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Volume 17, Issue 6
The dream unfolds at the premier of ‘Cataract Gold’
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It was a delightful ‘Posada’ at HUSD Culturefest Tony Ault TAULT@REEDERMEDIA.COM
There was not a moment when the children weren’t engaged at the 2016-2017 Hemet Unified School District’s annual Culturefest Feb. 3 with almost every school in the district providing exciting, fun and entertaining activities at the Santa Fe Education Center Gym in Hemet. see page A-3
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ZEV electric car charging stations coming to Anza Tony Ault TAULT@REEDERMEDIA.COM
Friends Stephanie Booth, Paul Keiner, Steve Silkotch, his wife Jacquie and Blake Booth at the premiere of “Cataract Gold.”
Two electric vehicle charging stations will be unveiled at the Anza Electric Cooperative headquarters on Highway 371 at 1 p.m. Feb.17 opening a new era of electric car travel to and from the Anza Valley. see page A-4
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ACIL to host ‘I Love Anza Day’ Diane Seiker ANZAEDITOR@REEDERMEDIA.COM
In honor of Valentine’s Day, the Anza Civic Improvement League (ACIL) is sponsoring “I Love Anza” Day Saturday, Feb. 11. The event is scheduled for 1-3 p.m. at the Little Red Schoolhouse in the heart of Anza.
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Jodi Thomas ANZAEDITOR@REEDERMEDIA.COM
Every movie made began as someone’s dream. It is no different for all the talent involved in the making of the American Independent Film, “Cataract Gold.” All those talents came together at the Mary Pickford Theatre to
celebrate and experience the end results of their efforts at the first public showing of “Cataract Gold,” Thursday, Jan. 26. This experience was made special with a Hollywood style premiere complete with pre- and post-parties with the cast and crew. The movie “Cataract Gold” is a Western directed by Paul Kiener,
written by Katalina Prince and Paul Kiener. Starring Morgan Alise James, Dale Shane, Caroline DeGraeve, Seth Marshell , Bryan Hanna, Bill Hegarty, Steve Silkotch, Michael Thomas, Eric Cervantes and Dan Ferguson. The movie is part history, part drama and suspense, entwined with a love story or two, with a healthy addi-
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tion of western gun fighting. According to Kiener Productions, “The plot is set in 1880, ‘Cataract Gold’ is the story of two sisters whose widowed father Jeremiah Clark is killed for a map he made while traveling the Colorado River with John Wesley Powell,
see GOLD, page A-4
Thompson Family Band meld music and faith to bring the message of hope, joy and love Diane Seiker ANZAEDITOR@REEDERMEDIA.COM
In the town of Anza, there are people who are so talented it is at times, amazing. Such is the Thompson Family band. Made up of an entire family, including mom, dad and children, The Thompson Family Band explodes with talent wherever they appear. They are the whole package, instrumentalists, vocalists, sound, set up and tear down. They do it all, in one amazing and colorful package. The Thompson Family band specializes in Christian rock and rap, Christian traditional and contemporary worship music. They have been playing together for approximately eight years. The family patriarch Rob Thompson, 57, plays bass, guitar and lead guitar. Mother Kim, 46, is a vocalist, while Elijah, 18 does vocals, bass and guitar. Hannah, 15, plays piano,
see BAND, page A-6
The Thompson Family Band is made up of an entire family from Anza. Pictured in the back row from left are Elijah, Levi, Hannah and Kim Thompson, front row from left are Victor, Wyatt and Valiant Thompson. Rob Thompson photo
For Barbara Bradford at 94 plus, making new friends is always a way of life Jodi Thomas ANZAEDITOR@REEDERMEDIA.COM
Visiting, multi-artistic friend Brain Wizard and local treasure Barbara Bradford. Courtesy photo
Barbara Bradford, who is a big part of the area’s history at 94 plus years’ young, is definitely someone to look up to. A simple Google search shows her ties to the area and a glimpse into her interesting life. She has a zest for life that does not stop. She is still out there in life making friends and being involved in whatever way she sees fit. Raising pomegranates, being in the Anza Days Parade, being involved in the Anza Electrical Co-op, being a part of their dedications of their various energy endeavors and so much more. Barbara’s husband Bill Bradford, along with Rupert Costo, came up
with the idea to electrify the area back in the 1950s. Barbara’s account of this written history can be found online at the www.anzaelectric.org under history. A part of Barbara’s life was spent with her father up at a fire lookout tower on Red Mountain during World War II, an experience that is always been near and dear to her heart. Because of this she keeps up with Fire Tower News. In one publication, she found an advertisement for a DVD made by Brain Wizard who restored and privately owns and operates a fire tower in the wild woods near Wallowa, Oregon. His DVD is called “Therapy-Life at Tope Creek Lookout.” It covers the process of
see BRADFORD, page A-3