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See more on page B1 CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATES

California Congress of Republicans holds gala event MARK LENTINE | EDITOR

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he California Congress of Republicans held a rousing meeting this Monday at the Elks Club. The meeting featured many Republican candidates for various seats.

Several recurrent themes were covered including: -Exorbitant taxes which has many people fleeing the state.

-An untenable voting situation in which far too many people who should not be allowed to vote (for various reasons) are voting in local, state and national elections.

-The ease with which "Ballot harvesting" can lead to vote-cheating.

"Ballot Harvesting," aka "Vote Harvesting" is a controversial form of collecting and submitting

absentee or mail-in votes.

Since the voter can never be assured that their vote isn't changed or thrown away (since the voter is not present at the actual voting place) the voter, and the system itself, can never be sure of the veracity of the vote.

To quote previous House Speaker Paul Ryan at a Washington Post event, "California just defies logic to me...I can't begin to understand what "ballot harvesting" is." Some say it's simple; it's cheating, or at the very least, a system which easily invites cheating, which is why several states have banned the practice and several other states have bills pending.

Several candidates were stepping into politics for

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GALA: A capacity crowd at the California Congress of Republicans meeting at The Elks Club. | Photo by Mark Lentine

SAN JACINTO CITY COUNCIL

FUR THE PURPOSE OF LIVING

Cannabis taking root in San Jacinto ARE Animal Rescue opens SJ takes tokin' steps toward distributing cannabis its doors, aspiring to end

euthanizing practices

JACOB DOANE | STAFF WRITER

Attack!

A negligent owner is as dangerous as their unleashed animal MARK LENTINE | EDITOR

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ne minute you’re walking down a quiet street walking your dog in peace. The next minute, there’s terror and blood everywhere: such is

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COMMUNITY BRIEFS

ANIMAL CONTROL

n mid-2019 the San Jacinto City Council made a commitment to comprehensively update the City’s regulations related to Cannabis Oriented Businesses (COB). At the time a Ad Hoc committee was established to address the concerns of the Council. One of the greatest concerns was the criteria which would allow the establishment of dispensaries.

On the surface of a business are its employees, and that was first and foremost a primary goal that Council wanted to address. Who would be able to establish a dispensary and how would its potential operators be screened? For such a long time, the public, as well as the law painted a negative

MOMENTS IN TIME

BITE: On left arm. | Mark Lentine

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image of cannabis: now that it’s being legalized and public opinion is shifting, the Council wants that positive change to be reflected in those who run the businesses. Qualities such as experience and knowledge of the field, the ability to start a business, and the ability to operate it in a

WESTERN SCIENCE CENTER

Tiny Titan - Free with admission. The tiniest titan is marching into the Western Science Center this fall! Produced in collaboration with Western University of Health Sciences paleontologists, Tiny Titan: A New Look at Haplocanthosaurus will focus on this unique Jurassic saurpod! Learn why these dinosaurs had air filled bones, and how scientists are using advanced CT scanning technology to recreate fossils! Admission: $8 adults, $6.50 seniors & students, $6 kids 5-12. (951) 791-0033.

Until Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020. 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Science Saturday: Science of Electricity - Learn about the science of electricity at Science Saturday with activities that will spark your imagination!

Activities for Science Saturdays are free! There is an additional fee to enter the museum. Children un-

way that does not negatively impact the community were, in the Council’s eye, key to a successful operation in San Jacinto.

A merit-based evaluation was decided upon. This system required a 70% mini-

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n Thursday, January 23rd, at noon, ARE Animal Rescue celebrated its grand opening at 101 E. Florida Ave. in Hemet. Owners, Grant Brubaker and Amber Schlieder, were joined by Hemet/San Jacinto Chamber of Commerce and approximately 30 community members in welcoming the business owners and the services they offer.

The animal adoption center is a non-profit, non-euthanizing organization that is dedicated to saving animals–dogs, puppies, cats and kittens–from overcrowded shelters where they’re at risk of being "put

der the age of 13 must be accompanied by an adult.

Sat, Feb 1, 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM Western Science Center, 2345 Searl Pkwy.

SUPER KIDS BOWL

On Friday, February 7 at 9:15 a.m., the Hemet Unified School District (HUSD) will host their annual Super Kids Bowl. The event encourages inclusion among special education and general education students. Our students with disabilities are given the opportunity to play football with one of the school district's local high school football teams. This year it is West Valley High School.

Students are hiked the ball, and, with the assistance of the football team, the students run into the end zone and score a touchdown! The event is always extremely inspiring. The public is invited to

ARE ANIMAL RESCUE CAKE: Animals are being rescued, cake is good, the community is a better place. | Photo

by Jayme Castro. down."

“Every one of these animals were scheduled to be euthanized,” says Brubaker, as he points to a cat named “Fang”, who is looking for a new family, a new home.

The new facility houses about 250 foster dogs and cats, and is cared for by a

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attend this transformative event.

CHARLOT GYMNASTICS

Extra Practice Session - For children 6 years old up to 18 years old and is open to the public. The kids have full access to the gym and the equipment.

Coaches will be on the floor to make sure they are using the equipment safely, but it is not a normal structured gymnastics class. January 31 & Feb. 7, 2020 from 7 pm to 9 pm.

Pop N Play - Open to the public for children 5 and under every Wednesday. The kids have full access to the gym in a safe and fun environment. A coach will be on the floor to make sure the kids are using the equip-

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ratified. The Articles had been signed by Congress and sent to the individual states on Nov. 15, 1777, but bickering between Virginia and Maryland delayed final ratification for almost four years.

On Jan. 31, 1606

Groundhog Day, featuring a rodent meteorologist, is celebrated for the first time at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. According to tradition, if a groundhog comes out of its hole on this day and sees its shadow, it gets scared and runs back into its burrow, predicting six more weeks of winter weather.

Rosa Parks is born Rosa Louise McCauley in Tuskegee, Alabama. Parks' name has become synonymous with her refusal to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated bus in 1955.

On Feb. 3, 1950

Henry Louis Aaron Jr., the baseball slugger who broke Babe Ruth's legendary record of 714 homers, is born in Mobile, Alabama.

Adolf Hitler, leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party (or Nazi Party), is named chancellor (Fuehrer) of Germany. Hitler immediately ordered a rapid expansion of the state police, the Gestapo.

At Westminster in London, Guy Fawkes, a conspirator in the plot to blow up the British Parliament building, jumps to his death before his execution for treason. On Nov. 5, 1605, Fawkes had been found lurking in a cellar of Parliament with two tons of gunpowder.

On Feb. 1, 1781

The Articles of Confederation are finally

On Feb. 2, 1887

Klaus Fuchs, a German-born British scientist

who helped develop the atomic bomb, is arrested in Great Britain for passing top-secret information to the Soviet Union. His arrest led authorities to Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and their subsequent execution.

On Feb. 4, 1913

On Feb. 5, 1934

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CITY OF HEMET PLANNING DIVISION

Smart Houses Run Themselves!

Smart House factory may be on the way to Hemet JACOB DOANE | STAFF WRITER

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ecently, the City of Hemet Planning Division has received applications for a permit and review in order to build a TESLA powered modular smart home factory.

What this factory creates are S2A modular homes.

These homes are electrically self sustaining via solar, luxury homes. They are fast to build, easier to build, and cut down on energy bills.

Unlike normal houses and as the existence of a “house factory� implies is that unlike traditional house building

they are not build on site, but rather in a factory and then transported to desired spot for residents. This creates a lot of flexibility, you no longer need to pay vast sums or move into a freshly build residential zone, you can have a small plot of land anywhere.

If the house fits wear it!

The proposed building site would include smart home factory with a showroom and model display area of 7 buildings totaling approximately 250,000 sq ft building on approximately 32.1 acres.

The project site is located at 3121 and 1255 N. State Street on the west side of State St. The facility is also Net Zero,

meaning it is run entirely by solar with battery storage, and all deliveries are made via electric Tesla trucks.

The snag in the project is the worry of compliance with environmental guidelines. The area intended for the build lies on top of both a fault line as well as a natural drainage area that flows through existing industrial businesses. City staff has determined a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) is necessary to comply with Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) regulations. Movement has been made and already there is movement towards completing the MND.

HOSPITAL: The Hemet Global Medical Center received more $30 million in remodeling, upgrades and new additions. | Photo courtesy of Hemet Global Medical Center.

HELLO HEMET GLOBAL...HELLO HEMET GLOBAL

Two different types of hospital visits take me to Hemet Global in back-to-back weeks "I wouldn’t hesitate to take my most-pressing health issues to Hemet Hospital" MARK LENTINE | EDITOR

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MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE

Charted Flight From China to Ontario, Diverted to March ARB in Riverside CNS | CONTRIBUTED

A U.S. State Department-chartered aircraft carrying up to 240 U.S. citizens from the Wuhan region of China, where the deadly corona virus was first detected, arrived at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside on Wednesday, January 29.

The flight was originally scheduled to land at Ontario International Airport, but the Centers for Disease Control announced the new landing site for the aircraft Tuesday night, January 28.

"CDC just let us know the flight will be diverted to March Air (Reserve) Base," San Bernardino County Supervisor Curt Hagman said in a video posted to his Twitter account about 7:35 p.m. Tuesday, January 28.

Up to 240 U.S. citizens, including nine children, were reported to be on the flight, which landed in Anchorage, Alaska, for a refueling stop and preliminary screening of passengers by CDC personnel about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 28.

Passengers who have a cough, fever or shortness of breath in Anchorage will be further assessed by med-

ical experts, according to the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services.

Ontario International Airport is designated by the federal government as the official repatriation center for California.

"We are always prepared to receive our citizens abroad in times of emergencies," Hagman said.

Passengers on the flight "will consist entirely of U.S. State Department employees, U.S. contractors who have been working in China and other U.S. citizens," according to a statement from San Bernardino County.

"No occupants who present symptoms of illness will be allowed to proceed into the continental United States. Upon arrival in the continental U.S., (passengers) will again be screened

by CDC personnel and monitored for up to two weeks."

Riverside University Health System spokesman Jose Arballo Jr. told The Press-Enterprise that officials conducted a conference call Tuesday night to discuss preparations for the plane's arrival.

"We are working on the logistics and finalizing

plans,'' Arballo said.

Hagman said San Bernardino County and Ontario International were both prepared for the flight's arrival, "but the State Department decided to move the flight to March Air (Reserve) Base for the logistics they have. That flight is not coming to Ontario, it is going to (Riverside) at this time."

Before the plane's arrival itinerary was changed to a March ARB, a CDC official had told CNN the passengers may be forced to stay in isolation between three days and two weeks.

At the time, Hagman said authorities were setting up beds, phone chargers and televisions in an isolated, dormant hangar at Ontario International Airport.

It was unclear whether the same procedure would be followed at the base.

The corona virus outbreak was first detected in December in the industrial city of Wuhan in the Hubei province of central China.

Since then, more than 5,975 cases have been reported in China, with at least 132 deaths, and the virus has been confirmed in patients in a handful of other nations including the U.S.

here are some health issues we know we can deal with because we see them coming: such was the case with my hernia surgery.

An excellent surgeon, Dr. Daniel Igwe of Apex surgery here in Hemet (and Menifee) had fully prepped me and had thoroughly explained the entire procedure.

From my pre-surgical visit to my discharge, everything went as smoothly as possible at Hemet Global Medical Center.

The same-day surgical staff, headed by Cinda (to protect the staff only first names will be used) handled all concerns with ease. Before I knew it, Dr. Igwe was ready...and the anesthesia took effect.

After what seemed like only minutes, I was in my room on the fifth floor, room 532. My day nurse Ronnie, and my night nurse Cynthia were true professionals: we discussed my concerns, talked about our families and bonded, as true professionals do with their patients. I had wonderful conversations with everyone on the staff including dear Euclin one of the Nurses Aides.

I left 2 days later feeling completely confident with the convalescent process in the coming days.

Some health concerns we definitely do not see coming: such was the issue when my puppy and I (a wonderful Cairn Terrier mix from the Ramona Animal Shelter) were attacked by an unleashed

NEW EQUIPMENT: The newly refurbished Hemet Global Medical Center. |

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German Shepherd. See that story elsewhere in this issue.

One moment I was convalescing, slowly walking my dog, and the next minute, there was terror and blood everywhere.

I was bitten twice, injured my healing gut, and badly hurt my left shoulder. Off to the ER it was. The thought of a series of rabies shots scared me more than my gut or shoulder.

The ER stay was aided greatly by a system I’ve never seen before although I’ve worked in two inner-city hospitals: every so often someone would come out and perform a bit of what’s called “triage.� Triage is the process of determining the priority of patients' treatments based on the severity of their condition.

Every other ER visit I've had to endure consisted of waiting hours...and hours...hours, regardless of condition, before I saw anyone. At Hemet Global, within 45 minutes I had

my shoulder x-rayed, then was directed back to my seat in the waiting room.

Within the next hour, I was given a pain-killer and once again directed back to the waiting room.

It was a sort of “floating triage� meant to save time and aggravation, and it works! Within the next hour Lorilea, my Nurse Practitioner advised me that I wouldn’t need rabies shots (bless her!), and advised me that nothing had shown up on my x-ray but that I should address the pain with my Primary Care Doctor.

Three hours in and out on a busy afternoon.

Two different types of hospital visits in as many weeks have given me complete confidence in our local hospital.

I have several very serious health issues, and I wouldn’t hesitate to take my most-pressing health issues to Hemet Global Medical Center.

Much much thanks to the entire staff!

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HEMET MARIJUANA CULTIVATION SEARCH WARRANTS INCIDENT DATE: January 27, 2020

and a revolver), were collected for evidence. One Kabota Tractor and six generators were also collected.

During the service of the search warrants, a total of approximately three liters of the highly toxic pesticide Carbofuran was located at two separate locations. Riverside County Hazardous Materials responded to collect the pesticide. Seventy-seven fighting roosters as well as spurs for fighting were located at one of the target locations, Riverside County Animal Control responded to assist with the investigation.

The following suspects were arrested for Marijuana Cultivation, charges will be filed out of custody with the District Attorney’s Office:

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• 42-year-old John Guerro • 24-year-old Tiburcio Alonzo-Gonzales • 33-year-old Jose Ugalda-Ruiz • 36-year-old Jazmin Mondragon Any information please contact your local Sheriff’s Station. The Hemet Sheriff’s Station can be reached at (951) 791-3400 and the San Jacinto Sheriff’s Station can be reached at (951) 766-2400.

MORENO VALLEY MARIJUANA CULTIVATION SEARCH WARRANT

INCIDENT DATE: January 24

On January 24, 2020, personnel from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Moreno Valley Station Problem Oriented Policing Team, served a marijuana cultivation search warrant in the 15800 Block of Camino Real.

During the service of the search warrant, 925 plants in various stages of growth were collected for a total of approximately 600 pounds.

In addition, the electrical system within the residence was illegally altered, causing a severe fire hazard.

Southern California Edison employees responded to the location and rendered the hazard safe. Southern California Edison valued the

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County Sheriff’s Department

total theft of utilities to be in excess of $25,000.

Two suspects were arrested for marijuana cultivation and theft of utilities: • 38-year-old Baldwin Park resident Weilong Mai • 46-year-old Baldwin Park resident Liqiang Hu At the direction of Sheriff Chad Bianco, the goal of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is to improve

the quality of life for those residing within the community. “Community Policing” involves partnerships between law enforcement and community members. This is an ongoing investigation and anyone with information regarding the incident is encouraged to contact Deputy J. Alcantar at the Moreno Valley Sheriff’s Station by calling 951-486-6700.

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the case when you’re attacked by an unleashed animal. In my case it was a full-grown German Shepherd, which attacked us on January 18 at approximately 6:30pm To add insult to injury, the animal (and it’s owner), whose home is located on Acacia Street here in Hemet (behind my mobile home park, Fairview Mobile Home Park) in the Valle Vista Section, has been cited not once, but twice before. The home is rented and is situated in an area popularly known as "Washburn Groves," or also, "Washburn Woods."

After the sheriff ’s office (who responded incredibly quickly) came out, took pictures of my bloody hands and my dog’s mangled back, and fully documented the attack, Riverside County Animal Control called me. Sheriff 's Officer Chavez advised me that, under California law, dogs are considered "property" and that his office mainly aids in an "information gathering process.

Officer Buenrostro of Animal Control was informative advised me how to pursue records on the animal and its owner if I should want to take matters further.

Buenrostro also advised me that the dog in question has been quarantined for a minimum of five days. Further, the dog is now on what Animal Control calls a "Trolley System," which is in effect into perpetuity. If the own-

DOG INJURED: Excellent veterinarian care from including stitches from Buena Vista Pet Clinic. | Photo by Mark Lentine

RECOVERING: My dog, Philadelphia, with his protective cone, meant to block him from licking his wounds. | Photo by Mark Lentine

er allows the dog to roam around off-leash, even once, Animal Control will immediately come out and take the dog.

Incredibly, just last week, a neighbor informed me that the dog had attacked yet another Fairview Mobile Home Park resident just a month ago!

In my case, the owner has

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allowed this dog to attack a minimum of a half-dozen people in our mobile park alone, so I, and the HSJ Chronicle will stay on top of this story until the authorities have fully exhausted all legal avenues against both the dog and it’s owner.

If you have any run-ins with the dog, a tan and white German Shepherd, or with other unleashed animals, the HSJ Chronicle would like to hear from you. Animal Control advises that you should never try to approach an unleashed animal on your own and that if you are approached or attacked by an unleashed animal, you should immediately call Riverside Animal Control at 951 358-7387.

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INCIDENT DATE: January 11

On Saturday, January 11, 2020, at 10:53 a.m., Perris Station deputies responded to the ULTA Beauty located on the 30000 block of Haun Road in the city of Menifee regarding a report of a commercial burglary. Three suspects entered the business and stole a large amount of perfume and cologne.

The Perris Station Robbery/Burglary Suppression Team assumed the investigation. During the investigation, deputies learned the same suspects committed burglaries at ULTA Beauty locations in the cities of Temecula, Rialto, and Fontana. The total loss from the burglaries was $33,900. On Thursday, January 23, 2020, the Perris Station Robbery/Burglary Suppression Team, along with the Southwest Station Robbery/Burglary Suppression Team, Moreno Valley Station Special Enforcement Team, and Perris Station

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CRIME WATCH

On January 27, 2020, at the direction of Sheriff Chad Bianco, personnel from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California Water Board, and the Riverside County Code Enforcement served six marijuana cultivation related search warrants in the unincorporated county area known as Sage. During the service, approximately 5745 plants and 10,988 seedling marijuana plants were eradicated and 230 pounds of processed marijuana was collected, for a total combined weight of approximately two tons. A disassembled Honey Oil Laboratory was discovered, the apparatus was booked for evidence. Nine firearms, (five rifles, three shotguns

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ANTON MITCHELL | Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Special Enforcement Team, served search warrants related to the case in the cities of Perris and Moreno Valley.

The following suspects were arrested for commercial burglary as a result of the investigation: • Anton Mitchell, 19 year-old resident of Moreno Valley • Jatae Armster, 20 year-old resident of Perris • Devion Stanch, 19 year-old resident of Moreno Valley Any information regarding this investigation to contact Deputy Robert Thornock at the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department – Perris Station

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PERRIS STOLEN VEHICLE ARREST INCIDENT DATE: January 7, 2020

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On January 7, 2020, Dispatch received a call from a citizen reference a possible stolen Can-Am off-road vehicle at a residence in the 18000 block of Hibiscus Avenue.

When deputies arrived, the suspect rammed the victim’s vehicle with the Can-Am and fled. Deputies attempted an enforcement stop for the stolen Can-Am and the vehicle failed to yield. A short pursuit ensued and the suspect eluded capture.

A deputy assigned to the Perris Station Special Enforcement Team assumed the investigation. With public

assistance, the suspect was identified as Michael Helfritz, a 24-year-old resident from Gavilan Hills. During the investigation, Helfritz was identified as a suspect in another stolen vehicle investigation.

On January 22, with the assistance of members from the Riverside Auto-Theft Interdiction Detail (RAID), Helfritz was located near the court house in downtown Riverside. Helfritz was arrested and booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center for assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a stolen vehicle, and evading law enforcement.

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LEHTONE'S LOG - COLUMN

The Murals and Stained-Glass Windows of Grace Cathedral, San Francisco ARLENE LEHTONE | CONTRIBUTED

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y husband Lloyd and I explored fashionable Nob Hill, San Fransisco, which was the center of opulent living in the last half of the 19th-century. Men who became wealthy from railroading and gold mining, built their homes in this neighborhood. We enjoyed a historical walking tour, then visited the iconic Grace Cathedral, Nob Hill’s ultimate jewel, and the Episcopal Diocese of California.

The Cathedral’s ancestral parish, Grace Church, was established in 1849 during the Gold Rush, then moved into a larger building and called Grace Cathedral, starting in 1862: then it was consecrated in 1868. Wellknown members of San Francisco society joined the parish in the 3rd church, to-

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MURAL OF SOLDIER AND MONK | Photo by Arlene Lehtone.

MURAL OF WORSHIPPERS | Photo by Arlene Lehtone.

gether with the likes of Leland Stanford and William Henry Crocker.

The 1862 edifice was devastated in the fire after the 1906 earthquake. Situated on the site of where the Cathedral was prior to 1906, was the old Crocker gateway of 1876, the rear carriage gate of the Charles Crocker mansion. The influential railroad baron and banking Crocker family gave their Nob Hill prop-

erty block as the upcoming Grace Cathedral site.

The cornerstone was laid in 1910, the Cathedral itself was started in 1928, and the last tower was begun in 1960. Meticulously erected, Grace Cathedral was finalized in 1964, as the third largest Episcopal Cathedral in the nation. The architect (Lewis Hobart), was inspired by the great Gothic cathedrals of France and Catalan Spain, such as the

of the San Francisco cable car system), and the six-ton hour bell is the largest in the West. The architect used ferro-concrete and steel for earthquake strength and up-to-date consistency.

A noteworthy collection of wide-ranging work by John/Jan Henryk De Rosen is in the Grace Cathedral, one being a faux-tile mural behind the Chapel of reredos, from 1932. In the Chapel of the Nativity, we saw the Adoration mural, from 1946, showing the Holy Family with the Magi and Shepherds. The benefactor wanted the original angels, that were hovering above, to be removed by the artist, with constellations in their place. In the mural, De Rosen included a small image of his childhood home in Warsaw.

We admired other breathtaking murals by De Rosen, portraying numerous significant events in the history of San Francisco, including those depicting Francis Drake and his crew at nearby Drake's Bay in 1579, Junipero Serra at Monterey in 1770, the burning of the Grace Church in the fire following the 1906 earthquake, the 1915 drafting of the United Nations charter, and the founding of the United Nations in San Francisco in 1945.

His most noticeable works are the historical aisle murals, painted between 1949 and 1950, and put together by blending components of the early Italian masters Giotto and Mantegna.

There was a 1520 Flemish tapestry that showed Jesus and the Woman of Samaria at the well. We learned that the Labyrinth floor tapestry is based on the medieval pavement design at Chartres Cathedral. The Gobelin tapestries showed child gardeners of the Seasons.

We also saw the 16th-century Belgian tapestry, the 15th-century carved altar piece, and the 13th-century crucifix.

We admired 7,290 square feet of intricate stainedglass windows, that were produced by renowned artists, and adorned with portraits of biblically significant personalities, depict-

those in Amiens, Beauvais, Chartres, and Paris, and he planned the Cathedral in French Gothic style.

A facsimile of Notre Dame in Paris, with roots in the Church of England, and one of the nation’s oldest cathedrals, Grace Cathedral is 329 feet long, with towers rising 174 feet from street level. The north tower has a carillon of 44 English bronze bells (which rang at D-Day, and the centenary

ing over 1,100 figures. Windows include The Chapel of Grace; and the baptistery windows, that contain over 32,000 pieces of colorful glass, and cover nearly 833 square feet. Thirty-two windows or window groups are from 1930 to 1966.

One of San Francisco’s esteemed landmarks, the Grace Cathedral also comprises 24 diverse faceted windows by Gabriel Loire of Chartres, France. The foremost Rose Window depicts St. Francis’ poem “The Canticle of the Sun,” and other windows range from depicting the Gospels to portraying the 23rd Psalm.

The tall faceted Loire windows in the transepts display the commission of Christ, to teach, preach, baptize, and heal. The sizeable New Testament window features Christ and his closest disciples. Lloyd and I were shown a small reproduction window (Notre Dame de la Belle Verriere) of Chartres Cathedral, signifying bonds of friendship with Chartres.

Far above, in the nave clerestory, we saw the Human Endeavor Window Series, which features 20th century Americans. The first two are Exploration (astronaut John Glenn) and Natural Science (Physicist Albert Einstein, featuring his famous formula). Their dense faceted glass, by Loire Studios of Chartres, France, is set in concrete.

Along with the remarkable assortment of colored glass that we viewed, of importance also is the celebrated Aeolian-Skinner organ from 1934 (with 7,347 pipes behind ornate oak cases), the Bishop’s Chair, the Spanish Crucifix, and a sculpture of St. Francis. In the Chapel of Grace, we discovered windows that were designed by Charles J. Connick, along with a 14th century altarpiece. The High Altar is made of California resources, such as Sierra granite, and 2,000-year-old coastal redwood.

Also distinguished for its labyrinths, medieval and contemporary furnishings, along with its carillon, three organs, and choir, Grace

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MURAL OF PRIESTS | Photo by Arlene Lehtone.

MURAL OF FIRE AFTER 1906 EARTHQUAKE | Photo by Arlene Lehtone.

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iddle and High School students from Noli Indian School at the Soboba Reservation were honored for their hard work for the first semester of the 2019-2020 school year with an Academic Awards Assembly on Jan. 22.

“We are not really here to celebrate the awards but rather what was put into earning the award,” Principal Donovan Post said as he welcomed students and their friends and family members who attended the event held at the Soboba Sports Complex. “Everyone has the opportunity to accomplish this. That’s why we’re here – to celebrate the hustle that’s behind the recognition.”

Teachers voted for students in grades six through 12 for various achievements. Leadership awards were given to one student from each grade level that demonstrated strong qualities in and out of the classroom. Those that acknowledged and exemplified the school’s 3Rs of respect, responsibility and reflection were rewarded for their good citizenship. Students showing significant im-

compassionate team of employees and volunteers who believe all animals deserve a chance to live.

In 2019, ARE Animal Rescue saved 1,910 animals and projects a goal of 3,000 lives saved in 2020. They plan on doing this through dedicated work and volunteers; through adoption events hosted by major pet stores: and through public education and outreach.

The main mission for the rescue is to save animals from being euthanized, and instead, adopt them out into the communities of Hemet,

This beautiful, sweet dog came to us as a stray so we estimate his age to be 3 years old & his weight at 58.1 pounds.

Very calm & gentle… Frankie is being such a good boy while here…no fussing, rarely barks, just waiting patiently and hoping for the best.

Frankie is good w/other dogs, up to date on shots, de-wormed and he will be neutered prior to his adoption.

JACKSON

DSH male Mix

DIPLOMA: Noli Indian School Principal Donovan Post congratulates senior Bailee Lindsey for earning a 4.0 GPA, which put her on the Principal’s Honor Roll. | Photo courtesy of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians

Jackson is looking for a likeminded person to share a mutual love of staying and cuddling on the couch.

This affectionate 1.5 year old has a lot of love to give but is a little shy at first. With some time and patience he’ll happily greet you with a head bump and fall into your arms begging for cuddles.

Jackson is neutered, litter-box trained, up to date on vaccinations and prefers to be the only pet in the house.

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

KACIE

Female Chihuahua Mix DOB: 5/27/17

RECOGNITIONS: Noli Indian School’s high school history teacher Michael Plemons awarded a “Historian” designation to four of his students that he said not only demonstrated the 3Rs in his classroom but were also A students. From left, Melvin Herbert, Alex Vallejo, Plemons, Shalea Luna and Bailee Lindsey. | Photo courtesy of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians provement from their first to second quarter were also applauded.

“A lot of hard work, ef-

named to the Distinguished Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.5+ were, from left, Daigan Cyhan, Shawna Rivera and Sadie Pimentel. | Photo courtesy of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians

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Shepherd/Husky male Mix

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TOP STUDENTS: Middle School students at Noli Indian School that were

RESCUE

FRANKIE

Menifee, Lake Elsinore and Oceanside, in hopes of preventing overcrowding and further still to make our area 100% "no-kill."

The vision for opening such a rescue came from Schlieder’s experience of losing a beloved cat and the events that followed.

The day she was waiting at the vet and saying her last goodbyes, she noticed many kittens that were going to be put down - because they were too young. As a rule, says Brubaker, “If you’re under 2 pounds or under 8 weeks, you’re too small or too young to be spayed or neutered, therefore, unadoptable and scheduled to

fort, determination, mindset or whatever changes need to happen on your end took place to make you feel like you could do this and we are here to congratulate you on being recognized for it today,” Post said.

He added that this school year has produced more family involvement than ever before and was appreciative of all the family members who give of their time and help out in many ways. Students are positively impacted by teacher motivation and family interest.

Individual classroom awards were also present-

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Kacie is a happy, energetic little girl that greets you with a wagging tail that shows how much she wants to be with someone. She wiggles and jumps and wants to be held. She is a little shy of strangers and will need to learn that there is nothing to fear. Kacie gets along with other dogs and enjoys going for daily walks.

Kacie would be a wonderful companion. She would also be a great dog for seniors.

Living Free, is a donor-supported, nonprofit, no-kill animal sanctuary.

BUTTERFINGER

DLH Orange and White Tabby Male Meet Butterfinger! Butterfinger is a long-haired handsome orange tabby with the brightest eyes! Although he is a little shy at first, Butterfinger is a sweetheart with the cutest purr. Butterfinger would do well in a mellow home. With some love and patience, Butterfinger will melt your heart and become your best friend.

Come say hello to Butterfinger today!

All of our cats are spayed or neutered, up to date on all vaccinations, and microchipped.

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

RIBBON: Owner, Amber Schlieder cuts the ribbon and welcomes the community to ARE Animal Rescue. | Jayme Castro be euthanized.”

Through their efforts, the husband and wife team began receiving calls from

shelters that were overcrowded and set to be euthanized, so they began bringing rescues into their

own home - even into their real estate business. With so many animals and so little room, the couple made the

decision, Brubaker says, “That’s when we decided: lets start our own rescue, that way we have control . . . and so, for our anniversary, I got all the necessary paperwork done, filed it, and gave it to her [Amber, his wife] as our anniversary gift.”

ARE Animal Rescue’s 3-year vision is to offer foster training and support; education on animal behavior, health, wellness and nutrition; specialized animal training, low-cost spay/neuter service, and community events.

If you are interested in donating, fostering, volunteering or adopting, please visit www.ARErescue.org

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the first time or seeking to step into new roles. "I am not a politician," said Patrice Kimbler, candidate for 36th Congressional District (CD), adding, "but that's why I'm running. I am first and foremost a woman of faith and I answer to a higher calling. We've had enough of career politicians."

Kimbler said she is an active gun owner who covets her second amendment rights. "Those guns are mine and not my husband's," she joked.

Lloyd White is a Beaumont city council member for 5 years and candidate for the 23rd Senate District (SD) currently held by Senator Mike Morrell. "I spent the last 5 years in Beaumont.

The City Council there worked with the FBI and we uncovered a 60-million dollar scandal. They ended up arresting our Chief of Police, our City Manager, City Attorney, all of our Department heads...they all pleaded guilty to felonies. The city has gone from a bankrupt city to a fully productive and profitable city," said White.

White, Developer of Web Applications for ESRI for 23 years, still works at the company. while seeking to serve in a higher capacity. White counts taxes, transportation and infrastructure as his strong suits in the election.

"I've been on the Riverside County Transportation Commission for the last five years, and transportation and infrastructure-especially in Riverside County-is something they don't understand in Sacramento. They are not helping Riverside and San Bernardino Counties with our transportation issues. Those three things, and of course housing and homelessness are my highest priorities."

When asked about the myriad voting problems plaguing California White has a simple, honest solution. "Voter ID Laws. All of those problems are fixed when we go to voter ID Laws."

Accomplished International Attorney, Milo Stevanovich is also running for the 36th CD

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mum score. While specific scoring was established, the categories and weights of the evaluation were as follows:

KELLY SEYARTO: Candidate for Assembly District 67. | Courtesy Photo.

as a Republican, which is a seat currently held by Raul Ruiz, Democrat. "I'm trying to bring a certain competence back to Congress. Congress handles issues that are unique to that institution, but they affect our district, they affect our state, our country and to some extent, the world. These issues include defense appropriations, cyber security/cyber resiliency, the impact of new technologies on our labor force... and basically whether we are passing the kind of economic legislation that is going to hurt our district, our state and our country or advance us? I believe that we need someone who can handle those kinds of issues." Stevanovich has been involved in building economies in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East as well.

When Stevanovich came back to America, he was shocked at what he saw. "While the rest of the world was adopting free-market principles and adopting the rule of law, which jump-started their economies and helped their people lead their best lives, we here have young people who are bringing to the fore this toxic idea of Socialism that the rest of the world is fighting to get away from. And the rest of the world is looking to America to be the leader and that's why they wanted advisors from America. I was one of those advisors." Stevanovich is a former CPA, an international attorney who holds a Master's Degree in Public Administration 1. Business Plan (15%) 2. Financial Solvency (20%) 3. Safety and Security (15%) 4. Air Quality Plan (10%) 5. Labor and Employment (15%) 6. Community Benefit (25%) Additionally, the Council sought

LLOYD WHITE: Candidate for California State Senate. | Photo by Mark Lentine.

from Harvard and says, "...what I'm trying to do is "professionalize" our Congress instead of having 30 year-old bartenders making our laws. That's my skill set, my field."

When it comes to the scourge of Socialism, Stevanovich says it's simple. "If you look at any country that's been cut in two...whether Germany or Korea, where one adopted Socialism and one adopted Capitalism...you can't say it's cultural...or anything else... and you see which one prospered and which one didn't, it's clear."

When it comes to "freebies" such as "free college" Stevanovich laughs and explains, "All that's going to mean is that you're going to have four more years of High School. It's going deflate the value of a college education. A college education used to be a highly-prized thing, it was rare. Now, that value has been deflated."

The next speaker was Kelly Seyarto. Seyarto is a retired firefighter with 35 years experience, retiring as Battalion Chief who also has two decades of City Council service under his belt.

Seyarto is running AD 67, a seat currently held by Melissa Melendez. "While I respect the others the help of HdL Companies, a provider of Cannabis Management, Evaluation, and Permits. HdL brings with it three components they deemed necessary for cannabis ventures to succeed.

Component 1 is to devel-

MILO STEVANOVICH: International attorney and candidate for California's 36th Congresional District. | Photo by Mark Lentine. seeking Melissa Melendez's seat, I don't believe they have the experience to go up to Sacramento and make a difference." Seyarto is also a four-time Mayor of Murietta. "These were the years when we had to deal with the RCIP (Riverside County Integrated Project), the transportation and the environmental issues that we were being stymied with.

All of those things were things we had worked to overcome to try and help people who wanted businesses to get roads built, without being blocked by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). There was just a whole lot of things going on and to take all that experience and not use it...I thought it would just be a waste not to use it at the level where it's needed-at the state. In spite of the partisan politics, there are a lot of things that can get done and we need to be able to understand what those things are and build a coalition of people who want to achieve those things done and solve those problems."

When asked about the problem of Ballot Harvesting, Seyarto agrees that it is an invitation to cheat adding, "The real prob-

lem is that we have a two-thirds majority legislature in both the Senate and the Assembly...and then we have the Governor. So I don't know that they are so much concerned with "making it fair," they're concerned with making easily accessible to creating the desired outcome that they want. With that two-thirds majority, you don't have any reason to listen to what other people have to say and to compromise on a solution that might be better than anything either side might come up with. It's just partisan politics and they don't even have to listen or to regard another opinion: they can just do what they want."

The last important issue of the night was the "Bash for Cash" for the Hemet-San Jacinto Valley Republican Women's Club Federated fundraiser for the group's Scholarship. The award amount varies, but the Scholarship is open to all High School seniors from all political backgrounds.

The fundraiser is being held on Wednesday February 5 from 4pm to 6pm at Sizzler. 20% of all dinner sales will benefit the Scholarship. For more information call 951 658-2428.

op an application process and specific scoring criteria.

Objective 2 is to provide initial screening, application reviews, merit-based scoring and interviews with cannabis applicants.

Objective 3 is to provide subject

matter expertise and technical assistance to the City on an as-needed basis.

The HSJ Chronicle will cover these City Council meetings and bring up-to-date information as it breaks.

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ed. Certificates were given for having the highest grades in the class, contributing to a positive culture in the classroom and other customized reasons. Several awards created by each teacher were presented during the event.

Those who received certificates and medals for excellent leadership at each grade level were Shawna Rivera (6), Daigan Cyhan (7), Maritza Zaragoza-Castellano (8), Anisa Brane (9), Lanise Luna (10), Vanessa Fernandez (11) and Anthony Chapparosa (12).

Certificates and medals for excellent citizenship through exhibition of the school’s 3Rs of Respect, Responsibility and Reflection were presented to Sadie Pimental and Sophie Resvaloso (6, tie), Jacklyn Ramirez (7), Caleb McKenzie (8), Jacqueleen Mangilinan (9), Isaac Robles and Carmel Valenzuella (10, tie), Canaan Tubby (11) and Bailee Lindsey and Shalea Luna (12, tie).

GROUP: Noli’s high school students who earned a 3.5+ GPA in the first semester were, from left, Melvin Herbert, Iyana Briones, Tatianna Briones, Tishmal Herrera, Anthony Contreras, Lanise Luna, Shalea Luna and Leila Arres (not pictured). | Photo courtesy of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians Students who showed the most improvement from the first quarter to the second quarter were recognized with certificates and medals. They were Ferdencia

Morreo (6), Johnny Gutierrez (7), Leandro Silvas (8), Debra Chapparosa (9), Elle Nevarez (10), Raymond Masiel (11) and Melvin Herbert (12).

PATRICE KIMBLER: Candidate for 36th Congressional District. | Photo by Mark Lentine.

Middle school students who made the Honor Roll with a GPA of 3.0 to 3.4 were Luisa Rivera, Abel Vallejo and Damien Vega.

High schoolers who achieved

that same level were Monique Arres, Anisa Brane, Jarred Briones, Jimmy Briones, Vanessa Fernandez, Jesse Garcia, Shania House, Shyla Marcus, Javier Martinez, Ciara Ramos, Jerimiah Ramos, Sica Rivera and Amy Soza.

Those who earned a GPA of 3.5 and above were named to the Distinguished Honor Roll.

Middle schoolers were Daigan Cyhan, Sadie Pimentel and Shawna Rivera. Upper grade students who were recognized for this achievement were Leila Arres, Iyana Briones, Tatianna Briones, Anthony Contreras, Melvin Herbert, Tishmal Herrera, Lanise Luna and Shalea Luna.

Bailee Lindsey was presented with a certificate of achievement and medal for attaining the highest level of a 4.0 GPA, enabling her to be on the Principal’s Honor Roll.

Post said some students are not sure how to handle receiving positive accolades and provided some advice to them: “Believe in yourself more than the staff believes in you.”

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ment safely and for younger kids, the parents can go out on the floor with them. Feb. 5 & 12, 10:15 AM 11:15 AM. 1102 S. State St. Suite 5, San Jacinto, CA. More info: (951) 487-1200. http://charlotgym.com

monthly newsletter and other club activities. Please contact Anna Beth, (951) 658-8657 for info.

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

HEMET CITY COUNCIL

MORRELL STAFF TO HOLD MOBILE

February 11 & 25 from 7 PM - 9 PM. @ Hemet City Council Chambers, 450 E. Latham, Hemet. Website: www.cityofhemet.org

SAN JACINTO CITY COUNCIL MEETING

San Jacinto Unified School District Board Room, 2045 South San Jacinto Avenue, San Jacinto.

February 4 & 18 from 6:30 PM 8:30 PM

DISTRICT FAMILY FESTIVAL

Join us for fun, food and entertainment! Please call the parent resource center for questions 951765-0004. Fri, Jan 31, 5 PM – 8 PM Alessandro High School, 831 E Devonshire Ave, Hemet.

VFW VENDOR MARKET

Sat, Feb 1, 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM. S Santa Fe Ave, San Jacinto.

RIBBON- CUTTING

65th Year Celebration McCrometer - In Conjunction with Murrieta Chamber. RSVP mandatory. Names of attendees must be on guest-list security will be strictly enforced. Call: 951-658-3211.

Tue, Feb 4, 12:00 PM. 3255 W Stetson Ave, Hemet.

RIBBON-CUTTING FOR LOWE'S

Wed, Feb 5, 12 – 1 PM. S Sanderson Ave. Info: 951-358-3211.

HEMET - SJ GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

Thursday, Feb. 6 at 2:00 pm General Society Meeting Topic Video Presentation. Speaker Kelly Robertson from the 2020 Census.

300 E Latham, Hemet. Upstairs Conference Room.

VALLEY NON-PROFIT NETWORK MEETING

Join us to discover new opportunities for partnerships, resources and training to grow your Non-profit, Faith-based organization or corporation! 951-6583211. www.hsjvc.com. Thu, Feb 6, 4 – 5 PM. N San Jacinto St, Hemet.

FIRST FRIDAY AT THE VILLAGE

Come join us at our First Friday Event at The Village. This is always a beautiful event set in one of their gorgeous dining rooms. A great chance to come out to meet others in our Business Community as well as mingling with some of our finest dignitaries. Bring plenty of business cards and if you bring a raffle gift, you will get to promote your business. 951-6583211. Fri, Feb 7, 8:00 – 9:30 AM. The Village Retirement Community & Continuing Care, 2200 W Acacia Ave, Hemet

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

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. February 4, 2020 from 10 AM - 12 PM.

NINJA FITNESS FUN

Ninja Fitness Fun is an opportunity to increase your strength, balance, confidence and just burn off some extra energy through fun obstacle courses and games. We offer it Every Friday starting in February 2020 from 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM and Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday from 12 PM – 1 PM & from 1 PM – 2 PM. The cost is $5 per child, per hour. It is open to the public, so you do not need to be a current gym member to attend. Ages: Can do class independently through 18 years old.

Punch Cards are available for $50 for 10 punches.

February 7, 11, 14, 21, 25 & 28 2020 from 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM Website: http://charlotgym. com. Phone (951) 487-1200.

Charlot Gymnastics - 1102 S. State Street, Suite 5, SJ.

AMERICAN LEG RIDERS

American Legion Riders 9 AM The American Legion riders meet the 2nd Saturday of month Open to public. BREAKFAST 7 to 10 AM. February 8, 2020 from 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM. American Legion Post. 53 124 N Ramona St Hemet, CA.

HISPANIC NETWORK MEETING

Everyone is welcome to join us! You do not need to be of Hispanic decent to participate in any capacity. We are excited to meet you all, to network with our community and local business owners, and to become more educated professionals together.

February 11, 2020 from 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM. 951-652-3211.

SRCAR, 2355 E Florida Ave.

AMERICAN LEGION POST 53 MEETINGS The meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at: American Legion post # 53 (All MILITARY & VETERANS welcome) 124 N. Ramona Street Hemet. 6 PM the Sons of the American Legion meeting (SAL) 6:30 PM American Legion Auxiliary’s meeting. 7 PM American Legion meeting 9 AM The American Legion riders meet the 2nd Saturday of month BREAKFAST 7 to 10 am.

No fee. www.alpost53.com.

Feb. 12 from 6 PM - 8:30 PM.

WATER-WISE PLANT CHOICES

Free. “Introduction to the New Water-Wise Landscaping & Gardening Series: Water-Wise Plant Choices for the Valley” Presenter: Katherine Botts, Garden Designer & Valley Beautiful Garden Club President. Presented by: Valley Beautiful Garden Club in partnership with UC Master Gardeners Meeting Location: Modular 1 Building Take last driveway on west to Ball Field Parking Lot Handicap accessibility on east side of building.

Tuesday, February 11, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm. Valley-Wide Recreation Center, 901 W Esplanade Ave.

BOOK CLUB DRAGONFLY SISTERS

The purpose of this group is to bring "Dragonfly Women" together, age 40 and older mostly from the Hemet/San Jacinto area, who are interested in fun and friendship, and making lasting connections. Younger women are welcome, as long as they are over 21 since we serve alcohol at some functions.

Women from out of the area are also welcome. OUR ONLY RULES: NO RELIGION, NO POLITICS, NO MEANNESS OR JUDGING OTHERS. Mon, Feb 10, 6 PM – 8 PM. American Village Homeowners Association, 1400 Freedom Way, San Jacinto.

CALRTA

The Hemet/San Jacinto California Retired Teachers Association Division 33 will hold its February luncheon on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at the Seven Hills Members Club, 3050 Jacaranda Way, in Hemet. Meet and greet begins at 11:30 a.m. followed by lunch, catered by Oryz Café. Luncheons are $17 per person, but they are FREE for first-time attendees. Our guest entertainment will be the barbershop quartet "Four Cryin' Out Loud", members of the renown Hemet Harmonizers Chorus. To RSVP, contact Molly at (951) 925-7001 or access the RSVP form online at https:// tinyurl.com/FebLuncheonCALRTA. For more information about CalRTA Division 33 go to http://div33.calrta.org.

VALLE VISTA, WINCHESTER, MORENO VALLEY & MENIFEE Just because it feels good.

Paint nights are not only therapeutic but very cool and cheaper than retail therapy. Make new friends. Hear good music. Sip some wine and create something beautiful. All attendees will receive instructions on how to recreate their own masterpiece.

No experience needed. All art supplies will be provided. Each class can last up to 2.5 hours.

You are allowed to bring appetizers and beverages. Doors will open 10 minutes before show time. Seats and tables are limited in space and are first come first serve. Time is of importance when conducting a live class. If you are 15 minutes or more late, you forfeit your seat. There are

No-Sit Ins (watching during the class): Be prepared to have an unforgettable experience. Tickets are non-refundable.

Cheers To Us Sip & Paint Fri, Jan 31, 7 PM – 9 PM Green Envy Sip & Paint - Sat, Feb 1, 7 PM – 9 PM Sophisticated Sip & Paint Sun, Feb 2, 4 PM – 6 PM Together Tuesday - Our "Together Tuesday" is a series of classes. The goal is to bring families together for an evening of creativity and fun.

We will be recreating beginner paintings that have been seen worldwide on 9x12canvases.

Tuesday, February 4 & 11 from 6:30 – 7:30 PM. Phearless Art Studio, 22455 Alessandro Blvd, Moreno Valley.

January 27, 1942 - November 19, 2019 ESTEEMED HEMET HIGH TEACHER, Howard “Dr. J” Judson, passed peacefully on November 19, 2019. Howard is survived by his wife Mary Zo, daughter Kristin, son Erik, and sisters Jane and Pauline.

Howard was born 1/27/42 in Long Beach, CA. He attended Lakewood High School and CSU Long Beach, completing a BA and MA in political science. He received his PhD in political theory from UC Santa Barbara, after which he taught political science at CSU San Bernardino.

Howard moved to Idyllwild in 1970 where he spent time as a builder, contractor, and avid rock climber. He was a cornerstone of Southern California climbing in the 1970s, particularly in Idyllwild, Joshua Tree, Tuolumme, and Yosemite Valley.

Howard taught economics and government at Hemet High School from 19852003. For several years, he also volunteered his time to prepare students for the Academic Decathlon and was often voted “favorite teacher” by the senior class. He was known around campus for many things--his intellect, his fairness, his booming laugh, his annual Hemet High alumni holiday party, and his “lunchtime Economics Club” (aka detention).

A celebration of life will be held June 20, 2020 at Idyllwild County Park.

David Scott Largo October 4, 1970 - January 23, 2020 David Scott Largo was born on October 4th 1970. Viewing will start at 5pm, with a Rosary to follow at 7pm on Thursday January 30, 2020 at Inland Memorial Harford Chapel. Traditional All Night Wake will be on Friday, January 31, 2020, 7pm at Santa Rosa Tribal Hall. Address is at 65200 State Hwy. 74, Mountain Center, CA 92561. Mass will be held on Saturday, February 1, 2020, 10am at Santa Rosa de Lima Catholic Church with graveside services to follow at Santa Rosa Indian Reservation Cemetery. Flowers can be sent to Inland Memorial Harford Chapel 120 N. Buena Vista Hemet, CA 92543.

LOUIE'S NURSERY

Everything’s Coming Up Roses! - FREE SEMINAR. Please join us as we welcome Stuart Miller from Weeks Roses to our nursery! Stuart will discuss where roses are grown and why, recent and future introductions, and select favorites. He will be available to answer questions and offer advice on rose selection. He will plan to discuss key rose terms such as bareroot, patent vs. non-patent, budded vs, own root, and grade. There will be an update about herbicides, Rose Rosette & Chilli Thrips. This is a Seminar you won’t want to miss! www.louiesnursery.com. Phone: 877-568-4425. Email: info@louiesnursery.com.

Sat, Feb 8, 10:00 – 12:00 Louie's Nursery #2, 16310 Porter Ave, Riverside

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PHEARLESS ART STUDIO

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S.T.E.A.M. Sign-up today for our STEAM craft classes for kids age 6-12! Join us every Friday at 4 p.m. for crafts that incorporate science, technology, engineering, art or math!

Fri, Jan 31 from 4 – 5 PM Moreno Valley Mall, 22500 Town Cir, Moreno Valley.

CALLING ALL FOODIES! This is a gathering of all food enthusiasts no matter what your particular interest may be.

Some topics include recipes, tastings, history, 'food' TV, and dining out.

Mon, Feb 17, 3 PM. Valle Vista Library, 445 E Florida Ave, Hemet.

George Flores December 5, 1938 - January 13, 2020 George Flores Born December 5, 1938, Phoenix AZ, died January 13, 2020 in Hemet, CA. Funeral Services to be held at Inland Memorial Harford Chapel 120 N. Buena Vista St., Hemet, CA on Friday, January 31, 2020 at 4 pm.

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Should You Use A Broker To Buy Your Next Vehicle RICHARD PERRY | CONTRIBUTED

gon-filled nature of the dealership, it only makes sense to leave the bargaining to someone who won't be fazed by the wheeling and dealing.

Greetings from the Hemet Car Guy, There are so many ways people buy vehicles. They buy from new car dealers, used car dealers, buying services from banks credit unions, off the street and even get them from family members.

But did you know there is another way?

Many Celebrities, Dignitaries, and Large Businesses use an Auto Broker Service.

Why do you ask? Can you picture your favorite Celebrity negotiating back and forth on the showroom floor of a dealership?

Here are some things to consider for yourself Hiring a broker to represent you in the buying process can save money, but will mainly save you time and hassle. If you are in the market for a new home, would you set out and represent yourself? Would you face a

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Cathedral has developed into an international pilgrimage center for churchgoes and us visitors.

The popular Grace Cathedral, towering over San Francisco’s Nob Hill neighborhood, looks and feels like a Gothic cathedral, with its brilliant carvings, magnificent high-domed ceilings, and vast stained-glass windows, which filtered light through countless colors

HEMET CAR GUY: | Richard Perry. judge and jury without the proper attorney to represent you? Probably not. The reason we hire these professionals to represent us is because they are trained professionals and possess the skills in those areas to get you the best deal or negotiate your way through a legal matter.

Auto brokers bring knowledge and negotiating skills to the table on your behalf.

They know the intricacies of dealerships, financing and buying in a way that the typical car buyer will probably never learn. Usually, these brokers have years or de-

cades of experience in the industry, often on the other side of the desk. Many of them are former salespeople and dealership managers.

A professional car broker service can help you save a lot of time and money when shopping for a used or new vehicle. The job of car brokers

is to simply help you find the vehicle of your choice and to help you find the best price.

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The church is renowned for its central bronze reproductions of the "Doors of Paradise," which were created by the prodigious Florentine Renaissance sculptor Lorenzo Ghiberti, for the Baptistery of Florence Cathedral in Italy, which we also had the pleasure of seeing while touring Italy.

Cast from bronze and covered with gold, the fantastic doors portray important biblical panoramas, and I will write about this in my next article.

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Because car brokers are professionals at what they do, most of the time they will usually be able to get you a better price than you can get on your own.

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voting, and if they’d be willing to request a Democratic ballot,” said Castro.

Each Sunday, participants meet up and fulfill two shifts: the first stretch from 10am to 1pm and the second shift from 2 to 5pm.

Today, Castro and her husband knocked on 43 doors during their first shift and canvassed approximately the same amount during the second shift – another couple managed 55 doors.

“We go out and volunteer our time. We don’t get paid for this and we talk to registered voters,” says the elementary school teacher, adding, “Bernie is the candidate; he’s the only candidate with a comprehensive, equitable plan for public education called the Thurgood Marshall Plan, and so he has my support for that 100%.”

Castro first got involved with campaigning for Sanders through the local club, “Feel the Bern Democrats of Riverside County,” here in Hemet, and continues to do so, tirelessly. Her love for teaching, the climate, and higher education harmonizes well with the political policies that Sanders proposes, and believes it is imperative for young people to get involved.

Castro encourages those interested in campaigning to visit berniesanders. com, click on “Events” and enter zip code for a list of events from phone banking to crowd canvasing and knocking on doors.

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resident Donald Trump’s impeachment trial shifted to sharply pointed, back-and-forth questioning Wednesday as Republicans strained to contain the fallout over John Bolton’s forthcoming book, which threatens their hopes of ending the trial with a quick acquittal.

The day started simply enough. Three Republican senators asked Trump’s legal team: If there was more than one motive for Trump’s conduct in Ukraine, as he pushed for political investigations of Joe Biden, should the Senate still consider the Biden pressure an abuse of power?

White House lawyer Pat Philbin responded there’s nothing wrong with the president acting on a personal as well as national interest. He declared the charge against Trump “absurd.”

But Democrats quickly interjected the Bolton question that has been hanging over the trial after the contention by Trump’s former national security adviser that he personally heard the president say he wanted military aid withheld from Ukraine until it agreed to investigate Biden, his son and a debunked theory that Ukraine, not Russia, interfered in the 2016 U.S. election.

Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer asked whether the Senate could really render a fair verdict without calling Bolton or acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney to testify.

“There’s no way to have a fair trial without witnesses,” responded Rep. Adam Schiff, the Democrat leading the prosecution for the House.

“Don’t wait for the book.

PROTEST: Rev. William Barber along with other demonstrators protest outside of the Capitol, during the Senate impeachment trial against President Donald Trump in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. | AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana Don’t wait ’til March 17, when it is in black and white to find out the answer to your question,” Schiff told the Senate.

That publication date is now in doubt. The White House on Wednesday released a letter to Bolton’s attorney objecting to “significant amounts of classified information” in the manuscript, including at the top secret level. The former national security adviser and his attorney have insisted that the book does not contain any classified information.

The White House action could delay the book’s publication if Bolton is forced to revise his draft.

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Bolton left the White House last September and says he resigned. Trump says he was fired.

Wednesday’s questions were expected to ping-pong in an hours-long debate, a last gasp at closing arguments from the House prosecutors and Trump’s defense ahead of critical voting this week.

Fielding the written questions, Chief Justice John Roberts asked them of Trump’s accusers and defenders.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell privately told senators he doesn’t yet have the votes to brush back Democratic demands for

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n Sunday, January 26, members of the community in support of presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders, gathered at the Democrats of Hemet San Jacinto at 530 ½ E. Florida Ave., Hemet, as part of their campaigning efforts to mobilize Sanders voters.

Volunteers from all walks of life, who’d like to see Bernie Sanders as the next President of the United States, were gathered Sunday for a canvasing event called “Knock for Bernie.”

Vanessa Castro Scott, a public elementary school teacher of 17 years, was present with like-minded supporters as she dispensed Bernie posters, voter registration forms, vote-by-mail forms, literature, scripts, and other

Sanders paraphernalia to help inform potential voters in the area.

“We are knocking on doors of those registered as Democrat or no-party preference, and we’re asking if they’ve made a choice in who they’re going to be voting for in the California primary, March 3rd. If they’re not registered to vote, we register them; and if they’re not registered as Democrat, we try to register them as such in hopes they will consider voting for Sanders,” says Castro.

Participants don’t just go randomly knocking on doors, they are using technology via an app to hone in on potential support, explains Castro: “We use PDI, an app that informs campaigners through a survey-that is where we keep track of whether or not they are leaning towards Sanders, if they are planning on

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THE POLITICAL NOTEBOOK FROM THE RIGHT...ROBIN LOWE The CCR...and the issues facing voters As a Republican, it did my heart good to see such a robust turn-out for The California Congress of Republicans (CCR) meeting this Monday at the Elks Club. The meeting was an overwhelming success which featured many Republican candidates.

Problems which have plagued our state under decades of Democratic control were covered. These included: problems such as exorbitant taxes, the problematic-at-best voting situation (“Ballot Harvesting,” transportation, infrastructure...and Sacramento’s unwillingness of those in Sacramento to listen to our cities and their citizens.

When asked about the myriad voting problems plaguing California the speakers agreed: “Voter ID Laws. All of those problems are fixed when we go to voter ID Laws.” And that’s the truth.

The usual clarion call of “racism,” or “bigotry,” hurled from the left at those who only seek honest open legal-voter-driven elections has rung hollow for years now. Legal identification is used for our most important and sensitive transactions: of course they should be used in the most “sacred” secular transaction in which any and every American is/should be involved: their vote.

Giving a ballot to someone (and under California’s dubious law, it literally states that anyone can hand in someone else’s ballot) and hoping that they do the right thing is not enough: we need to ensure that the will of the people is adhered to and the way to do that is through enacting Voter ID Laws. As we saw with the shenanigans of the 2018 mid-terms, this system invites problems.

In the coming weeks, I will endeavor to tackle the problems of ballot harvesting and other irregularities in the California voting system.

If these issues are as important to you as they are to Republicans who seek fair and honest solutions, we urge you to look us up on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/HSJCR/ Again, my congratulations to all the speakers and candidates who attended Monday’s gala event.

Mrs. Robin Lowe, Former Mayor of Hemet

FROM THE LEFT...DICK GALE Voting in America Voting is one of the most precious rights American have as citizens. It is the process by which we choose our leaders and thus the quality of life we possess. And it is the way we can get rid of politicians who abuse their position and pursue policies that negatively affect our citizens like tax rates and environmental regulations. It has been estimated the about 57% of registered voters actually voted in the 2016 election. And there are millions who have not even bothered to register. It is probably generous to say that our leaders are chosen by less than one third of eligible voters. This low turnout is embarrassing and needs to be improved significantly.

Our local, state and national leadership needs to represent everyone, not just the few. The National Voter Registration Act of 1993, also known as the Motor Voter Act, is a United States federal law signed into law by President Bill Clinton on May 20, 1993, and which came into effect on January 1, 1995. It is worth noting that this law was passed by a congress in which both House and Senate were controlled by Democrats. Of the two major parties, it is the Democrats that have pushed to increase voter turnout.

Republicans feel that low turnout works to their benefit and election results show that. The higher the turnout the more likely Democrats are to win. So for their own selfish interests, Republicans keep trying to diminish voter turnout. Several Republican controlled states have made it harder to register by reducing the number of locations to register, reducing the hours when one can register, and limiting the kind of ID that is accepted. Many Democratically controlled states have tried to make it easier to register and vote. California is moving toward a 100% mail-in-ballot process, eliminating the need for anyone having to miss work to vote.

Oregon has taken this approach and has resulted in the highest percentage of turnout nationwide. While the “Motor Voter” law was national, because registration is a state function, each state had to do the work of implementing the process. In California the result has not been without flaws, one of which is the party affiliation of the voter.

In the political section of last week’s Chronicle there was an article from the other political party which mentioned problems with the California Motor Voter implementation and tried to use the siren song of voter fraud to attack the motor voter law. The statistics on voter fraud nationwide shows that the number of fraudulent voting is extremely small, not exceeding the low hundreds nationwide and not one single election result nationwide has been affected, not one. Claims are made that there are dead people who are registered. That claim is correct but only because tax money is not expended to track death notices and remove names from the register. My 97 year of neighbor died this past spring and I’m sure his name is still on the register. There are also people who have moved, registered to vote in their new location but have not bothered to remove their name from their past address so they are registered in two places but of course they only vote in one.

Having said this, the motor voter process needs to be fixed. It needs to be better and progress is being made. California was the 2nd state to implement the motor voter law. It works. The number of voter registrations has been increased as a result of this law.

What you need to know is that if you registered for your driver’s license recently and wish to be identified with a political party rather than “declined to state” then you have only a couple of weeks to fix that before the upcoming primary election on March 3rd. Also of note, the Democratic candidate for State Assembly California Assembly District 42, the district which includes Hemet and San Jacinto, DeniAntionette Mazingo also had an article in last week’s Chronicle pointing out the this law needs fixed. And if you are not registered please do so quickly. This year your vote is more important than ever.

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

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very hostile nickname that Mitch McConnell gets is further confirmation of his effectiveness.

The latest is “Midnight Mitch,” a reaction to his resolution setting out the road map for the Senate impeachment trial. The measure stipulated that House impeachment managers could make their case over two days of 12-hour sessions, possibly pushing the presentations into the wee hours.

Hence, the latest alliterative moniker for McConnell, also known to his enemies as “Moscow Mitch.”

McConnell relented slightly on the resolution, giving the managers -- and the president’s team -- three days, instead of two, for opening arguments. But he still got his way on the broader question of how to run the trial -- unsurprisingly, because McConnell is a master at what he does.

When all is said and done, he’ll be remembered as one of the most effective Senate majority leaders in the modern era. A portion of an early Democratic presidential debate was devoted to asking candidates how they’d get around McConnell as president -- and none of them had a good answer.

He now looms as a hate figure for the left at the same time he’s won the grudging admiration of conservatives who once scorned him as too establishmentarian.

Nancy Pelosi has gotten more

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than her share of good press as a powerful and shrewd speaker of the House. Yet her one false move in the impeachment saga was to believe, on the basis of sheer wishfulness, that she could somehow force McConnell into shaping the Senate trial to her liking by withholding the articles of impeachment. Since McConnell never panics, knows his caucus better than anyone and understands who has leverage in any negotiation, the contest with Pelosi was a mismatch from the start.

McConnell held his Republican senators together and waited Pelosi out, giving her no choice but to transmit the articles to the Senate after getting exactly nothing.

The majority leader returned to the Senate’s rules for the Clinton impeachment. They had passed unanimously in 1999, so they had

legitimacy as precedent while still serving McConnell’s purposes.

They created the predicate for an expeditious trail, with the potentially divisive question of witnesses put off until later.

McConnell is so sure-footed because he is truly a creature of the Senate. He’s an institutionalist in the best sense. He loves the Senate, and serving in it has always been his ambition. He has absorbed the rules, the tempo and the role of the institution.

In the main, McConnell doesn’t care about what the media says about him. He’s been called Darth Vader and worse for a long time, at least since his days killing off ill-advised campaign finance legislation earlier in his Senate career.

He’s not afraid to wield his power, and proved it with his opposition to President Barack Obama’s legislative agenda, his block of the Merrick Garland nomination and his historic bout of judicial confirmations over the past three years.

If McConnell is careful and calculating, he’s not a cynic. Operating within the realm of the politically possible, as a Senate leader with a narrow majority must, he seeks the public good as he understands it within those constraints.

There will be more nicknames to come -- perhaps before the Senate trial has ended.

Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.

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witnesses now that revelations from Bolton have roiled the trial.

Republican ideas for dealing with Bolton and his book were fizzling almost as soon as they arose — among them, a witness “swap” with Democrats or issuing a subpoena for Bolton’s manuscript.

GOP senators are sternly warned by party leaders that calling Bolton as a witness could entangle the trial in lengthy legal battles and delay Trump’s expected acquittal.

Philbin made exactly that case in his response to Democrats’ first question: “This institution will effectively be paralyzed for months on end,” he said.

Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Main tried to give fresh momentum to a one-for-one witness deal saying it’s “very important that there be fairness, that each side be able to select a witness or two.” But Democrats dismissed those offers, especially as Republicans want to draw Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, deeper into the proceedings.

“It’s irrelevant. It’s a distraction,” said Schumer.

Bolton writes in a forthcoming book that Trump told him he wanted to withhold military aid from Ukraine until it helped with investigations into Democratic rival Joe Biden. That assertion, if true, would undercut a key defense argument and go to the heart of one of the two articles of impeachment against the president.

“I think Bolton probably has something to offer us,” said Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska. She met privately Wednesday with McConnell.

Trump disagreed in a tweet Wednesday in which he complained that Bolton, after he left the White House, “goes out and IMMEDIATELY writes a nasty & untrue book. All Classified National Security.”

The uncertainty about witnesses arises days before crucial votes on the issue. In a Senate split 53-47 in favor of Republicans, at least four GOP senators must join all Democrats to reach the 51 votes required to call witnesses, decide whom to call or do nearly anything else in the trial. Several Republicans apparently are ready to join Democrats in calling witnesses.

One Democrat, the centrist Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, said he wouldn’t have a problem hearing from Hunter Biden,who was on the

TRIAL: President Donald Trump after signing a new North American trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, during an event at the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, in Washington. Trump’s impeachment trial is shifting to questions from senators, a pivotal juncture as Republicans lack the votes to block witnesses and face a potential setback in their hope of ending the trial with a quick acquittal. | AP Photo/Alex Brandon board of a Ukrainian gas company, but doubted it will happen.

Most Republican senators don’t want to call Bolton and most Democrats would rather avoid dragging the Bidens further into the impeachment proceedings.

The Bidens were a focus of defense arguments though no evidence of wrongdoing has emerged.

One person watching from the sidelines Wednesday was Lev Parnas, the indicted associate of Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who arrived at the Capitol saying, “I want to testify.” Parnas, who has turned over evidence for the proceedings, cannot enter the Senate with his court-ordered electronic-tracking device.

The two days set aside for questions, Wednesday and Thursday, also allow each side more time to win over any undecided senators pondering the witness issue.

In the meantime, all will have the opportunity to grill both the House Democrats prosecuting the case and the Republican president’s defense team.

Trump faces charges from Democrats that he abused his power like no other president, jeopardizing Ukraine and U.S.Ukraine relations by using the military aid as leverage while the vulnerable ally battled Russia. The second article of impeachment says Trump then obstructed the House probe in a way that threatened the nation’s three-branch system of checks and balances.

The president’s legal team tried to lock up its case Tuesday and convince GOP senators that the president was right to ask Ukraine for investigations of Biden and his son Hunter and was well within his

power to block the aid. They said he was not bound to abide by the congressional investigation.

Trump attorney Jay Sekulow addressed the Bolton controversy head-on in closing arguments by dismissing the former national security adviser’s manuscript as “inadmissible.” Attorney Alan Dershowitz, the Harvard scholar, said earlier that even if Bolton’s story is true the actions don’t rise to an impeachable offense.

Senate Republicans spent considerable time in private discussing how to deal with Bolton’s manuscript without extending the proceedings or jeopardizing the president’s expected acquittal.

They were set to meet privately again Wednesday.

Some Republicans including Sen. Pat Toomey want reciprocity -- bringing in Bolton or another Democratic witness in exchange for one from the GOP side. It’s an idea initially pushed by conservative Sens. Ted Cruz and Mike Braun, separate from the centrists whose votes are in doubt. Some Republicans want to hear from Biden and his son, who was on the board of the Ukrainian gas company when his father was vice president.

Trump and his lawyers have argued repeatedly that Democrats are using impeachment to try to undo the results of the last presidential election and drive Trump from office.

Democrats, meanwhile, say Trump’s refusal to allow administration officials to testify only reinforces that the White House is hiding evidence. The White House has had Bolton’s manuscript for about a month, according to a letter from Bolton’s attorney.

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colorful pictures. Today an estimated 145 million Valentine’s Day cards are sent each year!! Another little fun fact: women purchase 85 percent of all Valentine’s day cards. I would have never guessed!

I hope you enjoyed that little history snack: now for the real treat!

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alentine’s Day is nearly here! I feel like I’m just putting away my sequins from the new year!

I will say, "Vday" has a special place in my heart for a couple reasons: the first is that I love anything that inspires kindness and "spoiling" of any sort; second, if it wasn’t for me trying to be a cool girlfriend who went camping under the biggest super moon in 200 years, Luna, my daughter, wouldn’t be here...so the day has become very special to me.

I love history and the origins of things so I thought I would share my favorite version of how Saint Valentine's Day came about.

It is argued that it’s one of three Saint Valentines (the first two were beheaded and were martyrs). The third is the story of a Roman who helped Christians escape harsh Roman prisons.

They were beaten and tortured and starved in such places, so Valentine helped them avoid such a fate. In doing so he himself was caught and put into the very prison he was helping others avoid. During his prison stay he was visited by the jailers daughter and the two fell madly in love. They began writing letters to each-other in secrecy. The last letter he wrote before he was put to death he signed ,”from your Valentine” a phrase we still use today. By the Middle Ages he would become one of the most popular saints because of his heroic nature...and now we have a day dedicated to him!

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That is thought to be the origin of the Valentine’s Day and what spurred the tradition leading to the second biggest day for cards in the year, Christmas of course being first.

Now I’d like to introduce you to the lesser known Mother of Valentine’s Day; Esther A. Howland. Howland began selling the first mass-produced Valentine’s Day cards in the 1840’s.

She made elaborate hand-made masterpieces with real lace, ribbon and

THURSDAY, JANUARY 30 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.

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 31 9 AM – 12 PM: Golden Era Golf Course - Weekly Golf Fundraisers.

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Cream cheese stuffed chocolate covered strawberries!

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All you will need is fresh large strawberries, and your favorite chocolate. I recommend a very nice chocolate you would eat yourself all on its own.

• And a brick of cream cheese • Powdered sugar • Vanilla extract • Piping bag or sandwich bag with a corner cutoff • Sprinkles Simply wash and dry your strawberries and core the center of them, making a cup out of the strawberries.

Set aside.

Whip the entire 8 oz package of cheese with 2 cups powdered sugar and a tablespoon of vanilla. Whip until light and silky. Taste it and make any adjustments you see fit.

Using a Piping bag, fill the strawberries with the cream cheese mixture making sure the top is flat.

Freeze for 30 minutes to make sure the filling is firm or Refrigerate for 4

times call Leonard Gleason – (714) 318-4591. Golden Era Golf Course, 19871 Gilman Springs Rd, San Jacinto.

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Adults: $10 per day. Kids: $5 per day.

Three days: Friday 12 pm – 8 pm, Saturday 8 am – 8 pm and Sunday 9 am – 8 pm. Soboba Arena, 23333 Soboba Rd. 4 PM – 8 PM: AMERICAN LEGION FIRE VICTIM FUNDRAISER - Enjoy a special dinner to help victims of the apartment fire. Donations of clothing and other items will be given to fire victims including gift cards.

“The Beast” will be on hand for photo op. $8 per person. Phone: (951) 6582436. American Legion Post 53, 124 N Ramona St. 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: The Marvels- Ray Zeigler - Elks Lodge, 1305 W Florida Ave, Hemet.

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Q2 HONOR CADET FIELD TRIP FRIDAY, JANUARY 31 FROM 9 AM - 1 PM

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SUPERBOWL KICK-OFF BREAKFAST SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1 FROM 8 AM - 10 AM

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SUPER SATURDAY MUSIC SHOW! SAT., FEBRUARY 1 FROM 6 PM - 10:30 PM

Welcome to February's First Super Saturday Music Show Event Page! Harvard Street Music Exchange, 134 S Harvard St, Hemet.

TRIBUTE TO TINA TURNER SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1 @ 7 PM

Featuring Debby Holiday. $22 presale / $25 day of show. Phone: (951) 658-5950. Historic Hemet Theatre, 216 E Florida Ave.

AL POST 53 SUPER BOWL PARTY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2 @ 11:30 AM

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SOBOBA SUPER PARTY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2 FROM 2:30 PM - 6:30 PM

DJ Cre-8. Food, Budweiser girls, photobooth.

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Soboba Cabaret Lounge, 22777 Soboba Rd.

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9 AM – 1 PM: Q2 Honor Cadet Field Trip - Permission slips will be handed out once the Q2 grades are final. Cost of the Trip is $15. Permission slips will be due 1/29/20. AMF Hemet Lanes, 2850 W Florida Ave, Hemet.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1 8 AM – 8 PM: SCSDA SAND DRAG RACE - The first event in the 2020 race calendar is the Jim Depasse Memorial Race at Soboba Arena.

Adults: $10 per day. Kids: $5 per day.

Three days: Friday 12 pm – 8 pm, Saturday 8 am – 8 pm and Sunday 9 am – 8 pm. Soboba Arena, 23333 Soboba Rd. 8 AM – 10 AM: SUPERBOWL

KICK-OFF BREAKFAST - $10 per person. Flapjack fundraiser to benefit the Community Pantry. Breakfast includes pancakes, eggs, sausage, potatoes, orange juice, and coffee, plus a raffle ticket. Wear your favorite football jersey to receive an extra ticket; bring a box of cereal or jar of peanut butter to receive 2 extra tickets. (951) 816-5443. Applebee’s, 2515 W Florida Ave. 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.

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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.

6:00 PM – 10:30 PM: The Super Saturday Music Show! - Hello Music Family! Welcome to February's First Super Saturday Music Show Event Page! Getting these shows together

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Hillside Playhouse scores a Home Run with A Tuna Christmas RUSTY STRAIT | SENIOR WRITER

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here is nothing fishy about A Tuna Christmas, a comedy written by Joe Sears & Jaston Williams, currently being presented at the Ramona Hillside Players. I caught it over the weekend and it is one hoot and belly laugh after another. I would swear they were smoking something stronger than field blossom when they jotted this down.

Combine slap-stick with vaudeville, add a touch of dramatic humor and you have the makings of a comedy that brought one roar of laughter another.

Frank Siebke, a veteran actor and director had this effort running on fast time from opening scene through the finale. Stage Manager Robert Norman, also a veteran actor/director, had sound, music, props and everything else riding along like a midnight flyer in Georgia.

There were twenty-two characters in the play, but only two actors who were constantly shifting back and forth from male to female to I suspect transgender and one suspicioned to be gay.

Brad West and Josh

A TUNA CHRISTMAS: The many faces of "A Tuna Christmas". | Photo by Rusty Strait.

A TUNA CHRISTMAS: On Stage. | Photo by Rusty Strait.

Somers split the characters between them at a maddening pace over nine scenes in two acts.

The play opens with two

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‘Bombshell’ breezes through a Fox News rebellion JAKE COYLE | AP NEWS

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t’s probably a testament to the makeup artists of Jay Roach’s Fox News docudrama “Bombshell” that the movie opens with a disclaimer announcing that the people depicted within are played by actors. Films don’t ordinarily require a heads up that that’s, you know, Charlize Theron.

But “Bombshell” is a savvy and flashy kind of docudrama that trades equally on recent headlines as it does the star power of its cast. Roach has a light hand with topical political stories (“Recount,” “Game Change”), as does screenwriter Charles Randolph, who co-wrote “The Big Short.” In “Bombshell,” they combine their breezy style with a powerhouse cast for a colorful TV-styled dramatization that — despite

BOMBSHELL: This image released by Lionsgate shows Charlize Theron, from left, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie in a scene from "Bombshell." | Hilary B. Gayle/Lionsgate via AP the disclaimer — verges more on caricature than verisimilitude.

“Bombshell” depicts the corporate culture of sexual harassment at Fox News through the perspectives of three women: star anchor Megyn Kelly (a husky-voiced Theron, almost unrecognizable), “Fox & Friends” star Gretchen Carlson (Nicole Kidman)

and a fictional composite associate producer named Katya Pospisil (Margot Robbie). This is the story behind the toppling of Roger Ailes (played by John Lithgow, in a fat suit), who after events kicked off by Carlson’s 2016 sexual harassment lawsuit against him, was eventually ousted from the network he had long ruled as a powerful

media fiefdom and, as it turned out, a personal harem.

The fallout at Fox News came before Harvey Weinstein’s downfall but it also, as a #MeToo drama, had a sensational backdrop. Fox News was never anyone’s idea of a natural battleground on women’s rights.

And “Bombshell” delights in going inside Fox News’ Manhattan studios (it opens with a travelogue of the various floors of its Sixth Avenue headquarters) and teasing out how this reckoning reverberated within what many in Hollywood would consider the belly of the beast.

Roach’s camera snakes through those offices, capturing how the predatory climate filtered down through the newsroom’s

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hick radio announcers in Radio Station OKKK. It runs from there through Bertha Bumiller’s House, Didi Snavelt’s used guns,

Aunt Pearl’s yard. After a 15 minute intermission we resume with Act II in Tuna High Gymnasium, The Tastee Kream (Tuna’s premier restaurant), back to Aunt Pearl’s house and a final scene where it all started with the two boys back at the OKKK microphone.

Along the way we are treated to scene after scene of power outages, angry wives, errant husbands and more hillbilly situations that one could absorb at once except for someone who might have been raised in “a holler.”

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4.Predestination For his final assignment, a top temporal agent must pursue the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time. The chase turns into a unique, surprising and mind-bending exploration.

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5. Somewhere in Time A Chicago playwright uses self-hypnosis to travel back in time and meet the actress whose vintage portrait hangs in a grand hotel.

3. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure Two seemingly dumb teens set off on a quest to prepare the ultimate historical presentation with the help of a time machine.

2. Looper In 2074, when the mob wants to get rid of someone, the target is sent into the past, where a hired gun awaits.

1. Twelve Monkeys

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In a future world devastated by disease, a convict is sent back in time to gather information about the man-made virus that wiped out most of the human population on the planet.

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Blake Lively stars as Stephanie Patrick, an ordinary woman on a path of self-destruction after her family is tragically killed in a plane crash. When Stephanie discovers that the crash was not an accident, she enters a dark, complex world to seek revenge.

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Blake Lively, Stuart Ford, Mark Burnell, Jude Law, Sterling K. Brown, Greg Shapiro, Rob Friedman, Michael Wilson.

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for the new year has been a blast! Here's another great lineup coming your way.

Harvard Street Music Exchange, 134 S Harvard St, Hemet.

7 PM: TRIBUTE TO THE TINA TURNER - Featuring Debby Holiday. $22 presale / $25 day of show. Phone: (951) 658-5950. Historic Hemet Theatre, 216 E Florida Ave. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2 9 AM – 8 PM: SCSDA SAND DRAG RACE - The first event in the 2020 race calendar is the Jim Depasse Memorial Race at Soboba Arena. Adults: $10 per day. Kids: $5 per day. Three days: Friday 12 pm – 8 pm, Saturday 8 am – 8 pm and Sunday 9 am – 8 pm. Soboba Arena, 23333 Soboba Rd. 11:30 AM: AMERICAN LEGION SUPER BOWL PARTY - Free admission. Enjoy all the festivities with raffles, food, games and friends. (951) 658-2436.

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Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis.

Issa Rae, Yvonne Orji, Jay Ellis.

Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Caroline Dhavernas.

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Regina King, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Tom Mison.

Jared Keeso, Michelle Mylett, Nathan Dales.

Desiree Akhavan, Maxine Peake, Brian Gleeson.

Pamela Adlon, Mikey Madison, Hannah Alligood.

na St. 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.

2:30 PM – 6:30 PM: SOBOBA SUPER PARTY - $35 general admission.

DJ Cre-8 hosts a fun-filled Superbowl party. Giveaways, bar food, Budweiser girls, photobooth. Meet & Greet with pro-football players Andre Reed & Lance Moore. Must be 21+ (951) 665-1000. Soboba Cabaret Lounge, 22777 Soboba Rd. 3:25 PM: Morongo's Big Game Blitz This event listing provided for the Cabazon community events calendar. Community events are not associated with or sponsored by AARP, but may be of interest to you. If you have an event to share, let us know! Morongo Casino, Resort and Spa, 49500 Seminole Dr., Cabazon 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.

Molly Parker, Toby Stephens, Maxwell Jenkins.

Claes Bang, Dolly Wells, Morfydd Clark.

Michelle Monaghan, Mehdi Dehbi, John Ortiz.

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, FEBRUARY 3 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, FEBRUARY 4 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM: American Legion

Mark McKenna, Ciara Bravo, Jon Champagne.

Maddie Hasson, Sarah Desjardins, Enuka Okuma.

Natalia Tena, Tom Felton, Sen Mitsuji.

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.

6:00 PM – 9:30 PM: Blind Draw Cornhole Doubles Fun tournament - $5 per player Blind Draw fun tournament. Sign up at 6 pm, Tournament start at 7pm.

Derby's Bar & Grill, 2860 W Florida Ave suite b, Hemet.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5 4 PM – 9 PM: BASH FOR CASH FUNDRAISER - Cost varies. The HemetSan Jacinto Valley Republican Women’s Club Federated hosts a fundraiser at Sizzler. 20% of all sales will be donated to the club. Please bring a copy of the flyer.

Sizzler, 4752 Florida Ave.

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Castro, and Tony Strong.

This time Jerome will perform with special guests Robin Uncapher, Jimmy Bruce, Fleet

Easton, Gonzalo, and "Just Robbie." The music is a perfect Valentine's show for fans of classic R&B. Tickets for this special appearance are just $20.

Showtime is 7:00 pm.

Meanwhile, this weekend's Tribute to Tina Turner will be the third sellout show in this season's Tribute Mania Concert Series. Call the Box Office for availability on the last few tickets.

Information on all theatre events is available at www.HistoricHemetTheatre.com or by calling the Ticket Office, (951) 6585950.

News, it means a kind of rejection of its entire culture.

It means damaging one’s own career. It means going against what they, themselves, have often stood for.

That makes their story heroic but complicated.

“Bombshell” is better at the hero part than the complications. Roach isn’t quite invested in reconciling what it means to have a protagonist like Kelly who, among other things, was last year fired from NBC for defending blackface. “Bombshell” makes some gestures to Kelly’s complicity, but it mostly focuses on the unknowing solidarity between these three women.

Some might quibble that Carlson, who acted first, deserved center stage. But this is Kelly’s movie and the drama for her has greater meaning. She’s drawn into a fight she didn’t ask for when Donald Trump, then a presidential candidate, attacked her debate moderating, saying “there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever.”

I would argue that Ther-

on was better in another pointedly political movie from this year, the romantic comedy “Long Shot,” in which she played a presidential candidate who falls for her less polished speechwriter (Seth Rogen). As famed as Theron has become for her extensive transformations, her considerable power, for me, comes through best in less adorned performances like in that film, “Tully” or “Mad Max: Fury Road.”

The question, ultimately, is whether “Bombshell” ought to have spun quite so snappy a movie out of such a story. It does cartwheels to make a vile tale compelling, and it can feel like a parade of starry impressions rather than something genuine.

(Best of the bunch is Alanna Ubach’s Jeanine Pirro.)

But to quote Ailes in the film, “It’s a visual medium.”

“Bombshell,” a Lionsgate release, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for sexual material and language throughout. Running time: 108 minutes. Two and a half stars out of four.

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n Saturday February 15th, the Historic Hemet Theatre will host a special concert for Valentine's Day weekend featuring Jerome Robinson and some of his very talented friends from the music industry.

Jerome is a local favorite, best known for his role as former Lead Singer for the 2nd Generation Platters. He has appeared several times at HHT, each time bringing with him top performer like Norman Carter, Henry

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power structure. As a workplace drama, it’s quite successful. We get a sense of whispers and rumors and careless misogyny everywhere. Glass tables are used on sets so that the legs of female correspondents can be seen. Carlson draws Ailes’ ire for hosting a show without makeup on National Girls Day. When the hopeful Katya, aspiring to become an on-air talent, goes into Ailes’ office to meet him and is soon told to hike up her dress, we arrive at the ugly source of the toxicity.

Each of the three women bear the burden of abuse in various ways, largely unaware that others share in their predicament. And they, or at least the veteran TV personalities, are accustomed to being played against each other in competition for time slots and ratings. The best thing about “Bombshell” is how it captures just how difficult it is for each to come forward. At a network like Fox

JEROME ROBINSON | Photo courtesy of the Historic Hemet Theater.

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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.

2860 W Florida Ave Suite B, Hemet.

6:30 PM - 9:30 PM: The Lakes at Hemet West Clubhouse - Senior Dance, Dave Ambrose. Admission $6. Info: Kathy Perry, (951)-692-0891.

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.

7:00 PM – 11:59 PM: Last Train to Memphis: A Tribute to Cash, Killer & the King!

Golden Village Palms RV Resort, 3600 W Florida Ave, Hemet.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6 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.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7 *Fri, Feb 7 – Sat, Feb 8: Valley Quilters Quilt Show - Valley Quilters Quilt Show will feature display, vendors, drawings. boutique and quilt appraiser, handmade jewelry, home decor, clothing, body care products, glass art, gourmet treats, and much more. Valle Vista Community Center, Valley-Wide Recreation, 43935 Acacia Ave, Hemet.

9 AM – 12 PM: Golden Era Golf Course - Weekly Golf Fundraisers. Complimentary Breakfast, Pastries, Coffee & Water. 9 holes – $10 (Walk) 9 holes with cart – $15. 18 holes $20 (Walk) 18 holes with cart $25.

For tee times call Leonard Gleason – (714) 318-4591. Golden Era Golf Course, 19871 Gilman Springs Rd, San Jacinto.

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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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8 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 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.

7 PM – 9 PM: Eva and The Vagabond Tales - Admission: $15 for Members, $20 for General Admission. We have assigned seating available. Diamond Valley Arts Center, 123 N Harvard St, Hemet.

8:30 PM: ALDO TRUJILLO - Live Music.

Phone: 951-599-9488. El Patron Mexican Grill and Entertainment, 2524 E Florida Ave, Hemet.

LOOK FOR COMING EVENTS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9 12 PM - 6 PM: Derby's Bar & Grill - 2 for 2 Special 2 beers & 2 sandwiches! $9.95.

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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, FEBRUARY 10 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, FEBRUARY 11 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM: American Legion

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Just be sure to use weatherproof lighting designed to withstand the elements.

• Stone Patio: A drab concrete patio, pool deck, garage floor or walkway can be an eyesore. Whether your concrete is older and looking stressed, shedding its latest coat of paint, slippery, stained -- or new, but just gray and lifeless, there’s a very easy way to spruce things up that doesn’t require replacing the materials or involving a contractor. With a pre-mixed, factory-tinted stone coating system, such as the patent-pending SpreadStone Decorative Concrete Resurfacing Kit, just about anyone can add authentic stone character to any concrete floor or wall. It not only

boosts aesthetics, but also adds traction for safer walking surfaces. The real stone coating performs well in all climates, standing up to water, snow, salt, UV exposure and extreme cold and heat.

“The best part? Application is fast and simple and you don’t need to be an artist to achieve great results,” says renovation expert, James Carey, co-host of “On the House,” a national home improvement show.

• Mount Shelving: Installing floating shelves onto otherwise bare walls adds coziness to living spaces while creating smart storage. The lightweight, easyto-install Ambrosia Maple Rustic Mantel Shelf from Ornamental Mouldings &

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• Stone Countertops: Have you always wanted real stone countertops but didn’t want to spend thousands on a complete remodel? You can now roll a new stone surface over any existing countertop made of laminate, cultured marble, concrete, wood, tile and other solid surface with the high-performance SpreadStone Mineral Select Countertop Refinishing Kit from Daich Coatings.

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in natural mined rock, the proprietary stone technology gives an elegant, environmentally-friendly facelift to surfaces in kitchens, bathrooms and other home interiors.

“If you can use a roller and paintbrush, you can create a new stone surface using this product,” says Peter Daich, president of Daich Coatings.

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Unfortunately, there are many homeowners who avoid desired renovations, assuming that in order to make a true impact, they’ll need a huge budget and a lot of time. The truth is that there are transformative DIY updates you can execute affordably in just one weekend.

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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, FEBRUARY 12 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. 2860 W Florida Ave Suite B, Hemet.

6:30 PM - 9:30 PM: The Lakes at Hemet West Clubhouse - Ron and Diane. Valentine’s Day theme, honoring those that met at the Dance. Admission $6. Info: Kathy Perry, (951)-6920891.

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.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13 8 AM – 1 PM: Moreno Valley Farm-

er'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.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14 9 AM – 12 PM: Golden Era Golf Course - Weekly Golf Fundraisers.

Complimentary Breakfast, Pastries, Coffee & Water. 9 holes – $10 (Walk) 9 holes with cart – $15. 18 holes $20 (Walk) 18 holes with cart $25.

For tee times call Leonard Gleason – (714) 318-4591. Golden Era Golf Course, 19871 Gilman Springs Rd, San Jacinto.

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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LOCATED IN COLONIAL COUNTRY CLUB One of him its premier senior communities, with plenty of activities, including golf and extensive greenbelts, it is more like a resort than a mobile home park.

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Matt Riggle will be directing Neil Simon’s “Come Blow Your Horn” during the weekends of March 13 through 15 and 20 through 22 and Sarah Gibbon will be holding auditions for Ken Ludwig’s “Leading Ladies” May 8, 9, 10, 15, 16 & 17 with auditions scheduled at the Playhouse on March 16 and 17 at 7:00 PM.

from C2 formed along with the actors in railroad time accuracy. If this play doesn’t whet your whistle or lubricate your digestive system then you need an overhaul not found in the real world.

A packed house helped to make the season bright.

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FOOD hours Melt your chocolate of choice on a double boiler or in 30 second increments in the microwave until melted.

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in this valley. Maybe you guys should get over fear of driving at night and oblige yourselves a bit. We have plays and music everyplace around here from local coffee shops, bars and grilles.

Playhouses and dinner settings etc. I cover as much as the space allows.

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microwave.

Stick a tooth pick in the pointed end of the strawberry the dip in chocolate enrobing the entire thing.

If you choose to add sprinkles, have them in a bowl on the ready and quickly drop it in the sprin-

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I am constantly approached on the street and in coffee shops with the question, “Why isn’t there any entertainment in the Valley and why isn’t the paper writing more reviews with the small amount we have?”

We are often limited in space for reviews, but trust me there is plenty of every kind of entertainment

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Return to the fridge on a parchment-lined cookie sheet for at least 20 minutes until the chocolate is set.

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7 PM: CABARET AT THE CENTER: THE LOVE SHOW - Love is in the air with a tremendous line up of talent. Two days: Friday 14 and Saturday 15 at 7 PM. $20 general admission. Call: (951) 652-3822. Diamond Valley Arts Center, 123 N Harvard St. 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: 951-6825867 or www.hangartrampolineparks.com. Hangar Trampoline Park, 12125 Day St, Moreno Valley.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15 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 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.

7 PM: CABARET AT THE CENTER: THE LOVE SHOW - Love is in the air with a tremendous line up of talent. Two days: Friday 14 and Saturday 15 at 7 PM. $20 general admission. Call: (951) 652-3822. Diamond Valley Arts Center, 123 N Harvard St. 7 PM: A TOUCH OF VEGAS – Jerome Robinson brings some of his friends along for an evening of classic hits with a “Touch of Vegas.” Guest appearances by Robin Uncapher, Jimmy Bruce, Fleet Easton, Gonzalo, and “Just Robbie.” $20 general admission. Call (951) 568-5950. Historic Hemet Theatre, 216 E Florida Ave.

Stewart’s Fun Adventures Hsi Lai Buddhist Temple Hacienda Height

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Tours take about 1 ½ hours & cover the entire temple: the Bodhisattva Hall, gardens, courtyard, and Main Shrine and Art Gallery. In the Dining Hall where we will be welcomed to enjoy a included scrumptious vegetarian buffet lunch. Then time to visit the gift shop.

Hosted lunch. This story takes us on a journey from strife to redemption. Don’t miss this heart-warming story.

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Little Shop of Horrors Candlelight Theatre Hosted lunch. Charmingly tongue-in-cheek musical comedy. “Don’t feed the plants!”

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Meet Juan Denny Sr, New Valley-Wide’s President of The Hemet Saints current Sign Ups

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ootball runs deep in our valley and we have gotten the pleasure of watching some great athletes come up through our local youth teams. The Hemet Saints youth football program has a new President and he is ready to get to work developing the next generation’s great athletes. Juan Denny Sr. has been a staple in the community for the past six years as a coach and a trainer. Denny is a certified personal trainer who specializes in everything from strength to agility, he also has a vast knowledge of rehab and recovery and knows how to help athletes perform at their peak level.

Denny has an impressive resume as an athlete himself: he played on the 1992 Olympic Baseball team, played baseball at Texas Tech, and was also a CFL running back. It’s safe to say that Denny knows what it takes to compete at the highest level and enjoys helping kids get the chance to compete on that stage as well.

Denny is on a mission to make a difference in our community and is using sports as is a way of doing so. He wants to teach, train, develop, and instill confidence in the kids. Denny is planning on working overtime to help athletes out here get mainstream media exposure like they do in other places around the country. “We have a lot of really talented athletes in our valley who have the potential to compete at

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high levels. These athletes just miss out on the opportunity to compete due to a lack of exposure. I’m aiming to fix that.”

Denny has a great philosophy when it comes to coaching, “it takes a village to raise a child.” Denny said that learning that really humbled him and allowed him to seek help when needing it. He takes that and applies it to his coaching style, making sure to surround himself with good coaches who care about the kids and want to help them become the best version of themselves as they possibly can be.

With tackle football participation decreasing in youth all around the country, we asked Denny what he thought about it and what he would say to parents who are on the fence

about signing their kids up to play tackle football this season. “We know football is a violent game, but allow us to teach athletes how to play with proper fundamentals. Yes, we want to win games. However, the bigger picture is to teach these kids about life, by using sports. Football is the best team sport there is. It teaches you to fight through adversity and never give up on your goals and dreams. Trust the process: our results don’t lie and we know how to make great athletes.”

Sign-ups for the next season of football are approaching fast.

If you are interested in signing up, reach out to the Hemet Saints Facebook page for more information or you can give Juan Denny a call at 1(619) 592-2898.

ooking to get your kids involved with sports? Valley-Wide still has room for kids to play Baseball and Softball.

Ages range from ages 5-14. They have a little something for everyone, starting with t-ball, machine pitch, coach pitch, and also player vs. player.

Sign-ups end February 21st for most divisions and opening day is scheduled to be April 4th at the Diamond Valley baseball fields.

The opening day events are usually a great spectacle for everyone to come out and cheer. Often times they bring out a former professional baseball player to give a speech to the kids. There are usually plenty of vendors with shopping opportunities and food trucks available if you are feeling hungry.

Valley-Wide pulls out all the stops for the kids to enjoy themselves: bounce houses and jumpers and also the parade of the teams as all of the parents and fans get to watch the kids run the bases. It’s one of the bigger events in our valley and something everyone looks forward to.

However, Valley-Wide doesn’t only offer things for the kids. Maybe it’s time to dust off your old sneakers and join a basketball team? Right now Valley-Wide has sign-ups for adult basketball teams. Here is your chance to stop talking about the glory days and remind everyone

how great you once were. The hardwood is calling your name...come out and show your kids what you are all about. There are also SlowPitch softball sign-ups available.

These are generally Co-ed teams.

You have to come in with a full team when you sign up. Ages are 18-up and games are played in various fields all around the valley. So get out that gear and start your stretching because it’s time to get back on the field and play some softball with your family and friends.

We often forget as adults that our health is just as important as our kids’. Physical and Mental health often coincide with each other, but we forget to take care of our physical selves. With all of the stress at work at home, it can often become overwhelming and exhausting to keep up with life and we ignore the fact that we need to keep up with ourselves.

The idea of exercising or competing often makes us think, “dang that sounds like a lot of extra work.” however, an article found on www. adaa.org states that “exercise and friendly competition is the most effective way to reduce stress.”

Maybe that’s just what you need to get out of your current funk. if you have been dealing with stress and feeling stuck in life maybe it’s the time step out of the comfort zone and try something to new. After all, you know what they say, “a body in motion, stays in motion.”

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Crash-warning device might not have saved Bryant helicopter

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he helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant didn’t have a long-recommended warning system to alert the pilot he was too close to the ground, but it is not clear whether it would have averted the foggy-weather crash, investigators and other experts say.

At issue is what’s known as a Terrain Awareness and Warning System, or TAWS, which would have sounded a cockpit alarm if the aircraft was in danger.

While the cause of the wreck that killed the former NBA superstar, his 13-year-old daughter and the seven others aboard Sunday is still under investigation, the National Transportation Safety Board may again recommend that helicopters with six or more passenger seats be required to have such equipment.

The pilot in Sunday’s crash, Ara Zobayan, had been climbing out of the clouds when the chartered aircraft banked left and began a sudden and terrifying 1,200-foot (366-meter) descent that last-

ed nearly a minute, investigators said Tuesday. It slammed into a fog-shrouded hillside, scattering debris more than 500 feet (150 meters).

“This is a pretty steep descent at high speed,” the NTSB’s Jennifer Homendy said. “We know that this was a high-energy impact crash.”

The last of the victims’ bodies were recovered Tuesday, and coroner’s officials said the remains of Bryant, Zobayan and two other passengers have been identified using fingerprints.

The NTSB recommended that the Federal Aviation Administration require TAWS after a similar helicopter, a Sikorsky S-76A carrying workers to an offshore drilling ship, crashed in the Gulf of Mexico near Galveston, Texas, killing all 10 people aboard in 2004. Ten years later, the FAA mandated such systems on air ambulances but not other helicopters.

FAA officials had questioned the value of such technology on helicopters, which tend to fly close to buildings and the ground and could trigger too many false alarms that

might distract the pilot.

“Certainly, TAWS could have helped to provide information to the pilot on what terrain the pilot was flying in,” Homendy said of the helicopter that was carrying Bryant.

At the same time, Homendy said it was too soon to say whether the pilot had control of the helicopter as it plummeted. And Bill English, investigator in charge of the NTSB’s Major Investigations Division, said it was not clear yet whether “TAWS and this scenario are related to each other.”

Helicopter pilot and aviation lawyer Brian Alexander said any collision warning system on aircraft going over mountainous terrain is welcome. But he said the FAA recognizes such systems sometimes do more harm if they are going off constantly and distracting the pilot.

In any case, he added, it is not clear one would have helped Bryant’s pilot if, as some aviation veterans have speculated, Zobayan had gotten disoriented in the fog.

“Another warning system screaming at you isn’t going to

help,” Alexander said.

At the time of the crash, Bryant was on his way to a youth basketball tournament in which his daughter Gianna was playing. Two of her teammates also were on the helicopter with parents.

Zobayan, 50, was well-acquainted with the skies over Los Angeles and accustomed to flying Bryant and other celebrities, racking up thousands of hours ferrying passengers through one of the nation’s busiest air spaces. Friends and colleagues described him as skilled and cool-headed.

His decision to proceed in deteriorating visibility, though, led experts and fellow pilots to wonder whether pressure to get his superstar client where he wanted to go played a role in the crash.

Randy Waldman, a Los Angeles helicopter flight instructor who viewed tracking data of the flight’s path and saw a photo of the dense fog in the area at the time, said Zobayan should have turned around or landed but may have felt pressure to reach his destination, an occupational hazard often referred

to as “got-to-get-there-itis” or “gethome-itis.”

“Somebody who’s a wealthy celebrity who can afford a helicopter to go places, the reason they take the helicopter is so they can get from A to B quickly with no hassle,” Waldman said. “Anybody that flies for a living there’s sort of an inherent pressure to get the job done because if too many times they go, ‘No, I don’t think I can fly, the weather’s getting bad or it’s too windy,’ ... they’re going to lose their job.”

Pilot Kurt Deetz, who flew Bryant dozens of times in the chopper over a two-year period ending in 2017, said: “There was never any pressure Kobe put on any pilot to get somewhere — never, never.”

Coroner’s officials confirmed the remains of Bryant, 41; Zobayan; John Altobelli, 56; and Sarah Chester, 45. Relatives and acquaintances have identified the other victims as Gianna Bryant; Chester’s 13-yearold daughter, Payton; Altobelli’s wife, Keri, and daughter, Alyssa; and Christina Mauser, who helped Bryant coach his daughter’s team.

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l presidente Donald Trump develó el martes su largamente esperado plan de paz para el Medio Oriente, en el que pide la creación de un estado palestino con partes de Jerusalén como capital.

Afirmó que si proyecto es una oportunidad en la que “todos ganan”.

Al promover la creación de un Estado de Palestina, el gobierno de Trump puso fin a las conjeturas de que su plan trazado sin pedir su opinión a líderes palestinos, había abandonado la llamada solución de dos estados.

Trump, en un acto en la Casa Blanca acompañado por el primer ministro israelí Benjamin Netanyahu, reconoció que ha apoyado desde hace mucho a Israel, pero afirmó que deseaba que esta iniciativa fuera también “un gran acuerdo para los palestinos”, para quienes deseaba que su plan fuera “una oportunidad histórica” para lograr un estado independiente propio.

La propuesta duplica con creces el territorio que actualmente está bajo control palestino, pero también reconoce la soberanía israelí sobre importantes bloques de asentamientos en Cisjordania, algo que los palestinos casi seguramente rechazarán. Los palestinos ya habían rechazado el plan de antemano, acusando a Trump de ser parcial a favor de Israel, pues ya ha adoptado políticas que refuerzan a Israel a su costa.

El plan contempla congelar por cuatro años la construcción de asentamientos judíos en Cis-

PLAN DE PAZ: El presidente estadounidense Donald Trump con el primer ministro israelí Benjamin Netanyahu en la Casa Blanca en Washington, el 28 de enero del 2020. | AP Photo/Susan Walsh.

jordania, durante los cuales las partes negociarían un acuerdo global. Sin embargo, no queda claro si la suspensión quedaría en pie en caso de que pasen esos cuatro años sin acuerdo.

El texto de 50 páginas ofrece más concesiones a los palestinos de lo que se esperaba. Sin embargo, contiene condiciones que los palestinos ya se han negado a considerar, como aceptar los asentamientos judíos.

El plan se apoya en otro

proyecto de estímulo económico para los territorios palestinos que fue develado en junio del año pasado y que los palestinos también rechazaron.

Según la iniciativa elaborada durante casi tres años por Jared Kushner, yerno y asesor de Trump, habría un estado palestino en Cisjordania y la Franja de Gaza, que estarían vinculados mediante un sistema de puentes y túneles.

Tanto Netanyahu como su ri-

val en las venideras elecciones, Benny Gantz, le han dado su visto bueno a la iniciativa.

El evento en la Casa Blanca ocurría en momentos en que el Senado de Estados Unidos realiza un juicio político a Trump y el Knéset (parlamento israelí) debate la posibilidad de retirarle a Netanyahu su inmunidad para que pueda ser procesado por cargos de corrupción.

Como parte de la campaña para las elecciones del 2 de mar-

zo, Netanyahu había prometido anexarse partes de Cisjordania y otorgar soberanía israelí a todos los asentamientos allí.

Fuentes estadounidenses que pidieron no ser identificadas dijeron que probablemente los palestinos, Turquía e Irán rechazarán la iniciativa, pero que probablemente la aceptarán Jordania y Egipto, los únicos dos países árabes que han firmado un tratado de paz con Israel.

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Funcionario de Hamas rechaza plan de paz anunciado por Trump

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n respuesta al nuevo plan de paz del gobierno de Donald Trump, que favorece en gran medida a Israel, un alto funcionario de Hamas dijo el martes que el grupo militante islámico rechaza las “conspiraciones” anunciadas por Estados Unidos e Israel.

“Estamos seguros de que nuestro pueblo palestino no dejará pasar estas conspiraciones. De tal grado, todas las opciones están abiertas. La ocupación (israelí) y el gobierno de Estados Unidos serán hechos responsables por lo que hicieron”, dijo el representante de Hamas, Khalil al-Hayya, mientras participaba en una de varias protestas que estallaron en la Franja de Gaza gobernada por Hamas.

Los manifestantes quemaron neumáticos y fotos de Trump y el primer ministro israelí Benjamin Netanyahu.

Mientras tanto, Jordania advirtió contra cualquier “anexión israelí de tierras palestinas” y reafirmó su compromiso con la creación de un estado palestino a lo largo de las líneas de 1967, que incluiría toda Cisjordania y el Este de Jerusalén, anexionado por Israel.

El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores, Ayman Safadi, advirtió sobre “las peligrosas consecuencias de las medidas unilaterales israelíes, como la anexión de tierras palestinas”.

La convocatoria de protestas palestinas en los territorios ocupados el martes y el miércoles planteaba la posibilidad de choques con tropas israelíes.

El primer ministro israelí, Benjamin Netanyahu, ha prometido anexionar el Valle del Jordán, que supone en torno a un cuarto de Cisjordania.

Por su parte, el principal organismo político que representa a los colonos israelíes se opuso al plan porque al parecer

incluiría la formación de un estado palestino.

Los líderes de los colonos estaban “muy consternados” tras reunirse con funcionarios estadounidenses en Washington, indicó en un comunicado el martes el presidente del Consejo Yesha, David Alhayani.

“No podemos aceptar un plan que incluye la formación de un estado palestino que supondrá una amenaza para el estado de Israel y una amenaza mayor en el futuro”, afirmó.

Más de 600.000 judíos israelíes viven en asentamientos dispersos por la ocupada Cisjordania y el anexionado Este de Jerusalén, territorios capturados por Israel en la guerra de 1967 y que los palestinos reclaman para un estado futuro.

La mayor parte de la comunidad internacional es partidaria de una solución de dos estados para el conflicto y considera los asentamientos como ilegales y un obstáculo para la paz.

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sta debería ser la temporada alta para un hotel de 12 habitaciones cerca de la estación de trenes en el centro industrial chino de Wuhan.

El Año Nuevo Lunar suele generar unos 3.000 dólares al mes para ese hotel.

Sin embargo, el lugar está vacío. Wuhan, foco del brote de un nuevo virus, está aislada.

“No hay un solo cliente”, dijo el propietario del hotel que sólo se identificó con su apellido, Cui. Todavía tiene que pagar renta y servicios. En lugar de contar sus ganancias, calcula perder 1.500 dólares al mes.

El brote llegó en un mal momento para Wuhan, China y la economía mundial.

China, la segunda economía más grande del mundo, ya se desaceleraba incluso antes de que surgiera el coronavirus.

Al mismo tiempo, la economía mundial sobrelleva la caída económica de la India, la séptima economía del mundo,

cuyo pronóstico de crecimiento fue reducido la semana pasada por el Fondo Monetario Internacional.

El brote del coronavirus ha sido comparado con el del SARS, que paralizó las economías de China y Hong Kong durante semanas en 2003.

Sin embargo, lo que sucede en China actualmente tiene más repercusiones a nivel mundial que antes. En 2003, China representaba 4% de la producción global; ahora es el 16%, según el Banco Mundial.

“Una desaceleración en el crecimiento en China tendrá considerables efectos secundarios en Asia y el resto del mundo, dado el tamaño de la economía de China y su participación como impulsor clave del crecimiento global en años recientes”, dijo Eswar Prasad, economista de la Universidad de Cornell y exjefe de la división de China del FMI. Nadie sabe exactamente

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l equipo legal del presidente estadounidense Donald Trump rechazó categóricamente la relevancia del testimonio del exasesor de seguridad nacional de Trump, John Bolton, en momentos en que los abogados se acercaban al final de su defensa el martes y el Senado se preparaba para debatir si citar a Bolton y a otros testigos como parte del juicio político.

El abogado Jay Sekulow desestimó las denuncias hechas en un libro próximo a publicarse escrito por Bolton que, se ha señalado, contradice el principal argumento de la defensa sobre los acuerdos de Trump con Ucrania. Las revelaciones en ese libro empañaron las esperanzas de la Casa Blanca para un gran final el martes, así como de un juicio político rápido, al tiempo que los demócratas que exigen testigos y algunos republicanos se dicen abiertos a ello.

“No es un juego de filtraciones y manuscritos sin fuentes”, aseveró Sekulow y señaló que el libro era “inadmisible” y no podría ser usado como evidencia.

En su libro, Bolton escribió que Trump le dijo que quería retener la ayuda militar a Ucrania hasta que las autoridades de ese país le ayudaran con unas investigaciones sobre su adversario

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demócrata Joe Biden. El presidente y sus abogados han insistido en repetidas ocasiones que nunca vinculó la ayuda militar con pesquisas políticas.

Aunque se han burlado del manuscrito, Trump y los republicanos se han resistido a citar a Bolton para que testifique en persona sobre lo que vio y escuchó como asesor de seguridad nacional del mandatario.

Los abogados de la defensa ignoraron mayormente los reportes sobre el libro de Bolton durante los argumentos del lunes, aunque un abogado, Alan Dershowitz, dijo que nada en el manuscrito, aunque fuera cierto, llega al nivel de un delito impugnable.

Sekulow repitió ese argumento el martes y trató de socavar la credibilidad del libro de Bolton apuntando que algunos funcionarios gubernamentales han refutado los comentarios que les fueron atribuidos.

El equipo legal también ahondó en áreas que los demócratas ven como fuera del marco del juicio político, mostrando a Trump y a sus asesores como asediados por la investigación, castigando al exdirector del FBI James Comey y aprovechando los errores de vigilancia que el FBI ha reconocido haber cometido durante su pesquisa sobre la injerencia de Rusia en las elecciones de 2016. brote inicialmente golpeó la economía china y, en el segundo trimestre de 2003, el crecimiento económico chino cayó de 11,1% a 9,1%. Sin embargo, al ceder la crisis el crecimiento se recuperó y alcanzó el 10% anual en el segundo semestre del año.

“Por lo que sabemos, probablemente será similar esta vez”, dijo Andy Rothman, estratega de inversión en Matthews Asia.

“La gente no debería entrar en pánico ni pensar que el crecimiento caerá drásticamente” en un periodo prolongado.

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os países que tienen ciudadanos en la ciudad del centro de China que ha sido identificada como el epicentro de un brote viral planean efectuar evacuaciones conforme aumenta el número de casos y el gobierno chino implementa medidas drásticas para intentar evitar su propagación.

Un repaso a las medidas que se están tomando: — CHINA: El gobierno suspendió todos los servicios de transporte hacia y desde la ciudad de Wuhan desde el pasado 22 de enero y desde entonces ha extendido esos controles a ciudades cercanas. Todo aquel que viaje desde Wuhan debe registrarse y estar en cuarentena por 14 días, el periodo máximo de incubación del virus. Hong Kong prohibió la entrada de todos los viajantes procedentes de la provincia de Hubei y les dijo a sus residentes que vuelven de esa zona que se pongan en cuarentena dentro de sus casas.

— JAPÓN: El portavoz en jefe del gobierno, Yoshihide Suga, dijo que se tiene confirmada la presencia de 560 japoneses en Hubei y ya se preparan aviones alquilados para iniciar las evacuaciones “lo más pronto posible”. La embajada japonesa en Beijing indicó que la evacuación inicial se limita a quienes están en la zona de Wuhan. Se prevé que entre los evacuados se incluya a empleados de Honda Motor Co., Tokyo Electron, Aeon Co. y otras compañías japonesas con operaciones en Wuhan. El primer ministro Shinzo Abe dijo que su gabinete designará al nuevo coronavirus como una enfermedad infecciosa sujeta a hospitalización y aislamiento obligatorio.

Esas medidas preventivas parecen ser en preparación a la evacuación.

— ESTADOS UNIDOS: El consulado de Estados Unidos en Wuhan planea alquilar un avión hacia el sur de California para todo su personal y algunos otros ciudadanos. El Departamento de Estado informó que el vuelo partirá el miércoles por la mañana rumbo a Ontario, California. El avión repostará combustible en Anchorage, Alaska, en donde se les practicará una nueva revisión a los pasajeros, según el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Sociales de

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— FRANCIA: La ministra de Salud Agnes Buzyn dijo que los ciudadanos franceses que deseen salir de Wuhan serán llevados a Francia en un vuelo directo a mediados de la semana y permanecerán en cuarentena durante 14 días. Francia tiene a unos 800 ciudadanos en Wuhan. La automotriz francesa PSA, que produce los vehículos Peugeot y Citroën, informó que evacuará a sus empleados expatriados y a sus familiares de Wuhan y los colocará en cuarentena en otra ciudad. La compañía no dio más detalles.

— SRI LANKA: La embajada en Beijing ha solicitado que se permita el aterrizaje de un avión de Sri Lankan Airlines en el aeropuerto de Wuhan para trasladar de regreso al país a 32 estudiantes y sus familiares.

El ministerio del Exterior también indico que realiza gestiones para repatriar a otros estudiantes en todo el país. Sri Lanka tiene alrededor de 860 connacionales en China.

— ALEMANIA: El ministro del Exterior Heiko Maas señaló que su país sopesa evacuar a sus ciudadanos de Wuhan, y la comisión gubernamental de respuesta a crisis se reunirá pronto con expertos médicos para evaluar la situación. Dijo que el número de alemanes en Wuhan es de doble dígito. El ministerio del Exterior aconseja a los alemanes cancelar o posponer “viajes no esen-

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— UNIÓN EUROPEA: Portugal dice que se está coordinando con otros países pequeños del bloque europeo para organizar una posible evacuación de sus ciudadanos de Wuhan. El canciller Augusto Santos Silva dijo que 14 portugueses han solicitado ser sacados de la ciudad.

Santos Silva dice que otros países de la UE con pocos ciudadanos a ser evacuados están sopesando efectuar una operación conjunta y se han puesto en contacto con las autoridades sanitarias chinas para que les autoricen efectuarla.

No proporcionó los nombres de esas naciones. Jerome Salomon, funcionario de salud francés, dice que Francia podrí — TAILANDIA: El primer ministro Prayuth Chan-ocha dijo que el ministerio de Defensa de su país está listo para evacuar a sus ciudadanos de zonas afectadas en China, pero aún no recibe permiso del gobierno chino. La cancillería tailandesa informó que hay 64 tailandeses en Wuhan y 18 más en otras partes de la provincia de Hubei.

— AUSTRALIA: La ministra del Exterior Marise Payne dijo que su gobierno “explora todas las oportunidades” para ayudar con la evacuación de australianos en Wuhan. No entró en detalles. Australia no cuenta con presencia consular en Wuhan.

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