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MEMORIAL

Valley stunned by death of two beloved leaders

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loss of any kind at any time, is hard to take. A loss of the life of a beloved community leader is even harder to take.

Losing two such leaders… both healthy just days before their deaths, and losing them in the closing days of the holiday season is almost unbearable, but that’s what our valley is facing with the loss of Phil Brigandi, historian for Hemet, San Jacinto and Orange County and also, the loss of Steve Covington, owner of the Downtown Deli, and holder of several seats on several local boards, including a seat on the Ramona Bowl Board of Directors.

Phil Brigandi was historian for the Ramona bowl and the Orange County Historical Society, along with historian for San Jacinto at one time. Brig-

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andi wrote about Orange County for more than four decades, but always came back to discuss the Ramona Bowl board and to help out, whenever he was needed. Lori Van Arsdale, past President of the Ramona Pageant was shocked at the passing of both men. “Phil was histo-

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rian here at the Bowl, fulltime, for 13 years, plus 17 years during the “Ramona” season…and he could reel off statistics and information like no one else.

He was an amazing young man who came to work here at a very young age and always came back over the years to help in any-

VIGIL: A gathering for the vigil outside The Downtown Deli mourn the loss of Steve Covington. | Photo by Mark Lentine

way he could. He’s done so much for the valley... as a historian and also as a friend of so many. This is just such a loss, not only of life, but of a valuable resource. And Steve was just such a visionary. It’s just so shocking.”

Van Arsdale remembered how Phil Brigandi

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stepped in and helped save a very special film: the 1928 version of Ramona, a silent film starring Dolores Del Rio which was found in Prague, Czech Republic. “Phil was instrumental in helping to restore the English subtitles for the film. The Library of Congress’ Moving

Image Curator Rob Stone and Phil were there on March 29, 2014 at UCLA to view the restored version. I was very honored to have been a part of that evening. It was very special and Phil played a big role in that happening.”

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MOMENTS IN TIME

he Soboba Parks and Recreation Department hosted its second annual Light Parade and Tree Lighting Ceremony on Dec. 19. Starting near The Oaks and traveling down Castile Canyon Road to the Sports Complex with a Soboba Fire Truck escort, about 10 vehicles were decked out with bright lights, music and lots of holiday cheer.

“This is my favorite event

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he Mt. San Jacinto College and the San Gorgonio Pass Area California Highway Patrol (CHP) office partnered to produce two powerful Public Safety Announcements (PSA) regarding the disastrous consequences of distracted driving and driving while intoxicated.

The Pass Area CHP office released on its social media platforms the first video to bring awareness to the dangers of drunk driving on Dec. 19 as part of December’s National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Month.

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Mt. San Jacinto College shared the messages across its social media platforms.

According to CHP officials, the San Gorgonio Pass Area is not immune to driving under the influence (DUI) incidents. These events range from minor collisions and enforcement stop arrests to major injury or fatal collisions. The goal of this PSA is to highlight the tragedies of those involved in DUI collisions and to help prevent them from occurring in the future.

In March 2019, the CHP

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merica’s last prolonged look at Chief Justice John Roberts came 14 years ago, when he told senators during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing that judges should be like baseball umpires, impartially calling balls and strikes.

“Nobody ever went to a ballgame to see the umpire,” Roberts said.

His hair grayer, the 64-year-old Roberts will return to the public eye as he makes the short trip from the Supreme Court to the Senate to preside over President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. He will

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On Dec. 26, 1946

Paine, author of "Common Sense," is arrested in France for treason, having been tried in absentia and convicted. Paine was imprisoned in a former palace, where he had a large room with windows and catered meals.

Infamous gangster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel opens his Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas. The grand opening was a flop, however, and the casino lost $300,000 in the first week. The hotel was named after Siegel's girlfriend, whose nickname was "The Flamingo" because of her red hair and long legs.

On Dec. 27, 1900

Prohibitionist Carry Nation smashes up a bar in Wichita, Kansas, causing extensive damage and landing in jail. Nation became famous for carrying a hatchet and wrecking saloons, and sold souvenir hatchets to help fund her anti-alcohol activities.

On Dec. 28, 1793

British-born American revolutionary Thomas

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On Dec. 29, 1915

The French National Assembly passes a law formally ceding the land that holds the British war cemeteries to Great Britain, ensuring that its saddest and most sacred monuments would be forever protected.

On Dec. 30, 1922

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is established, comprising a confederation of Russia, Belorussia, Ukraine and the Transcaucasian Federation. In 1991, the Soviet Union was

but will strive to be like that umpire — doing his best to avoid the partisan mire.

“He’s going to look the part, he’s going to play the part and he’s the last person who wants the part,” said Carter Phillips, who has argued 88 Supreme Court cases, 43 of them in front of Roberts.

He has a ready model he can follow: Chief Justice William Rehnquist, who never became the center of attention when he presided over President Bill Clinton’s Senate trial.

As Roberts moves from the camera-free, relative ano-

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On Dec. 31, 1999

The United States officially hands over control of the Panama Canal, putting the strategic waterway into Panamanian hands for the first time. The 50-mile canal, which links the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, officially opened when the SS Arcon sailed through in August 1914.

On Jan. 1, 1818

"Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus" is published. The book by 20-year-old Mary Shelley is frequently called the world's first science fiction novel. In Shelley's tale, a scientist animates a creature constructed from dismembered corpses.

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LOCAL NEWS

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SWINDLER SENTENCED

California man targeted vulnerable homeowners

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ichael Henschel offered to help financially struggling individuals save their homes.

Instead, he stole their American dream.

Henschel, 70, preyed on unwitting victims in the Los Angeles area—often elderly people or people who did not speak English.

Once they trusted him, he promised to help them if they agreed to work with him. “He was a very charismatic guy,� said Special Agent Heather Stachnik, who investigated the case out of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office. “He would connect with people and then use and exploit them.�

Once clients signed on with Henschel, he filed illegal fake deeds on their properties. He used these deeds to steal properties outright, charge homeowners illegal fees for foreclosure and eviction delay services, or extort money from the homeowners to clear their titles.

Henschel sometimes used the high cost of civil litigation and his knowledge of the legal system to force settlement payments from his victims.

Henschel collected more than $7 million from the scheme and took control of millions of dollars’ worth of property through the fraudulent court filings.

The results were disastrous for the numerous vic-

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tims. Some lost homes that had been in their families for generations, ended up in nightmarish civil litigation, or had to scramble to avoid homelessness. Several of the victims said they have struggled to make ends meet since Henschel swindled them.

One victim was so desperate for cash after Henschel bilked her out of her rental properties that she went back to remove the coins from the laundry machines—until Henschel changed the locks. “This scam is so severe because he preyed on people who were already struggling financially,� Stachnik said. “He left some of them with nothing, and the elderly victims especially are not really in a position to recover from it.�

Henschel and those who worked with him covered their tracks. They used aliases, shell companies, and numerous accounts with different business names to try to hide the crimes. But FBI investigators meticulously followed

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the money and paper trails to uncover the scheme.

In May, Henschel pleaded guilty to mail fraud. In September, he was sentenced to 20 years in prison. The government is pursuing restitution and asset forfeiture in hopes of returning money to the victims.

The Federal Trade Commission says homeowners should watch out for warning signs of real estate scams like this one. These warning signs may include pressure to sign things you don’t understand, a requirement to transfer your deed, or upfront fees. It’s illegal for companies to charge you in advance for loan modifications, and you should always review real estate documents with trusted professionals.

Internet research may help you avoid a scam, too.

Henschel had a criminal record, and some victims were able to find information about him online. “It’s clichĂŠ for a reason— read before you sign,â€?

Stachnik said. “Many of the victims couldn’t read or speak English, and they didn’t know what they were signing. Get a trusted family member or attorney to help you with a major financial transaction like this.�

least publicly, he clashed with the president last year when Trump lashed out at an “Obama judge� who ruled against the president’s migrant asylum policy.

It’s not as though there isn’t plenty of controversy brewing in his regular place of work.

Before the end of June, the justices are expected to decide cases involving guns, abortion, subpoenas for Trump financial records, workplace protections for LGBT people and the fate of an Obama-era program that shields young immigrants from deportation. It’s possible the court will be asked to hear yet another case on the health care law before the term ends.

The high court has moved to the right with the addition of two Trump appointees, Justices Neil Gorsuch

and Brett Kavanaugh, a development that has made Roberts the justice closest to its ideological center and most able to decide how far the court will move to the right, or left, in any case that otherwise divides liberals and conservatives.

In the Senate, though, the chief justice’s powers are limited because any ruling he makes can be overridden by a majority vote.

He is not likely to put himself in the position of inviting reversal, said Paul M.Collins Jr., a political scientist and director of legal studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. “Any controversial rulings in support of either party will threaten the viewpoint that the court should be above politics. Democrats would

This scam is so severe because he preyed on people who were already struggling financially.�

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nymity of the Supreme Court to the glare of television lights in the Senate, he will have the chance to demonstrate by example what he has preached relentlessly in recent years: Judges are not politicians.

He has stuck to his mantra even as he and his fellow, Republican appointees hold a firm 5-4 conservative majority on the Supreme Court.

Roberts has a solidly conservative voting record on the court, with a couple of notable exceptions that include sustaining President Barack Obama’s health care law.

Trump has been among Roberts’ critics, blasting the chief justice for his health care votes. While Roberts ignored those remarks, at

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mately arrested. The other individual was determined to be uninvolved in the grow operation and was released from the scene.

Arrested: Thang Duc Tran (DOB12/03/72) from Garden Grove, Ca. In all, more than four hundred and forty (440) marijuana plants, in various stages of growth, were located and seized.

Additional evidence connected to the illegal theft of electrical services was also located and photographed. The theft of electrical services was estimated to be in excess of $80,000 over a two and a half year time span.

Tran was later booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center for outstanding arrest warrants from Orange County Ca., the illegal cultivation of marijuana within a residential neighborhood, the felony theft of utilities and possession of illegal drug paraphernalia (crack pipes).

This investigation is on-going and anyone with information related to this case is encouraged to contact the Sheriff ’s Southwest Station Special Enforcement Team at (951) 696-3000.

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perceive any ruling for Republicans as partisan and if he ruled against the president, Republicans would allege he is holding a grudge,�

Collins said. The Senate’s impeachment rules allow Roberts to put questions to a Senate vote, without first ruling himself.

Rehnquist looked back on his role in the Clinton trial with a smile. “I did nothing in particular and I did it very well,� Rehnquist recalled two years after the trial, borrowing a line from a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta.

Like Rehnquist, Roberts has virtually no experience running a trial, as opposed to the appellate proceedings at the Supreme Court. “I would be shocked if he suddenly becomes a very rigid jurist with respect to technical evidentia-

cards. He rehearsed so that he could make those points in any order and be ready to answer 1,000 questions, even if he might only face 80 to 100 queries during a typical 30-minute argument, he told author Bryan Garner in an interview early in his tenure as chief justice.

He also has a quick wit that he has used to settle confusing situations. When the lights dimmed and then went out during arguments in 2016, Roberts quipped, “I knew we should have paid that bill.�

Soon after he became chief justice, a light bulb exploded in the courtroom, startling the crowd, justices and court police included.

Roberts helped restore calm by calling the incident “a trick they play on new chief justices all the time.�

n December 20th, 2019, members of the Sheriff ’s Southwest Station Special Enforcement Team concluded a month long investigation regarding the theft of electrical services and the illegal cultivation of marijuana within a residential neighborhood. During the investigation, Sheriff ’s personnel obtained information which resulted in the authoring of a search warrant for a single family residence in the 32100 block of Bandelier Road (unincorporated area known as French Valley).

On December 20th,

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2019, Riverside Sheriff ’s Department personnel served the search warrant and detained two (2) individuals. One of the individuals was determined to be participating or playing a role in the illegal grow operation and was ulti-

ry rules,� Phillips said.

The mechanics of the trial are not yet clear. Rehnquist had his top aide at the court, James Duff, and at least one law clerk on hand. He regularly consulted with the Senate parliamentarian before announcing rulings.

Roberts runs a more flexible Supreme Court than Rehnquist, who would cut off lawyers mid-sentence when the red light came on to show their time was up.

Whenever Roberts appears in public, inside the courtroom or elsewhere, he exudes a calm confidence that comes at least in part from preparation. As a leading Supreme Court advocate earlier in his career, Roberts would practice for high court arguments with his main points on five index

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SCHOOL LIFE

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t turned out to be more than a night of camaraderie and fun for the San Jacinto Teachers’ Association (SJTA) members at a November social event.

They were able to raise $1,400 for one of their favorite causes–the Hemacinto Assistance League–by featuring a silent auction of gift baskets prepared by

each school site. There was also a poker tournament.

“We greatly appreciate the Assistance League’s, "Operation: School Bell" project each year, where they help clothe a little over 1,700 students in the San Jacinto Valley,” said SJTA President Darla Gordon, a teacher at Monte Vista Middle School. “Our membership really got into our fun event, which was a

pleasant surprise, but we’ve always been known to be supportive of our community with donations,” President Gordon noted.

Hemacinto Assistance League President Kat Waters was very excited to receive the ‘big’ (and real) check from SJTA while working in the “Christmas Room” at their Thrift and Consignment Shop, 180 N. Girard Street in Hemet,

CA. “We really enjoy the ‘good chaos’ of hosting needy students at the local Walmart store, where we tell them to find $85 in clothing just for them– the looks on the children’s faces is priceless,” said President Waters. “We raise funds all year long, so please tell everyone to visit our ‘Christmas Room,’ she continued. The Thrift

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and Consignment Shop, the “Christmas Room” is open Monday thru Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. As

of December 17, all items in the room are half price until the room closes for the season.

EDUCATION

Teasing Out the Bully

Local perspectives and experiences with bullying

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Gorgeous girl Willow was brought to us by previous owner because they could no longer take care of her, so she is now in the market for a new home.

She’s 2 years old & weighs 48.9 pounds.

She is being such a good girl while here awaiting her forever home to come and adopt her. She is sweet, happy and friendly.

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e’ve all heard the term “bully” and we may casually throw the term around as a label when we see one kid being mean to another.

Some may say “It’s just kids being kids” or “That’s just part of growing up.”

Why do some find it necessary to bully others?

What’s it like to be the parent of a bullied child? And how does a school district, with thousands of kids, identify and respond to reports of bullying?

Bullying can be defined as recurring aggressive behavior amongst schoolaged children, where an imbalance of power, real or perceived, is used to control and harm a victim or victims. Public Information Officer at Hemet Unified School District (HUSD), Alex Sponheim, believes one obstacle to identifying genuine bullying is over-usage of the word “bully” and in separating the one-off incidents that are common amongst school children, saying, “Part of the bullying epidemic is education, and not throwing around the term, because it lessens it for students that are actually targeted and going through it daily, as the term defines.”

The roots of bullying behavior and its effects are a multidirectional and complex issue.

A “reformed bully” we’ll call Mr. B., says he was bullied for having a lisp and a stutter and that he became a bully himself after gaining other’s respect through fighting back, saying, “I began bullying them. A lot of us had things in common: hard upbringings, no fathers . . . a lot of instability at home. Zero tolerance

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I think bullying is a symptom of something deeper and I think sometimes children just need to be shown that there are more similarities than differences amongst peers.”

One Mother mentions that her 12-yearold daughter is victim of bullying at a local middle school, where she is physically and verbally abused daily, by both male and female students. Bullying has led this student to lose interest in her hobbies and she suffers from depression and panic attacks, so severe, they’ve landed her in the emergency room.

The mother says, “She’s lost all her friends for "telling." There are days when she doesn’t want to go (to school) or even get out of bed . . . she desperately wants to be homeschooled now because she dreads facing what they might do to her.” Frustrated and desperate, the mother feels her voice isn’t being heard and that schools need to be harder on bullies. She fears the worst of what bullying can lead to: children killing themselves and others out of hopelessness and retaliation.

Regarding parents who feel current policies are not effective, Sponheim says, “It’s a frustrating situation to be in . . . it’s not going to be solved if we’re not communicated with. Each of us has a different piece of the puzzle, and until we have the entire picture of what’s happening, we can’t get to the solution. Never assume that staff knows. There’s over a thousand kids that we’re all trying to look after, and so inevitably, there’s going to be things that we miss.” DMS Principal, Kristen Anderson adds that communicating face to face with parents is the best way to coordinate services and efforts, saying, “Sometimes there’s a disconnect between what’s going on with the student at home and at school . . . together we can come up with action steps to monitor and make a plan; check progress and reevaluate . . . I think together we can make a really big difference.”

On every website for Hemet Unified, information can be shared anonymously about bullying incidents. Students, peers, or family members are urged to report what they see at http://sprigeo.com/

Checkers, the 7 month old medium hair is looking for a home for the holidays. Preferably one with lots of cuddles and belly rubs. This sweet girl, loves everyone and is not shy about asking for affection. One look into her soulful eyes is all it takes to fall in love. She's very even tempered and does well in new situations.

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Male, Chihuahua Mix DOB: 8/23/11 Barnaby is one proud pup that struts out on a walk and thinks he is bigger than he is. He is happiest when he can roll around on the grass and scratch his back. He also absolutely loves belly rubs and being with people. Barnaby will probably be o.k. with older children. He does get along with his kennel mates, but can be a little bossy at times Barnaby will be best in a home that will provide leadership along with daily walks and an abundance of love.

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Ember would love to move into a nice and quiet home without children.

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LEHTONE'S LOG

Hell’s Gate, and its Air-Tram, in British Colombia, Canada ARLENE LEHTONE | CONTRIBUTED

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y husband Lloyd and I are returning home, from a marvelous 27-day, fully escorted motor-coach sightseeing tour of Alaska and the Yukon, and we are now headed for the world-famous Hell’s Gate, the deepest riverine canyon on Earth. Hell’s Gate Air-Tram allegedly is the only air-tram in the world which goes (500 feet) down to its destination. Opening In 1971, the Air-Tram was an instant sensation.

After Cache Creek, we got on the Trans-Canada Highway, in the Fraser Canyon, with its seven mountain tunnels, and trailed the Fraser River. Constructing a highway in British Columbia, is a pricey and challenging project, and the Trans-Canada Highway was one of the most demanding tasks in the province.

The route of the present-day Trans-Canada Highway, going through the Fraser Canyon, closely parallels the fur brigade trail of the Hudson’s Bay Company, because the track north from Kequaloose was entirely impenetrable, even for the mules.

Our comfortable motor-coach drove along the mighty Fraser River, which was named after the explorer, Simon Fraser, who was the first white man to paddle the length of the River to the sea. When he began his canoe trip in 1808, he believed he was descending the Columbia River, in pursuit of a waterway to the coast.

It was only when the wild River made its unexpected westward turn at Hope, that

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Fraser and his group knew they were not on the Columbia River.

The very first recorded history of Hell’s Gate was noted in Fraser’s 1808 journal, where he defines this narrow passage as an “awesome gorge,” and that “surely this is the gate of hell where no human being should venture.”

Fraser went along the cliffs on a hazardous succession of bridges and ladders, erected long ago by the Nlaka’pamux people.

The Hudson Bay Company had a fur trading fort, and Fraser also was seeking a better fur trade route. Later, there was the Gold Rush, with miners wanting to get to the upper Fraser gold-bearing bars, and beyond, up the Fraser and the Thompson.

This was followed by the railway building boom, which attracted pioneers.

Starting with the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush of 1858, a functioning mule trail was constructed through the Canyon. The Cariboo Wagon Road, completed in 1864, and devastated by construction in the 1880’s, opened again in 1922 as the Cariboo Highway. We drove through the beautiful Cariboo Mountains and valleys, along the

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Old Cariboo Trail.

On the Gold Rush Trail, Hell’s Gate is a picturesque attraction, the 110-foot narrowing of British Columbia’s Fraser River, located downstream of Boston Bar. The soaring rock walls of the Fraser River force the roaring waters through the narrowest segment of the astonishing southern Fraser Canyon.

Lloyd and I boarded the air-tram, the steepest,

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non-supported tram in North America, and went down for a closer look at the gorge. Quite a few of our fellow travelers were reluctant to go on the descending gondolas, over the booming river, to the other side of the mighty Fraser River. We got exceedingly close to the thundering river below and saw the tumultuous power of one of Canada’s most remarkable gorges in all its natural glory.

On this, one of the only descending gondolas in North America, Lloyd and I had a bird’s eye view of one of the most dangerous passages in the Fraser River, which showed us astonishing scenery. Towering rock walls force the tremendously noisy waters through the narrow passage. At high water level, over 200 million gallons of water per minute thunder through the passageway, twice the capacity of Niagara Falls!

From the air-tram, we had magnificent vistas of the white-water of the churning river surging through the narrow gorge. The river thrusts its way amongst precipitous rough-hewn rocky walls, looming 250 feet above the River, where still water runs 100 feet deep.

There is a suspension bridge, where you can get a closer look, that has (manmade) holes in it, so you can see right down into the turbulent waters.

Lloyd and I dined graciously at the renowned Salmon House Restaurant and were entertained by a guitarist and a bagpipe player. After our delicious meal, we checked out the Fudge Factory, which is in the Guinness Book of Records, for having the utmost flavors of delicious homemade fudge.

Lloyd and I found Hell’s Gate to be a breath-taking natural spectacle.

All the water coming down the River goes through this small gap, creating the Hell’s Gate rapids, a foremost impediment to spawning sockeye salmon. Hell’s Gate was where there was a terrible salmon fisheries catastrophe in 1913, when a copious amount of the salmon run could not pass through the rapids because of an impediment, caused by rock debris that fell into the River during the building of a railway tunnel, which can be seen along the middle section of the cliff.

Restricted by two steep

sub-vertical walls, the exceptionally narrow passage and high-water speed, made this portion of the upstream journey extremely problematic for salmon, and they needed to rest along the shores of the River, or in its back-eddies, while getting ready for their marathon swim.

In the 1880’s, the Canadian Pacific Railway created a railroad that went along the bank at Hell’s Gate, and in 1911, the Canadian Northern Railway began building a second track for a railway along the south and east bank of the Canyon. The railroad builders almost destroyed one of the most magnificent sockeye salmon runs in the world. People had to carry the salmon up the river in baskets, to get them past the thundering waters.

In 1914, thousands of tons of rock were blasted into the River below the railroad, and an enormous rockslide, activated by construction, landed in the River at Hell’s Gate, impeding the passage of the Pacific salmon that need to swim upstream to spawn, and the salmon population was devastated. Tons of rocks and debris were taken from the River throughout the winter of 1914-1915.

In 1944, Canada and the U.S. formed the International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission and started to build Hell’s Gate’s vast fishways, which was accomplished in 1946, to assist mi-

grating salmon pass through Hell’s Gate. The fishways at Hell’s Gate became a tourist attraction in the 1970’s.

We had a photo stop where the Hope Landslide was in 1965. Triggered by a minor earthquake, and consisting of 600 million cubic yards of rock, earth and snow, the slide hurtled down in only seconds. The Hope and Fraser Canyon area, by the way, have some of the best whitewater rafting in North America, in the Hell’s Gate Rapids.

Before heading to the Canadian Border, we had an overnight stop at Hope, which has become the Chainsaw Carving Capital, with carvings majestically adorning streets and businesses. Hope has over thirty bigger-than-life carvings, by a well-known chainsaw artist, who began with a sizeable tree, that was identified as having root rot in 1991.

Locals were distressed about over the loss of the tree, but the artist got to work on the 12-foot stump, which he renovated into a carving of a bald eagle with a salmon in its talons, and everybody fell in love with his exceptionable artwork.

As we drove from Hope to Boston Bar, we came across the seven highway tunnels, where the engineers were compelled to blast through canyon rock, so they could finish this section of the Trans-Canada Highway.

We had a short drive through Hope, which took us to the famous Otheloo-Quintette Tunnels.

These abandoned railway tunnels, in the Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park, are part of the Kettle Valley Railway system, and were constructed from 1911 to 1916.

We were pleased to be able to drive through the China Bar Tunnel, the last, and longest, of the seven tunnels, which was named after the gold bearing sand bar in the Fraser River below, where hard-working Chinese assembled a fortune, by revising an area that was supposed to be exhausted.

The area offers movie buffs the opportunity to investigate where Sylvester Stallone clung for his life in the movie “Rambo,” as he precariously hung from the walls of the Coquihalla Gorge. This geologic spectacle has been the background for numerous movies, which includes “The River Wild” with Meryl Streep, and “Roster Cogburn” with John Wayne.

After sightseeing at Mount St. Helens, Portland, and stops throughout California, we returned safely home, with memories of a lifetime from our 27-day Alaska-Yukon journey to the Top of the World.

OVERVIEW, WITH BRIDGE, AIR-TRAM, AND CANYON | Photo by Arlene Lehtone.

BAG-PIPE PLAYER ENTERTAINING US | Photo by Arlene Lehtone.

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One person who echoed Ms. Van Arsdale’s thoughts was Dorothy Bailey Vosburg-Wood, who played Ramona in the pageant a record 11 years.

“Phil was such an absolute treasure. He was one of the best men who ever had anything to do with the bowl. I was blessed to be able to star in the pageant for 11 years starting in 1951. I took several years off for childbirth and then last appeared in 1971. Phil was just a very very special friend of mine. We will never replace such a loss: he was an intimate friend and so very very knowledgeable. It’s a loss to the entire valley.”

Anne Jennings, Founding Curator of the Hemet view museum said that she, “… knew Phil from almost the time that he came to town up at the Ramona Bowl when he was not too long out of school. Monique Peterson who was in charge of the gift shop and museum basically brought Phil to town to make sense out of our archive and museum, and he stayed for a while, in many capacities.

He wrote columns for the Hemet news and for the old Chronicle. He was also for a few years, curator of the San Jacinto Museum.”

Ms. Jennings said she got to know Brigandi well over the years because of his insatiable curiosity and the fact that he always looked up anyone who might have any historical information. “Phil always looked up the old-timers in town including my husband Bill Jennings.

My husband Bill wrote for the newspaper and was also founder of the museum. My husband wrote for the Press-Enterprise back when it was a real powerful paper. Phil also did work for the museum but didn’t actually work for them. He was just that kind of giving individual. In 2015 Rich and Steve Lech produced and published a book of my husband’s columns called, “On my side,” which is published by The Hemet Museum.”

Ms. Jennings said that Brigandi’s kindness, caring and sense of humor was always at hand. “Rich had a larger-than-life personality. My husband Bill used to run the “Peg-leg Smith Liars Contest” out of the Anza-Borrego State Park. It was a group of people who could spin the wildest yarns. It was started before World War II. My husband Bill revived it in the 60s and when he could no longer do it…

Phil stepped right in and took over. He was just a very very special young man.”

Darlene Ramirez, Office Manager at The Hemet Museum said she was in shock to hear of the passing of both men. “I know of Rich Brigandi’s impact here in this valley, so I know how important he was, and Steve Covington and I were good friends.

He looked to me as a source of advice and we always had very good talks.

I’m just in shock. He just did so much for this community. We had talked on Messenger not too long before he went into the hospital, and I told him to slow down and take it easy, but he wanted so much to succeed. He had a heart of gold and he never let up. I will miss him and miss our talks terribly.”

A vigil was held at 5pm

to put on,” said Jennifer Garcia, the department’s activities director.

RZR off-road vehicles were festively decorated as were pickup trucks and other vehicles. Sweetie Miguel and Christina Torres had an off-roader decorated with items from Tim Burtons’ Nightmare Before Christmas movie.

“This event is just so fun – it’s so awesome to see the kids’ faces when we drive by,” Miguel said. They had bags full of candy to toss to residents who were tailgating along the two-mile parade route that ended at the Sports Complex.

Bianca Machado highlighted the Grinch Who Stole Christmas on her vehicle.

“The Grinch kidnapped Christmas so I kidnapped him and tied him up with strings of Christmas lights,”

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PHIL BRIGANDI | Courtesy Photo

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STEVE COVINGTON | Courtesy Photo this past Sunday outside of Covington’s “Downtown Deli,” and Harvard Street was nearly blocked off due to the amount of people. The crowd of mourners listened to speeches by Steve’s family, by past Ramona Bowl Pageant President Lori Van Arsdale and by former San Jacinto Mayor Russ Utz who said simply, “Hopefully this will bring this town together and teach us that we have to love one another.”

After the speeches were finished, and just as those of us who knew him knew he would have wanted, the Downtown Deli opened for business in Steve’s honor. A friend said, “We’re going to open as Steve would have wanted and we will have regular hours, closing at seven tonight.” For those who knew him, it was the way Steve would have wanted it to be. “He was such a driven person, but my God how decent.

You always knew where he stood, and where you stood with him. It’s such a terrible loss,” said a mourner who wished to remain anonymous.

Friends of Steve Covington’s, Kathy and Gary Hakala said they had seen Steve just days before he was hospitalized. “He said he needed to slow down because he was feeling tired. He said his body needed to rest, and now… this.”

Steve Covington’s friend and past Ramona Pageant President Lori Van Arsdale echoed the thoughts of many people at the vigil. “Steve had such as enthusiasm for the Downtown area and for his Deli. I’ve known Simon Chu (local real estate developer and close friend of Steve Covington’s) for many years, and what I have always appreciated is that Simon had a lot of tremendous ideas, and Steve, with his creativity, helped bring those to life with his renderings.

He really was a visionary.

We on the board were so looking forward to his applying his creativity to our upcoming projects. It’s just such a horrible shock and loss for the board, for the Downtown Deli, for his family…and the entire city.”

A somber, respectful but upbeat crowd gave Steve Covington the kind of memorial he would have wanted: people talked, laughed, children ran around the tables giggling, and some even waited tables. For those of us who were lucky enough to know this powerful, driven but very kind young man…there will be a permanent hole in the heart of this city.

A memorial service for Steve Covington will be held this Saturday, December 28 at 10am at The Ramona Bowl. A public memorial service will be held at 11am on January 29 for Brigandi at the Fairhaven Memorial Park and Mortuary in Santa Ana. The Orange County Historical Society is also planning a tribute to Brigandi and a Hemet tribute is in the works and will be announced as soon as possible. Brigandi is survived by two younger brothers, Stephen and Chris and their families. Steve Covington is survived by wife Karen Covington, his mother Diana Covington-Hruska, and his grandfather and grandmother, Tom and Sally Covington.

LIGHTS: Trista Marquez was one of the winners of the Soboba Light Parade on Dec. 19. Her decorated car included an oversized Santa Hat for the roof, which she made herself. | Photo courtesy of Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians she said with a smile, although the Grinch did not look too happy strapped into the back of her truck.

“Everyone loves the Grinch – he’s so underrated.”

Trista Marquez entered the light parade for the first time and her car included an oversized Santa Hat that covered her car’s entire roof, which she made herself.

She was among the top three winners who received a $50 Amazon gift card.

Others were Wayne Nelson

LIGHTS: Some of the Light Parade participants kept their cars lit as the decorated pine tree at the Soboba Sports Complex was lit during a ceremony on Dec. 19. | Photo courtesy of Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians

LIGHTS: Junior Medina’s vehicle, at left, and Wayne Nelson’s pickup truck were among the top three winners of the Light Parade contest. | Photo courtesy of Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians

and Junior Medina. Delbert Briones was one of four riders with Medina.

“We wanted to make it look icy and cold with the blue lights on top but then added other colors on the bottom to make it look more Christmassy,” Briones said.

Nelson’s children, who ranged in age from 7 to 14, had pitched in to decorate the truck with strings of lights and an outline of Micky Mouse on its grille.

“We saw the parade last

LIGHTS: Eric Adame went all out with lights above and below his RZR as one of the entrants in the light parade at the Soboba Reservation on Dec. 19. | Photo courtesy of Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians

year and thought it looked like fun so we got involved,” he said.

The cars were parked alongside the Sports Complex field where a pine tree was lit up after a countdown by the many families that were at the park for the celebration. Hot cocoa, cookies, entertainment courtesy of The Los Angeles Belles singers, and last-minute gift item vendor booths, gave guests lots to do. There were also raffle drawings for early Christmas gifts, bringing smiles to many faces.

Miniature horse rides and a bonfire to keep hands and feet warm on the chilly night were set up in the sand pits next to the complex.

“Our kids are ready for Christmas,” said Jared Miranda who was with his family that included three children, ages 1, 3 and 5.

“We just wanted to take part in this community event and it’s been fun.”

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BIBLE TRIVIA 1) The main Christmas story is paraphrased from what two New Testament books?

Mark/John, Acts/Romans, Matthew/Luke, Jude/Revelation 2) Who visited Jesus on the night of his birth and found Mary, Joseph and the babe lying in a manger?

Innkeeper, Shepherds, Herod, Magi 3) Where was the young child when the Magi came to visit Him to present gifts?

Manger, Under the stars, House, Temple 4) How many times does the word "Christmas" appear in the Bible (KJV)?

Zero, 1, 2, 7 5) Who was King of Judaea at the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem?

Solomon, Herod, Balak, Belshazzar 6) What animals were present at Jesus' birth?

Lions and bears, Sheep and goats, Cows and donkeys, No mention of animals

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s generations of fans flood into theaters for Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker, the holiday season has become saturated with Star Wars merchandise, from Target's holiday sweaters to Le Creuset's R2D2 cookware to Sotheby's December auction of vintage memorabilia. The 1977 shoe-string budget film Star Wars has matured into the most successful film merchandising franchise — a consumer-driven force to be reckoned with.

A life-long fan of the galactic myth, interfaith minister and aspiring Jedi, Sarah Bowen, taps the Force to inspire spiritual seekers, including those who identify as "spiritual-but-not-religious." An academic dean at One Spirit Interfaith Seminary in New York City, Bowen incorporates themes from pop culture-Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, and of course, Star Wars — alongside traditional religious and philosophical paths. When challenged on whether her Jedi side is "real" she notes, "I don't believe that wanting to embody the traits of a Jedi isn't real spirituality. As described in the movies, the Force is an energy field created by all living things. In more traditional language, it's Tao, Prana, Qi, or Holy Spirit. Yet, for many people, the Force is a less-loaded word. The Three Pillars of the Jedi — the Force, Knowledge, and Self-Discipline — often resonate with people who were not raised in a religious home or who suffer wounds from their birth religion from being pushed out of a community they thought welcomed them."

In her latest book, Spiritual Rebel: A Positively Addictive Guide to Finding Deeper Perspective and

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from A1 San Gorgonio Pass Area reached out to Alan Marsala, assistant professor of MSJC’s Digital Media program, to produce the PSA videos.

The request was well received, and it was determined that the senior class of the 2019 fall semester would split into two groups and create two separate, stand-alone PSAs. Over the last several months, Marsala’s students have worked tirelessly to write, direct, film, and edit the two videos for the CHP San Gorgonio Pass Area. During this process, several community partners, including the Calimesa Fire Department, American Medical Response (AMR), and Stagecoach Towing, came together and provided the necessary resources for these powerful messages.

The result was two professionally produced PSAs that

SARAH BOWEN | Courtesy Photo of RNS Higher Purpose (Monkfish Publishing, 2019), Bowen leads readers through the process of deconstruction and reconstruction of their spiritual belief system, using concepts and practices assembled from over twenty religions as well as pop-culture movies and books, especially Star Wars.

For example, in one activity describing how to use a mantra, she includes religious staples such as Om Mani Padme Hum, Baruch atta Adonai, Kyrie Eleison as well as a favorite phrase from Star Wars: Rogue One: "I'm one with the Force" (on inhale); "The Force is with me" (on exhale). Bowen will be offering a full-day workshop based on the book for spiritual seekers and aspiring Jedis on January 26, 2020 at One Spirit Learning Alliance, 247 W. 36th Street, New York, New York (also available via Zoom from anywhere).

Bowen reasons, "While many people may not consider the mythology of Star Wars to be on par with the Buddha, Krishna, Muhammad, or Jesus (or myriad other spiritual all-stars), a Jedi might ask people to dig further. The value of a myth is not in how true it is, but in how deeply one connects with it. And how it affects our lives." Asking us to look beyond the merchandise and movie highs, Bowen

points to the Jedi census phenomenon, a movement started in 2001, as people in Australia, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ireland, Montenegro, New Zealand, Serbia, Turkey, and the UK identified religiously as Jedi.

Bowen offers, "While there has been some speculation on how many of these census takers are answering 'seriously,' the 2017 documentary American Jedi shines a light on just how real Jediism can be for some of its followers, chronicling three people using the path to heal the emotional wounds of rape, marital infidelity, and youthful indiscretions. For many people, Jediism can be a path of hope."

A preacher's kid raised in the Midwest in the 1970s, Bowen points to Princess Leia as a formative role model not only on the screen but also through the actress behind the role, Carrie Fisher. "When I was six, Leia taught me I could grow up to run as fast as and fight as hard as any boyeven when wearing a dress.

As I aged, my connection to the woman behind the role grew: first as I battled addiction, and then as I fought the stigma attached to depression and hypomania (which I refer to as having occasional strong fluctuations in my Force)." Out on the road, whether to perform a wedding, a funeral, or speaking

are designed to leave lasting impressions yet short enough to allow the videos to be shared or posted on media platforms, according to the CHP. "This was an amazing opportunity for our students and for the MSJC Digital Media department,” Marsala said. “The students were able to produce work with purpose, meaning, and reach with a stellar result. The officers supported the students' visions for these PSAs and provided remarkable locations, props, and guidance. I am immensely proud of what the class delivered and I look forward to furthering our relationship with CHP on future projects together.”

Students involved in the production said the partnership gave them real-world experience that will help them with their future career goals and made them realize the important impact their digital media skills can make on

society.

“The opportunity to work with the California Highway Patrol was a very pleasant surprise,” Nick Mastrangelo, MSJC student, said. “The project gave me real-world experience that will greatly benefit my future career. It made me much more comfortable dealing with high-profile clients and will hopefully lead to future opportunities similar to this one!"

Student Jacob Allen called his participation in the PSA one of the most rewarding experiences he’s had. “Not only did it show me how to apply everything I’ve learned in class, but also how to solve problems on the fly,” Allen said. “Working side-by-side with the community first responders was amazing and the fact they trusted our artistic vision definitely put into perspective how important and impactful this career path can be. I am able to take away from this project that with the

engagement, Bowen is led by the Force wherever she goes, with a FORCBWU license plate and an image of Carrie/Leia on her Jeep's rear tire cover. "I work with a lot of people who have left their birth religion due to trauma, but still want to feel connected to … something.

They want something sacred for a service, but not necessarily religious. The Force is a concept that bridges religious and secular, liberal and conservative, millennial and boomer."

Of the most recent movie, Bowen notes, "When I was a child, I acted out the early narrative daily with my sister and church friends, banding together for the breathtaking destruction of the Death Star. Through our play, we learned about personal responsibility and the difficulty of making moral decisions. Mastering our fear of the evil Darth Vader, we began to understand the concepts of forgiveness and redemption. Through Star Wars, we were unknowingly living out Jesus's words, especially those from John 15: 'This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. no one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends.' Well, we Gen-Xers are older now, and our Leia, Han, and Vader have passed on. But like every good narrative, the story lives on, in the lives of a new generation of rebels. Instead of passing a torch, we've passed down our lightsabers. With them, now they can speak their truth to power."

In addition to her work with people, Bowen is a fierce advocate for other beings and serves as an animal chaplain, advocating for animal welfare/rights and combating speciesism, as she recently told Matthew Abra-

See BOWEN on page A7 right mentor and guidance, the digital media creators of this generation have a bright future applying our passions to everyday scenarios.”

“Working with the CHP was a great way for our class to work in a professional environment all while gaining experience for our portfolios, student Jacob Miller said.

In a press release, the CHP said “As we enter a time of the year where DUI incidents are historically prevalent, it is our goal to use this message as a reminder of the harsh realities of DUI. We encourage all our media partners to help us share this important safety message.”

Please see the complete video at https://youtu.be/4Pr7_ R1QMRI For further information and/or questions, please contact CHP Public Information Officer Matt Napier at (951) 769-2000 or after hours at (916) 407-7511.

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BIBLE TRIVIA ANSWERS 1) Matthew/Luke 2) Shepherds 3) House

4) Zero 5) Herod 6) No mention of animals

TEMPLE BETH AM IN SAN JACINTO Hanukkah Celebration - Friday, December 27, at 7 pm. Temple Beth Am will celebrate Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, at its special December 27th Friday Hanukkah service. The public is welcome to participate in the celebration and the lighting of the menorah.

Hanukkah celebrates the re-dedication of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. The Jews, in the Maccabean Revolt, defeated the Syrians who had occupied and despoiled the Holy Temple. When the Eternal Light, which hangs above the Holy Ark contain-

ing the Torah, was rekindled, there was only enough oil to last for a few hours. But miraculously, the oil lasted eight days, allowing time to produce more oil.

Hanukkah is celebrated by lighting the menorah candles for eight days. Potato pancakes (latkes), a traditional food, is served at gatherings. Also, jelly doughnuts (soufganiyot) are eaten.

Foods fried in oil commemorate the holiday.

Temple Beth Am is an independent community synagogue serving the San Jacinto Valley since 1958. The Temple is located at 20520 State Street (at Soboba Road). For

information, the website is www.templebethamsj.org or call 951-445-0502.

OASIS COMMUNITY CHURCH Staffing HCW Southern California - This registration is for alumni of previous HeartChange workshops who wish to return as a volunteer to help with this workshop. If you have not attended HeartChange previously, please go to heartchange.org. Scroll down to the workshop you want to attend. Click, 'Register'.

If you plan to help staff many of the workshops, you can save time by cre-

ating a login in Eventbrite.

Then when you register for each workshop it will fill in your contact information.

Go to Eventbrite.com and choose Sign up. Then, you will see your email address listed on the right upper corner of the page. Click on that and choose Account.

In that page, you can save your contact information once so that it will autofill in any event. You can then register as usual on Heartchange.org.

Jan 1, 2020, 6 PM – Jan 5, 2020, 10 PM Oasis Community Church, 23750 Alessandro Blvd, Moreno Valley.

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Heather Lynn Powers June 1, 1974 - December 20, 2019 It is with great sadness and Joy to announce that Heather Feather was raised into the arms of Jesus her Lord and Savior, December 20, 2019. She was a daughter of Marcelo and step mom Gaye Olivas, and mother and step dad Gail and Stan Sterling.

Heather was a wonderful mother to her one and only precious son Jevon R. Powers, and her loving twin sisters in California Tami(and Jose) Vaca, Lori(and John) Tabor from San Jacinto; along with her two brother’s Bobby and Steven Sterling from Texas, and more relatives and friends from California and Texas. Born June 1st 1974 in Phelan, California, we celebrate her life at Living Waters at 468 W. Main St. San Jacinto at three O’clock Saturday, December 28th, 2019.

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hams in an interview for Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, "Speciesism is the privileging of human animals over nonhuman animals. Just like racism is the privileging of one race over another race, or sexism puts one gender over

another gender. We need to understand that our choices matter. If we are people who consider ourselves either spiritual, religious, on some sort of wisdom path, we need to consider that our choices have an impact."

Bowen admits the seeds of this view were sown not only in watching her fa-

ther's work fighting sexism and racism in the 1970s, but also by her early introduction to a multi-species world in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope.

When asked what is next on her horizon, Bowen quotes her favorite wise sage, Yoda: "Difficult to see. Always in motion is the future."

COMMUNITY BRIEFS Wed, Jan 1, 12:30 – 3:00 PM Living Center Library, 5001 W Florida Ave, Hemet.

HEMET VALLEY PIPE RAFFLE

Thu Jan 2, 2020 at 7:00 am – 5 pm. Hemet Valley Pipe and Supply, 1590 Commerce Lane, SJ. Now through the end of 2019, purchase any Noritz Tankless Water Heater and receive 5 raffle tickets to enter our drawing to win: 1st place a Milwaukee 7-tool Combo Kit, 2nd place Milwaukee Cordless Copper Pipe/Tubing Cutter. Raffle runs 9/1/19 - 12/31/19 Drawing will be held 1/2/20 you do not need to be present for the drawing.

SAN JACINTO CITY COUNCIL MEETING

January 7 & 21, 2019 from 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM. San Jacinto Unified School District Board Room, 2045 South San Jacinto Avenue, SJ.

HEMET CITY COUNCIL

January 14 & 28 from 7 PM - 9 PM. @ Hemet City Council Chambers, 450 E. Latham, Hemet. Website: www.cityofhemet.org

HEMET - SAN JACINTO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

Thur., Jan. 2, 2020 @ 2 PM General Society Meeting Topic 2020 Census (Meeting). Speaker Kelly Robertson from the 2020 Census.

300 E Latham, Hemet. Upstairs Conference Room.

WIDOWED PERSONS ACTIVITIES CLUB

Please join us for dining out, field trips, and bowling. Visit us for up to three activities before making a commitment. Dues are $25.00 per year which pays for monthly newsletter and other club activities. Please contact

Anna Beth, (951) 658-8657 for more information.

Thu, Jan 9, Feb 13, 1:30 PM Hemet City-James Simpson Memorial, 305 E Devonshire Ave, Hemet.

THE VALLEY NONPROFIT NETWORK MEETING

Jan. 2 from 4 PM - 5 PM The Valley Non-Profit Network is dedicated to strengthening local non-profit organizations through coordinated promotion, training, networking, and collaboration.

Exceed (Conference Room at Back of Property), 755 Oakwood St., Hemet. Info: 951-658-3211.

HSJVC FIRST FRIDAY

Jan. 3 from 8 AM - 9:30 AM Kick-off the New Year with us for the First Friday of the Year!

Come enjoy coffee and pastries, network and bring a basket to be able to spotlight your business or event. Info: 951-658-3211.

HSJVC, 615 N. San Jacinto Street Hemet.

MORRELL STAFF TO HOLD MOBILE OFFICE HOURS

Jan. 7 from 10 AM - 12 PM District staff from the office of State Senator Mike Morrell (R-Inland Empire) will hold office hours at the Hemet/San Jacinto Valley Chamber of Commerce the first week of September. Constituents can stop by to discuss statewide or community issues as well as seek help with problems they may be having with state agencies. Appointments are encouraged and can be made by contacting the District Office at (909) 919-7731.

HISPANIC NETWORK MEETING

Jan. 14 from 5:30 PM - 7 PM Web: www.hsjvc.com HSJVC, 615 N. San Jacinto St.

Info: 951-652-3211 Hear from our HSJVC Chairman, Richard Perry to kick off your goals this year! This is a great opportunity to showcase 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 your name, contact information, business, and proposed topic. Remember everyone is welcome to join us!

We are excited to meet you all, to network with our community and local business owners, and to become more educated professionals together.

THEMED ROBOTICS WORKSHOP

Jan. 18 from 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM. 1505 W. Florida Ave., Suite A. Themed Robotics Workshops, every 3rd Saturday. Cool, handson 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.

Info: Jodi True (951) 765-1171.

Fees/Admission: $49 per class or $135 for 3 classes.

HARVARD STREET MUSIC EXCHANGE

First Sunday Drum Circle - Every first Sunday, Harvard Street Music Exchange, is proud to host a Drum Circle at Valley Wide Park (901 W. Esplanade Ave) EVERYONE is welcome (All Ages/Experience) bring a drum or we got one you can borrow! Great way to learn the foundations of music (Rhythm) de-stress and meet new people in the community!

January 5, 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Harvard Street Music Exchange, 134 S Harvard St, Hemet Call: 951-925-6200 or www. harvardstreetmusic@gmail.com.

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Edmund Carl Powell February 20, 1928 - December 16, 2019 Edmund Powell was born on February 20, 1928 in Superior, Nebraska to parents Ralph and Elizabeth Powell. He had 2 brothers and 4 sisters. At the age of 3, his family moved to Beatrice. He attended Beatrice Central grade school, Beatrice Jr. High school and graduated from Beatrice Senior High School in 1946. Ed liked sports and played on Beatrice Sr. High’s football, basketball, track and the Championship winning golf team.

After graduating High School in 1946, he joined the US Army for an 18 month enlistment. Basic training was at Fort Lewis in Washington State. He shipped out from Seattle to Japan and spent a little more than a year in the Army Corp of engineers. After discharge in 1948, he spent a short period in Beatrice working at Nat’l Bank and then went to college at Indiana Technical Institute in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1951. He then took a position with Northrop Corp., working with designs on Snark Missile and support equipment. After about 3 years, he moved to the Firestone Company to work on The Corporal Missile and a number of proposals. In 1960, he returned to Northrop where he worked on many programs and proposals including the Peace Keeper Missile.

In 1951 he married Junella Hormann and raised 3 daughters Diane, Nancy and Sondra. In 1978, they were separated and later divorced.

During this second stint at Northrop, he met Duska Morrow who became his second wife. Retirement for both came early in 1989 when they left the LA area for Hemet, California. They became members of Soboba Country Club. They both relished golf at Soboba and were members until 2010. Ed served on the Board of Directors for 15 of the 21 years at that venue. In 2010, they moved to Seven Hills and joined the golf club (until the club folded in 2018) and Seven Hills golf men’s club. He also belonged to the American Legion Post #858 in San Jacinto.

Ed is survived by wife Duska, daughters Diane and Nancy, sisters Marjorie and Norma and 6 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by daughter Sondra, brothers Jack and Ralph, and sisters Marguariete and Eleanore.

Interment will be private at Riverside National Cemetery.

Myrna Petersen Jacobsen Hefley July 31, 1924 - December 5, 2019 Myrna Petersen Jacobsen Hefley passed away December 5, 2019 at home. She served the Lord and her family faithfully. She was a member of the Dwelling Place City Church in Hemet, CA for 31 years. Myrna was born in Flaxton, North Dakota to Berman and Hilda Jacobsen.

Myrna came to Hemet in 1950 and worked various places in town; her longest employment was at Hatcher Western Auto where she was the toy store manager for 25 years.

She is survived by her husband, Merle and were married for 65 years.

She had two sons, one deceased Mitchell and Michael who is married to Tracy. She has three grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren.

Memorial services will be at the Dwelling Place City Church, 27100 S Girard, Hemet on January 8, 2020. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Dwelling Place City Christian School.

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ouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi insisted on Thursday that before she will send the Republican Senate the articles of impeachment her Democratic chamber approved against President Donald Trump, GOP leaders must provide more detail about how they will handle the expected trial.

“We’d like to see a fair process, but we’ll see what they have and will be ready for whatever it is,” Pelosi said at the Capitol. “So far we haven’t seen anything that looks fair to us,” she had said last Wednesday night, just after the House approved the two charges that could evict Trump from office if the Senate agrees.

NANCY PELOSI | Courtesy Photo The parties’ Senate leaders, Mitch McConnell for the Republicans and Chuck Schumer for the Democrats, met Thursday on trial arrangements but came to no agreement. The two men have a tense relationship, and McConnell holds a tactical edge if he can keep his 53-member Senate majority united.

Democrats are insisting on more witnesses, testi-

mony and documents than McConnell appears willing to provide before they name the House “managers” who would prosecute Trump in the Senate.

“Sen. Schumer made clear to Sen. McConnell that the witnesses and documents are necessary to ensure a fair trial in the Senate,” said Schumer spokesman Justin Goodman.

He said, “Schumer asked Sen. McConnell to consider Sen. Schumer’s proposal over the holidays.”

Last Wednesday night’s vote, almost entirely along party lines, made the president just the third in U.S. history to be impeached. The House impeached Trump on two charges — abusing his presidential power and obstructing Congress — stemming from his pressure on Ukraine to announce investigations of his political rival as

Trump withheld U.S. aid.

Pelosi’s unexpected procedural delay in taking the next step — apparently in search of leverage in locking in trial arrangements — got a sour response from Senate Majority Leader McConnell and from Trump himself.

McConnell said Democrats were “too afraid” to send the charges to the Senate, where Trump would be expected to be acquitted by the Republican majority.

Trump tweeted, “Now the Do Nothing Party want to Do Nothing with the Articles.” He claimed that if the Democrats didn’t transmit the charges, “they would lose by default,” though there is no constitutional requirement to send them swiftly, or at all.

The trial has been expected to begin in January.

Along with her tough talk, Pelosi appeared upbeat the

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GOVERNOR: Gavin Newsom is the Governor of California, former Lieutenant Governor of California, and former Mayor of San Francisco. | Photo: www.gov.ca.gov/ message to communities across our state.”

This announcement builds on Governor Newsom’s commitment to working with community, ethnic and diverse media outlets.

Throughout his first year in office, the Governor and his senior staff have participated in several telebriefing media calls and meetings on a host of issues ranging from the death penalty to public charge to the 2020 Census.

“The idea for the column grew out of a two year effort by representatives of Black, Latino, Asian and Native media to educate state legislators and decision makers about the sector’s role and to forge a multi-ethnic media advocacy voice,” said Sandy Close

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met privately Thursday at the Capitol after Republican McConnell signaled in the strongest terms yet that his chamber intended to hold a swift trial and acquit the president of both charges.

McConnell denounced the “most unfair” House impeachment and reassured Trump and his supporters that “moments like this are why the United States Senate exists.”

As for what the Senate would do, he said, “It could not be clearer which outcome would serve the stabilizing, institution-preserving, fever-breaking role for which the United States Senate was created and which outcome would betray it.”

The Kentucky Republican described Trump’s impeachment as “the most rushed,

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who directs Ethnic Media Services, a nonprofit media consulting organization.

Regina Brown Wilson, director of California Black Media, says the column “couldn’t come at a more critical time. In this information era dominated by high tech platforms, Governor Newsom is sending an important signal that government needs high touch communicators embedded in and trusted by their local communities.”

Gabriel Lerner, veteran editor of ImpreMedia’s La Opinion, underscored the need for consistent outreach by the Governor as an antidote to the growing fear and distrust of government among immigrant audiences in the wake of Trump administration an-

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overnor Gavin Newsom announced a historic media collaboration with California Black Media, Ethnic Media Services, ImpreMedia, Univision, and LGBTQ outlets Bay Area Reporter and the Los Angeles Blade to contribute an original quarterly column on timely public policy issues impacting Californians across the state. The quarterly “On the Record with Gavin Newsom” column will be translated into at least six languages and distributed quarterly starting in December.

Each column will be posted for public access on the Governor’s website and published online or in print in the over 50 participating media outlets. Any media outlet is welcome to pull the column from the Governor’s website to publish in their outlet.

“California is proud to be the most diverse state in the world’s most diverse democracy,” said Governor Newsom. “All Californians deserve to know that their government is working for them, especially in rural and Inland communities that have long felt that they do not truly have a voice in Sacramento. We look forward to collaborating with our media partners—and inviting others who might be interested in partnering—to bring our California for All

ti-immigrant measures. “Every new announcement from the White House creates a relentless campaign of terror.

The column is one small but important counter-voice that all immigrants need to hear,” Lerner said.

“Establishing a direct and consistent way of communication with the people of California is essential to have an informed, engaged, and prosperous community,” said Marco Flores, Vice President of News for Univision Los Angeles.

Francis Espiritu, longtime publisher of Philippine News Today, a national Filipino news outlet headquartered in the Bay Area, was one of numerous Asian media leaders who joined the collaborative effort. He says he is eager to run the column to inform audiences about the Governor’s policy objectives and to reassure them that “the state has our back.”

Native media are also a key part of the collaboration.

Joe Orozco, who directs the Hoopa reservation based KIDE radio in northern Eureka, says the isolation and diversity of tribal lands makes communications an even greater challenge. He hopes the column represents an effort to make communication two-way. “We want to tell our story as well,” said Orozco.

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day after the impeachment votes.

“We’ve been hearing from people all over the country,” she told reporters. “Seems like people have a spring in their step because the president was held accountable for his reckless behavior.”

Pressed about next steps, Pelosi wouldn’t say. Democrats are insisting on more witnesses, testimony and documents than McConnell appears willing to provide before they name the House “managers” who would prosecute Trump in the Senate.

“The next thing will be when we see the process that is set forth in the Senate,” Pelosi said. “Then we’ll know the number of managers we may have to go forward and who we would choose.”

The Democratic speaker and the top Senate Democrat, Schumer of New York,

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He can do anything you can, just from a wheel chair SANDY DEE | COLUMNIST

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and have put an amazing total five man power soccer team together called the Veteran Warriors Adaptive Sports Club Team. They practice here in Hemet. If you are a disabled veteran and want to know more about power-soccer and other sports, et in touch with me and I will get you connected. These guys live to help other veterans enjoy life to the fullest and are so much fun to hang out with.

At adaptive sports-events, Johnny can alway be found giving help and inspiration to teammates and even crosses the field to help the opposing team. For Sandoval it is not about winning, it is about being competitive and making a difference in the lives of others.

I asked Sandoval what he’d tell a new veteran finding out they have a spinal cord injury. “It does get better, I can do anything an able-bodied person can do, just from a sit-down position. and I just learned how to ski”. Talking with Johnny just makes you feel good: he has a great outlook on life and reminds you to be grateful for the body you have.

ohnny Sandoval was just 17 when the first taken, in October 1984.

His mother had to sign a wavier for him to enlist in the United State Navy boot camp in Great Lakes Illinois. He went on to be stationed at the long Beach Naval Base and did three tours overseas at Western Pacific Deployment as a 3rd class Engine-man on board the U.S.S. Cayuge. He received an honorable discharge October 11, 1988.

February 3, 2001 his life would be forever changed.

Sandoval was in Tijuana Mexico and was involved in a vehicle roll over accident. The Red Cross in Tijuana said he had two broken legs. He mentioned he could not feel anything and they sent him to an American doctor, did a CT Scan and found he had broken his T-12 (12th Thoracic Vertebra ) and L-1( first lumbar Vertebra) a spinal cord injury which left him a paraplegic.

He will tell you it wasn’t easy; he had to deal with depression, “...but you got to press through it,” says Sandoval. He uses a manual wheelchair as much as possible to keep his strength up and stay in shape.

Thanks to two Recreational Therapists (RT) at the San Diego VA Hospital RT Kelly Kalizewski and intern Jena Van Fossan , they got him involved with sports. He did it all: basketball, 9-ball , table tennis.

Sandoval always has a great attitude and a good disposition: he is a leader among veterans and he’s always ready to help.

RT Kelly Kalizewski introduced him to the National Wheelchair

Games in New York. Power Soccer didn’t come around till 2006: it first was held in Alaska and then in 2018, Sandoval heard from his good friend Willie Hendrickson about a powersoccer team: Veteran Warriors, right here in his home town of Hemet.

This changed his life. When Sandoval is at the VA, he can be found giving newly-injured Veterans and children hope and letting them know that they can be useful, productive citizen and live a fulfilling life.

Since Sandoval has come to the team, they have been to Louisville Kentucky for the National Veteran Soccer Games and Sandoval brought home a bronze medal in basketball.

Sandoval and Hendrickson, along with the Veteran Warriors went to Berkley California to the 1st Kathryn Black Invitational Power Soccer Tournament. Our very own Veteran Warriors dominated the events 4 - 0 and brought back the Championship Trophy.

Now Sandoval is the Team Captain and Hendrickson is team Ambassador: this duo are like brothers

VET: Johnny Sandoval, 17. | Courtesy Photo

THE WARRIORS: Johnny Sandoval (Center) is part of The Warriors. | Photo by Sandy Dee.

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Sandy Dee served in the United States Army from 1980 to 1983, the year of her honorable medical discharge. Her passion for helping veterans came to a head in 2017 when she formed her nonprofit organization, A Pawsibility 4 Veterans (apawsibility4veterans.org). She is also a certified I-Phone filmographer. Sandy spends her time with her own organization and in supporting the Cloverlane Foundation (cloverlanefoundation. org) in helping veterans in our community.

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he U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in partnership with the Association of Military Banks of America (AMBA), launched the Veterans Benefits Banking Program (VBBP), available starting Dec. 20.

The program will provide Veterans and their beneficiaries the chance to safely, reliably, and inexpensively receive and manage their VA monetary benefits through financial services at participating banks.

“VBBP offers another way to simplify banking choices to help eligible Veterans select the right bank for themselves and their families,” said VA Secretary Robert Wilkie. “The VA and AMBA are proud to provide this opportunity to connect veterans with banks that understand their needs.”

VA’s collaboration with AMBA will leverage its consortium of military-friendly financial institutions that cater to service members.

AMBA is the only trade association representing banking institutions specializing in providing services for military personnel, Veterans, and their families around the world.

VBBP leverages participating AMBA institutions and banks operating within the gates of installations of all branches of service and National Guard and Reserve components.

“AMBA and its member banks welcome the opportunity to provide our nation’s Veterans additional financial services options to help them achieve greater financial independence, resiliency, and literacy,” said AMBA president and Air Force Veteran Steve Lepper. “We hope that as Veterans recognize the benefits of working with the banks to achieve financial stability, more Veterans, banks and credit unions will join this effort.”

The current available banking options include direct deposit into an existing bank account, electronic funds transfer into a Direct Express pre-paid debit card and mailing of a paper check for pre-approved beneficiaries. VBBP introduces new financial resources to Veterans and their beneficiaries.

The program is an effort to address the problems some Veterans experience using these payment methods. VBBP offers these VA beneficiaries – including many who have been unable to open bank accounts in the past – the opportunity to deposit their benefit funds directly into existing or new bank accounts offered by participating AMBA member banks.

Neither VA nor AMBA is endorsing any particular bank or requiring Veterans and other beneficiaries to use them. It does not require Veterans who are satisfied with their current financial situation to change how they receive their VA monetary benefits.

All Veterans and other beneficiaries – who currently receive more than $118 billion in financial benefits through VA – are eligible to access this program. There are approximately 250,000 Veterans and beneficiaries who receive their VA benefits through a pre-paid debit card or paper check who may not have a bank account.

VA’s Veterans Banking Benefits and AMBA’s Veterans Benefits Banking Program websites have details for identifying participating banks.

To have your federal benefits electronically transferred to a Veteran’s designated financial institution (e.g. bank), VA beneficiaries interested in changing direct deposit options can also call 1-800-827-1000 with their relevant banking information.

VA financial literacy information is an additional resource available to Veterans and VA beneficiaries.

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THE POLITICAL NOTEBOOK From the Right-Robin Lowe As the year closes, I feel that I must tie up several loose ends, and I find that these loose ends not only stretch all the way to Washington, but back to our own cities as well.

The new year marks a new beginning as well, and with it, we are blessed to have a new mayor, Mayor Russ Brown in Hemet, and a new mayor in San Jacinto, Mayor Andrew Kotyuk. We were blessed several years ago with a new president and yet, disparate, divisive voices sought to divide our country instead of unite it. I find, unfortunately, the same thing happening here at home in our own cities of San Jacinto and Hemet.

Those who market conspiracy theories both in Washington and here at home must be taken to task and their thinly-veiled accusations must be given the light of day.

As the old bromide goes: sunlight is the best disinfectant.

Nationally, we have seen almost 3 full years of nothing but: innuendo, out right lies and millions of dollars wasted. Locally, we have seen innuendo and accusation with not even the flimsiest amount of evidence given. This must stop.

There is a reason that Lincoln’s battle cry of “a house divided against itself cannot stand,” is still quoted today. When our city and our nation is being attacked from within, it makes no sense to quarrel among amongst ourselves: we must stand together to forge a new, positive and open future.

To do anything less is to invite more of the same lies, waste and insurrection from within…and is tantamount to straightening out deck chairs on the Titanic.

We must rally around our new mayors as we must rally around our president, sure in our adherence to the constitution and to the rule of law. We must not sit idly by while elected officials waste time and money with useless, baseless accusations designed to do nothing but divide our cities and our country.

If we are unhappy with the state of our country or our local governments, the answer is not to pervert the law as is so obviously being done on national level. Neither is the answer to mouth accusations without any real evidence. We must instead use our laws and conventions in the most positive and productive ways possible.

Let us take this unprecedented opportunity to move our cities and our nation forward.

As we have seen with the passing of both Phil Brigandi and Steve Covington...our hold on life...is just as is our hold on freedom: so tenuous, that we must guard, protect, defend and cherish these things at all costs: wasteful, hateful divisive, partisan politics and rumor-mongering isn’t the answer: unity is.

We must bring back the days when the losers in a political battle come together to unite for the good of the city...and the nation: not spy on, defame or plot against those who won... especially those of the same party.

I wish you a very Merry Christmas, and pass on my hope that, with the new year, comes a spirit of renewed healing for our cities and our nation.

THE LOWRY’S COLUMN

Homeless Encampments and the Constitution

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he Supreme Court just ensured that the nation’s homelessness crisis will continue.

The court declined to take up an appeal of a ruling by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, covering the western United States, that homeless encampments are a de facto constitutional right.

In the case, stemming from a Boise, Idaho, ordinance, the 9th Circuit maintained that enforcing a prohibition against camping in public places is a violation of the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.

A quick reminder. The Eighth Amendment says, “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted.” It was adopted out of fear that Congress might, as Abraham Holmes put it, mimic the sorry experience of “that diabolical institution,

the Inquisition,” or in the words of Patrick Henry, “introduce the practice of France, Spain, and Germany of torturing, to extort a confession of the crime.”

It’s a long way down from these fears to the city of Boise trying to keep the homeless from creating public nuisances and dangers.

What cruel and unusual punishments were the plaintiffs found guilty of violating Boise’s camping and disorderly conduct ordinances subjected to?

Tarring and feathering?

The rack? No, they were all sentenced to time served, with the exception of one of them who was twice sentenced to one additional day in jail. One of the plaintiffs who pled guilty paid a $25 fine.

Nonetheless, the 9th Circuit somehow invented constitutional warrant to declare Boise guilty of a grievous violation of the Bill of Rights. According to the 9th Circuit, such encampment laws now

can’t be enforced so long as there are more homeless people than practically available shelter beds in any jurisdiction.

The ruling was a body blow to localities in the West where homelessness has been exploding. It’s not as though these places are heartless. Cities have been devoting significant resources to shelter and trying other tacks, including regional cooperation to homeless outreach teams.

Since the basis of the 9th Circuit’s decision is that sleeping is a basic human need, it puts at risk other commonsense statutes. It is also a basic human need to defecate and urinate. A drug addict feels a need to use drugs. When will the 9th Circuit, or some other adventurous court, find Eighth Amendment protection for these?

There is an obvious public interest in tearing down encampments and keeping them from springing up. They are dens of public health risks, drug abuse and crime that

significantly degrade the quality of life.

When Orange County, Calif., cleared out a big encampment last year, it found more than 13,000 needles, 5,000 pounds of waste -- including human waste -- and 400 tons of debris.

Workers at City Hall in Los Angeles have been exposed to trash and bodily fluids from nearby encampments, which also were responsible for a rodent infestation at City Hall.

San Francisco is notorious for needles and human feces on its streets.

A society that lacks the ability to prevent such blatant and revolting affronts to public order -- degrading and dangerous even to their supposed beneficiaries -- has lost something important. A society that tells itself that it is literally impermissible to use the law to discourage them has lost its mind.

Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.

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Mrs. Robin Lowe, former Mayor of Hemet

From the Democrats of Hemet - San Jacinto One. Single, sole, solitary, lone. These are synonyms for the word one. The word one is used in many ways. “One is the loneliest number” is a song written by Harry Nilsson and was in the top five songs in 1969. “One for the road” refers to the last drink before leaving a bar. Other phrases containing the word one are; One sandwich short of a picnic; One in the hand is worth two in the bush; One in a million; One and only etc.

Depending upon the context, one can be negative or positive. To finish number one means you have won, have finished first. One moment in time usually means that something very special occurred. The phrase “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” was made famous by Neil Armstrong when he stepped on the moon. One is the loneliest number implies loneliness.

The pledge of allegiance contains the phrase “one nation under God” and symbolizes the unity of the states. That unity is mentioned in the preamble to our Constitution “In order to form a more perfect union……..”

Individuals are sometimes referred to as “One of a kind” and this often means that person has a unique way of doing things. Sometimes that is a compliment. I would call Greta Thunberg “one of a kind” and very much mean that as a compliment. She has been chosen as “Person of the Year” by Time Magazine. Time started choosing “man of the year” in 1927. They have not always chosen one person. In 2003 they chose “The American Soldier”. In 2002 they chose “The Whistleblowers”. Occasionally they have chosen more than one specific person and once they chose the “Computer”. The choice is about the most significant newsmaker of the year.

Sometimes the choice is for news about positive contributions such as Pope Francis or Barack Obama. The choice is not always about positive newsworthiness. Joseph Stalin was chosen. Endangered Earth was chosen. Donald Trump was chosen.

Greta Thunberg is only 16 years old but has made a significant contribution to highlighting the impending tragedy of global warming. About global warming she has said “We need a balance of optimism and outrage. We need optimism to keep going and to not give up ... and we need outrage to be able to step outside our comfort zones.”

I think what we need is more young people like Greta Thunberg. Young people who will challenge us about critical issues like climate change, like discrimination, intolerance and prejudice. I’m not confident that the world is in good hands now but with more youth like Ms. Thunberg our future could be bright. I hope that Greta Thunberg does not remain “One of a kind” but becomes “One of many”.

Dick Gale, President of the Democrats of Hemet – San Jacinto

PORTER’S CORNER

Christmas is a better time for reconnecting with friends and family

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any of us have been putting off reconnecting with old friends and family members because we’re too busy working, raising kids, making ends meet and generally speaking surviving in a very competitive and fast paced society.

During the course of a lifetime, we’ve made good friends with our neighbors who moved away long ago and with whom we promised to remain in touch after they are gone to another town not far, or another state or even another country. Some of us have developed friends in the work-

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least thorough and most unfair impeachment inquiry in modern history.”

Fighting back using McConnell’s own words, Schumer said the Republican leader was plotting the “most

place who either changed jobs or retired. People who became part of our family sharing holidays and vacations. Friends with whom we shared our trials and tribulations and who were there when needed with moral support and some with financial help.

Frequently we ask ourselves what became of these people that were meaningful to us at a certain time in our lives; how old is Johnny now? I wonder if Nancy is married and has her own children, and many other questions that can easily be answered in this age of modern communications.

We lose track of our relatives too because they also move far away, or because

we’ve had some differences with a brother or sister but with whom we’ve been meaning for a long time to establish contact once again. Sometimes pride or plain indifference keep us from following through with our intentions of doing something simple like sending a card to wish a happy birthday, if we can remember those dates, or a telephone call, these days where everybody has a mobile phone to receive an email.

How easy it is and yet so difficult. If we can put aside memories of hurt for grievances long past, that should no longer be a part of our family baggage and forgive and reconnect, you may

find that they too want the same thing.

Christmas indeed is a better time to reconnect with friends and family, because without a doubt, it is the single most significant family and friends event that we experience during our lifetime – not birthdays, anniversaries, christenings or any other holiday are more important than Christmas.

The whole world will benefit from our reconnecting with friends and family because the multiplying effect of these positive vibrations will permeate the entire planet bringing to life the age old saying of peace on earth and goodwill to man.

“The Bay Area Reporter looks forward to the quarterly columns by Governor Gavin Newsom. As one of the oldest LGBT newspapers in the country, we think our

readers will enjoy learning about issues the governor writes about. California is in a state of constant change, and we believe our readers will be interested to hear directly

from San Francisco’s former mayor through his columns on how he plans to address myriad issues statewide,” said Cynthia Laird, News Editor with the Bay Area Reporter.

rushed, least thorough and most unfair” impeachment trial in history by declining to agree to call witnesses including former Trump national security adviser John Bolton, who declined to testify before the House.

“McConnell claimed the impeachment was motivat-

ed by partisan rage,” said Schumer. “This from the man who said proudly, ‘I am not impartial.’”

“What hypocrisy.”

Pelosi said that McConnell “says it’s OK for the foreman of the jury to be in cahoots with the lawyers of the accused. That doesn’t sound

right to us.”

Complicating any decision to delay are House Democrats’ arguments in recent weeks that Trump’s impeachment was needed “urgently,” arguing his actions were a threat to democracy and the fairness of the upcoming 2020 election.

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undreds and hundreds of caring volunteers joined Home Instead owners Jason and Debbie Baker and family to celebrate the, “Be a Santa to a senior” program, held Wednesday, December 18 at the Hemet Library.

According to Debbie Baker, “We are here to wrap presents for seniors in our community who otherwise would not be getting a present. Home Instead provides companionship, meal preparation, medication reminders, personal services and other care services to seniors in our community, and this is just another way of giving back to the people who have given us so much,” said Baker.

While there was a joyous, raucous, cheerful feel to the festivities, Home Instead co-owner Jason Baker was able to oversee the event with precision due to having been through this before. “This is a Home Instead event, and we’ve been holding the event in the valley for 14 years. We work with approximately 35 different senior organizations such as nursing homes, assisted living facilities, mobile home parks,

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31 2020'S NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY DERBY'S BAR & GRILL - 7 PM to 1 AM

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BOLLYWOOD NEW YEAR'S EVE STAR BUFFET GRILL & BBQ - 7:30 PM to 1 AM

Appetizers, Dinner, Drinks, Kids Corner, Bollywood dance, Stand-up and more! DJ Raja. Tickets available at place. 23750 Alessandro Blvd, Moreno Valley.

NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY SOBOBA CASINO - 8 PM - 2 AM

General: $60, with Soboba Rewards: $40. Kendra Daniels and Deejay Who's Next. Includes Exclusive Gift. At the Cabaret Lounge. Phone: 951-665-1000.

NEW YEAR'S EVE AT WOODY'S! WOODY'S - 8 PM - 12:30 AM

Complimentary champagne toast. Live Band of jazz, blues & soul music. Tickets $35. UBER Suggested.

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ROCKY HORROR NEW YEAR'S EVE HISTORIC HEMET THEATER - 9:30 PM to 1 AM

BEING A SANTA FOR SENIORS: Happy Volunteers wrapping gifts for seniors. | Courtesy Photo. etcetera, so they give us the name and gift ideas of people within their facilities who would like a gift or need a gift. We had between 1,500 and 1,600 names that were given to us this year.”

That might seem a daunting amount of needy people but Baker says, “…we had about 150 names left over...but we were able to match them up with miscellaneous gifts which were given to us, and so we were able to meet the needs of everyone. These things included blankets, toiletries, warmers, etcetera, so we

were able to help everyone.”

The Destination Coffeehouse and Bistro was onhand as a food donation vendor as was Jersey Mike’s.

The Bank of Hemet, Desert Hills Memory Care Center, The Medicine Shoppe, SJ Medical Group, Pacifica Senior Living and Arbor Hospice were among those who gave monetary donations. “We put names on tags, along with the needed gift, at places like Walmarts and malls, the Hemet Hospital…and the people of the community stepped up as they always do, and donat-

ed to us.”

Volunteer and Mrs. Riverside, Valerie Vandever said, “It’s a great time to be down here, and a great sense of community. We’re having a wonderful time wrapping gifts for our seniors. We love this and we’ve done it every year for fourteen years.”

Volunteer, AFLAC Representative and HemetSan Jacinto Chamber of Commerce member Laurel Netherton said, “I’m here to help the community.

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26 8 AM – 1 PM: Moreno Valley Farmer's Market - Moreno Valley Conference Center, 14075 Frederick St, Moreno Valley.

6 PM -10 PM: Derby's Bar & Grill 2 for 2 Special 2 beers & 2 sandwiches! $11.95. 2860 W Florida Ave Suite B, Hemet.

6:30 PM – 9:30 PM: Pozjoker Games - Thursday Night Commander (MTG).

We will be running a Magic The Gathering (Commander Format) Tournament! Entry fee is $5 and registration will begin at 4:30. Pozjoker Games, 1953 E. Florida Avenue, Hemet. Call: 951-350-3453 or www.pozjoker@hotmail.com.

9 PM - 1:30 AM: Soboba Casino – DJ Nights at The Cabaret Lounge. Soboba Casino. Phone: 951-665-1000.

951-350-3453 or www.pozjoker@hotmail.com.

6 PM -10 PM: Derby's Bar & Grill 2 for 2 Special 2 beers & 2 sandwiches! $11.95. 2860 W Florida Ave Suite B, Hemet.

8 PM – 10 PM: NEON Nights - It's Jumping every Friday! We offer FREE Glow Sticks and Face Painting! Play with the theme by Wearing Shirts That’ll Glow with the NEON Lights! Snack Bar available. Buy your Tickets at Hangar Trampoline Park or on the Hangar Website! Call: 951-682-5867 or www. hangartrampolineparks.com. Hangar Trampoline Park, 12125 Day St, Moreno Valley.

9 PM - 1 AM: Soboba Casino – KENDRA DANIELS BAND. Free Event. At the Cabaret Lounge, Soboba Casino.

Phone: 951-665-1000.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27 5 PM – 9 PM: Pozjoker Games – YuGi-Oh! Friday Tournament. Entry fee is $5 and Registration will begin at 4 pm.

Test out your skills. Store Credit Payout based on Attendance. Pozjoker Games, 1953 E. Florida Avenue, Hemet. Call:

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28 8 AM – 12 PM: Downtown Hemet Farmer's Market - Up to 60 booths of food, collectibles, information, businesses, arts and crafts, and more. Event will feature live music, monthly car shows, seasonal holiday festivals. 135 E

Join the Troupe of Lost Souls cast for all the fun, including a costume contest! Admission $15.

216 E Florida Ave, Hemet. Info: (951) 658-5950.

NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY! *OUTSIDE* OLD TOWN TEMECULA - 6 PM to 2 AM

Patrick Howard Trampus Band, beverage toast & balloon drop at midnight. Get tickets. Phone: 951-6951761. Temecula Stampede, 28721 Old Town Front St.

NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION! SOVEREIGN KITCHEN HOME - 9 PM to 2 AM

Eastern European food, live music, cabbage festival, costumed carnival, games and gifts, Santa and more! $50 ticket all included. (951)514-7195. Temecula.

NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY! MORONGO CASINO - 10 PM to 1 AM

Bringing you into 2020 with the finest covers of your top favorite hit songs. Start the new year with a bang!

Morongo Casino, 49750 Seminole Dr., Cabazon.

Florida Ave, Hemet.

12 PM - 6 PM: Derby's Bar & Grill - 2 for 2 Special 2 beers & 2 sandwiches! $9.95. 2860 W Florida Ave Suite B, Hemet.

9 PM - 1 AM: Soboba Casino – KENDRA DANIELS BAND. Free Event. At the Cabaret Lounge, Soboba Casino.

Phone: 951-665-1000.

7 PM: Diamond Valley Arts Center - MUSIC AT THE CENTER: COLESLAW. The dynamic duo of well-known Inland musicians – Matt Coleman and Chad Villarreal are back. A night of Unique Covers and Lively Originals!!! $20-$25 sectional seating. DVAC, 123 N Harvard St. Call: (951) 652-3822.

7 PM: Naughty or Nice and Paint Night - Join the fun with Pure Romance bringing the best toys to make your New Year’s SPICY! This is a Paint night like no other. 18 + Admission $33. Phantasmic Event and Party Planning, 12125 Day Street, Suite H304, Moreno Valley.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29 12 PM -6 PM: Derby's Bar & Grill - 2 for 2 Special 2 beers & 2 sandwiches! $9.95. 2860 W Florida Ave Suite B,

Hemet.

4 PM – 7 PM: Pozjoker Games – Sunday Pokemon Tournament! Entry fee is $5 and registration will begin at 3 pm. Pozjoker Games, 1953 E. Florida Avenue, Hemet. Call: 951-350-3453 or www.pozjoker@hotmail.com.

5 PM – 9 PM: Pozjoker Games – Super Smash Bros Ulti-Sunday Tournament! Entry fee is $10 and registration will begin at 4:30 pm. If you bring in your own Console(s), Monitor(s), and Controllers, your entry fee will be reduced. (Store Credit cannot be used for the Entry Fee) Check rules at facebook@Pozjoker Games. Pozjoker Games, 1953 E. Florida Avenue, Hemet.

Call: 951-350-3453 or www.pozjoker@ hotmail.com.

7 PM – 11:59 PM: Derby’s Bar and Grill - Karaoke Nights Every Sunday & Wednesdays! Food and Drink Specials till 9pm! 2860 W Florida Ave, Hemet.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 30 6 PM -10 PM: Derby's Bar & Grill 2 for 2 Special 2 beers & 2 sandwiches!

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Here's What to Wear on New Year's Eve CALENDAR from C1 LUCIE WINBORNE | COLUMNIST

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he age-old question of "But what shall I wear?" takes on special significance on New Year's Eve. After all, it's the biggest party night of the year! And unless you're breaking open the midnight bubbly in your PJs from the comfort of your family room couch, you're probably looking to stand out.

As always, venue plays a role. Do you plan to boogie at a swanky club soiree, or nibble on hors d'oeuvres at a casual house gathering with old friends and a background playlist?

Stylist Alex Sweterlitsch has a few simple rules, not least of which is "try to be unique." For the ladies, a richly colored pantsuit or jumpsuit presents a nice change from the more typical sequined dress. She also advises that simple fabrics, such as velvet, should fit the body in a tailored manner, while keeping flashy ones such as gold lame loose. Fringe or feathers add a noticeable splash while dancing.

Not much of a glamour gal? Try pairing some snazzy earrings with a tuxedo blazer

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and skinny jeans. Chrome nail polish or a glittery highlighter applied to eyelids and lips serves as a great accent to any type of outfit, but beware of "wearing everything at once" -- you don't want your fellow partygoers to suspect you of competing with the Times Square ball!

And what about your feet?

Those rhinestone-studded sandals may look like the perfect accessory in a shoe store display, but will they leave you in grin-and-bearit mode before the second dance? Gals in the know recommend popping a Midol shortly before slipping on your stilettos. With pumps or other closed-toe footwear, try taping your third and fourth toes together, or even

inserting a maxi pad in the bottom of your shoe.

And you boys! We haven't forgotten you. You don't need to splurge on a tux to make a statement...but a crisp white shirt pairs nicely with anything from a velvet blazer (don't forget the fancy tie and stylish cuff links) to cashmere sweater. Just to be clear, a "black tie" invitation means bow tie, while a good pair of dark jeans accompanied by a cardigan in a seasonal shade, or rock-star leather jacket over a message T-shirt, make a great choice for less formal affairs. When it comes to your footwear, consider some dapper leather boots, or polish those comfortable Oxfords till they shine like a new penny.

One thing you probably won't be giving too much thought to this special night is, ahem, your underwear ... but according to an old New Year's legend, you really should! The color, that is.

Are you hoping for wealth in the new year? Go for yellow.

Romance? Red. How about peace, harmony and happiness? White! Life and wellness? Don green or blue.

Happy New Year, Gorgeous!

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5:30 PM - 9:30 PM: American Legion Post 53 – Bingo! 10 dollars for first pack and 4 for second pack and 1 dollar for each additional pack. Payouts vary per game from 80 to 250 dollars. Free coffee and ice tea during the sessions with free donuts at half time.

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7:30 PM – 12:30 AM: Bollywood New Year's Eve 2020 Party. Appetizers, Dinner, Drinks, Kids Corner, Bollywood dance, Stand-up and more! Music, Lighting & Special Effects by DJ Raja. Tickets available at Star Buffet Moreno Valley location. STAR BUFFET GRILL & BBQ. Restaurant-Banquet-Catering, 23750 Alessandro Blvd, Moreno Valley.

8 PM - 2 AM: Soboba Casino – NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY. Tickets on sale now at Soboba Box Office. General: $60, with Soboba Rewards: $40. Special performance by Kendra Daniels, Followed by Deejay Who's Next. Includes Exclusive Gift. At the Cabaret Lounge, Soboba Casino. Phone: 951-665-1000.

8 PM – 12:30 AM: Celebrate New Year's Eve at Woody's! Complimentary champagne toast. Live Band of jazz, blues & soul music.

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9 PM - 1:30 AM: Soboba Casino - Latin Night with Super Briza in The Cabaret Lounge. Soboba Casino. Phone: 951-6651000.

9:30 PM – 12:30 AM: Historic Hemet

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6 PM -10 PM: Derby's Bar & Grill - 2 for 2 Special 2 beers & 2 sandwiches! $11.95. 2860 W Florida Ave Suite B, Hemet.

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9 PM - 1:30 AM: Soboba Casino – DJ Nights at The Cabaret Lounge. Soboba Casino. Phone: 951-665-1000.

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6 PM -10 PM: Derby's Bar & Grill - 2 for 2 Special 2 beers & 2 sandwiches! $11.95. 2860 W Florida Ave Suite B, Hemet.

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Spies in Disguise

Super spy Lance Sterling and scientist Walter Beckett are almost exact opposites. Lance is smooth, suave and debonair.

Walter is... not. But what Walter lacks in social skills he makes up for in smarts and invention, creating the awesome gadgets Lance uses on his epic missions.

Circles - Post Malone

Tom Holland, Will Smith, Ben Mendelsohn, Peter Chernin, Rashida Jones, Karen Gillan, DJ Khaled, Rachel Brosnahan.

Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee

IP Man 4: The Finale Ip Man’s life remains unchanged after his wife’s death, but he

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and his son are slowly drifting apart. To seek a better future for his son, Ip Man decides to travel to the U.S. only to find the stable, peaceful life abroad is only skin deep. Underneath lies a deep rooted racial discrimination that is far worse than he has expected.

Good As Hell - Lizzo Roxanne - Arizona Zervas

Donnie Yen, Scott Adkins, Wilson Yip, Wu Yue, Van Ness.

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A Hidden Life The true story of Austrian Franz Jägerstätter (played by Au-

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Night Hunter (2019)

El Baile de la Gacela (AKA The Gazelle’s Dance) — HBO Original Programming

The Day Shall Come (2019)

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December 30 Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) What Men Want (2019)

Pokémon Detective Pikachu, 2019

Wonder Park (2019)

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December 31

Her Smell, 2018

Le Bazar de la Charité

Into The Dark: Midnight Kiss

Fast & Furious Spy Racers

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The Gift Kevin Hart: Don’t F**k This Up

Preacher: Complete Season 4

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You: Season 2

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Man on the Moon (1999)

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Justin Theroux, Amy Brenneman, Christopher Eccleston.

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Nathan Fielder, Anthony Filosa, William Heath.

Melissa Benoist, Chyler Leigh, David Harewood.

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7 PM: Historic Hemet Theater - TRIBUTE TO ELTON JOHN. Fans who love Elton John will adore Kenny Metcalf. Tickets are $22 presale and $25. HHT, 216 E Florida Ave, Hemet. Info: (951) 658-5950.

8 PM - 12 AM: Derby's Bar & Grill - Kids’ Take-Over SK8 Party Remix. Presented by State2State. Performing live - Steven G! DJ Compl3x. Skate Challenge, prizes Value up to $100. Tickets $20 pre-sale or $25 at the

James Spader, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff.

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8 PM – 11:30 PM: Live on Stage: Shoot 4 Tuesday! A cover band currently performing in the Southern California area. Phone: (951) 696-5252 or www.theshamrockirishpubandeatery.com. The Shamrock Irish Pub & Eatery, 39252 Winchester Rd Ste. 145, Murrieta.

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Mircea Monroe, Mark Jude Sullivan, Preston Jones, Laura Nicole Harrison.

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Joey Graceffa, David Hutchison, Eva Gutowski.

Mind Field

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- 2 for 2 Special 2 beers & 2 sandwiches! $9.95. 2860 W Florida Ave Suite B, Hemet.

4 PM – 7 PM: Pozjoker Games – Sunday Pokemon Tournament! Entry fee is $5 and registration will begin at 3 pm.

Pozjoker Games, 1953 E. Florida Avenue, Hemet. Call: 951-350-3453 or www.pozjoker@hotmail.com.

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Stalking Steven Covington SUSAN CARRIER | CONTRIBUTED

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emet lost a dear friend last week with the passing of Steven Covington. Those of us that had the privilege of knowing and working with Steve will forever be grateful and in-

spired by his enthusiasm and dedication to our community. The role that I and the Historic Hemet Theatre played in his life will remain one of my favorite memories... starting with the day I stalked Steven Covington.

Back in the early days of the theatre's foundation, I

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was tasked with creating promotional materials for the campaign to raise funds to purchase the theatre from its owners. In searching the internet, I discovered a series of concept drawings for the restoration of HHT's marquee from the 1950's. They would be perfect for the preservation campaign, but only if I could get permission to use them in the brochures. The website provided no way to contact the designer, other than the name Steven Covington.

I tried to research this elusive man using teaser ads for those identity locator sites.

One tease included a vague map of Hemet with a dot indicating a possible match to someone named Steven Covington. In desperation, I

followed the map's clues to a street in Hemet and jumped in my car. My brain raced with words for explaining my bazaar behavior to an unsuspecting victim of my stalking.

As I approached the first house, two women were getting into a car in the driveway. I inquired if either of them knew someone named Steven Covington, explaining my purpose in searching for the man behind the renderings I had seen. Steve's mother introduced herself and I gave her my information and asked that Steven call me.

Out of that introduction, Steve became involved in the HHT project and had an opportunity to meet HHT's Architect Jerome Scott, Ramona President Lori Van Arsdale, and many of the

LOBBY CIRCA 1940 | Courtesy Photo people involved in the downtown district and across our community. For awhile, Steve managed the theatre as the Foundation struggled to find an audience for its shows and funding for the restoration.

Through these contacts, he was able unleash his passion for Hemet and his creative talents to impact downtown and projects throughout the valley. When he and wife

Karen created the Downtown Deli: it was an overnight success. Last year, Steve designed the renovated lobby at HHT, based on photos from the 1940's. It is just one of the hundreds of ways Steve's legacy in this valley will be remembered. For those he left behind, may his life continue to be an inspiration of what one dedicated person can accomplish.

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Review: ‘Rise of Skywalker’ is a sour end to a grand saga JAKE COYLE | CONTRIBUTED

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ot much has caused a disturbance in the “Star Wars” galaxy quite like Rian Johnson’s “The Last Jedi,” an erratic but electric movie that, regardless of how you felt about it, was something worth arguing about. The same can’t be said for J. J. Abrams’ “Rise of Skywalker,” a scattershot, impatiently paced, fan-servicing finale that repurposes so much of what came before that it feels as though someone searching for the hyperspace button accidentally pressed the spin cycle instead.

A laundry list of plot points cluster like an asteroid field in “Rise of Skywalker.” It’s a spirited, hectic and ultimately forgettable conclusion of the Skywalker saga begun 42 years ago by George Lucas.

It was also surely a lot to ask for. Abrams, having already ably and nimbly resuscitated Lucas’ space opera with the far less cluttered “The Force Awakens,” was brought back (like seemingly everyone is in “Star Wars,” dead or alive) with the task of not only wrapping up a trilogy but repairing the divides stirred up by “The Last Jedi” and stabilizing the franchise’s revolving door of directors.

Abrams here took over for the jettisoned Colin Trevorrow, who retains a “story by” credit.

More significantly, “The Last Jedi” had to solve the underlying existential crisis in “Star Wars,” a franchise in search of a reason beyond nostalgia (and, cough, billions of dollars) for continu-

STAR WARS EPISODE IX: This image released by Disney/Lucasfilm shows Daisy Ridley as Rey in a scene from "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker." | Photo: Disney/Lucasfilm Ltd.

ing. The film, for sure, tries its damnedest to come up with something. It is one busy, hardworking movie. But if anything has been proven by the many attempts to rekindle the magic of the original trilogy, it’s that Lucas’ cosmic amalgamation of Flash Gordon and Akira Kurosawa isn’t so easily re-fabricated.

As the trilogy’s third act, “Rise of Skywalker” takes the general shape of “Return of the Jedi,” even resuscitating its villain: Emperor Palpatine (the very spooky Ian McDiarmid, now mostly a shadowy heap of CGI). He was last seen exploding in a Death Star air shaft, thrown to his apparent death by Darth Vader. Yet as “Star Wars,” the most forever war there is, marches into its fifth decade, the undying demands of a pop culture phenomenon and corporate revenue generator has led to some unsettling resurrections.

This third “Star Wars” trilogy began with a plan: the first movie would belong to Han (Harrison Ford), the second to Luke (Mark Hamill) and the third to Leia (Carrie Fisher). Life inter-

fered. Fisher, who along with Ford did more to enliven the original trilogy than any special effect, died of a heart attack in 2016. But she, too, has been brought back for “Rise of the Jedi,” via bits and pieces of old footage. For an actress of such live-wire verve, the composite result — a handful of brief lines and gazes — is a hollow non-performance.

Palpatine, residing in a dark Sith lair, essentially sets the table. He summons Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) with an order to “kill the girl” (Daisy Ridley’s Rey) and thereby inherit the throne. With the wave of his hand, Palpatine unearths an entire fleet of Star Destroyers. They rise from the depths, a new armada of doom for the First Order.

But this is only a piece of the movie’s manic start.

Abrams, who penned the screenplay with Chris Terrio (“Argo,” “Justice League”), races to catch up with the many characters of the Resistance, among them Leia, Finn (John Boyega), Poe (Oscar Isaac), Rose (Kelly Marie Tran), Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo) and C-3PO (An-

thony Daniels). From the start, there’s a rush to speed through a complex plot that sends a crowded Millennium Falcon in search of the hidden Sith base, a quest that includes a series of MacGuffins including — like a relic from a more earthbound adventure — a secret-wielding dagger.

“Star Wars” has never lacked for velocity but the pace here is schizophrenic.

The movie can’t sit still. Everyone’s yelling and most of the bits of humor along the way are too blandly inserted. (C-3PO, at least, is in fine form.) Part of the rush, it seems, is to dismantle some of Johnson’s groundwork and refocus the spine of the story on Rey’s destiny and her complicated relationship with Ren. Whether that’s a gesture to the toxic fandom unleashed by “Last Jedi” or not, some characters suffer for it, most notably Rose.

She was the highlight of “The Last Jedi,” which stirringly realigned the traditional power dynamics of “Star Wars.” But she’s regrettably sidelined for much of the action this time.

Some of the tropes that

Johnson deconstructed have been reassembled. Poe, the Han Solo heir apparent, is again central. New worlds bring new friends — a Stormtrooper-turned-rebel played by Naomi Ackie; an old rival of Poe’s named Zorri Bliss (Keri Russell); a cute Muppet-like creature named Babu Frik — and old (Billy Dee Williams’ Lando). Many of them make a good impression but the encounters proceed predictably.

To go too much into the narrative of “Rise of Skywalker” isn’t necessary and, besides, I’m not totally sure I could explain it all, anyway.

That, in itself, is one of the movie’s most disappointing aspects: It’s trying too hard.

What the streaming spinoff “The Mandalorian” has proven (besides that people will go absolutely gaga over infant Jedi Masters) is that simplicity of story line pays in “Star Wars,” just as it does in westerns. “Rise of Skywalker” aims for the brilliant parallel action of “Return of the Jedi” but ends up with mounted horse-like creatures charging on the wing of a Star Destroyer. Somewhere, Jar Jar Binks is celebrating. He might not

be the most misplaced thing in the galaxy far, far away, after all.

But even if “Rise of Skywalker” has its fair share of missteps, it gets some things right. The grief of a Wookie, for one. Kylo’s new black helmet, laced with blood-red cracks, for another. A lightsaber fight amid the sea-strewn rubble of a Death Star swells with watery grandeur. And most of all, the anguished Rey-Ren duel finally takes on the mythical dimensions of earlier “Star Wars” tugs between good and evil.

Yet for a movie predicated on satisfying fans, “The Rise of Skywalker” is a distinctly unsatisfying conclusion to what had been an imperfect but mostly good few films.

But hope springs eternal among “Star Wars” fans.

Some will likely emerge from this latest installment paraphrasing Leia: “Help us, Baby Yoda. You’re our only hope.”

“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” a Walt Disney Co. release, is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for sci-fi violence and action. Running time: 142 minutes. Two stars out of four.

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the look to your bathroom faucet. With the dual-tone Fusion finish series from Moen, available on the brand’s Via bathroom faucet, contrasting matte black and chrome finish elements give the appearance of a surface etched clean to create crisp edges.

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adding in vintage elements, like decorative plates, cross-stitched tablecloths and clear vases filled with pinecones for a wintery look. This trend is sure to give your space that downhome feeling and radiate comfort for holiday guests.

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Achieve an uncluttered style by decorating only a few areas, or incorporate a simple and modern, yet feminine, gold and white palette. The powder room is a great space to adorn, as it will likely see heavy holiday traffic from guests. Delicate details, like Brushed Gold drawer pulls and accessories from Moen paired with well-placed greenery offer a simple design that speaks volumes.

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7 PM – 11:59 PM: Derby’s Bar and Grill - Karaoke Nights Every Sunday & Wednesdays! Food and Drink Specials till 9pm! 2860 W Florida Ave, Hemet.

MONDAY, JANUARY 6 6 PM -10 PM: Derby's Bar & Grill - 2 for 2 Special 2 beers & 2 sandwiches! $11.95. 2860 W Florida Ave Suite B, Hemet.

8 PM - 12 AM: Soboba Casino - Karaoke Night with DJ Evan P at The Cabaret Lounge.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 7 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM: American Legion Post 53 – Bingo! 10 dollars for first pack and 4 for second pack and 1 dollar for each additional pack. Payouts vary per game from 80 to 250 dollars. Free coffee and ice tea during the sessions with free donuts at half time.

6 PM -10 PM: Derby's Bar & Grill - 2 for 2 Special 2 beers & 2 sandwiches! $11.95.

2860 W Florida Ave Suite B, Hemet.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8 5 PM - 8 PM: Maze Stone Bar & Grill – Wednesdays with Rocky. 1020 Soboba Road, San Jacinto. Check: www.sobobaspringscc.com 6 PM -10 PM: Derby's Bar & Grill - 2 for 2 Special 2 beers & 2 sandwiches! $11.95.

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Nuggets beat LeBron-less Lakers 128-104 for 6th win in row

SJ High School Standout Football Player Signs With Sacramento State

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ountain Pass League Defensive Player of the Year, Kameron Rocha has elected to take his talents to Northern California to play Defensive Back at Sacramento State next year.

Sac State swooped in and offered Rocha a full-ride athletic scholarship and he signed on the dotted line. At times this year, Kameron Rocha proved that his talent was on another level when compared to the other High School athletes on the field. San Jacinto’s head coach/play-caller Coach Galliano often called on Rocha to make big plays and Rocha always came up big. Whether it was huge catches or big hits, Rocha was a force to be reckoned with all around Southern California this season.

Sac-State posted an impressive 9-4 record going 7-1 in the conference. Sac-State is a part of the Big Sky Conference and finished in second place this last season.

Sac-State safety coach Sam Cole has this to say about Rocha, “He is an instinctual football player who knows how to get to the ball. When the game is on the line, Kameron Rocha is a guy that you want on your team.” Rocha lead California in interceptions (17) over the past two seasons. The Tigers are going to miss him and are going to have a hard time replacing his pure athleticism and tenacity on the field.

Besides being a great football player, Kameron Rocha is an amazing student. He stays out of trouble and gets good grades. San Jacinto High School Teacher & Defensive

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TIGERS: Kameron Rocha Leading His Team. | Photo by: Kyle Headlee Coordinator Ryan Cogdill offered up this statement, “I am extremely proud of Kam. Kameron is an extremely hard-working young man who loves the sport of football. Kameron came into this season wanting to be ‘THE GUY’ and backed it up by how he played. I’m glad a great program like Sac-State saw that about Kam and picked him up.”

Kameron Rocha was selected as the number one defensive back on the All-Valley HSJ Chronicle Football Team. He is proud to be playing for Sac-State next year and

plans to, “Put On” for the valley.

From my experience watching Kameron play this season, he is the kind of guy who deserves this scholarship. He works hard in school and on the field, is always respectful to authority and his opponents, and takes correction/ direction well. The fact that he is so coach-able certainly played a role in his development as a football player, and that’s not to discredit the hours of time he has put in at the weight room, off-season

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uoyed by a perfect fivegame homestand, the Denver Nuggets hit the road and kept on winning.

Paul Millsap scored 21 points and the Nuggets dominated the second half in defeating the Los Angeles Lakers, who were without LeBron James, 128-104 on Sunday night for their sixth win in a row.

“Our last homestand gave us confidence to come on the road and win,” Millsap said. “We have so many weapons.”

The Nuggets had six players in double figures. Gary Harris added 19 points, Nikola Jokic had 18 points, Malik Beasley had 16 points and Will Barton III had 14 points and a career-high-tying 13 rebounds for the Nuggets, who pulled away to a 23-point lead early in the fourth.

“It feels good to get a win in L.A. even if LeBron wasn’t playing,” Jokic said.

James missed his first game of the season because of a thoracic muscle strain. That left the Lakers without his 25.8 point average and 10.6 assists.

“It’s kind of hard to next-manup LeBron,” said Kyle Kuzma, the only other Laker in double figures with 16 points. “He does so much.

Shots come easier when he’s on the floor because everyone just looks at him.”

With James looking on in street clothes, Anthony Davis did

GAME: Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis is fouled as he shoots between Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr., left, and center Mason Plumlee during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, in Los Angeles. | AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker his best to make up for it with 32 points and 11 rebounds. He scored 11 points playing all 12 minutes of the first quarter.

“It’s tough when he’s out but we still got to find ways to win,” Davis said. “We lost our energy defensively. We got to continue to defend and once we get that edge back we’ll be fine.”

Davis slipped and tweaked his right leg in the third quarter, but felt good enough to play 7 1/2 minutes in the fourth.

“Hopefully nothing significant happens,” he said.

The Lakers can’t afford to have Davis go down at the same time as James with a Christmas game against the Clippers looming. The Western Conference-leading Lakers have lost three in a row since winning seven straight.

Kuzma returned after missing five games with a sprained left ankle.

“This is probably the healthiest I’ve been all season,” he said. “Just

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Jared Vanderaa Secures the title at Smash Global Night of Champions

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ocal Mixed Martial-Arts (MMA) fighter and West Valley Alumni Jared Vanderaa put on a clinic at the most recent smash global event. His opponent was Tony Lopez, a true veteran of the sport with 61 wins and 30 losses on his record.

From the moment the first-round bell rang, Vanderaa dominated the fight, landing jabs, leg kicks, and putting together three and four punch combos. Tony Lopez struggled to get anything going in the striking department. He then decided to try to wrestle Vanderaa which was not a great idea. Vanderaa’s MMA base is centered around wrestling and technical boxing while Tony Lopez is a kick-boxer and karate

TITLE: Jared Vanderaa with his girlfriend

Lauren Silva after winning the title. | Photo Courtesy of Smash Global

technician. On paper, standing and striking should have been Lopez’s world. When he engaged in wrestling with Vanderaa it looked like Vanderaa was wrestling an amateur. Vanderaa controlled the clinch with ease, landing huge shots. When it went to

the ground: Vanderaa was able to pull guard, move into dominant positions, land huge ground and pound shots, and even threaten submissions. Tony Lopez found himself in a top position one time during the fight, late in the second round, but Vanderaa was able to scramble and retain the dominant position.

Jared Vanderaa went on to win the fight via Unanimous Decision. With this win, his record improves to 10-4 and he has to have gained the scout’s attention at the UFC. Vanderaa is now a double heavyweight champion of two different organizations (Evolution Fighting Championship in South Africa & Smash Global).

As stated in previous articles, Jared Vanderaa’s record doesn’t fully

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ith one month of play down, let’s take a look at the standings in Mountain Pass League Basketball for both Boys & Girls.

In the Boys division, Citrus Hill has found themselves on top with a 6-4 record. Beaumont is right behind them with a 7-5 record.

West Valley is in third place, their record 5-8. Behind them is San Jacinto High: they have 3 wins and 6 losses on the season so far.

Hemet is sitting with a 3-7 record.

Tahquitz is in the back of the division with a 0-11 record.

None of these records matter at the moment until league play begins. Coincidentally, transfer penalties will also make a difference for San Jacinto and West Valley when league play is active. Both schools will gain great basketball

TRAINING: Elijah Edwards put in the time this off season. | Photo by Kyle Headlee

players. Antoine Sullivan (SJHS) will join his team and Adrian Ludwig (WV) will as well. Both players should help their school bank in some more wins before

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An Arizona school district is using four-legged therapy counselors as part of a pilot program to help students deal with issues related to mental health, officials said.

The PAWsitive Peers therapy dog program was implemented in five schools in Mesa, The Arizona Republic reports.

Students at East Valley Academy, Johnson Elementary School, Kino Junior High School, Rhodes Junior High School, and Mountain View High School interact with dogs in counselors’ offices and classroom visits.

School employees volunteer to adopt the dogs that are trained using a curriculum developed at Yale University to create a bond between humans and the

ANIMALS: Cassy Salinas plays with Sawyer at Mountain View High School on Nov. 19, 2019, in Mesa Ariz. At Mountain View, students visit with Sawyer while experiencing panic attacks or thoughts of suicide. Sawyer is also brought in when teachers discuss difficult topics such as the Holocaust. | Carly Bowling/The Arizona Republic via AP animals, officials said.

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Mountain View Counselor Ariel Koch adopted Sawyer in Flagstaff after he was found wandering when he was 8 months old.

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rug overdose patients rushed to some emergency rooms in New York’s Hudson Valley are asked a series of questions: Do you have stable housing? Do you have food? Times and location of overdoses are noted, too.

The information is entered into a new overdose-tracking system that provides near real-time glimpses into the ravages of the opioid-fueled drug crisis. The Hudson Valley Interlink Analytic System is among a number of surveillance systems being adopted around the country by police, government agencies and community groups. While the number of drug overdose deaths appears to have fallen nationally in 2018 for the first time in nearly three decades, the overdose death rate remains about seven times higher than a generation ago.

If there’s a spike in overdoses, the system will send text alerts to health administrators and community workers. And system users can see what drugs are being abused for faster and focused responses to the ever-evolving problem.

“We can’t get ahead of a situation that’s already passed. This kind of information has to be given almost instantaneously or else the narcotics that we’re trying to track have already been sold, and they’re already on to the next batch,” said Sgt. Julio Fernandez of the New York National Guard’s Counterdrug Task Force, which helped usher in the system.

The Hudson Valley system was adopted earlier this year by two hospitals north of New York City serving areas hard-hit by drug abuse: St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh and Ellenville Regional Hospital. Administrators say nearby Catskill Regional Medical Center is ready to enter information and that Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown will begin data entry next month. Administrators are talking to other hospitals

HOSPITAL: In this Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019 photo, pedestrians pass St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh, N.Y. The hospital adopted the Hudson Valley Interlink Analytic System earlier this year, which tracks drug overdoses in New York. The system is among a number of surveillance systems being adopted around the country by police, government agencies and community groups. | AP Photo/Frank Franklin II

in the region about signing up.

When a patient comes in, a nurse or another worker enters data about the overdose and the drug. Patients retain their legally required anonymity, but system users can still glean general information about the age, gender and housing status of people in trouble.

The idea is to “get that information out there as efficiently and as quickly as we can,” said Daniel Maughan, a senior vice president at St. Luke’s.

The data has helped track the rise of fentanyl being laced into cocaine, Fernandez said. Dawn Wilkin, director of prevention services at Catholic Charities of Orange, Sullivan, & Ulster, said the system has guided workers on where to conduct needle cleanup within days, instead of waiting a week or more.

Wilkin said there have been no text alerts to warn of a spike in overdoses sent out yet, likely due in part to a drop in overdoses locally.

Participation by patients is voluntary. If someone is unresponsive or unwilling to answer questions, workers enter the data that’s available. Kathy Sheehan, director of emergency and trauma services at St. Luke’s, said many patients cooperate, though there are just as many others who are not willing to speak.

“They’re private,” she said, “they’re maybe afraid of the repercussions.”

Around the country, workers on the front lines of the opioid crisis are look-

ing to speedier data access as part of their prevention strategy.

In northeastern Minnesota, a pilot system involving six hospitals uses information from case reports submitted by emergency room staff to quickly provide health officials with warnings about overdose clusters or unusual symptoms. The Minnesota Drug Overdose and Substance Use Surveillance Activity system also analyzes blood or urine samples from a subset of patients to be able to detect patient exposure to fentanyl or other substances.

In Michigan, the System for Opioid Overdose Surveillance processes data from medical examiners and from EMS encounters in which overdose-reversing naloxone was administered. The system maintained by the University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center sends out reports to county health departments and other users.

The most ubiquitous surveillance system is the Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program, or ODMAP. The system allows first responders and others to enter data on suspected overdoses, including locations, times, naloxone dosages, victim ages and suspected drugs.

The system designed by the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program in the Washington/Baltimore area sends out spike alerts to police and other agen-

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Hemet man charged with Allegedly Molesting Girl was a Teacher for 30 years CITY NEWS SERVICE | CONTRIBUTED

A Hemet man suspected of sexually assaulting a girl over the course of a year had been employed as a teacher by the Hemet Unified School District for more than 30 years, district officials confirmed on December 20, 2019.

Allan Joseph Mikolaycik, 71, pleaded not guilty Thursday to committing a lewd act on a child under 14 years old.

He allegedly molested the girl, identified in the criminal complaint as ``Jane Doe,’’ between October 2014 and October 2015.

Mikolaycik was hired as a teacher in 1978 and taught at West Valley High School, Acacia Middle School and Dartmouth Middle School before retiring in 2010, according to Alexandrea Sponheim, a district spokesperson.

He was also a substitute teacher within the district briefly from the time of his retirement until 2014.

ALLAN J. MIKOLAYCIK | Courtesy Photo It remains unclear if there is any connection between Mikolaycik’s teaching career and the alleged sexual assault.

Sponheim said the district was unaware of any sexual assault complaints against Mikolaycik until it came out recently in a press release from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. “We do not condone this type of behavior,” Sponheim said, “and any individual that seeks to abuse their power with children in this manner is unlawful and goes against what we value as an organization.”

A judge set bail for Mikolaycik, 71, at $55,000, court records show -- a staggering decrease from the $1 million set at the time of his arrest. Jail records show he made bail Thursday and is no longer in custody.

An investigation was launched Sept. 10 when deputies were sent to the 2700 block of Hemet Street on a child molestation allegation, sheriff’s officials said.

Mikolaycik surrendered to authorities Tuesday and was originally booked at the Southwest Detention Center in Murrieta on suspicion of oral copulation on a minor under 10 years old, according to sheriff’s officials.

Investigators also identified two additional alleged victims – now adults -- of unspecified related crimes during their investigation, according to a sheriff’s statement.

Mikolaycik is scheduled to return to court for a felony settlement conference Feb. 7 at the Banning Justice Center.

CRIME BRIEFS Commissioner: Poinsettias Sold in Riverside County Stores Free of Pests

The hundreds of thousands of poinsettias sold throughout Riverside County for the holiday season are inspected to ensure that they’re pest-free, county Agricultural Commissioner Ruben Arroyo said on December 23, 2019.

“From the hard work of a local nursery and our inspectors, the colors of Christmas are brought into local homes and offices each year,” Arroyo said.

According to the commissioner, shipments of poinsettias that are ultimately distributed to outlets countywide are required to undergo scrutiny before landing on shelves.

Arroyo said poinsettias are prone to whitefly infestations, and the insects introduce viruses that destroy the plants. As a protective measure, poinsettias shipped into the county from as far as South Africa or as near as Mexico are placed for inspection at the 400-acre Altman Specialty Plants property in the 15000 block of Lake Mathews Drive, just south of Riverside.

Once they’re cleared to leave the nursery, the poinsettias are sent to any number of stores for purchase, according to the commissioner. About 2 million of the red, white and yellow floral displays end up in homes and businesses countywide each year.

City News Service RIVERSIDE

Felon accused of killing woman, wounding man to stand Trial

A convicted felon accused of fatally shooting his aunt and seriously wounding an acquaintance during a dispute at a family banquet in Riverside must stand trial on murder and other charges, a judge ruled on December 23, 2019.

Abraham David Bonilla allegedly killed 39-year-old Beatrice Romo of Beaumont and shot her friend, identified in court documents only as “Tommy,” at the Elks Lodge on Brockton Avenue on June 30, 2018.

Following a preliminary hearing at the Riverside Hall of Justice, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Michael Kellogg found there was sufficient evidence to warrant a trial on the murder count, as well as charges of attempted murder, being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations.

The judge scheduled a post-preliminary hearing arraignment for Jan. 8 at the Riverside Hall of Justice.

Bonilla is being held in lieu of $2 million bail at the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning.

According to Riverside police, the attack happened about 7 p.m. during a leased family event at the lodge.

Investigators said Bonilla was among the attendees, and for several hours, nothing was out of order. But toward the end of the affair, for reasons unclear, an argument erupted between Bonilla and several others, at which point he allegedly brandished a .380 semiautomatic handgun at several partygoers, then opened fire, according to Sgt. Mike Crawford.

Romo and Tommy were struck, though investigators said it was not known whether the alleged shooter intended to target his aunt. Bonilla fled the location after the attack, Crawford alleged.

Relatives loaded both victims into separate cars and rushed them to Riverside Community Hospital moments before officers converged on the scene.

A few minutes later, officers learned that a man matching the alleged shooter’s description had been involved in a wreck in the area of Fremont Street and Jurupa Avenue and was receiving treatment from paramedics. Patrolmen went to the location and arrested Bonilla without a struggle, according to Crawford.

Romo died during surgery less than two hours later. Tommy also underwent an operation for a wound to the upper body, from which he has since recovered.

Court records show that Bonilla has prior convictions for assault with a deadly weapon and gang activity.

City News Service PALM SPRINGS

Man Killed in Palm Springs Collision ID’d

A man killed in a Palm Springs traffic crash was identified today as a Desert Hot Springs resident.

Oscar Eguizaval-Bautista, 26, was killed at about 2 a.m. Saturday, December 21 in a collision at Golden Sands Drive and Sunrise Way, the Riverside County coroner’s office said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Details were not available but the intersection was closed for a Palm Springs police investigation from about 2:20 a.m. to just before 9 a.m., according to police.

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City News Service

Pedestrian Killed in Lake Elsinore Hit-and-Run ID’d

The Riverside County coroner’s office released on December 23 the name of a man killed by a hit-andrun motorist while standing on the shoulder of Grand Avenue in Lake Elsinore.

Shawn Crouch, 46, lived in Lake Elsinore, the coroner said.

Crouch was standing on the shoulder when was struck at about 9:15 p.m. Friday by an unknown red sedan that was southbound on Grand Avenue at Sangston Drive, said California Highway Patrol Sgt. M. von Voigt. The driver fled the scene, von Voigt said.

Paramedics took Crouch to Inland Valley Medical Center, where he died early Saturday, the coroner’s office said.

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PERRIS

DUI TRAFFIC COLLISION

INCIDENT DATE: December 21, 2019

On December 21, 2019, at approximately 10:27 P.M., Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Deputies, assigned to the city of Canyon Lake, responded to a report of a vehicle accident near the intersection of Gray Fox Drive and Blue Bird Drive, in the city of Canyon Lake. A vehicle, driven

by Bo Linton of Canyon Lake,

collided with a parked vehicle.

No one was injured during the incident. Linton was arrested and booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center for Driving Under the Influence.

Any information please call Deputy Moore at Riverside County Sheriff’s dispatch at (951) 776-1099, or the Perris Station at (951) 210-1000.

BO LINTON | Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

SOUTHWEST

HOMICIDE

INCIDENT DATE: December 21, 2019

On Saturday, December 21, 2019, at approximately 2:00 AM, deputies from the Southwest Station responded to the 41000 block of Moreno Road in Temecula, regarding a report of an assault with a deadly weapon.

Deputies arrived and located an unresponsive male at the location and immediately began life saving measures.

Medical personnel arrived and pronounced the male deceased.

During the investigation, the

decedent was identified as David Deschepper, 34-years-old, from Temecula. Investigators from Temecula Station and the Central Homicide Unit responded and assumed the investigation.

Andrew Temple, a 28-year-old male from Temecula, has been arrested for murder due to his involvement in the death.

Any information please contact Investigator Bishop of the Central Homicide Unit at (951) 955-2777 or Investigator Marti-

ANDREW TEMPLE | Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

nelli at the Southwest Station at (951) 696-3000.

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City News Service

Pedestrian Struck by Vehicle Dies

A 22-year-old man who was struck by a vehicle and hospitalized died from his injuries, authorities said on December 23.

Jorge Jaime Piscil of Corona was pronounced dead early Sunday at Riverside Community Hospital, according to the Riverside County coroner’s office. Piscil was struck by a vehicle at 5:23 a.m. December 16 about 250 feet south of Baron Road in Corona, the coroner said.

The driver of the vehicle was not hurt and stayed at the scene for the investigation, Riverside County sheriff’s Sgt. Brian Gutierrez said.

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City News Service

Five People Injured in San Jacinto Crash

Five people were injured on December 22 in a multi-vehicle crash in front of a Walmart in San Jacinto.

The crash was reported at 1:12 p.m. at South San Jacinto and East Commonwealth avenues, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

One person was hospitalized with moderate injuries and four others with minor injuries, fire officials said. Two people were evaluated by paramedics at the scene and declined further treatment.

The cause of the crash was not immediately known.

City News Service

ILLEGAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY INCIDENT DATE: December 20, 2019

At the beginning of December, deputies assigned to patrol operations at the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station received complaints regarding a possible illegal marijuana dispensary operating within the city of Wildomar, Riverside County. On December 20, 2019, at the direction of Sheriff Chad Bianco, patrol deputies with the assistance of the Lake Elsinore Problem Oriented Policing Team served a search warrant in the 23000

block of Bundy Canyon Road.

Approximately 50 pounds of marijuana, large amounts of U.S. currency, and an illegal AR-15 with altered serial number was located. The suspect, Alfonso Villegas, 25 year old resident of Riverside, was arrested and booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center for possession of assault rifle, possession of assault rifle with altered serial numbers, and possession of marijuana for sales.

ALFONSO VILLEGAS | Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

Any information please call Deputy Tran at (951) 245-3300.

THERMAL

FRAUD ARREST

INCIDENT DATE: December 19, 2019

On Dec. 19, the La Quinta Special Enforcement Team responded to a fraud in progress in the 78400 block of Highway 111, city of La Quinta. The team located the suspect, David Guzman, 43-years-old of Palm Desert, and took him into custody without incident. The investigation revealed Guzman was in possession of altered checks stolen from a residence in the

city of Palm Desert, one of which he attempted to cash. He was transported to the Smith Correctional Facility for booking.

During the booking process, 18 grams of methamphetamine was located concealed on his person. Additional charges for bring methamphetamine into a jail facility were added.

Any information call Deputy Huyler at the Thermal Sheriff’s

DAVID GUZMAN | Riverside

County Sheriff’s Department.

Station (760)-863-8990.

JURUPA VALLEY STATION – NORCO

FORGERY / ARREST

INCIDENT DATE: December 9, 2019

On December 9, 2019, about 10:12 PM, deputies from the Riverside Sheriff’s Department Norco station responded to a business located on the 2400 block of River Road in the City of Norco to investigate a report of a forgery. The investigation revealed video showing suspect, 30-year-old Giana Bruneio, resident of the city of Pomona, enter the business. Bruneio attempted to use a fraudulently altered Coinstar receipt to receive more cash than the receipt was worth.

The video also revealed she ar-

rived in a vehicle with an accomplice. Members of the Norco Special Enforcement Team responded to Bruneio’s home of record in the city of Pomona where they ultimately identified her accomplice as suspect, 26-year-old Wesley Wooten, a resident of Pomona. Evidence of the crime[s] was collected at the suspects residence. Both suspects were arrested and booked in to the Robert Presley Detention Center for charges related to the fraud. Bruneio’s bail was set at $20, 000. Wooten’s bail

WESLEY WOOTEN | Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

was set at $50,000.

Any information please contact Deputy R. Whittenburg at 951-270-5673.

SOUTHWEST

CHILD ABUSE

INCIDENT DATE: October 22, 2019

During the month of October 2019, the investigations unit at the Temecula Sheriff’s Station began a child abuse investigation after a 3-year-old child arrived at a hospital with injuries that were suspicious in nature.

The preliminary information obtained at that time included the victim and her 11-year-old brother were in the foster care of 43-year-old, Yoko Issac for the past two years and the family resided on the 40000 block of Holden Circle in Temecula.

Over the course of the investigation, sufficient evidence was gathered to show Isaac physically and verbally abused the sib-

lings while in her custody. The siblings were the only children in Isaac’s care and were relocated by social services during the investigation.

On Wednesday, December 18, 2019, at approximately 11:45 a.m., investigators served a search warrant at Isaac’s residence on Holden Circle. Isaac was arrested at the location without incident. Investigators processed the residence and seized evidence in connection with the abuse allegations. Isaac was transported and booked at the Cois Byrd Detention Center for inflicting great bodily injury, torture and corporal punish-

YOKO ISSAC | Riverside

County Sheriff’s Department.

ment on a child.

Any information please call Investigator Franchville at the Temecula Sheriff’s Station (951) 696-3000 or the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Dispatch Center at (951) 776-1099.

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Refugee paroled in California murder case, detained by ICE DON THOMPSON | AP

A Cambodian refugee who drew support from immigrant groups was released Monday from a California prison after being granted parole in a murder case, then immediately turned over to federal agents for possible deportation, his attorney said.

Gov. Gavin Newsom allowed the parole of Tith Ton, now 40, who spent 22 years in prison for killing a rival gang member.

“It’s deeply disappointing that the governor is choosing to work with ICE,” said Anoop Prasad, an attorney with the Asian Law Caucus.

“It’s an unjust and illogical practice that is tearing apart communities in California.”

Immigrant rights groups want Newsom to end policies allowing the transfer of prison inmates to federal authorities despite California’s efforts to provide a sanctuary for immigrants.

Prasad argued that Ton had turned his life around in the past two decades and become a substance abuse counselor. In approving his release, Newsom must have agreed that Ton no longer poses a danger to the community, Prasad said.

Newsom’s office didn’t comment other than to confirm that he had allowed the parole.

“We followed normal procedure,” corrections department spokesman Jeffrey

REFUGEE: This Dec. 23, 2019 booking photo provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows Tith Ton. Ton, a Cambodian refugee whose case drew support from immigrant groups, was released from California’s San Quentin State Prison on Monday, Dec. 23, 2109, but immediately turned over to federal agents for possible deportation, his attorney said. | Photo by AP News

Callison said of Ton’s release.

Dozens of people rallied last month on the lawn of the state Capitol in support of Ton and others from Southeast Asia who face possible deportation.

The groups want Newsom to end a corrections department policy of notifying immigration officials of impending releases after the agents file detainers or present an arrest warrant.

A 2017 California law bars local and state agencies from cooperating with immigration authorities involving cases against those who have committed certain crimes, mostly misdemeanors. The rights groups say it also applies to the

state prison system.

Ton was picked up Monday by a private government contractor in what immigrant groups contend is a violation of federal law, his attorney said. Newsom this year vetoed a bill that would have blocked private companies from picking up paroled immigrants in California.

In an unrelated parole action, Newsom recently announced that he is denying the parole of Stanley “Little Tookie” Williams IV, son of Crips co-founder “Tookie” Williams. The son, also a Crip, is serving a 16 years-tolife sentence for second-degree murder in the slaying of a rival gang member, a 20-year-old woman in Los Angeles, when he was 18.

Williams has not demonstrated that he understands his “triggers for future violence” nor sufficiently abandoned gang life, Newsom wrote.

His father was executed in 2005 for the murders of four people in in Los Angeles despite celebrity support for a stay. He had asserted his innocence, saying he had dropped out of the notorious gang, regretted helping to form it, and written books designed to deter youth from gang life.

California’s mosr recent execution came about a month later. Newsom has declared a moratorium on executions while he is governor.

LAKE NACIMIENTO, CA.

Missing woman’s body found in car in California lake AP NEWS | CONTRIBUTED

The body of a woman who vanished last week in a Southern California coastal area has been found in a car submerged in a lake, authorities said.

Rescue divers with the San

Luis Obispo County Sheriff ’s Office found the car at about 3 p.m. Monday in Lake Nacimiento.

The body of Jyll Stevens was found inside, authorities said. Stevens, 45, was last seen leaving a home in Heritage Ranch, a community

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CIF playoffs start. Losing both Roman Swizek (Chaparral) and Adrian Ludwig (West Valley) really hurt Hemet this year. Their team is just lacking the defensive presence that those players brought, not to mention Roman’s shot creation/midrange game.

West Valley’s Elijah Edwards is currently leading the league in points-scored at 171: he is averaging 21.7 per game. Elijah is a 6’5” swing player, who naturally stretches the court.

He is comfortable playing below the rim and beyond the arc. Elijah Edwards is the center of West Valley’s offense running the pick n roll game and just naturally creating shots. Edwards is barely starting his Sophomore season and appears steps ahead of the rest of the league. He is a walking double-double and really just needs to work on his post defense/perimeter defense

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in order to show colleges that he has what it takes to play at the next level.

Right now, Elijah Edwards has earned his spot as the HSJ Chronicle Mid-Season MVP for the Mountain Pass League Boys Division.

In the Mountain Pass League girls Division, Hemet High has the lead with an 8-5 record. Citrus Hill is right behind Hemet with a 5-4 record.

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near the lake, on Thursday night after having dinner with friends, KSBY-TV reported. Sheriff ’s officials had said they didn’t suspect foul play in her disappearance.

Lake Nacimiento is about 170 miles northwest of Los Angeles. down the third spot, putting down a respectable 6-5 record. Beaumont has a 5-10 record. San Jacinto has 3 wins and 7 losses.

Just as in the boy’s division, Tahquitz is in the last place with a 2-9 record.

Beaumont’s Jada Long is the league-leading scorer banking in 120 points on the season so far (averaging 15 points per game) she is also the league leader in steals (24 total) averaging 3 a game. Jada Long is only a freshman but is torching defenses all around the Inland Empire.

Schools have to be getting nervous knowing that they are going to have to deal with this girl a ton over the next three years. The girl’s division is certainly tighter then the boys and anything could happen over the next month.

Right now our Mid-Season MVP award for the Mountain Pass League Girls Division has to go to Jada who is dominating the courts as a freshman.

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cies. Launched as a pilot in January 2017, it is now in 48 states.

Officials in Oneida County using ODMAP in upstate New York last month were able to marshal forces after receiving a spike alert notification for 21 overdose reports and four fatalities suspected to be associated with heroin within 15 days.

The Hudson Valley sys-

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brown and white hair draws students to Koch’s office who may not have visited before. Students who said they only came to visit Sawyer have discussed issues such as depression or parental divorce, Koch said.

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Millsap was questionable to play because of a left knee contusion, but he consistently scored with Davis and Kuzma in the lineup late in the second quarter.

His 3-pointer put the Nuggets up 55-53 at the break.

Denver scored 73 points in the second half while holding the Lakers to 51 points.

“It was the best game we’ve had from start to finish this season,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said.

“Our starters played well and our second unit played outstanding. When we do that we are hard to beat.”

The Lakers successfully challenged a goaltending call against Davis midway through the third that took

training with Pro-Way, and on the field running sprints when everyone else was at home playing Xbox.

The HSJ Chronicle can’t wait to watch Kameron Rocha play next season on Saturdays and is looking forward to all the amazing things he does at the next level.

express how dominant he really is. Two of his losses came from controversial decisions, and one came from a very late submission in a fight that Vanderaa was winning on the cards. He only has suffered one loss that was a clear defeat. It is completely plausible that Vanderaa’s record could be 14-1 and with a record like that, being in the Heavyweight division (which is starting to get old and full of veterans), he would definitely be in the UFC already. If you ask Jared Vanderaa about the controversial losses he will say, “it’s just a part of the game.” and make no excuses.

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The idea for the PAWsitive Peers program came after a team of Mesa Public Schools administrators visited schools in New York City using therapy dogs.

a basket away from the Nuggets. But Denver responded with a 23-11 run to take a 91-78 lead into the fourth. Seven players scored during the spurt, led

by Millsap with seven.

“We came out more aggressive in the second half and got rebounds and knocked down our shots and played excellent defense,” Millsap said.

The Nuggets opened the fourth with a 17-7 run with Harris and Beasley doing all the scoring that gave them a 108-85 lead. Beasley had nine points, making two 3-pointers, and Harris had eight.

“We played a great team basketball game,” Jokic said.

game road skid ended.

Lakers: They fell to 10-3 at home. ... Rajon Rondo made his first start of the season and had five points and eight assists. ... There was a pregame moment of silence for JoAnn Buss, the former wife of late Lakers owner Jerry Buss and mother of their four children, who now own the franchise. The team said she died last Monday at 86.

Jerry Buss died in 2013.

TIP-INS Nuggets: Improved to 4-0 in the first game of a backto-back. ... Their three-

UP NEXT Nuggets: At Phoenix on Monday in the second game of a back-to-back to conclude a two-game trip.

Lakers: Host the Clippers on Christmas in a matchup of the top teams in the West standings. The Clippers won by 10 points as the home team on opening night in October.

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The Maricopa County Health Department said 29 children ages 11 to 17 died by suicide in 2018, up from 23 the previous year. Two Mountain View students died by suicide in 2019, officials said.

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“We need to be able to predict when a cluster is forming,” she said. “I don’t want to see on the news that 12 people died. I want a system to be watching.”

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tem gathers much of the same data as ODMAP, though Wilkin said it also collects information on patients’ housing and transportation status to give system users additional insights into the social conditions of people fighting addictions.

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FIGHT: Jared Getting His Hand Raise After An Impressive Win. | Photo Courtesy of Smash Global to say about Jared Vanderaa, “The big guy is now 4-0 in the Smash Global cage.

Tony Lopez was a durable opponent and a real test for him. I’m excited to see what’s next for the KING.” Jared Vanderaa will be back at Team Quest Athletic Center/Dan Henderson Athletic Center immediately to start training again.

He is looking for a big fight and has teased match ups against legendary Heavyweight Matt Mitrione. The 41-year-old has 13 wins and 7 losses. Matt Mitrione currently is on a two-loss losing streak and a no-contest in his last three fights.

He may be looking for a “Tune-Up” fight and Vanderaa would be an ideal opponent for him. They have similar fighting styles. Vanderaa would certainly be an underdog in this fight, mainly because he doesn’t have the notoriety. However if “The Mountain” could shock the world by defeating someone of that caliber.

It would show the world that he is ready to compete with the upper echelon of the Heavyweight MMA fighters in both Bellator & UFC.

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ATAQUE: En esta imagen del jueves 5 de septiembre de 2019, fuerzas de la misión Apoyo Decidido liderada por Estados Unidos retiran un vehículo tras la explosión de un coche bomba en Kabul, Afganistán.| AP Foto /

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n militar estadounidense murió el lunes en acto de servicio en Afganistán, según indicó el Ejército sin dar más detalles. El Talibán afirmó ser responsable de un ataque con bomba caminera en la provincia norteña de Kunduz en el que había muerto un soldado estadounidense.

La muerte del lunes elevó a 20 el número de estadounidenses muertos en Afganistán en lo que va de año. También se produjeron tres muertes fuera de combate. Más de 2.400 estadounidenses han muerto en los casi 18 años de guerra.

Los talibanes controlan o tienen influencia en aproximadamente la mitad del país y siguen cometiendo ataques casi diarios contra las fuerzas afganas y estadounidenses, incluso mientras mantienen conversaciones de paz con un enviado estadounidense encargado de negociar el final de la guerra más larga de Estados Unidos. Docenas de civiles mueren en el fuego cruzado o por las bombas camineras que colocan los insurgentes.

El comunicado del Ejército estadounidense no identificó al fallecido ni indicó en qué parte de Afganistán había muerto. El Ejército recalcó que de acuerdo con la política del Departamento de Defensa, el nombre del militar no se reportaría en 24 horas hasta completar la notificación a su familia.

Dos militares estadounidenses murieron el mes pasado cuando su helicóptero se estrelló en la provincia oriental de Logar. El Talibán dijo haber derribado el helicóptero, causando muchas muertes. El Ejército estadounidense desmintió la reivindicación talibán.

Poco después de que se publicara el comunicado del Ejército, el portavoz talibán Zabihullah Mujahid tuiteó que el soldado había muerto en el distrito de Chardara, en la provincia norteña de Kunduz, donde fuerzas afganas y estadounidenses realizaban una redada conjunta.

Los insurgentes habían colocado la bomba que mató al estadounidense, afirmó Mujahid.

El Ejército de Estados Unidos no respondió de inmediato a la reclamación de autoría.

a campaña de Joe Biden para ganar la candidatura presidencial demócrata hacia las elecciones generales de 2020 recibió el lunes un impulso importante de uno de los principales representantes de la comunidad latina en el Congreso. El representante por California Tony Cárdenas, respaldó al exvicepresidente como la mejor esperanza de los demócratas para derrotar al presidente Donald Trump.

“La gente se da cuenta de que es una cuestión de vida o muerte para ciertas comunidades”, dijo Cárdenas en una entrevista a The Associated Press.

Dijo que los demócratas necesitan detener el nacionalismo populista de Trump, sus políticas migratorias de línea dura y su retórica xenófoba, que el congresista calificó de cruel.

Cárdenas es el presidente de Bold PAC, el

brazo político del Caucus Hispano del Congreso.

El anuncio fue hecho luego de un fin de semana de manifestaciones encabezadas por el precandidato presidencial Bernie Sanders con Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, una congresista por Nueva York que se ha vuelto la cara del movimiento progresista y una defensora clave de la segunda precandidatura del senador de Vermont por la Casa Blanca.

Sanders y Biden son los principales precandidatos demócratas entre los hispanos, según la mayoría de las encuestas. Ambos muestran enfoques totalmente diferentes hacia los comicios del año próximo.

Biden está sacando provecho de su carrera de 36 años en el Senado y de dos mandatos como vicepresidente de Barack Obama para tratar de sacar de la jugada a sus rivales por la candidatura demócrata, apelando a los diversos sectores de-

mográficos. Cárdenas se unió a otros cuatro miembros hispanos del caucus que ya respaldaron a Biden, una muestra de apoyo del establishment hispano, que contrasta con algunos activistas latinos que han denunciado a Biden por las cifras de deportaciones durante el gobierno de Obama.

Sanders, fiel a su largo mandato en el Capitolio como un demócrata de izquierda, ha rehuido del establishment al hacer promesas de una revolución política, tal como lo hizo cuando terminó en segundo sitio en la campaña hacia nominación de los demócratas en 2016.

Sanders y sus seguidores sostienen que las estructuras políticas existentes no pueden ayudar a los estadounidenses de clase trabajadora, sean inmigrantes o no.

Creen que con ese argumento pueden atraer suficientes votantes nuevos e irregulares para derrotar a Trump en noviembre.

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l presidente Donald Trump ha firmado una medida que extiende los programas federales de subvenciones destinados a preservar las lenguas indígenas y amplía la elegibilidad para que puedan participar más tribus.

La firma del presidente llegó el viernes, después de que la medida fue aprobada por la Cámara de Representantes con apoyo bipartidista. El Senado había dado su aprobación de antemano.

La iniciativa de ley lleva el nombre de Esther Martínez, una narradora tradicional y defensora del idioma tewa de Ohkay Owingeh, Nuevo México. Murió en 2006.

Su familia, líderes tribales

y miembros de la delegación legislativa de Nuevo México dicen que la reautorización de los programas hasta 2024 representa un compromiso por parte del gobierno federal para mantener vivos los idiomas de los nativos de Alaska y de los amerindios.

Docenas de tribus y otros grupos desde Alaska hasta Hawai, Arizona, Nuevo México, Montana y Massachusetts se han beneficiado de los programas a lo largo de los años. Actualmente, hay más de 40 subvenciones activas por un total de más de 11 millones de dólares que se están utilizando para las labores de preservación del idioma.

El propio pueblo de Martínez recibió una subvención este año después de

registrar una disminución en los hablantes de tewa y el aumento del inglés como idioma principal en los hogares de los miembros de la tribu. La representante demócrata Deb Haaland, de Nuevo México, miembro del pueblo Laguna Pueblo y copresidenta de la bancada nativa americana del Congreso, dijo que los programas que apoyan la preservación del idioma a menudo no cuentan con fondos suficientes.

“Ahora que nuestro proyecto de ley que honra el legado de la narradora y lingüista autodidacta de Pueblo, Esther Martínez, se promulgó, avanzaremos en el importante trabajo de revitalizar nuestros idiomas y tradiciones”, dijo Haaland.

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hina anunció el lunes que el 1 de enero reducirá sus aranceles a más de 850 productos extranjeros que incluyen carne de cerdo congelada, medicamentos para el asma y algunos componentes de alta tecnología_ a fin de estimular el desarrollo económico y la competencia.

La medida siguió a un ac-

uerdo comercial interino con Washington en una guerra arancelaria que ha sacudido los mercados financieros.

El anuncio se suma a una serie de recortes arancelarios en los últimos dos años que, según Beijing, buscan mejorar el suministro de bienes de consumo y fomentar la competencia. Las autoridades chinas dicen que no deben interpretarse como concesiones a la presión estadounidense.

La medida más reciente tiene la intención de “promover el desarrollo coordinado del comercio y el medio ambiente”, dijo la agencia oficial de noticias Xinhua.

Xinhua y otros medios estatales dijeron que los aranceles temporales de importación se reducirían a niveles más bajos que los de las naciones más favorecidas.

Beijing ha adoptado una serie de medidas de aper-

tura de mercado y recortes arancelarios que se supone ayudarán a reactivar el crecimiento económico, que se desaceleró a un mínimo de tres décadas del 6% en el último trimestre.

El ministerio de Finanzas dijo que los nuevos recortes arancelarios se aplicarían principalmente a productos de los que hay escasez y a productos extranjeros de uso diario. Comprenden desde

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válvulas para turbina y otros componentes industriales hasta jugo de naranja y otros productos básicos. Se eliminaron muchos aranceles del 5% al 10%, mientras que los aranceles más altos de hasta el 65% se redujeron a la mitad o más. El impuesto a la importación de carne de cerdo congelada se redujo del 12% al 8%. Eso ayudaría a las compañías de alimentos que han aumentado las importaciones

de carne de cerdo para reponer sus inventarios en momentos en que China enfrenta problemas por una epidemia de peste porcina africana, que ha devastado sus existencias de cerdos.

Reducir los aranceles a algunos tipos de semiconductores busca ayudar a las industrias de alta tecnología que el gobernante Partido Comunista quiere que se vuelvan líderes mundiales.

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ATAQUE: El sobreviviente del Holocausto Mikhail Spektr, de 86 años, muestra una foto suya en uniforme del ejército soviético a la prensa durante la ceremonia del encendido del menorá en Moscú, Rusia, el 22 de diciembre de 2019.| AP Foto / Alexander Zemlianichenko

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os sobrevivientes del Holocausto en varias ciudades del mundo encendieron el lunes velas por el Hanukkah, mientras los líderes comunitarios judíos intentan mantener vivos los recuerdos de primera mano de los horrores nazis.

Un hombre de 86 años en Moscú describió cómo de niño los ocupantes nazis lo obligaron a entrar a un gueto. El domingo en Nueva York, sobrevivientes compartieron historias en el Museo de la Herencia Judía, a la sombra de la Estatua de la Libertad.

Los sobrevivientes también se reunieron en Múnich y están planeadas otras ceremonias el lunes en el Muro de los Lamentos en Jerusalén y en París. Los eventos son organizados por la Conferencia de las Demandas Judías contra Alemania.

“Mantener vivo el recuerdo

del Holocausto es una tarea crucial y cada vez más complicada, y crear vínculos con los sobrevivientes es la mejor y más sustentable forma para hacerlo”, dijo en un comunicado Charlotte Knobloch, sobreviviente del holocausto que ahora dirige a la comunicad judía de Múnich.

Tomado de la mano del rabino, el sobreviviente Mikhail Spektr pronunció una oración y prendió un menorá en Moscú.

Después cantó para un grupo de reunidos de la comunidad judía de Rusia, acompañado por un violinista y acordeonista.

Cuando era niño y comenzó la guerra, Spektr dijo que no entendía qué sucedía.

Cuando llegaron los nazis, recuerda que su abuelo le dijo que era una “nación civilizada, no nos harían nada”.

Pero él y su familia fueron llevados a un gueto en el extremo occidental de Ucrania y

detenidos ahí desde 1941 hasta que el Ejército Rojo los liberó en 1944.

“Todos dormíamos en el piso. Vivíamos en el territorio (del gueto), separados de la ciudad por un alambre de púas.

La entrada estaba vigilada por soldados nazis y policías”, dijo.

“Las personas que se atrevían (a salir) eran, en efecto, baleadas”.

Decenas de sobrevivientes también se reunieron el domingo en Nueva York, algunos con gorros invernales, otros con kipás.

Algunos sonreían mientras compartían alimentos; otros observaban reflexivamente mientras escuchaban los discursos y canciones.

El reconocido cazador de nazis Serge Klarsfeld, programado para hablar en el evento de París del lunes, señaló que algunos de los sobrevivientes del holocausto vivían en la pobreza y pidió a otros recordar y apoyarlos.

na mujer de Iowa que le dijo a la policía que intencionalmente atropelló a una joven de 14 años porque creía que era mexicana, ha sido acusada de crimen de odio por un incidente que ocurrió poco después de que la adolescente fuera arrollada.

Nicole Franklin, quien también es conocida como Nicole Poole, fue acusada el domingo de agresión por violar los derechos individuales y una segunda ofensa por conducir intoxicada. Su abogado no respondió de momento una llamada del lunes de The Associated Press.

Franklin fue acusada de intento de homicidio tras el ataque del 9 de diciembre a Natalia Miranda en Clive, un suburbio de Des Moines.

Miranda sufrió una conmoción cerebral y golpes fuertes, por lo que estuvo hospitalizada dos días. La policía de Clive dijo que Franklin, de 42 años, reconoció dirigir su camioneta todo terreno hacia la acera y atropellar a la adolescente, quien caminaba a la escuela para ver un juego de basquetbol. Franklin huyó del lugar, informó la policía de Clive.

La policía de West Des Moines señaló en documentos que Franklin entonces fue a una tienda en donde arrojó mercancía al dependiente y gritó insultos raciales contra él y los clientes. Ese incidente provocó nuevos cargos. La mañana del domingo, Domingo García, el presidente

CRIMEN DE ODIO: Nicole Marie Poole Franklin. Poole, de 42 años. | Cárcel del condado Polk vía AP nacional de la Liga de Ciudadanos Latinoamericanos Unidos, pidió que se presentara un cargo de crimen de odio contra Franklin por el ataque a Miranda.

Joe Henry, presidente de la sucursal del grupo en Des Moines, hizo el mismo llamado de García y le dijo al periódico The Des Moines Register que sería un error si los fiscales no la acusaban de crimen de odio.

“Daría luz verde a cualquier para hacer este tipo de cosa terrible”, dijo Henry. El abogado del condado Polk, John Sarcone, dijo que el cargo de crimen de odio empeora otros cargos, como incendio provocado y agresión, pero no aplica para intento de homicidio. “Puede sonar bien, pero no ayuda nada”, dijo Sarcone.

“Cuando sea apropiado aumentarlo, lo haremos”.

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n tiroteo el fin de semana dejó una persona muerta y siete heridas en un restaurante tailandés en los suburbios de Minneapolis, dijeron el lunes las autoridades. Nadie ha sido arrestado hasta el momento.

Un altercado entre dos grupos de personas en el estacionamiento del restaurante Dala Thai y el salón de banquetes en la ciudad de Spring Lake Park culminó con la balacera justo después de la medianoche del domingo, informó el oficial del condado de Anoka, Wayne Heath. Todavía no se sabe si más de una persona disparó, solo que hubo múl-

tiples disparos, dijo Heath. El sospechoso o los sospechosos no se encuentran entre las víctimas, según los oficiales. Tampoco recuperó arma alguna, dijo el comandante.

El hombre que murió fue identificado como Chai Yang, de 19 años. Las lesiones de los otros siete, con edades comprendidas entre los 19 y los 38 años, no se consideran potencialmente mortales, dijo la policía. El rapero camboyano-estadounidense $tupid Young, quien asistió a una fiesta en Dala Thai el sábado por la noche, publicó un mensaje en Instagram después del tiroteo: “Oraciones a los que resultaron heridos. Los aprecio”.

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