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Volume 14, Issue 31

First Annual ‘Liberty Ride’ deemed huge success

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THE LOVE OF IT ALL Mallard Fudd While living in a famous R.V. park in Anza, California I was introduced to a very nice but unlikely couple who I will call Ron and Pam. Ron is a very outgoing person who will in most cases call a tractor a tractor when asked his opinion about a subject, as a matter of fact asking sometimes wasn’t entirely necessary. I don’t want to give the wrong impression of Ron. Although he had his opinions and was not hesitant to express them he was the kind of person who would gladly share with you anything that he had. While I never had occasion to ask him I’m sure that it nearly included the shirt on his back. He and Pam, his wife, enjoyed life in the park and kept themselves very busy doing things that most people wouldn’t even think about. Like Ron deciding that he would trim a bush at the edge of the park one evening and just did it. Pam was one of those beautifully quiet women with a thousand things going on inside her head. see page A-5

Local see AEC, page A-4

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Michael Thomas, a country music recording artist from Anza.

Over a dozen riders enjoy ride from Reed Valley Ranch to the lookout station ANZA - Johnny Roberts, ranch director of the Manzanita Ranch

Inc., recently announced the results of the Liberty Ride. “As a first year event we are very excited about the great time everyone had and the money we were

able to raise for our One Good Day Project,” Roberts said. “We feel this event will become an annual event and will grow into one of the most popular rides of the summer.”

“Don and Janet Moore and their staff, from the Reed Valley Ranch, were super,” Roberts stated. “They

see LIBERTY, page A-3

Manzanita Ranch holds local fund raiser to support its ‘One Good Day Project’ By Allison Renck

Anza’s DQ helps put your money where the miracles are Jodi Thomas Anza Valley Manager This year Neal Brophy, owner of the Anza Dairy Queen (DQ), wants you to know that they will be participating in “Miracle Treat Day” on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. At least $1 from every Blizzard Treat purchased at Anza’s DQ store will be donated to your local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals to help children in need. see page A-3

Manzanita Ranch, a local nonprofit corporation, held its fund raising event “The Liberty Ride” On Saturday, July 12. Manzanita Ranch is located in the Terwilliger area of Anza and their mission as stated on their website is to “serve people who are suffering by establishing a relationship with horses.” Their focus is an outreach to people suffering from PTSD or physical disabilities, cancer patients and survivors, people suffering from life threatening diseases, and at-risk children. At Manzanita Ranch their clients are offered a full day experience with the horses, which includes grooming and bonding with the horses, basic horsemanship and riding time. Current research in the equine assisted psychotherapy realm has shown that time with horse’s results in clients feeling more empowered. This can often result in both

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From the Heart Ministries gives away back-toschool hope The first school day is so important as I remember as a kid. New clothes, new shoes and a backpack were the things to get before it started. Well, they did not have those when I was in school, but my kids did. Shopping for that backpack was a part of the rhythm of life; it signaled that a new day, a new grade, a move up the ladder, new friends and new experiences were soon to come. see page A-8

see RANCH, page A-3

The volunteer honor guard displays the flags before the ride begins.

Allison Renck photo

Anza, a Rural Community at its best - Part ll AEC 2014 Membership Meeting News By Jodi Thomas More overviews of speeches from the visiting Cooperatives and AEC’s General Manger: John Wallace of Grand Canyon State Electric Cooperative Association (GCSECA) got up to share just what the GCSECA is and what they do for the AEC membership. GCSECA is an association that was created by its members which includes the G & T cooperative, APCO and the six distribution cooperatives in Arizona and the one

in Anza California, AEC. According to Wallace’s power point presentation: GCSECA was formed to give our members a large voice with Arizona and the Federal Government. GCSECA provides its members with the following services: Legislative and Government Relations Loss control (safety) Training Member and Public Relations Educational and Professional Development Group Purchasing

The cooperative is facing the following issues: Deregulation, Regulations, EPA, Water Rights and the other issues that directly impact cooperative employees and members Wallace’s point was that GCSECA is there to make sure you and your cooperative’s issues are heard in the government and to help lead government toward good decisions concerning electric cooperatives. Jessica Nelson, General Manager of Golden State Power Cooperative (GSPC), shared how her coopera-

tive’s job is very much like that of the Grand Canyon State Electric Cooperative Association but they deal with California State Government issues like the implementation of AB 32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. Nelson stated that for now, rural cooperatives within the state were getting a break concerning what was required of them with regard to AB 32’s schedule of advancing

see ANZA, page A-4

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