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Community honors the life of firefighter Chris Mertz with memorial procession

Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

A request from Miller-Jones mortuary to permit the transfer of deceased bodies to a vacant onion warehouse in San Jacinto for storage was initially denied when the San Jacinto City Council would not consider it as an urgent matter on the Tuesday, Jan. 19, meeting agenda. see page A-2

Local Murrieta deems all businesses as ‘essential’ in passed resolution Lexington Howe STAFF WRITER

A proposed resolution was brought forward to the Murrieta City Council regarding the state’s former stay-at-home order, which was lifted Monday, Jan. 25, after the meeting Tuesday, Jan. 19.

Presented by staff and requested

by Councilmember Lori Stone, the proposed resolution sought to have all businesses that provide a service or product deemed “essential” when businesses follow appropriate safety protocols. see page A-5

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Area residents and firefighters turned out Sunday morning, Jan. 24, to honor 54-year-old Temecula

resident and Rancho Santa Fe Fire Capt. Chris Mertz, who died Jan. 20, from complications related to COVID-19.

Mertz’s family and Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District

personnel were present at Temecula Valley Hospital as his body was transferred to a waiting hearse, which they followed in a procession escorted by the California Highway Patrol to Miller-Jones

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Mortuary in Menifee. Meanwhile, crews from area fire departments, including Cal Fire Riverside, and many community members who see MERTZ, page A-7

Couple describes ongoing battle with COVID-19 Jeff Pack SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Dawn and Nathan Ashbrook said they don’t know where they caught COVID-19 and they thought they were doing all the right things to prevent themselves from getting it. They caught it anyway, and it could have cost one of them their life.

The Ashbrooks own and operate Whispering Oaks Terrace, a wedding and special events venue on the south side of Temecula. Nathan Ashbrook is a tall man who does much of the physical work in maintaining the property for guests and clients. He said he’s always been good about keeping his hands clean – he doesn’t touch guardrails and sanitizes high-contact areas – and because of the physical nature of his work, he’s in good shape.

“I don’t get sick; I get hurt,” he said.

Dawn Ashbrook, who does

much of the same work around the property as her husband, had been preparing for back surgery and was in quarantine for two weeks beforehand in preparation.

The couple said Dec. 23 Nathan Ashbrook wasn’t feeling well. By Christmas Eve, they were both miserable – she couldn’t breathe well and he had body aches all over.

On Christmas Day, they gathered with family to celebrate, which admittedly a mistake, they said, since the couple’s son, his girlfriend and her mother all came down with COVID-19 after leaving their home.

Over the next few days, as Nathan Ashbrook deteriorated, they went to the hospital looking for care and treatment. They were sent home on two occasions.

“It just kept going,” Dawn Ashbrook said. “I brought Nathan see ASHBROOK, page A-2

Nathan and Dawn Ashbrook have been battling COVID-19 since the couple were hit with symptoms Wednesday, Dec. 23.

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The remains of firefighter Chris Mertz are led to a hearse at Temecula Valley Hospital before a procession of first responders and family to a mortuary in Menifee.

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Phase 2a of the Rancho Water Pipeline Replacement Project construction will replace a section of pipes along Temecula Parkway between La Paz Road and Pechanga Parkway.

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Rancho California Water District crews are continuing work to replace more than a mile of aging pipeline under westbound Temecula Parkway.

The project began in November, and Rancho Water staff told the Temecula City Council in October that work was expected to continue through the middle of next year.

The project will ultimately replace about 8,000 feet, or about a mile and a half, of aging recycled water pipeline between Bedford Court and Rancho Pueblo Road, Jake Wiley, engineering manager for Rancho Water, told the council at the time. The pipeline, which provides irrigation and landscaping water to parks, golf courses, schools and businesses in the area, see PIPELINE, page A-4

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Request for cold storage facility for COVID-19 dead in San Jacinto is denied Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

A request from Miller-Jones mortuary to permit the transfer of deceased bodies to a vacant onion warehouse in San Jacinto for storage was initially denied when the San Jacinto City Council would not consider it as an urgent matter on the Tuesday, Jan. 19, meeting agenda.

Mayor Alonso Ledezma said he was surprised to receive a letter from Assemblymember Chad Mayes’ office on behalf of the mortuary owners after the regular city council agenda was published.

The letter asked for the city to consider letting the funeral homes use the old onion warehouse at 1340 W. Ramona Expressway in San Jacinto for temporary COVID-19 and others who have died and are waiting for funeral and burial dates. It was a matter of urgency, according to Mayes’ letter.

The funeral home officials said in the letter sent to the mayor the sheer number of deaths due to the COVID-19 in the Inland Empire had overwhelmed the funeral home’s local storage facilities and the unused storage facility, which has functional refrigeration units, was badly needed to hold the bodies until arrangements can be made. There were reports that the Riverside County coroner and other county coroner’s facilities had no more room to store incoming bodies.

Miller-Jones Mortuary purchased the onion cold storage building earlier from the Record family, according to San Jacinto city manager Ron Johnson. Johnson said he had some knowledge of it and found its location is off Ramona Expressway near Chase Avenue. He told the council he was concerned the facility is located in a residential neighborhood.

“None of us work in a morgue,” Johnson said. “We don’t know

ASHBROOK from page A-1 to the hospital three times from when it started to when he actually went into the hospital. The only reason they didn’t keep him the second time, they wanted to, but they didn’t have any beds. They said you can sit here and wait; there are seven people waiting in front of you. Or they sent us home

the level of the situation that we have at the staff level. We are a bit concerned that after the pandemic bodies are being transferred in from other counties and that, maybe, would be a concern to our residents. I understand it is cold storage.”

He gave the location and said staff had to look at it as a community development application and that it would require a temporary use permit. With that, he said the mortuary said they have already rented out two facilities and they are paying on those and since they owned the building, they might be able to use it without renting more. The mortuary said the bodies would be transported in unmarked medical vans so residents would not know they were there.

Those that were there would be embalmed and awaiting services.

Johnson said the staff is continuing to gather more information about the request not knowing where the bodies are coming from.

“One way to look at this is they are trying to prepare for the future,” Johnson said. “And they want to be able to make sure their people are able to use this storage facility in the event that it does become a more pressing and immediate need. It is eminent now.”

He said he did not know if it was such a dire emergency at this time.

He said the city needed to look at the facility and the city regulations before a permit would be issued. The urgent request made

by Miller-Jones Mortuary, Johnson said, “It wasn’t the TOP (Temporary Operating Permit), the route they wanted to take. There may be other issues on the property that through the temporary use permit we have to look at what the facility was originally permitted for and if they are records on file of anything that occurred and all that stuff.”

Ledezma said a phone call after the letter arrived from former Mayor Andrew Kotyuk, and

because he responded to what they treated him with. Go home and come back if it gets bad, which we went back two days later and that’s when they kept him.”

Nathan Ashbrook was admitted Jan. 5, and he didn’t leave the hospital for nine days. He spent the first two days on a cot in a wing of the hospital which had been turned into a COVID-19 ward; the rest of

This former onion warehouse at 1340 Ramona Expressway in San Jacinto owned by Miller-Jones Mortuary is being eyed as a possible cold storage facility for a large number of bodies awaiting funeral services in the valley. The city has yet to approve the request.

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Miller-Jones Mortuary was asking a question if the permit requirement might be waived with an emergency ordinance. The city attorney explained the council could make such a decision but they should be aware of the nature of the request and the requirements for an urgency ordinance.

Copies of the letter had not been sent to the other members of the council before the meeting convened. The Brown Act, or “Sunrise” Act in California, is designed to inform the public before any government meeting and potential actions so they can keep control of local government.

Once a notice of the meeting is published with its agenda, it cannot be changed, unless the government

body deems it a serious public safety issue. If it is, an urgency notice can be invoked. The COVID-19 pandemic allowed the city and county government to pass immediate emergency measures because it posed a threat to all citizens who had to be informed of the immediate danger. Public notices are required to be published in the local media and plainly posted for any open public meeting.

The request was narrowed with those factors since the items did not appear on the posted agenda to the public ahead of the meeting. If the council wanted further discussion, they would have to first declare it an emergency ordinance allowing for a final decision without a public hearing, according

to the city attorney. To have that motion to pass, allowing more discussion it would take a four-fifths vote of the council. It failed with a 3 to 2 vote.

Mayor Ledezma, Mayor Pro Tem Crystal Ruiz and Councilmember Phil Ayala said they needed more information before they could discuss it and make a decision that night. Councilmembers Joel Lopez and Brian Hawkins said it should be treated as a local emergency with discussion to continue.

The request may be taken up again if posted on the next city council meeting which would not be until Feb. 2 or later.

Tony Ault can be reached by email at tault@reedermedia.com.

the time he was in a bed.

“It was like being in an isolation cell,” Nathan Ashbrook said.

“They came in and took my blood, gave me shots and gave me pills.

I sat in a recliner or a laid in bed.

I couldn’t lay in bed; I hurt too much.

“I didn’t realize I had been there nine days; I thought I had been there only four days,” he said.

Nathan Ashbrook said the impact on his diaphragm caused him to be stricken with bouts of violent, constant hiccups, which caused tremendous pain, which doctors tried to ease with morphine.

“It was like someone punched me in the gut, and I couldn’t breathe for 30 seconds,” Nathan Ashbrook said. “So, my chest and my back got really sore, and I am still kind of fighting with that right now, the pain of it. I’m still on hiccup medicine to suppress them to be able to eat.

“I was on oxygen for a long time. They started slowing it down for the last couple of days, because I had to be off oxygen before I could go home,” he said.

Dawn Ashbrook, on the other hand, was never admitted to the hospital as the oxygen level in her blood never dipped below 90, which the couple said was the number hospital officials said was the benchmark to require hospitalization.

While her husband was in the hospital, Dawn Ashbrook said she was at home alone, sick, weak and feeling terrible.

She said she had difficulty getting reports on how her husband was doing, since she couldn’t see or talk with him very much.

“I was able to talk to him on Day Five because he just didn’t have enough to speak and have oxygen (at the same time) up until that point,” Dawn Ashbrook said. “So, the nurse was like, you can talk to him, but I don’t think he can even get words out right now.

“It was just a lot of ups and downs of not knowing and being afraid of them telling me after he’s dead? Just because there’s no protocol to update families. I mean, it’s been a year; there should be something in place to update families,” she said.

The hiccups and being on oxygen caused other issues for Nathan Ashbrook during his stay and made it very difficult for him to eat anything. Since Christmas Day, he said he’s lost 25 pounds.

“My whole spine hurts,” Nathan

Ashbrook said. “When I got out of the hospital, my legs were so atrophied that just walking from the car to the house now, my legs get sore.

“I was just talking to a guy who just got out and he sounds just like me, no strength in the voice.

The recovery part of it, they said it might take up to two more months to get my voice back,” he said.

Speaking by phone, Nathan Ashbrook’s voice was weak and hoarse, and after five minutes of conversation, he was labored in his breathing.

“Take it seriously, people between the ages of about 40 and 60, it’s going to hit you hard,” Nathan Ashbrook said. “The problem is, I don’t know if my lungs will come back. Right now it feels like I’ve been smoking for 25 years and I’ve never smoked a cigarette in my life.”

Dawn Ashbrook said she still has a fever and hasn’t smelled or tasted anything since Dec. 23.

During the ordeal, she posted updates on Facebook on most days, she said.

She said she has been reaching out to friends and family and agreed to speak with Valley News in hopes of sharing their story and warning members of the community.

“I’ve lectured a few of my friends,” Dawn Ashbrook said.

“They like to get together and groups. They like to go to the wineries, and they’re still doing that.

And it’s just not worth the risk; it really isn’t. Sharing with them every day what we’ve been going through has helped them, ot all of them but most of them change their mind.

“I just think that sharing anything you can share with what you’ve gone through over this is going to help the smart ones realize that they should be careful and the ones that are just that ignorant are next in line.

“I was careful; we hand sanitized. We had everything we needed, and we still got it. And we got it bad,” she said.

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COVID-19 hospitalizations remain at high levels in southwest Riverside County Will Fritz ASSOCIATE EDITOR

As the current wave of the coronavirus pandemic drags on, southwest Riverside County hospitals are seeing markedly high levels of COVID-19-infected patients.

At all Riverside County hospitals, a majority of hospitalized patients were coronavirus-positive, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Sunday, Jan. 17; per that data, 55% of patients at Temecula Valley Hospital, 59% of patients at Southwest Healthcare System, which includes Inland Valley and Rancho Springs medical centers in Wildomar and Murrieta, respectively, and 63% of patients at Loma Linda University Medical Center Murrieta had the coronavirus in the week leading up to Jan. 17. Those percentages are up slightly from the week before Southwest Healthcare System and Loma Linda University Medical Center Murrieta, but down a percentage point for Temecula Valley Hospital.

There were an average of about four fewer COVID-19-positive adults at Temecula Valley Hospital in the seven days before Jan. 17, about four more at Southwest Healthcare System and about 20 more at Loma Linda University Medical Center Murrieta.

Each hospital was at or close to ICU capacity in the week preced-

ing Jan. 17, with an average of 27.6 ICU beds used out of 28.4 at Temecula Valley Hospital, 38.6 out of 39.3 at Southwest Healthcare System and 16.9 out of 18 at Loma Linda University Medical Center Murrieta.

The state is officially reporting the 11-county Southern California region’s available ICU capacity at 0%. While the recent data show ICUs not quite at full capacity, state officials and health care professionals have said over the course of the pandemic that available staff also play a role in determining ICU space.

Here is a more detailed look at some of the most recent HHS data on area hospitals: Loma Linda University Medical Center Murrieta Total beds (Seven-day average): 164 (unchanged from last week) Total inpatient beds used (Seven-day average): 128 (110.9 last week) Total adults hospitalized, confirmed COVID-19 positive (Seven-day average): 88.7 (67.7 last week) ICU beds (Seven-day average): 18 (unchanged from last week) ICU beds used (Seven-day average): 16.9 (12.7 last week) Southwest Healthcare System (Inland Valley and Rancho Springs medical centers) Total beds (Seven-day average):

Health care workers conduct testing for COVID-19 at the drive-thru testing site at Diamond Stadium in Lake Elsinore managed and operated by Riverside University Health System Public Health Department.

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251.7 (268.3 last week) Total inpatient beds used (Seven-day average): 236.4 (234.4 last week) Total adults hospitalized, confirmed COVID-19 positive (Seven-day average): 137 (133.9 last week) ICU beds (Seven-day average): 39.4 (36.6 last week)

ICU beds used (Seven-day average): 38.6 (36.6 last week) Temecula Valley Hospital Total beds (Seven-day average): 161.6 (159.9 last week) Total inpatient beds used (Seven-day average): 145 (144 last week) Total adults hospitalized, con-

firmed COVID-19 positive (Seven-day average): 76.6 (80 last week) ICU beds (Seven-day average): 28.4 (26.5 last week) ICU beds used (Seven-day average): 27.6 (25.7 last week) Will Fritz can be reached by email at wfritz@reedermedia.com.

11 San Jacinto small businesses benefit from city emergency grant program Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

Eleven San Jacinto small-business owners were selected by the city council and staff to receive funds from the $150,000 San Jacinto Small Business Emergency Grant Program.

The grant approval was made by the council during its regular Jan. 19 city council meeting with all five members of the council present during online streaming. The meeting was held online in keeping with the current COVID-19 state and county health department stay at home and social distancing mandates.

The businesses chosen came from a field of 18 applicants for the special grant program that was approved by council during its Nov.

17 meeting providing $150,000 in COVID-19 relief monies. The applying businesses had to meet certain criteria and prove their need for the retention of employees on their payrolls, creation of jobs or for working capital for operational costs such as rent, utility payments and other expenditures for personal protective equipment and sanitation in their business facility.

The grant money each business received, if qualified, was determined by need and divided into tiers. Tiers 5 to 6 provided $10,000 and Tiers 3 and 4 received $7,500.

Qualified applicants in Tier 5-6 included California’s Party Supplies, Golden Chopstix, Homerun Zone, Los Mareados Ceviche Bar and Namerrs Signs & Printing.

The Tier 3-4 qualified applicants included Arrow Printing Inc., El

Ojo De Agua Taqueria Inc., Morgan Imports, DBA PB Misters ServPro of San Jacinto/Idyllwild/ Lakeview, Stadium Pizza and Taqueria La Huasteca.

The following applications, according to the staff, were received and reviewed; however, the required documentation was not submitted with the application or the business did not qualify to move forward in the application process: Afrique International Market, Fatty Boy Tacos, Natalie Nails, New Ramona Cleaners, Premier Carpet Care, Tortas Ahogadas Chapala and Zao Athletics.

“This is really a good thing,” Crystal Ruiz, San Jacinto mayor pro tem, said.

Mayor Alonso Ledezma, Councilmembers Joel Lopez, Brian Hawkins and Phil Ayala said the

grants were a needed boon to community businesses in a time of severe economic problems as thousands of small businesses closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Ayala asked where the remaining $55,000 in allocated grant money might now go.

“Are we going to give that leftover money to other businesses?” he asked.

City manager Rob Johnson told the council they could set the money aside and invite other businesses or those that needed more information on their applications to apply for the grants.

Hawkins asked staff if those businesses that had received the grants were being held accountable for the money they received.

He was assured by staff that each business was vetted in the applica-

tion process that the money they received would be used for the right purposes and that any money used before the grants to maintain their staff or to fulfill the mandated COVID-19 safety standings would need to show their receipts for their payroll or equipment purchased.

Johnson said some of that information was held confidential by staff and was not put in the agenda packet for public view.

It was the council consensus that the grant offer would be offered again to other local businesses in need if their applications are approved. The business community will be informed of the decision by city staff and the city webpages, the council was assured.

Tony Ault can be reached by email at tault@reedermedia.com.

Hemet council gives final approval to repeal some rental housing rules Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

The Hemet City Council officially repealed the city’s Residential Rental Registration and CrimeFree Rental Housing Ordinance and Chronic Nuisance Abatement Ordinance on its second reading Tuesday, Jan. 12.

The matter was discussed at an earlier meeting following a threat from the federal Housing and Urban Development department Community Development Block Grant funds to help low-income residents housing and social needs would be cut off since the ordinances might be considered “racist.” Other cities with similar ordinances needed to rescind the rules or face CDBG cutoffs. The ordinances were in

place many years in the city following residents’ concern with the increasing crime rates in the city that have since diminished.

The council appointed Dana Hill to the Hemet Planning Commission for a term set to expire June 1, to fill the vacancy left by Planning Commissioner Tiffany Leaverton’s who tendered her resignation.

The council gave its final approval to an ordinance extending the granting of exceptions to hotels, medical facilities and unique project buildings maximum heights and floor area ratios for those located in commercial zones. Federal and state limits are not changed. The council expressed the hope the change will attract more business to the city enhancing the economy.

The council resolved to award

American Asphalt South Inc. the 2020 and 2021 Citywide Slurry Seal Project CIP 5719 in the amount of $337,800 and waived any minor bid irregularities and for the city manager to execute the contract and approve any additional expenditures not to exceed $33,780.

A five-year agreement for police department body worn camera and Taser services for $495,839.97 was awarded to Axon International Inc. The city manager was authorized to purchase the cameras and Tasers.

While four city investment and finance recommendations were up for discussion that evening the council decided to postpone them until the newly elected city treasurer and can have more time to review the items before bringing them to the Investment Oversight

Committee and the council. The council is considering the hiring of certified public accountants to go over the investment deposits and programs since 2017 and where they were made.

Mayor Pro Tem Joe Males and

Councilmember Malcolm Lilienthal were appointed to the CDBG ad hoc committee who will study applications and make funding recommendations.

Tony Ault can be reached by email at tault@reedermedia.com.

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Hemet arts and music couple moves away Diane A. Rhodes SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Known as one of the San Jacinto Valley’s power couples, Diane Mitchell and Peter Odencrans spent the past 35 years supporting the arts throughout the community. They became known as movers and shakers when it came to elevating the area’s offerings of classical music and more, most notably through their involvement with the Hemet Concert Association.

Mitchell and Odencrans will be moving to Washington state soon and said they are saddened they can’t have a huge farewell party to say goodbye to all those that have meant so much to them during their time in the valley.

“The pandemic makes it impossible for us to get together with everyone to say goodbye with hugs and handshakes, as we had hoped – that is the worst part of this move for me,” Mitchell said. “Hemet has been our home for 35 years, and we have been very happy here – so many wonderful people and beautiful nature all around.”

Serving on the board of the Hemet Concert Association since 1988, Mitchell has been its artistic director since 2011. She plans to continue in that role while working remotely from her new home. But after more than 30 years with the nonprofit organization, her physical presence will be sorely missed.

Tom Garnella, longtime friend and current HCA president, said, “Every association, organization, athletic team and such has special people who are the heart, soul and inspiration for their mission. Diane and Peter have been all these things for the Hemet Concert Association and community.”

Mitchell, 70, said she cannot remember a time when she didn’t love music.

“It has always been the center of my life – from childhood recordings to music boxes, piano and singing lessons, high school choirs, opera studies at UCLA, and so on,” she said. “While I was at UCLA, I started teaching piano and discovered to my surprise that I really loved teaching. I still do and feel like many of the things I do for HCA are an extension of that love – just wanting to share this most wonderful gift to humans with everyone who has the ears and heart for it.”

Odencrans worked for Eastern Municipal Water District from 1986 to 2012 in several roles from media relations to education outreach, quickly becoming a familiar face in the community. Another arm that developed was conservation itself, allowing the company to work closely with businesses as well as residents.

Odencrans, 74, coordinated a lot of that with Metropolitan Water District and the state of California.

“In addition, there wasn’t much of an employee communications program, so I also developed that,” he said. “I was able to initiate many different programs, and as they evolved, EMWD was able to bring in others with more expertise or specialty. It was an evolving career, and I loved it.”

Anne Jennings, a Hemet resident for 52 years and Hemet Museum curator emeritus, said that like their other friends and admirers, she is saddened to see the couple leave the community they have served for so long.

“If I had to pick one word to describe them, it would be ‘generous’ – generous with their time, generous with their talents, generous with

Peter Odencrans and Diane Mitchell pose for a photo at their Hemet home. The couple have contributed to many community organizations, most notably the Hemet Concert Association.

Peter Odencrans and Diane Mitchell pose for a photo at their Hemet home, Saturday, Jan. 16. The couple are moving to Washington state, after leaving their major musical impact on the San Jacinto Valley. Note: The couple removed their facial coverings for the photo, and the photographer was more than 6 feet away, wearing a mask.

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their love of the arts – all the arts,” Jennings said. “Inveterate concert and event goers, they always invited others to join with them and share the joy. Some of the joy will go out of Hemet when they leave.”

Mitchell and Odencrans met by chance when both were college students living in Los Angeles and have celebrated 45 years of marriage. Having moved from West Los Angeles to the San Jacinto Valley in 1986 when Odencrans began his job at Eastern Municipal Water District, the couple became acclimated to the community.

“I confess to being a little worried about moving so far from the amenities of the big city: our friends, my students, fellow musicians, museums, concerts, foreign films, bookstores, restaurants, the whole cultural ‘soup,’ but I hadn’t been here a week before I fell in love with this valley – the people especially,” Mitchell said. “There is a wonderful sense of community here, even today, and that makes a huge difference in quality of life, I think.”

Walter Pleasnick has lived in Hemet since 1984, has been on the HCA board of directors for four years and has been its concert manager for the past two.

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ented writer, teacher, singer, musician, public speaker and group administrator,” he said. “Her brain is like an encyclopedia of classical music history. To accomplish all that she does, Diane interacts with her colleagues with quiet strength and persistence.”

He said that since the couple moved to the San Jacinto Valley, they have been active in several civic organizations, although they devoted most of their time and effort to HCA. “As a result of Diane and Peter sharing many key leadership positions in the HCA, it is now the premier concert association in this part of Southern California,” Pleasnick said. “The loss of Diane and Peter to this valley can be equated to the loss of the queen and the king pieces in a chess game.”

Ward Paul and Chuck Schoenknecht met Mitchell and Odencrans shortly after moving to their winter home in Hemet about 15 years ago.

“We were so happy and excited to find a classical music organization after our involvement with the symphony orchestra in Grand Rapids,” Paul said.

He added that a friendship blossomed after attending their first HCA concert.

“Over the years that followed, it became clear that both Diane and Peter live and breathe music,” he said. “All of their energies go to the physical and monetary support of music in the valley. Their service on boards, planning committees and as community facilitators was above and beyond the call. Their presence and service in the valley will certainly be missed. Their friendship cannot be replaced and will always be cherished.”

Odencrans said that another organization that is close to his heart is the American Field Service, an international student exchange program.

“In addition to some shorter-term arrangements, Diane and I have hosted three girls (from Germany, Russia and Turkey) for yearlong stays,” he said. “When I was in high school, I had the opportunity to be

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is more than 20 years old and has begun experiencing corrosion, he said.

The water district planned to tackle the project in a number of phases: construction was planned to begin on phase 1 of the project, between Bedford Court and La Paz Road, in November, followed by phase 2a from La Paz Road to Pechanga Parkway in December, phase 2b from Pechanga Parkway to Jedediah Smith Road in January 2021 and phase 3 from Jedediah Smith Road to Rancho Pueblo Road in February 2021, with construction expected to conclude in May. According to the water district, construction began on phase 2b, Monday, Jan. 18.

During each phase of the project, westbound traffic on Temecula Parkway has been limited to one lane in the given work area.

Drivers hoping to avoid traffic congestion on Temecula Parkway in the area of phase 2b can use Ynez and De Portola roads.

Wiley told the Temecula City Council in October that the water district is taking on the project

an AFS student to Norway for a summer program in 1963. It was an experience that opened up the world to me and when I came to Hemet, some of the first people we met and developed friendships with were also AFS supporters. So, although we were unable to start our own family here, we built a family that now extends to AFS grandchildren in Turkey, Germany and Russia.”

Odencrans said that the Hemet Concert Association has always been one of his favorite organizations. Music played a large role in his life; he was in youth bands and orchestras, studied piano privately and attended a lot of jazz club concerts in Los Angeles. He has been a supporting “tech staff” member doing everything from setting up equipment to driving musicians to and from airports to coordinating HCA’s website.

“Although live, local performances are on hiatus this season, we have been able to keep the organization moving forward,” he said. “(In December), HCA supporters were able to present a virtual concert by Fred Moyer (available at https:// youtu.be/e_xbEQJ4gc8), a pianist based on the East Coast, who has been a favorite of ours in the past few years.”

Mitchell said HCA has made hopeful plans to resume live concerts in October, booking the artists that were unable to perform this season due to the pandemic.

“There is something magical in the connection between a performer and an audience that is hard to explain,” Mitchell said. “For me, there is a vibration, a physical transformation in a live concert that just doesn’t happen in a virtual concert, even the best – and in this COVID-19 year I have heard a lot of those. They are wonderful in their own right – in fact, there are many advantages, so I won’t be giving up on cyber-music.

But I can hardly wait for the ‘real thing’ again, as soon as it is safe for us all.”

For more information, http:// www.hemetconcerts.org.

now to avoid future unplanned breaks.

“Rancho Water has grown with the community over the years, and (had) really explosive growth in the late ’70s and in particular the ’80s and ’90s when a lot of our infrastructure went in,” Wiley said. “To me, the ’80s and ’90s don’t seem like terribly long ago, but you’re really talking about pipelines that are 30, 40 years old. And while we expect a lot of our pipelines to exceed that useful life, well beyond 50 years ... we’re starting to experience some that aren’t.”

The existing pipeline will be replaced with an upgraded stronger material that will be able to better withstand future pipeline breaks, Wiley said.

He said at the time that the project was put out to bid last year and received a low bid of $6.7 million, which was higher than the district had been anticipating.

After reviewing the project to cut costs, it was put out to bid again in April 2020, and the district was able to cut the final bid amount by $2.3 million to a total project cost of about $4.4 million, Wiley said.

Will Fritz can be reached by email at wfritz@reedermedia.com.

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City hesitantly adopts mandatory commercial recycling and organics collection ordinance Lexington Howe STAFF WRITER

A mandatory commercial recycling and organics collection ordinance was introduced at the Murrieta council meeting Tuesday, Jan. 19.

According to the presentation, the state of California has targeted landfills as a key source of greenhouse gas emissions. The state has passed a series of laws aimed at reducing the quantity of waste being sent to landfills.

Assembly Bill 341 mandated commercial waste recycling and established the statewide diversion goal of 75%.

Assemble Bill 1826 required local jurisdictions like the city of Murrieta to implement an organic waste recycling program to defer organic waste generated by businesses, which include multi-family that consists of five or more units.

AB 1826 utilized a tier implementation schedule which phased in requirements on businesses over time based on the amount and type of waste the business produced weekly. Over time, it meant that an increased portion of the commercial sector was required to comply with the law.

The threshold was lowered last year to include businesses that generate 2 cubic yards of solid waste per week.

Organic waste is food waste, landscape trimmings, leaves,

grass, branches and stumps. It also includes food soil and paper waste products that are mixed in with food waste.

According to the state, California landfills take in about 30 million tons of waste each year, of which more than 30% is organics.

The state is determined that organic waste should be composted or used to produce renewable energy rather than going into landfills.

The goal of the mandatory commercial organics recycling law is to help the state achieve its recycling and greenhouse gas emission goals. CalRecycle enforces these mandates.

According to the city’s data, there is a high number of businesses that are currently noncompliant for both AB 341 and more so for AB 1826. The city’s current practice, however, is that it is a voluntary program.

Given the city’s current compliance level, CalRecycle requested that the city draft last year a compliance action plan outlining the city’s intent to comply with the state mandate. The plan was approved by the city council in October, and that plan included adoption of an ordinance, continued outreach by Waste Management as well as the city, exploring exemptions, a compliance review, possible enforcement actions and municipal code updates.

In working toward compliance,

Murrieta City Council discusses the difficulties associated around passing or not passing the mandatory Valley News/Courtesy photo commercial recycling and organics collection ordinance.

staff requested an adoption of a mandatory commercial recycling and organics collection ordinance.

By adopting the ordinance, the city council is reflecting the state mandates into the city’s municipal code and providing a way of enforcing it. Other surrounding cities have adopted similar ordinances.

Based on the ordinance, in order for a business or multi-family property to be in compliance with AB 341, the business must either arrange for recycling service, sell recyclable material or self-haul recyclable material. For the last two options, the business will need to provide to the city documentation

providing that they’ve done it.

To achieve compliance with AB 1826, a business or multi-family property must either: arrange for organic recycling services; seek an exemption from AB 1826; recycle or compost organic waste material on-site; self-haul organic waste material or donate organic materials.

By passing the ordinance and continuing to do outreach, if the city sees that compliance is still low, the city will need to explore some enforcement options.

After discussion within the council, staff proposed that city council adopt the proposed ordi-

nance and don’t enforce it until after COVID-19 is over. According to staff, by adopting the ordinance, the city would be showing good faith compliance to CalRecycle by taking these state mandates and placing them in municipal code, so that the city can check that box on the list. The ordinance gives the city manager the authority to enforce these provisions.

To see more on rates, for reasons for exemption to AB 1826, and to learn more, visit http://onbase. murrietaca.gov/onbaseagendaonline.

Lexington Howe can be reached by email at lhowe@reedermedia.com.

Murrieta deems all businesses as ‘essential’ in passed resolution

Murrieta City Council discusses the benefits and possible drawbacks of deeming all businesses in Murrieta as “essential” at the city council meeting, Tuesday, Jan. 19.

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Lexington Howe STAFF WRITER

A proposed resolution was brought forward to the council regarding the state’s former stayat-home order, which was lifted Monday, Jan. 25, after the meeting Tuesday, Jan. 19.

Presented by staff and requested

by Councilmember Lori Stone, the proposed resolution sought to have all businesses that provide a service or product deemed ‘essential’ when businesses follow appropriate safety protocols.

The recommended action for city council by staff was that they exercise its discretion to adopt, revise or take no action on the proposed resolution.

After the presentation, some discussion regarding the tangible items or benefits for seeing the resolution passed came up.

“I think perception becomes reality, and there is no consumer confidence right now in local politicians in our government, at all,” Councilmember Jonathan Ingram said. “I think what this resolution does, it sets forth we’re supportive and understanding of

what’s going on.

“I know that we’re still limited to what we can do, but it’s an effort to let people see that we’re actually making an effort to do something, and I’m supportive of the resolution,” Ingram said. “I think it’s time we stepped up and said, ‘Look, this is unduly punitive to our city and to our businesses, and at some point we need to start figuring out how we’re going to start growing and stop bailing the water out of the boat.’”

Mayor Scott Vinton weighed in.

“I would say that we are giving businesses some confidence, you may say that’s tangible or intangible, that we are trying to do something for them despite the fact that we are limited on what we can do by the state,” Vinton said.

Mayor Pro Tem Christi White said.

“I definitely get that there’s some intangible benefits in terms of confidence, in terms of leadership of doing everything possible, but does this help with increasing employees at the business locations, small, medium, large businesses,” White said. “Are there any grants, loans, exemptions, any

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tangible realities that this resolution would provide?”

“I don’t see any unless, beyond hope, Sacramento starts to listen to many of the cities like ours who understand what the businesses are going through, where we’re arbitrarily saying what is essential and what is not essential,” Vinton said.

After public comments were read, and the council asked for an amendment to the resolution, Vinton added that a lot of detail went into it.

“Perception becomes reality,” Ingram said. “As we sit on the sidelines, this legislation feels selective because every business is essential, especially when you’re feeding your children or your family.”

Ingram said that he stood by Councilmember Lori Stone on the resolution.

Councilmember Lisa DeForest added that every business is essential to the person whose business it is.

“We’re going on almost a year of COVID-19, and I think that essential business and letting people make their own responsible choices,” DeForest said. “Thank you Lori for bringing this to the people, and let the people know that we do care about small businesses and that we are supportive of them.”

Stone shared her comments.

“This resolution is about fairness, true equity and commerce as it applies to all businesses in the city of Murrieta,” Stone said.

“We must show fairness – the state shouldn’t be picking winners and losers – for example, Home Depot and Lowe’s – why they were allowed to remain open with public safety measures to sell flowers, rocks, compost, while small garden stores and florists like (Murrieta) V.I.P. Florist were closed.”

Stone said that while Walmart and Target remained open to sell office supplies, sporting goods and electronics, she added that other stores that also sell similar products were not allowed to stay open.

“This important resolution will show our businesses that the city of Murrieta stands with them and supports them during these challenging, economic times,” Stone said.

White concluded, “I’m a former small-business owner of two companies that I began, where I signed the paychecks, and one where my business was my sole means of supporting myself financially,” White said. “So, along with my colleagues, let there be no doubt whatsoever that I fully support the assertion that every business, whether small, medium or large is essential and deserves fair treatment, equitable treatment, from the city, state and federal government, including the city of

Murrieta.

“I’m absolutely confident that my council colleagues and I want and value exactly the same things for our businesses in Murrieta, those include that all businesses be deemed essential, that all Murrieta businesses not only survive COVID-19 restrictions, but they be given the opportunity to thrive.

And lastly, that we support, we actively support our six-council goals,” she said.

However, White said she was concerned there’s “inflammatory language written throughout the resolution that’s drafted.”

While White said she supported the essence of declaring that all businesses are essential, there isn’t anything tangible that will benefit Murrieta businesses now or in the future.

White also wanted the council to consider any possible repercussions that could adversely impact Murrieta when COVID-19 is over, including the loss of capital improvement projects, state and federal funding for the Keller Road I-215 Interchange, as well as CARES Act funding that has already been received, and could affect potential future funding.

“I’m for the resolution and would be more than happy to make the motion to adopt the resolution with the inflammatory language removed,” White said.

A motion was made regarding the resolution being left as it is, with the exception of removing the word “authoritarian.” Some of the other inflammatory language, according to White, was kept. The motion passed unanimously.

Lexington Howe can be reached by email at lhowe@reedermedia. com.

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Community Outreach Ministry receives funding for at-risk youth

Bob Davies, CEO and co-founder of Community Outreach Ministry in Wildomar, accepts $1,500 from Riverside County district attorney, Michael A. Hestrin. The nonprofit will apply the funds toward its Mentor Protégé Workshops for at-risk youth.

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WILDOMAR – Riverside County’s district attorney’s office awarded $1,500 to Community Outreach Ministry, a nonprofit organization in Wil-

domar, from the office’s Asset Forfeiture Special Fund, a funding source that is set aside for use in developing and maintaining drug prevention and anti-gang

activities in Riverside County.

Community Outreach Ministry, a nonprofit co-founded in 2000

by Mona Davies, Ph.D., and her husband Bob, strives to help at-

risk children and teens impacted by parental incarceration. The group’s mission is to help break the cycle of poverty, illiteracy, drugs, violence, delinquency, gang activity and incarceration by providing youth the opportunities to participate in year-round intervention and activities that include holiday parties, camping trips and academic workshops.

The Davies thanked the district attorney’s office for donating to Community Outreach Ministry to help fund the organization’s development and continuation of positive intervention programs for high-risk elementary and secondary school age students. The money will be used to present the “Gearing Up For STEM” Mentor Protégé Workshops; that engage children in projects involving science, technology, engineering and mathematics to provide youth knowledge on vocational career pathways in high school and beyond to empower them with the skills to lead successful lives.

The Davies are a voice for the voiceless children left behind by incarcerated parents. Throughout the past 20 years, they have helped hundreds upon hundreds of at-risk youths. Investing in these children’s future enrichment has served to meet their social and academic needs and has helped to decrease school dropout rates,

gang involvement and drug use.

The AFSF which involves funding set aside by the state Legislature acts to provide funding to organizations such as the Community Outreach Ministry, a 501(c)(3) organization. The funding received by the Davies will be used for the “Gearing Up For STEM” mentor protégé intervention workshops for students.

One of the main goals of the Community Outreach Ministry has been to act as advocates for children and teens by providing early intervention programs to deter them from juvenile justice. For many of the youngsters who have been involved in the organization’s programs have become the firstgeneration students within their families to have graduated from high school, vocational school, college or the university. Some have even entered the military and established commendable careers in this field.

For more information on the Community Outreach Ministry which relies on donations and sponsor scholarships call 951-698-7650. Donations may be made by texting “DONATE CHAMPIONS” to 609-212-0627, email info@communityoutreachministry.org or visit http://www. communityoutreachministry.org.

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Menifee City Council hears Visioning Plan and financial status updates Tony Ault STAFF WRITER

Menifee City Council heard a five-year Strategic Visioning Plan update, seeing many of the city’s major capital improvement projects completed and the establishment of the city’s first municipal police department during its regular council meeting, Wednesday, Jan. 20.

The council learned the 2018 to 2023 Strategic Visioning Plan up to this year completed 105 or 58% of its plans to date according to the city manager’s office. The report included all those projects completed in the last year.

The city’s Strategic Visioning Plan was devised by the city council as a direction for the city staff to follow to accomplish the goals set out for the community in years to come. It is broken down into five-year increments.

“The intent of the presentation is not to roll up our sleeves and work

on this thing today since we are planning to schedule a February workshop,” Armando Villa, city manager of Menifee, said before the presentation.

The largest of those projects was the completion of the Scott Road and Interstate 215 overpass. The other major projects completed in the public safety arena were the formation and hiring for the new police department, a more active code enforcement program, the development of design guidelines for commercial buildings and a response time assessment for the new Fire Station No. 5.

In land use, the staff updated the Quimby fee structure and created enhanced standards for the city parks and trails. Infrastructure improvements included the I-215/ Scott Road Interchange and developing a gateway sign system.

The staff completed a community outreach program providing open public access and transparency during the pandemic.

The council was apprised of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, as required by the state. In the auditor’s report from Charles De Simoni, auditors found no disagreements with management, no material irregularities or errors discovered, no significant accounting errors discovered and the city could once again receive the GOFA Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting.

The financial position of the city for the fiscal year 2019-2020 in the CAFR, allowing for the many changes wrought by the pandemic the city in early 2020 was still seen as “strong,” by the finance department. It showed the total government fund revenue stood at $87,143,427 with 50.62% coming from taxes. In the 2018-2019 fiscal year the city revenue was at $88,232,376, about $1.5 million more than this last fiscal year.

Total governmentwide expenditures for the city were $93,803,271

with 36.11% going to public safety, mainly for the new police department. The 2019-2020 expenditures, according to the finance department were $29,072,769 higher than in fiscal year 20182019 this attributed to additional personnel, the crossover from the sheriff’s department to the city police department, and debt increases for the purchase of lights and poles from Edison, pavement management projects and over $9 million for road and bridge projects.

The city’s general fund revenues totaled $65,185,364 inclusive of Measure DD sales taxes. In that regard the city’s General Fund revenues were up over $5.6 million from the 2018-2019 fiscal year. The increase was particularly noticeable by the city’s franchise tax fee collection program, the strong housing market and the effort to add businesses to the city according to the report.

Total General Fund expenditures totaled $58,789,409 for

that fiscal year. The expenditures were up from those in 2018-2019 to $8,830,289 again attributable mostly to the public safety crossover.

The total city assets were up by $58,54,800 over 2018-2019 bringing it to $223,5462,900, according to the CAFR. The staff in response to a question poised by Councilmember Bob Karwin about where did the money come from to make up the deficits from the revenues to the expenditures. The staff said that came from surplus or leftover money from the many different sources from previous years.

Basically, it was budget surplus, according to staff.

The complete Visioning Plan and CAFR reports are available on the city’s website under the Jan. 20 agenda packet at http:// cityofmenifee.primegov.com.

Tony Ault can be reached by email at tault@reedermedia.com.

EMWD approves MWD service connection for future San Jacinto facility Joe Naiman WRITER

The Eastern Municipal Water District will have a connection from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California for Eastern’s Raw Water Conveyance Facilities Project.

The Jan. 6 EMWD board meet-

ing included a 5-0 vote to approve an interagency agreement with MWD for the service connection.

MWD delegates the authority for a service connection agreement conforming to MWD policy to the general manager, and the EMWD service connection has been approved by Jeffrey Kightlinger, general manager of MWD.

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The agreement establishes the rates and charges for raw water, which are adjusted by MWD on an annual basis, as well as construction expense responsibility and conditions of the service connection. The new connection will be at Warren Road and Esplanade Avenue.

The San Jacinto Valley Water Banking – Enhanced Recharge and Recovery Program is part of Eastern’s Groundwater Reliability Plus initiative to expand groundwater supply capacity by recharging imported water in the local groundwater basin. The San Jacinto Valley Water Banking – Enhanced Recharge and Recovery Program includes the San Jacinto Valley Raw Water Conveyance Facilities Project which will include approximately 6 miles of transmission pipelines in San Jacinto and Hemet, the raw water service connection from MWD, a flow control and chlorination facility and a booster pump station.

MWD obtains State Water Project supply from Northern California and Colorado River water from the Colorado River Aqueduct

which runs from Parker to Lake Mathews. MWD will provide water to the new EMWD connection from the Inland Feeder which runs between Silverwood Lake, which has a Hesperia ZIP code, and Diamond Valley Lake or from the Eastside Pipeline which transports water between Diamond Valley Lake and the Lakeview Pipeline conveying water from the east branch of the State Water Project to Lake Skinner.

MWD will provide untreated water to the EMWD connection.

The ultimate conveyance capacity will be 100 cubic feet per second although the San Jacinto Valley Raw Water Conveyance Facilities Project will have two phases.

The first phase will include the MWD service connection, the flow control and chlorination facility, and approximately 2.25 miles of transmission pipeline 60 inches in diameter which will run from Warren Road to the Hemet Water Filtration Plant at Kirby Street and Commonwealth Avenue. The initial capacity during the first phase will be 42 cubic feet per second.

The second phase will add 4 miles

of 54-inch transmission pipeline between the Hemet Water Filtration Plant and Mountain Avenue, the booster pump station, and various appurtenances. Although the timetable for the second phase does not anticipate construction before 2030 the untreated water conveyance capacity will be 100 cubic feet per second once that phase is operational. Due to low flow metering accuracy issues the minimum flow for both phases will be 10 cubic feet per second.

In addition to establishing Eastern’s cost for water based on the year’s MWD rates, the agreement also gives Eastern the financial responsibilities for design and construction of the connection and for MWD review and inspection expenses. MWD cannot guarantee a specific water quality or flow.

Construction of the new connection is expected to be complete in June 2022, and the construction will incorporate an October 2021 planned MWD shutdown of the Inland Feeder.

Joe Naiman can be reached by email at jnaiman@reedermedia. com.

Driver found dead at wheel of car in Lake Elsinore City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

A man was found dead behind the wheel of a car parked near a Lake Elsinore intersection Thursday, Jan. 21, but no foul play was suspected.

The victim, whose name was not immediately released, was spotted by passersby shortly after 1 p.m. near the Ortega Highway

and Grand Avenue, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

Witnesses could not immediately determine if the individual was sleeping or something worse, so they called 911, sheriff’s Sgt. Lionel Murphy said.

Patrol deputies arrived within a couple of minutes and attempted to get the driver’s attention but quickly realized he was unrespon-

sive, Murphy said. County fire paramedics were summoned and staged nearby.

The car was locked, and the deputies forcibly opened it, confirming that the man was dead.

“The cause of death is still under investigation,” Murphy said Thursday.

It was unclear how long the vehicle had been parked there.

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According to a statement from the Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District announcing Mertz’s death, he was a 30-year veteran of the fire district and was stationed at Fire Station 5 in Harmony Grove Village west of Escondido.

The fire district, which said it considered Mertz’s passing a lineof-duty death, called his career a distinguished one. Mertz worked for the Federal Fire Department and the U.S. Forest Service early in his career, working during his time with the Forest Service on the Laguna Hot Shots, “an elite hand crew based out of the Descanso Ranger District,” the fire district said.

Mertz was an original member of and remained active in San Diego Urban Search and Rescue Task

A number of area fire departments gather at Temecula Valley Hospital before a procession Sunday, Jan. 24, for Rancho Santa Fe firefighter and Temecula resident Chris Mertz, who died Jan. 20, from complications of COVID-19.

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Force 8, which responded to the World Trade Center after 9/11 and to assist with Hurricane Katrina in 2005, according to the fire district.

A fundraiser page created for Mertz’s family, which had raised nearly $75,000 out of a goal of $100,000 as of Sunday night, described him as “an example of all that is good, self-sacrificing, and service to other(s).”

“He made us all better because of who he was,” according to the post on the fundraising page.

He is survived by his wife Canli, his son Garrett – himself a firefighter for Cal Fire San Diego – and daughters Natalie and Roxanne, both of whom serve in the U.S. Air Force.

The fundraiser for the Mertz family can be accessed at https:// www.facebook.com/donate/20 3462664810139/?fundraiser_ source=external_url.

Will Fritz can be reached by email at wfritz@reedermedia.com.

Members of the Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District lead a line of firefighters to move the remains of their comrade, Capt. Chris Mertz, before a procession in Temecula.

Canli Mertz, wife of firefighter Chris Mertz, is comforted by family before the start of a procession from Temecula to Miller-Jones Mortuary, a funeral home in Menifee.

Firefighters from the Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District wait to salute the remains of their comrade Chris Mertz at Temecula Valley Hospital.

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Lake Elsinore approves new cannabis business Will Fritz ASSOCIATE EDITOR

The city of Lake Elsinore approved a new cannabis business in an industrial area along Corydon Road recently.

The Lake Elsinore City Council voted 3-0, with two abstentions, to approve the new facility Tuesday, Jan.12, after hearing opposition from a handful of community members speaking at the council’s meeting that day and amid concerns from the two abstaining council members over continuing to approve more cannabis businesses in the city.

Justin Kirk, an associate community development director with the city of Lake Elsinore, told the city council the new business is planned to be established in an existing building near Corydon Road and Cereal Street, near Mission Trail. The approximately 5,000-square-foot facility will use about half of tenant space for “nonvolatile, solventless manufacturing.” About a quarter of the space will be used for a recreational and medicinal cannabis dispensary, and the rest will be used for manufacturing and distribution purposes, as well as an employee area and waiting area for customers, according to a city staff report.

While the city enacted a 45day moratorium on new cannabis businesses Aug. 11, which was extended through March on Sept.

22, the application for the cannabis facility presented to the city council, Jan. 12, was submitted in July, before the establishment of the moratorium, Kirk told the city council.

The city of Lake Elsinore Planning Commission reviewed the cannabis facility Dec. 15; the facility was not approved when only two of four commissioners present voted in favor, with one abstention and one “no” vote, along with one member absent, Kirk said.

“The member of our commission that had voted in abstention has voted in abstention for a majority of the cannabis applications out of a noted concern of cannabis in general,” Kirk said. “The plan-

ning commissioner who voted in opposition to this project noted the concentration of facilities in this area as a potential issue.”

Kirk said no members of the public spoke on the topic of the cannabis facility at the Dec. 15 planning commission meeting, and the property management of the building the facility was proposed to be located in did not raise any objections.

There are currently seven cannabis businesses in operation in the city of Lake Elsinore, Kirk said, including four dispensaries. Facilities in process from before the moratorium and facilities already approved will bring the number of cannabis businesses in the city to 19, he said.

Despite the lack of public opposition at the December planning commission meeting, the new cannabis business did face some opposition from members of the public who were either at the Jan. 12 council meeting or viewing it remotely.

“I get it, you’ve got to make the money, but you guys are making more stoners out of this town,” one man, who described himself as a longtime Lake Elsinore resident, said of the planned business. “I understand it’s legal I get it but come on, give me a break, if someone blew a joint during Thanksgiving it wouldn’t be a good thing. It would be looked down upon, you know it.”

Another person questioned why the city was allowing cannabis businesses and not focusing on bringing in “healthier restaurants or stores like Trader Joe’s.”

“I know it’s legal, but yet, what are the ways we are trying to keep Lake Elsinore safe and not leading to a city where it’s just full of people doing drugs?” the person asked.

Councilmember Steve Manos responded to some of those concerns.

“The bottom line is that we don’t decide whether or not businesses like Trader Joe’s come to our city,” he said. “We don’t decide what restaurants come to our city. We didn’t go out recruiting cannabis

The Lake Elsinore City Council prepares to vote on approval of a new cannabis facility in the city limits, Jan. 12.

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stores. The bottom line is that we go ahead and set the table and provide safe spaces for people to go ahead and provide these public services, and if they come they come and if they don’t they don’t, and that’s all there is to it.”

He said he takes a “Libertarian” point of view on cannabis businesses, which he pointed out make about $18 in revenue per square foot, compared to about $5 in square foot to car dealerships, which are themselves a large source of sales tax revenue for cities.

“The bottom line is that I believe if you are of age and you are a taxpaying person, you want to go ahead and consume cannabis, you should be free to do so,” he said.

“It’s non-toxic. It’s something that quite frankly doesn’t kill people like other things we allow other people to do. We let people jump out of airplanes in this city. If people want to go ahead and do cannabis, that’s their thing.”

Mayor Bob Magee said “the voters spoke” on marijuana.

“This city had an obligation to either set forth our own rules on manufacturing, distribution and sales or we could be regulated by the state,” he said. “We decided

that we wanted to regulate ourselves, and we decided that we would set the bar very high. We decided that it would only be within industrial areas, that it would have 24 hours of security and that there would be a financial mechanism through development agreements whereby money would come back to help fund public safety and education programs specifically related to cannabis.”

Magee said if that bar had been set too high, that “would have been just fine” with him, but the business up for approval and others approved by the council all met rules and regulations imposed by the city.

Councilmember Natasha Johnson expressed concern over the number of cannabis businesses in the city and asked how many more businesses remained to be processed.

“We have a moratorium, but we keep hearing cannabis on our agenda, so it’s frustrating,” Johnson said.

Kirk told her the city had three cannabis businesses still in process from before the moratorium’s enactment; with the latest approval, it brings the number of cannabis facilities in process down to two.

Johnson suggested delaying a vote on the cannabis business and sending it back to staff, though she stopped short of directing them to formulate a justification for a denial.

“I think we don’t have the approval of our planning commission as we have had in all of our previous applications,” Johnson said. “With that being said, I’d like some more information. I just want to reiterate some of my comments.

I am of the same mindset as some of the commenters this evening about cannabis, but for whatever reason, our planning commission was not in unanimous support and that has always given us that level of confidence and we don’t have that this evening.”

Johnson made a motion on continuing the cannabis item, which failed 3-2, with Magee, Manos and Councilmember Tim Sheridan opposed and Councilmember Brian Tisdale, in addition to Johnson, in favor.

With that, Manos made a motion to approve the new cannabis business, which passed with abstentions from Tisdale and Johnson.

Will Fritz can be reached by email at wfritz@reedermedia.com.

MWD contract for Lake Mathews Disaster Recovery Facility improvements awarded to MLC Joe Naiman WRITER

MLC Constructors Inc. of Wildomar has been awarded the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California contract for improvements to the Lake Mathews Disaster Recovery Facility.

A $448,900 contract was authorized during the Jan. 12 MWD board meeting. The contract includes subcontract awards to RM Systems Inc. of Lake Elsinore and Regency Shark Fire Systems Inc. of Van Nuys. MWD also found the upgrades of the existing facility categorically exempt from California Environmental Quality Act review.

The 1,600-square-foot Lake Mathews Disaster Recovery Facility is a masonry building with a flat steel roof. The work will upgrade the fire suppression system within the building, strengthen the seismic resilience of the structure, and improve local drainage and

slope stability in the vicinity of the facility.

MWD constructed the Lake Mathews Disaster Recovery Facility in 2000 to house backup equipment which will ensure the reliable and timely recovery of information technology data. Although the backup of the information technology data will be transferred to off-site cloud-based storage this year, the Lake Mathews Disaster Recovery Facility will still be used for the operation of the Lake Mathews water delivery facilities.

The Lake Mathews Disaster Recovery Facility contains electrical switchgear which controls, protects and isolates electrical equipment needed for the operation of Lake Mathews, telecommunications equipment for dam safety instrumentation and pipeline flow data and a supervisory control and data acquisition system which monitors and controls the Lake Mathews facility.

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The scope of work for the construction includes the installation of a new stormwater drainage line, construction of a retaining wall to provide stability for the nearby slope, strengthening the structural connections on the building roof, bracing the interior walls to withstand seismic events, upgrading the fire suppression system and installing an access system so that firefighting agencies can access the building. MWD staff will upgrade the HVAC system to allow remote operation from the Eagle Rock

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The project was advertised for bid Oct. 1. MLC Constructors submitted the only bid by the Nov. 12 deadline. The bid complies with the MWD requirements, and the $448,900 amount was less than the engineer’s estimate of $472,000.

The total budget for the Lake Mathews Disaster Recovery Facility upgrades is $985,000 which includes the contract amount, $175,000 for MWD work on the HVAC system, $101,000 for contract administration and project management, $91,000 for construction inspection, $81,000 for submittal review, technical support during construction, responding to requests for information and preparation of record drawings and $88,100 for contingencies.

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The purchase of the vehicles and the charging stations has been done with the assistance of grant funding from the Mobile Source Air Pollutions Review Committee and California’s Assembly Bill 2766 Subvention Funds, according to a news release.

The city purchased a CNG Dump Truck, two Nissan Leaf 100% electric vehicles and four electric vehicle charging stations.

The grant funds totaled $126,919.

The CNG Dump Truck, assigned to the Hemet Streets Division, has significantly contributed to efficiency due to its larger capacity for loads, allowing the Hemet Streets team to make fewer trips back and forth to the Riverside County dump site. Additionally, two new Nissan Leaf electric vehicles were assigned to the Police Records Division and the Public Works Administration, city officials announced.

The police department will use their vehicle for the daily transport of documents for criminal cases that will be filed with the district attorney and the Public Works Department will utilize their vehicle to visit job sites, meet contractors

and perform inspections. Each electric vehicle can travel up to 226 miles on a full charge and has a lower cost of maintenance compared to the vehicles they replaced.

The new public charging stations are located in the parking lot on the north side of the Hemet Library at Latham Avenue and Carmalita Street.

The purchases, according to city officials. “are part of a comprehensive effort toward improving energy efficiency and more consciously using our resources and encourage our community to consider adopting energy efficient practices.”

Tony Ault can be reached by email at tault@reedermedia.com.

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BUSINESS January 29 – February 4, 2021

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Volume 21, Issue 5

Temecula Valley b usiness owner receiv es Toastmasters communication ed ucation award TEMECUL A – L oren F og elman, ow ner of B usiness Suc c ess Solution in Menifee, w as rec og niz ed b y Professional W omen Toastmasters of Temec ula for h er ac h iev ement in c ompleting Toastmasters International’ s Innov ativ e Planning Educ ational Pathw ay .

Toastmasters’ Innov ative Planning Path w ay h elps b uild sk ills as a pub lic speak er and leader.

The proj ec ts on thi s path foc us on dev eloping a strong c onnec tion w ith audienc e memb ers w h en presenting , speec h w riting and speec h deliv ery . Th e proj ec ts c ontrib ute to bui lding an understanding of the steps to manage a proj ec t, as w ell as c reating i nnova tive solutions.

Ove r the c ourse of 18 months , F og elman deliv ered 1 6 proj ec t speec h es and put h er leadersh ip sk ills to th e test during th e c ompletion of a Hig h Performanc e L eadersh ip Proj ec t. Her proj ec t c onsisted of dev eloping a new c ourse w h ic h teac h es entrepreneurial b ook k eepers and ac c ountants how to inc rease the ir inc ome, attrac t hi gh va lue c lients and light en the ir w orkl oad. During the proj ec t, she met w ith he r team to outline a v irtual mark eting c ampaig n and b uild th e c ourse inside of h er b usiness w eb site, h ttp: / / w w w . b usinesssuc c esssolution.c om.

“Completing th is c ourse w as one of my 2020 goa ls,” F oge lman said. “Th e Hig h Performanc e Leadership project offered me the struc ture to g o from c onc ept to c ompletion. Th is c ompleted c ourse offers accounting professionals the formula to earn more money in the ir bu siness.”

Toastmasters ha s he lped F oge lman improve he r c ommunic ation ski lls.

“B usiness ow ners learn th e sk ills of th eir trade. Disc ov ering h ow to c ommunic ate th eir v alue in

Loren Fogelman, owner of Business Success Solution in Menifee, completes Toastmasters International’s Innovative Planning Educational Pathway, delivering 16 project speeches and completing a High Valley News/Courtesy photo Performance Leadership Project.

an informativ e and non- salesy w ay is an adva nc ed move w hi c h leads to new b usiness opportunities. As a professional speak er, I’ m ex pec ted to deliv er memorab le presentations. Th e ev aluations, and insight s, about my presentations are pric eless,” F oge lman said.

F rom 2018 to 2020, F oge lman

w as rec ogni z ed by HubS pot in its annual list of the w orld’ s top 22 bus iness c oac he s. She is c urrently the vi c e president of educ ation for th e Professional W omen Toastmasters c lub.

“L oren is an enga gi ng speake r.

Sh e c aptures y our attention and delive rs va lue- b ased c ontent w ith

eve ry presentation. She ha s exc ellent insig h t and prov ides fellow c lub memb ers w ith pow erful speec h eva luations tha t he lp the m g row and dev elop as speak ers.

I lov e w ork ing along side L oren in leadersh ip. Sh e’ s th e ty pe of leader tha t says , ‘ L et’ s do it,’ and w orks alongs ide you until the j ob

is c ompleted,” K ath y Siz emore, president for Professional W omen Toastmasters, said.

Toastmasters International is a nonprofit educational organization th at teac h es c ommunic ation and leadershi p ski lls thr ough a w orldw ide netw ork of more th an 1 5 ,9 0 0 c lub s in 1 43 c ountries. In th e Temec ula V alley reg ion, sev en Toastmasters c lub s are c urrently meeting online for c lub meeting s.

Toastmasters memb ers c h oose to w ork on one of 1 1 Toastmasters educ ational pathw ays designe d to deve lop c ompetenc ies in dyna mic leadership, persuasive influence, presentation mastery , team c ollab oration, innov ativ e planning , motiva tional strategi es and more.

Professional W omen Toastmasters meets regul arly eac h Monday at 12: 30 p.m . The c lub is c urrently prac tic ing soc ial distanc ing and meeting v irtually online th roug h the Z oom platform.

F or more information about the c lub or to obt ain a Z oom link to v isit as a g uest, v isit th e c lub ’ s w eb site at h ttps: / / 5 0 7 7 31 9 . toastmastersc lub s. org . Y ou may also email B rook e N unn, v ic e president of pub lic relations for th e c lub , at vp p r-5 0 7 7 3 1 9 @toastmastersclubs.org.

Toastmasters International is a worldwide, nonprofit educational org aniz ation th at empow ers individuals to become more effectiv e c ommunic ators and leaders.

Headq uartered in Eng lew ood, Colorado, th e org aniz ation’ s membe rshi p exc eeds 357,0 in more th an 1 6 ,6 0 0 c lub s in 1 43 c ountries.

Sinc e 1 9 24, Toastmasters International h as h elped people from div erse b ac k g rounds b ec ome more confident speakers, communicators and leaders. F or information ab out loc al Toastmasters c lub s, vi sit ht tp: / / w w w .t oastmasters.or g .

Submitted by P rofessional Women Toastmasters.

Rotary Club of Lake Elsinore prov id es cheer to families and seniors d uring holid ay season

Lake Elsinore Rotarians serve at the Lake Elsinore Senior Center, delivering food and gift boxes to older adults in a drive-thru event in December.

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L AK E EL SIN ORE – The Rotary Club of L ake Elsinore memb ers v olunteered to serv e th e c ommunity in seve ral eve nts ove r the hol iday s eason.

The c lub sponsored and vol unteered at th e L ake Elsinore Storm Th ank sg iv ing meal g iv eaw ay in N ov emb er. Th e w eek long ev ent c ulminated w ith a driv e th roug h meal pic k up for sev eral th ou-

sand people the w eek be fore the Tha nks gi vi ng hol iday .

In early Dec emb er, th e c lub performed a c leanup at Elm Grov e B eac h in L ak e Elsinore, w earing safety masks and gl ove s and follow ing c urrent h ealth orders due to the c oronav irus pandemic .

Rotarians and oth er v olunteers ended th eir w ork day w ith lunc h from J ersey Mike ’ s. The c leanups

are sc he duled freque ntly and gi ve v olunteers a c h anc e to perform “Servi c e Above Self” w hi c h is the Rotary m otto.

Annually, the club offers a holiday lunc h eon for older adults at th e Culinary Arts Cafe at L ak eside High Sc hool . Due to the c oronavirus pandemic, the club’s efforts w ere dive rted to a food gi ve aw ay for older adults instead. B ox es dec orated by hi gh sc hool students with holiday greetings were filled w ith food items and delive red to the attendees’ ve hi c les w ho drove into th e Senior Center park ing area. The eve nt w as funded by a Rotary Club W allis- J ones g rant, w h ic h req uires a Rotary Club to assist and w ork w ith an orga niz ed hi gh sc hool yout h gr oup tha t w ill partic ipate in the eve nt.

Eve ry ye ar the Rotary Club of L ak e Elsinore adopts a needy family w ith c hi ldren in the area tha t is referred to the m by the sc hool distric t. Th is y ear th e c lub adopted a family w ith four c h ildren rang ing in age from five to 12. The club purc ha sed toys and c lothi ng items for the c hi ldren and provi ded gi ft c ards for food and hol iday m eals.

The Helping Our People in Elsinore food b ank needed assistanc e w ith vol unteers ove r the hol idays ,

so th e Rotary Club of L ak e Elsinore stepped up b y sc h eduling sev eral Rotarians to assist. Th is month, the c lub also he ld a soc k driv e at Ch erish ed Memories Ph oto Studio to donate soc k s to H. O. P. E. food b ank , w h ic h h as h ad sh ortag es of many items. Club officials said the club will sponsor additional drive s in the future for oth er items needed at H. O. P. E.

A beach cleanup crew from the Lake Elsinore Rotary Club gathers at Elm Grove Beach in Lake Elsinore.

Nina Med ina j oins Animal Friend s of the Valleys b oard W IL DOMAR – Animal F riends of the V alleys rec ently introduc ed its new est memb er of th e g ov erning b oard of direc tors, N ina Medina.

Medina h as liv ed in Menifee sinc e 20 0 2 w ith h er h usb and of 23 y ears, th eir tw o daug h ters; ag es 14 and 21 , and the ir pet Dunc an.

Medina said she enj oys w orki ng out ev ery day , renov ating h er h ome and spending time w ith he r family and pets.

Medina ha s be en invol ve d w ith Menifee V alley Humane Soc iety sinc e 2002, and after 10 ye ars, she be c ame president of the hum ane soc iety i n 2012.

“We are a small, nonprofit resc ue th at g oes ab ov e and b ey ond to h elp th e people of Menifee and surrounding areas,” Medina said. “I take gr eat pride in w ha t I h av e ac c omplish ed sinc e j oining Menifee V alley Humane Soc iety .”

W ith he r know ledge and ba c k-

g round, Animal F riends of th e V alley s said Medina w ill b e an amaz ing asset to th e b oard of direc tors.

Animal F riends of th e V alley s is the sole animal she lter servi ng the c ities of Temec ula, Murrieta, L ak e Elsinore, W ildomar, Menifee and Canyon L ake , as w ell as rural c ounty areas. During th e past y ear, the nonprofit opened their doors to ove r 8,0 animals, gi vi ng the m a h ome, food and c are. Animal

food ba nk.

Th e Rotary Club of L ak e Elsinore meets on the first and third W ednesday s at 6 : 30 p. m. v ia Z oom. F or information about Rotary prog rams, c ontac t president J amie Sc hr amm at 562- 814267 or c lub administrative c ha ir Mary B row n at 951746- 8364.

Submitted by R otary Club of Lak e E lsinore.

F riends of the V alleys is dedic ated to promoting the hu mane c are of animals th roug h educ ation and a proac tiv e animal serv ic e progr ams.

F or more information on AF V ’ s progr ams and partnershi p opportunities, v isit ht tp: / / w w w .a nimalfriendsofthe va lleys .c om.

Submitted by Animal Friends of the V alleys.

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BUSINESS

MBK Rental Living hits major leasing milestones in 2020 IRV IN E – MB K Rental L iv ing , w h ic h ow ns Artesa at Menifee Tow n Center, h as announc ed rec ord apartment leasing in 20 20 , w ith four ac tiv e new c ommunities benefiting from regional migration trends. N av ig ating a c h ang ing b ut still strong multifamily mark et with a fine-tuned strategic development and inv estment plan, th e c ompany h as ac h iev ed a stab iliz ed portfolio av erag ing ov er 9 5 % oc c upanc y .

“Th oug h renters are pursuing g eog raph ic ally div erse and more attainab le multifamily liv ing options w ith new priorities, fundamentally th ey c ontinue to demonstrate th e ov erall strong need for h ousing in California,” Craig J ones, president of MB K Rental L iv ing , said. “W e foc us on mark ets th at c ov er b oth th is new standard w h ile c ontinuing to prov ide c ore v alue. As a result, MB K ’ s seeing low er v ac anc ies and h ig h er rents at our c ommunities in w ell- positioned mark ets th roug h out California. ” MB K ’ s inv estment strateg y h as b een k ey to h elping k eep th e 30 - y ear- old c ompany suc c essful during th e c h alleng es posed in 20 20 . Th e c ompany targ ets growing markets that offer jobs, transportation, g ood sc h ools and nearb y serv ic es, b ut th at are underserv ed in terms of apartment supply or only h av e ag ing produc t. To th at mix , MB K deliv ers q uality c onstruc tion and produc t desig n th at h av e th e feel of a forsale master- planned c ommunity , inc luding sustainab le features, ex tensiv e c ommunity amenities and interior floor plans.

Artesa at Menifee Tow n Center, MB K ’ s lifesty le apartment

Artesa at Menifee Town Center, MBK Rental Living’s lifestyle apartment community in Riverside County, achieves the fastest lease-up of any community to date for the company, taking only eight months to fill nearly all 330 units.

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Benefiting from urban-style living in a walkable, small-town setting, Artesa in Menifee Town Center, residents enjoy a resort-style pool and two spas, a large clubhouse with a full kitchen for community events.

c ommunity in Riv erside County , ac h iev ed th e fastest lease- up of any c ommunity to date for th e c ompany , tak ing only eig h t months to fill nearly all 330 units v ersus th e ty pic al full- y ear targ et schedule. The location offers nextlev el amenities, sig nature desig n elements and sw eeping mountain and hill views. Benefiting from urb an- sty le liv ing in a w alk ab le, small- tow n setting , Artesa residents enj oy a resort- sty le pool and tw o spas, a larg e c lub h ouse w ith a full k itc h en for c ommunity ev ents, two fitness centers, private garages on selec t units, c ommon- area W i- F i ac c ess, a b arb ec ue area, an outdoor loung e, a play g round and a dog park .

Online lead data sh ow ed c onsiderab le residential mov ement from th e L os Ang eles area to new er sub urb an spots lik e Menifee, w h ic h w as rank ed in th e

Santa B arb ara County c ommunity , leased 1 0 0 % of deliv ered units w h ile still under c onstruc tion w ith additional new apartments to b e deliv ered in F eb ruary .

MB K Rental L iv ing is primed to b uild more apartment c ommunities w ith additional land ac q uisition in th e c oming y ear.

Additionally , g rading for th e nex t MB K c ommunity , a 344unit proj ec t named Esperanz a at Duarte Station in L os Ang eles County is antic ipated to b eg in in J anuary . Th e Strand, a 40 8 - unit g arden- sty le apartment c ommunity loc ated in W est Sac ramento, is slated for a summer 20 21 g rand opening .

F or more information, v isit h ttp: / / w w w . mb k rentalliv ing . c om.

MB K Rental L iv ing is ac tiv e in th e ac q uisition and dev elopment of apartment c ommunities. Th e c ompany ’ s mission is to prov ide

top 35 “B oomtow ns in Americ a” ac c ording to a 20 1 9 SmartAsset’ s study .

“W e are seeing a residential rec alib ration from urb an areas to more sub urb an loc ales,” J ones said. “Th e trends of th e pandemic push ing more people out of c ity c enters and oth er dense sub mark ets as w ell as th e w ork - fromh ome adj ustment freeing w ork ers from c ommute c onc erns, h av e fueled th at mig ration. Also, people are putting more of a priority on new residential spac e, w h ic h is naturally assoc iated w ith c leaner, healthier and more efficient living . ” Tw o MB K Rental L iv ing proj ec ts in th e Central Coast reg ion of California h av e also reac h ed full leasing . B lue Oak , a 1 42unit apartment c ommunity in Paso Rob les, is fully leased as of Dec. 31, and Azure, MBK’s first

top q uality sh elter to residents in California. Th roug h out its 30 y ears, MB K h as earned a reputation for deliv ering aw ardw inning c ustomer satisfac tion in h ousing th at is innov ativ e in desig n, c omfort, sustainab ility and c raftsmansh ip, all at an ex c ellent v alue. MB K Rental L iv ing is a div ision of MB K Real Estate L td. , th e U. S. real estate dev elopment arm of Mitsui & Co. , L td. , one of th e w orld’ s larg est c orporations.

MB K Real Estate’ s c ompanies span a w ide spec trum of real estate dev elopment, inc luding industrial and senior h ousing div isions.

MB K Rental L iv ing is h eadq uartered in Irv ine. F or more information, v isit th e w eb site at h ttp: / / w w w . mb k rentalliv ing . c om.

Submitted by MBK R ental Living.

U.S. EPA selects Rancho Water to continue in WIFIA funding selection process TEMECUL A – Ranc h o California W ater Distric t’ s V ail Dam Seismic and Hy drolog ic Remediation Proj ec t w as selec ted to apply for funding as part of approx imately $ 5 . 1 b illion in W ater Infrastruc ture F inanc e and Innov ation Ac t loans prov ided b y th e U. S. Env ironmental Protec tion Ag enc y .

WIFIA loans provide financing assistanc e to h elp pay for w ater infrastruc ture proj ec ts in th e United States. Th e prog ram ac c elerates inv estment in w ater infrastructure by providing long term, ultra low cost supplemental

loans for reg ionally and nationally significant projects. In July 20 20 , th e EPA pub lish ed a notic e of funding av ailab ility req uesting applications for financing assistanc e under th e W IF IA prog ram.

Ranc h o W ater sub mitted a letter of interest intending to sec ure funding for th e V ail Dam Seismic and Hy drolog ic Remediation Proj ec t. Th e proj ec t w ill c ost approx imately $ 6 8 million to c omplete. If selec ted, h alf of th e proj ec t’ s c ost c ould b e funded at th e federal b orrow ing rate sav ing distric t ratepay ers ov er $ 7 . 6 million in financing costs over the

life of th e loan.

Ranc h o W ater w as selec ted among 6 7 letters of interest from b oth pub lic and priv ate entities.

“To b e inv ited to apply for W IF IA financ ing is a true ac c omplish ment for th e distric t and our c ommunity . Th e inv itation to apply indic ates th at th e EPA b eliev es our proj ec t an ex c ellent c andidate for th e W IF IA loan prog ram. Th e ab ility to b orrow funds for such a significant project at th e federal b orrow ing rate h elps th e distric t c ontinue to prov ide reliab le and c lean w ater at th e low est possib le rates for our c om-

munity ,” Ric k Arag on, interim co general manager, said. “The V ail Dam Proj ec t w ill b e th e sing le larg est c apital proj ec t in th e distric t’ s h istory and renew s th e dam’ s useful life at th e most rec ent and string ent seismic and flood safety standards, w h ile maintaining th e av ailab ility of loc ally stored w ater to ensure c ontinued droug h t resilienc y for th e nex t g enerations. ” In addition to seeking WIFIA financ ing , th e distric t is also pursuing oth er proj ec t funding options inc luding a g rant from th e F ederal Emerg enc y Manag ement Ag enc y .

Th e mission of th e Ranc h o W ater is to deliv er reliab le, h ig h q uality w ater, w astew ater and rec lamation serv ic es to its c ustomers and c ommunities in a prudent and sustainab le manner.

Ranc h o W ater is a loc al, independent “Spec ial Distric t,” org aniz ed Aug . 1 6 , 1 9 6 5 , serv ic ing approx imately 1 5 0 sq uare miles and ab out 45 ,0 0 0 serv ic e c onnec tions in Temec ula, Murrieta and parts of uninc orporated areas of Riv erside County .

Submitted by R ancho California Water D istrict.

Mt. San Jacinto Community College District receives strong ratings from Moody’s and S&P

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SAN J ACIN TO – Mt. San J ac into Community College Distric t officials announced that they received prime financial ratings and strong outlooks from the nation’ s leading i nve stors servi c es.

Moody ’ s Inv estor Serv ic es affirmed an “Aa1 ” rating for th e c olleg e distric t’ s g eneral ob lig ation bond s and assigne d a stabl e outlook for the distric t, ac c ording to a statement released by the inve stor servi c e.

S& P Glob al Rating s assig ned its “AA” rating and also ga ve the distric t a stab le outlook , ac c ording to S& P. Due to a strong c redit q uality and successful marketing effort, the MSJ C bonds attrac ted more tha n $ 346 million of inv estor orders during the order period W ednesday , J an. 20 . All b onds sold th e morning th e mark et opened. Of th e $ 346 . 1 million inv estor orders, $343.0 million orders w ere plac ed b y 33 institutional inv estors and $ 3. 1 million orders plac ed b y indivi dual retail ac c ounts.

“I am ex tremely proud of th is affirmation of our conservative fiscal stew ardshi p and thr illed w ith the qui c k sale of the bonds , show ing investor confidence. Despite the pandemic and a rec ession, w e w ere abl e to maintain thi s hi gh rating, ” Rog er Sc h ultz , superintendent and president of MSJ C, said. “Th is affirmation by our rating agencies Moody’ s and S& P is evi denc e of our ongoi ng c ommitment to serv -

ing as responsible fiscal stewards of publ ic funds.”

“Th ese rating s are a testament to th e dilig enc e of our c olleg e distric t to plan long term and protec t the b est interests of our tax pay ers,” V ic k i Carpenter, b oard president of MSJ C, said. “To h av e suc h high ratings during these difficult and unprec edented times sh ould furth er instill faith and pride in th e Mt. San J ac into Community College Distric t.”

Th e rating means th e distric t rec eiv es b etter interest rates, th erefore savi ng taxpa ye r dollars. The “Aa1 ” rating w as assig ned to th e “distric t’ s $ 1 5 7 . 8 million outstanding g eneral ob lig ation unlimited tax bonds . W e ha ve also assig ned a stab le outlook to th e distric t,” Moody’ s said.

Ac c ording to S& P, th e “AA” rating reflected the district’s economic indic ators and ava ilabl e funds – $38.6 million in its unrestric ted g eneral fund and approx imately $13 million in va rious funds as of J une 30, 2020 – equa ting to w ha t th e ag enc y c onsiders a solid 5 0 . 7 % of total ge neral fund expe nses.

“W e are thr illed to rec eive the se ratings ,” B eth Gomez , vi c e president of b usiness serv ic es, said.

“A stabl e outlook means tha t our rating age nc ies expe c t our rating to remain hi gh.

It’ s good for the distric t, g ood for th e tax pay ers and good f or inve stors.”

Submitted by Mt. San Jacinto College.

January 29, 2021 • www.myvalleynews.com • Valley News

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Cancer diagnosis is a life-changing experience Ashlee Collins SOUTHWEST HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS

A c anc er diag nosis is a lifec h ang ing ex perienc e. Ev ery th ing c h ang es in th at sing le moment th at w h en a person h ears, “Y ou h av e c anc er. ” To mak e th e c ritic ally important dec isions ab out th eir treatment, patients need th e most ac c urate information th at’ s av ailab le ab out th eir partic ular situation. Th e plac e to start is ask ing th eir c anc er spec ialists ab out w h at th ey unc ov ered during th e diag nostic proc ess and ab out th e v ariety of treatment options th at may b e av ailab le b ased on th at information.

Q uestions to ask inc lude: W h at treatment options are rig h t for me? Sh ould I seek a sec ond opinion? W h ere w ill I rec eiv e th e most c ompreh ensiv e treatment? W h ere can I find research and clinical trials on my ty pe of c anc er? Are th ere new diag nostic tools th at I sh ould b e aw are of?

B ec ause th e initial sy mptoms of c anc er c an b e v ag ue or inc onc lusiv e, th e doc tor may perform sev eral tests to determine w h eth er th e patient h as c anc er and, if th at’ s th e c ase, th e prec ise loc ation, ty pe

and ex tent of th e disease. Th is information is essential for th em and th eir doc tor to determine w h ic h th erapies are lik ely to b e the most effective.

Tests th at may b e performed inc lude b lood tests th at c an detec t sub stanc es th at are produc ed b y c ertain c anc ers; endosc opes th at use a small c amera to see inside th e b ody ; sc ans suc h as mammog rams, c omputed tomog raph y sc ans and mag netic resonanc e imag ing w h ic h use radiation or mag netic w av es to c reate pic tures of internal org ans and b iopsies th at surg ic ally remov e tissue for ex amination under a mic rosc ope.

As g enetic researc h and oth er scientific advances yield a deeper understanding of c anc er, inc reasing ly soph istic ated diag nostic tools are enab ling more indiv idualiz ed diag nosis and treatment.

F or ex ample, c ertain k inds of c anc ers release proteins, h ormones and oth er sub stanc es into th e b lood stream or c ause th e b ody to produc e c ertain sub stanc es c alled tumor mark ers. B y testing b lood, urine or tumor samples to measure th e lev els of th ese mark ers, doc tors c an diag nose and trac k

c anc er and, in some c ases, predic t h ow it mig h t respond to c ertain th erapies.

One ex ample of th e c ritic al information th at tumor mark ers c an y ield is th e diag nostic test immunoh istoc h emistry . Onc olog ists use th is proc ess to identify c ell ty pes b ased on h ow c olor- stained antibodies bind to different molec ular mark ers in a c ell. F or some metastatic tumors, it may be diffic ult to determine w h ere th e c anc er orig inated. Sinc e it’ s important to k now th e c anc er’ s primary site to treat it effectively, doctors may use IHC to identify th e c ell ty pe – for instanc e liv er or panc reatic c ells pinpoint th e orig in of th e tumor.

In some c ases, a person’ s IHC results c an also h elp onc ologists determine whether specific therapies are likely to be effective.

W omen w ith b reast or ov arian c anc er, for instanc e, w h ose IHC results indic ate h ig h lev els of th e HER2 protein, may b e g ood c andidates for c ertain b ioth erapies, suc h as monoc lonal antib odies, w h ic h are immune sy stem c ells th at are laboratory engineered to fight a specific type of tumor.

N o one c an tell a c anc er patient h ow long th ey w ill liv e or h ow

Newly diagnosed cancer patients can start by asking their cancer specialists about what was uncovered during the diagnostic process and about the variety of treatment options that may be available based Valley News/Courtesy photo on that information.

w ell th ey w ill respond to treatment. Th e only information th eir doc tor c an g iv e th em is th e statistic al av erag e for a larg e and div erse g roup of people w ith a similar diag nosis and stag e.

If a patient ask s for th is information, th eir doc tor w ill prob ab ly share the five-year survival rate – th e perc entag e of people w h o are cancer free after five years.

B ut k eep in mind th at th ese statistic s inc lude people w h o h ad oth er h ealth prob lems, th ose w h o refused treatment and th ose

w h o w ere treated 1 0 or 20 y ears ag o, w ith out today ’ s adv anc ed th erapies. In fac t, rec ent studies indic ated th at c anc er surv iv al statistic s may b e too pessimistic .

In oth er w ords, surv iv al rates may b e inac c urate and misleading .

Eq ually important, sinc e statistic s apply to g roups, not indiv iduals, th ey don’ t translate into a personal prog nosis.

Ashlee Collins is the mark eting coordinator of Southwest Healthcare Systems for R ancho Sp rings & I nland V alley Medical Center.

NFPA presents ‘Faces of Fire/Electrical’ video campaign series Q UIN CY , Mass. – Th e N ational F ire Protec tion Assoc iation and the Phoe nix Soc iety for B urn Survi vor s ha ve introduc ed the latest v ideo interv iew of th eir six - part c ampaig n series, “F ac es of F ire/ Elec tric al,” w h ic h features personal stories of people impac ted b y elec tric al inc idents, demonstrating th e need for c ontinued educ ation and aw areness ab out elec tric al ha z ards at ho me and in the w orkpl ac e.

Dr. V ic tor J oe is th e new est intervi ew in the vi deo c ampaign .

As c linic al professor of surg ery and medic al direc tor of Univ ersity of California Irvi ne’ s Health Reg ional B urn Center in California, J oe is dedic ated to the c omplete phys ic al and emotional h ealing of patients suffering from b urn inj uries, inc luding th ose underg oing c are from bur ns inc urred from an elec tric al inc ident. “( Resourc es lik e) th e Ph oenix

Soc iety h av e a tremendous role and benefit for aftercare and the c omplete rec ov ery of th e b urn patient,” J oe said. “B y w ork ing toge the r, w e not only learn about th e ac ute needs of patients; w e c an identify an important c ourse of ac tion to h elp th em during the ir rec ove ry and long after the y leav e th e h ospital. Th roug h th is c ollab oration, b oth doc tors and org aniz ations lik e th e Ph oenix Soc iety c an be tter assist patients and c aregi ve rs w ith resourc es and the support th ey need g oing forw ard. ” Sinc e its inc eption, elec tric ity h as made day - to- day liv ing easier, but w ith more and more devi c es utiliz ing elec tric ity , the re is more potential for elec tric al inj uries.

Ac c ording to the U.S . B ureau of L abor Statistic s, on ave rage the re h av e b een more th an 2,0 0 0 non- fatal elec tric al inj uries at w ork eac h year. In homes, fires started from elec tric al distrib ution or lig h ting eq uipment c aused 47 0 death s,

1,10 inj uries, and $1.4 bi llion in direc t property damag e annually from 2014- 2018.

“W hi le many elec tric al inj uries prov e fatal, th ose th at are not c an b e partic ularly deb ilitating , oftentimes invol vi ng c omplic ated rec ov eries th at h av e a lasting emotional and phys ic al impac t on an indiv idual,” L orraine Carli, v ic e president of outreac h and adv oc ac y w ith N F PA, said. “W e must remain v ig ilant around elec tric al safety if w e w ant to reduc e loss, and w e c an start by be tter educ ating people about the true dange rs of elec tric ity . Thr ough c ampaign s suc h as ‘ F ac es of F ire/ Elec tric al’ and th e sh aring of resourc es, tools, and safety tips w ith hom eow ners and w ork plac e professionals, w e c an he lp preve nt elec tric al- related trage dies from ha ppening.”

Ove rall, “F ac es of F ire/ Elec tric al” features personal stories of elec tric al b urn surv iv ors w h ose liv es h av e b een forev er altered and

h ow more understanding , training , and a c h ang e in w ork c ulture c ould have significantly impacted these outc omes. Th roug h v ideo interviews, written profiles and related information, “F ac es of F ire/ Elec tric al” is a resourc e for elec tric al and non- elec tric al w ork ers, and th e ge neral publ ic to learn more about th e importanc e of elec tric al safety .

Th e “F ac es of F ire/ Elec tric al” c ampaig n ultimately w ork s to h elp b uild a safer w orld b y teac h ing oth ers and supporting th e b urn survi vor c ommunity in adva nc ing lifelong h ealing , optimal rec ov ery , and bur n and inj ury pr eve ntion.

J oe is c urrently a memb er of the boa rd of direc tors at the Phoe nix Soc iety . His w ork h as b een pub lish ed in a numb er of peerrev iew ed j ournals and h e is a freq uent g uest speak er at reg ional, national and international meetings and sym posia.

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F ree resourc es are now av ailab le to dow nload and sh are, and additional information ab out th e “F ac es of F ire/ Elec tric al” c ampaign c an be found on N F PA’ s w ebs ite.

F ounded in 1 8 9 6 , N F PA is a global self-funded nonprofit orga niz ation devot ed to eliminating death , inj ury , property and ec onomic loss due to fire, electrical and related h az ards. Th e assoc iation deliv ers information and k now ledg e th roug h more th an 30 0 c onsensus c odes and standards, researc h , training , educ ation, outreac h and adv oc ac y and b y partnering w ith othe rs w ho sha re an interest in furthe ring the N F PA mission.

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Eating for pleasure is the optimal cancer diet for patients

In many cases, cancer patients can and should eat what their mind and body are craving in the moment.

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Dr. Joel Lamon SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

As a b oard- c ertified medic al onc olog ist and h ematolog ist, I’ m often ask ed b y patients, “W h at is th e b est diet for c anc er patients? ” F irst and foremost, I w ant eating to b e a pleasurab le ex perienc e for my c anc er patients. Many of th em ask q uestions ab out h ow to b est approac h th eir dietary and nutritional needs w h ile underg oing c anc er treatment. Oth ers are c onv inc ed th at follow ing a c ertain c anc er diet w ill g iv e th em th e upper h and on th e disease.

I c ertainly ac k now ledg e th e v alue of a b alanc ed, nutrient- ric h diet and adv ise my patients to b e h ealth c onsc ious as th ey c h oose w h at g oes on th eir plate. B ut I am also of th e b elief th at th e c h ief pursuit in planning th e diet of a c anc er patient should be joy-filled, guiltfree eating th at prov ides th e b ody th e c alories and mic ronutrients of v itamins and minerals it needs.

Plus, sharing a joy-filled meal w ith family and friends c an h av e immense th erapeutic v alue th at ex tends w ell b ey ond th e nutrients on th e tab le. To th at end, I often determine a spec ific nutritional plan on a one- on- one b asis w ith eac h of my patients. Th ere is not a one-size-fits-all approach here.

I tak e into ac c ount my patients’ lik es, dislik es and sensitiv ities – partic ularly th ose sensitiv ities th at may h av e arisen rec ently as a side effect of treatment.

B ut w h at are th e b uilding b loc k s for a patient’ s c anc er diet?

G et those calories.

Th e b ody req uires upw ard of 1 ,6 0 0 to 1 ,8 0 0 c alories eac h day to maintain w eig h t w ith out any ac tiv ity . Th is numb er inc reases as ex erc ise and oth er ac tiv ities are inc orporated into a treatment reg imen. Also, w h ile it’ s somew h at unc omfortab le to th ink ab out, th e tumor also b urns c alories.

W h en underg oing treatment for cancer, patients may find that they freq uently fall sh ort of th eir c aloric req uirement. It is important, h ow ev er to try and h it th is daily minimum to av oid fat and musc le loss.

I tend to rec ommend c alorie- ric h foods suc h as dairy , nuts, potatoes, b eans, dense w h ole g rains and fruit j uic es and desserts lik e c andies and ic e c ream to patients w h o are strug g ling to g et enoug h c alories.

Protein forms th e b uilding b loc k s of th e h uman b ody , and it play s a b ig role in c ellular repair as w ell as th e formation of new , h ealth y c ells.

I direc t my patients to eat lean, nutrient- ric h protein sourc es suc h as fish, poultry, eggs and legumes.

I try not to g et too presc riptiv e h ere, th oug h . If a c anc er patient is c rav ing a j uic y rib ey e steak , th ey c ertainly h av e my b lessing .

Ad d a multiv itamin.

Sometimes patients underg oing treatment strug g le to c onsume th e rec ommended amount of v itamins and minerals, ev en if th ey are h itting th eir c alorie targ et. In suc h c ases, I may rec ommend a mul-

tiv itamin to ensure th at th e b ody is rec eiv ing v aluab le nutrients on a daily b asis. It’ s important th at patients speak w ith th eir doc tor b efore adding any supplement to th eir diet, partic ularly w h en underg oing treatment.

Comb at low appetite and other side e ects L ow appetite, nausea, ex treme fatig ue, v omiting , diarrh ea and c onstipation are all c ommon treatment side effec ts among my patients.

W h ile th ese are unfortunate and unav oidab le realities of c anc er treatment, a smart approac h to diet and nutrition c an g o a long w ay in manag ing th em. Additionally , th ere are some medic ations av ailab le th at stimulate appetite, and I w ill often sug g est th em to w ork in tandem w ith th e sug g estions b elow .

Th e follow ing are a few k ey tips for h ealth ful eating w h ile dealing with unpleasant side effects.

Eat small meals throughout the d ay.

Instead of try ing to c onsume all th e day ’ s c alories in tw o or th ree meals, it’s often easier to eat five or six small meals spread th roug h out th e day . In addition, I rec ommend th at patients eat th eir larg est, most c alorie- dense meal at th e time of day w h en th ey are h ung riest. Th is h ung er c an b e espec ially unpredictable as appetite is affected by a range of side effects. This issue leads me to my nex t point.

K eep your fav orite food s within reach.

Sinc e sy mptoms and appetite

may c ome and g o th roug h out th e day , it c an b e h elpful to k eep some fav orite, c alorie- dense snac k s on h and. My adv ic e to my patients is to not ov erth ink it or feel g uilty ab out th eir snac k ing preferenc es.

Hyd rate.

A w ell- h y drated b ody w ill b e b etter eq uipped to proc ess and dig est nutrients. I often point my patients tow ard fruit j uic es or sports drink s, as th ey ’ re a g ood w ay to g et h y dration w ith th e added b onus of c alories and nutritional v alue. Plus, stay ing h y drated k eeps energ y lev els up and staves off diarrhea and c onstipation. Sipping slow ly on a h y drating liq uid th roug h out th e day is often a g ood approac h .

Stay activ e.

W h ile it may seem c ounterintuitiv e sinc e ac tiv ity b urns c alories, stay ing ac tiv e is g reat for stimulating appetite, energ y and mood.

Plus, w h en underg oing treatment, it is easy to lose streng th , stamina and musc le mass as ev en routine ac tiv ities suc h as g etting dressed and w alk ing to th e tab le to eat are often g reatly reduc ed. F or c anc er patients, th ese “daily liv ing ” ac tiv ities can in fact qualify as significant

ex erc ise. Unless a patient is ex periencing significant pain, shortness of b reath or similar w arning sig ns, I adv ise th at patients c ontinue to g o ab out th eir daily routine as muc h as th ey are ab le.

Eat what’s appealing.

Sensitiv ities and tastes c an sw ing w ildly w h ile underg oing treatment, so it’ s important th at my patient’ s diets are not ov erly restric tiv e.

Moreov er, a c anc er patient sh ould nev er h av e to feel g uilt or anx iety ab out eating so- c alled “j unk foods. ” In many c ases, patients c an and sh ould eat w h at th eir mind and b ody are c rav ing in th e moment.

Th e b ottom line is eating sh ould b e a ric h , life- g iv ing ex perienc e, ev en – or perh aps espec ially – in th e midst of th e trials of c anc er treatment.

D r. Joel Lamon is a boardcertified medical oncologist and hematologist in San D iego. He received his medical degree from the U niversity of Southern California and comp leted fellowship s at the National Cancer I nstitute and Scrip p s Clinic.

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HOME & GARDEN

What to know before installing built-ins TEMECUL A – After purc h asing a new hom e, buye rs often w ant to put their own fingerprint on the property . Homeow ners antic ipate th e day w h en th eir h omes are transformed into spaces that reflect the ir styl e and not the preferenc es of previ ous ow ners.

W he n dec iding h ow to renova te interior spac es, hom eow ners w ill mak e some relativ ely temporary c h ang es, b ut th ey also may c onsider some permanent adj ustments.

B uilt- ins fall into the c ategor y of permanent adj ustments, and w h ile realty professionals note th at b uiltins tend to provi de a g ood return on inv estment, h omeow ners c an learn more about bu ilt- ins be fore dec iding if th ey w ant to install the m in the ir hom es.

Wh at are b uilt-ins?

Realtor. c om defines b uilt- ins as any feature th at is b uilt into the interior of a hom e. The term “bui lt- ins” may immediately c onj ure up imag es of b ook sh elv es, b ut

bui lt- ins also inc lude be nc he s and entertainment c enters.

Wh y install b uilt-ins?

B uilt- ins c an b e b oth utilitarian and aesth etic ally appealing .

B uilt- ins are func tional b ec ause th ey prov ide storag e spac e th at homeowners may otherwise find h ard to c reate. B uilt- ins are emb edded in w alls th at may oth erw ise b e useful only to ha ng artw ork. The y c an provi de muc h- needed storage spac e in h omes w ith limited sq uare footage .

Professionally installed b uilt- ins also c an transform rooms, mak ing the m appear more orga niz ed.

Customiz ed b uilt- ins also c an g iv e h omes th eir ow n uniq ue c h arac ter, though it’ s important to note tha t prospec tiv e b uy ers may or may not apprec iate tha t unique ness.

Are there d isad v antages to b uilt-ins?

Th e permanenc e of b uilt- ins may not appeal to some b uy ers.

If b uy ers don’ t lik e b uilt- ins at

Are gophers getting the best of your yard?

TEMECUL A – It take s but one gophe r to tear up a law n, bur row th roug h th e landsc ape, dev our plants and destroy trees. A gophe r is a small animal th at feeds on roots and tube rs from plants. The poc k et g oph er, w h ic h liv es primarily in its undergr ound bur row s, is the species most people find in the ir ya rds.

Goph ers c reate b urrow s any w h ere from 4- 1 8 inc h es underg round, parallel to th e surfac e.

Some parts of th e bur row may be as muc h as 5- 6 feet undergr ound w ith sev eral lateral b urrow s as w ell.

Goph ers are c lev er c reatures and ge tting rid of the m c an take some time and effort. Some of the best w ays to eliminate th em are w ith natural predators and ba rriers tha t w ill redirec t bur row s.

N atural predators to g oph ers are gophe r snake s and ba rn ow ls; h ow ev er, onc e th e g oph er population h as b een depleted, th ese predators may move on to w he re gophe rs are in abunda nc e. Eve n one go phe r left be hi nd c an c ause damage .

F lushi ng out gophe rs w ith a ga rden hos e is not rec ommended.

Th e g oph ers c an h ide out in one of the ir lateral b urrow s and w ait out

th e w ater delug e. Also, mak ing the soil w et fac ilitates bur row ing, so it only make s the w ork easier on the gophe rs.

It is rec ommended to install b arriers around one’ s landsc ape.

Th ese c ome in different forms.

Most are dug into seve ral inc he s of soil around th e perimeter of a property . The go phe r runs into th e b arrier underg round and is deterred.

Somethi ng tha t requi res a little more w ork is installing g alv aniz ed steel mesh underg round. Dig sev eral inc h es b elow a planting bed and put the mesh flat on the gr ound. Plac e a laye r of dirt several inc he s deep to ac c ommodate root g row th of th e plants. Th en plant as usual. Thi s addition c an prev ent plant damag e prov ided the roots do not ext end be low the mesh.

Remaining dilige nt and obs erving gophe r bur row s w ill he lp one stay on top of th e prob lem. Consult w ith a professional ex terminator if h elp is needed to determine if th ere is a gopher situation or a different type of rodent, suc h as a mole b urrow ing on one’ s property . An ex terminator may also sug g est c ertain w ay s to k eep g ophe rs at ba y .

all or are not fond of the look of c ustomiz ed bui lt- ins, tha t may be enough to c onvi nc e the m to w alk aw ay from a property . How eve r, Realtor. c om said th at func tional bui lt- ins, like bui lt- in be nc h seats w ith storag e c apac ity , appeal to modern b uy ers and th eir preferenc e for as muc h storage spac e as possibl e.

Permanent b uilt- ins also c an b e c ostly . Th e h ome remodeling resourc e F ixr .c om said tha t bui ltin entertainment c enter installations c an c ost b etw een $ 8 ,0 0 0 and $ 9 ,5 0 0 . B uilt- in seating and books he lve s are not as c ostly , but suc h proj ec ts still c ost more tha n simply buyi ng premade furniture.

Some b uy ers also may see b uiltins as limiting w ha t the y c an do w ith a spac e. It c an be a maj or disadv antag e as more professionals w ork from hom e and seek multifunc tional spac es in the ir hom es.

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• 1/2 cup onion, finely chopped • 1 pac k ag e ( 5 ounc es) semisoft c h eese w ith g arlic and fine he rbs • 1 1/ 2 c ups fat- free milk • 1 tablespoon flour • 1 t easpoon hot sauc e • 1 / 2 c up sh redded c h eddar c he ese • 2 c ups fresh ba by s pinac h • 1 c up qua rtered c he rry tomatoes D irections: Cook mac aroni ac c ording to pac ka ge direc tions; drain.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS N o t i c e t o o u r r e a d e r s : E vents and businesses are under state orders for social distancing and recommendations to wear face mask s to reduce the sp read of COV I D -19, pl ease contact event sp onsors before attending for the latest up dates.

CHI LDREN’S EVENTS Jan. 2 9 – Temec ula Murrieta AYSO Region 1463 offers a sk ills dev elopment prog ram th at ends F eb . 8 . Th e four- w eek prog ram h as eig h t sessions to teac h and prac tic e soc c er sk ills b efore th e Marc h 20 21 season opens.

Reg ister at h ttp: / / AY SO1 46 3. org .

COMMU NI TY EVENTS: Feb . 12 – F irst Santa Rosa Ac ademy in Menifee presents h ash tag #SaddleUpMenifee ev ent w ith students and loc al b usinesses presenting th eir g oods and serv ic es. Ev ent sh irts are on sale at disc ounted pric es.

Partic ipants and sponsored b usinesses c an ha ve the ir logo on the sh irts; c ontac t Amy Ellg ard at foundation@sra.mn.

Feb . 12 – 7 p. m. Attend a v irtual “Come Tog eth er Conc ert” w ith B ry an L anning and J oanna Pearl and more presented b y Cali Music Studios, benefiting Oak Grov e Center in Murrieta.

Ex c lusiv e food pac k ag es are av ailab le. F or more information or to reg ister, v isit h ttp: / / oak g rov ec enter. org / ev ents.

ONG OI NG – If y ou k now a h omeb ound older adult, resourc es in Menifee are av ailab le, inc luding g rab and g o, c ook ed and froz en food for pic k up, Courtesy Pantry items and meals deliv ered w ith no c ontac t. Th ree day s of emerg enc y food c an b e deliv ered immediately or restaurant meal deliv ery for th ose w h o don’ t q ualify for food assistanc e prog rams. Call 8 0 0 - 5 1 0 - 20 20 for h elp.

ONG OI NG – Th e Riv erside County COV ID- 1 9 B usiness Assistanc e Grant Prog ram is ac c epting online applic ations for b usiness g rants up to $ 1 0 ,0 0 0 at h ttp: / / w w w . riv erc ob iz h elp. org th at c an b e used for employ ee retention, w ork ing c apital, protec tiv e eq uipment purc h ases, rent of mortg ag e pay ments and pay ing v endor notic es. Elig ib le businesses, including nonprofits, must b e in Riv erside County , w ith less th an 5 0 employ ees and a minimum of 1 and operating for at least one- y ear sinc e Marc h 1 . F or more information, c all Riv erside County B usiness and Community Serv ic es at 9 5 1 9 5 5 - 0 49 3.

ONG OI NG – 7 a. m. to 3: 30 p. m. Th e Temec ula W inc h ester Sw ap Meet c ontinues at 3328 0 N ew port Road in W inc h ester Saturday s and Sunday s only . Th e small loc al sw ap meet is only

5 0 c ents for entry , and any one under ag e 1 0 is free admission.

N o dog s allow ed.

ONG OI NG – 9 a. m. to 1 p. m.

Ev ery Sunday , Murrieta V illag e W alk F armers Mark et is at V illag e W alk Plac e in Murrieta.

Th e Sunday morning farmers mark et at V illag e W alk Plaz a is a plac e to b uy fruits and v eg gi es, g ourmet food and c rafts. Come to th e c enter in th e north w est c orner of K almia/ Cal Oak s at th e Interstate 21 5 ex it in Murrieta.

ONG OI NG – Temec ula’ s Farmers Markets are offered in Old Tow n Temec ula Saturday s from 8 : 30 a. m. to noon at 41 0 0 Main St. in Temec ula; at Promenade Temec ula, 40 6 40 W inc h ester Road, outside J CPenny s ev ery W ednesday from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. and at V ail Headq uarters, 321 1 5 Temec ula Park w ay , ev ery Tuesday from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. In c omplianc e w ith th e Centers of Disease Control and Prev ention and Riv erside County Pub lic Health orders, th e farmers mark ets w ill b e restric ted ag ric ulture produc ts only . F ollow th e Old Tow n Temec ula F armers Mark et on F ac eb ook to stay updated. N o pets are allow ed.

W O R K S H O P S , M E E TI NG S and ANNOU NCEMENTS: Jan. 2 9 -31 – Th e B ring in th e Troops prog ram is presented b y th e South w est Riv erside County Military Affairs Committee, w h ic h c ontinues its efforts to enc ourag e employ ers to h ire v eterans and v eteran spouses w h o b ring ex c eptional sk ill and talent to b usinesses. Th e c ampaig n is the first in Riverside County. For more information, v isit h ttp: / / murrietac h amb er. org / sw rc mac / or find them on Facebook.

Jan. 2 9 – V olunteer Inc ome Tax Assistanc e in Menifee is offering a volunteer opportunity for tax assistanc e to th e pub lic .

One v olunteer is needed. To v olunteer, v isit h ttp: / / w w w . c ity of menifee. us Jan. 30 – 1 0 a. m. Th e Dresses and Dreams Proj ec t in Menifee is h olding a v olunteer meeting on Z oom to disc uss th e plans for 20 21 and v olunteer opportunities. F or more information or to reg ister, email D ressesanddreamsp roject@gmail.com.

Feb . – Th e c ity of Menifee offers v irtual and in- person y outh sports prog rams, and new c lasses are starting in c artoon draw ing , a drama and ac ting ac ademy in F eb ruary . F or more information, v isit w w w . c ity ofmenifee. us/ reg ister.

Feb . 8 – 1 1 a. m. Murrieta Innov ation Center presents L unc h ‘ N ’ L earn for entrepreneurs interested in inc reasing produc tiv ity and more w ith presenters from Patsnap. Reg ister at h ttp: / / b it. ly / MICL L Patsnap. Attendees

w ill rec eiv e a free meal from W h ic h W ic h Murrieta.

Feb . 2 7 – 1 0 a. m. to noon.

Attend th e “L ov e Sh ouldn’ t Hurt” domestic v iolenc e prev ention and h ealth y relationsh ips w ork sh op on Z oom for teens and w omen from 1 5 and up, presented b y Th e Dresses and Dreams Proj ec t staff and th e Safe F amily J ustic e Center w ith testimonies and surv iv ors. Certificates of participation will be aw arded. RSV P at dressesanddreamsp roject@gmail.com.

ONG OI NG – N oon to 1 p. m. Attend Murrieta W ildomar Ch amb er of Commerc e’ s w eek ly business briefing via Zoom or w atc h liv e on F ac eb ook ev ery W ednesday . Reg ister req uired at https://bit.ly/MWCBizBriefing.

The chamber business briefing is an opportunity to h ear from c ity , c ounty and b usiness leaders ab out c urrent and relev ant b usiness information.

ONG OI NG – Ev ery th ing K ETO c lasses. Th ese interac tiv e step- b y - step w ork sh op and c lasses on Z oom w ill g uide students to b eg in th is new w ay of eating and learn h ow to easily steer th eir dec ision- mak ing for effective results. For more information and to reg ister, v isit h ttp: / / w w w . c ity ofmenifee. us/ reg ister or c all 9 5 1 - 7 23- 38 8 0 .

ONG OI NG – Menifee Community Serv ic es offers online driv er’ s educ ation c ourses w ith a $ 21 . 9 5 fee. Th e c ourse inc ludes animated driv ing sc enarios, instruc tional v ideos, sample test, lic ensed instruc tor av ailab le to answ er q uestions, DMV approved certificate of completion w ith all lec tures and ex ams c ompleted from h ome. Desig ned for students and does not inc lude b eh ind- th e- w h eel instruc tion or a California driv er’ s permit.

Contac t 9 5 1 - 7 23- 38 8 0 or v isit th e c ity of Menifee to reg ister at h ttp: / / w w w . c ity ofmenifee. us.

ONG OI NG – 1 0 - 1 1 : 30 a. m.

Mic h elle’ s Plac e Canc er Resourc e Center and Th e Eliz ab eth Hospic e h ost a v irtual support meeting for c areg iv ers ev ery sec ond and fourth w eek of th e month v ia Z oom. Get h elpful tips and learn from oth ers w h o are also dealing w ith similar c h alleng es. F or more information and to reg ister, c ontac t Th e Eliz ab eth Hospic e Grief Support Serv ic es at 8 33- 349 - 20 5 4.

ONG OI NG – L oc al N ational Assoc iation of F emale Entrepreneurs g roup h elps w omen g row b oth personally and professionally and meets month ly . Contac t Rob b ie Motter, th e N AF E g lob al c oordinator, at 9 5 1 - 25 5 - 9 20 0 or rmotter@aol.com for information ab out future meeting s after th e c oronav irus restric tions are lifted.

ONG OI NG – Hemet/ W inc h ester N ational Assoc iation

of F emale Entrepreneurs meets month ly . F or new meeting dates and destinations, c ontac t direc tor J oan W ak eland at 9 0 9 - 7 21 - 7 6 48 or email Joanewak eland@gmail. com. L ak e Elsinore/ Murrieta/ W ildomar N AF E also meets eac h month in L ak e Elsinore w ith direc tor Sandie F uenty . Call F uenty at 7 1 4- 9 8 1 - 7 0 1 3 or email sandiesldy@aol.com to learn w h en meeting s w ill resume.

ONG OI NG – F ood Addic ts in Rec ov ery Anony mous, a free 1 2- step rec ov ery prog ram for anyone suffering from food ob session, ov ereating , undereating or b ulimia, h as meeting s th roug h out th e U. S. and th e w orld. Contac t 7 8 1 - 9 32- 6 30 0 , or for loc al meeting s, c all 9 25 321 - 0 1 7 0 or v isit h ttp: / / w w w . foodaddic ts. org .

ONG OI NG – Th e Murrieta Garden Club meets eac h month at th e Murrieta Community Center, 41 8 1 0 J uniper St. , in Murrieta. Any one w h o lik es to g arden or is interested in plants is w elc ome. Memb ersh ips are $ 1 0 per y ear. F ind more information ab out th e month ly ev ent or proj ec t on F ac eb ook .

ONG OI NG – Temec ula V alley Rose Soc iety meets eac h month . F or more information and new meeting dates and plac es, vi sit ht tp: / / w w w .t emec ulav alley rosesoc iety . org .

ONG OI NG – Menifee Toastmasters meets ev ery Th ursday at noon for one h our at a desig nated plac e to h av e fun, enh anc e speak ing c apab ilities, g ain selfconfidence and improve social sk ills. F or new dates, c all 7 6 0 8 0 7 - 1 323 or v isit h ttp: / / w w w .

MenifeeToastmasters. org for more information.

ONG OI NG – Sons of N orway/Scandinavia meet the first Saturday of ev ery month from Septemb er to J une. Th e v irtual meeting s are h eld on Z oom, at 1 1 a. m. J oin Z oom meeting at h ttps: / / us0 2w eb . z oom. us/ j / 42 32348 1 7 7 ? pw d= eDd1 SDlDd W 5 sdV ow W Up1 N 3pB Y mpGZ z 0 9 w ith th e Meeting ID: 423 234 8 1 7 and passc ode: y Cp0 j s.

Ev ery one is w elc ome to enj oy some v irtual c ompany w ith fellow Sc andinav ians. F or more information, c all 9 5 1 - 8 49 - 1 6 9 0 .

ONG OI NG – Parent Support Group is av ailab le for parents w h ose c h ildren of any ag e strug g le w ith addic tion. Educ ation, sk ills and support are av ailab le in Temec ula. F or more information, c all 9 5 1 - 7 7 5 - 40 0 0 or email info@thecenter4 lifechange.com.

ONG OI NG – Th e c ity of Menifee offers a fitness class on Z oom Monday s th roug h F riday s at 7 a. m. , at 9 a. m. and at 1 2: 30 p. m. F or more information, c ontac t 9517 23- 3880 or vi sit ht tp: / / w w w . c ity ofmenifee. us/ reg ister. w

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VTV shares sweet deals for special Valentines gifts that support local businesses TEMECUL A – F or thos e looking for somethi ng ext ra spec ial to ig ve thi s V alentine’ s Day , Temec ula V alley h as stay c ation pac k ag es and romantic expe rienc es to pair w ith loc al w ines and spirits. Hoping for th e Reg ional Stay At Home Order to be lifted, V isit Temec ula V alley inv ited South ern California residents to stay and ex perienc e the ir w ine c ountry like a trave ler.

If the Regi onal Stay At Home Order remains in plac e thr ough the h oliday , many of th e stay pac k ag es c an b e reserv ed for a later date and th e spec ials are av ailab le online for pic kup or delive ry .

Resort and v acation rental staycation packages Carter Estate W inery and Resort is offering a priv ate b ung alow Romanc e pac k ag e v alid th roug h th e y ear. Th is romantic pac k ag e inc ludes one- nig h t lux urious ac c ommodations, a w elc ome bot tle of w ine, c hoc olate c ove red straw b erries and a b ottle of Carter Estate spark ling w ine. Th is pac k ag e starts at $239 pe r night .

Starting May 1 , Pec h ang a Resort Casino features a L ov e is in th e Air pac k ag e th at inc ludes F our Diamond ac c ommodations, sparkl ing Ch ampag ne, c h oc olate- c ov ered straw b erries, in- room Americ an b reak fast for tw o and late c h ec k out starting at $149.

Anothe r pac ka ge ava ilabl e to boo k as of May 1 is J ourney F ore Y ou for gol f love rs.

Rates start at $289, depending on the day of the w eek, and inc ludes F our Diamond ac c ommodations, one j ourney w elc ome amenity , g olf v iew room, prac tic e fac ility privi lege s, one $59 J ourney B ac k c oupon and preferred tee times.

South Coast W inery Resort & Spa h as a Romanc e pac k ag e ava ilabl e all ye ar. It inc ludes onenig h t lux ury ac c ommodations, a w elc ome b ottle of w ine, c h oc olatec ove red straw be rries and a bot tle of South Coast spark ling w ine.

Th is pac k ag e starts at $ 20 9 per night .

Temec ula Creek Inn inv ites c ouples to c oz y up th is V alentine’ s Day w ith th eir Room for Dessert pac k ag e. It inc ludes a W ine and Dessert Trio: A bot tle of limited edition Peltz er Prosec c o and thr ee c he f- c rafted c hoc olate desserts, a gour met br eakf ast- in- be d for tw o and a c omplimentary late c he c kout . A Romanc e Conc ierge c omplete w ith pre- c he c k- in room dec or and ac tiv ity c oordination is ava ilabl e for an additional fee.

Rates for th is pac k ag e start at $269 and it is ava ilabl e for stays F eb. 1 1- 15.

Shoul d the ge taw ay need to be postponed, Temec ula Creek Inn offers an Unlimited Play Weekday Getaw ay tha t inc ludes a one- night stay , tw o day s of unlimited g olf on the ir c ha mpionshi p c ourse, range ba lls and c art fees for $229.

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Cougar Winery’s Lunch for 2 with a View special comes with a heart-shaped pizza, Caesar salad, two glasses of wine or beer, two heart-shaped triple chocolate Ghirardelli brownies and a long-stem red rose for the first 50 reservations.

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c hoos e from during the month of F eb ruary . Th e B e Mine pac k ag e at $150 inc ludes a bot tle of loc al w ine, dessert fondue and rose petals. The Sw eet Esc ape pac ka ge at $250 adds a pic nic set up w ith a c h arc uterie b oard for tw o, salad or sandw ic h and a dessert fondue.

Cupid’ s Touc h at $375 inc ludes a bot tle of w ine, a dessert fondue, rose petals and a c ouple’ s massag e. Sh ould th e state order still b e in plac e, th ey w ould h onor th ese pac k ag es at a later date if purc ha sed in the month of F ebr uary , food menus are subj ec t to c ha nge .

Temecula Hilltop is offering a free b ottle of De Portola Estate w ine and a b ox of c h oc olates shoul d the va c ation rental be abl e to open to nonessential gue sts in F ebr uary .

Romantic exp eriences W hy not pop the que stion w ith Tour del Vino? They are offering a Proposal in th e V ines pac k ag e tha t inc ludes a romantic day vi siting w ineries th en a c ustomiz ed proposal pac k ag e uniq ue to th e

c ouple’ s desires. Th is b ook ing c an be used anyt ime thr ough the ye ar.

If restric tions are lifted, A Grape Esc ape Hot Air B alloon Adv enture is offering a Valentine shared flight F eb . 1 2- 1 5 starting at $ 1 9 9 per person. After the flight, couples enj oy sipping on sparkl ing w ine, mimosas or nonalc oh olic b ev erages, and they receive certificate of flight, discount on wine tasting and memories for a lifetime.

Temec ula Carriag e Company w h isk s lov ed ones on a priv ate, romantic hor se and c arriage ride thr ough the vi neya rds. Upgr ades are av ailab le th at inc lude spark ling w ine, c h oc olate- c ov ered straw b erries, roses and a pic nic .

Reserva tions are requi red. Pric es start at $165.

The company also offers a Clip Clop Café dining tour. The priva te dining and sig h tseeing ride trav els thr ough the vi neya rds on a hor sedraw n c arriage . Couples c an pac k the ir ow n pic nic or br ing take out from th eir fav orite restaurant. Reserv ations are req uired. Th e pric e is

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or up to four gue sts.

A c ook ing c lass from h ome w ith Che f L eah at E.A .T . Marke tplac e inc ludes all the main ingr edients w ith a list of items needed in the dinner k its. Partic ipants c an w atc h a c ooki ng demonstration and follow along . Ch oic es inc lude meat or ve ge tarian options. Othe r dietary restric ted options are av ailab le upon reque st. Prec ooke d, ready to eat items are also av ailab le for pic k up. Orders must be made by F eb.

10, a nd pic ke d up F eb. 13.

Couga r W inery ha s a L unc h for 2 w ith a V iew spec ial tha t c omes w ith a he art- sha ped piz z a, Caesar salad, tw o gl asses of w ine or be er, tw o h eart- sh aped triple c h oc olate Gh irardelli b row nies and a long-stem red rose for the first 50 reserva tions. Pre- pay be fore F eb.

1 4, and to reserv e tw o Adirondac k c ha irs for 90 minutes ove rlooki ng th e v iney ards. Spac e is limited and on a first-pay first-reserve basis.

The c ost per c ouple is $65.

Th e V iney ard Rose at South Coast W inery Resort & Spa ha s a

spec ial V alentine th ree- c ourse dinner F eb . 1 3- 1 4 for $ 1 5 0 per c ouple.

Th e menu c an b e paired w ith South Coast W inery ’ s aw ard- w inning w ines for $24.50 per person. Reserv ations are req uired. Tak eout w ill b e av ailab le sh ould dining not be open due to COV ID- 19 orders.

Graz ing Th eory is c reating spec ial h eart sh aped c h arc uterie boards filled with specialty meats and c h eeses, fresh fruits, c h oc olates, he art- sha ped c rac ke rs and a c hoi c e of F renc h bubl es for pic k up at $95.

W ines, mead and spirit specials W ilson Creek W inery is doing a “W ine- a- Gram” as a w ay for people to send a c ustom- lab eled b ottle to a lov ed one. A ph oto, sentiment and note c an b e added to th e label. The winery is also offering a V alentine’ s- lab eled Cinsault – rated 92 by W ine Enthus iast – and 1 2 c h oc olate- c ov ered straw b erries or 12 mac aron pac ka ge treats for pre- order pic kup at $65.

Anothe r spec ial is a V alentine’ s Almondtini pac k w hi c h inc ludes a bot tle of Almond Sparkl ing w ine and a b ottle of Ch oc olate Dec adenc ia dessert w ine along w ith a rec ipe for Almond- tini. Th e sale pric e is $47.68 B el V ino W inery is featuring 3- B ottle V alentine W ine B undles starting a t $41.85 Batch Mead offers a bottle of Raspb erry Ch oc olate mead for $20 or a pac ka ge tha t inc ludes th is mead along w ith a b ottle of Straw b erry Sh ortc ak e mead, tw o snifters and a box of c hoc olate for $29.

Galaw ay Spirits h as a His or Hers c ustom V alentine’ s Day gi ft ba ske t. Eac h inc ludes a c hoi c e of spirits, h andmade produc ts, c h oc olates and more. Plac e y our order b y W ednesday , F eb. 10, to ensure the ba ske t is ready f or pic kup.

All the se V alentine’ s Day spec ials along w ith b ook ing and ordering information c an b e found under W ine Country Romanc e at h ttp: / / V isitTemec ulaV alley . c om.

All lodg ing and b usinesses in Temec ula V alley ha ve prepared to w elc ome gue sts ba c k safely . F ind out w ha t is open and ava ilabl e to do at h ttp: / / V isitTemec ulaV alley . c om/ info.

Temec ula V alley is a popular South ern California destination th at inc ludes Temec ula V alley W ine Country , Old Tow n Temec ula and Pec h ang a Resort Casino.

In 20 1 9 , W ine Enth usiast named it a 1 0 B est W ine Trav el Destination.

V isit Temec ula V alley is th e region’s official tourism marketing orga niz ation and resourc e for v isitors. F or v isitor information and assistanc e, c all 8363- 2852 or v isit h ttp: / / V isitTemec ulaV alley .c om.

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High tea, children racing and more Jan. 29-Feb. 4 Lexington Howe STAFF WRITER

E ditor’ s Note: D ue to current state and county health orders, residents should call ahead and see if an event is still available before registering or attending.

P lease comp ly with county and state health orders, including washing your hands, wearing a face mask and staying 6 -feet away from other p eop le while social distancing.

Macrame Heart W all Hanging W orkshop Th e Craft House in Temec ula is h osting a mac rame h eart w all h ang ing w ork sh op Sunday , J an.

31 , from noon to 2 p. m. During th e tw o- h our w ork sh op, g uests w ill learn a few ba sic knot tec hni que s.

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High Tea with Homemad e Valentines N ew ton Av oc ado Manor in Temec ula is hos ting hi gh tea w ith hom emade V alentines Saturdays , J an. 30, F eb. 6, and F eb. 13. The final date will include Valentines tea and live music . All materials w ill b e prov ided w ith y our tea lunc he on. R eserva tions are requi red.

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Peltzer Family Cellars extends skate sessions at the annual Peltzer Ice Rink until Jan. 31.

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Peltzer I ce Rink - Ex tend ed U ntil Jan. 31 Peltz er F amily Cellars in Temec ula is hos ting the ir thi rd annual Peltz er Ic e Rink, w hi c h ha s be en ext ended it until J an. 31. The rink w ill b e open daily Monday th roug h F riday from 3- 9 p. m. , and Saturday and Sunday from 1 0 : 30 - 9 p. m.

W eekda y session times are 3 p.m ., 4: 30 p. m. , 6 p. m. and 7 : 30 p. m.

W eeke nd session times are 10: 30

a. m. , noon, 1 : 30 p. m. , 3 p. m. , 4: 30 p. m. , 6 p. m. and 7 : 30 p. m. Th e Ic e Rink B ar is c urrently c losed until furthe r notic e. Hot c hoc olate and treats w ill b e av ailab le for purc ha se from the Suga r Sha c k.

To limit lines and maintain soc ial distanc ing, Peltz er F amily Cellars aske d tha t gue sts reserve the ir session online in adva nc e.

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Movie Review: ‘The War with Grandpa’ Bob Garver SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Ev en th oug h “Th e W ar w ith Grandpa” w on a w eek end at th e b ox office in October, knocking “Tenet” out of the top spot after a five-week run, th e timing j ust nev er w ork ed out for me to see the film in theaters. I ac tually felt b ad ab out it, lik e I w as missing out on th e opportunity to rev iew someth ing relev ant. I w as indeed missing out on th e opportunity to see a film that was scraping tog eth er j ust enoug h money to w arrant a rev iew , b ut I w as not missing out on a mov ie w orth rev iew ing .

The film stars Robert DeNiro as Ed, a senior c itiz en g radually falling b eh ind in th e modern w orld.

After an inc ident inv olv ing one of th ose automatic c h ec k out mac h ines th at infuriate ev ery one reg ardless of ag e, h e’ s pressured into mov ing in w ith h is daug h ter Sally , play ed b y Uma Th urman, and h er family .

Sally ; h er h usb and Arth ur, play ed b y Rob Rig g le; th eir teenag e daug h ter Mia, play ed b y L aura Marano, and Ch ristmas- ob sessed y oung est daug h ter J enny , play ed b y Poppy Gag non, all k now th e new arrang ement w ill b e an adj ustment, b ut it’ s preteen son Peter, play ed b y Oak es F eg ley , w h o’ s most unh appy . Ed w ill b e mov ing into h is b edroom, meaning th at h e’ ll h av e to mov e up to th e attic . I’ v e h eard oth er c ritic s say th at th e attic in th is mov ie doesn’ t look too b ad and Peter sh ould q uit w h ining , b ut it h as v ermin prob lems th at

I doub t Ch ild Protec tiv e Serv ic es w ould let slide.

Peter “dec lares w ar” on Ed, promising to mak e h is life miserab le until h e… dec ides to mov e out, I g uess, ev en th oug h h e doesn’ t exactly “want” to be there in the first plac e. A prank w ar ensues. Peter replac es Ed’ s sh av ing c ream w ith sealant. Ed sab otag es Peter’ s sc h ool report. Peter puts a snak e in Ed’ s b ed. Ed destroy s Peter’ s elab orate virtual castle. In an effort to settle th e riv alry onc e and for all, th e tw o ag ree to fac e eac h oth er in a fouron- four w inner- tak e- all – w h atev er th at means – dodg eb all g ame at a trampoline park . W h y dodg eb all?

W h y teams of four? B ec ause th is movie really wanted to film a scene at a dodg eb all park and for no oth er reason. Th e g ame ends in a draw , and sinc e th ere’ s no w ay for tw o people to settle a dispute oth er th an trampoline dodg eb all, th e feud seems destined to g o on forev er. Or at least until J enny ’ s b irth day party nex t w eek .

Ed’ s c irc le of friends and dodg eb all team inc lude J erry , play ed b y Ch ristoph er W alk en; Danny , play ed b y Ch eec h Marin, and Diane, play ed b y J ane Sey more. I w as intrig ued b y th e c omedic possib ilities of th e w ily v eterans, b ut th ey let me dow n tremendously . W ith W alk en, for ex ample, I w as so ex c ited to h ear th at h e w as in th is mov ie th at I immediately b rok e into my req uisite b ad W alk en impression. Th en I saw th e mov ie and notic ed th at W alk en

h imself w as doing an ev en w orse impression. Ch eec h b ring s noth ing to th e tab le, and Sey more is inv olv ed in one of th e dumb est tw ist ending s of th e y ear. Th e b latantly ob v ious one from lousy h orror mov ie “Y ou Sh ould Hav e L eft” is still w orse, b ut I didn’ t ev en realiz e th is w as supposed to b e a tw ist until it w as treated lik e one.

“Th e W ar w ith Grandpa” trig g ered some sort of c h emic al reac tion in my b rain. W atc h ing th is unfunny , unintellig ent, oftentimes unnatural mov ie, I w anted to c ry . N ot b ec ause of th e $ 6 I spent on th e rental fee or ev en th e torturous nature of th e mov ie’ s h umor, b ut b ec ause th is w as eating up 9 5 minutes of my v aluab le time. It’ s a g ood th ing I merely saw th is mov ie at h ome, b ec ause sc h lepping to a th eater in N ew J ersey from my h ome in N ew Y ork City tak es ab out an h our b oth w ay s, so at least I w as ab le to roug h ly h alv e th e time w asted. I’ m temped to name th is mov ie as th e w orst of 20 20 , b ut I saw even hackier stuff on demand, so th is mov ie w ill j ust h av e to settle for b eing th e w orst of th e maj or th eatric al releases.

Grade: D “Th e W ar w ith Grandpa” is av ailab le on demand th roug h streaming serv ic es and lik ely th roug h a loc al cable provider. The film is rated PG for rude h umor, lang uag e and some th ematic elements. Its running time is 9 5 minutes.

Contact Bob G arver at rrg2 5 1 @ nyu.edu.

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Temecula opens Sam Hicks Monument Park’s new playground TEMECUL A – Th e c ity of Temec ula opened a new play g round Tuesday , J an. 26 , in a v irtual c eremony on F ac eb ook at Sam Hic k s Monument Park , 41 9 7 0 Moreno Road, in Old Tow n Temec ula.

Th e Temec ula City Counc il memb ers talk ed ab out th e new ly renov ated proj ec t, w h ic h is j ust steps from th e Temec ula V alley Museum.

Some of th e new play g round attrac tions inc lude a Glob al Motion B all, Grapev ine & B arrels Climb er and an Oodle Sw ing .

“It h as b een a long time c oming .

W e are v ery ex c ited to unv eil th e

new play g round eq uipment at Sam Hic k s Monument Park ,” May or Mary ann Edw ards said in a new s release b efore th e c eremony . “Th is play g round c ontains play features th at no oth er park in Temec ula h as. Y ou w ill definitely w ant to ex perienc e th is uniq ue park th e nex t time y ou are v isiting Old Tow n Temec ula. ” Temec ula play g rounds remain open for families to g et outside and enj oy park s and rec reation, b ut th e c ity ask ed residents to rememb er to ‘ Play It Safe’ b y soc ially distanc ing w h en possib le, w earing a fac e mask

and b e respec tful to th ose around th em.

Z ak Sc h w ank , Temec ula City Counc il memb er and president of Community Serv ic es Distric t, said, “Th e new play g round prov ides updated rec reational amenities and educ ational manipulativ es at th e entranc e of th e Temec ula V alley Museum, mak ing it a g reat destination for families. Th is is anoth er ex ample of th e renov ations and improv ements to Temec ula made possib le b y our residents’ support of Measure S. ” Submitted by city of Temecula.

The city of Temecula opens a new playground Tuesday, Jan. 26, at Sam Hicks Monument Park, 419 0 Moreno Road, in Old Town Valley News/Courtesy photo Temecula.

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Efforts continue across the nation to offer high school sports, performing arts JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

W h ile th e normal fall w inter seasons have looked a little different ac ross th e nation th is y ear amid the c oronavi rus pandemic , the 51 state high school associations continue with their determined efforts to prov ide h ig h sc h ool students th e opportunity to c ompete in sports and performing a rts.

Many state association leaders must adhere to state government and he alth mandates, but the goa l is the same in eve ry state: to play, perform and compete – toge the r.

In total, 35 states partic ipated in footb all in th e fall. At th e high school level, the efforts of c oac h es, administrators, students and parents to follow protoc ols and “finish the race” has been amazing.

The oft-delayed 2020 fall football season c onc ludes ov er th e nex t tw o weekends as Texas (Jan. 14-16) and Michigan (Jan. 22-23) crown state c ha mpions.

Most of the other 16 states h av e starting dates for footb all in F ebr uary or Marc h, although a few are still aw aiting c learanc e to play from state g ov ernment and health officials. Seven of these 16 states ha ve ye t to play any sports thi s ye ar, so w hi le phys ic al he alth concerns related to COVID-19 c ontinue to impac t dec isions to play , so must the mental he alth of students w ho ha ve be en inac tiv e sinc e the shut dow n in Marc h.

The movement indoors for baske tba ll, w restling a nd ic e hoc ke y, along with cases of the coronavirus, have intensified challenges for sc hool s and state assoc iations. As th e N ational F ederation of Hig h School Winter Sports Seasons Guide indicated, 21 states have yet to start regular-season basketball g ames and 38 states h av e made modifications to their wrestling seasons.

And in the 30 states that have started b ask etb all, it h as b een a c ase of tw o steps forw ard, one step back with COVID-19 protocols th at h av e sh ut dow n indiv iduals and/ or teams. In addition, c urrent health restrictions will most cer-

Seven states across the nation, including California, have yet to play any sports this year as physical health concerns related to CO VID-19 continue to impact decisions to play.

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tainly limit fan attendance to family/friends only, or just 25% c apac ity i n some areas.

W ith the ultimate goa l to play , perform, c ompete – tog eth er in high school activities, state assoc iations c ontinue to look for new w ays to make tha t h appen. In the case of the more than 4 million students invol ve d in performing arts, the opportunity to c ontinue eve nts vi rtually ha s be en an alternative .

Illinois and W isc onsin, among othe rs, ha ve turned nega tive s into positives. The Illinois High School Assoc iation planned to c onduc t state c ulminating ev ents in speec h , music , deb ate and drama from early F eb ruary to th e end of Marc h – a ll vi rtually .

Susie Knoblauch, IHSA assistant ex ec utiv e direc tor in c h arg e

of these programs, said it was difficult to see the disappointment of students w ho lost opportunities in the spring and thos e expe rienc es “led us to b eliev e th at setting g oals to conduct virtual events can energize these student populations.”

The Wisconsin High School F orensic Assoc iation mov ed its events online in July to keep students and c oac h es eng ag ed. Th e WHSFA completed its one-act th eater season online in th e fall and w ill be gi n its speec h c ontest season next month, with state culminating r ounds in April.

Adam Jacobi, WHSFA executive director, said the association actually added sc h ools w ith th e move online – some tha t ha d not

State associations continue to look for new ways to ensure e the ultimate goal of playing, performing and competing in high school activities happens.

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see HIG H SC HOOL, page C-2

Longtime Chargers QB, Rivers, 39, retires from Colts/NFL after 17 seasons JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

Philip Rivers, the 39-year-old former Cha rge rs Q B w ho playe d for the Indianapolis Colts thi s past season, announc ed hi s retirement Wednesday, Jan. 20, after putting together one of the greatest 17ye ar c areers in N F L hi story .

“Every year, Jan. 20 is a special and emotional day,” Rivers said in a statement posted on the team’ s website. “It is St. Sebastian’s F east day , the day I playe d in th e AF C c h ampionsh ip w ith out an ACL , and now the day tha t after 1 7 seasons, I’ m announc ing my retirement from the National Footba ll L eague . Tha nk you , God, for allowing me to live out my childh ood dream of play ing q uarterb ac k in the N F L . I am gr ateful to the Chargers for 16 seasons, and the Colts for the 17th season.”

B etw een h is trademark th row ing style and his penchant for trashtalki ng w ithout c ussing, he c arve d out h is ow n nic h e in th e N F L . After b eing selec ted fourth ov erall in th e 2004 draft, he was immediately traded from the N ew Y ork Giants to the San Diego Chargers for Eli Manning . Riv ers spent th e nex t tw o seasons b ac k ing up Drew Brees in San Diego before taking ove r as the starter w h en B rees left in free age nc y .

In the 2006 season opener, Rivers made hi s starting debut – and then the next 251 in a row including the playoffs. Nothing kept him out – not the aw kw ard mec ha nic s,

not th e c ritic s w h o th oug h t h e should retire after his final season w ith th e Ch arg ers, not ev en th e torn anterior c ruc iate liga ment he suffered against the Colts following the 2007 playoffs.

His 240-consecutive regularseason starts was the secondlongest streak since 1970, trailing only Brett Favre (297), and it w as one of th e few stats Riv ers c he rishe d.

“It’ s c ertainly important to me and I’ m th ank ful th at I’ v e b een healthy enough to be out there,” Riv ers said in N ov emb er. “I do th ink th ere is someth ing ab out th at ava ilabi lity , be ing the re eac h and every week.”

Riv ers w on 1 34 c areer g ames – No. 2 among quarterbacks without a Super Bowl ring – and was eighth all-time. Only Tom Brady (230), two-time Super Bowl champs Peyton Manning (186) and Ben Roethlisberger (156), Brees (172) and Hall of Famers Favre (186), John Elway (148) and Dan Marino (147) won more regularseason ga mes tha n Rive rs.

He also finish ed h is c areer ranked fifth in career completions (5,277), yards passing (63,440) and touchdown passes (421), and as the Chargers’ franchise recordh older in ev ery maj or passing c ategor y .

Despite struggling in 2019, Riv ers reb ounded w h en h e w as reunited w ith c oac h F rank Reic h in Indianapolis. After throwing five see RIV ERS, page C-6

Former Los Angeles Chargers q uarterback Philip Rivers announces his retirement from the NFL Wednesday, Jan. 20 , 20 21.

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CIF Southern Section cancels playoffs for football and other fall sports due to coronavirus pandemic JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

An announc ement reg arding h ig h sc h ool sports c ame from th e CIF Southern Section Tuesday, Jan. 19, arriving just four days after the grassroots parent and youth organization, hashtag LetThemPlayCA, h eld rallies ac ross th e state urg ing for high school sports to begin immediately . Unfortunately , th at w ill not b e th e c ase as th e larg est h ig h sc h ool sec tion in th e state c anc eled its playoffs for football and the rest of th e fall sports b ec ause of th e c oronav irus pandemic .

Citing a desire to c reate more time for teams to potentially play regular-season games in an increasing ly sh rink ing w indow for th ose sports, the section of almost 600 sc h ools follow ed th e g ame plan of the CIF State, which canceled its regional and state playoffs for Season 1 sports Dec . 1 . Th e rev ised fall lineup of sports includes girls’ volley b all, b oy s and g irls w ater polo and boys and girls’ cross-country.

Rob W ig od, c ommissioner of CIF Southern Section, also cited th e diffic ulty th e pandemic h as c reated for th e sports c alendar and playoff qualifying as reasons for the “regretful” cancellation but told fall students-athletes not to lose hope.

“Th is announc ement at least allows even more time that’s potentially available for (them) to get competition,” he said during a telec onferenc e w ith media. “It’ s not ov er. I do not b eliev e th at it is.

Th ere is still time left in our fall sports, approximately two months.”

Th e reg ular season for fall sports

is sc h eduled to b eg in statew ide Monday, Jan. 25, but will likely be delayed again in the Southern and L os Ang eles sec tions b ec ause of th e recently lifted Southern California stay-at-home order Monday, Jan. 25, leaving it up to specific counties to c arry out th eir ow n safety measures.

W ith th e reg ional stay at h ome order lifted in Southern California, athl etic progr ams c ould c ompete in sports approved under the guidanc e of th e California Department of Pub lic Health , w h ic h g roups ac tiv ities into a c olored tier sy stem for monitoring th e c oronav irus. In the Southern Section, all seven of its c ounties are in th e purple tier for widespread risk, where crossc ountry may b e th e lone fall sport permitted to c ompete.

F ootb all, indoor g irls’ v olley b all and w ater polo w ere all plac ed b y the CDPH in the orange tier or allow ed onc e th ere is moderate risk for th e v irus. To reac h th e orang e tier, h ealth c onditions w ould h av e to dramatic ally improv e tw o tiers, leav ing many in th e h ig h sc h ool sc ene to w onder if any g ames w ould b e play ed b efore th e fall w indow c loses. In footb all, for ex ample, th e reg ular season ends April 1 7 , b ut it c ould b e ex tended another two weeks to April 30, W ig od said.

Th e footb all ex tension c omes from a prec autionary c ush ion plac ed into th e sc h edule from th e CIF State’s sports medicine advisory committee, Brian Seymour, state assoc iate ex ec utiv e direc tor for CIF , said.

“W e h av en’ t q uite g otten to th at

In the Southern Section, cross-country may be the lone fall sport permitted to compete once stay-at-home order are lifted.

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discuss point yet,” Wigod said. “If th at b ec omes a fac tor th at is really important, we can consider that.”

In the Southern Section, the seasons for g irls’ v olley b all and b oy s and girls water polo end March 20, and March 27 for cross-country.

W ig od told th e sec tion’ s sc h ools that holding cross-country championsh ips in one loc ation for sev en counties was “not realistic.”

“W e b eliev e th at sports c an b e restored safely, and that the continued c essation of sports is c ausing irreparab le h arm to th e ph y sic al and mental health of our children,” Oceanside resident Ken Elliott, organizer of LetThemPlayCA, said.

Many high school sports programs have conditioning or con-

duc ting sk ill training during th e stay-at-home order, but for some fall c oac h es and ath letes, th ey may b eg in to look tow ard th e spring sports offerings or in fall 2021. The cancellations of the fall playoffs h av e some h ig h sc h ool ath letes and prog rams transitioning into play ing for c lub teams, w h ic h are playing locally and out-of-state ag ainst th e g uidanc e of state h ealth department.

W ig od said th e rev enue from th e playoffs, also canceled last spring, account for 50% of the Southern Section’s operating budget. He added th e sc h ools also w ill lose th e sh ared rev enue, b ut th e sec tion w ill b e apply ing for anoth er round of pay roll protec tion.

“We are struggling as well,” Wigod said. “We’ve had to let employees g o, and furloug h ed employ ees and cut expenses.”

The Southern Section said its rev ised spring sc h edule remains in place, starting with girls’ tennis potentially by Feb. 22. Wigod also said th e possib ility of h olding spring c h ampionsh ips w ould b e reevaluated in early to mid-April.

All th e spring sports seasons w ere abruptly canceled in 2020 as the pandemic b eg an to tak e a g rip on th e reg ion. In J uly , th e sec tion c ountered b y delay ing th e start of its fall sports season from Aug ust to Dec emb er and J anuary .

JP R aineri can be reached by email at sp orts@reedermedia.com.

Orange County schools will not face penalties from CIF for violating health guidelines due to football game JP Raineri SPORTS EDITOR

The CIF Southern Section said Wednesday, Jan. 20, that there will not b e any penalties for th e tw o Orang e County h ig h sc h ools th at played a football game Saturday, Jan. 16, that violated state orders and loc al h ealth g uidelines due to th e c oronav irus pandemic .

Th e g ame b etw een Capistrano Valley Christian High School and Calvary Chapel High School of Santa Ana violated the California Department of Pub lic Health ’ s g uidelines issued in Dec emb er for youth sports and a regional stay-ath ome order. Th e CDPH g uidelines said that no inter-team competitions in y outh sports, inc luding h ig h

HIG H SC HOOL from page C-1 participated in the past 20 years.

He said th e v irtual ex perienc e also prov ided new options for b usy students w h o c ould not partic ipate otherwise, and it was beneficial for sc hool s in sparsely populated and rural areas.

Othe r states are provi ding new opportunities thr oug h esports and flag football for girls. Eighteen state associations are now offering esports prog rams thr ough the NFHS Network and PlayVS, and interest h as b een b uilding due to the addition of FIFA 21 and Madden NFL 21 as game titles for the 2021 esports season – the first sports titles to b e offered through the NFHS Network-

nia furth er c larify ing th e elements of return to play c ontained in th e Guidelines for Youth Sports developed b y th e California Department of Public Health, along with emphasizing the provisions contained in CIF Bylaw 22, Conditions of Memb ersh ip and h ow th ose apply to all memb er sc h ools in our state.

Th erefore, b ec ause of th ese rec ent dev elopments, w e now c onsider th is a closed matter.”

The CIF State office, which oversees h ig h sc h ool sports th roug h out th e state, said W ednesday th at it w ill not b e tak ing any ac tion ag ainst th e sc h ools th at play ed. It said th e g ame and any ac tion reg arding it w as in the hands of the CIF-SS office.

The CIF State office sent out a statement Tuesday, Jan. 19, to its 559 member schools titled,

PlayVS partnership.

In addition, interest in flag footb all for g irls c ontinues to ga in momentum. Along w ith state associations in Florida, Georg ia, Alask a, and N ev ada th at h av e implemented prog rams, Alab ama is inv olv ed in disc ussions to add th e sport th is y ear. Th e Georgia High School Association conducted its first GHSA Flag F ootb all Ch ampionsh ip last month with Calvary Day School winning the A-5A title and West Forsyth claiming the 6A-7A crown. About 90 schools were involved in the first year of sanctioned c ompetition.

JP R aineri can be reached by email at sp orts@reedermedia. com.

Craig wins AMA Supercross opener

Temecula’s Christian Craig wins the 25 0 SX class in the American Motorcycle Association Supercross season opener Saturday, Jan. 16, in Houston, Texas.

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“Mandatory Complianc e w ith CIF Bylaws and CDPH Guidance.”

Th e statement pointed out th at “… th e intentional v iolation of th e orders, reg ulations and g uidanc e of th e g ov ernor’ s offic e, DCPH, CDE and CIF w ill not b e permitted.

Complianc e b y our memb er sc h ools with the CDPH’s guidance regarding y outh sports is mandatory , not discretionary.”

Ac c ording to th e statement, “any sc h ool determined to h av e partic ipated in or to b e c onduc ting intersc h olastic ath letic s ev ents in v iolation of th e state’ s orders or CIF rules may b e sub j ec t to CIF Article 22 sanctions including, but not limited to, fines, suspension or dismissal from membership.”

Eric Preszler, coach of Capistrano V alley Ch ristian, tw eeted after

the game, a 2-0 Capistrano Valley Ch ristian v ic tory on a safety in th e final minute of the game played at Calv ary Ch apel, th at th e Eag les were 1-0 after the result. The CIFSS office said the game is classified as “a no c ontest as it did not tak e plac e follow ing c urrent CDPH guidelines and CIF bylaws.”

The CIF-SS statement Wednesday did not address any possib le punish ment for th e oth er tw o sc h ools th at play ed a g ame. Th e CIF-SS has not named those other two schools, but the Southern California N ew s Group learned th at th ey are V alley Ch ristian Hig h School of Cerritos and Desert Ch ristian Ac ademy of B ermuda Dunes.

JP R aineri can be reached by email at sp orts@reedermedia.com.

sc h ool sports, sh ould b e play ed before Jan. 25.

Th e possib le penalties for th e schools included fines and suspensions and perhaps a loss of membersh ip in CIF .

“W e h av e c ompleted g ath ering th e fac ts related to th is situation, w h ic h inc luded direc t c onv ersations w ith th e princ ipals and/ or ath letic directors at both schools,” Commissioner Rob W ig od said a statement released by the CIF-SS. “I believe th ey c ompletely understand th e relev ant b y law s th at are inv olv ed, and I am confident that this will not h appen ag ain.

“Yesterday (Tuesday), the CIF State Office issued a directive to the approximately 1,600-member high schools in the state of Califor-

Temec ula’ s Ch ristian Craig w on the 250S class in the American Motorcycle Association Supercross season opener Saturday, Jan. 16, in Houston, Tex as.

The 250-cc main event was 1 5 minutes plus one lap. Craig completed 20 laps in 15:49.686 and had a 5.057-second advantage over second-place finisher Austin F ork ner, w h o is from Missouri.

Murrieta’s Colt Nichols finished third, 6.065 seconds behind Craig, while Menifee rider Jo Shimoda was the fourth-place finisher and trailed Craig by 19.522 seconds.

Menifee’ s Mic h ael Mosiman took seventh place and was 35.213 seconds slow er th an Craig .

Craig was a Honda rider in 2020 b efore j oining th e Monster Energ y / Star Racing Yamaha team for 2021.

“For him to win his first Super-

c ross as a Monster Energ y rider is really spec ial for Monster and really special for him,” Mitch Cov ing ton, senior v ic e president of sports mark eting for Monster Energ y , said. “I’ m really super h appy for our b rand and ev en more for Christian.”

Th e rac ing team rath er th an th e Monster Energ y sponsorsh ip added Craig to the 2021 team.

“Th ey c h ose Ch ristian th is y ear and it w as a dec ision th at w e w ere in full support of,” Covington said.

Craig now rides a Y amah a YZ250F. The 29-year-old Craig began his AMA Supercross career in 2009.

“He’s been racing a long time,” Cov ing ton said.

A b rok en h and early in th e season limited his 2020 racing activity.

“He’s overcome that,” Covington said.

His past inj uries also inc lude a b rok en b ac k .

“Christian even riding Supercross is a miracle,” Covington said.

His only previous Supercross win was in 2016.

“I’m extremely proud of Christian b ec ause h e’ s ov erc ome so much adversity to get this win,” Cov ing ton said. “It w as g reat, and I’ m really h appy for Ch ristian. He’ s paid h is dues in th e sport, and h e’ s worked hard.”

The Jan. 16 race took place at NRG Stadium. During the first q ualify ing session Craig h ad a lap of 45.125 seconds, which was the second-fastest time among the 250S riders. In the second qualify ing session, h e h ad th e fast lap of 43.765 seconds.

Th e h eat rac es w ere nine laps.

Craig w as th e leader at th e end of the first and second laps, R.J. Hampsh ire of F lorida led for th e follow ing fiv e laps, and Craig reg ained th e lead in th e eig h th lap. Craig w on th e h eat rac e in 7:10.562, finished 1.596 seconds ah ead of Hampsh ire and h ad a fast lap of 44.661 seconds.

Craig led all 20 laps in the main event. His fastest lap took 45.404 sec onds.

Marv in Musq uin, w h o liv es in Corona but trains at the KTM facility in Murrieta, finished third in the 450S class. Musquin, whose motorcycle is a KTM 450 S -F FE, finished 20.076 seconds b eh ind w inner J osh B arc ia in th e 20 minutes plus one lap race. Musquin completed all 28 laps as did seventh-place Dylan Ferrandis of Lake Elsinore and 12th-place Dean W ilson of Murrieta.

Joe Naiman can be reached by email at jnaiman@reedermedia. com.

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On the storming of the Capitol and election fraud lawsuits

Julie Reeder PUBLISHER

Th e storming of th e Capitol w as a trag edy th at w as c ondemned b y Repub lic ans and Democ rats.

Th ey ’ v e arrested people from b oth former President Donald Trump’s camp and the anti-Trump c amp, and people are still w aiting to see ex ac tly w h at h appened and w h o inc ited it. Ob v iously , it w asn’ t inc ited b y Trump b ec ause th ey stormed th e Capitol b efore h e ev en b eg an to speak and all

c ellph one sig nals w ere j ammed, so th ey c ouldn’ t ev en h av e h eard it remotely .

Th ere are a lot of q uestions left, h ow ev er. W h y w as th e Capitol polic e c aptain’ s req uest for more assets denied? W h y w ere some Capitol polic e seen remov ing b arriers and w av ing th e rioters in? W h y w ere some doors opened and rioters w av ed in? W h y did th e Capitol polic e tak e selfies with them and high-five them?

How did th e rioters h av e maps of the Capitol? If it was “incited” b y Trump’ s speec h w h ic h th ey didn’ t h ear, w h y did th ey c ome prepared w ith b omb s, h elmets, body armor, etc? Why was Sullivan, who is anti-Trump and tied to prev ious rioting , arrested w ith no b ail req uired? Y es, I h av e lots of q uestions.

If th ere w ere Trump follow ers w h o th oug h t it w as a g ood idea to follow after th e model of rioting , th ey are j ust sorely mistak en. F irst of all, v iolenc e isn’ t th e answ er.

Secondly, they don’t have the

narrativ e b ac k ing th em lik e Antifa and B lac k L iv es Matter does.

Th ey don’ t h av e a c omplic it media reporting th at it’ s “mostly peac eful protests” while $2 billion or more in damag e to g ov ernment and personal property is b urned dow n and damag ed and people are k illed.

Th ey don’ t h av e a c omplic it g ov ernment say ing “W h o say s protest has to be peaceful?” or excusing it.

Th ey don’ t h av e Holly w ood elites and Kamala Harris spending millions to b ail th em out of j ail. And, finally, they don’t have corporate America giving them $10 billion in support and h ang ing b anners all ov er the ir bui ldings and w ebs ites.

As for elec tion fraud, w h at former attorney g eneral W illiam B arr said w as th at th ey h adn’ t seen elec tion fraud on a sc ale th at w ould c ha nge the elec tion. Ac c ording to Trump’ s team, B arr’ s team ha dn’ t talk ed to one sing le person th at signed affidavits of fraud or audited any of the mac hi nes.

Th ere are tens of millions of vot ers w ho are feeling disenfran-

c ih sed until the y c omplete proper audits and th at w on’ t c h ang e. I don’ t k now any one w h o w ould ha ve a probl em w ith President J oe B iden w inning th e elec tion, if th ey felt like it w as a fair elec tion.

Trump’s team filed 42 lawsuits alleg ing elec tion fraud. Th ere w ere nine th at w ent forw ard b ased on merit, and hi s team prev ailed in four of th ose. All of th e rest w ere rej ec ted, not on merit b ut on standing or tec h nic alities. Th e mainstream media w ould h av e y ou th ink it w as b ased on merit.

Those courts saw zero evidence.

Th ere are also 35 c ases w h ere Trump is not th e plaintiff. Of th ose, only tw o w ere dec ided on merit, and the plaintiff prevailed on one. There are still 30 activ e law suits w ork ing th eir w ay th roug h th e sy stem, so it is not ov er. Th e datab ase I’ v e b een using is the MIT Stanford Healthy Elec tions trac k er as w ell as th e orig inal c ourt doc uments. F or more information, v isit h ttps: / / healthyelections.org/election-

litigation-tracker.

V alley N ew s w ill c ontinue to cover those lawsuits. Arizona is one of th e c ontested states. Th ey did a sample audit and found th ere w ere prob lems, so ac c ording to Arizona Sen. Sonny Borrelli and the Arizona legislature, after subpoenaing th e Maric opa County b oard of superv isors to audit th e v oting mac h ines, w ork ed out an ag reement. Th e leg islature is in proc ess of selec ting th e audit c ompany to perform th e audit.

If th ey find th at th ere w ere no issues, th at result w ill b e th e answ er. People j ust w ant to mak e sure it w as a c lean elec tion, j ust lik e w h en Democ rats c ontested the 2000 and 2016 elections.

As far as th e elec tion sec urity czar saying it was the cleanest elec tion in h istory . W ell, it w as ultimately h is responsib ility , and h e failed miserab ly . W h at else is h e g oing to say ?

Julie R eeder can be reached by email at jreeder@reedermedia. com.

sh ould ev er b e deemed as “nonessential.”

How eve r, if all of the se deemed “essential” businesses are open and eng ag ing w ith th e pub lic , th en the re is no reason w hy Temec ula City Hall c annot b e open to th e pub lic in th e same manner. B y limiting c ity serv ic es to online v irtual only c ontac ts, isn’ t th is ak in to saying that the services offered by Temec ula are less tha n essential?

Surely Temecula city employees can conduct in-person business with citizens in the same manner as loc al retail c ash iers and c lerk s at our supermark ets, c h ain stores and c onve nienc e stores. Plexi gl as partitions, mark ed and spac ed w aiting

lines, and the use of presc he duled appointments can be utilized as are routinely done at many of th ese establ ishm ents. Residents c omfortab le w ith online serv ic es sh ould b e abl e to do bus iness online as w ell.

But for many people, in-person c ontac t is nec essary to ensure tha t proper forms and proc edures are utilized as well as the submitting of notarized documents and identification for licenses, contracts and othe r bus iness be fore the c ity .

Temec ula City Hall w as opened ab out a dec ade ag o at a c ost of some $70 million. Keeping City Hall c losed to th e pub lic is mak ing thi s pric e tag seem like a w aste.

As elec ted leaders seek ing to open

Temec ula, you all shoul d be leading the w ay by opening City Hall and show ing the rest of our c ommunity , th e state and th e nation that we can no longer afford to be he ld hos tage by the c oronavi rus.

Y ou c an set th e ex ample for oth ers thr oughout our state and c ountry to follow and emulate. It’ s not enoug h to j ust talk th e talk ; it’ s time to w alk t he w alk.

Reopen Temec ula City Hall .

ASAP. Th ank y ou for y our time and c onsideration.

Rick Reiss Paseo Del Sol Temecula

Dear Temecula City Council It is my understanding th at most, if not all, of th e Temec ula City Counc il memb ers are ac tiv ely look ing for w ay s to reopen Temec ula for b usiness, c ommerc e and daily liv ing ac tiv ities in th e w ak e of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A b rief driv e around tow n q uic k ly indic ates w h at b usinesses are open th roug h out Temec ula; supermark ets lik e Alb ertsons, Ralph’s and Stater Bros. obviously h av e b een open and c onduc ting business, albeit with some modific ations and distanc ing proc edures put in plac e. Th is is also true for local “big box” retail establishments suc h as Costc o, B estB uy , W almart, B ev Mo, L ow e’ s and

Home Depot. Ev en loc al c onv enienc e stores and liq uor stores remain open, selling v arieties of j unk food, lottery tic k ets, adult magazines, cigarettes, beer, wine and h ard alc oh ol produc ts to th e pub lic .

As per th e g ov ernor’ s arb itrary state “shutdown” edicts, these b usinesses eith er fall into “essential” or “nonessential” categories.

Th ose b usinesses deemed “nonessential,” i.e., sit down restaurants, g y mnasiums, b arb ers and salons and a h ost of oth er spec ialty stores, c h urc h es and oth er ac tiv ities, h av e b orn a terrib le b urden during th is pandemic . N o c onstitutionally protec ted and allow ab le ac tiv ity

Current team nickname changes are just the beginning Joe Naiman WRITER

Th e N ational F ootb all L eag ue team in W ash ing ton dropped th e nickname “Redskins” while the Maj or L eag ue B aseb all team in Clev eland w ill b e disc arding th e nickname “Indians.” The changing of nic k names in professional sports lik ely w on’ t b e limited to th ose.

Calling an Indian a “redskin” is like calling a red-haired person a “ginger;” it’s slang but not nec essarily derog atory . Calling th e pro sports teams, th e W ash ing ton Ging ers and th e Clev eland Ging ers w ould solv e th e prob lem of Indians being offended. If the Indian masc ots w ere replac ed b y ginger mascots, red-haired people would be no more offended than they are now with the red-haired masc ot for W endy ’ s, and sinc e th e N ativ e Americ an ac tiv ists don’ t desire to b e represented as team masc ots, th ere sh ould b e no c omplaints th at th e F irst N ations peoples are b eing replac ed b y Cauc asians on team log os.

Calling th e W ash ing ton and Clev eland teams, th e Ging ers may or may not prevent a flurry

of team nic k name c h ang es, espec ially sinc e W endy ’ s h eadq uarters is within 150 miles of Cleveland.

The first professional sports team to c h ang e its nic k name from th e Indians w as th e minor leag ue baseball club in Seattle. The Pacific Coast League team was orig inally c alled th e Indians as a trib ute to th e F irst N ations peoples of the Northwest. In 1938, the team was purchased by Emil Sick, w h o ow ned th e Rainier B rew ing Company , and th e franc h ise w as renamed the Seattle Rainiers.

N aming an ex pansion or oth er new franc h ise to promote a b usiness h as h istory . W h en B arron Hilton w as g ranted an Americ an Football League team in 1960, h e named th e team th e Ch arg ers to promote Hilton Hotels’ new Carte B lanc h e c redit c ard. Th e N ational Hoc k ey L eag ue g av e th e Disney c orporation an ex pansion franc h ise in Anah eim a y ear after Disney ’ s h oc k ey mov ie “Th e Mighty Ducks” was released, and th e team w as orig inally c alled th e Anah eim Mig h ty Duc k s b efore th e franc h ise w as sold and th e team name w as c h ang ed to th e Anah eim Duc k s. Th e Detroit Pistons w ere orig inally th e F ort

W ay ne Z ollner Pistons; F red Z ollner ow ned a piston manufac turing c ompany c alled th e Z ollner Corporation as w ell as th e team.

A c ouple of soc c er leag ues h ad a team c alled th e Edmonton B ric k Men; Th e B ric k is a disc ount department store h eadq uartered in Edmonton so th at is eq uiv alent to c alling an Ark ansas team th e W almart Men. Th e F ederal L eag ue w as one of b aseb all’ s major leagues in 1914 and 1915; th e W ard family ow ned b oth th e B rook ly n team and th e W ard B ak ing Company , w h ic h produc ed Tip Top B read, and th e b aseb all team w as c alled th e B rook ly n Tip-Tops.

Th ere is a my th th at th e Maj or L eag ue B aseb all team in Houston c h ang ed its name from th e Colt 45 s to th e Astros b ec ause of th e shooting of President Kennedy elsew h ere in Tex as. Th e truth is th at Colt asserted intellec tual property rig h ts ov er th e name and log o, and th e Houston ow nersh ip addressed th e prob lem b y renaming th e team. In th e c ase of a team ow ner w h o also ow ns a b usiness, c onc urrenc e from th at b usiness w ould not b e an issue.

When Seattle’s National Bas-

k etb all Assoc iation team mov ed to Ok lah oma City th e settlement ag reement w as th at th e team could’t be called the Supersonics or the Sonics. The intent was that a new Seattle team could have that nic k name, b ut in Ok lah oma City that was a no-brainer. The Sonic h amb urg er c h ain is b ased in Ok lahoma City, where Sonics are like Starbuck’s. If the franchise was going to give Sonic any publicity, th e h amb urg er c ompany w ould h av e to purc h ase naming rig h ts to th e arena, w h ic h ended up b eing named after Ch esapeak e Energ y .

Th e Ch arg ers now play h ome games at SoFi Stadium, the Ducks are at th e Honda Arena, th e Pistons’ h ome c ourt is L ittle Caesars Arena and th e Astros play at Minute Maid Park . Corporate sponsorsh ip h as already tak en ov er fac ility names. Team nic k names c ould v ery w ell b e for sale in th e near future, espec ially if a franc h ise fac es req uests to c h ang e a nic k name.

J apanese c ompany names replac e th e c ity rath er th an th e nic k name. Th e Ch unic h i Drag ons are in N ag oy a, th e N ippon Ham Fighters are in Sapporo, the Orix Buffaloes are in Osaka and

Tok y o’ s tw o teams are th e Y ak ult Swallows and the Yomiuri Giants.

Th at meth od c ould ac tually address ob j ec tions to c ity names.

Th e issue of Georg e W ash ing ton h av ing ow ned slav es c ould b e resolv ed b y th e ow ner of th e N ationals, the Gingers, the Wizards or th e Capitals c h ang ing W ash ing ton to h is c ompany or produc t if not a sponsor’ s name. Th at idea c ould also resolv e th e issue of c ities named after military leaders, Cath olic saints or European monarchs. Sonic currently has no affiliation with Oklahoma City’s N ational B ask etb all Assoc iation team, b ut W h atab urg er is b ased in San Antonio and with appropriate sponsorship, the Spurs could replac e th e name of th e Italian saint.

If team nic k names c an b e c h ang ed to plac ate eth nic g roups, th ey c an also b e c h ang ed to plac ate sponsors, inc luding team ow ners. Th e remov al of th e Redsk ins and Indians nic k names w ill likely have significant company – pun intended – in th e future.

Joe Naiman can be reached by email at jnaiman@reedermedia. com.

more c ommonplac e; w e need to shor e up testing c apac ity and address mental h ealth and inc reasing inc idents of sub stanc e ab use. And state ag enc ies lik e th e Employ ment Dev elopment Department, w h ic h h as failed millions of unemploy ed California w ork ers, th e DMV and oth ers must b e reformed.

W ith ov er 4 million ac res b urned in 2020, wildfires must remain a priority . Infrastruc ture inc luding crumbling highways, insufficient w ater storag e fac ilities, energ y produc tion and distrib ution must all b e addressed. W ith h omic ides and oth er c rime rates inc reasing , w e need to prov ide law enforc ement ag enc ies and c ourts w ith

nec essary resourc es to protec t all Californians.

On J an. 5, I sent a letter about th ese issues and more to Gov .

Gav in N ew som. As Assemb ly Repub lic an L eader, I remain eag er to find commonsense, bipartisan solutions to put California b ac k on trac k during thi s stressful time.

Assembly R ep ublican Leader Marie Waldron, R -E scondido, repr esents the 75t h Assembly D istrict in the California Legislature, which includes the communities of Bonsall, E scondido, Fallbrook , Hidden Meadows, P ala, P alomar Mountain, P auma V alley, R ainbow, San Marcos, Temecula, V alley Center and V ista.

Budgeting in time of crisis Assemblymember Marie Waldron SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

California’ s hi gh c ost of livi ng, c rumb ling infrastruc ture, rising c rime and c onstant thr eat of natural disasters alw ays present c ha llenges. The COVID-19 pandemic ha s made matters w orse by stressing ICU c apac ity , c ausing trag ic loss of life, damag ing our ec onomy and rob b ing many students of a ye ar’ s educ ation.

During th e upc oming b udg et disc ussions, I am urgi ng the gov ernor to follow a path relyi ng on sc ienc e to b est respond to th e pandemic. More than 2.6 million people lost th eir j ob s b etw een March and May 2020, Millions

saw the ir w age s c ut, and hundr eds of bus inesses permanently c losed.

Thi s ye ar, w e must provi de inc entives and regulatory flexibility to h elp small b usinesses g et b ac k on the ir feet and the ir employe es ba c k t o w ork.

A safe return to the c lassroom c an be ac c omplishe d by applyi ng strategi es ba sed on sc ienc e rathe r than fear. Students, who were denied c lassroom teac h ing , are experiencing significant learning loss and nega tiv e impac ts to the ir social and emotional well-being.

Getting students b ac k to sc h ool w ill also h elp g et th eir parents ba c k t o w ork.

The he alth c are w ork forc e must b e ex panded. Teleh ealth sh ould b e

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PETS

Toucans reside in Fallbrook

Emerald Forest Bird ardens in Fallbrook breeds and raises toucans for zoos and private breeders throughout the world.

Jerry Jennings shows o a pair of toucans at Emerald Forest Bird

ardens in Fallbrook.

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Sandra Shrader SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Note: E merald Forest Bird G ardens is temp orarily closed. P lease call them at 7 6 0 -7 2 8 -2 2 2 6 before visiting.

Most people lik e to th ink th at th ey h av e some k ind of master plan for th eir liv es, b ut for J erry J enning s, fate c ame disg uised as a pair of toucans in a San Fernando Valley pet store in 1976.

A long time b ird lov er w h o h ad raised finc h es, J enning s said h e th oug h t th e male and female toucans, each adorned with oversized b eak s and plumag e of b rig h t c olors, w ould b ec ome g ag a ov er eac h oth er. B ut to h is surprise, th e c ag e mates remained c ompletely disinterested in eac h oth er and th at w as w h en h e b ec ame aw are th at th ere w as more th an one k ind of touc an spec ies, h e said.

“Th ey w ere sold to me as a pair of th e same spec ies, b ut one of th e b irds w as ac tually an Ariel touc an and th e oth er w as an emerald toucanet. That was an eye-opener for me about toucans,” Jennings said.

He became a world-renowned ex pert and b reeder of th e av ians as w ell as th e ow ner of Emerald F orest B ird Gardens, w h ic h is loc ated on 40 acres in the woodland hills

ab ov e F allb rook .

“I started doing researc h and ask ing q uestions and th at w as w h en I disc ov ered th ere w ere so many different varieties of toucans, so I b oug h t anoth er male and female to pair up with the first two, started b uilding larg er outdoor c ag es in my one-acre backyard in Woodland Hills and things took off from there,” he said.

Alth oug h it w asn’ t ex ac tly th at q uic k or simple of a learning c urv e for th e proper c are and feeding of th e b irds, tw o y ears later, J enning s achieved two world first breeding aw ards w h en th e Ariel touc ans became the first pair to breed in c aptiv ity , and day s later, th e emerald toucanets provided another first w h en th ey laid eg g s.

Encouraged by aviary officials from the San Diego Zoo and other zoos about the need to develop b reeding meth ods for touc ans in c aptiv ity , J enning s’ ex panding passion for th e c olorful b irds motiv ated h im to start searc h ing for a larg er piece of property. In the mid-1980s, h e b eg an look ing all ov er California for th e rig h t plac e to c reate an outdoor breeding site, and by 1990, h e purc h ased th e F allb rook site at 38420 Dos Cameos Drive and beg an c onstruc ting outdoor c ag es th at simulated natural env ironments.

“Th is property w as j ust w h at I w as look ing for b ec ause it’ s in a semitropic al c limate th at c an ac c ommodate th ese b irds w h o are nativ e to c limates in Central and South America,” Jennings, who is a retired attorney and also th e founder of th e Americ an F ederation of Av ic ulture and serv ed as president of the organization for several years, said. “N ot only th at, I w anted a plac e th at h as plenty of room to g row , a stream running th roug h it and ex isting b uilding s for a nursery and bird-raising facilities.”

Emerald F orest B ird Gardens, w h ic h b reeds and raises touc ans for zoos and private breeders throughout th e w orld as w ell as for indiv idual pets, g rew to b ec ome th e larg est touc an b reeding operation in th e c ountry . Th e fac ility h as been home to 25 species and 350 indiv iduals, in th e w orld’ s larg est c ollec tion of c aptiv e touc ans in a sing le plac e.

Th e larg e c ag es are measured in “bird flight” feet and are usually 9 feet high and range in size from 8 feet by 12 feet up to 10 feet by 30 feet. This openness provides plenty of spac e for a pair of b irds to b ec ome c ompatib le. Th ey may tak e some time to g et to k now eac h other, ignore each other, fight with eac h oth er or b ec ome enamored

The toucan family Ramphastidae includes several types of large “ show stopper” toucan species which are recognizable by their black coats and colorful banana-shaped beaks.

w ith eac h oth er. W h en touc ans do b ec ome friendly , th e male and female w ill sit tog eth er and th e male w ill sh are its food of fruit and nuts w ith th e female “muc h lik e a man mig h t ask h is date if sh e w ants to share a glass of wine,” Jennings said w ith a smile. And touc ans are monog amous, h e said.

Th e touc an family Ramph astidae inc ludes sev eral ty pes of larg e “show stopper” toucan species which are recognizable by their black coats and colorful bananash aped b eak s. Th e b irds use th eir b eak s, w h ic h v ary in mark ing s from spec ies to spec ies, to pluc k fruit in th e w ild. Th eir b eak s h av e also b een studied b y aerospac e eng ineers for th eir unusually h ig h impac t streng th , ac c ording to J enning s.

Oth er spec ies in th e touc an family found at Emerald F orest B ird Gardens inc lude th e smaller touc anets and arac aris w h ic h are usually more ex q uisitely c olored and h av e smaller b eak s th an th e

larg er touc ans.

Th e b ird g ardens are not j ust limited to touc ans, h ow ev er. Parrots, c oc k atoos, mac aw s, tanag ers and turac os are also b red at th e fac ility . And g uiding v isitors into th e somew h at h idden g rounds are several dozen peacocks strutting their stuff while hawks soar across th e treetops.

W ith all th ose av ian residents liv ing in one loc ation, th e air is filled with a peculiar cacophony of sounds lik e c h ih uah ua b ark s, g uttural th roat c learing s, sh riek s, card shu ings, whistles, twitters and mournful lov e c alls ac ross th e c any on, h e said.

Still, for Jennings, whose world trav els h av e g iv en h im th e c h anc e to pet peng uins in th e Antarc tic , pursue parrots in Peru and c reate c onserv ation h ab itats in Costa Ric a, all those feathered-friend greetings at Emerald F orest B ird Gardens sound lik e h ome, sw eet h ome.

Brush up on pet dental health TEMECUL A – Companionsh ip, unc onditional lov e and sec urity are j ust some of the perks of pet ow nershi p. People w ho br ing pets into the ir hom es understand tha t a c ertain c ommitment c omes w ith be c oming a pet ow ner. Pet ow ners recognize they need to provide food, she lter and ba sic h ealth c are for th eir pets, b ut th ey may not recognize the role dental health

plays in he lping pets be as he althy as possibl e.

The Americ an Animal Hospital Assoc iation said th at dental disease c an start early in a pet’ s life.

B y a ge 3, most dogs and c ats w ill ha ve some leve l of dental disease.

If dental disease is left untreated, pets may suffer from inflammation, infec tion and ev en c h ronic pain.

The animal he alth and w ellness site VetStreet said that more than 70% of cats and dogs over age four are affected by periodontal disease.

B ac teria from poor dental he alth may spread to oth er org ans and c ause illnesses.

Recognizing the signs of pet dental disease and taki ng steps to allevi ate it c an ke ep pets he althy .

Acknowled ge b ad b reath.

B ad b reath is not someth ing th at c omes w ith th e territory of h av ing a pet. Odor from a dog or c at’ s mouth may indic ate a prob lem suc h as stomatitis, a c ommon feline c ondition tha t c auses inflammation to the oral tissues and gum s.

Start b rushing pets’ teeth.

B rushi ng a pet’ s teeth c an promote good oral he alth and poten-

Pets of the Week Animal Friends of the Valleys

Ramona Humane Society

Hi! I’m Bella, a 1-year-old female Husky mix. I’m a loving and loyal puppy, who loves to chew, loves gongs with peanut butter in them and doesn’t like to be left alone for long. I’m looking for an active family, perhaps someone who likes to hike and give me some gentle training.

Let’s meet! Intake Number: 5 7 4 4 4 9 Hello! I’m Bluebell, a 3 -year-old female Tortoiseshell kitty. I’m a beautiful sweetheart, looking for my furever home. Do you have room in your heart and home for me? Come meet me today! Intake Number: 5 68 9 60

Website: www.animalfriendsofthevalleys.com Address: 3 3 7 5 1 Mission Trail, Wildomar, CA 9 25 9 5 Phone: 9 5 1-67 4 -0 618 Hours of operation: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Hi! I’m Canelo, a 6-year-old male Pitbull mix.

I’m a sweetie and a cutie pie who likes to play fetch. I love being with people and other dogs. Come meet me today! Intake Number: 18 3 0 29 / R24 23 7 8

Hello! I’m Miracle, a 6-year-old female brown and white kitty. I’m a sweet girl who needs a loving furever home. I’m dreaming of a nice warm bed to sleep on and toys to play with. Let’s meet! Intake Number: 18 225 4 / R24 215 8 The shelter is open by appointment Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2: 3 0 p.m. for adoptions. For more great pets available for adoption, contact the Ramona Humane Society at 9 5 1-65 4 -8 0 0 2 or visit www. ramonahumanesociety.org.

Living Free Animal Sanctuary Hello! I’m Phoenix, a 2-year-old female Terrier mix. I’m a vivacious girl with a fun-loving excitement and joy for life. I enjoy going on walks and playing at the park. I get along well with my brother, Nomad, and we play together most days. I’m young with plenty of energy and am ready for some basic training. Let’s meet!

Hello! I’m Pip, a female tabby kitten. I’m a sweet little lady, looking for my furever home. If you treat me gently and have treats and toys for me, I think we could be great friends for life. Let’s meet!

For more information on Phoenix, Pip and other pets up for adoption at Living Free Animal Sanctuary, call the kennel at 9 5 1-3 21-9 9 8 2, the cattery at 9 5 1-4 9 1-18 9 8 or visit https: / / living-free.org.

Retrievers & Friends Hello! I’m Roxy, a beautiful 4 -year-old female Belgian Malinois mix. I had puppies recently that are almost ready for adoption as well. I’m a smart girl who loves a challenge, and I love to play ball.

I’m looking for a loving family to keep me company on our many adventures. Let’s meet!

For more great pets up for adoption, visit Retrievers and Friends of Southern California at www.retrieversandfriends.com.

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Recognizing the signs of pet dental disease and taking steps to alleviate it can keep pets healthy. Valley News/Courtesy photo

tially prev ent serious prob lems along th e w ay . Alw ay s use a pet-safe toothpaste, and talk to a ve terinarian about a spec ial dental diet.

I nv est in other d ental prod ucts.

Seek products that receive the approv al of th e V eterinary Oral Health Counc il to he lp maintain a pet’ s oral hygi ene. Avoi d produc ts lik e sy nth etic b ones, antlers and oth er animal b ones, w h ic h c an frac ture an animal’ s teeth.

W ork with your ve terinarian.

Vets typically use -rays to diag nose dental disease, as teeth may appear normal to th e nak ed ey e b ut still b e diseased. Anesth esia is freque ntly used in dental eva luations and c leaning s. It mak es it safer and less stressful for th e animal and th e vet. Speak with your vet about the freque nc y of dental c leanings and c are, ask ing any q uestions y ou may ha ve about the safety and efficacy of anesthesia use.

Pet owners must prioritize their furry friends’ oral he alth. Though often ov erlook ed, pets’ dental he alth is integr al to the ir ove rall he alth.

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EDUCATION

Hemet and San Jacinto schools honor January students of the month Diane A. Rhodes SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

The Hemet/San Jacinto Student of th e Month prog ram rec ently recognized seven local high school seniors for demonstrating c h arac ter, integ rity , lov e of learning , inv olv ement in sc h ool ac tiv ities, athl etic s and c ommunity servi c e.

Students were nominated by teachers or othe r sc hool personnel for making a difference in their home, sc hool and c ommunity .

J anuary’ s students of the month from Hemet Unified School Distric t sc hool s w ere B rookl yn B ush, Tausala Eteuati, J illy ann Hunsucker, Elyse Ramirez and Emily Ward. San Jacinto Unified students were Yulissa Ortiz Antunez and J eremiah H ayw ood.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic limitations for pub lic g ath erings , th e eve nt w as he ld vi rtually Thur sday , J an. 14. More tha n 5 partic ipants log g ed in to th e Z oom meeting w h ere students sh ared the ir stories and sponsors and administrators offered their support.

Prog ram founder and meeting h ost Karena Zermeno also represented one of the sponsors, Altura Credit Union.

Backpacks filled with gifts, a plaque, certificates of recognition and muc h more w ere donated by th e prog ram’ s sponsors and w ill b e deliv ered to eac h rec ipient. Th e students w ere gi ve n the opportunity to th ank th eir families and school staff who have supported the m and he lped the m plan the ir future life goa ls.

In his opening prayer, Jeff Johnson, pastor of San Jacinto Assemb ly of God, said ev ery one c omes into a new ye ar w ith hope and antic ipation and he hope s tha t th ese students’ liv es w ill ex c eed

the ir expe c tations.

Hemet Hig h ’ s B rook ly n B ush w as nominated by many teac he rs for her “can-do” attitude. She is in the top 10 of students academically w ith a 4.44 G PA. “She impresses everyone around her, students and staff alike,” counselor Maureen F ernandes said.

B ush plans to maj or in art hi story and minor in life sc ienc es b efore entering medic al sc h ool to be c ome an obs tetric ian, w hi c h is her dream job. She attended Hemet sc hool s h er entire life and said b eing one of only a few B lac k students made he r feel she needed to prove he rself.

“Despite th e rac ial neg ativ ity I ex perienc ed, I’ v e b een ab le to come out at the top of my class,” sh e said. “My g reatest c ontrib ution h as b een my ab ility to defy stereoty pes and enc ourag e y oung er students to do the same.”

The life lesson she plans to take to c ollege is to “neve r be too bus y to watch sunsets.” She said no matter w h at, she neve r forgot the little th ing s in life and h opes sh e w ill b e abl e to pay it forw ard by show ing yout h the y c an do w ha teve r the y set the ir minds to.

Tausala Eteuati of Tahquitz High School was chosen for her outstanding interpersonal sk ills, dependab le c ommunic ation and leadershi p, all w hi le maintaining straight As. She plans to attend University of California San Diego to maj or in medic ine and eve ntually be c ome an emerge nc y room doc tor.

Ac ademy of Innov ation’ s J illya nn Hunsuc ke r w as introduc ed w ith one w ord: resilienc e. As one of HUSD’s newest K-12 schools, th e ac ademy prov ides different formats for learning opportunities inc luding online, bl ended and

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traditional seat-based instruction.

Havi ng live d in Hemet he r entire life, Hunsuc k er w as inv olv ed w ith v arsity sports and c ommunity outreac h t hr ough he r c hur c h.

West Valley High School honored Elyse Ramirez, and nominating teacher Cheri Kehler said she h as w atc h ed th e y oung w oman g row as a student and an artist in h er time at th e h ig h sc h ool.

Ramirez is captain of the dance team, a Thespian officer and has tutored fellow drama students.

Ramirez said that suffering from anxi ety he rself and w orki ng ha rd to br eak the stereotype s of mental illness h as inspired h er to w ork in the field of neuroscience and psyc hol ogy .

“I w ant to he lp people, not j ust outside but from within as well,” she said.

Emily W ard w as Hamilton High’s choice for January. She was sing led out for b eing someone w h o

is alw ay s try ing h ard and c aring for others. She was her band’s color gua rd c aptain and w orks ha rd on he r ac ademic s.

Yulissa Ortiz Antunez of Mountain View High School is an early g raduate w h o c ompleted h er senior year in November. She was born and raised in Honduras b ut w as separated from h er family at th e age of 14. She said she misses her family who motivated her to fight for her goals. She hopes to get her c olleg e deg ree in immig ration law to h elp oth ers nav ig ate th e proc ess she w ent thr ough.

San Jacinto High School teacher Erik a Roj as nominated J eremiah Hayw ood for thi s month’ s honor .

She has only known him through online c lasses, due to the c oronav irus pandemic , b ut sh e said h is peers are more suc c essful be c ause of hi s presenc e in c lass.

B orn in Compton and raised in South Central Los Angeles, Hay-

w ood lost h is moth er w h en h e w as 13 and hi s fathe r a few ye ars later.

He c redits h is aunt w ith h elping hi m stay on trac k to reac h hi s goa l of b ec oming an elec tric al eng ineer.

Despite the rough area he gr ew up in, he w ants the next ge neration to know the y c an be suc c essful.

“Ev en th oug h y our env ironment is part of w ha t make s you, it’ s not what breaks you,” he said. “The main th ing I w ant to c onv ey is th at life is ha rd but the w ork to ge t past those hardships is even harder.”

Hemet City Counc ilmemb er Linda Krupa made some closing remark s to th e students th at sh e said c ontinue to impress he r, eve n after nine ye ars of thi s progr am.

“If your c areer path is suc h tha t y ou c ome h ome to our c ommunity , it w ould b e th e most aw esome thing in the world,” she said.

F or more information, v isit h ttp: / / w w w . studentofth emonth . net.

Lake Elsinore Unified School District staff consider ways to address pandemic-related student learning loss Will Fritz ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Lake Elsinore Unified School District staff are looking at a host of measures desig ned to address student learning loss during th e c oronav irus pandemic , an administrator told th e distric t’ s sc h ool board at its Jan. 21 meeting.

Kip Meyer, assistant superintendent of student and instruc tional support services for LEUSD, told th e b oard th at th e learning loss students are facing is defined as “students’ reg ression of th eir sk ills or … a student’ s c urrent performanc e not b eing at th e same lev el or same rate as th ey w ould h av e b een h ad they been in school for the last 10 months.”

After sh aring information on th e same topic at th e b oard’ s Dec .

1 7 meeting , Mey er told th e b oard Thursday, Jan. 21, that staff have successfully transferred 176 seniors and 116 juniors from comprehensiv e h ig h sc h ools to Orteg a Hig h School, the district’s continuation h ig h sc h ool.

Six additional teachers were h ired to b eg in at Orteg a in th e spring semester, Mey er said.

“With these specific interventions, seniors w ill b e prov ided an opportunity to stay on trac k and graduate in June 2021,” he said.

“The Ortega High School and comprehensive high school staffs must b e c ong ratulated for all of th eir w ork ov er th e h oliday b reak to make this work. Kudos to all of them.”

N ow th at th e distric t h as addressed th ose immediate needs Meyer said, staff have begun foc using on strateg ies to h elp oth er groups of students. Some of those strateg ies inc lude distric tw ide summer sc h ool prog ram ex pansion and inc reasing th e sc ope of ex isting summer learning c amp prog rams.

“In our distric t, w ith out h av ing th e ab ility to h av e our students in front of th eir teac h ers for in person learning for the past 10 months,

teachers are struggling and finding it v ery diffic ult to ac tually understand w h ere th eir students are currently performing,” Meyer said.

He said th e distric t w as planning to expand its existing pre-K camp from six school sites to 10 and increasing it from a two-week prog ram to th ree w eek s.

“As in th e past, students w ill c ome to th e c amp w ith one parent and one guardian,” Meyer said.

At th e same time, th e distric t also is preparing to ex pand its summer literac y c amp to inc oming k inderg arten students w h o prev iously attended transitional k inderg arten, as well as fourth and fifth grade students, h e said.

Th e summer literac y prog ram previously served about 800 elementary sc h ool c h ildren entering first, second and third grades who are six month s to a y ear b eh ind in reading , ac c ording to th e distric t w eb site.

Alain Guev ara, assistant superintendent of administrativ e and instruc tional tec h nolog y support services for LEUSD, told the board th at th e distric t w ill add an additional h our a day for math literac y to th e summer literac y c amp.

“In th e past w e really foc used on the reading and the writing, (and) w e’ re also g oing to c ontinue w ith th at b ec ause th at’ s eq ually important,” Guevara said. “But we’re also finding that kids are falling b eh ind in th eir math sk ills so w e’ ll b e spending th e last h our of th e day doing th at, so th e c h ildren w ill b e in school for an extra hour.”

Most middle sc h ools h av e offered a math c amp for th e past tw o summers as w ell, w h ic h w ill b e ex panded to all six middle sc h ool sites th is summer, Mey er said. Eac h site will offer six weeks of instruction for four h ours a day , “w ith an emph asis on Eng lish lang uag e arts in addition to th e math ematic s th at we’ve done in the past,” he said.

F or h ig h sc h ool students, ev en after transferring some students to LEUSD’s continuation high school,

Mey er said th e distric t is still look ing at ways to offer more help.

Th e distric t already offers an online c redit rec ov ery prog ram to seniors and non-graduates. Meyer said LEUSD would like to extend th e prog ram to inc oming j uniors as w ell, alth oug h h e said h e w ill h av e more information on h ow th at w ill look “in the coming weeks.”

“W e did notic e th at as a first semester w e do h av e th ose larg er failure rates and th at’ s w h y w e’ re tak ing c are of a lot of seniors already to make sure we’re on track,”

Mey er said.

On top of th at, th e distric t is look ing to expand its brick-and-mortar summer sc h ool c redit rec ov ery prog ram for students, th oug h w ith th e pandemic not y et ov er, it’ s not c lear h ow th at w ill look y et eith er.

“Hopefully th is y ear w e w ill b e able to be in person,” Meyer said.

“I b eliev e rig h t now , th ere h av e b een no dec isions on w h eth er w e w ill h av e to c ontinue our soc ial distancing, continue our maskw earing in th e summer month s.

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Oth er nex t steps th at th e distric t w ill look into to address learning loss inc lude possib ly k eeping c lass sizes for TK-5 students at 25-toone, as th ey are th is y ear.

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California lifts stay-at-home order, but tight restrictions remain City News Service SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Citing improv ing c onditions in hospitals, state health officials Monday, Jan. 25, lifted all regional stay-at-home orders, including in the 11-county Southern California reg ion, b ut c ounties w ill still b e sub j ec t to tig h t reg ulations of th e restrictive “purple” tier of economic reopening g uidelines.

The regional stay-at-home order was imposed in Southern California late last year when intensivec are unit c apac ity dropped b elow 15%. The regional capacity subsequently dropped to an adjusted 0%.

But state officials said Monday that with hospitalization numbers trending downward, four-week proj ec tions now indic ate ICU c apac ity

will rise above the 15% threshold.

“Californians h eard th e urg ent messag e to stay h ome as muc h as possib le and ac c epted th at c h alleng e to slow th e surg e and sav e lives,” Dr. Tomas Aragon, CDPH director and state public health offic er, said “Tog eth er, w e c h ang ed our activities knowing our short-term sacrifices would lead to longer-term gains. COVID-19 is still here and still deadly , so our w ork is not ov er, but it’s important to recognize our c ollec tiv e ac tions sav ed liv es and we are turning a critical corner.”

Alth oug h th e state order h as b een lifted, indiv idual c ounties c an impose stric ter restric tions th an th e state. B ut in g eneral, lifting th e state order c ould mean a resumption of outdoor dining , as w ell as at least some serv ic es at g y ms, b arb er

sh ops and nail salons, among oth er b usinesses.

A possib le resumption of outdoor dining c ould b e th e b ig g est ec onomic b oon of th e announc ement.

On Sunday, Jan. 24, the California Restaurant Assoc iation sent its memb ers a letter announc ing th e pending state dec ision, say ing , “w e th oug h t y ou’ d lik e to k now th is good news.”

Th e Riv erside Univ ersity Health System has reported 258,352 coronav irus c ases sinc e th e pandemic began, along with 2,777 virus-related death s. Th e ag enc y does not prov ide updated statistic s on w eek ends.

On Friday, 2,500 new cases were reported compared with 2,739 Thursday, plus 38 virus-related deaths, while COVID-19 hospital-

izations countywide fell.

Th e fatalities are trailing indic ators b ec ause of delay s proc essing death certificates and cover threeto four-week periods, sometimes longer. The county’s COVID-19 patient c ount g enerally h as b een trending down since Jan. 12.

Th e numb er of k now n ac tiv e virus cases countywide was 78,752 Friday, up 1,116. The active count is deriv ed b y sub trac ting death s and rec ov eries from th e c urrent total – 258,352 – according to the county Executive Office.

V erified patient rec ov eries countywide are at 177,003.

On Th ursday , th e c ounty ’ s SARS-Cov-2 vaccination reserv ation portal c rash ed b ec ause of heavy traffic that filled all available slots for weekend immunization

clinics countywide. Juan Perez, the interim county CEO, apologized for th e disruption, and th e Ex ec utive Office replaced the website.

Th e new appointment portal c an b e ac c essed v ia h ttp: / / w w w . rivcoph.org/COVID-19-Vaccine.

Guidelines on h ow to b ook appointments are av ailab le on th e site.

Clinic s are planned Monday to F riday , w ith some slots reserv ed specifically for residents in tier 1 of Phase 1B – those who are 65 years and older – under th e California Department of Pub lic Health ’ s rev ised v ac c ination g uidanc e.

The county’s overall COVID-19 positive rate is 23.8%, down from 25.8% last week, based on stateadjusted figures.

to issue a larg e series of b onds to finance multiple smaller projects.

Eastern and Ranc h o California formed th e W estern Riv erside W ater and W astew ater F inanc ing Authority in 2004.

“The district plans to utilize the Auth ority as a c onduit to issue these bonds,” Hays said.

Eastern h as a Compreh ensiv e Deb t Polic y w h ic h stipulates a minimum of 150 lots and $1 million of deb t for a CF D along w ith an estimated minimum v alue to lien ratio of 4:1 and an effective tax rate of no more than 2% of the home’s value. For refinancing b onds, th e polic y also inc ludes a maximum delinquency rate of 5% and a minimum sav ing s req uirement of 3%. The 12 CFDs have a v alue to lien ratio of 1 8 . 5 : 1 , an average tax rate of 1.89% of the h omes’ v alue, a delinq uenc y rate of 0.62% and a savings amount of 14.08%.

“All of th e c riteria meet th e district’s guidelines,” Hays said.

A neg otiated sale w ill sell th e refinancing bonds to two underw riters at an amount not ex c eeding 0.75% of the total principal.

Th e c ost of issuanc e is estimated at $666,245, and after subtracting the finance charge covering th e amount deposited in th e deb t serv ic e reserv e fund, th e b ond issuanc e and estimated fees th e issuanc e is ex pec ted to g enerate $26,573,017 in proceeds. The expected interest rate is 2.58%, and th e total pay ment for th e refunding b onds is ex pec ted to b e $40,985,910. The refunding bonds will have a maturity date of Sept.

1, 2047.

Onc e th e b onds are issued and a specific savings amount is quantified th e distric t w ill notify th e property ow ners w ith in th e CF Ds. Joe Naiman can be reached by jnaiman@reedermedia.com.

EMWD to refinance CFD debt Joe Naiman WRITER

The debt for 12 Eastern Municipal W ater Distric t c ommunity facilities districts will be refinanced.

B oth th e EMW D b oard and th e W estern Riv erside W ater and W astew ater F inanc ing Auth ority board met Wednesday, Jan. 20.

The refinancing was approved by a 5-0 EMWD board vote and a 4-0 financ ing auth ority b oard v ote.

Th e W estern Riv erside W ater and W astew ater F inanc ing Auth ority b oard c onsists of tw o EMW D b oard memb ers and tw o Ranc h o California W ater Distric t b oard memb ers.

“I’ m v ery ex c ited for th is opportunity,” Thomas Hays, senior financial manager of EMWD, said.

“It’ s a g reat opportunity to sav e property ow ners a c onsiderab le amount of money.”

Th e c reation of a c ommunity

fac ilities distric t allow s b onds for infrastruc ture to b e repaid th roug h assessments on property . Th ese are sometimes known as mello-roos tax es due to th e state leg islators w h o c reated th e option for serv ic es on new dev elopment to b e funded b y an annual assessment.

An assessment must b e approv ed b y a maj ority of property ow ners, alth oug h a dev eloper w h o ow ns an undev eloped parc el may v ote in fav or of th e CF D and onc e th e property is sub div ided th ose property ow ners are responsib le for the assessments. The refinancing is ex pec ted to reduc e th e property ow ners’ annual tax liab ility b y $ 34 to $ 37 1 . Th e total tax reduc tion for the 4,123 individually owned and 42 undeveloped parcels is anticipated to b e approx imately $ 4 million, or 14% of the total principal.

Eastern’ s financ e team determined th at low interest rates made refinancing of the bonds feasible.

“We saw all-time lows in the summer, and th ey c ontinue to b e very low,” Hays said.

The refinancing bond amount for the 12 CFDs is $30.5 million.

The new issuance will refinance $5,475,000 for the Morgan Hill development in Temecula, $4,550,000 for V ista Del V alle/ Calder Ranc h in Menifee, $4,450,000 for The Lakes in Menifee, $4,405,000 for Ranc h o Diamante in Hemet, $2,555,000 for Pacific Communities in Moreno Valley, $2,480,000 for Pacific Mayfield in Menifee, $2,290,000 for Corman Leigh in Menifee, $1,530,000 for Crown Valley, $1,235,000 for French Valley, $720,000 for Meadowbrook/ Stein/Cimarron in San Jacinto, $625,000 for Faircrest in Menifee and $185,000 for Nelson in Menifee.

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3-2 EMWD vote rejects deferral of rate increase Joe Naiman WRITER

A 3-2 Eastern Municipal Water Distric t b oard v ote W ednesday , Jan. 20, rejected a motion to defer an inc rease in w ater and sew er rates for six month s.

Jeff Armstrong and Stephen Corona v oted to defer th e inc rease until June 30. Phil Paule, Randy Record and David Slawson voted against th e deferral.

“W e h ad a g reat disc ussion on it,” Paule said.

W h en th e EMW D b oard adopted th e distric t’ s b iennial b udg et for fiscal years 2019-2020 and 20202021, the budget called for 3% annual water rate increases effective each January, a 90 cent per month increase in fixed charges and 3.8% annual sewer rate increases effective each January. The Dec. 16 EMW D b oard meeting approv ed calendar year 2021 rates and charg-

es. In November 1996, the state’s voters passed Proposition 218, w h ic h req uires a pub lic v ote on b enefit assessments but exempts water and sew er rate inc reases if a c ost of serv ic e study sh ow s a relationsh ip b etw een th e rates and th e ag enc y ’ s c ost to prov ide serv ic e. Eastern’ s b oard approv ed th e c ost of serv ic e methodology in March 2017.

Th e adv erse ec onomic impac ts of th e c oronav irus sh utdow n reduc ed th e ab ility of many ratepay ers to make timely payments. Eastern staff dev eloped v arious prog rams to h elp c ustomers meet th eir pay ment ob lig ations inc luding pay ment arrang ement plans and w aiv ing late fees upon req uest. Th e J uly 1 5 b oard meeting inc luded implementation of a low-income customer assistanc e prog ram in partnersh ip w ith United W ay of th e Inland V alley s which provides a $100 credit for qualified customers, and that program has been in effect since Sep-

tember. The Dec. 2 board meeting included a 5-0 vote to suspend late fees retroac tiv e to May 1 w ith any late fees paid b etw een May 1 and Dec. 2 credited to a customer’s bill.

“W e’ v e tak en a lot of measures in th e last six month s to h elp ratepay ers w h o are h av ing troub le pay ing their bills,” Paule said.

EMW D staff is w ork ing w ith Riv erside County and th e state to seek funding from th e most rec ent c oronav irus relief pac k ag e w h ic h provides on a national level $25 b illion for rental assistanc e w h ic h also allow funds to b e used for utility bill debt payment and $638 million for g rants direc tly to w ater and w astew ater ag enc ies to rec ov er customer non-payment.

“I j ust felt lik e w e h ad tak en th e appropriate measures to h elp th ese ratepayers,” Paule said.

Th e proposal to defer th e rate increases until June 30 would have resulted in an estimated $4.2 mil-

lion of revenue loss. District staff proposed addressing th at reduc ed rev enue b y deferring c ontrib utions to c apital proj ec ts, w h ic h w ould have required either bond financing instead of c ash pay ments for some proj ec ts or a larg er rate inc rease in th e future.

“There are some ways to do this,” Paul J ones, g eneral manag er for EMW D, said.

Eastern’s fiscal year 2020-2021 water revenue budget is $62.5 million and th e sew er rev enue b udg et is $ 5 3. 5 million.

“I th ink th e distric t h as th e w h erewithal,” Armstrong said. “It’s the right thing to do.”

Th e rate deferral w ould not have been limited to low-income or oth er ec onomic ally c h alleng ed ratepay ers.

“That’s for all customers,” Armstrong said.

B y state law a w ater ag enc y c annot prov ide disc ounts to seniors or

low-income residents.

“W e c an’ t sing le out a c ertain portion of our ratepayers,” Record said.

The $4.2 million in foregone rev enue w ould h av e b een in addition to th e $ 3. 8 million loss from w aiv ed late fees.

“I th ink it’ s appropriate to stay the course at this point,” Record said. “W e w ant to mak e sure th at w e’ re serv ing our c ommunity in an appropriate way.”

Rec ord said th at deferring th e rate inc rease c ould c ause oth er adv erse impac ts to ratepay ers.

“Hav ing moderate rate inc reases to avoid the big jump is important,” h e said.

Th e rate setting proc ess for th e fiscal year 2021-2022 and fiscal year 2022-2023 biennial budget will begin in early 2021.

Joe Naiman can be reached by email at jnaiman@reedermedia. com.

a letter of c redit or oth er ac c eptab le sec urity w h ic h w ould ensure th e pay ment of th e spec ial tax es for a two-year period.

Th e c ontrac t for th e Horseth ief W ater Rec lamation F ac ility ex pansion prec eded th e c reation of the CFD. In 2019 the construction proj ec t w as adv ertised for b ids, b ut th e b ids rec eiv ed all ex c eeded th e 10% cost allowance included in th e dev elopment ag reement. Tw o of th e four property ow ners opted not to ac c ept th e b id pric e, so th e formation of th e CF D w as deferred.

In April 2020, the EVMWD board approv ed a reimb ursement ag reement in w h ic h th e dev elopers reimb urse th e distric t for th e c ost of design-build procurement document preparation.

Th e CF D w ill inc lude sev en improv ement areas, w h ic h w ill provide flexibility for future actions and mitig ate risk of delay s in th e

development of any specific area.

Th e estimated c ost of th e Horseth ief W ater Rec lamation F ac ility expansion is $20 million, and each dev eloper w ill sh are proportionately in th at c ost. Th ree of th e four dev elopers w ill partic ipate in th e issuanc e of b onds for oth er pub lic fac ilities, w h ic h c ould b e for th e w ater distric t b ut may also b e for Riv erside County roads, Riv erside County F lood Control and W ater Conservation District flood control facilities or Lake Elsinore Unified School District buildings.

Th e sec ond reading and adoption of th e ordinanc e to lev y spec ial tax es is ex pec ted to oc c ur at th e Th ursday , F eb . 1 1 , EV MW D b oard meeting .

Joe Naiman can be reached by email at jnaiman@reedermedia. com.

c ould not h elp h im g o out b y c learing th e most g laring omission from hi s othe rw ise remarka bl e resume – a c ha mpionshi p.

“The ultimate goal is a Super B ow l and you’ ve got a guy play ing for 17 years,” two-time All-Pro lineb ac k er Darius L eonard said after a 27-24 loss wild card round loss at Buffalo. “Adam Vinatieri played 23 years and he has some Super Bowl rings, but Philip doesn’t have any. So, you have got to c ontinue to w ork and for us not to give him one this year, it sucks.”

He already ha s a day gi g lined

up, b ec oming th e h ead c oac h of St. Michael Catholic High School in F airh ope, Alab ama, w h ere h e hope s to c oac h hi s sons j ust like hi s fathe r c oac he d hi m.

“My son neve r did thr ow a bi g ba ll like I did at tha t age and he throws it the exact same way,” Riv ers said. “He th row s it th e same w ay a nd anyt ime I try t o tell hi m, h e say s, ‘ Dad, y ou th row it th at way.’ So, I’ve left him alone also.”

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EVMWD creates Horsethief CFD Joe Naiman WRITER

Th e Elsinore V alley Munic ipal W ater Distric t approv ed th e c reation of th e Horseth ief Community F ac ilities Distric t.

Various 5-0 EVMWD board v oted Th ursday , J an. 1 4, approv ed th e resolution of formation for th e CF D, approv ed th e results of th e election and approved the first reading of th e ordinanc e to lev y spec ial taxes. Up to $57,750,000 of bonds Answers from puzzl

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w ill b e issued for th e CF D. F our property ow ners in th e Horseth ief Cany on area w ill b e b uilding a c omb ined 1 ,1 7 4 new residential units. In 2016, the EV MW D b oard approv ed a dev elopment ag reement to ex pand th e Horseth ief W ater Rec lamation F ac ility . Th at ex pansion w ill b e fully funded b y th e dev elopers, and during the process of the 2016 ag reement, th e dev elopers also req uested th e formation of a c ommunity fac ilities distric t to h elp

fund th e c ost of th e Horseth ief W ater Rec lamation F ac ility as w ell as oth er pub lic fac ilities.

Th e c reation of a c ommunity fac ilities distric t allow s b onds for infrastruc ture to b e repaid th roug h assessments on property . Th ese are sometimes known as mello-roos tax es due to th e state leg islators w h o c reated th e option for serv ic es on new dev elopment to b e funded b y an annual assessment. An assessment must b e approv ed b y a maj ority of property ow ners; a dev eloper w h o ow ns an undev eloped parc el may v ote in fav or of th e CF D and onc e th e property is sub div ided th ose property ow ners w ould b e responsib le for th e assessments.

Th e distric t h as a minimum v alue to lien ratio of 4: 1 for a CF D b ond, and in an October 2018 study session, th e b oard c onsidered reduc ing th e minimum ratio to 3: 1 if th e dev elopers prov ide th e distric t w ith

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US marshals rescue 33 missing children in ‘Operation Lost Angels’

The operation, known as “Operation Interception” and resulted in 1 arrests, was created to “combat human trafficking leading up to the Super Bowl coming to Tampa in February 2021,” HCSO Sheri Chad Chronister tells reporters during a news briefing, Monday, Jan. 11. alley ews illsborough ounty heriff s ce photos

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More th an 30 c h ildren w ere resc ued b y U. S. marsh als from h uman trafficking in Southern California, including eight who were being sexually exploited, the FBI announced Friday, Jan. 22.

The multi-day joint agency “Operation Lost Angels” involved more than two dozen partner agencies and was initiated Monday, Jan. 11. The rescue operation recently culminated in the recovery of 33 children, Kristi K. Johnson, assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office, said in a news release.

“Of the 33 children recovered, eight were being sexually exploited at the time of recovery,” FBI officials said in a news release. “Two were recovered multiple times during the operation while on the ‘track,’ a c ommon term used to desc rib e a known location for commercial sex trafficking.”

Johnson said people who become a victim of commercial sex trafficking and then return either voluntarily or by force, fraud or coercion is not uncommon, even after being rescued in previous operations.

“This harmful cycle highlights the challenges victims face and those fac ed b y law enforc ement w h en attempting to keep victims from returning to an abusive situation,” FBI officials said. “Victims may not

self-identify as being trafficked or may not even realize they’re being trafficked.”

According to information obtained by local agency KTLA, the minors were between 13- to 17-years-old, though it hasn’t been confirmed in the FBI statement.

Officials announced one suspect accused of human trafficking was taken into custody on federal charges. The agency has since opened multiple investigations. Some of the recovered victims were arrested as well for allegedly being involved in violating probation, robbery, among other misdemeanors. One child was also the victim of a noncustodial parental kidnapping.

Johnson said the FBI considers minors who get engaged in commercial sex trafficking as victims while comparing human trafficking as modern-day slavery.

“The FBI considers human trafficking modern day slavery and the minors engaged in commercial sex trafficking are considered victims,” Johnson said. “While this operation surged resources over a limited period of time with great success, the FBI and our partners investigate child sex trafficking every day of the year and around the clock.”

Michel Moore, the chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, stressed that human trafficking is a threat to all youth, calling it “a pervasive and insidious crime.”

SBA proposes rule to eliminate regulations that exclude faith-based organizations from 7 SBA programs WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration invited public comment on a proposed rule designed to remove regulatory provisions that exclude certain faithbased organizations from seven b usiness loan and disaster assistanc e programs. These programs include the Intermediary Lending Program, Business Loan programs (7(a), Microloan and 504 programs, Economic Injury Disaster Loan program, Military Reservist Economic Injury Disaster Loan program and Immediate Disaster Assistance Program.

Because these provisions exclude otherwise eligible applicants based on their religious status, they violate their constitutionally guaranteed religious liberty rights. By eliminating the provisions, the proposed rule would ensure that SBA’s programs provide equal treatment for faithbased organizations, which the Constitution requires, and would correspond with the president’s executive order promoting free speech and religious liberty.

“Today’s proposed rule would remove barriers to SBA loans and disaster assistanc e th at c urrent regulations unfairly impose on faithbased businesses and organizations,” Jovita Carranza, SBA administrator, said. “America’s faith-based small businesses and organizations play a vital role in providing employment opportunities, products and essential educational, training and youth social services that benefit both our local communities and the overall national economy. Today’s proposed rule

w ould ensure th at th ese b usinesses and organizations are not forced to c h oose b etw een th eir faith and th e SBA financial assistance that they need to continue serving the public and employing our neighbors.”

Public comments on this proposed rule can be submitted on or before Feb. 18, at http://www.regulations.gov, using the following RIN number: RIN 3245-AH60. The public may also comment by mail to Valerie Mills, Executive Operations Officer, Office of General Counsel, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street, SW, Washington, DC 20416.

SBA will post all comments on https://www.regulations.gov.

For more information about SBA’s assistanc e to faith - b ased c ommunities, visit https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/disaster-assistance/ recovery-hub/faith-based-communities.

The U.S. Small Business Administration makes the American dream of business ownership a reality. As the only go-to resource and voice for small businesses backed by the strength of the federal government, the SBA empowers entrepreneurs and small- b usiness ow ners w ith th e resources and support they need to start, grow or expand their businesses, or recover from a declared disaster. It delivers services through an extensive network of SBA field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations. To learn more, visit http://www.sba.gov.

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“Human trafficking is a pervasive and insidious c rime th at th reatens the safety of our young people, who are the future of our communities,” Moore said. “We can only begin to take back the future of our youth with the strong partnerships forged between outstanding service providers and law enforcement.”

The FBI said the caseload for both sex and labor trafficking-related crimes has seen a surge in the last several years. The agency said it is working on more than 1,800 pending investigations as of November 2020, including cases involving minors.

Last year, 664 human trafficking investigations were conducted nationwide, which resulted in 473

traffickers being arrested.

In another large human trafficking operation earlier this month, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office announced Jan. 11 – which is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day – a monthlong undercover sting in Florida resulted in 71 arrests.

From Dec. 7, 2020, through Jan. 9, 2021, undercover detectives posted advertisements online offering to meet up for sex. Female detectives also posed as sex workers.

All 71 suspects are male and are aged between 20 and 62, the sheriff said. Those arrested include activeduty military members, a firefighter, a Christian schoolteacher, a banker, construction workers, business own-

ers and two registered sex offenders.

Former President Donald Trump made fighting human trafficking a top priority of his administration since the day he entered office. He signed an executive order in January 2020 focused on eliminating human trafficking and online child exploitation in the United States, which req uires resourc es to b e direc ted in ways that would result in the prosecution of offenders, assist victims and expand prevention education programs.

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Parshat beshalach: A song of grief and relief Rabbi Emily JK Holtzman SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

One of th e most c eleb rated J ew ish h oliday s, espec ially in th e United States, is Passover. More than any oth er h oliday , J ew s of all sh ades and stripes c ome tog eth er to eng ag e in th e Rab b inic tradition of a Passov er Seder, which is a festive Passover meal and rec ounting of th e story .

Th e story of Passov er is one th at mig h t b e familiar to y ou. Here’ s th e sh ort v ersion. Moses, a J ew , is raised in Ph araoh ’ s palac e. One day h e sees an Eg y ptian task master b eating an Israelite slav e, and Moses reac ts b y k illing th e Eg y ptian.

F earing for h is life, Moses runs to th e desert w h ere h e meets and marries into th e trib e of Midian. He also has his first encounter with God, w h o tells h im to g o b ac k to Eg y pt

and free th e Israelite people. Moses ob ey s God and is met w ith a resistant Ph araoh w h o endures plag ue after plag ue ag ainst h is property , h is people and h is ow n family . F inally , Ph araoh ag rees to let th em g o, and th is point in th e story is w h ere I w ill b eg in today .

In addition to th e c y c le of h oliday s th roug h out th e y ear, J ew s read a different portion from the Torah, w h ic h is th e div ine law c ode, ev ery sing le w eek . Th oug h y ou c an prob ab ly g uess th at Passov er is not th is w eek or ev en nex t month – it’ s a spring h oliday in fac t – th e portion read th is w eek c ov ers th e J ew s’ final escape from Egypt. Twice a y ear, J ew ish people g et th e c h anc e to enc ounter th is story of freedom in th e h oliday c y c le and also in th e Torah c y c le. Th e portion th at is read this week is of even greater signific anc e th an j ust th ose tw o instanc es th roug h out th e y ear. Th is w eek Jews read something called “Shirat HaYam,” or “The Song of the Sea.”

If y ou are familiar w ith th e Passov er story , th en y ou c an prob ab ly g uess w h at th is moment is ab out – it is in fac t th e moment of th e splitting of the Sea of Reeds. It is the first mirac le, outside of th e plag ues, th at th e J ew ish people w itness as a c ollec tiv e c ommunity . Th is moment is so important th at traditionally J ew s say “Shirat HaYam,” every single morning. This passage, this first taste of freedom, is w ritten as a one of the first biblical poems.

“Th en Moses and th e Israelites sang th is song to God. Th ey said, ‘ I w ill sing to God, for God h as triumph ed g loriously ; Horse and driv er God h as h urled into th e sea.

God is my streng th and mig h t; God h as b ec ome my deliv eranc e. Th is is my God and I w ill ensh rine God; th e God of my fath er, and I w ill ex alt God. God, th e W arrior – Adonai is God’ s name. Ph araoh ’ s c h ariots and h is army God h as c ast into th e sea, and the pick of his officers are drowned in the Sea of Reeds. The

deeps c ov ered th em; th ey w ent down into the depths like a stone.’”

Th e Israelites b urst out into a song of praise, a song of w onder and a song of deep pain. Th ey rej oic ed in God for sav ing th em, and they also recognize the immense streng th of God’ s pow er. Th ey see th eir ow n freedom at th e same time as th ey are w itnessing th e destruc tion of th eir enemy . And J ew s rec ite th is passag e ev ery morning . Th ey rec ite it as a reminder of w h at God did for th eir anc estors and of th e joy that they felt with their first ink ling s of freedom. And th ey rec ite it to rememb er th at th eir anc estors rej oic ed as th ey w atc h ed th eir enemies drow n, not b ec ause of b ut simultaneously. “Shirat HaYam” is b oth a poetic desc ription of th e relief and j oy th at th e Israelites felt as th ey c rossed th e sea and a stark reminder of th e v ast array of emotions th at h umans ex perienc e on a daily b asis. People are nev er fully in one emotion b ut are c onstantly

try ing to b alanc e th emselv es internally and reac ting to th e w orld ex ternally . It w ould b e strang e if th e Israelites w ere not ov erj oy ed after th e splitting of th e sea. B ut I b eliev e it’ s th e full pic ture of th e streng th w e g ain from God, as w ell as w itnessing th e destruc tion of our enemies, th at k eeps people h uman.

Th ey ex perienc e pain, sadness, j oy and ac c eptanc e sometimes all at th e same time. It tak es a lot to wade through all of those different and sometimes c ontradic ting emotions. I b less ev ery one th is w eek w ith th e ab ility to open th eir ey es and h earts. May th ey w alk th roug h th e w orld ready to eng ag e fully w ith th emselv es and th ose around them. Shabbat Shalom and have a peaceful and restful Sabbath.

Congregation B’ nai Chaim is located at 2 9 5 0 0 V ia P rincesa in Murrieta. For more information, visit http : / / www.bnaichaim.com or http s: / / www.facebook .com/ CongregationBnaiChaim/ .

Catholic confirmation sponsors serve as spiritual mentors

Confirmation sponsors are tasked with serving as a sounding board for young Catholic Christians who may have q uestions or concerns about life as a maturing Christian.

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TEMECUL A – Th e day a y oung Cath olic Ch ristian rec eiv es th e sacrament of confirmation is an occ asion w orth y of c eleb ration. Many people h elp y oung Cath olic s as th ey g row and mature into people w orth y of rec eiv ing th e sac rament of confirmation, and many prospective c onfirmands c h oose one of th ese influential people to ac t as th eir confirmation sponsor.

Confirmation sponsors play important roles in th e liv es of Ch ristians on th e c usp of rec eiv ing th e sacrament of confirmation. Sponsors are ex pec ted to serv e as role models for prospective confirmands by activ ely partic ipating in th eir parish es

and liv ing liv es of pray er and v irtue.

Sponsors also are tasked with serv ing as a sounding b oard for y oung Ch ristians w h o may h av e q uestions or c onc erns ab out life as a maturing Ch ristian. In suc h instanc es, sponsors are enc ourag ed to sh are th eir ow n ex perienc es g row ing up as Ch ristians and mak e c onc erted efforts to answ er any q uestions prospective confirmands may have, ev en if th is req uires sponsors to contact church officials for answers.

Confirmation sponsors may also need to h andle c ertain log istic al issues reg arding th eir roles. Parish es might give prospective confirmands paperw ork for th eir sponsors, and

suc h paperw ork must b e c ompleted and sub mitted on time. In addition, sponsors w h o are not reg istered parish ioners at th e c h urc h w h ere th e c onfirmation w ill tak e plac e may need to ob tain c onfirmation reg arding th eir elig ib ility to serv e as sponsors from th e parish es th at th ey b elong to.

Eac h partic ular parish may h av e c ertain additional rules reg arding w h o c an and c annot serv e as c onfirmation sponsors, but the following are among th e more c ommon g uidelines: Sponsors must be designated by th e c andidate or th eir parents in adv anc e.

Sponsors must be at least 16 years old and be mature enough to fulfill all of th e duties req uired of th em.

Sponsors must be practicing Cath olic s w h o h av e already rec eiv ed th e sac raments of initiation, w h ic h inc lude b aptism, th e Euc h arist and confirmation.

Sponsors must understand the role th ey are tak ing on.

Sponsors must not be bound by any c anonic al penalty leg itimately imposed or dec lared.

Sponsors cannot be a parent of the prospective confirmand, though g odparents are allow ed to serv e as sponsors so long as th ey meet th e additional req uirements.

Three ways Jesus is better than Satan Zachary Elliott SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Hug o and Alic e. Th at’ s w h at w e named the tw o peac oc k c hi c ks w e purc ha sed for my w ife on Mothe r’ s Day . To say sh e w as ov erj oy ed w ould b e an overstatement. She doesn’t like animals all tha t muc h, b ut she did lik e th e th oug h t of th ese little g uy s ke eping s nake s aw ay .

In he r ow n w ay , how eve r, she love d the m bot h, and, for the most part, the y s eemed to tolerate he r.

All w as fine until one nig h t w he n I w ent to c he c k on the m and found Hugo all alone. Someone or somethi ng dec ided it like d Alic e more tha n my w ife did.

“That’s OK,” she said. “At least I still have Hugo ” B e positive , right ?

For months all was fine. So muc h so th at Hug o w ould c ome running to my w ife w h en sh e

c alled h im b y name. It’ s part of God’ s w eird sense of hum or. How someone w ho dislike s animals so muc h w ould rec eiv e th e lov e of all of the m.

It seemed lik e Hug o th e peac oc k w ould be w ith us foreve r. Tha t is, until one day , th ere w ere none.

Hugo was gone. All we could find one c risp morning w as a pile of feathe rs. I t w as a sad sight .

Some monster had snuck up in th e dark , stole and k illed Hug o, our prized peacock, and sadistic ally left a pile of feathe rs for us to find. We were all a little shocked and sad.

Th e w eird th ing is th at w e nev er saw it c oming or ev en really ex pec ted it. One day Hug o w as the re, and the next , he w as gone .

W e w ere a little naive about how the enemy of the peac oc k w orke d.

As naive as w e w ere about the peac oc k’ s enemy , you don’ t need to b e naiv e ab out y our enemy , Satan.

Jesus tells us in John 10:10 precisely what Satan’s up to so that we won’t be caught off guard. And to

enc ourag e us, J esus tells us th at h e does the exa c t opposite.

He said, “The thief (Satan) c omes only to steal and k ill and destroy. I came that they (you) may have life and have it abundantly.”

If you’ ve eve r w ondered w ha t the difference is between Satan and J esus, the re you ha ve it. Y ou c an’ t ha ve a more c ontrasting life mission tha n tha t. It tells us w hy Jesus is better than Satan.

Here are th ree w ay s J esus is better than Satan.

First, Satan only comes to steal w ha t isn’ t hi s. J esus c omes to gi ve you w ha t is hi s.

Satan has only ever been a thief.

He w ants to steal your j oy , your h ope, y our purpose, y our faith , y our sanity , y our peac e… N eed I go on?

J esus c ame to g iv e y ou all of th ose th ing s b y g iv ing y ou h is life.

He g av e us h imself. In fac t, th e only thi ng J esus eve r take s from you is your sin, gui lt, sha me and the punishm ent tha t goe s w ith it.

In turn, he gi ve s us hi s presenc e w he re the re is fullness of j oy and

h ope forev ermore. He b ec omes the sourc e of our faith and hope .

He’ s th e one w h o renew s our mind and gi ve s us the peac e tha t passes understanding.

Next, Satan only comes to kill.

J esus c omes to g iv e y ou eternal life.

Satan has been a murderer from the be gi nning. Have you eve r notic ed th at after h e entic ed Adam and Ev e to eat from th e tree of good and evi l, he entic ed Cain to murder hi s br othe r Abe l?

He only ev er w ants to k ill God’ s people and see th em ex perienc e w h at th e B ib le c alls th e sec ond death, w h ic h is an eternity in he ll.

J esus c ame to tak e aw ay our sin, w hi c h c auses death in thi s life and the next , and gi v e us life. And not j ust any old bor ing life but a ric h, satisfyi ng and abunda nt life.

N ot only on thi s w orld but for all eternity .

Lastly, Satan only comes to destroy all tha t is good. J esus c omes to restore w ha t is good.

Satan has only ever wanted to destroy eve ryt hi ng good. He ha s

no g ood in h im. And is full of malic e, ha te, lies and dec eit. He ha tes J esus, h is purpose and h is c h ildren.

Let me be clear. Satan literally w ants to destroy eve ryt hi ng good in your life. He does thi s thr ough sin and dec eption. Have no part in hi s w ic ke d sc he mes.

J esus c ame to restore His good ness in our live s. The re is no good in th is w orld w ith out h im. He took our sin, eve ryt hi ng tha t destroye d our relationsh ip w ith God and g av e us h is g oodness. Th at’ s w h y w e are c alled right eous in hi s sight .

Do not b e dec eiv ed, and don’ t b e naive . J esus ha s nothi ng in c ommon with Satan. As the scriptures tell us, “W h at do rig h teousness and w ic ke dness ha ve in c ommon?

Or w ha t fellow shi p c an light ha ve with darkness?” in 2 Corinthians 6:14.

Z achary E lliott is the lead pas tor of Fusion Christian Church in Temecula. For more information, visit http s: / / www.fusionchristianchurch.com, http : / / www.encouragementtoday.tv or find t em on I nstagram.

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Prepare for winter and av o i d Anza community plans Temecula repairs Valley Hospital

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rid e b y Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

Employ ees of th e Anz a Elec tric Cooperativ e, Inc . , Th e Americ an L eg ion Riders of Post 5 3 and memb ers of th e Anz a Th imb le Club w ill h ost a ride b y to h onor th e front- line h ealth c are w ork ers at Temec ula V alley Hospital, 31 7 0 0 Temec ula Park w ay , in Temec ula. Th e ev ent is planned for Saturday , J an. 30 , and will present the hospital staff with a liv ing tree dec orated w ith th ank y ou c ards from th e Anz a c ommunity . see page AVO-2

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Coyote mating season increases threats to pets and liv estock Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

The w ily and intellige nt c oyot e is perpetually on th e h unt, and pet ow ners shoul d be aw are tha t inc reased interac tion w ith c oy otes may oc c ur in the c oming w eeks .

W h ile c oy ote attac k s are part of liv ing in th e c ountry , sometimes predation on pets and liv estoc k c an esc alate, espec ially during th e w ild c anines’ mating s eason. see page AVO-3

Local

Ensure med ication safety d uring COVI D-19 with 5 tips

The snow-capped mountains mean it is time to winterize homes and property in the Anza Valley.

Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

Cold w eath er arriv ed in Anz a and th e mountain c ommunities rec ently . F reez ing w inter tem-

peratures are c ommon at th is time of y ear, b ut many residents h av e seen froz en and b rok en w ater pipes, dead c ar b atteries, sh iv ering liv estoc k , low supplies of w arming fuel and ic ed w ind-

Mother honors d eceased son, cleans ad opted section of Route 371

sh ields as th e result.

Residents c an w interiz e th eir hom e, c ar and animals in preparation for w h en th e th ermometer dips be low 32 F , as he avy storms and freez es c an c ause dry rot, dow ned

Anza Valley Outlook/Diane Sieker photo

tree br anc he s, roof leaks , br oke n water pipes and flooding.

Ex terior h ome maintenanc e shoul d start w ith a n inspec tion of see W INTER, page AVO-3

Cahuilla earthq uake swarm cause is rev ealed

Family Features SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

During th e COV ID- 1 9 pandemic , stay ing h ealth y is top of most minds. F or indiv iduals at risk for or diagnos ed w ith COV ID- 19, th e addition of new treatments may pose anoth er medic al dang er: adve rse drug e ve nts.

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This image illustrates the natural uid injection process that triggered the Cahuilla earthq uake swarm.

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Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

Kim Szymanski of Anza picks up litter from the 2 miles of state Highway 3 7 1 that she adopted in memory of her son, Jacob.

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Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

K im Sz ym anski of Anz a adopted a portion of state Route 371 to h onor th e memory of h er son J ac ob and hi s friend w ho bot h died in an ac c ident thr ee and a ha lf ye ars ago on tha t sec tion of the road.

Sz y mansk i pic k ed up trash along th e sec tion of h ig h w ay Monday , J an. 18.

“I spent ab out thr ee and a ha lf hour s pic ki ng up my little 2- mile

stretc h of state Hig h w ay 37 1 ,” sh e said. “If only I c ould pic k eve rythi ng up, but so muc h is too c lose to the roadw ay and is c onsidered dang erous. Onc e ag ain, a lot of w h at I pic k ed up w as alc oh olrelated – little b ottles of liq uor and beer mainly, enough to fill up at least h alf a b ag , and th ey are large ba gs .”

Officials investigating the scene in Agua nga , J une 13, 2017, found see MOTHER, page AVO-4

After many month s of unusually freq uent earth q uak e ac tiv ity th at left Anz a V alley residents sha ke n, th e my stery h as b een solv ed b y g eosc ientists using new g roundbr eaki ng t ec hnol ogy .

In a J une 18 Caltec h artic le by Rob ert Perk ins, th e c ause of th e Cah uilla earth q uak e sw arm w as rev ealed. A naturally oc c urring inj ec tion of underg round fluids drov e a four- y ear- long earth q uak e sw arm near Cah uilla, Anz a and Ag uang a, ac c ording to a new seismolog ic al study th at utiliz es adv anc es in earth q uak e monitoring w ith a mac h ine- learning algor ithm .

Geosc ientists used th e alg orith m tha t he lps c reate a 3- dimensional pic ture of a fault z one, ge nerating new insight into the seismic proc esses tha t lead to the c ontinuous

sha ki ng tha t oc c urred in the Anz a V alley s inc e about 2016.

Unlik e mainsh oc k / aftersh oc k seismic seque nc es, w he re a large earth q uak e is follow ed b y many smaller aftershoc ks , sw arms typi c ally do not ha ve a sing le standout eve nt.

Th e study , titled “3- D fault arc h itec ture c ontrols th e dy namism of earthqua ke sw arms” w as publ ishe d J une 18, in the j ournal Sc ienc e, and illustrated an evol ving understanding of h ow fault arc h itec ture g ov erns earth q uak e patterns.

Th e Cah uilla sw arm w as a series of small temb lors th at oc c urred b etw een 2016 and 2019 near Mount San J ac into in South ern California.

To b etter understand w h at w as c ausing th e sh ak ing , sc ientists from Caltec h , th e United States Geologi c al Surve y and the see C AHU ILLA, page AVO-5

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ONG OI NG – Anz a Elec tric Cooperativ e and F . I. N . D. F ood Bank offers free mobile food pantry the sec ond Saturday of eve ry month at the AEC office, 5 8 47 0 Hig h w ay 37 1 , from 1 0 : 30 - 1 1 : 30 a.m . All are w elc ome. Cal- F resh applic ation assistanc e and free c ommunity h ealth serv ic es are also av ailab le. B ring y our ow n reusab le b ag s to tak e food h ome. V olunteers w

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Regular Happenings Hamilton High School – F ind out w ha t is ha ppening using Hamilton’ s online c alendar at h ttp: / / w w w . h amiltonb ob c ats. net/ apps/ eve nts/ c alendar/ .

Hamilton Museum – 1 0 a. m. to 2 p.m . Open W ednesdays and Saturday s at 39 9 9 1 Contreras Road in Anz a. F or more information, c all 951763- 1350 or vi sit ht tp: / / w w w . h amiltonmuseum. org . F ind the m on F ac ebook at “HamiltonMuseum- and- Ranc h - F oundation. ” Health, ex ercise, resources and recove ry meetings Narcotics Anonymous Meeting – 6 p. m. Ev ery Tuesday at She phe rd Of The V alley Chur c h , 5609 Pena Road, in Anz a. Open partic ipation.

Veterans’ G athering Mond ays – 9- 1 1 a.m ., The Chur c h of J esus Chr ist of L atter- day Saints, 39075 Contreras Road, in Anz a. Men and w omen v eterans c ome to sh are and h elp eac h oth er deal w ith posttraumatic stress disorder and oth er diffic ulties. Call J oh n Sh eeh an at 951923- 6153.

If you need an advocate to help with VA benefits, c all Ronnie Imel at 9 5 1 - 6 5 9 - 9 8 8 4.

The Most Ex cellent W ay – Chr ist- c entered rec ove ry progr am for all k inds of addic tion meets F riday s from 7 - 8 : 30 p. m. and Tuesdays from 8- 10 a.m . Progr am is c ourt approv ed; c h ild c are is prov ided. Transportation h elp is av ailab le. Th e g roup meets at 5 8 0 5 0 Hig h w ay 37 1 ; th e c ross street is K irby R oad in Anz a.

AA Men’s Meeting – 7 p. m.

Meetings take plac e Thur sdays at 3951 K irby Road in Anz a, south of Highw ay 371.

Alcoholics Anonymous – 8 p. m. W ednesday ev ening s at She phe rd of the V alley L uthe ran Ch urc h , 5 6 0 9 5 Pena Road in Anz a.

F or more information, c all 9 5 1 763- 4226.

Bereave d Parents of the U SA – The Agua nga - Anz a Cha pter of B PUSA w ill hol d its meetings 6 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday of eac h month at 49109 L ake shor e B lvd. in Agua nga . F or more information, c ontac t c h apter leader L inda Hardee at 951512826.

Free Mob ile Health Clinic – Open ev ery th ird W ednesday of the month from 9 a.m . to 2 p.m .

N o appointment is needed. Uninsured may only b e seen in th e Anz a Community Hall’ s parki ng lot or inside the ha ll.

Med ication Assistance and Treatment for Opioid Depend ence – Get treatment for he roin addic tion. Transportation to th e c linic is provi ded. F or more information, c ontac t B orrego Health’ s Anz a Community Health Center, 5 8 5 8 1 Route 37 1 , in Anz a. F or more information, c all 9 5 1 - 7 6 34759.

Food ministries F.U .N. G roup weekly food ministry – Delive ries arrive noon Th ursday s at th e Anz a Community Hall. To order a paid box and help feed those who can’t afford to pay , drop off pay ment and c ash donations b y Th ursday at 1: 30 p.m ., to ERA Exc el Realty , 5607 Highw ay 371, in Anz a. Pay inside or drop off during the day

in the red box outside. To drop it off, put name and request on an enve lope w ith paym ent inside. A $30 box ha s abo ut $10 w orth of food and feeds six people. Half boxe s are ava ilabl e for $15.

F ood is delive red onc e a w eek to thos e who cannot find a ride. For more information, c all B ill Donahue at 951288- 093.

Liv ing Hope Christian Fellowship Community Dinner – 1 p. m.

Dinners are h eld th e last Sunday of th e month at th e Anz a Community Hall. All are w elc ome. Donations of time, money , etc . are alw ay s w elc ome.

Food for the Faithful – 8 a.m .

The food ba nk ha nds out food the last F riday of the month until the food is g one. Th e c loth es c loset w ill be open too. Emerge nc y food h anded out as needed at Sac red Heart Cath olic Chur c h. F F F is a non-denominational nonprofit. All in need are w elc ome; c all Esthe r B arraga n at 951763- 5636.

Bib le Stud ies The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-d ay Saints in Anza – Sunday Sac rament is h eld 1 0 a. m. ; Sunday Sc h ool is 1 1 a. m.

Priesth ood/ Relief Soc iety meets noon; W ednesday B oy Sc outs ga the rs 6 p.m . and Y outh N ight is 7 p.m . F or more information, c all Ruiz at 951445- 7180 or N atha n at 760399- 0727.

The W ednesday Genealogy/ F amily History Class, 5- 8 p.m ., is open to the publ ic at 39075 C ontreras Road in Anz a.

Native Lighthouse Fellowship – 10 a.m. The group meets the first Saturday of the month, and br eakfast is serve d. All are w elc ome to fellow shi p toge the r at the “Triba l Hall” b elow th e c asino in Anz a.

F or more information, c all N ella Heredia at 951763- 0856.

Liv ing Hope Bib le Stud y – 8 - 1 0 a. m. Tuesday s at L iv ing Hope Ch ristian F ellow sh ip, 5 8 0 5 0 Hig h w ay 37 1 , in Anz a. All are w elc ome. F or more information, c all Pastor K ev in at 9 5 1 - 7 6 3- 1 1 1 1 .

Anza RV Club house – 7 p.m ., th e sec ond W ednesday of th e Month, Pastor Kevin officiates at 41560 Terw illige r Road in Anz a.

Monthly Christian Men’s Breakfast – 9 a. m. B reak fast tak es plac e the fourth Saturday of eac h month and rotates to different locations. Contact Jeff Crawley at 951763- 1257 f or more information.

Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church – 10 a.m . W eekl y W ednesday B ib le study tak es plac e at 5609 Pena Road in Anz a. Call 951763- 4226 for more information.

Valley G ospel Chapel – 7 a.m . Saturday Men’ s Study meets w eek ly w ith b reak fast usually serv ed at 4327 5 Ch apman Road in th e Terw illig er area of Anz a.

F or more information, c all 9 5 1 763- 4622.

Anza First Southern Baptist Church – 9 a.m . The c hur c h offers Sunday sc h ool for all ag es w ith a 10: 30 a.m . w orshi p servi c e and 6 p. m. for pray er and B ib le study . Y outh ministry meets Mondays from 6- 8 p.m . The w omen’ s B ib le study meets Th ursday s at 10 a.m ., but it is on hi atus thr ough th e summer. Celeb rate Rec ov ery meets F ridays ; doors open at 5: 30 p. m. w ith larg e g roup meeting , 6 - 7 p.m .; small gr oup sha re, 7- 8 p.m . and Cross Talk Cafe, 8- 8: 30 p.m .

Chur c h is loc ated at 3920 Roll-

Club s TOPS Meeting – Tak e Off Pounds Sensib ly support g roup meets W ednesday s w eek ly . W eig h in at 8 : 30 a. m. , meeting at 8 : 45 a. m. at Th ompson Hall at th e Anz a B aptist Ch urc h , 39 20 0 Rolling Hills Road, in Anz a. F or more information, v isit h ttp: / / w w w .

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High Country Recreation – Sec ond Monday of the month attend c ommittee meetings at ERA Ex c el Realty in Anz a. F or more information, c all Alb ert Rodrig uez at 9 5 1 - 49 2- 1 6 24 or Rob y n Garrison at 805312- 0369.

HCR Bingo fund raisers – 6: 30- 9: 30 p.m . sec ond and fourth F ridays at Anz a Community Hall.

Anza Valley VFW Post 1873 – Capt. J oh n F ranc is Driv ic k III Post, th e L adies’ and Men’ s Aux iliaries are loc ated at 5 9 0 1 1 B ailey Road in Anz a. Mail P. O. B ox 39 0 433. Req uest month ly new sletter and or w eek ly menu b y email at vfw1 8 7 3 anzaca@ gmail.com. F or more information, c all 951763- 4439 or vi sit ht tp: / / vf w 1873.or g .

High Country 4-H Club – 6 : 30 p. m. Meeting s are on th e th ird W ednesday of the month, exc ept F eb ruary , at Anz a Community Hall. 4- H Club is for yout h 5 to 19 years old offering a variety of proj ec ts. High Country 4- H Club is open to c h ildren liv ing in th e Anz a, Ag uang a and surrounding areas. F or more information, c all Allison Renc k a t 95163- 5452.

Anza Valley Artists Meetings – 1 p. m. Meeting s are th ird Saturday of eac h month at v arious loc ations.

Sha re art, ideas and partic ipate in sh ow s. Guests speak ers are alw ay s needed. F or more information, c all president Rosie Grindle at 9 5 1 - 9 28 - 1 248 . F ind h elpful art tips at ht tp: / / w w w .f ac ebook.c om/ Anz aV alleyA rtists/ .

Anza Q uilter’s Club – 9 : 30 a.m. to noon. Meets the first and th ird Tuesday of eac h month at th e Sh eph erd of th e V alley L uthe ran Ch urc h, 5609 Pena Road, in Anz a.

Anza Valley Lions Club – The Anz a V alley L ions Club is open to all men and w omen w ho w ant to w ork tog eth er for th e b etterment of th e c ommunity . Guest meeting s w ith dinner are h eld 7 p.m. on the first Monday of each month at Anz a V alley V F W Post 1 8 7 3, 5 9 0 1 1 B ailey Road, in Anz a.

Meeting s and ev ents are posted on the Anz a L ions Club w ebs ite, h ttp: / / w w w . anz alionsc lub . org . F or more information, c all president Mic he le B row n at 760637- 9173.

Boy Scouts Troop 319 – Cub Sc outs meet 6 p. m. ev ery Tuesday , and B oy Sc outs meet 7 p.m . eve ry W ednesday at The Chur c h of J esus Ch rist of L atter- day Saints on Contreras Road, south of state Route 371, in Anz a. F or more information, c all Ric ha rd Hotc hki ss at 9515 1- 3154.

Boys Scouts Troop 371 – B oy Sc outs meet at L ak e Riv erside Estates. F or more information, c all Ginny K inser at 90702- 7902.

Civi l Air Patrol – Squa dron 59 is looki ng for new membe rs of all ag es. F or more information, c all

sq uadron c ommander Maj . Dennis She eha n from the Anz a area at 951403- 4940. To learn more and see th e c lub ’ s meeting sc h edule, vi sit ht tp: / / w w w .s qua dron59.or g .

Fire Ex plorer Program – 6 p. m. Th e prog ram meets ev ery sec ond, thi rd and fourth Tuesday of the month at F ire Station 29 on state Route 371 in Anz a. Call 951763- 561 1 f or information.

Red shank Rid ers – 7 p. m.

B ac k c ountry h orsemen meet at th e L ittle Red Sc h oolh ouse in Anz a, th e sec ond Th ursday of eac h month . V isit h ttp: / / w w w . redsha nkr iders.c om or c all Carol Sc h muh l for memb ersh ip information at 95163- 673.

Anza Thimb le Club – Th e c lub meets th e first Th ursday of th e month at V alley Gospel Ch apel, 4327 5 Ch apman Road in Anz a.

The soc ial hour is 1 1: 30 a.m ., and lunc h is serve d at noon. Contac t Carol W right at 951 - 763- 2884 for more information.

Organizations Terwilliger Community Association – 6 p.m . Sec ond Monday of the month at V F W Post 1873 , 5901 1 B ailey Road, in Anz a. Potluc k dinner open to all. F or more information, c all Tonie F ord at 951763- 4560.

From the Heart Christian W omen’s Ministries – N oon.

Month ly lunc h eon and g uest speake r are he ld the sec ond Saturday of eac h month . Th e $ 5 c ha rge c ove rs lunc h at She phe rd of th e V alley L uth eran Ch urc h , 5609 Pena Road, in Anz a. F rom the Heart he lps the area’ s neediest c h ildren and inv ites all w omen and men to j oin in the ir mission.

Donate or he lp w ith the rummag e sales tw ic e a y ear to raise funds for th e c ause or oth er ev ents. F or more information, c all president Chr isti J ames at 951592400.

Anza Community Hall – 7 p. m.

General memb ersh ip meeting s are h eld th e fourth Th ursday of the month. Membe rshi ps c ost $20 per person or $ 35 per b usiness, and bot h ge t one vot e. N o gove rnment funds are alloc ated for th e Hall, w hi c h pay s its bi lls thr ough memb ersh ips and sw ap meets. V oting members receive discounts off h all rentals, sw ap meet b ooth s and save on propane ga s from F arrell Gas. Mail memb ersh ip to: Anz a Community B uilding Inc . at P.O .

B ox 39 0 0 9 1 , Anz a, CA 9 25 39 . Th e ha ll is loc ated at 5630 Highw ay 371 in Anz a. Sw ap meet he ld eac h Saturday of th e month , w eath er permitting , early morning to 1 p. m. V endors w anted. F or more information, c all 951282- 4267.

Anza Valley Municipal Ad vi sory Council – 7 p.m . Sec ond W ednesday of eac h odd month at Anz a Community Hall. Group serv es as loc al liaisons to th e c ounty from the c ommunity . F or more information, c all 951805680.

Anza Civ ic I mprov ement League – 9 a.m. meets the first Saturday of eac h month at th e L ittle Red Sc h oolh ouse. Th e league maintains Minor Park and L ittle Red Sc h ool House, w h ic h are b oth av ailab le to rent for eve nts. N o gove rnment funds are allow ed; th e memb ersh ip pay s the bi lls – $10 a person, $18 f amily or $35 bus iness membe rshi p.

F or more information, vi sit ht tp: / / w w w .a nz ac ivi c .or g .

Anza community plans Temecula Valley Hospital ride by Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

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ing Hills Road in Anz a. F or more information, c ontac t at 9 5 1 - 7 6 349 37 , anzabp tistchurch@gmail. com or h ttp: / / w w w . anz ab aptistc hur c h.c om.

Anza community members plan to ride by Temecula Valley Hospital Saturday, Jan. 3 0 , with gifts of appreciation for the many front-line health care workers.

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Employ ees of th e Anz a Elec tric Cooperativ e, Inc . , Th e Americ an L eg ion Riders of Post 5 3 and memb ers of th e Anz a Th imb le Club w ill h ost a ride b y to h onor th e front- line h ealth c are w ork ers at Temec ula V alley Hospital, 31 7 0 0 Temec ula Park w ay , in Temec ula.

Th e ev ent is planned for Saturday , J an. 30 , and w ill present th e h ospital staff w ith a liv ing tree dec orated w ith th ank y ou c ards from th e Anz a c ommunity . Th e tree c an b e planted on th e h ospital g rounds as a lasting memorial.

Community memb ers are enc ourag ed to sig n c ards w ith personal messages for hospital staff at sev eral Anz a b usinesses and th e Anz a Elec tric Cooperativ e.

Th e deadline for sig ning c ards is F riday , J an. 29 . Th e c ards w ill b e plac ed on th e tree for th e h ospital staff.

Ev ery one is w elc ome to attend th e driv e- b y parade w ith an automob ile or motorc y c le. Soc ial distanc ing , fac e c ov ering s and all COV ID 1 9 restric tions w ill b e in plac e at all times during th e ev ent.

Partic ipants in th e ride- b y w ill meet at th e c orner of Ranc h o Pueb lo Road and Dona L y nora in Temecula at 11 a.m., with a briefing to b e h eld at noon. Th e c eremony w ill b eg in at 1 p. m.

F or more information, c ontac t ride c aptain Don Dow ning at 9 5 1 - 7 6 0 - 9 435 or email dond@ anzaelectric.org.

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Coyote mating season increases threats to pets and livestock Diane Sieker STAFF WRITER

The w ily and intellige nt c oyot e is perpetually on th e h unt, and pet ow ners shoul d be aw are tha t inc reased interac tion w ith c oyot es may oc c ur in the c oming w eeks .

W hi le c oyot e attac ks are part of liv ing in th e c ountry , sometimes predation on pets and liv estoc k c an esc alate, espec ially during th e w ild c anines’ mating season.

Coyot e br eeding season be gi ns in Dec emb er and ty pic ally runs th roug h F eb ruary . During th is time, c oy otes may g o after smaller dog s th at th ey perc eiv e as potential c ompetitors or possibl y as thr eats to their own offspring. Additionally , inc reased ac tiv ity and th e need to feed puppies also results in he ight ened hunt ing and targe ting pets and live stoc k.

Coyot es c an and do live in any ha bi tat, inc luding subur bs and c ities. The se predators are c ommon in th e mountain c ommunities of th e Anz a V alley . Th e h ow ling and y ipping of the se w ild c anines c an be he ard most eve nings . The sound signa ls c oyot es on the hunt , c oordinating th e k illing of prey .

Coyot es typi c ally prey on rabbi ts, rodents, b irds, and reptiles and feed on c arrion and road k ill. Th ey w ill hunt large r prey suc h as deer, foc using on the sic k, young, w eak or w ounded animals.

Chi c ke ns, lambs , goa ts, pigl ets, c ats and dogs c an j oin the menu as w ell. L ive stoc k gua rdian dogs c an protec t the farms from the se fierce hunters, but owners should be aw are tha t th eir dogs must be up- to- date on v ac c inations for diseases, as c oy otes c arry illnesses th at c an easily b e transmitted to w orki ng dogs or family pets and people.

“Coy otes c arry rab ies,” J ill Holt, a longt ime dog expe rt and trainer, said. “Th ey ’ re g etting v ery b old and ag g ressiv e. Mak e sure y our animals are va c c inated and report any interac tion w ith c oy otes to Animal Servi c es.

W INTER from page th e foliag e around it. Ch ec k th e trees and limbs to make sure the y are in good he alth and not so c lose as to c ause damag e w h en Santa Ana w inds roar into th e v alley .

All b ranc h es sh ould b e trimmed 3-6 feet from the roofline. Call a professional if nec essary to g et th e j ob done .

N ext , c he c k for leaf ac c umulation on the roof and inspec t it for damag ed sh ing les and trim, inc luding the seals and flashings around pipes, v ents, skyl ight s and c hi mneys . R eplac e any w orn seals and sh ing les to ensure a w aterproof roof for the c oming r ains.

Remembe r to c lean out gut ters and dow nspouts to make sure w ater flows through them and doesn’t ba c k up f rom a c log.

Ch ec k th e h ome’ s paint for w ear or damage and touc h up any areas of deterioration, as paint h elps seal the hom e from w ater intrusion. If needed, sc h edule a professional to repaint.

Inspec t for g aps and c rac k s b etw een ex terior siding , sliding w indow trac ks and door or w indow trim. Seal all v isib le g aps and c rac ks w ith a paintabl e latex c aulk ing rated for ex terior use.

Clean w indow trac ks as w ell.

In th e w inter months , a hom e’ s ex terior lig h ting b ec omes more important th an ev er; replac e th e bul bs if needed.

Standing w ater c an c ause issues with foundation erosion and flooding . Mak e sure y our h ome and property ha ve adequa te drainage .

Che c k tha t all gut ter dow nspouts

“If the re is any c ha nc e tha t your dogs may c ome into c ontac t w ith c oy otes, please, please, mak e sure th eir distemper, rab ies and othe r va c c inations are up- to- date.

Coy otes c arry diseases,” Holt said.

B eside rabi es, c oyot es c an also c arry c anine distemper, toxopl asmosis, L y me disease, mang e, c anine h epatitis and leptospirosis, as w ell as parasites suc h as mites, ticks, fleas, hookworms, roundworms, tapeworms and flukes.

Disc ourage c oyo tes from hunt ing around a hom e by follow ing the se sugge stions.

N ev er feed c oy otes – ev en thr ow ing a dead c hi c ke n ove r the fenc e w ill attrac t the m to a hom e.

Pic k up and sec urely dispose of ga rba ge . Canine- proof c ontainers are advi sed.

K eep pets inside at nig h t and do not leav e pet food and w ater outside to attrac t the opportunistic hunt ers.

Deploy net- w ire or elec tric fenc ing to k eep c oy otes aw ay from v ulnerab le liv estoc k suc h as lambs and bi rds. The se hunt ers c an ge t thr ough c h ain link fenc es and c limb 6- foot fenc es w ith ease.

Protec t liv estoc k in c oy ote proof pens or sh elters at nig h t w h en c oyot es are most like ly to be on the hunt .

Remove rabbi t and rodent ha bi tat th at prov ides h omes to th e natural prey of c oyot es.

W he n h ik ing or w alki ng, ke ep dog s on sh ort non- retrac tab le leashe s and don’ t ve nture near the edge of br ushy areas. Coyot es c an lay i n w ait to snatc h a dog.

Coy otes are most ac tiv e at daw n and dusk. If someone sees a c oyot e out in the w ild, the y c an mak e th emselv es appear larg er b y w av ing or y elling . Ty pic ally , the c oyot e w ill run aw ay . If the y don’ t move aw ay , it may be near the ir den. If tha t’ s the c ase, ke ep fac ing th e animal and g radually ba c k a w ay .

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drain aw ay from th e h ouse and othe r outbui ldings equi pped w ith the m. Dow nspouts shoul d terminate at least 5 feet from foundations.

Residents in low - ly ing areas th at c ommonly ex perienc e flooding sh ould g et sandb ag s to h av e on h and b efore th e w eath er turns foul.

Protec t y our w ater pipes, w ell parts and spig ots. B uilding a small pump h ouse to c ontain temperature-sensitive pipes and fittings is a gr eat plac e to start. Some people use h eat lamps inside th e pump hous e to gua rantee ic e- free w ater flow. To avoid a lack of water in the morning, drip a fauc et or tw o inside th e h ome to k eep w ater mov ing and mak e it unlik ely to freez e solid. Cov er outside spig ots w ith plastic 5 - g allon b uc k ets or w rap w ith foam or c loth and remov e and drain h oses. F or ex posed pipes entering the hom e, he ating tape c an b e purc h ased th at w ill eliminate a troub lesome freez e.

Simple foam pipe w rap is an inex pensiv e solution. Also, k now how to shut off your pump at the b reak er b ox in c ase of a b urst pipe.

If y ou h av e c old- sensitiv e plants, c ove r th em up or br ing the m into sh elter if possib le. F reez es are possib le w ell into May , and th e loc al lore dic tates tha t if you are planting a g arden, put th e seedling s out after Mothe r’ s Day .

Pets and liv estoc k c an present uniq ue w interiz ing c h alleng es.

Arrang ements c an b e as simple as maki ng sure the family pooc h is in at night or as c omplic ated as b uilding and maintaining sh elter sy stems for outdoor- only animals.

Coyote mating season can increase threats to pets and livestock. Anza Valley O utlook/ Joshua Wilking photo on U nsplash

Most liv estoc k need protec tion from w ind and prec ipitation. Animals gr ow w inter c oats to insulate the m from the c old in many c ases.

An animal’ s fur or ha ir stands up w he n it is c old in a proc ess c alled piloerec tion, w h ic h results in a lay er of w arm air trapped c lose to th e sk in, k eeping th e animal c omfortabl e.

B lank eting larg e animals suc h as h orses usually is only nec essary in inc lement w eath er, to protec t th em from th e rain or snow , not espec ially th e c old. Most h orses are not unc omfortab le in dry temps as low as 10 or 15 degr ees, but if the y ge t w et, the y c an be miserab le. If liv estoc k is seen sh iv ering , the y a re c old.

Sh elter is important for liv estoc k. W intertime new bor ns need spec ial ac c ommodations, and ow ners need to provi de protec tion for lambs , ki ds and pigl ets.

Poultry , small liv estoc k and y oung animals do w ell for th e most part w ith adeq uate sh elter, b ut sometimes w h en it freez es h ard, he at lamps c an gi ve j ust enough warmth to take the edge off and mak e th em more c omfortab le.

Mak e sure th e lamp c annot b e reac h ed b y th e c urious animals and tha t all elec tric al c ords are safely tuc ke d out of reac h a s w ell.

Animals th at are eating are g enerally c omfortab le; h ow ev er, th ey also need more food th is time of ye ar to he lp w ith the inc reased energ y demands of k eeping w arm.

W eak, old or young animals may need spec ial attention in the food department and offered more calories tha n more vi gor ous c ritters.

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Mak e sure to b reak th e ic e in w ater c ontainers to ensure tha t the animals drink enoug h to remain as he althy as possibl e. K eep in mind th at animals are not people, and most c an tolerate c old muc h b etter tha n hum ans c an.

W interiz ing y our v eh ic les is a must as w ell. Che c k its antifreez e, br ake s, he ater and defroster, tires and w indsh ield w ipers to mak e sure th ey all perform as needed.

Residents sh ould k eep th eir g as tank at least h alf full of fuel in c ase of an emerge nc y . Emerge nc y ki ts and portab le c ellph one c h arg ers, ic e sc rapers, bl anke ts and j umper c abl es c an be stashe d in the trunk.

Residents sh ould also g et snow c ha ins and learn how to use the m.

Elec tric serv ic e c an b e interrupted in th e v alley in ex treme c old w eath er. B e prepared w ith an emerge nc y ki t, ext ra bl anke ts, c oats and othe r w inter ge ar. If you have a fireplace, make sure to have a g ood supply of dry firew ood to c arry y ou ov er in c ase of an emerg enc y . Hav e y our c h imney in-

spec ted and c leaned ev ery autumn.

People w h o must ha ve elec tric ity to operate medic al equi pment sh ould h av e an alternate plan in plac e in c ase pow er is out for an ext ended period of time.

“If y ou or someone in y our h ouseh old is on life support please be sure and let us know ,” ac c ording to a notic e on the Anz a Elec tric Cooperativ e Inc . ’ s w eb site.

“Identification tags are also placed on meters to alert c rew s of th e exi stenc e of a life support sys tem.

W ith th e memb er’ s permission, c opies of AEC’ s life support list are forwarded to the local fire stations so the y also may be aw are of a membe r’ s spec ial needs. B ec ause pow er outage s c an’ t alw ays be c ontrolled and the duration of the outage may be ext ensive , it’ s important to maintain a sufficient ba c kup supply of oxyge n or othe r medic al equi pment you may need during t hi s time.”

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Ask yourself 5 questions before taking the leap to entrepreneurship ATL AN TA – As COV ID- 1 9 causes layoffs and extends uncertainty about employm ent in 2021, many pe ople are c onsidering ne w options, reinv enting th emselv es or tryi ng to dec ide w he the r w orki ng for the mselve s is more desirabl e than finding another 9-to-5 job that might not last.

Entrepreneurshi p br ings a lot of freedom, responsibi lity and risks and be fore people c ommit to tak ing tha t bi g step the re are seve ral important q uestions th ey sh ould ask th emselv es, Tim Merc er, a F orb esB ook s auth or of “B ootstrapped Millionaire: Defyi ng the Odds of B usiness,” said.

“Entrepreneursh ip is a c areer that offers a kind of freedom and personal satisfac tion y ou simply c annot ge t from traditional 9- to- 5 employm ent,” Merc er said. “Y ou w ill nev er know if you ha ve w ha t it tak es to be an entrepreneur unless you take the leap of faith and expe rienc e it your self.

“It’ s a bi g dec ision, though, inv olv ing many fac tors and inh erent

risk s. Th ere is a lot to nav ig ate and endure en route to reac hi ng your dream destination of professional and financial freedom, and many don’ t make it be c ause the y simply w eren’ t c ut out for th e c h alleng e to be gi n w ith,” he said.

Merc er said people w h o are c onsidering entrepreneursh ip should first ask themselves these five questions.

Wh y d o you want to d o this?

“L et’ s be hone st,” Merc er said.

“If th e b usiness endeav or is j ust ab out us, w e w ill w ant to g iv e up on ourselve s w he n thi ngs ge t h ard. Y our w h y , w h ic h is y our purpose, h as to b e muc h b ig g er th an y ourself. Y ou must b eliev e in a vi sion of w hy you w ant to be an entrepreneur and dev elop a plan for h ow y ou w ill inv olv e oth ers in your vi sion. Sustainabl e entrepreneurship requires the efforts of othe r people.”

Merc er said it’ s imperativ e to w rite dow n y our “w h y ” and k eep it in front of you as a reminder w he n tough t imes c ome.

Are you b eing realistic?

One c an g et sw ept up in th e emotion of starting a bus iness, but Merc er said it’ s vi tal for eve ry potential entrepreneur to be realistic in th eir b usiness proj ec tions for th e first two years of the startup.

“Answ ering th is q uestion b efore y ou open c an prev ent some unpleasant surprises as you try to b uild y our c ompany ,” Merc er said.

Do you have d aily d iscipline?

“Y ou are the bos s, and only you c an h old y ourself ac c ountab le,” Merc er said. “If it’ s h ard for y ou to stay on task or stay motiv ated, and you thi nk be ing an entrepreneur is a fast tic k et to easy street, entrepreneurship definitely is not for you.”

Can your relationships surv iv e the sacrifices Th e time c ommitment to starting one’ s ow n b usiness and g etting it running effic iently g oes w ell b ey ond a ty pic al 9 - to- 5 j ob , ac c ording to Merc er. Relationshi ps can suffer.

“All entrepreneurs ha ve to understand th at th ey are g oing to

be forced to make sacrifices on a personal lev el w ith th eir family and friends,” Merc er said. “Y ou h av e to stay foc used w ith out letting y our dedic ation to y our entrepreneurial pursuit ha rm your relationsh ips w ith th ose y ou are c losest. Communic ate w ith the m and mutually c ome up w ith adj usted ex pec tations as y ou b uild the bus iness.”

Can you withstand the struggles?

Rej ec tion and failure are realities th at new entrepreneurs h av e to ge t ac c ustomed to and learn to ove rc ome, Merc er said.

“Y ou need to understand h ow many times y ou’ ll fail b efore you’ ll suc c eed,” he said. “Y ou’ ll g et turned dow n b y prospec tiv e c ustomers c onstantly and y our self- va lue w ill be tested on a daily ba sis. Is your w hy strong enough to ke ep yo u goi ng? ” Merc er said h e w as inspired to pursue a c areer in information tec h nolog y as a c onsultant after h e be c ame a telec om operator w hi le

in the U.S . Army . After gr ow ing up in difficult economic circumstanc es in the rural South, Merc er ac hi eve d suc c ess as an entrepreneur, th en rec ov ered from th e financial crisis of 2007-2008 after starting IB OX G. Th e c ompany h as ac c rued ove r $60 million in rev enues sinc e its inc eption in 2008.

“Ov erall, dec iding w h eth er y ou are an entrepreneur or not b oils dow n to h ow c omfortab le y ou are b eing unc omfortab le,” Merc er said. “Only time w ill tell if you ha ve the people ski lls and bus iness ski lls to be a suc c essful entrepreneur, but rest assured tha t you w ill ha ve to endure periods of real disc omfort.”

Tim Mercer is the founder of I BOX G , a company that pr ovides technology services and solutions to government agencies and Fortune 5 0 0 corp orations. He also is the ForbesBook s author of “ Bootstrap p ed Millionaire: D efying the Odds of Business.” For more information, visit http : / / www. timtmercer.com.

5 New Year’s resolutions to improve your business culture AUSTIN , Tex as – N ew Y ear’ s resolutions are not only for indiv iduals b ut b usinesses too. Company g oals set for th e y ear ah ead are usually measured in data and tied to c ateg ories lik e rev enue produc tion and ex pense reduc tion.

After a difficult 2020 due to COV ID- 1 9 , many enterprises’ b ottomline numb ers w ill tak e on ex tra importanc e in 20 21 . And b usiness c ulture w ill b e j ust as c ruc ial. Any resolutions th at c ompany leaders make are an effective way to measure th eir w ork env ironment and h elp th eir teams meet performanc e metric s, Mark Mc Clain, CEO and c o- founder of SailPoint and th e F orb esB ook s auth or of “J oy and Suc c ess at W ork : B uilding Org aniz ations th at Don’ t Suc k ( th e L ife Out of People) . ” “Meeting indiv idual, team, and c ompany g oals b eg in w ith employ ees and manag ers w ork ing w ell tog eth er in a v ib rant env ironment,” Mc Clain said. “And g iv en th e c h ang es and c h alleng es of th ese times, c ulture and h ow leaders pay attention to it h av e nev er b een more important.

“Th e b ottom line falls into plac e w h en ev ery one is on th e same pag e. B ut ev en if leaders h av e estab lish ed a strong c ulture, it b ears c onstant v ig ilanc e to ensure ev ery one is row ing in th e same direc tion, espec ially now w h en a v olatile w orld c an th reaten to th row even the most solid companies off c ourse,” h e said.

McClain offered these business c ulture resolutions for th e N ew Y ear th at leaders c ould c onsider.

Focus on shared v alues.

Mc Clain said it’ s misleading to freq uently state th at a “family atmosph ere” ex ists in a c ompany .

“Th e b ig g er a c ompany g ets or th e more it g row s in c apab ility and v alue, th e less it’ s g oing to feel lik e a family ,” h e said. “Creativ e fric tion and disag reement on proc esses and c onc epts are inev itab le.

Smart c ompanies lev erag e b roader, sh ared v alues as c ommon g round on w h ic h w ork ers c an c onnec t.

MOTHER from page th at J ac ob Sz y mansk i, 26 , and J onath an B ark sdale, 28 , b oth of Anz a, died b efore daw n, w h en th eir 20 0 7 Mustang failed to neg otiate a c urve , struc k a boul der and flipped. The Mustang crossed into the opposing w estbound lane and went off the north roadway edge.

It struc k the boul der about 25 feet off the roadway and overturned onto its roof.

Sz ym anski said she w as determined to preve nt anoth er trage dy and first attempted to have Caltrans install a gu ard rail at th e loc ation.

W h en th at failed, sh e turned to the Adopt- A- Highw ay progr am to ke ep the memory of he r son alive .

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I’ v e found one of th e b est plac es for doing th at is th roug h serv ic e to th e c ommunity b ey ond c ompany w alls. If y our c ulture enc ourag es people to w ork tog eth er for some g reater g ood, th ey ’ ll c ontinue to apprec iate eac h oth er as h umans and fellow w ork ers. ” Av oid prima d onnas.

“Talented people are essential for a suc c essful b usiness, b ut don’ t fall in lov e w ith a g ifted person if th ey are c onstantly letting y ou k now h ow spec ial th ey are,” Mc Clain said. “W atc h ing th em w ork c an b e b reath tak ing , b ut not w h en th ey ’ re th e ones suc k ing th e air out of th e room. ” Doub le d own on integrity.

“L arg e leg ac y c ompanies are

often loaded w ith people w h o are j ust tak ing up spac e and c ollec ting a pay c h ec k ,” Mc Clain said. “It’ s a sig nific ant issue, and it g oes hand-in-hand with integrity. Effective workers know the difference b etw een b usy w ork and produc ing v alue. Ev ery b ody in th e org aniz ation must b e c lear on w h at suc c ess look s lik e. Th e role of manag ement is to b e c lear on ob j ec tiv es and th en let people run. ” Don’t stop innov ating.

Mc Clain said many c ompanies stag nate in th is area and sh ould learn h ow to ex pand th eir innov ations w h ile enc ourag ing th e c ultiv ation of new ideas.

“Innov ation is an amalg am of produc t mark eting and produc t

manag ement sk ills, of listening to th e mark et and of eng ineering people w h o c an tak e a prob lem and figure out how to solve it,” he said.

“B ut innov ation sh ould apply in ev ery direc tion – in h ow a c ompany c ontrac ts, h ow th ey sell, h ow th ey mark et. ” e the first to own mista es “Any one w h o h as b een inv olv ed in conflict directly knows there’s alw ay s th e sense th at b oth parties h av e some responsib ility ,” Mc Clain said. “Th e sooner y ou ow n y ours, th e more lik ely th e oth er person w ill ow n th eirs – and th e proj ec t c an mov e forw ard. ” “N ew Y ear’ s resolutions are often easily disc arded b ec ause of a person’ s lac k of c ommitment,”

Mc Clain said. “F or b usiness leaders and their workforce, they reflect c ompany c ore v alues and c an c reate or improv e a c ulture th at ev ery one w ill apprec iate and aspire to uph old and deepen. ” Mark McClain, ForbesBook s author of “ Joy and Success at Work : Building Organizations that D on’ t Suck ( the Life Out of P eop le) , ” is CE O of SailP oint, a leader in the enterp rise identity management mark et. McClain has led the comp any from its beginnings in 2 0 0 5 , when it started as a three-p erson team, to today, where SailP oint has grown to more than 1 , 2 0 0 emp loyees who serve customers in 3 5 countries. For more information, visit http : / / www.mark mcclain.me.

“I fought for ov er a ye ar to ge t a gua rdrail put in,” she said. “Had th ere b een a g uardrail, th ose y oung men mig h t still b e h ere today . I w as told b y one of th e Caltrans employ ees th at it c ould b e rev isited at anothe r time, after more ac c idents h av e oc c urred. In th e meantime, I w as told I c ould possibl y raise safety aw areness on the hi ghw ay by a dopting a sec tion.”

Ac c ording to Caltrans’ w ebs ite, th e Adopt- A- Hig h w ay Prog ram prov ides an av enue for indiv iduals, org aniz ations, ag enc ies or b usinesses to h elp maintain sec tions of roadsides w ith in California’ s State Hig h w ay Sy stem. Groups h av e th e option to partic ipate as vol unteers or to h ire an approv ed serv ic e

c ontrac tor to perform th e w ork on the ir be ha lf. Groups tha t hi re c ontrac tors are c alled sponsors.

Adoption sites usually span a tw o- mile stretc h of roadside and permits are issued for five-year periods. Sz ym anski c hos e to memorializ e he r son by adopting the sec tion of Highw ay 371 be tw een mile marke rs 60 and 62, bot h east and w estbound l anes.

“I ha ve adopted an area of the hi ghw ay b y the c rash site. My son J ac ob now h as tw o sig ns on th e road to honor hi s memory . I ha ve to do tha t be c ause he is not he re any more to mak e new memories,” she said.

Pic ki ng up litter on the side of a hi ghw ay w he re the speed limit

is 5 mph c an be ve ry dange rous, she said.

“As I pic k ed up, c ars w ere z ooming by . At one point, a bl ue truck flew by going extremely fast w h ile passing someone. Please slow dow n and th ink of oth ers.

F or our little tow n of Anz a, I thi nk the re needs to be some pride, too.

Our roads are c ove red in trash.”

Sz y mansk i h as liv ed in th e Anz a V alley for 23 y ears. Driv ing th e loc al roads h as be c ome inc reasingl y more dange rous, she said.

“People c ome thr ough w ith no regards for others’ lives. They fly up our h ig h w ay s, tailg ating and passing unsafely . Th e c ars th at don’ t g o th e speed limit nev er seem to pull ov er, w h ic h c auses

some of th e unsafe passing , despite all of our turnouts. W e are in need of c enter divi ders, gua rdrails and more polic e presenc e. I w ish J ac ob and J on w ould h av e b een pulled ov er th at nig h t in 20 1 7 – th ey w ould still b e h ere today . I also be lieve tha t ha d the re be en a gua rdrail the re, the y w ould ha ve never went off the roadway and hi t the boul der.”

A flow er memorial dedic ated to the young men is loc ated at the c rash site and is vi sibl e from the roadw ay .

D iane Siek er can be reached by email at dsiek er@reedermedia. com.

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Firing a doctor can lead to better health Shelby Ramsey SPECIAL TO THE VALLEY NEWS

Th ere may c ome a time w h en it’s necessary to fire a doctor to ac h iev e y our b est h ealth .

Th e rig h t doc tor may not b e th e convenient one five minutes down th e road from y our h ome. It may not b e th e one th at ev ery one else th ink s is th e b est in tow n. Hav ing a feeling of solid trust in y our doc tor is w h at is important.

For those who have a specific, rec urring c ondition, it is ty pic ally a q uality spec ialty netw ork th at is th e k ey to th e b est possib le h ealth . N ot all medic al g roups are c reated eq ual w h en it c omes to spec ialty c onnec tions. As a matter of fac t, many g roups h av e sub - par netw ork s.

A person sh ould alw ay s feel th at th e prec ious minutes th ey spend at a doc tor’ s v isit is one of th e b est inv estments of th eir time and money . A patient sh ould feel th at th ey are b eing listened to and th at rec ommendations b y th eir ph y sic ian are th oroug h ly disc ussed, w ith time for q uestions and answ ers.

Unfortunately , many patients w ith c h ronic c onditions feel th ey h av e b een “g aslig h ted” b y one or more ph y sic ians. Gaslig h ting is a ph rase th at, at its w orst, is w h en one indiv idual tries to mak e anoth er indiv idual th ink th ey are imag ining someth ing or th at it “is in th eir h ead” and doesn’ t really ex ist. In medic al c irc les, it seems to h appen more w ith c onditions that physicians know are difficult, b ut possib le, to diag nose; w h en a ph y sic ian j ust doesn’ t understand th e c ondition th at w ell or one th at th e doc tor doesn’ t w ant to tak e th eir medic al g roup’ s time and financial resources to address and find manageable solutions for.

Th ese c omplaints are h eard all the time – people suffering from rec urring mig raine h eadac h es, y et th eir primary medic al c are g roup w on’ t refer th em to a neurolog ist for more innov ativ e h elp; a patient suffering from what they think is fibromyalgia but a doctor said th at’ s not a “real” c ondition

or an indiv idual feeling th ey h av e ov erw h elming fatig ue c onstantly , y et c h ronic fatig ue sy ndrome is nev er mentioned or referred out for spec ializ ed c are.

Th e reality is th at many doc tors have been “fired” by patients ov er a lac k of h elp w ith mig raine h eadac h es. Th e same h as b een th e case with fibromyalgia patients and c h ronic fatig ue sufferers.

After tak ing b etter c ontrol of th eir h ealth c are, many said, “One of th e b est dec isions I ev er made w as to leav e my prev ious doc tor/ medic al g roup. ” W h eth er an indiv idual h as an HMO or PPO insuranc e, c h ang e is av ailab le. Sometimes th e answ er is as simple as seeing a different doc tor in a medic al g roup.

In oth er c ases, it is nec essary to drop one’ s c urrent medic al g roup and g o w ith anoth er primary c are netw ork for b etter ac c ess to q uality c are w h ere th e patient is truly put first. In some more complex situations, it may mean th e patient needs to c h ang e th eir h ealth c are insurance to a different type with more to offer.

Patients sh ould b e th eir ow n adv oc ate. Th ose w h o feel th ey are b eing g aslig h ted are in need of a new doc tor. Th ere are doc tors who are adept at helping sufferers of mig raines, fib romy alg ia and c h ronic fatig ue sy ndrome. In some situations, w h ile th ere are no mirac le c ures, th e rig h t doc tor c an h elp minimiz e th e disc omforts.

N orth County resident J udy Giuliano is a lifelong my alg ic enc eph alomy elitis/ c h ronic fatig ue syndrome sufferer who has been dow n th is road.

“ME/ CF S is not alw ay s ( in fac t, rarely ) ac c epted as a real diag nosis and people w ith th e disease are often g aslig h ted b y th eir doc tors,” sh e said. “Th e c omplex ity of th e disease and th e v ery realness of it destroy s liv es. ” W h ile th e Centers for Disease Control and Prev ention and th e Institute of Medic ine h av e prov ided diag nostic c riteria, “patients are ( still b eing ) ig nored and/ or passed ov er to psy c h iatric c are,” sh e said. “ME/ CF S is c omplex

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and difficult to diagnose and can only b e treated sy mptomatic ally . ” B eing proac tiv e ab out h er h ealth , Giuliano said in h er ex perienc e it’ s c ommon for “doc tors and spec ialists to not ag ree w ith eac h oth er and th erefore dow nplay th e possib ilities” w h en it c omes to h elping manag e and treat v arious medic al c onditions.

Parisa V idafar, Ph . D. , a medic al researc h er at th e Univ ersity of Mic h ig an, summariz ed it b est in a rec ent interv iew w h en sh e said, “Y ou are y our ow n b est doc tor, ( b ec ause) y ou are in y our b ody 24/ 7 . If y our doc tor isn’ t g iv ing y ou answ ers, it’ s prob ab ly a g ood time to find anoth er ph y sic ian, b ec ause in th at relationsh ip y ou are essentially putting y our life in someone else’ s h ands. ” Th ere are th ree steps to c h ang ing doc tors and/ or medic al g roups.

Step 1 – Call y our insuranc e c ompany and g ain a b etter understanding of w h at y our c urrent health care plan offers in terms of different primary care groups that y ou c an c h oose from. Usually , an online list is av ailab le so y ou c an

b eg in y our researc h on possib ilities. If you have a specific, challeng ing c ondition, don’ t h esitate to start w ith a spec ialist and w ork y our w ay b ac k w ard to a primary c are g roup th at refers out to th at indiv idual.

Step 2 – Put in researc h time on medic al g roup w eb sites. Carefully read about different physicians’ b ac k g rounds - educ ation, spec ial areas of interest, spec ialties, researc h proj ec t inv olv ements, aw ards and inv olv ements suc h as b oards and soc ieties. If y our h ealth c ondition h as a lot of studies assoc iated w ith it, c h ec k out Goog le Sc h olar – see if any spec ialists in y our area h av e b een on a researc h team or are pub lish ed reg arding th e c ondition. Th ese are th e ph y sic ians th at k now th e latest in treatments and ab out medic ations and th erapies c urrently in th e dev elopment pipeline.

Caution: B e c autious of soc ial media site rev iew s. Positiv e or neg ativ e, th ey allow people to anony mously c omplain or c omment ab out ph y sic ians. It h appens th at sometimes neg ativ e

c omments are purposely posted to driv e b usiness aw ay from a c ompetitor. W h ile some people h av e v alid c omplaints, soc ial media are not reliab le sourc es for researc h ing doc tors. B ased on h ard researc h and ac c omplish ments, find th e most q ualified doc tor and meet th em in person to see h ow y ou feel w h en interac ting w ith th em.

Step 3 – Call the doctor offices y ou’ re interested in and mak e sure all the pieces fit together. Verify y our insuranc e is ac c epted, c h ec k th e antic ipated c o- pay s and set up an initial c onsultation w ith eac h doc tor on y our list of c andidates.

Th e b est person to g aug e th e ab ility , sk ill and c ompassion of a doc tor is y ou. Y our h ealth c are prov ider play s a h ug e part in y our w ell- b eing . It is w orth th e time, energy and dedication to find the rig h t doc tor.

Shelby R amsey is the author of the blog, http : / / thehonestmigraine.com, which also features interviews with p atients and medical exp erts.

Ensure medication safety during COVID-19 with 5 tips V ID- 1 9 , talk to y our ph armac ist b efore tak ing any new medic ations to determine if th ey may inc rease y our risk for adv erse drug ev ents.

W h en adding or remov ing medic ations to or from y our reg imen, it is important to understand h ow th ese c h ang es impac t y our risk for an adv erse drug ev ent. Anoth er tool y our ph armac ist may use is th e MedW ise Risk Sc ore to h elp y ou b etter understand and measure medic ation risk w ith c h ang es. Y our ph armac ist may adj ust h ow y ou tak e y our medic ations or rec ommend an alternativ e th at is safer for y ou.

Dev elop a routine for taking your med ications and stick

rec ommend sev eral ac tions to improv e medic ation safety and prev ent th ese adv erse drug ev ents.

K eep an upd ated list of all your med ications.

Ask y our doc tor for a list of all y our medic ations and update it w ith ov er- th e- c ounter medic ations to ensure y ou b oth h av e a c omplete profile. Document why you take eac h medic ine, th e dose, freq uenc y and time of day . Alw ay s h av e ac c ess to it b y , for ex ample, c reating a sec ure note in y our ph one for safek eeping . Also, sh are a c opy w ith a lov ed one in c ase of an emerg enc y .

Ask your pharmacist to rev iew your med ication regimen.

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c ations, inc luding presc ription, non- presc ription, supplements, h erb als and rec reational drug s.

W h ile y ou may see multiple h ealth c are prov iders, y our ph armac ist c an prov ide a h olistic rev iew of y our reg imen. Ask q uestions and try to understand th e purpose of eac h medic ation. Y our ph armac ist lik ely h as ac c ess to tec h nolog ic al tools th at identify risk for prev entab le adv erse drug ev ents. F or ex ample, Tab ula Rasa Health Care’ s MedW ise is a tec h nolog y solution th at c ompares h ow medic ations interac t tog eth er. Using th is uniq ue solution, ph armac ists may assist y ou w ith manag ing y our medic ations safer and smarter. If y ou are not aw are if y our h ealth plan c ov ers ph armac ist v isits, c onsider selec ting a plan th at does.

Ask ab out the b enefits of a “ pharmacogenomic” test.

If y ou h av e a c h ronic illness and tak e multiple medic ations, ask y our ph armac ist for a test that identifies your personal gene makeup that can affect the way c ertain medic ations interac t w ith eac h oth er in y our b ody . W ith th is data, y our ph armac ist c an determine if y our medic ations w ill w ork as ex pec ted, or if th ey may put y ou at risk for adv erse drug ev ents. W ith tools th at store th is data, y our ph armac ist c an personaliz e y our medic ation reg imen and h elp reduc e y our risk for ADEs. Ask your pharmacist ab out risks with ev ery new med ication.

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fluids, depending on their orientation to the direction of the flow.

W h ile c urrent researc h supports th is th eory , researc h ers found th at th e arc h itec ture of th e fault c reated c omplex c onditions for underground fluids flowing within it, ac c ording t o the study .

It w as disc ove red tha t the fault z one c ontained undulating subt erranean c h annels th at c onnec ted w ith an underg round reserv oir of fluid that was initially sealed off from the fault. When that seal broke, fluids were injected into the fault zone and diffused through the c ha nnels, trigge ring earthqua ke s.

Thi s natural inj ec tion proc ess w as sustained ov er ab out four y ears, th e team found. Th e tremb lers range d in magni tude of less tha n

one to mag nitude 4. 4. Hundreds of qua ke s a w eek w ere rec orded by sc ientists ove r the time period.

The c rust of the earth is made of many piec es c alled tec tonic plates.

Eac h of the se sec tions is movi ng slowly, floating on the hot mantle inside the planet. The plates bum p and gr ind and thi s ac tion is know n as earthqua ke s.

The Aug. 15, 2018, magni tude 4.4 qua ke felt by the loc al mountain c ommunities oc c urred at a depth of 1 . 9 k ilometers and w as loc ated 7 ki lometers northe ast of Agua nga . The re w ere 435 rec orded aftersh oc k s as of Aug . 1 6 , 20 1 8 , the smallest under magni tude 1.0 and th e larg est mag nitude 2. 9 .

The re w ere 95 eve nts during the thr ee days be fore the earthqua ke ,

th e larg est b eing mag nitude 2. 3, Aug. 12, 2018.

An earth q uak e sw arm is defined as elevated seismicity rates oc c urring in a c ertain area in a defined time frame. In the case of the Cahui lla Sw arm, the se eve nts h ad b een h appening sinc e ab out 20 1 6 , b ut sw arms h av e b een noted in th e area sinc e th e 1 9 8 0 s. Th e current swarm is the most prolific rec orded by sc ientists, w ith about 22,0 0 0 ev ents ob serv ed from 20 1 6 thr ough 2019.

Data from th e Caltec h / USGS Southe rn California Seismic N etw ork sug g ested, “Th e seq uenc e started b ac k in J une 20 1 6 w ith small ev ents of mag nitudes 0 . 5 to 1.5 Sinc e J une 2016, w e ha ve rec orded ab out 6 ,30 0 ev ents of

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During th e COV ID- 1 9 pandemic , stay ing h ealth y is top of mind. F or indiv iduals at risk for or diag nosed w ith COV ID- 1 9 , th e addition of new treatments may pose anoth er medic al dang er: adv erse drug ev ents. Th ese adv erse drug ev ents c ause an estimated 1 5 0 ,0 0 0 death s per y ear in th e United States and 1 . 3 million emerg enc y room v isits, resulting in nearly 35 0 ,0 0 0 people h ospitaliz ed for furth er treatment.

Th e ex perts at Tab ula Rasa Health Care, a team of c linic al ph armac ists b uilding solutions for personaliz ed medic ation safety , C AHU ILLA from page Univ ersity of Tex as at Austin used earth q uak e- detec tion alg orith ms w ith deep neural netw orks to produc e a hi ghl y detailed c atalog of more tha n 22,00 seismic eve nts in the area rangi ng in magni tude from 0. 7 t o 4.4.

Th e study , funded b y th e South ern California Earth q uak e Center, rev ealed a c omplex b ut narrow fault z one, j ust 5 0 meters w ide w ith steep c urv es w h en v iew ed in profile. Plotting those curves w as important to understanding the reason for the ye ars of regul ar seismic ac tivi ty .

Typi c ally , faults are be lieve d to eithe r ac t as c onduits for or ba rriers to the flow of underground

with it.

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mag nitude larg er th an 0 . 3, and th e larg est mag nitude 4. 4 oc c urred Aug. 15, 2018.

Thi s is a gr eat area to rec ord small ev ents b ec ause there is not much traffic noise and the roc ks are ve ry s olid.”

The Anz a V alley is not loc ated on a maj or fault line and is loc ated ha lfw ay be tw een the Elsinore and San J ac into faults, and no maj or earth q uak es h av e h appened in Anz a in the rec orded past.

Tw o othe r rec orded earthqua ke sw arms similar to th e Cah uilla sw arm oc c urred in th e v alley in 1980198 and 19831984.

The se w ere not follow ed b y b ig g er ev ents on othe r faults.

D iane Siek er can be reached by email at dsiek er@reedermedia. com.

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Jan. 20 is the day the US became a socialist country

Harold W. Pease, Ph.D. SPECIAL TO ANZA VALLEY OUTLOOK

Our F ounding F ath ers k new th at w e w ould fac e enemies of the republ ic , foreign and domestic , w ho w ould seek to ov erth row us – ev en from w ithi n. N ormally thi s enemy is seen as anothe r c ountry attac k ing us b ut does inc lude ideologi es to destroy the republ ic or c ybe rw arfare as is the c ase w ith Chi na and Iran. W orld W ar II w as fought ag ainst Adolf Hitler’ s soc ialism and th e Cold W ars foug h t in K orea and V ietnam w ere also ag ainst soc ialism. Hundreds of thous ands of Americ an soldiers died in the se wars, fighting socialism in other lands and now we are fighting it on our ow n soil.

F or ov er a h undred y ears Americ a ha s ha d a sec ond enemy as w ell – w orld g ov ernment, presently referred to as gl oba lism. N eithe r

soc ialism or gl oba lism c an c oex ist w ith a c onstitutional republ ic .

W orld gove rnment c annot rule the world with any country being first b efore it, as in former President Donald Trump’ s “Americ a F irst” phi losophy . Soc ialism gi ve s the m c entraliz ed c ontrol of ev ery h uman on earth.

K now ing th at th ere w ould b e enemies to freedom, thus treason, the Founders clearly defined it.

“Treason ag ainst th e United States sh all c onsist only in lev y ing w ar aga inst the m or in adhe ring to th eir enemies, g iv ing th em aid and c omfort,” in Artic le III, Sec tion 3.

Any assistance to their efforts is treason. Until rec ently soc ialism w as aid and c omfort.

So emph atic w ere th ey ab out loy alty to th e Constitution th at an oath of allegi anc e to it w as requi red of all military personal and all taking state and federal office.

“I do solemnly sw ear tha t I w ill support and defend the Constitution of th e United States ag ainst all enemies, foreig n and domestic th at I w ill b ear true faith and alleg ianc e to th e same… So h elp me God,” in 5 U .S . C ode § 3331.

So adamant about loya lty to the Constitution, w hi c h is the foundation of our repub lic , w ere th ey th at after the Civi l W ar, the y requi red any one h av ing onc e made th is c ove nant denied furthe r servi c e if the y ha d previ ously br oke n it.

“N o person sha ll be a senator or representativ e in Cong ress, or elec tor of president and v ic e president, or hold any office, civil or military,

under the United States, or under any state, w ho, ha vi ng previ ously tak en an oath , as a memb er of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a membe r of any state leg islator, or as an ex ec utive or judicial officer of any state, to support the Constitution of the United States, sha ll ha ve enga ge d in insurrec tion or reb ellion ag ainst the same, or gi ve n aid or c omfort to th e enemies th ereof,” in 1 4th Amendment, Sec tion 3.

F ederal law on treason, sedition and sub v ersiv e ac tiv ities g iv es furthe r detail said, “W hoe ve r, ow ing ( thos e w ho previ ously made thi s v ow and b rok e it) alleg ianc e to th e United States, levi es w ar aga inst the m or adhe res to the ir enemies, g iv ing th em aid and c omfort w ith in the United States or elsew he re, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or sha ll be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under thi s title but not less tha n $10,0 and sh all b e inc apab le of h olding any office under the United States.”

Sec tion 238 2 added any one to thi s c ategor y w ho w as “c onc ealing information. ” Sec tion 238 3 added any one w h o w as “inc iting or eng ag es in insurrec tion. ” Sec tion 2384 added anyone w ho “c onspires to treason. ” Sec tion 238 5 any one w h o “k now ing ly or w illfully adv oc ates, ab ets, adv ises or teac h es th e duty , nec essity , desirab ility or propriety of ove rthr ow ing or destroyi ng the gove rnment of the United States,” in Sec tions 2381- 2385 of Cha pter

1 51 – Treason, Sedition and Sub ve rsive Ac tivi ties.

Our F ounding F athe rs c reated a repub lic w ith a Constitution w h ic h , in time, g uaranteed freedom to all people under it. Thi s republ ic is th e most rare, prosperous and free form of g ov ernment in th e hi story of the w orld. The ir design w as to preve nt any othe r form of g ov ernment from destroy ing it. F or a governmental officer to betray th eir oath to preserv e th e same for posterity w as w orthy of death.

Half of Americ a vi ew the republ ic as under attac k in the 2020 elec tion by enemies bot h foreign and domestic . Th ey ex pec ted th e ab ov e c onstitutional parts, espec ially the 14t h Amendment, to be applied to all the state legi slators and gove rnors, state and federal j udg es, w h o ha vi ng made thi s c ove nant but refused to eve n look at any evi denc e of fraud and memb ers of Congr ess, w ho ha vi ng take n thi s oath, k now ing ly c ertified fraudulent slates. N ow add k now n foreig n interve ntion of at least six nations led by Chi na, Serbi a, Italy , Spain, Germany and Iran, w ith one maj or Americ an politic al party ac ting as princ ipal ac c omplic e, interfered w ith th e 20 20 presidential elec tion to install a soc ialist gove rnment in the U.S . t o replac e our republ ic .

W e are at c y b erw ar w ith Iran and Ch ina, w h ose elec tion interferenc e th reatens our national sec urity and is an ac t of w ar. It is no longe r j ust an elec tion w he re some fraud oc c urred but an inva sion from w ith out and w ithi n to c reate a soc ialist

gove rnment in the United States.

All the law s on treason now apply to anyone past or present, inc luding memb ers of Cong ress, w h o know ingl y partic ipated in thi s effort to ov erth row th is g ov ernment.

The ha lf tha t vi ew ed the evi denc e w ill neve r go aw ay or deny w ha t the y w itnessed.

Th e oth er h alf of Americ a refused to v iew or ac c ept any of th is, ev en th e c onstitutional passag es noted, and w ith the ir total c ontrol of all th ree b ranc h es of g ov ernment plus 9 0 % of media outlets and internet platforms, w ill sw eep aw ay all ev idenc e or c ensor th e rest. The ir answ er to the ha lf w ho c annot deny w h at th ey h av e seen is c ensorshi p and reprogr aming as it ha s alw ays be en for thos e w ho oppose soc ialism. Soc ialist c all th ese reeduc ation c amps, and freedom fighters call them concentration c amps.

On J an. 20 , th e United States b ec ame a soc ialist c ountry . If insurrec tion parts of the Constitution are eve r used aga in, it is more lik ely to b e used b y soc ialists aga inst patriots.

Harold W. P ease, P h.D ., is a syndicated columnist and an exp ert on the U nited States Constitution. He has dedicated his career to studying the writings of the Founding Fathers and to ap p lying that k nowledge to current events.

He taught history and p olitical science from this p ersp ective for over 30 years at Taft College. To read more of his week ly articles, visit http : / / www.LibertyU nderFire.org.

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F I CTI TI OU S B U SI NESS NAME STATEMENT F ile Number: R-202013079 The following person s is are doing business as EC HO- 5 PERF ORMANC E HORSES rboretum ay, pt. , urrieta, 92563 County: Riverside a. F lorence Ellen Shmorgoner, 26496 Arboretum ay, pt. , urrieta, b. regory harles uoss, rboretum ay, Apt. 1507, Murrieta, CA 92563 This business is conducted by a General P artnership Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to ection of the usiness and rofessions ode that the registrant nows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to e ceed one thousand dollars ( $ 1,000) .)

Registrant: Gregory C Ruoss tatement was filed with the ounty ler of Riverside County on 12/21/2020 T T ( a) OF SECTI ON 17920, A F I CTI TI OU S NAME T T T T T T T T T T COU NTY CLERK , EX CEP T, AS P ROVI DED I N b T , T T T T T T T T T T TT T T T T T .

TT B U SI NESS NAME STATEMENT MU ST B E F I LED T T .

T T T T T T T T T T STATE OF A F I CTI TI OU S B U SI NESS NAME I N T T T T , T T , ( SEE SECTI ON 14411 ET SEQ ., B U SI NESS AND .

T T TT T T ORI GI NAL STATEMENT ON F I LE I N MY OF F I CE. P ETER ALDANA RI VERSI DE COU NTY CLERK .

LEG AL: 3 2 7 8 PU BLISHED : J a n u a r y 8 , 1 5 , 2 2 , 2 9 2 0 2 1

F I CTI TI OU S B U SI NESS NAME STATEMENT F ile Number: R-202013254 The following person s is are doing business as OBELISK AC HIEV EMENT 30069 Corte Coelho, Temecula, CA 92591 County: Riverside a. Judy Carmen Torres, 30069 Corte Coelho, Temecula, CA 92591 b. Art -- Torres, 30069 Corte Coelho, Temecula, CA 92591 This business is conducted by a Married Couple Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to ection of the usiness and rofessions ode that the registrant nows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to e ceed one thousand dollars ( $ 1,000) .)

Registrant: Judy Carmen Torres tatement was filed with the ounty ler of Riverside County on 12/24/2020 T T ( a) OF SECTI ON 17920, A F I CTI TI OU S NAME T T T T T T T T T T COU NTY CLERK , EX CEP T, AS P ROVI DED I N b T , T T T T T T T T T T TT T T T T T .

TT B U SI NESS NAME STATEMENT MU ST B E F I LED T T .

T T T T T T T T T T STATE OF A F I CTI TI OU S B U SI NESS NAME I N T T T T , T T , ( SEE SECTI ON 14411 ET SEQ ., B U SI NESS AND .

T T TT T T ORI GI NAL STATEMENT ON F I LE I N MY OF F I CE. P ETER ALDANA RI VERSI DE COU NTY CLERK .

LEG AL: 3 2 7 9 PU BLISHED : J a n u a r y 8 , 1 5 , 2 2 , 2 9 2 0 2 1

F I CTI TI OU S B U SI NESS NAME STATEMENT F ile Number: R-202013504 The following person s is are doing business as TISOY C U RRY ATIV E C U ISINES ose age ay, urrieta, County: Riverside atthew aniel urry, ose age ay, Murrieta, CA 92563 This business is conducted by an I ndividual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to ection of the usiness and rofessions ode that the registrant nows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to e ceed one thousand dollars ( $ 1,000) .)

Registrant: Matthew Daniel Curry tatement was filed with the ounty ler of Riverside County on 12/31/2020 T T ( a) OF SECTI ON 17920, A F I CTI TI OU S NAME T T T T T T T T T T COU NTY CLERK , EX CEP T, AS P ROVI DED I N b T , T T T T T T T T T T TT T T T T T .

TT B U SI NESS NAME STATEMENT MU ST B E F I LED T T .

T T T T T T T T T T STATE OF A F I CTI TI OU S B U SI NESS NAME I N T T T T , T T , ( SEE SECTI ON 14411 ET SEQ ., B U SI NESS AND .

T T TT T T ORI GI NAL STATEMENT ON F I LE I N MY OF F I CE. P ETER ALDANA RI VERSI DE COU NTY CLERK .

LEG AL: 3 2 8 0 PU BLISHED : J a n u a r y 8 , 1 5 , 2 2 , 2 9 2 0 2 1

F I CTI TI OU S B U SI NESS NAME STATEMENT F ile Number: R-202012904 The following person s is are doing business as AB EX PRESS 8981 Galena Street, Riverside, CA 92509 County: Riverside B audelio Anaya, 8981 Galena Street, Riverside, CA 92509 This business is conducted by an I ndividual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on ctober declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to ection of the usiness and rofessions ode that the registrant nows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to e ceed one thousand dollars ( $ 1,000) .)

Registrant: B audelio Anaya tatement was filed with the ounty ler of Riverside County on 12/16/2020 T T ( a) OF SECTI ON 17920, A F I CTI TI OU S NAME T T T T T T T T T T COU NTY CLERK , EX CEP T, AS P ROVI DED I N b T , T T T T T T T T T T TT T T T T T .

TT B U SI NESS NAME STATEMENT MU ST B E F I LED T T .

T T T T T T T T T T STATE OF A F I CTI TI OU S B U SI NESS NAME I N T T T T , T T , ( SEE SECTI ON 14411 ET SEQ ., B U SI NESS AND .

T T TT T T ORI GI NAL STATEMENT ON F I LE I N MY OF F I CE. P ETER ALDANA RI VERSI DE COU NTY CLERK .

LEG AL: 3 2 8 1 PU BLISHED : J a n u a r y 8 , 1 5 , 2 2 , 2 9 2 0 2 1

F I CTI TI OU S B U SI NESS NAME STATEMENT F ile Number: R-202010502 The following person s is are doing business as ISALLIAH BROC K LU C KS7 7 7 14729 Cinnamon Dr., F ontana, CA 92337 County: San B ernardino I salliah Tatare B rock, 14729 Cinnamon Dr., F ontana, CA 92337 This business is conducted by an I ndividual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to ection of the usiness and rofessions ode that the registrant nows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to e ceed one thousand dollars ( $ 1,000) .)

Registrant: I salliah T B rock tatement was filed with the ounty ler of Riverside County on 10/14/2020 T T ( a) OF SECTI ON 17920, A F I CTI TI OU S NAME T T T T T T T T T T COU NTY CLERK , EX CEP T, AS P ROVI DED I N b T , T T T T T T T T T T TT T T T T T .

TT B U SI NESS NAME STATEMENT MU ST B E F I LED T T .

T T T T T T T T T T STATE OF A F I CTI TI OU S B U SI NESS NAME I N T T T T , T T , ( SEE SECTI ON 14411 ET SEQ ., B U SI NESS AND .

T T TT T T ORI GI NAL STATEMENT ON F I LE I N MY OF F I CE. P ETER ALDANA RI VERSI DE COU NTY CLERK .

LEG AL: 3 2 4 8 PU BLISHED : Oc t o b e r 2 3 , 2 0 No v e m b e r 6 , 1 3 , 2 0 2 0 Republished: January 8 , 15 , 22, 29 , 20 21 O riginal publication had wrong county listed for business

F I CTI TI OU S B U SI NESS NAME STATEMENT F ile Number: R-202100119 The following person s is are doing business as C HU RROS AND D ONU TS entral t., ildomar, County: Riverside aron lcara , entral t., ildomar, CA 92595 This business is conducted by an I ndividual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to ection of the usiness and rofessions ode that the registrant nows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to e ceed one thousand dollars ( $ 1,000) .)

Registrant: Aaron -- Alcaraz tatement was filed with the ounty ler of Riverside County on 01/05/2021 T T ( a) OF SECTI ON 17920, A F I CTI TI OU S NAME T T T T T T T T T T COU NTY CLERK , EX CEP T, AS P ROVI DED I N b T , T T T T T T T T T T TT T T T T T .

TT B U SI NESS NAME STATEMENT MU ST B E F I LED T T .

T T T T T T T T T T STATE OF A F I CTI TI OU S B U SI NESS NAME I N T T T T , T T , ( SEE SECTI ON 14411 ET SEQ ., B U SI NESS AND .

T T TT T T ORI GI NAL STATEMENT ON F I LE I N MY OF F I CE. P ETER ALDANA RI VERSI DE COU NTY CLERK .

LEG AL: 3 2 8 5 PU BLISHED : J a n u a r y 1 5 , 2 2 , 2 9 , F e b r u a r y 5 ,2 0 2 1 F I CTI TI OU S B U SI NESS NAME STATEMENT F ile Number: R-202100591 The following person s is are doing business as R MOONLIG HTING un ounty ane, enifee, County: Riverside a. Jorge - Rocha, 29785 Sun County Lane, enifee, b. Melissa Sommer Rocha, 29785 Sun County ane, enifee, This business is conducted by a Married Couple Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to ection of the usiness and rofessions ode that the registrant nows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to e ceed one thousand dollars ( $ 1,000) .)

Registrant: Jorge - Rocha tatement was filed with the ounty ler of Riverside County on 1/14/2021 T T ( a) OF SECTI ON 17920, A F I CTI TI OU S NAME T T T T T T T T T T COU NTY CLERK , EX CEP T, AS P ROVI DED I N b T , T T T T T T T T T T TT T T T T T .

TT B U SI NESS NAME STATEMENT MU ST B E F I LED T T .

T T T T T T T T T T STATE OF A F I CTI TI OU S B U SI NESS NAME I N T T T T , T T , ( SEE SECTI ON 14411 ET SEQ ., B U SI NESS AND .

T T TT T T ORI GI NAL STATEMENT ON F I LE I N MY OF F I CE. P ETER ALDANA RI VERSI DE COU NTY CLERK .

LEG AL: 3 2 9 2 PU BLISHED : J a n u a r y 2 9 , F e b r u a r y 5 ,1 2 ,1 9 ,2 0 2 1

F I CTI TI OU S B U SI NESS NAME STATEMENT F ile Number: R-202100327 The following person s is are doing business as PARTY W IT ME ENTERTAINMENT 38475 Sevilla Ave., Murrieta, CA 92563 County: Riverside Tony Gonza les Calhoun, 38475 Sevilla Ave., Murrieta, CA 92563 This business is conducted by an I ndividual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name listed above on declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to ection of the usiness and rofessions ode that the registrant nows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to e ceed one thousand dollars ( $ 1,000) .)

Registrant: Tony G. Calhoun tatement was filed with the ounty ler of Riverside County on 1/07/2021 T T ( a) OF SECTI ON 17920, A F I CTI TI OU S NAME T T T T T T T T T T COU NTY CLERK , EX CEP T, AS P ROVI DED I N b T , T T T T T T T T T T TT T T T T T .

TT B U SI NESS NAME STATEMENT MU ST B E F I LED T T .

T T T T T T T T T T STATE OF A F I CTI TI OU S B U SI NESS NAME I N T T T T , T T , ( SEE SECTI ON 14411 ET SEQ ., B U SI NESS AND .

T T TT T T ORI GI NAL STATEMENT ON F I LE I N MY OF F I CE. P ETER ALDANA RI VERSI DE COU NTY CLERK .

LEG AL: 3 2 8 7 PU BLISHED : J a n u a r y 1 5 , 2 2 , 2 9 , F e b r u a r y 5 ,2 0 2 1

F I CTI TI OU S B U SI NESS NAME STATEMENT ile umber The following person( s) is ( are) doing business as: AU G U ST AU TO 1271 Columbia Ave., U nit F 8, Riverside, CA 92507 County: Riverside Jamari Jimmy Rashad Lincoln, 9219 Meadow Ln, Riverside, CA 92508 This business is conducted by an I ndividual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to ection of the usiness and rofessions ode that the registrant nows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to e ceed one thousand dollars ( $ 1,000) .)

Registrant: Jamari Jimmy Rashad Lincoln tatement was filed with the ounty ler of Riverside County on 12/30/2020 T T ( a) OF SECTI ON 17920, A F I CTI TI OU S NAME T T T T T T T T T T COU NTY CLERK , EX CEP T, AS P ROVI DED I N b T , T T T T T T T T T T TT T T T T T .

TT B U SI NESS NAME STATEMENT MU ST B E F I LED T T .

T T T T T T T T T T STATE OF A F I CTI TI OU S B U SI NESS NAME I N T T T T , T T , ( SEE SECTI ON 14411 ET SEQ ., B U SI NESS AND .

T T TT T T ORI GI NAL STATEMENT ON F I LE I N MY OF F I CE. P ETER ALDANA RI VERSI DE COU NTY CLERK .

LEG AL: 3 2 9 0 PU BLISHED : J a n u a r y 2 9 , F e b r u a r y 5 ,1 2 ,1 9 ,2 0 2 1

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C AU SE F OR C HANG E OF NAME ase umber TO ALL I NTERESTED P ERSONS P etitioner: BONF AC IO U ILISONE LAU V ALE AU ELU AF ILITAU LA iled a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows P resent Name: BONF AC IO U ILISONE LAU V ALE AU ELU AF ILITAU LA P roposed Name: LU C AS AU ELU A- F ILITAU LA AID EN T T that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person obj ecting to the name changes described above must file a written ob ection that includes the reasons for the ob ection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. f no written ob ection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTIC E OF HEARING Date: 2/25/21 Time: 8: 00 am Dept: S101 The address of the court uld oad, Murrieta, CA 92563 Southwest Justice Center B ranch copy of this rder to how ause shall be published at least once each wee for four successive wee s prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Anza Valley Outlook Date: 11/18/2020 igned effrey imel, udge of the uperior ourt LEG AL: 3 2 8 2 PU BLISHED : J a n u a r y 8 , 1 5 , 2 2 , 2 9 , 2 0 2 1

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C AU SE F OR C HANG E OF NAME ase umber TO ALL I NTERESTED P ERSONS P etitioner: MIC HAEL BRAD LEY a n d ASHLEY BRAD LEY iled a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows P resent Name: EMILY J U NE- LORRAINE BRAD LEY P roposed Name: HOLLY NN J U NE- LORRAINE BRAD LEY T T that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person obj ecting to the name changes described above must file a written ob ection that includes the reasons for the ob ection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. f no written ob ection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTIC E OF HEARING Date: 02/18/21 Time: 8: 00 am Dept: S101 The address of the court uld oad, Murrieta, CA 92563 Civil B ranch copy of this rder to how ause shall be published at least once each wee for four successive wee s prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Anza Valley Outlook Date: 12/30/2020 igned effrey imel, udge of the uperior ourt LEG AL: 3 2 8 3 PU BLISHED : J a n u a r y 8 , 1 5 , 2 2 , 2 9 . 2 0 2 1

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F I CTI TI OU S B U SI NESS NAME STATEMENT F ile Number: R-202100827 The following person s is are doing business as J AEBU G TRAILER RENTALS 44894 Corte Rodriguez, Temecula, CA 92592 County: Riverside Jaebug Trailer Rentals LLC, 44894 Corte Rodriguez, Temecula, CA 92592 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company This is registered in the state of Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to ection of the usiness and rofessions ode that the registrant nows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to e ceed one thousand dollars ( $ 1,000) .)

Registrant: Jason Giovanni Limon, Manager tatement was filed with the ounty ler of Riverside County on 1/21/2021 T T ( a) OF SECTI ON 17920, A F I CTI TI OU S NAME T T T T T T T T T T COU NTY CLERK , EX CEP T, AS P ROVI DED I N b T , T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T .

TT B U SI NESS NAME STATEMENT MU ST B E F I LED T T .

T T T T T T T T T T STATE OF A F I CTI TI OU S B U SI NESS NAME I N T T T T , T T , ( SEE SECTI ON 14411 ET SEQ ., B U SI NESS AND .

T T TT T T ORI GI NAL STATEMENT ON F I LE I N MY OF F I CE. P ETER ALDANA RI VERSI DE COU NTY CLERK .

LEG AL: 3 2 9 1 PU BLISHED : J a n u a r y 2 9 , F e b r u a r y 5 ,1 2 ,1 9 ,2 0 2 1

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C AU SE F OR C HANG E OF NAME ase umber TO ALL I NTERESTED P ERSONS P etitioner: D EBRA LY NN ALF ONSO iled a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows P resent Name: D EBRA LY NN ALF ONSO P roposed Name: ANG ELIQ U E V OLTAIRE- BEHI T T that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person obj ecting to the name changes described above must file a written ob ection that includes the reasons for the ob ection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. f no written ob ection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTIC E OF HEARING Date: 2/18/21 Time: 8: 00 am Dept: S101 The address of the court uld oad, Murrieta, CA 92563 Civil Division B ranch copy of this rder to how ause shall be published at least once each wee for four successive wee s prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Anza Valley Outlook Date: 12/07/2020 igned effrey imel, udge of the uperior ourt LEG AL: 3 2 8 4 PU BLISHED : J a n u a r y 8 , 1 5 , 2 2 , 2 9 , 2 0 2 1

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C AU SE F OR C HANG E OF NAME ase umber TO ALL I NTERESTED P ERSONS P etitioner: V IOLA AU TONETTE BERNAD ETTE NAV ARETTE iled a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows P resent Name: V IOLA AU TONETTE BERNAD ETTE NAV ARETTE P roposed Name: V IOLA ANTOINETTE BERNAD ETTE NAV ARETTE T T that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person obj ecting to the name changes described above must file a written ob ection that includes the reasons for the ob ection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. f no written ob ection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTIC E OF HEARING Date: 03/04/21 Time: 8: 00 am Dept: S101 The address of the court uld oad, Murrieta, CA 92563 Southwest Justice Center copy of this rder to how ause shall be published at least once each wee for four successive wee s prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Anza Valley Outlook Date: 1/5/21 igned effrey . imel, udge of the uperior Court LEG AL: 3 2 8 8 PU BLISHED : J a n u a r y 2 2 , 2 9 , F e b r u a r y 5 ,1 2 ,2 0 2 1

F I CTI TI OU S B U SI NESS NAME STATEMENT F ile Number: R-202010573 The following person s is are doing business as G IF TS AMAZING inchester oad, , Temecula, 92591 ailing ddress ilt oad, allbroo , 92028 County: Riverside tacey ane iggs, ilt oad, allbroo , CA 92028 This business is conducted by an I ndividual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name listed above declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. ( A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to ection of the usiness and rofessions ode that the registrant nows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to e ceed one thousand dollars ( $ 1,000) .)

Registrant: Stacey Jane Riggs tatement was filed with the ounty ler of Riverside County on 10/16/2020 T T ( a) OF SECTI ON 17920, A F I CTI TI OU S NAME T T T T T T T T T T COU NTY CLERK , EX CEP T, AS P ROVI DED I N b T , T T T T T T T T T T TT T T T T T .

TT B U SI NESS NAME STATEMENT MU ST B E F I LED T T .

T T T T T T T T T T STATE OF A F I CTI TI OU S B U SI NESS NAME I N T T T T , T T , ( SEE SECTI ON 14411 ET SEQ ., B U SI NESS AND .

T T TT T T ORI GI NAL STATEMENT ON F I LE I N MY OF F I CE. P ETER ALDANA RI VERSI DE COU NTY CLERK .

LEGAL: 3259 ovember , , , ecember 4, 2020 REPUBLISHED: January 29, February 5, 12, 19, 2021 Incorrect suite number was listed in the original publication.

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C AU SE F OR C HANG E OF NAME Case Number: CVCO2000615 TO ALL I NTERESTED P ERSONS P etitioner: G U RPREET KAU R C HAHAL iled a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows P resent Name: G U RPREET KAU R C HAHAL P roposed Name: G U RPREET KAU R D HILLON T T that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person obj ecting to the name changes described above must file a written ob ection that includes the reasons for the ob ection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. f no written ob ection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTIC E OF HEARING Date: 2/10/2021 Time: 8: 30 am Dept: C1 The address of the court uena ista Room 201, Corona, CA 92882 orona ourt ouse copy of this rder to how ause shall be published at least once each wee for four successive wee s prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Anza Valley Outlook Date: 1/4/21 igned hristopher armon, udge of the Superior Court LEG AL: 3 2 8 6 PU BLISHED : J a n u a r y 1 5 , 2 2 , 2 9 , F e b r u a r y 5 ,2 0 2 1

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C AU SE F OR C HANG E OF NAME ase umber TO ALL I NTERESTED P ERSONS P etitioner: D ALLAS O’ KELLY iled a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows P resent Name: D ALLAS O’ KELLY P roposed Name: D ALLAS ORION PIC KRON T T that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person obj ecting to the name changes described above must file a written ob ection that includes the reasons for the ob ection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. f no written ob ection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTIC E OF HEARING Date: 2/25/21 Time: 8: 00 am Dept: S101 The address of the court uld oad, Murrieta, CA 92563 Southwest Justice Center copy of this rder to how ause shall be published at least once each wee for four successive wee s prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Anza Valley Outlook Date: 12/3/20 igned effrey imel, udge of the uperior ourt LEG AL: 3 2 8 9 PU BLISHED : J a n u a r y 2 2 , 2 9 , F e b r u a r y 5 ,1 2 ,2 0 2 1

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