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SAN JACINTO, CA.
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STUDENT: Mt. San Jacinto College's Nursing Program was named No. 1 in the Best of the Inland Empire 2021. Jennifer Vargas of Lake Elsinore (seen here) was among the 34 MSJC students who earned their Associate Degrees in Nursing (ADN) in May. | Photo Courtesy of Mt. San Jacinto College
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t. San Jacinto College's Nursing Program has been named No. 1 in the Best of the Inland Empire 2021. The MSJC program earned the top spot in the Best Community College/Nursing category in the Press-Enterprise's 26th annual readers' choice awards. "We appreciate the readers' recognition of our stellar nursing program," said Joyce Johnson, Provost of MSJC's Temecula Valley Campus and a
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hat started as a hobby for Adona Salgado 12 years ago has blossomed into a successful business. Se’ish Design was founded by her love for flowers and all things nature. Se’ish means flower in the Cahuilla language. “I have always loved florals for as long as I could remember, but it started as a hobby. I played with them and would make arrangements for my home and started getting people wanting memorial florals and more,” Salgado said. “My family and friends were my first customers.” When she saw a class being offered at Mt. San Jacinto College in 2005 through a local florist, The Arrangement Gallery in Hemet, she took the course. It consisted of about six classes and lasted about four months. She said it wasn’t what she would call “formal training” but rather a follow-along type of structure, but it was enough to get her even more excited about flowers. “Fast forward to 2009. My family and I moved to Orange County to attend school. I was attending FIDM (Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising) at the time, and my husband was attending OCC
(Orange Coast College). While there, I came across Phil Rulloda, a floral designer that had his own floral school. I applied, and the tribe funded my education there,” Salgado recalled. This is where she received more formal training on how to care for, process, and design florals. She said it was a great experience and she met other people that had the same interests as her; some that she still has contact with today. “After becoming a certified floral designer at Phil Rulloda School of Floral Design, I took several courses and workshops from many very cool floral designers,” Salgado said. “I just finished up a Zoom Course with Cara (Fitch) from Trille Floral in Australia. She is one of my favorite designers and taught me a lot about foam-free design and color palettes. The floral industry is constantly changing, just like fashion, so it’s important to keep up with what’s trending so that my business stays flourishing.” Salgado currently works solo so she can bring her personal touch to each arrangement. In time she is hoping to build a small team of freelance designers she can count on to help her continue to create
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FLORIST: One of the many flourishing flower beds that Adona and Adrian Salgado planted. Adona uses some of the blooms for her Se’ish Design business. | Photo courtesy of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians
RIVERSIDE, CA.
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco: 'I will not enforce vaccine mandate'
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iverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco says he will not enforce any type of COVID-19 vaccination mandate on employees of the sheriff 's department. "Over the past couple of weeks, the idea of forced vaccination has caused much concern across the entire country," Bianco said in a statement released Monday. "I will not enforce the vaccine mandate on Sheriff 's Department employees." "The government has no ability and no authority to mandate your health choices," he said. "As your sheriff, I have an obligation to guard your liberty and free-
dom." Bianco, who along with his entire family recovered from coronavirus infections last winter, emphasized that "I am certainly not anti-vaccine; I am anti-vaccine for me." According to the sheriff, his motivation for stating the policy unequivocally came after his podcast last week was monitored by a newspaper reporter, who he claimed "cherry-picked statements from supposed health experts in an attempt to paint me ... in a negative light." He did not name the reporter and publication. Last year, Bianco refused to assign deputies to enforce the state's mask mandate and rejected Gov. Gavin Newsom's stay-and-home
STATEMENT: Bianco, who along with his entire family recovered from coronavirus infections last winter, emphasized that "I am certainly not anti-vaccine; I am anti-vaccine for me." | Screenshot source: Youtube orders, calling them a violation of "constitutional rights." The sheriff 's statement comes after President Joe Biden last
week announced sweeping new federal vaccine requirements that would affect companies with 100 or more employees.
PALM SPRINGS, CA.
Funeral Arrangements for United States Marine Corporal Hunter Lopez RIVERSIDE COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT | CONTRIBUTED
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nited States Marine, Corporal Hunter Lopez, the son of Riverside County Sheriff ’s Captain Herman Lopez and Deputy Alicia Lopez, will finally be flown home and reunited with his family to be honored and laid to rest. Hunter Lopez was killed in action on August 26, 2021 while serving as a member of the United States Marine Corps in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. WHO WAS HUNTER LOPEZ? Born on January 15, 1999 in Palm Springs, CA., Hunter is survived by his parents, Herman and Alicia, brother Owen and sister
Trinity. Hunter dedicated his life to service and took pride in being part of organizations with a rich tradition. Prior to joining the Marine Corps, Hunter was a Riverside County Sheriff ’s Department Explorer Scout from 2014-2017 for Post 507, where he obtained the rank of Captain. Hunter served in the Marine Corps for four years; His first three years as part of the Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team Company A, 5th Platoon and most recently as a member of 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Golf Company, 1st Platoon, 3rd squad. Hunter was devoted to serving others and perfecting himself in order to be the best Explorer and Marine possible. Whether at work
or at home, Hunter strived for perfection, seeking knowledge and experience from those he respected and admired. When on leave, Hunter enjoyed being around family and friends and sharing his experiences with everyone. He lived life to the fullest and was often the reason why family and friends would bend over backwards to get together when he was around. Hunter was a history buff and had many aspirations to pursue after completing his service to the country, among those was being part of a shooting and firearms company with several friends which is already underway and becoming a Deputy with the Riverside County Sheriff ’s Department. Always a fan of everything and anything Star Wars related, Hunter
HUNTER LOPEZ: U.S. Marine killed in
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convinced countless friends, family and Marines to binge watch movies and would often quiz them on Star Wars trivia. As a child, Hunter shied away from photographs and it was a challenge to get him to smile in most photographs. As an Explorer Scout and especially as a Marine Hunter seemed to flourish
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