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Synagogue to host open house as it settles into Temecula home Tim O’Leary Valley News staff Visitors should expect the unexpected when they attend the Aug. 17 open house at Temple Beth Sholom in Temecula.

Visitors will interact with a Jewish congregation that is one of the oldest, as well as one of the newest, synagogues in southwest Riverside County. It is a congregation that reverberates with change even though its local roots span nearly five decades. see page A-8

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Christy McGinity and Todd Gibel from ‘Little Women: LA’ meet with fans outside the Gastro Pub Restaurant.

Michelle Mears-Gerst Special to the Valley News Pints and Quarts Gastro Pub in Lake Elsinore was recently inundated with reality fans on Thursday, Jul. 17. when Christy McGinity and her boyfriend Todd Gibel, two stars of the Lifetime series “Little

Women: LA”, came to visit.

McGinity and Gibel are just two of the people on the Lifetime docuseries, which follows the everyday ups and downs of a group of women who happen to all have dwarfism. The series explores how hard it is living in a world where most things aren’t tailored for your

body type.

McGinity stars alongside five other women – Briana Manson, Elena Gant, Terra Jole, Tonya Banks and Traci Harrison. These women all face challenges because of their dwarfism but are still able to find success and happiness in their lives; they do not allow being little

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to hold them back in any way.

And that’s been the case for McGinity, who is not just an actress but also a financial adviser. When she’s not working as an adviser or actress, she’s playing the role of a mom. She has two teenage children

see REALITY, page A-9

Calvert’s immigration bill could derail ‘La Bestia’

Testimony to begin in trial of man accused of killing newlyweds RIVERSIDE – Opening statements are scheduled today in the trial of an ex-Marine accused of joining three comrades in killing a young sergeant and his wife during a home invasion robbery in French Valley. see page A-2

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Congressman Ken Calvert (CA42) has introduced a bill to close an immigration loophole. This loophole is contributing to the crisis on the Rio Grande Valley along the Texas border. Thousands of people, some who are children, are risking their lives traveling a long and dangerous journey from Central America to the United States claiming refugee status.

Congress is expected to vote on H.R. 5079 the week of July 21 before entering a month long recess. The proposed legislation is an attempt to amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, a law that unintentionally created a loophole for unaccompanied children from Central America that are detained illegally crossing the border.

see BILL, page A-5

Local hiker treks 160 miles, takes on Mt. Whitney at 63-years-young JP Raineri Staff Writer/Multimedia Editor

The bill H.R. 5079 intends to close an immigration loophole.

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Shopping at Angel View saves money and enriches lives of the disabled Laura Rathbun Special to the Valley News You can improve your home decor and wardrobe, plus lives of the disabled when you shop at the Angel View Resale Boutique in Temecula.

Angel View is a 60-year-old non-profit organization based in Desert Hot Springs that serves children and adults with disabilities. It has 16 resale stores and boutiques in Riverside and San Bernardino counties that fund therapeutic services and residential care facilities for clients in the Coachella Valley and High Desert.

The Temecula boutique opened four years ago and is doing well, said Bradley Hyman its assistant manager. It averages $30,000 a month in sales.

Angel View’s other nearby boutiques and stores are in Murrieta, Wildomar and Hemet. There

are plans to open a store in Menifee and a second store in Temecula, according to Hyman.

The Temecula boutique receives an average of 15 donations a day. Hyman said donations can range from a bag of clothes to a truck full of household goods. Every boutique and store sells the donations it takes in.

Clothing is the biggest money maker and Hyman estimates that they sell about 200 pieces of it a day. “That›s the bread and butter of the organization,” he commented.

Angel View customers also seek deals on furniture, electronics and household items. Hyman said every item is priced reasonably to sell and their prices are generally lower than other resale stores’ prices.

To prove how reasonable their prices are, Hyman showed a

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Hard News Testimony to begin in trial of man accused of killing newlyweds RIVERSIDE – Opening statements are scheduled today in the trial of an ex-Marine accused of joining three comrades in killing a young sergeant and his wife during a home invasion robbery in French Valley.

Kesaun Kedron Sykes, 27, could face the death penalty if convicted in the October 2008 slayings of 24-year-old Janek Pietrzak and his 26-year-old wife, Quiana Faye Jenkins-Pietrzak.

Sykes is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, along with special circumstance allegations of killing during the course of a robbery, killing during a burglary and taking multiple lives in the same crime, as well as a sentence-

enhancing allegation of committing a sexual assault with a foreign instrument.

Testimony is expected to last several weeks, and if Sykes is convicted, a penalty trial will follow. He remains held without bail at the Southwest Detention Center in Murrieta.

His three codefendants were all convicted of the murders last year.

Kevin Darnell Cox and Tyrone Lloyd Miller, both 27, were sentenced to death, while 25-year-old Emrys Justin John was sentenced to two consecutive life prison terms.

The men, along with Sykes, were assigned to the same helicopter maintenance squadron at Camp Pendleton. Miller was under the di-

rect supervision of Janek Pietrzak.

According to Deputy District Attorney Dan DeLimon, the four Marines wanted to get inside the Pietrzaks’ two-story house at 31319 Bermuda Ave. to steal their belongings -- but also to engage “in the sexual humiliation’’ of the victims.

Miller testified that he was displeased with Pietrzak because the young sergeant had told him only a day or two earlier that there was no way he would be promoted to corporal.

The defendants confessed to sheriff’s investigators that they were mainly interested in the “stuff’’ they might be able steal from the victims, who had received numerous gifts at their wedding

that summer.

Cox, John and Miller, armed with shotguns, forced their way into the newlyweds’ home in the predawn hours of Oct. 15, 2008, after Cox persuaded Pietrzak to unlock the door so the two could speak. The men rushed Pietrzak, beating him into submission, according to testimony.

The couple were bound and gagged and thrown face-down on a sofa. After spending 90 minutes ransacking the house and hauling stolen goods to a vehicle parked outside, Miller and Sykes stripped Quiana and sexually assaulted her, according to the prosecution.

John shot the couple executionstyle with a 9mm handgun.

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Mother of murder victim recalls last conversation with her daughter RIVERSIDE - The mother of a woman sexually assaulted and killed by members of her husband’s Marine unit testified today that she last spoke with her daughter the night of her death, and everything appeared to be fine before they ended the conversation.

“I could hear her cleaning up the kitchen. I heard her set the (burglar) alarm before she went upstairs,” Glenda Jenkins said.

According to the witness, who appeared on the verge of tears at one point, she and her daughter discussed plans for Thanksgiving and said their goodbyes around 9:45 p.m. on Oct. 14, 2008.

“She texted me later because the puppy had learned to walk down the stairs on its own,” Jenkins said.

“I texted her back later, but there was no response. I figured she had gone to bed.”

Her testimony came as trial began for Kesaun Kedron Sykes, the last of four defendants to go on trial for the murders of 26-year-old Quiana Faye Jenkins-Pietrzak and her husband, 24-year-old Janek Pietrzak.

According to Riverside County sheriff’s investigators, the victims were shot execution-style around 2:30 a.m. on Oct. 15, 2008, as they lay bound, gagged and blindfolded in the living room of their French Valley home.

Last year, three members of Janek

Pietrzak’s helicopter maintenance squadron at Camp Pendleton -Kevin Darnell Cox and Tyrone Lloyd Miller, both 27, along with 25-year-old Emrys Justin John -were convicted of the slayings. Cox and Miller were sentenced to death, while John received two consecutive life prison terms.

Their 27-year-old admitted cohort could face the death penalty if convicted of two counts of firstdegree murder, along with special circumstance allegations of killing during the course of a robbery, killing during a burglary and taking multiple lives in the same crime, as well as a sentence- enhancing allegation of committing a sexual assault with a foreign instrument.

Sykes’ attorney, Doug Myers, told jurors in his opening statement that his client “neither intended or wanted either victim to be killed.”

“They were shot at the last minute,” Myers said. “Mr. Sykes was powerless to do anything about it.”

According to Myers, the defendant lived in the same apartment complex as Cox, and the two Marines had became friends through a mutual acquaintance, Melissa Buck, Cox’s girlfriend.

Myers acknowledged that his client had been out on a previous “job” with the defendants -- an Oceanside home invasion robbery -and had assumed that when he went

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with them to the Pietrzak property at 31319 Bermuda Ave., it would be more of the same.

“He did not know that killing was on anyone’s mind,” the attorney said.

“Tyrone Miller and Emrys John had some kind of personal agenda that my client had no part in.”

Deputy District Attorney Dan DeLimon countered that Sykes was an active and willing participant in the murders, which he characterized as an “execution.”

“Quiana was shot twice -- once in the head and once in the back of the neck,” DeLimon said, noting that she was killed after her husband and had to know what was about to occur.

According to the prosecutor, the defendants wanted to get inside

the Pietrzaks’ two-story house to steal their belongings -- but also to engage “in the sexual humiliation” of the victims.

Miller testified last year that he was displeased with Pietrzak because the young sergeant had told him only a day or two earlier that there was no way he would be promoted to corporal.

The defendants confessed that they were mainly interested in the “stuff” they might be able steal from the victims, who had received numerous gifts at their wedding that August.

Glenda Jenkins testified the valuables in the house and her daughter’s overall safety prompted her to obtain the security system for the newlyweds.

Cox, John, Miller and Sykes, armed with shotguns, forced their way into the victims’ home after Cox rang the doorbell and persuaded Pietrzak to unlock the front door so the two could speak. The men rushed Pietrzak, beating him into submission, according to testimony.

The couple were bound and gagged and thrown face-down on a sofa. After spending 90 minutes ransacking the house and hauling stolen goods to a vehicle parked outside, Miller and Sykes stripped Quiana and sexually assaulted her, DeLimon alleged.

John shot the couple executionstyle with a 9mm handgun. Sykes is being held without bail at the Southwest Detention Center in Murrieta.

Wildomar: 58-year-old man pinned between two vehicles in traffic accident Alex Groves Editor WILDOMAR – A 58-year-old Wildomar man sustained major injuries on Saturday, June 19 and had to be transported to a local area hospital after being pinned between two vehicles in a traffic accident that happened in the area of Palomar Road and Mission Trail in Wildomar, a sheriff’s official reported.

A report from Riverside County

Sheriff ’s Department said the 24-year-old male driver of a Toyota Tacoma was traveling westbound on Palomar Road shortly after 8 a.m. when he swerved across the roadway for unknown reasons.

The 24-year-old driver struck a Ford F250 pick-up that was parked on the south side of the road when he swerved, according to Sgt. Nathan Kaas The victim was standing behind the Ford F250 when it was struck by the Tacoma and the brunt of the

impact caused the car to be pushed back into the car behind it, pinning the man, Kaas said.

Officers arrived to the location shortly thereafter and Cal Fire and American Medical Response (AMR) gave the victim medical aid.

The man was listed in critical but stable condition the day following the accident, according to Kaas.

Alcohol or drugs did not appear to be a factor in the crash, Kaas said.

Lake Elsinore crash seriously injures one LAKE ELSINORE - One person suffered major injuries and a second was less seriously injured when a car went 50 feet over the side of Ortega Highway in Lake Elsinore, authorities said.

One victim had to be freed from the wreckage of the crash, which

was reported at 5:06 p.m. in the 35000 block of Ortega Highway, Jennifer Fuhrman of the Riverside County Fire Department said.

Both victims were taken to a hospital for treatment, according to Fuhrman, who said the lessseriously injured patient suffered

moderate injuries.

Tw e n t y - t w o f i r e f i g h t e r s responded to the scene and assistance was provided by American Medical Response and personnel from Cleveland National Forest, she said.

Sentencing postponed for woman who put child to work as prostitute RIVERSIDE - With the judge who took her plea unavailable, sentencing was postponed today for a Moreno Valley woman who put a 14-year-old girl to work as a prostitute.

Kayla Corithian Jackson, 19, pleaded guilty in March to conspiracy and false imprisonment.

She had been charged with five sex trafficking-related felonies, but those counts were dropped under a plea agreement negotiated between the defense and the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office.

Superior Court Judge Helios Hernandez took the plea and was slated to certify the agreement today but had an unanticipated scheduling conflict and was not on the bench. Retired Judge Jean Leonard was sitting in for him and postponed Jackson’s sentencing to Aug. 29.

The defendant is facing a maxi-

mum 12 years behind bars, according to Supervising Deputy District Attorney Gerald Fineman.

She remains free on $85,000 bail.

Prosecutors allege that, at Jackson’s direction, the victim provided sexual services for men who responded to ads posted on social networking websites.

According to the District Attorney’s Office, the girl, whose identity was not released, left her Moreno Valley home in late February 2013 without telling her mother where she was going or with whom.

When the youth failed to return, her mother suspected she might be with Jackson because the teenager had begun consorting with the defendant on a regular basis, Fineman told City News Service.

He said the victim’s mother reported her daughter missing

on March 1, 2013, leading to an investigation by the county’s AntiHuman Trafficking Task Force.

Investigators checked websites where ads for escorts appear and came upon a mobile phone number belonging to the girl, according to the sheriff’s department.

Deputies working undercover made several calls and were able to determine that the teen was staying at a motel near the intersection of Alessandro Boulevard and Graham Street.

Jackson was arrested at the location. The girl, who had been there about a day, was found unharmed, Fineman said.

According to investigators, Jackson’s phone records indicated she had been engaged in illicit sexual activity prior to her arrest.

Court records show a prior misdemeanor conviction for shoplifting.

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The crash was reported at 8 p.m.

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The crash occurred when the motorcyclist was southbound on the San Diego Freeway, “splitting traffic’’ between the two left lanes at 60 to 75 mph while traffic was congested and moving at 30 to 50 mph, Kelley said.

the center lane and the motorcyclist collided into the rear of her car, the sergeant said.

The motorcyclist then traveled to the right and went underneath the rear of the 2009 Kenworth tractortrailer’s trailer, Kelley said.

When the truck driver “felt his vehicle shaking he stopped and looked into his left side mirror’’ and saw the motorcyclist’s ‘“helmet sticking out from the left rear axle area of his trailer,’’ the sergeant said.

the rear axle of the trailer.

Firefighters used special equipment to free the motorcyclist from the trailer and he was airlifted to Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, Kelley said.

“Alcohol does not appear to be a factor in this collision,’’ the sergeant said.

The 25-year-old Toyota driver and the 44-year-old big rig driver were both from San Diego, Kelley said.

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Former Temecula resident Kahle wins Firefighters Destruction Derby Menifee’s Ballester also drives Joe Naiman Valley News Correspondent Ehren Kahle, who lived in Temecula from 2001 to 2012, won this year’s Firefighters Destruction Derby which took place June 7 as part of the San Diego County Fair.

The drivers also included Menifee resident and Great Oak High School graduate Mike Ballester, who is with the Rainbow Volunteer Fire Department.

“It feels great. When you can raise money to send kids to camp, burn-injured children, and have a blast doing it, there’s nothing more rewarding than that,” Kahle said.

“It was absolutely awesome,” Ballester said. “It was a great fundraiser for the Burn Institute as well as a great morale booster for our department as a whole.”

In 1995 the Cajon Speedway, the Burn Institute, and local fire departments collaborated for an annual night which included fundraising and promotions for the Burn Institute, a pre-race parade of fire trucks, an American flag raised from a fire engine ladder for the Star-Spangled Banner, and a Firefighters Destruction Derby. The Burn Institute and local firefighters also collaborated for an annual exposition and burn run at Qualcomm Stadium.

Kahle began his demolition derby career in 2002 at Cajon Speedway. “We could really get some running starts,” he said.

Cajon Speedway closed after the 2004 season, but in 2010 the exposition was moved to the San Diego County Fair and Burn Institute director James Floros contacted Bob Pfohl, who was Santee’s fire chief when he won the 2000 destruction derby, about the possibility of a firefighters demolition derby at the fair. Pfohl, who became a division chief for the Viejas Fire Department after retiring from the City of Santee in 2006 and accepted a division chief position with the Barona Fire Department in the past year, agreed to organize the event.

Some changes due to the configuration of the Del Mar Arena were necessary. The parade of fire trucks takes place earlier in the day, the flag is not raised from a ladder inside the covered arena, and the cars are divided into heats. The current format involves two early afternoon heats with the last three running cars in each heat advancing to the finals, and a pair of last chance heats in the late afternoon allow the last remaining car in each of those two heats entry into the final crunchfest which follows the cleanup activity from the second last chance heat.

Kahle noted that having the burn exposition as part of the county fair has resulted in the attendance of more children, who are a major target of fire prevention outreach measures. “It seems like out here we can get more of a family crowd,” he said.

Kahle drove in the 2011 Firefighters Destruction Derby but alternates with Imperial Beach firefighter Cory Cooper.

Thirty-three volunteers from the Rainbow Volunteer Fire Department joined the labor in helping to convert the 1989 Chevy Caprice into a demolition derby car. Ballester noted that both the work on the car and the fundraising activities brought the firefighters together. The Rainbow Volunteer Fire Department raised approximately $4,500 for the Burn Institute.

Ballester was selected to be the driver. “I put the most hours into

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Ballester acknowledged that Rainbow captain Matt Austin also provided substantial work on the car. “I was a little more nimble,” Ballester said.

Ballester has been with the Rainbow Volunteer Fire Department for four years. During his childhood he moved from the Rancho Bernardo area of San Diego to Temecula, and he is a 2008 graduate of Great Oak High School.

The 2014 Firefighters Destruction Derby had 17 cars with nine including Ballester in the first heat and eight including Kahle in the second heat. Ballester’s first hit was on Oceanside Fire Department driver Cody Spinos while Robert Marcon of the Bonita-Sunnyside Fire Protection District was the first driver to hit Ballester. When Ballester backed the trunk of his Caprice into the front of Lemon Grove firefighter Joe Lavigne’s car, the Caprice’s trunk became disfigured.

When Spinos’ car stopped moving, the checkered flag was thrown and Ballester, Marcon, and Brandon Massey of the Viejas Fire Department advanced to the finals. “We made it to the final round,” Ballester said. “That’s an experience.”

Kahle also advanced from his heat along with Lakeside firefighter Danny Leetch and Barona driver Jake Murrell. The finals also included last chance heat survivors Lavigne and Mike Shoemaker of National City.

Ballester drove into the arena for the finals, but his car did not move after the green flag was thrown.

“At the end we dropped a drive shaft,” Ballester said. “The drive shaft snapped and dropped down.”

The immediate exit from the final didn’t dampen Ballester’s enthusiasm for the demolition derby. “It was a great time. Really learned a lot for next year,” he said.

Kahle’s final hit on Massey turned out to be the end of the event which was followed by Kahle receiving the Steve Brucker Memorial Trophy named after the Cajon Speedway promoter who helped initiate the Firefighters Destruction Derby.

“It’s a great win for him. He worked really hard on getting it together,” said Imperial Beach fire chief Tom Clark.

The win was the first ever for a driver from the Imperial Beach Fire Department, which has one station and nine firefighters. “It’s incredible. Small group of guys did a good job,” Clark said.

The Imperial Beach firefighters also raised approximately $3,600 for the Burn Institute.

Kahle’s win was the second in a row for a Crown Victoria; Marcon was the 2013 winner. (Lavigne won the 2012 derby in a 1976 Lincoln). “Even after all that beating out there this thing still runs,” Kahle said.

Riverside County sheriff’s helicopter rescues injured paraglider SAN JACINTO - A Riverside County sheriff’s helicopter rescued an injured paraglider from where the patient fell in a remote area north of San Jacinto, an official said.

The fall was reported at about 7:53 p.m. Saturday, June 19 in the 260 block of Soboba Road, said Jennifer Fuhrman of the Riverside County Fire Department.

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scene to the Soboba Flight Park by a Riverside County Sheriff’s Helicopter,” Fuhrman said. “One patient was then transported with minor injuries to a local area hospital via ground ambulance.’’

The rescue was achieved at about 10:40 p.m.

The helicopter rescue was required “due to the difficult terrain and patient being inaccessible by off road vehicle,’’ she said.

The Imperial Beach firefighters spent approximately six months working on the car. “I’ve been trying to find a car just to be able to participate in the event since November,” Kahle said.

The Police Interceptor was obtained from the U.S. Marshal fleet; the Federal law enforcement agency retires its vehicles after 97,000 miles. “We will try to get a car similar to this so that we can re-use all of our parts,” Kahle said.

Kahle’s status as defending champion may have an impact on alternating with Cooper. “We may wind up driving two cars,” Kahle said.

Kahle graduated from San Diego County’s Ramona High School in 1994 and then participated in the emergency medical services program at Palomar College. He lived in Fallbrook from 1999 to 2001 and was with the Rainbow Volunteer Fire Department during those years before taking a paid position for American Medical Response. During his Rainbow firefighting and emergency medical service tenure Kahle worked with Austin, who has been with been with the Rainbow Volunteer Fire Department for 13 years.

Kahle moved from Fallbrook to Temecula in 2001. In 2002 he was hired by the Imperial Beach Fire Department as an engineer and paramedic. Kahle’s first day on the job with the Imperial Beach firefighters was February 10, 2002, and within six hours of his first day of work he was back in Fallbrook as a member of a strike team fighting the Gavilan Fire. He was also on a strike team later that year to fight the Pines Fire in Julian. During the October 2003 fires he was given station duties in eastern Chula Vista, and he was assigned to cover the Imperial Beach station while his co-workers were on strike teams for the October 2007 fires. Kahle spent a week in Northern California in 2008 to fight wildfires outside of Yosemite and in the Ukiah area.

Kahle continued to reside in Temecula until December 2012, when he moved back to Ramona on a property which has a cabernet sauvignon vineyard. His parents own Woof’n Rose Winery, and Kahle supplies grapes to supplement his parents’ vineyard. Kahle also obtained sponsorship of two other Ramona wineries for the Firefighters Destruction Derby.

Ehren and Stephanie Kahle have two children: a ten-year-old boy and an eight-year-old girl.

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A book fair for local authors was held for the first time at the Grace Mellman Community Library in Temecula on July 12. The threehour Saturday afternoon event took place in the library’s Community Room and featured 21 authors from around the Inland Empire.

The library’s Adult Services Coordinator Elizabeth Khaled organized the fair. “I got the idea for the Local Author Book Fair because I get approached to do author signings here at the library all the time,” she said. “I thought instead of having just one author it might be more interesting to have many authors.”

Khaled invited authors who had approached her about book signings and asked local writing groups if any of their writers wanted to participate. To participate the authors had to have at least one book published in print or e-book format.

“I accepted those I thought would represent the community and a wide range of genres appropriately,” Khaled said. “We do have some of the authors’ books, and after the event some of the authors donated other books.”

Tables were set up for authors to sit at and display their books.

Each author addressed the public for 10 minutes about their books and background. Some also shared writing and publishing tips.

Murrieta resident and PressEnterprise newspaper columnist Carl Love spoke first. He talked about his self-published book “From Two Lanes to the Fast Lane: Stories of Change in America from Temecula and Murrieta.”

Love's book is a compilation of his best columns since 1988. "I took 2,000 articles and whittled it down to my greatest hits," he said.

The book came out last November and has sold 450 copies so far. It’s his first book.

Love said he’s been happy with his self-publishing experience and may write another book someday.

“I’ve made my money back and made a $500 profit,” he said. He used Amazon’s CreateSpace to print his book and highly recommends it for self-publishing.

Hemet author George Gurney promoted his four books at the fair. He agrees with Love that CreateSpace is a great way to publish books. He sold two books at the fair. His bestselling books are “Guatemala One, A Journal of the First Peace Corps Project” and “Brick Manly’s Cookbook for the Culinarily Challenged.”

Murrieta resident Carl Love participated in the Local Author Book Fair at the Grace Mellman Community Library on July 12 and spoke about his book “From Two Lanes to the Fast Lane: Stories of Change in America from Temecula and Murrieta.”

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Hemet author George Gurney spoke at the fair and discussed his four books.

Khaled said that people who attended the fair were keen to meet the authors and ask questions about writing, self-publishing, getting an agent, e-book formats and traditional publishing.

Temecula resident Ronni Brown attended and enjoyed talking

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Khaled wants to make the fair an annual event. However, next time she said she›ll invite fewer authors so the fair is easier to coordinate and authors have sufficient time to mingle with the public and each other.

“This was my first time doing a program like this, and I have learned so much. I met many wonderful authors, and I hope to grow the community’s interest in them for future events,” Khaled said. “I was able to shine a spotlight on the many talented writers in our community, and I hope to meet many more. The Inland Empire has so much to offer artistically, and in my small way I wanted to showcase it.”

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Menifee author’s book published Menifee resident Jeri Westerson’s seventh book “Cup of Blood” was released on July 25. It’s a prequel to her medieval noir book series about Crispin Guest, a disgraced knight who becomes a detective and solves mysteries. Westerson is a critically acclaimed author and president of the Southern California chapter of Mystery Writers of America.

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The train is also called the death train and the migrants travel on top of its steel freight cars through Mexico.

“Solving our immigration crisis requires getting at the root of the problem, and if we fail to take steps like closing this loophole the significant challenges we are experiencing now will only continue and grow,” Rep. Calvert said.

The journey from Central America to the Texas border is long and dangerous especially one aided by a smuggler, and Calvert said it is something that no one, especially an unaccompanied child, should endure.

“Americans expect the federal government to respond and quickly address the crisis at the border, which is why both Republicans and Democrats have voiced support for taking this step,” Rep. Calvert said.

In regard to the protests that occurred in Murrieta at end of June, which resulted in three buses of illegal migrants being turned away at the border station, Rep. Calvert said the people of Murrieta did a good job in getting their voice heard around the country. He credits Murrieta for empowering other cities across the nation who are now protesting the migrants shipped to their communities.

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raphy, and Miller took that class in the spring 2014 semester. “It’s a great program. I really loved every minute of being in it,” she said.

The class included its own contest, and Miller won the best selfportrait and best nature photo awards.

Miller had previously won an honorable mention award for her photograph at the 2013 Orange County Fair and was second in the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District’s fall 2013 contest.

Miller ’s first camera was a Cannon Rebel, which she still owns. She also owns a Cannon 60D and a Cannon 60. “It’s not the camera that’s taking pictures; it’s the artist,” she said. “A good camera helps.”

All three cameras Miller owns are digital cameras, as is the Mt. San Jacinto College camera she used to take the fair photograph. “My mom has some old film cameras that I might start experimenting with,” Miller said.

Miller’s mother is an artist. “She took a ton of pictures of us when we were little,” Miller said.

Miller hopes that both her personal story and her photographs will encourage others to develop their photography skills. “The goal is to be able to inspire people,” Miller said.

Even if her own photography career grows professionally, she has no plans to leave the nursing profession. “No matter what I’ll always be a nurse, I’ll always be a photographer,” she said.

Miller hopes to show the results of her ensuing learning during the 2015 San Diego County Fair. “I’m really excited for next year,” she said.

“It’s definitely something I’m going to keep doing as the years go by,” Miller said.

panied children from Mexico or Canada can be screened within 48 hours and quickly deported if they are not a trafficking victim or have a claim for asylum. However, children from other countries that are not contiguous with the U.S. must go through a more formal and time consuming legal proceeding.

In fact, unaccompanied children from countries other than Mexico are currently waiting 578 days on average for a hearing. Rep. Calvert’s bill would close the loophole by screening and repatriating all unaccompanied children, regardless of their country-of-origin, in the same process that has worked for unaccompanied children from Mexico and Canada.

According to the congressional representative, the governments in Central America are pushing their own people out of their countries and Mexico is not helping the United States but rather they are enabling the overloading of the United States borders.

“It is cheaper for us to build fences and send the migrants back,” Rep. Calvert said. “The tax payers cannot afford all these people who are here illegally to be in our emergency rooms, schools, on public welfare, taking jobs from United States citizens.”

Calvert, who introduced the employee verification program called E-verify in 2008, hopes the now volunteer program will become mandatory, forcing employers to hire workers eligible to work in the United States.

Through E-Verify, participating employers have successfully instantly verified employment eli-

gibility for 93 percent of new hires to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) database information. Of the remaining 7 percent that were not verified instantly, less than 1 percent of those employees contested the results.

Calvert said the background check system is another step in curbing the lure to come to the United States and live here illegally.

In a press release, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-49) said, “The President’s unilateral actions have sent a misleading message that resulted in tens of thousands of children making a perilous journey to our country with the belief they would be allowed to stay.”

“This bill is one step of many to rectify the situation,” Rep. Calvert said. “I was also pleased by the recent announcement by Customs and Border Protection that they will not be transferring any more illegal immigrant families or children to the San Diego sector, which includes the Murrieta facility in my congressional district.

Citizens who want to track this bill and learn how each congressional representative voted can go to http://dyn.realclearpolitics. com/congressional_bill_tracker/ bill/113/hr5079.

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Temecula’s Ahjile Miller won first place for the photograph she entered at the San Diego County Fair.

Miller’s photo “Dandelions” took the first-place ribbon in the Black and White People category.

“It’s such an honor as an artist,” Miller said. “You’re going against so many amazing artists.”

The photo shows Miller’s eightyear-old daughter, Natalie Rivera, blowing dandelion seeds off her hand. “Dandelion” was taken with a Cannon 5D Mark 3 camera owned

by Mt. San Jacinto College, where Miller was taking a class when she took the photo in March, and was printed on Fuji Flex paper. Miller utilized Chrome Digital in San Diego for the printing.

“I had really wanted a picture of Natalie to be in the fair,” Miller said.

Miller also has a four-year-old son, Ascari Rivera. Her full-time job is as a nurse in the telemetry unit of Inland Medical Center in Wildomar. Although her photography is primarily a hobby, Miller is also paid for occasional event photography. Miller has learned that she can combine photography with spending time with her children, especially her daughter who is old enough to model. “I can involve her in my photography,” Miller said.

“Dandelion” was taken in the photo studio at Mt. San Jacinto College’s Menifee campus. “I just ran around campus and picked every single dandelion I could find,” Miller said.

Miller had to protect the dandelions from the wind as she was bringing them into the studio. “It was really windy that day,” she said.

Her daughter had been blowing dandelions from the stems but then picked up the seeds and blew them

off her hand.

“The one that I entered was definitely my favorite,” Miller said.

Miller used parabolic light to take the photo. The photo was actually sepia, although that qualified for the black and white category. “I love black and white,” Miller said, explaining that black and white photographs can provide more of a focus on the subject.

Miller noted that skill alone didn’t guarantee a prize at the fair. “It’s very subjective,” she said. “It’s what draws in the judge.”

The first-place award was the first for Miller at a county fair. “It’s still a little unreal to have won such an honor,” she said.

Miller’s San Diego County Fair debut was in 2013 with a selfportrait which did not place but was accepted for display at the fair. “It was really exciting just to have that one entered,” she said.

Miller was raised in Wildomar and graduated from Elsinore High School, where at one time she was a yearbook photographer. “I really started doing photography after my son was born,” Miller said.

In addition to raising two children, Miller was participating in the nursing program at Mt. San Jacinto College. She had been engaging in photography before taking her first class, which was the beginning class at Mt. San Jacinto College, in 2010. “I’ve been hooked ever since,” she said.

Miller completed the nursing program at Mt. San Jacinto College in December 2011. Although she took a year off from photography, she later returned to Mt. San Jacinto College to take the intermediate photography class and then the advanced class.

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‘Mad Lil’s’car show brings a bright display of historic cars to Old Town that the idea for the bi-monthly car show was birthed and since that time dozens of different cars have rolled into Old Town for the viewing pleasure of the public. The June 13 event saw a number of unique and classic cars such as Chevy Bel Airs, Corvette Stingrays, Dodge Royal Lancers and more.

Trophies were awarded that day to cars in various categories. There were also give aways, raffles, music and other forms of entertainment.

The bulk of vehicles to be seen were located between Texas Lil’s Mesquite Grill and Mad Madelines, but there were cars located all along Old Town’s front street.

If you would like to become involved with the next upcoming car show or sponsor it, contact Sid Hamilton of Mad Madeline’s Grill for more information at (760)201-7851.

Sunday, July 13 marked another “Mad Lil’s” car show in Old Town Temecula. The show took place at 7 a.m. and lasted through the end of the evening, and there were dozens of different cars to be seen from classics and hot rods to customs.

This car show was one of few that have taken place over the last several months on a bi-monthly basis. Many of Old Town’s vendors have been gathering together in association with Slow Lane car club to make them happen.

The vendors devised the idea for the Sunday car shows because they wanted to provide a fun event for families while also drawing business into Old Town; many of them said they wanted to do something slightly different than the Rod Run, which became a city-run event for the first time in March of this year.

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Synagogue to host open house as it settles into Temecula home Tim O’Leary Staff Writer Visitors should expect the unexpected when they attend the Aug. 17 open house at Temple Beth Sholom in Temecula.

Visitors will interact with a Jewish congregation that is one of the oldest, as well as one of the newest, synagogues in southwest Riverside County. It is a congregation that reverberates with change even though its local roots span nearly five decades.

Blending the old and the new – along with the creation of an “infrastructure” of Jewish communal services – are twin goals of the self-described “Conservative Congregation with a Modern Twist.”

Sandy Rosenstein, the congregation’s female student rabbi, is a key part of that modern twist.

“It’s the process of bringing such an old religion into modern times,” said Rosenstein, who recently entered the homestretch of her rabbinical education and training.

“It’s a tricky business, but we’re doing it.”

Classes, programs and a selfhelp group offered by Rosenstein and Jeff Schwimmer, the Temple’s cantor and rabbi, will be a focus of the Aug. 17 open house that unfolds from 1 p.m. until 4. It will be the first such event since the congregation moved to fast-growing Temecula from the senior enclave of Sun City nearly two years ago.

“We’re trying to build something here so that the people who forgot, or never learned, get to enjoy the joy and beauty of their Jewishness and its survival,” said Rosenstein, 58.

The congregation’s move is just one of many stories that will serve as a backdrop to the open house.

The congregation was grappling with an aging, decreasing membership when it decided to move to Temecula. Its leaders sold their synagogue to a congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses, and the new buyers remarked that they could feel the presence of God in the building when it changed hands.

“We said, ‘Of course, you do,’ ” Rosenstein recalled.

After a brief stint in a temporary location in Sun City, Temple Beth Sholom opted to lease space in the building owned by the Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce.

The chamber constructed the Ynez Court building in 2003, and it leased an unused portion to a string of tenants before it became Temple Beth Sholom. The move to the 1,800-square-foot suite has been a blessing for both sides.

“We get along great (with the chamber) and we have a lot of new members,” Rosenstein said.

The cozy synagogue is filled with about 50 chairs and it is anchored by a tall wooden Ark that houses the congregation’s sacred Torah scrolls.

“They have been wonderful tenants,” said Alice Sullivan, chamber president and chief executive. The arrangement has worked well, in part, because most of the synagogue’s demand for parking is on Saturday. That leaves more weekday spaces open for the chamber’s frequent activities and meetings, Sullivan said.

The personal interaction has also been rewarding, she said.

“Sandy is a great joy, and they treat everyone like family,” Sullivan said.

Rosenstein and her husband, Robert, were familiar faces in Temecula’s chamber and business settings prior to the move.

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Temecula attorney. Working with Sandy’s elder brother, Richard Rosenstein and Donald Hitzeman constructed the landmark Penny Dome Building. That office building, which anchors a parcel north of the city’s Civic Center complex, is named after its shiny copper dome.

The couple has five children in their blended family, and Rosenstein has taken a roundabout route to become a rabbi.

“It is a little bit mysterious,” she said.

Her work life initially took her into the fields of banking, Jewish community services and fitness training. Along the way, she said friends and coworkers and would remark that she possessed the traits needed to become a rabbi.

She pondered their observations and began exploring the possibility. She eventually enrolled in rabbinical school, a five-year path of “endless” school work, homework and outside training.

Rosenstein immediately concluded that she had made the right decision.

“I have an innate instinct,” she said She has two years to go at the Academy for Jewish Religion, California, which is one of three

Temple Beth Sholom is located at 26790 Ynez Ct.,Suite B in Temecula.

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The seminary trains rabbis, cantors and chaplains to serve congregations and organizations of any Jewish denomination. Her studies have included a bioethics class, and a yearlong chaplaincy course and an internship in clinical pastoral education begin in the fall.

“I’m not fully minted, but I’m close,” Rosenstein said.

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When Rosenstein finishes, she will join an elite group of female rabbis. A Wikipedia timeline notes that the first female rabbi was ordained in 1935. The second was Sally Priesand, an American, in 1972. The on-line encyclopedia lists about 60 female rabbis, and each of them has etched one or more key milestones in the faith.

Rosenstein said her unfolding studies mesh nicely with her dayto-day teaching and counseling work.

“I come in and tell them about the cool thing I learned today in class,” she said. “So there’s a huge congregational benefit.”

Another benefit is the array of courses, classes, lunches and other programs that have taken root since the congregation moved to Temecula.

One course taught there is titled Introduction to Judaism, and its purpose is to prepare people for conversion to Judaism and provide continuing education for Jewish people. It is taught by Student Rabbi Joshua Margo-Ginsberg, a colleague of Rosenstein and a member of Temple Beth Sholom.

Its July classes were titled “The World of the Bible” and “A Time to Mourn, Traditions for Death, Grief and Healing.” An October class will focus on “God: Encountering the Holy.” Students will learn about “Marriage, Love & Kosher Sex” in November. A December class will look at “Philosophers, Poets and Mystics: The Jewish Middle Ages.”

A January study is titled “Out of the Darkness: Stories from the Holocaust.” February’s sessions are titled “The Jewish Mission to Heal the World” and “Israel: Dreaming of Deliverance.”

In addition to the classes and counseling sessions, other aspects of Temple Beth Sholom focus on the changing face of Judaism. A large part of the services and the studies are geared toward couples in which one partner is Jewish and the other is Christian or another faith.

“We welcome them,” Rosenstein said. “We embrace them and they can participate fully. The interfaith couples come in here and nobody’s marginalized. That’s huge.”

Many of the congregation’s services, songs and prayers are in English as well as Hebrew.

Splashes of humor and humility are tossed in for good measure.

“The cantor and I are funny with each other. We interact in a way that brings a lot of smiles to the congregation, and we sing a lot,” Rosenstein said. “Humility is an important component. I think Jeff (Schwimmer) and I are good at all of it. I don’t know why it works so well. It’s just a good chemistry – a good mix.”

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Organization formed to provide relief for migrant children Michelle Mears-Gerst Special to the Valley News While government leaders duke it out in Washington D.C. over immigrations policies, organizations like “Border Kids Relief Project” have formed to help provide relief through donations for the children whose futures await a judicial hearing.

The Dolores Huerta Foundation, Speak Hispanic, Family is Familia and Partner Organizations launched the nationwide project to build awareness and support for organizations providing child refugees relief in Texas, California and other locations.

Eva Smith, a Southwest Riverside resident for 16 years, is helping raise awareness of the national project locally because as a mother she wants to help the children while they are here in the United States.

Smith said she was saddened to see a negative image of Murrieta where a man spit on another man during the protest. That pro-

test ultimately resulted in turning away of three buses carrying 140 illegal migrants to Murrieta for processing.

Smith feels her community is better than that and hopes that the negative behavior displayed at protests didn’t stain the Valley’s reputation.

“I want to understand why the children are here. If they are here because they are in fear for their life and they are running away from torture and death we need to let them go through the process to see if they qualify for asylum or need to be deported,” Smith said.

Smith has been recognized as one of the nation’s top Latina bloggers and hopes she can use her ability as an influential blogger to help a child or two.

The project does not provide relief, donation collection or adoption services. Their goal is to give visibility to organizations doing relief work on the ground and to be a resource to those who want to help these children.

For information on relief providers in Texas, California and other areas, guests can check the listings on the item donation page borderkidsrelief.org.

“Regardless of the politics surrounding this issue, the fact of the matter is that the children and families going through this situation are suffering,” said Elianne Ramos, Principal and CEO of Speak Hispanic. “As human beings, we cannot allow ourselves to become so hard-hearted as to witness this crisis without doing something to help.”

“While they are here they should be treated with love and compassion. Not like they are less than human,” Smith said.

A few of the local charities accepting donations are St. Catherine of Siena Parish of Rialto – which is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese, San Bernardino – and Equality Alliance San Diego.

ANGEL from page A-1 four-piece solid oak bedroom set on sale for $149. He said that the set was in good condition and just needed some new handles. The set included a dresser, chest and two nightstands. The chest had a mirrored lid that lifted to reveal a felt-lined storage area for jewelry.

The boutique gets unique and highly valuable donations sometimes. It recently sold a 140-yearold Austrian baby grand piano for $500 and a limited edition cherry wood grandfather clock for $750.

Hyman said that local experts helped them appraise and repair the piano and clock to sell.

Many customers come in daily to check out what’s new in the boutique. “We have some people that come in every day because we get new items every day,” Hyman said. “Its like a treasure hunt.”

“We do have a lot of regular customers that come in, which makes it a nice community store,” said

Stephanie Wright the boutique›s manager.

Wright has managed the boutique for over a year and enjoys her work helping to raise funds for the disabled. “This job is fun,” she said. “There’s something new every day.”

Hyman and Wright also buy items at the boutique, but only after they have been on the sales floor for 24 hours. “Customers get first shot at everything,” Hyman said.

The boutique is staffed with five employees, plus many volunteers.

“We can always use volunteer help,” Hyman said. He added that volunteers must be over 18.

The store is located at 30643 Temecula Parkway. It’s open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays.

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Christy McGinity and Todd Gibel look over the menu at the Gastro Pub Pints and Quarts restaurant in Lake Elsinore

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McGinity’s current boyfriend, Todd Gibel, is a fellow little person she met online.

Gibel – a North Olmsted, Ohio native – stood alongside McGinity as she met with fans.

While Gibel is from the Midwest, McGinity is a West Coast native, born and raised. She is originally from Burbank and currently resides in Simi Valley.

The evening appeared to keep McGinity and Gibel busy signing photos for guests, but that was no problem for the two reality lovebirds who like to be spontaneous.

The meet and greet coincided with a business mixer hosted by the Lake Elsinore Chamber of Commerce for the recent expansion

of Pints and Quarts Gastro Pub. The restaurant opened earlier this year in the outlet and is already expanding.

Gastro Pub Pints and Quartz is owned by Paul and Donna Niehouse. They support local craft breweries and have homemade pizza, salad and wings as well as other pub fare.

The three brews the Niehouses highlighted at the mixer were their house brew, which is a California common; an amber, which is well balanced with a sweet start and bitter finish; and the Raven Stout, which was the second brew that has coffee overtones hints of chocolate and creamy vanilla.

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Rich reds pair well with hearty meats.

challenging. But one need not be a master sommelier to find the right pairing. The following tips can help anyone select wines to go with their menu or the type of occasion.

Work from light to dark. Just as you begin a dinner service with some appetizers and salad before moving to heavier courses, the wine should follow suit. Select lighter wines to accompany the earlier course before opting for deeper, richer wines as the meal progresses.

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party only, you may want to exclusively serve champagne, which typically pairs well with passed finger foods and even bitesized desserts.

Opt for sauvignon blanc when you do not want the flavor of the wine to be overwhelmed by the food. Sauvignon blanc works with early courses that pack a flavorful punch. Sauvignon blanc can be grassy or tropical in flavoring, depending on the region in which the grapes were grown.

It is commonly described as crisp and fresh in flavor and is often recommended with sushi.

Match delicate seafood dishes

“Work from light to dark....Select lighter wines to accompany the earlier course before opting for deeper, richer wines as the meal progresses. ” works particularly well with salty foods, which is why it is often a good match for hors d’oeuvres. If yours is a cocktail

with a light wine. Pinot grigio or chablis are delicately flavored and will pair well with seafood. Fish that is served in a rich sauce may

be better matched with a heartier chardonnay.

Make rose your go-to wine when serving cheese. Although some cheeses work great with white or red, rose is typically a safe bet when serving cheese because of its acidity and fruity character, offering the best of both worlds.

Hearty meats, such as steaks and chops, pair well with rich reds. Cabernet sauvignon and bordeaux are great when paired with meat. Malbec and shiraz can hold their own if meats are spiced and extremely flavorful.

Rustic wines will work best with rustic recipes. Try to find a wine from the same region from which the meal originated. Pinot noir is a light-bodied red wine that has full flavor and can work with many pasta dishes as well as earthy ingredients, such as mushrooms.

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The Movie Review: ‘Boyhood’ Robert Nickerson Special to the Valley News What they say about childhood coming and going in a heartbeat is very true. It’s a moment of time that feels like an eternity when you’re ten years old yet feels like a second when you’re thirty. Anyone can agree that when you get older, time feels like it’s moving faster.

So why is it that time goes much slower in childhood? I think it has to do with the way we learn things. Think about the first time you learned math. It’s easy now to figure out what five plus four is; something like that we can figure out in a second. But go back to when you were learning addition for the first time.

When we take on a new challenge, it’s going to naturally take time to figure it out. Counting was a challenge at some point, but you eventually adapt to counting and it becomes a part of daily life.

As we go up to the next level of mathematics, were so focused on learning division, fractions and algebra that we aren’t challenged by something like addition anymore.

We don’t even think about it; it’s just something we now simply do.

The challenges of childhood feel fleeting and momentary to us

now rather than eternal because the things we learned then were basic and don’t provide as much challenge in adulthood, giving us less time to ponder. Boyhood examines much of the basic ideals that that make us people.

The simple idea behind this movie is that we follow one child from age seven through eighteen.

It’s not a documentary, but a fictional look from director Richard Linklater (School of Rock) who

spent twelve years going back once a year to film more footage until the child had grown up. The idea is very ambitious and what most people want to know is whether it was worth the wait.

Boyhood is not a complex artsy exploration of the state of childhood nor does it even have a complex story. It’s simply about a boy named Mason (played by Ellar Coltrane) who goes through childhood along with his parents

(played by Patricia Arquette and Ethan Hawke) and sister Samantha (played by Lorelei Linklater).

Stepparents, new schools, love and life fall into place as we become witnesses to Mason’s journey into adulthood. That’s it.

Watching someone’s life on cinema is nothing new, but to see it done this extensively is impressive and is something I haven’t seen before. Had it been done with various child actors, it would have not

been as interesting. But watching young Mason going through life’s troubles and mankind’s flaws make me realize just how precious time really is. It helps that young actor Ellar Coltrane is just a force to look at. Watching him growing up is like watching my own child grow up.

We get to see what kind of kid he was and go with him as we learn from his mistakes and his passion for photography bloom into an art.

Mason dosen’t have much of a personality until the second half of Boyhood, but in a way, he’s not supposed to. He’s the everyman that reacts off of the decisions of his family and environment. This allows for his ideology and thoughts to create his personality later on.

Both Patricia Arquette and Ethan Hawke add much to a movie that needs great performances from everyone to make this situation work.

Boyhood works because it all feels natural. There’s no “sudden heart attack/car accident/lottery win that changes everything” scenario and I’m glad. This movie is a prime example of “the stones that fall into place.”

I’ll give this five photos of urban art out of five. Boyhood needs to be seen not just by adults but teens as well. This is definitely my favorite movie of 2014 so far.

12-year-old Murrieta girl stars in ‘Jersey Boys’ Alex Groves Editor She may be young, but 12-yearold Murrieta resident Ashley Rose Joyner is already on a roll as she embarks on her journey to stardom. The aspiring actress

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(Marino) and his step daughter Celia (Joyner).

Ashley had to play a distraught Celia who was unhappy that her stepfather was going off on the road again, a scene she said took a lot of time and effort.

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She had plenty of time to interact with the other people on set and said she had lot of fun working with them.

One of the people on set Joyner said she related to the most was fellow actress Renée Marino.

“She’s just a lot of fun,” Joyner said of her co-star. “I feel like I’ve known her my whole life.”

Joyner might have had fun while playing young Celia but it wasn’t a role she was originally slated for,

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“I was super excited to work with the talented Clint Eastwood,” Ashley said. “And he’s amazing and it was fun thing to meet the crew.”

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS KIDS AND TEENS: July 24 – 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Summer Kids Club at the Promenade Mall, 40820 Winchester Road, Temecula. This program runs for 9 consecutive weeks. This is a free program for kids ages 3-10 only. They will enjoy a free craft, giveaways, entertainment and more! Sign up on line or visit Guest Services. Information: (951) 296-0975.

July 25 – 6-8 p.m. Phinea’s Cosplay-Anime-Con Meet up at Pennypickle’s Museum, 42081 Main Street, Temecula. Missed Comic-Con or Wonder-Con? Come and fulfill your comic book and science fiction dress up fandom. Pictures of the most uniquely dressed will be posted up so show up in your best costume. Cost: $8 per person.

All ages welcome. Information: (951) 308-6376.

July 28-31 – 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Summer Explorers Day Camp “Survival of the Fittest” is held at the Lake Community Center, 310 West Graham Avenue, Lake Elsinore. The program includes; sports, crafts, games and contests, and more.

Cost: $38 with $5 off sibling discount. Information: (951) 245-0442.

August 1 – 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Summertime Science at the Children’s Museum, 42081 Main Street, Temecula. Summer means fun…so be prepared for wacky experiments that Professor Pennypickle’s has planned.

Cost: $5 per person. Tickets and Information: (951) 308-6376.

August 4,11 & 18 Monday Madness with Professor Pennypickle’s at 42081 Main Street, Temecula. Cost: $5 per person. Tickets and Information: (951) 308-6376.

August 8 – 5:30-7:30 p.m.

T2’s Bad Movie Night with Professor Pennypickle’s at the Children’s Museum, 42081 Main Street, Temecula. T2 loves cheesy monster movies…and his favorite will be featured this evening. There will be popcorn and T2 is non-scary and suitable for all ages. Tickets and Information: (951) 308-6376.

August 15 – 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Experimenting with Color at the Temecula Children’s Museum, 42081 Main Street. Wear your lab coats as you will feel like a scientist and artist when you get to experiment with colors. Cost: $5 per person. Tickets and Information: (951) 308-6376.

ENTERTAINMENT: July 24– 7:30 p.m. Jazz at the Merc, 42051 Main Street,

Temecula. Performance featuring: Keith Droste and David Enos. Enjoy an evening of Jazz hosted by Sherry Berry in association with Temecula Presents.

Tickets: $15. Information: (866) 653-8696.

July 25 – 7 and 9 p.m. Skytrooper at the Merc, 42051 Main Street, Temecula. Presented by First Team Productions. Skytrooper is a musical performance featuring songs that represent some of the common experiences of soldiers serving in the Vietnam War. Ranging from pulsating rock and roll to haunting ballads, all of the songs were written by Bill Ellis, many while he was serving in Vietnam.

Tickets and Information: (866) 653-8696.

July 26 – 6-8 p.m. Murrieta Summer Concerts in the Park series at Town Square Park. Bring your chairs, blankets and some food and relax while enjoying the music of the Moyer Family Band – original music as well as contemporary. This is a free event open to the public. Information: Laura (951) 461-6110.

July 26 – 8 p.m. Comedy at the Merc, 42051 Main Street, Temecula. Presented by PRN Productions in association with Temecula Presents Improve comedy with Pseudo Random Noise. Tickets and Information: (866) 653-8696.

July 27 – 2-3:15 p.m. Jason Weber on Saxophone at the Temecula Public Library, 30600 Pauba Road. Weber performs all forms of Jazz, Rock, Funk, Pop and R&B. Information: (951) 693-8900.

July 27 – 3 p.m. Classics at the Merc, 42051 Main Street, Temecula. Classics is a weekly chamber recital series co-produced by the California Chamber Orchestra and Temecula Presents. Each Sunday afternoon they feature an individual musician or small ensemble performing a wide range of music. Our performers are all working professional musicians or advanced conservatory students. Tickets and Information: (866) 653-8696.

July 31– 7:30 p.m. Jazz at the Merc, 42051 Main Street, Temecula. Performance featuring: Theo Saunders with Henry “the Skipper” Franklin. Enjoy an evening of Jazz hosted by Sherry Berry in association with Temecula Presents. Tickets: $15.

Information: (866) 653-8696.

August 1 – 8 p.m.-12 a.m.

Knock Rockers to perform at the Winchester Inn, 28314 Winchester Road, Winchester. Tribute to Country and Rock of the ‘60s and ‘70s. This is a Free

show. Information: (951)-9268600.

August 2 – 7 & 9p.m. – Country at the Merc, 42051 Main Street, Temecula. Presented

by GaS Productions and The Ranch Rockers. Tickets: $15.

AUDITIONS: Think you got what it takes to be a performer on the show? Join us between shows at 8:30 and give it your best shot! Audition with only your voice or bring a karaoke track or guitar. Those wishing to audition can also email TheMerc@TemeculaLive.org or visit www.CountryAtTheMerc. info. Tickets and Information: (866) 653-8696.

August 9 – 9-10:30 a.m. Zumbathon to benefit Michelle’s Place at 32839 Temecula Parkway Suite A, Temecula. Reservations must be made over the phone at (951) 302-0088.

August 1-10 – 7:30 p.m. Wizard of Oz 2014 presented by Fine Arts Network Theatre at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main Street. Tickets and Information: (866) 653-8696.

COMMUNITY EVENTS: July 24 – 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The Beatles! Backstage and Behind the Scenes at the Western Science Mueum, 2345 Searl Parkway, Hemet. You don’t have to be a Beatles fan to enjoy this exhibit of rare images. Through archived photos released exclusively for this exhibit. The exhibit closes on September 14, 2014. Information: (951) 791-0033.

July 25 – 7:05 p.m. Wildomar Community Night at the Diamond, 500 Diamond Drive, Lake Elsinore. $10 box seats. Proceeds to go towards a wheelchair accessible swing at Marna O’Brian Park on August 23. Tickets can be purchased at the Chamber office or by calling Wendy at (951) 245-0437.

July 25 – 5-8 p.m. Splash into Fun with Free Family Swim Nights at Lakeside High School, 32595 Riverside Drive, Lake Elsinore.

July 25 – 6-8 p.m. Phinea’s Cosplay-Anime-Con Meet up at Pennypickle’s Museum, 42081 Main Street, Temecula. Missed Comic-Con or Wonder-Con? Come and fulfill your comic book and science fiction dress up fandom. Pictures of the most uniquely dressed will be posted up so show up in your best costume. Cost: $8 per person.

All ages welcome. Information: (951) 308-6376.

July 25 – 6-10 p.m. Hot Sum-

mer Nights in Old Town Temecula. Every Friday evening the whole family can enjoy music, balloon artistry, party jumps, games and trivia contests. This is a free event for the entire family. Information: (888) TEMECULA. July 29 – 6 p.m. Backpack’s 4 Kids! We Care to host a backpack, school supply school drive for the foster youth of CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) Please drop off school supplies for ages 13-18 to 24909 Madison Avenue, Murrieta.

Information: Kimberly (951) 852-8480.

August 2 – 4-9 p.m. National Night Out sponsored by the City of Menifee and Perris at Wheatfield Park, 30627 Menifee Road.

The purpose of our National Night Out event is to promote crime prevention throughout our neighborhoods and communities, all in an alliance against criminal activity. Sheriff and Cal Fire demos and displays, free food, fames, giveaways and more! Information: Cpl. Goodson (951) 210-1014.

August 2 – Dusk- Movies in the Park presented by the Murrieta Community Services Department at California Oaks Sports Park, 40600 California Oaks Blvd. Murrieta. There will be food for sale so bring your chair and blanket and enjoy the feature presentation of The Lego Movie. This is a free event open to the public. Information: (951) 304-PARK. August 5 – 5-9 p.m. National Night Out will be held at McVicker Canyon Park, 29355 Grand Avenue, Lake Elsinore.

This annual event will feature demonstrations by the Lake Elsinore Police Department, food vendors, crafts, jumpers and raffle prizes. This is a free event open to the public. Information: (951) 674-3124 ext. 292.

August 6 – 8-10 p.m. Movies in the Park, After Dark featuring “ Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2” at Summerlake Park, 900 West Broadway, Lake Elsinore. Bring your blankets, chairs and snacks and enjoy an evening under the stars. This is a free event open to the public.

August 9 – 2-10 p.m. Off Road Nights in Old Town Temecula Dirt Lifestyle Festival. Interested in being a vendor at this event?

Contact RatSult@gmail.com.

August 9 – Dusk- Movies in the Park presented by the Murrieta Community Services Department at California Oaks Sports Park, 40600 California Oaks Blvd. Murrieta. There will be food for sale so bring your

chair and blanket and enjoy the feature presentation of Karate Kid. This is a free event open to the public. Information: (951) 304-PARK. August 15 – 7-10 p.m. Summer Nights in the Park featuring “The Croods” at Canyon Hills Park, 34360 Canyon Hills Road, Lake Elsinore. Get your friends and neighbors your blankets, snacks and chairs too and enjoy crafts, family activities and a movie.

SEMINARS / CLASSES/ AUDITIONS: July 26 – 10 a.m. FREE First Aid / CPR / AED Course at West Coast Ammo, 41892 Enterprise Circle South, Suite B, Temecula.

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ANZA VALLEY OUTLOOK JOYNER, from page A-12 so with the support of her mom and dad.

Carrie said she could tell her daughter was interested in acting, even from a very young age.

“She was in her car seat and she didn’t even know how to read but she would copy a commercial on the radio.” Carrie said. “She would just remember it.”

It was around the time that she was a 9-year-old that Ashley actually went into acting. She started by doing various bit parts and had the opportunity to play characters on multiple television pilots. In 2011, when “Spy Kids 4” came out, Ashley got to be on set as an extra. But Ashley’s role playing Celia has been her biggest one to date.

Ashley said she doesn’t know what she’s going to be doing next but that she’s definitely going to continue to pursue acting since that’s something she loves.

“I’ve always wanted to entertain people,” she said. “It’s been my passion to inspire people and make them laugh.”

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Volume 14, Issue 30

REAL ESTATE / HOME & GARDEN

MONEY, MONEY, MONEY Finding the right loan for your home Paul Bandong Staff Writer Finding the right house is the fun part of the home-buying process; finding and securing the right loan is probably the most stressful part of the process.

Ideally, you – the prospective buyer – should get pre-qualified so you will know how much home you can afford. Loan officers at mortgage companies will calculate the loan amount the buyer will qualify for based on income, employment, and monthly debts and expenses.

Compare mortgage companies,

loan programs, rates and closing costs to determine which company will offer the best home loan for your situation.Pre-approval will require a credit check, and qualifying for a specific loan program with a quoted interest rate. Securing a written pre-approval lets your real estate agent and the seller know that you are a serious and ready buyer.

So what loan options are available?

Fixed Rate, Adjustable Rate, or Hybrid: all loans fit into one of these categories. A fixed-rate mortgage loan will have the same interest-rate for the life of the loan,

Securing a written pre-approval lets your real estate agent and the seller know that you are a serious and ready buyer.

and consequently payments will remain the same each month for the term of the loan. The loan may be amortized over ten, 15, 20, 25, 30, or 40 years. Thirty-year loans are the most common. The stability and certainty of the payment appeal to some buyers.

Adjustable-rate loans (ARMs) typically feature a lower entry rate that adjusts periodically according to a certain financial index and margin. Rates and monthly payments can rise over time. Hybrid loans – loans with a fixed lower interest rate for a certain period of time before switching over to

an adjustable rate – have become a popular option. Typical hybrid ARM loans feature fixed rates for a period of 10, 7, 5, or three years.

For example, a 5/1 ARM loan will have a fixed rate for the first five years; it will adjust annually thereafter. Lower interest rates and lower initial payments appeal to many buyers, especially those who may not stay in the property beyond the fixed interest period and those who anticipate growth in income.

Conventional or GovernmentInsured Loans: for certain approved lenders, the government will insure loans to reduce the risk

of loss if a borrower should default on their mortgage payments. Conventional or “regular” loans are not insured by the government. There are three government-backed mortgage types: FHA, VA, and USDA. HUD (Department of Housing and Urban Development) administers the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan program, available to first-time and other buyers who cannot afford a traditional twenty percent down payment. The program – intended to stimulate the housing market by making loans accessible and

see LOANS, page B-2

Market at a glance (As of July 21, 2014) No of Homes Sold Inventory of Properties Listed

TEMECULA (all zip codes)

MURRIETA (92562)

WILDOMAR

LAKE ELSINORE (92530)

MENIFEE

SUN CITY

37

40

8

29

28

5

721

657

117

377

243

380

$395,203

$347,799

$335,800

$281,810

$244,519

$167,460

Average List Price

$614,926

$513,311

$360,542

$326,070

$332,485

$398,558

Median List Price

$449,000

$379,000

$349,000

$314,500

$325,000

$312,450

Average Selling Price

Asking Price per Square Foot

$181

$157

$134

$140

$135

$158

Average Days on Market

88

90

88

83

77

89

Most Expensive Listing

$6,788,000

$3,650,000

$999,999

$1,997,000

$695,000

$2,100,000

Least Expensive Listing

$170,000

$240,000

$149,900

$20,000

$175,000

$85,000

Average Age of Listing % of Properties w/ Price decrease % of Flip properties (price increase)

15

15

15

17

11

25

47%

42%

38%

40%

46%

37%

6%

5%

5%

9%

6%

5%

2703

2671

2639

2292

2374

2013

6501-8000

6501-8000

8001-10000

6501-8000

6501-8000

6501-8000

Median Number of Bedrooms

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.0

Median Number of Bathrooms

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

Seller (33.1)

Seller (33.8)

Seller (33.9)

Seller (34.0)

Seller (36.1)

Seller (34.4)

Median House Size (sq ft) Median Lot Size (sq ft)

Market Action Index*

*This Index measures the current rate of sale versus the amount of inventory. Index above 30 implies a seller’s advantage. Below 30, conditions give the advantage to the buyer.

Market data provided by Escrow Leaders (Altos Research) and is current as of 7/21/2014. Sales Data provided by SRCAR (MLS) and current as of 7/20/2014. Note: Sun City sales data on MLS is now incorporated into Menifee; this column may be eliminated in future issues. Valley News makes no representation as to the accuracy or completeness of this data.

Healthy & Beautiful Gardens Ornamental grasses

Linda McDonald-Cash Landscape Designer Hello, fellow gardeners! This week I’d like to discuss another of my favorite groups of plants.

They’re right up there with succulents, and are referred to as either clumping or ornamental grasses.

Personally, I don’t think a garden’s complete without at least one type of clumping grass in it. The grass adds an entire dimension to the garden. This is not only due to its movement in the breeze, but also its color and texture.

Ornamental grass come in sizes from less than 8” high; one of those smaller varieties is the Festuca glauca, also known as “Blue Fescue.” One of the best is “Elijah Blue,” and it’s available at most nurseries.

Another great ornamental grass is the Arundo donax – “Giant Reed” which can get up to 14’ high – I would not recommended this unless you have lots of space.

Pampas grass I never recommend to my clients, even though its everywhere. This is because it’s an invasive non-native species.

Some of my personal favorites in the landscape are Calamagrotis acutiflora, or “Karl Foerster”; Helictotrichon sempervirens, or “Blue Oat Grass”; Miscanthus sinensis, or “Dwarf Maiden Grass”; and Panicum virgatum, or “Blue Switch Grass.”

“Karl Foerster” is a feather reed grass; it grows upright and narrow, is drought tolerant and great in tight spaces. “Blue Oat Grass” is a great pick for this area because it has a

see GRASSES, page B-4 A variety of ornamental grasses looks striking in a landscape.

The Valley News • www.myvalleynews.com • July 25, 2014

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Real Estate / Home & Garden Home sales this week

List of transactions from selected cities in Southwest Riverside County provided by SRCAR.

www.srcar.org • (951) 894-2571 Murrieta 26529 Jefferson Ave. Address

Anza

37275 Bohlen Road

$195,000

1647

3

2

73

Canyon Lake

22080 Treasure Island Drive

$242,000

1252

2

2

87

French Valley Hemet

Homeland Idyllwild Lake Elsinore

Price

Square Days on Bedrooms Bathrooms Feet Market

City

City Menifee

Address

Price

Hemet 146 S. Harvard St. Square Days on Bedrooms Bathrooms Feet Market

Menifee 27070 Sun City Blvd.

City

Address

Price

Square Days on Bedrooms Bathrooms Feet Market

27930 Lexington Court

$160,000

1450

3

2

171

Murrieta

28970 Via Norte Vista

$150,000

1440

2

16

28869 Brookhill Court

$406,413

3899

5

5

53

San Jacinto

730 Zaphiro Court

$142,900

1178

2

207

22761 Water View Drive

$980,000

4480

5

4

417

27874 Blackhawk Road

$290,000

2281

4

3

174

1307 Reinhart Street

$210,000

2541

5

173

22379 San Joaquin Drive

$385,000

3999

5

5

104

29633 Carmel Road

$179,900

1308

3

2

172

792 Salinger Place

$230,000

2518

4

168

29891 White Sail Place

$347,000

1770

3

3

5

26859 Augusta Drive

$90,000

1066

2

2

151

798 Verona Avenue

$170,000

1306

2

112

23368 Canyon Lake Dr. N

$335,000

1743

4

2

63

26106 Sunny Side Court

$280,000

2229

4

2

131

225 Nightfall Road

$215,000

2087

4

129

29846 Steel Head Drive

$284,900

1610

3

2

44

26289 Charmaine Place

$301,000

2511

5

4

103

647 Bailey Lane

$204,000

1581

3

102

23456 Canyon Lake Drive

$320,000

1610

3

2

35

29175 Twin Harbor Drive

$339,500

2642

5

3

46

1263 Osprey Street

$204,000

1702

3

87

31390 Tulette Lane

$390,000

3073

4

3

41

31627 Brentworth Street

$329,900

3351

5

4

81

626 Estudillo Avenue

$140,000

1399

4

102

2283 Fruitvale Avenue

$140,000

1356

3

2

189

27205 Back Bay Drive

$290,000

2375

4

3

84

144 2nd Street

$91,500

1236

2

40

44175 Galicia Drive

$175,000

1589

3

2

4

26775 Country View Court

$300,000

2300

4

3

51

1830 Meridian Street

$260,000

3274

5

62

1629 Apple Blossom Way

$195,000

2137

5

3

24

28600 Lantern Park Lane

$281,925

2374

4

3

71

651 Groveside Drive

$265,000

3693

5

36

27801 PACHEA Trail

$405,000

3168

4

3

269

26256 Sunnywood Street

$150,000

840

2

1

86

1996 Whitman Drive

$179,900

1400

3

37

26241 Grant Avenue

$171,000

1536

2

2

233

29376 Murrieta Road

$112,000

1017

2

2

28

747 Sussex Road

$165,900

1414

3

54

1201 Dutch Mill Road

$227,000

2575

4

4

148

23801 Lodge Drive

$93,000

620

2

1

83

255 San Remo Avenue

$214,000

1642

3

7

1140 Mayberry Avenue

$124,990

1427

2

2

143

26641 Mark Twain Court

$349,000

3399

5

3

64

1957 Carroll Drive

$260,000

2713

5

4

872 Azalea Way

$175,000

1356

3

2

130

27077 Hidden Creek Court

$255,000

1330

3

2

75

26044 Verde Grande Court

$120,000

1285

2

151

1766 Cashew Tree Street

$217,000

1846

2

2

89

28301 Calle Lustrosos

$182,500

1116

2

2

13

28736 Carmel Road

$185,000

1460

2

60

756 Robert Drive

$178,000

1410

3

2

32

23122 Vista Way

$295,000

2115

3

3

55

29673 Pebble Beach Drive

$159,900

1308

3

104 56

Sun City

1275 Camino Del Rancho

$64,000

1640

2

2

66

30165 Shoreline Drive

$274,900

1746

3

3

6

27267 El Puente Street

$153,900

977

2

4091 Lincoln Avenue

$150,000

1212

2

2

83

25897 Sandy Lodge Road

$174,900

1146

2

2

43

27902 Moonridge Drive

$218,500

1139

3

32

619 Deardorff Drive

$203,000

1723

3

2

38

29398 Lake Forest Drive

$175,000

1208

2

2

41

39819 Creative Drive

$170,000

1245

3

632

40551 Shellie Lane

$180,000

1316

3

2

41

28287 Mariners Way

$267,500

1502

3

2

8

34362 Champoux Court

$546,292

3003

4

211

1480 Brentwood Way

$175,000

2040

3

2

13

29678 Dunkirk Street

$247,000

1546

3

3

3

44269 Phelps Street

$548,520

3003

4

118

2617 Fruitvale Avenue

$145,000

1264

2

2

32

29454 Grande Vista Avenue

$280,000

1698

4

3

35

31308 Strawberry Tree Lane

$343,500

1807

3

54

25907 New Chicago Avenue

$175,000

2090

3

2

27

26191 Goldenwood Street

$165,100

1008

2

2

3

39682 Santana Drive

$850,000

4060

4

135

2207 El Toro Circle

$139,500

1327

2

2

14

29082 Mercury Circle

$272,000

1794

3

3

2

34443 Coppola Street

$475,000

2877

5

113

26346 Naomi Drive

$225,000

2022

3

2

55

30376 Shoreline Drive

$305,000

1502

3

2

7

32196 Fireside Drive

$447,000

3437

5

45

383 Girard Street

$65,000

912

2

1

0

28691 Via Las Flores

$106,000

762

1

1

301

38225 Camino Sierra Road

$811,125

5049

4

50

1287 Riverstone Court

$261,500

2556

4

3

47

29071 Camino Alba

$155,000

2304

3

2

227

28611 Bar Harbor Lane

$270,500

1577

3

102

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25527 White Oak Drive

$168,000

1175

3

2

7

34895 Skyflower

$415,664

3464

5

3

230

33465 Emerson Way

$271,000

1532

3

89

2106 El Rancho Circle

$105,000

1280

2

2

22

27621 Brentstone Way

$367,000

2617

5

3

214

31368 Pahuta

$415,000

2708

5

25

190 Gamez Way

$219,000

1861

3

1

17

41977 Black Mountain

$350,000

2621

4

3

48

45380 Via Jaca

$445,000

3131

4

93

30449 Avenida Caylee

$260,000

2455

4

3

130

37592 Windsor Court

$437,000

3441

5

4

135

31113 Ruidosa Street

$353,000

1809

3

96

30905 Silver Palm Drive

$40,000

1248

2

2

19

26453 Saint Ives Court

$355,000

2470

5

3

101

31790 Sweetwater Circle

$446,078

3361

4

40

53170 MOUNTAIN VIEW

$89,000

416

1

1

160

39892 Calicia Court

$305,000

1716

3

3

100

41080 Avenida Verde

$540,000

2516

4

52

52330 LAUREL

$290,000

1276

3

2

27

41704 Valor Drive

$360,000

2331

4

3

60

33371 Camino Piedra Rojo

$314,000

1836

4

81

29021 Avocado Way

$200,000

1656

4

2

27

38189 Talavera Court

$320,000

1752

3

3

30

39624 Oak Cliff Drive

$289,000

1458

4

82

53245 Compassion Way

$271,000

2696

4

3

285

41468 Agean Court

$325,000

2500

4

3

72

29563 Cara Way

$214,500

1311

3

10

32645 San Lucas Court

$252,000

2228

4

3

150

40221 VIA REATA

$385,000

2745

5

3

36

45819 Corte Ricardo

$431,000

3224

6

9

15175 Macias Street

$345,500

2797

5

3

100

38280 Highpointe Lane

$370,000

3233

4

3

52

33107 Kennedy Court

$391,000

2204

4

75

53241 Ambridge Street

$290,000

2696

4

3

217

35676 Emily Avenue

$314,900

2096

4

3

16

43258 Corte Argento

$320,000

1572

3

39

228 South Ralph Road

$287,500

2459

4

3

151

23840 Hayes Avenue

$584,900

2766

5

3

7

41227 Promenade Chardonnay $429,000

2519

4

39

252 Pennsylvania Street

$290,000

2762

4

3

167

34086 Pamplona Avenue

$324,000

2604

4

4

66

32165 Via Cesario

$378,000

2201

4

36

4 Villa Valtelena

$302,000

2425

3

3

136

39741 Wheatley Drive

$330,000

1693

3

3

47

36855 Mesa Road

$465,000

1478

2

20

35430 Ocotillo Court

$315,000

2486

4

3

154

38060 Calle Clavel

$202,000

1860

2

2

70

32766 Vine Street

$460,000

3360

4

23

720 Lilly Lane

$226,800

2073

4

3

43

24650 Avenida Musico

$429,500

2745

4

3

64

31188 Strawberry Tree Lane

$270,500

1582

3

8

41004 Diana Lane

$360,000

3613

5

4

81

26318 Norma Jean Place

$340,000

3258

4

3

30

43415 Corte Almeria

$320,500

1411

3

56

53220 Beales Street

$300,000

2696

4

3

79

26475 Arboretum Way

$253,000

1745

3

3

50

40237 Tanager Circle

$330,000

1834

3

56

750 Lake Street

$231,000

1656

3

2

40

23228 Joaquin Ridge Drive

$310,000

1858

3

3

33

43092 Calle Veronica

$365,000

1761

4

7

34046 Corktree Road

$291,900

2133

3

3

97

23405 Mount Ashland Court

$400,000

3274

4

3

45

31887 Oregon Lane

$390,000

2517

3

48

31933 Hollyhock Street

$275,000

1551

3

2

96

24007 Cambria Lane

$395,000

2792

5

56

27313 Prescott Way

$449,500

2497

3

48

29204 Sunswept Drive

$239,000

1342

3

2

30

24072 Sweet William Lane

$380,000

2488

4

40

42883 Beamer Court

$375,000

1628

3

4

45008 Sonia Drive

$300,000

2867

4

3

65

30327 Savannah Oaks Drive

$301,000

1311

3

53

43116 Avenida Cielo

$288,000

1524

3

37

16528 Smith Road

$230,000

1680

3

3

11

31048 Rose Arbor Court

$330,000

2277

4

7

39779 Oak Cliff Drive

$273,500

1245

3

15

33180 Pederson Street

$200,000

1350

4

2

11

39780 Brandy Lane

$320,000

1904

4

20

42448 Camelot Road

$345,000

1596

3

29

31749 Canyon Estates Drive

$317,000

2671

4

3

48

36804 Ranch House Street

$385,000

2617

4

49

44753 Vail Oak Road

$320,000

2180

3

10

33520 Landerville Boulevard

$149,900

1000

3

1

57

22924 Banbury Court

$665,000

4087

3

29

33455 Winston Way

$272,000

1654

4

22

29323 Dugout Drive

$352,900

2150

5

3

28

35717 Hawkeye Street

$455,000

3923

6

17

35431 Meadow Park Circle

$365,000

3120

5

18

15156 Mahogany Way

$261,500

1566

3

2

14

26361 Arboretum Way

$229,000

1745

3

44

33010 Owen Lane

$299,900

2067

4

114

3315 Aspen Circle

$363,000

3125

5

4

27

25261 Madrone Drive

$255,000

1352

3

5

35351 Kish Circle

$320,000

2219

4

14

41010 Seafoam Circle

$365,000

4063

5

5

16

31761 Whitedove Lane

$325,000

2188

3

17

33825 Tamerron Way

$236,500

1270

3

31

29137 Sunswept Drive

$290,000

1342

3

2

15

29422 Via La Plaza

$205,000

1585

2

29

32642 Durango Court

$385,000

2517

4

57

24 Corte Rivera

$336,500

2065

4

3

16

24457 Leafwood Drive

$265,000

1125

3

5

24023 Senna Drive

$325,000

2414

4

19

45022 Bronze Star Road

$265,000

2370

3

3

26

23994 Via Madrid

$422,000

3171

5

33

25111 Cedar Ridge Court

$390,000

2733

5

12

33165 Zellar Street

$264,999

1799

4

3

35

35634 Cherry Bark Way

$426,000

3104

4

1

35646 Crest Meadow Drive

$365,000

2635

4

22

38665 Via Majorca

$665,000

3734

3

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FHA loans may not be used for second homes or investment properties.

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Loans can be used for the purchase, repair or renovation of a home in a rural area.

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Since the Economic Stimulus Act was passed in 2008, the FHA loan limit in Riverside County had been $500,000. As of January 1, 2014, the maximum loan limit was reduced $144,650 to $355,350. The 28.9 percent decrease is the highest in southern California. This decrease will affect a number of buyers in the $360,000 to $500,000 range who will no longer qualify for FHA financing.

Also worthy of note, are HomePath Mortgage Products that are specialty programs available only on Fannie Mae-owned homes.

These properties are exclusively foreclosed homes and homes taken back as deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or forfeiture. The Home Path financing programs are designed to help sell these homes and have several additional benefits: 5 percent down on owner-occupied properties, no PMI, no lender-required appraisal, and flexible mortgage types. Investors can also take title as an LLC and can possibly finance up to twenty properties.

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A real estate license must be renewed, in California, every four years after completing 45 hours of continuing education. Anyone who has renewed their license at least once shows a certain amount of commitment to the industry.

Agents who have taken additional classes above and beyond what the law specifies and who have earned designations in relevant specialties show commitment to their careers.

The same can be said about formal education. Is your prospective real estate agent a high school dropout or do they have a relevant degree?

Dedication to education usually is an indicator of competence.

Why are you the best choice to be my realtor?

This is where the prospective realtor should have an answer ready to roll on a moment’s notice.

Please explain my closing costs.

What will they be?

Closing costs can vary from transaction to transaction but there are some consistencies. Some are based on a percentage of the transaction, the percentage of the loan, or a flat fee. This is the phase to look for hidden or garbage fees that can be negotiated away.

What is your website? Blog?

Do you operate any other websites?

Take the time to look at your prospective real estate agents website and blog. Read what they have to say and see if you agree with their opinions, regarding real estate.

Do they let too much of their personal belief system merge into their professional business? You sure don’t want an agent driving away a prospective buyer because of some radical viewpoint that others do not agree with – whether you do or not.

You’ll also have a first-hand chance to examine their marketing machine. Does the agent have any lead capture or squeeze pages? Are there any anonymous websites?

There is much to be learned about anyone these days, especially someone who is actively marketing on the internet. Do your duediligence.

What else do I need to know about you, your company, the market, and real estate in general?

This is the chance the prospective agent can fill in the blanks.

You want to avoid any surprises down the road. As the agent answers questions, look for the next question. What is the agent not saying? Don’t be afraid to dig deeper.

Ask these questions and more.

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actually know about the whole process? Does their scope of services include marketing and advertising?

How do they negotiate sale price and other contract points such as inspections, title issues and closing procedures.

What price would you like to list my home at? How long do you expect it to take to sell? Why? It’s important for your agent to understand the market and know what’s for sale and what it’s selling for. If your prospective agent refers to a “Zestimate” or other online valuation thank them for their time as you close the door on them.

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As of June of this year, there are a total of 3,829 licensed realtors in good standing within our local Board of realtors at SRCAR (Southwest Riverside County Association of realtors). Please note that not all of these realtors (licensed real estate agents) are created equal. Finding the right one for you when selling your home can make all the difference between a quick sale and languishing way too long on the market unsold.

Take your time and hire the right one for you. It does not have to be a friend or relative. Remember this is a huge financial endeavor that you’ll be entrusting someone with that may very well have a significant impact on your financial future – for years to come. Consider these “Top 10 Questions” when picking the right person to help you and your family sell your Temecula or Murrieta home.

Are you a full time realtor or part time?

Juggling between real estate and another career can be difficult.

Which career has the priority?

Ask for the name of the part-time real estate agent’s supervisor and phone number. Are they available throughout the day or only during specific times?

How Many Homes have YOU Sold in My Neighborhood in the last Year? Two Years? Five Years?

In a perfect world, you’re prospective agent will have sold homes on your street and in your neighborhood. Ask for a report that would include how many homes the agent sold, the original list price to sold price ratio, the days on market (DOM) and the Cumulative Days on Market (CDOM).

How do these numbers compare to the entire local market, during the same time period.

Are you currently representing any other Sellers? How Many?

Where are Your Listings?

Some think an agent without any other clients will be able to give 100 percent focus to the sale of their home while others believe that a busy agent is a focused agent.

The call is yours.

Do you have an Assistant?

Transaction Coordinator? Other Staff? What aspects of the transaction will you personally handle and what will be delegated?

How involved is your agent?

There are some that do nothing more than sign up new clients with a powerful listing presentation and then their team handles all other aspects of the transaction. Having a team and delegating may not be the ideal fit for you. If the sale of your home is a team effort, ask who who the teammates are.

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Real Estate / Home & Garden GRASSES from page B-1 beautiful color and gets about 3’ tall and wide. “Dwarf Maiden Grass” is another great pick. It gets about 4’ high and 3’ wide. Blue switch grass, which gets to be 3’ to 4’ tall, has brilliant blue foliage and pinkish plumes. All of these grasses require little to no water, which is great in a region such as this.

The “Pennisetums” are popular and available everywhere. A familiar varietal in this categoray is Pennisetum Rubrum, or “Purple Fountain Grass”; its everywhere – but it’s a nice color in the landscape, it’s reliable and it’s rugged, and that’s why it’s planted everywhere!

Pennisetum alopecuroides is another good “fountain grass” variety; it has light green leaves instead of dark purple, with pinkish seed heads.

Panicum virgatum, or “Cloud Nine” is a tall switch grass varietyis for those who want a “big” grass in the landscape, this one gets about 5-6’ high, and you can mass several together for a very striking display or focal point in the garden.

Schizachyrium scoparium, or “Little Bluestem” is a great 2-3’ blue grass that adds a much desired blue color into the otherwise boring green landscape, it likes good drainage and groups of three look great together.

There are lots of other varieties out there; I recommend checking to make sure they work in our climate zone, care, etc. before bringing them home and planting them.

There are a few other varieties of clumping grass that are wellknown and available, and you will see them planted often. However, I’d like to give you my advice based on first-hand experience.

There is a grass called Nasella tenuissima that is commonly referred to as “Mexican Feather Grass”. My warning to you is that this is a very rampant spreader by seed.

If you love it, great, because it will pop up all over your yard.

If you just want a grass in just a couple places, this isn’t the one for you. It throws out thousands of tiny seeds that literally go everywhere.

Trust me on this one.

Another grass that I would suggest only if you know how it grows is or Imperata cylindrical or “Japanese Blood Grass”. It spreads by runners, and is not easy to get out if it likes where it’s at. Grow it in a pot to be safe.

It is a beautiful grass though, lime green with dark maroon on the upper half, so it may be worth the effort. So those are my warnings on a couple commonly available grasses so you don’t have to deal with the problems later.

Grasses are very easy to grow; most have low water requirements, but some like a little more. But since grasses are perennials, they will need to be cut down low every year and they will come back with all new growth.

I typically do this in late winter, just before the new Spring growth starts. Some also do good with “dividing” every few years – Muhlen-

Blue oat grass is a standout in any garden.

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Ornamental grasses can strike a bright and colorful contrast against their settings.

bergia aka “Pink Muhly Grass,” which is a native grass, needs this.

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Grasses look fantastic in mixed borders, perennials beds, on slopes,

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and just about anyplace and in any type of landscape you can think of.

I’ve never had any pests or diseases bother my ornamental grasses, so that’s a nice little bonus in the garden also.

Well, that’s it for this week. Hope you will try one or more of my sug-

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After a few months of blue skies and warm temperatures, summer revelers will soon bid adieu to the sultry days of this beloved season.

Summer is often a season filled with vacations and recreation, but as the warm days dwindle and work and school commitments begin anew, there is additional work to be done in preparation for the months ahead.

Stock up on pool equipment.

Homeowners who have pools can take advantage of end-of-season sales to purchase a few more gallons of pool chlorine or other pool equipment. Store them after you have winterized the pool, and you will be ahead of the game in terms of supplies for next year.

Plan your garden harvest. If you have a backyard garden, pick your tomatoes and other vegetables before the weather starts to get chilly. Herbs can be washed and frozen in zipper-top baggies so they can be used when cooking over the next several months. Boil tomatoes for sauce and freeze or jar them.

Begin to clear out residual stems and plant debris from the garden.

Clean patios and furniture.

Scrub and hose down outdoor furniture, cushions and living areas.

Clean and dry items before storing them for the winter, so everything is ready to go when the warm weather returns next year.

Purchase spring bulbs. Buy bulbs for spring-blooming flowers and map out where they will be planted for beautiful flowers next year. Wait until temperatures start to dip before planting the bulbs, otherwise they may begin to produce shoots prematurely, zapping the bulbs of energy.

Check the heating system. Although turning on the heat may be the last thing you’re thinking about, it’s a good idea to test it and, if necessary, have the system serviced prior to the arrival of cold weather.

Tend to the deck and other repairs. Make repairs to outdoor structures now, and they’ll be more

likely to survive the harsh weather that’s just over the horizon. Apply stain or sealant to further protect wood structures in advance of snow and ice.

Examine the roof and chimney.

Winter is a poor time to learn you have missing roof shingles or a leak. Furthermore, ensure the chimney and venting to the outdoors is not obstructed by abandoned animal nests.

Check your closets. Go through clothing and remove any items that are damaged or no longer fit, donating them if possible. Clean out kids’ closets as well, as pants that fit perfectly in May will not necessarily fit come September.

Stock the shed. Once the weather has cooled down, move outdoor flower pots, hoses and lawn ornaments you no longer need into the shed or garage while ensuring items needed in fall and winter, such as rakes and tarps are more accessible.

July 25, 2014 • www.myvalleynews.com • The Valley News

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Real Estate / Home & Garden

Getting to the Handshake: Negotiating the sale Paul Bandong Staff Writer Negotiating the sale of a home is a complex matter. Often it is not as simple as sellers wanting the highest price and buyers wanting the lowest price. There are many other possible factors and it pays to do some homework, ask the right questions, create the right environment and be creative.

Do Your Homework: Understand what type of market you are in: A seller’s market will usually have lower inventory with fewer days on market, rising prices, active buyers and, in some cases, multiple offers. A buyer’s market will have high inventory with longer days on market and stagnant or decreasing prices. Both will have an affect on your negotiating position and who has leverage in the situation.

Research previous comparable sales and active listings in your preferred area. Research the difference in each home’s amenities that might affect pricing (pools, flooring, home improvements, etc.) Determine what neighborhood factors add value or convenience: proximity to schools, parks, shopping, freeway access for commuters, cul-de-sac location for smaller kids to play in, clean/quiet area, pride of ownership, neighborhood activities, etc.

Research the home’s sales history, time on market, price changes, taxes, HOA dues, property inspection and disclosures. Are there any offers on the table or expected?

Ask the Right Questions: Determining motivations, showing interest and uncovering the home’s history (repairs, improvements, etc.) are important. If you can, ask neighbors questions about the sellers, the home, the neighborhood. The more knowledge you have, the more confidently you can negotiate.

Create the Right Environment: Despite having different motivations, the goal is the same: the

successful transfer of the home.

Establish rapport or common ground and constantly reinforce trust. Common ground could include similar jobs, college backgrounds, interests, hobbies, children’s needs, experiences and more. A pre-qualification letter lets sellers know you are serious buyers and helps establish trust.

Avoid stirring up negative feelings. If you are the buyer, talk openly about the home’s features, repairs and improvements, but don’t run down the home by pointing out faults and deficiencies.

Complimenting the home, decorations and landscape will let the seller feel good about your interest.

Adjust to special needs: Older sellers may move at a slower pace; job relocations or sellers with a contingent offer on

their next property may require a faster close.

Be Creative: Use the knowledge that you have gained to negotiate. Timing (length of escrow, occupancy date, postsale lease-back); repairs; security (home warranty, alarm systems); amenities (appliances, furniture, artwork, garden tools, recreation equipment) can all be bargaining chips. Removal of contingencies and payment of closing costs can also be powerful bargaining tools.

Creative incentives (resort stays, vacations, etc.) have also been used to close sales.

Negotiations are about giveand-take. Typical seller mistakes include getting angry or emotional about a low offer, overpricing an aging property, and not being willing to negotiate.

Don’t take a low offer personally; it is part of a negotiating strategy. Find out the reason for the low offer. They may be using inaccurate comparables, investors who low-ball, or buyers trying to buy above their price range.

An aging property may need repairs, repainting or updating.

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home the same as buyers who have seen newer or refurbished homes.

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The Valley News • www.myvalleynews.com • July 25, 2014

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Sports

Former Vista Murrieta softball standout named NFCA Catcher of the Year MURRIETA - Taylor Edwards added yet another honor to an already decorated career earlier this month when she was named the 2014 Diamond Sports Division I Catcher of the Year, as announced by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA).

The Diamond Sports Catcher of the Year award is presented annually to the top catcher from an NFCA member institution in each of the following divisions: NCAA (Divisions I, II and III), NAIA, NJCAA (Divisions I, II and III), Cal JC, NWAC and high school.

A committee comprised of head coaches in each of the 10 divisions determined the winner of their respective award.

Along with her sister Tatum, the Edwards twins were two of the most highly recruited players in the country about 5 years ago, especially during their four year stint at Vista Murrieta where they graduated in 2010. Both girls committed to Nebraska where they just finished up their senior seasons.

Taylor Edwards was the first Husker to be named the Diamond Sports Catcher of the Year, and her selection solidified her status as the nation’s top catcher in 2014.

Edwards also earned first-team All-America honors behind the plate as a senior, after garnering third-team All-America honors as a freshman in 2011. The only AllAmerica catcher in school history, Edwards is one of eight multiple All-Americans in the history of Nebraska softball. She is also one of just six Huskers to be named a first-team All-American.

A native of Murrieta, California, Edwards served as a co-captain in 2014, helping lead the Huskers to a share of the Big Ten regular-season title and program records of 18 road wins and 18 conference victories.

She helped Nebraska win an NCAA Regional for the second straight year, while also posting a top-10 postseason finish for the second year in a row.

Taylor batted .346 with eight doubles, 43 RBI and career bests in homers (18), runs (58) and hits (65) in her senior season. She led all

Taylor Edwards, a 2010 graduate of Vista Murrieta, was named the 2014 Diamond Sports Division I Catcher of the Year by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.

Big Ten catchers in pickoffs, runners caught stealing and opponent stolen base percentage. Edwards ended her career holding 17 school records and NCAA Division I records for most grand slams in a

game (two) and most consecutive games with a homer (six in 2011).

The Huskers’ all-time home run leader, Edwards was the eighth overall selection in the 2014 National ProFastpitch (NPF) league

draft. She is currently a month into her rookie season with the expansion franchise Pennsylvania Rebellion. Taylor is joined on the Rebellion by her twin sister Tatum, who was also a multi-time All-

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American, earning second-team honors in 2013 and third-team accolades in 2014.

July 25, 2014 • www.myvalleynews.com • The Valley News

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Sports

Local hiker treks 160 miles, takes on Mt. Whitney at 63-years-young JP Raineri Staff Writer/Multimedia Editor TEMECULA – Outdoor hiking has a myriad of benefits for both the body and the mind and for the most part it is inexpensive and easy to start. Plus, anyone can participate no matter how fit they currently are.

Most people in the Temecula Valley live within driving distance of wonderful hiking spots and of course discovering good places off the beaten path is a good way of getting to know an area.

That’s been the case for Bill Plummer, a twenty-nine year resident of Temecula; he’s been hiking for years right here in our backyard. He said he decided to take it up after he recovered from a health issue he suffered a couple years ago.

Bill, who also serves on the Board of Directors for the Rancho California Water District, underwent open heart surgery.

He watched a blog about a hiking trip during his recovery time that a man did by himself and it was then that he decided to give hiking a try.

“His doctor says he is in good shape, and he gets checked at least three times a year, but I know he believes he is on borrowed time,” said his wife, Leticia Plummer.

“He really got into the longer hikes more recently and trained to prepare for an interesting challenge he gave himself, which involved backpacking 160 miles off the John Muir Trail (JMT) in the Sierra Nevada’s, including climbing up to the top of Mt. Whitney.”

Bill trained for a few months in 2013 before testing himself with his first goal, which involved hiking the first sixty miles of the JMT. He successfully accomplished that, going from Yosemite

to Reds Meadow in Mammoth.

Nicknamed “Mountaineer Bill” by his wife, the mountain man began the second leg of his Journey on June 17 from Reds Meadow in Mammoth and completed the trail at 7:30 p.m. on July 1. Leticia picked him up at the Mt. Whitney Portal outside of Lone Pine.

“Bill will claim he is not a hiker, but I came up with that name because I was posting a day by day account of his trip on Facebook and I wanted it to be fun for everyone and wanted my friends to follow,” Leticia said. “I was calling it ‘The Adventures of Mountaineer Bill’; however, another hiker on the trail re-named him ‘Wine Country Bill’ because we live in the Temecula Wine Country.”

Mountaineer Bill used trail maps and carried a 40 lb. pack for the two week journey where he was at an average elevation of 8,000- 14,000 feet. He traversed several mountain passes well over 10,000 feet in elevation and crossed streams as well.

Along the way Bill met hundreds of people who were hiking the Pacific Coast Trail starting at the San Diego border and ending in Canada. The hikers he met were from all over the United States and many from around the world. Bill camped each night at designated sites along the trail where water was close by. Every day he would have to refill his water bottles from streams and lakes and filter it and it would usually take him an hour to make camp. Meals included oatmeal for breakfast with protein and lunch was tuna on flour tortillas (his favorite). Dinner consisted of dehydrated dinners that water had to be added to. Bill also carried a bear box for his food and an ultra light one man tent.

“I was surprised at the number

of people on the trail; they were all very friendly, and many were also hiking alone,” Bill said. “I was also surprised at how narrow the actual trail was, averaging three to four feet in width. This was especially harrowing when I was climbing up to Mt. Whitney and the drop on either side of the trail was several thousand feet.”

On the way to Mt. Whitney Bill climbed the Golden Staircase a series of switchbacks that took him to 10,853 foot elevation. Five days later Bill was at Guitar Lake camp resting for the next day’s grueling 15 mile hike that took him to the top of Mt. Whitney.

On July 1 Bill started at 5:30 a.m. from an elevation of 11,488 feet to climb Mt. Whitney, which has and elevation 14,505 feet.

He reached the top at 11:30 am, where he called his wife, rested and took pictures.

“Who knew there would be cell service way up there,” Bill said.

Bill carried a GPS devise called DeLorme and he turned it on three times a day so that friends and family would know where he was. The GPS had an SOS signal in case of an emergency.

“It was a very emotional experience and hard to describe my feelings on top of Mt. Whitney,” Bill said.

He finished the adventure at 7:30 p.m. after hiking for twelve hours including up to Mt. Whitney. His wife greeted him at the Mt. Whitney portal campground where his first words were “you look like an angel, can you get me some Gatorade, and where’s the car?”

What’s next for Mountaineer Bill?

“Whatever it is, I am sure it will keep me on my toes,” Leticia said.

“He has gotten real good at that.”

63 year old Temecula Resident, Bill Plummer, sits atop Mt. Whitney after hiking 160 miles through the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

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Temecula resident, Bill Plummer, stands at the Whitney Portal after hiking 160 miles through the Sierra Nevada’s John Muir Trail to the top of Mt. Whitney.

The Valley News • www.myvalleynews.com • July 25, 2014

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Sports

One on One with Storm base thief Mallex Smith

The Storm speedster discusses the art & science of stealing bases Tyler Zickel Assistant Director of Media Relations/Lake Elsinore Storm LAKE ELSINORE - The great Ty Cobb was known for, among other things, his ability to steal bases with ease. The hard-nosed Hall of Famer is fourth all-time in that category, swiping 897 bags in his 24 seasons. But despite his speed, Cobb knew that to be successful on the base paths, you needed to be more than fast.

“Speed is a great asset,” he said. “But it’s greater when it’s combined with quickness - and there’s a big difference.” It’s a difference that Storm centerfielder Mallex Smith knows all too well.

The speedster runs like lightning, but it’s his understanding of the game that has led him to become professional baseball’s leading base stealer this season.

Mallex Lydell Smith was born on May 6, 1993 in Tallahassee, Florida. Much of his youth was spent outdoors, and it was early on that Mallex developed an interest in sports.

“I played football and baseball competitively,” he said. “Baseball was more for fun because I enjoyed playing and I knew how to play.

Football was more like ‘Ok, I need to get my scholarship here, this is what [my future] is riding on.’”

Smith’s early dedication to the gridiron was in part influenced by his older brother Michael, who went on to play at the University of Arkansas. But despite his preference of football over baseball, Mallex’s parents, Michael Sr. and Loretta, always encouraged him to continue playing the latter.

It was partly due to his family’s influence that he continued to play both sports at Rickards High School. His focus, however, was still directed towards zone defenses and blitzing technique as opposed to laying down bunts and stealing bases.

“At that time I still thought football would be my long-term career,» the speedster reminisced.

«I thought that I’d go to college on

a football scholarship and just be a walk-on for the baseball team. But by my junior and senior year [at Rickards] I started to get collegiate and professional baseball attention, and that›s when it started to become clear that I›d be playing baseball.”

After weighing his options following graduation, including being drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 13th round, Mallex decided to attend Santa Fe College in Gainesville. His purpose for being there was clear from day one.

“I got myself ready for one year there,” he continued. “It was going to be my first time playing just baseball all year, so I went in with a strong mindset to focus in, put my talent to the test and try and elevate my game to another level.”

Smith’s motivation to improve was rooted in his decision not to sign out of high school so that he could go in an earlier round in the next year’s draft.

As a freshman at Santa Fe, Smith hit .380 (62-for-163) with nine doubles, seven triples, one homerun, 17 RBI and 31 stolen bases, the third highest total in Santa Fe history. Those numbers, combined with his impressive work ethic, drew big league attention for the second-straight year. “[The draft process] was so much easier,” Mallex remarked when asked about the lead up to the 2012 Draft. “In high school I was wide-eyed about all the attention, but when I went into my freshman year of college it was not a surprise.

I knew that I needed to focus on my game and better prepare myself each day if I wanted to get selected early.”

That mindset paid off, as the San Diego Padres selected Smith in the fifth round as the 165th overall pick. From there, the whirlwind began. “I was on a flight two days after the draft,” he said. “I went to Arizona, did all the paperwork and had my physical, then started playing about a week later.”

In his first professional season, Mallex hit .305 in 35 games with the Arizona League Padres and the Eugene Emeralds, stealing 17

Storm speedster Mallex Smith leads all of professional baseball in stolen bases. Find out how he does it and more in this exclusive interview.

bases in the process. The following season was spent in Fort Wayne, where he continued his success on the bases and at the plate. He hit .262 and stole 64 bases, eighth-best in all of the Minor Leagues, in his sophomore professional season.

After spending the first half of 2014 with the TinCaps, Smith joined the Storm after the All-Star Break. His impact was immediate, and despite a brief stint on the DL just one game after his California League debut the 21-year-old has been a catalyst at the top of the Lake Elsinore lineup. At the time of this writing, Mallex was batting .325 through 18 games, stealing 17 bases in that span. He currently leads all of professional baseball, from rookie ball to the Major Leagues, in steals with 65.

Smith’s success on the bases is multi-faceted. His raw speed, a Smith family trait that has been well documented thanks to the success of his mother Loretta and

his two sisters Loreal and Lauren as world-class sprinters, combined with an understanding of opposing pitchers and catchers rarely seen at this level makes for a near uncatchable combination.

“A lot of [base stealing] hinges on the first step,” Mallex explained.

“The first three steps are key. 90 feet isn’t that long, so I try to make sure those steps are in the proper places and as explosive as possible.

I’m looking at the pitcher before anybody gets on base, to see how quick he is on the mound. I try and pay attention to their warm-ups when I’m leading off. I do whatever I can to prepare myself so that I can advance another base closer to home.”

Mallex’s meticulous approach to base running goes beyond what he does during the game. He keeps a notebook in the dugout that’s filled with any and all information that could be the difference between being safe or out. “I’ve been keeping

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a notebook for quite awhile now,” Smith remarked. “Anything I pick up goes in there, whether it’s about the pitcher or catcher. I like to track the pitches he throws, arm angle, is he quick to the plate and so on.

Same for the catcher, whether he has a good arm, quick feet or what have you.”

Smith has risen through the system at a good clip, and he has prepared himself for the long haul.

“My biggest thing is to stay even keeled,” he said. “Don’t get too up, don’t get too down. Just stay even keeled and everything else will take care of itself. It’s a long season and you’re going to go through ups and downs, so it’s best to stay level so you don’t get out of whack.” As Mallex Smith continues his ascent towards the big leagues, he’s left his mark at each level in the form of a cloud of dust and plenty of dirt on his jersey. Don’t blink; he’ll be speeding his way to the next level before you know it.

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Education

SWL Football: Chaparral looks to shake up ‘the status quo’ in 2014 The Pumas are poised, positive and preparing for the challenges ahead Charles Mckee Sports Writer TEMECULA - Puma Head Coach Ryan Tukua’s energy and optimism is contagious. The mood at Chaparral is upbeat and positive as the Pumas prepare for the new season and get set to challenge mighty Vista Murrieta which has dominated the Southwestern League for eight of the past nine years.

Chaparral has a tough core of returning veteran players who are solidifying into a formidable force in the league. “Our offensive line is the strength of our team” Coach Tukua said. “We return a lot of players and they have had a great off season. We expect a lot out of them and they are responding well so far.”

The Puma line consists of Mason Walton (6’5 282) Kyle Hoppe (6’1 274) and Bryson Bridges (6’3 254).

All three were selected to the All Southwestern League Team last year. “We also love the way Adam Trout (6’2 224), Bryce Kwasney (6’3 273), Anthony Bertran (5’11 238), and Jordan Clark (6’2 221) have been competing” added Tukua. The Puma line will be a formidable force in the Southwestern League.

Chaparral has a new Offensive Coordinator this season as Kris Plashspent takes over the Puma offense. Plashspent spent the past 8 years as the Head Coach at Orange Glen High School. He will have All League quarterback Austin Reza behind center and a tough running back in Ray Riley who is looking to move the chains for the Pumas on the ground. Receivers Alex Argent, Malachi Puckett, Khry Walton and Lloyd Hightower are talented and dangerous weapons for the junior quarterback.

Stan Hunt is the Puma Defensive Coordinator and is now in

his fourth season. He has four All Southwestern League players returning to his lineup. The Puma secondary will be tough to pass on as three of the returning All Leaguers are defensive backs Darrien Molton, Xavier Cardinal and Bradly Meeks.

Injured Linebacker Malik Lawal also earned all league honors last season. He plans to be rehabbed and rejoin the starting lineup in the league opener against Temecula Valley. The Puma linebacker core is rock solid and consists of Koy Stewart, Isiah Hall, Stephan Fitzgerald, Ryan Boldt, and Mark Ziobro.

Chaparral’s defensive line has Ty Guevara, Bryson Bridges, and Dominique Houston supplemented by the linebackers.

The Chaparral coaching staff consists of Jon Mitchell and Garet Bretfuss who coach the receivers, Shawn Sams the running backs and Andrew Ramer the O Line.

Mike Wilga and Mynor Shultz are the linebacker coaches. Shannon Vinje and Adam Contreras are responsible for the defensive backs and Sean Cue coaches the defensive line.

With all the emphasis on league play this season Tukua took it all in stride. “The most important game on our schedule is August 29th. It’s the first game of the season and we need to work hard everyday to prepare for it. Our preseason will test us greatly and the league is as good as it has been. We want to play as a team and compete hard every day.”

Coach Ryan Tukua points out the wide receiver routes with players from the Chaparral football camp.

Players from Chaparral’s summer football camp are training to compete hard for the upcoming 2014 prep football season.

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Murrieta Valley’s Bryan Linton helps guide team USA to a gold medal Team USA wins the UANA Junior Pan American Championship over Brazil 10-9 Murrieta Valley Water Polo Head Coach Bryan Lynton was selected as an assistant coach for the 2014 Team USA. The team recently won the UANA Junior Pan American Championship over Brazil. Team USA held off a tough Brazilian rally late in the final period to win the game10-9 and capture the gold.

Lynton is also the Head Coach of the Men’s Cadet Team at United States Water Polo and his teams have dominated Boys and Girls Water Polo in the Southwestern League since he took control of the Nighthawk Program. The Nighthawk Boys team won the CIF SS Championship in 2006 and Murrieta Valley has won 12 consecutive Southwestern League Championships.

The Nighthawk Girls teams have captured the CIF SS Championships in 2007, 2008 and 2011 and they have won eight Southwestern League Championship flags. He has been voted the CIF Boy’s Coach of Year and the Girls Coach of the year four times.

Lynton has sent 46 players to Division 1 Colleges and has developed 41 All Americans at Murrieta Valley. He has been the Coach of the Men’s Cadet Team at United States Water Polo since 2006. The organization was founded in 1978 and USA Water Polo is the National Governing

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Education

CBU Online to hold informational meeting on July 26 TEMECULA – On Saturday, July 26, 2014, California Baptist University’s Online and Professional Studies will have an information fair, from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m., at their Promenade Temecula location at 40764, Suite 590, Winchester Rd. in Temecula.

CBU Online will partner with KXFG and event attendants can sign up for their chance to win Blake Shelton tickets! This event

will entail refreshments and information about the location, admissions requirements, application process, deadlines and prerequisite coursework.

Online and Professional Studies opened their new, unique location at the Promenade Temecula November of 2012. The location is part administrative and part student center. The location serves two purposes: enrollment center for

new students, and as a classroom setting and study lounge for current students.

Apart from this location, Online and Professional Studies currently has other education center locations in Riverside and Menifee and will open new locations in Brea and Rancho Cucamonga this fall.

Since 2010, CBU has had a transfer agreement with Mt. San Jacinto College, which allows for

a smooth transfer process. Popular programs include accounting, early childhood studies, business, communication, kinesiology and a RN to BSN program. The Promenade Temecula location adds even greater convenience for Temecula/ Murrieta valley residents.

Online and Professional Studies offers over 40 Bachelor and Master Degree programs along with certificate and professional development

courses. Each program is designed with the working adult in mind, allowing students to flexibly manage school, family and work. This is possible through the various course formats: online, hybrid and in-person.

CBU is now accepting applications for their various Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs starting in the fall.

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dent’s interests, skills and strengths, it’s also foolish to procrastinate it’s also important to find a major with regard to choosing a course that can help students earn a living of study. According to The College after they walk across the stage and Board’s annual survey of colleges, the average tuition and fees at private receive their diplomas.

The following are a handful of nonprofit four-year colleges for the tips college students can employ to 2013-14 school year was $30,094, ensure they choose the right major. while public four-year in-state * Don’t jump into it. Some stu- tuition and fees averaged slightly dents might want to pick a major less than $9,000 for the same year. before they ever step foot on cam- So no matter which type of college pus. While that strategy might work or university a student enrolls in, he for some, it should only be employed or she will be making a significant by those students who are wholly financial commitment. Waiting too certain a major is for them. Some long to choose a course of study students choose a major early on may find you paying for courses because they feel they may get a you ultimately won’t need, increashead start at navigating their way ing your already expensive tuition through a job market that recently along the way. * Use the resources at your disendured exceptionally high levels of unemployment. But the pressure posal. Students undecided about a of finding a job should not be what college major should make use of drives students when choosing a their schools’ career development major. Unless you’re entirely certain departments to help them get on the that a particular course of study is right path. Many such departments for you, give yourself some leeway provide assessment tools to help and wait to choose a major. The first students find a major that synthesizes year or two of college is a great time their interests and skills with a field to expand your academic horizons of study. In addition, the personnel Instr HVAC VN T 5.933 x so use that time to your advantage. within career development depart* Don’t procrastinate. While ments have dealt with hundreds, if rushing into a major is a mistake, not thousands, of previous students

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Choosing a major is a decision college students should not take lightly. But students who are unsure of what they want to study should approach the process of choosing a major with patience and an eye 7.pdf on finding a course of study that matches their interests with their skills.

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Health

Avoiding pitfalls that can derail your diet

Diet and exercise go hand-inhand for men and women looking to improve their overall health.

While it can be tempting to skip a workout in favor of relaxing on the couch at home, the temptation to cheat on your diet is far more pervasive, as dieters know that a high-calorie treat or second helping is lurking around seemingly every corner.

As difficult as it can seem to remain loyal to a diet, successful dieters know that anticipation plays a big role in staying true to a diet.

Certain pitfalls can be expected when dieting, and knowing what those pitfalls might be and how to avoid them can make the difference between a successful diet and one that does not produce the desired results.

• Establish realistic and periodic goals. You should have a specific goal in mind when beginning a diet. But that goal should be realistic, and you also should set various smaller goals you can meet as you build up toward achieving your larger goal. Your ultimate goal as well as your periodic goals should be realistic and attainable, as nothing can

derail a diet more quickly than failing to meet your initial goals.

If necessary, speak to your physician about healthy weight loss and how much time it should take to meet your goals without compromising your overall health.

• Schedule your snacks. While snacking has derailed many a diet, grabbing a bite to eat between meals is not necessarily a dieter’s enemy. It’s what you eat between meals that can derail your diet. If you grab for the nearest snack without regard to nutrition, then you’re likely to find that your snacks are unhealthy foods that are compromising your diet. Scheduling your snacks in advance allows you to bring a healthy snack along to the office instead of forcing you to eat whatever happens to be available.

• Make the cupboard commitment.

Once you decide to go on a diet, clear your cupboards of all the unhealthy foods that contributed to your need to go on a diet in the first place. Remove fatty foods, salty snacks and sugary cereals from your cupboard, replacing them with healthier fare that

won’t put your dietary goals in jeopardy.

• Reward your efforts. As you get deeper and deeper into dieting and meet your goals, reward your efforts. However, avoid the temptation to splurge on unhealthy food, as you don’t want to do anything to compromise your diet going forward and make all of your hard work up to that point all for naught. Rewards can include a shopping trip, tickets to a show or ballgame or any other special treat that won’t jeopardize your efforts. Knowing there is a reward on the way can motivate you to stay the course, especially on those days when doing so is particularly difficult.

• Rest up. Studies have shown that inadequate sleep inspires people to crave calorie-dense foods. In addition, lack of sleep compromises energy levels and makes it difficult to focus, which can affect your decision-making ability with regard to which foods you should eat. Adults typically need between seven and eight hours of sleep per night, so be sure to get adequate rest.

Explore natural sleep remedies Sleep is a natural process designed to recharge the body and mind. Although some people find no difficulty in settling down for the night, many others profess to have periodic or chronic sleep problems.

But before asking doctors to reach for their prescription pads, men and women struggling to fall asleep at night may want to consider some all-natural remedies to help them get a good night’s rest.

Delta Sleep Labs says between 20 and 40 percent of all adults have insomnia in the course of any year, and more than 70 million Americans suffer from sleep disorders and wakefulness. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recognize insufficient sleep as a public health epidemic that can result in difficulty performing daily tasks, hypertension, depression, and even obesity.

While sleeping pills can be effective, they pose the risk of dependence and also may carry with them dangerous side effects. Some individuals have driven or engaged in other potentially dangerous activities while under the influence of sleeping pills. No such side effects have been associated with natural remedies.

When lifestyle changes, such as limiting caffeine intake or creating asleep hygiene program, fail to produce the desired results, the following natural remedies, when used as directed, may help men and women get a better night’s rest.

• Meditation: Focusing on breathing and employing visualization may help relax the body into a state where it can drift off to sleep. In addition to calming the mind, meditation can reduce stress and hormone levels. Picturing a relaxing scene and focusing on all the senses involved in that scene may put you in a peaceful state of mind that makes it easier to fall asleep.

• Distraction: Although there are conflicting reports as to whether reading or watching television before going to be can be a help or a hindrance, some people with insomnia do find these actions can help induce sleep. Choose

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a book or a program that isn’t stimulating to distract yourself from anything that is causing distress. Doing so can create a state of relaxation that makes it easier to fall asleep. Use the sleep timer on the television to automatically turn of the TV after a set number of minutes, so you are not woken from sleep by a loud show after drifting off.

Aromatherapy: Calming scents can relax the body. Preliminary research suggests that lavender essential oil may lengthen total sleep time, increase deep sleep and help people feel refreshed in the morning, particularly for women who have a more acute sense of smell than men. Put a few drops of lavender on a pillow before retiring to bed, or take a relaxing bath with the oil mixed into the bath water.

Magnesium: Magnesium is a natural sedative. Foods rich in magnesium include dark green, leafy vegetables, almonds, whole grains, and legumes. Magnesium supplements also are available, and these are usually taken in a specific ratio with calcium to be the most effective.

Valerian: Valerian is a natural herbal remedy that grows in the form of a tall, flowering grassland plant. The roots are ground to produce the supplement that could assist with sleep. The Mayo Clinic notes that several small studies indicate that valerian may reduce the amount of time it takes to fall asleep and help you sleep better. Other studies have shown valerian to be no more effective than a placebo. However, with relatively few side effects, valerian may be worth a try.

Lemon balm: This herbal supplement and tea works in a similar method to valerian. It is said to relieve anxiety and calm nerves, which could be infringing on your ability to fall asleep.

Acupuncture: A study from researchers at the University of Pittsburgh concluded that acupuncture may be an effective treatment for insomnia. The

study found that five weeks of acupuncture increased melatonin secretion in the evening and improved total sleep time.

• Melatonin supplements: A naturally occurring hormone that regulates your sleep-wake cycle in the brain, melatonin is produced when darkness falls. According to a Journal of Sleep Research study, time-release melatonin supplementation was effective in reducing sleeplatency and improving sleep quality. Lower doses of melatonin have been shown to be as effective as higher doses, so less is often more with melatonin.

Insomnia can often be traced to anxiety and an overactive mind.

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Menifee’s finance department wins award of excellence Michelle Mears-Gerst Special to the Valley News Menifee’s finance department recently earned an award for excellence with their financial reporting.

The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada gives this award to government finance agencies that uphold the high standards of their program.

Officially, the award is called The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting.

It was given to the city for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR) for fiscal year 2012-13.

“This award is affirmation that our city council policies are working and in line with our budget,” Mayor Scott Mann said.

The finance department has come

a long way since its first few years in cityhood. In May 2010 an audit uncovered $400,000 in errors in the finance department.

“I think it is great to win this award,” said Wendy Welch, who took over as interim finance director in 2010. “It is source of pride for me and the staff.”

Welch said the staff has worked hard and they are proud to have turned things around, winning this award four times.

Mayor Mann said those who work in the finance department came up with ways to stay balanced despite the state taking away $14 million since 2011 in vehicle license fees.

Menifee was a fledging city six years ago, having just incorporated when the state took away VLF fees earmarked for city services

like police.

Members of GFOA believe it is important to recognize cities who demonstrate a constructive “spirit of full disclosure” to clearly communicate the city’s financial story and to motivate audiences to use the document.

“As Mayor I am proud our city can balance the budget and I am proud of our finance department who on any given day is working on three budgets, the previous year’s budget, the current budget and future,” Mann said.

Menifee’s CAFR document provides a comprehensive presentation of the city’s financial status for the year. The document offers a citywide view of all governmental activities with focus on the financial position and operating results of the city’s major funds.

“We’re proud of our finance department because this marks the fourth GFOA Certificate of Achievement award for Menifee,” City Manager Rob Johnson said.

“Menifee’s finance team maintains high quality accounting standards and produces a useful, easy to navigate comprehensive annual financial report.”

Temecula dentistry office offers up friendly atmosphere, modern technologies

Dr. John Luckey

Alex Groves Editor For many people a trip to the dentist’s office can be a daunting affair; after all, it is the place where drillings, teeth cleanings, route canals and injections take place.

Standard dentist’s office procedures such as these can be stressful on people who need to get dental work done, but they’re just the tip

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of the iceberg when it comes to things that leave patients in a state of trepidation.

Other things such as a doctor’s demeanor with his patients or his ability to determine the cause of a certain toothache can either mitigate a patient’s concerns or make them worse. Going to an inexperienced or unfriendly dentist can leave a lasting impact on patients and make them not want to return

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Luckey has more than 30 years of experience as a dentist. He started a practice in San Diego not long after he graduated from Loma Linda University School of Dentistry in 1981. For more than a decade Luckey ran his practice in San Diego, where he provided his patients with versatile dental care and personable interaction.

But, as is often the case with people who have families, Luckey decided it was time to leave the city and go to a place that was better for raising children. He settled on Temecula and in 1997, the town

became his home.

It wasn’t long after that Luckey started his dental practice here and he’s been caring for Southwest Riverside patients ever since. He said his approach to caring for those patients is to make them feel comfortable.

“We’ve got the jazz station on in the background and essential oils being diffused throughout the office,” Luckey said. “We just try to have a relaxed, friendly, non-stuffy atmosphere in the office.”

Luckey defined his practice as a standard dentistry. He said this means they do just about everything from teeth whitening to cosmetic and restorative dentistry.

Some dental procedures may necessitate the use of injections, but Luckey said he’s able to assuage the fears of most patients who are afraid of such things.

“I’ve always been pretty good with injections; once a patient has had one they’re really not concerned about having them from me anymore,” he said.

But for those who are particularly nervous and want to relax, Dr. Luckey’s office has “Holosync,” a

neuro-audio technology that allows patients to enter different meditative states as they’re being worked on. The device delivers audio tones to the nervous system using a low carrier frequency stimulus. These tones are covered by the ambient sounds like ocean waves.

Technologies may be a great way to bolster the quality of patient care, but Luckey said he believes being personable with patients is also extremely important.

“We do our best to deliver really good competent care in a relaxed atmosphere and I think that makes a world of difference,” Luckey said.

“I think if a patient gets to know you and feels like they’re part of the family or one of your friends, it just make it a lot easier on them.”

The office of Dr. John M. Lucky, DDS is located at 29645 Rancho California Rd, Suite 126, in Temecula. For additional information, visit his website at http://www. drluckey.com or call 951-6764556.

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Great cul-de-sac location! Cute and clean 3BD, 2BA, 1667 SF home has it all. Formal living & dining rms, bright kit w/oak cabs & nook. Brick fireplace in FR. Dual paned windows. Lg master.

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Field of Dreams! Outstanding all useable 25 acre ranch with 5306 SF, 3 BR home, private irrigated baseball field, 13 stall horse barn, 6 pastures with well irrigation, huge car collector’s barn, pool, original farm barn & much more. 140000569 $3,900,000

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Classic Custom Spanish home. Chef’s kitchen w/ slab granite counters. Great room with multiple seating areas, wet bar, wood burning fplc. Master suite, balcony access. 3BD, 2.5BA, 2758 Sq.Ft. Bonsall Views! 140038262 $695,000

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House with guest house on 2 acres with panoramic views - 2980 sq.ft., 4BR, 2BA single level main home w/3 car garage PLUS detached guest living quarters w/1BR, 1BA, kitchen, 768 sq.ft. & a 2 car garage with private driveway. 140027834 $749,000 Million Dollar Views – A bargain at $200,000!

2+ acres with panoramic views! Property has a well with reservoir. Beautiful parcel with natural vegetation. Seller may carry w/agreeable down payment. Come have a picnic & take in the views!

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Beautiful half-acre home with 3BD, 3.5BA, 2098 sq. ft. Wheelchair friendly, family fruit, fenced and gated.

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$475,000

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Classic Allegre home. Upgraded 4BD, 2.BA, 2304 Sq.Ft. Great location, close to town, schools & comm. center. In-ground pool w/sec fence, energy efficient pump & solar. Kit has granite, ss applcs. 140023846 $430,000

Custom Mediterranean 4300 SF home on 4.10 acres (4 legal parcels).

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Build your dream home here! 2.36 Acres with Beautiful Views. Septic layout needs updating.

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2 spacious masters. Kit opens to brkfst area. $435,000

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SPaCiouS 3Bd/2Ba homE with great room, cozy fireplace, patio looking over the manicured grounds. East Ridge offers clubhouse, pool, tennis, walking trails, RV parking & great social life. $420,000

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