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ith the Westcoast Wrestling Company bringing the sport to The Wheelhouse, the Florida/Sanderson area is beginning to look like the entertainment center of Hemet and the San Jacinto Valley. The AMF Bowling Lanes and Derby Wheelhouse seem to provide the most of it. Upscale restaurants abound from Appleby’s to Steer and Stein and those in between. I will always go where the action is, east, west, north or south. I had the opportunity this week to interview Adam Ginsberg, the genial head of the organization. How did he happen to be coming to Hemet when he must have more lucrative venues available? “The need is there. I started Westcoast Wrestling in 2008 at
Wildomar, CA. Being a professional wrestler with too many injuries to continue performing and always interested in how our business works, I came up with the idea to run shows featuring local talent, with hopes of eventually getting them signed with WWE. That was my hope then and it continues today. I have a unique ability to spot talent and develop it into professional abilities.” He will be bringing that talent to The Wheelhouse this Saturday, May 8th. “Saturday will be our 44th live event since 2008. We have had the privilege of bringing wrestlers to Camp Pendleton to honor our U. S. Military. I’m a believer in giving something positive back to the community. Our events double as an anti-bullying campaign, with the good guy prevailing. The mission statement says, ‘we want to put a smile on people’s faces and
The first is wanting to bring something fun and safe to do in the Valley; secondly, we have a great partnership with The Wheelhouse" ADAM GINSBERG HEAD OF THE WESTCOAST WRESTLING COMPANY
give them a time they will never forget.’ I believe our brand of entertainment is something any age can enjoy.” But why did he choose Hemet? “For a number of reasons. The first is wanting to bring something fun and safe to do in the Valley; secondly, we have a great partnership with The Wheelhouse, a venue that supports your vision is an enormous endorsement.” His show is called ‘Like None Other.’ “The experience wrestling fans will have is like none other. It is a great honor to be one of the first live events to take place since the pandemic.” Adhering to CDC rules and regulations, all talent and crew will be tested for COVID before entering the venue. Temperatures will be taken, social distance maintained and masks worn. It will be an outside event which further lends to safety and protection. Ya never know what’s just around the corner. Just sayin’ rustystrait@gmail.com
ust when you think you’ve seen and heard everything, something pops up out of nowhere to prove you wrong. That happened to me when I talked to a young man Monday afternoon, a senior graduating from Tahquitz High School in Hemet. His name is Adrien Hanes, an eighteen-yearold from Hemet. As we all know during the past year, just about everything worthwhile has been shut down due to the COVID 19 pandemic. And that includes all local Senior Proms for last year and this year coming up. Adrien, the upcoming genius that he is, decided to do something about it. With the assistance of his girlfriend, Marlene Valesco, he set out on a mission to correct the inconvenience. Believe this: He is producing his own Senior Prom for all local graduates in the past two years. He reasons, “Why should we be deprived of one of the great blessings of graduation?” And right he is. After 12 years of El-Hi, the senior prom is the cherry on top of the education that precedes adulthood, higher education and entering the workforce. It is an opportunity to dress and do it up, Vanilla, if you will, including tux, gowns, limos and no curfew. Every kid who manages to rid him or herself of the shackles of childhood and reaching out to the world as an adult. Prom night is the gateway to the future. “I want to include all the high schools in the local area, Hemet, West Valley, Tahquitz, Academy of Intervention as well as San Jacinto and any I might not think of right now. It is our chance to celebrate and we should have the right to one of the most-remembered nights of our lives.” What he had in mind soon exploded into something much larger than a backyard experience. He began to scrape and forage for a place to hold his big event and finally called Jesse Vivanco at the
ADRIEN HANES | Photo by Rusty Strait. Wheelhouse Skate House, which can house several hundred for such an event. “We are nowhere near that number right now, but word is spreading.” He has created a flyer that gives all the details, a copy of which accompanies this article. The date is Friday, May 21st, from eight to midnight. He is asking $25 per ticket and will probably need financial help. The evening will include music, food, a photo booth, desserts and more. To say this young man isn’t headed for adulthood the right way would be a misnomer. If famous rock bands can start out in a garage, imagine what his mentality could accomplish as an adult. He is a young man on a mission and should not be ignored. Remember one thing for sure. Young people like him will be running our community one day and we should support them. He’s seeking donations toward the rental and putting on the event, so this is a good time for some local philanthropies and corporations who like to support good causes to step up for a something worthy of their investment. Anyone interested in helping finance this enterprise can get in touch with this reporter or call the Wheelhouse at 951-334-8782 or Adrien Hanes at 951-350-9474. This reporter is not in the habit of tooting horns, but this sounds like something someone would like to support. Just sayin’ rustystrait@gmail.com
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oday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a series of initiatives building on the state’s work to vaccinate California’s hard-to-reach communities against COVID-19, ad-
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dress vaccine hesitancy and drive innovative efforts in the communities hardest hit by the pandemic. New efforts focus on direct appointment assistance; community outreach including neighborhood canvassing, phone banking and text banking; at-home vaccinations and transportation services;
On May 6, 1994 A rail tunnel under the English Channel officially opens, connecting Britain and the European mainland for the first time since the Ice Age. The "Chunnel" runs under water for 23 miles, with an average depth of 150 feet below the seabed.
On May 7, 1915
The British ocean liner Lusitania is torpedoed by a German submarine off the coast of Ireland, sinking within 20 minutes. Of the 1,959 passengers and crew, 1,198 people were drowned. The British Admiralty had warned the ship to avoid the area, but the Lusitania's captain ignored the recommendations.
On May 8, 1792
Congress passes the second portion of the Mi-
and an additional $33 million in funding, bringing the total to $85.7 million, to support community-based organizations. “We’re at a pivotal moment in our COVID-19 vaccine rollout – more than 30 million doses have been administered in California to date, and it’s going to take some
litia Act, requiring that able-bodied males between the ages of 18 and 45 be enrolled in the militia. The act was quickly tested when farmers in Pennsylvania, angered by a tax on whiskey, attacked the home of a tax collector. President George Washington responded with 15,000 militia members.
On May 9, 1950 Ron Hubbard publishes "Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health." The book introduced a self-help psychology called Dianetics, which morphed into a belief system called Scientology, popular due to its high profile in Hollywood.
On May 10, 1869
The presidents of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads meet in Promontory, Utah, and drive
new approaches to reach those who haven’t been vaccinated yet,” said Governor Newsom. “These enhanced initiatives build on the community-based approach the state has taken throughout this crisis, in order to ensure vaccines
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a ceremonial last spike into a rail line that connects their railroads. This made transcontinental railroad travel possible for the first time in U.S. history.
On May 11, 1934
A massive dust storm sends millions of tons of topsoil flying across the parched Great Plains to the East Coast and as far away as ships 300 miles offshore. Farmers had pushed their fields to the limit, plowing under more and more grassland.
On May 12, 1975
The American freighter Mayaguez is captured by communist government forces gunboats in Cambodia. Two days later President Ford ordered the bombing of the Cambodian port where the gunboats had come from. Forty-one Americans died, many in an accidental explosion during the attack.