, Four, Six, Seven 6. Proverbs 14:23 states, "In all labor there is ..."?

Love, Hope, Light, Profit

CHURCH NEWS UNITY, WORLD DAY OF PRAYER

CELEBRATES OUR ANNUAL “WORLD DAY OF PRAYER” AT UNITY VALLEY CHURCH OF HEMET HEMET - “The World Day of Prayer celebration gives us an opportunity to come together in celebration of our oneness with God, each other, and our world. Through prayer we align courageously as we accept that we are brave, bright, and beautiful spiritual beings,” explained Rev. Bill Heller, Senior Minister.

Local events to include a 7-hour Prayer Vigil Thursday, September 12th from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., including prayers in Spanish from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. Our evening events will be a prayer service from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. comprised of local spiritual leaders offering prayers for this years' theme. Following our service, you are invited to join us for a spaghetti dinner.

We welcome everyone to join us for this positive spiritual festive time, this opportunity to recognize our common interests.

Unity Valley Church of Hemet is an interdenominational faith which helps people of all faiths apply positive spiritual principles in their daily lives.

People of all faiths are invited to join in our sacred prayer events. “Names can be submitted for prayer online at worlddayofprayer.org or at Unity Valley Church of Hemet, 140 North Buena Vista Street, Hemet, CA hemetunity@yahoo.com," explained Rev. Bill Heller.

“The theme ‘Infinite Presence, Unlimited Potential’ also symbolize’s the power of our united prayers by asking people everywhere to light a virtual candle at worlddayofprayer.org.

The candles will be displayed as points of light on a global map.”

remember September 11, 2001. I suppose we all do.

We all know where we were and what we were doing when the World Trade Center buildings came crashing down in New York City. It was a historical and cultural watershed moment. It was a national crisis.

But it began as an ordinary Tuesday.

I slept in that morning. I had just showered and got dressed when my wife said, “Turn on the TV. You gotta to see this.”

I was a 27-year-old youth pastor, serving a congregation in rural South Georgia. I had intended on heading on to church that morning when my wife’s suggestion piqued my interest and I turned on the TV in our living room.

Tower 1 was already on fire and the newscasters described how a plane had crashed into the building. I backed up and found a seat, not on the couch, but on the coffee table.

I felt both the gravity and the confusion of the moment.

Initially my mind went to denial. I thought, “How could a pilot be so foolish as to fly directly into a building?” Growing up in a middle class family in a midwestern town in the booming prosperity of the 80s and 90s did not prepare me for this experience.

I had just returned from a three-week trip to India where I had led various conferences for village pastors and church planters throughout India.

During my trip, I had a con-

versation with my friend Aby Vargis about the unsettling presence of Indian military at their airports. “You don’t have to worry about terrorism in your country,” my friend said to me, “but we do.” I had intended on staying longer in India for my friend’s wedding.

My first itinerary had me flying home from India via Europe on September 11. Had I not changed my travel plans I would have been in the air during the 9/11 terrorist attacks and I would have been diverted to Canada for an indefinite amount of time.

As I continued to watch the live news coverage, the second plane crashed. Then the towers fell. I joined the corporate gasp of my neighbors both near and far. Then I heard the phrase “terrorist attacks.” I sat motionless on the edge of the coffee table staring at the television screen, breathless and stunned.

WE NEEDED TO PRAY Our home phone rang and I received word that a former church member had an adult son working in NYC near what had become ground zero and I was asked to pray for him. Yes, prayer.

We needed to pray. I gathered up my things and sped off to the church. I turned on the radio in my pickup and listened to the near-panicked radio broadcasters describing the chaos, the debris, the presumed dead, and the first responders doing their best to rescue who they could.

When I arrived at church,

a group of people had already gathered for prayer. A number of them were older people, women who had endured the horror of World War II. I could see the panic and fear on their faces. I stood among the group and I opened my Bible. I found Psalm 91 and began to pray. We prayed for the victims. We prayed for New York City. We prayed for the first responders and we prayed for the perpetrators.

We called out to God for a grace to sustain us when the earth seemed to be shaking under our feet.

HOW WILL WE REMEMBER? “Never forget” became a national motto after 9/11.

Certainly none of us will. The images of collapsing buildings, smoke, fire, and dust-covered faces will remain branded in our collective memories forever. No doubt we will remember, but how will we remember? This question is not for the American “we,” but the Christian “we.” How will we—who have been taught to forgive others their trespasses and love those who position themselves as an enemy— remember 9/11? We could choose to settle our thoughts on the wrongdoing, a path that leads to retaliation, or at least the desire for retaliation in some form. Some followers of Christ have gone this way. I did so in the months that followed 9/11. I applauded the so-called “war on terror,” as a reasonable response to 9/11, not understanding at that

time that a war on terrorism is essentially a never-ending war, a giving in to the continuous cycle of retaliation. Our desire for retaliation results in part from transmitting our pain instead of transforming it as Richard Rohr advises. He writes: "If we do not transform our pain, we will most assuredly transmit it. If we cannot find a way to make our wounds into sacred wounds, we invariably give up on life and humanity."

War is a way of giving up on humanity, at least a giving up on the life of our perceived enemy. This kind of remembering, a kind of remembering that fuels a desire for retaliation, is not compatible with the way of Jesus. We need a better way to remember. We need to remember rightly.

Yale Professor Miroslav Volf grew up in Yugoslavia under the rule of communism and his deep Christian faith and commitment to nonviolence caused him to draw suspicion from the communist regime. He was subjected to a long season of intense interrogation by the military.

This painful experience presented Volf with personal reasons to understand how Christians rightly remember horrific events in the past. In his book The End of Memory, Volf advocates for a kind of remembering that leads to reconciliation not retaliation.

How do Christians remember rightly? We review our memories through the memory of

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FAITH IN BRIEFS CROSS ROADS BAPTIST CHURCH Anniversary Sunday - Join us Sunday, September 15 as we celebrate 21 years of Pastor Beard’s ministry. 10:30 am - 12:00 pm.

FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY Millions have changed their futures with FPU by learning to create a budget, get out of debt, and make a plan for their money. Join us for this 10 week class (9 Regular Classes – Plus a special Financial Workshop). $109 fee for materials. Sunday, Sept 15 thru Sunday, Nov 17, Call (951) 658-7133.

CALVARY CHAPEL HEMET Ladies’ “Restoration” Support Group – beginning September 7th, 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. “Restoration” is an 8-week support group for ladies of our church who have experienced the hardship of a loss. The loss of a spouse, child, BFF, even a divorce. The course will be divided into two 4-week sessions, with a two week break in-between. It will concentrate on the 23rd Psalm, focusing in on topics like Rest, the Lord’s Healing, Guidance and Hope. There will be a new topic each week, beginning with Relationship and ending with Blessing. We will be meeting in the Koinonia Cafe on Saturdays, beginning September 7th, from 9-11 a.m..

Please see Vivian in the courtyard after

service for more information and to signup. Restoration and confidence begins with you taking the first step!

Ladies’ Prayer Meeting – Saturday, September 14th On the 2nd Saturday of each month, we gather together in the Koinonia Cafe from 8am-9am for a women’s prayer group. Come join together for this sweet time in prayer!

Agape Hands Ministry – Saturday, September 14th Agape Hands is a ministry using sewing and quilting to minister to our local community. Some of the projects include baby bibs, blankets, and quilts for our veterans. If you sew, quilt, or would like to learn how, come and join us! We even have ideas on how you can participate from home. We meet in the Fellowship Hall on the second Saturday of each month from 9:30am-12pm.

UNITY VALLEY CHURCH IN HEMET World Day of Prayer Unity Worldwide Ministries celebrates World Day of Prayer, with a seven hour prayer vigil. Thursday, September 12 from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm.

The public is welcome to drop in to pray during that time. A prayer service featuring individuals from several faith traditions in our community will be held at 6:00-7:00 pm. All are welcome. For fur-

ther information, (951) 658-4290.

4|12 CHURCH SAN JACINTO Family Camping Trip - September 20-22. Get the RV or pack your tent and come with your 412 Church family on a weekend campout at beautiful Silent Valley Club! This is going to be fun for the whole family!

Men's & Women's Bible Study Sign Ups - (Study begins September 10th).

Join us for our Fall Semester of Men's & Women's Bible Study as we walk through the Book of Esther & Nehemiah!

LifeGoup Fall Semester Sign Ups - (Semester begins September 9th).

LifeGroups are Small Groups of our Church family that meet in homes all over the valley and are made of all different types of people! This is how we live at The Church! Building relationships!

Praying with and for one another and building up our relationship with God together! Sign up today by click the link below!

Married Couples Sign Ups - (Starts September 9th). Come and be a part of the 412 Church Community! We gather monthly on the 2nd Monday of each month in the Fellowship Hall at 7 PM. Childcare Provided. Sign up below!

Contact us: Phone: 951-654-1401 Address:1450 W. 7th St. San Jacinto, CA 92582

BIBLE WORLD ANSWERS HEMET VALLEY CHRISTIAN CHURCH

On Friday, September 13, 2019, from 10:00 - 11:30 am, Hemet Valley Christian Church will host a workshop called “Simply Living Art Class”

BIBLE TRIVIA ANSWERS 330 S. Franklin St, Hemet, CA Phone: 951-925-7212

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COMMUNITY BRIEFS

am – 11:30 am First Friday Lecture - First Friday of every month.

September 6, 2019 at 10 am Preschool Storytime - Every Thursday. September 12, 19 & 26 at 11-11:45 am He Said, She Said, Join In - A current events discussion group. The first Saturday of the month. From 10 am to 11 am. Sept 7th, Oct 5th, and Nov 2nd.

HEMET HERITAGE FOUNDATION & HEMET MUSEUM

Bob Kent, Historian - Monday, September 9 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm. Hemet Heritage Foundation/Hemet Museum Meeting & Historical Program "The Audie Murphy Ranch in Menifee." Presenter: Bob Kent, Historian. Murphy was the most decorated U.S. soldier in World War II. He also became a Hollywood actor. His ranch was in Menifee, just east of Canyon Lake. The meeting is at Diamond Valley Middle School in the library on the southwest corner of Chambers and State Street in Hemet. Contact: Diane Boss, (951) 634-4952

COMPULSIVE EATERS ANONYMOUS

Sept. 10 at 10:15 am. San Jacinto, 951-537-8797

VALLEY-WIDE RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT

Oldlympics - The 35th Annual Oldlympics are coming! This popular senior event competition takes place from September 20 thru October 8. Oldlympics was created for the community's men and women, ages 50 years and older, to provide an opportunity to compete against their peers in regulated events that are traditional, relaxed, and informal. Events are bench press, billiards, bingo, bowling, chair volleyball, cribbage, Fun-tathlon, golf, horseshoes, lawn bowling, pickleball, pinochle, Scrabble, shuffleboard, swimming, table tennis, tennis, Texas Hold ’em, tournament blackjack and track and field. For information, call 951-927-6673.

CHARLOT GYMNASTICS

Extra Practice Session - For children 6 years old up to 18 years old and is open to the public. The kids have full access to the gym and the equipment. Coaches will be on the floor to make sure they are using the equipment safely, but it is not a normal structured gymnastics class. September 6, 13, 20 & 27, 2019 from 7pm to 9pm.

Pop N Play - Open to the public for children 5 and under every Wednesday and Friday. The kids have full access to the gym in a safe and fun environment.

A coach will be on the floor to make sure the kids are using the equipment safely and for younger kids, the parents can go out on the floor with them. September 11, 12 & 25, 2019, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM. 1102 S. State St. Suite 5, San Jacinto, CA. More info: (951) 487-1200. http://charlotgym.com

ASSEMBLYMAN CHAD MAYES TO HOLD MOBILE DISTRICT OFFICE HOURS

Assemblyman Chad Mayes' district staff will offer mobile district office hours to answer constituent questions or to assist them with issues they may have with government. September 23, 2019. 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM. At Hemet City Hall, 445 East Florida Avenue, Hemet, CA 92543. Call Rosilicie 760-346-6342.

RIBBON CUTTING AT STAPLES

September 11, 2019. 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM. At: 3381 W Florida Ave, Hemet, CA 92545. Call: 951-658-3211.

HEMET CITY COUNCIL MEETING

Scheduled meetings Second & Fourth Tuesday of Each Month. September 10 & 24 2019. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Hemet City Council Chambers 450 E. Latham.

SAN JACINTO CITY COUNCIL MEETING

Sept. 17, 2019, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM. San Jacinto Unified School District Board Room, 2045, South SJ Ave.

JOSTENS RENAISSANCE LEADERSHIP TOUR

INSPIRE THE HOPELESS. EMPOWER THE DREAMERS - Culture. Climate. Leadership. Come and join us to meet with Dr. Phil Campbell (PC) as we discuss ways to positively impact your school’s culture and climate through the tools and resources available through Jostens Renaissance.

Monday, September 16, 2019, 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM. Tahquitz High School at 4425 Titan Trail, Hemet, CA.

SAN JACINTO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Crowdfunding | Workshops for Nonprofits - The Valley Nonprofit Network of the Hemet San Jacinto Chamber of Commerce presents Workshops for Nonprofits: Crowdfunding - Launching a Fundraising Campaign Using Social Media. Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Hemet San Jacinto Chamber of Commerce at 615 North SJ Street, Hemet, CA.

ESTUDILLO HERITAGE GARDEN

Valley Beautiful Work Morning - Interested Gardeners are invited to join Valley Beautiful members for a morning of gardening at the Estudillo Heritage Park Water Conservation Garden on the grounds of the San Jacinto Museum and the Estudillo Mansion in San Jacinto. Tuesday, September 17. Call Estudillo Garden Captain Nancy Austin (951) 658-7319.

FIRST FRIDAY AT SOUTHWEST RIVERSIDE COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS (SRCAR)

Come on out to our First Friday Event at Southwest Riverside County Association of Realtors, SRCAR. Come out to hear our awesome speakers and to network with other business owners in the community.

Bring a raffle prize and promote your business. Don't forget your business cards. September 6, 2019 from 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM. At: Southwest Riverside County Association of Realtors. 2355 East Florida Avenue, Hemet, CA 92543. Call: 951-658-3211.

HISPANIC NETWORK MEETING

This is a great opportunity to show care your knowledge and introduce your business to the community. If you have a topic you would like to present to our group, please email esmeraldasanchez.ca@gmail.com with you name, contact information, business, and proposed topic. September 10, 2019 from 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM. Call: 951-652-3211.

THE VALLEY NON-PROFIT WORK SHOP

Launching a Fundraising Campaign Using Social Media. Crowdfunding is the effective use of Social Media to raise funds for your organization. Learn how

you can create a campaign that will “go viral” across the internet, drawing donors using the power of social connections. This workshop will discuss specific techniques for creating a crowd-funding campaign, including the use of Google+, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and other social media tools.

September 11, 2019 from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM. At: Southwest Riverside County Association of Realtors at 2355 E. Florida Avenue, Hemet. Call: (951) 658-3211.

We will never forget

Victims of the Twin Towers Attack September 11, 2001 - 18th Anniversary

LORI RAUPE TRAINING

Lori Raupe Training " Understanding The Buyers Journey." Sept. 12, 2019 from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM. At: 615 N. San Jacinto St. Hemet, Call: 951-658-3211.

WOMEN IN BUSINESS NETWORK

Come join us at our Women In Business Network Meeting and not only be inspired, but be an inspiration to women in our Valley. We present a Teachable Moment with great speakers and also present a Business in Focus each month. It's not just about Women, Men are encouraged to attend. Bring your business cards and meet other business owners in the area.

Attendees are eligible to promote their business at the meeting with a 30 second commercial for providing a door prize for the monthly drawing.

Speaker to be announced.

September 17, 2019 from 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM. At: Assistance League, 180 North Girard Street, Hemet, CA 92544. Contact Yolanda Saenz, Business Development 951-658-3211 for more info.

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n Wed., Sept. 11, 2019, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum will lead the world in commemorating the 18th anniversary of the horrific attacks of 9/11. Marking this important anniversary, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum will host the annual commemoration ceremony to honor the 2,983 men, women and children killed in the attacks at the World Trade Center site, the Pentagon, aboard Flight 93 and in the 1993 WTC bombing.

The ceremony will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 11,

2019, beginning at 8:40 a.m.

EST, at the 9/11 Memorial plaza at the World Trade Center site in lower Manhattan. You can watch the ceremony live on our Facebook page or on 911memorial.org/live.

There are many ways you can commemorate the anniversary: If you are an educator looking to talk to your students about 9/11, you can view the 9/11 Memorial Museum’s Anniversary in the Schools webinar.

Find resources for planning a commemoration ceremony in your community.

Share your remembrances with the hashtag #Honor911 and follow the social media conversation here.

During Wednesday’s ceremony, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum will be accessible to only the family members of the victims of the 2001 and 1993 attacks. The Museum will close early on Sept. 10 for the annual Community Evening and will be closed to the public on the 18th anniversary.

On Wednesday evening, the public is invited to view the world-renowned public art piece Tribute in Light from the 9/11 Memorial. The lights will be on beginning at sunset on September 11 and will fade away at dawn on September 12.

Sunset is expected to occur at 7:12 p.m. that night. The Memorial plaza will be open to the public from 3 p.m. to midnight.

THEMED ROBOTICS WORKSHOP

Themed Robotics Workshops, every 3rd Saturday.

Cool, hands-on activities for grades 1-6!

Experience with programming to animate their robotic creations, creative exercises that develop critical thinking skills and encourage an early love for stem.

September 21, 2019 from 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM. At: 1505 W. Florida Ave., Suite A, Hemet, CA 92543. Call: Jodi True (951) 765-1171 for more information.

Toby David Mort

CHAMBER MIXER - V.I.P TOTS

Hemet San Jacinto Chamber Mixer - Let's network, get to know each other, and have fun! - The More the Merrier! Let's get together to develop relationships with each other. Take time to learn about what other members are offering and share what's going on with your business. September 25, 2019 from 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM. At: 41915 Acacia Ave, Hemet, CA 92544. Call: 951658-3211 for more information.

CHAMBER 101

Member & New Member Orientation - It is our honor to invite you to join our Chamber 101. This is a beneficial meeting to introduce your business to the Chamber. We will be introducing the membership rewards and benefits, plus it’s another great opportunity to network and get to know other business owners in our community. Our meeting topics will be as follows: •Using our website to your advantage •Finding out about all our services within the Chamber for your use.

•Locating and attending the various network meetings and organizations within the Chamber.

September 26, 2019 from 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM. At: 615 N. San Jacinto St., Hemet, CA 92543. Call: 951-6583211 for more info.

BLOOD DRIVE

September 21, 2019 from 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM. At: Sierra Dawn Estates ( Rec Room ). 1050 San Marcos Drive, Hemet, CA.

RIBBON CUTTING AT STAPLES

Sept. 11, 2019 from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM at 3381 W Florida Ave, Hemet, CA 92545. Call: 951-658-3211

October 10, 1942 - August 24, 2019 Toby David Mort was born in Rochester, MN on October 10, 1942. He was the only son of Harold David Mort and Betty Ann Norris Mort. He is survived by his wife, Joyce Lynne McElhoe Mort, two daughters, Jennifer Brooke and Tamara Whitten, fifteen (15) grandchildren and his sisters, Linda Mort of Wisconsin and Stephani Pine of Alaska. Toby grew up in Waukesha, WI. He was industrious and hardworking from an early age with a newspaper route and later working at a local radio station. His interest in radio was lifelong, both for ham radio (W6PXD) and as a DJ at various radio stations: DJ at WMRI in Marion, IN while attending college, later at WCMI in Elkhart, IN and in recent years at KPLM in Palm Springs. He met his wife, Joyce, at Taylor University in Upland, IN when they were freshmen. Both graduated with degrees from Taylor and recently celebrated 56 years of marriage. After a short career in the mobile home business, both in Elkhart, IN and in Hemet, CA, Toby changed careers and became a financial advisor, first with Paine-Weber in Hemet and then with Edward Jones & CO. He has had a Jones office in Hemet since 1989. He was still going to his office until the week before his death. Toby has been a faithful husband, father, grandfather, community worker and “voice of the Bulldogs” (Hemet High School). More importantly, Toby was a faithful follower of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. “Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.” Psalm 116:7. A memorial “celebration of life” service is being planned for September 21, 2019, at 1:00 PM at Fellowship Baptist Church 375 N Sanderson Ave, Hemet. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation, netrf.org.

ST. JOHN ANNUAL YOUTH RETREAT

Friday, September 6, 2019, at 12:00 pm. Paradise Valley Ranch, 43700 Cactus Valley Road, Hemet.

COOKS NIGHT OUT AT CHUCK E CHEESE

Friday, September 6, 2019, 3:00 pm. At Chuck E. Cheese. 2375 West Florida Avenue, Hemet.

Students will be given a sticker on that day good for free 10 tokens/credits. Remember to mention you are there for the fundraiser, and Megan Cope PTA will get 20% back, to use for things for our students like fun assemblies and field trip support.

HEMET - SJ GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

Thursday, September 19 & 26 at Genealogy Classes (Genealogy Class.) From 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. At 300 E. Latham Downstairs Conference Room. Beginning Genealogy Classes taught by Mary Allred, Sally Stout and various guest speakers.

VALLE VISTA MOVIES IN THE PARK

Friday, September 6, at Dusk, Valle Vista Community Center, 43935 E Acacia Ave. FREE. Enjoy a fun evening with a movie under the stars. Free popcorn and drinks (while supplies last), (951) 927-6673.

SAGE SOCIETY: TOM WHEATLY

Tuesday, September 10, at 2:00 pm, Ramona Room (behind Miller-Jones Mortuary) 1501 W Florida Ave. GUESTS FREE. SAGE presents Tom Wheatly from CERT, Community Emergency Response Team whose mission is to educate the public about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and provides training on basic disaster response skills such as fire safety, search and rescue and disaster medical operations. Social hour from 1:30 til 2 pm. (951) 357-4207.

V-W RECREATION & PARK DISTRICT

Tuesday, September 10, from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm.

Valley Beautiful Garden Club Meeting & "Planting California Natives Free Workshop." It's a new Valley Beautiful Garden Club (formerly Valley Beautiful) AND a new program! Join us for this Kick-Off of our new monthly meeting program series! Presenter: UC Master Gardener Becky Levers. Contact: Katherine Botts, President, (951) 719-9868. Valley-Wide Recreation & Park District, 901 W. Esplanade Ave., San Jacinto.

Modular 1 Building - take the last driveway on the west to ball field parking lot.

HOLIDAY DIABETES MANAGEMENT

Friday, September 13, from 10:00 am, Inter Valley Vitality Center, 214 E Stetson Ave. Free. Ever feel as though the holidays are designed to make your blood sugar go sky high? Learn meal planning tips and tricks to help you enjoy the holiday season again. RSVP required. Space is limited. (800) 886-4471.

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from A6 Christ. Volf writes: "From the Christian standpoint, to remember rightly wrongs that we have suffered is to remember them through the lens of the memory of Christ’s death and resurrection."

Volf offers us a helpful way of transforming painful memories. We do not forget the tragedy of 9/11. Rather we allow those painful memories to be transformed

by Christ so that the pain is not transmitted to others. A

Christian memory of 9/11 is decidedly Christian if it is seen through the lens of the cross and empty tomb of Christ. When we see the perpetrators of evil through the eyes of the crucified Christ, we can see our shared humanity and our shared sinfulness. We can see them as the object of God’s love, just like us.

In Jesus, we worship the God who took the evil, sin, violence, and pain of the world into the very flesh of Christ and died. This death for sin allowed for the final condemnation of sin as it was left in

death. Jesus rose triumphantly over death and sin returning evil, sin, violence, and pain with nothing more than forgiving love. Volf writes: "To triumph fully, evil needs two victories, not one. The first victory happens when an evil deed is perpetrated; the second victory, when evil is returned."

If we return evil for evil, hate for hate, then evil and hate live on in triumph. If we follow Jesus in his death-burial-resurrection-life, reconciliation and healing become possible through of the triumph of Jesus.

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Do dogs dream?

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hether or not dogs dream isn’t known with scientific certainty, but it sure is difficult to imagine that they don’t. We’ve all watched our dogs demonstrate behaviors in their sleep that resemble what they do in a fully awake state. Paddling legs, whining, growling, wagging tails, chewing jowls, and twitching noses inspire us to wonder what our dogs are dreaming about.

What we know about dogs and dreams While our knowledge on this topic is very limited, the following known information helps us believe that dogs do indeed experience dreams. According to MIT News, Matthew Wilson, a professor of neuroscience at MIT, and Kenway Louie, a graduate student in 2001, have studied the relationships between memory, sleep and dreams.

They found that when rats were trained to run along a circular track for food rewards, their brains created a distinctive firing pattern of neurons (brain cells). The researchers repeated the brain monitoring while the rats were sleeping.

Low and behold, they observed the same signature brain activity pattern associated with running whether the rats were awake or asleep. In fact, the memories played at approximately the same speed during sleep as when the rats were awake.

Can we apply this to dogs?

Can we take what is known about dreaming in rats and humans and apply the information to dogs? Wilson believes that we can."My guess is — unless there is something special about rats and humans — that cats and dogs are doing exactly the same thing," he said, according to USA Today’s website.

It is known that the hippocampus, the portion of the brain that collects

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that intel exactly?

You have to wonder what kinds of pesticides are being used in the fields that our children are playing on every day. The school has to be spraying for weeds, rodents, and insects consistently to make sure that there are no crazy outbreaks on campus.

Are these chemicals safe for our children to be playing around? How often do they take the initiative to clean these fields with such chemicals? Are they willing to tell parents exactly what chemicals they are using on the fields?

This brings up another question. What is being done to protect the playground equipment while the fields are being sprayed?

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and stores memories, is wired much the same way in all mammals. According to healthday.com, Professor Wilson says, “If you compared a hippocampus in a rat to a dog; in a cat to a human, they contain all of the same pieces.”

He believes that as dogs sleep, images of past events replay in their minds, much the same way people recall experiences while dreaming.

In people it is known that most dreams occur during REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, according to the National Institutes of Health. Dogs also experience periods of REM sleep. Psychology Today’s website says that during REM their breathing becomes more irregular and shallow.

There may be muscle twitching during REM and, when one looks closely, rapid eye movements behind closed eyelids can often be observed. It is during REM sleep that behaviors thought to be associated with dreaming (legs paddling, twitching, vocalizing, etc.) are most commonly observed.

What we want to believe about dog dreams When we observe our dogs as they sleep, it’s just about impossible to imagine that they are not dreaming. Just like the rats studied by Wilson and Louie, it is tempting to believe that our four-legged best buddies are reenacting their recent experiences; playing at the dog park, sniffing in the woods, chewing on a treasured bone, and chasing squirrels.

The National Institutes of Health says that Sigmund Freud theorized that dreaming was a “safety valve” for our unconscious desires. Perhaps he is correct, and, when our dogs sleep, they dream about catching the neighbor’s pesky cat, continuous belly rubs in conjunction with unlimited dog treats, and stealing the Thanksgiving turkey from the dining room table.

stopping the chemicals from getting all over the playground equipment? Does the staff pressure wash and clean jungle gyms regularly and if they do what chemicals are they using on the jungle gyms?

Not all of these questions were answers on 09/03/19 when a group of parents went to the Hemet Unified Board Meeting and voiced their concerns. Their opinions were heard even though not all their questions were answered. The main concern for HUSD was the use of "RoundUp" and if it should be used on campuses around the valley.

Some argue that there is no actual scientific proof that RoundUp causes cancer, but if you look online, there have already been tons of lawsuits to the company and thousands of dollars paid

out in settlements. If there is an idea that this chemical could potentially cause cancer and it's being used at the school where our kids play, isn't it better to be safe instead of sorry?

Maybe switching to an environmentally friendly method or handling weeds instead of spraying RoundUp all over the fields that hundreds of kids play on every day is a better solution. It may take some time to get to the bottom of this situation, and no answers have immediately come out yet, but if you are a parent of a kid at a Hemet Unified School and would like your opinion to be heard, show up to the next Hemet Unified Board Meeting (date available on their website) and let them know how you feel about the toxic chemicals being used at your child's school.

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Walmart introduces new gun restrictions but will they help?

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almart has won praise from gun control advocates for its decision to discontinue sales of certain gun ammunition and request that customers no longer openly carry firearms in its stores. But whether the moves will translate into fewer guns on the street remains an open question.

The announcement Tuesday follows similar steps by other retailers responding to public pressure to restrict gun and ammunition sales. In March, Dick’s Sporting Goods said it would stop selling firearms and ammunition at 125 of its 700-plus locations. Meanwhile, Starbucks, Target, Wendy’s and most recently Kroger have also asked customers not to openly carry guns when visiting their stores.

Supporters of stricter gun laws say that as the nation’s largest retailer, Walmart will have outsized influence on the gun debate, sending a strong message to Congress as well as other corporations to also take action.

“Walmart deserves enormous credit for joining the strong and growing majority of Americans who know that we have too many guns in our country and they are too easy to get,” said Igor Volsky, executive director and founder of Guns Down America, in a statement. “That work doesn’t end with Walmart’s decision today. As Congress comes back to consider gun violence, Walmart should make it clear that it stands with Americans who are demanding real change.”

Still, most firearms sales come from thousands of unaffiliated gun shops or gun shows, not big retail chains, so it’s not clear how much difference Walmart’s moves will make. About half of its more than 4,750 U.S. stores sell firearms, or only around 2% of all U.S. firearms.

The Bentonville, Arkansas-based discounter said Tuesday it will stop selling handgun ammunition as well as short-barrel rifle ammunition, such as the .223 caliber and 5.56 caliber used in military style weapons, after it runs out of its current inventory. That in turn will reduce Walmart’s market share of ammunition from around 20% to a range of about 6% to 9%, according to a memo by the company CEO Doug McMillon.

Walmart will also discontinue handgun sales in Alaska. Walmart stopped selling handguns in the mid-1990s in every state but Alaska. The latest move marks its complete exit from that business and allows it to focus on hunting rifles and related ammunition only.

The retailer is further requesting that customers refrain from openly carrying firearms at its Walmart and Sam’s Club stores unless they are law enforcement officers. How-

RESTRICTIONS: Last month, a gunman entered a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, and killed 22 people with an AK-style firearm that the retailer already bans the sale of, marking the deadliest shooting in Walmart’s history. | Courtesy Photo ever, it said that it won’t be changing its policy for customers who have permits for concealed carry.

Walmart says it will be adding signage in stores to inform customers of those changes.

Walmart’s announcement comes just days after a mass shooting claimed seven lives in Odessa, Texas and follows two other back-toback shootings last month, one of them at a Walmart store.

Last month, a gunman entered a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, and killed 22 people with an AK-style firearm that the retailer already bans the sale of, marking the deadliest shooting in Walmart’s history.

A second unrelated shooting that same day in Dayton, Ohio killed nine people . A few days before that, two Walmart workers were killed by another worker at a store in Southaven, Mississippi.

“In a complex situation lacking a simple solution, we are trying to take constructive steps to reduce the risk that events like these will happen again,” according to McMillon’s memo. “The status quo is unacceptable.”

The National Rifle Association posted a tweet attacking Walmart’s announcement Tuesday.

“It is shameful to see Walmart succumb to the pressure of the anti-gun elites. Lines at Walmart will soon be replaced by lines at other retailers who are more supportive of America’s fundamental freedoms,” it said.

Walmart took an initial step of ordering workers in stores nationwide to remove video game signs and displays that depict violence as a way to be more sensitive to customers in the aftermath of the El Paso shooting. Still, that fell well short of demands for the retailer to stop selling firearms entirely. Critics have also wanted Walmart to stop supporting politicians backed by the NRA. The retailer has long found itself in an awkward spot with its customers and gun enthusiasts. Many of its stores are located in rural areas where hunters depend on Walmart to get their equipment. Walmart is trying to walk a fine line by trying

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Water leak in Hemet causes brown water

Work to repair a large leak in Hemet's main water distribution line is set to resume today. The leak occurred in a facility near Ivy Street and Carnation Avenue about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday and stirred up sediments that turned water brown, according to the Hemet Water Department. It affected water pressure, turned water brown and prompted city officials to warn residents not to use tap water until repairs could be made.Water department officials announced about 5 p.m. Tuesday repair crews had isolated the water main leak and secured the site for repairs.

Due to the location of the water main line impacted, the department asked all other utilities in the area to locate and mark any underground utility infrastructure near the repair site.

Ivy Street between Wildflower Street and Carnation Avenue will be closed during the repair, officials said. The brown water caused by the main line leak should begin to subside as system pressure normalizes. Water department officials warned residents it could take up to 24 hours to flush the system and clear water of sediments and the brown color and they could experience a drop in water pressure while repairs were underway.

The discolored water is not dangerous, but the water department recommended that residents temporarily not use tap water for any nonessential purposes in order to allow time for the sediments to clear. Once repairs have been completed, residents were urged to open their cold water faucets and let the water flow until clear, then do the same with the hot water. Once both cold and hot water was clear, water is ready for use as normal, the water department said.

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Average Riverside county gas price rises again

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County posted its sixth consecutive increase today after dropping 23 times in 25 days to its lowest amount since March 26.

The average price rose eighth-tenths of a cent Wednesday to $3.581. It has risen 8.9 cents over the past six days, including 1.2 cents on Tuesday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It is 8.7 cents more than one week ago and 3.8 cents higher than one year ago but six- tenths of a cent less than one month ago.

The increasing pump prices stem from Southern California refiners buying gasoline supply on the wholesale market last week, which drove wholesale prices up by about 30 cents, according to Marie Montgomery of the Automobile Club of Southern California.

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to embrace its hunting heritage while being a more responsible retailer.

With its new policy on “open carry,” McMillon noted in his memo that individuals have tried to make a statement by carrying weapons into its stores just to frighten workers and customers. But there are well-intentioned customers acting lawfully who have also inadvertently caused a store to be evacuated and local law enforcement to be called to respond. Like other companies, Walmart is not enforcing an outright ban because they don’t want to put their employees in confrontational situations.

Walmart says it hopes to help other retailers by sharing its best practices in background checks.

And the company, which in 2015 stopped selling assault rifles like the AR-rifles used in several mass shootings, urged more debate on the reauthorization of the assault weapons ban while also calling for the government to strengthen background checks. Walmart sent letters Tuesday to the White House and the Congressional leadership seeking action on these “common sense” measures.

Over the last 15 years, Walmart had expanded beyond its hunting and fishing roots, carrying items like assault rifles in response to increasing demand. But particularly since 2015, often coinciding with major public mass shootings, the company has made moves to curb the sale of ammunition and guns.

Walmart announced in February 2018 that it would no longer sell firearms and ammunition to people younger than 21 and also removed items resembling assault-style rifles from its website. Those moves were prompted by the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, that killed 17 people.

In 2015, Walmart stopped selling semi-automatic weapons like the AR-15 style rifle, the type used in the Dayton shooting. The retailer also doesn’t sell large-capacity magazines. Dick’s Sporting Good stopped selling assault-style weapons in 2018.

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Where do you rest with global unrest?

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round the world, there are several countries in very difficult unrest that could shift the course of freedom, economics, and power. History is constantly being written, some of the issues and results are minimal, and then there are the cataclysmic changes. Several issues right now are seeing an acceleration in civil unrest and headed into a showdown. These events are presenting a higher level of risk to global markets and questions around what does this mean and where does this lead.

China and U.S. trade wars, I have highlighted several times. Tensions have risen, and new tariffs have gone into effect on September 1st. Polling around the nation has shown that there is broad support to reigning unfair trade with China and politically there is unity in the posture that for far too long the U.S. has allowed China to take advantage and it’s time to now take a stand. Challenges in China is how to save face if they make a deal as a communist country. Remember, the core of the trade war is around China stealing intellectual property from U.S. companies.

As tariffs are increased, which country will blink first or will this come to a head?

During this year, another issue has come to the forefront in Beijing. Hong Kong’s leader passed an extradition bill that allowed extradition to mainland China for trial.

Up until 1997, Hong Kong was a British colony. Following this, it held certain freedoms and autonomy as a territory despite being administered by China.

The bill was widely viewed as Beijing chipping away at their freedom and deeper control within Hong Kong. The bill unleashed months of mass protests, closures of airports and violence. China has deployed troops as a measure against the hundreds of thousands and sometimes up to a million protestors. Their demands include withdrawing the bill, removal of the leader Carrie Lam, an investigation into the government and

treatment of protestors.

This week Carrie Lam blinked and withdrew the bill. Protestors are claiming it is too little too late.

This adds to China’s brand worldwide and hurts their image while seeking support against the U.S. Across the pond, as we said in the Navy, the U.K. is headed into its own showdown. Boris Johnson, the new Prime Minister after Theresa May, stepped down after failing to find a solution regarding Brexit received the Queen’s approval to delay parliament until mid-October. This resulted in U.K. lawmakers voting this week to take control of the parliamentary business. Johnson is now fast-tracked on determining if there is a support to a Brexit nodeal in October 31st. Britain’s exit from the Euro has been at flux, and some fear that their exit from the European Union and the Euro currency could cause others to follow leading to the Euro being disbanded.

What once brought Europe together could split it further apart.

With this unrest outside of the U.S. and the global slowdown, the U.S. is viewed as a safe haven for fixed income and equity markets. The fact that you can rest your assets in the U.S. strengthens our economy and provide an argument that the next recession will be a very small one that is short-lived in our opinion.

If you have questions on a particular company or investment and would like our feedback, contact us at my email below. Our team will research and respond to you with our recommendations and opinion.

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.

Synthetic Marijuana:

A wolf in a sheep’s clothing The unpredictable and extremely dangerous effects of synthetic marijuana make it a deadly risk

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ynthetic marijuana is a deceptive and very poisonous substance that is affecting people everywhere in the U.S. Overdose symptoms included unexplained bruising, coughing up blood as well as blood in the urine and feces. In New Haven, more than 70 people overdosed in a single day and in Washington, D.C., 300 people overdosed in a two-week period.

WHAT IS SYNTHETIC MARIJUANA? Synthetic marijuana (also known as Spice and K2) is an imitation cannabis created with man-made chemicals rather than cannabis. It is sold under more than 600 names, including Mojo, Scooby Snax and Black Mamba and can often be found in small, silvery plastic bags as “herbal incense” or “potpourri,” or in liquid form for use in vaporizers or edibles.

Synthetic marijuana is nothing like marijuana at all, but far more hazardous. It is a mixture of herbs and spices that are sprayed with extremely harmful chemicals intended to simulate THC (the mind-altering ingredient in marijuana)—some of which are 100 times stronger than actual THC. Furthermore, its potency can vary wildly.

Synthetic marijuana falls into the category of “designer drugs”—versions of illegal drugs that have been chemically altered to avoid being classified as illegal. As law enforcement catches up with these substances and makes them illegal, manufacturers devise new alterations to steer clear of the law and the cycle repeats.

Due to the constantly growing number of chemicals employed in them, users have no way of knowing what these experimental drugs consist of, nor can they predict the consequences.

THE DISASTROUS EFFECTS OF SYNTHETIC MARIJUANA Short-term damage The results of synthetic marijuana are many and varied—but none of them are good. A few of its effects on the mind and body include: • Loss of consciousness • Hallucinations, severe paranoia and psychosis • Uncontrolled/spastic body movements • Convulsions, seizures and strokes Synthetic marijuana has also been associated with violent and irrational behavior. One woman under the influence of Spice threw her four-year-old into a trash bin.

When arrested by the police, she could not remember

where her son was. The child was retrieved and turned over to Child Protective Services. Many deaths and even homicides have also been linked to its use.

Long-term damage The harm of continued usage is not fully known, but poison center experts report that it can be life-threatening.

Some users have reported experiencing paralysis. As one person relates, “After using Spice for several weeks, I woke up early one night, fell to the floor, couldn’t move my legs and couldn’t move my hips. All I could do was drag myself by my forearms and that wasn’t making it anyway so I laid on the floor for 13 hours, screaming, pounding the floor asking for help. Doctors say another two hours and I would have been dead...”—L.D. Withdrawal symptoms include cravings, nightmares, heavy sweating, nausea, tremors, headaches, extreme tiredness, insomnia, diarrhea and vomiting.

AN ILLUSION THAT BETRAYS Often people who try synthetic marijuana are looking for a “harmless high” and are completely ignorant of its devastating effects. Falsely advertised as “safe,” “natural” and “legal,” synthetic marijuana is anything but these things. As one former user stated: “...I was just sitting there smoking [Spice] until it all hit me. I couldn’t see right or walk and then I threw up about 6 or 7 times. I woke up my mom and she laid me down on the couch and called the ambulance. About 10 minutes before the ambulance showed up, I started to have seizures. I woke up in a hospital bed on life support. I had gone into cardiac arrest for a few hours and they thought I wasn’t going to wake up, but I survived it and I have not been the same. I stutter a lot now and I can’t concentrate on anything. I’ll be telling a story and just go blank and not know what happened. I always see these dots and I am just not all there anymore.”—D.Y. Whatever a person is searching for or seeking to solve by taking drugs; no “high” is more valuable than your life.

Drugs not only destroy your body and mind, but in the final analysis, they can take everything.

THE SOLUTION The real answer is to get the facts and safeguard yourself, and your future, by not taking drugs in the first place.

Drugs tear families and lives apart. Help us educate others and end their destructive grip on our society.

For help or more information, visit us today at drugfreeworld.org or contact us at e-mail: info@drugfreeworld.org Phone: 1-888 NOTODRUGS (1-888-668-6378).

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GM hires Google to make infotainment system more like phones AP | CONTRIBUTED

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eneral Motors is hiring Google to run key parts of its dashboard infotainment system, admitting that the tech firm can do a better job.

GM says research shows customers want technology embedded in their vehicle, and they want it to match how their smartphones operate.

The company says Google will work to bring its voice assistant into vehicles worldwide as well as navigation and in-vehicle apps. It’s scheduled to happen starting in 2021.

The company the Google system will be better than past GM attempts. The company says drivers will be able to use Google

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experience, no doubt in my mind,” GM Vice President of Connected Customer Experience Santiago Chamorro said in an interview. The natural language capability of Google Assistant keeps improving and will make it easier for people to talk to their cars, he said.

After many lackluster attempts at developing their own systems, automakers have been moving integrate phones into infotainment systems.

Most cars now can project smartphones onto car screens with Android Auto or Apple CarPlay.

GM wouldn’t release terms of its contract with Google. The deal is only with Google and does not cover any other units of its parent, Alphabet Inc., including its autonomous vehicle unit Waymo, GM said.

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Mass indiscriminate shootings CALVIN PORTER | COLUMNIST

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s the United States of America the only country where mass indiscriminate shootings of human beings take place without apparent rhyme or reason? Are we to be branded worldwide as a gun toting people willing to shoot our fellow citizens just because we can? Did the framers of the constitution imagine when they decreed that we have a right to bear arms that such mayhem would be wrought upon the citizenry.

Certainly, other countries that we read about experience mass killings of innocent people, such as suicide bombings in middle-eastern countries and multiple murders of bystanders in public places such as in a bar in Mexico recently. The difference between these heinous and unjustifiable acts and the American experience is that they are carried out by fanatics in the name of what they rationalize as a superior cause or as an act of revenge or power maneuver on rival criminal groups. In both cases, the perpetrators live by a misguided and twisted doctrine.

For the most part, mass killings in the United States are not the result of fanatics looking to carry out acts of violence as vindication of what may be perceived by them as a just cause, but rather by demented individuals who have been corrupted willingly or not by the American circumstance. The ability to acquire a weapon of whatever caliber by most individuals, is not the only effect of this bloody phenomenon but rather and probably most importantly the cause is the environment in which the shooters have developed – a climate of violence in the home, in schools, the work place, the movies, and everywhere we look and go. The killers at home don’t care who they shoot.

Taking corrective action of the scenario described above would require generations, and since waiting for the next mass shooting is not an option, in this day and

age of information technology where every resident has a record somewhere, it seems reasonable that for the greater good, background checks should be performed on all persons manifesting their intention to buy a gun.

Doing background investigations would weed out not only people with criminal records but also all those individuals with a propensity for violence. Additionally, approval from family members, neighbors and friends should be required for any individual acquiring a gun, they should know if a person is mentally stable or not.

Buying a firearm should not be easy, in lieu of outright prohibition like is the case in many countries, buying a weapon in the United States should require that the purchaser provides all pertinent information mandated by appropriate authorities and be investigated to the fullest.

Anything less, judging from past events, means that we will continue to stack up the bodies.

I

was at my dentist, listening about bone loss, deep pockets, and cracked teeth. Apparently, age does terrible things to one’s teeth, as well as, to other parts of the body, if you know what I mean ;-).

I made the comment that I wish I could go back in time and make sure that I took care of my teeth properly. To which she replied, I also wish that I had a time machine so that I could go back and correct some of the mistakes that I’ve made.

I laughed and said that if I had a time machine, the first mistake that I would correct is my decision to get married. Of course, second mistake

here. Moving in, for people fairly past their middle age, is the same as getting married; thus, my response.

For my career choice, I should have picked computer science instead of what I did pick. I started with computers, I tell people, when Bill Gates started with computers. He went one way and I went the other. I could have become a successful nerd; I should have become a successful nerd; but I didn’t. I had the sense at that time to know that I loved computer science, but was too far imbedded in the other field to change course. The rest is just bad, regrettable history.

Next landmark regret would be my vote for Donald Trump. I voted for Trump, not because of my affiliation with the Republican party or my preference for Trump’s policies, but because I wanted to see how history would pan out with Trump as our president. As we all know, it has been a roller coaster ride with Trump at the helm of our country. I am at an age where roller coaster rides are life-threatening, to say the least.

Trump is a genius and I am sure he is going to win the election again. His genius is visible in most remarkable ways and I have to admire one such development that has held me in awe. Progressive Democrats have made global warming as their

platform, but despite all the Green New Deals, and possible expenditure of gazillions of dollars, they don’t have a concrete plan to deal with global warming. Trump, on the other hand, came up with a brilliant idea. If it is true that he has suggested to knock down hurricanes using nuclear weapons, then the solution to global warming is very clear: Nuclear Winter. Imagine that! Pure, unadulterated genius!

Now, back to marriage.

I remember one customer that came to my place.

She was coming back from church and had a bible in her hand. While making small talk, she mentioned that it was her thirty-second wedding anniversary that day. I exclaimed, “Thirty-Two years, huh! How do you do it?” She grabbed the Bible tightly and said, “Prayer, Muhammad! A lot of prayer.”

Yes, it takes a lot of prayer, and some would say that it takes a miracle, to make a marriage work. Years of hard work with very little tangible benefits; a long prison sentence for a naïve and innocent decision to commit forever and ever to the wrong person, who at that time may have felt like our soulmate, only to find out later that it was actually a cellmate.

Don’t anyone dare tell my wife that I said all that!

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Americans can be sure that more mass shootings are on the way To the Editor: Here’s the weather forecast for the United States for the next 50 years, in light of several mass shootings lately, most recently in Midland and Odessa, Texas: There will be a regular, indiscriminate hail of bullets affecting all areas within America. A flood of thoughts and prayers will inundate the airwaves for up to two weeks following each hail storm. Precipitation in the form of tears will increase in those months.

A fog of presumed motivations will roll in to obscure the true cause of the hail storms. Rising tides of outrage will threaten to change the status quo, but they will recede as the nation braces for the next storm that is already on the way.

Our leaders will step up to say that it is simultaneously too soon and too late to attempt the passage of any legislation designed to mitigate the storm surge, which is only likely to worsen.

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To the Editor: Sadly, we are so inured to mass shootings that the massacre in Texas was not even the top story on the Los Angeles Times’ front page on Sunday.

There is no excuse for inaction on the part of the president and members of Congress. They and the National Rifle Assn. tell us that this measure or that one will not solve the problem. This is a sorry excuse for inaction.

True, there is no panacea, but to close the gun show and other loopholes, to confiscate or buy back assault rifles, and to identify those whose mental or psychological condition makes them a potential danger to others are all intelligent steps.

Our leaders do nothing, and that is criminal.

Martin Cooper

Marriage and other regrets would be my career choice.

Most of our regrets—and yes, we are talking about major regrets here—center around our decisions that made profound and long-lasting, life changing effects on our lives. Marriage is one such landmark decision that it can actually ruin one’s life. (Please don’t tell my wife that I said that.)

That’s why, when my friend, let’s just call him Bob to protect the innocent, told me that he had asked his girlfriend to move in with him, I had to ask: Why, Tom, why?

Sorry, I meant Bob. I don’t know any Tom. My bad!

That was after I spent quite a bit of time laughing at his use of the word “girlfriend”. I mean, at our age, there is no such thing as a girlfriend.

That concept loses all meanings. His “g i r l f r iend” is not a girl by a long shot.

G r a n d mothers can’t be called “girlfriends”, can they?!

My bad, again, if I am wrong

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n Saturday, September 14th, the Historic Hemet Theatre will welcome back to the stage one of its most requested tributes - Southern California’s top tribute to The Beach Boys, Surf ’s Up. In 1961, The Beach Boys released their debut single “Surfin,” sparking the creation of an entire genre of music called “beach sound” and inspiring a decade of music around the California lifestyle. The band remains one of the most critically acclaimed, commercially successful and influential bands of all time, selling over 100 million records.

Classic Beach Boys songs include “Surfin’ USA,” “Little Deuce Coupe,” “Fun, Fun, Fun.” “ I Get Around,” “Help Me, Rhonda,” “California Girls,” “Barbara Ann,” “Good Vibrations,” “Sloop

John B,” and so many more.

Similar to the Beach Boys, Surf ’s Up is a family band. Brothers Donny & Danny Goldberg, their father Don Goldberg Sr. and cousin Denny Hardwick have been performing together for 25 years.

Their sibling harmonies capture the authentic blend of the Beach Boys with fantastic precision.

Not just another tribute band, these veterans truly bring the magical “Sound of Summer” to the stage.

Surf ’s Up was one of the first tribute bands to perform at the reopened Historic Hemet Theatre.

Since then, the group has made several return appearances, but have not performed at HHT since 2017. Tickets are selling quickly and may be gone before the day of the show. Grab your tickets this week

and get ready for “Fun! Fun! Fun!” This show is the second in Season Three of the “Tribute Mania” Concert Series. The series later this month with tributes to 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), and Styx (12/7).

The “Friday Nite Live” concert series also continues this month with 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.

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5 – 7 pm: Friday Night Dinner/ American Legion Post 53, 124 N. Ramona St. Hemet* * Dusk: Valle Vista Movies in the Park, VV Community Center, 951927-6673* 6 pm - 8:30 pm: Destination Coffee Bar & Bistro - Gio and Friends. 1st and 3rd Friday of every month. Join Gio as she serenades you with her friends!

Live music from local talent in a cabaret setting. Serving Beer, wine and food.

100 W. Florida Ave. Hemet, CA. More Info: 951-652-0040 8:30 pm: Los Vaqueros Restaurant - Fridays Karaoke. At 3909 W Florida Ave., Hemet, Call: 951-766-1192 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

NATIONAL TAILGATING DAY

8 am - 1 pm: Hemet Farmers Market, Harvard St. 10:30 am – 1 pm: The Science of Superheroes, Western Science Center, 951-791-0033* 4 pm - 6 pm: DVAC - Art at the Center “Rigo Rivas” with his art exhibit

Return to the Garden. DVAC is open Wednesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the art gallery, ART AT THE CENTER, is always FREE and appropriate for children. More info available online at www.theDVAC.org.

5:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Golden Era Clubhouse - NIGHT WITH DESTINY DINNER RECEPTION & FUNDRAISER. $250 per person, $350 per couple. Sponsored by the Destiny Care Foundation. This year’s “Night With Destiny” is a dinner reception and fundraiser which will give hope to many in our community and abroad.

Festivities will include free raffle, live jazz, wine host and presentation. At 19871 Gilman Springs Rd. 5:30 pm: Derby’s Bar & Grill - Season 15 ASO. Season 15 ACO Cornhole Classic - Hemet (Bring your own bags!)

6:45 pm - 10:00 pm: The Harvard Music Exchange - The Super Saturday Music Show “Tellies Talk Album Release!” We got some local favorites and some new guest bands coming from Riverside and San Dimas to put on a show. ART TENT / 5$ / ALL AGES. 134 S Harvard St, Hemet.

9 pm: Dinner & Karaoke w/Brian Bell, SJ American Legion Post 848, 312 E, Main St., San Jacinto.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8

NATIONAL GRANDPARENTS DAY

10 am - 5 pm: Stepping out of the Past, Western Science Center, 951-7910033.

10 am - 11 pm: El Patron Mexican Grill - Sunday Happy Hour ALL-DAY. All Sports games available on different screens. Call: 951-652-4545.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

NATIONAL TEDDY BEAR DAY

5 - 9 pm: Tacos & Karaoke w/Steve Brooks, SJ American Legion, 312 E. Main St., SJ 7 pm: Historic Hemet Theatre - Classic Films: “The Little Princess, 1939”, Tickets: 5 dlls. More info: 951-658-5950 7 – 8:30 pm: The Audie Murphy Ranch, Hemet Heritage Foundation, 951-6344952* 8 pm - 12 am: Soboba Casino - Karaoke Night with DJ Evan at the Cabaret Lounge. Call: 951-665-1000.

8 pm - 1 am: El Patron Mexican Grill

- Monday Karaoke. Margaritas ALLDAY $3.50. Happy Hour 2pm – 7pm.

Call: 951-652-4545.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

NATIONAL SWAP IDEAS DAY

3 pm - 9 pm: El Patron Mexican Grill - Taco Tuesdays. Call: 951-652-4545.

5:30 – 9:30 pm: American Legion Post 53 - Bingo! Buy in is 10 dollars for first pack and 4 for second pack and 1 dollar for each additional pack. Free coffee and ice tea during the sessions with free donuts at half time, 951-6582436.

6:30 – 8:30 pm: Planting California Natives Free Workshop, Valley Beautiful Garden Club Meeting, 951-7199868* 7 pm: Historic Hemet Theatre - Classic Films: “The Stranger, 1946”, Tickets: 5 dlls. More info: 951-658-5950 9 pm - 1:30 am: Soboba Casino - Latin Night with super Briza at the Cabaret Lounge. Call: 951-665-1000.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

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Feds: Man sold rapper Mac Miller drugs before overdose death ANDREW DALTON | CONTRIBUTED

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Los Angeles man was arrested Wednesday on charges that he sold counterfeit opioid pills to Mac Miller two days before the rapper died of an overdose.

Cameron James Pettit, 28, who lives in the Hollywood Hills, is expected to appear in court later Wednesday, federal prosecutors said in a statement.

The 26-year-old Miller, who was known to many as Ariana Grande’s ex-boyfriend but was a respected rapper in his own right, was found dead by his assistant at his San Fernando Valley home on Sept. 7, 2018.

A Drug Enforcement Agency affidavit alleges that Miller asked Pettit for oxycodone and other drugs, but on Sept. 5, 2018, Pettit gave Miller counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with the powerful opioid fentanyl.

An autopsy found that Miller died from an accidental overdose , via a combination of fentanyl, cocaine and alcohol.

Authorities found drugs they believe were from Pettit in Miller’s home, and evidence that Miller had crushed and sniffed oxycodone provided by Pettit.

Pettit has only been charged with providing the drugs, however, and not with having a direct role in Miller’s death. It was not immediately known if he had an attorney, and no relative or associate of Pettit could be found for comment.

After reports of Miller’s

death circulated, Pettit sent an Instagram message to a friend saying, “Most likely I will die in jail,” according to the affidavit.

Pettit goes on to write, “I’m gonna get off the grid. Move to another country.”

Investigators also obtained text messages between Miller and Pettit before the sale, in which Miller proclaims his love for oxycodone, or “percs” for the brand name Percocet, and also asks for “bars” of Xanax and a “ball” of cocaine.

“When can u get em?”

Miller asks, according to a transcript of the exchange contained in court filings.

“Probably in an hour or 2. They are 30 ea,” Pettit replies.

“Any chance I can get 10 of those, 10 bars and a ball?” Miller asks.

“Yeah for sure,” Pettit replies.

The autopsy report found that Miller had a history of drug and alcohol abuse, but had not previously overdosed or been hospitalized for any reason.

The report notes that Miller’s many tattoos included one of an hourglass on his arm with the words, “Only so much time left in this crazy world.”

Miller’s assistant told investigators he was feeling positive about the projects he was working on, but had a tendency to slip into drug binges.

Miller’s family declined

comment on the arrest through a spokesman.

U.S. Attorney Nick Hanna said in a statement after Pettit’s arrest that “Fentanyl disguised as a genuine pharmaceutical is a killer — which is being proven every single day in America.”

The charges were first reported Wednesday by NBC News.

A Pittsburgh native whose real name was Malcolm James Myers McCormick, Miller’s rhymes included frank discussion of his depression and drug use, earning him fans among some of the biggest names in hip-hop.

Performers at a concert in his honor included Chance the Rapper and Travis Scott.

He was also in a twoyear relationship with Grande that ended earlier in 2018. After his death she posted an affectionate video of him on her Instagram page and released a song, “Thank U Next,” that lovingly mentions him, saying, “Wish I could say thank you to Malcolm ’cause he was an angel.”

Miller is the latest musician whose death has been linked in recent years to a national wave of opioid abuse and overdoses.

Prince died in 2016 when he took counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl that looked like a generic version of the painkiller Vicodin.

Matthew Roberts, guitarist for the band 3 Doors Down, also died of an overdose in 2016, and had fentanyl and hydrocodone in his system.

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4 – 7 pm: Business Expo, Hemet Valley Mall, 951-658-3211* 5 pm - 8 pm: Maze Stone Bar & Grill Wednesdays with Rocky. Happy Hour and Daily Specials. 1020 Soboba Road, San Jacinto, CA check: www.sobobaspringscc.com.

6:30 - 9:30 pm: Senior Dance, , Hemet West Clubhouse, $6.00. Kathy Perry, 951692-0891* 7 pm: 23rd Annual Soboba Inter-Tribal Pow Wow, The Oaks at Soboba, 45750 Castille Canyon Rd.* 7 pm: Los Vaqueros - Wednesdays Live Music. 3909 W Florida Ave., Hemet. Call: 951-766-1192 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

CHOCOLATE MILK SHAKE DAY

8 am - 1 pm: SJ Farmer’s Market, Farmer’s Corner 11 am - 5 pm: Fingerprints Youth Museum, 951-765-1223 9 pm - 1:30 am: Soboba Casino - DJ Nights at the Cabaret Lounge. Call: 951-665-1000.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

NATIONAL PEANUT DAY

8 am: Golden Era Golf Course - Golf Tournament to benefit the Valley Community Pantry. Registration is at 8 am with Tee Off at 9 am. Includes a Continental Breakfast. 9 Holes - bring 9 food items to donate. 18 holes - bring 18 food items to donate. Contact Joyce 951-634-3747 or Kris 951-566-6555.

10:00 am – 12:00 pm: Golden Era Golf Course - SILVER & SASSY HEALTH FAIR. Free. Continental breakfast, Free health screenings, free phones for hearing impaired, free information, giveaways and more. Bring 9 nonperishable food items for the Food Pantry and play 9 holes of golf. (951) 566-6555.

At: 19871 Gilman Springs Rd. 5 – 7 pm: Friday Night Dinner, American Legion Post 53, 124 N. Ramona* 7pm: DVAC - Auditions: Cabaret at the Center. Call: 951-652-3822.

8:30 pm: Los Vaqueros Restaurant - Fridays Karaoke. At 3909 W Florida Ave., Hemet, Call: 951-766-1192 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

NATIONAL CREAM-FILLED DONUT DAY

*Amateur Boxing And Car Show. Call for information, (951) 282-4945.

8 am: Valley Wide Soapbox Derby. $40 per

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driver, $100 per business. Race a home-built car in the annual Soapbox Derby. Sponsored

by Valley-Wide Recreation and the City of Menifee. Merchandise and food vendors.

Registration by September 7th. Building clinics at Menifee Community Center. At: Menifee Rd, between Craig Ave & Holland Rd. Call: 951-672-6744.

9:30 am – 4:30 pm: Feline Fancier Cat Show. $5 per person, age 8 & under free. The 44th annual cat show displays 6 rings of allbreed and household pet competition. At: VW Sports Complex, 951-654-1505* 5 pm: Western Science Center - Science Under the Stars - Join us for Science of the Sea. Enjoy fine food, wine and beverages outside on our piazza; watch a dazzling aeronautics display and live Polynesian dancing. We will also have both live and silent auctions with exclusive items and experiences up for bid.

7 pm: Historic Hemet Theatre - Tribute to the Beach Boys featuring Surf ’s Up – Live Concert. Doors open at 6:15 pm.

8:30 pm: Chappies Bar - VFatal Productions “VFMS”. Mosh Potatoes, Gentroside, Andrew & The Cockblockers.

9 pm: Dinner & Karaoke w/Brian Bell, SJ Amer. Lgn. Post 848, 312 E, Main St., SJ SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

WIFE APPRECIATION DAY

10 am - 11 pm: El Patron Mexican Grill Sunday Happy Hour ALL-DAY. All Sports games available on different screens. Call: 951-652-4545 10 am - 4 pm: Diamond Valley Lake, 951765-9579 10 am - 5 pm: Stepping out of the Past, Western Science Center, 951-791-0033 11 am - 3 pm: Hemet Museum, 951-9294409 11 am - 4 pm: San Jacinto Valley Museum, 951-654-4952 12 pm: 23rd Annual Soboba Inter-Tribal Pow Wow, The Oaks at Soboba, 45750 Castille Canyon Rd.* MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

INDEPENDENCE DAY OF MEXICO

7 pm: Historic Hemet Theatre - Classic Films: “Amazing Adventure, 1936”, Tickets: 5 dlls. More info: 951-658-5950 8 pm - 12 am: Soboba Casino - Karaoke Night with DJ Evan at the Cabaret Lounge.

Call: 951-665-1000.

8 pm - 1 am: El Patron Mexican Grill -

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Rheostatics - Here Come The Wolves

Because every 27 years evil revisits the town of Derry, Maine, IT: Chapter Two brings the characters—who’ve long since gone their separate ways—back together as adults, nearly three decades after the events of the first film.

Lower Dens - The Competition

Finn Wolfhard, Barbara Muschietti, Roy Lee, Wyatt Oleff, Dan Lin, Gary Dauberman, Bill Hader, Seth Grahame-Smith.

Bat for Lashes - Lost Girls

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Chrissie Hynde - Valve Bone Woe

for her life — and her tips — when her last order of the night turns out to be high society Satanists in need of a virgin sacrifice.

Miles Davis - Rubberband

Dallas Sonnier, Rebecca Romijn, Arden Myrin, AJ Bowen, Chelsea Stardust, Adam Goldworm, Amanda Presmyk, Grady Hendrix.

Melanie Martinez- K-12

Night Hunter Marshall, a weathered Lieutenant, and his police force investi-

Frankie Cosmos - Close It Quietly

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Monday Karaoke. Margaritas ALL-DAY $3.50. Happy Hour 2pm – 7pm. Call: 951652-4545

LOOK FOR COMING EVENTS Saturday, August 31 thru Sunday Sept. 29 Tues – Sat, 10 am – 5 pm: Life in the Ancient Seas, WSC 951-791-0033 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 7 pm: Historic Hemet Theatre - Tribute to Brooks and Dunn featuring Neon Circus – Friday Night Live!. Doors open at 6:15 pm 7:30 pm: Ramona Bowl Amphitheatre - RAMONA HILLSIDE PLAYHOUSE: OUTWARD BOUND. Reservations (951) 658-5300.

8:00 pm - 11:00 pm: Derby’s Bar and Grill - Just In Comedy Show! “Featuring Headliner Kevin Davis and a full line up of So. Cal Funniest comics.” Doors/tickets 8pm , seating 8:30pm , Show time 9pm.

Food and Drink specials for early arrivals 6pm-9pm. At 2860 W Florida Ave. Hemet.

Call: 951-652-2440.

Veep

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tony Hale, Anna Chlumsky, Timothy Simons, Matt Walsh.

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Larry David, Cheryl Hines, Jeff Garlin, Susie Essman, Richard Lewi

The Leftovers

Justin Theroux, Carrie Coon, Amy Brenneman, Christopher Eccleston

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Rob McElhenney, Glenn Howerton, Charlie Day, Kaitlin Olson, Danny DeVito

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Breaking Bad

Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn, Dean Norris, Betsy Brandt, RJ Mitte.

Mad Men

Melissa Fumero, Andy Samberg, Stephanie Beatriz, Terry Crews.

Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones, Christina Hendricks, Aaron Staton.

Scrubs

Alias Grace

Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke, Donald Faison.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 11 am - 10 pm: Soboba Inter-Tribal Pow Wow, The Oaks at Soboba, 45750 Castille Canyon Rd. 7:30 am: 2nd Annual The Roar, 5K Race, Diamond Valley Lake, 2615 Angler Ave. 9:00 am: Golden Era Golf Course KING FOOTBALL GOLF TOURNAMENT. Support our King Football program $75 per person. Check-in will begin at 9 am. Prizes and raffles will follow the tournament. Tacos and Drinks will be served throughout the day! At: 19871 Gilman Springs Rd. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm: Soboba Events Center - VIP TOTS: RETRO KARAOKE. VIP Tots presents their annual Karaoke Competition, with cash prizes. Festivities include pre-show appetizers. VIP Tots serves local children and families by providing comprehensive, high-quality Early Learning Services. Register to participate at viptots.org. $35 per person. Venue: 22777 Soboba Rd. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 10:00 am – 7:00 pm: Modern Vintage Flea - artisan and vintage and shopping

Sarah Gadon, Edward Holcroft, Rebecca Liddiard.

experience, held at the Riverside Main Street Pedestrian Mall featuring some of SoCal’s best makers and vintage collectors.

At: Downtown Riverside Pedestrian Mall, 3675 Main Street, Riverside.

10 am – 11:30 am: Hemet Valley Art Gallery - Kids Art Jam, Every 4th Saturday of the month. Ages 6-12 $5 All supplies included. Harvard Street. Space limited.

Must reserve a seat. Call: Leonie 951-5533572.

12pm - 4pm: Valley-Wide Aquatic Center - THE GREAT PUMPKIN PLUNGE. The 13th annual event will feature swimming and games as the aquatic center closes for the season. (951) 929-0047.

5:00 pm: Veterans Unity Ranch - VETERAN’S FUNDRAISER: TRIBUTE TO CCR. The veteran’s support group, K.I.A. (Killed in Action) hosts a concert fundraiser in support of our veterans & their families. BBQ dinner followed by a Tribute to Creedence Clearwater Revival performed by Fortunate Son. Seating will be in the arena, so bring a chair /blanket.

(951) 452-2111. $25 per person. At: RM Veterans Unity Ranch, 30920 Palm Ave. 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm: Golden Era Productions - 2nd ANNUAL CRUISE FUNDRAISER FOR VALLEY RESTART. Star of California Clipper Ship: Fine food & beverages, live entertainment, silent and

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Rosanna Arquette, Carly Craig, Craig Frank

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Anya Chalotra, Tyler Posey, Aneurin Barnard, Jamie Chung.

Best Shot

Sharnee Brown, Darryl Harvey Jr., Darnell Mangan.

live auctions. Watch for details: (951) 5449573.

7 pm: Historic Hemet Theatre - Tribute to the Eagles featuring Desperado. Doors open at 6:15 pm 8 pm - 10 pm: DVAC: Jimmy & Enrique, acoustic duo, 951-652-3822 8 pm: Soboba Casino - Roberto Tapia – Live Music. Doors open at 7pm. Tickets available at the Soboba Box Office and Soboba.com Event for 21+ Call: 951-6651000.

EVENTS NEAR OF HEMET & SJ FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 4 pm: Shotgun Jefferson - Banning Stagecoach KOA Journey. Annual Stagecoach Days festival/rodeo. Fun for the whole family with a Rodeo, carnival rides, live music, dancing, games, food, drink and more! For more info visit us at shotgunjefferson.com.

8 pm: Pechanga Resort - Deep Purple Tour. At 45000 Pechanga Parkway, Temecula, CA. 9:30 pm: The Canyon Cowboy - Chris Lozano and the Dixie Playboys. Call: 951723-2201 8:00 pm: Pechanga Resort, Casino -

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Selling cars vs. donating cars: Which is right for you?

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reetings from the Hemet Car Guy, recently our friends Bill and Aida Nowark came to us knowing that we buy vehicles they wanted us to buy their 1999 Dodge passenger van, needing paint and transmission work among other things. Bill and Aida have used the van for their home assisted living Business in Quail Valley, they knew they wouldn’t get much for it, but they needed the space.

At the same time, I’ve been listening to the radio station 102.5 the Vine, and “Doc” on the radio has been talking about Pastor Hawkins from “Divine Appointment Worship Center” has been tak-

RICHARD PERRY | Photo courtesy ing underprivileged kids to Stadium Pizza in San Jacinto for a Pizza Party and then to a Lake Elsinore Storm Baseball Game. A great collaboration of a church, Business, nonprofit Radio Station, and Baseball team all for a worthy cause.

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Deep Purple Tour. At: Pechanga Resort, Casino Dr, Temecula.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM: 2019 Dino Music Festival | Daz Dillinger, Layzie Bone & 2x. Bringing you the 1st Annual Dino Music Festival featuring Performances, Special Guests, Car Show, Vendors and more. At: 4400 N

In speaking with Pastor Hawkins, he was hoping to one day have a vehicle large enough to take all the kids in 1 vehicle as he and his wife (pastor) Nicole has been packing them in their two cars.

Prayers were answered! As the Nowarks decided to donate their 11 passenger van.

This was a win/win for everybody involved.

As with this and other nonprofits and Charities like “Cops 4 Kids and Communities,” I was fortunate to introduce and assist in completing the process in helping them.

DMV.org offers good advice on this relating to the Pros and Cons to Donating and Selling a Car. For some, donating used cars is more appealing than

slapping a “car for sale” sign in the window.

What are the pros and cons when you donate a car to charity? Would selling your car be a better move?

Donating a Used Car: Pros •Car donation helps people in need. Donating your car to charity will help a cause you believe in, and also give you a sense of personal satisfaction.

You’ll help make the world a better place to live.

•You’re getting rid of something you don’t want.

A broken-down car might cost more to repair than it’s worth, or it may have littleto-no trade-in value. A more valuable vehicle might require too much time and money to keep. Also remember that, as long as you own the car, you’ll

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Fun Family Event featuring Artisan Vendors, a Bubble Dance Party, Story Time & Kids Carnival featuring: Face Painting, Balloon Animals, Carnival & Backyard Games & STEM crafts + Diaper Drive Raffle! At: Vail Headquarters, 32115 Temecula Parkway, Temecula.

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pay extra taxes on it and incur other expenses.

•Generally, donations are tax-deductible. You can deduct the fair market value of the car if the charity gives the vehicle away or uses it for charitable purposes. If the charity sells the car, you can deduct the amount and get a break on your taxes. Check with the IRS for more details.

Donating a Used Car: Cons •Car donations bring no money. Auto sales put some cash in your pocket. Donating it won’t. You need to decide if that’s all right, particularly if you plan to buy another car to replace the old one.

•You can’t avoid paperwork. Donating your vehicle doesn’t mean you drop it off somewhere and never think

nardino. 2575 Glen Helen Parkway, San Bernardino, CA. 7 pm: Fox Performing Arts Center - Robert Cray. 3801 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA. 8pm - 12 am: The Office Bar & Grill - Kaleidoscope. You love the horns, the setup and the band and you always ask when they are coming back! At 2801 Mountain Rd., Pasadena. Phone: 410-255-6540 9:30 pm: The Canyon Cowboy Pulp Vixen. Call: 951-723-2201

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about it again. It’s still your responsibility to transfer the title and provide accurate information about the car (like the odometer reading). You also need to know the fair market value of the vehicle and file the appropriate forms with the IRS come tax time.

•Some charities are scams.

If you don’t carefully research the charity to which you’re giving the car, you might find yourself donating your vehicle to crooks. That will become a problem if you try to deduct the fair market value of the car on your tax returns, and it may result in your being flagged for an audit.

That’s why it’s best to get referrals before you go with your Heart.

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hether it’s uncomfortable furniture or utilitarian light fixtures, you’re probably used to making some concessions when it comes to comfort, style and convenience in your home’s outdoor spaces.

What many homeowners are learning is that nearly anything that can be achieved in interior spaces can likewise be achieved in exterior ones. However, there are a few things to keep in mind in order to update these spaces safely and for maximum effect. Here are a few ideas to consider: Create a “Room” One aspect of creating

the feel of a “room” in your home’s outdoor spaces is defining its boundaries.

Get creative with the notion of floor, ceiling and walls.

Sometimes, these elements work better when they’re more of a suggestion than an impermeable structure.

Whether it’s a latticed trellis that allows you to view the stars, a manic ured hedge to create privacy or a sunken “living room” set off by a retaining wall, there are plenty of charming means for setting an outdoor area apart from the space around it.

If your project requires digging, it’s important to call 811, a free nationwide number, in order to determine where underground utility lines are and avoid them.

Air and Light Think the form and function of ceiling fans, chandeliers and pendant lights are for interior spaces only?

Think again. Such stylish fixtures can be added over patios, verandas or pergolas to add the level of elegance and comfort one could traditionally only enjoy indoors.

However, if you do plan to add any such electrical device to an exterior space, you must do so safely by opting for weatherproof installation, as well as fixtures designed specifically for the outdoors.

Whether performing this upgrade on your own or hiring a contractor, consider products such as the “Outdoor Comforts” line from the Bell Outdoor brand of Hubbell

Incorporated. The line’s new Bell Outdoor Ceiling Fan Box, which provides a safe and secure mounting and weatherproof wiring junction specifically for outdoor fans, chandeliers or pendant lights, is designed to enhance outdoor living spaces with the same convenience and comfort you enjoy indoors. To learn more about cost-effective solutions for upgrading outdoor areas with weatherproof fans or luminaires, visit hubbell.com/bell/en.

Finishing Touches If it’s been awhile since you furnished your backyard, you may be surprised by the scope of weatherproof furnishings, cushions, pillows and even rugs available on

OUTDOOR: Add style and comfort to outdoor living spaces with outdoor-rated fixtures.| Photo by Hubbell Incorporated the market today. If you’re overdue for an upgrade, consider padding out your patio to make the time spent in your outdoor space as comfortable as an afternoon curled up on the couch in the family room. To extend the life of certain items, you

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BIGGER HOUSE WITH GOURMENT KITCHEN Move-in ready for a bigger family. This 5 bedroom house, 3 bath has tons to offer: beautiful gourmet kitchen, granite countertops, under cabinet lighting, a walk-in pantry, plenty of cabinets. Less than 3 minutes from I-10 Freeway. Very low HOA. Club house amenities are huge, impressive, with 2 swimming pools. Very close to PGA. $394,888.

SINGLE LEVEL RANCH STYLE HORSE PROPERTY

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

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Beautiful Views!! 5 acres of mostly usable land with a 460 sqft travel trailer hooked up to utilities with approximately 22,000 sqft of fencing around trailer. 2 shared wells, lots of potential; Replace trailer with your very own double wide mobile home, ability to build a 2nd home on lot, garage, agriculture etc.

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RARE, AFFORDABLE, 2BD, 2BA MODEL Located in the Valle Hermosa senior community.

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BEAUTIFUL SINGLE-FAMILY HOME This home is located only steps away from Little Lake Elementary School and shopping.

Spacious 3 beds, 2 baths and approximately 1,761 square feet. This home offers a spacious 2 car garage, central heating/air, large kitchen with tile counters, oak cabinetry with plenty of storage and large pantry, large formal dining room w/fireplace, & covered patio. $1625.00 includes a landscaper. Apply now at www.Brubakercultonpropertymanagement.com!

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SPLASHPADS

Would it benefit the community?

Should the city consider investing in splash pads?

KYLE HEADLEE | CONTRIBUTED

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ne thing is for sure; it is hard to cool off in this heat, even if you run your air conditioner all day long it still only does so much and you will certainly feel it at the end of the month when your SoCal Edison bill comes in the mail unless you have a pool and an amazing solar system. Cooling off is a real problem for the majority of the community.

That’s just staying home, what are you supposed to do when you want to get out? Hemet & San Jacinto’s options are already very limited as it is. You could go to the movies for two/ three hours depending on what’s showing. The bowling alley or the skating rink are both open during weekdays, there are a couple of indoor play areas around the community, one being Burger King across the street from Chili’s. The problem with all these options is; they are going to put a hole in your wallet and the more kids you have. The bigger the hole will get.

Hemet & San Jacinto, already have an incredible amount of public parks, they all offer a variety of jungle gyms, basketball courts, grassy areas, and great spots for picnics, but when the temperature is reaching into the high 90’s and in to the hundreds it’s hard to convince yourself

to spend much time at a park.

When I was a kid, my dad would fill our ice chest with water and watch us run around the park for around with water guns.

However, as soon as someone decided to one-up the other siblings and pick up the ice chest to dump it on the rest of us, all the water would be gone and so would the fun.

Cities like Temecula, Menifee, Murrieta, and Moreno Valley have started to build splash pads that are dedicated to the community. There are many different water features for kids to play with, and the fun is limitless.

The water is limitless and recycled. Parents can sit in shady areas surrounding the Splash Pad or join in on the fun.

At most of these locations, there are tall gates that lock after a certain time as well as a timer for the water, this way people aren’t tempted to sneak into the park and wash themselves in the middle of the night.

The best part of these Splash Pads are that they are free; one or two of them in the community would excellent and offer many people in our valley a luxury that they otherwise couldn’t afford, and that have a way to cool off during this heatwave. A project like this would cost a couple million dollars, and, likely, local taxpayers

wouldn’t want to bite the bullet to fund something like this. However, there is currently state grants going out to underprivileged communities to upgrade their local parks.

This grant can be used to build things like Sports Centers, Developmental Parks, Crazy New Jungle Gyms, and Tot Spots (parks for toddlers.) it makes sense that Hemet or San Jacinto could apply for one of these grants and use the money to build an amazing splash pad for the community to enjoy on these crazy summer days. What do you think about the idea of adding a couple of Splash Pads around the city?

The Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle cares about your opinion, Email;Vcspor tsKyle@g mail.com with your thoughts and your opinion may be printed on next week’s paper.

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Nine-year-old phenom shines on drums Chapter XV: Kiss her; She’ll love it in “The Band Sebastian” RUSTY STRAIT | COLUMNIST

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s a kid, girls were not usually on my radar, as a matter of fact, they were somewhere beyond the horizon.

However, when I was about twelve or thirteen a blonde-haired, blueeyed neighbor caught my eye, and I suffered through my first case of being lovesick, and boy did I have it bad. My relationships with female sex became a lot more complicated as an adult. Norma Westfall. In seventh grade, it began and went on for almost a year. The very mention of her name sent me into panicky tremors. That I turned out to become bi-sexual would certainly have not been considered in the minds of most folks in my life at that time.

All I thought of was Norma Westfall. She had a pert pug-nose, and angels had sculpted light freckles on a face I was sure. Her medium blonde curly hair must have been grown by the seraphs who manufactured corn silks. Oh yes, I was love-sick from the floor to the sky and beyond.

Never the daredevil, when it came to Norma Westfall I was melting putty in boiling water. I overheard my mother talking to a neighbor one day, “I’ve never seen him like this. Mooning around all afternoon instead of getting out of the house and doing something with his buddies.”

“Oh, Jerry, I wouldn’t worry. He’s at that age.

Don’t you remember how boys were in their early teens?

We could wrap them around our little fingers.” “Yeah,” mom said, “but he had always given me the impression that when he got into puberty, I’d have to deal with a boyfriend, not a girl.” “C’ mon, Jerry, during their early and mid-teens they don’t know what they want.

For a long time, I thought m y

youngest brother would go that way. It was always boys, boys, boys, and then one day at the supper table he announced that he was engaged and wanted dad to sign permission for him to get a marriage license. Dad said, absolutely not. Two years later mom signed for him and he took a bride at 17. What’s more, it wasn’t the girl he couldn’t live without. I wouldn’t worry. “ Needless to say, in the long run, my mother knew me better.

So I hungered and yearned for Norma Westfall and, when she went to visit an aunt in Bel Air, Ohio for a month during summer vacation, I moped around the house like a limp dishrag.

Even two weeks on the farm didn’t help.

Although Bel Air was maybe 90 to 100 miles upstate on the Ohio River, it might as well have been Saudi Arabia. I thought about hitch-hiking, but then what would I say when I got there?

Where would I bunk down? In August, a week before school started, Norma Westfall was coming into the Charleston Greyhound Station, where my mother worked. I wanted to be there, but I didn’t care to be seen making a fool of myself (and I was sure I would do that). However, in my life, there have always been a however. My cousin Bill, the instigator, went with me. “What

you got to do, Raymond is a runup to her when she gets off the bus and plants a big wet kiss on her face, and she’ll know that anybody who would do that in public must mean it.”

“No way I’m gonna do anything like that. Ain’t gonna happen.”

There wasn’t any way on earth I would do anything so stupid, much less in front of God and the passengers getting off the bus from Bel Air, Ohio.

No way? No way! The bus docked into a slot, and I saw her profile two windows back from the opening door. Everything started to grow hazy, and that’s the last thing I remember until she slapped me so hard that I fell smack on my butt on the platform.

I got the gory details from my mother after she came home from work. Apparently, at the last minute without thought aforehand, I did exactly what I said I would never do. Grabbed her as she put her foot on the ground and, I don’t know how wet it was, but my kiss was planted squarely on her astonished mouth. Her reaction was as though a mugger had tried to kiss her in the park.

That was my one and only surprise kissing of anybody. Also, it was the end of my passionate feelings for Norma Westfall. How could anybody who liked me be so cruel?

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e may be only nine years old and little more than 40 inches tall, but young Nick Aguirre has become the star attraction in his father Sebastian Aguirre’s trio that includes Sebastian and his cousin Jason.

The Band Sebastian is no run of the mill garage band making noise rather than music. Sebastian Aguirre has a master’s degree in music from Cal State Fullerton and currently teaches music at Innovation High School in Lake Elsinore.

Sebastian says both Jason and Nick are both exceptional percussionists. Nick, has been playing with the group since September of 2018.

The proud father says, I pretty much sat him up with a drum set and he has been phenomenal. He started out like a pro and has continued to develop. I was intending to teach him the rudiments, paradiddles and drum rolls and discover to mine and everyone’s surprise that he could already play and had an acute sense of rhythm and beat.”

Sebastian and Jason have been playing together for several years but Nick has become the star.

“People come out to see him,” says Sebastian. “I’ve never seen anything like it.” He is not just pumping his chest with fatherly pride.

The kid is an astonishing musician.

The Aguirre’s recently moved from Orange County to San Jacinto. “I have a new home,” says Sebastian, “but I still have some gigs all over Southern California...”

Why the San Jacinto Valley?

“The weather, the nature and beautiful mountains around us. I want to establish my family in this community.”

What kind of music does he feature: “We are dance rock. We love it.

We’ll play Mustang Sally and Carlo Santana. Our sound is like Santa Ana’s.”

They also feature blues rock, Latin rock and dance rock. “We try to move the crowd with two drummers. I have a great heart for musicians and contribute to the community through my music. I really want to help other musicians, especially young folks with a musical aptitude. It excites me when I can be of assistance in someone’s musical education, especially the youth. It has become a calling for me.”

He has an affinity for jazz. “Jason is a real jazz artist, specializing in Latin percussion. We all seem to be intimately related to jazz.”

He comes by his love of music honestly. “My mother is a composer of Mariachi music. She’s been professionally produced. She grew up in the sixties and seven-

MUSICIAN: Musician Sebastian and nine year old drummer son Nick. | Photo by Rusty Strait ties - loving the Rolling Stones and Credence Clearwater Revival. So I was exposed to different genres of music.”

Young Nick has a voice of his own. “A couple of days after we moved here my dad brought this really big drum set into the house and right after he seated me in front of them, I just started playing and by dad being one of the best teacher’s in the world, I was encouraged and just kept playing.”

Not in any way a braggart, he added, “There are many drummers better than me, but I’m getting there. I play for people.”

The band has played at the House of Blues in Anaheim and San Diego. Also in several Hollywood and North Hollywood clubs.

They will be the headliners at The Derby in Hemet this Saturday Night along with two acts that include Mitchell Cortes, who plays acoustical guitar and sings An ambitious and anxious young man, wanting to get on with the interview, Nick raps drum sticks on the table. “Okay dad, that’s enough.” Talk about savvy!

The third group, Three Minutes of Playtime, I’ve reviewed before and found them to be jazz oriented young men ranging in age from 15 to adult. They are influenced by the sounds and styles of Ellington and Basie and much to everyone’s surprise Jack Teagarden a big band trombonist from the Swinging Years of the thirties and forties.

If you’re interested in an evening of music that sounds like music you might want to take this one in. Plus there is no cover charge - imagine a free concert. Just sayin’ LOCATION: Derby’s Bar and Grill, 2860 W. Florida Ave., Hemet.

DATE & TIME: Saturday, September 7 from 8 pm to 11 pm. rustystrait@gmail.com

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The losers gang reunite to take on Pennywise again KIM NEWMAN| AP

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ith seven key human characters – grown-up versions of the Losers’ Club, the kids who fought malevolent clown spirit Pennywise in It: Chapter One – facing individual horror sequences before uniting in a final battle, It: Chapter Two suffers quite a bit from the bloat that affected the novel. At 169 minutes, it sets a record for longest theatrically-released mainstream English language horror movie, displacing the Suspiria remake (152 minutes), the longest cut of The Shining (146 minutes), and the comparatively trim The Conjuring 2 (135 minutes).

Industry wisdom has always been that horror – like comedy – loses impact at epic length but, in an era of binge-watched streaming shows like The Haunting of Hill House, that rule may no longer apply. Indeed, it seems likely audiences who made It Chapter One a hit in excess of expectations will return for the follow-up – which has the added bonuses of a starrier cast, more elaborate monster effects, and a definitive ending.

The second film in Andy Muschietti’s diptych adaptation of Stephen King’s 1986 novel also aspires to be the Avengers Endgame of horror. Bedsides picking up the story from It Chapter One, the film references King’s whole literary and cinematic oeuvre (a key line from Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining is repeated) while drawing on scary images from the entire corpus of American horror cinema. The novel (and the well-remembered 1990 TV miniseries) had the nightmare clown Pennywise (aka It) manifest also as the creature from the 1958 drive-in classic I Was a Teenage Werewolf. As part of the updating process, shifting 1950s childhood flashbacks to the 1980s, the werewolf is replaced by a monstrosity from John Carpenter’s 1983 version of The Thing (also complete with catchphrase).

Additionally, Pennywise (Bill Skarsgård) represents a strain of sinister carnival horror embodied by Lon Chaney and Ray Bradbury, but turns out to be an extra-terrestrial predator out of H.P. Lovecraft with – of course – a backstory involving Native American legend and lore. Muschietti, whose first genre hit was the small-scale ghost story Mama, adds an array of contemporary film references, with many spindly, grinning, longarmed spectres related to the apparitions found in the Insidious films or Guillermo del Toro’s nightmares.

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Chapter Two is an ugly incident of homophobic violence at a funfair in Derry, Maine, which summons Pennywise from a twenty-seven-year slumber to sink its many teeth into multiple victims. Librarian Mike Hanlon (Isaiah Mustafa), who has stayed in town while his friends have left to forget what happened in Chapter One, calls up the rest of the Club, who have prospered but have cracks in their lives that date back to their childhoods.

Bill Denbrough (James McAvoy) is a best-selling horror writer who has trouble with endings. Beverly Marsh (Jessica Chastain) lives in a mansion but has a husband as abusive as her dead father was. Richie Tozier (Bill Hader) is a bitter stand-up comedian, once-chubby Ben Hanscom (Jay Ryan) is a buff architect, jittery hypochondriac Eddie Kaspbrak (James Ransone) is a risk assessor and thoughtful Jew Stan Uris (Andy Bean) is the lone noshow for reasons that take a while to become clear.

Reuniting in Derry, the Losers are beset by the clown in many horrific/comic forms – goblins sprouting from fortune cookies, a disturbingly friendly little old lady (Joan Gregson), even an evil puppy. Like the Avengers, they have to split up on their own quests, which means starring in a succession of scary sketches (it was a canny marketing move to release self-contained clips in addition to conventional trailers) which are individually effective but pall with repetition Despite its epic length, this – like many King adaptations – tends to reduce nuanced, tormented everyman characters to soap opera stereotypes. Because the Losers are split up for much of the film, the returning young cast – Jaeden Martell, Wyatt Oleff. Jack Dylan Grazer, Finn Wolfhard. Sophia Lillis, Chosen Jacobs, Jeremy Ray Taylor – get more of a showcase in flashbacks than higher-profile adult actors (Chastain, returning from Mama, probably does best), who have to take character cues from the kids.

While the film stumbles and meanders, however, there’s no denying that it delivers enough set-pieces for three regular horror films. All the forms of Pennywise, blending Skarsgård’s bucktoothed grin with special effects, are at once awe-inspiring and terrifying, especially in a final battle for the soul of the town and the lives of the Losers.

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4.Chocolat (2000) A woman and her daughter open a chocolate shop in a small French village that shakes up the rigid morality of the community.

5. Ratatouille (2007) A rat who can cook makes an unusual alliance with a young kitchen worker at a famous restaurant.

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3. Chef (2014) A head chef quits his restaurant job and buys a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative promise, while piecing back together his estranged family.

2. No Reservations (2007) The life of a top chef changes when she becomes the guardian of her young niece.

1. Julie & Julia (2009)

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HOROSCOPES September 06, 2019 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) It might not be wise to pursue goals involving others, unless you can stop impulsively rejecting new ideas. Either open your mind or wait until next week, when this “ornery” mood passes.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) It’s a good time for the Bovine to be creative and practical for yourself and your surroundings. Shop wisely, not impulsively, and keep your Bull’s eye focused on quality, not quantity.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You should feel more confident about moving ahead with plans that had to be delayed by an unexpected turn of events. Also, family matters might need more time than first anticipated.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Be considerate of others as you move into a new area in your professional life. Take time to meet people and discuss mutual goals. The more you get to know each other, the better.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) Creating a fuss could get your ideas noticed quickly. But it would be best to present your case, and then wait for a reaction to follow in due course, rather than try to force it to happen.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Unkept promises might cause plans to go awry this week. You can either grumble about people “letting you down” or find a way to make the best of it and move on. The choice is yours.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Putting off making a commitment early in the week could be a good move. Best to act when you know you’re making an informed deci-

sion. Expect more facts to emerge by the week’s end.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) A recent act of kindness on your part could take on special meaning this week. Also, look for signs of upcoming changes in both your personal and professional relationships.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Many of the tougher communication barriers between you and others in the workplace or at home could begin breaking down this week. Expect some surprises to emerge.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Your “tough love” attitude toward someone you care for could be misunderstood. Try to be less judgmental and show more consideration in the way you relate to that person.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) An unexpected workplace challenge could be daunting. But take what you know (and you know more than you realize) and apply it to the problem, and you should see positive results.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Recent relationship changes for both single and paired Pisces continue to influence much of your week.

Keep your focus on developing the positive aspects as you move along.

BORN THIS WEEK: You set your goals with assurance and influence others to follow suit.

You would be an excellent philosopher and teacher.

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Trump dice que trabajará con el Congreso para frenar tiroteos DARLENE SUPERVILLE | AP

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l presidente Donald Trump se comprometió el domingo, horas después de la masacre más reciente en Estados Unidos, a trabajar con un Congreso dividido para “frenar la amenaza de los ataques masivos”.

Cualquier medida debe satisfacer los objetivos de proteger la seguridad pública y el derecho constitucional a la tenencia de armas, indicó, y pareció proyectar nuevas dudas sobre los méritos de instituir revisiones de antecedentes más exhaustivas para la adquisición de armas de fuego.

Trump habló poco después de que la cifra de fallecidos por la masacre del sábado en el oeste de Texas aumentara a siete mientras las autoridades trabajaban para averiguar los motivos por los que un hombre comenzó a dispararle a patrulleros estatales que le marcaron un alto por una infracción de tránsito y después huyó del lugar. Baleó a más de 20 personas antes de que la policía lo matara. Aún no se difunde un motivo.

El mandatario dijo que sería “maravilloso decir” que trabajaría para “eliminar” los tiroteos masivos, pero reconoció que es improbable que eso ocurra.

“Queremos reducir los crímenes violentos de manera sustancial”, declaró Trump durante una reunión en la que fue informado sobre el huracán Dorian en las oficinas de la Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias en Washington.

El compromiso de Trump con el control de armas de fuego ha estado en duda desde que 17 estudiantes y adultos

ATAQUES MASIVOS: Estados Unidos, a trabajar con un Congreso dividido

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fueron asesinados en una escuela secundaria de Parkland, Florida, el 14 de febrero de 2018. En los días posteriores al ataque, el mandatario se expresó a favor de revisiones de antecedentes más estrictas, pero no tardó en retractarse ante la presión de la Asociación Nacional del Rifle (NRA, por sus iniciales en inglés), el poderoso grupo cabildero de los partidarios de la posesión de armas que respaldó su candidatura presidencial.

Recientemente, el mandatario se deslindó de los méritos de revisiones de antecedentes más estrictas para la compra de armas después de dos masacres con unas horas de diferencia el mes pasado en El Paso, Texas, y Dayton, Ohio, en las que el murieron más de 30 personas. En su lugar intentó apuntar los reflectores a los problemas de salud mental por encima del acceso a las armas de fuego.

“Tristemente, en su mayor parte, si vemos los últimos

cuatro o cinco (ataques) e incluso remontándonos cinco o seis o siete años, en su mayoría, aún con las más estrictas revisiones de antecedentes, no se habría evitado nada”, declaró. “Así que es un gran problema.

Es un problema mental. Es un gran problema”.

Trump habló de la necesidad de “duras medidas para mantener las armas lejos de las manos de individuos peligrosos y trastornados”, junto con cambios a un sistema de salud mental que describió como “descompuesto”.

También hizo un llamado para asegurarse que los delincuentes con armas “sean puestos tras las rejas y lejos de las calles”.

“La seguridad pública es nuestra máxima prioridad, siempre queriendo proteger nuestra Segunda Enmienda.

Es tan importante”, comentó, refiriéndose a la enmienda constitucional que establece el derecho a comprar y poseer armas.

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El tiroteo en Midland, Texas dejó 7 muertos, no de 12 como asegura publicación DARLENE SUPERVILLE | AP

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A AFIRMACIÓN: Una publicación ampliamente compartida en Facebook asegura que 12 personas fallecieron a consecuencia del tiroteo en Midland, Texas, y que 22 -dos de ellas policías estatales- resultaron heridas. También muestra supuestas fotografías del tiroteo.

VERIFICACIÓN AP: Mixto. La policía de Odessa reportó que el saldo del tiroteo que tuvo lugar el pasado 31 de agosto en West Texas es de de siete personas muertas y 25 heridas. De estas últimas, tres son policías. Además, de las seis fotografías de tiroteos que acompañan la publicación sólo dos corresponden al tiroteo del sábado pasado.

LOS HECHOS: La publicación que se ha compartido cientos de veces en Facebook asegura que el saldo del tiroteo fue de 12 personas, que 10 de las víctimas son menores de edad y que de los 22 heridos, dos son miembros de la

policía del estado. Sin embargo, la Policía de Odessa reportó que fueron siete las personas que murieron y que de los 25 heridos, tres son policías. Uno pertenece al departamento de seguridad pública de Texas y los otros dos a los departamentos de policía de Odessa y de Midland.

Las autoridades también dieron a conocer la lista de los nombres y las edades de las siete víctimas mortales y de estas sólo Juvenile Female, originaria de Odessa, es menor de edad y tiene 15 años. Las edades del resto de las víctimas oscilan entre los 25 y los 57 años.

Por otro lado, de las seis fotografías que se comparten en la publicación, sólo dos corresponden al tiroteo en Midland, Texas. La primera muestra un área acordonada varios policías y dos camionetas de la policía estacionadas y es una captura de pantalla de un video de CBS news.

La segunda muestra una camioneta azul con impactos de bala en el parabrisas y pertenece a la Agence France-Press (AFP).

De las cuatro restantes, dos son imágenes del tiroteo ocurrido en Parkland, Florida el 14 de febrero de 2018. La que muestra a dos bomberos atendiendo a una víctima fue tomada por John Mccall para la AP. La foto en la que se puede ver a un hombre esposado y a varios policías alrededor es una captura de pantalla de un video de Reuters. El hombre arrestado es Nikola Cruz, autor del tiroteo.

Las otras dos fueron tomadas en el tiroteo ocurrido el 12 de agosto de este año en El Paso, Texas. En una se puede ver a dos policías caminando y al fondo dos patrullas y en otra se ve a miembros del equipo especial SWAT caminando en un estacionamiento. La primera es de la agencia AFP y la segunda es una captura de pantalla de un video tomado por Jorge Salgado, testigo del tiroteo, entrevistado por CBS news.

Las autoridades señalaron a Seth Aaron Ator, de 36 años,

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Pentágono aprueba fondos militares para muro fronterizo LOLITA C. BALDOR| AP

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l secretario de Defensa Mark Esper aprobó el martes el uso de 3.600 millones de dólares de fondos de proyectos de construcción militar para erigir 280 kilómetros (175 millas) de muro en la frontera entre México y Estados Unidos.

Los funcionarios del Pentágono no especificaron cuáles de los 127 proyectos resultarán afectados, pero indicaron que los detalles estarán disponibles mañana después de que se notifique a miembros del Congreso. Señalaron que la mitad del dinero saldrá de proyectos militares en Estados Unidos y el resto de proyectos en otros países.

La decisión de Esper aviva lo que ha sido una controversia constante entre el gobierno del presidente Donald Trump y el Congreso en relación con políticas de inmigración y el financiamiento del muro fronterizo. También abre un debate complicado para los legisladores que hace unos meses rechazaron la designación de casi 6.000 millones de dólares para el muro, pero que ahora deberán decidir si volverán a asignar fondos a los proyectos de donde se sacó el dinero.

Elaine McCusker, contralora del Pentágono, dijo que los proyectos que ahora se quedaron sin fondos no se cancelarán. En su lugar, el Pentágono señaló que los proyectos militares serán “postergados”. El Departamento de Defensa, sin embargo, no tiene una garantía por parte del Congreso para que se reemplace el dinero y varios legisladores dejaron en claro durante el debate de hace unos meses que no caerían en trucos y artimañas presupuestarias para construir el muro.

“Es una bofetada a los miembros de las Fuerzas Armadas que sirven a nuestro país que el presidente Trump esté dispuesto a utilizar fondos militares ya asignados para aumentar su ego y por un muro que prometió que México pagaría”, dijo el líder demócrata en el Senado Chuck Schumer. Agregó que la reasignación de fondos afectará a la Academia Militar de West Point.

El Congreso aprobó en el

presupuesto de este año 1.375 millones de dólares para el muro, la misma cantidad que el año pasado y mucho menos de los 5.700 millones a los que aspiraba la Casa Blanca. Trump aceptó los fondos a regañadientes y puso fin a un cierre gubernamental de 35 días en febrero, pero en simultáneo emitió una declaratoria de emergencia nacional para obtener recursos de otras cuentas del gobierno de las que identificó hasta 8.100 millones de dólares para el levantamiento del muro.

Entre los fondos transferidos se incluyen 600 millones de dólares del fondo de bienes decomisados del Departamento del Tesoro, 2.500 millones de actividades de combate a las drogas del Departamento de Defensa y ahora 3.600 millones del presupuesto para la construcción de viviendas militares anunciados el martes.

El Pentágono revisó una lista de proyectos militares y dijo que ninguno que proporcionara vivienda o infraestructura vital para las tropas se vería afectado, después de una serie de recientes escándalos sobre el mal estado de cuarteles para los elementos de las fuerzas en varias zonas del país. Los funcionarios de Defensa también dijeron que se enfocarían en proyectos que están programados para empezar en 2020 y más allá, con la esperanza de que eventualmente el Congreso restablezca los fondos.

“Cancelar los proyectos de construcción militar dentro el país y en el extranjero socavará nuestra seguridad nacional y la calidad de vida y espíritu de nuestras tropas, volviendo menos seguro a Estados Unidos”, dijo la presidenta de la Cámara de Representantes, Nancy Pelosi.

El gobierno invertirá los fondos de vivienda militar en 11 proyectos del muro en California, Arizona y Texas, señaló el gobierno en un documento presentado el martes en una demanda interpuesta por la Unión Americana de Libertades Civiles. El más costoso de ellos abarca un tramo de 83 kilómetros (52 millas) en Laredo, Texas, y tendría un costo de alrededor de 1.270 millones de dólares.

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Pareja herida en masacre de El Paso demanda a Walmart DAVID WARREN | AP

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na pareja de Texas que resultó herida durante la masacre del mes pasado en una tienda Walmart de El Paso interpuso recientemente una demanda contra la compañía, argumentando que no contaba con la seguridad apropiada para evitar el ataque en el que 22 personas fueron asesinadas.

Guillermo y Jessica García pre-

sentaron la denuncia el viernes, la primera después de la masacre del 3 de agosto en la que también resultaron heridas más de una veintena de personas, incluyendo ellos.

Guillermo García se ha sometido a varias cirugías por las heridas que sufrió y permanece hospitalizado en estado crítico.

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como el autor del tiroteo en Midland. Dijeron en conferencia de prensa que el hombre fue detenido por un policía estatal por no indicar un cambio de carril. Luego de 15 minutos, Ator disparó a los oficiales y huyó disparando al azar a transeúntes y vehículos. La policía mató a Ator afuera de una sala de cine en Odessa para poner fin a la persecución.

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Los proyectos en Arizona son en terrenos a cargo de la Marina y serán los primeros en realizarse, no antes del 3 de octubre. Siete de ellos serían, al menos parcialmente, en terrenos federales gestionados por el Departamento del Interior.

Los 280 kilómetros de muro financiados con el dinero del Pentágono representan sólo una fracción de los casi 3.200 kilómetros (1.954 millas) de frontera que separa a México de Estados Unidos.

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l suelo crujió bajo los pies de Greg Alem mientras caminaba el miércoles entre las ruinas de su casa, destruida por el huracán Dorian. Tocó una viga, señaló los árboles caídos, hasta que los recuerdos lo abrumaron.

“Esos árboles los plantamos nosotros. Todo tiene un recuerdo”, dijo.

“Es muy, muy triste... En la Biblia hay una persona que se llama Job y ahora me siento como Job. Él lo perdió todo, pero su fe lo mantuvo fuerte”.

La devastación provocada por Dorian y el terror que provocó durante su día y medio de asedio sobre las Bahamas se volvió más clara el miércoles cuando el paso de la tormenta reveló un panorama fangoso y lleno de escombros de casas destrozadas e inundadas, en las islas Ábaco y Gran Bahama. La cifra oficial de muertos por el huracán más potente en azotar el archipiélago del que se tenga registro subió a 20, pero existen pocas dudas de que el número aumentará.

Mientras Dorian se abre paso cerca de la costa del sureste estadounidense y amenaza a Georgia, Carolina del Sur y Carolina del Norte, muchas personas en las Bahamas quedaron

HURACAN DORIAN: La devastación provocada por Dorian y el terror que provocó durante su día y medio de asedio sobre las Bahamas se volvió más clara el miércoles cuando el paso de la tormenta reveló un panorama fangoso y lleno de escombros.| Wikipedia conmocionadas después de salir lentamente de sus albergues para revisar sus casas.

En una comunidad, George Bolter se paró bajo el intenso sol y revisó las ruinas de lo que alguna vez fue su casa.

Recogía el escombro intentando rescatar algo, lo que fuera. Un par de muros fue lo único que quedó en pie.

“Lo perdí todo”, dijo.

“Perdí toda la ropa de mi bebé, la ropa de mi hijo.

No tenemos en donde quedarnos, en donde vivir. Todo se fue”.

El gobierno de Bahamas envió a cientos de

policías y marinos a las islas afectadas, junto con médicos, enfermeros y otro personal médico, en un intento por llegar a las impactadas y empapadas víctimas y tener un panorama completo del desastre.

“Ahora mismo hay muchas incógnitas”, dijo Iram Lewis, un miembro del Parlamento. “Necesitamos ayuda”.

La Guardia Costera de Estados Unidos, la Marina Real británica y organizaciones humanitarias, incluidas Naciones Unidas y la Cruz Roja, se unieron al enorme esfuerzo de llevar comida y me-

dicamentos a los sobrevivientes, y transportar en helicóptero a los más desesperados.

El gobierno de Estados Unidos también envío equipos de búsqueda y rescate.

La tormenta categoría 5 golpeó las Bahamas con vientos de hasta 295 kilómetros por hora (185 millas por hora) y lluvias torrenciales, inundando vecindarios con aguas color marrón y destruyendo o dejando seriamente dañadas, según un cálculo, casi la mitad de las casas en Ábaco y Gran Bahama, que tienen 70.000 residentes y son

conocidas por sus marinas, campos de golf y centros turísticos.

El ministro de Salud bahameño Duane Sands dijo que 17 de los fallecidos eran de las Islas ábaco y tres de Gran Bahama.

Para el miércoles por la tarde, Dorian avanzaba hacia el norte a una distancia relativamente segura de la costa de Florida con vientos reducidos, pero todavía peligrosos, de 165 kph (105 mph).

Se ubicaba a 245 kilómetros (150 millas) al sur de Charleston, Carolina del Sur, y se desplazaba con dirección noroeste a 15 km/h (8 mph).

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tiempo en el hospital, pero ya fue dada de alta.

La demanda también solicita que se imponga una orden de restricción para preservar la evidencia localizada dentro de la tienda y evitar que Walmart destruya o altere cualquier material relevante.

La cadena anunció hace dos semanas que reabrirá la tienda de El Paso, pero primero se reconstruirá el interior del inmueble y la renovación incluirá un monumento en honor a las víctimas, muchas de las cuales eran de origen latino.

Patrick Luff, abogado de la pareja, dijo el miércoles que no es la primera vez que ocurren tiroteos dentro de tiendas Walmart, incluyendo uno en 2016 en la localidad de Amarillo, también en Texas.

Señaló que la compañía debió contar con seguridad adecuada en el establecimiento de El Paso durante un concurrido día de compras previo al regreso a clases.

“La pregunta es, ¿por qué no están tomando las medidas necesarias para evitar que suceda esto?”, dijo Luff.

Las autoridades creen que el sospechoso, Patrick Crusius, de 21 años, publicó un manifiesto racista en internet antes de comenzar a disparar en la tienda.

Crusius permanece detenido por cargos de asesinato que conllevan una sentencia de pena de muerte.

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n juez federal ordenó el miércoles al gobierno de Estados Unidos que permita el regreso a 11 padres deportados sin sus hijos durante la separación de familias de inmigrantes en gran escala efectuada por el gobierno del presidente Donald Trump.

El juez Dana Sabraw afirmó en un fallo que los agentes del gobierno impidieron ilegalmente a esos padres acceder al procedimiento para solicitar asilo.

En algunos casos, halló Sabraw, los agentes coaccionaron a los padres para que retiraran sus solicitudes y aceptaran la deportación haciéndolos firmar documentos que no entendían o diciéndoles que las leyes de asilo habían cambiado.

Los padres a los que se permitirá regresar incluyen al guatemalteco David Xol, cuyo hijo Byron, de 9 años, ha vivido varios meses con una familia en Texas después de pasar casi un año en custodia del gobierno. Se desconocía de momento la fecha del regreso de David Xol y otros padres.

“Aún estamos esperando a que todo se normalice”, dijo Ricardo de Anda, abogado de la familia Xol. De Anda se dijo “aliviado” por el fallo, aunque no tenía

FAMILIAS SEPARADAS: En esta fotografía de archivo del 24 de junio de 2019, el niño guatemalteco Byron Xol, que le fue arrebatado a su padre y luego éste fue deportado, juega en Buda, Texas. | AP Foto David J. Fillip, Archivo. la certeza de si el gobierno apelará la orden de Sabraw.

El juez declinó autorizar el regreso de otros siete padres incluidos en la petición original.

Más de 400 padres fueron deportados sin sus hijos cuando el gobierno de Trump aplicaba el año pasado la política de cero tolerancia en los cruces fronterizos. Dicha política fue cancelada en junio de 2018 en medio de la condena mundial contra la práctica de separación de familias.

Días después, Sabraw ordenó la reunificación de las familias separadas. Algunos

padres optaron por el regreso de sus hijos a sus países de origen. Sin embargo, a recomendación de su abogado, David Xol pidió volver a Estados Unidos y solicitar asilo de nuevo.

Los defensores de los inmigrantes afirman que muchos padres más quizá fueron separados antes de que la política de cero tolerancia fuera aplicada a principios de año. La Unión Americana de Libertades Civiles (ACLU, por sus siglas en inglés) también dijo que más de 900 menores fueron separados de sus padres desde la orden ini-

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cial de Sabraw.

“Estamos encantados de que la corte haya rechazado totalmente la postura del gobierno de que él carecía de la autoridad para disponer el regreso de los padres”, dijo Lee Gelernt, abogado de la ACLU. “Haremos todo lo que podamos a fin de continuar buscando opciones para el regreso de los padres a los que no ordenó volver”.

El Departamento de Justicia declinó hacer declaraciones.

Byron y David Xol están separados desde hace 16 meses. Ambos dejaron

su pueblo en Guatemala en mayo de 2018 después de que delincuentes amenazaran a David porque predicaba el evangelio. Ambos cruzaron la frontera de Estados Unidos con México sin autorización y fueron arrestados por la Patrulla Fronteriza.

David Xol afirma que los agentes lo llevaron a un cuarto y le entregaron un documento que no podía leer. Según él, le dijeron que si no lo firmaba, lo detendrían al menos dos años y Byron sería entregado en adopción; si lo firmaba, padre e hijo serían deportados juntos.

Aceptó firmarlo, pero de todos modos le quitaron a Byron.

Xol fue deportado a Guatemala y Byron llevado a varias instalaciones para menores migrantes no acompañados a cargo del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos. El inspector general de la agencia difundió el miércoles un informe según el cual los menores separados de sus padres habían mostrado más miedo, sentimiento de abandono e indicios de estrés postraumático que los menores no separados.

Byron mostró algunos de esos síntomas. A veces, cuando llamaba a su casa, el menor rehusaba por enojo conversar con su padre.

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